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Volunteer for Treatment with Undergraduate Students
The School of Dentistry has a limited number of places available for volunteers for treatment by undergraduate dental students or dental hygiene and dental therapy students, as part of the students' clinical education.
If you are not registered with a dentist, you may be eligible to volunteer. To access this service you will have to register your interest, undergo an assessment and meet certain criteria.
As our students can provide only a limited range of treatments volunteers will need to undergo a short assessment. One of our tutors will speak to you about what is expected of student treatment and will carry out a brief assessment of your dental needs to see if you are a suitable candidate, or whether your needs would be better managed by a General Dental Practitioner. This does not constitute a regular dental examination and should not be thought of as a comprehensive dental assessment. Following this you will be advised as to your suitability or otherwise.
Many patients' treatment needs are too complex for our students and it is possible that you may be declined at this stage. If you are accepted you will be placed on a waiting list for one course of treatment. The length of time waiting will depend on the type and complexity of treatment required. If that period of time is extensive you should expect to find your own means of gaining a dental check-up or emergency dental treatment if the need arises. Appointment times will vary and treatment is likely to take longer than it would in a standard dental practice. Once the course of treatment is completed, you will be discharged.
Treatment is provided free of charge. Due to limitations of clinic capacity, School of Dentistry reserves the right to close access to waiting lists for treatment by students at any time; apologies in advance if we are unable to help you.
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text: Sundance: Did Anthony Weiner Movie Trim Scenes Damaging to Hillary Clinton? 5:00 AM PST 1/21/2016 by Tatiana Siegel FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Courtesy of Sundance Multiple parties who saw earlier cuts of the movie, which documents the N.Y. congressman's comeback following a sexting humiliation, say Clinton's team is seen trying to pressure Weiner's wife, Huma Abedin — Clinton's closest adviser — to cut ties with him, fearing the scandal will hurt her presidential campaign. A version of this story first appeared in the Jan. 29 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. It was the scandal that revealed the moniker "Carlos Danger." And filmmakers Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg had their cameras rolling to capture it all. With their Sundance-bound documentary Weiner, the pair chronicles the tawdry saga of former New York Congressman Anthony Weiner's bid to rehabilitate his public image following a sexting scandal, only later to be engulfed in a nearly identical embarrassment. In 2013, Kriegman and Steinberg began working on the movie as a narrative about the disgraced politician's bid to become mayor of New York. After gaining unprecedented access to the candidate and his family for the would-be redemption tale, the storyline of the now-infamous Carlos Danger — the alias used by the married Weiner to text explicit photos to a 22-year-old woman — emerged. "When we started this, we thought this could be a remarkable comeback story, but obviously things took an unexpected turn," says Steinberg. Kriegman, 35, and Steinberg, 36, continued chronicling the evolving narrative, capturing the unfiltered reactions of Weiner's wife, political operative Huma Abedin. Distributors who saw the film before Sundance Selects and Showtime partnered to acquire it say the footage is explosive and potentially damaging to presidential candidate Hillary Clinton (Abedin is Clinton's closest adviser and a fixture on the campaign trail). Multiple parties who viewed early cuts of the documentary say Clinton's team is seen trying to pressure Abedin to immediately cut ties with Weiner, fearing the scandal will hurt the secretary of state's bid for the White House. (Abedin, who has become something of an obsession for the far right, remains married to Weiner and has a son with him.) The footage is said to offer the kind of rare window into the cutthroat machinations of a presidential campaign that is typically reserved for such fictitious shows as House of Cards. But Kriegman, who served as Weiner's chief of staff for years before becoming a filmmaker, denies that Clinton's team appears in the documentary, raising the question of whether it has been edited to expunge any fodder for the Republican Party. In yet another twist in the labyrinthine tale, sources say Kriegman and Steinberg turned down an aggressive offer from CNN because they were worried that network chief Jeff Zucker might water down the unflattering look at Team Clinton (CNN declined to confirm whether or not it made an offer on the film). The New York-based filmmakers declined to discuss any issues surrounding the sale of the film or seemingly what's in it. Whatever the final version includes or omits will stoke interest far beyond Park City. When interviewed for this article, Kriegman and Steinberg said they were racing to finish the edit before the premiere. Weiner has not seen the film (nor does he have any editorial input) and has no plans to attend, though the onetime politician remains in touch with the duo, having sent them a thank-you note when their film was accepted into Sundance. "I think that there are a lot of surprises in terms of what people get to see — the access and the human part of his story that they haven't gotten to see before," says Kriegman. "It was really about taking somebody who had become really just reduced to one thing in many people's eyes and getting an opportunity to show that in reality he's a much more complex and nuanced and interesting human being." Steinberg echoes her co-filmmaker, saying many people have reduced Weiner "to a punchline and a caricature, and I think in the course of our film, you get to spend time with him and see him as a complex, nuanced person. And the same is true for Huma." When asked to describe how Abedin reacted to Weiner's betrayal, the filmmakers didn't want to offer a pat description. "I think that's a question we really kind of want to leave to viewers to form their own opinions about her and about him and about the whole event," Kriegman says. Premieres on Jan. 24. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Tatiana Siegel firstname.lastname@example.com tatianasiegel27

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Welcome to the homepage of the NHPs and Language project. This project is part of a theoretical course on Syntax and Grammatical Theories taught by Prof. Dirk Geeraerts at K.U.Leuven. This is one of the optional courses in year three or four of Germanic Languages at K.U.Leuven. This year, the course centers on Chomsky's idea of an innate, universal and uniquely human language competence. Several papers, prepared in small groups of three to five students, aim to assess the situation in one subdomain. Apart from our project which looks at the language competence in non-human primates, more specifically in apes, these domains are:
A new section called Human mind has been added to the site.
It will deal with the study of the human brain and its role in the development of language.
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Youth Opportunity Fund Foundation
Mount Pearl Youth Opportunity Fund Foundation
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The Mount Pearl Youth Opportunity Fund Foundation is now accepting applications. This community youth foundation will provide funds to formal and informal groups, non-profit and charitable organizations, community-based groups, public sector and neighbourhood associations that are incorporated as not-for-profit agencies.
The Foundation will provide time-limited project funding only, that focuses on "youth helping youth" – empowering youth through new and innovative opportunities.
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Spending a day at the Hoover Institution
What is it like to spend a day at the Hoover Institution? According to Dan Spencer, "the experience caused [him] to appreciate [his] education in political science, international affairs, economics, administration and the law, but wishing for more. The discussions were all intellectually stimulating and very interesting. It's been some time since I have been immersed in an academic environment." Spencer participated in the Hoover Institution's Media Colloquium at Stanford University on Monday, February 4, 2013.
Along with two dozen other journalists, Spencer spent the day exploring foreign and domestic policy issues facing President Obama and the 113th Congress, discussing the economy, the national debt, the fiscal cliff, the sequester, taxes with Michael Boskin, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the T. M. Friedman Professor of Economics at Stanford University and Kevin Warsh, a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution and a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business; Obama's reelection and dissociation theory with Shelby Steele, the Robert J. and Marion E. Oster Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution; the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow Peter Berkowitz's new book Constitutional Conservatism: Liberty, Self-Government, and Political Moderation; national security issues including cyber and drone warfare with Amy Zegart, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution; and the Middle East and Iran's nuclear ambitions with Abbas Milani, a research fellow and codirector of the Iran Democracy Project at the Hoover Institution.
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Sprites are a dying art, and it is truly a sad reality. The very game our community is based around is finally embracing the use of 3D models rather than the 2D sprites we know so well. Even before the announcement of XY, the signs were obvious: in the standard Pokémon forum during RSE, there were only a few good spriters and lots of bad sprites; now there are only a few spriters to begin with. So in early February, the Inside Scoop community of badgeholders began a discussion on the year's April Fools'. It was relatively clear that 2012 was an off-year for us all. Through this, I suggested one final tribute to the part of the Pokémon community I used to love so much: spriting every Pokémon and putting them in the current battle simulator of the day. With Zarel's blessing and requirements, the project got underway. All 649 Pokémon needed their own front and back sprite, then we added formes, genders, and Substitute. All up, there are 702 fronts and backs for a total of 1404 sprites over a seven week period. Let's take a moment to examine ten of the portfolios and styles of this project that were prolific, memorable, or just plain weird.
