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Throughout the spiritual classic The Power of Now are specific practices and clear keys that show us how to discover for ourselves the 'grace, ease, and lightness' that comes when we simply quiet our thoughts and see the world before us in the present moment.
Practicing the Power of Now is a carefully arranged series of excerpts from the The Power of Now that directly gives us those exercises and keys. Return to those words, reflect on the words, reflect even on the space between the words and - maybe over time, maybe immediately - you'll discover something of life-changing significance.
© 2001 Eckhart Tolle; (P) 2001 New World Library
"Excellent Refresher"
I listened to the Power of Now and found it wonderfully valuable. However, at 7 hours long, it's tough to use for reviewing the key lessons.
Practicing the Power of Now is more condensed and bite-sized. You can listen in 10-15 minute chunks and get real value. Or, listen to the entire book at once and get a complete reset.
I wouldn't buy this unless you've read or listened to the Power of Now, because you need to understand and believe the theories so well explained in that book. As a refesher, however, I found it very, very helpful, and more than worth the purchase price.
Just to set the record straight, I reviewed Meditation and Psychotherapy accidently as another book I got, unfortunately it will not allow me to change anything but the stars, Audible said you cannot change it or delete. the book is AWESOME! Tara Brach is Awesome! The book I was rating I returned and was aweful. sorry
"Stillness and inner peace!!!"
This book is transforming, was on my second round with Power of Now, but this book puts it in a condensed sections of where it breaks it down to meaningful sessions that are provoking. The exercises he has you do help you to be still and reach inside to your inner body and helps you to let go of the thinking pattern going on. each session I am able to reach more of more of awakening! I find myself going hours of the Non thinking mind if I am not working. It is very refreshing and brings peace and calm in your every day life. I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting to be free from negative and bad behaviors, such as depression, anxiety, moodiness, all sorts of illnesses. I was in a state of deep depression when I started my journey and now I no longer identify myself by my past or from what others think of me, that is none of my business! Its great to have that freedom! it has even made changes to our lovely cat Buddy. he is much calmer and more affectionate around me.
"Realizing the Power"
This is an excellent audiobook. It is repetitious, yes from the Power of Now but he the more you listen to it and don't try to figure it out, you will understand what he is trying to convey to you by just listening with and open mind. If you DO NOT have deep sorrow or need to find how to control your mind and seT your mind at peace then this book is not for you. It is to be listened to and listened to and then it all comes together. Little by little the words are consoling, and enlightening. I would recommend getting POWER OR NOW first and then listening to this book.
Rob Thomas
"Despite some apprehension, really liked this."
I'm not a new-age kind of guy, but I really liked this audiobook. The ideas are very interesting and even life-changing. It is really worth your time to listen to this book.
And forgive the author for his occasional use of new-age sounding terms; his message and the concepts seem very solid notwithstanding.
"Powerful and entertaining"
Something about the way Tolle expresses himself is so entertaining. He gets his point across by asking simple questions with obvious answers that bring to light the nonsensical ways in which we think. This book truly enriched my life, introducing me to my own life using explanations so entertaining, self evident and logical that even my very cynical and anti-spiritual German husband enjoyed listening with me.
"Power of Now w/o the Q&A"
Eckhart Tolle is the absolutely best of his kind, followed by Alan Watts and Ram Dass.
The Power of Now is the culmination of all of Tolle's works. I've read them all, and this one seems to distill the essence of his teaching. It's priceless.
"how to let go of future and past"
Tolle is a spiritual master and his books are documents of this mastery. This book is one of his shorter ones and introduces you to the idea of the NOW which is, in Tolle's view, the only thing that really exists. Past and future have no intrinsic reality to them.
He explains also how to live in the now and what could prevent you from doing so and how to overcome these obstacles.
Tolle's somewhat monotonous, but warm and almost hypnotizing voice makes particularly the audio book a true spiritual experience that you don't want to miss.
This book might as well change the way you approach life. And be assured it will be a change you will like.
"The Power of Now"
the words in this book convey to me the essential Truths about Life in a way that is so easy to understand. I highly recommend this to anyone with the desire to "know thyself".
"Loved it!"
this is a book that i can listen over and over again.
Here and now
"Eyes open"
This is a great book to use as a refresher for the power of now or as a introduction. If this is your first Eckhart Tolle book then I think it is a great book to see if your ready for his teachings. You will either feel the desire to know more or you will not. If you want to jump in head first then read, the power of now first and use this as a refresher.
"This is the very important basics!"
I love to recommend this book to my friends, because he explains such important basics of life, how to be, so simply and easy to understand. I've known the principal and practicing the power of now for many years, but this book just put it so simply and easily and explains well.
"Realising yourself"
This is a gift to yourself, to see and understand 'all that is'. It took effort at first to practice living in the now, but it is so inspirational and helps you to not give up. This book has helped me heal and to move in with my presence and present life.
"Easy, short and something for myself"
Great way to improve my inner life, finding time to meditate or practice ways of improving my self awareness is difficult. This audiobook is perfect to listen to while doing automatic actions (getting dress, undress, having a brew, also after my lunch, 5 min of quiete time is refreshing. The only unerving thing is the snorting, but if you listen to the author frequently, you get use and it becomes like rain outside. Very easy practical exercices!
Very good I highly recommend this book without any reservations.
stunning, absolute delight, truly profound.
"Great for falling asleep to"
A compilation of the great exercises from his other books, which unfortunately, I found too long winded to listen to.
Brilliant book by a spiritual master. This book is a fantastic condensed milk based on the original power of now
omg! read it!! greatest book in the history of mankind. please read it a few time and your life will become infinite better
"Deepening the understanding"
I have long returned to the original book, The Power of Now, as a reminder that there is only this moment, and that we need to be aware when our mind takes us off to the future or the past. The mind is a useful tool if we use it, rather than let it use us. In this book, Practising the Power of Now, Tolle explores and expands upon the themes from The Power of Now, and also A New Earth, which gives a greater depth of understanding to concepts like the pain body, the egoic mind and awareness. He also gives more practical examples of how his teachings apply in every day life,eg in relationships. His voice is soothing and hypnotic, and every word feels true and makes perfect sense. It is true what they say - when the student is ready, the teacher appears, and Tolle is a true teacher for our age.
"life changing for the better."
loved it. there is an alternative from pain and suffering. change your life if you dare
"you'll get what you looking for , guaranty ;-)"
magnificent introduction , amazingly easy explanation , extremely recommend it to all , A to Z
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Mark, I use a slab roller fro some of my work and had the same issue until I began the process of ribbing both sides of the slab going in multiple directions each time. When one side is ribbed, press thin plastic (I use a roll of drop cloth plastic from Home Depot and cut the right sized pieces for each project) and smooth it onto the surface making sure no wrinkles or air bubbles are present. Placing a 1/4" piece of plywood on top, I flip it over, rib that side and transfer either to a form for draping, a wheel for throwing (placing the bat on the top allows flipping without distorting), or leave flat for slab work. Most warpage has gone away.
Firing Plates
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Posted 30 November 2014 - 01:53 AM
Debora, I would to add to the other comments - 1- bottom thickness and 2 - speed of drying- I like to throw 14'' plates and leave the bottoms thicker than normal for a nice foot- I work the bottom from inside out then, outside in with a wood rib as my last step, cut it off the bat then cover with plastic to slow down the dry time.. if I dry them fast, about 25% will crack pretty nasty..
I like to throw red clay, it balls nicely and hurts like hell when it hits you...
Posted 01 December 2014 - 10:58 PM
For compressing, I personally love this tool:
The COWS TONGUE!
Posted 08 December 2014 - 09:56 PM
If I read correctly, you're making the slab plate and then throwing on a foot, right? Is the slab plate mostly flat or is it slightly curved before the foot is added? Or is the center of the plate slightly curved with a wide flat rim? If the plate is flat or has a wide flat rim and the diameter of your foot ring is too small for the diameter of the rim, this can cause the rim to drop and the center of the plate to pop up in the glaze firing because the foot acts as a pivot point (think see-saw) when the clay softens in the glaze firing. Gravity wins. Whether the slump is consistent around the entire rim or is worse in some places than others is usually related to how carefully or casually the clay was handled during construction of the piece.
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Sometimes you will find that after some edits in your form, or on inclusion of certain data, Central will enter an infinite loop whilst processing pages.
This could have a number of obscure causes, but the most common is this: a combination of incorrect placement of $POSITION field; inappropriate subform size; and Page Full settings configured to conditionally start new pages.
The $POSITION field
When a subform is drawn on the page, the metaphporical drawing head returns to the leftmost part of the printing area, and slightly lower, ready to draw the next subform.
If the subform contains a $POSITION field however, the writing head will start drawing where the position field as, as if that position field were its {0,0} coordinates.
If a $POSITION field is in a JFMAIN page (which serves as the template page for other pages) then it will determine where the start of drawing is located.
The Page Full settings
As subforms are placed on the page, the page fills up, eventually reaching the bottom. Page Full settings can be used to determine when to skip to another page, for example, when there is no more room for a new subform instance, as well as some extra subforms (for example, footers, defined on "At End-Of-Page").
When the page is full, a new page starts, and the subform that was going to be placed on the previous page is instead placed on the new page. It is important to note that when this is done, the page-full conditions are run again.
The subform size
If a subform is too big for the printing area, it will be truncated at the bottom (print off the bottom of the page) before a new page is started, unless the option "Reserve space for the current subform plus these subforms" option is ticked in the subform's properties, under Page Full.
If the Reserve Space option is ticked, a new page will be started, and the subform will again be laid down on the page.
Now imagine these scenarios:
a) There is no room on the page for the subform, so a new page is started. The $POSITION field is low enough on the page so that there is still no room for the subform. So a new page is started, where the $POSITION field is again too low.
–> Infinite loop
This often happens when a $POSITION field in a JFMAIN has been moved too low for some reason. Bring the $POSITION field back to the top left corner of the printable area.
b) A large subform whose veritcal size exceeds that of the page is called. A new page is started for the subform, but the page is still too small. So a new page is started, but the page is still too small.
–> Infinite loop
This often happens when either the $POSITION field is set too low, or when the form design was made for the PDF default presentment target (it makes use of the whole page space), but the processing is done for a physical target (for example, a printer), where physical margins reduce the printable area. To correct this, set the default presentment target to be the one with the most restrictive margins (which will show in the design area as dark gray), and only allow items to be as tall as that space (remember to also account for header and footer spaces), and adjust the $POSITION field accordingly.


