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Q: How do I unit test controllers for an asp.net mvc site that uses StructureMap and NHibernate? I have an asp.net mvc2 application that is using StructureMap 2.6 and NHibernate 3.x.  I would like to add unit tests to the application but am sort of at a loss for how to accomplish it.
Say I have a basic controller called Posts that has an action called Index.  The controller looks something like:
public class PostsController : Controller {

  private readonly IPostService _postService;
  public PostsController(IPostService postService) {
    _postService = postService;
  }

  public ActionResult Index() {
    return View(_postService.QueryOver<Post>().Future());
  }
}

If I wanted to create an nunit test that would verify that the index action is returning all of the posts, how do I go about that?  If mocking is recommended, do you just assume that interaction with the database will work?
Sorry for asking such a broad question, but my web searches haven't turned up anything decent for how to unit test asp.net mvc actions that use StructureMap (or any other IOC) and NHibernate.
btw, if you don't like that I return a QueryOver object from my post service, pretend it is an IQueryable object.  I'm using it essentially in the same way.

A: I would refactor your query into the service layer itself. My reason for suggesting this is that you can then have all your security, projections, paging, filtering, etc in one spot. Even if you don't have these concerns now, it will be much easier to add them in later if everything is not strewn about in different controller actions.
With this split up you can easily unit test the GetAllPosts() method. (Either mock out your repo or just plug into an in memory database.) As far as testing the controller action, it's basically a service call at this point so would you gain any benefit from testing it? In my opinion, probably not.
// service
public IQueryable<Post> GetAllPosts()
{
   return postRepository.QueryOver<Post>().Future();
}

// controller
public ActionResult Index() {
   return View(_postService.GetAllPosts());
}

A: To unit test your controller action you must mock your service, as it is a external process that are beyond the scope of the unit being tested.
But no, you don't have to assume that your service will just work. You should write integration tests that will ensure that your service works properly.
The unit test will give you coverage on the behavior of the Controller and the integration test on the behavior of the service. Once you got both covered you are fine.


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Q: Running a Job on Spark 0.9.0 throws error I have a Apache Spark 0.9.0 Cluster installed where I am trying to deploy a code which reads a file from HDFS. This piece of code throws a warning and eventually the job fails. Here is the code
/**
 * running the code would fail
 * with a warning
 * Initial job has not accepted any resources; check your cluster UI to ensure that
 * workers are registered and have sufficient memory
 */

object Main extends App {
    val sconf = new SparkConf()
    .setMaster("spark://labscs1:7077")
    .setAppName("spark scala")
    val sctx = new SparkContext(sconf)
    sctx.parallelize(1 to 100).count
}

The below is the WARNING message

Initial job has not accepted any resources; check your cluster UI to
  ensure that  workers are registered and have sufficient memory

how to get rid of this or am I missing some configurations.

A: You get this when either the number of cores or amount of RAM (per node) you request via setting spark.cores.max and spark.executor.memory resp' exceeds what is available.  Therefore even if no one else is using the cluster, and you specify you want to use, say 100GB RAM per node, but your nodes can only support 90GB, then you will get this error message.
To be fair the message is vague in this situation, it would be more helpful if it said your exceeding the maximum.

A: Looks like Spark master can't assign any workers for this task. Either the workers aren't started or they are all busy.
Check Spark UI on master node (port specified by SPARK_MASTER_WEBUI_PORT in spark-env.sh, 8080 by default). It should look like this:
For cluster to function properly:

*

*There must be some workers with state "Alive"

*There must be some cores available (for example, if all cores are busy with the frozen task, the cluster won't accept new tasks)

*There must be sufficient memory available

A: Also make sure your spark workers can communicate both ways with the driver. Check for firewalls, etc.

A: I had this exact issue. I had a simple 1-node Spark cluster and was getting this error when trying to run my Spark app.
I ran through some of the suggestions above and it was when I tried to run the Spark shell against the cluster and not being able to see this in the UI that I became suspicious that my cluster was not working correctly.
In my hosts file I had an entry, let's say SparkNode, that referenced the correct IP Address.
I had inadvertently put the wrong IP Address in the conf/spark-env.sh file against the SPARK_MASTER_IP variable. I changed this to SparkNode and I also changed SPARK_LOCAL_IP to point to SparkNode.
To test this I opened up the UI using SparkNode:7077 in the browser and I could see an instance of Spark running.
I then used Wildfires suggestion of running the Spark shell, as follows:
MASTER=spark://SparkNode:7077 bin/spark-shell

Going back to the UI I could now see the Spark shell application running, which I couldn't before.
So I exited the Spark shell and ran my app using Spark Submit and it now works correctly.
It is definitely worth checking out all of your IP and host entries, this was the root cause of my problem.

A: You need to specify the right SPARK_HOME and your driver program's IP address in case Spark may not able to locate your Netty jar server. Be aware that your Spark master should listen to the correct IP address which you suppose to use. This can be done by setting SPARK_MASTER_IP=yourIP in file spark-env.sh.
   val conf = new SparkConf()
  .setAppName("test")
  .setMaster("spark://yourSparkMaster:7077")
  .setSparkHome("YourSparkHomeDir")
  .set("spark.driver.host", "YourIPAddr")

A: Check for errors regard to hostname, IP address and loopback. Make sure to set SPARK_LOCAL_IP and SPARK_MASTER_IP.

A: I had similar issue Initial job has not accepted any resource, fixed it by specify the spark correct download url on spark-env.sh or installing spark on all slaves.
export SPARK_EXECUTOR_URI=http://mirror.fibergrid.in/apache/spark/spark-1.6.1/spark-1.6.1-bin-hadoop2.6.tgz

Initial job has not accepted any resources; check your cluster UI to ensure that workers are registered and have sufficient memory

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Q: How to find items with multiple different names I'm having trouble with a very simple sql query. I want to identify all items that have more than one name. Here's what I'm currently doing:
select group_concat(distinct name) names
from table
group by master_id
having names like '%,%'

Unfortunately, a lot of names have a , in it, so the above doesn't work well. What would be the correct way to do this query?

A: Here is a correct version of your query:
SELECT
    master_id,
    GROUP_CONCAT(DISTINCT name) names
FROM yourTable
GROUP BY master_id
HAVING COUNT(DISTINCT name) > 1;

The reason we need to count distinct in the HAVING clause is that a logical item in the aggregated string is a distinct name.