What started with a fairly standard looking Hoothoot seemed altogether normal and regular, and by the tone of his first post in the thread it would be his last. All of a sudden Gimmick drew with a fury rarely seen and found himself awake on the floor of his room with a pile of uploaded sprites to show the world. He discovered the true secret of making sprites in this format: you don't have to try. The paint pencil is his standard modus operandi and he used it effectively to convey shape. His backs and fronts share little continuity; one sprite holds an object while the other side does not. It hardly matters, either; rarely did a player see both sides in the twenty-four hours the sprites were up.
This man is to be feared among all artists; for every submission he made, I sat in terror and wondered of his next creation. His debut of Keldeo-Resolute raised the bar for all future sprites. Keldeo-R is a fantastic My Little Pony-styled sprite that, while appearing rough at points, is all part of Chou's master brushwork. With such huge expectations, could Chou's next entry be as artistically fantastic? No, of course not; that's why he made Mew as a pop-tart cat. I think he has something for rainbows... I ought to ask him. Chou makes good use of pre-existing sprites to add effect to the image. I originally did not want game sprites to be included, but he did this so masterfully it would have simply been a crime to not include them.
AKA Buttalo Wings, Buff Naked, and/or the Biff Buster. This man took the art of backsprites to a whole new level. At this point in the project, a backsprite was essentially the front spite flipped horizontally, maybe some new text and the changing on the arms. Buff does not believe in this practice; Buff is a proponent of nudity and embraces it fully in his pixel art. I suspect he spent hours placing every pixel in the exact butt formation necessary for perfect plumpness and maximum bounce.
There is a great degree of progress in Joim's finesse in sprites as the project developed. His Charizard started very blobby, similar to many of our drawings of the definitive Fire starter when we were children. His Genesect sprite was the follow-up, and there is a great deal of definitive shape with actual shading involved as well; you don't just find this anywhere, folks! The addition of the U-turn on the cannon no doubt played mind games against many players who saw this beast pop out of its Poké Ball.
A fellow high quality spriter, Wichu started a similar sprite project for every Pokémon as part of an RPG he was coding called Pokémon Amethyst. It's a fantastic project and I do suggest checking out the great sprites; I have one sprite in quality assurance for it at the moment. Amethyst has been going on for just about four years now and continues to push a level of high spriting quality in between activity; I meanwhile started a sprite project for April Fools' in early February and got everything done in seven weeks. I'm not going to suggest anything here, but my project is the one that was completed. Hey, Wichu, if you're reading this, I'm sure we could work out some sort of deal where you can borrow the sprites from here for your thing!
Anyways, onto Wichu's sprites from this project. They are all fantastic. Wichu's colors follow the exact guidelines of Amethyst, using the palette of the pre-existing sprite. It strikes a certain air of familiarity in Amethyst and it works great in here, except that things such as shading and outlines aren't the same quality as they are in the games. Even when he was doing Reshiram as a Blue-Eyes White Dragon he stuck to the same palette; what grace, what consistency. Truly the work of an artist.
It is amazing, the wonders that can result when you give a man a mouse, some Pokémon, and unlimited creative freedom within a 96 pixel square with absolutely no other restrictions. His notable sprites all contain a high degree of Verfremdungseffekt, or alienation effect. This term, brought into popularity by theatre artist Bertold Brecht, is about making the familiar strange and the strange familiar. There is no reason for a Dragonite to wear a suit, or for there to be three Ferroseed in one image. The true goal of course is for melvni's RandBats opponents to fall on the floor from simultaneous laughter and confusion. Someone needs to check how high his ladder score went on April Fools' Day. Also, those visual puns make me want to hurl.
A master of borrowing cultural icons and reinterpreting them as Pokémon, Limi enjoyed reinterpreting Exeggcute as stacking dolls and Slugma as some sort of ceiling slug. I'm honestly not sure still about that one. Many of Limi's sprites use backsprites that are not full-bodied and represent a simpler time, before the animated sprites of the fifth generation. Maybe Limi never realized there was a change? Nostalgia is a crazy mistress.
Limi really shines in the three pixel dolls that were made. The first one is Uxie and in many ways was a rough outline of what was to come, equal on both sides but still a rough line shape. Jolteon is the magnum opus, with every pixel perfectly placed and proper. Glaceon is the late re-examining of form with a tail on one side that ruins the illusion of equality, but maintains the cute pixel essence.
It was always amusing to see great and talented artists lower their standards to make some truly hilarious sprite work. I suppose I can also count Ritter among these ranks. Ritter is a master of the paint spray-can, which can be a fickle instrument at times when you hold down the mouse for too long. Using broad brush strokes, he excelled at filling an area with color much like any child could. In many ways Ritter is channeling the inner child that exists within all of us and is eager to bring forth caricature and deformed bodies.
I intended for all of these sprites to be awful abominations that made people laugh. But the original Smogon artist Arkeis would have none of this, and actively set out to ruin me with a wave of babies. During his spriting tenure he actively sought out fully evolved Pokémon that were high on the usage ladder to infect all of Pokemon Showdown with adorable waves of emotion. Having zoomed in on so many sprites over this project, it's clear Arkeis was drawing at the 96 by 96 pixel scale, which is not an easy thing to do. Downsizing too often would kill the quality of image, which would essentially make his sprites look too similar to the rest of ours.
(Featuring guest writer RitterCat)
Finally, we come to the star of the show, the mastermind Layell. Truly committed to his internet prank, he spent the months leading up to April without sunlight or human interaction, churning out literally hundreds of sprites. Armed only with Paint (actually Paint.net, multiple free online painting programs on Google Apps, etc.), his wit, and bad artistic ability, Layell produced such nightmare fuel as Meganium, Poliwhirl, and Shellos amid strokes of comedic genius such as the Arceus/Megaman crossover and the intense battle cry of "SWANNA? LOSE." Honing his skills through his many submissions, Layell made the creation of crappy sprites into an art, making sprites so abominable that no mere mortal could have produced them. With only his mouse and his imagination, Layell produced some of the worst sprites the Internet has ever seen, cementing his place in April Fools' history.
Watching the implementation of these sprites was certainly an experience to behold. The reactions from the public chat of Pokemon Showdown has been inspiring and hilarious. For everyone who contributed, see this page.
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Recipe by Kelly Crull
These little potatoes are probably the most traditional tapas food in Spain. They can be found almost everywhere. I usually order a plate of patatas bravas when I'm out for tapas with friends because they're cheap, they're vegetarian (there's usually at least one herbivore in the group), and in a country where most food is cool on the tongue, these little spuds, packed with hot pepper and vinegar, make your mouth zing.
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4
500ml (2 cups) olive oil (aceite de oliva)
4 large potatoes (patatas)
Salt to taste (sal)
85ml (1/3 cup) tomate frito (a tomato sauce made from pureed tomatoes, onion and garlic with a little sugar and vinegar).
2 tbsp mayonnaise (mayonesa)
1/2 tbsp white vinegar (vinagre de vino blanco)
1/2 tsp paprika (pimentón dulce)
1/4 tsp ground cumin (cominos)
cayenne pepper (cayena) or Tabasco sauce (salsa picante) to taste
Parboil the potatoes with their skins still intact either on the stove or in the microwave in a covered bowl filled with water. The potatoes are finished boiling when you put a knife in them, and they are still slightly firm. Set the potatoes aside, so they can cool.
In a small bowl, mix together the ingredients for the salsa brava, adding white vinegar and cayenne pepper until the sauce tastes tangy and spicy. Set the sauce aside.
