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felt as if he awoke from a deathlike sleep but he didn't find himself in a
cold coffin, or a fever-warmed bed. He
was running through a clearing and then a grove and then splashing across a
small stream. He tried to slow
his pace but his legs seemed to be a separate entity from his body.
He looked about in wonderment anyway.
Why was he running? He
couldn't remember. Was
something chasing him of was he searching for something?
He felt he didn't have time to ponder.
dove behind a long that formed a hovel-like space in the ground.
His eyes peered over the top of the rock carefully.
Whatever was after him or whatever he was looking for was out of sight.
He turned back, pressing his back against the log behind him.
He stared at the ground in confusion.
was he doing here? How'd he get
here? Where was he?
He glanced at his hands and legs, looking foreign to him.
He bent his fingers but the motions seemed new.
shook his head in resignation. One
sometimes feels lost after a dream, he thought to himself.
He used his hands to push himself off the ground and into a standing
position. He glanced around the
silent forest and took a few slow steps.
The feeling of frustration overcame him once more as the unnaturally
quiet atmosphere befell him. He
grew more and more puzzled by this strange forgetfulness.
it will pass and I will soon remember, he said, now walking confidently across
a fallen log. He came upon a
small, wooden bridge built over a tiny stream.
The bridge was nearly useless. One
could easily leap over the trickling stream or walk through it; the water
would reach only up to a child's knee.
amused smile crept onto Rhys' lips as he thought of the silly architect who
built the useless bridge that would be used by no one.
Well, architect, I will use your
stepped onto the sturdy planks. His
steps could be heard firmly on the wood; the sound of old, creaking wood was
absent. An odd, hair-raising
feeling came over him. He knew
this bridge… but it was new. Invisible
memories surfaced within him. This
bridge, what does it mean. Overwhelming
emotions flooded him. Anger.
Sadness. Happiness and
Hopelessness. He felt it all but
no images came to him, only emotions. The
surfacing emotions turned into a violent flood.
Suddenly, he was blind, drowning.
Though he stood still, he was flailing roughly for air, sight,
comprehension… anything to bring him from the dark, storming void.
The calm, soft beams of the moon shined down on him.
A pleasant warmth encircled him and he no longer felt alone.
The painful flood subsided and slowly blindness turned into fluttering
sight. Moonlight.
he was pulled out of the dark void he quickly glanced up at the sky.
There was no moon. He only
stared up at patches of sunlight filtering through a leafy roof.
He slowly looked down at the stream with a hint of disappointment on
his face.
was the moon? And that warmth?
Those images, those feelings…more distinct than the most cherished
memories. Rhys stood up, having
fallen, half-hanging on the wooden railing.
was real," he said aloud in a determined tone to anyone who may be staring
at him with disbelief. But no one
was there. The silence seemed
scorning, laughing mockingly at his strange antics.
straightened himself, standing with conviction against the forest's
invisible, silent stares. He
studied the bridge for a moment, hoping it would recall memories from the
strange forgetful, void that was his mind.
Nothing again came of the bridge.
It was just a bridge.
I'm going mad, Rhys thought. But
I feel quite fine.
hours, it seemed that Rhys wandered the forest, turning at random directions
through the darkening trees, ducking low branches and hopping lightly off
partially submerged boulders that had fallen into a calm, narrow river.
Sometimes, he came upon his own footsteps that had laid it imprints,
cracking the dry mud of the river's banks, or leaving unnatural indentations
on the leafy forest floor.
would stare at his imprints on the ground in thought, pondering about the
concept of a past. These
footsteps were from the past. A
relatively new past, Rhys though, but a past.
Was it all he had though?
felt as if he had a past. Of
course, he had to have a past. Everyone
did. Where was everyone anyway?
Perhaps someone would recognize him, tell him and set him into a
direction. But he saw no one or
any sign of anyone.
continued to walk on, amused as his thoughts.
Of course, I have a past.
I just can't remember it at the moment.
He continued in this light amusement until he came upon a path that
split into two separate trails, obliging Rhys to make a decision.
paths looked strangely identical. Both
bore the same admittance of the sun's light, the same calm but vibrant trees
and of course the familiar silence. Neither
bore any features that would persuade a traveler to choose one over the other.
couldn't turn back. He would
only run into his confusing footsteps and that overwhelming bridge.
much more than a mere thought, Rhys chose a path, or at least convinced
himself that he chose a path. A
gravity seemed to pull at him, urging him into a certain direction.
could not resist even if he tried to. The
gravity, the impulse that pulled him in the direction of one of the identical
paths was not beckoning but very strong.
The pull was gentle but resolute.
Rhys instantly deferred himself for the feeling of direction in this
unknown forest.
he passed through the grove beyond the split of the path, the sense of nagging
directing departed as if it were never there.
One of the madness' tricks.
The pull, the guide was gone but he didn't feel entirely lost.
He was in a new territory of the forest.
Something had to be found here.
region of the forest seemed to familiar but he found not footsteps nor the
stream or any sign of the bridge. He
successfully convinced himself that he was would be lost not much longer.
moon slyly crept onto the sky without notice.
Suddenly, it was night and the moon's light guided him through a vast
valley. Rhys had walked the
remainder of the day without stop for anything; rest, food, water or even
contemplation. He glanced up at
the moon with surprise, unaware of it's arrival and entertained by the fact
that he felt no exhaustion.
gentle valley slowly evolved into a rocky terrace, forcing Rhys on his hands
and knees to prevail over the jagged rocks.
he progressed further, the moonlight seemed to have dimmed.
He pulled himself onto a high ledge, struggling for breath, his limbs
quickly becoming victim to fatigue. Conquering
this ledge, his eyes peered over the rugged surface of the rocky shelf.
His eyes widened at the sight of a towering precipice, hindering the
moon's guiding light. The
precipice soared like a giant, carved tower, one of Nature's most
unstoppable climbing toward the sky.
a moment, Rhys stared at what seemed like a vertical wall in dismay.
Had he come all this way only to turn back?
Perhaps, he chose the wrong path.
how could that be possible? Something
pulled him here. He shook his
head. No, he wouldn't turn
back. He had grown terribly
unfavorable to aimlessness. He
couldn't bear to lose direction again.
He wanted that strange gravity pulling at him.
Even if it had to drag him up a colossal vertical wall.
newfound determination, he set out for the base of the cliff.
The climb over the rocky terrace gradually became steeper and finally
be began the climb of the precipice.
felt no worry for his life nor did he realize the risk in the climb.
He did not even know his frustration over his forgotten memories, or
his hopelessness.
climbed on, placing his hands on the smooth marble-like ledges; each was
placed, it seemed, especially for him. No
shelf was too high to reach no was any too far to leap to.
No rocks were too jagged to hang from and there were never any holds
that were too far. He never had
to turn back.
he hung from a bold, his foot carefully reaching for the ledge next to him he
glanced down at the earth beneath him in amazement.
Had he really climbed this high? He
placed his fixed his feet on the ledge and walked his hands over until he
stood securely on the ledge. He
gazed down at the humbled boulders which were now like mere snowflakes
tainting the blackness of the ground.
was in disbelief. He had not
climbed his far. He did not feel
as if he did. He felt no fatigue
or exhaustion. He stared at his
hands, untainted by the cuts and scrapes which usually decorated veteran and
inexperienced climbers.
decided not to question his achievement any longer.
He realized that each time he stooped and though, he fell into a pit of
frustration. He was emerging from
the pit now. He could not fall.
resumed his clinging hold on the wall, craning his neck slightly to see the
top of the precipice. He was
almost there. It will take time
though, Rhys thought as he silently calculated his final steps and holds
toward the top.
hold seemed to become ridiculously easy.
The rest of the way up the climb would be hasty.
The cliff favored hi, and reorganized itself so Rhys would reach the
top as soon as possible.
organization of the cliff though simple confused Rhys.
How could a climb so high be so effortless.
