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If you wish to understand the Universe, think of energy, frequency and vibration. Nikola Tesla
Join Amardeep Bliss and Sat Meher for an afternoon of healing and universal vibrations.
Your Sacred Sound Session includes a brief introduction to sound healing, warm-ups to stretch the body, a 31-minute relaxation where you will be bathed in the sounds of live symphonic gong and crystal bowls, Sat Nam Rasayan by Sat Meher, and an 11-minute mantra meditation. We'll close the session in silence, tuning into the subtleties of our inner vibrations.
Sat Nam Rasayan means "Deep Relaxation in the True Identity." It is an ancient healing modality art of pure meditative absorption in the Divine. Entering a state of Sat Nam Rasayan means entering a state of total surrender, becoming nothing, and operating from the state of shuniya. The mind of the Sat Nam Rasayan practitioner becomes transcendent and in the vastness of this consciousness, healing can occur.
Please bring your own yoga mat and blanket to get cozy (we'll have a limited supply of extras, but it's best to come prepared).
Date & Time
Saturday March 25th
1:30 – 3:00 pm
$17 + HST Early Bird Price by March 18th
$22 + HST Regular Price
$10 + HST for Members and Energy Exchangers
About the Teachers
Amardeep Bliss is a life-long learner, PhD candidate in Education, and Kundalini & Restorative Yoga teacher. Her classes include a focus on the practice of Ahimsa (non-harming) and honouring where you are in the present moment. She has travelled and taught in several countries including Germany, Japan, Korea, Croatia, and Canada. Enthusiastic about sacred sound and vibration, she plays the symphonic gong & crystal singing bowls. Amardeep is grateful to the Golden Chain of teachers including Yogi Bhajan, Jiddu Krishnamurti, Ramana Maharshi, and Thich Nhat Hanh. "Travel light, live light, spread the light, be the light." – Yogi Bhajan. Wahe Guru!
Sat Meher Kaur has been a Kundalini Yoga teacher over 10 years. She has studied Conscious Communication, Mind & Meditation, Authentic Relationships , Lifecycles & Lifestyles, and Vitality & Stress with Pritpal Kaur and Pritpal Singh. She has been a Sat Nam Rasayan practitioner Level 1 (studying with Guru Dev Singh). She enjoys attending Summer Solstice, women's camp, and White Tantric Yoga. She has studied in the US, Canada, and Brazil. Come to the session, learn about Sat Nam Rasayan, and ask her some questions!


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That's Wally Lamb and yours truly looking at something in Praiano. Our gazes are upwards, obviously, so it's not likely we're peering at the unrepentant goat that ate Suzanne's silk scarf. It may just be that we're admiring the hillside town itself where Wally, Suzanne and I spent a week last March with the first contingent of Praiano Writers and where we'll meet (you?) for our second gathering next March.
Wally, of course, is getting a great deal of attention these days, on a book tour for "We Are Water" that leads him around the U.S. At these events, flyers for our writers program will no doubt attract many more applicants than necessary to fill the three vacant spots for the second iteration. So, if you have an inclination to sacrifice a week of your life in order to have to put up with great food, intimate instruction, informal moments with Wally, and magnificent views you must act. See http://www.praianowriters.com. ("The best week of my life, outside of the birth of my children." — Jacquelin Gorman, winner of the 2012 Flannery O'Connor Award.)

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Chris Paul Traded to Clippers: Did LA Give Up Too Much?December 15, 2011
The news of Chris Paul (finally) joining the LA Clippers Wednesday afternoon has generated a ton of buzz and excitement around the league—especially here in Los Angeles.
Clippers fans are jamming the lines of local sports-talk radio shows to boldly tell anyone who will listen that their team is now better than the other Los Angeles basketball team.
Count me in among the millions of people who can't wait to see what Chris Paul and Blake Griffin can do together on a basketball court. The possibilities seem endless—both for them as a pair and the team as a whole.
Lost in all this hysteria, however, has been one important question: Did the Clippers give up too much for CP3?
Here's what each team receives in the trade:
LA Clippers: G Chris Paul, two 2015 second-round draft picks.
New Orleans Hornets: G Eric Gordon, F Al-Farouq Aminu, C Chris Kaman, Minnesota's unprotected first-round pick in the 2012 draft.
We all know about Chris Paul. In my opinion, he's the best point guard in the league right now (sorry, Derrick Rose). Dynamic ball-handling skills, outstanding vision, thrives in both the fast break and half-court offense. Explosive speed and a terrific defender. A superb athlete, and at 26 years old, in the middle of his prime. Oh and by the way, Paul can shoot the rock, too. And there it is—I just ran out of positive basketball adjectives I can use to describe Chris Paul.
Another player I really, really like, however, is Eric Gordon. There's a reason why New Orleans demanded that Gordon be included in the deal. Last season with the Clippers, we saw Gordon evolve into a true NBA scorer (22.6 points per game) and an underrated defender. He's had some trouble with injuries the past couple seasons, but at just 22 years old, Gordon is going to be a top-15 scorer in this league for next decade. Those types of players do not grow on trees. They are very hard to come by.
However, Gordon's loss will be easier to digest with the acquisition of Chauncey Billups.
Billups is expected to report to practice Thursday morning and apparently is over his little temper tantrum following his release from the Knicks last week. I suppose I wouldn't be too thrilled either if my salary were cut by $12 million overnight.
But Chauncey is a proud player, and he'll give it his all on the court, just like he always has. Billups will probably play more at the shooting guard spot than he ever has before, but that should work just fine as he'll get of a lot of open looks at the basket.
And let's not forget that point guard Mo Williams is still on this roster and figures to play a decent amount of minutes backing up both Paul and Billups.
Moving on to Chris Kaman. He spent eight years in a Clippers uniform—the only one he's ever worn in the NBA. He gave LA a couple of very productive seasons, along with several disappointing ones. Still, he was a good player to have on the squad—a 7-footer with a decent offensive game who could create matchup problems in the paint.
But at this point in Kaman's career, he is who he is. He won't get any better. His run with the Clippers has run its course.
Now it's time for DeAndre Jordan. The Clippers were smart in signing this youngster to a four-year contract earlier this week. The 23-year-old is still very raw but will be given every opportunity to take over the center position for years to come. Jordan isn't super-talented offensively—but on this team, he won't need to be. Jordan will be counted on to provide defense, rebounding and toughness—all things he's already proven he can do in this league.
I'm not too concerned about the loss of Al-Farouq Aminu. He didn't live up to expectations during his rookie year after being selected eighth overall in the 2010 draft. Aminu is way undersized as a power forward and doesn't seem to have the skill set to play small forward in the NBA.
Either way, newly-acquired Caron Butler will start at small forward and provide an immediate upgrade at that position.
The X-factor in this trade is the draft pick that the Clippers had to give up. It's Minnesota's first rounder from next year—most likely a top-five pick. A potential superstar. It's hard to mess up with a top-five pick—although the Clippers have done it before (Michael Olowokandi and Darius Miles, anyone?)
So is the Chris Paul trade good for the Clippers? In my opinion, it depends on if Los Angeles can re-sign Paul two seasons from now. As part of the trade, Paul agreed to waive an early-termination option in his contract following this season—which means that he is all but guaranteed to be in a Clippers uniform for at least the next two seasons (hopefully longer than that, but as we're all seeing this offseason, the NBA is a business.)
At the end of the day, the Clippers have Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, DeAndre Jordan, Chauncey Billups, Caron Butler and Mo Williams on the roster. At the same time. I'll take it.
One negative from the Paul trade: Clippers tickets are sure to become more expensive and harder to come by.
I doubt anyone's going to complain.


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How do I install InDesign plugin's to CS5? Previously had CS6, but reverted back to CS5 when I dropped full membership. Now a document created in CS6 will not open because a list of plugin's are not available.
CS5 cannot open later version .indd files -- there are no plugin updates. You will need to reopen in CS6 and export to .idml if you want to use them in CS5.
I cannot use CS6. When I dropped full membership for Photography membership, CS6 enhancements were removed and I had to download CS5. So basically, I've lost everything in that document.
Thanks for the reply.
Download the trial...