Drain, peel and cut the potatoes into 3 cm (1 inch) cubes. Deep-fry or sauté in oil at medium heat until golden brown. Remove the potatoes from the oil and pat them dry with a paper towel to remove excess oil.
Put the potatoes on a serving plate, sprinkle them with salt and drizzle them with the bravas sauce. Some prefer to serve the sauce on the side, but traditionally the sauce is drizzled over top.
If you're not brava enough to try the hot sauce, but you like garlic, you might want to try a popular variation called patatas ali-oli. Mix a crushed garlic clove into some mayonnaise and sprinkle with parsley.
More and more restaurants are beginning to offer alternatives to bravas sauce, some even advertising twenty flavors or more like barbecue sauce or Mexican salsa or cheese. It's fun to try the different flavors, but in my opinion, the original is still the best.
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AnastasiaDate, the largest international online dating service, has announced that singles on Facebook have given its recent global matching tool a big thumbs up. The popular online dating website reports that the Like or Skip tool has become a big hit among fans and friends on its official Facebook page.
The Like or Skip tool was launched by AnastasiaDate to help couples from all over the world find each other more easily. It is an innovative and highly entertaining dating tool introduced to singles in September 2017. The Like or Skip tool has met with an extremely positive response among those seeking matches from Europe and beyond.
A large number of members have already used this amazing dating tool to connect with interesting and compatible matches. It has opened up opportunities for singles to start conversation with their potential partners. The tool is user-friendly and can be used by anyone wanting to connect with matches on their wavelength.
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Safer Sharps Disposal
Syringes are being placed in garbage and recycling bins, resulting in occupational health and safety problems for works at the waste and recycling centres. To address this problem, Gunnedah Shire Council, in conjunction with various
organisations, have included a single use bin for people with diabetes and other users of lancets, syringes and autopen needles.
For more information please see our Resident Self Help Guide for Safer Disposal of Needles, Syringes and other Sharps below:


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Aoba Fuse (風瀬青葉)Aoba has no interest in anything, not even herself. She is a great student that gets great grades for everything, even for sports. She does not show any emotion. Her smart personality makes Keima acknowledge her as a genius. Because of her talent, there is nothing challenging in her life, therefore she created a gap in her heart. After Keima captures the spirit in her, she becomes addicted to playing gal games just like Keima. And just like him, she also becomes famous in the game world with the name "Maihime".
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Choosing an auto insurance company is a huge financial decision we all have to make at some time or another. If you're fortunate enough to sign on with a reputable, helping company, then you're in luck. Selecting a good auto insurance company gives you peace of mind, so if you are in accident, you know you are in good hands. You want to be able to know that if you make a claim, you won't have to worry that it won't be accepted. You don't want to find out too late that your car insurance company isn't reliable.
Unfortunately, not everyone is so lucky. Far too often people will get car insurance without doing research on the company they choose to work with. They just go with the cheapest, the most convenient, or even go through a friend… only to find out that they should have done their research.
Consumer Reports Auto Insurance Company Survey
So, what makes for the best auto insurance company? There is no single answer to this – and in reality, an insurer that is great for one driver may not be so great for another. A recent survey by Consumer Reports was distributed to a total of 28,241 auto insurance customers and ranked twenty-two insurers according to two major criteria:
- How quickly claims were paid, and
- Any problems with the claims process
These auto insurance company ratings were scored on a scale of 1 to 100. There were some interesting facts that came to light; first, every one of the twenty-two companies surveyed scored in the top 20 percent. Secondly, the best auto insurance companies according to consumers who returned the survey are ones that you may not have heard of.
Another interesting – and disturbing – fact was that even among these top-rated insurers, between 10 and 26% of all respondents reported having problems receiving payment on claims. In some cases, these insurance customers wound up waiting for two weeks before receiving a claims check.
Who Came In First
The Consumer Reports survey was distributed to auto insurance customers who had filed claims during an eighteen-month period between January 2006 and July 2009. Eight-six percent of respondents were "highly satisfied" with the way their claims were handled. The highest auto insurance company ratings – those that scored in the top eight percent – were New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance, Arbella and Auto-Owners Insurance Group.
Keep in mind that these companies may not offer policies in all states, or may have strict eligibility rules that prevent some people from signing up.
Watch Out
As 19th-century philosopher John Ruskin reportedly said, "There is scarcely anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse, and sell a little more cheaply. The person who buys on price alone is this man's lawful prey." This is the caveat from Consumer Reports, which issued the following warning in its report, published in the current (October 2010) issue:
"Saving is not only a matter of finding the lowest premium. An insurer can charge less in premiums but cost you more overall by lowballing loss estimates, hassling the repair shop to cut corners, and forcing you to pay extra for the manufacturer's replacement parts if you choose them over cheaper knockoffs. It can also unfairly jack up your premiums after an accident."
What To Look For In An Insurance Company
Working with some auto insurance companies can turn out to be a real life nightmare. After an accident, when you need your auto insurance the most, they aren't there for you. They make it a hassle to do something as simple as file a claim, and their customer service is absolutely terrible.
You're paying a lot of money for your auto insurance, and you deserve nothing short of the best. Finding a great auto insurance company isn't always easy, but it is possible. When searching for your next insurance provider, make sure to find a company with strong customer satisfaction ratings, good customer service, extensive coverage options and types, strong financial ratings, and most importantly, affordable coverage.
Get Insurance Quotes From A Reputable Source
The Internet has made it easy to get dozens of auto insurance quotes in just a few minutes, but not all companies let you choose from the best of the best in auto insurance.
4AutoInsuranceQuote.com is different. We don't just recommend any auto insurance company to you, we recommend the best auto insurance companies in the industry. By using our quote comparison tool, you will be given insurance rates from the best insurance companies, including the ones listed in our top 10 list below.
Our Top 10 Best Car Insurance Companies List
The following ten auto insurance companies have been chosen for a number of different reasons, but they do have a few things in common. The customer services is top-notch, the rates are low, and they have insanely high customer satisfaction rates. While it may be slightly different than the consumer reports list mentioned above, the factors and values we considered when ranking these companies are very much the same.
- GeicoThis company is much more than geckos with funny accents and disgruntled cavemen. Their customer service is second to none, and their large customer base makes it possible for them to charge low premiums. (Read more about Geico here)
- AllstateAs there slogan says, with Allstate "you're in good hands", and that is the honest truth. Their customers love them, so there's a pretty good chance you will too. Allstate was one of the first to offer accident forgiveness, and they continue to add new features that change the way we're used to paying for auto insurance. (Read more about Allstate here)
- State FarmState Farm is another auto insurance provider that is sure to please. They have grown to become the largest insurance provider in North America. Claims agents are always super-friendly, and they provide you with a lot of coverage for not much money. (Read more about State Farm here)
- EsuranceLike the others, you are probably familiar with Esurance's clever TV ads. Esurance offers more than hot cartoon girls though. With 24/7 support and friendly agents, Esurance's customer service is hard to beat. Their prices are top notch too! (Read more about Esurance here)
- ArbellaArbella doesn't spend on Superbowl ads or flashy commericals, they let their work speak for itself. Arbella thrives on referrals and word-of-mouth. The customers love Arbella, with good reason too. No hassles on claims seems to be their most popular feature.
- American Family Auto InsuranceAlthough smaller than the other companies on our list, American Family aims to please. They pay claims promptly and get high reviews from all major publications. Unfortunately, they are only available in 19 states. If you are lucky enough to be in a state that has American Family insurance, you might want to give them a try. (Read more about American Family here)
- Liberty MutualAn old, conservative insurance company, Liberty Mutual prides itself on reputation. They are personal, competitively priced, and have short wait times when it comes to claims. (Read more about Liberty Mutual here)
- ProgressiveProgressive is another company you might recognize from TV. Getting started with them is simple and easy (and cheap too). Dealing with Progressive is incredibly stress free. You will never have a problem with a claim. (Read more about Progressive here)
- AAATriple A is more than just roadside assistance and travel accommodations. Their auto insurance is also top notch. If you get into an accident, they will be by your side every step of the way. (Read more about AAA here)
Things To Remember…
The lowest car insurance is not always the best. Compare auto insurance companies carefully when shopping around; information on insurance companies' handling of claims and how they set rates are public record and generally not difficult to find.
