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Two years ago, when Time magazine conducted a poll to determine the 20 most influential thinkers of the 20th century, Gšdel was one of just two mathematicians in the score. He came in ninth, ahead of astronomer Edwin Hubble, physicist Enrico Fermi, philosopher and economist John Maynard Keynes, transistor inventor William Shockley, biochemists James Watson and Francis Crick who discovered the double helix pattern of DNA, polio vaccine developer Jonas Salk, and world wide web creator Tim Berners-Lee. (Albert Einstein ended up as Time's person of the century.)
Gödel is best known for his discovery, in 1931, of the famous Gödel Incompleteness Theorem. In everyday terms, this says that no matter how hard you try, you will never be able to reduce all of mathematics to the application of fixed rules. Regardless of how many rules and procedures you write down, there will always be some true facts that you can't prove.
Some scientists, most notably the Oxford mathematician and physicist Sir Roger Penrose, have used Gödel's Incompleteness Theorem to argue that the human brain does not operate like a computer, and in particular that artificial intelligence is not achievable. According to Penrose's interpretation of Gödel's theorem, mathematics has an element that is completely creative.
The above summary of the Incompleteness Theorem is a bit, dare I say, incomplete. Here's what Gödel really did.
Because mathematics deals with abstractions, you cannot establish mathematical facts by making observations in the world or by performing experiments the way other scientists do. You have to use proofs -- logically sound arguments. Those arguments have to start somewhere. So, you start off by writing down some initial set of basic assumptions, known as axioms.
The axioms are supposed to be so simple that their truth is beyond question. Things like, two straight lines are either parallel or else meet in exactly one point, or when you add two numbers it does not matter which one goes first. (The first of these two examples turned out to be less "obviously true" than first appeared, but that's another story.)
Once you've written down the axioms, to decide whether some given statement is true or false, you try to prove it from the axioms.
This way of doing mathematics was introduced by the ancient Greeks 2,500 years ago, and worked well throughout history. It was always assumed that the only thing that could prevent you from being able to decide the truth or falsity of any mathematical question that came up was if you'd overlooked one or more basic assumptions to put into your list of axioms. And that was easy to fix: just add in the missing axiom(s).
Gšdel shattered this belief, and changed forever our understanding of mathematics. His Incompleteness Theorem says that you can never find enough axioms. No matter how carefully you try to make sure you have written down all the basic assumptions, there will always be some questions that you can't answer. Mathematical knowledge is destined to remain forever incomplete.
In fact, the situation is even worse. Gödel went on to show that one of the questions you cannot answer is whether your chosen set of axioms is consistent or not. You can never be sure that, in writing down your axioms, you haven't made a mistake and introduced some subtle conflict.
Until Gödel's result, everyone assumed that, unlike all the other sciences, mathe matics offered absolute certainty, and one path to perfect, sure knowledge. To some extent, that's still true. Pythagoras's theorem about right-triangles is as true today as it was when it was first proved 3,000 years ago, and it will remain true forever. Once a mathematician has proved something, it's truth is permanent. (Unlike the situation in any other science, where theories are constantly being modified or overturned.) However, what Gšdel discovered was that this kind of certainty does not extend to all questions of mathematics. Some remain beyond proof. If you think such a statement is true, you simply have to take it as an act of faith.
In that sense, Gödel's discovery can be regarded as the end of the age of innocence in the field of mathematics.
Keith Devlin, Thursday April 26, 2001 © Guardian Newspapers Limited


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Why is a Gas Flame Blue? Blue vs Yellow Gas Flame
Blue gas flames are good.
Red/Yellow gas flames... not so much...
Gas flames are normally blue but sometimes they burn red or yellow.
Blue vs Yellow Gas Flame Colour
A blue gas flame indicates complete combustion, meaning you aren't wasting gas and money.
Red or yellow gas flames may be the sign of incomplete combustion, wasted gas and a serious safety hazard.
With hydrocarbon flames, such as gas, the amount of oxygen supplied with the gas determines the rate of combustion, flame colour and temperature.
In all but exceptional cases, like decorative gas fireplace flames, you always want a blue flame from a gas appliance burner.
Temperature of Blue and Yellow Gas Flames
With enough oxygen, you get complete combustion and an LPG (Propane) flame burns at a temperature of around 1,980°C.
For Natural Gas (Methane), the temperature is about 1,960°C.
A yellow gas flame is indicative of incomplete combustion and carbon monoxide emissions.
Yellow gas flames only burns at around 1,000 °C.
And Why is it Important?
It does make a difference.
To understand all of this, we need to look at the background behind flames and combustion.
The amount of oxygen supplied with the gas is the most important factor in determining the colour of the flame.
Blue Flame = Complete Combustion
If you ever took a high school chemistry class and had a chance to use a Bunsen burner, you know how adjusting the air (oxygen) supply affects the colour and temperature of the flame.
When you adjusted the Bunsen burner to increase the air supply you got more complete combustion, less soot, a higher temperature and a blue flame.
The gas flame appears blue because complete combustion creates enough energy to excite and ionize the gas molecules in the flame.
With complete combustion, an LPG (Propane) flame burns at a temperature of around 1,980°C.
For Natural Gas (Methane), the temperature is about 1,960°C.
Complete Combustion:
Gas + Oxygen = Water + Carbon Dioxide + Heat
Red/Yellow Flame = Incomplete Combustion
Again, remembering back to high school, if you starved the Bunsen burner of air, the combustion process was incomplete and the flame burned sooty red or yellow and at a cooler temperature.
The yellow colour is due to incandescence of very fine soot particles that are produced in the flame.
This type of flame only burns at around 1,000 °C.
Depending on the lighting, you may have actually seen the soot rising from the flame.
What you didn't see was that incomplete combustion was also producing dangerous carbon monoxide.
When comparing different gases, you will discover that they required different amounts of air for complete combustion.
To burn properly LPG (Propane) requires an air-to-gas volume ratio of about 24:1.
For Butane, it is about 31:1.
Natural gas (Methane) requires an air-to-gas volume ratio of about 10:1.
Incomplete combustion also results in hazardous carbon monoxide:
Gas + Oxygen = Water + Carbon Dioxide + Carbon Monoxide + Heat
Why is a Blue Flame Safer?
A key warning sign that you require gas appliance servicing is a yellow or red flame or a flame with a yellow burning tip.
Other indicators include the accumulation of yellow/brown soot around the appliance, pilot lights that frequently blow out or an acrid smell and eye irritation.
The exceptions to this are gas fireplaces and gas log fires that are designed to have yellow flames.
The above are all indications of incomplete combustion.
The result is that you could be wasting gas and/or generating dangerous carbon monoxide.
The latter is a serious safety problem, if it occurs with an indoor appliance.
If you observe any of these warning signs, you should schedule a service as soon as possible.
The burner should be cleaned and checked for proper operation.
Burners blocked with dirt can result in improper combustion, leading to soot build up inside the appliance.
Carbon Monoxide
How Does a Blue Flame Save You Money?
A blue flame connotes complete combustion.
This indicates that the gas is being burned efficiently without any unburned and wasted gas.
With complete combustion you get the maximum heat output from your gas and use less gas to generate heat with whatever appliance you are using.
You also minimise or eliminate the creation of carbon monoxide.
Final Thoughts
So, now you know why a gas flame burns blue and why it's a problem if it doesn't.
Keep an eye on your gas appliances and have them serviced, as needed, to keep them operating properly and safely.
Also follow the manufacturers' recommendations for periodic routine servicing.
Your family will be safer and you'll save money, too.
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CharNext function
Retrieves a pointer to the next character in a string. This function can handle strings consisting of either single- or multi-byte characters.
LPTSTR WINAPI CharNext( _In_ LPCTSTR lpsz );
- lpsz [in]
Type: LPCTSTR
A character in a null-terminated string.
Return value
Type: LPTSTR
The return value is a pointer to the next character in the string, or to the terminating null character if at the end of the string.
If lpsz points to the terminating null character, the return value is equal to lpsz.
When called as an ANSI function, CharNext uses the system default code-page, whereas CharNextExA specifies a code-page to use.
