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GUALFIN, Argentina – Poor Janet Yellen. Usually, we reserve our pity for the poor, the downtrodden, and the hopeless. But today, we spare a thought for the clueless… and feel Yellen's pain. Markets are tense. Investors seem to be holding their breath. Everyone is waiting to see what the Fed will do.
There must be hundreds of thousands – if not millions – of well-educated adults sitting on the edges of their seats… eager to hear what this rather ordinary functionary will say.
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Will Janet Yellen proudly put the Fed on the side of the angels, announcing that she and her crew have decided to move the Fed's key interest rate to a more normal level… regardless of how much it costs the cronies?
Will she admit that the Fed's ZIRP and its three QE programs have been failures? Or that they have shifted trillions of dollars toward the rich while leaving Main Street poorer? Will she beg forgiveness for such errant policy decisions over such a long time and vow publicly never to interfere with the market again? No, she won't.
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For any jazz fan raised on 1950s caricatures about drummers – that jazz players were cool, Italian-suited and swung with no more effort than if they were dealing cards, while rock drummers were loud, theatrical and obvious – the arrival of Ronald Shannon Jackson was a rude shock. Jackson, who has died from leukaemia aged 73, was a dramatically exciting drummer and one of the most uncompromisingly fearsome exponents of the post-1960s fusion sometimes called "punk jazz" or "no wave", a loose amalgam of free-jazz, world-music rhythmic inspirations and rock. The antithesis of the tastefully discreet accompanist, he was a force of nature at the kit.
Jackson's often thunderous directness appealed to such pioneering leaders as Charles Mingus, Ornette Coleman, Albert Ayler, the vocalist Betty Carter, and the pianists Cecil Taylor and McCoy Tyner. From 1979, he took to running his own groundbreaking groups (including the long-running Decoding Society) and performing with European radicals including Peter Brötzmann and Albert Mangelsdorff, as well as such uncategorisable American originals as John Zorn and Bill Frisell. His style was his own and it gave every band he played in an exuberant, dishevelled and liberating drive.
Jackson was born in Fort Worth, Texas. His mother, Ella Mae, was a church organist, and his father, William, sold records and jukeboxes from Fort Worth's only black-owned record shop. Jackson learned drums from childhood, went to the same school as the Coleman saxophonist Dewey Redman and by his mid-teens was playing with the saxophonist James Clay – a key figure in the Texas jazz scene of the 1950s and an early influence on Coleman.
In 1966, Jackson moved to New York, becoming a university student as well as a sideman with Mingus, Carter and Jackie McLean. For much of that year, Jackson worked with the soulful and sublimely intense saxophonist Ayler, participating in the famous May Day 1966 session at Slug's Saloon.
Drug problems led Jackson to withdraw from playing from 1970 to 1975, but he regained his health, discovered Buddhism and returned as part of the engine-room of Coleman's Prime Time. This controversial band was Coleman's typically distinctive take on jazz-rock fusion, which frequently sustained long, high-energy, multilayered rhythmic trances (Jackson often played drums in tandem with Coleman's son Denardo) rather than offering conventional themes and variations. Ornette Coleman favoured an approach to group improvisation he dubbed "harmolodics" – in which rhythm, melody and harmony could all be varied on the fly by players sufficiently attuned to the method; this influenced Jackson's own work.
During his Prime Time period, Jackson worked briefly with the harmolodic guitarist James "Blood" Ulmer before forming his first Decoding Society. Though the band was often described only in terms of the volume it put out, Jackson's range and depth were always evident – from street-march grooves to blues, bebop, rock and funk. His ability to sustain multiple and ostensibly contradictory rhythms simultaneously could be breathtaking, and he also took to playing the flute and the German double-reed schalmei horn with the group.
In 1983 Jackson brought a version of the band to Camden Jazz Week (the forerunner of the London Jazz festival), an event memorable for the slamming percussion effects he played on a massive sculpture-like structure festooned with cymbals and tom-toms; a rumbling underpinning furnished by two bassists who virtually morphed into a second drummer; and grippingly sleazy, street-corner melodic ideas which sounded like themes from some distant-galaxy cop show.
Jackson summed up the inclusiveness of his approach in a New York Times interview in 1982: "I think the African phrases are very obvious. I think the funk phrases are very obvious. I think the oriental phrases are obvious. I think the Bulgarian rhythms are there – I hear all of it." The improvising violinist Billy Bang, the saxophonist Charles Brackeen and the guitarist Vernon Reid were among the many Decoding Society members with powerful musical identities of their own and the ensemble made several acclaimed albums, including Mandance (1982) and Decode Yourself (1985).
Jackson worked with the German free-jazz firebrand Brötzmann, the noise-guitarist Sonny Sharrock and the producer/bassist Bill Laswell in the fierce thrash-metal improv group Last Exit (1986-94); with the world-jazz SXL ensemble featuring Laswell, the Indian violinist L Shankar and percussionists from Africa and South Korea; and, in 1987, with the bass guitarist Melvin Gibbs and Frisell in the co-operative fusion trio Power Tools. With a variety of guitarists and saxophonists – including, on What Spirit Say (1994), the stylistically flexible Detroit sax star James Carter – Jackson continued to steer Decoding Society's development.
Nerve injury to his left arm halted his playing from 2000 to 2005, but Jackson returned to work, with the trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and the pianist Vijay Iyer, in Golden Quartet, and played publicly with his last Decoding Society in Dallas in July 2012.
An active educator and an inspiration to free-thinking musicians from many perspectives, he combined the raw excitement of rock, the articulate freedoms of jazz and the communality of many of the world's traditional musics with a passionate energy that transformed every band he led or joined, and stretched received wisdoms about the equality and intimacy of melody, harmony and rhythm in the process.
Jackson is survived by his wife, Natalie; his sons, Talkeye, Gregory and Clifford, and his daughter, Sunday; three grandchildren and a great-grandson.
• Ronald Shannon Jackson, drummer, born 12 January 1940; died 19 October 2013


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Dr Constantinos Athanasopoulos has published more than four books in Greece and is the editor of two further books which have been published in the UK. Some key papers in his more than 30 papers and contributions in international philosophical journals, Conference Proceedings and Encyclopedias include:
"Pyrrhonism and Paul Feyerabend: A Study of Ancient and Modern Scepticism", in Hellenistic Philosophy, 2nd Vol., ed. by K.Boudouris, International Center for Greek Philosophy and Culture, Athens, 1994, pp.11-29.
"Stoics and Modern Philosophy on Sentiments, Emotions, and Passions" (in Greek), The Moral Philosophy of the Greeks (in Greek), ICGPC, Athens, 1996, pp.147-66.
"Aristotle's Akrasia and J.-P.Sartre's Bad Faith" (in English), D.N. Koutras, ed., The Aristotelian
Ethics and its Influence, Society for Aristotelian Studies "The Lyceum", Athens, 1996, pp.24-32.
"Good and Evil in Human Nature", in Philosophical Inquiry: International Quarterly, Vol.22, Summer, 2000, No.3, pp.104-15.
"The influence of Ps.Dionysius the Areopagite on Johannes Scotus Eriugena and St. Gregory Palamas: Goodness as Transcendence of Metaphysics" (in English), in Agnieska Kijewska, ed., Being or Good? Metamorphoses of Neoplatonism, Lublin: Catholic University of Lublin Press (KUL), 2004, pp.319-341.
