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Home CALEDON The Great Trail Celebrations – Caledon Beginnings
The Trans Canada Trail (TCT), with support from Canadian Heritage, is connecting The Great Trail and the country for a grand celebration on August 26, 2017. Communities across Canada will be celebrating the full connection of The Great Trail and Canada's 150th on the same date.
"Caledon is known for our beautiful and expansive natural features," said Mayor Allan Thompson. "The Trans Canada Trail is a treasured part of our trail network that connects our communities to the rest of Canada."
The foundation for the TCT was first laid in Caledon, in 1995, when the Caledon Trailway was declared the first official segment of the national trail. The following year, the first pavilion of the TCT was built in Caledon East.
"We are, understandably, very proud to be a part of this amazing milestone," said Mayor Thompson.
Caledon celebrations will begin at 9 a.m. with bike rides starting from Palgrave and Inglewood Stationland Parks. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will celebrate the pavilion refurbishing that has started, followed by the unveiling of a commemorative stone that recognizes the hard work and commitment of volunteers, partners and stakeholders who have created a trail that connects Canada, from coast to coast to coast.
The Trans Canada Trail began as a bold dream in 1992: the idea of creating a trail that would be a gift from Canadians to Canadians. Since then, the TCT, a not-for-profit organization, has been working with donors, partners, governments and volunteers to create The Great Trail. This epic "trail of trails" offers a wide range of outdoor experiences on both land and water routes. Every Canadian province and territory is home to its own stretch of The Great Trail, which is owned and operated at the local level. TCT's goal is to have The Great Trail connected from coast to coast to coast in 2017, for Canada's 150th anniversary of Confederation celebrations.
For more information about all the events happening across Canada: https://thegreattrail.ca/celebrate/
For more details about Caledon's celebrations, visit Caledon.ca/trails
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Moscow Says Karabakh Status 'Intentionally' Left Out at Talks, Wants to 'Close POW Issue'
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Turkish Government Prevents Armenian Composer From Performing in Mexico
Famous composer Tigran Mansurian
YEREVAN (Armenpress)—The Turkish government interfered to ban Armenian composer Tigran Mansurian to perform his famed "Requiem," dedicated to the victims of the Genocide to be performed in Mexico.
"Requiem was to be performed in Mexico, but it turned out that Turkish embassy made a big pressure not to declare it as a creation dedicated to the memory of victims of the Armenian Genocide. It sounded in the result of serious opposition for which Armenian embassy and Armenian figures put their efforts," Tigran Mansurian informed.
He stressed that this tradition was created in Mexico.
"I was explained that Turkey has trade ties with Mexico and used the trade as means of pressure. I have other creations dedicated to what happened in 1915. Koln orchestra ordered from me "Where is your brother Abel?" concert. The mentioned work and Requiem sounded in Germany this year. It was always declared that they are dedicated to the Armenian Genocide victims. Germans are doing it with great highlights. And it impresses me," maestro mentioned.
Mansurian has three songs dedicated to the Armenian Genocide.
"I dreamed for my three works to be introduced during one evening. I would like to have a concert like this," he said.
Mansurian was born in Beirut and educated in Yerevan, Armenia, where his family had moved in 1947 and settled in Yerevan in 1956. He studied first at the Romanos Melikian Music School under the Armenian composer Edvard Baghdasaryan and later at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory. Mansurian was the director of the Komitas Conservatory in the 1990s. He has recently retired as an administrator and teacher, and concentrates exclusively on composition. Mansurian's musical style is characterized mainly by the organic synthesis of ancient Armenian musical traditions and contemporary European composition methods. His oeuvre comprises orchestral works, seven concerti for strings and orchestra, sonatas for cello and piano, three string quartets, madrigals, chamber music and works for solo instruments. His "Monodia" album was nominated for the 2005 Grammy Award for "Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)" and "Best Classical Contemporary Composition". He was the first Armenian composer to have ever been nominated for Grammy award.
GB - December 17, 2015 said:
Cheap Turkish garbage food stuff in cans is flooded in poor Mexicans cities.
Raffi - December 19, 2015 said:
Thanks to corrupt Mexican govenment
Argo - December 18, 2015 said:
He should perform it anyway. If Mexico stops it then it will look really bad on them. What are they going to do, stop a song to honor victims of genocide? Tigran would bring real attention to the issue at hand and will be more well known if he does play anyway. Governments can't silence the truth. His songs will be heard.
Will be a plus if he's stopped by the police, more media coverage and shame to both governments
Janine - December 18, 2015 said:
How corrupt is the government of Mexico?
Grigor - December 19, 2015 said:
Both concerts were successfully performed in Mexico despite pressures. Tigran Mansuryan's interview was not translated correctly from Amenian, as a result the English language readers of the article were misled to have an impression as if Maestro's pieces were banned.
A decision on the status of Karabakh was intentionally left out during negotiations over the November 9 agreement and Armenia's leader agreed to delaying those discussions, said Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at a press conference on Monday.


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The Rock Fuels Rumors Of A 2020 Presidential Run Against Trump
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Only in America do we elect a second-rate actor to the Presidential office like we once did with Ronald Reagan. Or what about a reality tv star? We've done that too. Maybe next election we should vote for a wrestler. That will surely lighten up our Twitter feed.
Well, America, don't hold your breath. If you're a wrestling fan or an action movie aficionado, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson might just be your candidate of choice. He claims to be considering a run for the White House.
"I think the 'People's President' has a really nice ring to that. I'll just say that" 'The Rock' said to Entertainment Weekly at Los Angeles Comic-Con on Saturday. He got asked about his political ambitions and answered in the most Rock fashion possible.
Dwayne Johnson is running for president 2020? Dang choosing a candidate puts me between a ROCK and a hard place lmao
— Garrett Maples (@Maplestree16) October 2, 2017
It seems like the eight-time WWE champion is not alone on his quest.
A freelance writer who is completely unaffiliated with the 45-year-old actor, producer, and pro wrestler, filed the necessary paperwork to the Federal Election Commission back in July to form an official presidential campaign committee.
He calls it "Run the Rock 2020" which admittedly does have a nice ring to it.
Laugh now, but no doubt in my mind Dwayne Johnson will be president in 2020.
— 🍌🍌🍌 (@souljaelias) September 26, 2017
Johnson has had this dream of being president for a while now. Back in November of last year, he told Vanity Fair that a campaign "would be a great opportunity to help people," and in May, he told GQ that there was a big chance that he would run for President after slamming Trump's perceived lack of leadership.
We must admit that having 'The Rock' going up against Donald Trump would probably be the funniest thing on television ever, mostly because the current President isn't such a bad wrestler himself. We could probably see him maneuvering his way out of Johnson's 'Fisherman Suplex' or 'Samoan Drop'.
The actor would most probably like to run as a Democrat. Considering the people's predilections for celebrities in office – a tested and proven Republican strategy – it probably wouldn't be such a bad idea for the Democratic party to try out.
Besides, Hollywood has always leaned more to the left than to the right, so it is only natural that they give this trending resource a chance. If 'The Terminator' ended up as the governor of California, we see no reason why 'The Scorpion King' shouldn't get a shot at the White House.
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Amazon to discontinue its online learning Platform, "Amazon Academy" in India.
By ASMA News Network Last updated Dec 3, 2022
Amazon Academy, an online learning platform it created in India for students last year, will be closing down. It will gradually discontinue offering edutech services throughout India from beginning of August 2023, and a refund will be given to anyone who registered for the current academic batch.
Last year, Amazon formally launched the Academy for the preparation of JEE with the objective of helping students prepare for admission to the prominent engineering universities around the country. The academy was offering learning material, live lectures, mock tests, and comprehensive assessment to help students prepare for JEE.
The Amazon Academy's offering was a significant move in the Indian Edutech industry, creating a competitive environment for other Edtech companies such as Byju's, Unacademy, and Vedantu.
"In 2022, 35 lakh students appeared for the 10th and 12th CBSE Board exams, creating a potential opportunity for the Indian education industry and a key to economic development and prosperity."
Many large corporations have announced plans to invest in India in the race to dominate the Edutech market, with Facebook joining General Atlantic, Sequoia India, and others in a new $110 million round of funding into Unacademy, one of India's fastest-growing education technology start-ups.
With the threat of recession looming over many economies, many are scrambling to remain in the newly invested business sector. As per the media reports, Amazon is also planning to cut about 10,000 jobs. Amazon also discontinued its team operating the AWS tutorial and other online courses, as per media reports.
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Hello everyone! Hope you had a wonderful weekend. Is decorating for diwali on top of your mind these days? Well, you are not alone given that Diwali is exactly a week away.
Often on weekends, the three of us set out on mindless bike rides with no particular destination in mind. On one such trip Sunday evening, I saw this beautiful shop called Templetree on Varthur Road in Bangalore. The shop was closed but dressed well and intriguing enough for me to find out what was inside. And, I'm pleased to see their FB page and it warrants a visit again – a planned one this time. They create unique stationery products, birth announcements (didn't know there was one like this), custom design wedding cards, gift bags, personalised envelopes, bookmarks, wine bottle bags in an array of colors, shapes and ethnic designs – you get the drift, don't you seeing these pictures?
They have an exquisite collection of wedding cards in the most fascinating aquas, fuchsias and oranges adorned with jewelled paisleys. Loved the tea light collection as well.
Isn't this dangler diya spectacular? I think it's a splendid way to decorate a diya especially when teamed up with a pleasing colored candle.


