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Imbolc or Imbolg (), also called Saint Brigid's Day (; ; ), is a Gaelic traditional festival. It marks the beginning of spring, and for Christians, it is the feast day of Saint Brigid, Ireland's patroness saint. It is held on 1 February, which is about halfway between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. Historically, its traditions were widely observed throughout Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. Imbolc is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals, along with: Bealtaine, Lughnasadh and Samhain.

Imbolc is mentioned in early Irish literature, and some evidence suggests it was also an important date in ancient times. It is believed that Imbolc was originally a pagan festival associated with the lambing season and the goddess Brigid. Historians suggest that the saint and her feast day are Christianizations of these. The customs of St Brigid's Day did not begin to be recorded in detail until the early modern era. In recent centuries, its traditions have included weaving Brigid's crosses, hung over doors and windows to protect against fire, illness, and evil spirits. People also made a doll of Brigid (a ), which was paraded around the community by girls, sometimes accompanied by 'strawboys'. Brigid was said to visit one's home on St Brigid's Eve. To receive her blessings, people would make a bed for Brigid, leave her food and drink, and set items of clothing outside for her to bless. Holy wells would be visited, a special meal would be had, and the day was traditionally linked with weather lore.

Although many of its traditions died out in the 20th century, it is still observed by some Christians as a religious holiday and by some non-Christians as a cultural one, and its customs have been revived in some places. Since the latter 20th century, Celtic neopagans and Wiccans have observed Imbolc as a religious holiday. Since 2023, "Imbolc/St Brigid's Day" has been an annual public holiday in the Republic of Ireland.

Origins and etymology
Historians such as Ronald Hutton argue that the festival must have pre-Christian origins. Some scholars argue that the date of Imbolc was significant in Ireland since the Neolithic. A few passage tombs in Ireland are aligned with the sunrise around the times of Imbolc and Samhain. This includes the Mound of the Hostages on the Hill of Tara, and Cairn L at Slieve na Calliagh. Frank Prendergast argues that this alignment is so rare that it is a product of chance.

The etymology of Imbolc or Imbolg is unclear. A common explanation is that it comes from the Old Irish  (Modern Irish: ), meaning 'in the belly', and refers to the pregnancy of ewes at this time of year. Joseph Vendryes linked it to the Old Irish verb , 'to wash/cleanse oneself'. He suggested that it referred to a ritual cleansing, similar to the ancient Roman festival Februa or Lupercalia, which took place at the same time of year. Eric P. Hamp derives it from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning both 'milk' and 'cleansing'. Professor Alan Ward derives it from the Proto-Celtic , 'budding'. The early 10th century Cormac's Glossary has an entry for , calling it the beginning of spring and deriving it from oí-melg ('ewe milk'), explaining it as "the time that sheep's milk comes". However, linguists believe this is the writer's respelling of the word to give it an understandable etymology.

The Táin Bó Cúailnge ('Cattle Raid of Cooley') indicates that Imbolc (spelt imolg) is three months after the 1 November festival of Samhain. Imbolc is mentioned in another Old Irish poem about the Táin in the Metrical Dindshenchas: "", which Edward Gwynn translates "after Candlemas, rough was their herding". Candlemas is the Christian holy day which falls on 2 February and is known in Irish as , 'feast day of Mary of the Candles'.

Hutton writes that Imbolc must have been "important enough for its date to be dedicated subsequently to Brigid … the Mother Saint of Ireland". Cogitosus, writing in the late 7th century, first mentions a feast day of Saint Brigid being observed in Kildare on 1 February. Brigid is said to have lived in the 6th century and founded the important monastery of Kildare. She became the focus of a major cult. However, there are few historical facts about her, and her early hagiographies "are mainly anecdotes and miracle stories, some of which are deeply rooted in Irish pagan folklore". It is suggested that Saint Brigid is based on the goddess Brigid, or that she was a real person and the lore of the goddess was transferred to her. Like the saint, the goddess is associated with wisdom, poetry, healing, protection, blacksmithing, and domesticated animals, according to Cormac's Glossary and Lebor Gabála Érenn. It is suggested that the festival, which celebrates the start of lambing, is linked with Brigid in her role as a fertility goddess. Hutton says that the goddess might have already been linked to Imbolc and this was continued by making it the saint's feast day. Or it could be that Imbolc's association with milk drew the saint to it because of a legend that she had been the wet-nurse of Christ.

Historic customs
The festival of Imbolc is mentioned in several early Irish manuscripts, but they say very little about its original rites and customs. Imbolc was one of four main seasonal festivals in Gaelic Ireland, along with Beltane (1 May), Lughnasadh (1 August) and Samhain (1 November). The tale Tochmarc Emire, which survives in a 10th-century version, names Imbolc as one of four seasonal festivals, and says it is "when the ewes are milked at spring's beginning". This linking of Imbolc with the arrival of lambs and sheep's milk probably reflected farming customs that ensured lambs were born before calves. In late winter/early spring, sheep could survive better than cows on the sparse vegetation, and farmers sought to resume milking as soon as possible due to their dwindling stores. The Hibernica Minora includes an Old Irish poem about the four seasonal festivals. Translated by Kuno Meyer (1894), it says, "Tasting of each food according to order, this is what is proper at Imbolc: washing the hands, the feet, the head". This suggests ritual cleansing. It has been suggested that originally the timing of the festival was more fluid and associated with the onset of the lambing season, the beginning of preparations for the spring sowing, and the blooming of blackthorn.

Prominent folklorist Seán Ó Súilleabháin wrote: "The main significance of the Feast of St. Brigid would seem to be that it was a Christianisation of one of the focal points of the agricultural year in Ireland, the starting point of preparations for the spring sowing. Every manifestation of the cult of the saint (or of the deity she replaced) is bound up in some way with food production".

From the 18th century to the mid-20th century, many St Brigid's Day traditions were recorded by folklorists and other writers. They tell us how it was celebrated then and shed light on how it may have been celebrated in the past.

Brigid's crosses

In Ireland, Brigid's crosses (pictured) are traditionally made on St Brigid's Day. A Brigid's cross usually consists of rushes woven into a four-armed equilateral cross, although there were also three-armed crosses. They are traditionally hung over doors, windows, and stables to welcome Brigid and for protection against fire, lightning, illness, and evil spirits. The crosses are generally left until the next St Brigid's Day. In western Connacht, people made a  ('s girdle); a great ring of rushes with a cross woven in the middle. Young boys would carry it around the village, inviting people to step through it and be blessed.

Welcoming Brigid

On St Brigid's Eve, Brigid was said to visit virtuous households and bless the inhabitants. As Brigid represented the light half of the year and the power that will bring people from the dark season of winter into spring, her presence was vital at this time of year.

Before going to bed, people would leave items of clothing or strips of cloth outside for Brigid to bless. The next morning, they would be brought inside and believed to have powers of healing and protection.