A: The correct solution would be:
… HAVING COUNT(name) > 1

In a query using GROUP BY, aggregate functions like COUNT(), MIN(), and MAX() (as well as GROUP_CONCAT(), as well as a few others) can be used to operate on all values of a column in the grouped rows.
You could also include COUNT(name) in the columns to return the number of names for the master_id.


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Q: Maven: Error resolving artifact - nodename nor servname provided, or not known I have an OSGi (apache-karaf-4.0.1 with Java 7 and Apache Maven 3.3.9) project, which has been working, but today when I maven build it, it builds fine, but when I start it, it gets the following error:

Caused by: java.io.IOException: Error resolving artifact
com.xxxxx.integration.suppliers.firstcar:com.xxxxxx.integration.supplier.firstcar.adaptor:jar:1.1.0re:
Could not transfer artifact
com.xxxxxx.integration.suppliers.firstcar:com.xxxxxx.integration.supplier.firstcar.adaptor:jar:1.1.0re
from/to gemini
(https://zodiac.springsource.com/maven/bundles/release/):
zodiac.springsource.com: nodename nor servname provided, or not known

Is the zodiac.springsource.com repo unavailable?
The application does not have any direct reference to the zodiac.springsource.com repo,  but one of its dependencies probably do.
Any ideas on how to resolve this?

A: This must be related to some network/internet connection issue. I switched my connection. to my phones 3G connection, and it resolved the issue.


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Situated in Guwahati, this hotel is close to Guwahati Tea Auction Centre, Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra, and Nehru Stadium. Area attractions also include Kamakhya Temple and Pan Bazaar.


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Chapter 6 Lines and Angles - Complementary Angles, Supplementary Angles, Adjacent Angles, Vertically Opposite Angles, Linear pair, Alternate interior angles, interior angles on same side of transversal is supplementary, Sum of angles of a triangle is 180, Exterior Angle is sum of interior opposite angle, Theorems.
Chapter 10 Circles - Terms - Chord, arc, Sector, Segment, Angle subtended by chord at a point, perpendicular from centre to the chord, circle throught 3 points, equal chords and their distances from centre, angle subtended by an arc of the circle.
Chapter 14 Statistics - Primary, Secondary data, raw, ungrouped, grouped frequency distribution table, Graphical Representation - Bar graph, Histogram, Frequency Polygon, Mean, median, mode.
Chapter 15 Probability - Experiment, Probability lies between 0 & 1, Empirical (Experimental) Probability of event is number of trials where E has happened by total number of trials.
Each chapter is divided into 2 parts - Concept Wise, and Serial Order Wise.
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Teletsunami from the Lisbon Portugal Earthquake 1761 March 31
A second earthquake near Lisbon, Portugal caused an extraordinary flux and reflux of the sea at Barbados.
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Teletsunami from Libson, Portugal, earthquake 1755 November 1
Waves of amplitude 7 m were observed at Saba, 3.6 m at Antigua and Dominica, 4.5 at St. Martin, leaving a sloop anchored in 4.6m of water laying broadside on the dry bottom, 1.5-1.8 m at Barbados, where the wave had a period of 5 minutes and the water was black as ink. This could be a local landslide tsunami or seiche triggered by the Libson wave. At Martinique at some places the water was reported to have withdrawn for 1.6km and at other placed it flowed into the upper level rooms of the houses. The lowlands on most of the other French Islands were inundated.
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Tropical Storm Tomas 2010
Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 140 miles...220 km from the center. During the past hour...a wind gust to 63 mph...100 Km/hr was reported on Barbados. Information from the Barbados Meteorological service indicates that damage to homes and downed Power lines have been reported on the island. Initial reports indicate that several homes have had their roofs blown away and several cars had been crushed by fallen trees and utility poles.
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Hurricane Ivan 2004
on September 5th, Ivan was a category 1 hurricane located about 930 miles east southeast of Barbados to late on the 7th, regular, relevant and reliable information on Ivan was disseminated. Between the late morning and early afternoon Sunday September 5th Ivan underwent rapid intensification to become the fourth major hurricane of the season. This, in combination with the fact Ivan was still moving rapidly westward represented a significant forecasting challenge.
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Tropical Storm Lili 2002
Storm Lili impacted the islands of Barbados, Grenada, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Saint Lucia between Sunday September 22 until the early morning of Tuesday September 24, 2002 when the all clear was issued.
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The Hemp Plant Dates Back 10,000 Years - Hemp Inc.
For over 10,000 years the hemp plant has been an important part of many cultures. The surprising thing is that it has only been illegal for the last 80 years or so.
The hemp plant evolved from Northern China at the dawn of civilization, and is believed to be the first cultivated fiber plant. The earliest archeological record of the use of fiber from hemp plant was in China twelve thousand-years ago. An old Neolithic site was unearthed at Yuan-shan and the remains of coarse sandy pottery with hemp cord marks on it were found along with a rod-shaped stone beater, used to pound hemp.
The Pen Ts'ao Ching is the oldest pharmacopoeia in existence and was compiled in the first or second century BCE. The book mentions that hemp "grows along the rivers and valleys at T'ai-shan, but is now common everywhere". This "common" hemp plant was used for its medicinal properties for centuries.
Hemp material was used by the masses in China for clothing, since most could not afford the luxury of expensive silk. Communities were encouraged to grow hemp so the people could have clothes. Later on, the Chinese invented paper to replace the heavy cumbersome tablets used to write on.
The hemp plant was also known in Egypt as early as the third millennium BC and was used for spiritual purposes and clothing. It was also common in India and was used widely for its medicinal properties, as well as for fabric.
There were three basic common uses of the hemp plant in every society throughout history, hemp fiber, hemp oil and hemp medicine.
In America, cultivation of hemp was mandatory for farmers in the 1600's. A number of colonies passed legal tender laws and hemp became so valued that it was used to pay taxes. By 1776 farmers were strongly encouraged to produce hemp or be fined.
The American paper industry flourished from the use of hemp. Many other products were also made from the hemp plant such as fabric, rope, and oil.
Hemp continued to be one of the most important crops through the 19th century. As the production swelled to an enormous volume, more states including Illinois, California, and Nebraska began to grow hemp. Farmers were rewarded well for growing hemp because of the rising price and demand.
Early in the 20th century, industrialization began and machinery did the work of many men. Not only did this save time and money, it allowed for more products to be made from the hemp plant.
In 1937 the Marijuana Tax Act HR6385 was enacted. This placed a very high prohibitive tax on cannabis and required people to purchase a tax stamp in order to possess it legally. Despite complaints from farmers that the hemp fiber and seed industry would be destroyed, and the medical community claiming that cannabis had been in the American pharmacopoeia since around 1850, Congress passed the law. Soon the legal hemp and medicinal cannabis industries disappeared.
Today, the Industrial Hemp Farming Act is an amendment that allows industrial hemp to be grown as research projects with universities. Its time America recognizes the value of the hemp plant and the 25,000 products that can be made from it. Let farmers grow hemp again. There are many things you can do to support the legalization of the hemp plant. Check the Vote Hemp website and vote, write to senators, congressmen and let your voice be heard.