This function works with default "user" expectations of characters when dealing with diacritics. For example: A string that contains U+0061 U+030a "LATIN SMALL LETTER A" + COMBINING RING ABOVE" — which looks like "å", will advance two code points, not one. A string that contains U+0061 U+0301 U+0302 U+0303 U+0304 — which looks like "a´^~¯", will advance five code points, not one, and so on.
Minimum supported client |
Windows 2000 Professional [desktop apps only] |
Minimum supported server |
Windows 2000 Server [desktop apps only] |
Header |
Library |
Unicode and ANSI names |
CharNextW (Unicode) and CharNextA (ANSI) |
See also
- Reference
- CharNextExA
- CharPrev
- Conceptual
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Timisoara – a brief overview
Over the centuries, the city of Timișoara has seen empires and invaders, great architectural movements and revolution. The capital of the Banat region was a prize in a series of battles between Austro-Hungarian princes and Ottoman sultans, but its golden era came in the 19th century, when the fortress city was reinvented as a modern European capital, complete with public squares, formal gardens and stately boulevards.
Communism arrived after WWII, but departed with the 1989 Romanian Revolution, which started in the city's main square. Today, visitors come to relax in pavement cafés and admire city's elegant secessionist, art nouveau and baroque architecture.
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Permanent Exhibition of the 1989 Revolution
300057 Timișoara
Tel: +40 256 294 936
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Daily 0900-1700
A fascinating monument to the 1989 revolution that freed Romania from Communist rule, with documents, photos, uniforms and personal testimonies from the people who were there on both sides of the divide. The museum also screens a graphic educational video on the fall of the Ceausescus.
Timișoara Art Museum
300085 Timișoara
Tel: +40 256 491 592
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Tue-Sun 1000-1800
The Muzeul de Artă (Art Museum) of Timișoara is worth a visit as much for its setting (inside the eye-catching 18th-century Prefecture Palace) as for the paintings and sculptures inside. Some of the artworks show the clear shift of influence from the Ottoman world towards Western Europe.
Roman Catholic Cathedral of St George
300085 Timișoara
Tel: +40 256 430 671
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Daily 0800-1600
Dominating Piaţa Unirii (Union Square), the handsome baroque cathedral of St George was built between 1736 and 1744 in classic Viennese style, shortly after the Austro-Hungarian Empire gained control of the region from the Ottomans. The lavish interior includes an altar screen painted by the then director of the Fine Arts Academy in Vienna.
Catedrală Mitropolitan Ortodox
300006 Timișoara
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The Romanian Orthodox cathedral of Timișoara looks plucked from a fairytale, with its banded walls and tight cluster of turrets, but the building was a relatively recent creation, erected between 1936 and 1941. The ornate interior is covered in murals and mosaics and many ancient icons are incorporated into the screen behind the altar.
Muzeul Banatului
300029 Timișoara
Tel: +40 256 491 339
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Tue-Sun 1000-1600
Set in the dramatic Huniade Castle, this engaging museum charts the history of the Banat region, from its prehistoric beginnings to the rise of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the tumultuous events of the modern era. Displays cover everything from ancient ceramics to arms and armour.
Serbian Orthodox Cathedral
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Tue-Sun 0900-1700
Facing the Roman Catholic cathedral across the square, Timișoara's Serbian Orthodox cathedral was constructed in classic baroque style in the 1740s, and its elegant interior is covered in glorious murals. The vaulted ceiling in front of the gilded altar screen features a benign-looking God looking down from the firmament.
Fabric New Synagogue
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Constructed in 1899, the striking synagogue on Strada Splaiul Coloniei is a captivating reminder of the Jewish history of Timișoara. At the time of Jewish emancipation in 1864, the city had a Jewish population of 7,000, but this number dwindled to just 600 following WWII. Today, the Moorish-style synagogue in Fabric is closed for renovations, but it's worth coming to see the ornate exterior.
Piaţa Libertatii
300077 Timișoara
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Timișoara's Liberty Square is flanked by handsome civic buildings.
Piaţa Victoriei
300006 Timișoara
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Lined with formal gardens, Timișoara's grand Victory Square is the city's favourite promenade, surrounded by shops and cafés and bookended by the Metropolitan Cathedral of Timișoara and the dramatic National Theatre and Opera House. In 1989, the square was the focal point for the demonstrations that led to the Romanian revolution.
Maria Theresia Bastion
300041 Timișoara
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The Maria Theresia Bastion is the most impressive remnant of the vast fortress that protected Timișoara during the Austro-Hungarian era. The bastion, one of nine that once guarded the city, was constructed in the 1730s, and it survived nine assaults from invading armies. Today, the bastion forms an open square, dotted with small cafés, and bisected by Strada Hector.
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Country overview
There aren't many countries in Europe where farmers still drive horse-drawn wagons and covered markets dominate over shopping malls, but then Romania isn't quite like other places. While other Eastern Bloc members have seen their cities spruced up and populated with boutique hotels, international restaurants and
quaint attractions, this traditional country still clings to its dog-eared charm. Yes, you'll find the usual smattering of resort towns clustered around the Black Sea Coast, but outside the tourism hotspots Romania dances to the same rhythm it's tapped out for a hundred years.
Romania is bordered to the north and east by Moldova and Ukraine, the southeast by the Black Sea, the south by Bulgaria, the southwest by Serbia and in the west by Hungary. The country is divided into four geographical areas. Transylvania (a belt of Alpine massifs and forests) and Moldavia compose the northern half of the country, which is divided down the middle by the north-south strip of the Carpathian Mountains. These comprise of 14 mountain ranges above 2,000m (6,560ft) with Moldoveanu Peak at 2,544m (8,300ft) the highest point. The terrain around here is a mix of extinct volcanic cones, lunar plains, thick forests and glacial lakes – perfect for hiking, cycling and adrenaline sports.
South of the east-west line of the Carpathians lies the flat Danube plain of Wallachia with the capital Bucharest, its border with Bulgaria being defined by the course of the Danube. The Danube Delta, the best-preserved of its kind in Europe and a haven for wildlife, is a biosphere reserve and a biodiversity World Heritage Site. Romania's other major rivers include the Olt, the Siret and the Mures.
Romania's coastline runs for nearly 200 km (120 miles) along the Black Sea, incorporating the port of Constanta and the Danube Delta.
General knowledge
Key facts
Population: 21790479
Population Density (per sq km): 91
Capital: Bucharest.
Romanian is the official language. Some Hungarian and German are spoken in border areas, while French and English are spoken by those connected with the tourist industry.
New Leu (RON; symbol (plural) Lei) = 100 bani. Notes are in denominations of Lei500, 100, 50, 10, 5 and 1. Coins are in denominations of Bani50, 10, 5 and 1. (Old notes were in denominations of Lei1,000,000, 500,000, 100,000, 50,000 and 10,000 and coins in denominations of Lei5,000, 1,000, 500 and 100.)
230 volts AC, 50Hz. Plugs are of the two-pin type.
General business opening hours
Mon-Fri 0900-1700.
Public holidays
Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2017 – December 2018 period.
Anul nou (New Year's Day): 1 and 2 January 2017
Paştele (Orthodox Easter): 16 and 17 April 2017
Ziua muncii (Labour Day): 1 May 2017
Doua Zi de Rusalii (Orthodox Whitsun): 4 and 5 June 2017
Adormirea Maicii Domnului (Assumption Day): 15 August 2017
Ziua Sfantul Andrei (St. Andrew's Day): 30 November 2017
Ziua Naţională (Republic Day): 1 December 2017
Crăciunul (Christmas): 25 and 26 December 2017
Anul nou (New Year's Day): 1 and 2 January 2018
Paştele (Orthodox Easter): 8 and 9 April 2018
Ziua muncii (Labour Day): 1 May 2018
Doua Zi de Rusalii (Orthodox Whitsun): 27 and 28 June 2018
Adormirea Maicii Domnului (Assumption Day): 15 August 2018
Ziua Sfantul Andrei (St. Andrew's Day): 30 November 2018
Ziua Naţională (Republic Day): 1 December 2018
Crăciunul (Christmas): 25 and 26 December 2018
All information subject to change.
Flight and accommodation
Nightlife in Timisoara
Beer halls and theme pubs are the first choice for younger revellers in Timișoara, but the city has a handful of upscale bars and nightclubs should you feel like dressing up for the night.
Then there's the 19th-century National Theatre and Opera House, staging operas and plays in a truly stunning setting.