Brigid would be symbolically invited into the house and a bed would often be made for her. In Ulster, a family member representing Brigid would circle the home three times carrying rushes. They would knock the door three times, asking to be let in. On the third attempt, they are welcomed in, a meal is had, and the rushes are then made into crosses or a bed for Brigid. In 18th-century Mann, the custom was to stand at the door with a bundle of rushes and say "Brede, Brede, come to my house tonight. Open the door for Brede and let Brede come in". Similarly, in County Donegal, the family member who was sent to fetch the rushes knelt on the front step and repeated three times, "Go on your knees, open your eyes, and let in St Brigid". Those inside the house answered three times, "She's welcome". The rushes were then strewn on the floor as a carpet or bed for Brigid. In the 19th century, some old Manx women would make a bed for Brigid in the barn with food, ale, and a candle on a table. The custom of making Brigid's bed was prevalent in the Hebrides of Scotland, where it was recorded as far back as the 17th century. A bed of hay or a basket-like cradle would be made for Brigid. Someone would then call out three times: "" (", come in; thy bed is ready"). A corn dolly called the dealbh Bríde (icon of Brigid) would be laid in the bed and a white wand, usually made of birch, would be laid beside it. It represented the wand that Brigid was said to use to make the vegetation start growing again. Women in some parts of the Hebrides would also dance while holding a large cloth and calling out "" (", come over and make your bed").

In the Outer Hebrides, ashes from the fire would be raked smooth, and, in the morning, they would look for some mark on the ashes as a sign that Brigid had visited. If there was no mark, they believed bad fortune would come unless they buried a cockerel at the meeting of three streams as an offering and burned incense on their fire that night.

Brigid's procession
In Ireland and Scotland, a representation of Brigid would be paraded around the community by girls and young women. Usually, it was a doll known as a  ('little Brigid'), called a 'Breedhoge' or 'Biddy' in English. It would be made from rushes or reeds and clad in bits of cloth, flowers, or shells. In the Hebrides of Scotland, a bright shell or crystal called the  (guiding star of Brigid) was set on its chest. The girls would carry it in procession while singing a hymn to Brigid. All wore white with their hair unbound as a symbol of purity and youth. They visited every house in the area, where they received either food or more decoration for the . Afterward, they feasted in a house with the  set in a place of honour, and put it to bed with lullabies. When the meal was done, the local young men humbly asked for admission, made obeisance to the , and joined the girls in dancing and merrymaking. In many places, only unwed girls could carry the , but in some both boys and girls carried it.

In parts of Ireland, rather than carrying a , a girl took on the role of Brigid. Escorted by other girls, she went house-to-house wearing 'Brigid's crown' and carrying 'Brigid's shield' and 'Brigid's cross', all made from rushes. The procession in some places included 'strawboys', who wore conical straw hats, masks and played folk music; much like the wrenboys. Up until the mid-20th century, children in Ireland still went house-to-house asking for pennies for "poor Biddy", or money for the poor. In County Kerry, men in white robes sang from house to house.

Weather lore

The festival is traditionally associated with weather lore, and the old tradition of watching to see if serpents or badgers came from their winter dens may be a forerunner of the North American Groundhog Day. A Scottish Gaelic proverb about the day is:

Imbolc was believed to be when the Cailleach—the divine hag of Gaelic tradition—gathers her firewood for the rest of the winter. Legend has it that if she wishes to make the winter last a good while longer, she will make sure the weather on Imbolc is bright and sunny so that she can gather plenty of firewood. Therefore, people would be relieved if Imbolc is a day of foul weather, as it means the Cailleach is asleep and winter is almost over. At Imbolc on the Isle of Man, where she is known as , the Cailleach is said to take the form of a gigantic bird carrying sticks in her beak.

Other customs
Families would have a special meal or supper on St Brigid's Eve to mark the last night of winter. This typically included food such as colcannon, sowans, dumplings, barmbrack or bannocks. Often, some of the food and drink would be set aside for Brigid.

In Ireland, a spring cleaning was customary around St Brigid's Day.

People traditionally visit holy wells and pray for health while walking 'sunwise' around the well. They might then leave offerings, typically coins or strips of cloth/ribbon (see clootie well). Historically, water from the well was used to bless the home, family members, livestock, and fields.

Scottish writer Donald Alexander Mackenzie also recorded in the 19th century that offerings were made "to earth and sea". The offering could be milk poured into the ground or porridge poured into the water as a libation.

In County Kilkenny, graves were decorated with box and laurel flowers (or any other flowers that could be found at that time). A Branch of Virginity was decorated with white ribbons and placed on the grave of a recently deceased maiden.

Today

Today, St Brigid's Day and Imbolc are observed by Christians and non-Christians. Some people still make Brigid's crosses and s or visit holy wells dedicated to St Brigid on 1 February. Brigid's Day parades have been revived in the town of Killorglin, County Kerry, which holds a yearly "Biddy's Day Festival". Men and women wearing elaborate straw hats and masks visit public houses carrying a  to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck for the coming year. There are folk music sessions, historical talks, film screenings, drama productions, and cross-weaving workshops. The main event is a torchlight parade of 'Biddy groups' through the town. Since 2009 a yearly "Brigid of Faughart Festival" is held in County Louth. This celebrates Brigid as both saint and goddess and includes the long-standing pilgrimage to Faughart as well as music, poetry, and lectures.

The "Imbolc International Music Festival" of folk music is held in Derry at this time of year. In England, the village of Marsden, West Yorkshire holds a biennial "Imbolc Fire Festival" which includes a lantern procession, fire performers, music, fireworks, and a symbolic battle between giant characters representing the Green Man and Jack Frost.

More recently, Irish embassies have hosted yearly events on St Brigid's Day to celebrate famous women of the Irish diaspora and showcase the work of Irish female emigrants in the arts. In 2022, Dublin hosted its first "Brigit Festival", celebrating "the contributions of Irish women" past and present through exhibitions, tours, lectures, films, and a concert.

From 2023, "Imbolc/St Brigid's Day" will be a yearly public holiday in the Republic of Ireland to mark both the saint's feast day and the seasonal festival. A government statement noted that it would be the first Irish public holiday named after a woman, and "means that all four of the traditional Celtic seasonal festival will now be public holidays".

Neopaganism

Imbolc or Imbolc-based festivals are observed by some Neopagans, though practices vary widely. While some attempt to closely emulate the historic accounts of Imbolc, others rely on many sources to inspire their celebrations. Festivals typically fall near 1 February in the Northern Hemisphere and 1 August in the Southern Hemisphere.

Some Neopagans celebrate the festival at the astronomical midpoint between the winter solstice and spring equinox, while others rely on the full moon nearest this point. In the Northern Hemisphere, this is usually on 3 or 4 February. Some Neopagans designate Imbolc based on other natural phenomena, such as the emergence of primroses, dandelions, or similar local flora.

Celtic Reconstructionist
Celtic Reconstructionists strive to reconstruct ancient Celtic religion. Their religious practices are based on research and historical accounts, but may be modified slightly to suit modern life. They avoid syncretism (i.e., combining practises from different cultures). They usually celebrate the festival when the first stirrings of spring are felt or on the full moon nearest this. Many use traditional songs and rites from sources such as The Silver Bough and The Carmina Gadelica. It is a time of honouring the goddess Brigid, and many of her dedicants choose this time of year for rituals to her.