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At the moment I am writing from a flat designed by Bjarke Ingles whilst taking pictures of two schools and the metro in Ørestad. Quite an immersive learning experience I am having. It is like a kind of participant observation in the life of this buildings and the neighbourhood. The particular design features of Kim Nielsen and Bjarke Ingles are beginning to become distinctive and apparent on an almost intuitive level. So too of the school by KHR (more of that anon) and the metro stations by Ørestad. Each readily offers itself to be photograph and inspires you with the intelligent design (creationist?), quality of materials and excellence in building that make these buildings so much nicer to be in than the ordinary institutional offenses we are stuck with. I would love to see what they could do with a hospital.
I realise I am settling in here as I begin to think about ways in which I would do certain things differently if I could – like have shops at the metro stops and on the ground floor of the buildings instead of the awful shopping centre. Or better yet just put the metro underground. The rails are kind of monolithic and hence attractive to shoot and interesting to walk around. But the train is noisy and runs 24/7 (or should do: it is undergoing nightly repairs at the moment) and would become quite a hassle to live next to, long term. But for good or bad I am forced to leave for a couple of weeks, pack up things in Barcelona and return to finish the job I started. I will wind up spending all of my grant on flights and accommodation, but I guess that was the idea.
I am still confused and a bit annoyed by the 'say yes to everything, whether or not you actually mean it' attitude of the Danes. It has happened now, for something like the eighth time. This time around it is with Mikkel Beedholm of KHR. All of the other architects agreed to participate after then first meeting then backed out at the last minute before the interview (with the exception of Henning Larsen, 3xn and Plh). But Mikkel actually gave me 2.5 hrs of his time and walked me around his building from top to bottom. When we said goodbye it was Friday and he said he'd get in touch Monday or Tuesday to arrange access. It is now Friday and his phone has been switched off all week; I've had no replies to texts or emails. I feel like a jilted lover! Honestly, why take the trouble of doing the interview, only to back out at the very last minute? The interview is the only bit of effort required of the other party. Well, that and looking at some photos. But everyone seems to enjoy doing that. I simply cannot fathom these people. There is something going on here, at a commercial or cultural level, that I am not twigging- and I need to find out what that something is!


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This is the card I made for the less is more challenge..."flowers." I used my friends MB rose die. We had made quite a few alcohol ink backgrounds, so I used one of those to cut out the rose. The border is also MB, called Lucienne. I stamped the sentiment in black from SU's simply sketched, and punched it out with the scallop oval punch.
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Academia and popular music might not seem the most obvious bedfellows, but as this list proves, some of the most prestigious higher education systems in the world have influenced some very well known (and some not so well known) singers and songwriters.
We've been searching through lyrics, trying to find songs that mention specific universities by name. Can you think of any that do not feature on our list? Please feel free to add them in the comments section below, or tweet Times Higher Education using the hashtag #HElyrics.
You can also follow Times Higher Education on YouTube and view all of the songs listed here on our #HElyrics playlist.
Paris Sorbonne University
The University of Paris Sorbonne was immortalised in pop history by Peter Sarstedt in his 1969 number one hit, Where Do You Go To (My Lovely).
The song is a rags to riches story of a girl from Italy who climbs the social ladder, becoming part of Paris jet-set - earning qualifications from the Sorbonne en route.
It topped the UK charts for six weeks, and has an incredibly catchy melody that is about to get inside your head, yes it is…
The lyric:
I've seen all your qualifications
You got from the Sorbonne
And the painting you stole from Picasso
Your loveliness goes on and on, yes it does
Central St Martin's College of Art and Design
It was the song Common People that catapulted Jarvis Cocker's Pulp to Brit-Pop stardom in 1995 (yes - this song is 19 years old, and technically old enough to be attending university itself).
The song tells the story of a girl from Greece who wants to "live like common people", and its opening lyric relates to Cocker's alma mater, Central St Martin's College, the University of the Arts.
It reached number 2 in the UK charts.
The lyric:
She came from Greece, she had a thirst for knowledge
She studied sculpture at Saint Martin's College
That's where I caught her eye
The University of Massachusetts
American alternative rockers Pixies released their fourth album, Trompe Le Monde, in 1991.
Its sixth track, U Mass, is an expletive-ridden 3-minute song thought to be about college apathy, and making reference to the University of Massachusetts.
Two of the band's members, Joey Santiago and Black Francis, met while studying at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
The lyric:
Oh kiss my ass oh let it rock, of the April birds and the May bee
Oh baby University of Massachusetts, please
And here's the last five
It's educational, it's educational
It's educational, it's educational
It's educational
Harvard University
Satirical comedy singer-songwriter Tom Lehrer graduated from and lectured at Harvard University in the mid-20th century, and his alma mater makes it into two of his most well-known songs.
Everyone's favourite chemistry study-aid The Elements, which details the 1959 periodic table to the tune of I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General from the musical The Pirates of Penzance, mentions the prestigious US institution, as does Lehrer's mock college song Fight Fiercely Harvard.
The lyrics:
The Elements
There's sulphur, californium and fermium, berkelium
And also mendelevium, einsteinium and nobelium
And argon, krypton, neon, radon, xenon, zinc and rhodium
And chlorine, carbon, cobalt, copper
Tungsten, tin and sodium
These are the only ones of which the news has come to Harvard
And there may be many others, but they haven't been discovered
Fight Fiercely Harvard
Fight fiercely, Harvard, Fight, fight, fight!
Demonstrate to them our skill
Albeit they possess the might
Nonetheless we have the will
Yale University (and Harvard, again)
American punk band Dropkick Murphys' fourth album, Blackout, closes with the charmingly titled Kiss Me I'm Shitfaced. It is a sweet little number that details some of the fun that one can have as a guitarist in a successful band.
"I play one mean guitar and then score at the bar, there's a line of chicks waiting for their chance," the lyrics proclaim - before going on to list a number of unlikely accomplishments, including the acquisition of degrees from two of the most prestigious Ivy League institutions.
The lyric:
I can bench press a car, I'm an ex-football star
With degrees from both Harvard and Yale
Girls just can't keep up, I'm a real love machine
I've had far better sex while in jail
Swarthmore College
A highly selective liberal arts college in Pennsylvania, Swarthmore College briefly caught the attention of Cass Elliot, also known as Mama Cass from vocal harmony group the Mamas and the Papas.
However, if you believe the band's 1967 song, Creeque Alley, the bright lights of New York were just too tempting.
The lyric:
When Cass was a sophomore, planned to go to Swarthmore
But she changed her mind one day
Standin' on the turnpike, thumb out to hitchhike
"Take me to New York right away"
University of Birmingham
While the opening track of The Fall's 1992 album Code: Selfish does not mention the university by name, it is called Birmingham School Of Business School, which is pretty close.
The Birmingham Business School is part of the University of Birmingham, and it is not unreasonable to speculate that this is the institution that Mark E Smith et al had in mind when they penned the track.
The lyric:
Weave a web so magnificent, disguise in the art of conceit
Give a very firm handshake, and take the bastards for everything that they rate
The Birmingham Business School of business school
The College of William and Mary (Virginia) / Bard College (New York)
Steely Dan's 1973 album, Countdown to Ecstasy, made the Billboard top 40, and featured the single My Old School.
The lyrics refer to "William and Mary", a university in Virginia, but it is actually thought to be about Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson in New York - sometimes referred to as "the William and Mary of the North".
The song was inspired by a police raid at the university in 1969, in which lead singer Donald Fagen and his then girlfriend were arrested.
The lyric:
I remember the thirty-five sweet goodbyes
When you put me on the Wolverine
Up to Annandale
It was still September when your daddy was quite surprised
To find you with the working girls
In the county jail
I was smoking with the boys upstairs
When I heard about the whole affair
I said oh no - William and Mary won't do
University of California Berkeley / Columbia University
The back catalogue of New York rockers Vampire Weekend is littered with references to university life.
Step, a song on the band's 2013 album Modern Vampires of the City, mentions a girl "in Berkeley", while the song California English, from the 2010 Contra album, mentions the "Hapa Club".
According to WikiCU, a user-created online encyclopaedia of all things Colombia, the Hapa Club is "a cultural club for students of partial Asian ethnicity" at the university.
The lyrics:
Your girl was in Berkeley with her Communist reader
Mine was entombed within boombox and walkman
I was a hoarder but girl that was back then
California English
Funny how that little college girl called language corrupt
Funny how the other private schools had no Hapa Club
The University of Texas at Austin
On the afternoon of 1 August 1966, 15 people were shot and killed by former US Marine Charles Whitman on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. The previous night, Whitman had also murdered his wife and mother.
The story was captured in country singer Kinky Friedman's song The Ballad of Charles Whitman, which makes reference to the "tower" of the main university building, from where most of the victims were shot.
The lyric:
He was sitting up there for more than an hour,
Way up there on the Texas tower
Shooting from the twenty-seventh floor
The London School of Economics
Although not household names, Swedish indie-pop outfit Acid House Kings are known to many at one London university thanks to their 2005 album Sing Along With The Acid House Kings, which featured the song London School of Economics.
The track is a two minute twee pop nostalgia trip, seemingly about a relationship that faded after a girl went off to study at the LSE. If you were expecting acid house, this one is not for you.
In addition, David Bowie mentions an institution with a similar name in his 1967 ditty The Laughing Gnome - the London School of Ecognomeics. Its exact location, however, is unknown.
The lyrics:
London School of Economics
Don't forget that summer dress
You know, the one you wore
When you returned from
London School of Economics
The Laughing Gnome
Didn't they teach you to get your hair cut at school?
You look like a rolling gnome
No, not at the London School of Ecognomeics
University of Florida
You might not think you know much about American R&B producer Terius "The-Dream" Nash, but you may well have heard some of the hit songs that he has co-written, which include Umbrella by Rihanna, Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It) by Beyoncé and the remarkable Baby by Justin Bieber.
It is his 2009 solo album Love King that takes centre stage here, and in particular its closing track Florida University.
The North Carolina-born singer appears to have spotted that if you say the initials of the university out loud, it sounds a bit rude.
The lyric:
I was the realest thing you've ever known
I couldn't wait to say I told you so
So forget you ever heard of me
this is short for Florida University
F.U. (x7)
Florida University
F.U. (x7)


