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I would never see fit to experiment on you Andy. I want to be welcome at your shop, and I would not want Leo mad at me. I had my own mystery sound to solve. It took a 3rd thump from the back to remember that I put my daughter's soccer ball in the cargo area. That is what the cargo envelope net is good for, when you remember to use it. @Tanasit; Make sure you press address book, options(top of screen), delete and then select entry to delete. While in-route there is a delete destination button that just deletes the location from the route and stops navigation if it's the final or only destination. Maybe set a new home location to clear that if sound persists. Mysterious indeed.
I already did the first and third part of what you mentioned. But will try the while in-route one today. As for the question,"Do you have your home address registered under the "go home" button on the destinations screen?" I have BOTH and believed I deleted both. Yesterday, I picked a faraway location and added the sound (this time I selected a different one) to it. Guess what happened when I came to THAT location?
I don't recommend deleting your location while in-route. I thought that might be what you did and only ended up deleting it from your active route. Sounds like you did everything right. I just found another way to access & modify the Nav locations from the Nav Owner's Manual via Setup instead of Destination here - http://www.toyota.com/t3Portal/document/omnav/OM47675U/pdf/03-3.pdf Maybe this will help to delete the home location with sound. Are you still seeing the sound icon on the Nav screen near home?
That's exactly what I did earlier today to get rid of the sound icons on the map screen. To make the matter worse my home locates at the corner of the intersection between the name street and the number street, so the GPS came up with 2 HOME addresses both of which can be right depending on what corner you're on. Problems solved....:rockon: Thanks, Tanasit
Hi --- I have the same thing!!! It sounds like a music box, and it's coming from the driver's side console. It is a very distinct little song. Today I heard it THREE TIMES!!!! Before that, I heard it one time as we were taking a long road trip, far from home, driving on the freeway. We thought: "ice cream truck? Kid's toy hidden in the console? did we imagine that sound?" Well today amazingly it has happened (so far) three times. I have a 2008, it has about 58,000 miles on it. It is so unusual I called my dealer (they'd never heard of it), and I googled it as soon as I came home -- and found this forum talking about it. The second time today, it occurred shortly after I turned the car on. The third time I was recording with my phone as I turned on the car to catch it, but it didn't happen..... until about 3 minutes later! I don't think it has to do with location/navigation system, as the first time I heard it was in the middle of a long road trip -- not anywhere I would have set any kind of navigation tag. As for mileage, don't know what t he significance would be of 580000 + about 30-40 miles (and I don't know what it was the first time.) No other problems or warning lights on the car. In fact, it was just serviced about 3 weeks ago... Definitely not a cell phone or anything under the seats. A joke by a Prius engineer???? Would love to find out what this is, and especially what triggers it!
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Can somebody explain to me the difference between consciousness and awareness? English is not my native language and I would like to understand the difference. Thanks in advance. Bob van den Buijs
Sunshadow Mar 14, 2011
bvdbuijs, you asked the question, "Could it be that awareness has to do with 'knowing' through the use of our 6th sense?"
I think that this could be so. The 6th sense is a "knowing" that cannot be explained by the 5 senses. It's an awareness of "things", for lack of a better word, that are outside of our physical environment, different from the "things" that can be perceived by our physical bodies via the use of the 5 senses. That's how I understand the 6th sense, anyway.
I realize that the word "awareness" is also used to describe the kind of "knowing" that comes from the use of the thinking mind when trying to solve problems or figure out what's going on...such as "I am now aware that when I say these words in this way, many people in this group may be offended by how I have expressed myself." In that sense, "awareness" is "coming to an understanding" of something that isn't stated outright, OR that you cannot understand because of the limits of your perceptual abilities, due to your prejudices, blind spots, lack of knowledge and information, the miscommunication of others, etc. But it's directly related to the world of the 5 senses and is a product of our mental processes...thinking.