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Pronunciation: bêrth • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: 1. Sufficient space for a ship to maneuver. 2. Sufficient space for anything to maneuver. 3. A place for a ship to dock or a person to sleep on board (a ship, train, etc.)
Notes: Today's Good Word seems to have a variety of unrelated meanings, but they all revolve around required space. The plural is often pronounced slightly more softly than the singular ([bêrdhz]) with a voiced TH-sound like that of this and that, rather than that of thistle. Either way is OK. Just remember to give a wide berth to birth so as not to confuse the spellings.
In Play: Today's word commonly occurs in the idiom meaning to keep a distance, steer clear (of): "I understand the health benefits of garlic so long as those who eat it keep a wide berth of me." However, this sense may be used elsewhere: "The horse I bet on came in a good berth behind the rest of the pack." Of course, sleeping places on board ships and trains are also berths: "I thought it was raining on the train until I realized that my traveling companion in the upper berth had been unable to keep his dinner down."
Word History: Although the spelling berth has now solidly established itself, before the 19th century today's word was spelled birth. That is because both words are nouns derived from the same verb: bear. Exactly why is anyone's guess, but seamen have always liked this verb (see also a ship's bearing). In Germanic languages it also refers to birth and that which is born: a bairn "child", as the Scots say. Bear is a member of a huge derivational family that stretches across all the Indo-European languages. In Latin it became ferre "to carry", found in dozens of English words (infer, defer, etc.); in Russian it appears in brat' "take" and in Sanskrit bharati "he carries, takes". (We would like to take the opportunity to thank Kathleen McCune for finding a berth for this word in our Good Word series.)


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My view of Thanksgiving has changed through the years.
As a child, I associated Thanksgiving with big meals. We didn't have extended family living nearby, so I don't think we ever went over the woods and through the hills to Grandma's house. Instead it was just us. But with six kids in the family, it was still a full house.
Getting ready for Thanksgiving can be a lot of work, typically for the ladies of the house, at least in our house. I remember helping my mom the night before Thanksgiving to tear up loaves of bread for her homemade dressing and helping (mostly watching) her make pumpkin pies, cleaning up the dishes as we went.
On Thanksgiving Day after a quickly-consumed dinner and then washing the mounds of dishes a family of eight can produce, we would play card games or go for walks around the town and nearby countryside.
As a child, Thanksgiving was a fairly simple holiday ... no thoughts of gifts or new clothes, just a great meal.
But as an adult, Thanksgiving has become so much more than just a big meal. On Thanksgiving morning, after a quick mental note that meal preparations are in place, I will focus my thoughts on what really matters to me. I will think about my family and how we have been blessed and challenged during the past year.
Sometimes I think some of our best Thanksgivings have been those we have celebrated in spite of the circumstances of the past year. There are tough years and difficult seasons of life. And on those Thanksgiving mornings, I've known that though we may have been shaken deeply as a family, we were still intact.
In some ways, this has been a year in which our family has been pushed and shoved around a bit. I have seen loved ones in very tough circumstances for which we had no easy solutions. The economy has been tough on most of us. There have been health concerns.
But even as I say that, I know many, many families are coming to this Thanksgiving with much greater challenges and sorrows than anything experienced by my family this past year. There are the Superstorm Sandy victims; the families of the Colorado movie theater shooting; there are families in our own neighborhoods who are reeling from some tough times this year.
So there's no way I will come to the Thanksgiving table on Thursday thinking it's been a perfect year or a year of smooth sailing for most any of us. But that's OK.
Thanksgiving sometimes requires us to look beyond our circumstances and appreciate the simplicity of another breath, another sunrise, another day of hope and faith.
Though big meals remain a great part of Thanksgiving for me, I've come to realize Thanksgiving isn't something I see with my eyes, like a table filled with food, but rather something to be experienced in the heart.
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Radium3's built-in store functionality got a new feature today — new, improved ways to display your product options. Previously, all product options were combined into a single dropdown list on a product's detail page. So, if you had a shirt that came in three colors and each color had four sizes, customers had to select from a single dropdown menu displaying every possible variant of that product.
We've got a new feature coming to the Radium3 platform. It's called the Store Manager role and it will allow you to grant store management capabilities to non-admin users on any website. Previously, users could not access the store management pages or manage product listings unless they were given the Administrator role, which gave them access to the entire website.
We're excited to announce yet another payment option for those who run online stores with Radium3. PayPal Express Checkout can now be enabled alongside PayPal Website Payments Pro. Enabling Express Checkout with your Payments Pro integration means that your customers will be given a choice to "Check out with PayPal" or to check out using the built-in payment process.
Another addition to our list of supported payment processors went live this week. Now you can accept credit card payments through your Radium3 store via PayPal's Website Payments Pro. Pro vs. Standard We've always had support for PayPal's Website Payments Standard, so what's the difference with Pro?
The built-in Radium3 store solution just got even better. We've added two new payment processors, giving you even more options when it comes to how you receive payments through your store. Take a look at what's new below.
We've released an exciting new feature to Radium3's built-in e-commerce solution. We know you're going to love it. We wanted to take a minute to give you the details.
We've released a new demo video that provides a quick overview of the Radium3 Online Store. This video is featured on our video page along with our other videos, but we thought you might enjoy a look at it here. See the video below:
Today we're releasing a major new addition to the Radium3 Store -- Discount Codes! This feature is already live and running inside your Radium3 website. To set up discount codes, log in to your site and click Store on the top toolbar, then select Settings -> Discount Codes.
While developing our online store, we also developed some great free designs that are specifically intended for Ecommerce. These designs have: Layouts built specifically with an online store in mind Product detail pages for customized product display Interactive shopping cart functionality embedded in every page (to provide the user feedback on what's in their cart). In addition, we've rolled out a new design viewer which makes it easier than ever to get a look at all of the free designs built i...
The day we've all been waiting for has finally arrived — your complete, fully-integrated online store is here! And while that development alone is huge, there's even more on the way. Allow us to take a momemt to go over some of the great things we've released and what we're planning for the future.


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A FREAK gardening accident left a Walkden man impaled through the groin on a rake.
The 36-year-old man was cutting his hedge when he fell off a stepladder and onto the handle of the rake.
Paramedics transported the man via air ambulance to Wythenshawe Hospital.
Firefighters from Farnworth, Bolton Central and Leigh attended the house in Ashton Field Drive, Walkden, just after 4pm.
They shortened the rake so the man could be taken to hospital.
He was given gas and air at the house before being taken away in the helicopter.
Farnworth watch manager John Duffin said: "The man managed to impale himself through his groin on the handle of a garden rake.
"Paramedics were already there when we arrived, and they asked for us to shorten the handle before taking the man to hospital."