"The Ethical Problems of Sensus Communis Philosophicus: Reflections on McKeon" in Stephan Heuser, Hans G. Ulrich, eds., Pluralism in Europe- One Law, One Market, One Culture? Berlin: LIT Verlag, 2006, pp.278-289.
Encyclopedia Entries in A. C. Grayling, A. Pyle and N. Goulder, eds., The Continuum Encyclopedia of British Philosophy, London: Continuum International Publ., 2006. "Communitarianism", in Vol. 1, pp. 692-693; "Culture and Civilization", in Vol. 1, pp. 767-769; "Fact-Value Distinction", Vol. 2, pp. 1047-1048; "War and Peace", Vol. 4, pp. 3304-3307.
"Ousia in Aristotle's Categories", Logique et Analyse, 53 (210), 211-243, June 2010 (ISSN 0024-5836). Original title: The Importance of Aristotle's views on Ousia in the Categories for the understanding of Aristotle's dictum: "τὸ ὄν πολλαχῶς λέγεται" in Metaphysics: The road to Rhetoric and its use in Logic and Metaphysics or Against Some of the Essentialist and Rationalist Readings of Aristotle.
'Towards a conceptual and methodological renaissance in Philosophical Practice or Socrates, Aristotle, Augustine and Carl Rogers: Elenchos, Balance, Truth and Love as an antidote to the Fear of Freedom. Some thoughts on the possibilities of improvements in current Philosophical Practice', Proceedings of the XI-ICPP and HT2012 (The 11th International Conference on Philosophical Practice and the 4th International Conference on Humanities Therapy), Korean Humanities Institute, Kangwon National University and HK Research Team for Humanities Therapy, Vol. 1, pp.217-239. The paper was also accepted for publication at the peer-reviewed journal: Philosophical Practice (Journal of the APPA) (Volume 7, Number 3, November 2012, pp.1030-1044).
'St. Gregory Palamas, (Neo-)Platonist and Aristotelian Metaphysics: the response of Orthodox Mystical Theology to the Western impasse of intellectualism and essentialism' in Divine Essence and Divine Energies: Ecumenical Reflections on the Presence of God in Eastern Orthodoxy, edited by C. Athanasopoulos and C. Schneider, James Clarke & Co, expected publication date: February 2013. ISBN: 9780227173862.
'What Nicholas D. Smith has got wrong about Homeric Ethics', in Teaching and Research in the Arts: Papers from the Arts Faculty Conference held at the New Lanark Mill Hotel, October 2010 and October 2011, The Open University, 2012, pp.3-14.
"The Validity and Distinctness of the Orthodox Mystical Approach in Philosophy and Theology and Its Opposition to Esse ipsum subsistens", Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia, Vol. 68, Number 4, 2012, pp.695-714. Abstract at the Journal's site: http://www.rpf.pt/images/sobipro/entriesabstract/2012/4/2012_68_4_695.pdf
"Mystical Ecology: Food and drink as spiritual nourishment in the Mystical Orthodox Tradition", in Luc Andrian, Jan-Willem Sneep, Guillermo Kerberand and Robin Attfield, eds., Sustainable Alternatives for Poverty Reduction and Eco-Justice, Vol.1, 2nd ed., Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014, pp.79-96 (ISBN (10): 1-4438-6689-X, ISBN (13): 978-1-4438-6689-7)).
"Christian Mysticism and Food" in Encyclopedia of Food and Agricultural Ethics, edited by Paul B. Thompson and David M. Kaplan (Springer Publ.), 2014 (ISBN: 978-94-007-6167-4 (Online).Link to the live Encyclopedia entry here: http://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-94-007-6167-4_436-6
"The Shield of Achilles: A use for Philosophical Practice" in Philosophical Practice, Journal of the APPA, Volume 9, Number 2, July 2014, pp.1381-1387.
"The Cloud of Unknowing in Eckhart and Palamas: Discussion of Areopagitic Ineffability and its significance for Western and Eastern Christian Mysticism", (translated in Russian with the following title: Мрак неведения у Экхарта и Паламы: дискуссия об ареопагитской невыразимости и ее значении для Западной и Восточной христианской мистики), in Verbum, Vol. 17, pp. 17-24.
"Aristotle in Practice", in Michael Noah Weiss (ed.), The Socratic Handbook, Reihe: Schriftenreihe der Initiative Weltethos Österreich, Band 9, 2015, broschiert, 440 Seiten, ISBN: 978-3-643-90659-5, pp.83-87.
"Demonstration (Απόδειξις) and its problems for St Gregory Palamas: Some neglected Aristotelian aspects of St Gregory Palamas' Philosophy and Theology" in The Ways of Byzantine Philosophy, ed. by Mikonja Knezevic, Sebastian Press, USA, 2015, pp.361-374.
"The Spiritual Challenge of Being European Today for an Orthodox: The New Atheist Attack on Traditional European Values and Orthodox Christian Identity", in Annals of the University of Bucharest: Philosophy Series, 2015, Number 2, pp.13-26.
Books (in English)
Triune God: Incomprehensible but Knowable— The Philosophical and Theological
Significance of St Gregory Palamas for Contemporary Philosophy and Theology, edited by
Constantinos Athanasopoulos, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015, ISBN (10): 1-4438-
8055-8; ISBN (13): 978-1-4438-8055-8. Webpage: http://www.cambridgescholars.com/triune-god
Divine Essence and Divine Energies: Ecumenical Reflections on the Presence of God in Eastern Orthodoxy, edited by C. Athanasopoulos and C. Schneider, James Clarke & Co, 2013, ISBN: 9780227173862. Web page at the Publisher's Webpage: http://www.jamesclarke.co/product_info.php/products_id/1848?
Books (in Greek)
Philosophy in Europe, Vol. I: Philosophy in Europe from the 6th to the 16th Century, Patras: Hellenic Open University, 2001, pp.203 (ISBN: 960-538-286-5); I prepared a 2nd enlarged edition of this book (pp.280), and it was published by the Hellenic Open University in 2008 (ISBN: 978-960-538-787-7)
Europe East and West: Byzantine Civilization, Patras: Hellenic Open University, 2001, pp.168 (ISBN: 960-538-277-6)
The Nature, Value and Freedom of the Ethical Life of the Person: Ideas and perspectives in Modern Ethics (16th-19th Century), Athens: Typothito (Gutenberg), 2002, pp.235 (ISBN: 960-402-044-7)
Ancillae Theologiae: Philosophy and Theology in the Medieval and Byzantine Times, Athens: Parousia, 2004, pp.368 (ISBN: 960-7956-94-X)
He works as an Associate Lecturer for the OU, teaching the course A333: Key Questions in Philosophy and the A332: Why is Religion Controversial. Previously he taught AA308 Thought and Experience: Themes in the Philosophy of Mind in Scotland.
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This isn't in Kristin's book, but her book was definately a tool of inspiration. I stopped at the store (JoAnn's) to look for fabric and found this linen/cotton remnant and the linen embroidery thread AND a cross stitch freebie pattern book. When I saw the butterfly I knew I could improvise the colors to go on my sofa, and so spent all the travel hours in the auto over Christmas composing and stitching. I did some edge stitching which isn't very visible but it really set it off to have that border.
When it came time to finish, I found some wine colored corduroy to cover the cording (remnant too) and as you can see - it works well on my sofa. Now, I'm already thinking about my next project (and quilting in between)!
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Butterfly Pillow
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- Ellen said...
