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Some more tips to avoid troubles in Hanoi
>>Understanding Hanoi in 5 minutes (P1)
14. Eating
You can't come to Hanoi and not eat pho ga (chicken noodle soup). In fact, you can't avoid it. Other "delicacies" such as cobra blood wine and dog meat get written about a lot, but aren't common and are mostly avoided by locals.
15. Drinking
You can't come to Hanoi and not find yourself at least once sitting on a tiny plastic seat that feels like its about to buckle under you sipping on a mild beer in a frosted glass. Hanoi's bia hoi are about drinking beer, and that's it. Best to arrive at 5 p.m. as they tend to run out of beer around 8 p.m.
16. Sleeping
There's a wide range of accommodation in Hanoi. Here are a few select options:
Especen Hotel, 28-38 Tho Xuong St. and 41 Ngo Huyen St., Hoan Kiem; +84 (0)4 3824 4401; email@example.com. New rooms, good service.
Joseph's Hotel, 5 Au Trieu St., Hoan Kiem; +84 (0)4 3938 1046; firstname.lastname@example.com. Free Wi-Fi, comfy rooms, nice service, well located.
Sofitel Metropole Hanoi Hotel, 15 Ngo Quyen St.; +84 (0)4 3826 6919; firstname.lastname@example.com. Grand, historical, heritage-listed and opulent.
17. Shopping
Hanoi's old Quarter is lined with various fashion stores, souvenir stalls, snack and trinket sellers. But if you're looking for an air-conditioned mall experience head for the Vincom City Towers where you'll find luxury brands, a cinema and a colorful gaming area. Vincom City Towers, 191 Ba Trieu St., Hai Ba Trung.
18. Doing
Various popular tourist activities include Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum/Museum, the Hanoi Hilton prison (officially called Hoa Lo Prison), Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre and "green" city tours on electric carts. They're all worth a peek, and you could do all these in one afternoon.
Don't miss the night market in the Old Quarter, from 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturday. More about strolling around aimlessly than shopping.
And make sure you check out Long Bien bridge, an awesome spectacle bolted together by history.
19. Coffee
If Hanoians aren't drinking beer, they're drinking coffee. Check out Café Pho Co, a café hidden behind a home hidden behind a souvenir shop, and one of the best places to get a view across Hoan Kiem Lake. 11 Hang Gai, Hanoi; +84 (0)4 3928 8153
20. Don't bother with
The one-pillar pagoda. A hut on a cement column is just a hut on a cement column, no matter how old.
21. Internet
If scooters are the most obvious Hanoi quality, Internet cafés come not far behind. They're everywhere. All hotels have connections too.
22. Traffic
When Hanoi people move they tend to do it on scooters. And if you wait for a break in the flow of scooters when trying to cross the road, you may miss your flight home. Walk out with intent, and they will avoid you. We promise.
23. Day trips
Trips out of Hanoi are easily arranged via hotels or tour agents. If you want to check out Halong Bay (and you should) spend a night on a boat there too. It's too far for getting there and back comfortably in one day and this way you can explore some great caves and do some kayaking too.
Or take a trip to the Perfume Pagoda 60 kilometers away. It's a great way to get some fresh air and chill out on a boat ride for a day.
For a longer getaway, consider a trip to Sapa for a few days. You can travel the 350 kilometers from Hanoi by train and minibus and it has some amazing mountain treks. Hiring a guide is essential.
24. Photography
You'll be tempted to snap away at everything so photogenic is Hanoi, especially the Old Quarter. But many locals find it rude to be photographed, especially the older ones, so be polite and ask first.
25. Don't be scared
Hanoi can overwhelm you, but that's what's great about it. Try everything, go everywhere, and if you do get lost, physically or mentally, just ask someone for help. A smile can solve anything in this city.
Hope you enjoy your time in Hanoi!
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Leanne Aitken - Salon Support
Leanne's Work Hours
I have been hairdressing for the last 24 years and really enjoy the industry.
My family and I moved from Auckland to Tauranga and I wanted to explore a change in job but still be able to be involved with hairdressing. The opportunity to work for BLOW as a Salon Support Person was just what I was looking for as I am a people person and enjoy working in a salon environment. The skills I have learnt over the last 24 years helps in the successful day to day running of a salon.
It is great to be able to assist the wonderful stylists at BLOW and also spend time with clients.
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Eyecatching protest to oppose plans for A69
Environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion protests in Hexham against a £30m scheme for the A69Read the full story ›
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Hexham Abbey re-opens following essential maintenance work
The 1,400 year old place of worship has re-opened to the public following £100,000 of essential maintenance work.Read the full story ›
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Emergency services were called to the scene after the man, in his 60s, sustained a head injury from his fall.
He was treated on scene by the GNAAS paramedic and doctor team before being flown to the RVI for ongoing treatment.
Woman critical after fall from car at 60mph on A69
Police investigating an incident, in which a woman fell from a car on the busy A69 in Northumberland, say the vehicle was travelling at 60 mph when it happened.
At around 4.35pm on Saturday police received a report that a front seat passenger had come out of a car on the eastbound carriageway near to the Bridge End roundabout.
Emergency services attended and the woman was taken to hospital by paramedics with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
She remains in hospital in a critical condition.
Police say driver of the vehicle involved in the incident allegedly drove off without checking how she was.
A man, aged 23, was later arrested.
Detectives still need anyone who saw the vehicle - believed to be a black Ford Fiesta - in the area around the time of the incident to get in touch.
Officer particularly want to speak to anyone who saw the vehicle travelling from Bardon Mill towards Hexham at around 4.30pm on Saturday.
"This was a really dangerous incident and we need to speak to anyone who saw the Ford Fiesta in the area at the time of the incident. The vehicle is believed to have been travelling at around 60mph when this happened and clearly we need to speak to anyone who saw the woman leave the vehicle as it travelled from Bardon Mill towards Hexham. Those involved were known to each other and we have a man in custody at this time but an investigation is still very much underway and further information from the public is invaluable."
Man arrested after woman falls from moving car
A woman is seriously ill after apparently falling from a moving vehicle on the A69 in Northumberland.
Northumbria Police say the woman was found injured on the side of the busy road at around 4.35pm on Saturday.
It was reported to officers that she had come out of a moving vehicle near to the Bridgeway roundabout, just north of Hexham.
A man, aged 23, has been arrested in connection with the incident.
A police spokesman said:
'An investigation into the circumstances around the incident is ongoing and we are now appealing for any witnesses to get in touch. The vehicle is believed to be a black Ford Fiesta.'
Man's ear bitten in late night attack in Hexham
Police are appealing for information after a man's ear was bitten in what they say was an unprovoked attack in the Northumberland town of Hexham.
