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Launch Day 31st May 2014
The first fare paying service for the Edinburgh Trams took place on 31st May 2014. The Council had decided on a low key launch with the first tram in public service leaving Gyle Centre stop at 5.00 am on a Saturday. A media event took place on Friday with a run from St Andrew Square to Gyle Centre.
Officials had expected only a handful of Tram enthusiasts. To be on the safe side Edinburgh Trams had called in some extra volunteers to assist the customer assistants. Some of the Ticketing Service Assistants (TSA) had passed by Gyle Centre at about 04.30 am and with only a few gathering they wondered what all the fuss had been about.
A spare tram, No 255, left the Gogar Depot at 04.45 to be parked at Haymarket Yards extra track loop in case of possible break down in any service trams during the launch day. This stopped briefly at Gyle Centre to allow the TSA's to disembark. They could not believe the sight that greeted them. People had come from across Europe and beyond to be part of this historic moment. The platforms were full with long queues at both ticket machines. 100's had gathered to take part in the first run.
Platinum colour tickets were promised to the first 1000 people to purchase tickets. These had been distributed across the ticket machines on all platforms. The ticket was a special souvenir and examples are shown.
Only one standard fare ticket of £10.00 was issued on the first day and this is shown.
With 05.00 am passing the first tram, Number 275, left Gyle Centre in what could only be described as a party atmosphere. Cheering and waving those lucky enough to squeeze on departed. No room was available for late arrivals or those at many of the stops. The tram quickly picked up pace with the chosen driver Craig Scotland, aged 19, at the controls.
When the tram arrived at Haymarket, a bus with tourists was heading out to the Airport. The look of astonishment will never be forgotten. What they must have made of a full tram with waving passengers of all ages and descriptions heading into town at 05.15 am on a Saturday morning?
The tram soon arrived at York Place at 05.30 am where many of the passengers alighted. Those with National Entitlement Cards issued in Edinburgh had to validate their passes for the return journey to the Airport. The enthusiast who fell off the platform seemed more concerned about his camera and his embarrassment was clear to see. He quickly disappeared back on the tram.
The run from York Place to the Airport was quieter. Most passengers had vacated the tram by the time it left Gyle Centre with only a handful going all the way out to the Airport terminus.
The first day of service was without doubt a success. Three additional trams were called into service to accommodate all the passengers wishing to travel. The first day saw 24,176 passengers carried, with the following day another 15,460.
At any one time it is thought that only 12 of the 27 trams will be required to maintain service.
Edinburgh Trams have confirmed that staffing levels are 120. This is made up with 52 Ticketing Service Assistants, 40 Drivers, 9 depot only drivers, and administration and management posts.
1st June 2014
31st May 2015
Ticket 04.45 31st May 2015 from Gyle Centre.
31st May 2015
Platform heading for town. Only one passenger present - the photographer. The same tram driver Craig Scotland at the controls.Tram 277.
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17th August - Tough Guys and Gals (apparently super fun!)
17th November - Round the Bridges, 12km
23rd November - TriMaori, 10km
Now they are here for all to see I HAVE to complete them!!!!!
I'm really looking forward to the Tough Guys and Gals, it's a 6 or 12 km mud run, people get dressed up and have a great time, then after is a great big party with other competitors! So far, my Huni and my parents are keen to do it! Check out the photos here
The other goals I have is to get enrolled into a Small Biz course and also to keep making more fun memories!

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The contracting firm Skogsnicke, which hired staff from Cameroon, has been devoted much attention in the Swedish media this winter. Jeanette Tretten, head of communications at Holmen Skog, can you describe the current situation?
At the beginning of February, negotiations were concluded between GS (Swedish Union of Forestry, Wood and Graphical Workers) and Skogs- och Lantarbetsgivareförbundet, SLA (employers' organisation for the forestry and agricultural industries) regarding the planters from Cameroon who had worked for Skogsnicke AB in summer 2012. A total of 13 people, who have authorised GS to act on their behalf, have been awarded the right to remuneration. Payment was made on 28 February, and Holmen and SCA additionally stood the costs of the workers' journey home to Cameroon.
What is Holmen's view on the outcome?Prior to the negotiations, GS and SLA looked into the contracts that had been signed, the work that had been performed and the payments that had been made. The planters have now been remunerated in accordance with collective agreements and the issue has been dealt with in line with how we resolve disputes in the Swedish labour market.
Could there be even more people entitled to payment and what will happen to these people?Holmen is of the opinion that everyone who has worked for Skogsnicke AB shall receive the payment they are entitled to. If there are other workers who consider they are entitled to payment, we urge these people to contact SLA.
Skogsnicke AB had sent to the planters an offer of employment for a period of six months, with a monthly salary. Shouldn't they have received the entire amount stated in the offer of employment? GS and SLA are two professional parties in the Swedish labour market. They have investigated the case, conducted negotiations and come to a decision on the remuneration amount. We trust their procedures.
Before starting work in Sweden, the planters received an offer of employment issued on a form from the Swedish Migration Board. Their work permits were issued on the basis of this form, but the form itself is not legally binding. What is Holmen's view on this?We think it is important that people coming from other countries to work in Sweden are presented with a correct picture of both conditions and regulations. In the future we will be checking the work permits of all contractors' employees. If the rules regarding migrant workers are deficient, this is an issue that should be addressed by the politicians responsible.
What is Holmen doing to ensure that this does not happen again?When the matter came to our attention last autumn, we immediately started working on improvements. Contractors must hold PEFC certification as in previous seasons. We will naturally continue our collaboration with GS. Additionally, ahead of the coming season, we will be working on the following:
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This edition: Citizens United: The SequelTweet
Episode Details
Original tape date: October 11, 2013.
First aired: October 21, 2013.
This week, as the government shutdown continues, the Supreme Court began its new term and justices heard arguments in McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission. The case has been billed as the successor to the court's Citizens United decision in 2010 that gave corporations, unions, and the wealthy the opportunity to pour vast and often anonymous amounts of cash into political campaigns. The new case challenges caps on how much individual donors can give to candidates and political parties and could raise the amount to more than $3.25 million.
This week on Moyers & Company, Bill Moyers talks with Yale Law School election and constitutional law professor Heather Gerken who warns that McCutcheon has the potential to be even worse than Citizens United. Political parties pay attention to the people with money, and as the non-partisan Sunlight Foundation reports, most of the funding for congressional and presidential campaigns comes from the top one percent of the one percent of the rich – "the elite class that serves as gatekeepers of public office in the United States."
Bill also speaks with historian Joyce Appleby who has a talent for making tales of the past into page-turning books that read like novels. They include Inheriting the Revolution, about the sons and daughters who took their founding fathers' revolt against the British crown and made America of it; The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism; and her newest – out this weekend – Shores of Knowledge: New World Discoveries and the Scientific Imagination. It's the story of what sent European explorers to the Americas in pursuit of treasure and knowledge, and how they shaped our modern world. Bill describes it as "a captivating account of curiosity."
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Joyce Appleby Historian
Heather Gerken Professor, Election & Constitutional Law, Yale Law School
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A pre-foreclosure or a short-sale on a borrower's credit report can mean the difference between them getting approved for a loan – or finding themselves without the ability to pass underwriting.
Understanding this issue, Fannie Mae is revamping its automated underwriting system, Desktop Underwriter (DU), to ensure lenders have enough flexibility during the underwriting process to approve borrowers who accidentally end up with a foreclosure on their credit report — when in reality, they went through a pre-foreclosure sale.
In many circumstances, a borrower may be qualified to obtain a loan when enough time has passed from the enactment of a pre-foreclosure sale. But there's one major glitch: in some of the credit bureau files, the data offered is undermining the borrower by showing a foreclosure on their records even if the home was technically offloaded in a pre-foreclosure transaction.