But to me, "awareness", when used as a comparative term to the word "consciousness" such as presented in the topic of your original question, captures the essence of what we think of with the 6th sense. Reading the quote from Edgar Mitchell on the IONS "About/What are the Noetic Sciences?" page, he said:
" Ironically, it was the trip back home that Mitchell recalls most, during which he felt a profound sense of universal connectedness—what he later described as a samadhi experience. In Mitchell's own words, 'The presence of divinity became almost palpable, and I knew that life in the universe was not just an accident based on random processes. . .The knowledge came to me directly.' "
It's that last sentence--"The knowledge came to me directly"-- that is "awareness" in the sense that you are seeking to understand. At least, that's my take on it.
nbtruthman Mar 09, 2011
"Consciousness" and "awareness" are defined differently and inconsistently between different writers depending on their philosophy. Many would make the terms synonymous. Definitions are so difficult and vague mainly because of the "hard problem" of consciousness - no one in the first place really understands what is the essence of consciousness.
Various formulations of the "hard problem":
"Why should physical processing give rise to a rich inner life at all?"
"How is it that some organisms are subjects of experience?"
"Why does awareness of sensory information exist at all?"
"Why is there a subjective component to experience?"Different people equate "consciousness" with mind, awareness, self-awareness, subjective experience, intelligence, cognition, perception, internal dialog, soul and so on. Because of the "hard problem", because these terms are inevitably "inner" not "outer", they can't be given the most basic form of definition, where some objective thing in the environment or its function or change is pointed to as being it. Most of these consciousness-related terms can be defined only by saying (1) what they are not (such as matter), and (2) that this is what it is like as experienced by the self, and has to be assumed to be experienced by others and some animals. The distinctions between the terms seem to be mainly a matter of esoteric debate among philosophers of mind.
bvdbuijs Mar 09, 2011
I really want to thank all of you that took the effort answering my question. This is great learning for me.
Several of you mention that consciousness has to do with our perception of the world around us and our own self through our 5 senses and being aware has to do with some sort of inner knowing. (KarenKoshgarian I notice you put it the other way around)Sunshadow, you already mentioned the so called 6th sense.
Could it be that awareness has to do with "knowing" through the use of our 6th sense?
SpunkyCollins Mar 09, 2011
Consciousness is the energy of all that is. It is what connects us to our origins as souls and to all other living and spiritual beings. Awareness is the incarnated being's ability to connect to this consciousness. The higher your awareness is the stronger your connection to your own soul and hence the greater your connection to consciousness. Through awareness we grow as souls and in turn as incarnated beings. Spunky Collins.
KarenKoshgarian Mar 08, 2011
This came to me with certainty, though I have no empirical proof:
We are pure, formless consciousness.
In order to know who we are, awareness allows us to connect and communicate through our sensory organs.
The body's only function is to maintain healthy, sensory functionality. -
Sunshadow Feb 16, 2011
I've read what other have said here. Thanks to all; your responses encourage me to take a stab at this too.
Bob, my way of thinking about this is:
Consciousness, with a lower case "c" in the English language, is our physical knowing...our ability to use our 5 physical senses to know what is happening to our bodies and our environment. It's the ability to *physically* perceive with senses...and the ability to *process* the information that we are receiving, either from our 5 senses or from our 6th sense, so to speak.
Awareness, sometimes used with an upper case "A" in the English language, is an inner knowing with our spirit...not necessarily explainable by the use of our 5 senses. We may be using our 5 senses when we come in to "awareness", but the knowledge we have through "awareness" was not obtained by information coming through our 5 physical senses.
One night I was washing dishes at my kitchen sink. I was conscious of the temperature of the water, the feel of the dishes and the sponge and the soap, of the temperature of the room and of my thoughts, which were on the task at hand and my current affairs with my house mate at the time.
Suddenly, I became "aware" of a "boring of energy", what felt physically like a force field drilling into the back of my head near the base of my skull. The hairs the back of my neck stood up, like an animal's raising hackles. I was "aware" that someone was watching me from the window behind me, but I could not *see* the person with my physical senses...there was a light on at the table that made the window and all beyond it completely dark. When I walked to the window and switched off the light, I could see the person standing there, trying to "hide" behind the curtains that were drawn into the center of the window.
I came to know of the intruder by "awareness", not by my 5 senses. Once "aware", I began to *think* about it and employ my 5 senses to handle it too...that was being "conscious."