I have one function that adds checkboxes that are driven from a taxonomy called 'Access' to the user edit screen.
Please can somebody provide the full code for providing the correct code in the edit screen (name and values for the checkboxes) and then also to save the data.
First, change the checkbox to this.
What is $access and $loop?
The $access and $loop was my code to store in an array so the checkbox would be ticked again when I go back into a profile. If that's not the correct way, please provide the correct code.
I've edited my base code to remove unnecessary items so please use that for reference.
You still need the name of the checkbox, so you can get the selected values from as an array in the save post hook.
It's still not working - have you tested it?
I don't understand how that would get the access meta value without doing a get_usermeta.
Please can you provide the full, working code.
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More than half of the nation's 242 inland waterway locks and dams are nearing or have surpassed their 50-year life spans. About a third are more than 70 years old. By 2020, it's estimated that 78% of these locks and dams will exceed their design life.
Those built in the 1930s are the oldest and in the worst shape. Many of them have concrete that's crumbling, failing gates, and are plagued by emergency shutdowns that cause operational and financial headaches for barge operators. But even the newest ones, built in the 1970s and '80s and already old by construction standards, are too small for modern-day tows and are showing their age.
Many of the oldest locks and dams along the 12,000-mile commercially navigable inland waterways system were built for steam-powered vessels that pushed small tows. Today, tows are bigger — with up to 15 barges carrying large loads of high-value cargo — and are part of a sophisticated, multimodal transportation network that moves commodities like coal, soybeans, cement and energy products for domestic consumption and international trade.
A recent visit to the oldest and newest locks along the Upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers, among the nation's busiest for barge traffic, provided visible evidence of the serious decline of inland infrastructure, and the challenge to maintain an efficient, reliable and globally competitive waterways system.
Barge companies and the Army Corps of Engineers consider the LaGrange Lock and Dam at Versailles, Ill., one of the worst. Built in 1939, it is the southernmost lock on the Illinois River, located 80 miles upstream from where the Illinois and Mississippi meet. The structure accommodates a steady stream of barge traffic, moving mostly agricultural commodities as well as recreational vessels.
The deterioration of the concrete at the LaGrange lock was evident in August 2016. Waterways Council photo.
The deterioration of the lock concrete was obvious during an August press tour put together by the Waterways Council. Segments of the vertical lock wall concrete have been removed so it won't fall into the river.
But what can't be seen is even more troubling. Corps officials said the mechanical and electrical systems are obsolete, and that high usage, frequent flooding and freeze-thaw cycles challenge the lock's operations and reliability. The other issue is the obsolete lock's size. The LaGrange lock is 600'×110′, while today's big tows require 1,200-foot-long chambers. As a result, tows must be broken up and locked through in two stages, which can produce long waits of up to four hours.
The Corps has been able to keep things going with emergency maintenance, but it is getting increasingly hard to find spare parts. Officials expect repairs to take more time, as replacement parts will need to be special ordered.
The funding history of LaGrange is an example of how navigation projects are inconsistently handled by Congress. A major rehabilitation evaluation report on LaGrange in 2005 estimated a major rehab cost at $72.6 million. Between 2005-2010, Congress appropriated money to design the new 1,200-foot lock, but work was suspended in 2011 due to lack of funding. It is hoped that an infusion of funds into the Inland Waterways Trust Fund from an increase in the barge fuel tax will soon help put the project back on track.
The Melvin Price Locks and Dam has two lock chambers — 600′ and a 1,200'x110′ main chamber. Pamela Glass photo.
The Melvin Price Locks and Dam on the Mississippi River in Alton, Ill, is one of the newest facilities in the inland system. Located 20 miles above St. Louis, it opened in 1989. It has two lock chambers — a 600-foot lock used for recreational and smaller craft, and a 1,200'×110′ main chamber used for large commercial tows. About 74 million tons of commodities move through the locks annually.
Barge operators who traverse LaGrange and Mel Price say locking through Mel Price is a highlight of their trip, as it usually means a quick and efficient lock-through of only 45 minutes, compared to several hours at LaGrange.
At the Melvin Price locks, tows lock through in less than half the time it takes to pass through the LaGrange Lock and Dam. Pamela Glass photo.
Even this newer facility has had its share of breakdowns. Cables for one of Mel Price's chamber gates failed in 2014, causing an eight-month shutdown of that chamber because materials needed for the repair were not available immediately. Luckily the facility has two chambers, thus avoiding a complete system closure. The incident is an example of another nagging problem for waterways: deferred maintenance. The Corps of Engineers had to defer work on other navigation projects in order to pay the $4 million emergency repairs at Mel Price.
Part of the problem in securing funds for inland infrastructure is that projects are costly and not as visible to the public as other transportation modes, such as road and rail. As a result, Congress has paid scant attention to adequately funding the system. But after years of efforts to educate state and federal lawmakers about the importance of waterways investment, industry officials say prospects for funding have brightened and that many inland locks and dams are finally receiving money for modernization and operations.
Changes are underway in both politics and policy. Corps of Engineers budgets for inland navigation have been the highest ever in recent memory; a much-needed increase in the barge fuel tax is bringing an influx of money to the trust fund that shares the costs of navigation improvements with the federal treasury; Congress has put the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), which authorizes water projects and sets water policy, back on a two-year authorization cycle; the cost-share arrangement for the over-budget and expensive Olmsted Locks and Dam project in Illinois was changed to allow more Trust Fund money to be used for other projects; and there's been a growing acknowledgement, and budget support, from states that rivers are important for commercial, not just recreational uses.
Most recently, a commitment from president-elect Donald Trump to boost the nation's sagging infrastructure, from highways and bridges to waterways, has given the industry hope that this progress has staying power, and that a flurry of nationwide construction projects will bring new business to the waterways.


The last week of the year is a good time to wipe your Android phone clean and make it as good as new.
The year is racing to a close and if you didn't get a new phone for the holidays there's no better time to do some simple housekeeping to make your old smartphone lean and mean as it used to be. We smartphone owners are notorious for installing lots of apps on our phones, no matter the make or model. Some of us even suffer from that smartphone-specific malady of "app fatigue", with multiple apps that do the same thing.
The last week of the year is the ideal time to clean off that app glut that is clogging our phone storage and fighting for our attention on a regular basis. There is an easy way to clean everything off the phone and start with a clean slate to get the new year off to a good start.
Since Android is the primary smartphone platform, this article will focus on those phones. Android makes it easy to wipe everything and start over. Since the purpose of doing the big wipe is to get rid of stuff that has been loaded on the phone but is no longer (or rarely) used, before we get started spin through the apps currently on the phone and with a critical eye make a list of those you use regularly. Be brutal and if it's been a few weeks since you last ran a particular app, leave it off the list.
List in hand, with a fully charged battery (or the phone plugged in), go to Settings on the Android phone and look for the Factory Reset option. In typical Android fashion, this can be in one of several different places, depending on the phone model. A good place to look is the Privacy or Security settings on most phones. Once you select the Factory Reset option and have confirmed the choice, your phone will wipe itself clean and revert to its state when you took it out of the box brand new. All your settings and apps will be gone.
When the phone resets, sign in just like you did when it was brand new. It will quickly bring all your data over from the Google cloud. Since the point of this exercise is to get rid of apps we don't need, do not select the option Google presents to back the phone up to the Google servers. If you do, all of those apps you don't want will be automatically installed, which defeats the purpose. Don't install your listed apps either, as there may be system updates that need to be applied first.
Since your phone is now running the OS version as shipped, check for System Updates on the phone to bring it up to date. This setting is usually buried under the About Phone section in Settings. Manually check for updates and download/apply them as presented. If your phone is very old there may be more than one.
Once your phone shows no more available updates, go into the Android Market and install the apps on the short list you made earlier. You will need to sign in to each app as required, and manually configure your settings as desired.
This seems like a lot of work but in reality it doesn't take much time nor a lot of effort. The benefits of streamlining the phone operation are well worth the effort, and your new year will start with the equivalent of a new phone. This works for Android tablets too, although if you have a Wi-Fi only model be sure and connect to your network at each stage to get updates.