National Theatre and Opera House
300080 Timișoara
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The first choice for a sophisticated night out, with an ambitious programme of operas and theatrical works.
Filarmonica Banatul Timisoara
300022 Timișoara
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The other big cultural show in town, the Filarmonica stages everything from classical concerts to blues shows.
300078 Timișoara
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Bands and DJs rock the rafters at this popular bar in the thick of things near Piaţa Unirii.
Papillon Cafe
300085 Timișoara
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An arty student hangout hosting edgy, creative goings-on, slap bang in the centre on Piaţa Unirii.
Club D'Arc
300055 Timișoara
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An old-fashioned dance club with a lively crowd, attracting top DJs from around Romania.
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Restaurants in Timisoara
Dining in Timișoara is a little like the architecture – interesting and eclectic, but frequently rather traditional.
Tourists congregate in the pavement cafés around Piaţa Victoriei and Piaţa Unirii, but there are eateries dotted all around the Cetate (centre) offering traditional Romanian cooking, and a handful of pizzerias for those seeking familiar flavours.
300086 Timișoara
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Price: Expensive
Romanian cuisine gets a modern European twist at this elegant restaurant with starched napkins and flowing drapes.
Casa cu Flori
300077 Timișoara
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Price: Moderate
Set in a graceful mansion near the opera house, Casa cu Flori serves superior Romanian cuisine in stylish surroundings, with a gorgeous roof terrace that comes into its own every summer.
300456 Timișoara
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One for meat lovers, Nora is loved for its grilled meats and hearty Romanian soups, with a popular outdoor terrace covered by a wooden canopy.
Casa Bunicii
300100 Timișoara
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True to its name, this cosy eatery does indeed look like 'granny's house', and the menu is full of home-cooked Romanian favourites.
300085 Timișoara
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A top choice for sandwiches and salads in a prime location in the centre, with a terrace facing onto the square.
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Calendar of events
Miniature Art Biennial
April – May 2017
Venue: Galeria Mansarda, Faculty of Arts and Design.
A magnifying glass might come in handy for this festival, which encompasses all types of miniature art and is organised by the university's faculty of arts and design. Paintings, graphics, sculpture and ceramics are all on show, produced by a variety of international artists.
European Festival of Performing Arts Timişoara
June 2017
Venue: Timişoara National Theatre and other venues.
Spectacular street performances, avant-garde theatre, literary launches and concerts are all on the menu at this fabulous arts festival. Audiences are treated to five days of entertainment in May and, just when it seems to be over for another year, it all kicks off again for a week in June.
Street Delivery
June 2017
Venue: City centre.
Held simultaneously in several locations across Romania, this festival looks at how we can manage movement around cities without cars. Streets close to traffic and are given over to pedestrians and cyclists for three days of live music, dance shows and workshops (think astrology, clay modelling and rock painting).
July 2017
Venue: Piața Victoriei.
Big-name, Grammy award-winning artists fly in to Timişoara to join local musicians for three days of phenomenal jazz music each July. Previous festivals have featured legends such as Al Jarreau (who has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame) and drummer and composer Terri Lyne Carrington.
Opera and Operetta Festival
August 2017
Venue: Summer theatre in Parcul Rozelor (Roses Park).
Thousands of opera fans flock to Roses Park each August for an enchanting programme of open-air opera and operetta. Entry to these musical soirées is free and therefore hugely popular, so getting there early is essential, as events are usually packed out.
Caravana Metropolis
August – September 2017
Venue: Parcul Rozelor (Roses Park).
This open-air cinema passes through major towns and cities in Romania all summer, stopping in Timişoara for five or six days each July. Film fans can set up picnics on blankets or chill out in deckchairs to enjoy a cracking array of movies, from brand new films to Oscar-winning classics.
Plai Festival
September 2017
Venue: Banat Village Museum.
Celebrating the region's multiple ethnicities, Plai Festival is a chilled-out, three-day folk festival crammed with live music performances and art workshops. Musicians from around the world perform traditional tunes, while visitors can pick up a medley of new skills, from origami to juggling to mask painting.
Timishort Film Festival
October 2017
Venue: Cinema Timiş and Aula BCUT.
The name gives it away: this festival is dedicated to short films, with prizes awarded to the best international, Romanian and experimental films. Film fans usually have the chance to see at least one Romanian premiere, while art exhibitions and concerts run alongside the main event.
All information subject to change. Please check the dates on the relevant event organizer's website.
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Hotels in Timisoara
Accommodation in Timișoara has come a long way since the fall of Communism.
While international chains are still thin on the ground, the city has growing numbers of comfortable mid-range hotels and inexpensive pensions, plus a handful of upscale hotels in grand villas from the 1920s and 1930s.
La Residenza
300207 Timișoara
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Surrounded by a peaceful baffle of gardens and lawns, La Residenza almost feels like a country retreat; it scores highly for its elegant rooms, superior restaurant and gorgeous outdoor pool.
300193 Timișoara
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Just south of the Bega River, the Savoy offers stylish rooms with modern comforts in a striking modernist villa from the 1930s.
300054 Timișoara
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Category: Moderate
A comfortable tower hotel in the centre, with a fine location overlooking the green expanse of the Parcul Civic.
Hotel Victoria
300002 Timișoara
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Category: Moderate
Set in a lovely baroque secessionist-era building in the centre, with cosy rooms, friendly staff and spacious, slightly old-fashioned rooms.
Pensiunea Casa Leone
300562 Timișoara
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A delightful pension with simple but inviting rooms and a peaceful courtyard, run by an artistic Timișoara family.
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Romania is a great year-round tourist destination. The best times to visit in terms of climate are the end of April to the beginning of July and from end of August to the end of October as temperatures are mild and pleasant. Summers can be hot especially in Southern Romania, including Bucharest, but along the Black Sea Coast, sea breezes offer moderate temperatures. Winters are coldest in the Carpathian Mountains where there is snow from December through to April. Snow also falls throughout most of the country.
The ski season in Romania runs from December to March, although high resorts such as Stana de Vale often remain open until late April. Prices are cheaper at the beginning and the end of the season, with Christmas often the busiest time.
On the Black Sea Coast, tourism reaches its height between June and August and temperatures during the summer months can reach a sizzling 40°C. Look for deals in May and September, when the weather is still balmy but the season isn't yet in full swing.
Other seasonal activities include bird-watching (from mid-April to mid-May in the Danube Delta) and wine-tasting, which focuses around a series of festivals in September and October.
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Client accounts of personal change in process-experiential psychotherapy : a methodologically pluralistic approach
Klein, Melissa J and Elliott, Robert (2006) Client accounts of personal change in process-experiential psychotherapy : a methodologically pluralistic approach. Psychotherapy Research, 16 (1). pp. 91-105. ISSN 1050-3307
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Client changes in psychotherapy can be studied using a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods. Despite the availability of these various methods, therapy outcomes research is traditionally conducted with only a single-method approach. In the current study, the authors break from this single-genre research and present a pluralistic approach for examining qualitative accounts of personal change for a naturalistic sample of clients who engaged in process-experiential therapy. Open-coding analysis of changes indicated two broad categories: Changes Within the Self and Changes in Life Situation. Content analysis found that changes in experiential processing were more often repor ted at the end of treatment. Analyses of quantitative outcome measures indicated substantial pre/post therapy change. Brief case studies of two clients with contrasting outcomes illustrated limitations of the other methods and identified range and manner of expression of reported changes as directions for further research. In addition to demonstrating the array of information gained from applying different research methods, the pluralistic approach was also used to make comparisons between results.
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Keywords: | psychotherapy , process-experiential therapy, life situation, Psychology, Clinical Psychology |
Subjects: | Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > Psychology |
Department: | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Psychological Science and Health > Counselling |
Depositing user: | Professor Robert Elliott |
Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2011 12:39 |
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A Real Finish
Fiction, Boy, Boy / Boy, First Time, Gay, Teen Male / Teen Male, Young
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Gender: male Age: N/A Location: N/A
Posted Sun 23rd of June 2013
Two teenaged racers fight their hearts out of the track. And then find new love in the common things that they share. This is a quick story that I came up with last night, just a quick story, if you guys like it, tell me! Maybe I'll continue it. :)
A Real Finish
All eyes were on us.