via City of Los Angeles Approves Waterless Urinals for All Buildings.
And not just any urinals, the lucky winner is the H2Zero waterless urinal by Caroma, which beat out the competition to win this huge endorsement from one of the largest cities in the United States. Plus, green builders looking to get their permit approved now have one more ally on their side as this system has already been stamped off by the city.
In a city that has long had its battles with water conservation, this is just one more way to save lots and lots and lots of water. So just how did this "vitreous china urinal" clear all of the hurdles? Well, by making a product that outperformed the other urinals in operation, odor management, durability and waste build-up. If the city was going to approve a system that might make some people a little queasy, they had to find something that wouldn't leave a mess for anyone to have to deal with.
The H2Zero system doesn't use a oil-based seal, like most waterless urinals, but instead uses a cartridge with a Bio Fresh deodorizing block inside that is activated upon use. The system allows urine to pass through freely but also acts as an airtight valve so the user doesn't have any lingering scents. As the urine flows through the cartridge, it heats up the deodorizing block and lets out a slight lemon scent. The cartridge lasts roughly 10,000 uses and then must be replaced. Plus, their larger size is "ideal" for retrofits because it will cover over just about any spot you used to have from that old water-hogging urinal.
Caroma also manufactures high efficiency urinals or HEUs. Caroma has three of the most advanced HEUs in the world. The H2Zero™ Waterless urinal does not require a chemical seal or trap. It incorporates a Bio Seal™ valve that opens during usage and self seals immediately, thereby eliminating the need for flushing water.


The last few months have been amazing in terms of remix assignments and gigs. Dan Reynolds really has an amazing voice and I have done my best to create a good tune around the solid vocals. Hope you will enjoy the remix as much as I did making it! If you like the track leave a <3 and share it! :) Lots of love!


Let us start with a statement you might not agree with at the moment, CRA's and background check companies are technology companies. This statement may shock you, and for some of you might be up in arms, but by the end of this article, you might just see our point. Here are the five reasons that we can consider CRA's and background check companies technology companies.
We here at deverus have been at the forefront of this change, but for many in the industry, the demands of the consumer have adjusted the once online business into a mobile one. CRA's need to be able to quickly and easily transition their content to mobile, while still maintaining the more powerful online option as well. This is not an easy task, and leaders in the industry have been able to master the joint mobile and traditional online spheres have flourished.
A generic website is no longer enough in our business, instead companies that have advanced plugins and easily navigable sites are prospering. With both the online and mobile side of the operation, the user experience is key, and without it, your company will be lost in the sands of time.
Background check companies live and breath on their ability to be accurate and speedy on checks. This comes down to a company's ability to host their data and relay important information with accurate results. This can only happen with a company that is looking forward with technology, and utilizing the right sources and filters to ensure that the information the end user is not only quick but without faults.
As CRA's are often charged to look up and store personal files, the security of these files is of the utmost importance. Thus, top-level CRA's not only employed top of the line security methods but will work with clients to ensure encryption standards are kept up. Online security is a tough business, but CRA's depend on their client's trust in the CRA's backend and front-end security to keep clients files safe.
For today's CRA's the ability to conduct a transparent and fair background check is easier than ever. By removing unneeded human interaction, and allowing for complex algorithms to search instead of humans, biases are simply removed. The result of this is a better candidate for our clients, and no matter, if they are looking for a visible minority candidate, female candidates or someone who will just be perfect for the job, a top of the line CRA, will be able to deliver them with transparent and fair ethical standards.
So, let's review, CRA's need to be able to go mobile, have an emphasis on the user experience, make sure their responses are quick and accurate, ensure that security is tough and produce transparent and fair candidates. Take out CRA, and you should be able to place any technology-driven HR company or even just a technology company in general. Thus, simply put, CRA's and background check companies are truly at the heart, a technology company.


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WATCH: Eyewitness captures moment truck slams into Tim Hortons in Kelowna
A pickup truck crashed into the front a Tim Hortons in Rutland causing a small fire on Monday night
An eyewitness captured the moment a truck crashed into the front of Tim Hortons in Rutland on Monday night.
Firefighters were quick to respond to the incident, which happened shortly before 10 p.m. at Highway 33 and Hollywood Road.
According to Platoon Captain Kelly Stephens, when crews arrived there was heavy smoke and flame at the front of the building and the car next to the truck that crashed into the Tim Hortons was also on fire.
"There was a fire in the building upon arrival, it was knocked down quickly," said Stephens. "There was also an occupant in the truck, three to four workers inside, possibly three customers, but everyone got out safely."
READ MORE: Truck crashes into Kelowna Tim Hortons, causing small fire
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Service Update for 21st May – Rocket back in service!
Visitors may have noticed we have been running a diesel service for a few weeks due to Rocket having a few minor issues that needed fixing.
We are pleased to announce she is back in service from this weekend, and looking forward to seeing you all again!


Eleine brings their "Until The End" tour to the UK, September 29th – October 5th<. It's Eleine's first time in the UK and they are really looking forward to this.
"This is our first headline tour outside of Sweden, and also the first tour ever in the UK. This will be epic! We will have meet & greets after every show and we are looking forward to meeting our UK fans", says Madeleine.
February 23rd Eleine released their second full-length album "Until The End" and has since then received great reviews, have had renowned shows and have also toured with the metal giants Arch Enemy.


