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If I had to summarize this episode's basic elements in three words, I would call it The Dixon Episode. This week was all about Daryl and Merle, and especially Merle. It featured one of the most emotional moments of the season, and possibly the series, and really added a lot of depth to both Daryl and Merle. There were some noteworthy moments from the other major characters, but for the most part it was all about the Dixons, and it benefited greatly from this. MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!
No more Dixon brothers :'(
As per usual, I will cover everything outside of the main event first. The moments with Rick were very strong this week. Seeing him actually willing to give up Michonne was kind of disturbing, and I was worried for a while that he would go through with it. You know you are going down the wrong path when Merle tells you that you are cold-blooded, and he refuses to help you (more on that later though). My favorite Rick event was when he was looking for a wire to tie up Michonne and then saw Lorie again. This scene was especially effective due to Rick's line, "I know you're not there". To me, it felt like those moments where you say to yourself, "I know my parents aren't here" but you know exactly what they would say. In that respect, this was the perfect way for Rick to change his mind. It was a powerful scene that only required one line of dialogue and was effective thanks to Andrew Lincoln. I also liked the Bible passage read by Hershel just before and during the beginning of this scene, as it applied directly to what Rick was going to do. Hershel has become an important person to Rick, and in some ways a father-type figure in the sense that Rick constantly goes to him for advice. This was not the only major moment for Rick this week. The scene where he confessed that he lied to the group and that the Rick-tatorship was not going to work was again perfectly done. The line that I loved the most was when Rick said, "I'm not your governor." This perfectly fit with something I have mentioned before: the Governor is like an evil, sick, and twisted version of Rick. This may be the episode where that changed a little bit. This sequence featured some top-notch writing. Rick's speech was very effective and showed that the old, nice Rick may be making a little bit of a comeback (yay!) It is understandable why he became a much darker person, but it's good to see him make a change, and this proved why he should still be the central leader, but more president than dictator. He is willing to own up to his mistakes, and that is a quality rarely present in the modern world, let alone the zombie apocalypse.
This may have been a defining episode for Rick
Now it's on to the only happy moment from this week's episode. The relationship between Glenn and Maggie is so likeable because it is an escape; a sign of something good in the worst of times. Despite some forced drama that I have touched on in previous reviews, I have really love what they have done with the two of them, and this week was no exception. Not only did Glenn's reasons for marrying Maggie make sense, but they were quite touching. It was brilliant for the writers to come up with the idea for this, as it is exactly what is needed in times like the ones they are going through. A budding romance and a marriage are the kind of things that happened before the walkers came, and if they ever hope of returning to some kind of normal life, or at least as close as they can get, they have to get back to some of the things of old. Honestly the only thing I think will separate the two of them will be the death of one of them (till death to us part to the extreme i suppose). Proof for that arguement exists a few scenes before Glenn reveals his intentions, when he tells Daryl the real reason he is angry with Merle. It's not as much about him roughing up Glenn as it is handing over Maggie to the Governor's sick intent. That moment felt very real and fit well.
Hopefully she doesn't mind that the ring is used
Just two more things before the real meat of the episode. First, I very much enjoyed Carol's brief scene this week, as she show how much stronger she is than when Merle first knew her. She is one of the most well-developed female characters on the show. Carol is a far cry from the person she was last season, and I mean that in the best way possible. This week also featured a good amount of Michonne. Now that she actually talks, she has shown that she is full of great lines and is really good at killing zombies. She had 2 brutal zombie kills this week, my personal favorite being the wire decapitation, but the curb stomp was a close second. Seing her together with Merle for most of the episode was an interesting dynamic, and for once she was the one asking the questions! After a good start and then a very rocky middle, Michonne is finally proving to be one of the best characters on the show. Also, the Governor becomes more nasty with each episode. He freakin BIT OFF Merle's fingers!
Michonne had yet another strong episode
Now on to the heavy stuff: Merle Dixon. It started to become clear around the 10 minute mark that this would be Merle's episode. I did not, however, expect it to be his swan song. And in that respect, it was the perfect final act for the eccentric, delinquent, and yet somehow likeable Merle Dixon. This episode was full of classic old Merle: Drinking, cranking up the rock music, searching for drugs, and kidnapping someone (again), yet at the same time it was someone different. He had a change of heart and let Michonne go, then devised a very good plan to eliminate the Governor. The idea of drawing the walkers to the meet-up location and then using the gunfire of the Governor's henchmen to mask his own was genius, and I honestly did not see coming. What I really did not see coming was his death. Obviously I started to get a feeling that something would go wrong when he began his ambush, but it was still sad to see him go. This is what the show does so well: if you don't like a character, they make sure you like them just before they kill them in horrific fashion. It was hard to watch Merle get the crap beaten out of him, his fingers gnawed off, and then shot. The final shootout was a perfect end for Merle. He went out in style, and that fit his character for sure.
Merle's last moment of awesomeness
However, none of the things I mentioned were as horrible as Daryl discovering zombie Merle. The scene where Daryl found him was horrifying, and the acting by Norman Reedus here was absolutely perfect. Seeing him go from not being able to do anything but shove Merle to stabbing him repeatedly in the head did a perfect job of showing his emotional instability in that moment. It was also gut-wrenching and tragic. Honestly, if you did not find that scene sad, you have no soul. That moment was very hard to watch, especially since Daryl is pretty much everyone's favorite character. The really telling moment and one that would be one of the saddest upon re-watching would be when Daryl finds Michonne, but not Merle. He only talks with her for a few seconds before running after Merle. No matter what Merle said, no matter what he did, Daryl knew that he was better than that, and still had hope for his brother. The reason the relationship between the Dixon brothers was so good was not only the acting, but the writing. I will miss the dynamic between these two, but they ended it perfectly. This also shows how good The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct could have been. I didn't expect it to be as good as the other Walking Dead game by telltale (few games are), and I have still kind of enjoyed it (hold off your judgement, I haven't finished it yet!) but the story has not been very compelling. This episode shows how interesting the relationship between the brothers should be.
If this didn't make you sad, you have problems.