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by Daniel Moore
Press Staff Writer
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes had multiple reasons for becoming involved in a sawmill's recent special use permit, said Randy'L Teton, a spokesman for the tribes. Teton made her comments in a statement issued to The Press. The sawmill received the permit from Power County,
The tribes wanted to improve safety on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, where the sawmill is located, but also wanted to see how Power County officials would react to the tribes involvement. Since the operation was small, the tribes felt that it would be okay to let Power County issue the permit.
"The tribes were agreeable to a special use permit process obtained either through Power County or through the tribes. This was done in part as a test case to see if we are able to work together with Power County in applying proper processes that provide for the safety of the environment and our community," Teton said. …
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BTCUSD Price Key Highlights
- BTCUSD price has been trending higher on the 4-hour time frame, moving inside a bullish channel connecting the highs and lows since mid-November.
- Price just got rejected on its latest test of the channel resistance and looks prime for a test of the support at the bottom once more.
BTCUSD price might be able to carry on with its climb if support at the channel bottom around $340 and the moving averages holds.
Mixed Technical Signals
The 100 SMA is still below the longer-term 200 SMA, indicating that the path of least resistance is to the downside. With that, the channel support might still give way and set off a longer-term downtrend for BTCUSD price.
In fact, a head and shoulders pattern appears to have formed recently, and this is a classic reversal signal. BTCUSD price has yet to break below the neckline support at $350 before confirming that a selloff is in the cards.
Meanwhile, stochastic is on the move down, also suggesting that sellers are taking control of price action. RSI is treading sideways but also appears to be heading south as well. Once these indicators reach the oversold levels, buying pressure could return and allow BTCUSD price to resume its climb.
The average directional index (ADX) is starting to move down from the 50.0 levels so a return to ranging market conditions might be seen. If so, price could simply bounce off support and move between the recent highs at $380. The bottom of the channel lines up with the 100 SMA, which might hold as a dynamic inflection point.
Intraday support level – $340
Intraday resistance level – $380
To contact the reporter of the story: Samuel Rae at email@example.com


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Yes, we Latinos love our carbs. (Can you say arroz con everything?) And yes we love our meats (pasteles, empanadas, tamales, sancochos…they would be nothing without a good, hearty protein.) And as for fat, well, we're the people who deep fry plantains not once…but twice!
So it might come as a surprise to some to learn that Latinos do actually know their way around salads too. And none of this leafy green stuff either. We're talking salads of substance, salads that make you chew and feel like you're really eating something. As autumn and her starchier staples make their seasonal entrance, we bring you recipes for two fresh and healthy salads that take advantage of what's left of summer's bounty.
They come from formidable Latina cooks. The first is an ensalada de chayote from the great Chef Iliana de la Vega, who not only owns the critically acclaimed Oaxacan restaurant El Naranjo in Austin, TX but also teaches at the venerable Culinary Institute of America's San Antonio campus. The other salad, called a solterito, hails from Peru and comes to us from the mamá and daughter team behind the beautiful blog Perudelights.com. Why is it called solterito? No one really knows, but the bloggers suspect it's because the recipe is so easy, even a single man—a solterito!—can make it.
Ensalada de chayote
3 medium chayotes
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 T white vinegar
salt and pepper, to taste
1 T dried Oaxacan oregano, crumbled (or 1 tsp dried oregano plus 1 tsp dried marjoram)
1/4 cup queso fresco, crumbled
thinly sliced red onion, for garnish
1. In a large sauce pan, bring salted water to a boil. Add the whole unskinned chayote and cook until "al dente" or when the chayotes have turned bright green. Remove from heat, drain and set aside to cool down.
2. Peel the chayotes with a knife or peeler. Slice them thinly, and place on serving dishes, in a decorative pattern, using the chayote slices as flower petals.
In a small jar with a lid, pour the olive oil and vinegar, salt and pepper. Shake it well and pour the dressing over the chayote. Sprinkle with oregano, queso fresco and garnish with slices of red onion. You can substitute the chayote for cooked zucchini. Serves 6.
Soleterito Salad
1 cup fava beans, cooked in boiling salted water for 5 minutes. Strained and peeled.
½ cup red onion, diced
1 cup tomato, seeded, diced
1 cup giant kernel corn (or white corn), cooked
1 cup white fresh cheese (queso fresco) cut in cubes
¼ rocoto (Peruvian red chili pepper), diced
3 tablespoons red or white wine vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
¼ cup black olives, sliced
1. In a bowl combine the fava beans, onion, tomato, corn, white cheese and rocoto.
2. Season with vinegar, olive oil, salt and pepper.
3. Add the parsley and black olives. Serve over lettuce (optional). Serves 3.


text: This talk and show of work by one today's most renowned Black & White print makers is not to be missed. Listen to Johns photographic philosophy of pre-visualisation and witness some stunning Black & White prints. Entry is free but registration must be made with FP Workshops in advance as places are limited. Venue: Gallery of Photography, Temple Bar, Dublin. Date: Friday 17th April 2009 Time: To be confirmed, will be evening. Cost: Free. Further details are available on our web site at www.fpworkshops.com or you can email me at email@example.com Peter


text: Sonia Rodríguez is the American-born daughter of illegal Mexican immigrants. Her hardworking father struggles to support the family while her pregnant mother stays in bed watching telenovelas and calling out for her daughter to run errands or do chores—tasks that her brothers are not expected to complete. Despite her duties at home, Sonia struggles to keep up with her schoolwork. When she rebels, her mother sends her to spend the summer with her grandmother in Mexico, a punishment that turns into an idyll, and rests as the strongest part of the book. When she returns, Sonia must confront her alcoholic uncle's unwelcome advances and find her place in the world. While the first-person voice attempts color and authenticity, the secondary characterizations rely on stereotypes about Mexican Americans. Although Sonia pays lip service to confronting these early on, attempts to provide complexity are undercut: Her religious aunt and perverted "drunkle" have no redeeming qualities, and her father approaches the saintly. Sonia's perspective is necessarily subjective, but her own development as a character fails to bring needed balance to these depictions. (Fiction. YA)