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With the might of angels Dear America, the diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson
Pinkney, Andrea Davis author.
[New York] : Scholastic Audiobooks, p2011.
6 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Dear America.
School integration -- Fiction.
Schools -- Fiction.
Race relations -- Fiction.
African Americans -- Fiction.
Families -- Virginia -- Fiction.
Diaries -- Fiction.
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Waites, Channie
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In the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, twelve-year-old Dawn Rae Johnson is sent to a previously all-white school in the fall of 1955. As she quickly learns, racism is rife at her new school. When her brother is bullied and her father loses his job, Dawnie starts to question if integration is worth the trouble.
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Coretta Scott King winner Andrea Davis Pinkney brings her talents to a brand-new Dear America diary about the Civil Rights Movement.
NARRATOR: TBA
FORMAT: 4 CDs, Unabridged
In the fall of 1955, twelve-year-old Dawn Rae Johnson's life turns upside down. After the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, Dawnie learns she will be attending a previously all-white school. She's the only one of her friends to go to this new school and to leave the comfort of all that is familiar to face great uncertainty in the school year ahead.
However, not everyone supports integration and much of the town is outraged at the decision. Dawnie must endure the harsh realities of racism firsthand, while continuing to work hard to get a good education and prove she deserves the opportunity. But the backlash against Dawnie's attendance of an all-white school is more than she's prepared for. W
Andrea Davis Pinkney is the author of more than twenty books for children and young adults, including the Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters ; Duke Ellington , a Caldecott Honor and Coretta Scott King Honor Book; Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation ; and most recently the New York Times bestseller Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down . She lives in New York City, where she also works as a children's book editor.
Channie Waites is a performing and teaching artist ranging the genres of dance, theater, audiobooks, annd voiceovers. She has received several awards for her work as an audiobook narrator including AudioFiles' Best Audiobooks of the Year in 2009.
From Dear America: With the Might of Angels This morning when I sat down, Daddy took a break from his breakfast reading. The little smile playing in his eyes told me a surprise was brewing. He looked at me for a long moment. "Happy birthday, Dawnie." Then he pushed that New York paper under my nose. "Here, child." He was eager to show me the front page headline. "Clip this for your new diary." I looked carefully. Daddy told me to read what I saw. He said, "Speak loud enough to scare some pigeons." I read slowly, pressing each word into the warm morning air. Washington - May 17, 1954 High Court Bans School Segregation: 9-to-0 Decision Grants Time to Comply Seems Mama already knew the news. Didn't take her but a minute to hand me a pair of scissors from her sewing basket, and a tin of paste from her craft bin. "Make your birthday book look pretty," Goober said. Nobody even had to tell me what to do. I knew right off why those scissors and paste brush were suddenly in my hands. I've carefully glued the headline right here as a memory of the day I turned twelve. Excerpted from With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson - Hadley, Virginia, 1954 by Andrea Davis Pinkney All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.


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Readers' questions about Kardok Vihara (A Tűz és Jég Dala, 3. könyv). 8 questions answered. Vihara (A Tűz és Jég Dala, 3. könyv). by George R.R. Martin. jún. 1. Kardok vihara – Ebook written by George R. R. Martin. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. George R. R. Martin is the perennial New York Times bestselling author of the epic, critically Kardok vihara . George R.R. Martin: The World of Ice and Fire.
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Approximately the first half of the novel was adapted for television as the third season of the HBO show Game of Thrones[4] while the second half became the basis for the series' fourth season[5] and some elements for the series' fifth season.
How exactly does cutting off Jaime's hand benefit Vargo Hoat? As Martin's richly imagined world slides closer to its year winter, both the weather and the warfare worsen.
Lysa threatens to kill Sansa, thinking she is trying to seduce Littlefinger, but Littlefinger intervenes and, after revealing that he had only ever loved Catelyn, pushes Lysa to her death. Jon and his captor Ygritte also begin a sexual relationship.
Its publication was preceded by a novella called Path of the Dragonwhich collects some of the Daenerys Targaryen chapters from the novel into a single book. Rowling 's novel Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Archived from the original on December 28, Perhaps this saga doesn't go as far beyond the previous bounds of high fantasy as some claim, but for most readers it certainly goes far enough to command their attention.
The title should be at least 4 characters long. In contrast, he referred to the chapter of Joffrey's fatal wedding as "easy and fun to write" but that he nevertheless tried to instill empathy for the painful demise of this very unpopular character and "bring home the point that this, too, was a human being who was scared and terrified and then dead".
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On October 6,Martin noted on his blog that his manuscript for A Storm of Swords had been pages in length; [7] the initial printed hardcover came in at pages.
The crannogman saw a maid with laughing purple eyes dance with a white sword, a red snake, and the lord of griffins, and lastly with the quiet wolf… but only after the wild wolf spoke to her on behalf of a brother too shy to leave his bench.
Tolkien Harpist in the Wind by Patricia A. Among the dead are most of the Watch's senior leadership.
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel After that, Janos Slynt and Alliser Thorne imprison Jon for treachery and subsequently send him north of the Wall to kill Mance under a pretense of parley. I am the blood of the dragon. Why must die Robb? It was so long that in the UK, Australia, and Israel, its paperback edition was split in half, Part 1 being published as Steel and Snow in June with geeorge one-volume cover and Georte 2 as Blood and Gold in August with a specially-commissioned new cover.
During Tyrion's escape, he strangles Shae and kills Tywin in his privy before fleeing Westeros. I understand the order of the books in this serie and the order in the serie'the tales of dunk and egg'.
His eyes melted and ran down his cheeks, and the oil in his hair and beard burst so fiercely into fire that for an instant the slaver wore a burning crown twice as tall as his head. For the television adaptation of the scene, see The Rains of Castamere.
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At the time of its publication, A Storm of Swords was the longest novel in the series. Stannis is reluctant, though he uses Edric's blood in leeches to curse the three rival Kings.
It made her feel small, but free as well. She liked the sharp salty smell of the air, and the vastness of the horizons gorge only by a vault of azure sky above.
You've successfully reported this review. Arya and the Hound arrive at the outskirts of the castle as the Red Wedding is taking place; to keep her from running inside to her death, the Hound gforge Arya unconscious and takes her downriver. Does each Games of Thrones book recap what happened in the last one?
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With the aid of a peasant wench, Jaime Lannister, the Kingslayer, escapes from jail in Riverrun. For readers who have read through this book and georgf watching the TV show as well–does the change of Robb Stark's wife from Jeyne Westerling to Talisa Maegyr bother you? The review must be at least 50 characters long. However Tyrion refuses to consummate the marriage against her will.
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In the recent economic downturn, since fresh graduates are not getting a desirable job or salary hike, they are not being able to pay for debt after meeting their household expenses. Thus, these students are falling more into debt and accruing bad credit score. According to the Wall Street Journal, an unreleased educational report, around 49 percent students graduated between 2009 and 2011 have bad credit score. Bad credit score can cripple the life of the students by not being allowed to get a new credit, insurance, or any kind of lease. Students with bad credit score are also not allowed to apply for a new job. Hence, it is very important for all the fresh graduates to rebuild their score as soon as possible. Following a few important tips given below can help the students rebuild their credit score.
Once you get your secured credit card, start using it. But make sure you use it in prudent ways so that you do not default on the bills. Use the card within limit and avoid purchasing unnecessary goods with it so as to keep the balance low, which will help you refurbish the credit score.
Remember, credit card is a tool which is to be used primarily in case of emergency. Keeping the debt levels low on your card will ensure that you have plenty of credit lines available on the card during emergency. This way you can use your card without exceeding the credit limit and incurring bad score.
If you are working towards building up the credit score, do your best to keep the balance low on the card. Use the card only for things that you can afford and pay the bills on time each month. If you cannot, it means you are living beyond your means and purchasing goods that are not within your affordability. Davis says, if you carry low balance on your credit, you will have to pay less interest fees, which will help you reestablishing the credit score as soon as possible.
Use student loans only for education expenses and not for other items.
Often times, students are found to use their student loans for buying cars and other non education items. This should be avoided as it is dangerous for young graduates. Davis says, student loans should be using the loans correctly and only for education purpose in order to build and maintain good credit.
The firs credit account students should have is with their parents. The teens should be an authorized user on the parents' account so that the latter can keep a watch on their children's spending habit. This helps the students building up and maintaining good credit score because as you are an authorized user on your parents' account, your credit score will boost up along with good credit score of the parents.
Thus, it is to be concluded by saying that following the above mentioned tips students can successfully build up their credit score as soon as possible.
Author Bio: This article has been contributed by Billy Patterson. He is associated with Oak View Law Group as a contributory financial writer. He likes to keep updating himself regarding recent developments in finance sector. He has written many articles on debt management, debt solutions, bankruptcy, credit score etc.