Since this is the last we will see of Merle (unless Daryl goes coo-coo like Rick), I want to talk a little more about Merle's character throughout the whole series. First off, I want to give props one last time to Michael Rooker, who was an absolutely phenomenal fit as Merle. When we first saw Merle, he was a complete a-hole, and some critics thought it was done to an unrealistic degree. I disagree with that, but that's my opinion. I loved the references in this episode to that Merle from season one, particularly with these two Merle quotes: "Officer Friendly" and "I ain't gonna beg!". They paid perfect homage to the first time we saw Merle. After season 1, I eagerly anticipated his return, and he didn't disappoint this season. particularly in this episode, they did a superb job of showing a different side to Merle. A telling moment for Merle was when he said, "I don't know why I do the things I do" and that is true of a lot of people who do the kinds of things Merle does. yet Merle always had a deeper layer than that. A lot of the bad things he did were out of selfishness and self-preservation, not because he wanted to. However, he showed that he is not completely selfish, as he actually cared more about Daryl than anything or anyone else. The writers turned him from a one-dimensional racist to a really deep and dynamic character, and I applaud them for that and say goodbye one last time to both Merle Dixon and Michael Rooker. Now for something I might do for all the characters who die: my favorite quote and scene. Favorite Quote: "Yeah, well, that makes two of us. Why don't you knock that crap off? You're giving me a headache, boy." Favorite Scene: His final shootout
R.I.P Merle
Overall, This was a fantastic episode of the Walking Dead, and a fitting end to one of it's more notable characters. It featured one of the most emotional moments of the series, and really showed a changed Merle just before the end. I don't think we are done with the tragic deaths however, as next week is the season finale (oh boy!). Im as excited as I am nervious that they will kill someone off( which I'm sure they will). This is gonna be good!
- A flawless end for Merle
- A tragic episode for Daryl
- Excellent acting all around, most notably Rooker and Reedus
- A change of heart for Rick done in the best way possible
- Glenn and Maggie offer a little happy relief from all the tragedy
- Michonne talking more and killing zombies as only she can do
- The references to the rooftop in season 1
- Here comes the finale!
Overall Score: 9.45 out of 10


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What's round, orange on the outside, reddish-pink on the inside and oh-so-sweet & irresistible? We'll forgive you for guessing "an Oompa Loompa," for while that's an understandable attempt, the true answer is Trader Joe's Cara Cara Navel Oranges.
Cara Cara Navel Oranges were first discovered in 1976 at the Hacienda Cara Cara in Venezuela (you knew that name had to come from somewhere, right?), making them a relatively recent entry into the fruit kingdom. From Venezuela, the fruit was brought to Florida, then to California, where it adapted perfectly to the climate and has thrived. Lucky us.
Cara Cara Navel Oranges look like a cross between a blood orange and a grapefruit. Their taste, however, is unique. Very sweet, with just a bit of spice. You may even be reminded of berries as you enjoy these orbs of deliciousness—we're not alone in finding their flavor reminiscent of raspberries and strawberries. Though we may be quite on our own in referring to them as "orbs of deliciousness." We're selling each three pound bag for $2.99*.
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NIWA seeks volunteers for climate science experiment
NIWA seeks volunteers for climate science experiment
A citizen science
experiment for weather enthusiasts that participants can
undertake from the comfort of home is being launched on
Wednesday by NIWA, in collaboration with researchers from
the UK and Australia.
Volunteers are now being sought to participate in Weather@home ANZ, a project that will enable members of the public to contribute to scientists' understanding of how climate change might be affecting weather in New Zealand and Australia.
All you need to take part is a computer and Internet connection.
NIWA climate scientist and Weather@home New Zealand programme leader Dr Suzanne Rosier says the aim of the project initially is to improve understanding of how extreme weather conditions such as heatwaves and drought may be changing.
It works by participants volunteering the spare processing power on their computers to crunch weather data from a state-of-the-art global climate model that includes a finely detailed regional model over Australia and New Zealand.
The results are returned automatically to the project although participants can opt to track progress as the model runs via an interactive graphic.
Dr Rosier says the computing power harnessed in this way from thousands of volunteers is phenomenal.
"It enables scientists to run these global and regional climate models many thousands of times – far more than would be possible with conventional computing resources.
"That is what is needed when attempting to address problems involving extremely rare weather events and enables scientists to put some hard numbers on how the risks of these events might be changing," Dr Rosier said.
For example, last year's drought was one of the most extreme of the past 70 years with almost 80 days without rain on average over the North Island – far more than recorded previously.
"Events like last summer's drought are rare but the frequency of them could be changing. Scientists want to find out how the risks of such events might be changing with human-induced climate change, and the Weather@home experiment enables us to do just that."
Flooding in Golden Bay and Nelson in December 2011 – and this month's floods in Christchurch -- can also be better understood via Weather@home ANZ.
Weather@home ANZ is a collaboration among NIWA, the University of Oxford, the UK Met Office, the University of Melbourne and the University of Tasmania, with financial support from Microsoft Research. It is part of theclimateprediction.net project, based in Oxford, which has been running highly successfully for the past 10 years.
In the UK, participants are helping to discover whether this year's floods are linked to climate change.
The more people who participate, the more science can be done, Dr Rosier said.
If you would like to take part please go to: weatherathome.net or climateprediction.net to register.


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Tom Cruise is back in action.
He'll reprise his role in as Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible 4, it was confirmed Wednesday morning.
The actor will be 48 when the fourth flick (which he'll also produce) hits theaters next May. Filming begins this summer, according to USA Today.
Cruise had a falling out with Paramount Studios shortly after the 2006 release of the third movie in the series.
Check out the actor on the set of his upcoming flick Knight & Day.
Sumner Redstone, the chairman of Paramount's parent company Viacom, publicly slammed Cruise in the Wall Street Journal at the time for letting his "erratic behavior" affect his image as an actor and producer. (In 2006, he dissed Brooke Shields -- and later apologized -- for using drugs to treat her post-partum depression. The year before that, he jumped on a couch while declaring his love for Katie Holmes in an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show.)
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Cherry-Walnut Balls
Toasting nuts emphasizes their buttery flavor. These snowy-white sugar-coated cookies contain chunks of bright red cherries to put everyone in a festive mood.
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- Preheat oven to 325F. Drain maraschino cherries on paper towels; pat dry to remove any excess liquid. Set cherries aside.
- Beat butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Beat in the 1/2 cup powdered sugar, almond extract, and vanilla until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally. Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour, nuts, and cherries with a wooden spoon.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake in preheated oven for 18 to 20 minutes or until bottoms are lightly brown. Cool 5 minutes on cookie sheets on wire racks. Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar to coat. Transfer cookies to wire racks and cool completely.
- If desired, roll cooled cookies in additional powdered sugar before serving. Makes about 48 balls.
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To toast nuts, spread them in a single layer in a shallow baking pan. Bake in a preheated 325F oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until nuts are slightly golden brown, stirring once or twice. Cool completely. Chop nuts and set aside.
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"New" Trade Theory and Policy a Decade Old: Assessment in a Pacific Context
This paper characterizes and evaluates what has been called variously the new, new-view, strategic or industrial organization approach to international trade and trade policy. This approach analyzes trade in strategic environments,' those in which small numbers of large, self-consciously independent agents interact, and in which their activities themselves are interdependently (strategically) linked. The new view's perspectives have been controversial but often because they have been misunderstood. Many of its subtler strengths have remained hidden. The misunderstandings and subtler strengths of the approach are the main themes of the paper. Its secondary emphasis is on applied and empirical work in the new tradition and its policy implications, with special regard to Pacific trade and investment.