Wicca and Neo-Druidry

Wiccans and Neo-Druids celebrate Imbolc as one of the eight Sabbats in their Wheel of the Year, following Midwinter and preceding Ostara. In Wicca, Imbolc is commonly associated with the goddess Brigid; as such, it is sometimes seen as a "women's holiday" with specific rites only for female members of a coven. Among Dianic Wiccans, Imbolc is the traditional time for initiations.

See also

 Candlemas

 Irish calendar
 Lichun
 Quarter days
 Vasant Panchami
 Wheel of the Year (Cross-Quarter days)

References

Bibliography

Further reading
 Carmichael, Alexander (1992) Carmina Gadelica: Hymns and Incantations (with illustrative notes onwards, rites, and customs dying and obsolete/ orally collected in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland) Hudson, NY, Lindisfarne Press,
 Chadwick, Nora (1970) The Celts London, Penguin.
 McNeill, F. Marian (1959) The Silver Bough, Vol. 1–4. William MacLellan, Glasgow
 Ó Catháin, Séamas (1995) Festival of Brigit

August observances
Cross-quarter days
February observances
Gaelic culture
Holidays in Scotland
Public holidays in the Republic of Ireland
Irish mythology
Modern pagan holidays
Scottish mythology
Winter holidays (Northern Hemisphere)


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21 Schools have changed since your day--we don't kill students, we fail them!
22 Our report cards sunk--they're below "C" level!
23 Kotter wants to know where Asia is -- where'd you put it?
24 I failed French--it's all Greek to me!
25 O.K. girls--form a double line!
26 Too bad they haven't got a course in good looks!
27 I don't hate school -- it's just the principal of the thing!
28 You Sweat-Hogs should go far-- the farther the better!
29 Hail the honorary sweat-hog!
30 Me, me! Him, him!
31 From the shores of Montezuma to the halls of Buchanan High!
32 Today Buchanan High School -- tomorrow the world!
33 Which Sweat-Hog wrote his composition in invisible ink?
34 When I want your advice, Kotter, I'll rattle your cage!
35 How long can a man live with-out a brain? I don't know -- how old are you?
36 Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!
37 Darn--we gotta let her play -- it's her ball!
38 This is one way of getting a balanced education!
39 Your Uncle Hershey did what?
40 Even in the new math, 2+2 doesn't equal five!
41 Horshack, your deodorant failed -- and you might too!
42 The meeting of the Barbarino fan club will now come to order!
43 Who said I'm all wet?
44 Other kids have teachers...we have Mr. Kotter!
45 You're in a class by yourself -- and I wish you'd stay that way!
46 Horshack, nowadays charm and intelligence just aren't enough!
47 Do you feel like a glass of juice? No -- do I look like one?
48 The Three Musketeers... ...one for all... ...and all for lunch!
49 Mr. Kotter says he can't teach us anything -- we must be geniuses!
50 Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!
51 I was gonna cut class, but someone stole my pocket knife!
52 But how can anybody fail lunch?
53 In this school you've gotta be crazy...or you'll go nuts!
1976 Welcome Back Kotter Wax Pack Fresh from Box L@@K!


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GPCC Breakfast Club - 2023
The Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce
The GPCC Breakfast Club is a monthly opportunity to welcome new chamber members, catch up with existing members, network and enjoy the company of the Greater Pittston business community. The GPCC Breakfast Club will be held on the last Friday of the month beginning at 8:45 a.m. at Marie's Diner ? 207 McAlpine Street, Duryea (side room)
Friday Apr 28, 2023
the last Friday of the month beginning at 8:45 a.m.
207 McAlpine Street, Duryea
(side room)
http://www.pittstonchamber.org
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Tax breaks for companies hurt the citizens
July 11, 2005 12:00 am by Adam Fowler
A recent report by The St. Petersburg Times highlights the problems that occur when government starts subsidizing.
In a July 5 article, the Times reported that taxpayers, for more than 30 years, have been subsidizing Motorola Inc. through tax breaks, contracts and other incentives. The reasoning has been that Motorola would bring economic growth and more good quality jobs to Florida. The results: mixed to say the best.
Although jobs were created, many have also been lost. According to the story, the company has "slashed its state work force from a high of 6,500 in 1995 to 3,000." The story also reported that other results have included suburban sprawl, congested roads and more children for crowded schools.
Such results make up the long list of unintended consequences that often come from government redistribution programs that are aimed at bettering things.
Redistribution, however good its ends may be, involves means which involve taking from one person and giving to another. In this case, and in the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling on eminent domain, the end is "economic development;" in other cases it is ideals like "equality" or "social justice." But in all cases the means used to achieve the end involves forcibly taking money from one person and giving it to another.
Besides the problem of redistribution is the problem of market forces.
The Times story said Greg LeRoy, director of Good Jobs First, a group that tracks incentive deals, claims that "jobs come and go because of the economy and the market, not because of incentives." He was quoted saying, "States perpetuate a fiction that incentives create jobs. But they often subsidize companies for doing what they would have done anyway."
Artificially playing around with the market and the factors contributing to which businesses succeed or fail often leads nowhere. Economic incentives and favoritism by government toward a business, while claiming to support competition, only decrease the type of competition that leads to the lower prices and better quality service that consumers desire. Such manipulation only creates inequality between the businesses favored by government and those that are not.
Central to both the problems of redistribution and market manipulation that occur in such policies that are aimed at goals like economic development, equality or social justice is the idea that government, through technocrats, can manipulate naturally-occurring human tendencies and behaviors to achieve a positive change. History is replete with examples to the contrary of how such tampering can lead to less than desirable results.
The Soviet Union, so often an example of bad government action, is a prime example in this case. Seeking to create equality and social justice, the communist state's big-government meddling in the lives of its citizens and the economy only led to more poverty. Their meddling did achieve a sense of equality though; just about everyone (except for the technocrats who were part of the power structure) was equal in their share of the misery that resulted.
In this country, welfare programs like Aid to Families with Dependent Children, aimed at relieving poverty, often had the reverse effect, encouraging the very behaviors and attitudes that led people to poverty in the first place.
The Motorola incident is just a further example of government once again tampering with things and making them worse.
The Times reported that an analysis done by the paper showed that the bill to the state government for economic development initiatives, exemplified in the longstanding relationship with Motorola, could reach $956 million for the fiscal year starting this month.
Despite the negative consequences of Motorola's relationship with the state government, Scott Openshaw, of the governor's Office of Tourism, Trade and Economic Development, told The Times, "Without question, these incentives (to Motorola) have been a good investment for the state."
Such is the attitude of many government technocrats and politicians who, with their belief that government can actually improve things, fail to see the downside to their meddling. Whether attempting to achieve economic development and prosperity through subsidizing big businesses or low-income individuals, government officials never seem to get the message that their efforts often leave the citizenry with more problems than it had before the government meddling began.
Adam Fowler is a USF alumnusoraclefowler@yahoo.com


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That pic really aint that good tho, But I do think a mod should talk to him and get his side of the story.
I hope that he gets something done to him though. I know it not best pic but he was doing damge from 5 feet away but your right its a lil on the crap side.
hes wearing mage armour with zuril staff so hes farcasting.