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Antiques (an armour. anticuus "old") - a category of the ancient things having considerable value. As a whole, it is old, rare works of art or other valuable things which are objects of a collecting and trade. Except private collectors antiquarian subjects with historical attributes inherent in them often are of interest for the state.
The thing can be ranked as a category of antiques in the presence of following signs (as the importance): age not less than 50 years (thus unique things between 1915 and 1950 years, for example the Soviet epoch, can be ranked to vintage); accessory to curiosities (i.e. a rarity or uniqueness of a thing); seriality (or its absence is faster); coherence with a historical epoch or with historical events (i.e. how much the thing reflects the epoch); impossibility of reproduction (or its difficulty); art, historical, a cultural value; material assets (a paper, jewels, gold, a tree etc., etc.).
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The court of Justice K. Surendra Mohan and Justice Shircy V through its interim order to Travancore Medical College was responding to a petition filed by 11 students .The court through an interim order gave directions to the Principal, Travancore Medical College, Kollam to admit the students for MBBS courses on the state merit seat, without insisting on a bank guarantee.
The court also took this opportunity to issue notices to the State Government, and the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations, or the Admission Supervisory and Fee Regulatory Committee.
The TOI citing a petitioner, Navya Rajeev Vattiyoorkavu, Thiruvananthapuram's woes reported that after having qualified the MBBS entrance examination, the student had applied for admission to the said medical college. She had ranked 1803rd in the Medical and Allied Courses in the Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical Entrance Exam (KEAM) 2018 the report further added.
According to the allotment memo issued, the petitioner was allotted admission to an MBBS course in Travancore Medical College on a state merit seat and directed to join on or before 12th July.
When she approached the college for her MBBS admission she was asked to furnish a bank guarantee for a fee to be remitted in the next four years.
Her petition contended that the state Government, Commissioner of Entrance Exams, or the Admission Supervisory Committee has not given the college the authority to collect a bank guarantee from the candidates for admission to MBBS courses.
However, she claimed that she was asked for one on or before 11th July. She further admitted that if the admission was denied to her on grounds of non-issuance of bank guarantee, her prospects for further allotment would be zeroed. She hence sought relief from the court.
The division bench also observed during the course of the hearing that Travancore Medical College, Kollam had declined to extend the benefit of the court's recent order, to not insist for bank guarantee, to all students and took a stand that it was applicable only to those petitioners, whose petition it was.
The order issued by the court stated that Travancore Medical College Principal's stand was unjustified and could not be countenanced. "Both the 2nd and 3rd respondents (commissioner of entrance examinations and admission supervisory committee) shall be at liberty to issue orders in this regard, to be applicable generally to all similarly situated students and colleges," it said reports the TOI.
Meanwhile, the Admission Supervisory Committee and Fee Regulatory Committee have asked medical and dental college managements not to insist on candidates who seek admission in their colleges to produce bank guarantee in the coming years and has warned them that any such demand can be understood as an attempt on their part to seek capitation fee, reports the Hindu.


IR+M's Community Outreach Group leads the effort of providing a unified strategy for IR+M's philanthropic outreach and charitable endeavors. The group ensures that we integrate our firm's cultural values into our philanthropic partnerships. IR+M supports charitable organizations with a focus on our community by contributing primarily to causes impacting education, health and wellness, and youth programs. We believe these key areas align with our culture and offer a great opportunity to make an impact and help improve the lives of people in need.
Our Volunteer Action Committee is a group of employees that seek out and administer group volunteer and fundraising opportunities. Their mission is to provide diverse and rewarding philanthropic opportunities to IR+M employees that will help serve our local community.
IR+M has an active partnership with Year Up which is a program that empowers at-risk urban youth to develop to their full potential. In addition to being a corporate sponsor, we provide internship opportunities and we are active volunteer partners. Several of our employees are mentors to Year Up students.
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import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.aResponse;
import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.get;
import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.stubFor;
import static com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock.urlEqualTo;
import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;

import org.junit.ClassRule;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest;
import org.springframework.boot.test.context.SpringBootTest.WebEnvironment;
import org.springframework.cloud.contract.wiremock.WireMockSpring;
import org.springframework.test.annotation.DirtiesContext;
import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;

import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.junit.WireMockClassRule;

@RunWith(SpringRunner.class)
@SpringBootTest(properties="app.baseUrl=http://localhost:6061", webEnvironment=WebEnvironment.NONE)
@DirtiesContext
public class WiremockServerApplicationTests {

	@ClassRule
	public static WireMockClassRule wiremock = new WireMockClassRule(WireMockSpring.options().port(6061));

	@Autowired
	private Service service;

	@Test
	public void contextLoads() throws Exception {
		stubFor(get(urlEqualTo("/resource"))
				.willReturn(aResponse().withHeader("Content-Type", "text/plain").withBody("Hello World!")));
		assertThat(this.service.go()).isEqualTo("Hello World!");
	}

}

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Aaron Siskind Library
The PRC is pleased to offer a searchable catalog of our 5,000+ books, recently available online. Click the above link to start browsing the collection.
Starting in July 2012, photographer and retired librarian Vivien Goldman spearheaded an effort to re-catalog the entire holdings of the PRC Aaron Siskind Library. Working with interns Ian Sloat and Andrew Misler from Simmons College, the task is nearing completion with only our Special Collections remaining to catalog.
PRC library materials are non-circulating and for use in-house. The collection is open to student groups by appointment and to the general public. Patrons are required to leave backpacks at the front desk and to place books on the reshelving cart (or leave them on the reading table) after use. Please note that there is no copier or scanner available presently. Please see full policies listed below.
The PRC's library recognizes the career and contributions of photographer
Aaron Siskind (1903 – 1991), who as a teacher and photographer was a significant influence on photographic practice in New England. During the last twenty years of his life he was based in the area, and participated regularly with programs and events at the PRC. Among many donors to the PRC's library, his gifts jumpstarted what has become a unique collection in the Boston photography community.
The Library was named in Siskind's honor shortly after his death, though it had been amassing books from the PRC's early days. By December of 1980 there were some 2,000 items in the collection. Today, with gifts and acquisitions, the collection numbers almost 5,000 monographs, exhibition catalogs, surveys, critical histories, and other photography-related publications and periodicals.
Library patrons may look at books in the library, but note that books are not available for circulation. Patrons must leave backbacks and other large bags at the front desk of the building. The library, like our gallery, is open to the public and membership is not required. A donation is suggested.
The Siskind Library is open during regular gallery hours. Additionally, it
may be accessible at other times, including Mondays and periods between exhibition installations; please call 617.975.0600 for an appointment.
The Library would be pleased to receive donations of photography books in good condition. We will provide a letter acknowledging your gift, though we are not able to offer appraisals to determine value.
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Elmasry: It's Not Religious
Mohammed ElMasry, spokesperson for the Canadian Islamic Council, tries to say that the teen brutally murdered by her father for not wearing a headscarve wasn't about religion. Forget the fact that the fundamentalist sects which are now the Saudi-funded vogue across the Islamic world require one. From Ace of Spades:
"I don't want the public to think that this is really an Islamic issue or an immigrant issue," said Mohamed Elmasry of the Canadian Islamic Congress.
"It is a teenager issue." – ElMasry
No, it's a brutal murder driven by evil ideology propagated by gaping flaws of Tribal Islamic Sharia in the modern world.
There's a great article in the Sun today about the issue, and Salim Mansur contrasts how the CIC is a hate organization itself, and intends to muzzle free speech by filing suit against Mark Steyn and McClean's magazine:
But the greater frivolity is the HRC's willingness to hear the complaint from an organization whose president, Mohamed Elmasry, is on public record in Canada for the suggestion — though later retracted under duress — that Israelis in general over the age of 18 are legitimate targets for Palestinian suicide-bombers.
The murder of Aqsa Parvez and of countless other women among Muslims will continue not merely because Muslims cower in silence in their fear of radical Islamists, but also for the apathy of the Western public and politicians supinely appeasing and accommodating Muslim organizations such as the CIC.
Here's a link to that statement about Israel; and other hate statements can be found at Wiki. ElMasry also seeks to intimidate Muslims across Canada by calling them Takfir, or Apostate, as he did to Tarek Fatah. He seems to not follow his own words:
In Mecca, the ancient K'aaba is the designated House of God and the first ritual for a Hajj pilgrim is to circle the Kaaba seven times. Men perform this rite dressed in two simple pieces of coarse white seamless cloth, one for the lower body and another for the upper. Women wear their traditional clothing, usually in white.
The vast visual image of white-garbed circling humanity sends a powerful sensory and spiritual message, affirming that all human beings are created equal in the eyes of God and that only God can judge them.
So essentially you have a spokesman for terrorists, a neo-takfirist, and an apologist for a brutal murderer filing suit against Mark Steyn. You have to wonder if the commission would take a case against Elmasry for his hate speech and intimidation?
This is the modern world, and you do not have the right to not be offended. You don't have the right to call someone names and have them outcast or punished because they offend you. You don't have the right to intimidate your fellow muslims, for they are sovereign individuals here, and it's why they come here fleeing from the strong-man tyranny of the Islamic world.
The Human Rights commission is not only foolish to take the case; they would be clearly treading on the Charter of Canadian Rights if they make the ruling for Elmasry. At that point every member on the commission should be replaced, through whatever legal vehicles exist.
At that point complaints must be filed against Elmasry for every statement he has made against Jews. At that point cases must be filed against Elmasry for every statement he has made against gays. At that point Tarek Fatah must file a case against Elmasry for branding him Takfir.
I have faith and confidence in the people of Canada, there might be an inch gained by the fundamentalists here if the ruling goes against Mark Steyn, but in the end two miles will be lost for death clericists regardless of ruling.
For a contrasting view check AIFD.
Update on the Case against Mark Steyn at National Review Online.
Their outlook is gloomy, will Canadians so easily give up their Liberty to a gaggle of Eurocrats and hate-mullahs?
Emergency Rule Lifted in Pakistan
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf lifted Emergency rule after making last minute changes to Pakistan's constitution. These were to ensure that he could not be prosecuted after a new parliament sweeps in after the January elections.
Many are doubting the legitimacy of the elections, but the fact is that all of the major parties of Pakistan are in, and none are boycotting.
Normally I don't serve up Al (qaida's) Jazeera network stories here, but they are the only ones reporting this early. So here's the AJ report, note that midway through you can see the First Troofer, Hamid Gul, sitting a table with a button on.


