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Holistic Health Overview
If you are someone looking for a healthier lifestyle, but don't know where to start, this hub is for you.The intention behind this hub is to layout different techniques and strategies that may aid those who wish to become healthy and get in touch with their bodies. I will offer many links to different hubs, websites and products that will start you off in the right direction. If you are already on good terms with your body, keep reading, you may still find something of interest in the next few paragraphs!
The Mind
If we are truly serious about becoming healthy and creating wellness in our bodies, we must first, as Curtis Mayfield once said, "check out your mind." The mind is a very powerful tool, and it is constantly creating, even if we are not aware of it. The images and thoughts that we hold in our minds and keep repeating, eventually become physically manifested in our lives. (For more information on how our minds create our lives, check out my hub: Choosing Your Thoughts in the link below this capsule.)
If you are currently unhealthy, overweight or suffering from some disease, you must first realize that your thoughts are such that you have created it as a reality in your life. I know it may seem a little harsh, and I know that no one would willingly "create" a disease for themselves. Yet, if dis-ease is present it is because it is believed to be real, a solid entity which one has no control over. A belief in a certain, current state is nothing more than a thought that has been focused on for long enough. So if you want health, you first must set the tone with your thoughts. Identify those "unhealthy" thoughts and let them go because they will keep you in that residual state of sickness.
So, the first step is to stop focusing on the current state of dis-ease that you may be experiencing. The second is to start seeing yourself as a healthy and happy person, with an efficient, fully functioning body that radiates wellness. Imagine how good it feels to be healthy and happy! Believe in the benefits that treating your body with respect and care brings, such as:joy, happiness, increased energy, increased attractiveness, and a more positive attitude. Get clear in your mind that you want health, and focus your attention on feeling healthy in the moment and don't look back. Once the mind is clear of those negative thoughts, then the body can be cleared as well.
The Breath
Breath is the most essential substance we consume. Think about it. We can live perhaps a month without food, maybe a week without water, but if we stop breathing for a few minutes , we die! This may sound silly, but one of the most important steps anyone can take when trying to become more healthy is by breathing deeper. Over 70% of our waste is eliminated through the breath, most harmful bacteria and all virus' cannot live in a highly oxygenated body. Proper breath is what gives the body energy and it promotes healthy function of all the mechanisms in the body, all the way down to the cellular level. When we were children our breathing patterns were much deeper than they are now. We naturally cycled the breath much more efficiently and effectively when we were young because our worries and cares were less, giving us more room to breathe, so to speak. As time passed and we went through the schooling system and acquired jobs, stresses and responsibilities, our breathing became much more shallow. Consequently, it was not circulating enough blood to parts of the body that needed it. Not enough blood flow means stagnation, stagnation means disease and disease means a myriad of negativity: medical bills, another stress, another worry, a hindrance to doing what we want- the list goes on and on. The whole cumbersome process of healing a disease or a pain through modern medical care, could have been circumvented if only our breathing was correct.
Here are some time tested techniques to become more intimate with your breath, which will in turn produce an overall healthier lifestyle.
Really, meditation could have been discussed in The Mind capsule because of its powerful effects in showing us what we are thinking about. However, I decided to save it for The Breath because that is what is focused on in meditation. In meditation we take a deep breath in, all the way down just below our abdomen, being very watchful of it the whole way. Then we pause and breathe out, thoroughly, completely aware of its journey out through our nostrils. Meditation is best done sitting down with a straight spine, alone or with other like-minded meditators. However, meditation can literally be done anywhere at any moment. There seems to be a bit of mystique surrounding the concept of meditation- that it is only for those who wish a contemplative life of solitude away from society, seeking enlightenment in some remote cave. This is not true. As I said anyone, anywhere, at any moment in this universe can meditate and benefit from it. All that is required is conscious awareness of the breath. How often do we pay attention to our breath? Would we survive if we had to rely on our mind to control our breathing? Probably not. Becoming aware of the breath is the first step in manifesting the healthy effects of deep breathing.
Yoga is a cleansing practice that not only benefits the body, but can open the mind to a wider awareness as well. Its poses (called asanas) make the practitioner very aware of the breath as it sweeps throughout the body. Some of its physical benefits include: increased flexibility, increased joint, tendon, and ligament lubrication, weight loss, relaxation, massaging of the internal organs (some of which would never get massaged), relieves stress, detoxifies the body, and tones the muscles. These physical benefits are reason enough to enjoy a yoga session, but are really just the tip of the iceberg when speaking of a long term practice. The mind and the emotions become much more at ease and balanced, reducing the stress of everyday struggle. You will be surprised at how strong and obvious the breath-mind-body connection becomes after just one yoga session.
Tai Chi
Also known as the "Supreme Ultimate", Tai Chi is an ancient system that aligns the breath with a series of movements called forms. Each form smoothly flows into the next creating a synergistic exercise that improves balance and awareness and ensures that the body is always in motion. Have you ever seen a group of people slowly taking steps and moving their hands in sync with one another in a park? You probably witnessed a Tai Chi class. Tai chi's slow and gentle movements actually burn more calories than surfing and have shown to improve cardiovascular health. Tai chi is much like a moving meditation in that the breath is followed with the mind and only then does the body make deliberate movements. The tai chi forms are not as intense or intimidating as the yoga asanas. Since tai chi emphasizes technique over force, it is suitable for anyone at any age, which may be why so many older adults are practitioners. For more information visit these websites.
If yoga, meditation and tai chi seem a little to out there for you, try some kind of physical activity that works the cardiovascular system. There are literally thousands of studies that correlate a decent amount of exercise with improved health. Simply start walking around your neighborhood for fifteen minutes after work. If you enjoy walking try disc golfing, it is very inexpensive and you will get a good walk out of it. Ready to take it to the next level? Try bicycling or jogging. Pick up basketball or soccer games will definitely get your blood flowing and your lungs pumping. The point is, if you have to, start small and as you discover the good feeling you get from exercise move on to more intense workouts. When the cardiovascular system is worked out, it flushes out toxins and improves blood flow resulting in a healthier body.
- Breath Therapy | Breath Mastery
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Easy to do breathing techniques that can help you reduce stress, get more energy, feel better and loose weight. Breath work therapy described.
Tai Chi Demonstration
The Diet
Optimizing your diet is the final step in holistic wellness. Now, telling someone what they should and should not eat is really kind of crossing the line in terms of personal space and making a lot of assumptions. That being said, there are many paths to take on the journey to total health and wellness. From personal experience I can testify that when I became more in touch with my body from a few of the techniques listed above (particularly deep breathing), I became aware of the foods that were throwing me off balance or just downright making me feel sick. Although it may seem that achieving wellness all at once in all areas is the goal, that's not usually how it works out. Most of the time it comes in small steps or in ebbs and flows. So as you become more intimate with how your body is feeling, don't forget to be aware of how what you eat is effecting your overall happiness and wellness. Here are some suggestions when choosing food.
Eat your Veggies!
You've been told this since you were a kid! Now's the time to recognize that vegetables and fruits are never a bad idea when it comes to choosing what to eat. They pack the most nutrients out of any food and will never leave you feeling heavy. Cut back on the meat and dairy products too. Yes, I'm a vegetarian. No, I don't believe that everyone should be one. However, meat and dairy products are very dense and take a very long time to digest. They are also more likely to contain things like growth hormones. If you have to eat meat try staying away from red meat as it is more dense than fish and game. If you are wondering which foods are packing the most nutrients per calorie, check out my informative hub on Whole Foods and ANDI scores.
Raw Foods
Overall, it is a good idea to eat at least one meal a day of completely raw (uncooked) vegetables and fruits. Raw food passes through the body more quickly than does cooked food and retains more nutrients when uncooked. Raw food also keeps you clear of processed foods which can have many synthetic ingredients that are harmful to the body. Try a salad for lunch everyday and notice the difference in your energy level.
pH Balance
A body with a balanced pH is said to fight off disease much easier, eliminate waste faster, and have a higher energy level. By eating too much foods that cause the pH of the body to be acidic (highly processed foods, meat and dairy products, refined sugars) we make the body more inviting to harmful viruses and bacteria. By eating mostly alkaline forming foods (most fruits and vegetables) our bodies function at a much higher level and are more free from disease.