It happened around 11pm on Saturday, 11th February on Fore Street in the town centre.
A man approached the 20-year-old victim, biting his ear, before making off.
Police say the victim suffered a 'significant' injury to the ear and is in hospital.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Northumbria Police on 101.
Police name man who died in Hexham assault
The man who died following an assault in Hexham has been named as 32-year-old Michael Thompson.
Police were called to Priestpopple in the early hours of yesterday morning following a report that a man had been found unconscious with head injuries.
A 25-year-old man has been charged with his murder. He is due to appear before Northumberland Magistrates' Court tomorrow.
Man charged with murder over Hexham death
A man has been charged with murder following the death of a 32-year-old outside of a bar in Northumberland.
A 25-year-old was arrested after the victim was found unconscious outside of the Studio Sport Bar in Priestpopple, Hexham, with head injuries at 4.07am on Saturday 28th.
The 32-year-old victim was treated by paramedics but died at the scene as result of his injuries.
The 25-year-old has been charged with murder and will appear before Northumberland Magistrates' Court on Monday 30th January.
Extra officers will remain on patrol in Hexham to conduct enquiries and reassure any concerned members of the public.
Police continue to appeal for anyone who witnessed the incident, or has any useful information, to contact officers on 101 quoting reference number 194 of 28/01/17.


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- Auto Track: Can continue tracking at given intervals.
- Geo fence: A predefined virtual fence is setup around a site. If the Tracker goes outside this radius it will send an alarm to your phone.
- Vibrate Alert: The unit can be set up to act as a vibrate alarm. Once the Tracker is moved slightly or vibrated it will send a text to your phone. This feature is similar to a car alarm only better. Not only does it notify you that someone is tampering with your car, It will also let you find your car when moved. The text you receive has the date, time, speed and location link. Click on the link and it will take you to Google maps and shows you exactly the new location of the car.
- Over-Speed Alert: You can set the maximum speed to any number. If it is set to 100kph and the Tracker travels >100kph and alarm is sent to your phone with the current speed, the position, time & date.
- Power Off Alarm: If someone cuts the power to your tracker it will immediately text your phone using its internal battery.
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My passion is the optimization of processes. I can look back at longstanding experiences as a consultant and manager for companies with different sizes and industries, such as part production, mechanical engineering, medical engineering, trade, services and IT. I first learned about QRM while attending a lecture held by Prof. Rajan Suri at RWTH Aachen. The concept immediately convinced and fascinated me. My personal goal is to spread the knowledge about QRM in the German-speaking world. I would like to present the incredible use of QRM to the German based companies.
For many years i'm concerned with organisational structures and processes in different business areas. Especially in the administrative context the slackness of middle and big enterprises caught my eyes in comparison with small companies. With QRM I got in contact with a method which holds the powerful motivation, profitability and swiftness of small corporations even in larger entities. This change of view in daily business, which is adaptable and motivating in many company areas, to have a unique goals for all teams and transparent, measurable outcomes mesmerized and convinced me. We – the team of axxelia – would like to introduce you QRM and the associated prospects off success for your company!
Small- & medium-sized companies are the backbone of our economy. As CFO and partner of such an enterprise, I have experienced the challenges that these companies have to face nowadays over many years. High customization of products, countless variants and simultaneously the demand for shorter lead times and the constant management of rush orders seem to be inevitable in such an environment. The knowledge of QRM has allowed me to carry out my change of perspective – towards a time-based focus – in order to realize that many supposed goal conflicts can be easily solved from a new angle.
Now I have made my perennial hobby QRM to profession and I have the great pleasure to be able to take new enterprises on the "QRM-way" every day. At the same time I am teaching the principles and tools behind QRM at the University of Applied Sciences in Offenburg – for the first time in Germany – to facilitate future generations with the goal, that they are able to deal with the challenges of the markets of the 21st century.


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Tonight I'm writing about a topic that has been weighing on me for the past couple months. As some of you may know from reading my recent posts, my grandpa passed away unexpectedly on Christmas morning. This also happened to be my 28th birthday. It was the worst day of my life. My grandpa and I have always been close. He was one of my very favorite people. My world, and my family's, stopped spinning that day, but everyone else's lives continued on.
When people found out about my grandpa's death, many friends expressed how sorry they were for my loss through texts and Facebook comments. But why did some of these messages leave me feeling more empty than supported?
Text messages and social media are great inventions, but I think some of us (my generation especially) have lost touch with the importance of real touch, real connections.
When someone you love loses someone they love, it's hard to know what to do or what to say. I've been the friend who did nothing, and I've been the friend who in hindsight didn't do enough. A few years ago, a friend of mine lost his dad. I didn't find out until later, and at the time, we weren't as close as we used to be. Now that I'm a little older, I really regret not reaching out to him. Last year, another friend's father died. I went to the visitation and donated to the memorial fund, but looking back, I wish that I had done more. I wanted to do more. I just really didn't know what to do.
After experiencing my grandpa's death, I finally understand what I should have done when my friends lost their loved ones. I wanted to share these tips with other people who don't know what to do.
When someone you love loses someone they love, you should:
-Be present. This is the most important thing you can do. So how can you be present?
- If you live within driving distance, go to the visitation or the funeral. Even if you didn't know the deceased person well, going to the visitation is a sign of support to your friend. It will mean a lot to them to see you there.
- General offers of assistance are fine, but being specific is better. If you say, "Let me know if there's anything I can do", your grieving friend likely isn't going to take you up on it. Instead, ask something like, "Would it be better for me to bring food by your house on Thursday or Friday?"
- If you live too far away or can't make it to the visitation for another reason, send flowers or a plant to the funeral home in memory of the deceased. Or, give a monetary gift in memory of your friend's loved one. If you're not financially able to send flowers or give money, then mail a card to your friend. A handwritten note will mean a lot.
- If you live far away, but still want to help out, consider sending your friend a gift card to a restaurant that has delivery or carry out available. In the days and weeks to come, your friend is likely to have days where they can't seem to make it to the grocery store and can't bring themselves to cook. A gift card would be much appreciated for times like this.
- Call. You may feel like you don't want to bother your friend, but trust me, if your friend doesn't want to talk, they won't answer. You should still call. Ask how your friend is holding up, and then listen. Really listen.
- Offer to meet up for dinner whenever your friend is ready. Ask your friend to share their favorite memories of the deceased person.
So what if your friend lost someone they love a few weeks or months ago and you didn't do any of the above things? It's not too late. You should:
-Be present.
- Call or offer to meet up. Apologize for not being there for your friend. And start being there. Ask how they're holding up. Ask about your friend's favorite memories of the deceased person. And listen.
- Send a card to let your friend know you're thinking about them and offer condolences.