Your pillow is great. I have never done cross stitch. (Excuse me, but I think I would go cross eyed!) Great job. It looks wonderful there in its setting.
- January 06, 2007 6:25 PM
- Claudia said...
That´s a wonderful job! I love butterflies! And made in cross stitch it´s so delicate and beautiful!!
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Programmer using PIC16F84 microcontroller
Build a low-cost and very simple serial programmer for a PIC16F84 Microchip Flash Microcontroller. Below picture is my personal writer for F84 chip, it works very nice with Nigel WPicProg V1.20. Introduction I finally found a very nice universal window based software designed to work with any serial programmers for PIC16F84, i.e., WPicProg16 V1.20, written by Nigel Goodwin. Build this programmer before star ...Read more ›
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Comments: All resistors are 1/4W.The circuit is powered by 9...15V DC or AC. When In Circuit Programming (ISP) connectors are used, is possible the programmer to be powered from target's power source. Diodes D2 and D6 protect the regulator LM7805, when target's power is used. ' XTAL JUMP ' is used to cut XTAL when the AVR has internal RC oscillator enabled. 'FAMILY JUMP' is used to select which ATMEL's fami ...Read more ›
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RF Modem Robotics Project using PIC16F84 microcontroller
RF is just way too cool not to use in your designs. But if you're a newbie like me it is difficult to successfully build solid RF transmitters and receivers. When I started out I didn't realize that the larger breadboard I was working off of was causing a lot of the signal deviance because the metal traces on the breadboard worked like small capacitors and changed my circuit dynamics. So after much research ...Read more ›
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This is a port by Peter Cousens to the PIC 16F84 of the 50Mhz Frequency counter kit {originally available} from Weeder Technologies . Since it uses a base PIC that is easily programmable, and provides a usefull bit of bench test equipment at very low cost, it makes an ideal PIC learning project. If you don't want to spend the time on the PCB, collecting the parts or even not programming the uP, you can ord ...Read more ›
Using PicBasic with the PIC16F84 PIC Microcontroller
This article shows how to use the PIC16F84 microcontroller with PicBasic to design a quick & effective, serially controlled, I/O-Expander. Using PicBasic makes developing handy single-chip devices like this extremely simple. If you're spending all your time programming in assembler, you'll appreciate how simple PicBasic is to use, and how easily you can create single-chip solutions like this one in mer ...Read more ›
Bit-Banging Serial Interfaces for the Low-End and Mid-Range PICMicros using PIC16F84
When I designed the "YAP" for the "YAP" PICMicro programmer presented in "Programming and Customizing the PIC Microcontroller", I felt that the serial interface provided in "execution mode" of the programmer would be very useful for people developing their own software. With this interface, the user could input new values into the PICMicro application or output temporary values to help with debugging. This ...Read more ›
IMAR-3 PC-KEYBOARD ADAPTER FOR SPECTRUM using pic16f84
While I was writing some tips to solve problems about Spectrum' keyboard, some guys asked me for the possibility of using a PC-keyboard coupled by adapter. One market solution was launched by 'Sintech', but isn't available the scheme nor the program used by inner microcontroler. This lack of information pushed me to do an innovating project: I would do the design, prototype, programming, debugging, etc. Thi ...Read more ›
PIC LICK-1 using PIC16F84 Microcontroller
This module is so simple, I'm surprised it has not been thought of before. You can fit a PIC16F84A or PIC16F628 and it becomes a "buffered PIC chip." Look at the circuit diagram first to see what the module is doing. It's buffering 5 of the input lines with a 1k resistor and buffering 8 output with a driver (actually a sinking) transistor. If you fit a PIC16F628 chip, you can use the RC oscillator inside th ...Read more ›
AT Keyboard Interface V1.04 using PIC16F84
Introduction Sometimes you only need a simple and cheap RS232 terminal to get sufficient control over a PC or a RS232 device. There is no need, no space or even no power to place a monitor, a computer case and a keyboard. Maybe there exists also the problem, that the PC or the device is located somewhere else and you want to interact with it over a short distance. The cheapest way to obtain a complete user ...Read more ›


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Bloody Bill Cunningham(Redirected from Major "Bloody Bill" Cunningham)
William "Bloody Bill" Cunningham (1756 –1787)[1][2] was an American loyalist infamous for perpetrating a series of bloody massacres in South Carolina's backcountry in the fall of 1781 as commander of a Tory militia regiment in the Revolutionary War. Though his family were loyal to the British crown, Cunningham initially enlisted in the Continental Army as part of the State of South Carolina's 3rd regiment in 1775.[3] His tenure in the rebel army was an unhappy one and Cunningham changed sides to fight for the British in 1778. He earned the nickname "Bloody Bill" for the violent, ruthless nature of his raids on rebels and patriot civilians.
The Cunningham family emigrated from Scotland late in the 17th century, settling in Augusta County, Virginia.[4] William was born in Virginia in 1756. When William was 10, the Cunningham family migrated to Ninety-Six, South Carolina along the Saluda River in 1766, an area known for its fierce Whig-Tory rivalry that occasionally spilled into violence.[5] William is represented as a lively, honest man with a quick temper. He was an expert horseman, for which he gained popularity among his peers.[2] When the revolution began, the Cunninghams quickly became one of the most powerful Tory families of the South Carolina backcountry. William's cousins Robert and Patrick Cunningham were prominent planters who became high-ranking officers in loyalist militias. Despite his family's allegiance to the British, William joined the Patriot cause in 1775 for reasons that remain unclear.[6]
Rebel soldierEdit
William Cunningham enlisted in South Carolina's 3rd Regiment of Rangers on the Continental line under Captain John Caldwell and Colonel William Thompson in June 1775. Cunningham would later claim that upon enlistment he was promised promotion to first lieutenant and the right to resign if the company moved to the low country.[2] On July 12, Cunningham's company took Fort Charlotte, seizing over 1000 pounds of gunpowder, 18 cannons, 15 muskets and 343 cannonballs. The seizure of the fort signaled South Carolina's entry into the Revolutionary War and the beginning of hostilities in the backcountry.[7]
Cunningham's regiment arrived in Ninety-Six on November 19 to support Major Andrew Williamson against a band of Loyalist militia. The battle lasted for three days before the sides agreed to both lay down their arms.[8] Despite the truce, Colonel Richard Richardson dispatched a fleet of Rangers to surprise a Loyalist party the morning of December 22. In what became known as the Battle of Great Cane Break, the rebels captured 130 men while suffering no casualties. The loyalist group was led by Cunningham's cousin Patrick, who managed to escape into Cherokee country.[9]
Capt. Caldwell denied Cunningham's request for the promotion he believed he had been promised, and when the company mobilized to Charleston in June 1776, Cunningham refused to go. He eventually decided to travel with the rest of the company and stayed a week. When he was dispatched to one of the islands surrounding the city, Cunningham tried to resign but was rejected. Upon their return to the mainland, Cunningham again attempted to resign and this time Caldwell arrested him.[2] He faced a court martial for insubordination and was sentenced to a public whipping.[10]
Exile and returnEdit
Cunningham travelled home after his discharge from the army only to find a fierce neighborhood conflict was brewing. Whigs controlled Ninety-Six District and detested the Cunninghams' Tory allegiances. A local Whig captain named William Ritchie, who had fought with Cunningham in John Caldwell's company, got word out that if Cunningham returned to Ninety-Six, he would be killed on sight.[4] At this, Cunningham fled south. Reports conflict as to where exactly Cunningham lived, some citing Savannah, Georgia, while others believe he went as far south as St. Augustine, Florida.[4][10]
Cunningham's exile south lasted two years. In 1778, he received word that a group of Whigs led by Captain Ritchie had kicked his father out of his house and whipped his invalid brother to death.[4] Boiling with anger, Cunningham trekked his way north to take revenge. Upon his return to the Saluda Country, he went straight to Ritchie's house and shot and killed him in front of his family.[10]
Loyalist soldierEdit
When the British took control of the backcountry in 1780, Cunningham signed up as a private in Patrick Cunningham's loyalist regiment. He served in the militia for over a year, fighting in the British defeat at the Battle of King's Mountain in October 1780.