Many people who have particular auto insurance needs may be better served by going to an independent car insurance agency rather than a single company, since these agencies represent several different insurers and can usually get you the best coverage for your unique situation.
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Ghanaians Abroad Rise Up Against Mahama.
Some Ghanaians in the US will Wednesday (today) demonstrate against their president, John Mahama, who is attending a three-day US–Africa Leaders Summit in Washington DC.
The Summit started Monday and ends Wednesday. The march against Mahama will be at the US Department of State, Washington DC, 22nd & C Street NW, Southside.
The aggrieved US-based Ghanaians say the Mahama administration back home is "corrupt" and "incompetent."
In a statement copied to StarrFMonline.com, they said, "The collapse of the [National Insurance Health Scheme] NHIS, unprecedented cedi [local currency] depreciation, erratic power supply, high, unpaid salaries and arrears, and the general high cost of living in the face of the profligate lifestyle of [the president] and his appointees," are some of the factors that have triggered the demonstration.
Other reasons cited by the group include corruption scandals involving the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA), a programme designed to reduce youth unemployment; a graft-riddled Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) project, meant to fight poverty in the impoverish northern part of the country; a non-value-for-money contract between the West African country's tax collector, Ghana Revenue Authority, and IT firm, SubahInfo Solutions; a Ghc51.2 million ($174 million) paid to a businessman and financier of the governing party as judgment debt about four years ago, which the country's Supreme Court, recently ruled should be refunded to the State; and a recent decision by the government to fly $3 million to Brazil to pay agitating players of the senior national team, the Black Stars, who threatened to boycott the world cup if they were not paid their bonuses in cash.
"It is imperative to point out that we deeply continue to share in the untoward hardship that has bedeviled our brothers and sisters back home as a result of the incompetence and corrupt mentality of Mahama and his cronies," they said in their statement, adding: "…In the spirit of togetherness, we will continue to stand with them – unabated – through thick and thin to demand accountability, and better socio-economic standard of living from Mahama and his NDC government," the group said.
"As developmental partners of our nation but residents in the US, we call on all well-meaning Ghanaians in the States to show up at the demonstration grounds–and in unison–strongly signal to John Mahama that we will continue to make him unpopular in the face of the international community–at any time and any given day that he steps foot in the U.S. until he and his cronies stop operating their "create, loot and share" Ponzi schemes and channel those huge sums of taxpayers monies towards developmental projects," the statement said.
They believe "by this demonstration, demonstrators will be looking forward to awakening the consciousness and nationalistic sensibilities of John Mahama toward the already suffering Ghanaians. Enough is enough!"
Source: starrfmonline.com.


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Vice President Joe Biden today reiterated the administration's call for studies on violent video games and possible links to real-life violence during a Google video chat, TheHill.com reported. Biden, who met two weeks ago with representatives of the entertainment industry, pointed out there is no concrete data on video games and possible links to violence. The CDC is prohibited from conducting research on gun violence because of a congressional ban on spending funds on studies that may advocate gun control. In addition to reimposing the federal ban on assault weapons and requiring universal background checks on firearms buyers, the White House plan released last week asked Congress to appropriate $10 million for the CDC to study gun violence, including possible links to violent video games and media images. Biden said he thinks special interest groups "are afraid of facts", adding "let these people go out and look at the pathology that's behind this, if there is a pathology related to gun violence" — and "let the facts lead where they will".
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Roanne-Montluçon, 165.5km
What will happen?
It's another lumpy stage today, with two categorised climbs early on, then flattening off towards the finish. Again, it's probably too hilly for the tired sprinters' teams to orchestrate a bunch gallop into Montluçon. They'll save that for Sunday's final parade into Paris.
Instead we should see another break go clear, gain ten minutes by the time the second categorised climb passes and head all the way into Montluçon largely unchallenged.
The overall contenders will be hiding safely in the bunch, trying to keep out of trouble and conserve every ounce of energy for tomorrow's decisive individual time trial.
What are the climbs like?
The Third category La Croix du Sud and fourth category Cote de la Croix Rouge both appear in the first 30km of the stage, so are unlikely to play any sort of role in the overall outcome – other than let a break build up a bit of time on the bunch.
Will Sastre stay in yellow?
Yes, definitely. There's no opportunity for any of the Spaniard's rivals to put any time into him today. Tomorrow is a very, very different matter…
Who's wearing the jerseys?
Yellow Carlos Sastre (CSC)
Green Oscar Freire (Rabobank)
Polka-dot Bernhard Kohl (Gerolsteiner)
White Andy Schleck (CSC)
CW's tip for the win
It's going to be another rider low down on GC who'll prevail in today's break: which will probably be made up of two Frenchman, a Spaniard and one other. We picked Belgian Philippe Gilbert for the win yesterday and he crashed early on, ruining his chances. We're going to pick him again today because he's definitely got a stage win in him and he's looking for a Tour victory for his FDJeux squad before joining Silence-Lotto next year. A lazy and frankly desperate choice for today's win. Come on Philippe, make us look good!
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Stage 17: Sastre wins on Alpe d'Huez, takes lead
Stage 16: Dessel wins
Stage 15: Schleck takes lead in the Alps
Stage 14: Oscar Freire wins in Digne-les-Bains
Stage 13: Cavendish takes fourth win
Stage 12: Cavendish makes it three
Stage 11: Arvesen wins
Stage 10: Evans takes yellow jersey by one second
Stage nine: Ricco wins in the Pyrenees
Stage eight: Cavendish wins again in Toulouse
Stage seven: Sanchez takes action-packed stage
Stage six: Ricco storms to win
Stage five: Cavendish takes first Tour win
Stage four: Schumacher wins TT and takes race lead
Stage three: Dumoulin wins stage from break
Stage two: Hushovd wins chaotic sprint
Stage one: Valverde wins
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Schleck promises to attack main rivals
Schleck ready to defend Tour lead [stage 15]
Rest day news round-up [July 21]
Saunier Duval riders: "We are honest"
Cavendish talks to Cycling Weekly after quitting Tour
Schleck savours first ever Tour de France jersey [stage 15]
Comment: Why Cav is right to go home today
Cavendish pulls out of the Tour
Barloworld to end cycling sponsorship
Ricco speaks on Italian television
Cavendish joins the all-time greats
Saunier Duval sack Ricco and Piepoli
Tour bosses say fight against doping continues
Ricco denies doping at the Tour
Saunier Duval pull out of Tour
Tour's top ten changes
Ricco positive for EPO at Tour
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Evans suffers but takes yellow jersey [stage 10]
Analysis: Hautacam shakes up 2008 Tour
Ricco silences critics with solo attack in Pyrenees [stage nine]
Cavendish talks about his second stage win [stage eight]
Beltran heads home but doubts remain about other Tour riders
David Millar: the dope controls are working
Manuel Beltran tests positive for EPO at the Tour
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Millar: close but no cigar in Super-Besse [stage six]
Super-Besse shows form of main contenders [stage six]
Millar to go for yellow [stage six]
Team Columbia's reaction to Cavendish's win [stage five]
Cavendish talks about his Tour stage win
Tour comment: Why Evans should be happy [stage four]
Millar: Still aiming for Tour yellow jersey [stage 4]
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Cavendish disappointed with stage two result
Millar too close to Tour yellow jersey
Stage 2 preview: A sprint finish for Cavendish?