- Check in on your friend. Don't be afraid to ask about the deceased person. Bringing up their name won't remind your friend that they've lost someone they love. Trust me, they already know and think about it all the time. Bringing up the deceased person's name means that you remember that that person lived and once played an integral role in your friend's life. Bringing up their name shows that you recognize that your friend's loss is now part of who your friend is.
And what about if your friend lost someone they love quite awhile ago and you didn't do any of the above? It might not be too late. You should:
-Again, be present.
- Contact your friend, whether it's by calling, or mailing a letter, or meeting up. Apologize for not being there during that difficult time when your friend lost someone they loved. Again, ask them to share their favorite memories. Open up the floor and let them share as much or as little as they want. The most important thing you can do is be there for your friend and listen.
If you take away one thing from this post, it's that it is never too late to try to be there for your friend. Grief changes over time, but it never completely goes away. Your friend may not have brought up their loved one's name around you, but that doesn't mean they don't miss that person or want to talk about them. Months or years may have passed, but you can still be present for your friend right now. Be the person that asks, "How are you?" and then really, really listens.


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Announcing: The Armistice Project -- In the United States, we're celebrating Veterans Day. There are ceremonies on the National Mall, most notably at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and Arlington Cemetery. Across the country, there are the usual parades, and the television has the usual bevy of films celebrating heroic battles, like "The Longest Day" and "We Were Soldiers." While Americans honor a holiday, American troops are fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, facing the twin dangers of IEDs and ambush.
The rest of the world remembers this date in history a little differently. Across Europe, in Australia, in many other countries, today is Armistice Day. Eighty-nine years ago, the great Western powers -- the allied Entente armies of the United States, Great Britain, Italy and France, reached agreement to stop fighting with the Central powers, consisting of the Austro-Hungarian, German and Ottoman Empires. The agreed cease-fire wasn't immediate - it was scheduled to take place on this day, 89 years ago. At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918, the slaughter that was once called the Great War came to an end. That is the Armistice which the world remembers this day.
Eleven years from now, we will commemorate the centennial -- the 100th anniversary of that most famous cease-fire. Of course, that Armistice ended a war we now know as the First World War. At the time, the fight was described as "The War to End All Wars." Obviously, that proved to be an overly optimistic prediction, as various conflicts erupted in the late 1930s, and eventually turned into the still greater conflagration of the Second World War. Much effort has been put into avoiding a Third World War, but there have been literally hundreds of other regional conflicts in the years since the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki brought an end to that most terrible of wars.
We are still, as the NGO GlobalSecurity.org calls it, a World at War. By this group's count, there have been 1883 separate conflicts -- separate either in time, geography, combatants or events, just in the years since WWII ended in 1945.
Currently, according to another NGO, Ploughshares, there are currently 29 ongoing conflicts. That count is likely to hit 30 in the coming weeks, if, as expected, Ethiopia and Eritrea go to war. Even as I write this, armies are massing in that border region.
Concern about the carnage and death toll from mankind's seemingly endless series of armed conflicts is hardly a new phenomenon. As long as there has been recorded history, humans have longed for peace. The Bible speaks of a day when "they shall beat their swords into plowshares." Even governments have tried to end all war. In 1928, many nations signed on to the Kellogg-Briand Pact, which called for "the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy."
As discouraging as our history of violence can be, it is important to remember that, except for those 29 conflicts (some of which are in a state of cease-fire, including most obviously, the Israel-Hezbollah war in the Lebanon border region), every war that was ever started eventually ended. From that hopeful realization, comes the dream that a global peace is possible.
Numerous organizations have dedicated themselves to the promotion of peaceful resolution of conflicts. There are so many groups, small and large in number and focus, that it is impossible to compile a comprehensive list. Notable ones include the above-mentioned Ploughshares, the Centre for Conflict Resolution, and The International Institute for Strategic Studies . Leading American groups include The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Center for Strategic and International Studies , and the U.S. gov't-created United States Institute of Peace.
While the above-mentioned groups represent only a small sample of NGOs focused on conflict resolution and education, any such enumeration must include the largest organization or body contributing to the furtherance and maintenance of a peaceful globe: the United Nations' Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO). There are currently 20 peacekeeping operations supported by the DPKO.
The United Nations itself is actually the preeminent organization in this arena -- the promotion of peaceful diplomacy and international relations. The organization was founded in the aftermath of WWII, by the nations of a war-weary world. The very first line in the U.N. Charter declares the nations' determination "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war."
Of course, the U.N. has had very mixed results in pursuing that end. In Korea and in the first Gulf War, the organization acted to authorize the member states to conduct military operations, in response to significant breaches of the peace. Sometimes, it seems, conflict is unavoidable, or at least, justified. Article I of the U.N. Charter declares the organization's purpose to "maintain international peace and security." It is understood that to achieve "that end" it is necessary "to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace."
Any advocate of peace must understand that it the first principle of international law is the right of self-defense. With the advent of U.N., that right has been expanded to include the right of the organization to authorize actions in collective defense -- that is the right of nations to intervene and protect other nations, or even threatened peoples within nations. That latter principle is understood as the right of Humanitarian Intervention. However, these rights stand as exceptions to the overarching principle established with the Nuremberg War Crimes trials, that it is a grave breach of peace and a crime to wage aggressive war.
Peace is, clearly, a complicated business, and has always been achieved on a piecemeal basis. In recent years, the United Nations has been the focus of efforts to go beyond piecemeal conflict resolution. In 1981, the United Nations created a yearly event designated as International Peace Day. The UN's resolution declared
"that the third Tuesday of September, the opening day of the regular session of the General Assembly, shall be officially dedicated and observed as the International Day of Peace and shall be devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace both within and among all nations and peoples." The general concept was "to devote a specific time to concentrate the efforts of the United Nations and its Member States, as well as of the whole of mankind, to promoting the ideals of peace and to giving positive evidence of their commitment to peace in all viable ways."
Twenty years after that resolution was first adopted, the UN amended the original resolution, by declaring that the International Day of Peace would always be September 21. The original "Third Tuesday in September" was meant to commemorate the opening of the first UN General Assembly. It was decided to fix a permanent date, rather than continue the third Tuesday tradition. Somewhat ironically, this resolution was adopted less than three weeks after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The 2001 resolution also included an "invitation to all nations and people to honour a cessation of hostilities for the duration of the Day."
To date, not one nation or combatant militia group has accepted that invitation.
I believe what is lacking in this effort is the symbolism needed to coalesce vague aspirations into a concerted effort to bring about a world-wide cease-fire. I believe that the coming 100th anniversary -- the centennial observation -- of the original WWI Armistice offers the necessary symbolism. I propose an effort to call for a new United Nations' resolution, and a global coalition of committed NGOS and governments, that would call for a universal cessation of hostilities on November 11th, 2018.