I am not interested in mastering any single profession but challenging the boundaries of the discipline itself.
We don't know everything there is to know about the future, but one thing we do know for certain is that in a world of abundance making is diminishing in cost.
This effectively translates to accessibility of knowledge. What was before reserved for expert is now opening up to the intellectual, and later the lay person.
The tower is now a market.
Mastery is hard to reconcile under this scenario. Rather than anchoring a practice in one discipline we're better off hovering over a few and constantly drawing lines of practice (for us and our clients).
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Acute myocardial ischemia detected in dogs by temporal variation in two-dimensional ultrasound gray level
Theodore D. Fraker, James F. Bingle, R. Douglas Wilkerson, Joseph W. Klingler, Michael T. Weaver, Lee T. Andrews
This study tests the hypothesis that acute myocardial ischemia induces a characteristic temporal variation in regional ultrasound amplitudes. Myocardial ischemia was created by circumflex coronary artery occlusion in seven closed-chest mongrel dogs. Ultrasound images were acquired prior to occlusion and post-occlusion on a phased-array two-dimensional system. Unprocessed ultrasound data from end-diastolic images were taken digitally for quantitative gray level analysis. Temporal variation in ultrasonic gray level of a nonischemic control region was compared to the temporal variation in gray level of the ischemic area. In the ischemic area, the average gray level for all seven dogs increased from 39.2 ± 4.2 prior to occlusion to 42.5 ± 4.9 at 15 minutes after occlusion, and then to 44.4 ± 5.9, 45.3 ± 6.2, and 47.0 ± 6.0 at 30, 60 and 120 minutes, respectively (p <0.05 for control vs 15 minutes and 15 minutes vs 120 minutes). No significant changes in the average gray level of all seven dogs occurred in the nonischemic area from pre-occlusion to 2 hours post-occlusion (38.8 ± 8.8, 38.4 ± 8.0, 37.7 ± 8.4, 37.8 ± 8.5, and 38.0 ± 8.2 for control, 15, 30, 60, and 120 minutes, respectively. These data show that regions of acute myocardial ischemia can be characterized by temporal variation in intramyocardial ultrasonic gray level, not only from the time before coronary occlusion to 15 minutes after occlusion, but also between 15 and 120 minutes in the post-occlusion period. Gray level values in nonischemic regions of the left ventricle are remarkably constant over time.
American Heart Journal
2 PART 1
Myocardial Ischemia
Coronary Occlusion
Coronary Vessels
Fraker, T. D., Bingle, J. F., Wilkerson, R. D., Klingler, J. W., Weaver, M. T., & Andrews, L. T. (1988). Acute myocardial ischemia detected in dogs by temporal variation in two-dimensional ultrasound gray level. American Heart Journal, 116(2 PART 1), 398-406. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-8703(88)90612-6
Acute myocardial ischemia detected in dogs by temporal variation in two-dimensional ultrasound gray level. / Fraker, Theodore D.; Bingle, James F.; Wilkerson, R. Douglas; Klingler, Joseph W.; Weaver, Michael T.; Andrews, Lee T.
In: American Heart Journal, Vol. 116, No. 2 PART 1, 1988, p. 398-406.
Fraker, TD, Bingle, JF, Wilkerson, RD, Klingler, JW, Weaver, MT & Andrews, LT 1988, 'Acute myocardial ischemia detected in dogs by temporal variation in two-dimensional ultrasound gray level', American Heart Journal, vol. 116, no. 2 PART 1, pp. 398-406. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-8703(88)90612-6
Fraker TD, Bingle JF, Wilkerson RD, Klingler JW, Weaver MT, Andrews LT. Acute myocardial ischemia detected in dogs by temporal variation in two-dimensional ultrasound gray level. American Heart Journal. 1988;116(2 PART 1):398-406. https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-8703(88)90612-6
Fraker, Theodore D. ; Bingle, James F. ; Wilkerson, R. Douglas ; Klingler, Joseph W. ; Weaver, Michael T. ; Andrews, Lee T. / Acute myocardial ischemia detected in dogs by temporal variation in two-dimensional ultrasound gray level. In: American Heart Journal. 1988 ; Vol. 116, No. 2 PART 1. pp. 398-406.
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AU - Andrews, Lee T.
N2 - This study tests the hypothesis that acute myocardial ischemia induces a characteristic temporal variation in regional ultrasound amplitudes. Myocardial ischemia was created by circumflex coronary artery occlusion in seven closed-chest mongrel dogs. Ultrasound images were acquired prior to occlusion and post-occlusion on a phased-array two-dimensional system. Unprocessed ultrasound data from end-diastolic images were taken digitally for quantitative gray level analysis. Temporal variation in ultrasonic gray level of a nonischemic control region was compared to the temporal variation in gray level of the ischemic area. In the ischemic area, the average gray level for all seven dogs increased from 39.2 ± 4.2 prior to occlusion to 42.5 ± 4.9 at 15 minutes after occlusion, and then to 44.4 ± 5.9, 45.3 ± 6.2, and 47.0 ± 6.0 at 30, 60 and 120 minutes, respectively (p <0.05 for control vs 15 minutes and 15 minutes vs 120 minutes). No significant changes in the average gray level of all seven dogs occurred in the nonischemic area from pre-occlusion to 2 hours post-occlusion (38.8 ± 8.8, 38.4 ± 8.0, 37.7 ± 8.4, 37.8 ± 8.5, and 38.0 ± 8.2 for control, 15, 30, 60, and 120 minutes, respectively. These data show that regions of acute myocardial ischemia can be characterized by temporal variation in intramyocardial ultrasonic gray level, not only from the time before coronary occlusion to 15 minutes after occlusion, but also between 15 and 120 minutes in the post-occlusion period. Gray level values in nonischemic regions of the left ventricle are remarkably constant over time.
AB - This study tests the hypothesis that acute myocardial ischemia induces a characteristic temporal variation in regional ultrasound amplitudes. Myocardial ischemia was created by circumflex coronary artery occlusion in seven closed-chest mongrel dogs. Ultrasound images were acquired prior to occlusion and post-occlusion on a phased-array two-dimensional system. Unprocessed ultrasound data from end-diastolic images were taken digitally for quantitative gray level analysis. Temporal variation in ultrasonic gray level of a nonischemic control region was compared to the temporal variation in gray level of the ischemic area. In the ischemic area, the average gray level for all seven dogs increased from 39.2 ± 4.2 prior to occlusion to 42.5 ± 4.9 at 15 minutes after occlusion, and then to 44.4 ± 5.9, 45.3 ± 6.2, and 47.0 ± 6.0 at 30, 60 and 120 minutes, respectively (p <0.05 for control vs 15 minutes and 15 minutes vs 120 minutes). No significant changes in the average gray level of all seven dogs occurred in the nonischemic area from pre-occlusion to 2 hours post-occlusion (38.8 ± 8.8, 38.4 ± 8.0, 37.7 ± 8.4, 37.8 ± 8.5, and 38.0 ± 8.2 for control, 15, 30, 60, and 120 minutes, respectively. These data show that regions of acute myocardial ischemia can be characterized by temporal variation in intramyocardial ultrasonic gray level, not only from the time before coronary occlusion to 15 minutes after occlusion, but also between 15 and 120 minutes in the post-occlusion period. Gray level values in nonischemic regions of the left ventricle are remarkably constant over time.
JO - American Heart Journal
JF - American Heart Journal
IS - 2 PART 1