Drink Water
Water is actually more important than food in terms of keeping a body balanced and healthy. Even if you are the healthiest eater on the planet, you won't feel good unless you have your water. Somewhere around a half gallon to a whole gallon a day is ideal. If you are feeling thirsty, you are already dehydrated, so don't wait until your mouth is parched. Also try to buy gallons of bottled water, depending on where you live, your water may contain unwanted contaminants.
Eat Smaller Portions
This is a good way to start off changing a diet. This will gradually show you how much difference a few bites can make in terms of energy throughout the day. From experience I can say it is totally worth it to be more energized and alert, and maybe a little hungry, compared to being foggy and lethargic on a full belly. With discipline comes delight!
Organic: To be or not to be?
When it comes to buying organic, choose your battles. Just because it says organic on the box doesn't mean it's healthy for you. If you buy a bunch of organic cookies, breads, meat and dairy products, but still buy conventional berries, potatoes, spinach and carrots, you're really not doing yourself any favors. Try getting your root vegetables, berries, greens, and apples organic, as they easily retain the crop dusting chemicals if they are conventional. Tropical fruits generally are not treated with anything as they are grown in countries where production isn't as forced. Again, just be vigilant and notice the difference in taste and feeling between organic and conventional foods.
Processed Foods/What to Avoid/Advertising
Processed foods are easy, convenient, and satisfy your tastes buds, but if you want wellness, you must value your health over convenience. Many grocery stores do not have much in the way of real food. Most of the stuff is packaged and processed, robbing it of its original nutritive value. If you have to microwave it, don't buy it. If it has ingredients you cannot pronounce right away, don't buy it. If it has a commercial on TV, its probably not going to be healthy. The truth needs no defense, so don't buy into these commercials defending high fructose corn syrup or any other manufactured ingredient. They are nothing but ad campaigns to keep you unhealthy and you hankering for something more. When you eat something knowing it should satisfy you, and it doesn't, that should be a warning sign. If these foods are your staples, you cannot expect to avoid illness or function optimally. Gradually let them fade out of your diet as you become more in tune with your body.
Thank you for making the choice to lead a healthy life. Not only will it help you be more happy but it in turn helps the world. Thank you for taking the time to read this hub. I truly hope that it helps you in your quest to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Please rate this up if you found it helpful and informative and don't forget to check out my other hubs. :) Thanks again and may your life be happy, healthy and full of wonderful times!
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Stroll past Marine Drive and Worli Sea Face Board the Mumbai local train from Victoria Terminus to soak in the local flavour Watch a play at Prithvi Theatre, Laugh Factory or NCPA
Local food like vada pav, channa chat, sev puri at Shiv Sagar or Aaswad Cutting chai at Bandstand or Marine Drive Onion rings with beer at Cafe Mondegar
Souvenir photos outside Mannat (SRK's home), Pratiksha and Jalsa (Big B's homes) Sunset views of Marine Drive as you dine at Pizza by the Bay Mario Miranda's wall murals at Cafe Mondegar
Experience an electrifying Mumbai during the 10 days of Ganesh Chaturthi (August-September). Be a part of the celebration as you go pandal hopping, indulge in modak preparations and chant Ganpati Bappa Morya!
Mumbai is the hub of Bollywood. If you're lucky, you can spot Salman Khan at the Bandstand Cafe Coffee Day or Amitabh Bachchan as he waves to the crowd from Jalsa at 6 pm on every Sunday. "Amar Akbar Anthony", "Dhoom 3", "Dil Chahta Hai", "Jab We Met" and "Slumdog Millionaire" are among the many movies shot here.
The hustle and bustle of Mumbai can often leave you yearning for a tranquil away-from-the-city weekend experience. So, whether you want to head out of town for a dash of adventure, or for some quiet time in the lap of nature, our list of 10 favourite picnic spots near Mumbai won't disappoint you.
About 230 kilometres from Mumbai, here's a vineyard where you can relax and rejuvenate in style. Whether you want a grape-to-glass experience—complete with a tour of the vineyard and the winery, or just want to park yourself at Sula Beyond—the exclusive in-house villa, Sula Vineyard fits in perfectly for a day trip or even a weekend stay. Dine at Café Rose, their all-day dining restaurant; take a dip in the pool, or go for a bicycle ride on the country roads.
While you're heading to Sula, you can take a detour to Vaitarna Dam, also known as the Modak Sagar Dam on the Vaitarna River. The dam, which supplies water to Mumbai, is in Igatpuri in Nashik district, and is known for its beautiful lagoon and picturesque surroundings.
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The adventure central of Maharashtra, Kolad, in Raigad District, is best known for its white water rafting in the Kundalika River and its trekking trails. Nestled in the Sahayadri mountain range and 121 kilometres from Mumbai, Kolad is buzzing with adventure activities. Besides rafting, there's canoeing, kayaking, paragliding, rappelling, rock climbing, and river zip line crossing to choose from. Waterfall rappelling and mountain biking are some of the other activities that attract adventure seekers to Kolad, like bees to honey.
Just 90 kilometres from Mumbai, this peaceful hill station is nestled in the Western Ghats and is 800 meters above the sea level. This eco-sensitive region is one of the few places in the world where automobiles aren't allowed, which helps to notch up its serenity level. While you're here, you can go for long walks in the wooded areas, ride through the town on horseback, try zip-lining between Louisa and Honeymoon Point, enjoy the views from the various points scattered across the hill station, and tuck into a picnic hamper next to Charlotte Lake.
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Karnala offers picnickers a chance to create an itinerary around bird watching, nature treks and a visit to the Karnala fort. About 12 kilometres from Panvel, the Karnala Bird Sanctuary is spread over 12.11 square kilometres, a tiny gem of a place that's teeming with 150 species of resident birds and 37 species of migratory birds. The Karnala Fort, which was built by the Devagiri Yadavas and later occupied by Tuglaq, is the other place here that you must visit. While it'll take an hour to trek up to it, once you reach the fort, it'll offer you a fabulous view of the Mumbai harbour.
Just 96 kilometres from Mumbai, this hill station is just as famous for its chikki, as it is for its breathtaking views. Lonavala is a very accessible picnic spot for Mumbaikars and boasts of 'points' that offer picnickers scenic views of the hills and valleys around. The Rajmachi Point is a favourite with many as it gives you a commanding view of Rajmachi – Shivaji's famous fort. Tiger's Point, also known as Tiger's Leap, is another site frequently visited by travellers. With a steep drop of over 650 meters and a small waterfall that's active only when it rains, it's a must-see for nature lovers.
A cosy seaside village that's 102 kilometres away from Mumbai via a ferry from the Gateway of India, Mandawa is known for its sunny beaches, delectable grub and water-sports. Whether you're here for a day trip or for the entire weekend, you can spend your time exploring the sleepy village, soaking in the surroundings at the old RCF Jetty, walking on the Mandwa beach and interacting with the local fisher folk.
An hour to reach by ferry (from the Gateway of India), Elephanta Island that's 10 kilometres east of Mumbai, houses seven ancient caves with hand-carved murals, very similar to the Ajanta and Ellora caves. After exploring these, you can hike up to Cannon Hill, which has old cannon perched on its peak. All that exploring might leave you famished and yearning for the goodies in your picnic basket, so be sure to find a spot that's not frequented by the resident monkeys before you sit down for your treat.