It is with that belief that I have begun to organize a new NGO dedicated solely to this effort. I have dubbed the effort "The Armistice Project." Because of admittedly halted efforts, the website, and the project itself, is still very much a work in progress. I am just laying the foundations, but I am using this moment to fully dedicate myself to the realization of the project goals. I ask all those interested in getting involved to contact me. I haven't worked out all the bugs yet. There is a contact link at the project website (the link is above). However, for now, you can also write me at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Why today? It is 11 years until the centennial day. 11 years, until the world observes the 100th anniversary of the the cease-fire that began on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Today, I announce an 11 year campaign. The goals are still a bit undefined, We can work for a day-long cessation of hostilities, as the U.N. has tried to do in the past. Or we can use that day as the platform for a greater effort aimed at ending all, or as many of the ongoing conflicts, as possible. The original International Day of Peace resolution called for the U.N's Economic and Social Committee to investigate "the possibility of declaring an International Year of Peace at the first practicable opportunity." The UN's ECOSOC has not followed through on that, and the realization of that directive could also be a goal for the Project. I invite you to look at the materials on the website, Additional materials will be posted in coming days or weeks. I invite you to offer your own ideas, and to get involved.
As a species, we have scuttled the dreams of 1918. It is time to dream once again. We've got eleven years to do something really incredible. Hope you can help.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
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Peter Straub's new novel, A Dark Matter, is about an event that happened in the past, in the sixties, with a group of high school teenagers and a mysterious man; a ritual that went terribly wrong, or perhaps exactly as guru Spencer Mallon planned. It is a story that appears simple and seemingly straight forward at first, but as the book continues, more details fall into place, things becomes more complicated, and the true horrors of that fateful night come to light.
Lee Hayward is a writer looking for something new and interesting to write about; a book unlike any of his others. He didn't participate the night of the ritual, not liking Mallon from the beginning, choosing to avoid him. But now, decades later, Lee wants to get to the bottom of the story and find out exactly what really happened. He meets with each of the surviving members – Hootie Bly, Dilly Olson, Jason Boatman, and his high school sweetheart who became his wife, Lee Truax – interviewing them in depth, to hear the different stories, and put all the pieces together. Hootie has just been released from a mental hospital, after what happened that night, while Lee has never fully confront his wife and asked for her confession.
On that night terrible things happened. A portal was opened between our world and another, and demons, beasts, or creatures were released; people died, slaughtered, reduced to pieces. Whether Mallon ever wanted this to happen, the reader will never really know, or for that matter, who this enigmatic man really was, but they will take a journey with Lee into the past, and along the way experience the horrific things these teenagers saw and felt, as well as try to find out the big why of it all.
Straub slowly gives out the pieces in a great growing mystery, as the reader learns more and more, but at the same time the horrors being revealed are hard to face and accept. But then confession is good for the soul, and when these people talk about what happened, it will ultimately make them feel human again, perhaps for the first time in many years.
If you liked this review and are interested in purchasing this book, click here.
Originally written on March 22nd 2010 ©Alex C. Telander.


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Robert Rodriguez sat down with Empire Magazine (via The Playlist) and spoke about his myriad of projects that he has going on; namely: Sin City 2, Nervewrackers and The Jetsons. Robert Rodriguez (since the death of James Brown) has taken over the title of the hardest working man in show business as he is constantly attached to write/produce/direct projects left, right and center.
However, ever since he made Sin City in 2005 all comic book geeks across the board have been eagerly awaiting on the sequel. Last year when Steve got to talk to the director he said that he was still thinking about doing it early 2010 and now in his interview with Empire Magazine he continues to be uncertain as to when he'll actually get around to it.
Hit the jump for what Rodriguez had to say about his other upcoming projects, the sci-fi Nervewrackers, and a live-action adaptation of The Jetsons:
Last year, Rodriguez announced that he would be writing/directing a new science fiction film called Nervewrackers and it would be ready for an April 16th release date this year. However, to this day the project hasn't begun shooting. Rodriguez in his recent interview goes on to blame the fact that he's waiting on his perfect actor to play the lead role to be free to do the film, not giving any hint as to who this actor is. He's however not forgotten about the film and says that he's still improving it day to day. Read the original synopsis for the film below:
'Nervewrackers is set in the year 2085 and centers on the character Joe Tezca, part of an elite unit who is sent in to stop a crime wave amongst a perfect futuristic society. In the process, he discovers that 'Nervewrackers' are on a rampage for control of the city. Tezca consequently sets forth on a mission to reveal the cover up by the ruling class and stop the 'Nervewrackers' before time runs out.'
The cartoon to film adaptation of The Jetsons seems to be placed on permanent hold at Troublemaker Studios due to possible high production costs. Elizabeth Avellan (a producer at the studio) said on the subject:
'There was one point where 'The Jetsons' was in place here … That would have been a much bigger project then we've ever done; you'd have to create a whole world from scratch. Right now it's not in the cards. What we're good at is keeping the budget low, by cutting out the paper work and keeping the effects in house.'
Now why should this all not worry you? Because Robert Rodriguez seems to always be so interested in producing so many projects that you never can pin down exactly what he's going to do now or be putting on the backburner for upcoming years or when things fall into place. I'm sure eventually he'll get around to Nervewrackers since that's his new original project, but after five years of maybes I have no real hope for the Sin City sequel coming anytime soon. I would actually be willing to believe in the possibility of seeing a sequel to Sin City if the news was that Rodriguez was leaving as director and resign himself to just being a producer. Now whether I'd like to see THAT film is another question entirely.


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I know we all want racism to end already, but what are we actually DOING?
Here are my top three tips for ending racism in our lifetime.
1. Explicit asks
The most brilliant part of white supremacy is its illusionary nature. If it were a creature in the wild it would stun humans with color and trickery. We would be so stunned that we'd go to our grave without a hint of what just happened. It works just like a peacock, or chameleon to make you think that it's not there.
What to do: Ask- could this be racist? Is there an element to racism I'm not understanding? What's not equal about this picture? What's distorted about my perspective?
Self reflectively and consciously ask yourself and those you trust. Stew the answers and serve over rice.
2. Vote locally
We often miss the forest for the trees when it comes to racism. We're detailed in the violent pieces that result in lost lives. But we miss the kindling, and matchbooks. We when we can't see racism at the local level, we can't see ourselves as part of the problem or the solution. Locally, racism is redlining. It's schools and taxes and neighborhood character.
White supremacy looks a lot like coincidence and chance encounters.
It's having one black neighbor in your building and just as you happen to be moving another black family enters the picture.
