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Presentation on theme: "World Output Fell 1.1% 2008 – 2009, first annual decline in 50 years Central Banks lent money to each other. Governments spent stimulus funds. No restrictions."— Presentation transcript:
World Output Fell 1.1% 2008 – 2009, first annual decline in 50 years Central Banks lent money to each other. Governments spent stimulus funds. No restrictions on trade. US dollar maintained its value. No major defaults. Emerging markets were stable. Major international issue -- the problem of evaluating counterparty risk measured by the OIS spread. Banking lending dried up.
Dollar shortages due to currency swaps -- Euros swaped for USD to buy USD assets…risky when swap is due…USD becomes scarce.
Unwinding of carry trade caused greater volatility of currencies. Investors had borrowed in cheap Japanese yen and bought high yielding assets in Iceland, Brazil, and Australia. Later these investments were unwound due to increased risk
Some currencies crash at first, but these currencies later recovered…for example 50% depreciation of Brazil, Korea, and Mexico. Some Eastern European countries also suffered short term pain. Countries were better prepared since they had saved foreign exchange reserves after the 1997 crisis. IMF was also more flexible. However, trade fell greatly and this transmitted the crash to other countries.
Trade falls were contagious because of (1) global supply networks being disrupted; (2) short term liquidity financing problems for exports and imports; and (3) capital and consumer durables are major part of trade and these were hit hardest Countries less vertically integrated suffered greater loss of trade. Example: Country A imports inputs for $80, value adds $20, exports for $100 If it loses this good during recession then GDP falls by $20, but average trade (X+IMP)/2 falls by $90, which implies Trade/GDP falls
China and India did well during the crisis – Mexico, Brazil did poorly, but recovered quickly
US actually did better than ½ of OECD countries in terms of GDP. Inflation was muted (oil, aggregate demand, food) this made it easier to conduct monetary policy. Japan had deflation.
Central Banks responded to the crisis by lowering borrowing rates – Japan did not have much room. US is now like Japan.
Huge increase in the balance sheets of UK and US Central Banks – ECB and Japan much less so.
The Fed made swap lines available to other Central Banks – also made available to Brazil, Mexico, Singapore, and Korea – Money paid back by February, collateralized, no risk
High automatic stabilizers : High tax countries = less stimulus, Low automatic stabilizers: Low tax countries = high stimulus
Generally speaking stimulus throughout the world has been 1.5% - 2.0 % of GDP. In addition, there was no strong movement towards protectionism.
G20 becoming the major policy vehicle in international trade negotiations. Secured $800 to international organizations with $500 billion going to IMF. China and India are becoming more important to the talks. IMF helped Poland, Columbia, and Mexico with flexible credit lines = $80 billion, $75 billion commitment to others. G-20 Member Countries and Organizations: Argentina Australia Brazil Canada China France Germany India Indonesia Italy Japan Mexico Russia Saudi Arabia South Africa South Korea Turkey United Kingdom United States European Union
Growth > Forecasts. Stimulus a Big Successful throughout the World?
US joins Spain, Ireland, Turkey and Iceland – big loss and weak recovery of jobs