A winter trek to Triund is an easy to moderate (depending on snow) 6 kilometre trek over a wide well-marked trail. Nevertheless, winter trekking does come with its share of challenges. Care is needed to negotiate accumulated snow and ice along the way. A pair of low flex, stiff soled boots is preferred for this trek.
Triund, despite its recent commercialisation, remains the best vantage point for Dhauladhar gazing and peering over the Kangra Valley. This is especially true for winters when it is not uncommon to have the meadow entirely to yourself. Situated at an elevation of 2810 metres, Triund is a long exposed ridge covered with grass and it is the best known day trek around Mcleoadganj. Most travel web sites recommend visiting Triund during the summers. However, during January and February it is not uncommon to have the place all to yourself. Star gazing on a cold winter night is one of the best reasons for visiting Triund in the winters. Mun, Camel, Rifle horn, Two Guns, Slab and Dromedary Peak are just some of the peaks that dominate the skyline under a bright umbrella of stars on a clear night. The night also reveals the twinkling lights of the twin cities of Dharamshala and Mcleodganj. Himachal has received exceptionally heavy snowfall this winter and January seemed like the best time to visit Triund as it lay desolate and covered in a mantle of snow and ice. One tea shop en route and another one at Triund were still operational, while the others including the one at Snow Line had shut down because of snow and cold temperature. However, the most memorable moment of this trek was watching the sun rise over the Dhauladhars and into the Kangra Valley. The early morning sun lights up the sky in mellow yellow, which changes to a bright orange and then on to an angry red. The mist that envelops Kangra Valley is parted like a curtain being drawn apart on a stage, and the valley shimmers and appears of a hazy nothingness like a conjurer's trick.
Triund during 2015 winter, just a day before a heavy snowfall.
Triund can be approached via a moderate 6 kilometer trek from Galu Maheshwari temple near Dharamkot. The trail is a wide, well-marked and well-known mule path and there are no bifurcation along the way. For most part, the trail catches the sun throughout the day and this keeps the trail relatively snow free. During an exceptionally heavy snowfall this path does catch a flurry of snow but it is seldom blocked for more than a day or two.
The trail starts with a gentle climb from Galu Maheshwari Temple till café Magic View. The café is rightfully named because of the beautiful view it affords over Kangra Valley. This café is halfway in terms of distance but it is almost a third of the way in terms of effort. After Magic View café the ascent gets a tad steeper and it ends in a steep one kilometre stretch through a forest of Deodars and Rhododendron. This final stretch through the woods is known as 22-curves, because of the 22 switchbacks that one has to walk through to get to Triund. A word of caution though; this last kilometre of wooded section receives no direct sunlight and therefore snow accumulates into ice along the path which can get quite slippery. Be careful over this section especially during descents and early mornings when the ice is at its slipperiest.
Tip: The trail to triund and beyond is rocky and cut as steps. Boots with relatively stiffer soles fare much better over these rocky trails. When buying new shoes / boots, check sole stiffness by bending the shoe along the sole, with the toe box pressed to the ground. The shoe that flexes more, is less stiff.
2 - 3 hours ascent 1.5 - 2 hours descent (from Galu Temple). Add an extra 1.5 hours if starting from Mcleodganj Bus Stand.
The stay options in Triund have increased recently. The oldest structure is a forest guest house which can be booked in Dharamshala. The booking office lies behind Park Restaurant opposite to Dharamsala Police Station and General Post Office. Another privately owned guest house with two rooms is run by a tea shop owner. A room at either of these guest houses cost around 500 rupees / night.
You can rent a tents and beddings at tea shops in Triund. If you are feeling adventurous, a couple of caves to the South end of the ridge offer free accommodation. However, this winter we recorded a minimum temperature of minus 5 degrees C at night (with windchill), so its better to keep an eye out for the weather and be prepared.
Pleasant during the day, if it is sunny. Below zero degree C at night in December and January. Could go as low as -9 with windchill.
No water source en-route or at Triund. The tea shops charge 50 rupees for a bottle of water. If you are on a limited budget its best to carry your own water and eatables.
Caution. It gets cold (-5 degrees C) at night in winters. If you plan to bivouac at one of the caves, make sure you are adequately prepared.
GPS route map in .GPX and .KML format. GPX works with most GPS devices like Garmin and TomTom while KML works with Google products like Maps and Earth.
Feb 6 Overnight winter trek to Triund. What to wear and pack? A gear guide.
May 20 The best viewpoint in Mcleodganj no-one will tell you about. Durga Temple perched atop Gallu Temple ridge.


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The CISPA Circus Goes To Baltimore With Another Misleading 'Local Pride' Editorial
Something Is Wrong When A Judge Needs 350 Pages To Decide If A College's Digital Archives Are Fair Use
Release Early And Often: Louis CK Realizes He Can Keep Selling Other Digital Downloads
Biggest Kickstarter Project Ever Surpasses $10 Million; Cuts Off Funding
Counting Crows Distributes Songs And More Via BitTorrent
from the good-for-them dept
Mon, May 14th 2012 12:55pm — Mike Masnick
Five years ago, we wrote about a fascinating writeup by the keyboard player for the band The Counting Crows, in which he discussed his views on piracy and the music industry. While we didn't fully agree with what he was saying, his viewpoint was definitely worth reading. He was worried about the industry collapsing, but at the same time admitted that the band really made their money on live shows anyway, so getting more music out to the world helped increase ticket sales. He was a proponent of DRM however, and blamed the industry for putting out CDs that had no DRM as being part of the downfall of music sales, and later claimed that it was a three way struggle between the music industry, the tech industry and consumers over how the music industry of the future would be shaped. Of course, that seemed a little extreme to us. You can craft solutions that really benefit everyone, by using the technology to provide a better solution for consumers that makes them more willing to pay the artists.
And, in fact, it appears that The Counting Crows may be coming around to that view themselves. The band -- no longer signed to a major label -- released an album a few weeks ago, but also quickly followed it up by releasing a bunch of songs, liner notes and artwork for free via BitTorrent which you can find here. The band's manager, Aaron Ray, seems to recognize the importance of using free to connect with a larger audience. According to Dave Thier's article at Forbes:
For him, The Counting Crows is an ideal band for this project — they have massive name recognition and a well-known live show, but they aren't seen as relevant in 2012. The deal gives old fans a low-barrier way to reconnect with the music, and BitTorrent's massive install base pushes them farther into markets where record labels have little to no penetration, like Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia.
"The recorded music business is shrinking like crazy," Ray says. "Recorded music is basically free – why are we beating around the bush? Counting Crows came off their label and embraced this new theology. It's the best way. BitTorrent has the most installs, people come there for a reason. We need to be where the people are."
What's unclear from the article is if they're also using the free promotion to drive people to buy other things (the album, live tickets, merch, etc.). It's always great to see bands embracing what the tech enables, but I definitely would like to see it paired closely with smart business models, rather than just "give it away and pray" that it helps the existing business model.
Still, in the meantime, we're being told across the globe that the only purpose for BitTorrent is "piracy," even as we see more and more artists using it to their advantage. That seems like a pretty big disconnect.
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"and NO they don't work unless someone already HAD a career of someone else spending millions of dollars on them like Amanda Palmer, Radiohead and NIN... "
Hold on a moment, didn't you have a top 40 hit? So you've already got a fan-base that's big enough to get you onto the billboard chart (without the help of a label or the RIAA) but you can't work with that fanbase to make that work for you?
I'd be really curious to know exactly how you're trying these solutions, because a lot of people are making their way without anything like that kind of exposure.
"So you hate artists, don't believe they should have choices, and believe you should have the right to exploit them for profit"
This i just don't understand. There's a whole section of this site dedicated to case studies so that artists can see how they can make their choices to compete in the new environment. That doesn't sound like exploitation to me.
The unit cost of a digital file is effectively zero, funnily enough an open market will only ever accept a certain amount over the unit cost as a fair price. You can't roll back that technology, all you can do is find a way to compete in that market.
Your choice appears to be to ignore that reality.
10:47 Ed Sheeran: Piracy Is What Made Me (29)