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the door she'd come in and out of for as long as she could remember, but she'd
moved on, even though she had no more control of her life now than she had then.
Skye knew her father wasn't home from work yet, but she hadn't come to
see him. Instead, she'd come to claim something of her mother's, if there was
anything of hers remaining, so she unlocked the door, walked in, and tossed
her purse onto the chair against the wall as she shut the door. It was a way of
establishing her presence, a need she'd always had to say she belonged among the
perfection between the walls.
She slipped off her shoes and left them at the porcelain tile entryway as she
walked into the front room. Light slipped through the curtains and bounced off
the crystals of the chandelier, creating an array of changing color that washed
across the room. But nothing ever changed inside the house. Everything had its
place, and anything that didn't belong was disposed of.
Bonnie used to do readings in the front room when her father was at work.
Skye wondered if her father ever knew that. She never remembered them talking
to each other much; instead, they spent their time together pushing and
pulling at each other, trying to remold what was already formed, demanding
attention while Skye clung to her toys and silently hoped not be noticed.
She walked into the sitting room and up the stairs. She took a left down
the long carpeted hallway to the master bedroom. She always felt uncomfortable
crossing the threshold into the room. It had always felt cold and uninviting,
except when her mother was home. Skye remembered sitting on their bed and
watching Bonnie dance across the room, the radio on the dresser blaring out
some song, maybe jazz. Bonnie usually wore a skirt, and the material floated on
the air as she twirled around.
The room was the same as it had been for as long as Skye could remember,
the same dresser against the left wall that her mother used to stand in front of
when she brushed her long red hair, the same king-size poster bed, and the same
picture of a soaring plane within the clouds above the headboard.
But her mother's drawings that used to hang crooked on the closet door had
been put away or, more likely, thrown away long ago as well as the small marble
statue of some god that Skye remembered used to stand on the dresser before
Bonnie went away. And even though her baby picture in the gold-and-ivory frame
was still on the dresser as it always had been, it was now veiled in dust.
Skye picked up the picture and stared at herself and wondered if she would've
been a different person if she was born to a different family, in a different town,
or if Bonnie had stayed.
She was crying in the picture as she sat lopsided on a green carpeted platform.
The background simulated the sky with a smear of blue and white. Her
hands were reaching out as though she wanted to grab onto something tangible,
a security blanket maybe, that didn't exist. Skye placed the picture of the falling
child back on the dresser and walked over to the closet.
Clothes hung along the right side, pressed and creased like little soldiers
waiting to be chosen. Boxes lined the left side, neatly stacked, but some were
not labeled, which seemed out of character for her father. Skye lifted one of the
unlabeled boxes off the stack and sat down beside it.
As she rummaged through the contents, she found an old ticket stub to a
movie she'd never heard of, a red glass rose wrapped in tissue with a couple of
broken petals, and a small crinkled picture of her mother as a child, with ribbons
in her hair.
In another box, she found her mother's old jewelry box. When she opened
it, she saw the tiger's eye ring her mother used to wear. She remembered her
mother rubbing the polished surface with the forefinger on her other hand when
she was nervous. She then picked up a moonstone necklace. She was sure it
must've been the same one her mother draped across her neck the day Bonnie
left. Skye had pulled the necklace off after wearing it for weeks, when she'd
finally grown angry, after the tears dried up, after she realized Bonnie was not
coming back. She didn't remember where she'd left the necklace. He father
must've placed it in Bonnie's jewelry box before he stored it away.
When Skye heard the front door slam, she jumped up, the jewelry box still
in her lap. She felt ashamed she'd gone behind her father's back to search through
his things. She reached down to gather the jewelry that lay scattered at her feet.
She stepped out of the closet with the box still in her hands.
"What are you doing?" her father asked as he stood at the bedroom doorway.
"I came to find something of Bonnie's," she replied.
"You could've asked," he replied.
"I didn't want us to have the same conversation about my mother we had at
my apartment."
Isaac turned and straightened the brown overstuffed chair against the wall,
twisting and turning it until he seemed satisfied with the angle between the chair
and the small lace-covered table, while unsettled emotions rose between them
and pushed her out the door.
The Tarot predicts the journey as Ray Long comes to the town of Pettington hoping to leave his rage behind and begin a new life. And when he meets Skye Roosevelt, he begins to believe he can recreate himself and find his future in Pettington. But Pettington is no ordinary town with a metaphysical store that tells its future, a whore house that keeps it financially secure, and secrets long buried just beneath its surface. And soon Ray Long begins to spiral down into the pit of violence he has always known. He begins to hear the Devil whisper in his ear, and he soon discovers his old self is more soothing to him than the new life he's created. And when he tries to murder two of Pettington's own, Skye Roosevelt must search deep within herself for her own self identity in order to protect her son as Ray Long battles the past in order to separate the passion from the pain.
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This brief introduction is designed to provide the high school student with knowledge of some basic principles of contemporary psychology. A wide range of printed and audiovisual materials are used to help convey the basic premises of perception, individuality, and human interaction to the student. The course includes a study of the scientific approach and its effectiveness in researching human behavior and the concepts of personality development.
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Quite a while ago I wrote a poem for Idylls for the King, the Christian literary blog I contribute to (which is on summer hiatus right now). I realized that I had never posted this poem here and that some of those who read here might enjoy it as well. I also think it fits well with my theme of prayer that brings us closer to God because it is about the character of God. It is His character as Holy that we come to know better when prayer is focused on our relationship with Him.
Holy, Holy, Holy
Holy is my Father
On high He sits and reigns
Loves us as sons and daughters
You and I His domain
Holy is the Son
On the cross was slain
Lamb of God, the Perfect One
You and I to gain
Holy is the Spirit
Our comforter in pain
Leading from the pit
You and I He sustains
In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another:
"Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty;
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OWASP New Zealand Day 2013
We are proud to announce the fifth annual OWASP New Zealand Day conference, to be held at the University of Auckland on Thursday September 12th, 2013. OWASP New Zealand Day is a one-day conference dedicated to application security, with an emphasis on secure development techniques to help Kiwi developers build more secure applications.
Similar to last year:
- We will be offering training on the day before the conference (Wednesday, 11th of September).
- After lunch on the conference day, we will split to two tracks - one focused on deep technical topics, the other on policy, compliance and risk management.
The fifth OWASP New Zealand Day will be happening thanks to the support provided by the University of Auckland School of Business, which will kindly offer the same conference venue of the last four years. Entry to the event will, as in the past, be free.
For any comments, feedback or observations, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Registration is not yet open. Please join our low volume mailing list to be notified when registration opens.
Important dates
- CFP & CFT submission deadline: 1st August 2013
- Conference Registration deadline: 30th August 2013
- Training Registration deadline: 30th August 2013
- Training Day date: 11th September 2013
- Conference Day date: 12th September 2013
Conference Venue
The University of Auckland Business School
Conference Sponsors
Conference Committee
- Nick Freeman - OWASP New Zealand Leader (Auckland)
- Adrian Hayes - OWASP New Zealand Leader (Wellington)
- Lech Janczewski - Associate Professor - University of Auckland School of Business
Please direct all enquiries to email@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com.
Call For Presentations
OWASP New Zealand Day conferences attract a high quality of speakers from a variety of security disciplines including web developers, system administrators, penetration testers, policy specialists and more. We encourage presentations to have a strong component on fixing and prevention of security issues. We are looking for presentations on a wide variety of security topics, including but not limited to:
- Web application security
- Mobile security
- Secure development
- Vulnerability analysis
- Threat modelling
- Threat and vulnerability countermeasures
- Platform or language security (.NET, Java, RoR, etc)
- Penetration Testing
- Browser and client security
- Application and solution architecture security
- Risk management
- Security concepts for C*Os, project managers and other non-technical attendees
- Privacy controls
The email subject must be "OWASP New Zealand 2013: CFP" and the email body must contains the following information/sections:
- Name and Surname
- Affiliation
- Telephone number
- Email address
- Short presenter bio
- Title of the contribution
- Type of contribution: Technical, Informative, Management
- Short abstract (up to 500 words)
- List of the author's previous papers/articles/speeches on the same topic
- If you are not from New Zealand, will your company support your travel/accommodation costs? - Yes/No
The submission will be reviewed by the OWASP New Zealand Day CFP Review Board and the highest voted talks will be selected and invited for presentation.
- Due to limited budget available, expenses for international speakers cannot be covered.
- If your company is willing to cover travel and accommodation costs, the company will become "Support Sponsor" of the event.
Please submit the above information to both Nick Freeman and Adrian Hayes - firstname.lastname@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com
Submissions deadline: 1st August 2013
Call For Trainers
We are happy to announce that training will run on Wednesday September 11th 2013, the day before the OWASP Day conference. The training venues will be auditoriums kindly provided by the University of Auckland, in the same building as the OWASP Day conference itself. Classes will contain up to 20 students, and each seat has power for laptop usage. A wide range of half-day or full-day training proposals will be considered, see the Call for Papers for a list of topics example topics
If you are interested in running one of the training sessions, please contact Nick Freeman and Adrian Hayes with the following information:
- Trainer name
- Trainer organisation
- Telephone + email contact
- Short Trainer bio
- Training title
- Trainer requirements (e.g. a projector, whiteboard, etc)
- Trainee requirements (e.g. laptop, VMWare/Virtualbox, etc)
- Training summary (less than 500 words)
- Target audience (e.g. testers, project managers, security managers, web developers)
- Skill level required (Basic / Intermediate / Advanced)
- What attendees can expect to learn (key objectives)
- Short course outline
The fixed price per head for training will be $250 for a half-day session and $500 for a whole-day session. As this training is part of an OWASP event, part of the proceeds go back to OWASP. The split is as follows:
- 25% to OWASP Global - used for OWASP projects around the world
- 25% to OWASP NZ Day - used for expenses such as catering during the conference
- 50% to the training provider.
Please submit the above information to both Nick Freeman and Adrian Hayes - firstname.lastname@example.com and email@example.com
- email@example.com
- email@example.com
Submissions deadline: 1st August 201
Call For Sponsorships
OWASP New Zealand Day 2013 will be held in Auckland on the 12th of September, 2013 and is a security conference entirely dedicated to application security. The conference is once again being hosted by the University of Auckland with their support and assistance. OWASP New Zealand Day 2013 is a free event, but requires sponsor support to help be an instructive and quality event for the New Zealand community. OWASP is strictly non for profit. The sponsorship money will be used to help make OWASP New Zealand Day 2013 a free, compelling, and valuable experience for the audience.
The sponsorship funds collected are to be used for things such as:
- Refreshments (coffee break/lunch) - we want to keep people refreshed during the day; while we certainly bring good and interesting speakers, we don't want people to go home when they become hungry.
- Name tags - we feel that getting to know people within the New Zealand community is important, and name tags make that possible.
- Promotion - up to now our events are propagating by word of mouth. We would like to get to a wider audience by advertising our events.
- Printed Materials - printed materials will include brochures, tags and lanyards.
Last year, the event was supported by seven sponsors and attracted more than 250 participants. Plenty of constructive (and positive!) feedback from the audience was received and we are using this to make the conference more appealing to more people. For more information on last year's event, please visit: https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_New_Zealand_Day_2012
The OWASP New Zealand community is strong and there are more than 220 people currently subscribed to the mailing-list. OWASP New Zealand Day is expected to attract between 250 and 300 attendees this year.
OWASP regular attendees are IT project managers, IT security managers, IT security consultants, web application architects and developers, QA managers, QA testers and system administrators.
There are three different levels of sponsorships for the OWASP Day event:
Support Sponsorship: (Covering international speaker travel expenses, media coverage/article/promotion of the event)
- Publication of the sponsor logo on the event web site - https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_New_Zealand_Day_2013
Silver Sponsorship: 1500 NZD
- Publication of the sponsor logo on the event web site - https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_New_Zealand_Day_2013
- The publication of the sponsor logo in the event site, in the agenda, on the handouts and in all the official communications with the attendees at the conference.
- The possibility to distribute the company brochures, CDs or other materials to the participants during the event.
Gold Sponsorship: 2750 NZD
- The possibility to have a promotional banner or sign side stage in the main auditorium (to be provided by the sponsor, size subject to approval by the OWASP NZ Day Committee).
- The publication of the sponsor logo in the event site, in the agenda, on the handouts and in all the official communications with the attendees at the conference.
- The possibility to distribute the company brochures, CDs or other materials to the participants during the event.
- Publication of the sponsor logo on the OWASP New Zealand Chapter page - Sponsor logo on the OWASP NZ site prior and during the OWASP Day event - https://www.owasp.org/index.php/New_Zealand
- Publication of the sponsor logo on the event web site - https://www.owasp.org/index.php/OWASP_New_Zealand_Day_2013
Those who are interested in sponsoring OWASP New Zealand 2013 Conference can contact the OWASP New Zealand Board.