Stephen Pawlowski, senior vice president for business solutions initiatives at Fannie Mae, says the GSE requires a two-year waiting period before a borrower can qualify for a loan following a preforeclosure sale. A seven-year waiting period is imposed when a borrower goes through a foreclosure.
But when borrowers who go through a pre-foreclosure sale end up with a foreclosure and pre-foreclosure sale on their credit reports, this technical error can delay their re-entrance into the underwriting process and the housing market.
When both of the actions (including the erroneous foreclosure) show up on credit reports today, Fannie's DU system "applies the more conservative underwriting guidelines and the new seven-year waiting period requirement," Pawloswski says. The other option is for the lender to manually overwrite the foreclosure, allowing the borrower to access the appropriate two-year waiting time that comes with a pre-foreclosure sale.
The problem is lenders don't want to deal with manually overwriting the system.
John Walsh, president of Total Mortgage, attests to the difficulty of dealing with a foreclosure on a file when the borrower actually experienced a short sale.
"Definitely, there were credit reports showing that even if it was a short-sale, or a pre-foreclosure, it was reading as an actual foreclosure," he explained. "The only way to override it is to do a manual overwrite to Fannie, which nobody does that."
Making matters worse, many of the investors in the market are still imposing at least a four-year timeframe on borrowers who go through a pre-foreclosure sale, so making it through the GSE's system in a timely fashion is essential for these borrowers, Walsh explained.
To remedy the problem, starting on Nov. 16, Fannie's DU system will include a feature that allows lenders to instruct the system to ignore foreclosure information received on a credit reports if there is also a pre-foreclosure sale present.
"This change is designed to assist lenders and borrowers in managing inconsistent, incomplete, and conflicting data that appears on the borrower's credit report," Pawlowski said in a blog. This mechanism allows borrowers who went through a pre-foreclosure sale to obtain the less restrictive two-year waiting period – a move that is a boon for lenders and servicers.
"As a servicer, we focus on foreclosure prevention and loss mitigation efforts," said Gagan Sharma, CEO of BSI Financial. "A pre-foreclosure sale benefits everyone, the borrower, the investors and the community. The decision by Fannie Mae is another way to incentivize borrowers to cooperate with their servicer to do a pre-foreclosure sale as opposed to letting the loan go into foreclosure."


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Responding to requests for information on health systems from policy makers in Asian countries
Policy makers in Asia are looking for information to assist them in making strategic decisions for their health systems. The terms of reference for a study on the feasibility of a regional rapid response mechanism (RRRM) identified nine countries for inclusion. Collaborators from seven countries agreed to participate: China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Vietnam. Collaborators in each country interviewed informants from health departments and research institutes (around 90 informants were contacted in total), and compiled Country Reports based on these interviews and on their own knowledge. Detailed reports on the views of researchers and research institutes were obtained from three countries: China, Philippines and Singapore. Over 20 established information mechanisms around the world also were reviewed. Policy makers and researchers overall supported the establishment of some type of regional information mechanism, and many wished to be involved in its governance and activities. This report summarises the study and its conclusions.
Responding to requests for informationon health systems from policy makersin Asian countries, Alliance HPSR, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland, 108 pp.
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My Cozy DIY linen Duvet
I love washed linen bedding. It looks both chic and laid-back, it's cool in the summer, and soft and cozy in the winter. I've been eyeing the above linens from Bella Notte on Layla Grayce for so long that I even had them on my wedding registry. But, like most things beautiful and luxurious, they are really, really expensive. Instead of forking over the cash, I decided to DIY myself a linen duvet cover and pillow case–so I went to the fabric store over the weekend and bought their softest linen and some teal blue dye.
What I used:
–Seven yards of the softest linen I could find ($15/yard) (for my king-sized bed)
-Teal dye
-Tassel trim
-Sewing Machine
-Five Buttons
What I did: I had this amazing long fringe trim leftover from a previous project and dyed it together with the fabric.
I used a king-size sheet as a pattern, and cut the fabric into the same shape and dimension as the sheet. (I had to sew two pieces of fabric together to make one large square.)
Next I sewed the trim onto two opposite sides of the square.
I then took the sheet and sewed it to three of the fours sides of the large linen square. (I sewed it inside-out so that the seams would be hidden on the inside.) I left the top side open so that there would be a place for the blanket.
I then sewed on a few buttons a cut some button holes to match on the open side.
The whole project cost me $110 in fabric and dye and about three hours.
I finally have the linen duvet I've been after!
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i love this!
it turned out amazing.
years ago i DIYed my kids' duvets using flat flannel sheets. they are like giant pillowcases.
Cool! Love that idea–and yes that is totally what they are like- giant pilowcases and so easy to DIY!
& i love how you take things into your own hands. ;)
Thanks Satsuki!! xxxx miss you!
looks beautiful and cozy!!
Thanks Nicole– it is super cozy!!
I love the color and the trim. You're so talented!! It looks so cozy.
Where did you find the trim? Amazing!
from fabric shopping to fantastico! you rocked it out, girl. once again, you rule. xx, s
Lovely color and great post…
Lovely…and I am proud of your spunk. I too have had Bella Notte on my "want list" for a long time. I still want their silk velvet throw. Can you come up with a way to make that affordable? :^) Great job!!
Looks very comfy! The colors are so cool! Thanks for sharing this project Justina!
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What a wonderful piece?
Where did you find that trim?
J'adore ton blog!!!
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where did you find the trim?
Hi Justina
These do look good but a prefer a more tidy look and ironed quilt cover or bed linen, I just think it makes it look clean and crisp.
But I will be adding these ideas to our website. The world would be a very sad place if we all liked the same things.
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Hi Justina,
I was wondering if you still use this duvet, and if so, how it was holding up. I am looking to do similar project and I would like to know the durability level!
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Oh yes, great mattress and cozy linen bedding is a match made in heaven! I can stay all day in it! Linen is so comfortable and yes they are so expensive. Your choice of color is amazing! It looks lovely. This project is totally worth it, it saves us some green and we can get any color that we want. And it only took 3 hours! Thank you for sharing.
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New sefer announcement: Asufah of Rabbi Shmuel Ashkenazi
By Eliezer Brodt
אסופה, ארבעה מאמרים מאוצרות הר"ש אשכנזי שליט"א ['העלם דבר וטעות סופר', 'הגונב מן הספר', 'הרמב"ם כמתרגם מלשון התלמוד ללשון המשנה', 'מילונות עברית כיצד'?], ערך והשלים והביא לבית הדפוס, יעקב ישראל סטל, בהשתתפות אליעזר יהודה בראדט, כריכה רכה, 166 עמודים.
It is with great pleasure that I announce the release of another volume of Rabbi Shmuel Ashkenazi's work- Asufah. As I have written in the past, we are trying to print the collected material Rabbi Ashkenazi has written over a seventy year period. Many additional volumes are ready to go to print, but we lack funds to do so [any help would be greatly appreciated].
This new volume is composed of four articles. Two of these articles (no. 3 and 4) were printed in Leshonenu and Leshonenu L'Am, almost fifty years ago. A third article (no. 2) was partially printed in a recent volume of Yeshurun, and the fourth article (no. 1) was supposed to have been printed in the journal Or Yisrael but was excluded from the volume right before printing.
The first article deals with mistakes that great people have made in their writings. The point of the collection is to show that anyone can make a mistake, however this does in no way detract from their greatness. This sampling is only a small part [18 samples] of a much larger collection of similar kinds of mistakes that we hope to print in the future.