She was so difficult, challenging and uncompromising.
She couldn't give in, not even an inch.
So many of these thoughts swirled through my mind as I squarely placed the blame for my divorce on my ex.
When the marriage ended, my blame meter was supercharged.
If she had just changed, everything would have been ok.
If she had been just a little more forgiving or a little more respectful or a little more accommodating, we could have made it work.
I was angry with her not only for the marriage's end but for the way she showed up in the marriage.
I felt she had so many problems and I simply couldn't fix them.
My journey to coming to terms with my divorce and moving on came down to one very basic and profound lesson about love, relationships and life.
Let me repeat: Your journey and your growth and your happiness have little to do with other people.
Your partners and spouses are simply mirrors of whom you really are.
All the issues you find in your ex have more to do with you than with them.
I don't want to agree.
I want to fight this notion and I did fight it for years.
Until the epiphany one day: What if it was me?
How sacrilegious of me to say this!
Yet, that's what I can ultimately share with you about my most profound experience from divorce.
It really had nothing, or very little, to do with the other person.
Those of us who get divorced are on the high-speed train to inner growth, spiritual growth and wisdom. But ….
only if we let that happen.
This can start only when we take the blame off the other person and focus on ourselves.
Let's say you don't quite agree and are intent on convincing me that the other person was the one at fault.
Even in these cases, I'm suggesting that those are things you have very little control over.
You CANNOT change, correct or fix your ex or anyone else in your future.
You CAN make wiser and smarter decisions about whom you choose to be with.
And…you can try to figure out what issues you brought to the table, how you dealt with your ex and what you can do differently.
This was my biggest lesson. It doesn't have to be yours.
If you strongly blame your ex and believe your ex is at fault, fine.
You can let it be but you may be robbing yourself of the opportunity to take responsibility, do your own inner work and improve your own life.
If you're ready to move past the blame game and holding your ex responsible for everything that happened in the past, it's time to get honest about some of the questions you're asking yourself.
How could you have shown up differently in the relationship?
How did you make things worse for you or your ex in your relationship?
How could you have handled things differently in your past relationship?
What are your triggers and shortcomings when it comes to relationships?
What kind of help or tools do you need going forward?
What are the lessons and insights your former guru, your ex, was able to leave you with?
What are you still angry about?
What are you still resenting?
What are the things you need to forgive and let go of?
Who are you becoming with this self-awareness, knowledge and insight about yourself?
The longer you hold onto the blame, the longer it'll take for you to move on.
This doesn't happen overnight or immediately.
It took me several years to go from blaming my ex to slapping myself in the face and realizing that I was the one who had the issues!
Again, she may have had issues too but it wasn't my job to fix them. I don't have the tools to help her solve her issues, triggers and shortcomings.
All I could have done was point them out to her and all she could have done was the same.
If you're resisting what I'm saying, I get it.
It took me the better part of a decade to get here.
It's so much easier to blame and shift responsibility.
It's convenient and comfortable to feel like nothing is wrong with you and that you brought no issues to the table.
It doesn't require us to do any work or take any action yet we are losing the self-growth and insight that accepting responsibility fosters.
Have you taken responsibility for your past relationship? Did you play a role in the deterioration of your marriage or relationship?
I'm curious to hear what you have to say. Drop me a line and reply to my email.
If you're not getting emails, sign up for my weekly messages so we can communicate.
Happy 2019, all – this is our year!


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Q: How to replace characters in strings without the Python re library I am able to replace characters in strings using the Python re library, but I need to use the pyparsing library (or no library at all) instead. Is there another way to do this without re?
import re
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A: string = "".join(string.splitlines()).replace('\t', '')

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5 Questions About Returning to the Office
There is still much uncertainty about when most people who have been working from home during the pandemic will be able — or asked — to return to their offices. Here's how to approach the subject with your team.
Author: Michelle Russell
Experts advise employers to take a thoughtful approach to adopting a hybrid remote/in-office workforce strategy when the time comes to go back to the office.
There are workers who can't wait to go back to go back to the office, others who worry when they'll be asked to stop working from home, and those who would like to mix it up — some days in the office, some days remote — in a post-COVID world. No matter their preferences, many don't know what their organization's policy will be.
Employers are still figuring that out, with vaccinations getting off to a rocky start and COVID-19 variants making the headlines. Even when it's safe to head back to offices, the question remains: What has this forced WFH experiment shown us about the future of work?
Two experts debated the question "Do Workers Need to Return to the Office After the Coronavirus Threat Subsides?" in a SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) article in November. Chuck Bean, a partner with market research firm The Martec Group, said that research conducted by Martec found that only 16 percent of 1,200 U.S. employees surveyed said they were thriving in a WFH environment.
On the other side of the argument, FlexJobs Vice President of People and Culture Carol Cochran cited research showing that remote work results in increased productivity, decreased real estate costs, happier and more engaged employees, a smaller environmental footprint, and access to a more diversified talent pool, among other benefits. In addition, Cochran said, in a global survey from PwC, 78 percent of CEOs said that they think remote work is "here to stay."
Both experts agreed on this: There is no one-size-fits-all solution, and employers should take a thoughtful approach to adopting a hybrid remote/in-office workforce strategy.
In their latest newsletter, Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy, co-authors of the book No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work, shared their ideas for approaching employees about a possible return to work. They suggested sending out a survey with these five questions:
How many days a week would you like to work in the office?
What will make the return to the office easier for you?
Are there any extenuating circumstances you're willing to share that might make a return to offices especially hard or scary for you?
What types of work would you prefer to do from the office (e.g., large staff meetings, new team meetings, brainstorming sessions, etc.)?
What types of work would you prefer to do from home?
Then, they said, share the results. "If you want employees to be in the office five days a week again, and the survey shows that employees want to be in the office two days a week, it's a bad move to simply ignore that information," they write. "Instead, use it as a jumping-off point for honest conversations and productive compromise."
Moreover, they advise leaders to give their people "as much certainty about the future as possible" even though "no one really knows what the world will look like six months from now." That can be a simple matter of leaders communicating what they're thinking, Fosslien and West Duffy said, "even if that just means saying, 'We'll definitely be working from home through June and then we'll re-evaluate."
We've come to accept uncertainty — and it's preferable, the co-authors write, to "actively ignoring the issue."
Michelle Russell is editor in chief of Convene.