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OH. MY. GOODNESS. I completely dropped off of the face of the earth, AGAIN! I can't believe myself! Guys, I miss you! Ah! I have so many memories from blogger, and I had completely forgot about them until JUST NOW. Life has been insane since 2014. We started a home-school co-op, and the homework load kept us awake until 11. I'm not joking, though I wish I was! Anywho, the first year of that was hard. Then the summer was rough, my new friend went through a crazy breakup and it seemed like I was always with her. And I was volunteering at the library. My brother and I also were going through drivers ed. Then the next school year, we did the same co-op, and it was my senior year. Phew. It was rough work. On top of the last quarter, I took the Emergency Medical Tech class up at our college. It was a 9 credit class on top of my last quarter of high school. But, I passed the class, and I'm getting ready to take the NREMT so I can be a certified EMT! And I graduated high school! WOOHOO! I am 18, I have a car, a license, and I'm so, so close to having my very first certification in the medical field, which is where my heart lies. This year, I start taking classes so I can get into the Nursing program. And after that? Well... I pray that I will have time to start following my dreams and passions. I haven't been able to write my complete book, backpack around Washington state, pursuing more photography opportunities, travel the world... So many things I want to do.
How are you guys??? I miss all of you! I hope we can get reacquainted!!! For those of you on Instagram, you can follow me HERE, and "stalk" away to your hearts content. I am also (kind of) on Google+ as Madeline Hunt (for some odd reason, it isn't letting me link that address... hmm...). SO yeah, there are ways to contact me, because I am sure that I may forget about blogger again... Shame on my forgetful brain...
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1a After I missed practice, lambasted for altered language (10)
2d Sane gulag? Messed up, so to speak (9)
5a The average English dissertation has grammatical symbols (11)
(Answers can be found below, or, if you can puzzle them out yourself then I'd love to hear your answers on Twitter)
I've always loved word puzzles. For about as long as I can remember I have enjoyed sitting down with a crossword and a pen – there's something about it which is just so relaxing to me. Several years ago, while studying for my Translation Master's degree, I made my first forays into the world of cryptic crosswords. This was pretty challenging at first: the steep learning curve made them more frustrating than relaxing! Once conquered though, I've found that there is so much fun to be had and satisfaction to be gained from these little linguistic brainteasers.
But is there a benefit that translators can gain from these exercises? (Other than just a way to unwind?)
I certainly think so!
After all, a good translator needs lots of different skills – far beyond just being bilingual. And one such skill is to have an intimate knowledge of their target language (English, in my case) at their fingertips: something that cryptic crosswords also demand. Of course, doing a crossword a week is not going to instantly transform a translator's work, but anything that deepens a translator's mastery of their own language can't be a bad thing.
When decrypting a crossword, every word needs to be prodded and pulled at from virtually every linguistic angle in order to unlock the hidden meaning behind the clues: does this word have many different meanings? Or synonyms? How about homonyms? Is it a noun, verb or adjective? Is it an anagram? Can it be abbreviated? What's its etymology? Is it playing on a name or title? Or a double entendre?
The words you are unpicking are often obscure, sometimes so obscure that you have to look them up – all the better! You have just learned some new vocabulary, and very possibly stumbled upon a synonymous relationship that you had never considered before.
In essence, the solver is looking for one word (or sometimes a phrase) which, as if by magic, reveals the meaning behind the whole clue.
If you drew up a Venn diagram of the similarities between translation and crossword solving, "the hunt for the right word" would be right at the centre. While translating, I often have to break a difficult sentence down to its basic elements, figure out what makes it tick and then rack my brains for the best way to express it in English. There are plenty of resources at my disposal that help me to do this: my experience, the skills I learnt throughout my training and career, dictionaries and grammatical reference books, discussions with colleagues on online platforms, amongst others.
But sometimes, particularly in projects that require a more creative touch, I find it helpful to think of that difficult sentence as a kind of cryptic clue, which just needs to be looked at from the right angle to reveal its answer.
Ultimately, cryptic crosswords encourage the solver to be playful with their language – a valuable piece of brain training for any translator.
Have some German words of your own that need decrypting? Why not get in touch to find out what a bit of creative thinking could do for your translation needs.
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In March 2014, an outbreak of a febrile illness with vomiting, severe diarrhoea, and high fatality was reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) from Guinea, West Africa. Virological examination indicated that it was an Ebola outbreak.
An international consortium led by our virologists found that it was a new Ebola strain, a cross of viruses from previous outbreaks in the Congo and in Gabon, which emerged unexpectedly far to the west, possibly carried by migration of bat colonies. Apparently, the epidemic arose from a two-year-old child who had died in December 2013 in the area of Guéckédou in Northeast Guinea. As the clinical syndromes were dominated by organ failure rather than the classical sign of bleeding, the term Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever was replaced by Ebola Virus Disease (EBVD).
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The Shelter of God's Promises is not just a list of some Bible verses with a bit of application. Sheila Walsh combines Scripture, personal experience, and thorough Bible teaching to create a book well-worth your time. I found her to be real and the biblical teaching to be enlightening and informative.
Each of us experiences a time (or lifetime) of need. We need God to survive, especially during those dark days when we are living in uncertainty. Each chapter is full, typically 15-20 pages, of encouragement that we have from God. Below is a list of the chapters.
Promises, Promises/I Need Something to Hold on To
Provision/ I Don't Have Enough
Peace/ I'm Afraid and Feel Alone
Confidence/ I Can't See God's Plan in this Pain
Love/ I Don't Believe That Anyone Could Really Love Me
Grace/ I Have Failed
Hope/ I'm Broken
Strength/ I Feel Things Are Crashing Around Me
More/ I Know There's Something Better
Home/ I Have a Future
Think about these statements when considering God and any promise that He boldly makes.
"This is the shelter of all God's promises: God not only keeps His promises, but He longs to keep us in them." ~ page 9
"When God makes a promise, He can never break it." ~ page 12
"We have to separate promises that may never be kept from God's promises, which will never be broken." ~ page 13Personally, I really enjoyed the chapter on confidence. I was surprised at how Walsh's teaching on the Samaritan woman spoke to me. Maybe that is why she said that to some degree we are all the Samaritan woman. Until we come to the foot of Jesus and let our sin be delivered from us...washed away in His blood, then we are just another sinner...like the Samaritan woman.
I was also enthralled with the chapter on love, as discussed through the hemorrhaging woman. I had never heard or read such teaching on her, but it touched me. This unlovable, untouchable woman was transformed through the healing touch and love of Jesus.
As Walsh wrote about Peter and John the Baptist, I saw both in new light. More importantly, I understood God's promises better. When John is in prison, Jesus sends a message. The message speaks of no freedom or liberation for John. Instead, Jesus says, "Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me." (Luke 7:23) Consider this.
"Christ's statement to John the Baptist begs a question that each one of us must answer at some point in our lives: will you love and serve a God you do not always understand?" ~ page 181Despite my slow beginning The Shelter of God's Promises, I do recommend it! In fact, I will even recommend it to my Bible study for a future book study after I reread the beginning chapters. Included in the back of the book is a book discussion and Bible study. For each chapter about 10 questions are included and a suggested verse to memorize.
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I re worked the fittings where the legs are attached and then I made some boots for them with six arms.
I bent the boots into a sort of jelly fish form, simply because I like the shape.
I also re worked the eyes.
I was going to use a 5 mm gemstone as the iris, but I decided I didn't like it.
So I got my lamp working glass rods out and melted two glass cabochon shapes.
The glass rods come in many colours, and after making cabochons of six or so different colours, I decided that burnt orange was the 'meanest' colour of them all.
Then I re did the titanium background and made two cups that hold the glass eye and screw into the head.
That holds the silver surround and titanium background all together.
And speaking of the head, I started to get to the final assembly of the grub interface antennae.
So first I polish everything and then once it it bright and clean, I stabilize the metal with a sealer.
Then everything is reassembled.
Like this.
Check out the teeth I added.
This is because the Dragonfly Fighter falls into the Odonata order, which is an order of carnivorous insects, encompassing the dragonflies (Anisoptera), and they have teeth on their mandibles.
The Dragonfly Fighter carries with it a set of expendable reconnaissance/attack grubs.
Basically, these are grubs that are attached to the body segments, and when the fighter flies over a war zone, or lands into a hot zone, they can be released to supply intel to the fighter pilot.
As soon a one is released, another starts forming on the tail segment.
The two grubs of the first tail section ready to be installed.
The components of the grubs.
Parts are the eyes, the antennae/fighting spike and the stabilizer screws.
The rough installation of the grubs in the first tail segment.
The first set of grubs can also be used for attack and defense purposes.
The smaller four grubs are used only to gather intel for the pilot.
All three tail segment fitted with recon grubs.
This is the basic tail with the stabilizers not yet finished off.
Now I am going to start on the wings.