Saturday night at the local race track in southern Kentucky was always a fun one. Food, alcohol, and local racers trying to make a name for themselves in hopes that one day maybe they'll get a big break and crack a deal with a bigger team and make it to the big stage of NASCAR.
I myself, am just your average 16 year old. I get high marks in school, I hang out with friends, but on the weekends, I pack up my Pro National stock car and head out from my home in Missouri. With the help of my Dad and his friends, I race all over the deep south just trying to have fun, but also hold out hopes that one day I will reach the big times.
People never understood my passion for auto racing, standing over 6 feet tall and weighing about 175 pounds, people always thought I'd take up baseball or football. Those are great, but the sound of an untamed beast awakening and rattling around a high banked track at 160 miles an hour really seems better, right?
I'm an earnest and humble kid, I never get in trouble and never brag about the things in life that I have. I'll admit, my Dad has money, I mean…this car didn't buy itself. But, I'm blessed to have a supportive family like mine.
Along the way, you meet other competitors that have the same flame in your heart as you.
Lucas Thrasher was the hardest racing 14 year old you'd ever meet, standing at just 5'6 and 130 pounds, Luke would do anything to win and he made sure you knew that. At the end of the race, his car was always the most damaged, but a good half of the time, it was the car in Victory Lane.
"Well well well, if it ain't my good bud Chris Wheelen, how ya doin?," he said pushing his dark brown hair out of his defined face.
"Not so bad Luke," extending my arm out to shake his hand, "ready to kick your ass here in a minute," I said with a wink.
Luke laughed, "Ah man..we'll see about that!"
The command to get in our cars was given, and in a couple minutes our engines revved to life. I started 4th and Luke started 8th out of 17 cars. This was a 50 lap race and it was the final of the night, $10,000 dollars was on the line.
Coming to get the flag, my heart was pounding, but I was confident I was the car to win.
My car was lightning fast, I quickly jumped out to the lead on by the fifth lap and lead all the way until lap 45, that's when the caution came out for a wreck.
After cleanup 3 lap dash to the end was needed to settle the winner, and in 2nd place, right on my bumper, would be Luke Thrasher.
Green flag dropped and Luke was going for it all, he couldn't quite get me until the final lap.
Luke drove up on the outside of me, rubbing and exchanging paint all the way down the frontstrech to turn one, where he gained a short advantage and took his one opportunity to drive right over my hood, cutting me off, and forcing me to nearly wreck.
The checkered flag waved, the fans cheered, and Luke Thrasher was your winner, with me finishing in second.
I was heartbroken…but Luke drove his heart out and clearly deserved the win.
I pulled into pit road and parked the car, as soon as I got out I was showered with congrats and "you'll get em next times" but I immediately tuned them out, I had to congratulate Luke on the win.
I walked into Victory Lane with a Coke shook up in my hand, and while he was doing interviews with the local TV affiliate, I unleashed the carbonation all over him rubbing his head. I was happy for him, because he was the best racer out there, and if I were to lose, I wanted it to be to the best.
He gave me a bright, toothy smile and hugged me.
"Thanks for bein a good sport, Chris," Luke said to me.
"Hey, no problem man, you deserve it."
"Hey Chris, I have an RV that has an extra bunk in it, wanna watch footage of the race and I'll drop you off at home in a couple days after you check out my new place in Georgia?"
"You think your parents would do that for me Luke?"
"Absolutely, they like you plenty. Go talk to your parents and I'll meet you in the parking lot in an hour," Luke told me.
I agreed and went to track down my parents, I explained the situation of wanting to be able to learn from my competitors and they agreed to drive me back home. My parents smiled and told me that was fine. I helped load the car back into the trailer and hook it up to the back of the truck and I told them I'd have my phone on me and that I'd call when I was nearing home.
After that, I decided to head to Luke's RV. I stepped in and saw Luke in his boxers, freshly showered, checking the internet and drinking a Coke. He grinned and told me to use the shower when I needed to.
I took a shower and I changed into the shorts and tee I brought with me. He was uploading the race onto his computer so we could watch and take notes.
"Hey Chris, man, you're a hell of a racer, and you're so humble about it, I just thought you should know, you're kinda a role model for me man…I really like your style."
I slightly blushed and replied "Luke you're the hardest racer I know, you're a kick ass driver out there, you're younger than me but my mentor on track."
"And you're my mentor off track!" Luke interjected.
"Well I guess our friendship works out well right?" I asked.
Luke smiled and the video was done processing so we could watch it, Luke's RV was really comfortable, the back suite had a full sized bed and up front there was a small kitchen area for a coffee maker and sink with two burners and a booth where we had the laptop ready to watch the race.
We made a lot of notes in the hour we watched the race and we talked about setup's for next time, then we decided to head back to his bed where it was closed off by a door.
We sat on opposite sides of the bed and he told me a lot more about himself, since this was the first time off track we had really hung out. He told me about his new home in Georgia with a pool and basketball court and his school where he had girls all over him.
Personally I had my full share of girls come talk to me, but I was so focused on other things I never bothered to be in a relationship…but for some reason, I was always smiling and comfortable on and now off the track with Luke…did…I…have more feelings for him?
Luke cut off my inner thoughts by saying, "Honestly, girls seem to really like me, but I don't know…I've never met a girl I really liked more than a friend."
I nodded and said, "Well, you're young, it'll come to you as you get older I'm sure."
Luke nodded and asked, "Have you ever done anything with a girl?"
I shook my head no and he said he hadn't either.
"I wonder what…sex…is like. I mean. I…" Luke cut himself off.
"You?" I questioned, I wanted to know what he was going to say.
Luke leaned over and whispered, "I've jacked off before, and that felt really good."
I chuckled and agreed, "It's better than winning?" I asked.
He contemplated and replied "Winning's a close first," with a smile.
And this point we were still close from when he leaned over to whisper. I looked into his chocolate brown eyes and he looked into my soft green eyes. His face was still boyish, with his dark hair unstyled and his freckled sporadically placed on his thin, defined face. While I had started growing a beard on my sides of my face and had combed hair over to the side, with just the right amount of babyfat still left on me.
He smiled and slowly backed away, he quickly shivered from the cold air coming from the AC, he leaned into me and I grabbed him as he said "I think you'll serve as a fine blanket."
We talked for a hours, about our past and our futures. We had the same set of morals and we both wanted to be professional racers when we grew up.
After a few minutes of silence, Luke poked his head up from my arm and got on top of me.
"You know, they say that I'm the best at WWE."
"Oh really?," I asked, "How so?"
"Like this." He replied and as soon as he said that he took a pillow to me full force and pinned me down, both of us laughing. He rolled off me and we were laying right next to each other.
"You know Luke, I think we should do this more often."
"I think I should have done this a long time ago."
And with that, Luke turned his head and planted his lips right onto mine. He gave me a warm, embracive hug and kept kissing me. I returned the kiss and truly felt the passion between us growing.
That wasn't the only thing growing, during our kisses, I grow a strong hard on and it got worse with each passionate kiss we shared.
"Want me to fix that for you, Chris?" he asked pointing to my hard on.
I nodded and he got rid of my shirt and pants revealing my 6 inch hard on that sprang free. I then put him on his back and took off his clothes revealing a 4 inch hard on, a very fine one for a boy his age.
He took my dick and began slowly kissing the bottom, working his way up to the tip before finally my whole cock in his mouth. He began sucking hard as I played with his hair and moving his head up and down on my throbbing cock.
The pleasure was indescribable, and he knew that soon I would cum.
"Chris, please, fuck me, be inside me."
I moaned slightly and nodded. I lifted him onto his knees and I spread his tanned, boyish cheeks apart and began violently kissing and pleasuring his hole.
Luke moaned my name and after a few minutes I lined up my dick and pushed in slowly, before fully thrusting my dick into him and gaining a rhythm that matched his body coming towards me and my body thrusting into his.
"Aw Chris, fuck me, show me how tough of a competitor you are! Fuck!" he whispered loudly.
I thrusted in harder and began shorter and quicker pumps into his ass until I finally said, "aw Luke I'm gonna cum."
Luke than took my cock and began sucking violently, slobbering all over and sucking strongly until I came into his mouth. Each orgasm sent waves of pleasure and shock down my spine while he gulped my seed up.
