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Jason's narration of the Tangi
On Thursday night we received word that Jason's Nan was in the hospital and most likely would not make it through the night. The time was 5pm so we acted fast and got in the car. Jason's Nan lives in Kawakawa, almost at the very top of New Zealand, a tiny town that makes my hometown look like a bustling city. From Auckland, Kawakawa is a little over 3 hours away so we hit the road straightaway.
About 2 hours into our drive we got the call that we were afraid would come. She had passed away. Those moments after were quite sad. We talked alot about Nan after that. Jason shared so many stories and memories that I had missed out on.
In addition to hearing all about Nan, Jason also informed me of what to expect over the next few days. You see, Jason's family is Maori on his dad's side. Death and funerals are handled completely different from what I am used to. There is protocol, traditions, and expectations that must be respected and honoured when a loved one passes away.
Nan's body was taken back to her home for the night so that the family could gather and be with her. Her body had been taken to her home even before she was embalmed. When we got there, her body was still warm, for she had only been dead for 3 hours. When we pulled into Nan's driveway I was a little nervous. I felt uncomfortable about having a dead body at home. It just didn't feel right. That feeling quickly passed as we greeted, hugged, and kissed the many aunts, uncles, and cousins that had gathered in Nan's tiny house. Nan looked so peaceful and rested as she lay on the floor of her home. I couldn't help but think that it was a much more appropriate place for her rather than the morgue.
I felt overwhelmed with emotions as I gathered with the whanau. The walls were covered from top to bottom with family pictures. I learnt an important lesson that night in Nan's house. We take nothing with us except for our families. Nan didn't have much-those material things that she did have did not go with her. What she does take is her large posterity. Family. Family. Family. Nan has always had it right-put your family first. I feel so very lucky to have married into the Richards family. The idea of family is beyond strong.
That was just the first night.
The next morning Nan's body was embalmed and immediately taken to the family's marae in Kaikohe. In Maori culture, the body stays at the family's marae day and night until burial. Maoris believe that your spirit does not go on to the spirit world until a proper burial has taken place. When it does depart this world, it does so by boarding a waka (canoe) at Cape Reinga (Reinga means leaping place of spirits).
Te Kotahitanga Marae in Kaikohe-Nan's body laid here for 3 days
When we arrived at the marae for the first time we had to do a powhiri. A powhiri is an official welcome to enter the marae. By no means can you enter a marae without being welcomed. You must also remove your shoes. After the death and before the burial, the extended family stays and sleeps at the marae with the body. A light must remain on the body at all times and 2 female members of the family must be next to the body as well.
As visitors came and went throughout the 3 days, each one had to do a powhiri. They would enter the marae and first kiss Nan's body and then do a Hongi with each person in the room. After which the komatua (elders of the marae) would speak. This process was repeated every single time a visitor came-day and night. Most of the speaking was done in Maori.
Marae and Wharaekai grounds. Note: You cannot eat inside of the marae, all meals are served in the Wharaekai, which literally means food house (building on the left).
The night before Nan was buried everyone stayed up and told stories about her life. I was there for part of it but had to call it an early night-I've never been one to pull all-nighters. Jason was a trooper and stayed awake the entire night along with the rest of the whanau.
On Monday morning we all got in our Sunday best for the funeral service. The service was held in the marae and was a mix of Maori protocol and Latter-day Saint program. Jason's dad conducted with permission from the Komatua (elders of the marae). One of the saddest parts of the whole experience was the closing of the coffin. The mokopunas (children and grandchildren) all took their turn to kiss her forehead one last time. There was a lot of wailing and weeping and I found myself not being able to hold it together either.
Nan's mokopuna carried the coffin out of the marae and all the way to the cemetery. It was a long walk so all the boys took turns to carry the coffin. Everyone else walked behind the casket in the middle of the road. All of Nan's sons had dug her grave by hand. I was very touched by this. It was a labour of love to carry her body and dig her grave by hand. Her casket was lowered into the ground with nothing more than ropes. It spoke very loudly about how much her sons cared for her.
The mokopuna performed a Haka at her graveside. I have an all new appreciation for the Haka. Before, it was just a cool Maori war dance that BYU did before football games. Now, I understand. It is so much more. After the short service at the graveside everyone grabbed a handful of dirt to drop into the hole. The sons and grandsons stayed behind to bury their Mum and Nan. My heart went out to Jason as he buried his Nan. It was an experience that will never be forgotten.
As I walked the long walk back to the marae I was overcome with so many emotions. First, I'm so glad we were here for her passing. In 7 weeks we will be in Arizona and could have easily missed this. Jason got to see his extended family and have a proper goodbye with each of them. He also got a chance to celebrate Nan's life and take part in his Maori heritage. Second, I feel strongly that I have a responsibility to pass on all that Nan taught. I want our children to know what she stood for. I want them to know about their Maori heritage. Third, I am comforted in my knowledge of the Plan of Salvation. How sweet it is to know in my heart that Jason's Nan is in a much better place. That she is no longer suffering and that we will see her again.
I came away from this experience understanding a little bit more about Jason. I have been shown a whole different way to grieve and accept the death of a loved one. In America there is virtually no interaction with the person's body. The body is kept in the morgue with the exception of a very brief viewing. The viewing itself usually consists of clusters of people standing anywhere in the room besides next to the casket. Grieving also seems to be more of a private affair in America. Here in New Zealand it is an open and communal part of someone's death. I feel that it is much more of a celebration of life and family in the Maori way. I have never accepted death in such a positive way as I have this time.
I am grateful for Jason's Nan. I wish I would have been able to spend more time with her. I'll never forget her and I'll make sure that our children know about her.
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My neighbour, at the weekend, became concerned about the whereabouts of his ex-wife. Although they have a history that doesn't exactly endear him to her, or her him for that matter, nevertheless for the sake of their son he keeps in touch. She failed to call her son as she usually does and he rang the local hospital to see if she was there. There are reasons for his assuming the worse that we needn't go into but the hospital informed him that she had been brought in after a fall but had since been discharged.
Since she hadn't turned up and was nowhere to be found he looked into it further to discover she had not been discharged but moved to another hospital some fifty miles away. It was when he rang the second hospital that his problems really began. Explaining who he was he asked if she was still at the hospital and enquired about her condition. They refused to tell him. Of course, you don't want to go giving out someone's private medical details to a voice on the phone but they even refused to confirm that she was there.
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Meanwhile, this poor woman lay in a coma, covered in bruises and with a drain in her head because of a head injury suffered after a serious fall. Her son is worried sick, his dad is tearing his hair out in frustration and a mindless adherence to data protection is preventing anyone resolving the issue. So much for the caring profession.