What to do:
Put your vote where it counts. Navigate more carefully the line between your best interest and the best interest of all your black friends.
If we want to eradicate racism for good, the local level is the most crucial piece. It's what stands between personal friendships and institutionalized racism. If you vote to institutionalize racism you can't really be a good white friend.
3. Teach your family
In 30 or so years when you have kids of your own, you'll pass on to them everything you know about Skiing, and Investments and Twitter, and the good old days. Since the family institution is one place where we learn how to be racist you'll also teach White Supremacy if you're not careful.
What to do:
If you teach your family explicit anti-racist values the next generation won't have to face any of the same problems we've had with race. You can learn more in The World Without Racism: a how-to guide.


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Oh that is a fabulous redo- WOW!
You did an amazing job with this makeover.
I love it and sure wish I had that exact set right now!!!!
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How the Pac-12's Best Have Changed
Kyle Caron, NCAAMReview Author
The 2016-17 season saw the Pac-12 fighting for a place as the most dominant Power 5 conference behind the ACC. In a year where both the Big 12 and Big 10 seemed to under perform, the west coast teams were poised to show their dominance on a national scale and they did not disappoint. UCLA, Arizona, and Oregon all carried the conference to national relevance despite the best efforts of bottom half teams to pull them down. And with the Duck's Final Four appearance, the first Pac team to make the Final Four in almost ten years (UCLA, 2008), the conference proved its ability to be a postseason threat for the first time in a long time. But with the loss of some of its best players to the draft, will the league be able to hold its spot in the limelight for the 2017-18 season? Let's break down last year's best of the Pac-12 and how they will fair this year.
The Oregon Ducks were the best team in the Pac-12 last year. Finishing 33-6 with only two losses in conference play, the Ducks saw themselves live up to the pre-season hype and more. Dana Altman took his 2016 elite eight squad and improved upon it with a decent recruiting class, most notably Payton Pritchard who quickly overtook Dylan Ennis as the team's starting PG, forcing Ennis back to the SG role he was known for at Villanova. However, after their Final Four run, the majority of the team's key players opted to leave in some capacity. Dylan Ennis and Chris Boucher have graduated while Jordan Bell, Dillon Brooks, and Tyler Dorsey all chose to forego the rest of their college careers in pursuit of the NBA. This means that the Ducks will be losing four of their five starters from last season, leaving only Pritchard to carry the load of a young team for the upcoming year. This also means that almost their entire offense will be absent as the five departures happened to be the top five scorers for the team as well. The silver lining to this seemingly devastating news is that it appears the Duck's incoming recruits will be even better than last years. Three 4 star players will fill some of the space in the team's roster along with one of 2017's most highly touted prospects, 5 star Troy Brown Jr., providing Pritchard with some much needed support at Small Forward. While this by no means will be a championship caliber team, the future of Oregon basketball looks bright and they should still expect to finish in the top four of the conference.
When will Sean Miller finally make a Final Four? Every year Wildcat fans seem to get more and more hopeful, and this year appears to be no different. However every year skeptics also write them off as an elite eight team at best, and much like Mark Few, they won't believe Miller is capable of bringing a team past the regional final until they see it. Regardless of his accomplishments in the postseason, it is indisputable that Sean Miller is one of the most talented coaches in the sport, and if there ever were a roster capable of reaching the promised land it is this one. While losing Lauri Markkanen to the draft was expected, the loss of Kadeem Allen to graduation and the surprising declaration for the draft by Kobi Simmons hurts as well. The damage done to the roster is nowhere near as devastating as that suffered by Oregon, but in losing Markkanen the Wildcats are also losing their highest scorer and rebounder on both ends of the floor. On the bright side, Arizona will be bringing in much more than what they've lost in four ESPN top 100 recruits, and one to fill each position at that. Alex Barcello, Brandon Randolph, and Ira Lee will all offer solid support coming off a deep bench, but the crowned jewel of this roster is without a doubt #2 overall, 5 star recruit DeAndre Ayton. At 7'0, 241 lb Ayton will be an absolute monster down low adding plenty to an Arizona front court that left much to be desired. Couple Ayton's defensive presence with the scoring power behind Rawle Atkins and Allonzo Trier and it is easy to see why this Miller squad is considered a favorite in many preseason polls.
Bruin fans are not shy when it comes to expressing their dissatisfaction with Steve Alford over the last couple seasons. Coming off a rather abysmal 2015-16 season by UCLA standards, many were calling for a quick exit for Alford a mere three seasons after his arrival. However last season which saw the Bruins reach the #2 ranking in the AP poll, a three seed in the NCAA tournament, and a tough loss to Kentucky in the Sweet Sixteen, may have cooled Alford's hot seat at least for the time being. But how much of last season's success could be attributed to the dynamic duo of Lonzo Ball and T.J Leaf? Probably most of it, which is why the Bruin's head coach better hope his incoming recruiting class can carry him through another year of success or he may spend some time job searching come April. It is always dangerous when the success of a team is heavily reliant on their recruits (see UConn last year). The early departures of Leaf and Anigbogu will leave some space to fill in the front court and despite the hype surrounding incoming Freshman Jaylen Hands, filling the shoes of last year's number two draft pick will not be an easy task. However, the other pieces of this #4 recruiting class (ESPN) will hopefully be able to give enough support to keep the Bruins in the conversation for most of the season, including 5 star SF Kris Wilkes and 4 star PF Cody Riley. And even if their performance on the court doesn't keep them nationally relevant, the commitment of LiAngelo Ball will ensure media coverage of this team never dies. Whether that's a good or bad thing is up to you…


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I am not an atheist. I wish that I were. Specifically, I wish that I were a physicalist-atheist: Everything is ultimately reducible to physical existence, and nothing exists outside the physical universe; neither Zeus nor leprechauns nor any other mythical being exists; all belief should be based off of science and the scientific method; and everything in the universe (humans included) can be theoretically explained by scientific, empirical, physical knowledge.
I do not believe these things for a number of reasons. I will write about the methodological problems of science/empiricism in the future. This post is dedicated to the big question: does God exist? Get ready.
If you are familiar with the debate at all, you know what a headache it is. There are so many arguments out there, so many bad arguments. If only there were a way to sort through all that nonsense and just focus on legitimate arguments. Oh, wait! It sounds like a good time to apply that methodology which I've been writing about for so long! Perhaps logical reasoning can shed some light on the most heated debate around.
Let me be clear: I am not talking about religion. I am not talking about a soul. I am not talking about an afterlife. All arguments which people appropriately use against religion do not apply to the argument for the existence of god. Period.