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Neurologist Dr R. sits with Mr J., a 48-year-old photographer who’d recently suffered a stroke, in his office. Dr R. asks Mr J. to demonstrate a waving motion as if he were saying hello, to which he attempts with some difficulty. When asked to point towards the ceiling, Mr J. again encounters difficulties as he finds himself clenching and unclenching his fist. Dr R. proceeds to hold his hand out in front of him with his palm facing the floor. “Try to imitate the movement,” he asks. With deliberate effort, Mr J. eventually manages. “That’s good!” praises Dr R, “Now turn your hand over.” Mr J., with increased frustration, gives this a try – only to begin repeatedly slapping his hand against his thigh instead.
With the recent inauguration of Donald Trump and the results of the Brexit referendum, alongside a growth in support for parties like UKIP, it seems that populations of voters are becoming more extreme in their political views.
This article was inspired by Tim Harford’s talk on “The Importance of Being Messy”, an Intelligence Squared Debate, 6th Dec. 2016
Economist Tim Harford puts forth a compelling case to put our autopilot selves on hold occasionally, and embrace the unexpected. While we derive comfort and efficiency from organization and structure, Harford proposes that structure doesn’t always help us get the best out of our abilities, that randomness and chaos force us to become the best versions of ourselves in extenuating circumstances – such as pianist Keith Jarrett’s concert in Cologne, where he gave one of his most powerful performances on an untuned rehearsal piano. Oppenheimer and colleagues (2010) carried out a study on ‘desirable difficulties’ as mechanisms to improve exam performance of students. They found that changing the font of the study material to something relatively uncommon or difficult (think comic sans ms or Ar Decode) helped those students score better than the ones who read the material in more typical fonts like Times New Roman. ‘Complex’ fonts increased attention and slowed their pace of reading, thus leading to more in-depth retention of the material.
As the field of academia gets increasingly more competitive, it becomes harder to impress the admissions office: there are too many intelligent people out there nowadays, so good grades alone just don’t cut it anymore. This is where work experience comes in. Not only does it enable your application to stand out, but also demonstrates your maturity, responsibility, commitment and many other important qualities that make you a worthy applicant. So, work experience is pretty much a necessity for an aspiring psychologist, but you probably already know this from all the careers lectures you had to sit through during your time at UCL. So, what can postgrads advise when it comes to work experience?

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As of 11 a.m. July 11, Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 1,101 additional positive cases of 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and four additional deaths, bringing the total case count in Dallas County to 32,626, including 449 deaths.
The additional 4 deaths being reported today include:
- A man in his 50’s who was a resident of the City of Carrollton. He had been critically ill in an area hospital, and had underlying high risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 70’s who was a resident of the City of Dallas. She had been hospitalized, and had underlying high risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 70’s who was a resident of a long-term care facility in the City of Mesquite. She had been hospitalized, and had underlying high risk health conditions.
- A woman in her 90’s who was a resident of a long-term care facility in the City of Richardson. She expired in the facility, and had underlying high risk health conditions.
An increasing proportion of COVID-19 cases in Dallas County are being diagnosed in young adults between 18 to 39 years of age, such that of all cases reported after June 1st, half have been in this age group. Increasing reports of cases are continuing to be associated with multiple large recreational and social gatherings since the beginning of June, including house parties.
Of the cases requiring hospitalization to date, more than two-thirds have been under 65 years of age. Diabetes has been an underlying high-risk health condition reported in about a third of all hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
The percentage of respiratory specimens testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 was 30% among symptomatic patients presenting to area hospitals in week 27.
The age-adjusted rates of confirmed COVID-19 cases in non-hospitalized patients have been highest among Hispanics (667.4 per 100,000), Asians (187.4 per 100,000) and Blacks (136.4 per 100,000). These rates have been higher than Whites (43.8 per 100,000). Over 60% of overall COVID-19 cases to date have been Hispanic.
Of cases requiring hospitalization who reported employment, over 80% have been critical infrastructure workers, with a broad range of affected occupational sectors, including: healthcare, transportation, food and agriculture, public works, finance, communications, clergy, first responders and other essential functions.
Of the 449 total deaths reported to date, about a third have been associated with long-term care facilities.
New cases are being reported as a daily aggregate, with a more detailed summary report updated Tuesdays and Fridays.
Local health experts use hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and ER visits as three of the key indicators in determining the COVID-19 Risk Level (color-coded risk) and corresponding guidelines for activities during our COVID-19 response. Dallas County continues to see high numbers of COVID-19 patients in Dallas County with 783 people in acute care for the period ending Friday, July 10. Additionally, the number of emergency room visits for COVID-19 like symptoms in Dallas County was 730 in the 24 hour period ending Thursday, July 9, which represents around 33 percent of all emergency department visits in the county according to information reported to the North Central Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council. These high numbers of COVID-19 patients strain our current health care facilities and detract from other needed health care services. You can find additional information on risk-level monitoring data here.
“Today we close out the week with 1,101 new cases and four deaths. The average number of daily cases for this week is 1,121 and 54 total deaths reported for the week making this the deadliest week and highest average of new cases to date.
The operation at the University of Dallas has been suspended early today so please do not travel to the University of Dallas for a COVID-19 test today. The other sites are operational.
I know many people want to do things in cooler settings inside buildings, but it's imperative that we stay away from people outside our home. In our leisure activities, always take a mask when outside your home even if you don't think you'll be within six feet of another person. If you find yourself in close contact with others, you can then put on your mask. Wear a mask in any building outside your home.
The numbers continue to rise which means there are more and more sick people out there moving around. You protect yourself by staying home and away from others as much as possible. You protect others by wearing your mask at all times when around them.
Have a safe and enjoyable weekend. We will get through this together, but it takes all of us making good choices and looking out for one another. For physician recommendations on activities, please visit dallascountycovid.org,” said Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins.