The second article is a list of 85[!] cases of plagiarisms. It's seventy two pages long and includes a very broad introduction on the subject. Hopefully this list will encourage others to collect similar instances and work to complete such a list.
The third article deals with the Rambam as a translator. As is well known, the Rambam wrote his classic work Yad Hachzakah in the Hebrew of the Mishna, as opposed to Talmudic Hebrew which is comprised of many Aramaic loanwords as well. Thus, the Rambam had to translate many Aramaic terms into Hebrew. This article deals with this topic and shows many interesting points related to this.
The fourth article is a review of the popular Hebrew dictionary HaMilon HaChadash, by Avraham Even-Shoshan. This article was first published in 1967 in the language journal Leshonanu in three parts. Some of the material from these articles was added into later editions of the dictionary. There is a wealth of information in this article about words and expressions. Rabbi Ashkenazi had made a 12 page index for his own personal copy of the article; this index is published here for the first time in this volume. Additionally, Rabbi Ashkenazi added many notes which he recorded over the years on the side of his copy of the article. All of the above addenda have been included in this printing.
In sum, this volume is of importance to any person interested in the Jewish book or the Hebrew Language.
The book was printed in a limited run of 300 copies and is not being sold in retail stores. If one is interested in purchasing a copy he can do so either through me, or at Beigeleisen in the U.S. or Girsa in Jerusalem.
The price of the book, including air mail shipping to the U.S., Canada or England is $24.
For a sample of this work or for any other information regarding this project, feel free to email me at: email@example.com


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Section 45: Determination of parts of certain contracts [repealed with savings]
Sections (45.01 - 45.05) last updated: April 2007.
This section provides for the termination or variation of contracts and licences relating to patented inventions when the patents concerned have ceased to be in force.
This section, along with section 44, ceased to have effect for most purposes from 1 March 2000 when Section 70 of the Competition Act 1998 came into force. However a saving in The Competition Act 1998 (Transitional, Consequential and Supplemental Provisions) Order 2000 means that this section will continue to apply where an application was made or notice was given under section 45(1) or (3) before that date. See also 44.01.1.
s.77(1), Sch.2, Para 1 and s.45(5) is also relevant
The provisions of s.45 apply in relation to patents granted under the 1977 Act patents, including granted European patents (UK). It is immaterial whether the contract or licence was made before or after the day the section came into operation (1 June 1978).
|Section 45(1)
|Any contract for the supply of a patented product or licence to work a patented invention, or contract relating to any such supply or licence, may at any time after the patent or all the patents by which the product or invention was protected at the time of the making of the contract or granting of the licence has or have ceased to be in force, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the contract or licence or in any other contract, be determined, to the extent (and only to the extent) that the contract or licence relates to the product or invention, by either party on giving three months' notice in writing to the other party.
|Section 45(2)
|In subsection (1) above "patented product" and "patented invention" include respectively a product and an invention which is the subject of an application for a patent, and that subsection shall apply in relation to a patent by which any such product or invention was protected and which was granted after the time of the making of the contract or granting of the licence in question, on an application which had been filed before that time, as it applies to a patent in force at that time.
This section applies to any contract for the supply of a patented product or licence to work a patented invention, or contract relating to any such supply or licence. For the purposes of this section, the normal definitions of "patented product" and "patented invention" in s.130(1) are modified in accordance with s.45(2). After the cessation of the patent or patents by which the product or invention was protected, either party may on giving three months' notice in writing to the other party terminate the contract or licence to the extent that it relates to the product or invention.
|Section 45(3)
|If, on an application under this subsection made by either party to a contract or licence falling within subsection (1) above, the court is satisfied that, in consequence of the patent or patents concerned ceasing to be in force, it would be unjust to require the applicant to continue to comply with all the terms and conditions of the contract or licence, it may make such order varying those terms or conditions as, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, it thinks just as between the parties.
CPR 63.5 is also relevant
It is also possible for a party to such a contract or licence to apply to the court for variation of its terms or conditions. Such proceedings must be begun by issue of a claim form. The court may vary any such terms or conditions which, in consequence of the cessation of the patent or patents concerned and having regard to all the circumstances, it considers to be unjust.
|Section 45(4)
|Without prejudice to any other right of recovery, nothing in subsection (1) above shall be taken to entitle any person to recover property bailed under a hire-purchase agreement (within the meaning of the Consumer Credit Act 1974).
|Section 45(5)
|The foregoing provisions of this section apply to contracts and licences whether made before or after the appointed day.
|Section 45(6)
|The provisions of this section shall be without prejudice to any rule of law relating to the frustration of contracts and any right of determining a contract or licence exercisable apart from this section.


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August 27, 2014
We have been doing Cho Oyu (8,201m) since 1995, and since then have done 24 trips (22 of them successful) to the world's 6th highest peak. This year marks our 25th expedition, and we are looking forward to getting started. IMG guides Mike Hamill and Josh McDowell are now in Kathmandu to receive the team and do gear checks. Every year the trip is a bit different, and for 2014 traveling to Base Camp in Tibet is complicated by a massive landslide that wiped out some of the road (and killed over 150 people) near the Nepal town of Barisbise on the way to Kodari (the Nepal town on the Tibet border). The road is not yet rebuilt, so the IMG team and all their gear will need to travel on foot through this area.
Ang Jangbu reports that the plan is to get all the gear to Kodari ahead of members. The sherpa team loaded the truck this afternoon for an early morning departure to Lamosangu with Nima Karma, Ang Karma and Fura Gyalzen. They are being met by Raju from Kodari with porters and they will start portering to Barabise and on to Kodari on different trucks from Barabise. The first truck will then return to Kathmandu tomorrow afternoon and we will load the remaining loads on the truck including member base camp duffels tomorrow evening and depart early next morning with 2 other sherpas, Mingma Chhiring and Mingma Tenzing.
The team will do their group dinner at Hotel Tibet night of the 29th, and then will then depart 4AM Saturday morning for Lamosangu with Mingma Dorge, Kaji, and sirdar Phunuru. It will take them 3-4 hours to walk past the landslide area to Barabise, and then get on another bus to Kodari. Hopefully they will reach the border by 2:30PM before Chinese immigration close down. If they are delayed and don't get to border before Chinese immigration/customs shuts down then they might end up spending the night at Kodari.
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from Daily Dharma
"A free
bird leaps on the back of the wind
and floats downstream till the current ends
and dips his wing in the orange suns rays
and dares to claim the sky.
But a bird that
stalks down his narrow cage
can seldom see through his bars of rage
his wings are clipped and his feet are
tied so he opens his throat to sing.
The caged bird
sings with a fearful trill
of things unknown but longed for still
and his tune is heard on the distant hill
for the caged bird sings of freedom.
The free bird
thinks of another breeze
and the trade winds soft through the
sighing trees and the fat worms
waiting on a dawn-bright lawn and
he names the sky his own.
But a caged bird
stands on the
grave of dreams his shadow shouts
on a nightmare scream
his wings are clipped and his feet are
tied so he opens his throat to sing.
The caged bird
sings with a fearful trill
of things unknown but longed for still
and his tune is heard on the distant hill
for the caged bird sings of freedom.