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Ohio State's Carlos Hyde Named 'Person Of Interest' In Assault Investigation, Suspended From Team
Ohio State running back Carlos Hyde has been named a person of interest in an assault investigation.
According to a Columbus police report, the incident allegedly occurred at the Sugar Bar 2 on South Front Street early on Saturday morning.
A woman said she was physically assaulted at the bar. The 19-year-old woman told authorities that she and Hyde were on the dance floor and she refused Hyde's multiple requests to dance with her.
She told authorities that she shoved him first and then he assaulted her.
A police report names Hyde as a person of interest.
No charges have been filed as part of the investigation.
Hyde is entering his senior year with the Buckeyes and is set to be a key part of the Urban Meyer offense. For his career, Hyde had 1,677 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns.
According to the Ohio State website, Hyde is majoring in African-American and African studies at Ohio State.
Coach Urban Meyer announced on Monday afternoon that Hyde has been suspended pending the outcome of the student code of conduct and criminal investigations.
Ohio State officials told 10TV that they plan to release a statement about the issue on Monday.
Ohio State player Bradley Roby is also in legal trouble after being arrested in a bar in Indiana this weekend.
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What's your toddler's personality type?
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You can you have a regular 'cook's night off' without having to splurge $30, $40 or even $50 on takeaway. It's easy: just designate one night a week (or fortnight) as your night off from cooking, and then write it in the family calendar so everyone knows. Then, simply read these ideas and you'll be hanging up your apron in no time.
Got spuds in the house? Dinner doesn't get much easier than microwave jacket potatoes, and the best part? Kids love making them! This easy recipe can be made by mini chefs, or with a little supervision from dad, and will have them creating their own toppings from staple pantry and fridge ingredients. Too-easy.
Breakfast is often the most popular meal of the day with kids, so delight the family one evening and declare it 'toast and eggs night'! Get dad to scramble, poach or boil enough eggs to feed the troops and you'll be surprised by the grin on their faces. There's also nothing wrong with a bit of muesli and milk to start with either – it's the perfect 'brinner' entree!
Buddy up with another mum and set up a monthly date for a meal exchange. Just take it in turns every month to cook a meal for each other's family. It doesn't have to be flash – a simple pantry dinner can easily be a big hit. This is a great way to have a home-cooked meal without the hassle of making it yourself. When it's your month to cook, just make a double quantity of food so that you can keep half for your own family dinner.
Make dad head chef on 'cook's night off' and put him (and the kids) in charge of making dinner and cleaning up - including setting the table. It's wise to schedule this event for a Friday or Saturday night – when everyone is more relaxed and in a weekend-frame-of-mind.
Print out a recipe from the Kidspot Kitchen, grab yourself a nice glass of wine, put your feet up and wait for dinner to be served! For dads who need a bit of extra help in the ideas department, why not suggest some of these quick and tasty dishes:
Keep your freezer stocked with a few family favourites that you can easily reheat on 'cook's night off'. Batch cooking is a fail-safe way of making sure there is always a wholesome meal on hand. Freeze a few different dishes in individual portions, so that everyone can choose their preferred dinner and reheat their grub in the microwave.


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The impact of price deflation in the broader retail PC market on the company's rental volumes and gross margins, along with ongoing investment in growth initiatives and potential EPS dilution, are cited by the broker as likely causes for the sub-trend growth.
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New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter found it easy Tuesday to embrace the idea that liberalism means forward progress. In a story on MSNBC's new motto, Stelter began:
MSNBC, once the also-ran but now the No. 2 cable news channel, has a new tagline that embraces its progressive political identity.
The tagline, "Lean Forward," will be publicly announced Tuesday, opening a planned two-year advertising campaign intended to raise awareness of the channel among viewers, advertisers and distributors.
It can also easily be mocked as lean forward, as in to vomit -- or lean forward in a bow, as Obama does to foreign leaders. The story continued:
The tagline "defines us and defines our competition," said Phil Griffin, the president of MSNBC, his implication being that the Fox News Channel, which is No. 1 in cable news and a home for conservatives, is leaning backward.
Some of the new MSNBC ads include shots of President Obama on his election night; others, directed by the filmmaker Spike Lee, showcase hosts like Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow preparing for their nightly programs; and still others feature quotes like "the future belongs to the fearless."
Stelter didn't suggest that perhaps Olbermann could throw a trash can through the window of a pizza parlor, and then burn it down -- as in the crucial police-brutality-race-riot scene in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing. Since Lee is involved, unsurprisingly, Hurricane Katrina is one of MSNBC's themes (if not his conspiracy theory that the levees were blown up on purpose):
The resulting ads are not day-and-date promotions for specific programs; rather, they are emotional set pieces about the national debate that moves America forward. The MSNBC brand "is about ideas and change and making the country a better place," Mr. Griffin said.
"It's an umbrella that's pretty wide, but that does have a progressive sensibility," he continued. "We're confident. We're strong. Let's not live in the past, let's not live by fear."
Two 60-second television commercials that introduce the message are patriotic and poignant. One begins with a child learning how to walk and intersperses scenes of war, rescues in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a peace protest and the moon landing. "When we understand the world around us, we lose our fear and we move ahead," the narrator says.
The other 60-second commercial says, "Starting today, may the ideas that advance our country, no matter who or where they come from, win." The remaining commercials feature individual hosts like Mr. Olbermann, who is shown in his office writing one of his trademark commentaries, and Lawrence O'Donnell, the new 10 p.m. host, who is overheard saying, "We deserve answers, so we don't ask the same questions tomorrow."
Stelter also doesn't consider that MSNBC can be cited for pushing a lot of fear -- first, fear of the impending Bush dictatorship, and now, fear of a violent Tea Party movement, not to mention pushing the fear of disastrous global warming. Stelter even suggests that it's "coincidental" (instead of an obvious part of the branding) that Obama is featured in MSNBC ads:
Mr. Obama is shown only briefly in the two 60-second commercials. He is both seen and heard in a video about the ad campaign that was screened for MSNBC employees on Monday, coincidentally summing up the channel's progressive message.
"We can go backward, or we can keep moving forward," the president was shown saying in a June speech at Carnegie Mellon University. "And I don't know about you, but I want to move forward."
There are no voices critical of MSNBC in the Times article.