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- What is evolution?
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- Darwin's Theory of Evolution: Definition & Evidence
- Should Evolution Treat Our Microbes as Part of Us?
What is evolution?
The theory of evolution is based on the idea that all species are related and gradually change over time. Evolution relies on there being genetic variation in a population which affects the physical characteristics phenotype of an organism. Some of these characteristics may give the individual an advantage over other individuals which they can then pass on to their offspring.
What is natural selection? Individuals in a species show variation in physical characteristics. This variation is because of differences in their genes. Individuals with characteristics best suited to their environment are more likely to survive, finding food, avoiding predators and resisting disease. These individuals are more likely to reproduce and pass their genes on to their children. Individuals that are poorly adapted to their environment are less likely to survive and reproduce.
Therefore their genes are less likely to be passed on to the next generation. As a consequence those individuals most suited to their environment survive and, given enough time, the species will gradually evolve. Natural selection in action: the Peppered moth Before the industrial revolution in the mids, the peppered moth was most commonly a pale whitish colour with black spots.
This colouring enabled them to hide from potential predators on trees with pale-coloured bark, such as birch trees. The rarer dark-coloured peppered moths were easily seen against the pale bark of trees and therefore more easily seen by predators.
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A pale peppered moth on an oak tree. Image credit: Shutterstock.
A pale peppered moth on a dark tree. Related Content:. Evolution of modern humans.
Evolution of the human brain. Are humans still evolving? What is genetic variation? Natural selection was the fundamental concept in his explanation. Natural selection occurs because individuals having more-useful traits, such as more-acute vision or swifter legs, survive better and produce more progeny than individuals with less-favourable traits. Genetics , a science born in the 20th century, reveals in detail how natural selection works and led to the development of the modern theory of evolution.
Beginning in the s, a related scientific discipline , molecular biology , enormously advanced knowledge of biological evolution and made it possible to investigate detailed problems that had seemed completely out of reach only a short time previously—for example, how similar the gene s of humans and chimpanzees might be they differ in about 1—2 percent of the units that make up the genes. This article discusses evolution as it applies generally to living things.
For a discussion of human evolution, see the article human evolution. For a more complete treatment of a discipline that has proved essential to the study of evolution, see the articles genetics, human and heredity.
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- Variation and Heritability.
Specific aspects of evolution are discussed in the articles coloration and mimicry. Applications of evolutionary theory to plant and animal breeding are discussed in the articles plant breeding and animal breeding. A detailed discussion of the life and thought of Charles Darwin is found in the article Darwin, Charles.
Darwin's Theory of Evolution: Definition & Evidence
Darwin and other 19th-century biologists found compelling evidence for biological evolution in the comparative study of living organisms, in their geographic distribution, and in the fossil remains of extinct organisms. The amount of information about evolutionary history stored in the DNA and proteins of living things is virtually unlimited; scientists can reconstruct any detail of the evolutionary history of life by investing sufficient time and laboratory resources. Evolutionists no longer are concerned with obtaining evidence to support the fact of evolution but rather are concerned with what sorts of knowledge can be obtained from different sources of evidence.
The following sections identify the most productive of these sources and illustrate the types of information they have provided.
Should Evolution Treat Our Microbes as Part of Us?
Evolution scientific theory. Written By: Francisco Jose Ayala. See Article History. Read More on This Topic.