He placed a hand on the uppermost flat and pulled himself up.
Perhaps his driving determination hindered his mind so he did not
notice any difficulties. Yes,
that's it.
pulled his flailing legs after him and onto the cliff top.
He smiled proudly to himself as he looked at the world he left below
tore his gaze away from the earth and turned at his feel, finding himself
immersed in the moon's gentle light. For
a moment, he celebrated in humble triumph then wonder and questions flooded
his mind once again. What was he
to do now?
looked around, studying his new surroundings.
He stood on the vast marble, floors of a grand exquisite palace but
there were no surrounding walls, no columns that barred the area… nothing.
He stood on a marble plain that stretched out to eternity.
As he continued to superficially study his new plain of wandering, his
eye caught a glimpse of a girl… a young woman…
blinked several times, not remember the last meeting he had with another
person. He studied the woman
silently, curiously as if forgetting what another person looked like.
smiled faintly, believe he had attained his prize.
Surely, this person had answers.
me," he said aloud, his voice weak and foreign from disuse.
"Excuse me," he repeated when the woman did not respond.
His absent smile twisted into a light frown.
frown etched itself deeper into Rhys' face as he approached the woman,
hearing the light but truly painful sobs.
Though her face was unobstructed she took no notice of him.
She only proceeded to weep and sob, staring at the immediate
nothingness before her.
deep sadness overcame Rhys as he watched the woman.
He felt a mysterious yet familiar connection to this stranger…
stood, the only major movement she made and step by step inched her way toward
the edge of the cliff. Rhys
tilted his head curiously and then suddenly leapt in panic.
She was going to jump. The
woman stared down the drop intently.
Rhys screamed in horror, reaching out for her.
He did not see his arm in front of him.
He was frozen. Not in
fright or panic. He was just
frozen, immobile and mute. "Miss?"
He pleaded. She only continued to
study the drop. She took another
step. Rhys cringed.
In a moment she wouldn't be standing there.
arm touched her shoulder. He did
not know how he came to be next to her but suddenly he was behind her, placing
a hesitant hand on her shoulder. She
seemed to sink in the warm comfort that exuded from Rhys' touch.
jerked a frightened face at him, scrambling away from him but also from the
edge of the cliff. Large,
frightened eyes glistening with tears and moonlight gleamed fiercely at him. Startled,
too, Rhys took a few retreating steps as he studied at her.
An intangible sense of familiarity overcame him as he was immersed in
the world of her bright but tear-stricken eyes.
Her elegant face exuded sadness and sophistication, a product of
torment and saddening revelation. Despite
her radiating sorrow, Rhys envied her. Her
sadness came from her past. She
had a past and he didn't.
she watched him, her fright eased away as her defensive hands fell to her
sides and onto the smooth marble ground.
Her face, still miserably sad, looked up at him with curious,
questioning eyes.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to
frighten you, " Rhys said with nervous attempts at reassuring smiles.
He took a few reluctant steps towar her.
face twisted into startled realization. Her
eyes widened into surprised, a surprise born from anxious expectation.
did you get here?" she rasped in a little voice, furiously drying her tears.
climbed, " he replied with a friendly smile.
He did not want to scare her away.
He had many questions, and this woman, being the only one around, sure
had to have answers.
woman blinked, her face twisting into scrutiny.
She glanced down again the edge of the vertical drop.
the way up?" she turned back to him; the frightened, little voice was now a
tone of disbelief.
the way up," he repeated, nodding with a hint of pride of the accomplishment
he wanted to believe was truly his.
how?" she whispered, more to herself. "Where
are you from?"
forest," he replied quickly, panicked at thought of her rushing away when
learning that he was a possible madman.
the forest? No one lives in the
forest, " she replied. They
stared at each other with blatant scrutiny.
She couldn't have possibly known every inch of the forest to know
whether or not anyone lived in it.
are you really from?" she asked, this time in a dire tone.
did not sense her urgent desire to know of his origins but tried to smile off
her question charmingly.
far off land," he said. "Do
you know where I am? I'm
terribly lost."
smiled a mysteriously empathetic and knowing smile.
"I know you are lost. Everyone
that comes here is lost."
many come here?" Rhys asked.
continued speaking as if never hearing his question.
"But here does not have a name and if it did it would not matter,"
she spoke in a sad, hopeless tone and angered and annoyed Rhys.
He did not like being lost.
do I get out of here?" he said sharply.
don't you stay a while?" she said, a hand gesturing to an airy, open
mansion in the immediate distance. It
was a regal structure, the crown of the cliff.
Regal domes with pointed tops scraped against the sky, yearning to be
free. Simple but elegant columns
seemed to hold the intangible, floating structure down to the earth rather
than supported. What seemed to set this mansion off the ground was the pool of
water around it. The reflection
of the mansion was a glowing white and its image, obscured by the water
transformed into beams of energy ready to launch the structure to the moon.
stared at the elegant, dreamlike structure in bemusement.
He did not notice this before. I
must be growing mad. Or very
tired. He desperately hoped
he only tired.
sun will be more help than the moon ever will.
Stay awhile. No harm will come
of it." As she stood and walked
away, cool and confident, Rhys only watched in perplexity.
Was she not ready to fling herself to death moments ago?
that he could do little else, he fell into stride next to her.
They crossed a decaying, stone bridge over the pool of water.
lived here a long while?" Rhys asked.
ever since I could remember," she replied.
before you could remember?"
took a mere glance at him and took a few hasty but planned steps down a
stairway leading into the garden, dim and peaceful, that guarded the mansion.
She gave an amused laugh, almost forced, Rhys thought.
He stopped at the top of the stairway and merely looked at her.
it matter? Before I could
course," Rhys said. He took a
surveying glance around the garden. "It
is your past, isn't it?"
but knowing it or not will not affect me."
smiled slightly at her response. "What
is your name?" He places his hand on the cold railing, preparing to amble
down the steps when she dashed up the steps.
"Reala? That's pretty,"
Rhys gave a genuine smile. "I'm
Rhys." She only nodded,
quickly, like she knew his name already.
wish I could remember my past right now.
Then I would tell you about me."
cannot remember?" She asked with the same tone of feared expectation.
"How can that be?" She seemed to force her question and her
really don't remember. It was
as if I was just put here," Rhys said with absent thought.
He grinned. "Silly,
isn't it? How can I just not
seemed to stare at him in sorrow. "Maybe, you're a madman."
do not feel mad. I feel quite
sane, actually."
madmen probably feel sane," she said. Rhys
felt her eyes glance at him. "Maybe,"
she said, "feel sane spares them anguish."
Rhys did not understand, not remembering if he knew any madmen.
He stared at her with curiosity.
she continued when she saw his clueless face, "if a madman knows that he is
mad, he would feel pain and anguish by knowing.
If a madman prances around feeling what he believes is sanity then he
has nothing to grieve over."
thought for a moment. "That
makes sense. So I am either a
madman who thinks his sane or a plain, ordinary man."
or nothing at all," she mumbled under her breath.
sorry, I did not hear."
only smiled. Rhys frowned.
This girl certainly was perplexing.
you know any madmen?"
gave a shrug. "Everyone is a
little mad. Some more than
others. What about you?
Do you remember any madmen?"
feel as if I did know one or two," Rhys said with a smile, hoping his
memories were beginning to come back to him.
mysterious, saucy smile seemed to be startles away by his answer.
you said everyone must be a little mad," Rhys said, seeing her growing
tried to smile. "Look at us.
We speak of lost memories and madmen."
should we speak of then?" Rhys' attention suddenly came upon a tree with
bluish leaves falling like discouraged tears.
The leaves draped over the body of tree as if to hide the mourner, too
proud to show tears. "That tree
is rather strange. What kind is
took a hesitant glance at the eerie but mysterious and alluring tree.
"Just any other tree," she replied casually.