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Congratulations! But what would Cadet Roussel say who have so many illusions on your behalf! This is very well done and rejoice all your friends here. For the last ten days, we were told that you had a daughter, and it appears that it is a boy. Everything is therefore all for the best. Please kiss for me your housewife who has worked as a fairy and the baby Pierre whose beginnings were so successful at the moment in Paris. We did not make the war only for the beautiful silence of the Schlittenbach and so that the small Pierre may listen to the tits (mesange) singing when he arrived to this world.
The fate managed all these joys to you and you well deserve them. You see that there is still a justice in this world.
Meanwhile, the fate made me some mishaps and the devil forgot to oil his tail the day I took it. I walked inadvertantly into some (?) grands(?) and it did not bring me luck? I shall wash my feet when I get out and that is it! My hands are white and my conscience pure, and that is enough for me. My friends' esteem makes me absolutely happy. I received enough token of esteem so that I can stand all the injustices that will be imposed on me.
Sapristi! Now when we will wish to kiss all your family, we will have to get up early. Fortunately we have enough kisses in our heart for those we love.
I kiss you all
Long life to the small Pierre
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TRAFFIC chaos came to Worcester this afternoon after the A4440 Broomhall way was blocked by a crash.
Both lanes of the road were closed for over an hour after the crash at about 2.15pm between a Mitsubishi curtain-sided lorry and a silver BMW 520 car.
The closure caused tailbacks along the A38 and over the Carrington Bridge and along the southern link road.
Emergency services were called to the scene after the crash, at Broomhall Way, near to its junction with the A38 at the Ketch roundabout.
The cause of the crash is not yet know, but, according to one source, the car and the lorry were travelling in the same direction.
Police said that the lorry was made non-driveable in the crash. Its position meant that both carriageways of Broomhall Way had to be closed to traffic while recovery vehicles made their way to the scene.
Two fire crews from Worcester and one from Droitwich were sent to the crash site; the crews did not have to free anyone from either the car or the lorry, but they did make them safe.
Paramedics also attended, and according to the ambulance service, one person was taken to Worcestershire Royal Hospital with head injuries. However, it is thought the injuries were not life-threatening.
By about 4pm, traffic had reopened on Broomhall Way in one direction, towards Malvern, while traffic in the other direction was being diverted through St Peter's.
As the Worcester News was going to press, police reported that the road would shortly be cleared of both the car and the lorry and would soon be ready to reopen.


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CYPRESS, Texas - A man was safe after the Rosehill Fire Department rescued him from the roof of his car after he tried to cross Spring Creek in northwest Harris County early Thursday.
The man, whose name wasn't released, called authorities after his vehicle was swept off Nichols Road just before Spring Creek.
"They don't realize it's as deep as it is until they get into it," Rosehill Assistant Fire Chief Lee Sulecki said.
Sulecki said it doesn't take much for a car to be pushed off the road when water is rushing. In this case, it only took about 2 feet of rushing water to push this man's car off the road.
"The current is probably moving at about 2 to 3 mph right now, so it wouldn't take anything to sweep a vehicle off it," said Sulecki.
The Rosehill Fire Department had to utilize their swift-water rescue team to go get the man. He was taken to the hospital as a precaution after telling rescuers he was cold.
Officials said the man was stranded on the top of his car in the rain for quite some time before he was pulled to safety.
As for his car, authorities said there's not much to be done until the water level subsides.
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AFTER his seven-year-old son was snatched while on holiday in Greece, devoted dad Ian Lomax felt life was not worth living and tried to commit suicide.
Back in 1998, Christopher's mum, Helen, snatched the couple's son as her husband lay sleeping, taking him to live in the port of Piraeus, near Athens.
She refused to return him, and Mr Lomax endured a long but unsuccessful battle in the Greek courts to get permission for Christopher to come home to Bolton.
Now, almost 15 years later, the 56-year-old has written a book which charts his journey, from meeting his future wife at a Corfu bar while on holiday, the breakdown of their relationship, the abduction, court cases, getting arrested in Greece, taking his plight to a top lawyer in Brussels and finally being reunited with Christopher, now aged 22.
Despite never having written a book before, he penned the emotional and gripping 60,000-word novel — For the Love of Christopher: A Father's Tale — in just two weeks.
It is being published by a Prestwich-based company and is due for release in the summer.
Mr Lomax, of Smedley Avenue, Great Lever, said: "I just woke up one morning and thought: 'I'm going to write a book'. I'm doing it as a legacy for my son and for the people who have been through the same things. It gives them hope. I've been through a lot.
"After it happened, I came home on the plane, on my own, with two empty seats.
"I stayed at my mum's for six weeks. There were too many memories at my home.
"I didn't go into Christopher's room for three years."
Difficult and emotional for Mr Lomax to write, the book tells how he tried to end his life with an overdose of aspirin while holding one of Christopher's teddy bears at the family home in Alder Street, Great Lever.
With the help of his mother, Irene Walsh, who Mr Lomax has dedicated his book to, he found the strength to carry on the fight in the Greek courts.
In 2000, when Christopher was nine, Mr Lomax was given access to his son after the case was studied by expert international custody lawyers who ruled there had been a miscarriage of justice.
He said: "After what I'd been through, it was a magical moment. When I came out of court, I was just ecstatic."
He was able to visit his son in Greece, but relations with his former wife and her family remained strained.
By the time Christopher was 16, Mr Lomax made the heart-breaking decision to quit his fight to be able to have his son visit England because it was causing the teenager too much pain.
Mr Lomax, who went to St Gregory's School in Farnworth, said: "It was so difficult saying goodbye to him all the time. He was a wreck, I was a wreck."
Three years later, Mr Lomax contacted his son, then 19, and they have been able to build a relationship with Christopher visiting Bolton three times since 2010.
Mr Lomax, who works for Bolton Council's enforcement department, said: "I let him grow for three years. He was stronger physically and mentally. He was able to live his own life.
"He was better for it and so was I."
Mr Lomax has since remarried and has two other children with wife, Suzi: Amy Louise, aged 11, and Adam, aged nine. They have met their step-brother both in Greece and at home.
He said: "For the people who have been through the same as me, it gives them hope."
Lionel Ross, from i2ipublishing, said he was so gripped by the story he could not put it down.
He said: "It shows other people who are in the same situation that there is light at the end of the tunnel."


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 29/1/2013 (1662 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
City council voted to approve Winnipeg's 2013 spending plan without restoring grants to non-profit groups or axing a $40,000 increase to councillors' discretionary ward budgets.
This afternoon, city council voted to approve its capital and operating budgets without any additional amendments. The budgets include a 3.87 per cent tax property tax increase which is expected to generate an additional $17.8 million and help pay for the rising cost of police and emergency services, which account for 44 per cent -- $406 million -- of Winnipeg's $921-million operating budget.
One per cent of the property tax increase -- $4.5 million -- will go toward a reserve fund dedicated to fixing streets, lanes and sidewalks.
The budget also call for a five per cent reduction to the budget of museums and reducing grants to non-profit groups. Councillors' discretionary office budgets will rise to $114,000 from about $74,000.
Several councillors opposed the ward budget increase as the city is cutting funding to community groups such as the United Way.
Couns. Justin Swandel (St. Norbert) and Jenny Gerbasi (Fort Rouge) asked council to consider reducing the increase to ward budgets by $335,498 in order to restore cuts to museums and other non-profits. The motion failed by a vote of 5-11.
City council also voted against a call to reduce the booking fee for athletic fields. This year's operating budget calls for the fee to rent an athletic field to increase to $70 from $34.