text: 16 September 2002 Letters - Unenlightened Bolsheviks Sign up for our weekly email * Peter Wilby ("The forward march of history", 2 September) seems to accept Martin Amis's point that Bolshevism stood in the tradition of the Enlightenment. But it didn't. The old Russian social democrats did, but they were done away with by the Bolshevik coup. Lenin's all-wise, all-powerful party, supported by security services (the party's "sword and shield"), was no child of the Enlightenment. Lenin and the Bolsheviks used the language of socialism to clothe a system more "oriental" than occidental. Many western socialists did not see that, some out of ignorance, others because it was so hard to admit that the flagship of world socialism was more prison hulk than cruise liner. Wilby is also wrong to say that eastern Europe saw the Red Army as liberators. The Czechs were partial exceptions, but Poland, Hungary and Romania expected no good from the Soviet arrival, nor did they welcome the Moscow-trained communists who were imposed on them. As Wilby says, Russia redeemed itself at the end, but the Leninist party certainly did not. Mikhail Gorbachev and those like him had, through their experience of the system, turned against it. They were no longer Bolsheviks in mind or spirit. Gorbachev's problem was that the party and democracy could not coexist. The Bolsheviks' last hurrah was the 1991 coup attempt in which, once again, they were happy to shed blood in the cause; but the army, by then itself a multiple victim of the Bolsheviks, would not do the dirty work for them. Mark FranklandFormer Observer Moscow correspondentLondon SW6 Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 16 September 2002 issue of the New Statesman, Bush and Blair, on a wing and a prayer More


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Patrick Raggett, 54, had been asking for £5m, claiming that he had lost earnings as a result of what happened to him as a schoolboy, and although Mrs Justice Swift said he had been the victim of an "insidious form of abuse", she said he was not entitled to such a large amount of money.
The High Court hearing in London had been told how Mr Raggett was sexually abused between the ages of 11 and 15 by Father Michael Spencer, a priest at a Jesuit training college in Preston, Lancashire, who died 12 years ago, aged 76.
Between 1970 and 1974, Father Spencer, who was Mr Raggett's form tutor and football coach, watched him naked, filmed him, photographed him and touched him, although he never carried out any penetrative act or physically harmed him.
As a result of the abuse, he said he suffered years of under achievement at work and a failed marriage, as well as binge drinking and a breakdown, but he was not in court to hear the outcome of the hearing.
Mrs Justice Swift said: "I am well aware that the conclusions I have reached in my judgment will be disappointing to the claimant and that its contents may cause him some distress.
"This is particularly unfortunate and regrettable since there is no doubt that he was the victim of an insidious form of abuse involving a grave breach of trust and that he has suffered significantly. As a result, he is deserving of sympathy.
"Over recent years, he has come to believe that all the adverse events that have occurred in his life are attributable to the abuse and that belief, which I do not doubt is sincerely held, has clearly brought him a great deal of comfort.
"Having heard all the evidence, including expert psychiatric evidence, I have come to a different conclusion from that held by the claimant."
Mr Raggett, who lives in Chiswick and is remarried with a young child, waived his right to anonymity and said he did not link his experiences at school to his failed professional and personal life until a breakdown in April 2005.
He said that the abuse left him feeling "violation, dread, isolation, shame and humiliation".
Governors at Preston Catholic College, which closed in 1978, denied liability and said it was too late to bring a claim but in 2009, Mrs Justice Swift ruled against this and assessed Mr Raggett's claim for damages.
In her written ruling, Mrs Justice Swift said: "I do not consider that the abuse played any significant role in the claimant's performance at work, the loss of his legal career, his excessive drinking, his drug taking or his difficulties with relationships."
Mrs Justice Swift was asked to conduct a review of Mr Raggett's life history, from his early childhood, schooling and student days at Liverpool University where he read English, to a short accountancy traineeship and his time at a law school in Guildford.
She said the breakdown in 2005 had caused an "awakening of memories of certain incidents and emotions associated with them", adding that his family had described him as "moody and distressed", although she noted that since 2009 he had been "showing some improvement".
The judge said that, in concluding that Mr Raggett had certain personality traits which had caused difficulties in his personal, social and employment life, she did not intend to suggest he was to blame for that.
Mr Raggett now works as a counsellor and psychotherapist from a practice in South Kensington.
When he was contacted after the hearing, he declined to comment. His solicitor Amanda Stevens was also unavailable.
The damages were broken down as £40,000 plus £4,344 interest, as well as £10,579.03 for "special damages".


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A BOOKLET aiming to help keep fraudsters at bay has been published by this week.
Thames Valley Police's Economic Crime Unit hopes the Little Book of Big Scams will educate members of the public and stop them become victims of con-men.
The booklet, adapted from one published by the Metropolitan Police, includes a foreword from Esther Rantzen and sections on identity fraud, scam mail, door to door scams, romance and dating scams and internet scams.
As well as details on different types of frauds, there are a number of helpful hints, 10 golden rules to avoid becoming a victim, and case studies.
It also gives details on where to go to get help and how to report fraud if you do become a victim.
Det Insp Gavin Tyrrell, Head of the ECU, said: "Fraud costs the British economy £73 billion a year and criminals use a number of sophisticated scams to try and snare victims.
"The ECU were keen to produce information and guidance so members of the public are aware of the different types of scam out there and how to spot them. I hope people will download and read the booklet to reduce their chances of becoming a victim."
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What kind of f**kery is this? A British company called Eat Yourself Beautiful is selling marshmallows made out of collagen peptides that promise to smooth wrinkles, reduce cellulite, firm the skin and reduce inflammation of joints. And they taste like pink grapefruit, too.Eat Yourself Beautiful is calling the marshmallows, manufactured by a confectioner in Japan, "nutraceuticals," i.e. nutritious foods with pharmaceutical properties. (Nutrients in marshmallows? Really?) Each packet of marshmallows contains 3000 mgs of collagen peptides and three packets cost £9, or about $15 dollars. "It generally takes about two weeks in order to experience any real difference, and since the results are cumulative, the collagen supplement should be taken on an ongoing basis," Eat Yourself Beautiful explains. I guess you'd need to buy at least five packets ($75) to notice any difference? Cheaper than Botox…
Now I'm no chemist but…um, pass. Supposedly these marshmallows have been approved by various food standards agencies in the UK. But since the topical collagen on both my Victoria's Secret Very Voluptuous lip plumper and my Smashbox O-Plump lip plumper stings on my lips, no effing way. I'll enjoy my regular, collagen-less marshmallows and my wrinkles, thank you very much.
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Just to help us get started, please tell me if your son is on any medications and if his pediatrician has made any diagnosis. When is the last time he had a medical checkup? Also please tell me if there has been an evaluation by an ophthalmologist for any type of eye problems.
Great, thanks for the extra information. Has your son had any recent upper respiratory problems?