"Are you hungry?" she took a couple steps up the stairway toward
him. "Why don't we go in to
a kind offer, but I do now wish to intrude your home."
gave an playful, indignant smile. "Intrude
into this lonely prison? I'd be
pleased if you joined me."
what was a few hours which seemed like twenty years, Rhys realized that he had
not one moment alone since he met the strange girl, Reala.
She constantly beckoned him to follow her, showed him around the
deserted mansion or just simply talked and talked, occasionally and quickly
changing subjects that she was hesitant of.
She always displayed a face of horror each time Rhys tried to wander
off. Her frightened face agitated
Rhys into staying with her, unable to leave her afraid and beginning to grow
fearful himself of being alone.
did not mind her constant presence though.
He enjoyed her presence. She
gave him a sense of familiarity, though a false familiarity.
mansion was not as he imagined old, eery mansions.
He had expected furniture of the distant past with distinctive styles,
grim portraits of regal ancestors and dark, barely used halls with stale air.
None of that was there.
furnishings of the mansion said nothing of whatever time it was created.
They were elaborate but looked as if they were distinctive of no time,
no place or no one. And any
paintings that decorated the walls were of sunsets or starry skies or dreamy
havens. Rhys realized that there
was not one single portrait of any person.
There was no crowned king, framed and frozen, or the gleaming armor of
an ancestor knight. There was no
one to silently tell him the past.
bothered Rhys more was the air. It
was fragrant of the perfume of fresh flower and strangely but pleasantly warm.
Rhys saw not one wilting stem, fallen leaf or neglected path.
And there were countless flowers.
Reala's mansion was a scattered garden with infinite beds of roses.
had no servant. It was this that
puzzled Rhys. Reala was able to
tend to each and every flower in the mansion all on her own.
Not one of the flowers showed any sign of the slightest neglect.
are you all alone?" They were standing on a balcony overlooking Reala's
peaceful garden. Rhys bit his lower lip, wondering at her silence, hoping he
had not offended her and soon regretting he asked the question.
one ever stays," she said at last.
there must be a town nearby. Surely
you must have friends from town."
only smiled.
seemed they were silent for a long while but the moon held the same position.
Rhys took occasional glances at Reala, in an attempt to pervade her
mysterious air. She took no
notice of him. With languid
grace, she ambled about the large balcony studying her flowers in the garden
below as if he were not there.
began to grasp what forever was – that infinite span behind him and in front
of him – just watching the mysterious girl.
Just waiting. Watching.
But he stood there patiently. For
a moment he felt quite odd. Anybody
else would grow annoyed just waiting but a pleasing feeling warmed him as he
waited. No one liked just
standing around, being ignored and just waiting.
But he did. He felt an
invisible, inward smile on his lips.
always leaves," she said sighing miserably.
She looked up at him with idle curiosity.
"Would you stay?" she asked suddenly.
I stay?"
would you stay? Here with me?"
Her cool tone suddenly faltered into a desperate plea.
laughed in disbelief then smiled as a mother would smile at a silly, naïve
child. Rhys was frightened.
She was a very strange creature.
do you laugh?" Rhys asked with genuine innocence.
all are so silly," she replied with a giggle.
Rhys' eyes shot around, assuming there were others now in the room.
There was no one else but themselves and the carefully tended flowers.
He looked back at Reala but she was not watching him.
Her eyes fluttered about the room, silently addressing an invisible
audience. Was
she speaking to the flowers?
stared at her, dumbfounded. What
is wrong with her? Such
bitter loneliness perhaps had finally overwhelmed her.
Her eyes focused on him with disbelief and sad pity.
took an involuntarily stepped back.
would stay," he cried pleadingly.
you promise?" Reala's mysterious but sweet aura returned.
She canted her head to the side slightly as she waited in silence for
his answer.
of course. I promise," Rhys
said. "I promise."
continued to smile and took a few steps toward him.
would not matter," she began slowly. "In
the end, promises never matter. It
never did matter here."
was puzzled. What
is she talking about?
always feared promises," she continued.
"Destructive little demons. You
promise you will stay? I do not
think I would like to be alone anymore."
I promise," was all that Rhys could say.
He thought himself to be insane. This
girl was just a stranger. A very
odd stranger. No one would make
promises to strangers, especially odd ones, but he felt so desperate.
He wanted direction, purpose, meaning.
Reala gave him a pleasant sense of belonging and direction.
Their conversation, their silences, their furtive glances at each
other; it all seemed so natural, so fitting, destined.
And she was so alone. So
sad. Rhys had to stay with her.
Take care of her. At that
moment, he wanted nothing more than to be with her.
He promised. He would say
anything to take the fear from her face, to assure her for one moment that he
would never leave.
she smiled as a knowing adult would at a naïve child.
"You are the truest one. I
almost believed you. Perhaps,
promises will be kept this time. I
do not know what I will do. I
cannot bear another broken promise."
opened his mouth to say something, persuade her that he would keep his vow,
but she only took his hand and held him closely, shushing him gently.
Their arms embraced each other a long silence.
Nothing else mattered. His
promise. The past.
The future. Only that
moment mattered, believing each other to be real, true. Only that moment
* *
felt as if he awoke from a deathlike sleep but he didn't find himself in a
cold coffin, or a fever-warmed bed. He
was running. He was running, and
now he knew why.
forced himself to stop, realizing the nightmare was his reality.
Where was Reala?!
glanced around, turning violently every which way.
He was back in the forest. So
far from Reala. So far.
So far.
dropped to his knees and clutched his head in a panic.
Rhys didn't bother asking what had happened, why he was back in the
forest, why he was not with Reala. He
had to get to her, quickly. There
was no other way but to take every step of the journey again.
But it was so far.
do not know what I will do. I
cannot bear another broken promise.
forest, the bridge, the valley, the cliff.
The cliff! Reala would be
on the cliff. He would never get
to her in time. I cannot bear another
broken promise.
Wait for me!" Rhys screamed at the top of his lungs, hoping the wind
would carry his plea to her. "Wait
for me!" But there was no wind,
no echo. The forest was fooling
with him again. The silent
invisible stares laughed at him in amusement.
The prevailing silence roared in laughter in severe amusement and
mockery. Boiling with anger and
frustration, Rhys took his feet, slipping back down to the ground as he began
running across the thick carpet of fallen leaves.
did not want to wonder if he was heading the right direction or if he was
heading any direction at all. He
instinctively turned at random directions, stopped to backtrack a few feet and
then began running furiously with determination.
All the while the haunting forest gave him its viscous smiles, watching
him, waiting for him to fall and then attack him with its mute, maddening
cannot bear another broken promise.
sun disappeared over the canopy of the forest, the roof no longer leaking
anything but darkness. After
feeling blood flow into his eyes from falling in the darkness numerous times,
Rhys was reduced to a hopeless, slow stumbling with his arms reached out to
guide him away from the trees, and boulders and mounds of earth that he
collided into. The forest seemed to grow more extensive in the darkness and he
had not come across one clearing to provide him with a moment of moonlight.
The sound of sturdy wood under his stumbling feet startled him.
He pressed his hands on the firm planks of wood like a blind man fallen
on the ground. The bridge.
He reached the bridge. At
least now he knew he was in the right direction.
He quickly sprang to his feet to continue but the strange sensation
that flooded him before returned. He
fell into a hazy, spinning drop that he struggled to pull himself out of.
He didn't have time for this. I
don't want my memories! But
the emotional, breathtaking feeling did not yield.
he felt his feet set on doubtful ground.
His eyes opened and he saw memories playing before him simultaneously.
An abandoned crying child held its outstretched arms towards him,
seeking comfort. The child's
face was hazy, vague. Rhys could
not tell if it was a boy or girl but he could see the tears and the painful
face. He could feel it.
Then the child disappeared. A
dying man lay somewhere, his hands hanging from his side waiting for another
hand to hold it. Rhys could not
see the man, but he knew he was there, waiting.