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After riding in 6 states of the United States, today I bid goodbye and head to the US – Mexico border, Tijuana. Frankly speaking, I'm scared. My biker friends, Andrea and Ashlee, together with Liviu, accompanied me. We rode on I-5-S. As I-5-N, the freeway was filled with lots of huge and fast moving trucks. I got my tourist card at the Mexican immigration (USD23) and then for the first time, GD rolled its wheels on Mexican land – Baja California. I was very excited.
The scenic road from Tijuana followed along the coast to Ensenada. The road was good but I had to pass three tolls (USD1 each). It was quite difficult to find my host's house in Ensenada as the location he gave to me was wrong. While trying to find the house, I climbed up a steep concrete road which ended up abruptly to a mini construction site. I braked instantly and my tires slid. Due to the load its carrying, GD started to reverse even though I had pulled the hand brake. I almost dropped the bike. Slowly, I make a U-turn and head down.
After some difficulties and asking the locals, I found the host's house. Again I had to undergo a challenge to ride my bike into his back yard as the edge of the road was uplifted. Thank god I managed to do it. My hosts, Reuben and Clara spoke reasonably good English. In late afternoon, I followed Clara to her mothers house. We went there by a local bus. It was a nice experience for me to ride on a Mexican bus for the first time of my life.
The next day I rode along PanAm 1 Highway to El Rosario. It was not difficult to find my way as the PanAm 1 Highway was the one and only main highway in Baja California. There were two times that I almost collided with another vehicle, as I was not familiar with the driving rules here. It was funny that everytime when I reached a junction, even though I was on the main road, I am the one who must stop and let the vehicle on the other side pass first. The second time I almost collided was due to a very blurred traffic light which I didnt notice. It was a big difference to compare the road and driving attitude between Unites States and Baja California people. The road here was not only narrow but at some parts with pot holes. At times, I had to climb up some hills which offered nice view. After riding for 250kms, I reached El Rosario, also known as Baja Cactus. This very small town didnt hv any budget hostel, so I ended up staying at Baja Cactus Motel (USD23).
As I made my way out of the town to head south, my view was dominated with giant cactus trees. No wonder El Rosario was called Baja Cactus, because I learned later that starting from here, one could see the giant cactuses all the way to La Paz. It was very amazing to see how huge the cactus were along the narrow and winding road. Not many vehicles could be seen along the way but I had to pass few military checkpoints. Fortunately, after asking few questions, they let me go without searching my bike. I have heard horror stories of how some overlanders were searched and were asked for money. Honestly, the sight of the militaries did make me feel scared, especially when those on pickup truck passed me. I imagined if they asked me to pull over and demanded money from me. Thank god my wild imagination never happen.
As I made my way, the road I'm riding crossed a vast desert. Wind started to blow fiercely, sometimes from my right side and sometimes from my left side. My neck felt so painful due to having to fight the wind. I saw carcass of cows by the road side. Herrings were having a feast by eating the carcass. I bet the poor animals might had deviated from its group accidentally and couldnt find his/her way home. It died due to failure in finding water in this desert. I reached Guerrero Negro after riding for 374kms, feeling so exhausted. I found a place to pitch my tent. It was hard to pitch my tent due to the wind but after some strugglings, I managed to put it to stand. That night, the wind get even more fierce and I must admit that I was scared. My tent was almost blown by the wind. I bet the fierce wind was the edge of the tornado which was heading to Mexico main land at this moment. It was only at 2am the wind lessened and I managed to sleep.
I woke up late the next day. It was only at 11.30am that I started my ride, heading south. My targeted destination was Mulege, a nice beach town. The wind was still strong at certain places. Some times I get a side wind and sometimes, I got a tail wind, which was good. I got a very strong side wind when nearing Santa Rosalia. My poor GD was blown from side to the middle of the road. Luckily the road was deserted. However, the view of gorges, canyon and Pacific Coast was so stunning.
Arriving Mulege, I decided to find a place to stay else where. I continued riding to Concepcion Bay. I found Playa Santispac which my friend, Andrea told me that I could camp, but there was no fresh water here and I really need to shower. I left the beautiful beach and tried to find another accommodation. I found Posada Concepcion, which another overlander friend, Alex Wong told me. This place was situated at a very beautiful bay and I fall in love with this place at the first sight that I decided to stay here for 2 nights. The green turqoise water was shallow and crystal clear. It was soooo beautiful.
After resting for 2 days at Concepcion Bay, I made my way to the last town in Baja for my ride – La Paz. I started early as the distance was far, 516km. It was an easy ride even though the road was winding, because there was no wind in the morning. I rode fast to La Paz and managed to arrive at 3.30pm. I headed straight to the address of the customs office to get my Temporary Vehicle Import Permit (TVIP). I didnt get this permit at Tijuana border because it was not compulsory to get it when riding in Baja, but its a must if you want to ride your own vehicle in Mexico main land. The address which was given to me was wrong. I found the place, but there was no customs office there. To make matters worse, I had to ride on thick soft sands for 3kms to get to the address, and another 3kms to exit. It was a very hot day and having to ride on soft sands was no fun at all. Communication failure really make me frustrated. A local told me in spanish, asking me to go to a nearby pharmacy as someone might speak English there. I found the pharmacy but the staff didnt speak English. However, using translator from his phone, we managed to converse. The guy helped me to call the customs office. Then only I knew that Pichilingue (the customs office location) was not at Pichilingue Street as was told to me, but at the pier itself. It was already after office hours by then, so nothing that I could do anymore. I asked locals for a cheap hotel, and they told me to go to Bahia Dorada Hotel, which charged 400 pesos (USD26). It was already dark by then and I had no more energy to find a cheaper place else where.
The anxiety of whats awaiting me in main land Mexico, and the concern of havent got my permit and ferry ticket yet made me didnt sleep very well last night. I guessed I think too much. At 10am, I went to a bank to withdraw money. Unlike Baja which accepted USD at hotels, gas stations or shops, main land Mexico did not. I withdrew 5500 Pesos, but the machine only gave me 5300 Pesos. Later when I checked my account, I lost RM100 for this withdrawal. I didnt understand why, whether it was the bank fee or whatever, but RM100 fee for one withdrawal was too much. By 12pm, I made my way to Pichilingue, which was about 25kms from La Paz. Nearing the pier, I noticed that my gps was wobbling. Suddenly, the holder broke. Thank god I managed to catch it before it dropped. Phewwww. I arrived the pier and located the Banjercito (customs office). The officer could speak English. I had my permit done for USD60 and I had to pay USD400 refundable deposit for my bike. Then I go to the ferry building to purchase my ferry ticket. It cost 2200 Pesos (USD147) for myself and the bike, without cabin. Then I had my bike inspection done and had to pay again 77 Pesos (USD5.50) for port tax. It was money, money, money today. While waiting to board the Baja Ferry, I had a conversation with a very nice Mexican guy. His name is Mario. He spoke very fluent English. He offered me his cabin for free, as the cabin had 4 bunk beds and only him and his 18 year old assistant occupying the cabin. I accepted his offer and was very glad to as the sea was quite rough.
After sailing for approx 18 hours, the ferry arrived Mazatlan, main land Mexico. By 11.30am, I already exited the ferry and trailed behind Mario's small truck. Mario bought me an awesome seafood lunch. I tasted the famous cerviche (raw seafood in lemon and tomatoes), fried fish and tortilla with shrimp. It was delicious. Then we continued our way. I had to pay for toll 5 times. It was funny that the system in Mexico is you paid toll and after few kms, you had to pay toll again. It was not like in Malaysia and many other countries that u get your toll card upon entering the highway, and paid the toll when exiting. It was almost dark when I reached Tepic and said good bye to Mario, with promise to meet again some day. I found my hosts house without any problem. My host, Pablo was down with denggue fever but he offered his place for me to stay. How kind. Pablo shared his Central and South America riding stories and tips with me. His lovely beautiful wife, Gabriela brought me to her kindergarten. The kids were excited to see me. The staff were busy preparing for Celebration for the Dead. This celebration was popular in Mexico and quite similar to Halloween.
After staying for 3 nights, I left Tepic and rode to La Piedad via Guadalajara. Pablo had guided me the easiest way to cross this 2nd largest city in Mexico so I didnt face any problem. The Celebration for the Dead mood can also be seen in La Piedad. The next day, I rode to San Miguel de Allende. Mario, the guy whom I met on Baja Ferry had a ranch here and he seriously asked me to drop by. I accepted his offer without knowing that he was actually out of town for a week.
The highway to Mexico City was quite crowded with fast trucks. It was a relief when I finally entered Arco Norte Highway (the ring road to bypass Mexico City to reach San Miguel), which was in a very good condition. However, it was a nightmare for me to ride on the pebble stone street in the old city of San Miguel as the road was steep and very narrow. It was really scary when I had to stop on a steep junction as my GD's tires always tend to slid when I braked. I couldnt manage to reach Starbucks, the place where I'm supposed to meet Mario, as the old city was filled with one way street and my GPS didnt recognize which one was one way and which one wasnt. Since I didnt dare to leave my bike unattended, I had to park GD behind the famous church. After waiting for quite a while, Mario's wife, Holly, arrived. Then only I knew that Mario was out of town. I followed Holly's car to Rancho Del Sol Dorado which was about 10kms away. There was a 4kms offroad with one stretch of thick gravels that I had to ride to reach the huge ranch. I cant believe my luck when Holly stopped her car in front of a house and said that I will have the house all to myself during my stay. The ranch, apart from being a place to breed horses, goats and sheeps, was also an eco-tourism place which Mario made for tourist. He had several houses there for tourist to rent for an experience living in a ranch. The two bedroom house that I got was very nice and comfy. The sunset view from the ranch was heaven. I stayed for 4 nights and managed to take a tour around the ranch.
I also witnessed Celebration for the Dead which was very happening at the old city of San Miguel. Everyone dressed fancily and put on horror makeup. At night, the locals visited the cemetery. They put flowers, candles and had some performers playing the dead's favourite songs. I felt a bit funny when visiting the cemetery when at one side, there were songs by Elvis Presley, and at another side, I can hear a soprano type of song being played.
My next destination was Puebla, a historical site. I stayed two nights here and visited the famous cathedral. the pyramid and the old city.
Then I continued to Orizaba. A friend of Pablo's hosted me. I met James Bombond, my host and he brought me to meet some of his biker friends. Later we visited some attractions in Orizaba.
James linked me with his friend, Javier, who hosted me in Minatitlan. I stayed for 2 nights, just relaxing and get to know the family. Later I head further east to Palenque, a heritage site town which housed some very ancient Inca pyramids and ruins.
The last town in Mexico for me was Comitan. It was a very tiring ride to reach this town as the non toll road I'm riding was in a bad condition. Not only it was narrow, winding, with lots of broken parts and pot holes, but also with unmarked sharp speed bumps. I really hate it as there were few times that my GD went flying when I couldnt manage to slow down as I didnt notice the bumps. However, the view at La Margarita was pretty. I also managed to find Agua Azule waterfall which was beautiful.