Situated in the eastern part of the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Yeoor Hills is home to six small hamlets and the tribals who live here. A picturesque little jewel with waterfalls and a thickly wooded area, it's a haven for nature lovers who'd like to spend the day trekking through the forest trails. Often visited by bird watching enthusiasts as well as school kids, Yeoor Hills also has a few resorts, where you can spend the day relaxing and tucking into lip-smacking meals. It's just 25 kilometres from Mumbai and an accessible picnic destinations for Mumbaikars.
For those who love a day packed with activities and excitement galore, and are willing to stretch their budget for a luxurious fun outing, Aamby Valley is the place to head to. Spread over 10,000 acres, this is a luxury resort with lots of things to do indoors as well as outdoors. Just 30 minutes from Lonavala and 105 kilometres from Mumbai, Aamby Valley has a 7-star restaurant, an 18-hole golf course, a fancy water park, and an exclusive section for kids, which makes it an ideal family picnic destination for Mumbaikars looking to let their hair down after a hectic week.
Once known as a perfect place for post-retirement settlers, Panchgani has now become a hotspot for picnickers from Mumbai and Pune. Nestled amidst five hills and villages in the Sahayadri mountain range, it is 285 kilometres from Mumbai and is known for its salubrious climate. While here, do visit the Sydney Point from where you can view the Dhom Dam; the Devil's Kitchen, which, according to mythology, was where the Pandavas spent some time in; and the Parsi Point, which gives you a fantastic view of the Krishna Valley. Another interesting thing to know about Panchgani is that the volcanic plateau that tops the five hills surrounding this place is the second highest in Asia, and ranked right after the Tibetan Plateau.
So Mumbaikars, next time you're itching to pack a picnic hamper and head off to an interesting destination for a day-trip or even the weekend, pick a place from our list, and get ready to unwind.
Chandana is a wordsmith, 'wholistic' health nut and a wanderer who is always willing to explore bustling little villages on mountaintops, forests full of tigers and any place that offers a chunk of nature with a slice of adventure.
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We have many teachers in our lives, and I remember my first one very well. She has always been very special to me and encouraged me in every way. As she taught, she did so with great patience and fortitude and with an equally great and fervent faith, not only in her charge—me—but also in God. And while she might have only had a National School certificate from a small country village in the west of Ireland, the lessons she taught loomed large—and still does. And what was remarkable about this was that she did it all the while with a happy smile and a generous laugh and a curiosity that knew no bounds. Her teaching methods were not found in a treatise or a textbook; it was founded or I should say, grounded—in love. There was no way I could not learn from a teacher such as this; and most fortuantely for me, this teacher was my mother.
It could be said that learning from one's mother is the work of a lifetime; it is an achievement as well as it's own reward—and it certainly has been an interesting endeavor. It happens as soon as you're born, when you're dressed up and put into her arms and you are given your name and then you make eye contact for the first time, and then the motherly instruction commences: it is a precious thing. When you get older—much older—you realize how wonderful that is, to be taught by someone from the very beginning and that you come to realize that not many people have that chance to be as fortuitious as you. And so it was with me. There are so many lessons that I have learned from her that they are like the stars in the nighttime sky, many and varied and meaningful.
There was the time…when I was preparing to make my first Holy Communion. Before that was to be, I had to make my first confession (which, in later years, would come to be known as penance and then reconciliation), which was a daunting task. Not that I was an unrepentant sinner or anything (I was barely seven years old!), it was just that—to be frank about it—I was more than a little scared of the process, and of the darkness within the confessional, to boot. It wasn't like Monty Hall and "Let's Make a Deal" whereby you got to pick door number one or door number two and get to see what you've selected; but it certainly felt that way. Mind you, in those days, you went to confession in confessional boxes and in the neighborhood church I grew up in—St. Nicholas of Tolentine in the Bronx—had these massive confessional boxes that to my young eyes, looked like miniature apartment buildings, with long, heavy curtains attached on either side of the center box where the priest was supposed to sit. I knew that the purpose of confession had to do with God's love, mercy and forgiveness, but I still wasn't quite cognizant about the whole thing.
I wasn't sure that once I stepped into the confessional that I wouldn't be swallowed by the darkness therein—it was enough to give a kid like me a few nights' worth of nightmares—or at the very least, a very bad dream or two. I didn't know how I would be able to handle it; but then, fortunately, Mom came to the rescue. It was ingenious, how she dealt with it; she simply brought me to the church one Saturday afternoon when all was quiet and empty. She just marched me up the center aisle and after genuflecting, turned to the left to the said confessional box with the heavy curtains. She then went on to explain that there was nothing to be afraid of; that this was a special kind of "dark," or as she put it, "God's dark," which was a holy and comforting thing, especially when that shaft of soft yellow light slowly appeared, courtesy of the priest opening that little window in order to allow the penitential process to begin.
She then proceeded to do something that was quite daring for the time: she opened the center door and then sat herself where the priestly posterior would normally be. Like an experienced airline pilot, she went through the motions until everything was covered on the checklist; she kept at it until I got the hang of it, understood it, and most importantly, did so without fear. It wasn't until much later, when I was much older, that I thought: what if one of the Reverend Augustinian Fathers happen to come upon this scene, grasping his breviary for dear life, seeing what he thought he saw? What then? Would we have gotten away with three Our Fathers and three Hail Marys? Only the holy dark knows…
To be sure, that was one of the many lessons and memories that I have, courtesy of my mother. But there was another thing about her that impressed me as well and that was her sense of humor. I always remember her being cheerful and smiling and most of all, laughing. I learned from her that despite the difficulties you have—and encounter—in life, that did not mean you couldn't face them with a smile and a laugh. There was never a time or a circumstance that could not be dealt with without a healthy dose of humor (not to mention a prayer or two, of course). This was one trait that was very attractive about her (and one I always thought that attracted Dad to her when they first met). There were many a time in my childhood when I would wake up in the morning hearing her wonderful laugh at something funny my father was recounting from the day before. Mom's laughter was better than any alarm clock and by far more musical than any soundtrack.
I was a witness to this in my boyhood and of all places—in church. There was a time when we were attending Mass in Tolentine's lower church, which was modeled after one of those ancient Roman grottos, with gorgeous mosaics behind the altar, with stones along the walls. It so happened that on this particularly Sunday, the Augustininan friar was in fine full fettle, peppering his sermons full of hell, fire and brimstone, with a thundering voice to match. It wasn't like we couldn't hear him, there were microphones and loudspeakers in the church—I just couldn't understand all the fuss. I couldn't take it any more, so I simply tugged at my mother's sleeve and almost asked in a stage whisper: "Why is the priest yelling, Mommy?" Looking quizzically at her, I said: "Are we all deaf?" Well…it was all poor Mom could do to contain herself from breaking out into gales of happy laughter, even in church.
And, as she got older, her humor got sharper. Like any other "senior citizen," she had to make periodic trips to this or that doctor or specialist from time to time. One time, I went with her for an appointment she had to keep. The waiting room was crammed with all kinds of people with all kinds of ailments (God help the poor souls). Once we were seated, Mom cast a gimlet eye and turning to me, said in a conspiratorial whisper: "Look at all these old people…" And the ironic thing of all was she was probably ten or twenty years older than the rest of them in that waiting room and they looked in far worst shape! Oh, there was the time we were driving past a bus stop where a gaggle of old ladies were waiting to be picked up (by the bus, dear reader!). Looking at that scene, Mom said: "Look at them! They were once probably "women of the night" and now, shuffling by with their grocery bags, they're the ladies of the morning!" That's another lesson from Mom: never think yourself old, and you'll be forever young.
Yes, my mother was my teacher and I was her student. She taught me not only to endure math (for the greater glory of God) but to accept whatever disappointments that were sure to occur in life (in and out of school) and to bear it with patience, fortitude and a cheerful smile. I remember all those times she helped me with all the other things, like how to prepare and outline, how to read well and how to cover my schoolbooks with the paper bags from the A&P as the sisters demanded so that they wouldn't set soiled or damaged. All that and more that made up for the lessons of childhood and life.
