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"The gospels tell us the sublimest mysteries of our faith": First Edition of Thomas Merton's The Living Bread
The Living Bread.
Item Number: 96544
New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1956.
First edition of Merton’s work on the sacrament of the Eucharist. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
In 1941, aspiring author Thomas Merton decided to give up a promising literary career in New York to enter the Abbey of Gethsemani, a community of monks belonging to the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (Trappists), the most ascetic Roman Catholic monastic order. From Gethsemani, Merton proceeded to become arguably the most influential American Catholic author of the 20th century. The twenty-seven years he spent in the monastery impelled him into the political arena, where he became, according to Daniel Berrigan, the conscience of the peace movement of the 1960's.
Other Books by this Author
Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1950.
First edition of Merton’s interpretation of the life of St. Lutgarde, a thirteenth centiry saint and mystic who chose the way of La Trappe as her path to God. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with light shelfwear.
Original signed artwork from Thomas Merton. In the last decade of his life, while living as a hermit-monk in dialogue with the world, Thomas Merton created a body of visual art, drawing from the Zen Buddhist tradition. When he was a student at Columbia University, Merton sought out a Hindu monk named Bramachari for counsel. The monk advised Merton to follow his own Christian tradition to find what he was most deeply looking for. A strong admirer of Gandhi, Merton also noted how Gandhi, a Hindu, had found a congenial ‘ second home’ of sorts in the Christian Sermon on the Mount. In the 1950’s Merton began exploring Buddhism, especially Zen Buddhism. He thought he found some resonance between Zen and the Desert Fathers. Merton sent a copy of his study of the Desert Fathers to Daisetsu Suzuki, the leading exponent of Zen in the west. They began a long correspondence in the late 1950’s, and Suzuki’s influence can be seen in Merton’s artwork. Includes a letter from activist W.H. Ferry, which reads, “4/3/68 For Mary Sue Dilliard: Daisetsu Suzuki told Father Tom Merton in 1965 that the only way finally to understand Zen was to practice calligraphy. This is the result: one of Tom’s earliest calligraphs. W.H. Ferry.” On the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions letterhead, which Ferry was the Vice President. Matted and framed, which measures 13 inches by 15 inches. Calligraphy drawing measures 9 inches by 12.5 inches. On the verso of the frame, it includes various Merton material including numerous clippings. Original artwork by Merton is exceptionally rare in the marketplace.
"They were the first Christian hermits, who abandoned the cities of the pagan world to live in solitude": First edition of Thomas Merton's The Wisdom of the Desert
New York: New Directions, 1960.
First edition of Merton’s selection of proverbs from the early nomadic Christians of the Egyptian Desert. Octavo, original cloth. Very good in a very good dust jacket.
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time": First Edition of Thomas Merton's No Man Is An Island
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955.
First edition of Merton’s reflections on the spiritual life. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1957.
First edition of this classic meditation by Merton. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. illustrated with photographs. Boldly signed by Thomas Merton on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of wear. Jacket photograph showing the cloister of the Cistercian Abbey of Hauterive, Fribourg, Switzerland by Benedikt Rast. A very nice example, uncommon signed.
First Edition of Thomas Merton's Seasons of Celebration: Meditations on the Cycle of Liturgical Feasts
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1965.
First edition of this work by Merton. Octavo, original cloth. Fine in a very good dust jacket.
"Souls are like athletes, that need opponents worthy of them, if they are to be tried and extended and pushed to the full use of their powers, and rewarded according to their capacity": First Edition of The Authors Landmark Work The Seven Storey Mountain; signed by Thomas Merton
New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1948.
First edition, first-issue binding in white cloth and in the first-issue dust jacket with the photo on rear panel captioned: “Author is second from the left.” Signed by Thomas Merton on the half-title page. Fine in a very good dust jacket. Signed first editions are rare.
“Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time": Thomas Merton's No Man Is An Island; inscribed by him
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1955.
First edition, early printing of Merton’s reflections on the spiritual life. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the half-title page, “A – with all best wishes in Xt Fr. M Louis.” Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some light wear to the crown and foot of the spine. Books signed by Merton are rare as he lived most of his life in the Abbey of Gethsemani.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1953.
First edition of the daily journal of American Trappist monk Thomas Merton. Octavo, original cloth, pictorial endpapers. Signed by Thomas Merton on the title page. Very good in a near fine price-clipped dust jacket.
Paris: Arthaud, 1955.
First edition of Merton’s work on monastic life and preparation for death. Octavo, original wrappers as issued, illustrated with photographs, with the rare original dust jacket laid in. In very good condition.
New York: William Morrow & Company, 1985.
First edition of Irving’s sixth novel. Octavo, original half cloth. Signed by the author on the title page, “Merry Christmas John Irving.” Some spotting to the page edges in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Honi Werner.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1972.
First edition of the author’s first book. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Millhauser on the title page. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with the lightest of wear. Jacket design by Alice and Martin Provensen.
"All over the ship, all through the convoy there was a knowledge that in a few hours some of them were going to be dead": First Edition of The 50th Anniversary Edition of The Naked and the Dead; Signed by Norman Mailer
New York: Henry Holt, 2005.
First edition of the 50th Anniversary edition of the author’s classic novel. Thick octavo, original boards. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Inscribed by the author who has transcibed the first line of this title as follows, “All over the ship, all through the convoy there was a knowledge that in a few hours some of them were going to be dead.”
First Edition of Norman Mailer's Pulitzer Prize- Winning Classic The Executioner's Song; Signed by Him
Boston: Little Brown, 1979.
First edition. Thick octavo, original cloth. Signed by Norman Mailer on the title page. Some spotting to the page edges, very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with some rubbing and wear.


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With many producer’s cows safely calved out and the youngsters looking sleek and shiny, a normal question is how to keep them healthy and growing through a long hot summer.
Hopefully they have been sent off to pasture equipped with necessary vaccinations, vitamin injections and clostridial shots for blackleg strain diseases. Those will fight against illness and help deliver calves in good health and condition through the weaning process. Basic concerns calves will face before that time arrives include foot rot, pink eye, bloat and pneumonia. Treatment drugs will need to be stocked to respond to those possible situations.
But another piece of the puzzle to assist in warding off potential problems further down the road is creep feeding. Creep feeding is the practice of providing supplemental feed – grain or forage – to nursing calves. That’s usually done with the use of a creep gate, which is large enough for calves to enter the feeding area but too small to allow cows to pass. A lactating beef cow can supply only 50 percent of the nutrients a three- to four-month-old calf needs to maximize growth, according to University of Georgia-Extension. Depending on availability and quality, forage may not be able to supply the other 50 percent of nutrients the calf needs. Nutrient deficiency is more pronounced when calves graze late-summer or drought-stricken pastures, and during the winter when no grazing is available.
The goal of creep feeding must be decided, if it’s to be profitable and worthwhile for the producer, calves and cows. Decide if it’s meant to supplement grass in good environmental conditions, replace grass in poor quality, or address weight gain and health-related matters.
If the goal is strictly weight gain, CHS Southwest Grain nutrition consultant Dustin Elkins said studies have shown calves will add an additional 70 to 100 pounds when offered creep feed for four to eight weeks prior to weaning. A producer may wish to supplement the growing calf’s energy, trace-mineral and salt requirements to help build stronger immune systems and better rumen function post-weaning. Or the producer might want to allow the calf to become accustomed to eating from a trough or bunk, which may help reduce the stress of the weaning process. No matter the reasons, they tie back into the two original considerations of grass supplement or replacement – and can add value to each of a producer’s desired goals.
Karl Hoppe, a livestock specialist with North Dakota State University-Extension, recommends producers start calves on creep feed as soon as possible to avoid digestive upsets.
“I’m always concerned when pastures become over-grazed and then creep feed is introduced,” he said. “This can lead to extremely high intakes of creep feed and result in sickness and possible death.”
That potential risk makes it essential that feeders don’t run empty, because calves may over-eat when the feeders are filled.
A healthy young calf is at its peak for feed efficiency and conversion, reaching three times that of a cow. That means it’s much more cost-effective to feed a calf than a poorly conditioned cow in fall or winter. Thus while creep feeding should become a routine practice, it should also enable fluidity as a management decision dependent on market and environmental conditions.
Rations and ingredients are key.
“If the pasture condition is good to exceptional, be sure to use a creep feed that is formulated to supplement grass, rather than replace grass,” Hoppe said.
A nutritious well-balanced free-choice feed should contain 14 percent to16 percent crude protein that is full of fiber and well-fortified with vitamins and minerals. It should also have an ionophore such as Rumensin or Bovatec to enhance feed efficiency, limit over-eating and prevent coccidiosis.
A focused creep-feeding system will prove to be beneficial and cost-effective. It should be backed by a well-structured vaccination program, basic treatment drugs, infrastructure and facilities. Although variable from operation to operation – and heavily dependent on environmental conditions and price variations from year to year – with calculated and focused decisions risks can be minimized.
The economics of all factors should be assessed before starting a program. But the potential returns of reduced weaning stress and improved health, added weight gains and nutritional benefits can easily tip the scales in favor of a well-thought-out and managed creep-feeding program.