Does that help?
Tz'ikin Nin-Ti Feb 14, 2011
Hi Bob,
A post I read on a neuroscience forum really resonated with me: "When we talk about human consciousness, we mean that we have the ability not just to be aware of a fact, but to reflect on it." In that way, I guess consciousness is a more "advanced" form of awareness.
If you would allow me to put in Dutch: "Consciousness" is je zelfbewustzijn, "awareness" betekent: je ergens van bewust zijn.
Which is kind of what Chesed said. :)
frequencytuner Feb 13, 2011
Oldman you have a wonderful way of putting things so simply.
RedDog Feb 13, 2011
I like the simple truth behind what TheOldMan said. Do you have any contact information?
Neon1 Feb 13, 2011
The body (Including the mind): A relatively large field of perception with an approximate bandwidth of 10 to-the-eighth bits per second.
Consciousness: The relatively small field of perception with an approximate bandwidth of 10 bits per second, which we erroneously believe to be the self.
Awareness: A group of approximately 7 thoughts we are able to hold in consciousness at any given moment.
Source: A scientific treatise on the subject of consciousness called The User Illusion by Tor Norretranders
Theoldman Feb 13, 2011
Blessings - A good question - that came from the "heart". So I will speak of the heart in my reply. You are conscious of the sound of your beating heart in your ears and the feel of it pulsing through your body, you know it is physical and in your chest. Each beat giving you life expressed in your consciousness. Awareness - is knowing it is your heart - and that between each heart beat there is no sound, no pulse, and a small death between each beat, reminding us of the gift of life. "Life" is expressed through your consciousness and your awareness of it (life) and your existence.
Each step a heart beat - each breath a prayer - of the unity of love for all life.
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frequencytuner Feb 12, 2011
Consciousness is likened to the heads and tails faces of a coin, seeing contrast - black and white - giving perspective and experience - polarity, duality. There is more than one "I" that is conscious within you. There is also the grey area of consciousness, the space between the poles that is tuned into awareness, but not actually awareness.
Awareness is not seeing the world through the face of a polarized coin like consciousness. Awareness is not from a particular perspective, black white or grey. Awareness is likened to the coin as a whole, inclusive of all 3 perspectives but not an individual experience or perspective of any one of them. Awareness can be a realization in a moment that 'I am' all of these things.
You can consciously decide - whether externally (day to day waking consciousness), internally (subconscious) or a combination of both (which must be practiced to master). You are always aware, but not always conscious of it.
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I have a book written by a man named Joshua Free. He writes about consciousness in his book "The Great Spiritual Arcanum" as follows.
Consciousness is the personal awareness of the "I" or Ego which relates to both external/environmental and internal. set forms of stimuli. Before being dominated by "behaviorism," and overt experimentation with behaviors.The branch of philosophy we now call "psychology" was once very concerned with consciousness.
Consciousness has, for the most part, returned to the realm of metaphysics. But the only recent innovations and experiments being done in this field are not coming from the average "new age" practitioner, but from the relatively new field of Quantum (meta)physics.
Prior to this, the "quantum mechanics" of previous generations was again trying to remove consciousness and spirituality from the equation.
Only with an incorporation of both the quantum and metaphysical models can the seeker hope to earn coherent truths about the fundamental nature of reality.
(i know this is a bit wordy. I paraphrased this entry from his book "Arcanum")
here is what i learned from reading this book:Consciousness is the part of you that is self-aware of your own existence.
Awareness is a relative concept. Animals are aware, but only on a lower level.
Human awareness is still an animal trait that the Human race has inherited, but on a larger, more global, or even universal scale.I hope this helped you ;)


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It started like most scientific research: someone asked "why?" then sought the answer. Except that I asked "how much", and I was hardly the first to ask. As any scientist will tell you, most science is just collecting more data to confirm results already collected by others, so we boldly followed the trend to where many had been before. In this case, the people we were following were the good people at the Campaign for Real Ale. The issue? Sizes of "pints," and value for the money.