But of all the lessons she taught me, it was the lesson of her life that mattered most. She never had to say "I love you," for it was a given (to use that dreaded mathematical term). She never had to engage in excessive hugging or kissing, for her silent worrying said it all—and then some. She never had to explain that God was love, because she was the personification of it. She always was willing to lend her ear to listen to what her child needed to say and to do so with encouragement, even when she might have been bone-tired from the day's parenting and housekeeping. Yes, she did it all—and like the Christmas season she so loved—the presents she gave never needed to be wrapped and could never be contained in a box, and it was all freely given.
What else can I say about my mother, Ellen Granahan McAuley, native of Crossmolina, County Mayo, now just past her 92nd birthday? The woman who is my mother, who survived a heart-valve operation and a pacemaker (and much more besides) who can still rattle off the Gaelic and the Church Latin when the spirit moves her; the woman who can kick up her heels when sprightly music is heard; the woman who began her life on a farm almost a century ago, doing the chores like milking the cows when her brothers were out in the fields and the times when she and her sister Bridgie would go to choir practice; the young woman who came to America on a majestic ship called the Queen Elizabeth II, not knowing what was ahead of her?
I could say more, but my heart knows. All the love and prayers she offered in her life can never be repaid, but mine are hers, such as they are. But I cannot help remembering my late father Harry (gone seven years now) too, who had the great good fortune to marry her all those many years ago. Together, this couple, Mom and Dad, provided for their children—my sister and me—a world they never would have had—or known—had they never left the place of their birth. It wasn't an easy thing for them to do, yet they did. Thank you, Mom, for the lessons—and the love that went with them. So, on this day, Mom, I offer you this verbal bouquet in return—and not just for today. The more truthful thing to say is that every day is Mother's Day and I will always be grateful for the gift that is you: and for your love and your laughter—but most importantly, your faith.


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Infesting Sentence Examples
- The true mushroom itself is to a great extent a dung-borne species, therefore mushroom-beds are always liable to an invasion from other dung-borne forms. The spores of all fungi are constantly floating about in the air, and when the spores of dung-infesting species alight on a mushroom-bed they find a nidus already prepared that exactly suits them; and if the spawn of the new-comer becomes more profuse than that of the mushroom the stranger takes up his position at the expense of the mushroom.
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Five years ago, just three weeks after bringing four new Speckled Sussex baby chicks home from the local feed store, I found one had suffered a terrible injury. The skin on the entire back of her tiny head had been neatly removed. Not just a laceration leaving a flap of skin, but she was missing an area the size of a dime. It was all the more frightening because her thin, little hide seemed to "float", not appearing to be anchored to the membrane underneath.
The four three-week old babies were enjoying a day-trip from their indoor brooder in a secure playpen on a warm afternoon, a small area in the run fenced off from the adults. However, I noticed they had been poking their little heads through the poultry mesh, and I concluded that my rooster had probably pecked one on the head. He had "removed" flesh from my hide on more than one occasion with his beak, so I don't doubt that this might account for what happened to little Geobett.
Curiously, there was no blood, and Geobett was happily running about with her three sisters as if nothing had happened. However, I was under no illusion that this was just a minor injury and it would take care of itself. If such an injury were to occur on a human head, it would be an area nearly the size and shape of a ball cap. At the very least, my baby chick was in serious danger of infection if I didn't try to do something.
The first thing I did was to take her inside and clean the wound with hydrogen peroxide. Then I painted it liberally with Blu-kote, a violet-tinged antiseptic I used for whenever one of my flock incurred injuries.
I then logged onto BYC and started a thread in the sick and injured section, pleading for advice. Someone suggested I might try stitching the wound, but I should remove the Blue-kote first. Another suggestion was to simply cull her. In fact, when I phoned a close friend and told her what had happened to the little chick I'd named after her, she said, "Well, I suppose all you can do is put her out of her suffering."
Strangely, that was never an option I was willing to consider. But removing the Blu-kote was easier said than done. I got out the alcohol and cotton balls, and scrubbed poor little Geobett's tiny head until I'd removed as much of the Blu-kote as I could. Then I got some cotton thread and the thinnest needle I could find and tried my best to stitch the two sides of the circular wound together.
Surprisingly, Geobett (pronounced Joe-bet) was very cooperative, or else she was slipping into shock. I managed to get two stitches in, leaving the center slightly gaping, figuring that if there was any infection, it wouldn't get trapped under her skin.
Then I got the small pet crate out, put a heating pad under the wood shavings, wrapped the tiny chick in a soft cloth and held her close until she fell asleep, then placed her inside the crate for the night. With a very heavy heart, I went to bed, trying to prepare myself for not finding my little chick alive in the morning.
Morning came and I geared myself go see if I had a dead chick or a live but gravely injured one. Much to my delight and relief there was Geobett perched on the edge of her food dish, polishing off the last of the chick crumbles I'd left along side some water in the crate the night before.
I gently pulled the patient out of the crate and inspected her head wound. The stitches had pulled loose, but although the wound was its original, gaping size, it wasn't infected. I thought, since this tiny baby was determined to live, I needed to get this wound treated properly.
The first thing I did was to haul out the other half of the "two-bedroom brooder condo" I had fashioned from two cardboard boxes for the previous year's double brood. The set-up involved two cardboard boxes joined together side by side with a pass-through cut out of the adjoining walls. I taped a screen over the hole so that the three chicks would remain on one side while Geobett's infirmary was right next to them. Everyone could still see one another, and Geobett wouldn't get lonely while she recuperated in safety.
Next thing I did was to take Geobett out and do the first of many, many sessions of wound care. First I cleansed the wound with alcohol and hydrogen pyroxide. Then I liberally painted it with Betadine, an iodine solution. When that dried, I smeared some Polysporin on the wound, both to keep infection at bay and to keep the wound moist. I did this twice a day for the next week.
I watched Geobett very carefully for signs of infection as the first 72 hours are the most critical. If I was going to lose my little girl, it would probably happen during this critical period.
As for Geobett, she behaved normally, ate well, was fairly active, but she spent most of her time glued to the screen, trying to get as close to the others as she could. When they slept, the three chicks would pile up close to the screen on one side, and Geobett would be scrunched up as close to them as possible on her side.
I had placed a small tub of sand in with the three chicks for them to play in, but one night I found them all curled up in the sand tub intending to sleep there for the night. Geobett was standing on her side of the screen, all alone. Knowing how much Geobett depended on them to give her comfort with their closeness at night, I kicked the three out of the tub and removed it. Each night after that, I took the tub of sand out at night so the four would continue to form their little sleeping pod with Geobett pressed up against them on her side of the screen partition.
About one week into recovery, I went in to check on Geobett late one morning. Her side of the condo was empty! OMG! Where could she have gone?
The next thing I noticed was the screen was pulled loose on one side. And of course, there was the fugitive patient frolicking on the other side with the other three chicks. I swear she gazed back at me defiantly as if to inform me, "I busted out. I'm staying. Deal with it."
I made an almost instantaneous decision about a change in her wound care at that point. Seeing my injured chick so happy to be with her sisters again, I knew that she would do so much better if she could stay with them and complete the unit.
I knew I would need to discourage the other chicks from bothering her wound, so I decided to swap the Betadine for Blu-kote since the violet color is neutral to chickens, unlike the red color of the Betadine. Then I got an idea that was to totally improve the outcome of Geobett's healing process.
Nineteen years ago, I had been severely burned from my knees down to my ankles on both legs. I had been given Silvadene for my wound care. I applied it once a day after scrubbing my burns. Miraculously, after about four weeks, one day I got all baby-new skin. I figured if it could grow me some new skin, it could do the same for Geobett. Since silver was the main ingredient, and silver is also its own preservative, I figured the Silvadene I still had in my first-aid drawer was probably still good.