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The woman sat on the bank beside her Guide as they floated upon the water; the waves drove them peacefully forward.
"You know, I would have never made it this far without you," she told him.
"I know. That's why I'm here," the Guide replied in a humble manner that caused the woman to stop looking at the ocean and look up at him, inquisitively.
"I truly believe you want me to make it," she whispered softly.
"Have you just recognized that
Your joy,
Your interests,
Your desires
Your cares,
Your worries,
Your hurts,
Your pain,
Have always been foremost in my heart? There has never been a day that I have not wanted you to make it,
To be all you can be,
To reach that unreachable star,
To conquer all those poisonous pits within you that try to hold you back."
"I see," said the woman.
"Do you see really? Tell me, what do you see?" The Guide asked.
"I see a young girl starting out with only a tiny funk of awareness. She wasn't sure what it was but deep within her that small wave of awareness took root and began to grow. Somehow or another that one small funk had the strength needed to make the fearful girl brave enough to step out and discover what that awareness meant. Bravery pushed her to confront herself, which enabled her to hear her calling."
"You think so?" The Guide asked.
"Yes, I think so," replied the woman.
"What do you think would have happened if she hadn't heard the calling."
The woman let out a hearty shout of laughter before saying, "She wouldn't be sitting here on a small bank in the middle of the ocean, daring the storms to try and stop her, listening to echoes and using new found courage to hold on as she grooves, grooves grooves with the beat of the waves, seeking solace when lonely as she takes to higher plains, and making the incredible possible as she jumps from one wave to the other."
"Oh, my dear friend, looks as if the young girl has changed," said the Guide. Where would the young girl be then?
"I don't know, but I can honestly say she wouldn't be turning knobs, looking at the other side of love, or looking over yonder where she can't see a thing, or letting a Guide that disappears every now and then predominate her life, or going after a quest that she doesn't know whether or not she will achieve, or regenerating on a block of sand in the middle of the ocean......"
"With a Palm tree," interrupted the Guide. "Don't forget you had a Palm tree."
"No, I won't forget the Palm tree. It was beautiful and green."
"Do you think the young girl who started out is happy?" Asked the Guide.
"As she sat forth to sever and sail, she was sad. Something changed in the young girl, and she was no longer the girl, but the woman who has learned to be tactful, who has grasped that mankind is unique and that she is a part of the Vine, who is the giver of life that causes her to walk on water as she practices the gifts she has been given and learn such things as playing the xylophone with you."
"Are you saying that the young girl turned woman is happy?
"Yes, that's what I'm saying. Over the years, the woman has learned to treasure the life that has been given to her while she's on her path."
"What do you think the young girl would be doing if she had chosen to remain where she was?"
"She'd probably be drifting along somewhere, content to a certain extent but never really fully satisfied. Am I right?" She asked.
"Can't tell you that." The Guide replied.
"There you go again with your can't tell me that. What can you tell me?" The woman asked, hurt, because of his refusal to confirm her answer. His lack of agreement gave her the feeling that maybe she should have buried those desires and become like the others.
"Do you think you would understand if I told you what you wanted to know?"
"I don't know," she replied.
"Would you have continued, would you have discovered
The strength,
The tenacity,
The faith,
The patience,
The endurance
Within you if I had told you what you wanted to know."
"No, I probably wouldn't have," the woman answered, and she looked out at the ocean floor.
"The time will come when answers to your unanswered questions will come," the Guide said.
"When will that time come?
The Guide lifted his hand and touched her eyes, and for a split second, she could see what the Guide could see.
"Oh how marvelous, beautiful and extravagant!" She exclaimed. "Where is that place? I want to go there."
"That where you're headed."
"It is beautiful. I've never seen a place as magnificent as that. It is indescribable. When will we reach it?"
"You have some more years to go if you continue on your path."
"And if I don't, what happens then? Will I still reach that place?" The woman asked.
"Can't tell you that."
"What's it called? At least tell me, that and don't say you can't tell me that.
"Zion. The city of your King. Are you ready?"
"Yes, I'm ready," she said, and she jumped up from the bank and began to twirl and twirl as she sang the music that flowed out of her heart.
"Happy, you're happy," the Guide said and began to dance with her. They twirled and twirled, and the ocean roared beneath them.
"Yes, I am, the woman shouted. I may have some years to go, but I know where I am headed. I'm on my way to Zion."
I'm on my way to Zion,
To Zion,
To Zion.
To the city of our great King.
Posted by Pat Garcia at 3:20 PM
"Years," the woman whispered. "It has been years?"
She looked out across the ocean. More than half of the water was behind her, but she still had some ways to go.
Years, since she had said yes;
Years, since she had taken her first steps;
Years, since she had she said goodbye;
To her family, her friends, and her neighbors,––years had gone by.
"A penny for your thoughts," the Guide said.
"My thoughts are many and various," the Woman replied.
"Would you like to talk about them?"
"They're nothing special. I was only thinking about years. It seems like only yesterday that I thought I would get through this quickly. But it hasn't happened that way. It's been years. I seem to be moving, but there are times, when I don't seem to be moving at all. Do you know what I mean?"
"Yes, I understand what you mean."
"I think I've crossed over the majority of this ocean, and I have over half of it behind me, but I'm not sure. Do you think I'll make it?"
"Yes, I think you will."
The Woman began to chuckle.
"Why are you laughing?" Asked the Guide.
"Because––"
"Because what?"
"Because I have been walking on this ocean for years. I would have never thought I could walk on an ocean, but I'm doing it."
"What finally convinced you that you could?"
"Could what?"
"Walk on the ocean."
"Those first steps I took."
"And what did you learn from those first steps?"
"That you never know until you step out there."
"Which means?"The Guide asked.
"There is no way around taking risks. Every day is a new beginning with new steps that run into months and years. Do you agree with me?" The Woman asked.
"Yes, I do. Shall we go?
"Yes, let's move on. How much longer do we have before we reach the other side?"
"Years, My Dear Friend, years. You still have some years before you," answered the Guide, and he smiled at the Woman who was no longer afraid to walk on the ocean.
"What's that?" The woman asked.
"It's a xylophone," the guide answered.
"What does it do?"
"It makes music. Would you like to hear something?"
"Yes, I would love to. Today, I am tired, yet there is a storm within me."
"Then I'll play you something soothing, and it will calm your storm."
"Do you think the instrument can calm the storm within me?"
"No, I didn't say the instrument would calm the storm, but the piece I play for you will calm the storm."
"Then play for me. I am tired, and it seems as if it has been such a long time since I started this journey."
The guide began to play, at first deep notes that became light and easy, and fast in tempo. The woman sat on the ocean top like on a blanket that was spread out under a palm tree and listened. It still fascinated her that she could sit or walk on water without sinking, without getting wet, as long as she continued to move forward with her eyes focused ahead.
"That' beautiful," she said. "It is soothing. I feel calmer already."
"The music of the xylophone does that to you," replied the guide. "It is like a harp in that its tones are oil for an aching soul."
"Do you think I can learn to play the xylophone?"
"If you want. Have you not yet learn that you can do anything that your heart desire's to do?"
"Will I play as beautiful as you?"
"You will never play as beautiful as I play because you will play according to your own ability, but whatever you play will be beautiful. Besides, beautiful is not determined by comparison."
"Why's that?"
"Because you will play from your heart, and that is what counts."
"Then, I think I will learn how to play the xylophone. When can I start?"
"Right now. Come here, and we'll play the first notes together."
Posted by Pat Garcia at 12:19 PM
Walk On!
April 1, 1776, this baby girl came into the world and would change the destiny of a nation and its ideas about women's education. The mathematician taught herself Calculus, Geometry and Trigonometry. Better than any of her male colleagues, she sat aside the myth that women did not have the brain for complex thinking.
June 27, 1831, this pioneer, Sophie Germain, laid aside her human mantle and Walked On.
1797 or 1798, verification of the birth year cannot be confirmed: Slaves were not considered people. Years later, this slave woman would stand out and give a speech in the Ohio Senate on Women's Rights that would shake a state and cause ripples as far as the White House. Ain't I A Woman? She cried out and went down into the history books.