"If you want to establish whether she is here," police were told, "you must come to the hospital." For my neighbour this is a one hundred mile round trip with no guarantee that it won't be wasted, along with time wasted when he might be visiting her in a possibly different hospital. The police had to go to the hospital and only then would the hospital staff confirm the woman's presence. My neighbour finally visited, along with his son, and is now able to ring the hospital any time he wants to get updates and discuss further visits.
Such is the tyranny of the data protection mania and litigation paranoia that infects our society today. I looked up the Data Protection Act and it doesn't in any way prevent hospital staff making a reasonable judgement and deciding to confirm whether someone is in hospital. It actually says:
"Data must not be disclosed to other parties without the consent of the individual whom it is about, unless there is legislation or other overriding legitimate reason to share the information (for example, the prevention or detection of crime). It is an offence for Other Parties to obtain this personal data without authorisation."
I am so glad that a law is in place to prevent some third party having access to my personal details (though don't hold your breath, tonight's Despatches on Channel Four has a different and hair-raising story to tell) but if I was lying comatose in a hospital bed and unable to give my consent I would hope someone would have the common sense to decide there was a legitimate reason for at least telling my family I was there. What if my neighbour wasn't who he said he was? Who else would he be? A body snatcher? Surely the correct course is to give minimal information – "Yes, she is here in ward X" – then be prepared to deal with whatever comes of that.
This is what happens when Tony Blair and every minister and Prime Minister after him, reaches for the law to solve social issues. We've got to stop this madness and stop looking suspiciously at each other, because there are enough real villains out there without making villains out of family friends and neighbours, and we've got to start learning to trust each other and trust the sense we are meant to have been born with. We can't go on allowing the State to tie us up in legislative knots, making us fearful at every turn.

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Current RM1.02
Target RM1.05
Tanjung Piai is the wild card
The Tanjung Piai maiden reclamation contract is still Benalec's wild card in 2014 as it would pave the way for a mega reclamation deal (1,000 acres) for an oil & gas terminal. However, the limited progress indicates that there could be delays.
We cut RNAV to factor in further delays in the new land reclamation for the Tanjung Piai project. This lowers our target price, still pegged to a 50% RNAV discount. Benalec's FY14 earnings outlook hinges on the signing of the SPA for the Tanjung Piai reclamation project expected by end-2013. Under our new rating structure, our call changes from Neutral to Hold. Switch to Muhibbah Engineering.
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The delayed progress of reclamation works, timing of land sale gains and rising reclamation costs are likely to weigh on Benalec's fundamentals in the medium term. However, the group's earnings could be boosted by its prospects in Greater Iskandar, namely the mega reclamation contract to build the oil & gas terminal in Tanjung Piai. This would pave the way for the reclamation of over 1,000 acres of land, just for phase 1. Tanjung Piai will be the group's maiden contract beyond Melaka and its first large-scale land reclamation order in the state of Johor. The competition is limited as the group has secured exclusive rights to reclaim land in both Tanjung Piai and Pengerang.
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The incoming land sale gains from the group's Melaka project will drive profitability in the coming quarters. The group targets to monetise 181 acres of land over the next three quarters at an indicative price of RM38-39 per sq ft, with a 35-40% EBITDA margin, based on our estimates.
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As the company shambles to an end, let us celebrate its greatest terrible moment.
Now that Yahoo is on the verge of being eaten by Verizon, it's hard to remember that the troubled company was once an innovative startup. But Yahoo rocketed to popularity after building the first directory for "homepages" on the 1990s information superhighway. Later, it became a giant of the Web 2.0 generation, partly by gobbling up the era's best inventions, like Flickr. For a brief, improbable moment at the turn of the millennium, Yahoo was everyone's one-stop shop on the Web for news, mail, photos, events, chat, and more.
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To understand this meme, we must go back to the distant days of 2006, when people occasionally read Yahoo Answers and Quora had not yet been born. Early that year, a person going by the name kavya posed the question "how is babby formed?" This person continued their entry by repeating the question, with an additional query: "how girl get pragnent."
For months, the question was largely ignored until a member of the Something Awful forums named Johnny "Doc Evil" Titanium mocked it mercilessly in a post called "Yahoo Answers Revisited." (Johnny is now known to Twitter as @fart.) Johnny placed kavya's question alongside another Yahoo Answers entry whose babby-related query was even more incoherent and not even a proper question: "they need to do way instain mother> who kill their babbys."
The babby questions were such a perfect encapsulation of the horror and sadness to be found on Yahoo Answers that the meme instantly went viral, spawning a hilarious video where cartoon cavemen read both in droning voices, complete with phonetic re-creations of the weird spelling. Soon, everyone was asking each other, "how is babby formed?" The proper response, of course, was: "they need to do way instain mother> who kill their babbys." What mattered wasn't what the words might have meant, but what they implied about the Yahoosphere. Kavya's naive, ill-formed question, asked on a neglected platform and answered by no one but trolls, seemed like some kind of commentary on Yahoo itself.
How is babby formed?
Things had gone from joke to tragedy. Yahoo wasn't just annoying people; it developed tools to make complying with government wiretap orders easier and left its users vulnerable to malicious hackers. After the events of the past year, it's hard not to imagine Yahoo executives in meetings, asking in a panic, "How is babby formed?" I'm sure Mayer reassured them that "they need to do way instain mother>".
Other failed and failing companies have their own versions of the babby meme. We might say MySpace's defining moment was its ill-fated "scene queens," and Twitter will go down in history as the paranoia-inducing soapbox for President Trump. SecondLife was eventually defined entirely by its islands of furries and Gorians, and Friendster... well, Friendster may have died without ever having a defining moment. But the fact is that none of these companies ever spawned a self-actualizing meme that can compete with Yahoo's babby.
Once the Verizon merger has gone through, what remains of Yahoo's assets will be renamed Altaba, and its community will probably be left even more adrift. It seems a fitting end for a company that trashed so many vibrant online social spaces, turning what remained of their users into targets for various state-sponsored operations. Farewell, Yahoo. To quote one of your most devoted users, "I am truley sorry for your lots."


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CPOE (computerized physician order entry) is widely hailed as an important solution for reducing medical errors. However, the study, led by Ross Koppel at the University of Pennsylvania, listed over twenty ways that CPOE made medical errors more likely to happen. In particular, medicines could be ordered for the wrong patient, sent to the wrong place, or delayed for more than 24 hours.