So every time I cleansed her wound, usually with hydrogen peroxide, I painted it with Blu-kote and dabbed some Silvadene on the wound when the Blu-kote had dried. In between wound cleanings, I reapplied the Silvadene to keep the wound moist. As it turns out, this was a very lucky decision, since antibiotic ointment isn't always the best thing to use on chickens, especially over a long period like this. Between the antiseptic properties of Blu-kote and the healing properties of Silvadene, I figured I had everything pretty well covered.
Throughout the entire healing process, Geobett was a model patient. For such a tiny chick, she was remarkably cooperative. As she got older, she began to have her own agenda, but I found that I could bribe her with peanut butter and raisins to get her to settle down for her twice daily treatments. She would be very still except for the end when she would shake the wetness off her head after being painted with the Blu-kote and again when anointed with the Silvadene. I learned to expect it and duck.
Slowly the wound closed. At first, the wound developed a volcano-like ridge around the outer edge. As it closed, the wound resembled a whale blow hole. At first, since she was a tiny chick, the wound appeared to grow as she grew, but eventually it began to get smaller.
I knew we were making progress when the hole became small enough that a Q-tip would just fit inside. Around this time, for some reason, I got lax on her wound care. I was still cleaning it daily, but I wasn't as conscientious about keeping the Silvadene on it, and her wound dried out. I noticed that progress had all but halted. I talked to Geobett's namesake and she reminded me that a wound needs to be kept moist if new tissue is to be able to form. I stepped up the applications of Silvadene to four times a day. The results were astonishing!
Curiously, the other chicks and adult chickens were ignoring Geobett's injury and except for brief "tastes" of the goop on her wound, they left her alone.
Every morning when I took Geobett inside for wound care, I could see amazing progress. The wound was closing at a very fast pace now, measuring it with the Q-tip I used to clean the wound out thoroughly. Keeping a chicken's wound clean in the environment in which chickens live is a real challenge. But I knew I needed to make sure no dirt was lurking inside that wound each night I sent Geobett off to bed, for it's at night that the most healing occurs.
By this time Geobett and the other three chicks had been sleeping with the adult flock in the coop since they were six weeks old, and adapting very well to flock life. One morning, on the day the chicks turned three months old, the wound finally closed. A contiguous scab had finally formed across the entire wound, which was, by this time, about an eighth of an inch across.
A few days after that, the scab fell off, revealing a pink scar that had a pin-hole size depression - a far cry from the dime size hole that was as deep as the head of a Q-tip!
It had taken exactly nine weeks from the day Geobett was injured for the wound to completely heal. Feathers had grown in around the wound. At first, the feathers stuck straight up making her look a bit like Snoopy's friend Woodstock. But as the scar leveled out, the feathers began to lie down.
Today, five years later, my little Geobett is a beautiful Speckled Sussex hen, leading a normal life, including laying
lots of eggs. No one would ever know she had been so severely injured and disfigured. With the proper care and a lot of good luck, a scalped baby chick can have the same chance at life as any other baby chick. Culling needn't have to be an option.
Healing a severely injured baby chick
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Henderson, Vardy ready to face Croatia in World Cup semifinal
Zelenogorsk (Russia), July 10 (IANS) England's central midfielder Jordan Henderson and striker Jamie Vardy on Tuesday attended the English squad's last training session prior to their crucial semifinal match against Croatia in the FIFA world cup 2018
Henderson, the Liverpool City captain and midfielder, who injured his hamstring during the quarter-final match against Sweden, has recovered enough to play on England's starting-eleven formation versus Croatia's Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic, reports Efe.
On the other hand, Leicester City striker, Vardy, who has now recovered from a groin injury suffered during the round-of-16 match versus Colombia, will probably watch the kick-off from the sidelines, on the bench, unless England's manager Gareth Southgate requires him to jump onto the playing field. Vardy tweeted his followers a brief: "Good to be back training with the lads."
In line with the "Three Lions" tradition, the final training session before the match took place at their Zelenogorsk headquarters, a small town located 50 km North of Saint Petersburg.
The training session was characterized by a good deal of players' laughter and banter as England's team faces its first semifinal in 28 years. England had won the world cup 52 years ago, in 1966.
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Since going through depression myself, and finding out I had borderline depression at least since 2004, I have turned a negative part of my life into a positive one. I live in a small mining valley, nothing much there, but there are some amazing people. Since telling everyone, I've had nothing but praise. People now come to me to talk, which is what it is all about. The old values of 'toughening up' and 'snap out of it' are slowly but surely going over the hills.
My group tries to get men, carers, and families of women with postnatal depression to talk, as often they can't due to the stigma around mental health. If we can get rid of the stigma and educate people that it is an illness, more families will come forward quicker and the recovery will be sooner.
If we can get rid of the stigma and educate people that it is an illness, more families will come forward quicker and the recovery will be sooner.
When I was going through depression I used drinking and overspending as my coping skills, today I choose other methods. Looking back I can't believe what I put myself through, pretending to go to work, to sleep in the car on some lonely lane waiting until home time, or drinking on my own due to the pressure of targets in work. When I lost my grandfather and discovered that my mother had cancer and this affected my work, I broke down in a car park. Thanks to one phone call to Health Matters Wales, I went to my doctors.
The recovery was steady, and after having talking therapy, I was quickly on the way forward. What I didn't know was that there wasn't much help out there for guys dealing with the effects of postnatal depression on families. When you think 10-15 percent who have babies have to deal with it, that's a lot of families going through hardship. So after a little research and talking to Health Matters Wales, I decided to go for it.
Today I'm a public speaker, and have talked all around the country. I have done filming and radio interviews for Radio 4 and national radio stations, newspaper stories, been awarded the Inspirational Father of the Year award, and am shortlisted for the amazing Mind Media Awards in London with Stephen Fry presenting. I've written a book, Mark Williams Reaching Out, and took my first writing role for a national journal last month. I started blogging for sites like Time to Change Wales, and other major charities in mental health. To my surprise I was even awarded Welsh regional Pride of Britain award winner, and attended the major event in London's Park Lane.
If you had told me, when I was sitting in that car on that cold morning my life could be changed for the better, and to do that it would take a phone call and to talk about my feeling of depression, I would have snatched that phone from you. Why did I wait for so long, overspending and drinking on my own, when my family were in bed? Why did I hide my feeling and put on a brave face and just smile, when inside I was crying?
Remember I am just a guy from Hill Street, Ogmore Vale, who has used his experiences, and have not only helped himself but on the way helped others. You can too.
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A Conservative MP has defended his High Court battle to block Brent Council from giving the freedom of the borough to Nelson Mandela.
Left-wing blog Political Scrapbook reported this week that it was the then-Tory councillor Blackman who put the kibosh on the honour, which was to be awarded to the ANC leader as he visited Wembley stadium for a concert broadcast round the globe, shortly after his release in 1990.
Blackman, who was the leader of the Conservative group on the council from 1990 to 2010, this week defended his past action, saying the honour had been party political point-scoring.
Proud to have supported preventing Brent Labour Party's illegal attempt to use Mandela for party political stunt in 1990 Brent elections.— Bob Blackman (@BobBlackmanMP) December 14, 2013
@CllrButt wrong. Mandela was a statesman. Not someone to be used by Brent Labour for a stunt.— Bob Blackman (@BobBlackmanMP) December 14, 2013
@CllrButt my view is unchanged.— Bob Blackman (@BobBlackmanMP) December 15, 2013
Both Labour and Liberal Democrat councillors were in favour of the honour, but Tory councillors led by Blackman opposed it.
Labour councillors then attempted to use a simple majority to force through the honour, rather than the two-thirds majority needed. But Blackman obtained an injunction from the High Court, which PSBook said cost the borough's mayor Len Williams, and race relations advisor Dorman Long around £11,000.
Tony McNulty, the ex-Labour MP ousted by Blackman in the last General Election, told HuffPos UK: "Bob Blackman is nasty, out-of-touch and wrong. Just as many Tories are apologising for being on the wrong side of history on Nelson Mandela, this fool glories in it - in the week of Madiba's funeral.