That's okay, while I'm a ophthalmologist, I've had lots of experience in this area. Give me a second to type out a few thoughts and we'll see where we need to go
. The spinning sensation that your son is feeling is called vertigo. You're probably familiar with that. Vertigo usually comes from a problem in the inner ear. In a youngster a common cause can be a viral. Your sons complain of ringing in his ears and his dizzy feeling goes along with things that are associated with vertigo and the inner ear. And it could certainly lead him to feel like he is going to fall. But we need to talk about this issue of confusion and his eyes moving in what you describe is a darting pattern
30 years of experience as a physician and a grandfather of 12 has makes me very aware that parents are exceptionally good judges of the significance of their children's acute problems. If this were limited just to the sort of spinning and dizzy feeling, I would be of the opinion that there was no urgency. However, given what you have described in your last comment about the emergency room leads me to think it might be a good idea. It's probably late where you are and not very convenient, but if you live in a community that has a pediatric emergency service it certainly wouldn't hurt you contacting them. It's possible that they have a person on staff who would be able to do a triage call with you. My suspicion is that this will turn out to be okay but it never hurts. Before you make a decision let's make sure that you and I have discussed all of your questions and concerns. In all probability his comment about the room shaking is related to a youngster's anxiety, but with vertigo it is common that there is a sensation of movement within the environment
Migraines are certainly capable of causing some of the symptoms. But he has no prior history I think we would be taking a long shot to think that is the cause of all these new symptoms. Vertigo, if caused by a virus, could be somewhat prolonged. Your pediatrician would be an excellent position to make that call for you when you get in touch with him in the morning. You've asked for the worst and best case regarding how long it would take for vertigo to clear. Again I would say if it's a viral it could take a week or so, but if it's due to some mild disturbance in the inner ear is possible that it would be self-limiting. Because of the rapid onset and because of his youth a viral cause is much more likely. It's completely reasonable that he would be anxious, as I am sure you are, with all of these new and alarming symptoms. So I would like to ask you what other questions come to your mind ?|
It looks like you might have broken off from our conversation. I'm still here if you have any other questions tonight, but I would really like to know how things work out for your son, and would love to hear back from you after you have him checked by the pediatrician tomorrow. It's my hunch is that he will be just fine.


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All Homecoming 2011 events will be special in their own way, but it's not often you get to witness a new residence hall dedication – especially with the historical name of "Rucker" that stirs so many emotions.
We're expecting a lot of "Rucker girls" to attend the dedication of the new Rucker Village at 11 a.m. Homecoming Saturday (Sept. 24) and tell some tales of what took place in that beloved Romanesque Revival behemoth known as Rucker Hall. We hope alumni of all ages will be pleased with and proud of the 14 two-story, brick townhouses on Dudley Avenue behind Collier and Allen halls.
In the spirit of old Rucker – which was torn down in 1971 to make way for "modern residence halls" – Dr. Juilee Decker's Curatorial Class has prepared an exhibition that focuses on the buildings and other spaces on campus. "From the Ground Up: Georgetown College's Spaces and Places" will be on view all weekend as it's in the first-floor hallway of the Ensor Learning Resource Center known as the Cochenour Art Gallery. But, Decker hopes alums – especially those fascinated by GC history – will swing by at noon Friday (Sept. 23) and meet her nine students who worked so hard and have some refreshments.


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In addition to supporting local farmers, CSAs also often have community events and opportunities to learn about farming and to visit the farm. And, as a member, you'll receive a changing share of fresh local vegetables, fruits, and sometimes even flowers, herbs, and honey, depending on what your farm grows.
Each week, your family can expect to receive a variety of veggies. Check out what the Westfield CSA delivered each week last season.
At most farms, your weekly share is truly a share—that means if one week a particular crop is plentiful you might get 5 pounds of cucumbers, but if the next week a crop doesn't do as well, you could find yourself with two carrots instead of two bunches. Some years, the entire season is great, and in other years, because of hurricanes, excessive rain, etc., the farm does less well. Deliveries typically begin at the end of May, and run through Thanksgiving.
1. Remember that your share is your share every week, most CSA programs do not provide discounts if you miss a week. If you are going to be away and unable to use your share on a given week, have a plan about what you'll do with that week's delivery, or most CSAs will donate it on your behalf to a local non-profit.
2. Make sure you know how large a share is. Many find a half share split with another family is adequate, and some programs offer bi-weekly pick-up plans or will help pair you with someone else who also wants a half instead of a full share.
3. Know what your share contains. Some CSAs are all vegetables, some are vegetable and fruit mixes, and some have options for additional products like eggs or cheese.
If a farm share sounds like something you and your family would like to participate in this season, sign-up now! Most shares sell out.
A food coop that started in 1987, Purple Dragon has pick-up points all over New Jersey, including Cranford, Fair Lawn, Madison, and Scotch Plains. Deliveries to a central pick-up location in each town are every other week and cost approx. $50–56. Shares are a selection of mixed produce that are sourced from a wide-variety of organic and ecologically-sound farmers.
A share is $615 for the season and pick-up is at the farm store in Chesterfield on either Saturdays or Tuesdays. Also available as part of your share are a variety of pick-your-own crops.
Founded in 1988, this CSA program is available year-round, or in summer (May through November) and winter (December through April) shares. Prices range from a bi-weekly half-year share ($689) to a weekly year-round share ($1,884). Pick-up is either at the farm in Blairstown, or at one of the satellite locations, which includes Montclair, Maplewood/South Orange, and Glen Rock. Depending on location, pick-up days are Tuesdays or Fridays.
All food for this share is grown on certified organic fields in Pennington and Chesterfield, New Jersey. You can pick-up either at one of the farm locations, or you can get a boxed share at multiple locations that include Basking Ridge, Princeton, Trenton, and Somerville. Pick-up days vary by location and are Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
With its first season in 2010, this CSA program is fairly new but already serving approximately 50 families. Members pick-up their share at 24 School Street in Metuchen on Thursdays between 5 and 8 pm. Every share is required to contribute four hours a season, either at the distribution site or at the farm.
A share for the season is $600 ($25 discount if paid in full before March 15), and there is a $10 site fee payable in cash at the first pick-up. Pick-up takes place from 3 to 7 pm in Westfield, location TBD. Five hours of volunteer work (either at the distribution site or at a work day at the farm) is required.
Ort Farms in Long Valley, NJ has members come to the farm and pick their own produce off the shelf on Thursdays from 2-7 pm. The 21-week program runs from May 29 to October 16, with one week of vacation worked in. It is $799 for a full share, $489 for a half share, and $329 for a personal share.
Beginning on May 20, the season runs for 28 weeks, with bi-weekly pick-up days on Tuesdays and Fridays in Cranford. Each week, choose between "Just the Basics," the smallest box which contains 7–10 fruits and vegetables; "Healthy Family," the medium box which contains 11–14 fruits and vegetables; and "Strictly Locavore," the largest box.