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Since some time, I am speaking, thinking or writing in a language, which I have not heard of anyone speaking it aside from me; however, since experts on a very large variety of languages are present in this forum, to one of you this language might sound similar or the same as those he or she is familiar with, so I thought this to be a good way of finding out whether I invented it or it is already existing.
The First example:
One writes:
Na jäjä tami, ja atui lamä. Kee ka-mimui tuje-sa, elaja (insert name in dative) kaa-sa naua rhiu.Mam'-ke-lälaa-na läli memeni ta. Amu-mu-ke.
One reads:
nʌ ʝæʝæ tʌmi, ʝʌ ʌtui ʟamæ. ke kʌmimui tuʝɘsa, ɘlɑʟaʝa ka-sa naʍa ɺiu. mʌm-kɘ-ʟæʟa nʌ tʌm mɘmɘni ʟæʟi. ʌmumukɘ.
Possibly translated as(word by word):
They will come, to kill youse. you(accusative) not find could I, death (name in dative) have-I brought therefore. Follow(vocative) you us (na=Exclamation Mark) our place to.
Possibly translated as:
The will come to kill you. I couldn't find you, so I have killed (name). Follow us to our place!
The second example:
One writes:
N'emīc 'na'ećli n'arúeclā'će; ucaya n'emīc 'na'ćli n'arūé, nu cāinšu ārūé. N'emīc 'na'rui ćāmulanc'arūé, fiuc'na tshji, yuellu'nê'xirru'na'eviša tshjic dirruwanūacä. Cennu ķiğă n'arūé.
Cudjă n'emīc 'na'ećli n'arūé, n'ïćena hăi'na'yi uăcālūé.
One reads:
ǁɘmis na'ækʟɘ ǁaɺuʍækʟakɘ; isa*a ǁemis na'ækʟɘ ǁaɺuɰæ, ni saaenʂʝi aaɺuʍæ. ǁɘmis na'ækʟɘ aɺuʍækʟakɘ. ǁɘmis naɺuɘ kaamuʟansaaɺuʍæ, ɸɘis na ǃʂʝɘ, *i'æʃineevɘrina'æpɘʂʝa ǃʂʝɘs ɖɘrinu̬u'asææ.Sen'ni ʛɘnʛʂʝkʉ ǁaɺuʍæ.
Siʝaǁɘmi̬is na'ækʟɘ ǁaɺuɰæ, ǁɨkæna hʊɘna*ɘ jʊsa̤aʟuʍee
Possibly translated as(word by word):
name of "The Unique" have come-I; life name of me is-it, because curative am-I. Name of-him prescribed-are-you, god-of-yours, darkness-out of-light-into-eternal you has-lead-you-in-bygone-times-he. Of he rain-the is-it. Iciness name of me is-it. through-me(because-of-me) faith-of-yours freeze-will-it.
Possibly translated as:
I have come in the name The Unique; My name is life, because I am curative. You are prescribed to his name, the name of your god, who has lead you from the darkness into eternal light. His is the rain. My Name is iciness, because through me your faith will freeze.
*=spoken as if you would like to absorb the air, similar to the sound when one is burning oneself.
I hope someone can help me with this matter.
My Regards,


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Hi Moice
What mobile number did you use when you registered with Clickatell? That number is the one (I think) they use as the sender ID. If you used a UK number (I'm not sure why you'd do that) then that's why this is happening. In FrontlineSMS you can set the Sender ID in the settings (see the "Help" files for more information) but you have to have that number registered and approved by Clickatell before you can use it.
If you're doing all this correctly then we'll have to take a look - there could be a bug in the software but this hasn't been reported before.
Let us know if you have any luck.
Do you know whose UK number this is? Does it belong to Clickatell, or is it random? Sounds extremely strange.
If you can have a look and let us know, we'll investigate if you find nothing. Maybe Google the UK number and see if it shows as belonging to anyone?
Okay, can you send another couple of messages and then submit your log files? (You can do this through the "Help" menu - you won't see an "In progress" message so give it a couple of minutes to confirm the logs have been sent before doing anything). We'll take a look at those and see what's happening.
If nothing has changed at the FrontlineSMS end then all I can think is that this is something happening at the Clickatell side of things. We'll get back to you as soon as we can once you confirm you've sent the logs.
I have sent the logs through.
Hi Moice,
Thanks very much for sending through your logs. Our lead developer, Alex, has taken a look and has advised that this could potentially be a problem on Clickatell's side. Just to check/ confirm, when Clickatell did some tests on this did they also experience the same problem with your sender ID?
The other possibility is that there is an error in the format of your settings, but we will need to do some further testing our side to see if this is the case, and will get back to you with further information as soon as possible.
In the mean time, please do keep us updated if you make any progress with this!
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Today's example of bizarre correlations comes research from the journal Injury Prevention. Canadian researchers have discovered that overqualified recent immigrants are three times more likely to be injured on the job than their local, less-educated peers.
By looking at 63,462 responses to the 2003 and 2005 Canadian Community Health Surveys, the researchers found that both new immigrants and those who were overqualified for their job were more likely to get injured — and when you combine both factors, it's a particularly dangerous combination. By adjusting for other variables, this increase in danger eventually lowered to a threefold more likely chance of being hurt.
So, we have the correlation, but what in the world could be the causation? With highly educated people, especially immigrants, scrabbling for any job they can, why are they so much more likely to be hurt. The authors theorize two effects, saying:
"Those who are over-educated may not have the knowledge and skills required to perform their job safely, and language barriers and lack of familiarity with the country may get in the way of being able to understand or voice health and safety concerns. Having a higher level of education than required may also lead to lack of solidarity among colleagues or to conflicts with supervisors, which may in turn reduce [their] ability to establish alliances that can help with the regulation of their workload or to obtain other forms of assistance."
So, social isolation. But that doesn't help explain why, once other variables were accounted for, it was prevalent in men but not women. Does one gender socialize more widely than the other? If you buy that, and are a Ph.D. student working at a Starbucks, keep your hands well clear of that coffee grinder. Especially if you just moved.


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The fourth episode of the Bethesda Podcast may not tell you how to beat New Vegas, but it will certainly help a little!
To kick things off, we welcome a new member studio to the growing ZeniMax family. Then it's on to a long talk with Fallout: New Vegas Official Game Guide writer David Hodgson, who divulges plenty of hints and tips for would-be wastelanders.
You can now grab the podcast via any of the following methods:


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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) -- Military veterans and their families are invited to a free country music concert in Dayton.
The "Valentines for Veterans" show features country music singer Daryle Singletary. His latest release is "Rockin' in the Country."
The Dayton VA Medical Center and Help Hospitalized Veterans are putting on the concert at Dayton's Memorial Hall at 7 p.m. Saturday. It's part of a national salute to veteran patients connected to Valentine's Day.
The Dayton VA center says the concert is free for veterans and their families, honoring their service and sacrifice for their country.


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There's so much going on in Talk week to week that we almost can't keep up. If you're in the same boat, here's a small selection of topics and responses that have piqued our interest this week.
By the Bathroom or By the Kitchen
"The bathroom and the server's station I do mind sitting there, I don't want to hear server's talking about how hungover they are yadda yadda and I don't want to hear the crapper flush along with all the other noises that come from that room. The kitchen I don't mind sitting by, I like to see the cooks do their thing plus sometimes if they are in a good mood they give you samples of something." —pjracz10
Confession: I'm a Back Seat Eater. It Has to Stop!
"Whenever I said dinner was ready, my brother in law would suddenly hit the shower. Then everyone was stuck waiting at the table for him to get out. So I started telling him when to shower! I guess that counts as back seat eating." —blankplate
Rubik's Cube Sandwich
"Finally, a Rubix that I could actually solve. Pick up. Put in Mouth. Done!" —juliebugsmama
Wedding Gift Ideas: Foodie Up to 100 Bucks
"I'm 21 and a total food geek. I'll second the good knives and add a nice BIG cutting board, baking pans/trays, mixing bowls, small utensils - whisk, spatulas, tongs, wooden spoons, etc." —thinkingincrayons
What Are You? Recipe Follower or Recipe Deviant?
"Generally follow for baking - the first time, at least. Otherwise, a deviant. I once had a very funny and fairly accurate set of descriptions of how people did or didn't follow recipes depending on their Myers Briggs Personality Types. I'll look for it." —lemonfair
[Lemonfair: Did you ever find it? Care to share? —AK]
Do I Have a Cheese Problem?
"The only cheese problem I have is eating all of the stuff I buy. I circle the cheese case at my market a couple of times when I'm in there (daily)......just because." —milesdga
I Need a Happy, Healthly Food Project
"I too just want to add my condolences into the mix, losing a pet is disgustingly hard. If I was anywhere near you I'd offer to come help clean, I'm a rock star at it. If I were you I too would lean towards baking or canning, but preserving summer bounty is high on my list now, especially since we had a crap start to the summer. Best wishes!" —tatianak
[Thanks for following up and letting us know how you were doing, dbcurrie. I'm sorry to hear about your dog, too, but glad your husband's checkup was good news. —AK]
Would You Bring Your Dog to a Restaurant?
"My dog is a healthy dog and I absolutely love him. I love to bring him everywhere, he even has his own car seat. Yet, not in a million years, would I even think to bring him to a restaurant. Let's face it, dogs think the world is their toilet." —lexophile
Do You Have a Recipe You Won't Share?
"My great-grandmother had a poundcake recipe that she carefully guarded throughout her life. She left it to one of her daughters in her will, with instructions to not share it. But, alas, Great-grandma was not well-liked (unlike the pound cake), so the recipe was immediately shared. Smart move, as the daughter who inherited it died a few years back." —beth1
Food for Thought: Have You or Would You Eat Brains and Eggs?
"Oh, yeah, been eating them since I was a tot. In Egypt, my parents used to eat fried brain sandwiches as the local fast food. Not gonna lie though, the first time I had them, I was misinformed about what they were, cleaned my plate, and then was told....still pretty good once you get over the texture." —veggieout
Making Peace Over Beer: What Should President Obama Serve?
"To set the record straight, they are drinking Red, Light and Blue. Professor Gates is having a Red Stripe, POTUS is having a Bud LIght (gotta show you're a man of the people, even though all the A-B brands are now owned by a Brazilian/Belgian conglomerate) and the cop is having a Blue Moon (which is a Wit, a style I dearly love especially during these hot days of summer. A wheat Ale spiced with orange peel and coriander, YUMTastic! But BM is a poor example of the style. Seek out examples from Ommegang, Avery, Unibroue and Allagash for well made North American Wits) this is an example of the media beating a well dead horse...." —beersnob
What Do You Make With Your Cast Iron?
"Anything that requires time on the stove and then in the oven. This baked sea bass is a favorite at home: http://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-baked-sea-bass/. Also frittatas and sometimes when I make English muffins, I might finish off in the oven if I scooped them too thick." —highoverhappy
Macarons Should Be the New Cupcakes
"They sort of are, except most amateur bakers can't make them! They require far more skill and 'sense' of baking than do cupcakes...so basically they'll never be the new cupcake. But actually, most cupcakes out there these days are bad (hello diabetes-inducing crusty American buttercream frosting + dry cake), so I suppose GOOD cupcakes may be the new cupcake." —charm city cupcake