So, we first define our terms. When I say "God", I simply mean what Aristotle meant: a prime mover, or an uncaused cause. In other words, something not part of this physical universe which was responsible for it being in motion/existing. That's it. "God" doesn't mean an old man with a white beard, or some ethereal being who loves you and intervenes in your life.
To begin, I have to spend considerable time setting up the logical framework for this argument. This is incredibly important, if painstaking. Unless you are in a rush, don't skip this part.
-The Framework-
Here's a quick primer on one rule of logic: the proposition "P or not P" is true. Here's what that means: replace P with any well-formed premise, and that above sentence is true. Crude examples: "It is raining, or it is not raining. I exist, or I do not exist. The cat is on the mat, or the cat is not on the mat." (These are not quite completely precise for reasons that aren't important now.) All of these sentences are true, given their structure. Propositions are true, or they are not true. There is no third option.
The application of this logical rule: God (an uncaused cause) exists or God does not exist. This is true. Now, we can expand this one level further:
If God exists, either:
(A. The universe has an infinite timeline
(B. The universe does not have an infinite timeline
If God does not exist, either:
(A. The universe has an infinite timeline
(B. The universe does not have an infinite timeline
Formally, it looks something like this, where:
God = G
Infinite timeline = I
"Not" = ~
-The argument in symbols-
(a. G or ~G
(b. I or ~I
(c. If G, either I or ~I
(d. If ~G, either I or ~I
Seems straightforward. Why go through this formality? It has to do with the title of this piece. I do not claim that God exists. I claim "not-atheism". Specifically, my focus is on premise D. If there is no God, there still must be either an infinite timeline or not an infinite timeline. If it can be shown that both of these are unsatisfactory, the logical conclusion must be not-atheism. My belief in non-atheism revolves around whether or not there is an infinite timeline.
So, if atheism, "I or ~I". I have already written about why "~I" is false. The idea of the universe having a beginning without an uncaused cause is nonsense. This logically whittles the atheist down to one position: if atheism, there must be an infinite timeline. If there is no infinite timeline, atheism must be false. And thus, we would arrive at the conclusion, "not-atheism".
That is the logical framework of the argument. Let's get into the meat.
-Why I am not an atheist-
First, the conclusion: there is no movement or progression along an infinite timeline. We experience a finite series of events in the present, therefore, there must be a beginning (a first cause). Sounds too confusing, so I'll give a few examples:
Example 1: The infinite relay race
Imagine you are in a relay race. You just received the baton from the person behind you. Can you conclude anything? Let's break this down.
First, what do we know? We know that you just received the baton; this must happen in the present. The "present" is in relation to the immediate "past" (when you know you didn't have the baton), and the "future" (when you know you hand the baton to the person in front of you).
Let's say you take a look behind you. Can there be an infinite number of runners back there? Could that baton have passed over an infinite number of hands before reaching yours? Nope. It couldn't have, by the very nature of what "infinite" means. Here is the nature of that nature:
Most people don't understand the word "infinite". They assume it's just a really, really big number. It's HUGE, right? Well, it isn't. In fact, "it" isn't a "number" at all. Infinity is a concept. It is a never ending set. This is a 1-minute video which gives you a quick idea about the funny nature of infinity.
So, infinite + 1 = infinity. Infinite times itself infinity times = infinity. How does this apply to the relay race? Simple, if you looked behind you and saw an infinite number of runners (never mind the practical impossibility of this), you could rest assured that the baton would never reach you; it would never even be in sight! Let's look at it from the baton's perspective. Why at the point at which the baton is in the hands of the person behind you, is it there and not 100 people further down the line? Why wouldn't it be 100000 people behind? Or 1000000000000000000 people? It certainly must have passed the hands of all those runners, right? In fact, given the nature of infinity, it would have to progress over an infinite series of runners to reach you. Infinite. Not really big, but never ending. See a potential problem? If this is still fuzzy, don't worry, we have a few examples to go:
Example 2: The line at the diving board
This will illustrate the point from a different perspective. Let's say you find yourself in an infinitely long line at the pool, waiting to get on the diving board. How long would you have to wait until it's your turn? Well, given that infinity is not just a really big number, think about it like the Hilbert's Hotel situation. There aren't a billion people in front of you. Not a billion-trillion-trillion. Not even that number raised to the billion-trillion-zillionth power. Not even close. Not even THAT number raised to the zillion-kagillion-fafillion-mamaillion-smellyillionth power. In fact, how ever big that number is (I might have made up some of those words), it is not even a fraction of a fraction of infinity, literally. There is a never-ending amount of people in front of you. Can you ever reach the end of something that never ends? Think logically, not empirically (empiricists would say: "well, we would have to scientifically test such a claim!"). This is the incredible nature of infinity.
Now, imagine you are standing in line as a teammate-baton-holder from the previous example. The diving board represents the real "you". Will the "real you" ever receive the baton? No, it will never get there. But if it did, you could conclude that the line behind you must not be infinite. One more example:
Example 3: Ball on a plank
Think of a long wooden plank. Now, imagine a ball rolling along that plank. The location of the ball along the plank represents the "present". As the ball rolls further down the plank, time progresses. You could actually think of time being measured by the location of the ball at a given time in relation to a previous location of the ball.
Now, imagine that plank being infinite in length. With a sharpie, you mark a spot on the plank directly in front of you representing the present. The ball has an infinite amount of distance to go on that plank before it reaches you. Will it ever? Remember, it doesn't have a really long way to go; it won't take a really long time. It has an infinite distance to roll. It will take an infinite amount of time. It is like counting back from infinity. It can not be done. You can not even start. That's right, there is not even a starting place to roll the ball from. To imply there was a start is to deny that it is infinitely long.
Now, what happens when the ball does roll in front of you? Can you logically conclude that it could not have passed over an infinite amount of time or an infinitely long plank? Yes, I think you can. Let me tie this back to the infinite regress problem of the universe:
-Our universe, in the present-
Events happen in the present. (the ball reached us; we got to the diving board; we received the baton; we speak chronologically in the present, etc.) This experience should be follow with the question: "Why did event X happen?"
Why did the domino just fall over? Well, the cause was the domino behind it; it fell. Why did that domino fall? Well, the domino before it fell into it. Why? You get the idea. Can we logically conclude that such an event was merely one in an infinite set? No. Not if it happens in the present. An event in the present could not logically exist without an ultimate reference point: a cause which was not caused by any cause before it. If such a thing did not exist, a present event could never be reached.
Another name for this: God. An uncaused cause. An answer to the infinite regress problem. A "prime mover", as Aristotle put it (to crudely summarize: he believed nothing could cause its own motion; therefore, there must be a first mover, which was not moved by anything before it).