I fell on top of him and began kissing him deeply and passionately before reaching my hand down to his dick and stroking his member hard and fast.
I swung my body around to be in a 69 position and began sucking his dick just like he did, while he began making out with my hole as I did. Then I laid on my back as he directed his boner into my ready virgin hole.
He began slow and steady, than became fast, hard, and spastic with his thrust into me. I moaned his name as he picked my legs up and pumped faster in and out.
"Yes Luke, please keep it up, just like that, fuck you're too good. Luke!"
As soon as he heard his name the second time he thrust in and came deep into my bowels while his eyes fluttered in pure ecstasy.
He fell on top of me and we had a few quick kisses while cleaning each other up.
"Chris…I love you. As a driver, competitor," I cut him off.
"Luke, I love you too. You're the best."
"Chris, please, be my boyfriend, I love you."
"I'd like nothing more than that, you tough son of a bitch."
He chuckled at that at we closed our eyes together and fell asleep under the covers, as competitors, teenagers, and new lovers.
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anonymous reader
2013-06-26 04:53:04
Anon2013 6/26:
Definitely escalated quickly. Lol
anonymous reader
2013-06-26 01:59:35
Uh.. It was okay. Nothing good.
anonymous reader
2013-06-26 01:55:38
That escalated quckly.
anonymous reader
2013-06-24 10:42:40
the ending was beautiful good job :).
anonymous reader
2013-06-23 17:16:05
this made me sick :(
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Holy crap.
I find this very hard to believe, but that would be incredible. ETA: nm, appears to be true. Strange that it's the largest yet but is confirmed only one city.
There's a "flipping the bird" button? It's about goddamn time.
Saint's Row has had that for 2 games now. But you can also do a Rick Flair style taunt if you like.
That being said, the idea of controlling 3 characters concurrently is intriguing.
Missions inspired by Three Leaf Clover? YES PLEASE.
I like the idea of improved driving, but it does need to stay somewhat 'arcadey'. Still, does this snippet:
"dogs jump against fences if you walk too close"
mean they're introducing animals? PETA is going to love that.
I hope you can bust out your driver-side window and flip fools the bird instead of shooting them to death. The car-handling is the biggest deal for me. I hated the handling in IV, it just wasn't fun. Hauling ass through the city with cops in hot pursuit is what its all about.
Any news on who is on the soundtrack. A great soundtrack will keep me playing for days...
Trailer 2 for download.
or youtube:
The trailer looks good. Hopefully the game itself will share the somewhat lighter tone of this trailer as opposed to the "Why so serious!?" tone of GTA4.
It'll probably be the same tone as Grand Theft Auto 4.
Which had a really jacked dude that did roids and wanted to bro it up with you.
The tone of the trailers between the two is very different, and this trailer (thankfully) focuses on some of the crazy mission set pieces that they've obviously focused on this time around. Even if the tone is serious it makes a big difference when they give you enough over the top crazy missions to break up the constant low ebb of emotion in the story.
It'll probably be somewhat close to The Ballad of Gay Tony in terms of missions.
I just wouldn't get my hopes up of Rockstar looking back at earlier games in the series and saying "Yup that's what we want to do" since they've clearly been going in a different direction for a while now.
Yeah looks more in line with The Ballad of Gay Tony.
I'm also looking forward to the Multiplayer stuff, GTA4 had the basics and can be rather nutty. RDR's online was terrific fun. They mentioned in the Game Informer interview they want this multiplayer to do what GTA3 did for Single Player...
I'm gonna mess around with this game soooo much.
I'm trying to consider all the magical possibilities of RDR's ambient system in GTA's world, and it's delicious. See Grandma getting jumped in an alley, you pull over and pop the crackhead in the crackhead. As you trot back to your vehicle, you hear "Thanks for takin' out that mugger, mister. [she's jumped by a mountain lion] AAAUGHGHGH"
Rottweilers are obviously the new mountain lions. *shudder*
Will have to watch the trailer when I get home, but liking what I'm hearing so far. It's good to hear that they've followed RDR's lead with the ambient stuff. now, if they can do the same with the shooting and checkpointing, I may finally get a GTA I'll actually play through to completion. There was a lot about GTA4 I loved, but having to replay the same 20 minute stretches of clunky shooting every time I died just killed it for me.
That's the thing, Rockstar's problem has never been cutting a great trailer, and this one certainly delivers the goods on the visual/story front. It's really going to come down to the gameplay improvements, and having had a spat of great open-world games recently (Saint's Row, Sleeping Dogs, their own RDR) the pressure's on to execute on the mechanics end.
From R* facebook page... never going in the water now.
I just got attacked in Far Cry 3 by a shark. Not sure if there could be anything more terrifying. Now, there might be.
IGN just did a little speculation on the 5 new images. They know as much as we do, of course, but it's still fun to anticipate different scenarios. I really hope they implement hunting like Red Dead Redemption. I would love to shoot/harpoon some sharks.
You do get the opportunity to shoot women though, so that's a plus. (Not being serious, just thinking about my nagging wife sometimes).
I never get pissed at game dates being pushed back anymore. Get it right, then charge me $60 for it.
While this is probably the ONLY game I'm actually anticipating, I feel kinda ashamed that I never even knew there was a release date previously given.
Honestly though, this works out in my favor. Work is a bit more calm during September so that will allow me more nights of 2 a.m. MP missions. I've already decided that I'm going to dust off my Xbox just for this game.
This. I know not every developer has the luxury, but I'm totally down with the "it's done when it's done" attitude.
Yeah, especially a game of this size, I have no problem waiting a couple of months for that extra polish. Between this, Darksiders 3, Dragon Age 3 and how many other awesome games coming out this year, I'm gonna be broke and my girlfriend is gonna hate me for never wanting to leave my house.
There's a third Darksiders happening?
This will make a nice birthday present.
Considering the rights are currently in limbo and the studio dissolved, not any time soon I would think.
Yeah, take your time Rockstar. I have plenty of games to keep me entertained. Delay it until you feel it's perfect. This is such a big and important (important for having fun, anyway) game that they need to make sure it's not rushed. I like it.
Sort of glad it was delayed (sorry to the folks who wanted it early). I wasn't super psyched for it and this frees up my budget to get Aliens : Colonial Marines and Bioshock : Infinity. Also, the game will be of better final quality when released.
It was supposed to be my birthday present.
Your birthday is cancelled and you are not allowed another one.
Heck, now that I'm older and it seems months go by in the blink of an eye, I don't really notice anymore. Take all the time you need to make sure it's not buggy.
Official box artwork released:
Needs 100% more bikini babes. Looking forward to this game riffing hard on Breaking Bad.
even while this exists?
I didn't think anyone could even have a favorite GTA Box cover. I mean, they're kind of all the same.
But honestly, I can't wait for people to bitch and moan how this GTA is "Too serious" and "not fun."
Things facing to the right outnumber things facing to the left three to one. Just awful.
Yep, that's certainly a 'GTA-looking piece of box art' piece of GTA box art.
This game is too serious.
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We have one boat open if you are interested in chartering to fish the jolly mon tournament. The bite has started! First come- call 910-575-3474 to book Capt. Brant McMullan Ocean Isle Fishing Center
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Sunday 7:00 am-7:00 pm
Monday-Wednesday 8:00 am-5:00 pm
Thursday 7:00 am-8:00 pm
Friday-Saturday 7:00 am-9:00 pm
Phone: 910-575-3474
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I have been a little slack on the reporting side. The facts are that fishing is just that, FISHING! Some days it seems to be easy and others you have to work for every bite. Live shrimp and live menhaden will increase your chances at getting on the bite. We have been targeting reds at or near low tide with live baits pinned to Carolina rigs. As the water rises into the grass floating live shrimp under a cork will tempt some speckled trout. Drifting and dragging live menhaden on a Carolina rig is likely to pick up a few flounder. Come on down and lets go fishing! See ya on the water!
Travis Ketchie owner and CEO of Ketchie Outdoors and some friends showed us today the kings are here. Travis headed out on his Fountain and said they got tired of getting beat up so they didn't go as far as he'd planned.
12 year old Wyatt McGirt caught his first fish, a 27 lb Cobia within 45 minutes while fishing with his dad.