~~ Maya Angelou
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get a haircut hippies
people realize how incredibly boring they become when they
base their entire identity around a single hobby or cause? I
will cross the street to avoid people wearing Green party
buttons or "Meat is Murder" t-shirts, because the
hollow-yet-intense look in their eyes frightens me. I'm not
sure how people who endlessly proselytize about the benefits
of their alternative lifestyle differ from right-wing
religious fanatics, except possibly in that they wear clothing
made of hemp.
you live in San Francisco, you may be familiar with our
REALLY AWESOME bicyclists. I had a bike, 'til it got stolen,
and enjoyed riding it, but I never felt the need to be a dick
about it. I never purposely veered into a car's way just so I
could scream, "SHARE THE ROAD," nor did I blatantly violate
traffic laws (and don't you bikers even try and tell me that
you don''t run red lights every chance you get) so I could
prove my point about how unsafe it is for bicyclists in the
city. Nor did I ever join Critical Mass rallies, which, even
when I lived in Gainesville, seemed pretty messed up.
those of you who live in Guam, Critical Mass happens the
last Friday of every month in lots of cities, and basically is
a huge group of bikers who ride en masse around the downtown
area at evening drive time, clogging commuter traffic and
delaying the poor saps who are desperate to get home to their
miserable hovel in Hayward so they can finally get drunk. The
bikers are doing this to bring attention to the fact that we
should all be riding bikes, rather than wasting fossil fuels
in our "luxury SUVs" (read: 84 pintos). They wave away the
motorists' frustrations, explaining that they're doing it for
everyone's own good.
much do you have to like yourself to fuck up someone
else's day for "their own good?" I'm not talking about busting
in on a pedophile's enjoyment of his 3 year old niece, but
fucking DRIVING, people. How would you like it if I randomly
busted in on you at T.G.I Friday's and slapped the curly fries
out of your mouth 'cause you look a little portly? Gah, the
sanctimoniousness of the whole business chaps my hide.
mood: sickly
current music: bob wills- humdinger
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tired of discussing things, of analyzing them. They can be what
they are in each person's eyes. I'm tired of debates.
Some things think themselves into existence, lift themselves out from the waters of imagination by their own power. You are just the prism through which these things arise.
I dreamed of a dark city some nights ago, gazing up at its spires I realized all of the horror and wonder of it was in the dream around me, nothing in the waking world would ever compare with it, no movie or no game. And most strange of all was seeing that the city is no place, just a half forgotten memory that through the power of being present in the mind, became a dark wonder. I tried to find that memory but it vanished. So now I'm looking for the memory and not the city but know neither will be found. I'm neither sad nor happy about that, just a little wistful. The next night may bring equal wonders from the seeds of memory.
I thought about pain today. I saw pain to be an entity in the I, and apart from it. The I is not the pain, the I is what is around and above and below it, in mind space. The I is just a cloud of light in the I space.
What do I want to be ? I have nowhere to go. My mind is becoming simple. I shy away from labels and committments of action. I don't know what I want to be or where I want to go. I have no program. I guess that'll be it, my epitaph in the future. "I have no program."
I used to see duality as
light and dark
hot and warm,
but as I came to know
the seer and the seen
are one,
here is a temporary
two poled construction.
Let me give you a beautiful description of how Bhagavan spoke. It comes from part three of The Power of the Presence. It was written by G. V. Subbaramayya, a devotee who had intimate contact with Bhagavan. It illustrates very well my thesis that the words of a sage come from the Self, not from a mind:
Sri Bhagavan's manner of speaking was itself unique. His normal state was silence. He spoke so little, casual visitors who only saw him for a short while wondered whether he ever spoke. To put questions to him and to elicit his replies was an art in itself that required an unusual exercise in self-control. A sincere doubt, an earnest question submitted to him never went without an answer, though sometimes his silence itself was the best answer to particular questions. A questioner needed to be able to wait patiently. To have the maximum chance of receiving a good answer, you had to put your question simply and briefly. Then you had to remain quiet and attentive. Sri Bhagavan would take his time and then begin slowly and haltingly to speak. As his speech continued, it would gather momentum. It would be like a drizzle gradually strengthening into a shower. Sometimes it might go on for hours together, holding the audience spellbound. But throughout the talk you had to keep completely still and not butt in with counter remarks. Any interruption from you would break the thread of his discourse and he would at once resume silence. He would never enter into a discussion, nor would he argue with anyone. The fact was, what he spoke was not a view or an opinion but the direct emanation of light from within that manifested as words in order to dispel the darkness of ignorance. The whole purpose of his reply was to make you turn inward, to make you see the light of truth within yourself.
who look for specific results from meditation but do not get
them, become discouraged and conclude that meditation has done them
no good; to them the Sage says: "It does not matter at all whether
these results are attained or not. The attainment of steadiness is
the main thing; it is the great gain. Anyhow they must trust
themselves to God and wait for His Grace without impatience. The same
rule applies to japa also; japa uttered even once does good, whether
the person is aware of it or not."
- Ramana Maharshi
Hari Aum !!!
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Simon Constable, Jay Solomon and Jim Arkedis discuss a State Department travel warning, and David Benoit takes a look at the latest on the Dell saga.
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... the the ... the U S a she is a global terrorism all eyes will have the details and mall right here right now on the New Saab good afternoon and welcome I'm Simon Constable ... joining us from Washington we have Wall Street John reporter Jay Solomon who has the D tells on this the ... jetty on ... it's in Mema Nova fun to get such a warning what do we know what is the government's eyeing ... by intelligence officials are saying they've seen ... increased chatter for saying of talking ... between al Qaeda ... operatives that elements in the mood in the Arabian Peninsula that was ... largely mean Yemen meaty Saudi Arabia ... and ... yet they're they're seeing concerns they may have concerns of a wider ... plot coming from that from Yemen and Saudi Arabia targeting ... U S interests throughout that region and possibly even into the ... sea Europe or elsewhere so I think ... these warnings did come out from time to time so sorry we haven't ... we have one in February well in last year's suicide ... the teeth don't happen but again there's an and an uptick ... Intel ... intelligence officials are seen appetite taken to talk and chatter between ... some these terrorist is that it's making people nervous ... I'm sure it's making people novice lacks the meantime on the ball this time it's global I'm that that is ... the has a long period and it is over a large area basically the in the entire globe right I mean ... what else on this and the US is been making some spurts of drone strikes as well to try and calm about this he tells about that ... we've been hitting ... you know Al Qaeda elements but in Yemen and ... Pakistan for for quite awhile now I there has been an ... upsurge in ... inside Yemen ... to attack a group called al Qaeda ... um in ... in the reading Peninsula ... so the ego ... is this retaliation is this just part of the broader topic that's been ... going on or not totally sure that the president of Yemen was ... in Washington yesterday to meet with President Obama and ... put us in Yemeni officials say the and talk about this group called a cutie he ... was death only I on the agenda so ... yet these drone strikes are not exactly new but there has been ... more Straits in recent weeks in recent months and ... I guess part of the analysis is this is the end of the telly now or ... is is just part of the product offering ... ten ... long months of funneling that times thank you my much David Solomon we appreciate time ... stunning amount to Jim Hawk's former Defense Department counterterrorism analyst and progressive policy Institute senior fellow he joins us now ... Jim thank you for being map op ... global warning aam is this ... as big a deal is in my scene or or is this ... lapse in all of the soiree as fast it might seem at first sight ... well it's it's a question of degree really I mean it you know as says J mentioned this several days to come out over the course the past year there were probably continue to come out ... what this means basically is that the U S government has received some intelligence is run through the traps stomachs analysis ... and it cannot completely discount the possibility that something somewhere maybe happen ... U S government when it receives intelligence that it cannot completely discount ... it has a duty to warn the public so my guess is that there's nothing so specific as to say the sky is falling in everyone's stand side ... by ... um in in the range of confidence levels that the government has either from a low level coffers to a high level of confidence ... it's it's sort of hovering somewhere that they can immediately dismissed ... the and and and and ... and part of the optics of this is that this was announced by ... J Kony ... was the White House press thirtieth that it happened and ... that would have