Note: Use fresh (not cured) Spanish-style chorizo.
Step 1Sort over the lentils to remove any stones. Rinse well in a sieve under cold running water and set aside.
Step 2Heat the olive oil in a heavy soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, garlic, cumin, oregano and bay leaf. Season with 1 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring often, until the vegetables are wilted but not limp, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the lentils; stir to mix well.
Step 3Strain the liquid from the tomatoes into the pot. Cut the tomatoes into rough dice and add to the pot. Add 4 cups water and mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, stirring often, 15 minutes, or until the lentils start to soften.
Step 4Add the chorizo, return to a simmer and continue cooking and stirring until the lentils are soft but not mushy and the mixture is stewlike, 20 to 30 minutes longer (depending on the age of the lentils). You may need to add a little more water periodically. Season with more salt if needed and pepper to taste. Serve hot.
466 calories; 25 grams protein; 37 grams carbohydrates; 13 grams fiber; 26 grams fat; 8 grams saturated fat; 42 mg. cholesterol; 796 mg. sodium.


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Parlophone released The Beatles' albums up to Magical Mystery Tour. Subsequent releases – The White Album, Yellow Submarine, Abbey Road and Let It Be – were issued on the Beatles' Apple record label, distributed by EMI, and bearing Parlophone catalogue numbers Despite the separation of Parlophone from EMI as a condition of EMI's acquisition by UMG, Universal was allowed to keep the Beatles' recorded music catalogue, which was assigned to the subsidiary Calderstone Productions.
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In addition to discs with Parlophone labels, the book covers the Apple singles and albums manufactured and distributed by EMI, as well as the Fan Club Christmas discs and the Polydor releases of the group's Hamburg recordings. Paul McCartney has discussed the composition of this famous Beatles song on several occasions. As we report in Beatles for Sale on Parlophone Records, he borrowed the piano work from Bad Penny Blues, a Humphrey Lyttleton song. Where did he get the inspiration for the lyrics? I was looking through this African magazine when I saw this African Lady with a baby.
By the time the Beatles reached America, Parlophone/EMI had already released two albums and a handful of singles in their native England. imprint had repeatedly rejected the group's output for a year. The label put together Beatles VI with the remaining six songs from Beatles for Sale and got a jump on things by filling it out with two cuts from Help! (which wouldn't be out for another few months in the . and a B-side from the Help! sessions, "Yes It I. On top of that, Beatles VI included two Larry Willams covers – "Bad Boy" and "Dizzy Miss Lizzie" – recorded specifically for the . You Think You Know The Beatles? Next: Top 10 Beatles Love Songs. Filed Under: The Beatles.
The Beatles or "The White album" as it became better known was released on 22nd November, 1968 on the fifth anniversary of their second album, With The Beatles. A total of 34 new tracks were released in 1968 and 30 were contained on this one double-LP. The change from Parlophone to Apple had first taken place with the release of the "Hey Jude" single in August, 1968. Despite the fact that it was a double album it entered the UK chart at no. 1 and occupied that position for eight of the 22 weeks it spent in the chart.
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Polson School District is arming their staff and faculty, but it's not with firearms. The district is the first in the country to implement Reflex Protect, a non-lethal self-defense spray made by a Montana company.
"We needed a tool. We practiced the run, lock and fight protocol, and teachers know what that looks like, but we really haven't given them a tool to protect themselves in case they have to barricade inside a classroom," Polson School District Superintendent Rex Weltz said.
According to the company, the product is more effective than pepper spray. The company says Reflex Protect is like tear gas, but in gel form.
Reflex protect is made with Presidia Gel™ CS gel, a thickened formula made to be target specific. The product can spray an active shooter up to 20 feet away.
Polson Middle School and High School teachers were trained in using the product on Wednesday. According to Superintendent Weltz, there are now more than 200 adults trained in using Reflex Protect.
"I think it's a good safety measure. I hope we never have to use it but if we do, I want to be prepared. My fists aren't as capable as this spray," Polson High School teacher Becky Hoxie said.
The district bought almost 200 canisters of the product. It is now available for staff and faculty to carry with them or to keep in their classrooms.