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We stayed here as a couple this weekend, after reading on Trip Advisor that it was the best accommodation in Arundel. Sadly this is no longer true. We had a room in the main hotel - we got lost trying to find it and were told by a member of staff we came across that staff had been told to show guests where rooms such as ours were - not even sign-posted! When we entered the room, we were very disappointed. Any character had been firmly removed from the room and it looked like it hadn't been decorated since the 1980's.
The window was a wooden sash window - which wouldn't have been a problem, except that it was rotting and covered in black mould. The net curtain also had a fair amount of mould on it too. This is not down to the hotel needing refurbishment, it means that basic maintenance and cleaning has not been carried out! I also agree with the previous reviewer who said that the rooms on the 2nd floor were too hot to sleep in.
The staff were great - bar staff (you know who you are) kept us entertained, and the reception and waiting staff were always eager to please.
As we live locally, we caught a local taxi home and the taxi driver told us that the new group that now own the hotel, took in on a fair while ago, so that is not really an excuse.
To be honest we were disappointed in the hotel which should have had loads of character and charm, but poor maintenance etc let it down. You should be thankful that you have such good staff that people can put up with it - though they shouldn't have to!
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Rickie Lee Jones
10 July 2011
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
One of popular music’s most compelling and original storytellers, Rickie Lee Jones came to MIF11 for this exclusive show at The Bridgewater Hall. Her 30-year career covers more than a dozen studio albums – but for this very special evening, the Californian singer-songwriter performed her critically acclaimed album Pirates in its entirety, exactly 20 years since its 1981 release, in front of an adoring audience.
Produced by Manchester International Festival.


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If your mind is set that you feel you are missing out on something or that you feel like you are being deprived of something, then the truth of the matter is you will possibly end up going back to the cigarettes, right back where you started. This is where hypnotherapy comes into its own. Hypnosis can help you deal with aspects that are fundamental to helping you give up, be it psychological or even emotional.
But does it really work?
Tom Reed MSN news Editor stopped smoking after 1 hour session with Quitmasters in London. Arriving not holding hypnotherapy in very high regards after stumbling across one before on holiday in Tenerife who tried to convince me I was riding a horse when I knew full well that I was sitting in a chair on stage in front of 100 other tourists. Needless to say I was not impressed and consequently I have never held hypnotists in very high regards.
When the opportunity arouse to visit Quitmasters Diana Pedersson, who claimed 95% success rate in stopping people smoking, I was extremely dubious but having smoked half my life and reach a point where I was desperately waiting to quit I thought this hypnotherapy lark might be worth a whirl after all.
Having packed a day’s worth of cigarettes into one morning I arrived at their headquarters. After some questions about my smoking habits and having assured her I was committed to quitting I was asked to go into the adjoining room and lie down on the treatment table. The hypnotherapy session began and despite initial sceptical I remind myself that this was a great opportunity to give up.
The deep breathing exercise made me feel relaxed everything that was said seemed to make a lot of sense I was told I wanted to stop a smoking and that when I woke up not only would I be a non-smoker but a happy non-smoker and that it would be easy.
When I opened my eyes at the end of the session I felt excited by my new found confidence’ For the rest of the day I did not have any cravings for cigarettes I made it into work the next day without my normal two cigarettes and without thinking about them. There where points during the day I thought something was missing but the whole idea of smoking was completely alien and unappealing.
When I tried to quit in the past the future has seemed daunting since the hypnotherapy I can’t even if I try envisage myself smoking again.
Diana Pedersson of QuitMasters UK is certified by the American Board of Hypnotherapy and specialises in “Stop Smoking Hypnosis” and many other Hypnotherapy Services to help cure you of your fears and phobias.
Cambridge Mind And Body Home Page

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9 Millbrook Square, Grove, Wantage OX12 7JZ, UK – 01235 772010
Great local business. Consistently good food. Friendly helpful staff. Bangla beer.
Yet again excellent food and service
8 Newbury St, Wantage OX12 8BS, UK – 01235 768222
Yummy Thai is a Wantage institution! I use the takeaway service regularly, which isn't cheap, but they serve absolutely amazing food every time. When I collect the food I'm treated like a VIP by the owner. Decoration is very eclectic in the restaurant, much like your Thai Grandma's house 😃 I wouldn't change it for the world. Go visit.
Still open when the pubs are closing and hard to get a table. Food is terrific, the service is second to none, they make you feel like they have known you for years even if its your first time in there. Its not cheap, but if its been a good night out then its worth it as a treat.
31 Market Pl, Wantage OX12 8AH, UK – 01235 771595
Food was nice, service was quick but the background music was far too loud.
Nice, well stocked pub. Decent size. Had a rhubarb G&T which was very nice - although pricey at £6.30...

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Boomer is a metal detecting expert. He has published one of the top metal detector review guides online, as well as the best gold metal detector reviews for beginners. He’s going to be publishing more guides in the near future, so subscribe to stay updated.
So, we now live in an United States that has gone through another housing bubble. Even the luxury real estate in Arizona saw a big hit, which has been historically one of the best areas. The interesting thing is, history always repeats itself, so if you watch on a long enough timeline, you’ll be able to pick out the trends. This happened again between 2006 and 2008, when the loan and housing market got flipped upside down, wrecking many loans and causing financial chaos for many families.
However, if we flip the situation on its head for just a moment, it also presented one of the biggest transfers of debt free wealth in a very long time. This is because, the individuals who still had cash were able to buy properties at historically low values, and ride them back up into profits. This is how you make a sound real estate investment. It’s not the easiest way, and takes a lot of timing, but it can be done.
Another way is through fixing up all properties, knowing the right people and getting the right work done. This way, you’re able to essentially flip the house, like they do on many of those TV shows. It’ll take awhile for you to get profitable and faster as you understand what is needed and what is the best route for the highest profits.
Once you get better at it, you’ll understand what a good property looks like, what repairs you can do and how quickly, as well as what isn’t necessary to get it sold. Once you have these attributes down, you can then get it fixed and resold, pretty quickly (once you have the right relationships and connections). No wonder real estate has always been an investment favorite by us, but it does take the right skill and timing.