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Based in Sydney painter Ben Quilty completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts, Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney in 1994 and graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Communication/Design from the University of Western Sydney in 2001. He exhibits regularly and in 2004 was a finalist in both the Archibald and Wynne Prize exhibitions at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. An expressive painter his recent work has been fuelled by the idea of the 'genius loci', which Ben describes as the gathering of inspiration and enlightenment by osmosis through a place once inhabited by a person of genius. At Hill End Ben hopes to continue his recreation of Australian Cultural icons into 'high-brow' art pieces, indulge in the natural beauty of the landscape and draw inspiration from the Village's rich artistic heritage.
Ben's awards include the 2002 Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship and most recently the 2004 Metro 5 Art Prize, Melbourne and the Kings School Art Prize. No stranger to artist residencies Ben was awarded a studio at the Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris in 2003 and a 2004 NSW Ministry for the Arts Gunnery studio.
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Rev Run's Top 5 Gadgets
Drew Lubega
Rev Run, AKA Joseph Ward Simmons, is a founding member of the pioneering hip-hop group Run D.M.C. and the brother of Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons. The rapper is currently enjoying renewed success as the star of the MTV reality show, Run's House, a far less cringeworthy version of The Osbournes, that follows the adventures of his family.
We caught up with the MOBO host when he was in London to discover the five gadgets he can't live without...
Runs House Series 5 is on MTV Base from Thursday 23rd Oct ober at 8pm.
Guy Gear: Rev Run's Top 5 Gadgets
I do my words of wisdom which go out by my Blackberry every morning: sometimes I think of them myself and sometimes I read books and they inspire me to come up with something. If you go to revrun.com now you can sign up to receive them. I also can't live without my Blackberry because my wife is calling me all the time (I just got off the phone to her) and so are the kids: Diggy, Russy, Jo-Jo Vanessa and Angela.
Frank Muller Sunset Watch
First and foremost I gotta know what time it is and secondly it's just a beautiful watch. This is the most personal of my gadgets because my wife gave it to me for my birthday three years ago.
I like playing the tennis with the kids on the Nintendo Wii. I don't have much luck when I play against them, but I can beat Russy sometimes. I also have a big widescreen Panasonic to go with it — it's off the chain.
I don't do a lot of cooking myself, which is why my microwave is so important to me. For the life of me I can't remember what model it is -all I know is that it's white-, but it allows me to re-heat whatever my wife cooks. I like to heat up my lasagne and lobster — my wife makes great lasagne. Luckily I don't have to worry because she's there most of the time.
I'm not talking about the car here, but the gadget that's in my pool that cleans it. I had to get a new one recently because it was broken. It's kind of expensive but it does the job by cleaning out all the dirt at the bottom of the pool and I definitely can't live without it. At $800-$1000 it's a little cheaper than the car, which is about $400,000.
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Home / Research & Findings / Featured Findings / Hindu Schools In S India Are More Interested In Success Than Militancy
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Hindu Schools in S.India are more interested in success than militancy
Religion has become more militant in India in recent decades, and religious identities more divided. There is a concern that religious schools are stoking Hindu nationalism and Islamic militancy. A number of studies of Islamic madrasas have been undertaken, but until now Hindu schools have been more neglected. This research project directed by Professor Roger Jeffery, researched in India by Dr Aya Ikegame in 2009-10 and funded by the Religion and Society Programme sought to shed light by looking at schools in Karnataka in South India.
Karnataka is distinctive in its high number of caste-based schools run by Hindu religious organizations (mathas). These have grown in number since the 1990s and expanded to include lower caste schools, often receiving government assistance. The educational market in Karnataka is now diverse and competitive. Aya interviewed students, parents, teachers, administrators and gurus in a metropolitan, high-caste school, a rural, middle-caste school and an urban, lower-caste one. She also conducted archival research.
She found that the 'Hindu-ness' of each of the three schools was important. Each had different ways of inculcating this identity, including through communal readings of sacred scripture. The faith dimension of what the schools had to offer added value in the educational market place. But far from being militant, it was more of a comfortable majoritarianism, a calm sense of superiority, and a 'banal', even taken for granted Hinduism which was being propagated, with no explicit anti-Muslim or anti-Christian aspects. The project found very little history, nationalistic or otherwise, or other religions being taught in the schools. Nor was there reflection or instruction on how to engage with a multi-religious society. Dr Ikegame also found that each school reflected and appealed to distinctive class and caste aspirations. The lower-caste school struggles to maintain sufficient student numbers for government aid, and mathas like those researched are in different ways contributing towards the disparity of Indian society, even though they may try to overcome class differences.
At the end of the day, what mattered most to these schools was the educational advancement of their pupils, and their own survival in a competitive market.
In May 2010 Dr Ikegame secured funding from the National Institute of Humanities, Japan, to continue her research on gurus and mathas in Karnataka. In February 2011 she became a research associate on an ESRC funded research project - 'OECUMENE: Citizenship after Orientalism' - at the Open University (UK) where she will contribute her research to a larger comparative project enquiring into citizenship and political subjectivities in the non-European world.
Listen to Roger Jeffery presenting the project at a Religion and Society Programme session at the April 2010 BSA Sociology of Religion Study Group Conference and view the accompanying PowerPoint slides: http://www.religionandsociety.org.uk/publications/podcasts/show/roger_jeffery
Take a look at the programme for an international seminar on 'Hindu Organizations in Education, Healthy and Development' work held in New Dehli in March 2010 at which Aya Ikegame presented this project's findings and one of the matha's gurus responded: http://www.indicstudies.org/article.php?artid=7
Email: Roger Jefferey r.jeffery@ed.ac.uk or Aya Ikegame aya.ikegame@ed.ac.uk.
The Religion and Society Programme funded project led by Dr Tej Purewal investigating shrines in West Punjab: http://www.religionandsociety.org.uk/uploads/docs/2011_01/1294134862_Purewal_Phase_1_Large_Grant_Block.pdf
The policy briefing on community education for violence prevention in Kaduna, Nigeria produced from the Religion and Society funded project led by Dr Colette Harris: http://www.religionandsociety.org.uk/uploads/docs/2010_05/1274873458_Policy+Briefing+-+Community+education+for+violence+prevention,+Kaduna.pdf
The numerous other projects related to the subject of religion and education funded by the Programme including Professor Bob Jackson's about young people's attitudes to religious diversity in the UK: http://www.religionandsociety.org.uk/research_findings/projects/phase_two/large_research_projects
The Public Representations of a Religion called Hinduism research network funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (the Religion and Society Programme's co-funder): http://www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/hinduism/projectdetails/index.htm/
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after two ducks get into a fight, which never lasts long, they will separate and float off in opposite directions. Then each duck will flap its wings vigorously a few times, thus releasing the surplus energy that built up during the fight. After they flap their wings, they float on peacefully, as if nothing had ever happened.
And on and on the mind spins its tales, still thinking and talking about it days, months or years later. As far as the body is concerned, the fight is still continuing, and the energy it generates in response to all those thoughts is emotion, which in turn generates more thinking.
This becomes the emotional thinking of the ego. You can see how problematic the duck's life would become if it had a human mind. But this is how most humans live all the time. No situation or event is ever really finished. The mind and the mind-made "me and my story" keep it going.
We are a species that has lost its way. Everything natural, every flower or tree, and every animal have important lessons to teach us if we would only stop, look, and listen. Our duck's lesson is this: Flap your wings – which translates as "let go of the story" – and return to the only place of power: the present moment.
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Meditation and Medication differ by one letter only. Medication intends to heal the body and Meditation is to regain the original qualities of energy running your body; which is Soul.
The original qualities are Purity, Peace, Love, Bliss and Truth. Meditation helps to understand the quality of thoughts and then to bring thoughts to an understanding.
Meditation is a practice that enables us to explore the Inner World. Inner silence helps to achieve a profound state of mind for answers to all questions.
There are different techniques to meditate. In this book, you will learn a meditation technique to feel cosmic energy.
Mini meditation: Close your eyes. Become Still. Breathe in …Breathe out and repeat this for a few times. You will feel relaxed and a lightness because you have no thoughts when you breathe in.
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what if there is love, but religion comes in the way, what is this……..how do you describe love in this?
love is love…religion is a system created by humans….we kill people based on religions….IS killing act of God on the name of God?
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Sooooo comforting on a cold day. I make this a lot in the winter, Shabbat or not.
1 Cover the beans with water and let them rest overnight, or for at least 8 hours. Or cover the beans with water in a large pot, bring the water to a boil and cook for 2 minutes.
2 Remove the pan from the heat, cover the pan and let the beans rest for one hour. Drain and set aside.
3 Add the onions and garlic and cook, turning the vegetables occasionally, for 5-6 minutes or until beginning to brown. Remove the vegetables and set aside.
4 Add the meat and bones to the casserole and cook, turning the pieces occasionally, for 5-6 minutes or until lightly browned. Return the vegetables to the pan.
5 Add the drained beans, dried peas, barley, carrots, celery, thyme, paprika and salt to taste. Add 8 cups water. Stir.
6 Cover the casserole. Place in a cold oven. Turn heat to 225 degrees. Cook for 8 hours or overnight.