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Battered & fried fish is usually a rare greasy indulgence for me. Cod can be rather flavourless, and often is more grease and crunch than fish. Not at The Crab Shop. The batter is crispy but not thick, and the cod tastes fresh and delicious. The fries are good too, and the homemade tartar sauce is divine. In fact, the fish & chips at River Market's new Crab Shop is so good I couldn't resist ordering it for lunch two days in a row.
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A few times now, a number of the local twitter geeks have had a conversation online about food. Because food is the greatest common denominator. One of the places that continually gets mentioned is Graze Market and Deli and we all salivate all over our keyboards and dreamily discuss what makes an awesome pulled pork sandwich. So what does make an awesome pulled pork sandwich? We'll get to that.
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Lately I've been thinking about how my surroundings inspire my food choices. Reading my way through the Canada Reads books inspired a date with bacon ice cream, a rise in my comfort food intake, and delight in a layered chocolate torte! But what about where we live? What effect does our city have on our food choices?
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All right -- federal health officials trying to crack down on the source of a deadly strain of E.
Coli that spreading across several southern states.
They say killed a toddler in Louisiana last week and -- -- -- at the centers for disease control and prevention of confirmed at least thirteen other cases across five other states.
Most of those cases in Georgia where the CDC is located.
The others reported in Alabama California Florida and Tennessee.
Health officials say this particular -- produces a deadly toxin that can damage the kidneys.
And so far investigators have not been able to Trace the straight to a particular source like food.
Let's bring in doctor William -- he's with us this afternoon from Vanderbilt University.
An expert on infectious disease in the chair of the department preventative met maintenance of -- doctor good to see you again thank you.
Hello Shepperd good to be -- we hear a lot of this E.
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Yeah it truly is and this is clearly an outbreak and it's getting the full court press both from the CDC and all those state health department's.
To find the cause just as quickly as possible.
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I have a cold. The kind that turns your brains to mush. But, before the full force of the cold set in I set up an old TV and an old laptop in my bedroom so I could stream TV from various online sources and services. I was going to get another box from my satellite TV provider for this TV (got a new one for the family room for Christmas and the old one moved into the bedroom), but the company wanted to charge me for the box, charge me a bunch of money for the service, and said someone would have to come to my home to do the installation. Say what? I said no. Between cables I already had and a $7.99 investment in HuluPlus, I took care of it.
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New food safety rules now being considered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are causing concern among farmers and consumers across the country.
As currently written, the rules would unfairly burden family farmers, undermine sustainable and organic farming — and reduce the overall availability of fresh, local food. FDA is currently at the "rulemaking stage," turning the food safety bill passed by Congress in 2009 into actual regulations. They are accepting public comments on the draft rules until November 22.
This week I had the immense pleasure of attending the 4th National Conference for Women in Sustainable Agriculture in Des Moines, Iowa. The conference was hosted by the Women, Food, and Agriculture Network (WFAN), one of PAN's partners in our Midwest Drift Catching work.
With approximately 400 participants, the conference brings together women farmers, advocates and landowners from across the country to share resources and dialogue about solutions for transitioning to a more sustainable food system. It was an incredible event — three days of women sharing their deepest hopes and smartest strategies about how to improve agriculture.
In the spring of 2012, we profiled a courageous mother from Argentina who took on Monsanto to protect her children and her community from pesticide harms. Sofia Gatica received the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for her inspiring organizing efforts.
Now the story continues. The Associated Press recently published an in-depth story on the spiraling use of pesticides in Argentina, and the resulting health harms. With careful and compelling reporting, the piece highlights how GE crops dramatically drive up pesticide use, and puts a human face — including Sofia's family and many others — on the reality of pesticide-dependent agriculture. Please read this hugely important story.
This is NOT what democracy looks like. In a replay of California's narrowly defeated labeling initiative last fall, a handful of corporations effectively bought Washington state's election to label genetically engineered (GE) foods.
In the face of impressive grassroots support and fundraising, pesticide and Big Food corporations spent $22 million to defeat I-522 — more than any campaign in the state's history and the equivalent of $30 per voter. As the largest single contributor, Monsanto led the charge. Yet despite being heavily outspent, the initiative was defeated by a small margin.