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We understand the environment you operate in and the unique challenges you face.
Increase in Take up of Invoice Finance and Asset-Based Lending
New figures released by UK Finance have revealed a 5% increase in invoice finance and asset-based lending in 2017, taking the total to £23.4 billion at the end of the year. The number of clients using this form of business funding remained stable at around 42,000.
The figures also revealed that:
- Invoice finance and asset-based lending to small businesses (those with annual turnovers of less than £500,000) increased by 19% in December 2017 compared to the previous year, with advances worth a total of £833 million.
- Annual sales of clients supported by invoice finance and asset-based lending stood at a record £311 billion in 2017, up 4% on 2016.
- Annual sales from clients through export invoice discounting facilities stood at £27 billion in 2017, up 21% on 2016.
“These figures show a continuing increase in the use of invoice finance and asset-based lending, particularly amongst smaller firms,” commented Matthew Davies, Director of Invoice Finance and Asset Based Lending at UK Finance. “This reflects a growing appetite for finance amongst those small businesses that are already using external funding.”
“These forms of finance can provide extra flexibility and improved liquidity for firms, unlocking working capital to help them grow and invest as well as allowing them to support their own suppliers,” he added. “The industry will continue to work to increase awareness amongst businesses about the different sources of finance that might be appropriate for them.”
For expert legal advice on business finance and funding, and other areas of commercial law, then contact our specialist commercial solicitors today.

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Accessorial charges are an unavoidable part of freight logistics. Unfortunately, that doesn’t make them any easier to predict or accommodate.
Many shippers find themselves staring at carrier invoices significantly higher than anticipated, bloated by accessorial fees that weren’t accounted for upfront. What’s more, accounting for the validity of these charges isn’t always easy. Accessorial charges pose several challenges when it comes to freight bill audits, making it even more important to attack them proactively to keep them from complicating invoices.
Any time freight transportation goes beyond standard pickup and delivery actions, accessorial charges are bound to follow. Shippers can expect to pay a premium for any level of additional service involved in a successful delivery—or, in some cases, an unsuccessful one. Whether it’s paying to have a driver wait at the dock or asking them to handle hazardous materials, these additional costs can easily creep into an invoice. You should try to reduce your freight costs to maintain your business operations.
While it’s possible to predict some accessorials, such as a liftgate fee or an after-hours pickup charge, other fees are circumstantial. Nonetheless, there are opportunities to plan for the variables that contribute to them and avoid them before they cause headaches during the freight bill audit process.
Minimizing Accessorial Charges
Here’s a look at seven ways shippers and consignees can minimize the potential problems caused by unexpected accessorial charges:
- Verify freight details: BOL correction charges are among the most common accessorial fees levied, and they are also among the simplest to avoid. Check, double-check, and triple-check that the BOL details are correct before the carrier collects the shipment.
- Double-check classifications: Misclassification of freight is another issue that can warrant hefty additional charges. Know with certainty the classification of your goods before they’re palleted and loaded, and make sure the BOL reflects that classification.
- Rely on dock scheduling (when possible): Dock scheduling can help reduce instances of excessive loading and unloading times or limited-access accessorial charges. The more shippers and consignees can do to guarantee an open dock, the better.
- Reallocate shipments (when possible): Less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments are expensive, and overweight fees can be equally expensive. Avoid shipping at extreme ends of the scale by coordinating palleted freight and reducing dunnage for maximum transportation efficiency.
- Schedule to avoid layovers: Shippers must take a comprehensive look at the freight destination to ensure an efficient delivery-one that’s devoid of costly layovers. Look for direct routes, ensure delivery during regular hours, and verify staff on-site.
- Streamline freight contracting: The last thing any shipper wants is to pay for services they’re not using. Truck ordered, not used (TONU) costs and accessorials for additional, unnecessary stops are easy to prevent by having tight processes designed to facilitate efficient freight operations.
- Negotiate accessorial charges in SLAs: For those accessorials that may be more common or downright unavoidable, take the time to negotiate them as part of a service-level agreement (SLA) with a regular carrier. Mitigating the cost upfront saves big bucks in the long run.
Accessorials Aren’t the End of the World
Accessorial charges have the potential to send invoiced amounts sky-high, and they can come as a shock if you’re not expecting them. It’s important to take a proactive approach and make sure the prevalence of these additional charges is minimal. Comb through freight invoices and see where you’re overpaying. Make a concerted effort to attack those specific accessorial situations to reduce future costs.
Accessorial fees are something every shipper deals with, but the extent to which they can disrupt the freight invoice audit process depends on how well you plan. Learn more about how nVision Global’s solutions can help you streamline your shipping to reduce accessorial charges – and deal with them swiftly during freight bill audit. Visit nvisionglobal to get started.


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It is a happy talent to know how to play. Ralph Waldo Emerson
This is the real secret of Life — to be completely engaged in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play. Alan W. Watts
Fun is fundamental. Doug Hall
In an ancient language, the ten of us chanted the words to a Buddhist mantra. Over and over again, as we sat in a circle lit up by the glow of a beeswax candle, we repeated this powerful chant, an intention to focus and come into alignment with our deepest Selves. And then the hum of our words faded and we settled into an inner space of silence. It felt delicious to me, this gathering on a Wednesday night a week ago, the time we spent chanting together, and the silent afterglow as we brought this mantra into our own bodies and experience. There was a honey-dipped sweetness in the air, a calm smile wafting around the candlelit room as we stretched our toes and our fingers and opened our eyes when the meditation part of the evening came to a close.
And then I’m not sure how it happened. It started out softly enough, people sharing personal anecdotes from this thirty-minute experience, and others nodding in agreement or adding their own snippets or simply enjoying the inner silence. I’m not sure how the energy rose, but it did, into a bonfire flame of passionate stories, veering us off in an entirely different direction. It was the topic of “play” that shot up from the groundwork of this intentional chanting and the moments of silent meditation, not restrained grown-up play, but the raucous play of our youth. And this conversation that brought us back to our childhoods was as delicious and high vibration as the silence had been just minutes before.
For one woman, it was hole-digging that excited her ten-year-old self. “Each day, for about a month, I would race home from school to the hole I was digging in my backyard, and the neighborhood kids would rush over, too, and we’d dig. Just dig. And it was a blast!” Hole-digging! She was lit up as she remembered how fun it had been to simply dig a hole on her childhood lawn. And then I remembered how I too had loved to dig holes when I was a kid, at the beach in the soppy low-tide-perfect-for-sandcastle-sand at the state park beach, and in the gray sticky clay sand of our own beach. And I remembered how I had loved to splash in mud puddles in the fall and the spring, and how it was the best, the very best, when a thin layer of ice would form on one of these puddles and I was the kid who got there first. There was nothing more fun than the crackle, the smash of a layer of fine delicate ice. And during that evening a week ago, there was nothing more fun than the remembering of these fun experiences from our childhoods.
“Kids need to play!” my yoga friend, a retired teacher and media specialist, had said to me earlier that same day. I agree with this statement. Kids need to play. And now I’ll add to it. We adults need to play too. It comes easy for the kids. At least it does for my two-tipping-into-three-year-old grandson Viren. “Grandma, you be Buzz Lightyear! I’ll be Woody!” he hollered to me from the top of his neighborhood slide three weeks ago on my last visit to Idaho. I’ve never seen Toy Story, wasn’t sure who Buzz Lightyear was, but when a grandson is ordering you around, you comply. “Okay, I’m Buzz!” I responded in a deep B. Lightyear voice. “Buzz, come slide down the slide!” Woody commanded from the top in a voice as deep as a guy not quite three can muster. And what’s a grandma to do?!? A grandma who isn’t quite as good at all this play-area play?!? Well, I did it! I climbed up, making sure the contraption was sturdy enough to hold me, and then I took my turn right behind that deep-voiced Woody. Several times we slid down on our butts, Woody and Buzz, Viren and I, and then we ran through the field, our arms flying like planes in the sky. Woody wiped out couple of times and Buzz hobbled a bit, but it was high-flying fun for two Toy Story toys, for a play-loving grandson and his willing-to-learn grandma.
Okay, so it might not appeal to you to put on the persona of a Toy Story Toy and slide down a slide. (Although I can tell you that sliding down a slide is up there on my fun chart with ice-on-puddle-crackle-smashing!) And I confess that I really don’t care what I play when I’m with Viren; it’s the being with him that is the play for me. Our tastes change. What we loved at two or ten might not make our hearts dance in our present moment experience, but we can bring the spirit of that fun into whatever we’re doing now. Chanting with a group is fun for me and going inward and noticing my breath and finding a still place somewhere down there in that body of mine while present with that same group of people also is fun. I love sinking into that stillness. It calms me. I love sharing it with others. And I love being silly. I think my authentic self is silly beyond silly; I think my silliness rises from that place of deep stillness. And that’s what happened at the gathering a week ago Wednesday. The hole-digging woman and I couldn’t contain it, all this silliness. In Joy Center’s foyer, as people pulled on boots and slipped into coats, we were laughing so hard, contorting our bodies, and allowing silliness to reign. It felt sacred. It felt wonderful. It felt like being ten again and wise beyond measure and connected to something free and expansive and available in any moment.