Places for Wina to play are A LOT here. There are many free big playgrounds that's safe, well maintained & have various rides (ini yg Jkt gak punya). Besides in the apartment playground, there's also in Happy Valley, HV Library, Victoria Park - the nearest to our home -. There's still bunch out there spreaded all over HK island.


My housemate and I got there and greeted the people (only girls) who were there and just chilled waiting for the birthday girl to come downstairs. The girls in attendance were kind of scantily dressed; I'm talking about short dresses, mini skirts, low cut tops, stockings, you name it, but I thank God for the level of control I have in terms of resisting temptation, etc, so I was…cool, and so was my housemate. I really just thank God for salvation. I know like 5 or more years ago, my mind would have been running wild and I would have probably acted on the thoughts I was having, who knows, but now things are so much more different and I am forever thankful.
My housemate and I grabbed a plate to eat, talked with some of the girls (on a friendly basis) and you know… just relaxed and stuff and then the birthday girl comes down and we sing and greet her, etc, and we just carrying on chilling. I think it got to a point where the girls knew the kind of guys my housemate and I were (guys that don't do rubbish (by His grace), guys that respect women, etc), especially since some of them knew us from previous gatherings, so that just made our minds more rest assured.
Due to the work God has done in me, I was respectful enough to not disrespect the girls and think of them as subjects or lust after them when they are not my wife. I was proud of myself, and I thank God for my housemate who I am able to confide in and just talk about thins with…you now…that brotherly type relationship. I am definitely not perfect, but I know God is.
It was quite a funny experience too because it got to a point where my housemate and I were conversing in Yoruba so that the girls would not know what were saying LOL. But a lesson that I learnt from the last article in this column is that we shouldn't play with our salvation, and if you know a certain environment will have certain characteristics or features that can lead you to falling into sin, then it is a good thing if you avoid it. Be real with yourself.


The 2nd Phase of the Grand Crossing Condominiums is a Brand New complex located at the corner of Jefferson Street and Westfield Avenue in Waterloo, Iowa. Whether you work in Waterloo or Cedar Falls, these condos are in a Prime Waterloo Location and just steps away from Downtown Waterloo or a short drive to Cedar Falls.
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FEC panel dismisses 'Fahrenheit' complaint
Panel rules that ads for film did not violate federal restrictions
Aug. 6, 2004, 2:26 AM UTC / Source: Reuters
A U.S. regulatory agency has dismissed the petition of a conservative advocacy group to bar TV ads for Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" documentary as a breach of federal restrictions on "electioneering" activity.
In a unanimous decision made public Thursday, the Federal Election Commission found no evidence that the movie's ads had broken the law or that distributors of the film intended any violations in the future.
The commission said it agreed with the recommendation of its general counsel that the FEC "cannot entertain complaints based upon mere speculation that someone might violate the law."
Moore has said he intended for the film, a blistering critique of President George W. Bush and his conduct of the war in Iraq, to help persuade Americans vote against a second term for Bush in November.
The group Citizens United filed its complaint against the "Fahrenheit 9/11" ad campaign in June, saying TV spots for the film which then included images and sound clips of Bush would be illegal if aired after July 30.
Federal election law prohibits companies and unions from advertising for or against political candidates 60 days before an election and 30 days before a political convention.
The distributors argued that the "Fahrenheit 9/11" ads broadcast after July 30 were permissible because they focused on audience and critical reaction to the film, and that no federal candidate for public office is identified.
The distributors — Lions Gate Films, IFC Films and the Fellowship Adventure Group spearheaded by Miramax Films co-chairman Harvey and Bob Weinstein — issued a statement applauding the FEC ruling.
"The distributors feel that this was the correct and proper response under the circumstances, and applaud the commission for its timely and appropriate decision," they said.
Citizens United, which had also took part in a failed court challenge against a campaign finance reform law enacted to curb the influence of money in politics, could not be immediately reached for comment.
"Fahrenheit 9/11," which won top honors at the Cannes film festival in May, has grossed more than $100 million, making it an unprecedented commercial success for a political documentary.