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foshizzle (Inactive) writes:
in response to larrypayne:
The headline of the McClatchy article says:
"Senate committee: Bush knew Iraq claims weren't true."
Again, It says, "Bush KNEW Iraq claims weren't true."
Again, It was the SENATE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE that said that.
Who is the real liar here?
I understand your confusion now. You consider a headline from one of your sources of leftist propaganda to be a statement of fact.
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Went to Brit's house, it's so huge. Watched the Dvd from the ACLotM. We watch "Brandons Injury" It's the best. " All because of fucking dog shit" Thats great.Worsceter traffic suck. I loved tonight alot. I went to the Incubus concert. It kicked ass, I love them so much. Before it even started I called my mom to make sure I got there and she bitched at me.Then my sister called me and told me I was in trouble.We got to the show and hour late and missed Sparta (yes!) and we made it just in time for INCUBUS. They opened with Pistola, good song, after that they went to Nice to know you. But Brandon stopped after the first verse and told the crowd to back up because they had broken the barace. His voice was sexy.. So we waited for ten minutes for them to fix it and after that it was KICKASS( Someone that had front row on ground said this, what really happened )Good:Star backgroundStonersLighters in the darkDrive and Here in my roomOur seatsHis VoiceJose, Ben and Brandon's drum solo (ten mins LONG)BongosLightsScreaming"WHOO!!!""I want his SEX"His little poses made him look like he was having an orgasimBad:The guys behind mebeing touched by strangersphone callsRunning out of filmNot getting a pic of his bodyNo MilkshakeMy dad told me to be home by 11:30, Which I made on time because we missed the last few songs :( which sucks cause Brandon probably did the "Milkshake" but oh well.( playlist of the night... I think? )
Mike" Would you have sex with me?"Me: " Don't you have a gf?"Mike:" What if I didn't?"Me: "Sure??"Mike: " that makes 7"Me: " make that 8 cause I know someone that'll fuck you"Mike:" Is she a in Info Tech, Blonde hair..."Me: "No..."That was funnyShayna will rot in hell for starting that fucking rumor abot Jim's Gf. Dumb BitchI'm so lazy rite now... Talked to Anna after school.She told me one of the bands that were playing broke up though...Got stared at AGAIN but by 6 people. Fuckers lolTaking Spanish next year!! whoo whoo.. But I got moved to Algebra 1 and U.S. History- College Prep... Blah
...i think about your face and how i fall into your eyes, the outline that i trace around the one that i call mine...shop was ok. The morning was fucking funny. Sat w/ Kristen,Sam and Ashley. Funnay girls. I dunno if I'm gonna sit there like I did today cause I felt like I was bothering them.Kristen started doing the N'sync "Bye Bye Bye" Dance. God it was great. Then she popped a lugi inside Kristies drink, she still doesn't know and she drank it ALL. Break was ok.Felt like a druggie acuse I passed out almost all my "happy pills" to girls. Then dumbass Shayna gave one to Mike and he drank it. I hope he's ok. Watch him tommorrow come to skool with boobs on his shoulders. Ashley and Ed kept put "Ritz" crackers in my purse. I found more on my way home lol Lunch was okie... But after that everything went down hill. Ashley came in crying and so did Kristen. I hope everything with Ashley is O.k. I'm not sure whats happening with Kristen but I hope it gets better. I hated seeing them cry. It was sad. Then we noticed shayna left to the bathroom AGAIN because it was the time of the month for her."She has the time of the week everyweek!!!"Me:" She needs a HUGE tampon Mr.D Got that weird gross look on his face and we all started laughing.Sam went through Kristies bag and found CONDOMS!!!! Mr D was like WTF?! That was great.Got madd toward the end of the day cause Shayna. She says she wants Billy but she gave Jon (from graphics) a hickey a few days before plus she was checking out Diego. I'm sorry but if you like someone then you shouldn't start giving out hickies. THATS BULLSHITMe: You better not play BillyHer: I wouldn't, why would I? I've never cheated on a guyMe: Bullshit, you told me and Adri that you cheated on AlexHer: thats differentMe: I don't care. You better not cause you'll be in alot of shit. He doesn't deserve it" Jen don't worry, It'll pass by. You have a very big advantage USE IT"I'm not sure what the hell I'm gonna do but it'll be good and unsuspected...At the end of the day I got stared at byt Mike, Ed, and Shane. God I ahted it. They were like wicked close to me breathing on me!!!!you're the hair on my head.the body absent from my bed.the feeling that won't die.the tear in my eye..Ah, I'm so dumb!!! Again he was gonna fucking hugg me but no I BACKED off AGAIN!! What the fuck is wrong with me?!?"So werd on da street is dat You and Nadel got something going on""Nah"" I gotta hunch he like you"" He likes lots of girls""Man, guys gotta lyk gurls""Ok..."Asshole.I hate it when ppl say Nigga. Espically when there white. or when they try to be GangSta.