If you don't see your town in the list above, check out the Organic Consumers Association's list of New Jersey CSAs or go to LocalHarvest.org and search by your zip code
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|17th June 2002, 07:38 PM
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looking for a guide and general info to audio-fileism
I am a nerdy teen interested in getting into the audiofile 'sub-culture', but im having trouble getting over the first hill of the learning curve... I know a decent amount about electronics, and theory behind good quality sound, but when i read some of the posts in this forum, i get confused pretty quickly...
I am just looking for some type of guide that goes through and defines terms or gives a general summery relating to building tube amps, diy wiring, speaker building, and everything inbetween.
Thanks for any help you have, im not asking anyone to explain things themselves, just though someone might have a guide somewhere deep down in the bookmarks... thanks,
If somone would just pay me for playing with cool electonics...
|20th June 2002, 01:12 AM
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Once upon a time, books such as you are describing were common. I've got a half-dozen dating mostly from the '50s and '60s that I've picked up in my travels. If there's such a book in existence today, it's probably titled Stereo For Dummies, but since I refuse to buy books like that, I can't say for certain what's out there. A single book that tried to 'do it all' doesn't usually do any of it very well.
So what to do?
Well, hang out here for one thing. A lot of information can be gleaned by patiently digging through the old threads. New stuff crops up all the time. If you already know (some) electronics, then I'm not sure what questions you'll want answered. You might consider spending time listening to various systems as an education into what's possible with the technology we have today. There are levels of audio all the way from mass market up to cost no object. I, myself, tend towards the high end gear, but that doesn't mean that someone else needs to do so. Listen...and when I say listen, I mean listen, don't just see how loud it will play. When you reach the point where you can't hear the difference your money makes, get off the ride.
Bear in mind that human hearing can be educated. Over time, you will learn to notice things that made no impression on you at first. At that point, you're ready to consider going to the next level.
Whether to build your own or buy is a complex question that you will have to answer for yourself.
|20th June 2002, 01:51 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Welcome to the wild and wacky world of audio.
As to your question, the only book I know would be Robert Harley's guide to High End audio. RH is now the editor of The Absolute Sound (TAS): Amazon link I've not read it, so I can't offer a personal opinion sorry.
Grey made a good point about educating your ears. TAS also has a guide about twice a year iirc discussing how they describe sound. It's something you learn like wine appreciation, and the language can help describe what you're hearing to others. Maybe you'll be able to find an old issue. As I see you're in the States, subscriptions to Stereophile can be had very cheap. I see them go on eBay (amongst others) for a few dollars a year. Take everything you hear other people say about how something sounds with a large grain of salt as everyone will hear the same thing a very different way. Use them as guides only, and remember what sounds best and most enjoyable to you is the best. There are a couple of free ezines too like Enjoy the Music, TNT-Audio, Positive Feedback and Stereophile has a great online archive, with some excellent "think peices" and old reviews.
There's lot's of knowledgable people here who are able to help. Pretty nice too. One of the best pure audio boards on the web, and the best diy material by far!!. Enjoy.
|20th June 2002, 01:53 AM
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Like Grey implied, your not likely to find this stuff out in school. I managed to get an EE degree without ever being exposed to how a real audio amplifier works. The closest I came was studying op-amps internals (at least I got to see a long-tailed pair input). it's sad to say, but I never even heard the term Miller capacitance until I started digging on my own into audio design.
Audio design is almost becoming a lost art. With very few exceptions this subject isn't being taught in schools anymore. I quess, when you can buy a power amp on a chip the assumption is why should anyone care about it (kind of like why worry about how to do a discrete front end design when you have op-amps).
Best bet is read whatever you can get your hands on (Dougles Self and Randy Sloan have decent books on amp design that are still in print). And hang around places like this. Don't be shy asking someone to explain what they just said. Most of us are just dying to get the chance to show off and sound smart and stuff. Plus when we flub it someone else will jump right in with the truth and set us straight.
|20th June 2002, 02:58 AM
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Thanks a lot guys...
Ive had a lot of spare time recently, and i stummbled across this forum by a link to the 'controversial' diy video projector thread... but eventually made my way to the stereo sections. There are still gallons of beer between now and my EE degree, so, ill see what i can do with the learning... the money is a different story, we'll have to see how that works out ...
thanks for all the info guys, just a sub question...
If i were to build a preamp/amp/dac system, what would be the minimum i would have to spend to get a decent sounding system?
how much did you guys spend? (if it doesnt make you cringe to think about)...
also, my current home theater setup is using a set of yamaha nx home speakers, $230 US for the pair, w/ 2x6.5's one 3.5 and a tweet per speaker.. and a 12" vega sub.... will a tube amp setup even truely come to life with speakers like this... just lookin out for my finacial intrests... thanks again,
If somone would just pay me for playing with cool electonics...
|20th June 2002, 04:05 AM
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Location: Montreal, Canada
Well, diy audio doesn't mean audiophilism, it means do it yourself . You can be an audiophile and spend thousands on comercia equipment and cables, and then spend thousands more on tweaks like strange stands for your speakers that are triangle shaped and makes your speakers a million times better, it's all very silly. Just don't end up like that, please. I ain't no audiophile, I just like music, good sound quality, and building stuff.
I'll second douglas selfs book, or if you don't want to spend the cash, check out his website (can't remember adress, just search on google) it's got alot of what's in his book. Also read through sound.au.com Rod Elliot's got some good readings there. And ya, this forum is a great source of knowledge, I came here knowing nothing, and while I still don't know anyhting, I've managed to build myself a good stereo system, and even design/build my own discrete xover and amp as well (the amp's nearing completion).
|21st June 2002, 03:09 PM
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hey for online help try www.sound.au.com
one of the best educational sites for audio
with projects and text for helping newbies or even season pro to understand audio better
|21st June 2002, 04:33 PM
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Location: Columbia, SC
I can't say that I'd endorse either the Slone or Self books. If I had to choose one, I'd go with Self, but...
If you want a good electronics book, try Horowitz and Hill, The Art of Electronics.
As mentioned above, Rod Elliot's site is decent.
You can also try www.passdiy.com.
Hit the links section and see what you can find.
Trying to give a cost estimate for building something is an exercise in futility, at least until you've fine-tuned where you want to go. If you were to want to build a car, the end price would depend on whether you wanted to build an entry level vehicle or a Rolls-Royce. Poke around and get an idea of where you want to go with this. Then try to estimate costs. Generally speaking your greatest costs will be transformers (true for both solid state and tubes) and heatsinks (solid state). Then it will come down to whether you are buying new or surplus, with surplus being much, much cheaper.
|21st June 2002, 04:57 PM
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If you are trying to estimate costs, consider doubling your estimate. I find that I am willing to make compromises in the initial requirements definition and component selection, but once I start building something either the design changes or I want better components. Also, the hard-to-estimate costs end up being more significant than one might imagine.