Cunningham became a militia captain and remained with the army until the summer of 1781. After Patriot General Nathaniel Greene's siege of Ninety-Six, the British retreated towards Charleston in July 1781.[11] On their way south, Cunningham and his men performed several minor raids on patriot camps.[11][12] The British high command promoted him to major in October.
The "Bloody Scout"Edit
In Charleston, Cunningham took command of a regiment numbering somewhere between eighty and three hundred men and set off on the infamous march that became known as the "Bloody Scout". The company began as part of a larger militia force under General Robert Cunningham but soon split off after a skirmish near Orangeburg with Patriot General Thomas Sumter's army. Given full autonomy over his troops, Cunningham oversaw a series of massacres that terrorized the backcountry during the fall of 1781.
Cunningham's first massacre came at Cloud's Creek on November 7, 1781. A small band of patriots, headed by Captains Sterling Turner and James Butler Sr, had been conducting raids against loyalist forces in the backcountry. They stopped at Cloud's Creek to rest for the night after a skirmish earlier in the day. Cunningham's men surrounded the patriots at dawn. Butler offered unconditional surrender but after a potshot killed one of Cunningham's men, the loyalists attacked. The loyalists easily overpowered their opponents and rounded them up for slaughter.[4] In total, 28 patriots were killed, many by Cunningham himself.[2]
Cunningham's men carried on, surprising various patriot groups at Orangeburg and Rowe's Plantation. He went out of his way to visit his old Whig captain John Caldwell. Two of his men shot Caldwell and despite crying tears of sadness at his ex-commander's death, Cunningham ordered his house burned to the ground. Soon after, Cunningham travelled north back to Ninety-Six District and arrived at Hayes' Station near Edgehill, in what would be his next butchering.
Cunningham led a surprise attack on patriot Colonel Joseph Hayes and his men on November 19, 1781. Cunningham ordered Hayes to surrender but he refused, believing that reinforcements would arrive in time to assist his outnumbered forces. Hayes' men held out in a small block house until the loyalist detachment set it on fire and were forced to exit in surrender. Cunningham gave them no quarter, hanging and slashing to death 18 men.[2][10][13]
After the massacre at Hayes' Station, the force travelled to present day Union County to the house of prominent Whig John Boyce. Boyce saw them coming and somehow managed to escape and alert a local militia company led by Captain Christopher Casey. Casey's men chased after Cunningham's loyalists and captured a few of his stragglers. Undeterred, Cunningham continued his reign of terror, murdering prominent Whigs Charles Moore, Colonel John Wood, Colonel Edward Hampton, and Lieutenant Governor James Wood in a matter of weeks.[14]
The Bloody Scout had put the entire Whig population on high alert and forced patriot militias to mobilize against Cunningham. Brigadier General Andrew Pickens headed a force designed to find and kill Cunningham, who was believed to be hiding out along the Edisto River near Orangeburg. The morning of December 20, 1781, Pickens led his forces to where he believed Cunningham's camp to be. However, Cunningham had split his men up into a number of small camps all along the river. Pickens easily took the first camp by surprise but the rest heard the alarm and successfully escaped. Edisto River signaled Cunningham's imminent retreat and the end of the Bloody Scout. Cunningham and about two hundred of his men ended their retreat in the relative safety of Charleston in the last days of 1781.[15] Cunningham commanded a troop of dragoons for much of 1782, though their actions were minimal.[11]
Post-war lifeEdit
Cunningham's property in present-day Saluda County was confiscated by the local patriot government later in 1782.[14] He was forced to flee to East Florida, something of a hotspot for southern loyalist exiles. There he continued his life as an outlaw. He was accused of leading a band of robbers who looted houses and towns along the coast. Spain's provincial government sent him and his cronies to Havana to stand trial in front of the Viceroy who prohibited them from returning to Spanish territory.[11] Cunningham somehow reentered Florida but was permanently expelled in 1785 for looting along the St. Mary's River. He retired to the Bahamas with his cousin Robert Cunningham later that year. William Cunningham died on January 18, 1787 in Nassau of unknown causes.[6]
William Cunningham's massacres and bloodthirsty disposition during the Bloody Scout made him one of the most infamous figures in South Carolina history. In addition, his long fighting career on both sides of the war, along with his travels to Florida and beyond, have fascinated historians for decades. Cunningham's evolution from rebel soldier to loyalist soldier to loyalist major demonstrate the precarious nature of the rebel cause in South Carolina. Perhaps more significantly, his experiences show how deeply the war divided Americans. Cunningham's mass murders of fellow Americans in the fall of 1781 highlight how the Revolutionary War devolved into a civil war between Whigs and Tories despite Britain's surrender at Yorktown earlier that year.
- ^ "South Carolina Guide to the American Revolution in South Carolina". books.google.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ^ a b c d e f "The history of South Carolina in the revolution, 1780-1783". archive.org. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ "The American Revolution in South Carolina - The Military Organization as of June 21, 1775". www.carolana.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ^ a b c d e Boddie, John Bennett (2009-06-01). Virginia Historical Genealogies. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806300429.
- ^ Brown, Richard Maxwell (1975-01-02). Strain of Violence: Historical Studies of American Violence and Vigilantism. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198020172.
- ^ a b "South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to the American Revolution in South Carolina". books.google.com. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
- ^ "The American Revolution in South Carolina - Fort Charlotte". www.carolana.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ^ "The American Revolution in South Carolina - Ninety-Six (1775)". www.carolana.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ^ "The American Revolution in South Carolina - Great Cane Brake". www.carolana.com. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ^ a b c d "The Loyalist Leaders in South Carolina - "Bloody Bill" Cunningham". www.carolana.com. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
- ^ a b c d "South Carolina Loyalists in the American Revolution". www.clemson.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ "The American Revolution in South Carolina - The Known Battles and Skirmishes". www.carolana.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ "The American Revolution in South Carolina - Hayes' Station". www.carolana.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ a b Landrum, John Belton O'Neall (1897-01-01). Colonial and Revolutionary History of Upper South Carolina. Reprint Company.
- ^ "The American Revolution in South Carolina - Edisto River". www.carolana.com. Retrieved 2016-04-29.


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It's that time of year not only for a look back at the year's best, but also to peek ahead at what the new year has to offer at the movies. We've assembled a list of our 15 most anticipated family titles that you can at least plan to attend in the next year with your children – depending, of course, on the kids' ages and interests, and your budget for tickets and concessions.
In 2015, some of the most eagerly awaited films of the past several years hit theaters, including Pixar's latest, "Inside Out," and "Tomorrowland," a live-action, sci-fi mystery starring George Clooney and directed by two-time Oscar winner Brad Bird. Besides those original films, the second "Avengers" film explodes on-screen in May, and the final "Hunger Games" concludes the series in November. Other sequels, anticipated for a decade or more, finally open for the SpongeBob, Jurassic Park, and Star Wars franchises.