Koppels original intention was not to study CPOE, but the sources of medical prescribing errors made by young physicians in hospitals. He told eWEEK.com he was surprised when the doctors kept bringing up the CPOE system, until he looked at it himself.
"I shadowed people, and looked at the system, and interviewed them, and I understood what they meant. It was a clunky, clumsy system that could easily facilitate errors," Koppel said.
The problem is that vendors and administrators expect doctors to shape their practices to the software rather than the other way around, Koppel said. "[When] software doesnt work the way information flows in the hospital, they want doctors and hospital processes to wrap themselves like pretzels around the software."
Based on a survey of 88 percent of clinicians using the system, Koppels study found several ways CPOE could encourage errors, including several listed below.
- If a physician enters orders after midnight, say after evening rounds, medication intended for the coming morning will not arrive until the next morning.
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- Clinicians are unsure of patients medications because all medications cannot be shown on a single screen.
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Though clinicians are ultimately responsible for clinical errors, Koppel said, clinical software must make it harder, not easier to make mistakes.
He could not recall any improvements made to the system during the time of his study, from 2002 to 2004. "I saw doctors trying to work around the software and getting very frustrated that it hadnt been adjusted to make it responsive to their needs."
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Amid growing talk that China may take steps to stimulate a slowing economy soon, the country's vice finance minister told CNBC that Beijing would be careful not to repeat past mistakes.
Last week, China's Premier Li Keqiang said the government should roll out measures as soon as possible to stabilize growth and boost domestic demand, China's state news agency Xinhua reported.
Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao told CNBC in an exclusive interview on Sunday that authorities would take a cautious approach and was mindful of the negative impact stimulus has had on the economy in the past.
"We don't want to repeat some mistakes before [that] we've made," said Zhu, adding that in the past China had stimulated "too much" and this had hindered sustainable economic growth.
China pumped billions of dollars' worth of stimulus into the economy following the global financial crisis in 2008 in a move that many economists say contributed to problems such as inflation and over capacity.
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Zhu said growth had been too high back then and today the focus was more on achieving "quality" growth, an objective Beijing planned to achieve through increased investment in environmental protection and infrastructure building, especially in more remote and poorer areas.
"We think a 7 to 8 percent growth rate is in line with Chinese economic potential and in line with our real capacity," he added.
At the National People's Congress meeting this month Chinese leaders said there was some flexibility around the 7.5 percent gross domestic growth target for 2014.
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The flash HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) on Monday showed China's manufacturing activity contracted for a third straight month in March.
Worries over the health of the Chinese economy have been exacerbated in recent weeks by the country's first corporate bond default.
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Asked whether China would accept more defaults in the future, Zhu said such incidences would be determined by the market.
"[It's] not the government [that] decides, the market decides," he said.
"We must balance the moral hazard issue and how to make real reforms, to take away the risk of bubbles bursting and causing some systematic impact. We must rebalance that," he said.


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Since July, 80 civilians have been killed by unrest in disputed Kashmir. This week, Pakistan reported two of its soldiers were killed in a cross-border skirmish with India. As a result, local residents were told to leave and withdraw ten-kilometers from the frontier.
CCTV's Ravinder Bawa travelled to some of the villages along the border.
Between India and Pakistan: Life on the line of controlAfter Pakistan reported two soldiers killed in a skirmish with India, local residents were told to withdraw ten-kilometers from the frontier. For villagers in disputed Kashmir, living with this uncertainty and fear is nothing new.
Memories have come back to haunt Bibi living in Jeora village on the India-Pakistan border. She lost her husband and her son in cross-border firing three years ago. As she continues to grieve the loss, the fear of living on the line of control is agonizing her.
"It is very scary what to do, we have to leave our homes and sleep hungry," said Bibi. "My kids are small and they feel very scared. One of my children had fever because of fear."
Like Bibi, the villagers of Jeora have been living in fear of the border conflict for about 40 years.
Another resident, Hashimuddin, has survived light to heavy firing from across the border but he believes that war is better than living a life in fear of death.
For their safety, an advisory issued by administration officials in the border states have started town members fleeing to safer haven. Temporary shelters with basic facilities have been set up for the migrants to stay. But leaving their homes and livestock behind has been a tough decision.
Zulfikar Ali, a resident of Abdulia, says it is very difficult for them to leave behind the source of their livelihood.
"We left behind about four to 5,000 cattle… horses goats have all been left behind. Some will die due to shelling and some will die due to hunger, they are very expensive," he said.
Business has come to a halt. Schools have been closed near the border areas. And the future of the families living on the line of control or LOC is uncertain.


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J2EE and .Net were both declared winners from bake-offs held last week as part of Software Education Associates' development conference.
Two pairs of programmers were set projects in Wellington and Melbourne, where the conference was staged. Microsoft's .Net platform won in Wellington, where the task was to create a course registration application in three hours.
But the result was reversed in Melbourne later in the week, where the programmer teams had a day to write a web-based fault reporting application. US software tester James Bach judged the quality of the code in both Wellington and Melbourne.
In Wellington, the .Net pair produced a working application by deadline, while the J2EE programmers were held up by indecisiveness about tool choice. But the J2EE effort received more votes from a partisan crowd when the two applications were put to the popular vote.
The Wellington J2EE team was Computerworld NZ columnist Bryan Dollery and Richard Hawkes, while in Melbourne Dollery was paired with Colin Garlick. The .Net pair in Wellington were Stewart Baird and Derek Watson. In Melbourne, Baird was joined by Australian Peter Stanski.
Garlick, a Software Education tutor who played the role of project manager for the Wellington bake-off, was roped in to the J2EE team in Melbourne. He says it was his first experience with the platform; normally he's a C++ programmer.
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Diabetic eye disease refers to a group of eye conditions that people with diabetes may face as a complication of the disease. All these complications can cause vision loss or even blindness. People with diabetes are more likely to develop these eye conditions than those without diabetes but regular eye exams that make early detection possible can help to prevent vision loss.
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Diabetic retinopathy: A leading cause of blindness in adults in American and is caused by changes in the blood vessels of the retina. In some people the blood vessels may swell and leak fluid and in others new, abnormal blood vessels can grow on the surface of the retina.
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With all the sugar cookies and sweet cakes available around us staying healthy is a phenomenal challenge. These snacks are not easy to keep away from but as a replacement for the sugar cookies, fries and mouth watering cakes have some low carb snacks. Some healthy snacks that do not make you gain weight.
These unhealthy snacks are very tempting therefore you need to ensure you have a way of avoiding them. One method is to carry some food with you all through the day. This way anytime hunger strikes you beat the temptation of having some unhealthy snack since you carry your own healthy foods. It may not appear to be the most convenient method for most people carrying food around can be cumbersome but it works.