Pulling him in was a blast! Definitely the fish of a lifetime! Too bad I can't enter him into the Jolly Mon Tournament!! Thanks so much to Captain Chris and First Mate Austin for an exciting morning! If you want a great experience off-shore fishing, OIFC is the only place to go. We take a trip out every summer with OIFC and love the memories those trips have created for us, our children, and our parents.
The Jolly Mon is postponed until the following weekend, June 26-29. All events will take place on the same days and same times, just one week later.
This has been a difficult decision, particularly as we are still several days out. However, in an effort to give as much time as possible for participants to change schedules and go on with their lives, we are making the call now. The weather may well turn out to be ideal, but at this time, it does not look that way and thus the call is being made.
We are tournament fishermen just like the rest of you. We have fished in the worst of conditions, just like many of you; and it can be done. However, the spirit of the Jolly Mon tournament is in its family involvement. The conditions that are forecast are not conducive to allowing many families to fish together, and thus the call has been made.
Finally, we have very limited to no flexibility in changing the date again if similar conditions are present on the reschedule dates. Thus, for all you fishermen who are out there saying that you would have fished this weekend, you will get your chance the weekend of June 26th; hopefully under better conditions, but there is certainly no guarantee.
I hope this decision will please more than it displeases. If you have entered and wish to get your entry back, I will offer a refund. EMAIL ME
Thank you for your understanding.
Capt. Brant
So Brant spends 10 days staring at the highs and lows on the weather map, trying and trying to conjure up better weather conditions...and then finally throws in the towel and makes decision to postpone....and then sure enough, once announcement is made, the weather forecast gets better. Mother nature is a tough one.
Good call in my opinion.
Brant, I think it was a good decision. Tournaments are supposed to be fun. Better luck next weekend!
Tommy sent these pictures the 12th. But since I hadn't checked my email I'm a little late posting. However in looking at other friends' posts on facebook I can report the cobia are still here.
Wendell Barnett happened upon this boat adrift today while he was out fishing aboard his Sea Hunt "Empty Pockets". Wendell said the boat lost it's anchor and had a net hung up in it's prop abd had been adrift for 1 or 2 days. Fortunately for them Wendell is always out there and happened upon them before the winds started picking up.
Great work Wendell!!!
Tag Team Sport Fishing shows proof the kings are here with this one they caught off of Oak Island.
This weekend's weather is a concern as regards to hosting the Jolly Mon. I assure you that we are watching it and trying to make a fair decision. A decision will be made tomorrow by 12 noon as to whether the event will occur this weekend or next weekend. Visit www.OIFC.com/jmkc for information tomrrow at noon.
Thank you - Capt. Brant
Wait til thursday am to call the ball.I think the heat will way out the low pressure tryn to move in!!!! Im game for the nx weekend READY TO FISH ASAP
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What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of your content comes from. Surf away. Just remember that spilling your macchiato over your keyboard is a lot more expensive than spilling it across newsprint.
At the Los Angeles Times, food blogger Bill Esparza considers the new wave of local Salvadoran restaurants; a former punk rocker makes jams; and 1 star for Firefly in Studio City.
The New York Times considers the meatless burger; a review of Jonathan Waxman's new cookbook, Italian, My Way; and celebrating Phagwah, a Hindu holiday, in food.
The backyard pig roast moves indoors; and "Munch Madness," or the NCAA tournament in 64 Boston restaurants, at The Boston Globe.
"The Kojo Nnamdi Show," an award-winning radio show, covers food as a cultural force; and a recipe for Chinese gambling rice, at The Washington Post.
At Chicago Tribune, more adventures in airport food: Eating sushi at Chicago's O'Hare; and Bill Daley gives us an elegy for Elizabeth Taylor in food.
New York merchants say rules governing opening restaurants are crushing their businesses, at the New York Daily-News.
At the Kansas City Star, a yoga teacher finds peace in simple foods.
Wolfgang Puck does hospital food: Puck opens his first restaurant in a hospital, a new WP Express in Cleveland, from the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Oregon Music News has a line on its masthead listing the categories the online publication covers:
I don't spend much time with two-thirds of those genres and although I found it enlightening to rummage through the OMN sections about them, I doubt that I will be delving deeply into, say, DJ/Electro. I'm glad it's there for those who need it. The current lead story in the jazz section is Jack Berry's "Saga of the not-so-lost Oregon Jazz treasure trove (part 2)." Berry updates questions about the fate of a cache of reel-to-reel audio tapes and videos recorded over the years by the late sound man Bob Thompson.
Among the musicians Thompson captured were Art Pepper, Jim Pepper, David Friesen, Dave Frishberg, Floyd Standifer, Nancy King and a few dozen other musicians better known in the Pacific Northwest than they are nationally. The recordings now belong to the Jazz Institute of Los Angeles, where they are stored with no apparent plan for their permanent preservation or eventual release. If there is other music of the quality of a clip of the late tenor saxophonist Jim Pepper, bassist David Friesen and drummer Ron Steen in a basement session, let's hope that the institute has something in mind. To read Berry's story and hear Friesen, Pepper and Steen play "My One and Only Love" (mistitled "Bolivar Blues"), click here.
It is a shame such sessions lay hidden with no intention of issue. I learned that KNPR donated all of the old Four Queens Jazz Night From Las Vegas broadcast to UNLV's music library, where they sit…
Thanks. I didn't intend to criticize Ken Poston. He's keeping the faith under difficult circumstances. Am kind of sad that Portland musicians didn't (or haven't) weighed in on the importance of the collection. Should have included Earle Minor in the list of players Thompson recorded. He's almost certainly there.


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2 of your 5 a day
The bitter chicory leaves are balanced by the sweetness of the apple in this refreshing autumnal salad. It also provides you with two of your five a day.
Chicory, Walnut and Apple Salad
2 cox apples
1 lemon, juice
1 tsp walnut oil
½ tsp coriander seeds, lightly crushed
2 heads white chicory
2 heads red chicory
100g watercress
75g walnut pieces, roughly chopped
1. Halve and core the apples and cut into very thin slices. Lay out on a large platter and dress with lemon juice and walnut oil and sprinkle with the coriander seeds.
2. Separate the chicory leaves and arrange on a large platter with the watercress. Spoon over the apple slices and the juices. Scatter with walnut pieces and serve.
Tip. This salad is very lightly dressed with just lemon juice and walnut oil. If you want to dress it up a bit more, try a splash of Waitrose half fat olive oil dressing.
- Preparation time: 10 - 15 minutes
- Total time: 10 - 15 minutes
Serves: 4
Nutritional Info
Typical values per serving:
Energy |
790.776kJ 189kcals |
Fat | 1.5g |
Saturated Fat | 1.4g |
Carbohydrate | 9.3g |
Sugars | 7.1g |
Salt | 0.1g |
Average user rating Based on 11 ratings
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Thats no biggie, LEO's are misinformed all the time. Some know the correct ordinances thay are sworn to uphold, others dont. It is LEGAL to open carry in KCMO, PERIOD. I cant count on both hands a feet, the number of misinformed, ignorant, stubborn, hard headed, ect... LEO's that have TRIED to inform me that I was illegally Open Carrying, I politely informed them they were mistaken... and to provide a ordinance or statute I was in violation of. So far..... it has always ened with,"Have a nice day".
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This is just me, but I would personally fie a complaint. My reasoning being if LEAs get enough complaints about officers not being informed on the laws they are sworn to uphold, then that might change. We've seen it happen all over the country where media and activists gain enough attention, that the LEAs will perform some training, and now the officers all know the law. As I said, my hope in filing a complaint would be for this to happen locally.
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XD this is awesome, I hope I someday get the knowledge level you are with OC. You could have pushed it more and asked why he was impersonating an officer because he clearly didnt know the law at all. How can he swear to uphold laws if he doesnt know them??? Along with your knowledge I need to grow a set and OC.. Awesome story my friend.
So tonight I headed over to Walgreens to get some passport photos so I can apply for a concealed carry license from Maine. My mom came along with me. It was the Walgreens at Kearney and Kansas in Springfield, MO.
So I get the photo taken and while we're waiting mom starts looking at stuff. The manager, who had come out of the back room for some reason or another saw my Glock on his way back to the back room, and came over to me.
"Are you a police officer?"