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- 2 15-ounce cans pinto beans (preferably organic), liquid drained and reserved
- 1/2 cup chopped white onion
- 2 tablespoons dried oregano
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled
- 2 teaspoons minced canned chipotle chiles in adobo
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- Coarse kosher salt
Fennel and chicken:
- 1 large fresh fennel bulb, trimmed, cut through core into 1/3-inch-thick slices (some slices will separate)
- 6 tablespoons safflower oil, divided
- 4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
- 1/3 cup coriander seeds (about 1 ounce), coarsely crushed in plastic bag
- 6 purchased corn tostada shells
- 3 cups thinly sliced romaine lettuce
- 6 radishes, trimmed, thinly sliced
- 6 fresh cilantro sprigs
- Lime wedges
- Ingredient info: Chipotle chiles are often sold in a spicy tomato sauce called adobo. They’re available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores and Latin markets.
Place beans and next 5 ingredients in processor; blend to chunky puree.
Heat oil in heavy large saucepan over medium heat. Add bean mixture and 1/2 cup reserved bean liquid. Stir over medium- low heat until warmed through, adding more bean liquid if dry, about 5 minutes. Season with coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover; chill. Rewarm before using.
For fennel and chicken:
Brush fennel slices with 1 1/2 tablespoons oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Heat heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add fennel slices. Sear until lightly browned and crisp-tender, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to plate. Cut into strips. Reserve skillet.
Using rolling pin, flatten chicken between sheets of plastic wrap to 1/4- to 1/3-inch-thick cutlets. Spread out coriander seeds on sheet of foil. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper; coat with coriander seeds.
Heat 4 1/2 tablespoons oil in reserved skillet over medium-high heat. Working in batches, if necessary, add chicken to skillet. Sauté until cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Transfer to work surface. Cool 5 minutes. Cut chicken in half lengthwise, then crosswise into 1/3-inch-wide strips.
Top each tostada shell with beans, lettuce, radishes, fennel, chicken and cilantro sprig. Serve with lime wedges.


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Olympus Mju II
Fuji Cardia Hite Date
Konica Hexar AF
2013 film prices.
178 yen is $1.22 in 2023.
Seen: Camera Obscura / Pink Ararchy 暗箱 アラゴジラぴんくん
Who: Nobuyoshi Araki 荒木経惟
When: July 7 – September 9, 2023 (Open 12-7pm. Closed Sun. & Mon.)
This exhibition coincides with the release of a new book- one that comes with an original, signed Araki Polaroid. (Hence the 50,000 yen price). The show is a mix of his ongoing Paradise series- Polaroids and washi-printed inkjets of dolls, flowers. In addition are 6×7 GF670W slide-film-snapshots of his neighborhood (these are from the book).
As I looked at the photographs, I found myself unexpectedly, and deeply moved. Araki as a pink plastic figure (camera in hand) felt like a transformation to the other side- – he’s not in the best shape now, and seeing the goofy doll with a froze face amongst the lurid flowers and dolls felt like saying goodbye. I almost had tears in my eyes at picture of a phenomenal, inky-dark thunder cloud overwhelming a bright sunset into a corner. But then, in the grid of polaroids was a giant dildo set upright between two chrysanthemum blossoms. I couldn’t help but laugh. Death with that sense of humor? He’s still got it.
I’m writing cheesy dumb stuff here now but if not on Tumblr, where? Not IG, because then my afternoon is debates with strangers in my DMs. You can write cheesy stuff on Tumblr because, first of all, it’s Tumblr- and second of all, no one’s here to see or read it.
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Fifteen years of Tokyo Camera Style!
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Free Anime in Australia: 6/May - 12/May
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There are many ways to get your anime fix when digital TV and the internet allow for content to be released at a much greater rate. So, we have decided to start listing what's on week by week, to give you an idea of what you can watch and where.
Free to Air
- Beyblade: Metal Masters
- Monday - Wednesday: All states from 6:05am Channel Eleven.
- Beyblade: Metal Fury
- Tuesday - Friday: All states from 7:30am Channel Eleven.
- Fruits Basket
- Saturday: All states from 8:18pm ABC3.
- Monday - Friday: All states from 5:10am, 9:30am & 3:00pm Channel GO!.
- Saturday - Sunday: All states from 5:10am, 12:30pm & 1:00pm Channel GO!.
- Monday: Sydney 9:30pm TVS.
- Wednesday: Sydney 11:30pm TVS.
- Thursday: Brisbane 10:00pm Briz 31.
- Friday: Brisbane 03:30am Briz 31.
- Sunday: Sydney 12:30am TVS.
- Monday - Tuesday: All states from 8:00am Channel Eleven.
- Sunday: All states from 8:05am Channel Eleven.
- Monday: Perth 12:30am Ch 31/44.
- Tuesday: Perth 10:00pm Ch 31/44.
- Thursday: Perth 1:30am Ch 31/44.
- Saturday: Perth 11:00pm Ch 31/44.
- Star Driver
- Voltron: Defender of the Universe
- Saturday: All states from 8:41pm ABC3.
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
- Monday - Friday: All states from 8:30am Channel GO!.
- Eden of the East: Episode 11 on ABC iView.
- Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic: Episode 25 on Madman Screening Room.
- Mobile Suit Gundam 00: Episode 25 on ABC iView.
- My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU: Episode 2 on Madman Screening Room.
- Samurai Champloo: Episode 26 on ABC iView.
- Sword Art Online: Episode 15 on Madman Screening Room.
NOTE: In Adelaide on Wednesday at 10:30pm there is "The Anime Hour" on Channel 44. With thanks to "Batto61" it might be Black Butler and Fullmetal Alchemist:Brotherhood but we are trying to find further proof of their current screening. If you happen to know what anime is part of "The Anime Hour" please let us know via the forums.
It has come to our attention that there is conflicting information on some websites, in particular Toasted TV and the Channel 10 TV Guide. If you spot discrepancies, or even better, if you can link us to a correct TV guide, please let us know!
If you know of anime being screened that isn't on this list, please let us know through the comments.