( I have nothing against people that are white) You looks stupid doing it so just shut the fuck up!!!!!Pisces (February 19 - March 20) It's the end of the line for a way of thinking. What worked well for you in the past may have outlived its useful life. Don't try to hold on to concepts that only bring you painful memories. Let the thoughts come into consciousness and then let them pass on. You may have to conjure up some of that famous Piscean compassion to be able to forgive others for what they inadvertently did to you.Me and Sam got a word in for Jess for Electronics
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Malawi Uses School Pupils for Politics
by Pilirani Semu-Banda
In recent months, Malawi's president, Bingu wa Mutharika, has embarked on a series of whistle-stop tours during week days. Consequently, female teachers feel compelled to dance for him for fear of reprisals from authorities. In Malawi there is a lot of hero-worshipping for politicians, which started during the 30-year dictatorial rule from 1964 to 1994.
Malawians, especially women, sing and dance to songs in praise of politicians they support and conversely castigate those they do not. The president, however, uses civil servants for these demonstrations, including teachers.
A spokesperson for the country's most influential opposition party, Sam Mpasu, describes this tendency by the president as detrimental to the country's education standards, which are already grim.
Malawi's education standards started declining as soon as the country attained democracy in 1994 and abolished school fees for primary education; this resulted in an increase in enrollment from 1.9 million pupils to 3.2 million.
The pupil-teacher ratio now stands at 72 pupils to one teacher and the primary education system is dominated by high repetition rates and drop-out rates, at 17 percent and 22 percent, respectively.
Another gloomy indicator of Malawi's poor education system is that up to 22 percent of primary school teachers have little or no formal training.
The greatest tragedy of Malawi's schools happened in September, 2003 when one of the 19 trees used as a classroom fell on the students as they were learning. Two children were killed and seven others were injured.
It is very common to see children learning under a tree even during the rainy season. Currently, a number of primary schools in the country's commercial capital, Blantyre, have turned some toilets into classrooms due to the shortage of learning space.
Last year in February, 11 pupils also sustained injuries when the roof of their grass-thatched classroom collapsed while a class was in session.
Mpasu says the Malawi government seems not to be overly bothered by these tragedies. He accuses the president of adding to the woes in the education system by enticing both pupils and their teachers to abandon classes and participate in political activities.
But Minister of Education, Anna Kachikho, sees nothing wrong with these practices.
"The children learn in class who their president is and you can't blame them for leaving their classes to have a look at the president if they hear that he's passing by," says Kachikho.
Government also says that the female teachers dance for the president to show "how happy they are with his administration."
Meanwhile standards of education keep declining; the pass rate for the Malawi School Certificate of Education, dropped from 50.51 percent in 2005 to 38.62 percent last year.
Among other issues, Executive Director of the Malawi National Examination Board (Maneb), Matthews Matemba, attributes the drop to a general teacher shortage, a lack of both qualified teachers and those who specialize in subjects like Mathematics and Science.
In most schools in Malawi, textbooks are also in short supply, as are pens, pencils and notebooks.
"Our chief examiners tell us that some schools do not adequately cover the syllabus," says Matemba.
Although the government's policy stipulates a ratio of one teacher to no more than 60 pupils, most classes in the country have a staggering 123 pupils to one teacher.