November 26, 1883, Sojourner Truth, the Ain't I A Woman lady laid aside her human mantle and Walked On.
1820 - month and day of birth unknown, the baby known as Black Moses opened her eyes in some slave hut in Dorchester County, Maryland. How many slave owners she frustrated in their futile attempts to catch and hang her, no one knows. The number of people she helped into freedom cannot be measured in bodies, but by the generations that sprung up out of these bodies she helped to escape.
March 10, 1913, Black Moses, Miss Harriet Tubman, was tired, and she laid aside her human mantle and Walked On.
June 27, 1880, a baby who became blind and deaf at the age of two would change the outlook of how handicapped people with disabilities were treated. Deaf and blind she learned Braille, wrote books and showed that a human being is not defined by the limitations of his or her body.
June 1, 1968, this pioneer, Miss Helen Keller, laid aside her human mantle and Walked On.
June 12, 1929, born the youngest of two girls, this young girl had a dream. She
had discovered her purpose in life but was unsure if she would have the opportunity to live her purpose out. On April 5, 1944 she wrote in her diary,
I finally realized that I must do my schoolwork to keep from being ignorant, to get on in life, to become a journalist, because that's what I want! I know I can write ..., but it remains to be seen whether I really have talent ...
And if I don't have the talent to write books or newspaper articles, I can always write for myself. But I want to achieve more than that. I can't imagine living like Mother, Mrs. van Daan and all the women who go about their work and are then forgotten. I need to have something besides a husband and children to devote myself to! ...
I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've never met. I want to go on living even after my death! And that's why I'm so grateful to God for having given me this gift, which I can use to develop myself and to express all that's inside me!
When I write I can shake off all my cares. My sorrow disappears, my spirits are revived! But, and that's a big question, will I ever be able to write something great, will I ever become a journalist or a writer? (Anne Frank's Diary)
April 1945, this courageous young, fifteen year old girl, her body rampant with typhus, tossed off her human mantle, and Miss Anne Frank departed Bergen-Belsen and Walked On.
Throughout history, there have been men and women who have proven
That man's inhumanity to man
That physical incapacities whether by birth or poverty
That prejudices and severe trials
That even death itself
Cannot stop the spirit of God residing in a person
That is willing to battle every adversity
And Walk On.
Walk On, I say, Walk On.
Text by Anne Frank taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Frank
Vine, The Vine
It displays its flexibility as it winds itself around the tree, hugging it tightly: The Vine stretches and spreads itself, giving life to its branches. The Vine is the source
That gives you life
That brings you through periods of loneliness
That comforts when people forsake you
That cheers you on when you have failed
That encourages you when your expected door does not open.
The Vine is your belief system: it is the inner voice compelling you to keep going, not to give up.
Therefore, whatever dominates your life resides within you: Whether it is
Love or hate,
Envy or jealousy,
Trust or fear,
Compassion or Kindness,
Joy or Sincerity,
Gentleness or patience.
To think that the course of your life is dependent upon your decision about The Vine is awesome. Either The Vine will become your
Dictator or your lover,
Friend or your competitor,
Inner peace or your inner war.
The Vine is the never ending source that will walk with you throughout your maturation process: You will never be alone.
Unique, Uniques, Einzigartig, Unico
Unique: Being without equal, unparalleled; you're one of a kind.
When you walk around in a world of uniqueness, nothing is ugly; every person has an inherited beauty in your eyes that denies you to destroy it. The thing that breathes becomes a precious part of your life circle as you pay homage to its:
Uniqueness,
Einzigartigkeit,
Unicità.
Uniqueness is at war with every economic, sociological and political system that tries to make men and women alike. In uniqueness, equality does not exist. How could it? Men are formed from boys who become men that are different from other men, and women are formed from girls who become women who are different from other women. No one is alike, yet there is this futile effort by:
Politics,
Lovers,
And the media,
To make us all similar and to wipe out our differences.
If we lose,
Our uniqueness,
Notre Unicitè,
La nostra Unicità,
Unsere Einzigartigkeit,
We lose ourselves. No longer individuals, we become like everyone else, and our world becomes,
Dreary,
And dark.
"Enough," the woman replied yelling at the top of her voice. She stomped her right foot against the ocean. "I demand answers to my questions."
"What questions?"
"All of the questions I've been asking you along the way. I demand answers, right now, or......"
"Or what?"
"Or you can forget the rest of the journey because I am staying here."
"Are you having a bad day?"
"No, I just want some answers:"
"I thought you wanted to fulfill your life's purpose."
"I do, but why can't I be like the others?"
"So, you want to be like the others?"
"Yes and No."
"Then, why do you want to be like them?"
"Because it might be fun, and I wouldn't feel so alone."
"So you do want to be like the others?"
"Didn't you hear me say Yes and No? I'd much rather be me, but........."
"Then let's move on."
"But you haven't answered any of my questions."
"I don't have to because you've answered all of them yourself."
"How did I do that?"
"By saying you wanted to be who you are. No one else can be who you are but you. Beautiful in every way, you are unique."
"Which means?"
"Let's move on."
Uniques - French, Einzigartig - German, Unico - Italian and their noun derivatives are language translations courtesy of the Google Translator.
Tactful, an unguent art of
Saying no,
Correcting a misguided soul,
Making an improvement,
Helping someone through their dark night of the soul
Without being
Prideful,
Or intolerant,
Displays respect and acknowledgement of another human being's weaknesses and the inner wisdom derived from your inner knowledge, which shouts out saved, but for the grace of God, it could have been me.
Tactfulness does not judge:
It heals:
It encourages:
It forgives:
It engages the suffering person to find a way out of their misery.
In today's society where people are more about having their voices heard, instead of being careful about the judgements they dish out, being tactful has lost its glamour.
We live in a society where we
Let it all hang out,
Say what is on our minds,
Speak the truth, but according to whom?
We have proven through the results of our actions that received life through words spoken by our mouths that we don't see the tiny dot in the puzzle.
Three things have I learned so far on my journey:
Life and death are in the power of the tongue:
Everyone is accountable for the words that he or she speaks:
Words spoke in haste,
Anger,
Hatred,
Or damnation
Will meet you around the corner:
A causeless curse does not happen.
Tactful people live longer and healthier. They are empowered by the spirit of meekness that gives them the ability to move higher.
Posted by Pat Garcia at 11:40 AM
Sever & Sail
When we sever, we forcibly toss ourselves into the fire. We come up against the hardest task we will ever face before sailing out of life's harbor––the demon of loneliness: We come to terms with accepting ourselves: We become true friends first to ourselves and then to others.
This painful process indicates: the dragon is dead.
That inferiority complex we held onto
That peer pressure we buckled under craving acceptance
That excuse we used for the non-utilization of our talents
That pointed finger we raised at everyone else as the reason for our failure
Works no longer, and we come face to face with loneliness, and the tribute it demands if we do not master it.
Whoever severs without turning back finds immense joy and peace: They discover the keys to happiness. They become as Socrates once said, true to themselves.
"It hurts," the woman screamed. "It hurts."
"What did you expect?"
"I didn't expect this. I thought everyone would go along with me."
"They have other things to accomplish."
"Will I see them again?"
"You might or you might not see them again."
"It hurts," the woman cried, her eyes overflowing with tears.
The people walked past her and waved goodbye. Some had accompanied her for many miles on the journey. They were family, friends, neighbors, and colleagues. They had encouraged her. Now, they stood at the path that divided into several directions, and the woman stood at her path alone. None of them stood with her: It hurt.
Sail on silver girl,
Sail on by,
Your time has come to fly
All your dreams are on their way,
See how they fly. (1)
"Are you ready to set sail?"
"I'm not certain anymore. At first I thought it would be great to fulfill my purpose, but you didn't tell me I would have to give up people."
"Severing as you prepare to live out your purpose will always demand that you say goodbye."
"Where are the others going?"
"That is not for you to know."
"But I want to know; I demand to know."
"Does that mean you're not going to tell me?"
"Would you like to stay here?"
"No," she screamed. "I just want some bloody answers before I set sail."