The issue of Palestinian development has been in the limelight for sometime now. For over a decade, billions of taxpayer dollars from countries around the globe have been flooding into one of the smallest yet-to-be countries, the Palestinian Authority (PA). In year 2004, the Palestinian people have become the largest per capita recipient of foreign aid in the world. Yet, Palestine is not only unable to move forward in its development process toward statehood, but rather, any achievements that have been made thus far are being unraveled while donor funds continue to flow unabated. As Dr. Khalil Nakhleh illustrates in The Myth of Palestinian Development, this process of "de-developing" Palestine is not haphazard or a strike of bad fate, but rather an externally planned systematic approach to the Palestinian reality that Palestinians must reverse.
From the book's subtitle, which is "Political Aid and Sustainable Deceit," and throughout, the reader is forced to think deeper than the superficial headlines of today's media coverage of Palestine. Dr. Nakhleh puts the context of the Palestinian struggle for freedom and independence into today's world of "globalization and trans-nationalization," something few Palestinian analysts address. He states, "If the function of the nation-state is being redefined in the context of globalization, then the entire concept of national sovereignty and national interests needs rethinking." Taking such a step back from the day-to-day atrocities in Palestine is crucial if Palestinians are to be able to position themselves in a way to actually realize the fruits of their struggle.
The Myth of Palestinian Development is a focused biography that takes a deep and serious look into how two funding agencies, in particular, and the entire donor community in general, including pre-Oslo Palestinian and Arab donors, view and act toward Palestinian development. The book takes a unique approach by surveying the Palestinian de-development process through his own work experience with the two most significant developmental agencies of the pre and post-Oslo periods, The Welfare Association (1984-1992) and the European Commission (1993-2001).
The Welfare Association, a Swiss-registered non-profit organization, established in 1983, was the first serious attempt by a few wealthy Palestinians to foster Palestinian development. Dr. Nakhleh takes the reader through the maze of the fund's alliances — largely governmental linked — and provides samples of various interventions and how those interventions were diverted from developmental-based to emergency-based during the first intifada.
Dr. Nakhleh believes that the Palestinian capitalists' "tendency to push towards becoming more 'mainstream responsive' and much less 'developmental,'" put the real work of developing Palestine based on future needs in total disarray. The author gives a sample of development under Israeli occupation during the 1980s and describes the complexities of financially supporting Palestinians during the first intifada while the Israeli military was fully tracking where interventions were being made and by whom. Currently living in the occupied territories myself, I feel that remembering the lessons of the 1980s now is a timely lesson since Palestine seems to be heading into another era of clandestine development in the face of recrudescent oppression.
Reviewing how the first Gulf War shook the region and in particular the Palestinian mode of operation, Dr. Nakhleh boldly addresses the Welfare Association's board -some of the wealthiest Palestinians in the world - as utilizing their 'privileged communications channels' to veer the development process from an institutional and need-based intervention to a personalized, nepotistic approach that favored appeasing the powers-to-be. This step away from professional management made the Association loose its core potential to affect its declared goals of true national development.
During the post-Oslo period, a flurry of donor pledges, commitments, and disbursements (three very different items, as described in this book) were made by the world community who took upon themselves to intervene on behalf of Palestinian development. Again, through Dr. Nakhleh's firsthand experience with the largest donor to Palestine, the European Union (EU), he describes in detail how this aid flow failed to foster development, and in reality contributed to de-developing Palestine.
Dr. Nakhleh provides noteworthy insight into the people through which the development funds were channeled; he calls them the "New Mercenaries." "The New Mercenaries are a rapidly emerging category of global professional hustlers, who compete via the international media to sell their 'expertise' and 'experience' to the highest bidder…They roam about unhindered by national boundaries or limitations…The New Mercenaries are the 'nomads' of globalized economies and societies, and the ubiquitous hallmark of development projects. They are transient; only a few of them experience the repetition of seasons in the same place. Thus, they rarely see the results of their work." Anyone visiting Palestine these days will find these international consultants — "New Mercenaries" - in every aspect of Palestinian life — politics, security, economy, education, etc. - all holding VIP cards and freely passing through Israeli military checkpoints with 4x4 sport utility vehicles in one of the most deprived and unfree places in the world. It is unfortunate that the Palestinians alone are being held responsible for their statehood building misgivings, when in reality, donor money and donor-picked consultants are really in the 'developmental' driving seat.
"Not once, through the stretch of the last hundred years, were the Palestinians in a real and effective position to decide on the context of intervention in Palestine." He also adds: "The two times when they had the potential of insisting on the inclusion of positive societal developmental ingredients, during the second half of the 1980's and the mid-1990s, they failed to do so at all levels: that of the 'leadership,' the community-based organizations, and the 'nationalist capital.'" The challenge ahead for Palestinians is huge indeed and Dr. Nakhleh does not shy away from starting to address it.
The two agencies under review are analyzed by the historical origins of each of their involvements in Palestine, the strategy of intervention they adopted, a review of each agencies record of intervention, the agencies decision structure, and the writer's assessment. The actual records of interventions are supported with excerpts from the author's field notes and reports at the time, an invaluable window into history.
One full chapter is dedicated to a comparison of twelve basic developmental variables (pre and post-Oslo periods) along with the author's candid opinion of each agencies role in the development process. The 17 years discussed in the analysis cover the historical period that has defined today's struggle for Palestinian independence.
The final chapter is where Dr. Nakhleh puts the bulk of his critical assessment and proposes what needs to be done. Presenting the topic as a researcher, a practitioner and a Palestinian citizen under occupation, one comes away with an array of issues as food for thought, or as Dr. Nakhleh would agree, food for action.
Having read The Myth of Palestinian Development immediately after reading Prof. Francis A. Boyle's new book Palestine, Palestinians and International Law (Clarity, 2003), which reveals another set of continuous strategic faults of the Palestinian leadership through the eyes of a practitioner, like Dr. Nakhleh, who was dealing in the realm of international law, working with the 'trees' while still being able to see the 'forest'. Both books are absolutely crucial to the broader understanding of why the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is where it is today. The incompetency and disregard toward Palestinian planning, particularly in the legal and developmental aspects, bring one to the bold conclusion that serious internal restructuring is required within the Palestinian liberation movement before any real progress will be realized in ending the illegal Israeli occupation and establishing the State of Palestine.
The Myth of Palestinian Development, Khalil Nakhleh (PASSIA: April 2004), 223 pp. Arabic version published by Muwatin.223 pp. (English).
Sam Bahour, a Palestinian-American, lives in the besieged Palestinian City of Al-Bireh and is co-author of HOMELAND: Oral Histories of Palestine and Palestinians (1994) and can be reached at sbahour@palnet.com.