A rapid, falling sensation with gravity's invisible demons pulling at
no one. Jagged rocks. Aghast,
Rhys felt himself take a step back Whose
memories were these? So horrid.
They cannot be mine. I do
not understand.
forced himself back into the world his body occupied. Stop
it! He could not linger in
this dream world any longer. He
did not have time to spare.
forced himself to stand. In a
defiant calmness he faced the forests' invisible laughter around him.
I am not mad.
He walked off the bridge, forcing himself to forget the strange
experience again and as soon as he felt out of sight of the watching eyes he
quickened his pace and finally broke into a long sprint.
began to grow tired, feeling his exhaustion from his first journey and his
present travelling were finally taking its toll on him. I
cannot bear another broken promise. He
could not stop. His fear for
Reala and his determination to keep his promise fueled him, while the silent
laughter of the forest attempted to discourage him.
a slight sense of hope seemed to grow within Rhys, he reached the fork in the
path. He slowed to a dead stop
before the split in the path. Which
way was it? He felt that it was
neither way. It looked so
different in the dark. Which way
was it? He remembered that he did
not have to chose the last time. Something
pulled him through one. But that
gravity was now absent, leaving him hopelessly alone.
gave a faint sob when he realized that Reala's fate would rely on the
decision he made that very moment. Which
way was it? No one will help me.
He closed his eyes and thought of Reala, imagining her sobbing at the
edge of the deadly high cliff, ready to plunge to her death at his broken
way, he imagined someone to whisper into his ear.
He calmly nodded and proceeded through the suggested direction.
Then, he began to throw himself into a frenzied scurry.
reached the valley in what seemed like many painful days but he was exhausted
like a man exhausted by months of starvation.
He collapsed into a muddy puddle but he held his head up, searching for
the cliff. It was so far.
No longer was it Nature's proud creation.
Distance had reduced it to nothing but a mere speck in the horizon.
He forced himself up and toward the horizon.
legs longed for rest, his mouth dry with thirst and his stomach grumbled for
food but his heart suppressed those needs with furious determination.
Another broken promise.
Reala's words constantly lingered in his mind, pushing him past his
physical limit, urging him to move faster.
tiny speck that was the cliff grew, very slow, as he stumbled across the
valley. Slowly, he came upon the
jagged rocks at the bottom of the cliff.
He continued hesitantly, fearing that he was too late and expecting a
prone, dead body mangled on the earth.
thankfully, found no body. He
continued to climb, his hopes rising inch by inch as he rose.
Reala, I'm coming…
met no more obstacles; no more mocking laughs, impenetrable darkness, lost
woods. The ledges and holds were
all where he had left them. The
cliff had not rearranged itself to work against him.
He was nearly at the top when he felt drops of water fall.
Was this water?
Tears. Tears fell on him
from above. Reala was still
there. Despite his fatigue and exhaustion he quickened his pace and pulled
himself onto the top of the cliff.
sat a few feet away from him, legs dangling dangerously in front of her.
In spite of her situation, Rhys sighed in relief.
She was still there.
broken promise.
he whispered.
cannot bear it anymore," she sobbed to no one.
I'm here." He pressed a hand
against her shoulder but she screamed and violently shook her shoulder away
from him.
almost believed you. So silly of
me. But you would never
silently, watched her in dismay.
shouldn't even bother explaining… speaking… it will not matter," she
mumbled, taking a surveying glance down the drop.
Reala, no!" Rhys cried, but she didn't appear to hear him. "Reala, I'm
here. I kept my promise."
but you see, you can't. You
never can. I'll never allow
it," Reala said. "It cannot
be. I know. It cannot be because I
know! I know.
I know. I know."
glanced at him, bathing him with her bright eyes.
He was instantly lost in the familiar, haunting madness.
He became a bodiless entity, floating, spinning in a colorless haze.
The memories came to him. This
time one by one.
dying man died. He stared at Rhys
in the last moments of his life expecting a comforting hand but he simply died
alone. Rhys gaped in horror at
the quickness of the death. He
scurried toward the dead man in hopes that he was still alive that he could
hold his hand during his last moment but the body disappeared as he reached
abandoned child came, running toward him with open arms.
Rhys, this time, was quick to react and ran for the child ready to
sweep it into his arms and away from the horrors that chased it but
disappeared just like the man. Rhys
cried out in the muted cloud.
falling. He felt himself falling.
Suddenly he was blind. A
sickening feeling came over him as he tried to flail his limbs but they
responded like mush. What
is going on? Where is Reala?
He was standing on the silly architect's bridge, looking up at the
pale moon. Memories flooded his
head as he stared at the moon. Bloody
battles. Drunk laughter in a
crowded room. A squalling baby in
his arms. He looked down at the
baby, holding it tenderly. He
could feel the child's every movement, its displeased kicking, angry gasps
of air and the characteristic, faint cries of a baby.
just as silly as your father, said a
young woman who approached him and took the baby from his arms.
Rhys tried to hold the baby away, wanting to clutch a little while
longer but the young woman took no notice of his reluctance, took the baby and
am going mad. Are these even my
memories? He
clasped his head, trying to shake away the visions.
One nightmare after another.
opened his eyes to see Reala standing before him with a sweet, genuine smile.
Rhys thought he had never saw her smile so brightly.
She approached him and whispered something warmly into his ear.
Rhys only smiled in return, unable to hear what she said.
Her voice was like a vague, fading echo but he smiled.
It felt natural to smile. She
continued to smile at him with such genuine happiness.
She said so many things, laughed, smiled.
Rhys was dismayed that he could not hear her but at least she was
stared up at the moon for a while and then pulled him into her arms.
He could hear her breathing, feel her heartbeat.
All his struggles seemed to come to an end as she kissed him.
All the nightmares, the madness. It
was all over.
snapped awake, the kiss still lingering on his lips.
The dark sky had blackened and rain began to fall.
Reala was before him, continuing to hold him and breaking the kiss.
It was real. She stared at
him for a moment and suddenly was overcome with tears. She
tore herself away from him and dashed for the edge.
no longer was there. Rhys
screamed in panic and hurried toward the edge, reaching down toward the earth
as if he could pluck her out of the peril she tossed herself into.
But he was too late. She
plunged deeper and deeper down to the earth.
jolt of pain surged throughout Rhys' body as the snap of Reala's spine
echoed throughout the valley. His
chest seemed dead, unable to take in air.
But he did not seem to need air. Reala.
jumped after her, figuring he could do nothing else.
Instead of plunging down rapidly to his death, he began to float and
fade. He glanced at his hands,
which flickered strangely before him. Everything
became obscure. Was the world
fading away? Or was he?
he descended, Reala's mangled body became visible.
He began to understand, but it wouldn't matter.
laughed at himself, like the silent forest laughed at him.


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Kenneth Cole Creates and Launches "We
All Have AIDS"
Celebrities and leaders in the fight against HIV/AIDS join forces with Cole, Viacom and the Kaiser Family Foundation to help erase stigma
NEW YORK – Kenneth Cole, in conjunction with KNOW HIV/AIDS, a joint public education initiative of Viacom Inc. and the Kaiser Family Foundation, unveiled the "We All Have AIDS" campaign, which brings together key entertainment, political, social and scientific leaders in an effort to foster needed solidarity and to bring light to the devastating stigma associated with those living today with HIV/AIDS. The goal is to encourage millions to learn more, protect themselves, get tested and find treatment. The effort includes an arresting photograph with a compelling message about stigma that will be seen and heard by hundreds of millions via newspaper, magazines, radio and outdoor public service advertisements (PSAs), along with a new dedicated website, a t-shirt initiative and public art installation.