Millar happy after gains precious seconds in Plumelec
Valverde delighted with opening Tour stage win
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G3: 1826 John Shiels
John Shiels was born on July 8, 1826 in Lanarkshire, Scotland, near the town of Biggar. He was the fourth child of Thomas Shiels and Barbara Jean Cranston Shiels. He got some of his education at the parish school until he was 11 years old. All the education he received after that was at college of hard knocks. He was placed on a farm called Hard Scrabble, but he never complained. Before he was 20, he was promoted to farm foreman at a very good wage for that time.
At the age of 21, he and his brother George decided to come to Canada. They left Glasgow, Scotland on the first of June and it was the middle of September when they arrived in Quebec. They sailed on the good ship Morton. They were shipwrecked off the coast of Newfoundland. A sharp squall sprung up and before the sailors could reef the sails, it took two of the masts off and the sailors with them. They had to cast anchor for repairs and it was nearly three weeks before they set sail again. To make matters worse, smallpox broke out on the ship and 11 people died. John had smallpox but he pulled through.
They arrived at Whitby, Ont on Oct 1 and as John had been sick, he could not do hard work. A friend of his, Mr. Andrew Archibald, got him a job without hard work. Archibald was a bricklayer and a stonemason. John stayed with him for two years. Then John came with Archibald to his farm on Huron tract near Harpurhey. He worked for him on his farm and in the spring of 1853, John's brother George came up from Whitby. Archibald advised the two men to go north to Grey or Morris township.
So one day early in May they went north. There were lots of places they could get something to drink but the Coombs place was the last place to eat. John was a good cook and George was a good shot, so they faired well. The first settler they called on was Jim Douglas and they got a good feed of potatoes and venison. The two men really appreciated it and always had a good word for Mrs. Douglas.
They came to the McNiel shanty and slept well. The next day they cut their names at the east corner stakes of lots 19 and 20 on the 14th concession and the same on the 15th. They built a shanty on the line between lot 19 and 20 on the 14th concession. When that was done, they commenced to slash the trees down. Neither of them were experts with an axe but they soon were. Then the two men went out to harvest. John decided to take lot 19 and George took lot 20 on both. George traded lot 20 on the 14th to James McNair. George settled on lot 20 on the 15th and John on lot 19 of the 14th concession.
James McNair's parents and two sisters came to stay with him and John fell in love with James' sister Janet. John and Janet were married on Jan 29, 1857. John walked to Clinton to get the license. Janet, accompanied by John's brother George, walked 18 miles through the brush to the wedding at Harpurhey (now Seaforth). They were married by Rev Barr. They walked home the next day and started their lives together.
Lot 19 was an extra stony far and for some reason Mrs. Shiels took great delight in collecting coloured rocks from the fields. These rocks were piled on both sides of the house steps and nearly all pictures of the Shiels family are centred around these rocks. Mrs. Shiels, as a young woman, worked side by side with her husband in clearing the bush from their farm.
John and Janet had nine children, six boys and three girls. The children were Tom, Jane, Barbara Ann, James, Janet, John, Jack, Robert and William. The first son Tom was born on Dec 9, 1857. Jane was born April 1, 1859; and Barbara Ann on Jan 29, 1861. A second son, James was born Dec 29, 1862. Janet was April 14, 1865 and she died 14 months later on Jul 4, 1866. John was born May 13, 1868 and tragedy struck again when he died 3 months later on May 26, 1868. Another son named Jack was born Aug 2, 1869; then came Robert on Feb 28 1871; and the youngest child William on July 15, 1875.
John and Janet lived on their farm for nearly 20 years before John finally got a deed for the land in 1872. John started with a shanty and then built a log house when he was married. This house was replaced by a comfortable brick residence in 1895. The buildings were standing until 1970. They had a good farm of 100 acres. They had about 20 maple trees along the lane from the 14th concession road. These trees were used for canning maple syrup. They had a small orchard with a half a dozen kinds of apple trees. It was really too cold for others. There were a number of wild berries as well. The farmers of this time tried to be shelf sufficient. They traded eggs to the store for flour. They seldom ate beef as there were no refrigerators. They would get together with neighbours to kill a beef and share the meat. They ate primarily eggs, pork and cheese.
The new brick residence was a two storey house with three layers of brick thick. It had a gable roof. There was no plumbing, no electrical and no furnace. The house was heated by a base burner stove burning coal. This stove was located in the corner of the sitting room. The brick house had seven bedrooms, five upstairs and two downstairs. The main floor also had a parlour, sitting room, pantry, kitchen, porch, and summer kitchen.
On Oct 31, 1883 the oldest son, Tom married Miss Rachel Ann Brigham. They resided in Brussels, Ont for about eight years. On Feb 17, 1885 a son John George was born. Tom, Rachel and John George move to Parry Sound in 1891. On Feb 28, 1893 a daughter Lottie Jane was born. To see the full history for Tom and Rachel, select it from the drop down menu under John.
In 1907, John and Janet celebrated their 50th wedding Anniversary. Although no special party celebrations were held over the golden wedding Anniversary, a pair of easy chairs were presented to the worthy couple by the community along with other gifts.
On Feb 5, 1908 John died at the age of 81. John was a member of the Presbyterian Church and in politics he loyally supported the Liberal principles. The following is a withdrawal from his obituary:
"The closing out of this life was not unexpected as John had been confined to bed for over a month and a complication of ailments, which with his age, forbade a prolongation of his life. Mr. Shiels was a quiet man, but was well read and highly esteemed by all who knew him. Rev D.B. McRae, Pastor, conducted an appropriate service at the home and at Cranbrook Cemetery. Pallbearers were Neil D., James D. and James D. McNair, John McNab, Jacon Zeigler and L. Steiss. The long concourse of old friends followed to the place of burial. Thus passes away another link between the pioneer days of Grey township and the present and removes a man of integrity, industry, modesty and high moral standards whose life might be worthily emulated."
John's wife, Janet was a native of Aryshire, Scotland and came to this new land in her young womanhood to stay with her brother James McNair. She married John and delivered nine of his children. She worked very hard along side of John on their farm. Janet died on May 2, 1917 at the age of 84.
John and Janet had three daughters, Jane, Barbara Ann, and Janet. Janet died when she was only 14 months old. Jane remained on the farm with her brothers James, Robert, and Jack. It is rumoured that she was disappointed in love at early age. Barbara Ann was quite and very kind. Both girls were very good cooks. Barbara Ann died on Dec 12, 1934 at the age of 73. Jane died on Aug 7, 1937 at the age of 78.
The family farm was transferred to James and Robert in 1906 due to John's failing health. As the oldest son, Tom had moved away, James and Robert were next in line. James was the second oldest son. He had a lame left leg as it was shorter than the right. James was his mother's favourite. James was short tempered and hard to get along with. He seldom smiled. It is rumoured that James had taken Rachel Ann Brigham to a dance and had turned his horse loose to graze. After the dance, James could not catch his horse with his lame leg and Tom took Rachel home. Tom and Rachel were married soon after and mother was not too pleased with Tom. James lived all his life on the farm and died on Jan 29, 1935 at the age of 72.
After James' death, the deed for the land was transferred from James and Robert to Robert and Jack in 1937. Robert and Jack were two comedians in the family. They were very well liked. They remained bachelors all their lives and were known as the candy men to the children of Cranbrook. This was because each Christmas they bought candy for the children and took it to the school.
In Jack's younger years, he was a handy man and bricklayer in the surrounding areas. After James death, he helped Robert run the family farm. Robert died on Feb 3, 1950 at the age of 69. The deed to the land was transferred to Martin McDonald, the same year. Martin was a life long friend of both Jack and Robert. Jack took sick in 1954 and spent the last six months of his life in the hospital at Wingham. He died there Aug 7, 1954 at the age of 75.
The youngest child, William married Miss Mary McKenzie on June 25, 1901. Mary was born June 25, 1870 in Ont. They had one son James, born Feb 11, 1903 before moving to British Columbia. To see the detailed history for William and Mary, select it from the drop down menu under John.