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This is getting really ridiculous. The 10 p.m deadline has passed for Christine Blasey Ford to make up her mind about whether Wednesday will work for her testimony.
And…she says she wants another day to think about the terms they've laid out for her.
Her attorney is saying the deadline is "aggressive" and it's creating anxiety and stress on the doctor.
If I was on the Senate Judiciary Committee, I'd say "too bad, so sad." Time's up, lady. If you've got something to say, get on a plane, be in Washington or have someone come to you and tell your story.
You'd think if Kavanaugh really did sexually assault her, the LAST thing she'd want is for him to get confirmed.
If you weren't convinced this was just a stall tactic, then you should be by now.


This week's Three Word Wednesday prompt is a good one: foolish, mercy, relish. Let's see how you think I did.
Horrified by the home team.
At his first baseball game ever.
What mercy or comfort is in that?
But dried his tears to cheer harder.
It's always disappointing when your team loses, especially if it's the first time you've gone to see them in the stadium. I'm not really a sports person, normally. In fact, I can't watch baseball- it's like watching paint dry for me, haha. Hockey's not bad on TV (I'm not insane enough to sell a leg to buy Leafs tickets), and lacrosse is awesome anywhere, but baseball's really only fun if you're playing.


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Home Entertainment Nicki Minaj finally debuts at the infamous "Carpool Karaoke", impersonates Adele &...
Nicki Minaj finally debuts at the infamous "Carpool Karaoke", impersonates Adele & raps "Monster"
Carpool Karaoke finally returns on the Late Late Show with James Corden after taking a hiatus of almost two years thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.
Nicki Minaj was the perfect choice for the Carpool Karaoke segment to make a comeback this Wednesday night, the rapping queen fueled up the segment and it was hilarious across Los Angeles featuring James Corden and Nicki Minaj.
The two car passengers were seen rapping on some of the greatest hits of Nicki Minaj such as Starships, Chun-Li, Super bass, etc. They even sang on the latest entries into the top 100 tracks – Anaconda and Do we have a problem featuring Lil Baby.
Nicki Minaj joked around by impersonating different accents such as a coarse British accent stating "You see how meaningful the words are, the inspiration?" "It's motivational speaking, James, for the world."
The mere mention of a British accent and James Corden made a reference to Adele and her appearance on Carpool Karaoke back in 2016.
Adele had rapped Nicki Minaj's track Monster back in the days. Corden asked her how she felt about it?
"I just loved it, she made me so so happy," she said. "She embodied Nicki Minaj."
Later on, Minaj tried to perform Someone like you by Adele – resulting in the rapper bursting into laughter.
Later in the episode, James Corden asked Minaj if it's true that she started her career while playing clarinet to which the rapper agreed. The famous talk-show host pulled out a clarinet and asked the diva to have a hand on it
Minaj started playing it hesitantly but later got her hands on it.
In a press conference just before the premiere of the episode, James Corden stated,
"I was blown away by Nicki the entire afternoon we spent together,"
"I was so happy to be in her orbit and in her company. I really, really loved being with her. It was so joyous."
He further said, "It was so difficult, cutting this down. There's probably a 45-minute cut of this. She was open, and I don't think I've ever seen her crack up laughing the way that she was. I couldn't have wished for a better artist to bring the segment back after two years away."
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Worship featuring Music by our Praise Team, accompanied by piano and/or organ. Children's Time and a sharing of Joys are part of the service. Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of each month.
Traditional Worship with our Chancel Choir leading the congregation in music and song lead by our Music Director. Children's Time and a sharing of Joys is also a part of this service. Communion is celebrated the first Sunday of each month.
(generally younger adults and parents raising children) We invite you to attend the Urban and Rural Sunday School Class while your children attend their Sunday School class (9:45am). We have fun while sharing, learning and supporting each other in a Christian environment.
this group, which is generally retired folks and those who are "empty- nesters", shares the leadership and teaching.
ALL are welcome to come, learn and share their thoughts and ask questions in an open and accepting environment.


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in: Alphablocks Episodes, Episodes with "UCHEWS", Episodes with nonsense words, Where's Everyone?
"I've brought in the troops."
Bop Hill
The adventures of 26 lively letters who can make words come to life by holding hands.
When a flying saucer crash-lands, F makes a new friend: Fred, who misses his mummy and wants to go home. Can her friends give F the boost she needs to fly Fred to the final frontier?
1.1 Words used (N is Fred)
2.1 Digraphs
F sees E and T, who is in capital mode and look at the crash-landed flying saucer. F meets an alien. The alien says his name is Fred. F introduces him to E and T, who turns back into lowercase mode. F asks where Fred is from. F points to his home planet, which is far away from Alphaland. Fred wants to go home. F wants to fly him home, but he's too heavy. F has failed.
f-o-g, FOG!
With all that fog, F mistakes N as Fred, and N refuses to take Fred home. Then, Fred turns into N. T brings the vowels to help them.
Words used (N is Fred)
FEN - Fred, F, T, and the vowels are in a fen.
FIN - F has a shark's fin on her head. They try to swim to Fred's home, but they can't reach.
FUN - F, U, and Fred bounce so high they can almost touch Fred's planet, but they don't make it.
FAN (star word) - F has a fan on her back. After counting down from 5 to 1, they blast off and fly to Fred's home. Fred is happy to meet his mum again.
Fred's mom
Digraphs
AI (game only)
E.T. (stealth word)
Eat (stealth word)
Fen (game only)
Fon (game only) (nonsense word)
Ftn (game only) (nonsense word)
The numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are also used on the Number Aliens in UFO.
B, C, D, H, J, K, L, M, P, Q, R, S, V, W, X, Y, and Z are absent in this episode.
Everyone, including O, speaks properly, except for A who only says her sound in this episode.
In the game version, she only says her sound as her solo line, only when FAN is sounded out. After FEN is sounded out, both female vowels, A and I, say "A boggy marsh," like they're stuck as digraph AI.
The only English words Fred knows is "Fred", "Fun", "Fin", "Fan", and "Mummy (or Mommy)".
In the game version, T is the only moveable consonant. When you place T between F and N, they sound out the nonsense word FTN.
E and T being in capital mode refer to a movie from the '80s called "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" somewhere in the episode.
There is a Numberblocks episode similar to this episode.