"His last claim to fame was to ask for the restoration of Section 28 [that barred local authorities from "intentionally promoting homosexuality"].
"He is the personification of the Tories as the out-of-touch Nasty Party that everyone thought was history - he was wrong then, he is wrong now and hopefully has only 18 months left as an MP."
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Tory MP Bob Blackman using the day of Mandela's funeral to remind us how proud he was to oppose him getting any recognition #SameOldTories— James Asser (@JamesAsser) December 15, 2013
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Hamas Leader: 'We Killed Israeli Teens to Spark Uprising'
Hamas has claimed responsibility for kidnapping and killing three Israeli teenagers in June – the incident that led to the current war in Gaza.
Hamas leader Saleh Arouri told a conference in Turkey Friday that the group's military wing carried out the operation with the goal of starting an uprising.
Speaking in Arabic at the International Union for Muslim Scholars in Istanbul, Arouri said Hamas aimed to "ignite an intifada" by Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem. He said that effort "reached a peak in the heroic operation that the Al-Qassam Brigades carried out by capturing the three settlers in Hebron."
Al-Qassam Brigades is Hamas' military wing. Until Arouri's comments Friday, Hamas had not said directly that it staged the kidnapping and killing of the three young Israelis.
In Israeli, government spokesman Mark Regev says the Hamas leader has shown his group has "no qualms whatsoever about targeting innocent civilians." He urged the international community to condemn Hamas as strongly as it has denounced the Islamic State group, which he described as Hamas' "sister terrorist movement."
The Hamas leader's remarks in Turkey came as violence flared in the Gaza Strip Friday: 18 Palestinians accused of collaborating with Israel were shot to death. Hamas declined to identify the victims.
The Gaza executions followed a day of Israeli airstrikes that killed three senior Hamas commanders and at least three other people in the town of Rafah. Israel said it was retaliating for rockets fired into Israel by Hamas since the expiration of a temporary cease-fire this week and the collapse of peace talks in Cairo.
Clashes also have erupted in the West Bank, where Palestinians demonstrated to protest against Israel's military action in Gaza.
U.N. diplomats say the United States and European nations are working on a Security Council resolution in the hope of ending fighting in the Gaza Strip. Proposed language of the resolution is said to call for an immediate end to Hamas rocket attacks and to Israeli military operations. Fighting between the two sides has killed over 2,050 Palestinians and 67 Israelis in the past six weeks.
The document also calls for lifting the long-standing Israeli blockade of Gaza, opening all border crossings into the coastal enclave, and returning the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority to control there. An international monitoring mechanism would be established in order to verify those steps, as well as to ensure the flow of goods entering Gaza does not include weapons or tunnel-building materials for Hamas.


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St. Johns County issued an emergency proclamation during a meeting on Monday declaring a local state of emergency due to coastal storm erosion.
The proclamation was made subsequent to evaluations by licensed St. Johns County engineers and representatives from other state agencies who determined recent severe wind, lunar tides, and high waves have caused erosion that poses an immediate threat of substantial property damage to habitable structures. Due to the severity and acceleration of the erosion and the vulnerability of numerous homes, the county deemed it prudent to expedite the permitting process in order to provide homeowners with the greatest amount of time to protect their property.
By approving the proclamation, the county enabled the provision of State Statutes that allow the county to issue temporary armoring permits for habitable structures in imminent danger.
The county can only issue permits for structures that meet the criteria established by State Statute and Guidelines. Homeowners who believe their habitable structure is eligible for temporary armoring are encouraged to contact the St. Johns County Engineering Department at 209-0110.
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Market Segment by Regions, this report splits Global into several key Regions, with production, consumption, revenue, market share and growth rate of Flexible Packaging in these regions, from 2011 to 2021 (forecast), like
North America
Southeast Asia
The development of the global market in key geographies has been also presented through this study. This information helps the emerging players in gaining information on the most lucrative areas in order for them to make their business decisions accordingly. In the same way, the other main segments and sub-segments in the global Flexible Packaging market have been presented along with mentioning their development prospects.
The competitive scenario amongst the top players in the global Flexible Packaging market has been analyzed through the market share evaluation within the competitive landscape section of the study. Under this section, details on the key mergers and acquisitions that have recently taken place or are bound to happen in the coming years have also been compiled. The top strategies adopted by the prime players operating in the market for better business into the global Flexible Packaging market have also been included under this study.
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Global Flexible Packaging Market Research Report 2017
1 Flexible Packaging Market Overview
1.1 Product Overview and Scope of Flexible Packaging
1.2 Flexible Packaging Segment by Type
1.2.1 Global Production Market Share of Flexible Packaging by Type in 2015
1.2.2 Stand-Up Pouches
1.2.3 Flat Pouches
1.2.4 Retort Pouches
1.2.5 Gusseted Bags
1.2.6 Wicketed Bags
1.2.7 Wraps
1.2.8 Other Types
1.3 Flexible Packaging Segment by Application
1.3.1 Flexible Packaging Consumption Market Share by Application in 2015
1.3.2 Food & Beverages
1.3.3 Healthcare
1.3.4 Cosmetics & Toiletries
1.3.5 Other Applications
1.4 Flexible Packaging Market by Region
1.4.1 North America Status and Prospect (2011-2021)
1.4.2 Europe Status and Prospect (2011-2021)
1.4.3 China Status and Prospect (2011-2021)
1.4.4 Japan Status and Prospect (2011-2021)
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Dick DeVos is more than an entrepreneurial phenomenon. The outstanding public figure has a passion for sailing, piloting helicopters, manning jet air crafts and continuing to be involved in how the United States develop in a world of varying views. Dick DeVos got his official start as a self-made man in Amway.
His start in philanthropy began with very generous financial donations.
It was his father who started and planted the seed while Dick was young. Charity is part of the family. Not everyone grows up in a multi-million dollar household. Even the few of those raised with a "silver spoon" never gain the necessary business tact to succeed as much as their predecessors. So, it's safe to say that Mr. DeVos is an exception.
Not only so, but the man in entirety is exceptional. His personal passions only give us a glimpse into the entire person. And it's all for good reason. All we have to do is look at the man's past. An impressive number of accomplishments are listed as Dick DeVos' and only his. One such honor is his ability to give what he worked hard for.
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The manner that Dick DeVos defined himself as a businessman led to more and more opportunities. These opportunities are what modeled the person we see and recognize. It was only after leaving the Amway Corporation that Mr. DeVos then launched a powerful campaign within philanthropy. His amazing wife followed.
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Let me walk you through some of our pics from July.....
These were the results of natural dyeing which we did up at Trudi Pollards studio. When we dye, we try to dye different threads and materials. It gives us a good record of how the dyes effect different substances. We will use different types of silks, threads, wool and of course felt.
A collection of the various threads, with the leaves that were used to dye alongside each. This helps in the recording process.
These threads have been dyed with chilli bush, a native Australian plant, which looks nothing like chilli, but has a similar taste. You can get anything from a pink through to purple with this plant. This is a lovely subdued taupe colour. Every batch is different.
The next two pictures are the wrong way around....they should be the undyed version and then the dyed version....but hey....you can figure that out. This was a dye pot at my house, using Eucalyptus Cineria....otherwise known as Silver Dollar. I just love the deep, rich colours I get....my personal favourite.
The dye pot, before cooking. It's a good idea to photograph each stage for documentation.
The result of some other dye pots using the same plant. Each dye pot will always come out differently. It depends on the amount of water, the number of leaves, which tree the leaves come from etc.
Some of the results from steaming, instead of boiling using plant material. These are wet, so the true beauty of the colour isn't seen yet. This is us as we unwrapped them, straight from the steamer. They were burning our hands!
These two were a piece of habutai silk and a wool/silk blend piece of fabric. The plant material was placed in between the layers, so we get the same pattern on two different pieces of fabric.