The campaign exemplifies a unified response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, asserting that if anyone has AIDS we all do, and if it exists anywhere it essentially exists everywhere. The tagline reads "We All Have AIDS…If One Of Us Does." In the print and outdoor ads, the tagline is written across a photograph taken by renowned photographer Mark Seliger. Among those pictured are President Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Sir Elton John, Alicia Keys, Will Smith, Sharon Stone and Dame Elizabeth Taylor, all of whom are shown stepping into cement, representing their commitment to the global fight against HIV/AIDS. A public art installation of their footprints along with their images were on display in New York City's Bryant Park.
"Our goal is to create the largest public service campaign in the history of the devastating HIV epidemic. After two decades, stigma still challenges efforts to prevent, treat and to ultimately cure HIV/AIDS. This coalition represents many of the world's most accomplished, devoted and inspiring AIDS activists. With help from these extraordinary role models we hope to foster solidarity so that the world can focus on improving HIV prevention and treatment programs, and support necessary AIDS research," says Kenneth Cole.
As part of the campaign's collaboration with KNOW HIV/AIDS, the outdoor PSAs ran across Viacom's outdoor properties, including billboard, bus and bus shelter advertising faces in the nation's largest markets. Radio spots feature Richard Gere, Barry Manilow, Ben McKenzie, Liza Minnelli, Julianne Moore, Natasha Richardson and Mena Suvari, among others, who lend their voices and read the "We All Have AIDS" tagline aloud. These spots will air on a number of Viacom's 179 Infinity Broadcasting radio stations, a majority of which are located in the top 50 markets.
"For the past three years, KNOW HIV/AIDS has brought together the power of our media brands and Kaiser's expertise to spark a dialogue about the devastating effects of AIDS," said Carl D. Folta, Executive Vice President of Viacom. "Kenneth Cole, too, has been at the forefront of raising AIDS awareness, and we believe the combined power of these shared visions will bring a new level of urgency to the epidemic proportions this disease has reached."
In addition, the "We All Have AIDS" print PSAs ran in about 200 publications internationally, including Vogue, French Vogue, Vanity Fair, Bell' Italia, Luna, InStyle, InStyle Spain, The New Yorker, The Sunday Telegraph, Elle Belgique, Men's Journal, Out, Us Weekly, Time, People, Rolling Stone and many others. The six-page insert will also run on World AIDS Day in The New York Times, Boston Globe, and The Chicago Tribune.
"Uniting such a powerful, high-profile group sends a strong and clear message that HIV/AIDS is an issue that deserves the world's attention and more still needs to be done," said Matt James, Senior Vice President, Kaiser Family Foundation.
Kenneth Cole has also created a website that allows users to learn more about the disease and other HIV/AIDS organizations, some of which are supported by the featured participants. Additional information is available at another website where users can locate a nearby HIV testing site, and find more information on ways to get involved in the fight.
Limited edition "We All Have AIDS" t-shirts were sold at Barneys New York stores, Kenneth Cole New York stores, Theory New York stores, Scoop New York, Planet Blue in Los Angeles and Louis Boston in Boston. Holt Renfrew in Canada and Selfridges in London will also carry the t-shirts. The proceeds from the $35 t-shirt will go to the "We All Have AIDS" foundation to help further promote solidarity and the eradication of the stigma of AIDS through prevention and education programs.
About "We All Have AIDS"
A not-for-profit charity is being formed to continue the work of this campaign. The "We All Have AIDS" foundation will become an independent entity, which will extend and expand efforts to reduce stigma and build solidarity with education and prevention programs. The Foundation's mission to eliminate stigma will rely on the active partnership of a growing list of HIV/AIDS organizations, key scientific, political and entertainment figures, and individuals who will stand with this campaign in support.
About Kenneth Cole
About KNOW HIV/AIDS
Through a joint effort of KNOW HIV/AIDS and the BBC World Service Trust, messages in seven languages are broadcast to 60 million people in Africa and the Caribbean. In Russia, the campaign has teamed up with Gazprom-Media, Russia's largest private media holding, to help implement a cross-platform initiative on HIV/AIDS. KNOW HIV/AIDS is working in China with MTV and CCTV for a branded AIDS awareness campaign in the world's largest country.
About Viacom Inc.
Earlier this year, the Company announced it would be separating its businesses into two publicly traded companies, and expects the transaction will likely be completed by the end of 2005. The new Viacom will include MTV Networks (MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Comedy Central, CMT: Country Music Television, Spike TV, TV Land and many other networks around the world), BET, Paramount Pictures, Paramount Home Entertainment and Famous Music. CBS Corporation will consist of the CBS Television Network, UPN, Infinity Broadcasting, Viacom Outdoor, Viacom Television Stations Group, Paramount Television, King World, Simon & Schuster, Showtime and Paramount Parks.
About The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
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Finally received Parallel events Manifesta 10 catalog with 2 spreads for our project – SALE / video art for public space
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12 of April 2013
Nafasi Art Space, Dr es Salaam, Tanzania
I supposed to make a project about children games in Tanzania. However the reality has changed the topic into the games of adults. It was my first weekend in Dar when my equipment was stolen quite creatively. This experience forced me to do a research about security issue in Dar es Salaam.
I decided to use any simple camera I can borrow, and it will be suitable to Tanzanian "second hand" style. I asked and accepted any help from other artists of art space and any other participant.
While life in an expanding city becomes to be more and more dangerous, most people don't want to accept it. Even though if they had bad experience, they are trying to forget it. They are dancing, singing and trying to defy the unpleasant news. Maybe it is just an auto training to be able to stay longer in this dangerous place?
Don't be scared, just if you are walking along the road chose the side where you can see cars coming. Don't carry backpacks. Keep only small amount of money in you pockets. Don't carry bags. Don't be alone. Life in Tanzania is devoid of stress.
The issue of fear is the main in this film. It is also about my own fear and desire to survive during two months in challenging environment.
Hakuna Matata,
Video, 25 min
Along with film I presented a site specific installation Setup. However I think this situation shows not only problems of Africa, but first of all the imperfection of the global system.
Every one wants to help Africa. However are donations a good help?
I came to Tanzania as an Artist in Residency for 2 months and was really surprised to see ugly forms capitalism has there in Africa. While some people don't have enough food and live on the street others change expensive cars, have beautiful villas with security and staff for housework. Life was so easy here before capitalism, and local people don't get to use to work hard here. However they easily learned that everything has material value. Some people ask money even if you help them. Level of education in the country is very low. This year most students failed their exams. At the same time I saw people in public buses were reading books how to be successful in business and how to save money. Micro finance banks become to be popular, but witches are more common. They ask to bring a part of albino's body as it can help to get success in business or in other fields of life. There is no system, probably like in every developing country (even city doesn't have plan and streets are without names), and this is let easily hide and steal money. Poverty makes people very creative not only in recycling, but also in tricks they use to steal.
I started a new project about children's creative outdoor games from around the world. Especially how they interact with the landscape and nature. The aim of this page is to create a web-resource with games all over the world. All participation is welcome! Please contribute games, rules, comments, cultural context, and multimedia resources.
Here are a FB page of the project
It is becoming to be Series.
Here is another part of One Day In project which is about crisis in Europe.
At the beginning of a piece a Russian conversation in the middle of Berlin. One woman probably is looking for a job, the other man has found one already, he is a popular fantasy hero.
Turn a bit and here Russian tv is making a reportage about economic crisis while in one public park one local man repairs a fence by himself.
5 min film with Annie Acciarino about the beauty, its nature, fragility and power.


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2000: Hong Kong, INTEGER Pavilion
The INTEGER Pavilion and exhibition offered a range of facilities for some 30,000 school children from 245 schools in Hong Kong and for 3 universities who participated in a research programme. Facilities included the exhibition itself with interactive displays about the challenge of climate change, the need for resource conservation and steps which families can take to minimise their carbon footprint, and full size demonstration flats with future technologies. An interactive computer game allowed children to design, furnish and equip their own homes to better environmental standards. A seminar room and larger open exhibition area was used for school visits, research seminars and educational events. The Pavilion was relocated to Beijing as a permanent Environmental Centre and continues to play its educational role.