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EA Games customer service sucks. Many others have also reported this, so all I'm doing is adding another story to the pile.
Last year, I did something that I've never before done, and probably won't ever do again: I bought a brand new game, within just months of its release, and built a Gaming Rig (capital G, capital R) on which to run it. (Sure, that computer's also a router, but never mind that.) The game in question is Alice: Madness Returns, the sequel to American McGee's Alice. Both games follow a traumatized Alice Liddell as she works through her insanity by exploring a damaged and deranged Wonderland. The first game came out in 2000, but still manages to draw comments of "Is that Alice in Wonderland? Wow, impressive graphics!". But I digress.
The first thing I needed to contact support for was, admittedly, a rather odd request. I wanted to download the 8GB installer on one computer, then transfer it via USB stick. Not normally a problem but EA/Origin uses a downloader that can't handle the concept. My question was simple: Where are the partially-downloaded files stored? But when first-level support can't handle that (unsurprisingly), why can they not escalate the request? In the end I had to do the job myself - not something I mind doing, but really, I'd have much preferred an official method, instead of trying to deceive the program.
During this chapter of the saga, I repeatedly asked for my support requests to be escalated, asked to speak to someone senior, etc, but was always being fobbed off by first-level support who might almost have been an Eliza program. ("You have a problem with your Eliza Programme?") And after being mostly unhelpful, one of them gave me a coupon code for 15% off a new game bought in the next month. Yeah, like I want to buy another game off them when their service is this bad.
Once I'd played right through the game, though, I went looking for the DLC that was supposed to have been part of my purchase. I'd bought, so I thought, a special deal - the game and all its extra unlockable Downloadable Content - but it's hard to prove. Even after quite a bit of searching, I still can't find the exact item I bought. All I have is the title ("Alice: Madness Returns") and the price. So I go back and forth asking for how I would go about unlocking that extra content, and was assured that I should have it, and was advised to post in a particular thread on their forums for an official answer. Which I did, back in December. As of July, my post is still the last one in the thread, which has now been locked. Apparently there's not going to be any such help for me or anyone else who was asking.
Finally somebody tells me that I'm not supposed to have the full DLC, never mind that I'd bought the game under the belief that "Complete Collection" meant everything. Maybe I was wrong, maybe I wasn't, but either way, they weren't going to help me. So I turned to the internet for help. Check this out:
Now, I mustn't advocate illegal activities. However, I will simply point out that the edit suggested in that link does work. It hasn't broken anything for me, and now I have full access to all the extra functionality. So I'm not recommending you do this, in case it's not legal, but there's nothing wrong with happening upon the above link while you're, I dunno, researching something for work. And then independently trying it. But you didn't hear that from me.
Fortunately for me and for EA, I don't need to talk to them any more. That means I no longer need to send them email replies to their support tickets. Their emails would close with a sentence like:
If you have any further questions, please reply to this email or visit our extensive knowledge base online at [URL removed because they don't deserve the traffic]
See the bit where it says "reply to this email"? And I am quoting directly from case 01321206. I did exactly that, replied using the standard techniques. You'd think that that'd add another post to the same support ticket, right? Nope. "Thank you for contacting EA help (Case #04663582)". And then there's all these loose tickets littered about and nobody knows the history of the case.
Once again, I mustn't actually recommend software piracy. However, I'll just say, for information ONLY, that many games are available via BitTorrent. Especially the very newest. And the cracks required to make them run often aren't even difficult. Not that I'd know, of course, having OF COURSE never done anything of the sort. And I wouldn't recommend any torrent sites, like FunFile, Demonoid, or The Pirate Bay, and none of those sites has anything to do with illegal games. No; if you want to find free copies of EA Games titles, you're on your own. But I wish you the very best of luck, as it's really not worth giving EA any money.
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France goes to Woking
Jim France, vice chairman of the board of directors and executive vice president of NASCAR and the chief executive officer of International Speedway Corporation, was a visitor to the McLaren technical centre in Woking, Surrey, to day. It is not clear what France was doing in Woking but it seems that he was impressed by what he saw.
"I have seen a lot more technology than I would in the garages at Nascar and IRL level where obviously they are also dedicated racers and working with whatever materials they have," he said. "However, I am impressed by the level of manufacturing capability at the McLaren Technology Centre and the development and engineering that goes on at this facility".
The team said that the visit had provided "a fantastic opportunity to discuss and compare notes on our differing areas of motorsport".
One can speculate as to the purpose of the visit. France has no real need for anything McLaren is offering, apart perhaps for some of the ideas that are now being marketed by the new McLaren Applied Technologies company.
The son of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr, France began working in racing circles in 1959 and has been head of the ISC since 1987. He was a close advisor to his brother Bill France Jr, the boss of NASCAR, for many years and holds a similar position with his nephew, the current chairman Brian France.
France is also involved in the world of GrandAm racing.
We understand that France is in the UK to attend the Goodwood Festival of Speed.


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Kreep knit cap, 100%acrylic fits most heads, except for pin heads and those with giant melon heads.
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Buyers are responsible for return shipping costs. If the item is not returned in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for any loss in value.