"We don't allow guns in the store, so next time don't bring it in." *Walks away really fast*
So when the photo's are done the picture guy comes over and tells me they're ready at register 1. I go over to the register and there's a lady who's the cashier.
"Are these photos yours?"
"Yes ma'am"
"I thought so. Are you in the armed forces?" *rings up the item and gives me total*
"Oh ok. I just saw you're [unintelligible - means sidearm] and thought that you might be."
"No. But like, a few minutes ago your manager came over and told me not to come back with it."
- from now it's paraphrased since my memory isn't perfect
"What the heck that's dumb."
"I know. I'm following all the laws and as far as I know Walgreens doesn't have any policy against it."
"Yeah you're right. You're not concealing it or anything. You aren't doing anything wrong."
"Yeah. Can I get the store number and the manager's name?"
"Sure! I'm really sorry about this!"
So she gave me his name, a head office type number to call, and the store info. I figure I'll call it tomorrow and see if I can straighten it out. Looks like after only six days of carry, I'm already doing my part to normalize OC.
P.S. Does anyone else find it hilarious that I was there getting CCW photos when this happened?
I called Walgreens customer service and a very polite lady took my info and my complaint. She told me I would receive a call within 2 business days. Then she said (paraphrased)
"I'm really sorry you were treated this way. I'm surprised this happened; we have police officers, state troopers, detectives and such come into our stores with their firearms all the time and they're not told this. It shouldn't be any different for you."
So we'll see what comes up when I get the call.
Today the store manager for the Walgreens I was at called and talked to me. He said he had gotten 3 emails about the case and wanted to hear my account of what happened. I told him, and he apologized for the rude behavior of the night manager. The guy I talked to said that he was going to get his CCW sometime too.
Now here's the important part. He said that although they don't post their stores, Walgreens has a corporate policy of no firearms allowed in the buildings. Looks like another store we'll all have to avoid.
He concluded by saying if I ever stopped by to come say hi, which I told him I would like to but probably won't since I carry every day.
And I guess that's the end of this story.
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i didnt do a hole lot today but i did carry when i went to the sprint store and they had no proplem with it or if they did they didnt say any thing about it and i went to quick trip and back home i will be carrying when i go for my evening run around town and we will see how that goes
Open Carry lunch in St. Charles, MO 11 August 2012
So I must admit for my FIRST OC event it went really smooth. I will do at again soon. I am not sure I am up to doing it all by myself yet, I just dont have the muster to argue my point with the police yet. But feel more than comfortable to be part of a group doing OC. I am sure there are many out there like me? Let us hear from you. You may have reservations about attending one of these events but you never know unless you go? St. Charles is very OC friendly.
http://www.jjsstcharles.com was very friendly. Not as much as one employee even acted funny about us being there and OC. They must be used to it since I hear its a regular spot for OC get together. We did have a few looks from the general public, but no cops were called I think? If so they must have told them its legal and not responded. We did have a gentlemen stop on way out to ask about OC. Is it legal? What web site do I go to research it? Etc. He was eating near by and was listening to our conversation. We only had 4 people show up for Lunch. At first I was sad about this low showing. Then I got to conversation with David and Marc and found they had wisdom beyond my years. I was happy to speak with them for the four hours we spent chatting about everything under the sun. They were a great group of guys and I look forward to the next OC meet in St Charles or surrounding area.
Let's set a new record for this lunch! New to OC, you are especially invited. If you are on the fence about coming, just do it! Hide your firearm if you are uncomfortable, if you have a CCW that is. Just show up and grown the group so that others will follow. You may be pleasantly surprised as I was. You may make new friends with similar interest? Hope to see you all next time...
Today was the first day I OC'ed, admittedly, it was in Kansas City Mo and not one of the questionable muni's. It was just a quick run to Hy-Vee on 64th Street. I was carrying my Taurus PT140 on my hip with my shirt tucked in. I don't think anyone noticed at all, except one large hillbilly looking gentleman (that was wearing a 2nd Amendment t-shirt) that gave me a quizical look.
I have open carried since I became legal to, and in that entire time, the only 2 issues I have had occured within 1 mile of eachother, 10 minutes apart.
40 Hwy Walmart,
Long story short, I had KCPD go nuts on me upon seeing my gun on my hip, properly displayed, proper holster, completely legal. He rudely informed me that I wasn't allowed to carry my firearm there, because Walmart had posted signs stating that (in his words) "Due to the stupidity of the public, civilians aren't allowed to carry their firearms here, and that it is highly illegal to do so."
The hell are you talking about copper? I know my rights, I am a law abiding, tax paying, gun toting citizen. PLEASE come show me where it is posted at that I am not allowed to carry my firearm here. (When I became legal to open carry, I was cautious about it until I was for sure where I could/couldn't carry my gun, So needless to say I knew beyond a doubt that I was within my rights.) So he graciously escorts me outside where, to his surprise, it wasn't posted! Somebody please explain how you can provide security at a company... and not know their policies? As soon as he realized he was wrong, and that he had tangled with a civilian who has armed themselves with knowledge, he started apologizing profusely. He didn't expect a 22 year old wearing a firearm and biker gear to know anything... I was glad to prove him wrong.
The next thing happened at the Quik Trip on 40/sterling, where the cashier (60 som-odd year old) tried to tell me that Missouri doesn't have an open carry policy, and if I ever wore it in there again, he would call the police on me. I politely informed him that MO does have the policy, then proceeded to educate him on it. At the end of the conversation he said he was going to buy a firearm and open carry his as well.... 'Merica...... Gotta love it!
I wish there was some way that we could hold a rally, similar to a biker rally, to just cruise around the cities and go into various stores/places. Dumb idea and a waste of gas but it always amazes me how people are oblivious to the rights they have in their own state...
I am new to OCing and have a general question hopefully someone can answer. I have my CCW and carry everyday. I carry a crossbreed style IWB holster with 2 shirts, an under shirt so the leather isn't against my skin and then and outer shirt tucked in most of the time. There are occasions that I have my Sig on my side in the crossbreed at home working around the yard, and need to run to the store but don't necessarily want to put on an other shirt over top, is carrying OC in a IWB holster OK? Has anyone else carried this way OCing, have you had any problems? I can see where the leo's my think it is partially concealed.
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There is no definition of concealed in the state statutes, so unless your county or city has defined it, it's a murky area.
What concerns me more is that you are considering open carrying a non retention holster that is generally placed in a bad position to see an approaching gun grabber. I love my Crossbreed, but I would never wear it without a cover shirt.
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Once more into the fray.
Into the last good fight I'll ever know.
Live and die on this day.
Live and die on this day.
"I knew one thing: as soon as anyone said you didn't need a gun, you'd better take one along that worked."
Raymond Chandler
You will not rise to the occasion; you will fall back on your level of training. Archilochus, 650 BC
Old and treacherous will beat young and skilled every time. Yata hey.
I wonder what would happen if I did this and whether it could be considered forgery? here it goes
I am nifty with photoshop, so i wonder if i can get a copy of yours, scan it, blink out your name, copy the font, and then i can make one for anyone that wishes to carry it... but once again, i wonder if that would be considered forgery...
it might be easier if you just tell us the process you followed to get it in the first place, to be honest i would personally prefer that to possible forgery. I can see the headline now:
Missouri open carry act has been terminated due to a number of people forging a letter from the mayor, more at 9!
that would be my luck...
you might just consider getting a paddle belt lvl 2 retention duty holster, yeah granted level 3 is obviously better but i carry a level 2 holster on my duty belt, properly fastened of course, then when i open carry i change out the back to fit my paddle, overall i paid like $44.
I agree with Grapshot; It doesn't seem like it would be a forgery if you redacted others' personal information. It seem s to me it would be a forgery if you inserted somebody else's information and passed it off as being addressed to that person. Not only do I think it's illegal, I feel it would also be morally wrong to do so; But as I said, not if you simply copy the original and present it as such.
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It could be a forgery if he puts his name on it and attempts to give the impression the letter was given to him by the signer, when it wasn't. He would presenting a document as real, when it wasn't.
The other thing that comes to mind, similar to forgery, is impersonation.
If it were me, I would black out Jim40cal's name and not put anything else, not eliminate the name, just black it out. The point you are trying to make with the document is it is legal, via this letter, to OC in Independence MO. YMMV
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Jeff Gordon racing at Homestead in Miami Florida over the course of his career had been a Bermuda triangle for him as he could never win there — until last year.