indicated perhaps a very high level of one right ... yes standard me what the United States government does is the issue these warnings through the State Department so if there's intelligence in a specific country ... they will usually update the individual country memo that sort of does the presence of what's going on in the country ... when the intelligence is sort of so big that they don't know exactly where it's been a struggle to one of these worldwide warnings ... on if it were something more imminent or perhaps more serious my my guess is that word come out to the White House that you would iPad ... you know perhaps is you mention J Carty doing inasmuch as it was it sorted the standard forms that are warning undone by a state of the State Department spokeswoman and an him that if you are traveling this week and what what should you canceled the staff or what what did he do ... that ... I'd you know to take the cautious keep your head up ... you know to be conscious of your surroundings ... um but this is not the situation where everyone should stay inside uncertainty be gripped with fear and in ... the government does this from time to time ... I was an intelligence analyst for the department was for five years ... and and I can assure you the ninety nine point nine nine percent of the ... intelligence that comes across my desk stopping attacks were ultimately proves to be not true ... but that says ... but that said when a U S government ... feels compelled to notify the public there's something that they can automatically say this is not so ... keep your head up ... you know be cognizant of your surroundings but you know what he plans to cancel plans to go a baseball game or something ... thank you very much the market is ... up and down and ... Dell reaches a new deal with its namesake founder up with more on this continuing saga and whether it will and going off will Street Journal's David Benoit joins us ... that if it's in now official weighed and Nordic saga and also saw to it so they keep telling ... I think it might actually and this time while okay so what what do we know what we know them at the time with the advent of recent deals right so this morning ... they reached a new deal to pay thirty thirty five ... was a thirteen cent special dividend ... analysts Apple ENRC local but this is because ... 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I'm in favor of a buyout in Sudan ... well let said Carl Icahn has already sued over this CCA yesterday before it happens ... there are certainly be many shareholders still unhappy with this ... but it seems like him again let's get back to the boat by new set of votes that a cast of will be counted among those the bomb because one of the issues was that if he didn't cast a vote that was to be counted doesn't know my price that as well as no votes price at which the default was fueled Novo review with no voting was a no vote now that's not going to be the case right now those those to small the shares that aren't cast just will be put aside ... it's essentially to turn up in lower than expected in this deal ... than the buyout group expected ... which ... pretty much ... made it possible for them than to get the deal past ... regret now is can it be passed ... bright red but I mean basically what you what he is telling me this sounds like good this basically is this wine cellar yet it's free cos I mean you obviously there's still still people coming against it ... on our reporting is that the boats that were cast ... have a slight majority for the pie at this point ... so like if if this rule abandoned places with Target ... interesting stuff so ... to make a private sin no more though Somaiya was a little sometimes ... when I went to some common man in the band will be completed saw that I ran much that has been on ... all the will Street own more coverage of the continuing coverage of the Dell buyout deal on the vs Datacom ... 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|20 May 2009
Windows 7 installed - used and shut down, now install?
Hey I just got the windows 7 rc today. I created a virtual pc for it using virtual pc 2007 and it all worked fine. I then shut windows 7 down using the "shut down" option in the start menu on windows 7. I then tried to boot it up later and it wants me to install it again. My files in the virtual folder are there: Windows 7 (virtual machine settings file) and the hard disk. I dont know whats wrong and what to do. Should I install it again or am I doing something wrong?
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|20 May 2009
well I just did a system restore and im having the same problem.
i might just delete it all and start over.. right now though its off to bed. Hopefully somebody here knows how to fix my problem..
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|20 May 2009
W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64 dual boot main build-remote pc W10 Pro x64 Insider Preview/W7 Pro x64
Which edition of XP are you running there? Home or Pro? According to the system requirements XP Home isn't on the list of supported versions while XP Tablet PC is.
System Requirements
Processor: AMD Athlon/Duron, Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium II, Intel Pentium III, Intel Pentium 4, Intel Core Duo, and Intel Core2 Duo
RAM: Add the RAM requirement for the host operating system that you will be using to the requirement for the guest operating system that you will be using. If you will be using multiple guest operating systems simultaneously, total the requirements for all the guest operating systems that you need to run simultaneously.
Available disk space: To determine the hard disk space required, add the requirement for each guest operating system that will be installed.
Virtual PC 2007 runs on: Windows Vista™ Business; Windows Vista™ Enterprise; Windows Vista™ Ultimate; Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition; Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition; Windows XP Professional; Windows XP Professional x64 Edition; or Windows XP Tablet PC Edition http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...n#Requirements
Another item of concern is the hardware factor of whether or not your cpu supports virtualization. If not that would explain immediate problems. And by the way welcome to the sevenforums!
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|21 May 2009
Im running windows xp media edition with an intel core 2 duo processor with 1.99 GB of ram. Ive assigned windows 7 1.2gb of that ram.
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|21 May 2009
W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64 dual boot main build-remote pc W10 Pro x64 Insider Preview/W7 Pro x64
That shouldn't hurt anything since the memory requirement on XP is less then 512mb depending on how much you have loading in XP itself. You may want to disable a few items in the startup tab of the msconfig utility to make sure there's some extra just the same.
With a number of things loaded up on 7 and going to use the XP mode feature things can bog down a bit if 7 is loaded up with several gadgets at the moment or something else causing one or the other if not both to lag a bit.
(talk about lags it took over 8hrs. to see Vista installed on the Virtual PC on the 322bit RC there with updates! )
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|22 May 2009
I just deleted all my windows 7 files an am starting again. I read somewhere that I should tell virtual pc im installing vista so I tried that this time.
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|22 May 2009
I just reinstalled seven so its fine now.
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|22 May 2009
W7 Ultimate x64/W10 Pro x64 dual boot main build-remote pc W10 Pro x64 Insider Preview/W7 Pro x64
That often helps if you end up with a bad install at the start. Once you've been running 7 for a good period of time you'll likely be seeing another as well. Only when that time comes you'll be replacing XP!
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|23 May 2009
Its doing it AGAIN!!! I just reinstalled it yesterday, used it all day, turned it off for the night and now I have to reinstall? I had it all setup, I installed google chrome, avg free 8.5, windows live messenger and mail, some corel word processing programs, and it wants me to reinstall windows 7 again?!
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|23 May 2009
actuallyI think i just fixed my problem, I released the iso image, which I hadnt done before. Now im just gonna have to wait and see...
YES!!! it worked!
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When it comes to growing healthy, shiny hair, it's not just about cutting back on coloring and heat styling. According to an article published by Harper's Bazaar, the foods that you eat can affect the appearance and strength of your hair — and they're talking about more than protein and omega-3s.
One unexpected food that can lead to healthier locks? Clams and oysters, which are rich in zinc, according to Deborah Enos, a certified nutritionist in NYC. Low levels of zinc in your body can lead to the slowing of hair growth and even hair loss, explains Enos. If you're not so much into the mollusks, you can also get zinc through foods such as peanut butter and cheese. (Score!)
Another Holy Grail ingredient for healthy hair? Vitamin C, which can be found in foods like papaya, peppers, and brussels sprouts (yum). According to NYC nutritionist Lauren Slayton, vitamin C boosts the production of collagen, which surrounds the hair shaft and keeps it strong.
Finally, make sure that your iron and folate levels are high. Spinach is high in both nutrients, and you can also add other green vegetables such as asparagus and broccoli for additional folate, and Swiss chard and garbanzo beans for added iron (hummus = everything). Folate aids in the creation of red blood cells, while iron aids red blood cells in carrying oxygen throughout the body. Bottom line: Snack smartly (and often) for healthier hair. Doesn't sound half bad, does it? (Harper's Bazaar)
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What temperature should your bedroom be?