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Three towns across East Cambridgeshire will be encouraging residents to visit the small businesses and independent retailers in their highstreets as part of a national incentive, Small Business Saturday.
This year Ely, Soham and Littleport's Town teams will be embracing the day, which is held annually on the first Saturday of every month.
Visit Ely will be running a week-long Facebook campaign to raise awareness for the day, featuring competitions, quizzes and promotions concluding on 2 December.
The Soham Town Team will once again be running their 'Spot the Alien' window competition, and have been working hard to bring shops and businesses on board this year. The competition begins on Saturday 2nd December and runs until Tuesday 19 December when the winning entry will be announced at the Community Carols event at St Andrew's Church at 6.30 pm.
Littleport Town Team is holding their annual Celebrate Christmas event on Small Business Saturday. Shops and businesses have been working together to co-ordinate this event to bring a festive community spirit to the heart of the town centre. Activities include Father Christmas at Littleport Library, Christmas Fair at St George's Church, a shop window Star Trail and Adams Community Market will be open. Musical entertainment and side stalls around the Christmas tree will provide plenty of variety for visitors.
Tracey Harding, project lead for all of the district's town teams on behalf of East Cambridgeshire District Council said: "I am delighted that all three towns will be playing a part in Small Business Saturday again this year and that we have three completely different promotions running. This is an excellent initiative that will raise awareness of our fabulous town centres and all that they have to offer particularly at this festive time of year".
Now in its fifth year in the UK, Small Business Saturday is a national celebration of small businesses and companies and aims to encourage spending with small, independent firms across the UK.
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Not every social or economic problem deserves its own law, as our governor said recently while readying his veto pen for dozens of unnecessary bills.
Try selling that concept in San Francisco, where the road of good intentions is paved with shaky legislation.
Take for example the local-hire ordinance approved by the Board of Supervisors, which heard the cries about rising unemployment and a dearth of jobs and decided to run with it.
Only supervisors didn't know where their feet would take them. Still, they marched on determinedly, to the point that they find themselves facing a wall of opposition from business and union leaders who are asking that an independent analyst be hired to review the law and fix it where necessary.
Officials at City Hall pronounced that the local-hire law would produce new jobs for San Franciscans, requiring 20 percent of workers hired for public works projects valued at $400,000 or more to be from San Francisco, with an increase of 5 percent each year until it reaches its goal of 50 percent by 2017.
That's a lofty goal that would require a pole vault to achieve, but this one missed some marks on the way to the track.
Such as, for starters, just who is a San Franciscan. The ordinance defines a city resident as someone who lives in The City for as little as one week before starting on a project.
That of course has raised another question about residency. Building contractors are now saying that people are skirting the law by claiming a San Francisco address when they live far outside the fog belt. As a general rule, you don't want to fashion new laws that carry a huge incentive for cheating.
"One of the things we've seen is a gaming of the system with regard to residency," said Michael Theriault, secretary-treasurer of the San Francisco Building & Trades Council. "That was always going to be problematic. You can't go knocking on someone's door in the middle of the night."
Yet it's whether they can build a door that has some questioning the worthiness of the ordinance. Contractors say they are now required to use some workers who are far below the journeyman level for construction jobs.
"The biggest problem is that workers are no longer recognized by their skill set, they're recognized for their ZIP code," said James Ruigomez, a representative of the painter's union Local 913.
Still, the biggest flaw may be the price of overseeing the localhire program itself, which the City Controller's Office estimates will cost $1.6 million per year, with costs increasing by $9 million by the seventh year of the program.
You might ask if that's money well spent, or whether that kind of funding should be allocated for education and training programs for city residents. Or to put it another way, instead of fighting over jobs based on where workers live (and possibly penalizing contractors over residency requirements) why not use city funds to help young workers learn a career?
Punishment seems to be part of San Francisco's legislative agenda. Supervisors are scheduled to soon debate a measure designed to force San Francisco businesses to comply with a requirement that they provide health insurance to their workers.
It's hard to argue with that, but Supervisor David Campos' plan overlooks the fact that most businesses are already complying with the law, and that by locking up hundreds of thousands of dollars in unspent health insurance funds, it could cripple businesses already inching closer to the economic brink.
Supervisors are looking at a compromise plan, but you can begin to see a pattern here. As well-meaning as the local-hire law was envisioned, it overlooked some aspects of that thing we often call reality. San Francisco expects to spend approximately $27 billion on public works and improvement contracts during the next decade. Yet there isn't a sufficient labor force residing in The City to fill all those jobs in the future.
The local-hire ordinance is supposed to be reviewed after three years. But why wait to fix something that has more cracks than a typical city sidewalk?
No wonder we trip so often here in the land of unintended consequences.


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SR 311 pull-out
This day-use access point provides anglers with access to deep runs and some braided channels. No amenities are present on site. A stile is provided to allow for easy fence crossing.
This access point is located approximately 2.5 miles downstream from the Starvation Reservoir Dam. The UTM coordinates for this access point are 549,571 meters east and 4,446,726 meters north. Decimal degree coordinates for this location are -110.41782 longitude and 40.1694388 latitude.
From the I-80/US 40 junction, travel east on US 40, through the towns of Heber and Fruitland, for roughly 84.9 miles. Turn left onto SR 311 and travel north for 0.5 miles to reach this access point. Angler access pull-out is located on the west side of SR 311.
This area of Strawberry River ranges in width from 20 to 35 feet.
Depths range from 3 to 5 feet in pools and run habitats.
Motorized boat
No on-site camping. Camping available at nearby Starvation State Park.
Wildlife viewing available on site. Camping, paddle sports, water sports, and boating is also available at nearby Starvation State Park.
This access point is not accessible to the disabled.
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Fans rewrite foul ball etiquette at Wrigley Field
There's a history of interesting things happening on foul balls down base lines at Wrigley Field when the Chicago Cubs host the Miami Marlins. Of course, you might remember a certain situation involving a man named Steve Bartman when the National League East franchise (then known as the Florida Marlins) faced the Cubs in the 2003 NLCS. The stakes weren't nearly as high Sunday. But the outcome was exceedingly more pleasant for all parties involved, although it may not have seemed it at first.
Let's set the scene. Marlins center fielder Marcell Ozuna fouled a ball into the stands down the first-base line during a scoreless tie in the top of the fifth inning.
A fan — who we guess was rooting for the home team — fumbled the would-be souvenir away and it landed back on the field. Cubs right fielder Nate Schierholtz was kind enough to retrieve the ball and toss it back into the stands.
But a Marlins fan was on the receiving end. Here's where things got interesting. The Miami supporter gave the ball to the guy who dropped it!
And this is when it got downright heartwarming. The guy who dropped it then gave it to a young fan — who we suspect was the Marlins fan's son — to complete the episode. Talk about rewriting foul ball etiquette.
Staying cool
LeBron James bounced back from a Game 1 in which he departed early due to cramps with 35 points and 10 rebounds in Game 2 of the NBA Finals as the Miami Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs 98-96 to even the series at a game apiece.
Now you tell me
Finally, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll told the L.A. Times that he never would have left USC if he had known the NCAA was going to impose heavy sanctions against the Trojan program.
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Eek! More Halloween Decorating
Appearance in full on any site other then Fox Hollow Cottage is theft!
Robin says
I love your Halloween touches! My sister and I both bought that same birdcage. I usually don't push my blog but if you think you are a Ross addict you have nothing on me! Please visit and take a look.
Robin Flies South
So cute Shannon, very clever, and I love the color combo. Have a wonderful Monday!
Janel@hatingmartha says
LOVE the pearly pumpkins…so fun and grown up!
Chef in Training says
I love this! What a beautiful set up and your pictures are amazing too! I would love it if you would come share this and/or any other projects at the Tuesday Talent Show at Chef In Training! Thanks so much and hope to see you there!
scrapmebaby says
Your pics are amazing!
Your house looks very chic and glamorous, I love it!
I agree with another commenter, the green is pretty on the bench!
Melissa and Scott says
What a great area for all your Halloween fun! AND I must admit I'm loving this Oregon rain today!
Amy says
Lots of pretty details…so festive! I'm having a pumpkin themed linky party and I'd love for you to share this post!
Shabby chic Sandy says
Very pretty-thanks for sharing!
Oh my goodness there is too much goodness for one post!
You are so creative.
Thank you so very much for linking up to Fall In Love Wednesdays.
Have a blessed weekend.
Korrie@RedHenHome says
Your decorations are so much fun! I love that bench.
Jenny says
I love this!! Great job 🙂
Mindy says
thanks for the shout out! love what you did with the room 🙂
I love it! It's stunning…very chic!
You can't paint the green bench! I like that color! LOL! Seriously… Looks fabulous! Love all your little touches, especially that shimmering pumpkin. 🙂
reese_1966 says
I love it. so elegant!
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RJD MLA threatens self-immolation on August 15
RJD MLA Dinesh Kumar Singh, who is on a hunger strike for the third day on Wednesday threatened self immolation on Independence Day if Bihar government did not declare drought in the state to help farmers tide over the problems due to scarcity in rainfall.india Updated: Aug 13, 2014 17:16 IST
RJD MLA Dinesh Kumar Singh, who is on a hunger strike for the third day on Wednesday threatened self immolation on Independence Day if Bihar government did not declare drought in the state to help farmers tide over the problems due to scarcity in rainfall.
"I will immolate myself on August 15 if drought is not declared in the state by tomorrow. I am fighting for farmers who are being ruined due to scarce rainfall. They have been unable to sow paddy this season, but the state government is not worried about them," Singh told PTI.
Singh, who is the MLA of Jagdishpur constituency in Bhojpur district of Bihar, is on a hunger strike since Monday in support of his demand.
The police had forcibly admitted him to Patna Medical College and Hospital the day he launched his fast outside the chief minister's official residence in the state capital.
Singh has refused to end his agitation.
"Bihar's economy is dependent on agriculture, but the state government is not bothered about irrigation.
The farmers are crying. Their families are staring at a ruined future and prospects of hunger," he said.
The RJD MLA accused the government of not taking sincere steps to mitigate the situation despite knowing that there was a crisis like situation with regard to irrigation in the state.
He claimed that a majority of tubewells in Bihar were not functional. These could have helped farmers had they been repaired in time.
It showed the callousness and irresponsibility of the government towards agriculture and farmers, he said adding the farmers would not be able to sow their crop even if there is heavy rainfall.
Singh said that the Sone River canal system spread over several districts in western Bihar is still dry despite government's assurance that water was being released.
The RJD MLA had sat on dharna outside the main gates of Bihar assembly from July 21 to July 23 demanding release of water in the canal system and declare drought in the state.
The assembly was in session at that time and he ended his agitation after leaders cutting across party lines expressed their support for his cause and several ministers of JD(U) had assured him that the state government will take it up seriously.
Singh had broken his fast that time after Lalu Prasad's wife and former chief minister Rabri Devi visited him and offered him a glass of juice.
However, this time no leader of any political party visited him at the hospital.
"I have my own life and I will use it for the farmers," he said.
First Published: Aug 13, 2014 17:14 IST