To follow the descendants of John Shiels and Janet McNair Shiels, please use the menu on the left or use the following links.
— Thomas Shiels 1857‑1928 (G2)
— — John George Shiels 1885-1975 (G3)
— — — Olive Shiels Gannon 1915-2012 (G4)
— — — Ken Shiels 1917-1972 (G4)
— — — Doris Shiels Blackwell 1918-2015 (G4)
— — — Howard Shiels 1920-1974 (G4)
— — — George Edwin Shiels 1922-1979 (G4)
— — — — Daniel Philip Shiels 1951- (G5)
— — — Ethel (Shiels) Lindbloom 1924-1995 (G3)
— — — Clifford Shiels 1927-1991 (G4)
— — — Mel Shiels 1932-2014 (G4)
— — Lottie Jane (Shiels) Burdett 1893-1988 (G3)
— — — Eveleen (Burdett) Hooper 1921-2005 (G4)
— — — Lillian (Burdett) Kenyon 1930-2015 (G4)
— William Shiels 1875-1946 (G2)
— — James Charles Shiels 1903-1960 (G3)
— — — Isabel Arletta (Shiels) Kaye 1924- (G4)
— — — Donald James Shiels 1925-1970 (G4)
— — — William George Shiels1930- (G4)


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The cover line of the Apr/May issue says it all: "They Dare to think Different." This Victoria, British Columbia-based company is redefining and expanding the boundaries of conventional Internet searching by tapping into geographical tags embedded in social media posts. [Read more…]
3 Ways to Protect Your Whereabouts from Leaking Online
Finding a nearby movie theater with the help of an app, using a maps feature on your smartphone to get where you need to go and "checking in" to a restaurant on social media to score a free appetizer are all helpful and fun features in today's digital age. [Read more…]
How to… Access Your Google Location History
If you use google services then you likely have a location history stored by Google – don't worry though, only you can see it! [Read more…]
Share Safely – A 5 Point Facebook Security Checkup
Sharing information is fast and simple (perhaps too easy) and for many, it really is quite tempting to over-share, however, while doing so you may also be giving up loads of personal information without even realizing it. Case in point, Facebook. [Read more…]
Back to School in an era where students are constantly on their phones and love sharing
Once again fall is here and that means back to school. Students at high school and post-secondary schools are constantly on their phones and love sharing things across a number of social media platforms. Lots of the information that students are sharing is publicly available and can be leveraged for security and safety purposes by a school's administration. [Read more…]
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Uncovering Atlantis: Evidence of a lost chapter in human history.
The idea of an Atlantis, a lost civilization forgotten to history is an exciting and alluring concept, but is an advanced civilization predating our own even plausible?
Is it nothing more than a form of intellectual temerity to posit these ideas, flying in the face of not only conventional understanding, but also decades of peer reviewed research.?
There is also the problem of the fantasy hued image of Atlantis that popular culture such as television and comic books has ingrained in our minds. It is admittedly difficult not to imagine some dome covered sub-sea Utopian metropolis with technology advanced far beyond our own, much less that of the ancients.
It is in someways understandable, if not wholly admirable why some might meet such concepts with derision.
Some of the ideas regarding mankind's distant past can become a challenge to accept for even the most open minds.
What if, however we step away from a ludicrous definition of advanced and instead posit the existence of not a single city, but an entire coastal civilization, that while not flying around in hover chairs are highly adept as builders, mathematicians and philosophers, and while not providing absolute material evidence , providing enough anecdotal and investigative evidence to suggest that a lost civilization older than our own is plausible, and possibly even likely.
Thanks to the efforts and decades of tenacious research by people like author and historical sleuth Graham Hancock we have a rich pool of resources and material describing how a fully formed civilization much older than our own could have formed, and where to go look for evidence if mainstream archeology ever had the will and the mandate to do so.
One such line of evidence which we will take a brief look at here is to take a look at how the ancients told their own story and see how some remarkable cultural congruences that while not proof unto themselves, pave a clear path towards the possibility of a lost civilization.
The possibility of Atlantis.
The civilizers
As we look to uncover and unlock the mysteries of the ancient past are we so resigned to view the ancient people's own stories of their beginnings as nothing more than myth and folklore so as to render their own stories, their own testament to their place in history as invalid?
What if we took these stories as neither pure myth nor literal account, but rather as a story that is and has become heavily mythologized, but is also at it's core, based on true factual events.
What are the stories ancient peoples and cultures tell about themselves, and how human beings began to use technology, and to follow and explore moral codes, a time when humankind first became civilized.
These are the stories in summary of four ancient people.
The first legend we will explore is also one of the better known, which is the tale of Prometheus who belongs to a race of giants called Titans who preceded the Olympian Gods.
In the legend Prometheus (who's name means forethought) is cast as a benefactor to mankind, running afoul of the Olympian gods and incurring the wrath of Zeus by stealing fire in a fennel stalk and giving it to human kind.
For his trouble Prometheus is chained to a mountain where a giant eagle eats his liver, only to have the liver regenerate and the process start over again, until he is eventually unbound by the demigod Heracles and redeemed.
Often appearing as a rabbit, this shape shifting trickster spirit is sent by Gitche Manitou (The Great Spirit) to teach men, as well as naming the plants and animals. Nanabozho is also credited with teaching humankind how to fish and to write as well as passing on the Midewiwin, the secret sacred knowledge of the medicine men of the Anishinabe people, as well as the use of hieroglyphs.
It is also Nanabozho who is said to have stolen fire from the weasels to give to mankind.
Portrayed as both feathered snake god as well as an epic hero, Kukulcan (who is also associated with Quetzalcoatl) is credited with rising from the ocean and teaching the Toltec people such things as fishing and healing and the laws by which they lived.
Osiris is well known as one of the chief Gods of ancient Egypt as lord of the underworld and of rebirth, as is signified by his being portrayed as having green skin.
He is also one of the first Pharaohs of Egypt in a legendary time considered ancient by the ancient Egyptians themselves that was called Zep Tepi.(First Time).
It is said that during this golden age Osiris taught the Egyptian people beer making, agriculture and the laws by which they were to live.
A common thread
In each of these myths and legends we are told of how human beings were taught or given the rules and skills and technology (as symbolized by fire) to become and to be civilized. In each of these stories it is not an internally driven evolution, but rather of one in which mankind is a recipient of knowledge and help from a higher power.
Some have gone so far as to suggest that this 'higher power' were actually extra terrestrial beings shaping and guiding human history.
While this can not be absolutely ruled out at this point, as it is a very big universe, it does make sense to explore more earthbound options, that are no less exciting.
The first and most obvious explanation is that this is simply a retelling and recycling of the events of the agrarian revolution the very nascent period of the rise of civilization as orthodox academia understands it.
This would seem to make sense, except for the fact that the agrarian revolution happened around 7000-10000 years ago. The ancestors of North America's human population has already passed through Beringia no less than two thousand years prior to that.
The Paleolithic North Americans had left before the party started, and yet here they are telling similar stories to the ancient Greeks and Egyptians, although they are separated by thousands of kilometers and thousands of years.
This would suggest that if these legends and myths are being based on a commonly shared historical reality then we have to push the timeline back to before human beings crossed the land bridge from present day Siberia.
The only other option is that each of these cultures spontaneously generated remarkably similar stories completely and utterly independent of each other.
While, just as with the alien hypothesis this is not impossible, it is hard to imagine how this could be proven.
Unless one is unwilling to accept any deviation from the orthodox timeline a common root source is much more tenable than multiple spontaneous generations of these stories.
This points very clearly to the possibility of civilization being much older than we believe it to be.
The possibility of Atlantis.
Atlantis Proven
Has this article proven the existence of Atlantis, or at least the concept that human civilization is much older than we had previously thought?
Far from it. As appealing and convincing as many of these arguments, and many more like them are, they are still largely circumstantial and anecdotal. They do not offer proof in the purest sense of the word.