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Hello friends. For those who follow me on instagram you will have gotten several sneak peeks at my latest painting. I titled it Pales and Gold, Modern 1 & 2.
This has actually been a project I have been planning since 2002. I was in college at the time and we were given a color assignment. We had to draw two colors out of a hat and then make some sort of art out of it. Earlier that week I had sketched out some ideas for future paintings.
I thought I would some of those sketches for the assigned project. You can see where I starred the sketches I decided on for the assignment. I drew hideous colors and it turned out ok. But I was unsatisfied with the assigned colors, as well as the small (5"x5") finished product.
It just didn't turn out the way I had imagined. I have always been of the mind of "go big or go home" when it comes to art. The Pales and Gold, Modern 1 & 2 (PG1&2 for the sake of typing) are actually the smallest paintings I have created in the last five years. At 36"x36" they still create quite the presence! Anyway the above product always bothered me as something that just didn't work out. Further more, now I had those ugly assigned colors stuck in my head I felt blocked as to how to fix it. So I just shelved the idea.
Fast forward to 2013. I finally had a house with a real art studio. While in the process of setting up the studio I unpacked all my old sketch books etc. and came across the original sketches and assignment for PAG1&2, of course it wasn't called that at the time. In my head I always just called it The Modern Stuff I Never Completed and Just Didn't Work. I decided to leave the above photo out in the studio to bother me. And it did a very good job bothering me. Every time I looked at it I was reminded of my own failure to achieve what was in my head. You see the original intent was to create a simple yet beautiful piece about unity. I wanted to use the simpleness of line and shape to create two unique paintings that still fit together. Something that felt calming to look at, to re-emphasise that idea of unity and harmony. The pieces could be whole, even in their individuality. The reality of what was created in 2002, in my opinion, had the opposite effect. They kind of worked together, but it seemed forced. It was not a natural joining. The colors were not peaceful and did not convey that sense of togetherness that I was looking for. It mostly emphasized their individuality. The smallness of the original piece was also a problem. It did not draw you in and was easily looked over.
However, I still felt locked into those colors. I just couldn't get my mind around them. I guess it was sort of like writers block. It was created in those colors, so I couldn't see them in any other color. It is silly to be blocked by something like that, but nevertheless I was blocked. So I let the two paintings stare at me and harass me for a year.
It is funny how if you stop thinking about something and move on, then that is when the ideas come! I follow a really fun artist on Instagram names Elaine Biss, she is an amazing fashion illustrator. I had begun to give up on the piece when one day she gave a short little video of one of her paintings using gold. As soon as I saw that a "Ding" went right off in my head. The Modern Stuff I Never Completed and Just Didn't Work needed gold! (at this point I had started referring to them as Modern 1 and Modern 2.) Once that seed planted in my head I couldn't wait to gather my supplies. I finally saw the whole thing come together. It needed to be BIG, it needed GOLD, it needed me to get BUSY!
Because of the size I was planning (times two!) and the expense of the supplies, I wanted to do a test run. I had been waiting so long to get this thing out of my head there was no way I was leaving room for error. So I made two test prints, one to keep for myself (I wanted something to remember this thing by after it sold) and the other to sell to someone that is not able to afford a full original. I had two color schemes in my brain. The plan was to complete both schemes on a smaller scale. That way I could move forward confidently on the larger. My insane urge to control everything perfectly had kicked in at this point, so I just accepted that I was now going to be creating this piece two more times before I actually did the final.
I printed out the two versions. One I called Blue and Ivory and the other Pales and Gold. I attached the Modern 1 & 2 for 'ol times sake and a nod to the long journey this had taken. I printed these out on my Epson Velvet Fine Art paper (super fancy paper for those who don't know paper) so I could paint the gold right on it.
The prints turned out so beautiful I had a really hard time deciding which to keep for myself as well as which should go one the canvas. Ultimately I kept the Blue and Ivory for my personal collection and it found the perfect spot in my home.
I decided on the Pales and Gold for the final piece for a few reasons. One, my husband felt the blue added a feminine aspect to the work, which was interesting to hear. I don't really mind it being feminine (I am a girl!), but to keep the piece consistent with the original intent, I wanted it to appeal to a more general audience. Two, I felt the Pales and Gold created that sense of peace a little stronger then the Blue and Ivory. And Three, I just really like that one. So sometimes you just do something because it is what you like.
Once the decision was made, I went for it. I purchased the materials I needed and got to work.
The hardest part was the taping for the Gold leaf paint. It was really challenging to scale the piece up to the size it needed to be. It required a lot of math and angels and geometry. Something I was never that great at in school. Needless to say, I had a HUGE headache by the time it was ready for the gold paint.
Working with two large pieces like this made it really crowded in my little studio.
But I worked around it, and patted myself on the back for having wheels on everything in the studio. After many, many, MANY coats for gold they were finally ready to be sprayed with the UV Archival Finish.
So that brings you to now. The paintings are completed and now available through the website. I am so please with how it turned out. I feel like I could just stare at it forever.
This is definitely one of those pieces I will be sad to see go. However I am so happy to finally, after all this time, see my original plan come to life! I love the peacefulness it radiates. I love how it comes together so completely, yet each piece could stand on it's own. It reminds me of how life should ideally be. Each of us standing as our own unique selfs, yet living in harmony with those around us. Our spouse, our children, our parents, our friends. Any relationship that has the potential of harmony, I see it manifested in this art. A symbol of how things should be, created by the simple use of line and shape.


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While my makeup routine has become slightly more advanced in the past year, it is still relatively simple enough to apply under 20 minutes. I've discovered a lot of great products recently that have made my life that much simpler. (Also if you're wondering if I took these in my bathroom, the answer is yes).
My updated products:
As someone who can't really bother to learn the intense process that is contouring, this product is exactly what I needed in order to simplify enhancing features. It's a double ended cream contour stick with a highlight on one side (I never use it).
2. NYX Matte Lip Cream in Cannes
I'm not gonna lie, what initially drew me to this product was how inexpensive it is. It ended up being one of my favorite everyday lip colors however and I highly recommend it (although don't expect it to be that great of a long lasting wear).
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Have used this mascara for over a year now and have yet to find anything better.
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I'm a big fan of a cream highlighter, I find it a lot easier to control placement. This one can be a little intense but I love how glowy it is and not as "shimmery" as I find other highlighters to be.
6. Benefit Boing Concealer in Medium
As you can tell I'm a pretty big Benefit fan--this particular concealer will cover literally anything you're not likin on your face and doesn't leave you feeling cakey.
7. Urban Decay Primer Potion (on sale!)
I've had this in my makeup bag for years and never thought of using it until very recently. It's pretty much a classic; my eyeshadow lasts way longer and is stronger in color. Basically if you're looking for something that just gets the job done, this is what you want.
8. Bobbi Brown Shimmer Brick Compact
I'm going to be completely honesty and say I have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to eyeshadow, which is why I almost always lean towards neutrals. This palette in particular allows me to be slightly more adventurous while staying somewhat in my comfort zone. I feel like it really opens up the eyes while remaining subtle. Although I have yet to actually do this, applying it as a highlighter might also be a possibility.
9. L'Oreal Paris Studio Secrets Pro Felt Tip Eyeliner in Carbon Black
I've used liquid eye liners before, and at the moment I'm just not willing to splurge. This one is relatively easy to use and will last you all day.