The woman watched as the people began to disappear on the divided path that led into different directions, and she cried: The guide waited until she dried her tears.
"Yes. Let's move on. Now I know."
"Would you like to tell me what you know?"
"Everything must change: Nothing remains the same," the woman replied.
Sail On Silver Girl, refrain from Simon & Garfunkel's, Bridge Over Troubled Water, 1970
"Regenerate," whispered the wind. "Regenerate."
The water like a carpet under her feet, smooth and soft caressing the sole of her feet the young woman looked down at what was happening beneath her and laughed. She saw shrimps gliding by, dolphins cruising under the water and fish with large and small heads and multi-colored bodies playing happily with one another. Oh, she thought. If only I could rest for a while and take a little nap.
"Why can't you rest?" The young woman looked to her right; her friend was standing beside her. " I believe it is time you regenerated. You have made tremendous progress."
"But how? We are somewhere in the middle of the ocean. Besides, how far am I away from where I want to be. I have lost track of the time?"
"Well let's see. You started out when you were this high, and now you are this high; the lines in your face have matured."
"Really. You have grown more beautiful with age. At first you were a baby cub, now you are a mature panther."
The woman laughed aloud and said, "That's silly. Panthers don't walk on water."
"Oh really? Then why are you walking on water?"
"Sorry, maybe they can."
She changed the subject to thank him for his help. Was it five years back or maybe twenty. She was not quite sure anymore. She only knew that the days had turned into years.
"Thank you for helping me a while back. I thought I was almost gone. That big wave almost drowned me."
"I would not have let it drown you."
"Why not? I made some significant mistakes and stopped when I shouldn't have."
"Oh my dear. I know that. I knew you were going to stop before you did."
"Are you mad at me?"
"No, I'm not mad. In fact, I'm never mad when you reach out to explore. That's the inquisitiveness within you."
"Can we rest now? I would love to regenerate. I'm tired."
The guide picked her up, and she rested her head against his chest. "How far are you going to carry me?"
"To the palm tree."
"There's no palm tree in the middle of the ocean."
Her guide laughed as he pointed towards the sand bank with the palm tree.
"Does that look like water?"
The guide let her stand up to feel the sand under her feet. Surprised at the extravagance of the tiny island in the middle of the ocean, with one single, beautiful, green palm tree, the young woman fell to her knees and stretched herself out in the sand.
"Did you hear it?" She asked.
"Hear what?"
"The wind. It told me to regenerate."
"Yes, I heard it. Hungry?"
"Just a little. More tired than hungry."
"Then lie down on the sand and regenerate."
"I'd much rather reach the end, and then regenerate."
"But that is not good for you. Regeneration is like renewal."
"Will it make me younger?"
"It will make you wiser and prettier than ever before."
"And what will you do while I am regenerating?"
"I'll wrap the packages for the next part of your journey."
"What if I don't want any more packages?"
"My dear woman, you'll want these. You surely haven't come this far to turn around."
"No, I haven't." And the woman closed her eyes.
Tired,
Weary,
His body needed rest from a hard day's work, yet his eyes shone with light.
He had seen much, traveled many miles, and encountered many people in the small village, yet his quest was not over. The star had appeared once again, and as he lay down for the night, the man knew the next day, he would move on.
This is my quest, to follow that star,
No matter how hopeless, no matter how far, To fight for the right, without question or pause, To be willing to march into Hell for a Heavenly cause, (1)
It all began when he volunteered to show others,
A life of integrity,
A life filled with hope,
A life based on love,
A life intertwined with joy, laughter and tears.
Quest, the spiritual journey of the soul seeking eternity; the inner voice that demands that a person confront him or herself. The quest to reach out to that star and do the impossible, Yes, this is the
quest that every soul yearns to find.
And I know if I'll only be true, To this glorious quest, That my heart will lie peaceful and calm, When I'm laid to my rest. (2)
The man awoke and packed his bags. The people in the village begged him to stay.
Some had tears in their eyes.
The children held on to his legs with tearful pleas of love in their eyes,
yet the man knew staying behind would only hinder their own journey.
As he observed them all, he said, "Come my little ones. I must go. I have
taught you all you need to know. Now you may also reach for that star.
A little girl looked up at him and asked, "You mean, I can do what you have done?"
And the world will be better for this That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star! (3)
Highlighted verses 1, 2, and 3 originates from THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM (THE QUEST)
From the Musical "Man Of La Mancha" (1965) (Joe Darion / Mitch Leigh)
Predominate
Predominating people exert control. They have an internal control switch that repeatedly displays what predominates their lives.
What predominates your life?
Is it,
Money,
Self-righteousness,
Fame,
Trust,
Or Respect.
Whatever it is, it will determine the inner joy and peace that resonate within you.
Predominate is the act of exceeding outside of the norm, and living on a higher plain, but predomination can also slip into the negative as seen from the list above and become a destructive element that ruins your life.
Be careful, for example, with self-righteousness. People endowed with this character trait are predominately control by correctness. Their control button goes off, and their corrective attitude comes to the forefront, as soon as they find one tiny mistakes. These are people who will find something wrong with whatever you do. It doesn't matter whether they are right or wrong. Their philosophy is not to look over anything that someone else does wrong. If you want to live a healthy life then walk away from such people.
Seek out people who are predominated by true north principles of
And respect.
These are people who walk a higher road. They are not led by,
Jealousy,
Or fame.
Their own achievements bring them joy and their lives are predominately encircled with building other people up. Predominant people who walk in true north principles know the value of
Letting people grow into what whatever they are supposed to be,
And most important of all, they know when to keep their mouths shut.
What kind of predominant person are you?
"Over yonder," said the Prophet, "Where you want to go is over yonder."
The young girl looked at the vast body of water before her. Like the blue crystal carbuncle that it mirrored, the ocean had never been prettier. As far as her eyes could see, the young girl could only see the ocean, yet the Prophet was telling her that where she wanted to go was over yonder.
"But how do I get over yonder?" Replied the young girl. "I don't have a boat, and If I had one, I couldn't row it, and my swimming is not good at all. I need those baby fins for little children if I want to swim over that big body of water."
"Can't give you any fins," said the Prophet. "Only the fish are allowed to swim over yonder with their fins."
"So, how do you expect me to get over yonder? Do you expect me to fly?"
"Nope. I can't give you any wings. Only the birds are allowed to fly over yonder."
"Don't tell me you expect me to crawl over yonder. You can't crawl on water."
"Sure can't. Only snakes crawl, and they are poisonous little critters that will poison you if you let them. You don't want to hang around them buzzards. Besides, you weren't made to crawl."
So, how do I get over yonder? Are you going to carry me?"
Nope, I can't carry you, but I'll be your guide and keep you company.
"You mean you're not going to leave me alone?"
"Of course not. What made you think that?"
"Because I don't see the boat that brought you here."
"Little girl, I don't need a boat."
"So, how did you get over here from over yonder:"
"The same way that you are going to reach over yonder."
"Now, I am really confused," said the girl. "It seems like we're talking in riddles, and I hate riddles!"
"Nope, we're not talking in riddles, little girl. Are you ready?"
To humor him, the girl stood up beside the Prophet. Both stood before the ocean, and the waves played with their feet.
"I'm ready," she said.
"Whatever happens, don't look at the waves," the Prophet said. "They can be mighty scary at times, but you're alright as long as you're headed over yonder."
"Oh, I thought you were going with me."
"I am, but there will be times when you won't see me."
"What do I do then?"
"Just keep going straight. If the waves get rough, I'll come and carry you until they quiet down."
"How do you know I'll need help if you're not with me."
"Trust me," said the Prophet. "You are in my care, even if you don't see me. I'll be there. It's time to start?"
The small waves rushed at their feet; Shocked, the little girl stood beside the Prophet. The waves lifted them up and stood between their feet and the sand.
With amazement in her eyes, she looked up at the Prophet. "What's happening? Why aren't my feet touching the ground?"
The Prophet laughed. "You want to go over yonder or have you changed your mind?"
"No, I want to go."
"Then start walking. To get there, you have to learn how to walk the water."


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