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Navy Boxer
Pat Quinlan made quite a name for himself when he was in the Navy during World War II. He was a very good boxer. The photograph shows him receiving an award for his prowess in the ring.
His name is enscribed on the Veterans Memorial in Rifle, Colorado. It honors the members of the military from Garfield County, CO.
Pat died in March of 1982, and his ashes were scattered at sea.


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Thursday, January 23, 2014
A Mother's Line
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I've always found remarriages/divorces to be hard on the genealogist! That is far worse than the "only uses initials syndrome"!ReplyDelete
My mom's family has a lot of maggys/margarets in it too.Replies
I love those websites that show the popularity ranking of given names for specific years. Names I wouldn't have ever considered giving a child were all the rage in some bygone periods of previous centuries.Delete
Margaret, though, seems to be a keeper, no matter what the age.
I rather like almost any kind of progress, even when it's inch by inch, even when it taxes my brain cells.ReplyDeleteReplies
My brain cells have been taxed :/Delete
That's a lot of detective work, Jacqi. I can't wait to see what you found!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Linda. It wasn't much. It was more about relieving that pent up frustration over a lot of disagreeing records.Delete


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Caption It: Goofing Aroundby Sara Levine in Behind the Scenes, June 24, 2011
On the next episode of Star, headband-clad Jeff and usually stoic Justin B. share a lighthearted moment on the set of Cougar Town — where their next Star Challenge goes down. What's going on here? Are the guys trying to impress Paula or Courteney Cox with an interesting form of martial arts?
Before you tune in this Sunday at 9pm/8c to watch what happens next, we're challenging you, Star fans, to write your best captions (tastefully appropriate, please) for this silly moment in the comments below.
More posts from Sara Levine.


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The Google Summer of Code 2008 students for Crystal Space have been selected. Since we have five mentors we decided for five slots and thanks to Google we also got those slots.
The following students were accepted:
- Greg Hoffman with improvements to lighter2.
- Pavel Krajcevski with Real-Time Rendering of Water Meshes.
- Daniel Duarte Mendes with NavMesh generation and editing tools, Pathfinder& Steering improvements.
- Julian Mautner with Realtime cloud simulation and rendering system.
- Michael Gist with Cross thread communication and multi-threaded loading.
Congratulations to those students. We hope their contributions will be a success and perhaps they can even remain long-time Crystal Space contributors in the future.
Of course, selecting those five students means a lot of other students didn't get selected. It is always unfortunate to have to decline very good proposals but that's the nature of the game. We do hope that some of you still decide to work with and for Crystal Space. If you do so then you are warmly invited to work as a volunteer.


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Numark iDJ2 iPod Mixer with Scratch Control
The iDJ2 features a fresh and innovative new iPod docking system that allows users to play 2 songs simultaneously from a single iPod, without the need of a computer. Users can also hook up multiple mass storage devices including additional iPod's, Memory Sticks, and external USB hard drives through rear panel USB ports. In addition to USB connectivity, the iDJ2 comes complete with line inputs for any audio source including a microphone, CD players and turntables. Anyone can easily manage a music library using the iDJ2's new, highly intuitive graphic interface. The oversized LCD screen offers waveform display and visual track-profiling.


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TICKETS are going on public sale for Blackburn Musical Theatre Company's latest production.
Me And My Girl will be staged at Thwaites Empire Theatre from May 13 to 19.
A spokesman said: "Despite the costs of our productions increasing year-on-year, BMTC has held its ticket prices to keep audiences coming in.
Call the Thwaites theatre box office on 01254 685500 from Monday to book.


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Growing up, I had the concept of stretching drummed into my head with every sport I did. I still believe it's a good idea, but not the way it was promoted thirty years ago.
Dumbbells are the perfect tool for the type of stretching I now prefer, especially for ballistic movements. As a Master's Age lifter, otherwise known as an old guy lifter, I have found this method to be essential, if I don't want ruin my next workout. I call these Dumbbell Flex Reps. I first learned this technique as a part of my lower body training, working with Fred Lowe, but I have really expanded it. I now do some sort of Flex Rep training with every workout.
I don't have time for marathon training sessions. Instead of doing endless stretching, like some aging athletes, I abbreviated my warm-up period, with actual training. As regular readers know, for almost seven years I have used the Indian Clubs at the beginning of every workout, instead of much of the early stretching I used to do. I may do more Indian Club work in the workout, but I always to some at the beginning. The Flex Reps have eliminated most of the rest of my stretching, as well as some of the explosive movement warm-up sets.
This is really a simple method. It is based on using a full range of motion in the movement, so barbells and kettlebells are not your best tool for the job. In many exercises, barbells and kettlebells cut the actual range of motion or leverage force factor, compared to a dumbbell. You will need to have a variety of dumbbells. They do not need to be huge, as I never use more than 60% of my 1 rep max in a related lift. In fact, depending on the movement, I may only use 30-40%. If you have an entire rack of dumbbells, good for you. I generally prefer adjustable dumbbells, but I do have a job specific selection. A nice pair of rotating Olympic Dumbbells and a couple pair of adjustable standard size dumbbells will do the job. However, I am not a fan of the Standard Spin-Lock Dumbbell Bars with the threaded rod. The collars always come loose, resulting in floppy plates. Always make sure to use decent collars on dumbbells.
This is what you do. As you move through the range of motion for that movement, you continuously flex. Sounds simple. Now try it.
As an example of actual training, think of the overhead barbell squat, which has a snatch grip. I used to do a ton of work stretching with a broom stick, easily taking up 5-7 minutes. Today, I will do a variety of dumbbell curls Flex Repped, and maybe 30 seconds with the broom stick. It also allows me to skip some of the "warm-up" sets and move into the heavier weight faster. I kill two birds with one stone. I am getting in some biceps training and prepping for the compound movement.
When I am getting ready to do one hand movements, like a one hand dumbbell swing or one hand dumbbell snatch, I do a similar routine for my shoulders and forearms. My preferred dumbbell of those small muscles is a rotating Olympic Dumbbell Handle. Nobody doubts using one for the one hand dumbbell snatch, for the same reason you use it for the shoulder and forearm warm-ups. You do not want jerkiness. The entire Flex Rep needs to be smooth.
Try it for yourself. I wish I had been doing this method when I was in my twenties, because half a lifetime later, it is fantastic.
All the best,
Roger LaPointe
"Today is a good day to lift."
PS Don't forget that today is the last day for the FREE Banner on orders over $250. Refer to your "Elves in the Warehouse" Bulletin for details.