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The way our African leaders are going is really frightening, they have no regards whatsoever about the rule of law and democracy. This story by Pilirani of civil servants (especially women) and school children being used in politics is the same thing that happens here in Zimbabwe. Our leader's human rights abuses are well documnted. When Mugabe goes on his political rallies in the rural areas (which are alleged to be his party's strongholds, probabaly because its easier for him to rig the vote in these remote areas) its mostly school children and their teachers from various schools in the area who are forced to attend. I say forced because the communities are small and anyone who fails to attend can be easily identified and victimised by the ruling party supporters in these areas. Then the state media will go about town and say they were massive crowds at such and such a rally and this shows that Zimbabweans are behind Mugabe and its really sickening knowing that they have used hungry children and underpaid civil servants to perpertuate their propaganda. Shame on our African leaders. Also, look at what happened in Nigeria in the recent elections???
We saw this kind of a thing happen in Kenya. When I was young in primary school we could be ejected from the classroom to queue along the road to greet the president's convoy. One surprising thing, history informs me that it was the time when human rights abuse was at its peak in Kenya. Watch out may be you are making a dictator.


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"When you look into their eyes, you know somebody is home. Somebody's looking back." - John Jett, Former SeaWorld Trainer
Those words, spoken by a former trainer in Blackfish, drive home a point that many, many people can easily forget – this is not a person in a costume, not an animatronic figure that is timed to move to the music. It's a living entity… and the star of this particular feature has killed. 3 times.
So far.
Blackfish, directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, is not a sensationalistic spin on the deadly killer whale (hardly deadly, as there is no record of a killer whale attacking a human in the wild, according to the doc) or an activist piece, bent on dismantling and destroying the zoological park system.
Rather, the film is centered around Tilikum, SeaWorld's 12,000-pound male orca that killed trainer Dawn Brancheau in 2010 – the third death attributed to him – and those who have worked closely with him over the years. This includes one of the whalers who stole him from his family as a baby, the caretakers and employees of the Canadian aquatic park he first presided at as a young calf (where he suffered abuse from all sides, including other, larger killer whales) and the half-dozen former SeaWorld Trainers who have come forward to dispel the myths and offer their testimony.
Do you love PRETTY IN PINK? Never seen it on the big screen? Here's your chance!
For only $5 per ticket, the B&B Wildwood 10 is having a special one night only showing of John Hughes' PRETTY IN PINK (The bittersweet love story about two teenagers overcoming class obstacles and forming a relationship). The movie will take place tonight, Thursday April 26th at 7pm – with a portion of proceeds going to the Metro St. Louis Cinderella Project!
Read our review of the B&B Wildwood 10 here.
Just in time for prom season, get your tickets for tonight for PRETTY IN PINK online at bbtheatres.com or at the box office. For more information about the Metro St. Louis Cinderella Project visit cinderellastl.com.
B&B THEATRES is the 26th largest theatre chain in North America and operates over 200 screens in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Florida. B&B has corporate offices in Liberty, Fulton, and Salisbury, MO and Los Angeles, CA. For more information go to B&B's website at bbtheatres.com or follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/bbtheatres
The Great Escape Theater in Gravois Bluffs offers the utmost comfort and quality to moviegoers in the St. Louis area. The extraordinary movie theater, which opened in December of 2008, offers plush leather, rocking seats in all of it's theaters. And now – it is the first theater in the entire state of Missouri to offer digital picture and sound in every theater!
If you haven't seen the Great Escape in Gravois Bluffs, read our review here.
Starting today, March 12 – every person in the audience will experience the best picture and sound a theater has to offer. And all of this comes at some of the best prices in town! Adult ticket prices are only $9.00 – and matinée, senior, and child prices are $6.75 (Matinee prices till 4pm Friday through Sunday and 6pm Monday through Thursday)!
So check out today's new releases, and make sure to stop by the Great Escape Theater in Gravois Bluffs for an incredible movie experience.
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For those of you that live around us in St. Louis, the Tivoli is a great place to see some classic movies on the big screen that you don't get the chance to see anymore. Cult classics, Hollywood Classics, and more, the Late Night Tivoli Series is a great way to spend your late nights on the weekend through the summer and up until Halloween with the annual screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Check out the screening schedule below!