In Federal politics today: allow me to congratulate Kevin Rudd for actually proposing a new tertiary education policy, the first real offer from either side of the House in, what, three years?
But I reckon that the proposal to reduce HECS fees for maths and science will achieve little. (It deeply, deeply disturbs me that this means I'm agreeing with Julie Bishop.) One part of his proposal — reduced HECS for people who study science and then teach — already exists here in WA, and while that policy has made a little difference, it hasn't exactly been spectacularly successful.
As part of a bigger set of policies, then yes, reducing HECS costs is a good idea. But since price was far from my first consideration when choosing degrees, I think the money would be better spent elsewhere — on scholarships, or on promoting science in schools, or on creating specialist centres that attract students by conducting cutting-edge research.
At the local level: the deputy mayor of the City of Perth has announced he wants a review into central-city parking. Apparently there's not enough, and he says that building more should be a high priority.
There's a name for this kind of behaviour: blatant revenue-grab. "More parking" is, of course, a synonym for "more dollars in parking meters". Never mind the fact that there's more than fifty thousand parking bays in the CBD for about a hundred thousand workers — a much higher ratio than any other Australian city.
How about taking the money for building carparks and using it to ease the pressure on CAT services at peak times? Or how about actually doing something towards the Western Foreshore development (which recently disappeared from the council's official Web site)?
Props to Roger Federer for an utterly awesome Australian Open win. And also for being a great bloke — signing autographs, cracking jokes in his speech, chatting to his opponent after the match — putting to shame a certain Australian tennis player.
I can understand the reason why the telecast was delayed (which doesn't make it forgivable) … and the more I think about it, the more I look forward to a future where TV is delivered over the Internet. Whether it's GooTube or Yahoo! or Apple, or even Microsoft or AOL, the day that the first major sporting event is streamed live and in full will be a great one for fans.
They call this rag a newspaper?
The front cover of yesterday's West Australian wasn't all that unusual by tabloid standards — an emotive and sensationalist caption that calls out a prominent State politician, a nondescript photo that could really have been anything, and a reiteration of past problems.
Not unusual, that is, until the revelation by TV journalists yesterday that in fact, the entire thing was false. The person in the picture was neither frail nor a grandmother, she had asked to rest on some hospital chairs rather than being forced, and it wasn't for "several hours". The Health Minister wasn't at fault at all. So I was expecting some form of apology today — because that's what tabloids do to retain reader trust.
But the only indication they gave that they were wrong was half a dozen words in the fifth paragraph of an article. They didn't even print the letter from the person in the photo that had been quoted on TV. Maybe Paul Armstrong, the editor, thinks he's on some kind of moral high-horse, crusading against a corrupt State … nevermind those pesky facts that suggest otherwise.
I'm no big supporter of the State health system — there are clearly capacity problems and management issues, and the Reid report doesn't strike me as a particularly comprehensive fix — but this is beyond irresponsible. The Health Minister was understandably annoyed yesterday … if I was one of the parties involved in this, I'd totally be calling lawyers.
And while I'm ranting about our local daily, did I mention it's a dinosaur that simply doesn't get the Internet, and is therefore likely to be trounced by it in the coming years? Tuesday's edition included an article about the Web 2.0 education software Moodle, which has a connection to Perth. All good and well … except that I remember reading about this on TechCrunch months ago. "WE get it first", indeed.
That same edition had an article about a City of Perth committee and Perth Arena, which mentions how the West supposedly broke the news last Saturday of a plan to build apartments over the arena carpark. Which is kinda true … except that I mentioned it on this blog a fortnight before they did, my source being a picture from the masterplan that I included in that post. And better yet, I first saw that picture on the SkyscraperCity forums in December.
I'd been thinking of mentioning the flag "ban" at Sydney's Big Day Out, but everything I thought of has already been said.
So I shall post a photo I took last Friday of Comet McNaught, from an outstanding location for amateur astronomy — namely, the roof of my parents' house.
Unrelatedly, the Australian Open has been throwing a few surprises. The biggest of these, for me at least, was seeing Marcos Baghdatis play a weak game to lose in the second round. At first I thought that Gael Monfils was going to replace him and become, if you will, the Baghdatis of this year's Open (Jim Courier was right to describe him as "fun to watch") … but then he lost his next game. Against Baghdatis he had the same determination and spark that got Baghdatis through last year, but against the (admittedly more experienced) Gasquet, all that energy seemed to vanish.
Later, the awesome game between Andy Murray and Rafael Nadal (why on Earth did it start at 10pm?) had me thinking that Murray might become this year's Baghdatis, because he was playing an awfully clever strategy. But then he lost his nerve in the fifth set and it all fell apart.
Tonight's game, though, saw Nadal fall (surprisingly quickly!) to Fernando Gonzalez. This has me thinking I've found my new source of Baghdatis-style awesomeness for this year — particularly considering the players he's beaten so far.
Thus, what I'd like to see in the men's final: Gonzalez versus Federer, in a clone of last year. The upstart won't be good enough to dethrone the ice man, but we'll all be amazed at how well Gonzalez plays regardless.
And for the women's final: a three-set thriller whereby Serena Williams plays well enough to prove that she's made her comeback, but Kim Clijsters scrapes through to end her career on a high.
So the East Asia Summit for 2006 (er, 2007? 06-07? or something?) has drawn to a close, and although the institution is still new and finding its feet, this year has presented a few good signs that the Summit will have a successful future in encouraging regional cooperation.
Aside from several measures to promote regional trade, the big announcement was a declaration that promises cooperation on "energy security", which is to say there'll be a big push for investment in transmission and generation infrastructure. Assuming the declaration is followed through, there'll also be a few token measures towards bio-fuels and renewable energy (though admittedly that's better than nothing).
I think it's illustrative that our local daily gave a big chunk of space on the business pages to an AP story about the energy pact, which seems to mirror several other news services I've checked. In other words, talk of energy deals makes business leaders (or at least business press editors) stand up and take notice — which, if nothing else, has the benefit of giving the Summit some more widespread attention than it'd otherwise earn. On that front, the EAS has already done better than APEC meetings of recent years, none of which have produced anything quite as noteworthy.
Speaking of Japan, simmering resentment between it and China earned barely a mention in most media coverage of the second Summit — unlike last time — and this is pretty much entirely due to Shinzo Abe taking over from Junichiro Koizumi as PM. Abe has made little in the way of significant changes to Japan's dealings with China, but simply by not visiting the Yasukuni Shrine (as PM) he has defused tensions enough that an entire section of my thesis is rendered obsolete. But that's a good thing, because I argued that a rift between the region's largest economies was the single biggest issue in the way of a successful EAS.
Interestingly, Russia wasn't at the table this time around, even though its presence would have actually been relevant on the question of oil supply (so I suppose that ends the speculation from 2005 about whether it'd become a fully-fledged member!).
The broader ASEAN Summit (of which the EAS was one part) earned headlines for a declaration about terrorism and progress towards an ASEAN Charter, but otherwise there was little reaction to the events of the last 12 months. It is the ASEAN Way to not criticise any country's domestic affairs in public, so there was nary a whimper about the fact that Thailand was represented by a military general. North Korea and Myanmar were both told off, the former about the 6-party talks and the latter for lacking democracy, but these announcements have become yearly stalwarts. Beyond that, the only announcement that struck me as interesting was the plan for new university courses as part of the cultural component of the forthcoming ASEAN Community.
The best news I've heard so far this year: Tiger Airways, a Singaporean discount carrier modelled after Air Asia, is starting flights to Perth in March. And just like Air Asia, they have ridiculous discounts: $20 one way to Singapore, plus (obscene) taxes, on selected dates until October. This more than plugs the hole left when Valuair stopped its Perth flights after a merger with Qantas (mutter grumble), and makes it wonderfully cheap to travel around Asia. I'm already planning a trip to relatives in Penang for about $400, less than half the current cost. Hopefully this will also be a good thing for West Australian tourism — the State government had better take advantage of it!
Who decided that this guy was so important anyway? (Just like Christianity, Islam is divided into different factions and schools of thought, and he's only one mufti …) I don't think we should ban him from returning or revoke his citizenship (now that's a horrid idea: how do you decide who's a bad citizen?), and he's entitled to freely travel and express his views. But if I flew overseas and told some people that all Australians are idiots, somehow I doubt there'd be such a swarm of coverage. The media need only stop paying attention in order to transform him into Yet Another Harmless Crackpot.
Finally, after more considered analysis, I'm not sure the iPhone is as awesome as it first seemed. It's far and away the best phone interface ever, that much is certain, but it won't be able to run 3rd-party software (perhaps not even Web 2.0 apps), we know little about the camera, and there's a case to be made that hardware keyboards are better (they're good for blind people — such as me, when SMSing while half-asleep). Speaking of which, this is an awesome response to everyone's reactions.


If my memory serves me, I was one of two people who introduced you at your first Boston Colloquium lecture back in-and-around 1974. It was a little experiment with student introductions. I had been a groupie of the series for three years and because I was one of those who read as much as possible before the lecture (and always crafted sensitive questions), Bob Cohen would often invite me to the pre-lecture dinner and sit me next to the guest. Looking back, it was as if I was a decoy for what I always thought were nasty comments immediately after the lecture during the Q&A.
If your memory serves you better than mine does me, might you happen to remember that auspicious evening? I suspect your topic was related to your book, The Physics of Time Asymmetry, or perhaps a precursor of Space and Time in the Modern Universe.
The lectures and that community were important to me; I was seeking to define "a moment of perfection" within spacetime. Impossible task and an unlikely group within which to be involved, by 1980, I went back to work in a business that I had started in 1971. Fast forward, in 2011, I had pulled back from 9-5 and had been dubbing around with basic geometries.
Something happened when I was helping a nephew with his five high school geometry classes. We chased the tetrahedral-octahedral clusters from the classroom models back to the CERN scale (dividing by 2) in about 47 jumps, and then back to the Planck scale in 67 additional jumps. The next day we multiplied by 2 and in 90 jumps we were out to the Observable Universe and the Age of the Universe. It became our sweet little STEM tool until we started questioning the first 67 notations.
Math is math. Continuity is continuity. Symmetry is symmetry. Only math can fill those notations. Who might make sense of that math? Sir Martin? Barrows? Maybe Langlands can, maybe Wilczek can, maybe you can.
I'll continue dabbling along in my own way, but as idiosyncratic as it is, we just may have stumbled into something here. That little model does wonders for space and time!
I know it is a bit out to the left of left field line (foul ball). Is it just specious thinking or might we be able to bring it into the playing field?