10. L'Oreal True Match Foundation in N3
Again, I was look for something relatively inexpensive and bought this somewhat on a whim. It's not super cakey and goes on well, although in my opinion you can tell you're wearing foundation. But if you're looking for something affordable, this is probably your best bet.
As much as I would like to experiment with my makeup in the future (the amount of YouTube tutorials I've watched is ridiculous), for now I try to keep it as straightforward as possible. Hope you enjoyed!
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|Jake and my mother-in-law after going out and playing with the horses
I'm going to be going to the Bahamas soon so for the next few days Sam and I are going to be doing one of those dreaded cleanses. We're doing the master cleanse which is also known as the "Lemonade Detox" for at least 3 days. The lemonade consists of filtered water, grade B maple syrup, fresh squeezed lemon juice, and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Why do we put ourselves through these things? I don't know. Is the detox nutritionally balanced? Noooope. No one can argue that a diet of grade b maple syrup, lemons and cayenne pepper is nutritionally balanced! I figure that if it's only 3 days though it can't do too much damage and hopefully I can get some of the benefits of it.
The Master Cleanse claims that the detox one will make one have an increased amount of energy after completing the cleanse and a side effect is that you may lose a pound or two. I'll keep you updated on how it's going! Have you had any experience doing the master cleanse? Let me know below!
xoxo Britney


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If you're willing to reshuffle you could give some low level "theme" feats, fire, shadow, cold, etc, based ascetics. Although Fiery Fist and Sun School is in there...
A feat that doubles the Wis Mod bonus for Abundant Step? Heh, and a variant of Sun School which uses Shadow. Shadow Dancer Monk like it should be. :D As opposed to being a 25/30 level S.D. and only being able to jump a paltry 4 miles a day. Improved Ki Strike already allows you to turn your weapon ethereal, a feat which allows you to do it as a Swift action? Because a double ended sword that goes ethereal as you slam the door shut is just cool. :P Flashy lol
Once per day as a Swift action you can temporarily swap the bonus from Improved Ki Strike to different one for X rounds. Afterwards the bonus reverts and you are Y. Exhausted seems a bit much, take something of non-lethal damage?
On the other hand, that could be moving into Ninja/Jedi territory and may leave the Wushu path. YMMV


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By rubbing the screen from left or right to the center will display back the previous page. Xiaomi's new gesture feature is thought to be inspired from a similar feature that Apple presented on the iPhone X, as a compensation for the removal of the Home button.
This full-screen gesture feature will be introduced for the first time on Xiaomi's flagship smartphone, the Mi MIX and Mi MIX 2, as well as on two devices in its midline, Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus.
Previously, Xiaomi also reportedly started rolling Oreo Android operating system updates to a number of Mi A1 devices, although still in beta. The speed of receiving these updates because Mi A1 is a result of collaboration tools Xiaomi and Google in the Android One project.


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Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate more than one in four people older than age 65 fall at home each year. More than 800,000 individuals each year are hospitalized because of a fall, predominately because of a hip fracture or head injury. Once someone has fallen, he or she sometimes become less active because of the fear of a reoccurrence.
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Campervan and motorhome wins top Ballina business award
CLAYTON Kearney said it was "by accident" that he started selling campervans.
But the accidental start didn't matter when he stepped up last Saturday night to receive the Business of the Year Award at The Northern Star Coast and Hinterland Business Excellence Awards, organised by the Ballina Chamber of Commerce.
Mr Kearney is the owner of the Ballina Campervan and Motorhome Centre, and also the manufacturing business Horizon Motorhomes.
The full list of this year's winners
"What a great honour," he said at the gala awards night.
Mr Kearney, a mechanic by trade, started the business as a car yard, with his parents, back in 1988.
He said they accepted a campervan as a trade-in, and it sold pretty quickly - and this was in the days before the grey nomads were hitting the roads in retirement.
But that sale led to Mr Kearney noticing a gap in the market to sell to those wanting to live the dream of life on the road, and the Ballina Campervan and Motorhome Centre was born.
In 1995, he started the manufacturing business Horizon Motorhomes, and the 500th vehicle was recently sold.
Mr Kearney admitted there were some tough times in the early days, but the campervan and motorhome market has grown, and he said Horizon was now a leading brand.
Mr Kearney employs 20 people in Ballina.
He said he has a "passion for the lifestyle" which campervans and motorhomes offer.
And as his business grows - along with his children - he said he hopes to enjoy the products he sells more often.
Meanwhile, Trent Morgan, from Evolution Cafe and Wine Bar in Ballina, accepted the People's Choice award for the second year running.
He thanked his family for their support - but that family includes not only his wife and three boys, but his customers.
Mr Morgan was able to pinpoint a few of his customers at the gala awards night, and identify them by their favourite coffee.
The Don King community award, honouring the late Don King and sponsored by the firm he once worked for, albeit under a different name, Crowe Horwath, was this year shared by the Ballina Lighthouse and Lismore Surf Life Saving Club and the Westpac Life Saver Rescue Helicopter.
The event attracted 380 people, which was the biggest attendance since the global financial crisis started to bite eight years ago.


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Actress Mumtaz Sorcar and Priyadarshini Dey of The Palms Restaurant keeping in mind the event of Friendship Day warmed up to the kids of Child in Need Institute (CINI) over fun, food and selfies!
"The idea behind celebrating Friendship Day with the kids from CINI was to spend quality time with kids who have so much love and joy to share. Friendship means a lot to me and I cherish my friends. I can safely say that it has been amazing to bind with the young ones," said Mumtaz Sorcar who had not only baked a cake for the 20 kids from CINI but also cut it with them too!
The food that was served consisted of chicken curry, yellow dal and of course, ice cream. The Palms Restaurant also launched a special 'for one day only' Friendship Day Special Buffet Unlimited Food at only Rs 799 for lunch and dinner on Sunday, August 7! Foodies could choose from a whole range of special delicacies including the Royal Harabhara Kebab, Prawn Spring Roll, Murgh Banjara, Four Treasure Veg in Chilli Basil Sauce, Chicken Thai Green Curry, Fish Amritsari and Murgh Hyderabadi Dum Biryani among others!
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Conservatives stand up for Sowerby residents
Councillor Dermot Poston has been very concerned about recent anti-social behavour at Sowerby Close and, as residents there will know, he presented their petition to a full Council Meeting. One really troublesome resident was evicted as a result. The problems at Sowerby have ranged from misuse of alcohol and drugs through to criminal damage and verbal abuse.
At an earlier Council Meeting, Dermot Poston presented a petition signed by residents about the defective hot-air central heating system which has been so bad for asthma sufferers. As a result a new system is now being installed.
At a meeting of the Eltham Housing Panel, he complained about the fact that some of the Sowerby public areas look dirty. Indeed, he agreed at the meeting with Stuart Blakely, one of the Reps, that when the building work connected with the central heating replacement is completed, all blocks and surrounding ares should be cleaned.
Originally, Sowerby Close was reserved for the over-fifties but this is no longer the Labour Council's policy and a very settled community has lost much of its feeling of togetherness."


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West Calder Soldier's Death in Germany
"Information reached West Calder this week that Pte John Collins of the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders has died from wounds in Germany. Pte Collins, who resided at Tenant's March, West Calder, took part in the South African War, and when the present war broke out he rejoined his regiment. It appears he was wounded in action and captured by the Germans, who sent him to one of the prisoner's camps, where he has succumbed to his injuries."