Even though Gordon was out of chase contention for the Sprint Cup at the time last year as he is this year, he found a way to get his first victory. In 14 starts at the track, Gordon also has 11 top- 10s and seven top-five finishes to go along with his first win last season.
"It was great to finally get a Sprint Cup victory here," Gordon noted via Jeffgordon.com. "It also was cool to call into the office at Hendrick Motorsports during the offseason and be placed on hold. While on hold, the closing laps of that race is what you heard."
Wins have been a little bit hard to come by in recent years as Gordon only has seven total wins since the start of the 2008 season. Some have speculated that he has lost a step and the end is near. Well, Gordon is certainly closer to the December of his career than the January, but he still has a lot left in the tank. Despite having 88 career Sprint Cup wins, Gordon still knows how to savor the moment.
If Gordon is able to earn a second victory in Miami, he will savor it for months. "A win going into the offseason? Even better because you are the most recent race winner for a few months."
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The Golden Mouse is a prestigious award given to a player following their third OnGameNet Starleague championship. The trophy contains 275 grams of gold.[1]
There are currently four recipients of the Golden Mouse:
Player | Year Achieved | OSL Victories |
NaDa | 2006 | |
July | 2008 | |
Jaedong | 2009 | |
Flash | 2010 |
Potential future winners[edit]
Currently, the only players with two OSL championships are iloveoov, BoxeR, and JangBi. However, all three of them have retired from professional play.
Beyond the Golden Mouse[edit]
When NaDa advanced to the finals of the 2006 Shinhan Bank OSL Season 3 following his successful Golden Mouse run in the 2006 Shinhan Bank OSL Season 2, OGN announced its intention to extend the reward system. Suggestions at the time included a Platinum Mouse for five OSL medals, and a Diamond Mouse for seven OSL medals. As no progamer has ever managed to secure four OSL titles, the plans for more Mouse trophies has never been elaborated upon.
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Philippine Record-Low Rates Aren't 'Sacred,' Guinigundo Says
Karl Lester M. YapThe Philippines' record-low benchmark interest rate isn't sacred and will need to be reviewed as the central bank guards against price pressures, Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo said. The peso fell.
"Current interest rate levels are not sacred, I should stress that," Guinigundo, 59, said in an April 12 interview in Baguio city, north of Manila. "They remain to be appropriate, but if they will produce unintended consequences in the future, then we will have to review those policy rates."
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ordered lenders to set aside more money as reserves from April 4, a move that may herald an increase in the benchmark interest rate which has been held at 3.5 percent since October 2012. While inflationary pressures appear to have eased, "upside risks" persist, including increases in power and utility costs, ample liquidity and uncertainty posed by the U.S. Federal Reserve's stimulus tapering, Guinigundo said.
"The central bank should remain proactive in tightening, but do so on a gradual basis so as not to affect growth prospects," said Jeff Ng, a Singapore-based economist at Standard Chartered Plc, who predicts an increase in the overnight deposit rate in the third quarter. "We expect inflation to be on an uptrend in the second quarter, narrowing the scope to keep rates steady."
The Philippine peso fell 0.3 percent to 44.410 against the U.S. dollar as of 9:42 a.m., poised for its biggest decline in more than a week, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The benchmark stock index slipped 0.2 percent.
Capital Outflows
The Philippine economy can absorb or accommodate higher interest rates and macroprudential measures that the central bank may implement if and when it believes necessary, Guinigundo said at a conference in Baguio the same day.
"We should be more forward looking, more preemptive because monetary policy works with a lag and the lag could be long," Guinigundo said in the interview, declining to provide a timetable for an increase in borrowing costs. The possibility of higher interest rates in the U.S. and other advanced economies may lead to capital outflows and cause the peso to weaken, he said.
The peso completed its biggest jump in almost seven months last week, rising 1.5 percent, on speculation the currency will catch up with gains in other emerging-market exchange rates. The peso weakened about 9 percent against the U.S. dollar in 12 months through March 31, among the worst in a basket of 11 Asian currencies tracked by Bloomberg.
Asset Bubbles
Risks of inflation remain even after price gains eased in February and March, central bank Governor Amando Tetangco said April 9. The monetary authority isn't "wedded to any particular policy action" and has a number of tools that can be deployed as needed, Tetangco said in an interview last month. The next policy meeting is scheduled for May 8.
Consumer prices rose 3.9 percent in March from a year earlier, easing from 4.1 percent in February. The central bank targets inflation to average 3 percent to 5 percent this year.
President Benigno Aquino said in a February interview there is no danger of the economy overheating, downplaying the risk of asset bubbles forming even as he targets annual growth of as much as 7.5 percent this year.
Money supply rose more than 30 percent every month in the eight months through February. It may stabilize by the second half of the year at 15 percent to 17 percent, Guinigundo said last month. The central bank said on March 27 it would raise the reserve requirement ratio for universal and commercial banks to 19 percent from 18 percent effective April 4.
Gross domestic product rose 7.2 percent in 2013 and 6.8 percent in 2012. The International Monetary Fund this month cut its forecast for global growth in 2014 and urged emerging markets to prepare for flows of capital back to advanced economies.


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Patients who are diagnosed with breast cancer or breast disease requiring a mastectomy may be a candidate for reconstruction. A DIEP may be performed either at the same time as the breast removal (mastectomy) or at some time after the mastectomy has been completed and healing of the tissues has occurred.
Deciding which is the best type of breast reconstruction requires an examination of the patient's body type, need for certain types of cancer treatment (chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy), and individual factors that the patient brings into the equation. A discussion with a board-certified plastic surgeon who is trained in all methods of breast reconstruction will offer the patient the most choices for a reconstruction tailored to their individual needs.
The DIEP flap reconstruction is best suited to patients who are seeking the most natural type of breast reconstruction and have an active lifestyle in which abdominal muscle strength is an important consideration for the patient.
Breast implants are a common method of breast reconstruction used by many plastic surgeons. In patients who have not had radiation therapy to treat their breast cancer and who have had both breasts removed (bilateral mastectomy), implant based reconstruction can be a very good choice. However, it is often difficult to match the remaining breast with implant reconstruction alone. Simply put, a natural breast does not look like a breast implant.
The DIEP flap enables the surgeon to use the natural tissue of the patient's abdomen and, by transplanting this tissue to the chest, recreate a natural appearing breast mound. While breast implants can get infected requiring their removal, deflate, or become hardened with time, these do not occur with natural tissue reconstruction of the DIEP flap.
The Transverse Rectus-Abdominus Myocutaneous (TRAM) flap uses the patient's skin and abdominal fat to recreate the breast. This flap, however, requires the surgeon to cut through the entire abdominal muscle on one side of the abdomen in order to supply blood to the tissues used for reconstruction. The circulation to this flap is not as strong as the DIEP flap and may result in melting away of some of the flap often referred to as fat necrosis. Also, the loss of the abdominal muscle may result in weakness of one side of the abdomen or even a hernia.
In contrast, the DIEP flap allows the surgeon to spare the abdominal muscle. To do this, the surgeon carefully separates the small blood vessels that supply the skin and fat from abdominal muscles resulting in minimal disruption to abdominal strength and integrity. In this procedure, risks of abdominal hernia or bulge are decreased as compared with the TRAM flap. The blood supply to the DIEP flap, in the appropriate candidate, is better than the TRAM flap resulting in a more stable and reliable long-term result.
All surgeries carry with them certain risks. Bleeding, infection, differences between the reconstruction and remaining breast are common to many types of breast reconstruction. Implant-based techniques have complications of implant loss, deflation, and hardening of the implants. The TRAM flap has the risks associated with abdominal weakness and a bulge where the muscle is rotated onto the chest.
The DIEP flap also carries with it some potential complications. The tissue transplanted to the chest requires the use of microsurgical techniques to sew together the very small blood vessels that provide circulation to the transplanted tissue. In rare cases (1-3%) the blood vessels may become clotted resulting in loss of the flap and need for a backup procedure for breast reconstruction. The risks and benefits of any operation, including the DIEP flap, are dependent upon certain factors unique to each individual patient. The best way to determine these factors is through a consultation with a board certified plastic surgeon that specializes in breast cancer reconstruction.