Even though the garden might be at it's quietest, there are always a few points of interest in the garden to keep you going until it bounces back into full bloom and February is the month that starts to show this promise. It might be one of the coldest months and the thought of warmer days, still seems a long way off but the days are getting longer and spring is getting closer and before you know it…… you'll be complaining 'it's too bloody hot'.
Winter aconite's and the snowdrops steal the show for many but there is so many other points of interest in the February garden.
The winter sun is a good one for a starter. Your feet and your hands may be cold but the winter sun always warms the heart and the light it omits on everything it touches; is always a wonderful sight to see.
Crocuses are a wonderful sight to see at this time of year and the one that is very familiar to me is Crocus tommasinianus.
When I was the Head Gardener of Trinity college, these little beauties always gave us an amazing show. Crocus tommasinianus is a great one for naturalising and the main pest for these at Trinity were people, especially those with cameras!
The Cornelian cherry or Dogwood is a true cracker for any medium to large garden. For me these look great all year round. They have wonderful oval leaves turning purple in the autumn, beautiful clusters of yellow flowers in February/March and red berries in the latter part of summer.
Prickly bugger this one and there was some blood letting when I took this photo. Great with their white stems and these work well with the colourful stems of the dogwoods.
Dogwoods are a must have for any garden. They will give you the perfect coloured stems that really come into their own when the winter sun catches them. Easy to grow and will virtually grow anywhere, although some do not like it too wet.
Another firm favourite. A hardy perennial that will keep on going year after year and will spread itself all over the show.
Wrong time of year for this Clematis but they are still giving some interest in the garden until you give them their annual prune, unless you have already done it.
For a winter perfume and a delicate flower, this medium sized shrub has both. Lonicera standishii is very similar in appearance and is another great addition to the garden.
Sarcococcas look good all year round but they are another that gives us some wonderful winter perfume, which is always welcome on a cold February day.
This is only a small percentage of the wonderful sights and smells you can see throughout the winter in particular, the month of February. Winter is not a dead season for the garden, it's just a little quieter than the other season's. Resetting itself ready for the year ahead. Although while it is having a little time out, nature keeps us interested and warms our hearts and minds until the warmer months.
At the beginning of this February (and adding in a little plug) there was a nice surprise when I was included in the Thompson & Morgan blog post '10 Gardener's show how it's done'…..cheers for that!
And here is the link…….


4/12/18 - Last Sunday, 25 November marked the last day of the training given by Pax Christi Uvira asbl to young people on active nonviolence in Uvira, in eastern DR Congo. The training of the second phase of the Youth Capacity Building Project, Empowering New Generations on Active Nonviolence and Entrepreneurship, supported by Pax Christi International, lasted four weeks.
From the outset, a few young participants had a demonstration of a conflict between farmers and herders whose cows ravaged crops in search of pasture. This skit was a case of frequent conflict in the field with the peculiarity of peaceful resolution thanks to the methods learned during the training to avoid violence.
After this demonstration, the participants, composed of the students of the Institute of Notre Dame aux Larmes and students of the Higher Institute of Rural Development-Uvira, interactively exchanged with the facilitators on the attitudes of the parties in the case of scene and this indicated the interest that both attached to the training. That allowed the facilitators to introduce the last module on "trauma healing" to the development of which it has been suggested that conflicts such as violence can negatively impact an individual psychically and cause the trauma that is also remediable.
At the end of this intervention, and after a series of questions of understanding, participants were thanked for their active participation and especially the interest they showed throughout the activities. Finally, they have been urged to use nonviolence in their daily life. At the end of the session, a family photo was taken and some interviews were recorded.


Reported by macang on IRC: when movement delay is nonzero and the roguelike keyset is on, the hjkl movement keys only work every other keypress, and the yubn movement keys don't move at all. He reported this with 3.3.2 on OS X 10.6.6; I can reproduce it with v4 on OS X 10.6.8. I suspect it is not port-specific.


In an effort to support the campus community in their outdoor endeavours, SOLE hosts a variety of educational clinics. These clinics are focus on skill and knowledge acquisition in the areas of bicycling, climbing, ski/snowboard maintenance, avalanche awareness and more. Clinics are open to students, faculty, staff, alumni, friends and family. Register on the Campus Recreation Portal - just show up ready to learn, ask questions and meet fellow outdoor enthusiasts! For questions, contact SOLE at 719-255-7517 or sole@uccs.edu.
Dring this 2-day Leave No Trace Trainer Course, participants will learn and teach the seven principles of Leave No Trace. Upon completion, participants can teach and instruct Leave No Trace Awareness courses and aid a LNT Master Educator for LNT Trainer courses.
The National Outdoor Leadership School will be hosting a WFA certification course at SOLE! If you hike, backpack, climb, or do anything outdoor related, having wilderness medicine experience is a must! Contact SOLE for details.
Space is limited - Course Fills Fast!
Learn the skills and techniques to venture outside in the world of rock. Participants will learn belaying, climbing techniques, knots, anchors, and much more. No experience or equipment is required.
6pm Individual drop-in cost is $8 per class, or register for all four sessions at $25.
Classes are held every Thursday of the month at 6pm.
Friends, fun, climbing, music, mingling, and food. The SOLE Social has it all! Join us the first Thursday of every month from 7-9pm.
Wednesday climb night just for the ladies! Make friends, climb, learn, and enjoy the sport of rock climbing and its amazing camaraderie.
7pm No experience is necessary, and equipment is provided!
Learn the fundamentals of bike repair such as flat tires, shifting, derailleurs, and brakes. 1st Wednesday of every month starting in February. Bring your bike! Starts at 5pm.
Join SOLE for our 1st annual end of the year potluck. We will have a variety of foods, slide shows and videos of this year's trips! If you are able, please bring a dish or side to share!
The WFR is the industry standard for professional guides, trip leaders, search and rescue team members, outdoors recreationists, and international travelers. Upon completion, participants will receive a 3-year WFR certification, enabling them to provide emergency medical care in a wilderness setting while making crucial evacuation decisions.
Learn to teach, educate, and practice sustainable and environmentally safe travel during this LNT backpacking and front country course.
To register, visit the Campus Recreation Portal or see our Guest Services desk during general Campus Recreation facility operational hours. If you have specific questions regarding any of these offerings, visit SOLE Monday - Friday 12pm-9pm, email sole@uccs.edu, or call 719-255-7517.


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Why is it still snowing so much in April? Andy Warner, Symbolia, and Years Of Living Dangerously investigate.
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