Most people may not be comfortable with carrying a spoon and a fork everywhere they go. You also don't want to carry a big bag around with you to accommodate your lunch or dinner foods. In as much as there are several recipes for low carb foods the challenge is transforming them into low carb snacks. Just like any other snack it should be ready to eat, satisfying, easy to make and carry with you wherever you go.
Low carb snack should be equally appetizing!
Low carb snacks like any other snack should be appetizing! It should not only fit perfectly in your small bag but also have an edible taste. Most low carb snacks cannot combine all these qualities of a snack and that is what makes them very rare. This does not mean that there are no low carb snacks here are a few examples:
Low carb vegetable snack
Some vegetables like celery sticks make excellent low carb snacks that are ready to eat. They are easy to carry anywhere and when you get hungry you can always have a bite. They are not very satisfying after consuming celery sticks you find yourself still in need of something to eat.
Nuts make healthy low carb snacks
Nuts come in several flavors and make healthy low carb snacks because they are not only low in carbs but are quite filling. Some nuts are packed with mixed flavors together with dried exotic fruit added inside the packets. Cashew nuts and Brazilian nuts are some of the popular nuts. But even as companies try to add value to nuts some have resorted to adding extra sugar. Consequently the nuts are no longer low carb and should be avoided. Keep off sugar always ensure the snacks are sugar free.
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A good low carb snack will nourish your body with adequate nutrients and boost your energy.
The following are a list of some the best low carb snacks that you can have: celery together with peanut butter, hard boiled eggs, celery with tuna salad, dill pickles plus cheddar cheese, one quarter cup berries with a third cup cottage cheese, nuts, cheese together with a few apple slices, lunch meat roll ups plus some veggies, lettuce roll-ups with meat, eggs or tuna, some sugar free yoghurt with berries and so much more for you to enjoy and stay healthy.


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With Eldritch Moon, the next Magic: the Gathering set releasing July 22, comes 205 new cards. Many of those cards are originals with some (such as Murder and Convolute) being reprints.
Now that the prerelease is over and we're approaching release day, we highlight what we perceive to be ten of Eldritch Moon's best original cards. Please note that we're not considering any cards with Meld because (a) we think it's a terrible ability and (b) we do not consider the oversized cards they meld into to be individual cards.
|Emrakul, the Promised End (Mythic) - Thirteen might not be a lucky number for your opponent, but it's sure to be a lucky number for you should you be the one playing the new Emrakul. With a built-in discount based on your graveyard, the third Eldrazi titan could cost a mere seven mana to bring out and while she can be countered, she's tough to deal with once on the board. Add in the semi-Mindslaver ability that fires off even if she is countered, and you've got something your opponent will not want to see played (and that's a good thing for you).
|Harmless Offering (Rare) - Harmless Offering is a color-swapped funtional reprint of the Urza's Destiny card Donate. In standard, it should see play coupled with Demonic Pact, harmlessly offering it to your opponent right before he/she has to concede the game. In modern, legacy, and vintage, however, there is much, much more that can be done. Essentially, any deck that runs blue for Donate can now run red either for what is effectively four extra Donates or can cut out blue altogether in favor of red. Harmless Offering is an exciting card to have in this set.
|Deploy the Gatewatch (Mythic) - Sure, a mana cost of six isn't exactly a bargain and you'll probably have to hit a pair of planeswalkers to make it worthwhile, but Superfriends decks will likely not have problems with that. Where this card really gets out attention, however, is in modern with high-costed planeswalkers such as Karn, Nicol Bolas, and Ugin. Then not only do they come in either at cost or at a discount, they come out mono-white as in the case of the three color Bolas. Fun.
Liliana, the Last Hope (Mythic) - Help us, Obi-Wan Liliana! And help you she will. Very affordably costed at a combined three mana, Liliana's ultimate can net you quite the army (even if her +1 is a tad underwhelming). In limited play, she'll be a force to be reckoned with and will be a good vehicle for recursion, threshold, and delirium decks.
|Tamiyo, Field Researcher (Mythic) - A control player's dream in terms of planeswalkers, Tamiyo, Field Researcher is a tri-colored piece of wonderfulness. Her +1 ability works against your opponent's creatures, for yours, or both. Her second ability does very well to slow things down for your opponent, and her ultimate is so "power nine" worthy it would even make Teferi, the iconic planeswalker and time mage, jealous.
|Thalia, Heretic Cathar (Rare) - Older players will likely have fond (or disdainful) memories of playing when Kismet was a legitimate thing. While that white enchantment of yesteryear might not be so competitive these days, Thalia, Heretic Cathar does a pretty good job at bringing the spirit of Kismet back into play. A 3/2 first striker for three, this new Thalia is quite the departure from her original Dark Ascension card but she does a great job at slowing down permanent-based decks (of which many in Standard tend to be). She would probably also find her way into Modern and Legacy in sideboard form.
|Lone Rider (Uncommon) - Initially, Lone Rider was not going to be on this list. After seeing it in action numerous times during the Eldritch Moon pre-release locally, however, its inclusion seemed all but mandatory. It's quick to hit the board and despite being a 1/1 for two mana, it ends up being a great value because it's not exactly difficult to trigger its transformation through combat trick or any other means. Once transformed into the 4/4 It That Rides As One, the addition of trample to the first strike and lifelink makes the creature a force with which to be reckoned.
|Eldritch Evolution (Rare) - Those looking for an alternative to Birthing Pod or Food Chain will be quite happy to have Eldritch Evolution in their arsenals. Sure, this card is a one time use rather than multi-use permanents like the aforementioned cards but it has a perk that the others don't. It gives you a two mana boost towards the creature you're tutoring for. That means your Primal Druid can turn into a Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet; your Yavimaya Elder can fetch an Ishkanah, Grafwidow; and so on. There are many possibilities for this card and it is for that reason that it made our top 10.
|Cryptolith Fragment (Uncommon) - Having a versatile mana generator such as Cryptolith Fragment is nice. While not as quick as some players might like thanks to its 3 mana casting cost, the added bonus of all opponents (whether that be one in "normal" play or multiple in EDH) puts all other players on a clock. Once they're at 10 life, however, the Fragment transforms into a 1/4 flyer that triples the loss of life whenever it attacks. Blocked or not, that's a guaranteed loss of almost a third of your opponent's life right off the bat, perhaps more depending on how close to zero your opponent is.
|Succumb to Temptation (Common) - Who doesn't like instant-speed card draw? While blue is largely considered to be the best color for this sort of thing, the black instant Succumb to Temptation might shift the focus a bit towards the darker side of the game. Sure, losing life isn't necessarily something that players look forward to, but when the trade-off is two cards it's definitely worth it. And when you consider older formats such as Legacy and Vintage, players can Succumb to Temptation on turn one with the help of a Dark Ritual. Sure, that's not exactly game breaking and some players would rather a turn-one Hypnotic Specter, but early card advantage like that is still pretty good in our book.