Award: British Expertise International Award, 'Consultancy of the Year 2006'
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Time For Tea
Happy Sunday to you all, hope your having a good weekend so far. I thought I would share my little impromptu tea party with you, just a little bit of fun for a Sunday and a good excuse to dust off the pretty tea cups, it's not something we would normally do, but since the sun was finally shining and lifted our spirits we though we would make the most of the occasion :)
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Why is a classic a classic? You have the answer to that one when you come upon a real one that has withstood,to use a cliché,the test of time. A Star Is Born is one of those: everything about the film,starting with its leading lady and the rest of the cast,the setting,and the music,speaks to the time it belonged to,successfully crossing over to the time we are now in.
The handsomely packaged,digitally re-mastered DVD includes deleted songs,and the full feature,close to three hours,gives you a grand tour of what Hollywood and its high-end,multi-star productions used to be like,back in the day. Its story is timeless: a fading star,with a fatal weakness for (and of) spirit,comes upon a fresh young girl with the voice of an angel. So struck is he,even in his drunken stupor,that he picks her out of certain B-club obscurity (shes part of a band that does gigs in not-so-tony clubs),and helps propel her to A-list movie stardom.
The film was George Cukors first musical. It was also the film that brought Judy Garland back into the limelight,after several years of being off-screen while battling depression and alcoholism and the character of her co-star,played splendidly by James Mason,seemed to reflect her troubled life.
Theres a scene in the film where Esther Blodgett,renamed as the snappier Vicky Lester (Garland),is handed over to the enthusiastic fellows at the studio for a make-over. In real life,Garland was apparently insecure about her looks,which is why this scene feels so true to life. They attach a prosthetic layer to her nose,paint her cheers in a lurid shade of red,and give her a hideous layer of tight curls. Norman Maine (Mason) fails to recognise her,and then,horrified,removes every vestige of the add-ons,and presents Garland to us: a woman in full bloom,without any need of artificial aid. This was the Garland,pure and unvarnished,who had enchanted us in The Wizard of Oz,her other eternal classic.
The songs are an integral part of the film,and sung with full-throated power. There are parts of the film you are tempted to just listen to,because Cukor doesnt believe in crowding his stage with hundreds of choreographed ladies. Most often,theres just Garland,sitting on a stage,singing.
Movie lore will tell you that Cary Grant was supposed to play the male lead,but for some reason didnt,or couldnt. Which was good because Mason brings a hurt dignity to his role that Grants good looks would have overpowered. A Star Is Born was constructed as a Garland vehicle,but it also gave Mason one of his best parts: you remember both,equally.


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Inle Lake is 35 kilometers away from the nearest airport at Heho, and there are flights to there from both Yangon and Mandalay. There is an entry fee of around US$10 for the Inle Lake area, which you have to pay when entering Nyaungshwe.
The lake area is an example of a rural countryside town that is calm and peaceful, perfect for a vacation of relaxation. Although the lake is not large, it contains a number of endemic species some of which are found nowhere else in the world. The views are also amazing.
The beauty of Lake Inle comes not just from the nature but from its relationship with the people who live on it. An estimated 100,000 Intha (Angsa) people live on and around the lake. In their own language the word Intha means "Sons of the Lake". They are devout Buddhists and places frequently visited in their area are proof of their religious beliefs. Their way of life is certainly well adapted to this environment. With no roads or sidewalks to speak of, locals and visitors alike get around in one-person-wide wooden boats outfitted with outboard propellers, which emit a noisy whine when at full throttle and can be raised and lowered depending on water levels. Fishermen work the lake, using a mesmerizing one-legged paddling technique you won't see anywhere else in the world. This unique way of rowing has make them famous. The Intha have also developed a singular form of aquaculture: a network of interwoven seaweed and hyacinths creates a thick layer of humus over the years, and this is attached to the bottom of the lake with bamboo poles, and then planted with tomatoes, cauliflower, aubergines and flowers.
Towns growing from the islands, houses suspended above the water, and floating commerce that takes place between them all. The villages of Inle Lake are wonderfully picturesque. Stilted houses of teak and bamboo line the banks of the lake, and the narrow canals that feed into it. Some villages are even built on the water and access is by boat only. Some homes are simple huts, while others are multi-story structures of sturdy teak and come complete with satellite dishes. Life is carried out on the banks of the lake and rivers – this is where children play, people bathe, do their laundry, and wash everything from buffaloes to motorbikes. And as with all of Myanmar, religion plays a massive part in local life, and numerous pagodas and monasteries can be found on the lake and its shores.
The lake is the livelihood of these people – the fish beneath the surface provide their daily meals and also the means of trade with the communities on the shore. But increasingly the lake is bringing the residents of Inle a new source of income – the tourists who arrive by the boatload every day. There are many restaurants dotted around the lake where you can indulge in their delicious catches of the day. Along with fishing, traditional handicrafts are an important part of the local economy, and you will get to see silk weavers and silversmiths plying their trade on the lake.


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AFL Goldfields is holding mental health forum on Monday night to help coaches and club officials better handle mental health issues within sporting clubs.
The forum, which is open to all netball and football coaches, and administrators in the area, will include a number of special guests, who will provide experiences and tools to help with mental health issues.
AFL Goldfields' football development manager Gary Learmonth said it was important for the region's governing body to look at ways they can help clubs.
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"There's been a few issues in the football community with mental health," he said.
"Between last season and this season, there's been a couple of young people involved in football clubs taking their own lives.
"Coaches are at the forefront. Outside of parents, they are among the most influential people in the lives of young people."
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Former Diggers Rest coach Shaun Sims, who has been open about his mental health issues, will speak along with current Coburg VFL coach and former Northern Melbourne player Leigh Adams.
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What else does? He thought, and embarked on the March. Upon his return, the pattern a beautiful and full toolbox. Immediately his neighbor call the door of her house: I come to ask him if you don't have a hammer to lend me look at it, if I just bought it but I need it to work as I stay without good jobs, but would I return it is morning well early. The doorman agreed and presto you hammer. The next morning, as promised, the neighbor play the door: look, I still need the hammer. Why not sell me? No, I need to work and in addition, the hardware store this to two days by mule. Let a deal said the neighbor I would repay the two days of ida and the two of turn, hammer, total price you this without working.
What do you think? Really, this gave him work for four days I accept. He returned to riding his Mule. To return, another neighbor expected it in the door of her house: Hello, neighbor. Do you a hammer sold our friend? If this is look, I need a few tools, and am willing to pay its four days travel, more a small profit. I do not have time for the trip. The ex-portero opened his box of tools and its neighbour chose a pair of pliers, a screwdriver, a hammer and chisel.
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- ■ Sunday:Closed
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Jeff Orlowski, Linda A. Cornfield, Jerry Aronson, Paula DuPré Pesmen, David J. Cornfield
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Ann Johnson Prum, Fred Kaufman, Bill Murphy, Janet Hess, Janice Young, Laura Metzger
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Play helps kids in college?
"When we deny young children play, we are denying them the right to understand the world" - Erika Christakis, MEd, MPH and Nicholas Christakis, PhD, Harvard University.
The quote above is from the Opinion Page of the CNN website. I love this article. The authors are an early childhood teacher and a professor of medicine and sociology at Harvard.
Parents in the United States feel so much pressure to be sure that their child is "learning" in childcare and have all the data/facts needed for success in kindergarten. This pressure is coming generally from popular media with headlines weekly about the poor progress of school children in America or how difficult kindergarten is for the children "not prepared". And, of course, our culture is so concerned that our children can't "keep up" and indeed beat "the standards" that parents cannot avoid being inundated with inaccurate information about ways to make sure their child "has an edge".
Please take the time to read this short, thoughtful article about the direct connection between success in college and the life skills taught thru play. Impulse control and the ability to make meaning of what they see...that is, connect the dots....are both critical to college success.