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More than 150 student leaders across the nation are spreading the word at their respective college campuses. And Arizona's universities are no exception.
The message is simple: If a college student uploads 10 documents of study materials to Course Hero, the company will then donate a book to students in Africa via its Knowledge Drive, which was launched November 2010.
Course Hero is the growingly successful brainchild of founder and CEO Andrew Grauer after graduating from high school in 2005. While attending college, Grauer paired up with John Stacey III, who is now the founder of Knowledge Drive and vice president of campus programs. Both graduated in 2009.
The duo wanted to put some use to the study guides and notes filling college students' waste bins to the brim, so they created an online community in which college students from across the country could upload their notes, study guides, lectures, outlines, etc., to share with one another, as well as browse the site for any materials for which they may be searching.
"Our simple goal is to make education accessible for students around the world, and we are doing this by providing an open platform where students and teachers of all ages can share and access high quality learning resources in a wide variety of subjects," Stacey says. "We want students to be able to study, learn and achieve in a way that is relevant and connected to them, from anywhere in the world."
Course Hero continues to steadily gain users, with currently more than 1 million and counting.
In the duo's efforts to make materials more accessible nationwide, they decided to take things a step further — make education accessible not only in the U.S., but also abroad, thus creating Knowledge Drive.
Knowledge Drive's mission is two-fold: First, Stacey and Grauer wanted to continue to strengthen and increase the number of documents uploaded to Course Hero's library of materials; and two, they strive to give the gift of education to children of all ages abroad, via donated books, by teaming up with Books for Africa, the world's largest shipper of donated books to that continent, with more than 24 million donated so far.
"We partnered with the one that we connected with best — both on a personal level, and in regards to make education and educational resources more accessible for all," Stacey says. "Books for Africa's mission statement aligned perfectly with our mission."
In order to bring their plan to fruition, Stacey and Grauer came to the conclusion that donating money from the pockets of college students was out of the question. Stacey says they wanted to give students the opportunity to donate without having to give money.
"Students don't have money, but they do have knowledge, and vast amounts of study materials that they create, but then simply leave untouched after the class is finished," Stacey says. "Why not let others learn from the amazing resources they have created, and donate and support education abroad in the process?"
The Knowledge Drive was launched at 50 select schools across the country, including Arizona State University, the University of Arizona, the University of Texas, New York University and the University of Florida, to name a few.
While Stacey has plans to expand the number of participating schools throughout the year, keeping the number small and manageable allows them to focus on the students and their involvement in the Knowledge Drive.
"We wanted to focus on connecting with students and connecting with each campus, instead of simply and carelessly trying to bring it to every school at once," Stacey says. "We wanted to find students that are truly inspired by this initiative and let them use their passion and intellect to help shape the Knowledge Drive to their campus."
Currently, there are five to seven student leaders in Arizona from both UA and ASU. The role of these student leaders is to get the word out in unique and effective ways.
Students are doing so through group challenges, word of mouth through friends and peers, blogs, campus newspapers, book drives, connecting with campus organizations, fraternities, sororities and more, Stacey says.
"We give them the tools and the guidance, but we really want to let these bright, smart, inspirational students utilize their unique traits to build this initiative," Stacey says. "We want this movement to be personal — no fliers, no mass emails — personal."
So far, the Knowledge Drive has donated nearly 6,000 books to children in Africa. The types of books span all reading levels and ages, from kindergarten and preschool to post secondary. And the books cover all subjects, from fact to fiction.
Course Hero's Knowledge Drive has its goal set at donating 150,000 books, which Stacey hopes will take 18 months, although it may be possibly less time than that due to the tremendous support from students so far.
"This is a movement for students, led by students, and we want them to continue to be the heart of this initiative," Stacey says. "I truly believe this is something that every single student in the world would be excited to be involved with, something powerful, something that benefits the entire landscape of education."
To donate your first set of documents and for more information, visit www.coursehero.com/KnowledgeDrive, or visit the Books for Africa's website at www.booksforafrica.org.


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 11/1/2013 (1683 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Only an adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's beloved American Civil epic tome Gone With the Wind could clock in at more than three hours and ultimately feel rushed.
For her new stage adaptation that premiered at the Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre Thursday, first-time Toronto playwright Niki Landau cut characters, dropped scenes and cleaned up the 1,037-page novel's inherent racism so her play could tightly focus on the seductive, scheming and unstoppable Scarlett O'Hara. That's a winning move as actress Bethany Jillard is a beguiling Scarlett, every flirt and flounce in homage to a heroine to love or loathe. Frankly, Jillard makes us give a damn.
But in its haste to keep moving, the unfamiliar with GWTW will be left breathless trying to keep up, especially towards the end when major plot points pass in a blur as the three-hour mark approaches. Longtime fans will have an easier time as their memory, burnished by multiple readings of the book or viewings of the all-time favourite movie, can unconsciously fill in the gaps that emerge in Landau's condensed storytelling.
As expected, this GWTW looks stylish as Tony Award-winning designer John Lee Beatty frames the action with great lengths of shutters that surround the depictions of life in antebellum and reconstructed Georgia. He employs twin revolves on stage so director Steven Schipper can seamlessly bounce from scene to scene and keep the story moving. The night they drove old Dixie down and Atlanta burned is one of the visual highlights.
Landau makes several tweaks to GWTW story and opens with a brief prologue in which a young Scarlett is being bathed by her servant Mammy who advises that there are two kinds of people in the world: wheat and buckwheat and only the latter can bend in a big storm and survive. Those words come much later and from Grandma Fontaine in the book.
The approaching big storm is the Civil War, overheated talk of which by suitors Scarlett is determined to douse. Even with her considerable charms and vanity, she can't stop the outbreak of the war between the states or her coming personal battles over the expected behaviour of Southern Christian women, of wills with dashing blockade-runner Rhett Butler and with her divided soul. No matter the fight, her corset is her armour and is never pierced, no matter her despicable acts.
All of the book's characters who don't illuminate Scarlett's bipolar nature are cast aside by Landau for her play, and a lot of those who do still suffer contraction. The indomitable and opinionated Mammy played with great dignity and purpose by Miche Braden is given a respectful but earlier exit after the shameless Scarlett fails to stick up for her when she is target of ugly racial insults.
Many of the other portrayals come across as colourless in comparison to the gloriously bejeweled and begowned Scarlett, who turns the RMTC stage into her personal runway. Her inept husbands Charles (Christopher Darroch) and Frank (Rob McLaughlin) make fleeting appearances but Scarlett's children by them are non-existent. Melanie, played as good-hearted and ever-sincere by Sarah Constible and Daniel Briere as Melanie's deadly dull husband and Scarlett's lifelong crush, Ashley Wilkes, are solid in support. Scarlett's dotty old-maid aunt Miss Pittypat, who defines the restraints of her sex in pre-Civil War women, is given a swooning portrayal by Miriam Smith.
That places all the weight on the tempestuous relationship between Scarlett and Rhett, and the mercurial Jillard and Tom McCamus shoulder the burden with Southern comfort. Their fiery repartee is a highlight, reminiscent of '30s screwball comedies in which the better the banter, the more convincing the two were made for each other.
Scarlett is the prototype steel magnolia, the belle with balls, and Jillard reaffirms that through her captivating performance. She displays a fearlessness that Scarlett, an icon for all seasons, would appreciate. The Toronto actress can certainly rock a frock gloriously created in sumptuous detail by costume designer Judith Bowden.
And she falls down stairs like she won't get up, but it's that face that again and again communicates Scarlett's quicksilver recalculations of personal gain. After Rhett proposes marriage, Scarlett is smarting from being told he is not in love with her and becomes outraged when he presses his head to her breasts. Jillard's pout slowly disappears at his mention of a ring and her countenance suddenly brightens with, "a diamond ring -- and Rhett, do buy a great big one." That's so Scarlett.
Almost as good as renegade Rhett is Tom McCamus, who creates palpable chemistry with Jillard. His Rhett is entirely likable, effortlessly foiling the often predictable Scarlett, knowing what she thinks before she does. His languid delivery and pinpoint comic timing make their exchanges delicious to witness.
The RMTC production, while not the resounding success GWTW-lovers wanted, shares many of Scarlett's attributes that make her imperfect but admirable.