Eldritch Moon is the second and final set in the Shadows Over Innistrad block. The set releases July 22 with Wizards of the Coast holding the set's Magic Game Day a few weeks later on Aug. 13-14.


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LiNKS Will Demo Video Remote Interpreting Service
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LiNKS Sign Language & Interpreting Services' attendance at the March 9 Professionals in Human Resources Association's (PIHRA) Diversity, Cross-Cultural and Leadership Summit is perfect timing since the new accessible design standards of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) take effect March 15, 2011.
The Department of Justice amended its regulation implementing title III of the ADA. The title III rule adopts new standards for accessible design that are consistent with the ADA/ABA Accessibility Guidelines, which includes 9 ADA design standards.
One of those provisions requires access to Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) services, and LiNKS will be demonstrating its new video conferencing service. The rule includes VRI services as a kind of auxiliary aid that may be used to provide effective communication. VRI is an interpreting service that uses video conference technology over dedicated lines or wireless technology offering a high-speed, wide-bandwidth video connection that delivers high-quality video image.
"This summit provides us the opportunity to present our VRI service to the business leaders and HR professionals attending the conference," said Chuck Scarpaci, Director of LiNKS.
VRI can be used in a number of situations including work, meetings, doctor visits, classrooms and in law enforcement. VRI can be used anywhere and no advanced scheduling is required.
"There are more than 875,000 estimated people who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area who need equal access to communications for every day circumstances," said Scarpaci.
The summit will be held inside the Pyramid at The Pointe Conference Center, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., located at California State University, Long Beach from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. One of the many workshops will discuss the elements of the new amendments to the ADA and how to accommodate the newly disabled in California.
To learn more about LiNKS Sign Language & Interpreting Services and its Video Remote Interpreting Services, visit their booth from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 9.
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The American Eskimo Dog
History and Recognition
The American Eskimo is part over the Spitz family. They have a strong connection to the German Spitz. Due to the anti-German feelings during World War I, when German Spitz got to America they were changed to the American Eskimo Dog. They are know separate breeds but still closely related. The Italian Spitz, Pomeranian, Keeshound and Samoyed are all related to the American Eskimo Dog, which I will call the AED. The name AED, came from Mr. and Mrs. F.M Hall in 1913. They registered the first breed with the UKC. Their kennel name was, "American Eskimo". AED was used in the circus with Barnum and Bailey. Pal Pierre, was the first dog to every walk a tight rope. He was a AED. The popularity of the breed spread when they started with circus acts all over the United States. The Studbooks were closed in 1969 when the first North American Eskimo Dog Association was formed. The AED club of America was formed in 1985 for the purpose of achieving AKC recognition. The AKC recognized the AED on July 1, 1995. They have many talents including, watchdog, guarding, narcotics detection, agility, competitive obedience and preforming tricks. They are recognized by APRI, UKC, NKC, CKC, ACR and DRA. They are with the non-sporting group. They can also be called the Spitz, Eskie. They come in three different sizes, Standard, Miniature and Toy.
Description and Temperament
The AED looks just like a miniature samoyed but is beautiful and small to medium sized. Having three different sizes there is an Eskie for all different house sizes. The AED is a wedged shaped head with muzzle and skull about the same length. They have a heavily plumped tail cured over their back, and triangular-shaped ears. The neck is well carried and the topline is good and level. They have perfect legs and feet for troting in their blod energetic action. They come in cream markings, white with biscuit or all white. Their skin color is gray or pink. Black is usually color of their eyelids, gums, nose, and pads. The fur around the neck is slightly thicker, which gives them a mane or ruff, mostly in males. The AEDis longer then taller. The coat should not curl or wave, they should have perfectly straight hair. The undercoat should be harshly thick. Eyes are only brown, not blue. They can have an average of 5 puppies, depending on the size. They live about 15 years if they have the proper care.
The AED is a loving, affectionate, and charming dog. They are Hardy and Playful but very good with kids. They are very smart and willing to please their owners. Alert and Easy to train, the rank in the top 10 at obedience trails. They have a natural work driving personality. They are weary of strangers, but once introduced, they become instant and lifelong friends. They need a firm and confident leader who will accept them as part of the family, but also be consistent. If he thinks he is the leader of the household it will bring up any issues with the dog. Inluding problems could be, separation anxiety, obsessive barking, dog aggressiveness willful, and unwanted guarding. Without enough mental and physical exercising or stimulation they can become hypractive, high strung, and running in circles. Many people are oblious to small dogs becoming powerful over them.
Health, Size, Living Conditions
Toy: 9-12 Inches and 6-10 pounds.
Minature: 12-15 inches and 10-20 pounds.
Standard: 15-19 inches and 18-35 pounds.
Health: They are a fairly healthy breed, even though they do have problems with their eyes and tear ducts. Some could get hip dysplasia and progressive retinal atrophy. Their coat is great for keeping fleas away. They will gain weight easily if no given good exercise.
Living Conditions: Toys are bes for apartment or townhouse life. They are most active inside. The Miniature like to be in and out, and they could be custom to condo, or suburb life. The Standard is a country dog. They love the country. They can live in a suburb life. but not accustomed to apartment life.
The AED does need a long walk everyday. They will do good in a yard, where they are safely enclosed. However, they still need to be taken for a walk to satisfy their migration instinct. Toys wont need as much an exercise, they love to just romp around inside. Maybe do circle around the table.
Other Tips:
How to confront your breeder, if you think they have lied or served you wrong.
If you have papers that describe the dog or have any details on the dog, try to take the matter to court. If you want to return the dog, insist on her paying for spent food and vet bills. Also remember it is the customers responsibility to see both parents. If you think you have the wrong size dog, or breed, this could be a result of buying from a puppy mill. Having a Lawyer send the breeder a letter asking for at least partial refund. You must have a valid bill of sale stating what you bought, for how much, or it will be hard to hold up in court.
How to tell a Bad Breeder when you see one.
- Sells males less then females.
- Sells show quality dogs, but they don't show?
- Sells any puppy with full registration, regardless of health.
- Breeding stock which has came from, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic, Russia, etc.
- No good Breeder sells to a Broker
- Brokers puppies from Eastern European Puppy Mills.