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Hardwell Wax Figure to Hit Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Amsterdam
Kristina Verdugo
A Hardwell wax figure has been revealed in the DJ/producer's homeland in Holland
What does Hardwell have in common with Adele, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga and Kate Moss? He is now part of their crew at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Amsterdam. The world famous museum chain features wax life-size replicas of celebrities and historic icons.
Hardwell posted a YouTube video earlier today, showing the extensive process of obtaining his exact measurements, hair color, finger nails and even choosing the perfect eye balls. Guests can walk through themed galleries and get up close and personal with their favorite actors, singers, presidents, and now DJs. Other DJs that are already housed in the museum are Afrojack, Armin van Buuren, and Tiesto.
Armin van Buuren (right) with his wax figure (left)
Tiesto (left) with his wax figure (right)
Afrojack (right) with his wax figure (left)
Hardwell is being featured in the museum, not only because of his accomplishments as a DJ and producer, but because of his philanthropy work through his United We Are Foundation project. Through the foundation, he has been able to help underprivileged children receive an education and raised enough money to help over 18,000 children in India through his record breaking crowd in Mumbai.
On December 13th of last year, he waived his personal appearance fee and donated all the money he would have made to charity. He added 75,000 registered guests to his own guest list for the event, also in an attempt to beat the Guinness World Record for the World's Biggest Guest list.
After just winning 6 IDMA's this year, and previously holding the title of world's #1 DJ twice, it's only right that this superstar is inaugurated into the famous museum. Hardwell's wax figure will be available for viewing in October 2016.
For more information about Hardwell, visit DJHardwell.com.
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School's Out and time for holiday – What Now!
What to do with the kids when school's out and time for holiday?
It seems as if these 11 weeks has flown by since the Easter school holiday. School's out and time for holiday again. As the mid-year holiday is upon us; what are we as parents to do? When I was a kid, I swear my parents never use to stress or make a fuss of working out a holiday programme to keep us entertained. Growing up surrounded by family living in close proximity to us made school holidays fun. It would be a time to play with cousins and kids from the neighbourhood.
I have fond memories of spending the holiday at my granny's house; although she had strict rules we had the freedom to play outside till late and unsupervised. We would ride our bicycles for kilometres sometimes venturing outside of the neighbourhood without our granny or parents knowing. The Wimbledon tennis tournament would normally set the tone. All the kids would play tennis matches in the road (drawing the court with chalk and making our own wooden bats – yes we didn't have rackets).
Even though the boys never wanted the girls to join in with their street cricket; we were always there to cheer and to be third umpires. Games like "Rover, rover, come on over", "kennitjie" and "hide and seek" were favourites. We got up to so much mischief, re-enacting school scientific experiments with some almost causing major destruction. We would play outside for hours only to be called inside to have a quick bite of a peanut butter sandwich and off we would go again. Yip as a kid growing up in the 80's and 90's; we created our own entertainment and therefore the word "bored" was seldom used.
Today we living in a different era and kids simply don't know about unsupervised carefree play. With the dangers lurking outside it is sad that they will simply never experience our type of childhood. These days it's all about play dates, holiday clubs and workshops under strict supervision. Therefore school holidays become an extra headache for parents and costly on top of it. Although we raise our girls to think outside of the box and to find ways to entertain themselves; this still needs to be done under our supervision.
Being on a 3 week break is long and the words "I'm bored, there's nothing to do" will surely be uttered. So it's up to us as parents to find some sort of entertainment to keep them busy. Most places are busy and full during school holidays. They expensive and sometimes just plain overrated. That's besides stocking the cupboards and refrigerator with extra food, beverages and snacks. And once the holiday is over, we as parents normally feel as if we deserve another holiday from the holiday. Not forgetting that with school holidays comes untidy rooms. They tend to discover books and toys that they long forgot about. The uncountable number of sibling arguments. Demands and basically parents ranting and negotiating trying to survive the weeks that lie ahead.
Since our daughters started school, my husband and I kept on falling into the same trap. By going way over budget. Well this year we promised ourselves it will be different; we will stick to a very strict budget that we set aside for the holidays and we will keep it low key but still make it enjoyable for them. So we came up with a 3-2 strategy to approach this holiday. Out for three days, home for two days not counting the weekends of course as that will consist of spending time with family, friends and doing the usual weekend routine. We will avoid shopping malls at all cost – you tend to spend more money when going there during school holidays. We'll probably venture there for a movie but that will be late afternoon when the madness has died down.
Free activities are on top our list which will include outdoor activities like hiking, playing in parks, definitely riding their bikes on the Promenade (as these has now become white elephants in the garage) and visiting the Company Gardens (of which they've never seen – I know call me a bad parent) and just exploring the Winelands and Overberg areas. Packing in snacks and even lunch for these activities will be a must.
Outdoor activities will be weather permitting of course and I'm hoping that we will have a few non-rainy days (even though we need the rain) but to keep me sane the weather needs to hold up. Visiting a few museums, a scratch patch, going on the Sightseeing red bus (3 for 1 deal) and Winter Wonders at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens are also on the cards. For rainy days we will be indoors snuggling up with movies and popcorn, craft activities that they are planning to do and of course this is the ideal time for them to organise their cupboards (yes even during the holiday period there will be chores).
Rounding it all off, we will also be doing our bit of community service towards the end of the holiday. At the end of the day you don't have to plan fancy activities that will cost you an arm and a leg – there are so many things that can be done that are free and does not cost a lot. It's all about the enjoyment that the kids will get out of it and the most important thing is that you enjoy the time that you get to spend with them.
So here's to surviving the school holidays – bring it on.