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Friday, January 06, 2012
|Seattle Times||Daily Journal of Commerce Headline|
|Unemployment rate falls to 8.5 pct., hiring surges||
Chinese developer pays $7M for site in downtown Bellevue
|Prolific Seattle real-estate developer John Radovich dies||The corner site at 201 106th Ave. N.E. could accommodate office, retail and housing.
A Chinese developer paid just over $7 million for a downtown Bellevue property at 201 106th Ave. N.E. where a 20-story mixed-use project can be built.
Jim Klinger, a Kidder Mathews broker who worked on the deal, said the developer is with Yogo Group. Yogo is an investment fund based in Dalian, a seaport in Northeast China that has economic ties to Bellevue and where Microsoft is expanding.
Three years ago, the two cities signed an economic exchange pact. The Bellevue property sale may be the first time that the agreement has led to a U.S. investment by someone from Dalian.
Bellevue Mayor Conrad Lee chalks up the acquisition to fate rather than the agreement, but he said it could have played a role.
The developer could not be reached. Stacey Lange, a Windermere broker who’s working with him, said he also owns commercial property on the Kirkland waterfront that he plans to redevelop, possibly into retail and office. Lange said he wants to build apartments and retail on the Bellevue site.
The developer is working with MulvannyG2 Architecture of Bellevue on both projects.
Lange said the developer also owns a handful of Eastside residential properties, and is looking to buy more commercial property. She declined to name the developer but said he has family in the Seattle area.
The developer and his wife formed a limited liability company, 12 Bellevue International Investments, to buy the downtown site, Lange said. Records list Xiao Wei Yang and Run Riang Wang, both of Bellevue, as the LLC’s governing persons.
A Taco Time and dry cleaner are on the 106th Avenue property. Klinger, who marketed the property with his son Ross, says the 25,025-square-foot site could accommodate office, retail and housing but a mixed-use complex with mostly housing is the highest and best use. He said it will take 12 to 18 months to get permits so redevelopment is a ways off.
Details about Yogo are not clear. The company’s website is in Chinese.
Conrad Lee, who is Chinese, was elected Bellevue’s first ethnic minority mayor this week. Lee said he has had lunch with the developer, and said Yogo is an investment fund with $300 million. Lee also declined to give the developer’s name.
Lee said he didn’t get a sense that the developer was buying property in Bellevue as a direct result of the economic agreement.
“In China they say the heavens and earth and the people have to line up,” Lee said, and that’s what happened in this case. Business is about relationships, he said, and partners need to be comfortable with each other. The cities’ agreement helps foster trust.
In the middle of the 20th century when communists came to power, many Chinese fled. Lee’s family moved to Hong Kong, and he came to the United States in 1958. He said he and other Chinese immigrants who came to Seattle to work for Boeing ended up in Bellevue, which has continued to attract immigrants.
Today, a third of the city’s residents are foreign-born. Bellevue’s population is 10 percent Chinese and 40 percent non-white.
“Bellevue has come of age,” said Lee.
A limited liability company, Bellevue TT, sold the site to the developer. Records show Christopher, Gayle and Mathew Tonkin, all of Renton, are the LLC’s governing persons.
Lange said the developer’s team has met with city officials in Kirkland to talk about his property there. City spokeswoman Marie Stake confirmed this and said the team has not applied for permits.
Lange declined to give the property address but said it’s near the corner of Northeast Juanita Drive and 98th Avenue Northeast, and is about 79,000 square feet. There was a restaurant on the site that’s now closed.
Public records show that a husband and wife, Xiaowei Yang and Runxiang Wang of Bellevue, last year paid $850,000 for a property that is similar to the one Lange described. It’s at 11451 98th Ave. N.E. A corporation called Renoc was the seller.
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|Next week help plan the future of the 35th Ave. N.E. business district|