Midlothian Advertiser, March 26, 1915
Note : the only record of a John Collins at the CWGC website or on the Soldiers Died CDROM is of Pte John Collins, 6833, born and enlisted in West Calder, killed in action on 26/8/14 and whose name is recorded in LE CATEAU MILITARY CEMETERY, Nord, France.
Le Cateau Military Cemetery was laid out by the Germans in February, 1916, with separate plots for the British and German dead. It contains the graves of over 5,000 German soldiers, part of whom were buried during the enemy occupation and part concentrated from other German Cemeteries after the Armistice; and 34 Russian prisoners are buried in a separate plot. There are now nearly 700, 1914-18 war casualties commemorated in the British section. Of these, over a quarter are unidentified and special memorials are erected to 20 soldiers from the United Kingdom, known or believed to be buried among them. The majority of the graves in Plots I, II, IV and V are those of British dead buried by the Germans, mainly from the battleground of 1914; Plot II contains entirely graves of October and November, 1918, eight of which were brought in after the Armistice. The British Plots are mainly along the North-East wall and cover an area of 2,095 square metres.
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Anyway, one of the things that makes me happy at the beginning of each month are some of my favorite artists give this desktop calendars for FREE on their blog. How really nice they are! The following are some of my favorites. I've been using their desktop calendar pretty much since last year. They're so pretty, aren't they? Please check their blogs to download your favorite.


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Working with Students again. And thoughts on Western Affluence.
A few days ago, after several phone calls, I secured a week's work with my old employer in Brisbane. At the end of March, doing a week with 15 yr olds in the Mt Barney area – which I know well (see previous posts on the area). Just on the Border of NSW/ QLD, on the scenic rim of mountains, it's a great area for outdoor activities. With spectacular mt Barney rising up alone to 1300m above the plain. And several lakes and outdoor centres. This center is "mt barney lodge", a very nice campground/ B&B combo, right next to Mt Barney.
I ring up the center and fall on Stafford, an English immigrant who's been on several camps that I've worked on (with other kids). He's an ex-fireman and quite experienced in the outdoors. Funny to be talking with him, now working at the Lodge. I'm looking forwards to our "Recce" day –Beer and BBQ nxt Sunday, then recce on Monday.
Now I've had a bit of a break from kids, I can work refreshed… they can be hard work between about 14 and 17 … you always get a minority who are lazy, surly and obnoxious, which can test my patience to it's limit, especially on expeditions when they complain about being asked to do their turn doing the dishes.
You really need 3 weeks of expeditioning to work thru all the "attitude" of some teens, and get them spontaneously working for the common good and enjoying the expedition. I almost prefer kids from "working class" schools – it might take some work initially to reduce their swearing, but then they are more receptive to new ways of doing things, very interested in rock climbing which they have never done etc And they chip in and do the dishes and tell off those who are lazy… I know from having had such a group up in Nth Qld.
Many of the problems of today's kids stem from an excess of ease – to many video games, too much food, too much given to them and not enough asked from them. They end up lazy, sometimes rude and with a vague sense of discontent (which stems from not having pushed themselves either mentally or physically, or taken responsibility for anything, I reckon) which they can try and fill with drugs, hooning etc.
Meantime, Kids in Kurdistan work to support the family, and brave minefields to smuggle textbooks over the border so they can write down stuff at school… Lots of western kids need a month in Kurdistan/ similar in my opinion. They'd never take anything for granted again.
Affluence is good – If you know how to appreciate it, don't take it for granted. Also you need to know the difference between basic survival needs, useful things, and luxuries – particularly if living in a city – or you become a treadmill of working to buy luxuries you don't need and which don't satisfy deeply. I find I spend easily in cities – Melbourne was fun, but there's nothing else to do but spend… on cafes, meals out, transportation, rent…
Whereas in the campsite at Arapiles I lived for 140$ + 10$ per week (my food bill + fuel bill to Horsham and back) . it was like being in a natural monastery – eat, sleep, do challenging climbs, read, watch sunsets, talk with fellow travellers… no temptations like cafes and such, unless you drive a bit.
The campsite is 2$ per day… when the ranger can be bothered collecting it.
The Kurds wish they could have the Aussie std of living – but you need to learn to appreciate it if you are born in it. Hence the immigrants from Italy etc who do well in Australia – they can see all the advantages and know that their hard work here can make them rich, as opposed to their home countries, where Corruption/Governement regulations and taxes/ mafias skimming profits/civil War, can make it very difficult to get ahead.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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It's true - being given everything and having an easy life really does tend to spoil kids. :(
Which is why your outdoor adventures are *really* good for them.
- March 29, 2009 at 9:56 PM
thanks celia.
- April 3, 2009 at 5:15 PM
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Men are really great, it's a lot of knuckle heads out there, yes, but there's also a ton of wonderful, beatuiful, handsome men out there. I don't know if they're in America, Africa, the Carribean or outerspace, but they do exist! lol
You just have to decode these brothas and learn yourself and your needs in the process. That's all. Men will jerk you around the way they want to, because they know what they want, but don't mistake me, men are great. This blog is simply here to guide you into the different types of men that exist. The average man of these categories. This blog is to help you understand your mistakes and to better understand him, whoever he may be. This blog describes the gamers out there, the men causing confusion, the typical man of these categories.
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The city's Centennial Committee on Monday announced the publication of a new book on the history of West Palm Beach.
The book, Pioneers in Paradise, will be published in October and according to centennial Chairman Darden Daves, will not take a scholarly approach.
Instead, she said, it will be a collection of pictures, anecdotes and recollections of pioneer residents.
It is being written by journalists Eliot Kleinberg and Jan Tuckwood, both of whom grew up in South Florida.
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The New England Patriots triumvirate of owner Robert Kraft, head coach Bill Belichick, and quarterback Tom Brady have ruffled a few feathers in the heavily Democratic Commonwealth of Massachusetts for their friendship and loyalty to President Donald Trump.
For Kraft especially, the relationship is puzzling to many since Kraft is a life-long democrat and donated to President Barack Obama's campaigns.
While Belichick and Brady have largely stayed mum on the subject, Kraft opened up about his loyalty in an interview with the New York Daily News. Kraft brought up the time his wife died and how Trump was one of the few people who was truly there for him, a time that seemingly cemented Kraft's loyalty to their friendship.
"When Myra died, Melania and Donald came up to the funeral in our synagogue, then they came for memorial week to visit with me," Kraft told the Daily News. "Then he called me once a week for the whole year, the most depressing year of my life when I was down and out. He called me every week to see how I was doing, invited me to things, tried to lift my spirits. He was one of five or six people that were like that. I remember that."
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WILLIAMSPORT — A woman who burned her hand Sunday afternoon putting out a kitchen fire in a Williamsport apartment was one of two people taken to Meritus Medical Center due to the small grease fire, Williamsport Fire Chief Will Ball said.
The kitchen fire at 12L Oak Tree Lane, at Milestone Garden Apartments, was reported at 2:48 p.m. Sunday, authorities said.
The woman's burn was minor, Ball said.
A man also was taken to the hospital because he was having respiratory problems from the smoke, Ball said.
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I am pleased to announce the release of our first-ever free Crime Stoppers Awareness Guide, published in cooperation with Unsolved Crime Publications and with the support of many community friends and supporters.