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What could be more beautiful than the Paris skyline in intricate detail on you very own absinthe spoon. This piece will surely increase in value and antiques of this style are some of the most treasured absinthiana available today. Take a look at the close up pictures and see for yourself. Also available in Gold Plate. Imported from France. 6 & 1/4 in
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Keep in mind that absinthe spoons with premium finishes such as gold and silver are very soft metals. They can be easily damaged is cleaned with an abrasive cloth or metal cleaner. Never use anything labeled metal cleaner or polish. Use a nonabrasive type cleaner such as Maas Metal polish or use a product labeled silver polish such as Tarn-X Silver Glaze. To use Tarn-X cleaner you simply wipe it on and rinse off with tap water. If after using Maas cleaner you still have tarnish visible, try using the silver cleaner. Silver cleaners contain a very mild abrasive and usually a protective coating that will inhibit tarnishing in the future. Most gold finishes will never need to be cleaned or polished and will maintain their luster for many years without cleaning. Silver on the other hand will often tarnish very quickly. And one last note, never want to use a premium plated spoon to prepare absinthe using the flaming or Czech method. Not only will this type of preparation make your absinthe tastes terrible, it will also irreparably damage the finish on your absinthe spoon.
Determining Price Of Absinthe Spoons
Absinthe spoons are priced according to 3 basic criteria: 1.) Age 2.) Finish 3.) Detail of design. An older or antique spoon will be more expensive than a newer reproduction. An absinthe spoon with a premium finish such as silver or gold will cost more than a standard finish like chrome or stainless steel. A highly detailed spoon such as the Jade above will also cost more. In short, the cost of the spoon increases with age, a premium finish and detail. There are of course exceptions. A new spoon style that is very rare often will cost more than a typical spoon. And remember, Amazon and e-bay are not the place to look for a good quality spoon. Unfortunately, they only have the lower quality absinthe accessories designed to have a large profit margin.
How To Properly Prepare Absinthe
The herbs in Absinthe remain dissolved in solution due to its high alcohol content. Absinthe must be mixed with water to release the herbs from their suspension. When water is poured over the absinthe spoon into the glass, all the aromas and flavors of the herbs are released and the "Louche" is produced. The louche is the milky, opalescent....Read More
Does Legal Absinthe Have An Absinthe Effect?
Will I feel the same effects from absinthe I purchase in the US as the imported Absinthe? This is a very complicated question indeed. This question has been argued considerably since the ban of absinthe over 100 years ago. I will give you my opinion for what ever it is worth. I have a background in chemistry, bio-chemistry and pharmacology and have done much research on the subject. It is proven that thujone acts on a receptor in the brain that causes alertness, lucidity and clarity......Read More

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Projections for where Miami edge defender Gregory Rousseau will land in the 2021 NFL draft have been all over the place in recent weeks, but his agent took to social media Wednesday morning to give his take.
Drew Rosenhaus says that multiple NFL teams have told him Rousseau will be their first-round pick if he’s on the board when they go on the clock.
Widely regarded as a potential top-10 pick and the top prospect at his position heading into last season, Rousseau opted out of the 2020 college football campaign, which may have impacted his draft stock.
We’ll see where he lands next weekend, but for now, his agent still sounds confident that his name will be called on the first night.


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January 31, 2007
terrible, one of the worst films of all time
December 25, 2007
May 25, 2008
Hilarious. I always enjoy this movie when I watch it. With Tim being such a party pooper and Woo being such a street girl you would never believe they ended up a perfect match for each other. Tim had some loser friends too. Great movie though I recommend it!
November 24, 2007
she is so funny in this movie,like she dont have a core int he world.and poor tommy she drove him crazy
May 2, 2007
Woo, no. The main character is too odd to be believable. Smith and Davidson have done better stuff.
November 20, 2012
Really and truly not funny.
November 14, 2010
I walked out of this movie it was so annoying!
January 10, 2010
LOL funny but not in a good way. Had this movie casted well known white actors, it would had gotten the publicity it needs to be considered for what it truly is; one of the worst films ever made.

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U.S. stocks have long been referred to as the most attractive out of several poor global options, but the situation is now even more dire, according to Max Wolff.
The Chinese see "an interesting opportunity" in Donald Trump on a key geopolitical issue, Leland Miller said.
Amazon has finally lifted the lid on its second-annual Prime Day sale, which it's touting as the "biggest Amazon event ever."