So let me be absolutely clear, again: this does not mean a prime mover loves you. It does not necessarily follow from this that Allah wants you to submit to his will, and if you do, you get a bunch of virgins once you die. No. It just means there is an uncaused cause. It means there are not an infinite amount of past events, if events happen in the present.
If this argument is sound, it leads one to the conclusion of non-atheism, or at least non-anti-uncaused-cause-ism. At the absolute least, know that it is preposterous to dismiss arguments for the existence of this kind of god. Many people try desperately to ridicule those of us who are integritous enough to believe in a prime mover in the face of mockery. Please, feel ridiculed no longer. There is certainly at least one logical, reasonable argument for the inaccuracy of atheism, regardless of how passionately one tries to dismiss you as a crank for the conclusions this seems to imply.
However, as I will write later, there are still a couple of interesting ways to get around the infinite regress problem and be a reasonable atheist. I don't find them compelling, but you'll just have to wait to read and decide for yourself.


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Isn't it cute , the little smiley faces, the fried eggs and the little chocolate bunnies and chicks, but wait there is more the egg itself is wrapped like the golden egg from the golden goose and its an extra thick 40% cocoa solid chocolate egg.
Ordering from Hotel Chocolat is easy and they have a range of gifts for all, and everything is always packaged beautifully.
The "You crack me up" extra thick egg is a fun upbeat egg which makes you smile whatever your age, your egg is delivered in a useful pretty mini hat box which contains the heavy weight extra thick egg, wrapped in gold foil, inside contains praline fried eggs, white chocolate eggy soldiers, solid chocolate bunnies, chirpy chicks which have a hint of sea salt and smiley faces which contain crunchy praline and chocolate brownie filling.
This egg would make a great gift for a young family to be shared by all or alternatively I am sure any friend would appreciate this fun easter gift.
I have been fortunate to be provided my egg by Hotel Chocolat for review purposes.


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Cosmic Rays 2.21
Cosmic-ray processes reach the energies and energy densities that will be encountered at the LHC and, therefore, they may provide limits on possible disaster scenarios. Such limits have been discussed in Refs. [1] and [3] and much of the analysis applies also to the LHC. Recent results obtained with a detector adding time-of-flight information to an array large enough to reach energies at and above the knee [9], approaching the LHC-equivalent energy region, confirm with improved accuracy that heavy ions have started to dominate the spectrum. Although the precise chemical composition is not known, the average value of A corresponds to that of magnesium, with ions at least as heavy as iron forming a substantial part. We summarize briefly here the main conclusions, taking into account the recent data from RHIC.
This is one of the sobering facts that we can contend with, when we realize not only are we dealing with things that are happening around us, but that we understand that dissipation is just a part of this process, as to find how we might see into these extra dimensions.
Horatiu is referring to a mathematical similarity between the physics of the real world, which govern RHIC collisions, and the physics that scientists use to describe a theoretical, "imaginary" black hole in a hypothetical world with a different number of space-time dimensions (more than the four dimensions — three space directions and time — that exist in our world). That is, the two situations require similar mathematical wrangling to analyze. This imaginary, mathematical black hole that Horatiu compares to the RHIC fireball is completely different from a black hole in the real universe; in particular, it cannot grow by gobbling up matter. In other words, and because the amount of matter created at RHIC is so tiny, RHIC does not, and cannot possibly, produce a true, star-swallowing black hole.
There is a summ total of the interactive processes taking place in nature around us and we are part of this scenario. We do control the energies demanded in experimental research, but this does not disavow the process from happening in nature with the inability for us to control those same energies.
Many physicists find extra dimensions a distasteful notion. In remarks to an American Physical Society newsletter, physicist Frank Wilczek of MIT called the black hole study a sound way to test an unattractive idea.
"There's no question that the Auger observatory will be sensitive to this signal, if it exists," says Penn State's Stéphane Coutu, a member of the international Auger Observatory team. "We'll definitely look."
So rest easy.
Think about what we see in the daylight, and if such dissipated valuation can be assigned these microstates, then what say that we see the nature of things in ways that we had not before?
While it is speculative on my part from what I have understood is that such emissions would have found harmonical values to the way we describe what we see in reality? Yet, there are dimensions to this world that we have not considered?
Where have we run into our limitations? Imagine that such processes can be mirrored in our environment, as we strive to control the experiments we see Pierre Auger has continued along and developed as well.
High Energy Physics
The study of high energy physics, also known as particle physics, grew out of nuclear and cosmic ray physics in the 1950's, and measured the properties and interactions of fundamental particles at the highest energies (millions of electron-volts) then available with a relatively new technology, particle accelerators. Today that technology has advanced so that forefront particle accelerators produce exquisitely controlled beams with energies of trillions of electron-volts and intense enough to melt metal. The science has advanced with the technology to study ever-higher energies and very rare phenomena that probe the smallest dimensions we can see and tell us about the very early history of our universe. While the science has revolutionized our understanding of how the universe works, elements of the technology have helped transform other fields of science, medicine, and even everyday life. The science and its impacts will be remembered as one of the highlights of the history of the late 20th century.
It was important to keep these two lines of investigation in perspective, as they diverged.
After doing some more research I am coming across statements that run contrary to what I might have proposed as not of sufficient consideration alongside fo LHC and Cosmic interactive feature in comparison. I find somet of thesse thngs a little troubling bt that is my own uncertainty about the effect.
Do Blackholes Radiate
The prediction that black holes radiate due to quantum effects is often considered one of the most secure in quantum field theory in curved space-time. Yet this prediction rests on two dubious assumptions: that ordinary physics may be applied to vacuum fluctuations at energy scales increasing exponentially without bound; and that quantum-gravitational effects may be neglected. Various suggestions have been put forward to address these issues: that they might be explained away by lessons from sonic black hole models; that the prediction is indeed successfully reproduced by quantum gravity; that the success of the link provided by the prediction between black holes and thermodynamics justifies the prediction.
This paper explains the nature of the difficulties, and reviews the proposals that have been put forward to deal with them. None of the proposals put forward can so far be considered to be really successful, and simple dimensional arguments show that quantum-gravitational effects might well alter the evaporation process outlined by Hawking. Thus a definitive theoretical treatment will require an understanding of quantum gravity in at least some regimes. Until then, no compelling theoretical case for or against radiation by black holes is likely to be made.
The possibility that non-radiating "mini" black holes exist should be taken seriously; such holes could be part of the dark matter in the Universe. Attempts to place observational limits on the number of "mini" black holes (independent of the assumption that they radiate) would be most welcome.
After following up and continuing this research, something very amazing made itself known that I had not considered although I seemed to be moving in that direction.
Consider indeed for a moment that the "superfluid" that had been created had indeed held the context of the blackhole and what is revealled in the aftermath, as a strange Quark(?). This had some interesting insights that are leading to other things that might have manifested had we see the relaton of the iron core and what could have gathered at it. You have to wonder and I will be moving in that direction.