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Im working with commandline options and could use some help (simplicity of language would be appreciated)
how do i Read the third command-line option as an integer.
and if the number is less than or equal to zero, print "too small".
-otherwise, create a list containing all the integers starting with 0
up to and including the number the user input.
- then print that list to standard out.
-If the sum of the numbers in the list is more than 10, print the
sum to standard out. Otherwise, print "sum is less than 10".


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Nambé Lounge Chip & Dip
If you are throwing a party this season, this tray would be a welcome addition to your table. It's a chip and dip tray manages to be laid-back and elegant at the same time. The curve of the tray mimics that of a chaise and the hollow for the sauce is wide enough to encourage liberal dipping.


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Nokia E63 Discussions
Which phone to choose - Nokia E63, LG GT350 or Samsung Star?
I am looking for a phone that is a good all-rounder. I would be using it to browse the internet, instant messaging as well as navigation and then the usual uses - calls and ...
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This article was published 5/3/2013 (1630 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chávez was a fighter. The former paratroop commander and fiery populist waged continual battle for his socialist ideals and outsmarted his rivals time and again, defeating a coup attempt, winning re-election three times and using his country's vast oil wealth to his political advantage.
A self-described "subversive," Chávez fashioned himself after the 19th-century independence leader Simón Bolvar and renamed his country the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
He called himself a "humble soldier" in a battle for socialism and against U.S. hegemony. He thrived on confrontation with Washington and his political opponents at home and used those conflicts to rally his followers.
Almost the only adversary it seemed he couldn't beat was cancer.
During more than 14 years in office, his leftist politics and grandiose style polarized Venezuelans. The barrel-chested leader electrified crowds with his booming voice and won admiration among the poor with government social programs and a folksy, nationalistic style.
His opponents seethed at the larger-than-life character who demonized them on television and ordered the expropriation of farms and businesses. Many in the middle class cringed at his bombast and complained about rising crime, soaring inflation and government economic controls.
Before his struggle with cancer, he appeared on television almost daily, frequently speaking for hours and breaking into song or philosophical discourse. He often wore the bright red of his United Socialist Party of Venezuela, or the fatigues and red beret of his army days. He had donned the same uniform in 1992 while leading an ill-fated coup attempt that first landed him in jail and then launched his political career.
The rest of the world watched as the country with the world's biggest proven oil reserves took a turn to the left under its unconventional leader, who considered himself above all else a revolutionary.
"I'm still a subversive," the president told The Associated Press in a 2007 interview, recalling his days as a rebel soldier. "I think the entire world has to be subverted."
Chávez was a master communicator and savvy political strategist and managed to turn his struggle against cancer into a rallying cry, until the illness finally defeated him.
He died Tuesday in Caracas after his prolonged illness.
From the start, Chávez billed himself as the heir of Simón Bolvar, who led much of South America to independence. He often spoke beneath a portrait of Bolvar and presented replicas of the liberator's sword to allies. He built a soaring mausoleum in Caracas to house the remains of "El Libertador."
Chávez also was inspired by his mentor Fidel Castro and took on the Cuban leader's role as Washington's chief antagonist in the Western Hemisphere after the ailing Castro turned over the presidency to his brother, Raul, in 2006. Like Castro, Chávez vilified U.S.-style capitalism while forming alliances throughout Latin America and with distant powers such as Russia, China and Iran.
Supporters eagerly raised Chávez to the pantheon of revolutionary legends ranging from Castro to Argentine-born rebel Ernesto "Che" Guevara. Chávez nurtured that cult of personality, and even as he stayed out of sight for long stretches fighting cancer, his outsized image appeared on buildings and billboard throughout Venezuela. The airwaves boomed with his baritone mantra: "I am a nation." Supporters carried posters and wore masks of his eyes, chanting, "I am Chávez."
In the battles Chávez waged at home and abroad, he captivated his base by championing his country's poor.
"This is the path: the hard, long path, filled with doubts, filled with errors, filled with bitterness, but this is the path," Chávez told his backers in 2011. "The path is this: socialism."
He invested Venezuela's oil wealth into social programs including state-run food markets, cash benefits for poor families, free health clinics and education programs. Chávez also organized poor neighbourhoods into community councils that aided his party's political machine.
Official statistics showed poverty rates declined from 50 per cent at the beginning of Chávez's first term in 1999 to 32 per cent in the second half of 2011. Chávez also won support through sheer charisma and a flair for drama.
He ordered Bolivar's sword removed from the Central Bank to unsheathe at key moments, and once raised it before militia troops urging them to be ready to "give your lives, if you have to, for the Bolivarian Revolution!"
On television, he would lambast his opponents as "oligarchs," scold his aides, tell jokes, reminisce about his childhood, lecture Venezuelans on socialism and make sudden announcements, such as expelling the U.S. ambassador or ordering tanks to Venezuela's border with Colombia. Sometimes he would burst into baritone renditions of folk songs.
Chávez carried his in-your-face style to the world stage as well. In a 2006 speech to the UN General Assembly, he called U.S. President George W. Bush the devil, saying the podium reeked of sulfur after the U.S. president's address.
At a summit in 2007, he repeatedly called Spanish Prime Minister José Mara Aznar a fascist, prompting Spain's King Juan Carlos to snap at Chávez, "Why don't you shut up?"
Critics saw Chávez as a typical Latin American caudillo, a strongman who ruled through force of personality and showed disdain for democratic rules. Chávez concentrated power in his hands as his allies dominated the congress and justices seen as doing his bidding controlled the Supreme Court.
Chávez insisted Venezuela remained a vibrant democracy and denied trying to restrict free speech. But some opponents faced criminal charges and were driven into exile. Chávez's government forced one opposition-aligned television channel, RCTV, off the air by refusing to renew its licence.
In his final years, Chávez frequently said Venezuela was well on its way toward socialism, and at least in his mind, there was no turning back.
His political movement, however, was mostly a one-man phenomenon. Only three days before his final surgery, Chávez named Vice-President Nicolás Maduro as his chosen successor.
-- The Associated Press


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What are you wanting? Most places will not pay for meals, you had to eat anyway. That might not be correct but it is the way of things.
I would not be happy either, wasted vacations days and all but I do not think you have a free cruise coming.


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Lupus and Your Kidneys
As you may know, having "systemic" lupus means that the disease can harm almost any organ or tissue in your system—from your heart, to your brain, joints, and skin. But certain parts of your body are more likely than others to get damaged, and your kidneys are among them.
In a third of people with lupus, the immune system attacks the kidneys and causes more problems than any other part of this chronic disease—probably because these bean-shaped organs are so important, even though you can't see them or feel them working.
Your two kidneys are about the size of your fists and are found near the middle of your back. They work incredibly hard at keeping the balance of fluids in your body at just the right levels, taking out waste and extra water from your blood and sending these out of the body through urine. The kidneys also help to control hormone levels and the amount of pressure in your blood vessels.
If lupus attacks the kidneys and gets in the way of them doing these important tasks, harmful toxins can start to build up in the blood and make you very sick.
Some people in this situation have to go on "kidney dialysis" to let a machine do the work that the kidneys can't do. And in some cases, a kidney from another person—a kidney transplant—has to be put into the body to substitute for the one that stopped working.
But it's much better to catch problems early on, before these complicated and expensive fixes are necessary. Some people actually have signs that something is wrong with their kidneys, such as needing to urinate much more (or less) than usual, or feeling unusually tired or itchy. They may lose their appetite, vomit a lot, develop pain in the lower back, have swelling in their hands or feet, or actually lose feeling in these areas. Tell your doctor right away if any of these things happen to you.
But because many people do not feel at all sick, even though their kidneys are being attacked, it's important that everyone with lupus regularly have their kidneys checked through blood and urine tests. If a doctor detects a problem, she can do a small operation to take a tiny piece of the actual kidney to then look at it under a microscope. This is called a kidney biopsy.
So whether you have lupus kidney problems or not, it's a good idea to keep these workhorses as healthy as possible by eating very little salt (less than 3 grams of sodium a day), lowering stress levels in your life, and keeping blood pressure under control. With careful care, the kidney and other "systems" can usually keep working in people with lupus.