See how these authors describe how this learning happens in play-based curriculum compared to skills-based curriculum. As you might guess, the authors use one of my favorite terms, "kill and drill".
Here is the link, enjoy. - Want to get your kids into college? Let them play


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CULLMAN SPEED REDUCER TRADE CATALOG motor drives 1930's
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It is a 32-page booklet, illustrated with b&w photos of products, machinery, several shop interiors, and factory exterior.
Includes a 2-page Pictorial Index of Sprocket Catalog with 13 photos of sprockets and several chain and motor drives, 11 photos of industrial tools and machinery driven by Cullman Speed Reducers, details and stats with photos of the Cullman Lathe Drive, Shaper Drive and Milling Machine Drive; and photos, speeds and details of different types of speed reducers, with prices.
Sturdy paper covers, nicely illustrated, measuring 6 by 9 inches; minimal cover wear with light dust and small eraser mark; tight staples; all pages and inner covers have a light stain to the top and right-hand margins, and light rippling to the top portions of the pages, not really that bad. Condition is Good.
(Tools, Equipment, Motors, Engines, Metalworking, Chicago, Regional & Local History, Mechanical Engineering, Brochures, Catalogs, Manuals, Business & Industry, Advertising, Promotional, Science & Technology, Research & Reference, Memorabilia & Souvenirs, Scarce & Uncommon Books, Paper & Ephemera).


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Elias Hendricks
Elias Hendricks, Jr (born 1947) is owner of H & H Real Estate Development and Wee Care Academy. He is a former marketing manager for BellSouth and represented District 5 in the Birmingham City Council from 2001 to 2005.
Hendricks is the son of Elias "Bud" Hendricks, a restaurateur and union leader who ran unsuccessfully for City Council in 1977. Elias, Jr grew up in Birmingham, including some years at the Smithfield Housing Community. He earned his bachelor of arts in history and psychology from Clark College in Atlanta. After that, he spent time in the Peace Corps in Africa in the late 1960s, earning a Master's in African History from the University of Ghana and then an MBA from Pace University in New York City. In 1968 he served on the honor guard that stood over the coffin of Martin Luther King, Jr with his Alpha Phi Alpha brothers.
Hendricks and his wife Gaynell returned to Birmingham for him to work for BellSouth. He rose to an executive position before retiring early in the late 1990s to redevelop the Transportation Building in 1st Avenue North into loft apartments and a space for the expansion of Gaynell's Wee Care Academy day-care chain.
In November 2001, Hendricks upset former City Council President William Bell to represent District 5. He was known during his term as a champion of downtown development and a supporter of the creation of a new City Center Master Plan. Bell defeated him in the 2005 election. When he resigned to take his place on the Jefferson County Commission, the Council selected Johnathan Austin to fill his seat. Hendricks put his name in to challenge Austin in the 2009 race.
In his 2009 campaign, Hendricks has stressed the importance of the city's long-term financial health and the creation of planning and development strategies in order to maximize job opportunities. Although he forced a runoff between himself and Austin, Hendricks narrowly lost the runoff.
The Hendricks' have a daughter, Daagye born in 1978 and twin boys, Elias III and Shia, born in 1987.
- Powell, Darin (March 7, 2002) "Man About Town." Birmingham Weekly
- Hamilton, Majella Chube (n. d.) "Displaying a Family Collection." Southern Living
- "Birmingham City Council District 5: Elias Hendricks." (August 18, 2009) The Birmingham News


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Dan Dipert is on the host committee to get the word out about the Arlington Highland's Container Store grand opening taking place on March 3-4. The junior league of Arlington will receive 10% of all sales to give to local charities.... » Read More
Historic Damascus statue to be dedicated at May 21 ceremony
A statue honoring the "Boys of Company 3781 Camp Damascus" of the Civilian Conservation Corps will be dedicated at 10 a.m. May 21, at 345 Camphill Road in Damascus. The statue is being dedicated to Dan R. "Coffee Dan" Dipert of Damascus.... » Read More
Motorcoach Council Expands Board of Directors
New members of the Board include Autumn Dipert-Brown of Dan Dipert Coaches (TX); Elaine Fickett of H&L Charters Company, Inc. (CA); Tom McCaughey of Flagship Trailways (RI); Tom Morgan of Gray Line Tucson (AZ); Mike Costa of A Yankee Line (MA); and Shannon Kaser of Royal Excursion (IN). These individuals were selected because of their strong leadership skills, commitment to the industry, innovation in marketing, and proven track records with the consumer market... » Read More
New England Fall Foliage Bus Tours
From Memphis, Tennessee, Dan Dipert Tours takes travelers on a 13-day excursion in late September that includes New England. The tour heads north through the Appalachian Mountains to Niagara Falls. Passengers enjoy a cruise on the St. Lawrence Seaway before heading east through the Adirondacks to Lake Placid, where water views and fall foliage mingle. The tour stops at Ausable Chasm, where sandstone cliffs formed 500 million years ago. In Vermont, travelers can view autumn scenery in the Green Mountains and see a 200-year-old covered bridge. Tours include hotel, daily breakfast and most dinners. ... » Read More
Dan Dipert Inducted into the Arlington Business Hall of Fame
Arlington Chamber of Commerce will induct Dan Dipert into the "Arlington Business Hall of Fame" during the Chamber's 62nd Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner on Thursday, September 27 at the Arlington Convention Center.... » Read More
Dan Dipert Family Fund Benefits Ellis Elementary
Jane Ellis was on hand as the North Arlington elementart school that bears her name received $8,905 in grants from the Dan Dipert Family Fund.... » Read More
Autumn Dipert Brown in Women in Transportation
Autumn Dipert Brown just finished an MBA in accounting and finance at Rice University in Houston and was preparing to return to the banking industry when a chance meeting at her fathers office changed the course of her career.... » Read More
Dan Dipert Challenges Community Leaders to Support Arlington Schools
The Arlington ISD Education Foundation held its annual StarMaker fundraising breakfast Tuesday, and attendees received a challenge along with their eggs and hash browns.... » Read More
COO Autumn Dipert Brown Elected to UMA Board of Directors
The members of the United Motorcoach Association elected Autumn Dipert Brown, Chief Operating Officer for Dan Dipert Coaches and Tours, to its Board of Directors on November 15, 2008.... » Read More
Dan Dipert Companies Sponsor New Orleans Clean-Up
Continuing his comittment to the tourism interests of New Orleans, Dan Dipert recently spent some time helping give back to this city that has provided so much enjoyment to tourists for decades.... » Read More
Customer Service Reigns Supreme
Dan Dipert Tours was founded by Dan Dipert in 1974 as a tour company. In 1980, Dan Bought his first bus and slowly started adding to the fleet. Today, the fleet numbers 19 buses, and the company offers charter and tour services.... » Read More
Dan Dipert helps in the Gulf Coast Clean-Up
Our founder, Dan Dipert, Sr., joined 330 volunteers at the 2006 Tourism Caring for America Gulf Coast Clean-Up in mid-March. The group of tourism professionals gathered to assist in the clean up of 9 tourism-related sites in and around Biloxi, Mississippi.... » Read More
COO Recognized as National Safety Leader!
Autumn Dipert Brown was recently awarded the United Motorcoach Association's Safety Leader of the Year Award, which recognizes leadership through safety management that produces positive and significant results.... » Read More
Dan Dipert Family Fund Benefits Arlington Schools
The Dan Dipert Family Fund has given $100,000 to the Arlington School Foundation. The gift will fund grants to teachers with ideas to improve learning for their students that cannot be funded by the school budget.... » Read More
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Internet stocks were falling with the overall market midday Wednesday after getting a jump start earlier in the session due to better-than-expected earnings from several firms.
At 12:15 p.m. Eastern, internet.com's Internet Stock Index had lost 7.93, or 1.10 percent, to 715.62, the Nasdaq Composite was off 31.52 to 3,679.71 and the Dow Jones industrials had lost 145.81 to 10,979.01 due largely to weakness in financial stocks.