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Target: Massachusetts Senator James Welch, Chair, Joint Committee on Health Care Financing
Goal: Pass a law to ensure that all foods sold that contain genetically modified or engineered ingredients would be clearly labeled
A bill that would require manufacturers to clearly label genetically modified or engineered ingredients is currently gaining momentum in Massachusetts. If signed into law, it would ensure that all foods sold in the state would be clearly labeled and allow consumers to make informed decisions about the food they eat. The bill must now pass the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Health Care Financing before the full Senate and House of Representatives can vote on it. Urge Sen. James Welch, the committee’s chair, to support the initiative and expedite the process to ensure the labeling law goes into effect.
Genetically modified foods are produced from organisms whose genetic material has been altered using engineering techniques. Despite claims made by food manufacturers that genetically modified and engineered ingredients are safe, scientific research has shown otherwise. Pesticides that have been crossbred with common crops such as wheat and corn pose risks to both animals living near agricultural sites and humans who ingest the food.
Several states in the northeast are addressing the need to label genetically modified and engineered foods. Maine and Connecticut have already passed laws, and other states are actively pursuing legislation. Massachusetts Right to Know GMOs, a nonprofit organization, and State Representative Lori Ehrlich are campaigning hard to make the law a reality and have been key to the bill’s success. Organic farmers and retailers have joined with thousands of others across the state to demand a more transparent food supply.
Consumers want to know what they are eating. According to a recent poll conducted by The New York Times, 93 percent of Americans support labeling foods containing genetically modified or engineered ingredients. This labeling is a simple way to allow consumers to make informed choices.
The public has shown strong support for labeling laws in Massachusetts, reflecting a larger national trend. Join the thousands of people who have already demanded more transparency in our food supply. Sign the petition below and urge that the new labeling law takes effect.
Dear Sen. Welch,
I am writing to urge you to support a food labeling bill that was recently sent to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing. The Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture passed the labeling bill out of committee and now it us up to you, as Chair of Health Care Financing, to oversee the next step of the process.
Consumers have a right to know what they are purchasing to eat. A law requiring manufacturers to clearly label genetically modified or engineered foods should be enacted so that people can maintain control over one of life’s most basic functions, procuring and ingesting food for survival.
Scientific research has shown that genetically modified and engineered food poses many health risks to humans. These ingredients have been linked to an array of diseases and chronic health problems, including cancer. According to several national polls, an overwhelming majority of the population wants more transparency in our food supply.
I urge you to support the food labeling bill and ensure that the full House and Senate of Massachusetts has the opportunity to vote on it. Consumers have a right to make informed decisions about what they eat and feed to their families.
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Deborah Resto - Slow Down album
Can't Slow Down is the second solo studio album by American recording artist Lionel Richie. It was released on October 11, 1983 by Motown Records. It has sold over 20 million copies, and is Richie's best-selling album of all time. Five singles were released from Can't Slow Down, all of which hit the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including two that reached "All Night Long (All Night)" and "Hello". The album also won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1985.
Deborah Resto charms with an emotive and sensual vocal style, by turns sultry and kittenish, her intonations wrapped in Latin rhythms and flawlessly intricate, smooth, contemporary arrangements. The word "smooth" can be used – among the harder line mainstream or avant-garde jazz fans – as a disparagement. Track Listing: Chevere, Moments, Let Him Hear My Heart, Lejos, Slow Down, What a Difference a Day Makes, Can I Be the One?, Gracias, Baby Tonight, My Child. Personnel: Deborah Resto-vocals, keyboards, string synth; Ray Colon-bass; Pablo Nunez-timbal; Pablo Santaella-trombone; Mac Gallehan-trumpet and flugelhorn; Chembo Corniel-percussion; Doug Grisby-keyboards; Loe Parents-keyboards; Johnny Q-tenor sax; Mitch Frohman-flute; Renee Leyva-piano; Arturo.
Listen to the biggest hits from Deborah Resto, including What a Diff'rence a Day Makes, Bodytalk, Chévere, and more on Slacker Radio. Related Stations & Specials. Artists Related to Deborah Resto.
Slow Me Down is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Sara Evans, released in 2014 by RCA Nashville. Evans co-wrote three of the album's eleven tracks and co-produced the record with Mark Bright, whom she previously worked with on 2005's Real Fine Place
Modifier l'album Reporter une erreur. Blues Rock Keb Mo. Liste des groupes Blues Rock Keb Mo Slow Down. ajouter les paroles de l'album. Ajouter un fichier audio. Nom du groupe Keb Mo. Nom de l'album Slow Down. Date de parution 25 Août 1998. Labels 550 Music Okeh. Style MusicalBlues Rock. Membres possèdant cet album2. 3. Everything I Need. 5. Soon as I Get Paid.
Slow Down Deborah Resto - £. 9. Catalog SR 201. Format: Vinyl 12". Country: US. Released: - Genre: Miscellaneous. A2 Slow Down (Instrumental). B Slow Down (Extended Mix).
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- Producer – Deborah Resto, Lou Parente
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I save time, use less oil and have moister results when I add jars of baby food fruit to my quick breads. This recipe is a big help if company is coming and you want to make bread for dinner or to have with coffee.
—JoAnn Lee of Accord, New York
This yeast bread is so pretty, with a swirl of herbs in each slice! It's great with soups or stews or toasted and served with reduced-fat margarine. Try it with whatever herbs are growing in your garden.
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When you take an evening stroll in the woods you never know what you’ll find! Featuring many common denizens of a forest, this Toob includes an elk, river otter, monarch butterfly, black bear, black snake, bald eagle, beaver, doe, grasshopper, frog, raccoon, and bison.
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Rapper 50 CENT's girlfriend VIVICA A. Fox caused a stir at last night's (12OCT03) WORLD MUSIC AWARDS by showing off a stunning diamond ring.
Even though the KILL BILL star has repeatedly insisted she is simply friends with 50 Cent, according to supermodel HEIDI KLUM - who presented an award at the glitzy bash in Monte Carlo, Monaco - the $400,000 (GBP250,000) ring was a love token from the bad boy hip-hop star.
Heidi says, "She couldn't wait for 50 to get here. They are a hot couple."13/10/2003 13:35
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Language of the Gaels
*Translations are located on this page after the bio Alan Chapman and Jennifer Licko together make a perfect combination on stage. Their music is lively, full of passion and there is always that element of fun! This is re-created on their new CD 'Language of the Gaels'. ALAN'S BIO The talented Alan Chapman is a self-taught musician growing up in his native town of Bundoran in county Donegal. Like many traditional musicians, he was influenced by the many local musicians he heard while working in the pubs. His first choice of instrument was the tin whistle (penny whistle). As a teenager he joined a local pipe band and played both drums and pipes. During the next several years he played in many local bands and while with the successful 'Breadan Feisa' he toured all over Ireland and Italy playing traditional music on the Irish tenor banjo. For the next 8 years he was best known as part of the popular duo 'Phonsie and Alan'. Their huge popularity was due mainly to their sense of humor (craic), Phonsie's ballad singing and Alan's versatility on the bass, acoustic guitar, banjo and whistles. Alan then moved to the US where he played the Irish pubs and festivals throughout Florida. After many years in Floria, Alan returned to Donegal where he and Jennifer played music together for two years. He is currently living in Ireland and playing music throughout the pubs in Donegal. JEN'S BIO Biography: Jennifer shelton Licko is a Celtic singer, songwriter, guitarist, keyboard player, and a premier Highland Dancer. Coming from North Carolina, by way of Florida, New York, Scotland, and Ireland; she's a proud reflection of North Carolina's Scottish & Irish heritage. Jennifer Shelton's studies as a Scottish dancer (Jo Moore-Kalat school of Scottish dance), Gaelic singer (University of Edinburgh), music educator (from East Carolina University) and her experiences living in Ireland & Scotland, have shaped her into a performing artist for the Celtic culture in NC. However, Jennifer Shelton has toured throughout the world with her music along side of performers such as Award winning Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas, Jimmy Carton, Rickey Godfrey and Brendan Grace. Daughter of a Music teacher and niece of a Scottish Highland Dance teacher, Jennifer Shelton received training in both music and dance from a young age. Upon graduating with a music degree from East Carolina University, Jennifer Shelton traveled to Scotland to study abroad on a Rotary International and a St. Andrews society of NC scholarship . She continued to spend summers in Scotland studying Gaelic music and Dance with singers such as Mairi Mac Innes, Ishbel MacAskill and Roddy Campbell. She then moved to Ireland where she lived in Tullaghan, Co. Leitrim performing at pubs all over Donegal, Sligo, and Leitrim. The years she spend playing music with Irish musicians (and for Irish audiences) brought her to a deeper understanding of the Irish ballads. Her passion and love for Ireland, the hardship it has endured as a country, and the sense of humor the Irish have kept through it all, is evident in Jennifer Shelton's performances. Currently, Jennifer Shelton is based out of Eastern North Carolina where she performs Celtic folk music & dance for children in Elementary schools, concerts, festivals, and pubs all over the state to celebrate North Carolina's Scottish & Irish heritage. Canan nan gaidheal - Language of the Gael It wasn't the snow of the frost from the north It wasn't the cold snap from the east It wasn't the rain or gale from the west But the disease which has blanched from the south The blossom, foliage, stem and roots Of the language of my race and people. Chorus: Come along and join us in the west So that we will hear the language of the gael Come along and join us in the west So that we will hear the language eof the gael Fetch down the golden chandeliers, And set the white was candles in them Light them up in the chamber of sorrow The wake house of the old Gaelic language That's what the enemy said a long time ago But the Gaelic language still lives Although she has retreated from the glens, Though one hears her so seldom now From the Mackay far in the north Down to Drumochter of the cattle But even so, we need to have the sword and shield In our fists in the Western Isles. Puirt A Beaul Mouth music I would go smartly march I would go smartly smartly smartly I would go smartly and get myself ready I would go smartly to go and see Isabel. I would put on my best trousers and get myself ready Julia Julia she's my choice Julia Julia's such a fine woman Julia julia she's my choice Peggy daughter of William I could never accept. The spree we had at Christmas We didn't lack for liquor to make us drunk The revelry we had at Christmas Won't' cause us any more loss O world, Black world Who made us drunk World black world Who would hae us drunk as we were World black world Who made us drunk The spree we had at Christmas Won't cause us any more loss I'd play it on the pipes reel I'd play it on the pipes On the pipes, on the pipes I'd play the tune on the pipes About old donald douglas I'd play it on the fiddle On the fiddle on the fiddle I'd play it on the fiddle And repeat it on the jew's harp.