What we do have here, however is a body of evidence that strongly points to the plausibility of these theories and mechanisms by how they might work.
In short, what we have here is a real legitimate mystery of the human story that is valid and worthwhile of the time and resources needed for proper exploration.
if you personally would like to research this topic further an excellent starting point is at through the exchange of theories, views and ideas that takes place at
The Official Graham Hancock Website
Do you believe civilization might be much older than is now accepted.
Civilisation is much older than we like to believe. So much has been uncovered in many parts of the world. In fact, just in the recent years the different artifacts been dug up have given rise that mankind of the past centuries were far more intelligent than was really accepted.
You might very well be on to something here. The Sphinx in Giza has been shown to be about 5,000 years older than previously thought. What else is out there?
Thanks for writing this very interesting article.
I must read your sequel now.
While I love exploring this stuff, I do so with a rational--and careful--mind! Atlantis was considered a myth in Plato's time (the story may even have been invented by Plato himself to illustrate his point) and, of course, no credible modern evidence has been found to support the existence of the fabled city (here's a good link to get anyone started on the search for the truth-- http://www.ramtops.co.uk/).
That being said, Atlantis figures prominently in my new thriller novel "Emerald". In the story, one of the lead characters speculates that "Atlantis" was an advanced (in terms of language and learning) Neolithic culture (a remnant of the Cro-Magnons) living on the shores of the Black Sea. When the Aegean broke through the plug of the Bosphorus around 7,500 years ago, the Black Sea was drowned in salt water and the inhabitants around the shore were wiped out and scattered. The Atlantis myth was born.
Possible? Why not? It's fun to speculate!
Brian January
There are many legends, stories and songs between Indigenous people in NA and Polynesians. I haven't heard many theories that take crossing the Pacific by boat as a possibility, yet those stories exist and WAY earlier that posited by the Bering Strait.
Just like with dragons, do we need concrete evidence to prove that something existed? Your hub is very well written and put together. Voted up and interesting.
Although I commented a few minutes ago I just wanted to say: How clever of you to join both articles and send us to the first article in order to find the second.
Well done! Great read, excellent writing. I am definitely going over to the Graham Hancock website. thank you very much
@DDS, a most interesting look at the subject. You touch on an important concept -- that behind myth lays a poorly translated reality. I have studied this for many years.
Nearly every skeptical website has an Atlantis page and they argue very poorly against the subject. That means little for the subject itself, but it does warn against believing any skeptical argument simply because it is skeptical and wordy. Most of their arguments are empty of value, but full of illogical thought (ad hominem, non sequitur, arguments to ignorance, etc).
Science isn't perfect. Too frequently skepticism turns to unsupported dismissiveness or self-indulgent ridicule, as it did in the "Clovis first" debacle in North American anthropology. Scientists were afraid to dig below the Clovis horizon for fear of jeopardizing their careers. Science by intimidation? How thoroughly dark ages.
A number of structures have been discovered off the coast of Bimini Island and at other locations in the Bahamas. Professional archaeologists will not investigate because of the association with the "A" word. "Atlantis" is the new blasphemy. Scientists need proof before they will investigate, but proof cannot be found until they investigate -- a classic Catch-22 situation.
But I have found *proof* of an Atlantis-like event right when Plato says the fabled island subsided. I cover this in one of my Atlantis hubs.
More in-depth research information may be found at three of my favorite websites:
A fascinating read. Well done.
Voted up, up and away!
Dude! (single word compliment)
Good thought provoking Hub, which I would offer is the true (entertainment) value of blogs (in general) and Posts and Hubs (in particular).
(And since a part of the fun of these things is the..."yeah, but suppose..."), I would like to suggest a view of the myths and tales cited in your Hub that might lend itself to further discussion.
Since there is clearly a commonality (of themes) present in myths between all cultures and civilizations, maybe the question is not, "where did the idea (i.e. Atlantis, the Garden of Eden, etc) come from', perhaps a more productive question would be, "what is the lesson that these myths are intended to impart'?
This question is best answered by the anthropologists or sociologists out there, but since the 'tales' are meant for the average person (in the given culture), I might venture a guess:
a) don't rock the boat, don't get too far ahead of the herd or else! (almost all of the 'heros' of these myths end up paying a price) or
b) are we (as a people) lucky to have superior beings come and give us gifts that none of us asked for?
Anyway, compliments on a great hub. Sort of like a Health Club for the head.
All we do is "stick our heads in the sand" and state unequivically that the progression of mankind HAS to be linear.
Since, I feel, greater civilations preceeded us----but were wiped out by massive floods ( what is now land used to be under the sea and vice versa) we do not and will not entertain prior cultures that are more advanced than we are today.
If this is true ( I seriously doubt it) how in the world was the Great Pyramid constructed with so much accuracy by what ( at that point in history) we spent 80% of our time gathering our daily food;something here does not compute.
Also, in Mexico--the Pyramid of the Sun,the Pyramid of the Moon,etc. It has been stated that when the walkways were filled with water the sire was used as a mini picture of our Galaxy!!!! Yet, according to Anthropoligst this area was constructed by individuals that : did not leave their calling card
: were uneducated
Very interesting, thanks.
Atheists and rationalists have no dogma. All we require is objective evidence, repeatable experiments and the like. No need to fear us.
great article, definetily a believer that humans are alot older than is taught in main stream education
This is the kind of hub I will never be able to write. Not just because I am not quite as developed a writer, but also because I lack the understanding and knowledge that you seem to be passing out like candy. This hub was very enlightening, and a great way to pry open our minds just a little bit.
There was one reason I read this hub when I ran into it, and that's because I am currently reading a book called 'Atlantis' and although it is entirely fictional, it is an amazing read. Part of me wants to believe in Atlantis - and I think a part of me always will. Even if not just for the idea of adventure. :)
Great Hub!
Amazing and very interesting hub. I found it very informative and looking forward to reading more on this topic.
Now you have inspired me to write about Machu Picchu...How was actually built. Nice hub!
This is one of the best hubs i have ever read. Amazing work here words cannot describe the amount of work put forth here. Amazing work
What an awesome hub you've produced here!
I love anything that stirs the imagination, and this certainly does the trick.
More than that though - I TOTALLY LOVE anything that flies in the face of these idiotic "new atheist" or "rationalist" - such fools, how they stand themselves is beyond me.
If Dawkins didn't talk about it - I probably like it, and am more inclined to believe it. But hey, that's just me. . .


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It's been a crazy busy week with everyone working hard to raise an awareness of 'Heart-Centred Healing'. Part of this has been to expand the Atlantean Heart website, some good work has been done by Mark (check about us if you need to) to promote the Healing Group and awareness of the change of venue (thank you Liz for leading the Group!) and general 'house keeping'.
Thanks to our generous supporters, this Saturday (1st of October) we'll be giving out as a welcome gift to all who attend a specially blessed crystal to help them on their Healing Journey. For some weeks now these crystals have sat on my personal meditation altar / shrine and have been attuned to healing energies and blessed by various angels and higher beings, as well as by people who have been Ordained. They were originally a gift from my first Reiki Master, Elsie Starks and she was told by Spirit to make sure that they are properly prepared and given with love to their new recipients / guardians. So that's what we're doing, those who come along on Saturday will receive this special gift from the Universe.
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A short Video that inspired me to study hard to get an Erasmus Mundus scholarship
Last night I stumbled upon a short video on YouTube that I had watched it 4 years ago. It is a Teaser Video Erasmus Mundus from Indonisia, which until now I still have never watched the full one yet, and I do not know where it is.
The video does not contain much content. It is saying…
"Every year some of the best Indonesian students get to study in Europe with a scholarship.
Each of them studies in at least two universities in at least two countries.
They experience different cultures, build international networks while pursuing a quality higher education in various fields
…You could be the next"
Four years ago after watching this video, the words and the gorgeous photos behind these words made me want to be the next one. Watching this video again made me think of my old days.