Drkoop.com (KOOP) had jumped 1-3/32 to 3-3/4 after announcing several steps to improve its long-term prospects. On Tuesday, the company warned it will post a bigger-than-expected first-quarter loss following the restructuring of a content deal with America Online Inc. (AOL). The company is giving AOL about a 10 percent stake in lieu of cash as part of a deal to feature its content on the online service. Drkoop.com is also planning a similar deal with Go.com (GO).
Drkoop.com has also retained Bear Stearns & Co. to explore several strategic alternatives, although it did not say if those would include a sale.
eBay Inc. (EBAY) was off 2-3/16 to 151-3/8 after hitting 161-5/16 earlier in the session. The online auctioneer late Tuesday reported first-quarter profits of 6 cents a share, 3 cents better than expected.
Internet design and consulting firm Razorfish Inc. (RAZF) was up 1/2 to 19-5/8. The company's first-quarter net income rose to 5 cents a share. Excluding special items, the company earned 7 cents, a penny better than estimates.
CMGI Inc. (CMGI) was down 2-7/16 to 59-1/2 after reaching 65. The company said its AltaVista unit had signed up 2.5 million subscribers for its free Internet service.
About.com Inc. (BOUT) was off 1/4 to 32-1/2. The company, which is set to report earnings later this week, was reiterated a "buy" by E*Offering.
F5 Networks (FFIV) had plunged 17-49/64 to 40-15/16. The company, whose products optimize Internet content delivery, reported second-quarter earnings of 18 cents a share, in line with analyst estimates.
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Government ban on combustible materials in high-rise residential buildings
The Government has amended the Building Regulations to prohibit the use of combustible materials in the external walls of buildings in England over 18 metres that contain at least one dwelling. Here Ancon answers a number of questions about the new regulation. Read more
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Innovative Ancon rebar connectors used in iconic Russian skyscraper
Innovative and quick-to-install reinforcing bar couplers from Ancon replace time-consuming lapped joints and minimise reinforcement congestion in the gigantic concrete superstructure of Europe's tallest building; the 87-floor, 462m high helicoidal Lakhta Tower in St. Petersburg.
Ancon leads industry transition to ISO 45001
Ancon is pleased to announce it has become one of the first businesses to transition its Occupational Health and Safety Management (OHS) to the new International standard ISO 45001:2018.


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This stereotype comes dangerously close to pigeonholing people who're on the autism spectrum and individuals who might have non-verbal studying and expression styles. Edited by John H. McClendon and Yusef Nuruddin, the volume is a collection of scholarly papers which are inter-disciplinary in focus and authored by Afro-American scholars with a Marxist bent. As I started to engage Sociologist Tony Montero's textual content, The Epistemic Crisis of Afro-American Studies: A Duboisian Resolution- A dense academic essay that I approached in a lot the same manner that one takes cod liver oil – Hip Hop began to ask questions about it. I cavalierly brushed him off with grunts and mumbles, making no attempt to engage him; sure that it could all be approach over his head.
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AUSTIN, Texas -- Austin City Council member Ellen Troxclair on Wednesday issued a release stating she won't seek a second term in November.
Troxclair represents District 8 and in addition to her career in public policy operates a residential real estate business. Troxclair was elected to City Council on Nov. 4, 2014.
Troxclair issued the following statement Wednesday:
"Today, I announce that I will not be seeking re-election to the Austin City Council, District 8. It has been the honor of a lifetime to represent the people of Southwest Austin and to be the voice for fiscal responsibility at City Hall.
The decision on whether to seek another term has been an incredibly difficult one because I believe so passionately in the work with which my constituents have entrusted me. While I knew taking office would be a sacrifice for my family and a challenge for my small business, I also knew that if I was willing to step up, I could make a difference. The past three and a half years have lived up to those difficult expectations, but have also been incredibly fulfilling.
At the end of my term, I can leave knowing that I accomplished what I set out to do – serve as an advocate for my district, a voice of reason, a fiscal watchdog, an unwavering voice for lowering the cost of living, and a representative of the average Austinite who often feels overlooked at City Hall.
I am proud to have spearheaded property tax relief through a 10% homestead exemption, instituted customer protections for utility billing issues, increased bus service to Southwest Austin, fought to protect small businesses and property rights, provided vital fire service to underserved areas, supported our public safety officers, allocated Hotel Occupancy Taxes to parks and historic sites, and provided funding for sidewalks, traffic signals, pedestrian beacons, parks, and infrastructure throughout the District.
My husband and I have been fortunate enough to bring two children into our family during my term. It has been rewarding to demonstrate the importance of public service to them and to shape the future of the city that they call home.
Despite our good efforts, Austin continues on an unsustainable path. Constant over-taxation, over-regulation, lack of prioritizing basic infrastructure needs, and implementing policies that are detrimental to our economy will continue to push families and businesses out of our city. It is heartbreaking to watch a city that I love race to become a place where the average person cannot afford to live.
I look forward to supporting someone in this election who will continue to provide common-sense, fiscally responsible leadership by focusing on lowering property taxes, reducing traffic, and providing more efficient and effective city services. I'm hopeful that someone with this dedication will step forward. It is also critical that the Austin community support common-sense policymakers across the city, because these changes cannot be made alone.
This will not be the end of my public service. Whether it's volunteering for local charities, encouraging other young, conservative women to get involved in politics, or helping candidates who share the same values, I will continue to be active and engaged in our community.
I'm endlessly grateful to those who have offered encouragement and support along the way. Thank you to my dedicated staff who have so ably represented our part of the city. Most importantly, thank you to the residents of Southwest Austin for giving me the honor of serving you."


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Junior Researchers on the Coast
The central research topic of Helmholtz's new group of junior researchers at the Institute for Coastal Research is the origin and environmental behavior of reactive nitrogen in flat coastal seas, such as the Baltic Sea and the southern part of the North Sea. Dr. Kirstin Dähnke, a biologist, is leading the junior researcher group, which is being supported by the Helmholtz Association. Reactive nitrogen is of central importance to all of life's processes, including plant growth for example. Through the spreading of manure, waste water, or combustion processes, nitrogen enters the environment in amounts today that are clearly higher than those found during the pre-industrial era. Whether as nitrates, nitrogen oxide or ammonia, the presence of nitrogen represents a clear burden both on people and the environment.
Kirsten Dähnke is researching the nitrogen cycle in the North and Baltic Seas and their watersheds along with three researchers and an engineer using a variety of approaches. For one, they are using water and sediment samples to reach conclusions about the sources and paths of nitrogen. In addition, they are calculating the route of nitrogen in the atmosphere using computer models. Furthermore, lab experiments will show how algae and other organisms take in and process nitrogen. This latter research is pursuing a question that is not only exciting to natural scientists: This work could show which measures can be particularly effective in regulating the over-fertilization of coastal waters in the future.
The Helmholtz group of junior researchers around Kirstin Dähnke is thus far made up of some 130 young scientists, who have named the project "Sources, sinks and internal cycling of nitrogen in coastal waters – Identification of key processes using stable N isotopes". This group makes up a central part of the Helmholtz Association's support for young researchers. Kirstin Dähnke's works with this group is centered in the "Biogeochemistry in Coastal Regions" section of the Institute for Coastal Research, under the direction of Prof. Kay Emeis, and is thus associated with the University of Hamburg.
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A mixed media painter/installation artist on the outskirts of video and performance located in Vancouver BC.
Tuesday, May 26, 2015
The new paintings come from traditional processes and experiences of quill work embroidery. Zigzags triangles and diamonds become a kind of mapping of memory to translate into paintings.Highly saturated colours refer to cultural objects I grew up with that my father collected and displayed in our TV room. Diamond shapes frame shadows of ancestors and horizons evoking bodily connections to another time and a reconnection to an unknown. (More thoughts to come on this)
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