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3 ways the community can offer support to people with autism
I taught a class with some remarkable teenagers with autism some years ago.
I taught a class with some remarkable teenagers with autism some years ago.
One had little speech and consistently needed a carer. Another spoke in short, halting phrases and a third was able to fully communicate verbally but would be unnerved by the slightest change in environments.
From the surface, these teenagers seem to have little in common but they do: They have all received a diagnosis of autism.
Autism, or autism spectrum disorder, is a condition that occurs in about one in every 100 people.
Like many developmental conditions, autism affects a person's development from birth and cannot be identified by any physical features.
Rather, persons with autism show differences in social understanding and communication, as well as a focused/repetitive range of interests and behaviour.
About a third of persons with this diagnosis have an intellectual disability but others with autism may be very intellectually talented.
Some, but not all, persons with autism also show some specific talent such as encyclopedic knowledge of specific topics, music talent, mathematical skills (such as calendar calculation), or memory skills.
People with autism can sometimes be misunderstood to be more or less able than they appear to be.
Persons with autism experience emotions like we do. In fact, research internationally indicates that persons with autism frequently report higher levels of loneliness, depression and anxiety.
SUPPORTING PERSONS WITH AUTISM
The first autism-specific programme in Singapore was established in 1989 at Margaret Drive Special School, and services have since proliferated.
More persons with autism are now identified to have the condition at a younger age.
There are also more services for persons with autism starting from early intervention programmes and throughout the school years.
In general, there has also been an increase in the number of choices and shorter waiting times. With a greater voice of self-advocates, family members, and social service agencies, there has been greater public awareness than ever before.
These advances serve to bring persons with autism closer to the recently launched autism enabling masterplan’s objective of “empowering and enabling persons with autism to realise their full potential and live quality lives”.
ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY
Apart from equipping persons with autism with skills, the participation or inclusion within society necessitates more than just skilled professionals and adequate support.
It also requires the support of the community around the person with autism and their family.
Research by the National Institute of Education with industry collaborators found that safety and security were among the main concerns of Singapore parents of children with autism attending special schools.
These parents also highlighted the struggles they faced with an unsympathetic public. They have also emphasised that the family needs of participating in social, recreational, and religious activities are the least met.
It seems then, from our research, that the community around them contributes to the worry, stress, and despair that they experience.
However, this need not be the case. The community can similarly be a source of strength and support. I would like to propose three ways to do this:
1. MAKE ROOM IN OUR HEARTS
Our research of inclusive attitudes among teachers (and likely adults, in general) is consistent with international research that the biggest predictor of positive attitudes towards persons with disabilities is having previously experienced positive interactions.
Conversely, the lack of such experiences is associated with less inclusive attitudes.
One place to start then, would be with ourselves. This means suspending judgement and making room in our hearts for persons who may seem different from us.
We usually really do not know if another person has autism. We know, however, that the reaction from society may have an impact on how persons with autism feel about themselves.
Society’s reactions (such as, stares and chides) can also affect the confidence of a person with autism or the family’s confidence in participating in society.
As such, suspending our social judgement of what is appropriate and inappropriate, and taking the first step forward to understand and help will offer a lifeline for persons with autism (and their families) to participate and thrive.
2. CREATE A CULTURE OF CARE
Some of us will recall a heartwarming story last year of a couple who took a lost teenager with autism to the police station, reuniting the teenager with his parents.
It is understandable that not everyone will know what to do in a similar situation. Additionally, some persons with autism or their families may also want to address the situation themselves.
In such situations, asking the person with autism or their family members if they need help, is one way to provide support respectfully.
If a person’s wellbeing or that of others is under threat, alerting the relevant authorities can provide the person with help. This often-ignored aspect of the community is one that can make or break an employment placement, or the confidence of a person with autism (or family) to participate further in society.
In a similar vein, some of the youth with autism we interviewed in another study indicated that they had been bullied.
Although the focus in bullying is frequently on the person perpetrating the bullying behaviour and the person being bullied, the role of bystanders is frequently overlooked.
Yet bystanders can play the very important role of reporting these behaviours.
Another way to cultivate a culture of care, then, is to create a social environment that does not tolerate behaviour that constitutes bullying.
3. GROOM THE NEXT GENERATION
One common reason for the general apprehension in interacting with persons with autism is our lack of experience.
Yet research by graduate students at the National Institute of Education indicates that we can start inculcating these positive attitudes and skills in the young.
One of our graduate students demonstrated that positive perspectives of children with special needs can be inculcated by teachers within a literacy lesson among preschool children.
Likewise, another student also demonstrated that primary school children can be taught to interact with a classmate with autism during recess.
Although the studies above indicate that inclusive perceptions and behaviours can be explicitly imparted, the saying that values are caught and not taught also holds true.
Adults, particularly parents and teachers, can be positive role models in supporting peers with autism and in encouraging the development of positive social relationships.
You would have heard the adage that it takes a village to bring up a child. This holds even more true for facilitating the positive development and inclusion of persons with autism.
Much progress has been made in the development of early intervention and educational services. However, I would argue that the role of every member within society is vital for the inclusion of persons with autism.
April is World Autism Awareness month, so the challenge for us is to take the next step to bringing this hope towards reality.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Kenneth Poon is a co-director of the Centre for Research in Child Development and an associate professor at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University. He also serves as President of Rainbow Centre, Singapore, and a Board Member of the National Council of Social Service.