One of my round vessels, which was steamed. This is the leaves as we are peeling them from the vessel. Again using my favourite plant.
Finally a picture of my two favourite ladies. Trudi Pollard on the left and Lorna Hindmarsh on the right. Lorna is such an inspiration. She has been naturally dyeing for much of her life. I will blog about her later. Lorna very kindly had Trudi and myself to her house and went through some of her work. We are planning to do more work with Lorna in the near future. The felt piece that the ladies are holding, is all dyed using natural dyes from the local Perth area.


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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
A little memory -- I
Also, to those of you who celebrate this kind of thing, happy Valentine's day. I will stay home to avoid the mushy stupidity. In fact, I'll tell you something totally unrelated.
I remembered this incident from 1994. It happened in Mysore. Nothing cataclysmic, nothing that is important, that should be learned from or will change one's life upon reading it. You need not 'take much from it' or 'pass the inherent wisdom on to everyone' because there isn't any. It's just a funny little memory from my childhood.
Arjun, Vikram and Nachiketh(who was also, for some reason, called Rahul by his parents), we were. My grandparents lived in Gokulam in Mysore and these people were among the many friends I had in those idyllic days. Some others were Chotu(actually called Deepak. He is now anything but small.), Prateek(now in II PU/12th, he bore a curious resemblance to Boris Becker when he was a kid, with extremely fair skin and, unbelievably, orange hair), Pancho(no, not named after misspelling the squire from 'Don Quixote.' He was called Panchapagesan; wouldn't you rather be called Pancho or Panchu or even Paanch?), Madhu, Seena, Viji, Cheta(these last four were sons or nephews of the milk-supplier-turned-corporator Venkatachala, who lived at the end of the road and whose family would adorn the outer walls of their house with slightly gelatinous dung every afternoon without fail.), Sujay(he was the rich kid with the cool Sega Sonic video game. We would all go to his house every afternoon and he would play the game from level 1 till level 8 or something. He would never let us play, but that never bothered us. We just watched the video game unfold on screen, awed by the levels and the secret passages and the extra lives and the things and the other things.), Sriram, Vignesh(brothers, these two. The latter, the younger one, had yelled, at the height of a fight with Sujay, 'You go fuck a widow!' He was ten.), Shiva, Prasada...there are some more, but they're all idiots and I don't like them and won't name them here. Besides, I don't remember their names.
A little background before we get to the incident. I'd go to Mysore every opportunity I got, so much did I like visiting my grandparents and meeting these guys. Admittedly, we were all slightly delinquent children. Opposite my grandparents' house, there was an empty site with a lot of parthenium grass and many tennis/rubber balls did we lose there, playing cricket on the street, due to an overzealous batsman. There were distinct 'pitches' in the street for playing cricket. One was in front of Vikram's and Sujay's house and it lay diagonally across the road. This pitch was more conducive to shotmaking because it was longer and we could use actual stumps(Vikram had them at home.). The second was in front of my grandparents' and Prateek's house and it was straight across the road and was, therefore, shorter. It placed severe restrictions on batsman and bowler alike and was very difficult to bat on except for people with a flair for the sweep shot(Harish will recognize this as the type of pitch we used to have in PTA school, in our 'boundary cricket' matches. An excellent chronicle of our days in that school was begun by him in earnest but has not seen completion, for some reason.); bowlers ruled this one. The third pitch was further down the road, in front of Chotu's and Pancho's house. This was a pitch friendly to both disciplines of the game but would sometimes offer unexpected help to spinners(due to cracks that would develop in the road. Some of the guys would deliberately dig little holes in the road and pitch the ball there so it would turn unexpectedly and induce a catch, much to the surprise of the batsman, or bowl his wickets over.).
Coming back to the empty site, the parthenium was cleared one day and we were much elated; only to be let down, a few days later, when we were informed a huge house would be built there. Sure enough, they laid the foundation in a few days and construction began in normal swing. We did not fail to see opportunity even in this adversity, however, and used the empty site to our benefit in hide-and-seek(or 'ice-pice.' Try getting kids to say 'I spy'). The place where the person who was 'out' would count was always Chotu's house, for some reason; and whoever the poor bastard was who got out, he'd have a hard time. It was as though the world was literally our playground. We'd use the entire locality as hiding place. Once the person started counting, we'd follow one of the following routes.
We would go around to the back of Chotu's house and climb up over the back wall to the house behind, go out their front gate and on to the street to the right of ours and then walk all the way back to ours, carefully escaping the eyes of the unfortunate wretch who was searching for us and hit the wall against which he had been leaning and counting up to a 100(150, if there were more than fifteen people.) and yell out his name and say 'ice-pice!!' For example, if Sujay were out, we'd say 'Sujay ice-pice!!', whatever that meant, and Sujay would have to count and search for us again. (With fifteen people, he would almost always have to count again, since he could never seek out all fifteen. In this case, we fixed an upper limit for the number of times a person could be out.).
Alternatively, we would go through the empty site, jump into the huge drain beside it, clamber up the stones the government had placed to prevent people from falling into the drains during the course of their normal walking, walk up the street to the left of ours and back down ours and repeat the same procedure as described above to make Sujay(or whoever was 'out') count again.
Confused? Here's a badly drawn map to make it all clearer:-
I just wanted to say we played hide-and-seek on a gargantuan scale, encompassing entire streets and drains.
Having played this one fine afternoon, following a strenuous morning cricket session, Vikram, Nachiketh and I decided a movie was in order. And what movie was playing at that time? James Cameron's 'True lies.' Our hero, Arnold, was in it. We didn't care, back then, that we couldn't understand half of what he was saying(and neither, probably, could he.); we just watched him beat up random people, say weird and cool-sounding things like 'Astalaveesta, baby!'(that's what we heard then.) and blow up things. He was always blowing things up, setting them on fire, doing bad things to intricately crafted machinery. It never bothered our tiny little consciences and we were thrilled. 'Brilliant movie!' we'd say, coming out of the theatre(balcony tickets cost Rs 12/-), 'what action, man! Superb stunts! And that chase! Great, man! Arnold is the best!' To which somebody would always, always, respond with 'But Sylvester Stallone is also great...' Upon which a furious debate would ensue, with the Arnold side usually winning, mainly because Chotu was on their side and he was of Arnoldic proportions himself.
Anyway, 'True lies' was playing in the nearby Gokul theatre and Vikram, Nachiketh and I decided to go watch it. The rest of the fellows were not ready to come to the movie, for some reason or the other. So the three of us collected the necessary rations -- a packet of the then popular Rola Cola(consisting of ten pieces of cola-flavoured candy and costing Rs 5/-. I liked it very much.), a packet of Parle-G(containing twelve biscuits and costing Rs 4/-) and a bottle of water(from home)-- and went to Gokul theatre. We bought the tickets and went in and sat ourselves down.We found ourselves surrounded by diminished-looking grown-ups. And their number was increasing steadily. We wondered why this was so.
'True lies' was an adult movie.
5 comments:
- Sneha Divakar said...
sakkat map hakidira... olle ice-pice kathe...kunte-bille kathe next-a?
- Wednesday, February 14, 2007 1:07:00 PM
- Harish said...
Nice. Map oLLe chennaagide.
Nowadays, our childhood days appear more wonderful than they actually were. Ella ee satfware-inda ansatte. Alva? ಎಲ್ಲ ವಿಧಿಯ ಆಟ!
And that chronicle, I will complete shortly(oLLe coming soon-u!). Somaritana, ashte, reason for not yet completing it.
- Wednesday, February 14, 2007 9:48:00 PM
- tangled said...
You missed one house!!!
>:( I don't know Kannada.
- Friday, February 16, 2007 5:34:00 AM
- archana said...
Ha Ha.. mori na Great Indian Drain anta maadbitidiya.
- Friday, February 16, 2007 1:56:00 PM
- Arjun Sharma said...
[Sneha]Illa, adella aadlilla naavu. Enankondidiya nammanna??