- Does not have verifiable health clearances.
- Will not give you proof of healthy breeding lines.
- Will not show you parents.
- Will not sign any documentation.
- They claim the dogs have healthier European lines.
- They have parents that have been bred before a year old, and have been bred every heat cycle.
- If the breeder doesn't follow up on previous litters.
- They claim to have a USDA license,this is a puppy factory.
- They have a AKC inspection. All AKC breeders have inspections, this is nothing special.
- The breeder wants to hand deliver the puppy. This means they don't want you to come to their facilities.
- A crafty way to scam a buyer is to make pretty and colorful websites.
- They should never require any money upfront without any paperwork.
- Sells the dog without a contract.
- Puppies registered with other than AKC registry. This doesn't guarantee a great breeder, but responsible Americans, use the AKC.
- If they don't ask questions to you.
- Has pay pal or credit card systems set up for payment.
- "I just breed nice puppies for nice people" equals bad breeding hallmark.
- Breeds more then one Breed.
- Champion Bloodlines are another trick. This could mean one dog in 64 pedigrees has won a championship. This also infers the parents are no champions.
- Does not have a lifetime return policy.
- They have puppies just in time for Christmas, Easter, Mothers day etc. this is a quick way to make money. do have any idea how much planning it took for them to find the dog right on time? pathetic.
I have two. Both were rescues and both have unique personalities. The first I believe to be a dead on German Spitz dead on to the dog in the snow photo above. He is 6 yrs. old a deaf. But otherwise a great dog but extremely resource protective and busy bodies over the second to the point of putting him on edge all the time. The second dog was rescued a year later as a companion to the first. He looks similar but has more Japanese Spitz characteristics as his front paws and legs are thicker and he has a very fluffy lay over tail. He can hear and both are walk run twice a day for one / two miles.
My question is how do I get the deaf dog to accept the hearing dog? They have been together 16 months and are walked together but fed at the same time in their own crates. The deaf dog stays close to me under the breakfast room table and will not allow the other to approach without a bark down. Friends tell me that the hearing dog pushes the deaf dogs buttons. Could that be the case? I tend to be equally affectionate and give treats to both at the same time, feed them very hi quality duck based dog food and exercise them together. The deaf dog on walks will greet strangers very affectionately and the hearing will will be very standoffish towards strangers and aggressive towards large male dogs. Both get along well with females on leash and prefer the company of both small males and females at the dog park but will tend to roam solo after checking out the the other dogs.
How do I get the deaf dog to stop barking down the hearing dog? FYI both are treat motivated.
This is awesome!! We have 2 Eskies: Boo-a 12 year old standard, and Angel-an 11 year old miniature. Your line "They are weary of strangers, but once introduced, they become instant and life long friends" is so completely true. Very well written and informative. Voted up.
My first Eskie, Luigi, was the love of my life for many years. After his passing, I knew I wanted another. It took me 6 years, but I am now the owner of a 3 year old Eskie, which I've had since he was 12 weeks. Dakota is a great dog and makes me realize on a daily basis, that I was right in getting another one. A picture of Luigi still lives on my desk and I will never forget him. I guess God has blessed me twice. Great Hub.
That is a helpful article. I got my Yuki because I thought she would be like a malamute I had many years ago. Though she is "challenging" she is vibrant and loving. Great article!
Very Very informative. although I love my little "Marley" Eskie.....he makes me laugh minute by minute, I wish I had known all this info prior to choosing a breeder. I was so desperate to heal my heart.....she so desperate to take advantage of that and make a buck....HOWEVER, I got my baby OUT of THAT situation and he is now in his forever home. Thanks again. ~Stimp


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Road victim is laid to rest
The mother-of-three who died in a road traffic collision on New Year's Day has been laid to rest.
Sheena Stewart (33) died in the early hours of New Year's Eve when she was struck by a mini-bus in Ballyshannon at 1.50am.
It is believed that she tripped and fell on to the road before being struck by the vehicle.
Her death was the first on the country's roads this year.
She was originally from Dooish, Ballybofey and had been living at Gort Na Greine, Letterkenny.
Sheena was laid to rest in Stranorlar following a service at a funeral home in Convoy on Sunday. Many mourners stood outside Gibson's funeral home in Convoy where Rev. Stephen Richmond said that for most people who heard the news of her death, her life was simply reduced to a tragedy. Her death was reported as the first road fatality of 2015 and "for many, her life simply became a statistic,"
Sheena's daughter Lucy read a poem to mourners and her son Dean sang a hymn.
Rev. Richmond said her young children, Shay, Lucy,and Dean, have great memories of their mother. He also offered prayers for her father Jim, step-mother Hilary, mother Kay, brother Eric, sister Deena and her extended family circle.
Sheena had been volunteering at Cara House in Letterkenny since 2013 where she helped two days a week. Coordinator of Cara House, Susan McCauley, said Sheena would be sorely missed by her colleagues, who had been shocked by her death. She said she was a hard worker who was extremely helpful and willing to do anything.
Sheena had voluntarily come to the centre on Christmas Day to help with the dinners even though it was not her day to come in.


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A new joint venture has been launched between Santa Monica, Calif.-based AirMap, which provides an airspace management platform for drones, and Rakuten Inc., a Tokyo-headquartered Internet services company.
The joint venture will provide unmanned traffic management (UTM) solutions to drone operators and airspace managers in Japan, as well as support the development of the country's commercial drone industry.
The partnership follows Rakuten's participation in AirMap's recent Series B investment round in February. Rakuten entered the commercial drone field with the launch of its Sora Raku Rakuten drone delivery service in April of last year.
The Rakuten AirMap UTM platform will provide situational awareness for airspace managers (such as airports and municipal governments) and allow drone operators to fly safely and stay informed during their flights. Through the platform, airspace managers can view drone flight notices in real time within their jurisdiction, automate authorization for drone flights and communicate directly with drone operators. The platform also allows drone operators to understand the rules in their flight area, create flight plans, and share them with nearby airports and authorities.
"Rakuten AirMap's UTM solutions will connect airspace managers with drones and their operators – setting the stage for Japan's commercial drone ecosystem to thrive," says Ben Marcus, CEO of AirMap.


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MBar 2morrow - Bored To Death Music in LIC w/Pat Irwin Sat - La Familia in LIC Sun
Greetings. I'm writing to you as I write to you. (I'm trying to focus on the present moment, you see.) And though I am writing to you now, I am thinking about the calendar I just glanced at. That calendar was the catalyst which brought me to the present moment, where I am writing you. Wait. Does this brief reflection on the past mean I have failed in my noble quest to live in the moment?* But, I was looking at a calendar to look into the future! no...NO! Focus.... Focus... I am focusing on the present moment where presently, I am writing to you.