Many sleep experts say that a cool room, somewhere around 65 degrees, makes for the best sleep, and research backs this notion. More ►
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In the meantime, keep your mattress and pillows clean. Wash your mattress cover in hot water. You can also dust the mattress itself with baking soda to draw out moisture and vacuum it up a day later, or wash with a product such as upholstery cleaner. Most pillows are washable, or can be run through the dryer on high temperature to kill dust mites.Close ►
Make your bed for better sleep
We tend to think of making our beds as a routine morning chore, but it turns out the ritual may be more meaningful than that. The results of a recent Bedroom Poll by the National Sleep Foundation found that many people believe clean, neat and comfortable elements of the bedroom environment are important to getting a good night's sleep. More ►
Not surprisingly, over 90 percent of people said a comfortable mattress and pillows are important to the sleep experience. But more than three quarters of people also believe that the comfortable feel of sheets and bedding are important to a good night's rest, and 62 percent said that a clean bedroom makes the difference.
People who reported making their bed in the morning were 19 percent more likely to get a good night's sleep every night. It's not clear why this is, but perhaps there is a connection between feeling good about where you sleep and your tendency to sleep through the night.
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Pregnancy, postpartum, menopause and sleep
Pregnancy brings fluctuating hormones with body temperature changes, nausea, the increased urgency to urinate, and trouble getting comfortable at night. More ►
If you find yourself overheating or sweating while you sleep, wear light cotton pajamas and keep a spare set next to you at night, along with a glass of ice water. A good set of pillows will be your friend during pregnancy, especially as your belly grows. Lie on your left side if you can (best for your circulation), and experiment with putting a pillow or two between your legs, behind your back, or even a thin one under your abdomen. You can find long body pillows that also support your upper body while you sleep. Remember that light can send alerting signals to your brain, so leave a nightlight in the bathroom or hallway for nighttime trips instead of turning on overhead lights.
Hot flashes are very common for women in menopause and can make sleep difficult as well. Many scientists believe that dropping estrogen levels and other altered hormones trick the hypothalamus (the brain's temperature regulating region) into thinking the body is overheating. To get rid of excess heat, blood vessels dilate and blood flow increases to the skin, causing a flushed and sweaty feeling. Wear light cotton pajamas or those designed to wick away moisture, and consider keeping an extra set near your bed. If you sweat a lot at night, keep an extra pillowcase, a towel, or even a spare set of sheets near the bed as well. Have a cold facecloth and a glass of ice water on hand and follow tips for keeping your room cool. If symptoms persist, consider consulting with your gynecologist.
How to dress your child for sleep
For safety reasons, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends babies sleep without any loose blankets, so at night it's best to choose an outfit that keeps your baby comfortable without extra layers. More ►
Avoid over-bundling your baby: most nights your infant can wear a onesie and a cotton swaddle, or cotton pajamas with feet. In the winter, heavier pajamas or an additional sleep sack (a sleeveless, wearable blanket) will work.
Older children tend to kick off their covers at night, so you may want to dress your toddler or young child in an outfit that works without blankets as well. Choose pajama fabrics that are breathable and won't cause your child to sweat during the night. The same general principle of cool air for better sleep applies to children, so try to keep the room in the mid-60 degree range.
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How to cool the room in the summer
For cooler summer sleeping, prepare during the day by avoiding heat buildup in your house. More ►
Close the blinds or curtains to block the sun and close the windows if the temperature outside is higher than inside. As the sun begins to go down and the air outside cools, open the windows, let a cross breeze through the bedroom, and keep your windows open while you sleep. Since heat rises, sleep in the bedroom on the lowest level.
Many people find fans helpful during the summer. Use a ceiling fan if you have one, or place a portable fan near an open window, leave the bedroom door open, and open other windows in the house to allow air to move. If you have a fan that fits in the window itself, another trick is to direct the fan to blow warm air out of the house. To do this, put a fan in the window facing out and make sure there are no big gaps around the edges. Close all the windows and doors through which air can enter, except the one nearest the bed—that way a stream of cooler air is pulled in one window and warm air is blown out another.
Dress in light breathable cotton pajamas. If you sweat a lot at night, consider keeping an extra set by the side of the bed for a quick change. Take a shower before going to bed. If it works for you, keep a spray bottle, cool facecloth, icepack and a glass of ice water by the bed as well.
did you know?
93% of Americans rated a comfortable mattress, 91% rated comfortable pillows and 86% rated a comfortable feel of sheets and bedding as important to good sleep in the National Sleep Foundation's 2012 Bedroom Poll.


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The Great Doctor writes, in a well-known passage:
How any man can have consented to institutions established in distant ages, it will be difficult to explain. In the most favourite residence of liberty, the consent of individuals is merely passive; a tacit admission, in every community, of the terms which that community grants and requires. As all are born the subjects of some state or other, we may be said to have been all born consenting to some system of government. Other consent than this the condition of civil life does not allow. It is the unmeaning clamour of the pedants of policy, the delirious dream of republican fanaticism.
Quite right, and the pedants of policy and the delirious dreamers are still clamouring, on both sides of the Atlantic.
Now the rest of Taxation No Tyranny is, undeservedly, less read. We suppose that some people think that the question of American independence is settled. In any case, the following acerbic passage is worthwhile:
[The Americans'] next resolution declares, that "Their ancestors, who first settled the colonies, were, at the time of their emigration from the mother-country, entitled to all the rights, liberties, and immunities of free and natural-born subjects within the realm of England."
This, likewise, is true; but when this is granted, their boast of original rights is at an end; they are no longer in a state of nature. These lords of themselves, these kings of ME, these demigods of independence sink down to colonists, governed by a charter. If their ancestors were subjects, they acknowledged a sovereign; if they had a right to English privileges, they were accountable to English laws; and, what must grieve the lover of liberty to discover, had ceded to the king and parliament, whether the right or not, at least, the power of disposing, "without their consent, of their lives, liberties, and properties." It, therefore, is required of them to prove, that the parliament ever ceded to them a dispensation from that obedience, which they owe as natural-born subjects, or any degree of independence or immunity, not enjoyed by other Englishmen.
Parenthetically we observe that advocates of human rights ought to read more Johnson. And the coinage of the phrase "these kings of ME" is alone worth the price of this pamphlet. He continues:
They say, that by such emigration, they by no means forfeited, surrendered, or lost any of those rights; but, that "they were, and their descendants now are, entitled to the exercise and enjoyment of all such of them, as their local and other circumstances enable them to exercise and enjoy."
That they who form a settlement by a lawful charter, having committed no crime, forfeit no privileges, will be readily confessed; but what they do not forfeit by any judicial sentence, they may lose by natural effects. As man can be but in one place, at once, he cannot have the advantages of multiplied residence. He that will enjoy the brightness of sunshine, must quit the coolness of the shade. He who goes voluntarily to America, cannot complain of losing what he leaves in Europe. He, perhaps, had a right to vote for a knight or burgess; by crossing the Atlantick, he has not nullified his right; but he has made its exertion no longer possible. By his own choice he has left a country, where he had a vote and little property, for another, where he has great property, but no vote. But as this preference was deliberate and unconstrained, he is still "concerned in the government of himself;" he has reduced himself from a voter, to one of the innumerable multitude that have no vote.
In 1775 there was no answer to that, except the taking of arms. But it is no longer true that the innumerable multitude have no vote. We may regret that state of affairs: to speak plainly, we do regret it. But the doctrine of virtual representation has been killed off by successive generations of republican fanatics and their so-called reforms. Multiplied residence is now very common, and Englishmen are now permitted to exercise their votes at a distance. The advantages of climate and freedom from taxation can now be had without forfeiting the privileges of political participation.