The days that I studied hard to get the required proficiency in English
The days that I applied the scholarship
The days that I waited for the scholarship result
The days that I got an email informing that I got the scholarship
And the days that I studied and lived in Europe
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- From: Saturday 19 March 2016, 10.30 am
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Our Pupillage Training Event is restricted to BPTC applicants to whom we have made an offer of a place on the course.
The day will be packed with practical advice as well as a question and answer session with practising barristers. On the day you will be shown around the Law School facilities, including our authentic courtrooms, and get a taste of what it is like to study at Nottingham Law School.
For more information, please email NLS enquiries.
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Innovative working in a monastery | M+R interior architecture
client: Province of Zeeland, Provinciehuis de Abdij Middelburg the Netherlands
assignment: Renovation, preservation, restoration and redesign of the Librije
The Abbey in Middelburg has been the center of power and politics in Zeeland | the Netherlands since 1574. The 'De Librije' building is part of the Abbey and has had many functions throughout the centuries. Originally, the name Librije stands for monastery library - libraria in Latin. From 1579 the Zeeland currency was minted in the Librije. After the fire in 1940 by bombardments of the Germans (or the Allies), the Abbey went up in flames for a large part. Already during the war they started the reconstruction and in 1960 the Abbey was opened by the then Queen Juliana.
The 'Roosevelt institute for american studies' has also been housed in the Librije for a while. Nothing much remains of the original historic interior due to the many functions.
In the 1970's, the Librije was refurbished with a layout with office spaces, which gave the building a completely different layout than the original structure.
M+R has made new design for the historical buildings: a modern working environment; a flexible and open space. The building has been completely stripped, partly rebuilt and restored with biobased sustainable materials. The interventions in the building have created beautiful large spaces where the daylight enters beautifully. The new Librije is now an innovative working environment in an historic surrounding; which offers room for collaboration, meeting and development for all the employees of the Province of Zeeland. The central theme is sustainable and connectivity


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Ethical issues that have circulated in the world of sports have been around for years, ranging from the use of performance enhancing drugs to holding athletes on a higher pedestal than the rest of society. With more endorsement deals and how professional sports as a business is growing and changing, the more issues arise. One of the biggest concerns that have been pondered for years in sports is the implementation of random drug testing. It has never been recognized in any professional sport to this day. Even though there can been random in many other professions, it seems that athletes once again are being held to a different set of standards than that of the rest of us. If other jobs are subject to random drug screenings, that why should professional sports be any different?
There is a multitude of stakeholders in this type of situation. Ranging from the athletes, they themselves get tested, to the fans that purchase the tickets to see them play.
From the athlete's standpoint, they see it as an infringement on their personal rights as human beings. Their case is such that they see random drug testing, or even scheduled drug testing, a violation of their personal privacy. In other such cases, when an athlete has tried to take the situation to court after being tested positive for illegal substances, they blame the handlers and testers of the samples for the tests results being positive.
"Despite the attention paid to quality control, doping cases are often taken to court by the athlete concerned in an attempt to find weak points in the testing process and thus
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It was business as usual at the October meeting of the Dodge County Board of Education.
The school board approved the purchase of two new school buses from Blue Bird Corporation. The bid amount for the new buses totaled $159,442.00. The total cost of the buses includes air conditioning and cameras. Bus bonds from the State of Georgia in the amount of $154,440.00 will almost cover the cost of the new buses. The remaining balance of $28,810.00 will be paid from the special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) funds.
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Thick pork steaks are browned on both sides then braised in pomegranate juice, rice wine and balsamic vinegar with whole garlic cloves, thyme and sliced chilies. Obviously, this is not Filipino pork steak borrowed heavily from bistek. These pork steaks are tangy, spicy and subtly sweet. The sauce is meagre but sticky and rich.
For best results, the pork steaks should be at least an inch-and-a-half thick. If they are any thinner, the innermost part of the meat might turn dry during browning and no amount of braising will solve that problem.
Are pork chops okay to use? I'm not a fan of pork chops because there is too little meat in the meat. The layer of fat under the skin is simply not enough to turn the meat moist the way I like it.
These pork steaks can be kept in the fridge for a couple of days. The meat will be tastier after sitting in the sauce during that time. So, if you're searching for a recipe for a dish that you can cook days ahead then simply reheat minutes before a dinner party or a family reunion over the holidays, these pork steaks are a great bet. Cook just until the meat is done, cool and refrigerate. Reheat gently then prepare the onion garnish (details below).
- 4 pork steaks
- salt
- pepper
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1/2 cup pomegranate juice
- generous splash rice wine
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon steak sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 6 garlic cloves
- 1 large onion thinly sliced
- sliced scallions to garnish
- Pat the pork steaks dry with paper towels. Sprinkle liberally on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Heat the cooking oil in a frying pan large enough to accommodate the pork steaks in a single layer.
- Lower the pork steaks in the hot oil. Over high heat, brown the meat. Do not disturb for a couple of minutes then flip to brown the opposite side.
- Pour in the pomegranate juice, rice wine, balsamic vinegar and steak sauce.
- Sprinkle in the thyme and garlic cloves.
- Boil the pork steaks uncovered for about two minutes.
- Cover the pan, lower the heat and simmer the pork steaks for an hour or until tender and the sauce has reduced to a sticky consistency.
- Arrange the pork steaks on a serving platter.
- In the remaining sauce, cook the onion slices just until softened. Pile on top of the pork steaks.
- Spoon any remaining sauce over the meat and onion slices. Sprinkle with scallions just before serving.
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Members of our core faculty are listed here. The Institute also invites visiting teachers to teach selected courses.
Acharya Michael Greenleaf began his dharma practice as a teenager after meeting a senior student from Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche's sangha in 1974. He attended the 1978 Shambhala Vajrayana seminary with Trungpa Rinpoche and has twice served as residential staff at Karmê Chöling Shambhala Meditation Center. For the past several years, he has studied and taught at the Vajrayana Seminaries led by Trungpa Rinpoche's dharma heir, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche.
Rupa Acharya Suzann Duquette has been a student, leader, and teacher in the Shambhala lineage since 1974. Former co-director of Karmê Chöling, Suzann is currently Resident Acharya for the center and a core faculty member of Karmê Chöling's Mukpo Institute. Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche appointed Suzann Rupa Acharya in 2012. In this position, she is responsible for maintaining and fostering the sacred ceremonial and liturgical forms of Shambhala, including those taught at the Shambhala Ritual Academy. Acharya Duquette leads programs and retreats widely on behalf of Sakyong Mipham Rinipoche. She respects the power of embodiment in bringing conceptual learning to manifestation, and emphasizes body awareness and disciplines in all her teaching. She is currently a Mudra Space Awareness teacher in the lineage of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and a Qigong instructor in the lineage of Eva Wong. She lives with her husband, Jan, in Barnet, where they own a bed and breakfast, Blue Skies Guesthouse.
Ashe Acharya John Rockwell has been a student of Buddhism and the Shambhala teachings for 30 years. He was professor of Buddhist Studies at the Naropa Institute for 12 years, co-director of Karmê Chöling Meditation Center for 4 years, and Director of Shambhala International for 5 years. He is a member of the Nalanda Translation Committee, which translates Buddhist texts and liturgies into English. In 1996, he was appointed by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche to be an acharya or senior teacher for the Shambhala community, and in 2001, he became the Ashe Acharya, in charge of the International Office of Practice and Education. Currently, he lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Shastri Bill Brauer has been a member of the Shambhala community for 40 years, and was once the Executive Director of Karmê Chöling. He currently is a consultant for large corporations on leadership training, succession planning, and developmental feedback programs throughout North America. In 2010, Shastri Brauer was empowered as a Shastri by Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche. He has fulfilled this role by leading Way of Shambhala classes, Dathuns, Meditation Instructor Training, and Shambhala Training Levels throughout North America and Eastern Europe, and most recently Russia.