Man, this is hogwash.
Tomorrow, Wednesday you'll find me playing trombone/ukulele and singing a couple songs at the monthly residency at the MBar. I'll be joined by Jim Whitney on the bass and Russ Meissner on the drums. It's a good hang in a nice room at a pleasant hour in a convenient part of town. Wow. That sentence was full of very positive adjectives.
Saturday is a special show indeeeeeeed. I'll be joining Pat Irwin and a host of really great musicians as we play Pat's music from the last season of HBO's "Bored To Death." If you're not familiar with the show, the music is cinematic, noire-y, and often has a "crime jazz" feel to it. Being that this is all part of the LIC Arts Open festival, you can bet it's in an interesting space (and it is) and will have a very unique vibe to it (and it will.) I've been involved with this festival for a while now, and am glad to be participating in it again this year.
Sunday I'll also be playing at another LIC Arts Open event. Willie Martinez and the La Familia Sextet will be performing Latin Jazz at a gallery show entitled "Family" held at Ten10 Studios. I've performed many times at Ten10, and I love this little space. It's quirky, and a great place to take in the art that'll be shown and the music that'll be played. There will be a donation box, and we hope you'll contribute, but there will be no cover at this event.
All the pertinent information for the above stream of conscience rambles (fully in the present moment, you dig), as well as a little look into the rest of the month, can be found by clicking on the "gig schedule" link to the right, or by clicking here.
Take care!
*"Never his mind on where he was. Hmm?" - Yoda
This is a CD. "Old" school. Want one? I actually have some in stock right now. Crazy.


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Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Boeing delivers 100th 787 to Japan Airlines
Boeing has delivered 51 787s in 2013, and 100 aircraft since the start of deliveries in September 2011.
Full 787 List
Current 787 Production List
Delivered 787 List
787 Monthly Delivery Tracking
787 Customer Delivery
787-9 Flight Test Hours
8 comments:
- larmeyers said...
Somehow seems appropriate that the 100th delivery is LN20. It's actually only the 4th aircraft delivered sequentially from the beginning of production.
Uresh, on a related note, the "red" airframes in storage are now showing TBD as the customer (except the Transaero). Has Boeing allocated later slots for those sales? Any likely takers for the eventual delivery of these early frames?
Thanks… as always.
- November 5, 2013 at 9:01 PM
- James Graham said...
I also saw a change in the terrible teens. The ones not going to Transaero (except for a couple) are now listed for Lion Air. This is a big change. What happened?
- November 6, 2013 at 12:41 PM
- John N Mitchell said...
Wondering what happened that JAL JA821J did not fly out last night. Are they maybe painting a 100th 787 on the side?
- November 6, 2013 at 1:11 PM
- Vaibhav Andleigh said...
If you're curious what Lion Air is doing with the "teenager" 787s, this article (see second page) gives some details:
"In addition to the 737 backlog, Lion also has five Boeing 787-8s on order and options on five more. The first five, at least two of which could be operated by Thai Lion, are part of the early build batch of 787s that were not configured with the optimized structure of the current production standard. "We are trying to see what we will do with them," says Kirani.
Describing the batch as "teenager" aircraft, he adds that Lion "got a pretty good deal. But we don't need that aircraft to fly further than what we need, although for sure they are a little heavier."
Kirani acknowledges that Thai Lion has expressed a desire to use some of these aircraft on longer-haul operations, adding, "We are working on that." The aircraft are believed to be Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-powered line numbers 10, 13, 15, 16 and 18. "
- November 6, 2013 at 3:59 PM
- Uresh said...
Yes I know, I already saw the article.
- November 6, 2013 at 4:24 PM
- larmeyers said...
uh oh… it looks like LN 20 got undelivered.
I have a question. Can an aircraft be changed from GE to RR engines or vice versa? Or are they specifically constructed for one or the other?
thanks in advance...
- November 7, 2013 at 4:06 PM
- Vaibhav Andleigh said...
Second 787-9 just flew yesterday for 4 hours
- November 8, 2013 at 10:09 PM
- TurtleLuv said...
I guess it's obvious Boeing didn't want to make a big deal out of the 100th delivery. The probable fake out delivery to Japan Airlines, followed by the weird and quiet deliver to Hainan, leaving nobody sure what really happened.
- November 10, 2013 at 3:18 PM


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Fish and Shellfish
The Woodspeen
Saturday, 14 July 2018 from 09:30 to 15:30 (BST)
Event Details
Know what great fish looks like? We'll show you how to identify quality fish, ensure you know what to buy, when and how you want it. This course will teach you preparation and cooking techniques of flat and round fish, shellfish and molluscs; ensuring maximum eating quality and flavour.
- Quality points to help purchase the freshest fish
- During the day you will make kedgeree, mackerel pate, fish cake, bisque, bouillabaisse, tartar sauce and other accompaniments
- Cook and prepare a whole crab
- Filleting variety of fish, boning and portioning fish for its intended use
- Utilising the whole fish - stocks and sauces
- Shellfish preparation, storage and cookery
Course includes:
- Arrival at 9.15am for tea and coffee and course introduction
- Enjoy lunch with some of the mornings dishes
- We will keep you refreshed with tea, coffee and mineral water throughout the day
- Finish course at 3.30pm with some of the day's cooking to take home with you
To take away: A Woodspeen apron and cooking cloth. Some of the food cooked on the day and all notes and recipes.
Spaces for this course are subject to minimum number of participants.
When & Where
The Woodspeen Cookery School
The Woodspeen Belmont
RG20 8BN Newbury
United Kingdom
Saturday, 14 July 2018 from 09:30 to 15:30 (BST)
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Please Release Me!
Once, in the distant mists of time, I read this fairy story. I've forgotten who the writer was, but the story itself has never left me. And frankly, I'm amazed it is not better known. For if it was, then many of our relationships---and not just the romantic ones---would survive and flourish so much longer. This I truly believe.
I cannot find a copy of the story to hand, so let me tell it to you in my own words. You can then decide whether I am right or wrong.
There was once a king. He had most of everything, but that did not stop him from wanting to find that one elusive something that most of us need to find at some point in our lives. So, at last, world-weary and bowed under by the weight of his duties and responsibilities, he sickened and took to his bed.
His physicians could not find any illness that they could treat, so the king rid himself of them and resigned himself to that lonely journey we all have to take, sooner or later.