[Harish]Bega mugsu, mundede.
[tangled]I didn't miss it. I just don't remember who lives there now. In days of old, there lived, in that house, one Kishan, whose father owned a gun and at the sight of which we were duly amazed.
[Archana]It was really big. Atleast, to our nine/ten year old eyes and underdeveloped brains.
- Monday, February 19, 2007 8:18:00 AM


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A federal judge has ruled that Iraqi immigrants detained by immigration authorities for more than six months, including an Albuquerque man, must be released Feb. 2 unless the government successfully objects with strong evidence showing risk of danger or fleeing.
U.S. District Court Judge Mark Goldsmith's ruling Wednesday in Detroit affects more than 1,400 Iraqis swept up in immigration raids starting in March 2017. Most, but not all, of the immigrants have some sort of criminal record, ranging from minor infractions to felonies, some of them decades old.
The ruling also affects longtime Albuquerque resident Abbas Al-Sokaini, who has been in custody since June. He was convicted of drug possession in 2000 and sentenced to three years' probation. His wife of 13 years, Brenda Sisneros, and their family live in Albuquerque.
"This case is a win for him unless the government shows that he is either a danger to the community or a flight risk," said Kathy Love, staff attorney with the ACLU of New Mexico.
While Al-Sokaini and the other immigrants all have had active deportation orders, Iraq has historically not accepted deportees, meaning the immigrants could not be sent back.
That changed in early 2017 when Iraq agreed to begin accepting deportees in exchange for being taken off the list of countries on President Donald Trump's travel ban. The change triggered the federal Immigration Customs and Enforcement roundups of immigrants with criminal records, including the Iraqis.
Almost all of the immigrants taken in those raids have been detained in ICE centers since then, prompting a lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union, including the New Mexico chapter.
They argued – and the court agreed – that the immigrants can't be indefinitely detained pending the outcome of the lawsuit or the resolution of their cases.
"Our Nation has a long history of resisting unreasonable governmental restraints. In the present circumstances, allowing bond hearings for those who have been subjected to prolonged detention is in keeping with the core value of liberty our Constitution was designed to protect," Goldsmith wrote in his opinion.
Plus, he wrote, it isn't clear that Iraq is indeed willing to take in deportees, despite assurance from top Trump administration officials.
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Ken Thompson, author of Bioteams and The Networked Enterprise, gives a 25 minute introduction to bioteams and describes how it can be applied to make social networks, fan groups, virtual communities and business networks more agile, intimate, satisfying and sustainable. The presentation also addresses todays big question - "How do you get engagement in a large group?"
Bioteams and Twitter: interactive poll results: NLAB Social Networks Conference
*** STOP PRESS *** Stunning Interactive Poll results from NLAB Social Networks Conference. Q1 Would your work team be better or worse if it organised itself more like your favourite sports team? - Only 7% say it would make things worse! Q2 Does Twitter (and other such tools) distract from work and is it worth it? - Yes it does but Yes it is!
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Bioteams and natures social networks: NLAB Conference
Ken Thompson presented on the topic: "Bioteams: what can we learn from natures social networks" at the NLab Social Networks Conference (19th June 2008) at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.
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What are the key requirements for social software to create social environments and communities that can become self-sustainable? Ken Thompson and Robin Good suggest the answer can be found in the ground-breaking "theory of living systems" developed by two famous Chilean biologists and referred to as autopoiesis.
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The Networked Enterprise (TNE) book published
Knowledge-based SMEs and SMBs (small fish) need to read "The Networked Enterprise (TNE) - competing for the future through Virtual Enterprise Networks (VENs)" with its numerous real examples and proven techniques to find out how to use VENs to develop strategic partnerships with BIG FISH (large enterprises) to propel them to the next level of competitive success. BIG FISH must also use TNE to gain enhanced access to innovation, agility and alternative risk/reward and cost models by partnering with small fish via VENs.
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Surprise man drives into truck stop, tries to drive away
Originally published Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 03:04p.m.
Originally published Tuesday, June 5, 2018 at 03:04p.m.
KINGMAN – Driving into a truck stop was one thing, but resisting arrest and assaulting an officer led to even more trouble for Justin Shirk, 41, of Surprise.
Shirk was arrested for two counts of aggravated assault on an officer, criminal damage and resisting arrest using physical force, all felonies, after deputies responded to a truck stop on Blake Ranch Road about a criminal damage call.
The reporting party told deputies that a male subject in a blue SUV drove into the store and then tried to leave the scene. Upon arrival, deputies saw the vehicle had significant front-end damage, and Shirk was trying to put the car into drive. Shirk ignored verbal commands from deputies to leave the vehicle and punched deputies in the arm when they tried to grab him.
Deputies report Shirk then grabbed and tried to take away a taser that had been drawn by a deputy. The taser was eventually deployed after the deputy broke free, but it had no effect on the subject. Shirk then began running toward the deputy who deployed the taser. Another taser was deployed from a different deputy, and Shirk was then put in restraints.
About $3,000 worth of damage was done to the truck stop building by Shirk's vehicle. He was arrested and booked into Mohave County Jail.
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The time that I began to get particularly concerned that Donald Trump might win the White House was after the scandal arose over his comments about how he sexually grabbed attractive women.
A lot of commentators concluded that he was finished after the tape of those remarks had emerged a month before the vote, but I was struck by the fact that the polls did not move much.
The controversy confirmed that there was a very large section of voters who were prepared to overlook a wide range of different types of allegation against Mr Trump.
With hindsight that gives us an idea of how much Hillary Clinton was disliked by a swathe of the American electorate.
When I was in the US for the election – Florida, North Carolina and Washington DC – my sense that US voters did not feel warmly about Mr Trump was confirmed. In the end, however, their opposition to Mrs Clinton was even greater than it was to him (well, not quite, because she won the popular vote).
But Mr Tump made it to the Oval Office without ever being widely popular, even among those who voted for him (except of course for his large core of dedicated supporters, who were wildly keen on him).
This in theory should make his position vulnerable, as soon as a more acceptable presidential contender emerges.
Even so, for all the talk of impeachment his removal from office will be very difficult to achieve unless the Republican Party loses Congress late next year. It would by no means surprise me if Mr Trump survives in office and even wins re-election.
His tenure is proving every bit as disastrous as you would expect from someone who showed himself to be ideologically incoherent and unpredictable during the election campaign. Also uninformed not only about world and domestic affairs, but of a basic understanding of how US government works.
I did always hope that the great John McCain, the war hero and independent-minded Republican Party senator from Arizona, would win re-election because I knew that his patriotism was such that he would not blindly support any president. He did win.
And sure enough, Mr McCain – now in his 80s and safe from facing re-election for almost six years – is repeatedly challenging Mr Trump and this week said that the White House scandals were reaching Watergate proportions.
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*****New update: tomorrow is an animal write blogfest
write from an animals POV- go check it out....
I have a blogfest going on my blogsite October 25-26. The Never-ending Scene Blogfest (or cliffhanger, whatever). The prizes are critiques/edits from CA Marshall editor/agent intern/author extraordinaire. Check it out here http://brenleedrake.blogspot.com/2010/10/editing-prizes-from-ca-marshall-for-my.html
Hope you'll join in the fun! :D
I don't know of any fests as of now :)
I was thinking the same thing, Summer. Madeleine at Scribble and Edit is holding a writing blogfest on October 23rd-14th called Cinderalla's shoe.
Trying to get ready but not over think it!
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I've a contest, but no writing blogfest.
Looking forward to NaNo!
Is it really nearly November?!?! Good grief!!! Thanks for the link to the animal blogfest - that sounds like a fun thing to do! Take care
Wow, I've only done a couple of blogfests. You're doing great with them! =)
Thanks for the shout out about the First 250word blog fest--I appreciate it!


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Gary is our very own university genius. He's been in the Internationals since the beginning of time, and enjoys playing football, cycling and Saturday nights out.
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