Risk Evaluation Forum
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3..E-mail exchange between Greg Landsberg and James Blodgett March 2003.
James Blodgett Internet Forum. http://www.risk-evaluation-forum.org/links.htm
Avalaibable at : Risk Evaluation Forum PO BOX 2371 Albany, NY 12220 – 0371 USA
4.. Might a laboratory experiment destroy planet Earth F. Calogero 2000
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8.. Working paper: a cosmic ray/micro-black hole model James Blodgett
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9.. High energy colliders as black hole factories: the end of short distance physics Steven B. Giddings, Scott Thomas. Phys Rev D65 (2002) 056010
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11.. CERN to spew black holes Nature 02 October 2001
12.. Brookhaven national laboratory News 5 may 2004
New Machine Record for Heavy Ion Luminosity at RHIC
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W.Busza, R.L. Jaffe, J.Sandweiss and F.Wilczek
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Tim qualified as a Chartered Physiotherapist in 1988 having studied at Bath School of Physiotherapy. Initially he worked within the NHS at hospitals in Peterborough, Leicester and Tamworth, but then went to work at a private clinic in Long Eaton in 1991. Following his decision to open his own clinic in Alfreton in 1996, Tim worked closely with the doctors and staff at Limes Medical Centre to set up the clinic providing a much needed service to the people of Alfreton and surrounding areas.
In 2003, due to increasing demand for his services, he started offering additional clinic sessions based at Alfreton Clinic on Grange Street. In January 2007, the Grange Street building closed and Tim relocated his secondary clinic to South Normanton. Based at the Village Surgery in the centre of South Normanton, treatment is available on the NHS for patients registered with the Village Surgery and on a private basis for those registered elsewhere. In 2009 we opened our third clinic at Blackwell Medical Centre.
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Friday, December 09, 2005
Smashing the block with Robert Sheckley
According to a post on MetaxuCafe, Robert Sheckley has died at the age of 77. Having read only a sliver of the author's gigantic output, I'll leave it to the experts to assess his career and influence. I did, however, take a rather specialized workshop with him in 1995, which I described in the following VLS piece. At the very least it's a testament to his kindness and truly supernatural patience:
Technically speaking, I don't have a writer's block. In recent months, I've cranked out prose of every length and coloration, including a social studies textbook for fourth-graders, articles about a hardcore klezmer trio and a satanic conspiracy, and an interview with an aluminum-smelting magnate. I do, however, have what a clinician might describe as a partial sclerosis of the imaginative faculties. That is, I can't seem to make headway with more personal projects, such as stories or memoirs. So when I spied a newspaper advertisement for a workshop with the promising title "Smash Your Writer's Block," I was quick to sign up.
I'm usually wary of such events. But this one had two points in its favor. One was the location, in the city hall of a nearby town. This gilt-edged venue suggested a large crowd, and the idea of an auditorium crammed with writer's block victims had a perverse fascination. Also, there was the instructor, an eminent science-fiction writer with 50-odd books under his belt. Clearly he hadn't been at a loss for words since late infancy, and I wanted to hear what that was like.
I didn't get quite what I expected. First of all, only three people besides me had enrolled in the class; maybe the hundreds of other potential students were too blocked to sign a check. And instead of an auditorium, our cozy group was meeting in a small conference room.
Without bragging, the instructor confirmed that he was the man for the job. "In the 1950s," he confided, "I signed a contract to deliver 240 short stories for a radio program. Every day, Basil Rathbone read a new one on the air."
How did he do it? Before sharing his method, the instructor wanted to demo some software on his laptop. As we gathered around, he fiddled with the keyboard and a diagram appeared on the screen: a central idea surrounded by related concepts, each item connected by a line.
"That looks like a right-brain cluster!" said one of my companions.
"Sometimes I like clustering on a huge piece of butcher paper," said another.
Somebody else mentioned "scatter diagrams" and "idea tanks," and I began to realize that these people were more diligent students of writer's block than I was. It struck me that in some ways, having a block was the next best thing to being a writer. You still got credit for the creativity, the ambition. You also functioned as a kind of mental conservationist, holding onto your insights and experiences instead of dispersing them into the marketplace. Deep in their hearts, perhaps some writers would prefer to be blocked.
Not my classmates. These were sincere, intelligent people who just couldn't succeed in getting certain ideas down on paper. The woman to my left wanted to write an article about the fact that although she was 42, she had tried out for the cheerleading unit of a professional sports team. The woman next to her wanted to get at the feeling of the last day of summer. As for me, I wanted to write something about a visit I had made with my son to an exhibit of giant mechanical insects.
None of these ideas were especially language-resistant, were they? You could understand, say, Dante scratching his head over the Paradiso, since he was supposed to be describing things that were by definition too ethereal for the crude apparatus of human speech. But we were drawing a bead on the humdrum, and missing. Our difficulties, then, were connected to some inner resistance of our own--a perverse inability to say precisely those things that we most wanted to. No wonder the atmosphere resembled a specialized encounter group. Instead of beginning with a standard 12-step confessional, everybody prefaced their spiel with some variation on the phrase, The story I want to write is... And there was something poignant about that, too, suggesting not merely a literary problem but an existential one: you weren't quite real until you had written down your story, you were a kind of ghost in search of the mot juste.
And the method itself? The image of smashing the block had an appealing military ring--I expected something akin to breaching the Maginot Line. Instead the approach was strictly commonsensical. You made yourself write in 15-minute increments. During these periods you didn't waste time with stylistic nuance, you simply produced, free-associating if necessary: "Your fingers should never stop moving on the keyboard." They didn't. The instructor turned on his timer, left the smoke-free prose chamber to have a cigarette outside, and the four of us tapped away. When he returned, we read our work aloud--a feature that took me by surprise, since my first effort consisted of four pages of crazed Dostoyevskian rambling about my financial problems.
"How did that feel?" the instructor would ask each of us.
"Fine," was the invariable answer. Then we hunkered down for another session.
Deep inside I was hoping the method would fail. It seemed to me that writing involved some mysterious triangulation between the writer, the subject, and language itself, and that it would take something more sophisticated than dimwitted behavioralism to fix whatever was broken. However, eight cigarettes and two hours later, most of us had officially smashed the block. I had nailed that visit to the big bugs exhibit, with particular care paid to the 12-foot-high praying mantis. The aspiring cheerleader made major progress too, and even the last-day-of-the-summer lady felt she was o the right track. Whether the resulting prose was any good was beside the point. After all, you could always sign up for the one-day workshop on self-editing, which I noticed was scheduled to meet at the First Unitarian Church.
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