Every day the king grew weaker, until at last he sensed the end was near.
One evening he was lying alone in his bed chamber, drifting in and out of consciousness, when he heard a sound. He listened. It was like no other sound he had ever heard. He opened his eyes. A bird sat on his windowsill, and it was singing the most beautiful song he had ever heard. The king's heart was filled with joy. His exhilaration was immense, so much so that he could actually feel the strength flowing back into his limbs.
After a while the bird stopped singing and flew away. The king's family and courtiers were dumbfounded by the sudden change in him, all in the space of a single evening.
The next evening the bird appeared again and sang to the king. And once again this made the king so happy that he recovered his health even more. And so it went on for several days until the king had just about regained his former good health.
At this point the bird, one evening, after singing as usual, said to the king, 'Your Highness, I've given you all I've got. You are now well. I'll come back and sing for you one more time tomorrow, and then I'll have to say goodbye.'
The king was appalled. 'But why do you have to go? Why can't you stay? I can give you anything you want.'
The bird just looked up at the blue sky outside and said, 'but I am a creature of the air, and I need my freedom. To go where I want to go and do what I wish with my life---that alone is what can make me happy.' And so saying, the bird flew away.
The king thought long and hard. He could not see any future for himself without the bird. Nothing could ever make him happy the way it did.
So there was only one solution.
Next day the bird appeared to sing its farewell song. And as usual, the king listened. And when the bird's song was over, out jumped the king's courtiers and quickly captured the bird in a gilded cage. 'I'm sorry, but I can't let you go,' said the king to the bird. 'You are everything to me. Without you I cannot live, so I must have you to myself. I can only hope you'll forgive me.'
The days passed, and gradually the king noticed a change in the songbird. Something was wrong. Although it was trying its best for the king, the song is sang did not sound as good. 'I told you, O king,' the bird said. 'I am a creature of the air. I am not suited to the life in this prison that you have placed me in. Much that I care for you, I cannot be with you while the blue skies yonder beckon to my soul.'
'Well, it's either you or me then,' replied the king. 'I cannot do without you, that's for sure. So you have to stay and do your best and--- well---that will have to be good enough for me, I suppose.'
However, it was now the bird that went into decline. Day by day it grew weaker, and it hurt the king deeply to see this, because in all truth he loved the bird dearly, more than anything else in the world, for only that bird could nourish the soul. To witness its painful deterioration simply tore the king apart. He could not bear it. Finally he knew what he had to do.
The king went to the cage and opened the door wide. 'Go,' he said to the bird. 'Fly away and be happy, for I cannot stand to see you unhappy any more. I would rather die than make you unhappy.'
And the bird flew away.
The king missed the bird. He hungered for its song. The sight of it sitting and singing to him, it's wonderful presence in his life. And slowly he fell sick again and took to his bed.
The days went by until there came that fateful day which was to see the end of his life. With all his courtiers and family surrounding him, the king was ready to breathe his last. This time, however, there was a fierce contentment in his heart. He was happy he had let that the bird go even though he could not do without it. Because he knew he had done the right thing. As his eyes were closing, the king whispered, 'oh, sweet bird of mine, be happy. All I ever wanted was for you to be happy. I've loved you so much for the song you gave me that your happiness meant more to me than my life, and by keeping you against your will I had already lost you.'
Just then there was the soft flutter of wings. Everyone looked around. The bird had reappeared on the windowsill out of nowhere. 'Sing for me--- just one more time?' pleaded the king. So the bird sang, sweetly and strongly, in all the glory of its beautiful voice, and thus the king died a happy man. For he knew he had done the right thing. He had let the bird go. Given it the freedom it craved. Even if it had meant his own death. So much did he love that songbird.
To keep someone to yourself, to try and change them by forcing them to live in your environment, by your rules, away from their natural desires---this will make them unhappy. Which is why you must accept whatever love someone is prepared to give you and not ask for more. And if you cannot live without them, so be it, for if you really love them you will allow them their freedom, to choose their own life and destiny even at the expense of your own. Don't try to change people. Let them be who they really are. And, above all, never try to keep them all to yourself. For verily in this lies the test of true love........
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Things we learned at OFFF
Stephen Woowat
Last week we attended OFFF 2016 in Barcelona. We made to decision to go while visiting the amazing Here in London last year. Whilst caught-up amongst the inspirational atmosphere (and slight intoxication) we booked tickets for OFFF, before we had the chance to rationalise out the idea for some sort of sensible time/money reasoning.
And it was the right decision – because OFFF was amazing. It was our first time at the festival and it was great to see so much interesting stuff all in one place. There were about 50 speakers spread over the course of three days. Due to the timetable it's impossible to see absolutely everyone, so you have to make some choices on the day. We did our best to mix it up between people we were more familiar with and knew would be great and others we'd never come across before.
I'm not sure I'd call us natural note takers – but there were some recurring themes that came up:
1. Fun first
A cliché that holds true: so many iconic projects essentially all started as something people thought was a stupid, but fun idea at the time. People had built careers just by doing what they enjoyed, then attracting more of the same.
2. Not overthinking things
Don't worry too much and just put things out there. Don't refine ideas to death. Get them to a reasonable state and develop them as you go. Not all ideas worked out, but no-one ever remembered the ones that didn't.
3. People are more willing to help than you think
If you think something's interesting and fun, the chances are others will too. Start with the intention to collaborate with the most amazing person you can think of. A lot of sentences began with "We thought we'd ask this person on the off-chance they'd help us out with…". They pretty much always said yes. Especially true when it involves making a rap video.
Images: Mr Bingo, Aardman's OFFF character, Ustwo, Johnny Cupcakes
Other things:
It was amazing how different and theatrical the talks were. But the GIF slide breaker was a presentation shoe-in. Most of the time they worked well – genuinely supporting a point and making it memorable – but sometimes they verged on being too distracting to register what was being said in the first place. Although, maybe this was more a symptom of seeing so many presentations by designers all at once and suffering some sort of GIF fatigue/overdose.
Aardman shot their OFF Festival ident using a unique Canon lens that was built by Canon specifically for them. A one of a kind macro lens designed for close up model work. It showed a level of craft that was beyond anything you'd expect.
Best slide
Mr Bingo, for a slide that said just said the slide number.
Obligatory trip to the cathedral building site. More amazing every time.
A lot of the inspiring things you absorb don't always work as easily repeatable soundbites. You ultimately just leave with a really positive feeling that anything's possible if you want it to be (yes I just said that). The Mill talked about the 'hunt' – the importance of filling your head with loads of stuff and letting it naturally feed into whatever happens next.
Make sure you go next year!