The Guide, which will be available in businesses, coffee shops and health care offices around Regina, provides information on Crime Stoppers' initiatives and programs, success stories, local partnerships and outstanding cases, among other information. A PDF of the publication is also posted for your convenience in the following link. crime-stoppers-awareness-guide
Working with Unsolved Crime Publications, the Guide will also help financially support the work of Regina Crime Stoppers. Your executive team and Board continue to work to find creative and innovative ways to broaden the message of our work to the Regina community, as we work together to build relationships and fight crime in Regina. I hope you enjoy the Crime Stoppers Awareness Guide.
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It sounds so bizarre to elevate sound to an exalted level but in today's world of conspicuous consumption and over-the-top exhibitionism it is hardly surprising that this innocent number is indeed a barometer of how the economy is doing. This is not necessarily confined to the national economy alone; it is global in its spread.
Strange as it may sound, the efficacy of sound as a bellwether of global economy dawned on me, alas, not without personal pitfalls. I had moved to Bangalore at the height of a soaring sensex, which like the unremitting tide kept surging day after day. My residence stood betwixt two roads converging at the end of my compound. The traffic thundered along the two roads (both one-ways in reverse directions) round the clock, particularly the one closest to my bedroom that led to the HAL airport. The call centres were peaking with activity and there was no respite even at night. The din and bustle, coupled with constant honking and roar of engines – particularly the auto-rickshaws driven on adulterated fuel and tumbledown silencers – pierced my house. The noise – exaggerated by the quietude of night – was deafening. Always a light sleeper I lay awake in bed, tossing and turning, trying feverishly to string an ersatz sleep. But the roar and hubbub were way too rambunctious for my frail ears. Sleep eluded me.
I tried to do whatever I could to stave off sound. I raised the level of my compound wall on all sides so that they act as a buffer and keep off not only the sound but also the carbon pollutants floating about in the air. Sound-proof glasses on the windows pretended to be another barrier. It worked, but only just. The roar and thunder were now only a tad less. I was as disconsolate as before.
I took refuge in earplugs that I nightly threaded into my ears. But sound kept up its constant tryst with me. Indeed, I was getting used to it! So much so that on visits to other cities I sensed something was missing when I turned in to sleep. The silence, or more fittingly, the absence of the hum and drone of traffic was unnerving. It felt eerily uncanny. I took awhile to get used to the tranquility of these places and, on return, I needed acclimatization to the buzz on my homefront.
But I needn't have to suffer any further. Within a few months the sensex crashed. The sub-prime crisis blew up in the faces across continents in full fury, and India for all its pretensions of a decoupled economy too was swept off its feet. And within the next few months I seemed to be getting my sleep back. It was not entirely courtesy the earplugs that I never forgot to wear. The sound had abated. The roar, defanged, had become a whisper. The roads on either side of my residence now wore a forlorn look. The traffic trundled along in bursts, few vehicles condescended to stop at the traffic light in front of my house to enable the occupants espy my nameplate jutting out onto the road. I felt bereft. Even neglected and unimportant. Much before midnight the roads had almost emptied out, the earlier clank and sputter of crusading autos now reduced to a mere aesthetic hiss.
The sound seemed to be only getting weak by the day. Apart from the occasional anarchic recrudescence of its fury in sporadic spurts, the roads had ceased to be places of noisy menace. There was a calm that had descended on the nocturnal roads. As days trundled by, the calm seemed to pervade even when the sun kissed the roads. On the road across, I could slide open the windows in my office letting the salubrious weather of Bangalore invade the musty innards of my room up until then propped up by contrived artificial air. The roar was distant and the decibel level civilized.
Quietude had become a defining narrative of the roads I traversed every morning, afternoon, and evening – and lived by the merging road. But I was far from happy, the cultured cacophony of the traffic sounding an anathema. Not only because the global economic tsunami of late-2008 and the subsequent rampaging recession had led to a free fall of economies – the collapse of Lehmann Brothers and the aftermath that connived to lay off bright youngsters – but because the quietude was strangely disquieting to my soul. Was it real or merely a texture of a dream? I asked, pinching myself to wake up to the reality.
Yes, the model of Rational Expectations – that will-o'-the-wisp on which most economists had premised their economic theories – and the Efficient Market Hypothesis – that mirage full of assumptions and phantasmal mathematical models – were found to be so much hot air, rendering the traffic buzz around my ears hors de combat. The End of History was nowhere nigh, the icon of capitalist thinking Fukuyama was being proved wrong right in front of my eyes and eavesdropping Ears.
I should be happy now that it was easy for me to cross the road to and from my office. But I wasn't. I missed the shrill noise and clatter of the traffic, the monster buses peremptorily kissing the sidewalks as I single-mindedly looked around to find space to jaywalk through the bumper-to-bumper traffic thronging my way to my office. Often the adventurous would bump into me driving nonchalantly up on the hardly-raised sidewalks now melting away and merging with the ever-rising road. Incandescent, I would glare and frown and they would condescend to stop their motorbikes short of knocking me over, billingsgate pouring forth from their mouths.
Slowly the sound took on a different hue, the fury nowhere near the one that had greeted me. The downswing was getting better and the world was recovering from the worst economic crisis after the Great Depression. The roads were now getting busier and livelier. Traffic had begun to hurtle with insouciance, the roar distinct and imperious, smoking a trail in its wake. I didn't have to read the pink papers to know the healthonomy. I knew it was in its way.
Sitting in my room, the rising decibels in different times of the day sketched for me the intimate map of economy – the distillate of sensex in this Republic of Sound. I knew we were getting past the worst. The economy was looking up. Though I must confess my ears grown complacent with the polite burr of the traffic the past couple of years aren't particularly sanguine with my sub-bromide good cheer.


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Have you got your tickets for our next concert yet? Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen, Gabriel Faure, Snow Patrol, Robbie Williams and much much more.
And all in aid of the Forest Holme Hospice. Forest Holme Hospice Charity was formed in 1994 to raise funds to support Forest Holme Hospice which would be used to enhance the quality of life for patients with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses.
The charity support all aspects of the hospice including the 12 bedded in-patient ward, the purchasing of specialist equipment, the funding of additional staffing posts, complementary therapies and counselling and bereavement support to patients and their families.
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The film version of The Dukes of Hazzard is currently shooting down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana under the direction of Broken Lizard's Jay Chandrasekhar. Seann William Scott plays Bo Duke, while Johnny Knoxville plays Luke. Jessica Simpson is starring as their sexy cousin, Daisy... and we know the burning question that's been on your mind: Just how short will those "Daisy Dukes" be? Well, now thanks to a "spy photo" just posted on the Film Rotation website, we have an answer. That's the image of Jessica as Daisy on the set at right. Click here to go to their site and view a larger version.
The film also stars Burt Reynolds as Boss Hogg and Willie Nelson will play the Duke boys' Uncle Jesse. Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman) has joined the cast in an unspecified role and character actor M.C. Gainey (Wonderland, Club Dread, Con Air) will play Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane.
Chandrasekhar wrote the script with other members of the Broken Lizard comedy troupe that includes Erik Stolhanske, Steve Lemme, Paul Sotor and Kevin Heffernan.
The original series aired on CBS in the early '80s and centered on the adventures of Southern cousins Bo and Luke Duke who drove around in the General Lee as they evaded the unscrupulous Boss Hogg and Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane.
And to all you Baton Rouge readers, we've very disappointed that you haven't been sending us pics like these. Get with the program!
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