The French are ahead of us, with eleven new constituencies for French residents overseas sending members to the Assembly this year. This new colonisation, part of President Sarkozy's fairly successful attempt to become like Louis XV, has not pleased the Canadian government. But they are powerless to stop it.
Since a boundary review of UK constituencies is under way, this is the perfect time for knights and burgesses to be added for British subjects overseas. Ten members would adequately represent the three-quarters of a million Britons in the United States, and we can safely leave the details to the Deputy Prime Minister, who likes this kind of thing.
In time, we are sure, the electorate would be swollen by Americans returning to their natural allegiance; fleeing, without any apparent sense of irony, the high and arbitrary taxation imposed by an high-handed government of imperial pretensions. And when we are united once more,
Blest with vict'ry and peace, may the Heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
God Save the King.
For more of Taxation No Tyranny, see here. Readers will, I think, particularly enjoy Johnson's prescient enthusiasm for Mebyon Kernow. Also of interest may be Thoughts on the Late Transactions Respecting Falkland's Islands, as true today as it was when it was written, and, sadly, as necessary.


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MCA Sponsors are Champions of the Arts
Your sponsorship allows MCA to produce a first-class event, while raising funds to forward its many initiatives, including Cultural Grants. Specifically, your sponsorship helps provide event infrastructure, marketing, event management, marketing and social media, and signage.
But it is so much more: Your sponsorship:
- Provides high-profile recognition for your company at the event and throughout the year at the Corporate Champions of the Arts qualifying levels
- Signals to your employees and the community that you value arts and culture and their important roles in our quality of life and local economy
- Shows your company promotes better quality of life through promotion of healthy lifestyle activities
- Brings statewide and national recognition to Ocala/Marion County
- Provides a unique experience for residents and visitors
- Stimulates the local economy through expenditures at local shops, restaurants, and hotels We are committed to tailor your sponsorship to best compliment your corporate goals. Let's talk!
We'd love to discuss opportunities and promise to over deliver on our commitment to you! Contact Jaye Baillie, Executive Director 352.629.1500 or fill out the contact form.
2017 Sponsorship Opportunities
MCA created Ride for the Arts in 2015, combining the burgeoning sport of cycling with an art experience for a unique event that took both elements to a new level. The ride highlights two of the best assets of Ocala/Marion County, as cyclists travel through the unparalleled natural beauty of Marion County's picturesque horse country.
An Invitation to Sponsor Ride for the Arts Gran Fondo 2017
Dear Fellow Business Leaders,
I am so pleased to invite you to join us as a sponsor for Marion Cultural Alliance's (MCA) 3rd Annual Ride for the Arts, a Gran Fondo* added in 2017. Our Gran Fondo is one of the first in Florida and is enthusiastically sought after by cyclists, due to the competitive timed segments. To generate even more interest, we will award $2,000 total cash – equally to men and women – 10 deep.
The event has routes for all levels of ability. Cyclists may choose from a 15-mile, 38-mile or the Gran Fondo, which is 68-100 miles in length. All cyclists will have an amazing experience, beginning in historic downtown Ocala and winding through beautiful landscape, punctuated by its famous rolling hills and horse farms. Participants and guests will enjoy live entertainment, see Plein air artists, win terrific door prizes, and wander through the Vendor Village, where equipment and memoirs can be purchased.
And in the spirit of our recognition as Horse Capital of the World here in Ocala/Marion County, we are inviting our riders to don an equine-themed costume, representative of Horse Fever – which is one of Marion Cultural Alliance's most public art projects. We can't wait to see what the riders wear!
Marion Cultural Alliance is joining forces with DINGO, Race Productions, to professionally stage and manage the timed segments of the event. Projected to be a "must attend" national event as this Gran Fondo grows each year, I hope you will strongly consider making the investment to partner with us as we all promote arts and culture in our community.
I am happy to meet with you, or please call with any questions, at 352.266.7885 or MCA's Executive Director: Jaye Baillie at 352.229.2000.
Mary Verrandeaux, Chairperson 2017 Ride for the Arts
April 22, 2017
About Applaud the Arts
For eight years, MCA has honored and celebrated the arts with Saluting the Arts. In 2016, the event was renamed Applaud the Arts and it is with inspired energy that we request your support for the 2017 event.
Join us as we share the fantastic story of Ocala's creative community in the newly restored and state-of-the-art historic venue, the Reilly Arts Center in Tuscawilla Park.
MCA began with Horse Fever in 2001 and has continued for 15 years, supporting every genre of local talent with public art, a gallery, advocacy, and funding including Cultural Grants totaling $250,000. It's time to up our game showcasing the talent and local arts organizations and we can only do so with your help.
We Applaud the Arts because…
- art creates beauty in our city and connects its people
- art is a cornerstone of a healthy and prosperous community
- art improves education by encouraging creativity, problem solving, and lateral thinking
- art improves and inspires economic development, creates jobs and produces tax revenue
- art attracts tourism revenue
- art is an experience fundamental to our humanity
Join artists, CEO's, Entrepreneurs, elected officials, arts patrons, and nonprofit leaders as we gather on Thursday, September 21,2017 to applaud the visionary individuals and organizations who play such a vital role in the quality of life in Ocala/Marion County.
We thank you in advance for your for interest in MCA's signature event. We are confident that your company will benefit and enjoy Ocala/Marion County's dynamic connection between business and the arts at this entertaining event.
For a personal appointment to review sponsorship opportunities and benefits, please contact Jaye Baillie, MCA Executive Director email@example.com
Gallery Sponsorships
A great way to show your business' support for the arts is through a month long Gallery sponsorship. Benefits include acknowledgement on all social media posts, banner signage throughout the month of the exhibit, speaking opportunities during the Artists' Reception, the opening event of the exhibit. Sponsorship is $1,000. For more information, contact Jaye Baillie, Executive Director.


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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Happy Halloween!! Stagnant Fear
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Great spooky excerpt! Great to see you back!
WOW, this is a great excerpt, Mel! I remember Scarlet Reign being the first thing I ever read from you at one of the Six Sentence Sundays. You seem to be able to master all kinds of genres and situations with and through your writing. Hats off, my friend! By the way, I looked for your profile on the NaNoWriMo website, but I didn't see you there..would be great if we could be writing buddies and support-cheer for one another! I'm way way behind already, wheew..:)
Hey L.J.!! Great to hear from you. Yes my Hermititus did get the better of me for a while. And now I'm neck deep in the quick sand that is NaNoWriMo and as Dana mentioned, I'm hopelessly behind too. I hope all is well for you and no storms came close to your neck of the woods. Luckily Loni and family was far enough South to skip it.
Howdy, Dana. Glad you stopped by as well! I could really use all the support I can get. As of now Scarlet Reign is merely a note book full of excerpts, paragraphs and ideas. I put some of those together to make a very short story for a class, but for the most part the story, when I started this endeavor, didn't even have a complete chapter. I'm putting too much pressure on my self to make the draft perfect and I can't quash my inner critic long enough to get more than a few pages per night. I hope you'll find me over on Nanowrimo.org. My NaNo name is MLFalconer.
Found you! :)
Stopping by to say hello. Wonderful Halloween offering, ML :-) ! Best wishes on NaNoWriMo! I know you guys can do it! :-) Shaking pom poms...cheering from the sidelines!
I love it!!! This is your book?
Thank you for pep rally, Teresa! I'm hopelessly behind on Nanowrimo but I'm still plugging away. ;)
Hi Nicole! Thank you for the visit. Yes, Scarlet Reign is one of my novels ... er WIP's. It's the one I'm working on for Nanowrimo. It needs a lot of editing help, lol but that's the nature of the beast. I have several excerpts of it around here. If you click on the Scarlet Reign listing in the Categories on the right it should bring up all the offerings of it.