When you buy parts piecemeal it is easy to fall into the trap of thinking "well, just $10 more for the better caps, so why not $5 more for these resistors...etc, etc".
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The Regnum Christi Movement offers its members some guidelines of a gospel-based spirituality as an ideal of Christian life. The spiritual path that Regnum Christi members walk mainly consists in knowing, loving, imitating, and proclaiming Christ. This is the path and these are the goals.
Below, we offer some resources that can help nurture the spiritual life of Movement members and of any Christian.
Daily Prayer 2013-07-25
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Father Alex Yeung, LC
Matthew 20: 20-28
Then the mother of the sons of
Zebedee came to him with her sons, and kneeling
before him, she asked a favor of him. And he
said to her, "What do you want?" She said
to him, "Declare that these two sons of mine
will sit, one at your right hand and one at
your left, in your kingdom." But Jesus answered, "You
do not know what you are asking. Are you
able to drink the cup that I am about to
drink?´´ They said to him, "We are able." He
said to them, "You will indeed drink my cup,
but to sit at my right hand and at my
left, this is not mine to grant, but it
is for those for whom it has been prepared by
my Father." When the ten heard it, they were
angry with the two brothers. But Jesus called them to
him and said, "You know that the rulers of
the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great
ones are tyrants over them. It will not be so
among you; but whoever wishes to be great among
you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to
be first among you must be your slave; just as
the Son of Man came not to be served
but to serve, and to give his life as a
ransom for many."
Introductory Prayer: Lord
Jesus, in spite of my many failures, I know
you continue to call me. Your Spirit continues to guide
me. I trust in you, love you and praise
you for all your gifts to me. Amen.
Lord Jesus, grant me a renewed sensitivity to the deepest
needs of others.
1. Called to Serve: In an era of
Catholicism in which catch-phrases such as "called to serve"
have been overused to the point of becoming clichés,
we risk forgetting how central service is to the
Christian life. The minutes of our lives are consumed in
an incessant cascade of apparently important and urgent things
to do. Doesn't it happen, however, that in the
midst of all this we actually miss any number of
opportunities to serve? Called to serve, yes, but we
miss the call! And our service gets sidelined. If
service to my brothers and sisters is not an
ordinary element of my daily life as a Christian, I
can be sure that I have succumbed to self-deception
or taken a critically wrong turn somewhere.
2. A Continuation of
Christ: We are called to give ourselves unreservedly to
others as a continuation of Christ. "A continuation of
Christ": now, wouldn't that make a wonderful epitaph?! For
truly, if our Christian service is not a prolongation, an
extension of Jesus' love, if we are not giving
him to others, if those whom we serve are not
discovering him in us, then our service is simply
not service. It might be philanthropy, it might be
empathy, but it falls short of genuine Christian service
if those whom we serve do not discover Christ in
us. Like John the Baptist, we must become less
so that Jesus can become more in us, so
that our brothers and sisters are not cheated out
of encountering that Christ whom they secretly long to
discover in each of us.
3. What Service Means: Here it
will be helpful simply to examine ourselves on some
of the essentials of Christian service. Is my daily
life characterized by a concern for the genuine good of
others and by a readiness to do all the
good I can for my brothers and sisters? Do
I actually engage in daily acts of service, whether big
or small? Do I examine myself frequently on the
sin of omission? Do I strive, in carrying on
the ordinary service required by my state in life, to
do so with extraordinary deliberateness and full, conscious self-giving?
Conversation with Christ: Father, you call me
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suffering at times. If suffering is to be a part
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to collaborate with Christ your son in the salvation of
souls by offering that suffering generously to you. I
ask this in the name of Jesus. Amen.
Out of love for Christ, present in the least
of my brothers and sisters, I will examine myself
on what genuine Christian service means to me in
practice, and what place it usually has in my daily
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Typically I'm a very fast walker. In former times it wasn't uncommon for people to beg me to slow down. At this point in time I was using walking as a form of exercise, but since I get that in other ways now, I have begun to slow down. I have learned very quickly what I've been missing and what I've failed to notice in my haste.
A few weeks ago I got restless at 3am and headed out for a stroll around the neighborhood, deliberately setting a snail's pace. It took me an hour to go less than a mile, round trip, and I learned more about my own neighborhood in that hour than I had in the previous three years. I did not know, for instance, that there were two or three doctor's offices right around the corner from my apartment. (They tastefully blend in with the surrounding residences, elegant retorts to modern zoning laws.) Nor did I fully appreciate the innate beauty of many of the old houses around here. I previously had some idea, but not a complete idea of their handsome architecture. It is one thing to look; it is another thing entirely to see. Cornices are not at street level, perhaps because man is not meant to spend the entirety of his existence in the gutter.
A solitary walk such as the one I've described has a way of putting you back together, of making you an integrated person again. I dare say this is considered a seditious act by modern society, which prostrates its laptop computers in front of the altar of function. A "good citizen" is someone who gets stuff done and eschews leisure. The worth of a man in America has an almost direct correlation to the number of widgets he makes, unless he's a government employee, in which case he's a "public servant," even if his work is actually deleterious, such as papering over the truth with dishonest statistics at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, or profiting from illegal wars of foreign aggression. But I digress. A wholly integrated man is fast becoming a lost art. I have lived my entire life in the Age of Utility, and sometimes I wonder if my generation's existential angst doesn't have something to do with this fragmentary existence. A man who is merely an agent runs the risk of being a persona rather than a personality; a man with an office but not a home. Such a person cannot know who he is, and he is therefore more likely to be tossed about by every wind that assails his ship. A man who takes time to put himself back together is more equipped to resist ill-advised trends and is therefore useless, and even dangerous, in the eyes of the social engineers.
There is a poignant scene near the end of the movie Shawshank Redemption. Brooks, who'd been in prison for decades for I-don't-remember-what, is released, gets an apartment and a job bagging groceries at a local market. Unaccustomed to the sped-up ways of the modern world, he laments that everyone went off and got themselves "in a damn hurry." He ends his life hanging from a rope.
I saw reference once to this scene on another libertarian website, and the author of the post didn't seem to have much sympathy for Brooks, who, in his mind, couldn't get with the program. There was meant to be some sort of lesson viz. capitalism in these remarks, but it seems to me that capitalism becomes dangerous when its proportions are allowed to become inhuman, when we cease to run the market and the market instead runs us. This is not a call for regulation; it is a reminder that capitalism gives us the freedom to say no, to insist that we have the leisure that we need in order to keep ourselves in tune. Heaven knows that this isn't possible with highly centrally planned economies, in which every citizen has a material measure on his "duty" which must be lived up to. But the question remains: Why do we let the market run us? No government intervention into labor law could do half as much good as a populace that finally decides that it isn't worth it to work three jobs just to have the condo or the SUV.