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Every religion starts with a prophet. Ours was about to fall to a pack of unbelieving citizens before even getting a decent following. “Just a second!” says Mateusz Pilski, co-founder and lead programmer at Ice Code Games, demoing the recently announced RTS Re-Legion at PAX South. While he was busy explaining the initial set-up of the demo our starting forces fell, and now our prophet’s in danger of being swarmed by non-believers.
Pilski micro-manages the prophet around the rabble, firing off some holy lasers of righteousness while staying ahead of their fists. The prophet is clad in purple robes and a closed helmet encircled in spikes. He cuts an imposing figure among the urban sprawl of this glitzy cyberpunk world, but some folks are less than impressed.
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StarCraft: Remastered is a very faithful HD update to one of the best strategy games ever created. It suffers a bit from forgoing any gameplay or UI updates that strategy games from the last two decades have evolved (such as StarCraft 2). But make no mistake, StarCraft: Remastered makes a great game better.
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Another full-fledged stand-alone expansion to Starcraft II, another great reason to return o the Koprulu Sector.
Playing new standalone expansion Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void is like slipping on a comfortable pair of slippers, or ordering your “usual” at a frequented restaurant. Knowing what you’re going to get is comforting. Legacy of the Void relies on your familiarity and love of Starcraft to create an enjoyable, if cheesy, campaign. And there are enough new features to warrant a return to the war-torn Koprulu Sector.
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My Top Ten Games of 2015
#9 Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void
There’s a poem titled “Ode to the RTS” rattling around in my brain somewhere. If you grew up playing PC games in the 90s it was pretty tough not to become a fan of the real time strategy genre. Blizzard and Westwood competed for our love with their growing mega-franchises, while numerous knock-offs flooded the market. It was a magical time.
These days you have Starcraft II, and that’s about damn it. When Blizzard announced the sequel I was ecstatic; Starcraft was (and still is I guess) one of my all time favorite games.
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Thankfully, my direct family hasn’t been touched by this cancer…touch wood. I do have a personal story from when I was young though, and it’s stuck with me (and always will).
I was about nine or ten when my best friend in primary school told me her mum had been diagnosed with breast cancer. I was too young to fully comprehend what this meant. I knew she’d get sick, of course, and I knew cancer was bad, but that was about it. I’d often go over to their house, and I watched her get sicker, and her hair fell out. I knew that was what happened with cancer. She was always such a happy lady…other than no hair and looking tired, you’d never know she was sick. She always had a smile on her face and was always happy to have me over.
Things got better. I didn’t know the specifics because nobody wanted to tell kids that kind of stuff, and kids don’t talk about it with each other, but looking back I believe she must have gone into remission for a little while. Her hair started growing back, she started getting her strength back, everything started going back to normal.
A year or two later (roughly, I’m not 100% sure), my best friend once again told me her mum had cancer. Although a little older now, I was still fairly naive to what this could mean. Oh, don’t get me wrong, I knew cancer could kill people. I just could never imagine the world without her. She was too full of life, too happy. No, she’d get past this too. She had to.
I remember when my best friend told me her mum had to have her breast removed. I’d never realized that was one of the treatment options. I’d always heard people having chemotherapy, it just kind of went hand-in-hand…and I knew sometimes they cut the cancer out. I just didn’t think they’d remove whole body parts because of it. It kind of rocked my world a little bit. Nevertheless, my best friend’s mum kept her chin up. She’d gone through major surgery and she was still smiling. It can’t be that bad, I wrongly assumed. She started losing her hair again. She started looking tired, weaker. Then she went back into hospital.
“They’re saying she isn’t going to come back out.” My friend had told me. What? I thought. No. No, they must have it wrong. How could that be right? I remember wholeheartedly believing the doctors were wrong. There’s no way she’s not going to make it. She’s too friendly. Too kind. Too smiley. Her personality is too big. It’s not possible. She stayed in hospital for some time. Two weeks, three. I’m not sure exactly.
I wanted to be there for my friend. I wanted to go over to her house, keep her company, help her through it. My mum told me “no, it’s best to leave her to have family time”. I remember it clear as day. Now, my mum is usually good with advice (as I’ve come to realize), but in this instance, she was wrong. I should never have left my friend to have “family time”. Not like I did. We began drifting apart, and I’m sure I’m completely to blame. She became closer with one of our other friends…a friend that was there for her when I wasn’t. I still to this day wish I’d never listened to my mum. I feel terrible I was so distant. It wasn’t my intention, in fact, it was the opposite of my intention. I’d never been through anything even remotely like what my friend was going through, so I didn’t know what was expected. I didn’t know what she needed. All I could do was listen to the (poor) advice I was given. It still doesn’t make me feel any less guilty. I’m so sorry.
Anyway, I got a call from my friend’s new best friend, saying that she’d passed on. I remember it vividly. I was crying before the phone call had ended. I went and told mum and she broke down too. How could this happen? How could this be real? How could she just be gone?
We went to the funeral. I’d only been to one other funeral in my life, a few years before, but that was for my 97-year-old great-grandpa, who had been in a nursing home for a long time and was suffering terribly from dementia. This was totally different, and a lot sadder. Plus, I was a bit older, so I guess I knew what was going on more than the previous one. I remember the drive home, and still being a bit shellshocked about it all.
Part of me still can’t believe she’s gone…and that she’s been gone for so long. It was my first taste of what cancer can do. It has no mercy. It comes back when you think it’s gone. It choses it’s victims at random. It doesn’t matter how strong and bubbly and loved someone is, they can still be lost to it.
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Dubai Opera will host the Middle East's first classical music pop-up festival from the UK's renowned BBC Proms in March. Here's everything you need to know.
It runs over four days
The BBC Proms is the cornerstone of London's cultural calendar and the world's largest classical musical festival, held during the summer over eight weeks. In conjunction with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers, the BBC Dubai Proms will feature six separate concerts over four days at Dubai Opera, from March 21 to 24.
The Proms were originally held outdoors
Founded in 1895 by British composer Henry Wood, the BBC Proms originally referred to 'promenade' concerts or outdoor orchestras, traditionally held in gardens around London. Nowadays, each season consists of more than 70 concerts at both indoor and outdoor locations, including Royal Albert Hall, Cadogan Hall and parks around London.
It's all about bringing classical music to the people
The theory behind the BBC Proms is to make classical music accessible, less formal and more affordable. In keeping with the British tradition of 'promming' (standing in the gallery or arena), a portion of affordable standing tickets will go on sale the day of the concert, with 600 promming tickets to be made available each day during the BBC Proms Dubai for just Dhs50 each.
This is their first time in the Middle East
The Dubai festival marks only the second time the BBC Proms have played outside of London, following a stint in Australia in April 2016. The team is comprised of BBC Proms heavyweights, conductor Edward Gardner and pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, along with the BBC Singers' James Burton and the Joseph Tawadros Quartet.
The festival will mix classic and contemporary
'Prommers' can expect a classical core repetoire as well new and contemporary pieces. On the famed Last Night of the Proms, conductor Edward Gardner will lead the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers through music by some of the UK's most celebrated composers, including Henry Wood's 'Fantasia on British Sea-Songs', Thomas Arne's 'Rule, Britannia!' And Edward Elgar's 'Pomp and Circumstance March No.1'.
The Dubai festival will have a local twist
As well as hosting the BBC Proms, BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC Singers and playing works by young Emirati composer Mohammed Fairouz, the festival will shine a light on homegrown talent from the region, with world premieres of music by Dubai-based British composer Joanna Marsh and Australian-Egyptian composer Joseph Tawardros.
There's also an educational element
Over the four days, there will be a programme of workshops, masterclasses and open rehearsals for aspiring musicians and singers to learn new skills. The BBC Proms in Dubai is being held in collaboration with the British Council's UK/UAE 2017 Year of Cultural Collaboration, with a focus on mentoring and knowledge-sharing. The festival includes a workshop for the Arabian Youth Orchestra with members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, workshops for local choirs with the BBC Singers and a masterclass for chamber musicians.
Tue March 21
First Night of the Proms
British composer Gary Carpenter opens with 'Dadaville', Mohammed Fairouz's 'Pax universalis' gets its UAE premiere and pianist Benjamin Grosvenor and conductor Edward Gardner make their Dubai debut.
Wed March 22
BBC Singers: “Inspiration in Song”
The BBC Singers explore war, death and through music on their opening night.
Thu March 23
BBC Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Orchestra play works by Mozart, Elgar and Mendelssohn following the world premiere of Dubai-based British composer Joanna Marsh's 'Flare'.
Thu March 23
Late Night Prom: Tawadros Quartet
Audiences can expect jazz with a Middle Eastern influence from Australian-born Egyptian composer and oud virtuoso Joseph Tawadros and his quartet.
Fri March 24
BBC Singers: 'Voices from the Isles”
A musical journey through the diverse sounds of the British isles, with traditional folk songs as well as Stanford's 'Three Motets'.
Fri March 24
Last Night of the Proms
Closing with a bang, the BBC Proms Dubai final concert brings together the BBC Symphony Orchestra and BBC Singers for classics including Handel's 'Zadok The Priest' and Henry Wood's 'Fantasia on British Sea-Songs'.
Tickets range from Dhs50 for promming areas to Dhs9,950 for box seats.


In 2003, the 21-year-old Josh Groban's second album "Closer" had become a huge worldwide success. Including the David Foster produced song "You Raise Me Up", the record went straight to #1 on the Billboard chart. Three years later, in November 2006, Groban's third album "Awake" was recorded and ready for release. On "Awake - The Special Edition" two exclusive bonus tracks were included. One of the songs was "Verita", written by A Side Productions together with Richard Page, the songwriter and former lead singer of Mr Mister. In the producer's chair, David Foster.
Il Divo's hectic 2006 was coming to a close. Except for a six-month tour to the US, Australia and Europe, the quartet had spent considerable time working on the next album "Siempre". Collaborating intimately with Magnusson/Kreuger since their debut record, Il Divo returned to A Side Productions' studios for new songs.
One of the songs chosen for "Siempre" was John Miles' 1976 classic pop opus "Music". Preceding the recordings of Il Divo's 2006 version, A Side Productions together with John Miles re-arranged the song, adapting it from symphonic rock into a more operatic kind of a style. Miles even wrote two new verses, and finally "Musica" was translated into Italian.
Released in the US on November 21, 2006, and globally a week later, "Siempre" went straight to #1 in 12 countries. Il Divo has to date sold well over 14 million copies across the three albums "Il Divo", "Ancora" and "Siempre".
A Side Productions' successful 2006 ended exactly just like it had begun - on top of the charts. Westlife's "The Love Album", including the duet with Delta Goodrem, came out in the UK on November 20. The album opened at #1.
Mark Feehily and Shane Filan with Delta Goodrem
A Side Productions on the charts 2006 includes:
|Ancora||Il Divo||Billboard Hot 200 #1||January 31|
|Shayne Ward||Shayne Ward||UK #1||April 23|
|A Thousand …||Clay Aiken||Billboard Hot 200 #2||September 26|
|The Love Album||Westlife||UK #1||November 26|
|Siempre||Il Divo||UK #2||December 3|


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Fox is really hurting in the superhero show department, but Marvel is helping them correct that. Marvel is also helping FX get a television show based on a superhero. According to Marvel Hellfire will be coming to Fox while Legion will be heading to FX.
With the success of the rating pushing Daredevil show on Neflix, there’s no reason why they wouldn’t turn to another outlet that has a loose rating system to debut a new show. According to Marvel
The pilot introduces the story of David Haller: Since he was a teenager, David has struggled with mental illness. Diagnosed as schizophrenic, David has been in and out of psychiatric hospitals for years. But after a strange encounter with a fellow patient, he’s confronted with the possibility that the voices he hears and the visions he sees might be real.
Over on Fox they’re pushing the same ratings envelope with Gotham, but Marvel also wants a piece of that sweet primetime action. We saw the Hellfire Club in X-Men: Days of Future Past, and now we’re going to see them again in a television show format.
Set in the late 1960s, the series — which will be produced by 20th Century Fox Television and Marvel Television, with 20th Century Fox handling the physical production — follows a young Special Agent who learns that a power-hungry woman with extraordinary abilities is working with a clandestine society of millionaires – known as “The Hellfire Club” – to take over the world.