July 17-18 GREMLINS
July 24-25 DEADGIRL – Premiere! projected on Qube
July 31-Aug. 1 DONNIE DARKO (DIRECTOR'S CUT)
Aug. 7-8 GHOSTBUSTERS
Aug. 14-15 TAXI DRIVER
Aug. 21-22 U2 (National Geographic) - in 3D! admission: $9
Aug. 28-29 LABYRINTH
Sept. 4-5 BACK TO THE FUTURE
Sept. 11-12 PULP FICTION
Sept. 18-19 WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER
Sept. 25-26 SERENITY
Oct. 2-3 THEY LIVE
Oct. 9-10 ARMY OF DARKNESS
Oct. 16-17 12 MONKEYS
Oct. 23-24 MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D - in 3D! admission: $9
Oct. 31-Nov. 1 and Nov. 6-7 ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW admission: $10
If you have not yet had the pleasure of seeing a movie at the 5-month old Great Escape Theater in Gravois Bluffs, you are truly missing out. Opened in late December of 2008, the theater is located behind the Gravois Bluffs shopping center, right off Highway 30 and 141. The Great Escape's main focus is on making the movie going experience comfortable and enjoyable for it's customers.
The theater houses 12 screens, 6 of which feature digital presentation. Richard Lintker, the general manager of the Gravois Bluffs theater, says that they hope to upgrade all projectors to digital in the near future. The picture is very sharp, and very bright – as you would expect in a new theater. The digital presentation looks as good as ever in all of it's crystal clear, high definition glory. Right now the Great Escape does not have an IMAX screen, but they hope to eventually add it on to the building.
There are no twists and turns to find your theater at the Great Escape. Every screen is located off of one main hallway after your ticket is taken. The presentation of the theaters is also done extremely well. The entrance to each theater is surrounded by marble flooring and walls. And the number of each theater is large and very easy to see, allowing you to find the right theater with no problems.
The seating in every theater deserves a section all of it's own. It is unlike any theater that I have ever been in before. All 12 theaters are equipped with row upon row of plush leather, rocking seats. That is right – plush leather for EVERY seat, in EVERY theater. This makes for the most comfortable movie-going experience that I have ever had the privilege of having. Coupled with a good movie, the seating makes being in the theater a comfortable experience likened to enjoying a film in your favorite recliner at home. The first movie that I saw at the Great Escape was "Star Trek," which was two hours of complete comfort.
With all of these amenities, you might expect to pay more for your tickets and concessions at the Great Escape. This is NOT the case. The ticket prices for all of the shows are some of the lowest in the area – competing with the chains that have been around forever in St. Louis. With ticket prices on the rise around the country, it is nice to save a few cents here and there. Every little bit adds up – especially when you go to a lot of movies or have children.
The concessions offered include the usual – popcorn, soda, candy, pretzel bites, nachos – everything that you would expect a theater that aims to please would have. The butter and popcorn toppings are self serve, allowing you to make your popcorn just the way you like it. There is even a machine featuring flavored toppings, that are dispensed right onto your popcorn for you.
The Great Escape Theater in Gravois Bluffs is truly an exceptional multiplex. It offers everything that an avid moviegoer could want, and provides added comfort and convenience that movie theaters have lacked in the St. Louis area – until now. With it's competitive pricing and an aim to please, you are sure to leave a happy customer. I would highly recommend the Great Escape for anyone that wants to get away for a couple of hours, and have a great time.
Great Escape Theatre
For more information on the Great Escape, and to buy tickets online, visit www.greatescapetheaters.com!


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Debby was born and raised in the Nature Coast town of Crystal River, Florida. Prior to her role as Mommy she worked for the U.S. Department of State in Port Louis, Mauritius and later as a Public Relations Director for an early education focused non-profit organization. Her family relocated to North Carolina in March of 2008.
She aspires to practice the principles of yoga, but still finds it impossible to stifle a giggle when confronted with the term "downward facing dog". Debby is fluent in English, Frenglish, Spanglish and International Sarcasm and her special talents include the ability to eat practically any food with chopsticks, talking her way out of overdraft charges and telling pretentious stories about when she used to live "abroad".
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