Materialism is an obvious culprit here. I hesitate to use the word because it is routinely abused by the Temperance Union types who still fret routinely that—in the words of H.L. Mencken—someone, somewhere may be having fun. But there is no good substitute for this term when discussing a culture that would rather buy toys than have a reasonable amount of time each week to take a few leisurely walks—or, God forbid, read a book. There is a delicious irony here, though. Both the materialists and the Professional Frowners of the Modern Era seem to conflate materialism with happiness and joy, but it seems to me that they are, if not mutually exclusive, certainly not necessarily related. Modern life is more like a frenzy or an orgy, more akin to the storm that takes place in the mind that has been seized by passion. How much genuine happiness is really to be found? Go ahead and dismiss this question as a mere reflection of the author's own misery, but remember to ask it again the next time you're faced with a sidewalk full of blank faces walking from the blue-grey cubicles of our nondescript skyscrapers to the moldy tunnels of the subway. At the same time, while we buy all this crap that we fill our houses with, the art of celebrating festivals fades into history. Just the other day someone pointed out to me that Thanksgiving is now a "minor holiday": After the Halloween decorations are taken down, the Christmas trees go up—and we all know what Christmas has turned into. The atrophy of feasts began by the 15th century at the latest, when English businessmen and landowners griped about all the Holy Days (holidays) on the calendar, during which it was illegal to work. Ever since then there has been a fairly steady progression, through Protestantism, to that contemporary sensation that we are all unwilling passengers on a giant conveyor belt which pauses only a few times annually for President's Day, Earth Day, and—-what should I call it?—the Winter Solstice. This is not joy; it is a self-imposed slavery so that we can—pace George Carlin—buy more stuff.
Never mind the big festivals, though. Most of us can't even stand the thought of one day of rest per week. It is not uncommon for me to offer to friends the unsolicited advice that they need one day a week that belongs solely to them—or to God, if they're so inclined. A complete day off seems to many people to be a total waste, and by a day off I don't mean a day of running back and forth between Target, Wal-Mart, and soccer practice. I mean a total day with nothing in particular planned, with the possible exception of a nice dinner. This is rank heresy in the modern milieu. When you take a day off yer' not gittin' stuff done, and that's un-American and a traitorous act towards whichever cause you've adopted for life. Since I'm a musician I know many workaholics like this. The devotion is beautiful; the consequences are not. And people wonder why they end up with a bad drinking habit. The curious thing is that a society like ours, which bases so much of its pride on the stuff it gits done, has completely lost sight not only of the value of non-material things, but also of the law of diminishing returns: an overworked man not only has no time to make creative space for himself and to ponder the meaning of his own existence, he also is less effective in his functionalism. Materialism eventually devours itself.
In situations where most of life's happiness is focused on sensate pleasures, "discipline" can often be considered a dirty word. There may be another way to look at this concept, however. Discipline is not just about doing enough push-ups every morning or studying hard enough or putting in the requisite number of overtime hours. It can also be employed to secure right proportion in the way one's life is lived. There is a very famous piece of Gregorian chant which begins, Gaudete. That is Latin, and it is the imperative form of "rejoice." There are no conditions or delays attached to it: Rejoice. Now. The proper cultivation of joy is essential to a life well-lived and it takes effort in any era, even in one of relative health such as ours. It cannot be guaranteed by anything and can only come into being if we are willing to do what's necessary to get off the conveyor belt of cubicle servitude, soccer practices, and the concern du jour pushed by the news media.
None of these remarks should be mistaken as a tract against material progress. The labor saving devices invented since the industrial revolution are great tributes to the ingenuity of mankind. We can get so much more done in so much less time, and yet our ancestors seemed to be better at the art of leisure than we are. Material wealth be damned; they took time for the soul. Thanks to modern technology we would not have to pay as high a price as they did, but it remains for us to take advantage of the opportunity and to build lives that are duly proportioned. This applies no less to yours truly than it does to anyone else.
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Elton John, ôGoodbye Yellow Brick Road (40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition)ö (Universal Music Enterprises)
Itĺs time to dig yet again into the Elton John archives. Ten years have passed since the release of the ôGoodbye Yellow Brick Road 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition.ö
Happily, the four-CD, one-DVD set to commemorate the albumĺs 40th anniversary is more than mere record label recycling. Included are a CD of ôGBYBRö songs covered by contemporary artists, two discs of a 1973 concert with John and his band in top form, a handsome 100-page hardcover book and a DVD of a long out-of-print 1973 documentary by the British filmmaker Bryan Forbes.
The artists performing the covers are younger than the original album, a testament to its durability. Best is English singer Ed Sheeran, who transforms ôCandle In the Windö into strummy folk, and Irish musician Imelda May, who applies rockabilly zeal to ôYour Sister Canĺt Twist (But She Can Rock Ĺn Roll).ö Alas, Fall Out Boy reduce ôSaturday Nightĺs Alright (For Fighting)ö into a pep rally, and an R&B/rap remake of ôBennie and the Jetsö by Grammy winner Miguel and Wale never takes off.
Johnĺs original album has been remastered yet again and sounds better than ever. The loud-to-soft contrasts are remarkable for a pop record, rewarding owners of quality headphones or loudspeakers. Dee Murrayĺs underrated bass work, Nigel Olssonĺs angelic high harmonies and Davey Johnstoneĺs seven guitar parts on ôSaturday Nightö can be appreciated as never before.
Like the dynamic range, the range of material remains impressive. A musical sponge from childhood, John was at his prolific peak when the two-disc LP, 17-song set was written and recorded in a span of just two weeks. Bernie Taupinĺs cinematic lyrics become Technicolor tunes, and ôGBYBRö is an unsurpassed distillation of rockĺs golden era spanning both sides of the Atlantic. John draws on the Beatles and the Stones, the Beach Boys and the Band, Bob Marley, ôSoul Train,ö Jerry Lee Lewis and Liberace, and makes it all his own. It helps that heĺs in the best voice of his career.
The lyrics are surprisingly dark, given the sunny melodies, and by the end of what used to be Side 3 we have a dead bootlegger, a dead lesbian and a dead Marilyn Monroe. The album is a funeral for one friend after another, and much more. Itĺs electric music, solid walls of sound, cocky, campy, lovely, naughty, silly and, 40 years later, still fun. Comic book characters never grow old. Canĺt wait for the ô50th Anniversary Super Duper Deluxe Edition.ö


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The 22-year-old from Taiwan had shot a one-under 71 in the third round for a 54-hole total of 14-under 202.
Kung joins Annika Sorenstam and Rachel Teske as the only players to win consecutive events this season.
Laura Davies will be most disappointed that bad weather disrupted the event after she produced a superb round to move into second on Saturday, just one shot behind Kung.
She had been seeking her first LPGA Tour win in more than two years, but did not get the chance to overhaul Kung.