It's great to see you here. I like your page so much I put your button just below. Now that WD Community is closing I hope we can stay in touch. Really sucks to see that place go. What can ya do? ;)
Hey ML, How have ya been? Do you get serious winter where you are? I picture you with several feet of snow outside your home, a crackling fire inside, and the writers' wheels turning in your mind. :-) Staying busy on this end of things. Did you know Six Sentence Sunday is coming to an end at the end of the month? A big hug to you across the miles. :-)
Hi Teresa, it's great to hear from you. I'm doing ok, thank you. How are you doing? your writing going well?
I have been distant for some time. The holidays are so difficult for me, and so I revert into my hermit ways. I'm glad to hear from you as your note reminds me of how long I've been gone, dwelling deep in the dark place I go when the hermititus strikes.
The end of Six Sentence Sundays is a grievous thing as well. I keep telling myself I need to participate in the final few then my days blur together till Sunday comes and it's too late to participate. I have to at least climb back to renew my posts on my blog here.
Thank you for checking in on me. It means the world.
ML, I left a reply on my blog, but am concerned that you might not have seen it.
"The holidays can be so hard, ML. I do hope you visit from time to time--and I will keep checking on you. We writers are a different lot. So solitary, yet so concerned about the well-being of each other. :-) A big hug to you. :-)"
And, I wanted to let you know that a few of us have put our heads together and have a site up and running for writers to post snippets on Sundays. Dana (Daniela--our mutual little buddy) is helping on this one, too.
Please join us for the fist posting on February 3rd. That gives you lots of time to decide what to post. Don't make us come out there and drag you from your solitude! :-) We are here: http://www.wewriwa.com/ :-)
Hey Mel! I was so glad to hear from you--and I feel bad that it's been so long since I stopped here to visit. Come out of your self-imposed hermit confinement. Even the bears must come out and frolic soon--winter's over. Solitary-- it works for a while. Sometimes I like to crawl inside myself and check things over, make sure I'm all okay, clicking on all cylinders. And my most prolific writing happens when I do that. My writing is nearly at a a standstill right now. Doing the A to Z this month--that's a post each week of April from Monday through Saturday, then wewriwa on Sundays. Has spring found you yet? Seems that winter would like to linger where you are. It's late spring here. Two weeks ago we had a had foot of snow fall on a Sunday night. It is to be 80 tomorrow. But I see the long range forecast is for most days to be in the 50s through the end of the month.
I'm so glad to you stopped to say hello. Now, write something. Anything. Do you want me to give you a writing prompt? ;-) A big hug to you!


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If you have Comcast On-Demand, you can watch a hilarious interview between Peter Murphy and Gerard Way of My Chemical Romance. Check under Music > MTV2 > Rock. Peter schools that kid on goth music and makes him look like a complete ass.
Way: "Yeah, like, my favorite aspect of goth music is the black humor!"
Murphy: "Yeah, but did you get it?"
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For me voting feels like making a contract with democracy, I've signed up for the team. I mean that whatever the outcome of the referendum we should all try our hardest to make the play work. I don't mean you lose the right to complain but let's undertake to give it our best shot anyway. If we can do that, surely we can make it work and make things better whichever way we go 🙂
A wise person not a million miles away pointed out that in project success the biggest factor is often the quality of effort and team spirit.


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Okay, so the Cullen house from
New Moon is officially on the market. Yay! Anyone have $3 Million bucks laying around that I can borrow? hehe Yeah, that's what I thought. However, I have a brilliant plan. If all us TwiHards pile our money together we may be able to buy it and then take turns staying there. :D
Designed by architect Arthur Erickson, the five-bedroom, four-bath, 5,100-square-foot dwelling, which was given a meticulous overhaul in 2001, is set amidst a grove of towering trees, and is tucked away from the street by way of a long, meandering driveway. The soaring 20' ceilings were certainly handy for showcasing the Cullens' acrobatic skills, though the shimmering outdoor pool must have gone to waste—during daylight hours anyway. The house's extravagant amenities continue with a koi pond, an entertainment room with views of the adjacent creekbed, and a cushy master suite. Check out a complete slideshow above. Twi-hards with serious pocket change: time to make your move!
Anyone down with this amazing idea? Ok, so you may need more persuasion. To see the whole house click HERE!
Thanks to Twilighters for the heads up!


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My Take
When two people or organizations can't resolve a conflict, they often defer to the option of "agreeing to disagree." This is not very satisfying to either side, but at least you can walk away from the negotiating table (or battle zone) with at least a temporary pause in active combat. I can't convince you; you can't convince me; so let's just go our own ways and ignore the disagreement.
But this is not a good ending. It is a clear example of poor communication. Not because one side should be able to convince the other – it is possible that the different ways the two sides value underlying principles lead to legitimately different outcome preferences.
But if the reason is a different weighting of priorities (or any number of premises that lead to an unresolvable disagreement), it is better for the conclusion of the discussion to be a recognition of the other side's priorities and weightings and why they lead to this different preferred outcome.
Understanding how the other side's priorities and weightings lead to their preferred outcome presents several benefits to "agreeing to disagree." First, the shared understanding shows the other side that you understand and are worth negotiating with in the future. Second, it helps the other side feel that they are respected and validated in their position. It might lead to better solutions than simply walking away. If not a consensus, at least a compromise (note, I am writing a piece about this distinction for next week). It also helps you validate yourself when the other side reciprocates in their understanding of your position.
We can imagine taking this route across the spectrum from the huge, unresolvable, global conflict (Israeli/Palestinian) to the local, individual dispute between friends who want to see different movies on a Saturday night.
Julian Stodd has an interesting example in the middle – differences in priorities between management and its workforce. This is an interesting blog that focused on social learning and community in organizational behavior. The blog is very reflective and sometimes very stream-of-consciousness. Perhaps an acquired taste. But there are often some valuable nuggets and I found this one to be a good example.
Controlling the channels of communication never prevents communication: it just makes stark the lack of permission and prompts creative attempts to subvert the authority. Opening up spaces to communicate and collaborate is a key aspect of eroding resistance and building a foundation for change.
He focuses on the stories that management and employees use to describe their position in the relationship. In what he considers the old world of top down authoritative management, senior leadership creates a static story about the "way things work around here" and forces this upon the workforce. They constrain the ability of employees to create their own, forcing it underground and limiting their influence to the peer-pressure and organizational climate of small groups among themselves. He acknowledges that there are often good reasons for this. Companies want to present a consistent narrative to outsiders such as customers or shareholders. If they are in a regulatorily sensitive sector such as pharmaceutical manufacturing or health care they might feel like they need to enforce the type of "safety is job one" attitude that regulations mandate.
The problem he sees is that when employees' experience is different from this top-down story, they will find a way to share their opinions about it and their ideas about what is really going on. At best, this is done one-to-one when employees vent to each other. But it can snowball into the anonymous and public Twitter stream of employees revealing the company's dirty laundry with the hashtag #companysucks or something like that. It is better for companies to recognize the difference. Rather than ignoring it ("agreeing to disagree"), they should seek to accommodate it somehow. At least validate the experience of the employees in the way I described at the start of this discussion.
In fact, they can create "listening posts" that show employees they are interested in their experiences, care about their ideas, and are willing to consider integrating it into the official story. While change might not occur immediately, at least it opens up a foundation for change.
Your Turn
I am not sure if Julian's example is the greatest example of the problems with agreeing to disagree or if it demonstrates a completely different set of issues. So feel free to opine about either one. Together or individually.
As always, we look forward to hearing your ideas, opinions, and stories.
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