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Dean's Update, April 8, 2013
Reminder to Sign up to be a Commencement Marshal
Thanks to those faculty members who have let Margaret Williams know they will be attending the graduation ceremony on May 22 at 5:00 p.m. It is not too late to sign up! For all of those participating in the ceremony, if you have not done so already, please get your cap and gown order in to Margaret as soon as possible. If you have your own cap and gown and plan on participating, please let Margaret know this, too.
To date, 25 faculty members have signed up to be a Commencement Marshal, which is about 1/3 of our full-time faculty. That means there is a great opportunity to participate for the remaining 2/3 of the faculty!
I encourage you to sign up because it means a lot to the students and, while there is a bit of sadness to see the students we have worked with so closely graduate, it is also a good feeling to see how happy they are to reach this milestone and to be poised for whatever life will bring them next. Hope to see you at graduation!
In This Issue
- Reminder to Sign up to be a Commencement Marshal
- CBA's Melinda Smith Named University Employee of the Month
- Staff Announcements: New and Old Faces
- Our American Marketing Association Garners Honors at International Conference
- Progress Being Made on New Master of Science Programs
- Molina Healthcare-CSULB Internship Program Continues to Grow
- Ukleja Center Co-Sponsors Symposium on Ethical Challenges in Healthcare Reform
- Ukleja Center Presents Nell and John Wooden Ethics in Leadership Award to Former Governor George Deukmejian at the Leading the Ethical Organization Seminar
- Ukleja Center Partners with CSULB Office of Research and External Support to Provide Responsible Conduct of Research Workshop


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War Story
Sometime in 1944 — Over Occupied Europe
Capt Leland 'Spike' Simpson was flying lead bombardier for the 445th Bomb Group on a mission to destroy a bridge shortly after D-Day. He came off the bomb sight to show the navigator, Jim Withey, how the bomb sight was locked onto the target. As he was moving back onto the sight, a flak hit near the aircraft caused him to accidentally hit the bomb salvo release switch mounted on the rear of the nose gunner's seat with his helmet. It was a perfect bomb drop for the 445th Bomb Group - except they were 1 mile short of the target.
After that incident, he became known as "The Head".
Related to me by Jim Withey who flew 10 missions with my Dad.
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Cornwall Council Leader Jim Currie has said the authority now has no option but to increase council tax if they want to protect front line services.
"We are facing a very grim picture and there are no easy options" he said. "We have managed to protect front line services from the impact of the disproportionately large cuts in our Government funding over the past two years by increasing efficiency and restructuring services, however we cannot continue to do this.
"I recognise that some people oppose an increase in council tax levels but the reality is that the alternative will be significant cuts in services. We need to be honest with people in Cornwall about the seriousness of the situation we are facing.
"We have managed to freeze council tax for the past two years but if we don't increase it now, the black hole in our funding will be even greater in the future.
"We have saved money to cover the current shortfall in funding. However this will be gone by the end of two years even if we have no further demands on our resources. In the third year we need to find another £27m. This significantly reduces our general reserves".
The draft budget and business plan would mean an increase of 42 pence a week for a Band C property (47 pence a week for a Band D property).
The council says that reductions in Government funding, recent changes in council tax rules and the impact of delivering new responsibilities in areas such as welfare reform means that the council needs to save £30.3m during the coming year.
The Council says it is also facing a £2.8m shortfall in the money it has been allocated for public health and further significant reductions in Government funding in future years at the same time as increasing pressures on budgets for adult care and support and environment and highways services.


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Launched this year (2011) by Lrssen, the exterior styling on the 406-foot Katara was designed by Espen ino and Alberto Pinto designed her interiors. The extremely secretive launch flies the Qatar flag and has the same name as the country's recently developed cultural district. Lrssen and Feadship tied for having the most yachts launched and added to this year's list. ino tops the most-launched list for naval architects. See the complete 2011 PMY 100 here ->.
This article originally appeared in the June 2011 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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NATIONAL Parks in England have welcomed proposals for direct elections of members announced in the Queen's Speech last week.
Ministers say the proposals would improve local accountability in areas protected by national park status, including Exmoor.
Under draft proposals, the Environment Secretary would have the power to order direct elections, meaning local residents could vote for some of the authority members who have responsibility for running parks and taking planning decisions.
It would also allow parish councils to choose their representatives on the authorities from a wider group of candidates, including residents rather than just councillors.
Andrea Davis, chairman of the Exmoor National Park Authority, said: "We were anticipating that the legislation would be required to respond to some of the proposals set out in the Government's review of National Park Authority Governance published in 2012, and I think it's fantastic that this will provide even more opportunity for involvement in the work of the authority from the public.
"In our 60th anniversary year, we are pleased the Government has recognised how much we value local voices being heard in the running of the authority.
"It is important that we have a membership that reflects the concerns of local communities as well as being able to lead the Authority's work in furthering National Park purposes."
The draft bill follows from public consultations in 2011-12 and also is expected to allow local authorities more flexibility in appointing members to an authority.
The Local Government Association said it would assess the legislation 'for any potential implications', when it is published.
There are 10 members of the national park 'family' in England including Dartmoor and Exmoor.


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… and time for the feats of strength. Not to be confused with Rex Ryan's feets of strength.
It's a special Festivus night Rangers game at MSG, vs. the Lightnings.
Mats Zuccarello makes his NHL debut in place of Marian Gaborik (groin). Derek Boogaard (shoulder/headaches) remains out, along with Michael Del Zotto (stomach virus), Ryan Callahan (broken hand), Vinny Prospal (knee). So nobody gets prucha'd tonight, not even Matt Gilroy or Todd White.
It's another Festivus miracle!
Looks like the Hobbit will play on the new No. 1 line with Dubinsky and Stepan.
Lundqvist starts in goal.
Tough day across the bridge for the noted face-painter David Puddy's team.
Happy Festivus!


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I have been trying to get Backtrack 5 installed on my laptop for the past few days with no success. I have been searching around, trying everything I can, and I have found that the graphics card it has (Intel(R) HD Graphics) does not work well with Backtrack. I have seen others get around this, and tried everything they did. Nothing seems to work.
Backtrack version: KDE
Backtrack installation: USB
The problem might also be because I never installed it to the HDD yet. I currently dual-boot windows 7 and Ubuntu on the laptop, and don't want to get rid of Ubuntu yet until I know for sure that I can run Backtrack 5 on the laptop (So I don't get rid of Ubuntu just to find out that when I install Backtrack, it won't work). So in hopes of making sure it will run, I attempted to run it (not install to the hard-drive) from both a USB and a CD. It runs fine until I type startx to get the GUI running. It will load, and get the the loading screen, pause, and then return back to where I was before I typed startx. Could the problem be my graphics card or the fact that I already have another Linux distribution on it?
Anybody have a solution to this?
Note: If you need any more information regarding error messages, system information, or something else, be sure to tell me.


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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner: Baby Makes Five!
Jennifer Garner's expecting her third child.
-PJ Gach
Looks like the Affleck-Garner clan is expanding! They released a one line statement to AP Monday stating they're "thrilled" to have another one on the way. Ben Affleck and his wife, Jennifer Garner, have two children: Violet, aged 5-years old, and Seraphina Elizabeth Rose Affleck, aged two.
No word on when this latest bundle of joy will greet the world.
Read A Seriously Creepy Justin and Selena Statue!
What we want to know is this, how does Jennifer look so sexy all the time?
PJ Gach is Senior Editor: Style + Beauty at BettyConfidential.


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A Historic Galveston Island Retreat
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Timeless charm, sophistication, and comfort characterize The Tremont House, a Wyndham Grand Hotel. Within walking distance of many Galveston Island attractions, our hotel traces its origins to 1839 when the original Tremont House was the grandest hotel in the Republic of Texas.
Today's guests enjoy amenities such as customizable event space–ideal for both meetings and special celebrations. Access to the outdoor pool, fitness center, and day spa at our sister hotel, Hotel Galvez & Spa, are wonderful ways to relax and rejuvenate. Onsite dining options include the Tremont Café, Rooftop Bar, and Toujouse Bar. Our 119 sophisticated guest rooms and suites blend 19th Century charm with contemporary conveniences such as 42" LCD TVs and free WiFi.


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NEW: The Wiki for Thomas Pynchon's latest, Bleeding Edge, with full index of characters (with page numbers), page-by-page annotations, reviews, and lots more, is now LIVE!.
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As a side note, you might enjoy a couple other wiki projects we've done: The Beatles Wiki - Remasters News & More, an expanding resource for the eternally popular Beatles, as well as a wiki for David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest which is already quite extensive, with loads of great information. And there is always Thomas Pynchon Dot Com...
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Pynchon's fifth novel, published in 1997, was critically acclaimed and hailed as a return to form or, as T. Coraghessan Boyle put it, "This is the old Pynchon, the true Pynchon, the best Pynchon of all."
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