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text: BJP MLA Kishan Reddy claims that Muslims are given reservations in Hyderabad to disturb the religious harmony for political gains. He said that the government hasn't made BC constitution for the welfare of BCs. He further said that the government has to answer how the given time is sufficient to express the opinion of the people. He finds fault with the Sudhir Cinnuttee and claims that Sudhir committee has never gone into the people rather prepared it's report by getting information from Darussalam sitting in AC rooms. He also claimed that the government is doing it for name sake for the political gain.

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Nearly 246,000 EU citizens and their families are still waiting for their digital documentation proving their right to live in the UK a year after the settlement scheme closed.
Without the biometric permits Europeans struggle to get jobs, rent homes, travel abroad and get NHS treatment.
Certificates showing they have applied are often not enough to convince bosses and landlords they are here legally.
And even those are often arriving months later.
Former Immigration minister Caroline Nokes who designed the scheme said: “This was all meant to be simple and quick.
“The Home Office needs to give people evidence of their right to be here otherwise they are left in a horrifying limbo.”
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper added: “These delays are a disgrace.
“Priti Patel needs to get a grip. Home Office incompetence is letting down EU citizens who have lived here for years.”
And campaigners the3Million named after the number of EU citizens living in Britain say the backlog standing at 245,700 will now take at least ten months to clear.
EU nationals were eligible for permanent right to remain in the UK if they had been living here for five years by the end of 2020. Applications closed on 30th June 2021
Lukas Richly, 41, from Germany arrived in 2012 and worked as a waiter and restaurant manager. He married his Scottish wife, Kirsty, 37, two years later and they now have two children, Walter, 6, and Eleni, 4.
But when he decided to take a computer course at Perth Highlands and Islands University his lack of digital status meant he was denied a £5,750 student loan.
And he had to work part-time in a nearby McDonalds to make ends meet.
He said: ”I applied for settlement a year ago. The way the Home Office is behaving is atrocious.
“I’ve sent countless emails but cannot get any information about progress.”
“I’m very frustrated. I thought the process would be smooth and efficient as promised.”
And Andreea Dumitrache of the3million added: “Delays have serious consequences for people which go far beyond anxiety.
“Jobs are threatened, rental opportunities lost and travel is fraught with difficulties.
“Employers, banks and landlords are confused by the lack of clear guidance or simply unwilling to provide their service to anyone without a granted status.”
And they could even face paying for NHS treatment they are entitled to have for free.
The Home Office said they had more applications than expected. Officials said straightforward ones take five days but complex cases longer.
A spokesperson added: “Both EU citizens and their family members continue to have access to their right to work, live and study here while their application remains pending.”


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Högnivåkonferens om ebola 3 mars – From Emergency to Recovery
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European Commission High-level international conference on Ebola 3 mars 2015
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Mr Chairman, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen
I want to start by expressing my deepest condolences to the victims of Ebola, their families and all the affected countries. My admiration is truly profound for the people and governments who continue to courageously fight this outbreak. The struggle is not over until the last victim of Ebola has been found and cared for, and we must all make a decisive contribution to reach the very end of that road.
Sweden is one of the countries that has contributed the most per capita in financial terms, and is still active in the efforts to finally end this Ebola outbreak, through health workers and experts on the ground.
Less than two weeks ago I visited Liberia and Sierra Leone, and my strong impression – that I know I share with many of you – is that Ebola is not primarily a medical problem. People have not died primarily because of Ebola. Too often they have died because of a lack of confidence in the authorities, because of weak institutions and because of a lack of education.
As we now discuss investing in a more resilient health system and economic recovery, we need to remember that when Ebola hit, it exposed and exacerbated country-specific challenges. More than ten years of peace and economic development was reversed in just a few months. We must ask ourselves why? Was it only because of a lack of health institutions? Was it because of a lack of economic investments? I believe this crisis actually presents a unique opportunity to really analyse how we can support the affected countries to truly strengthen their resilience against future shocks. How can we create an enabling environment for sustainable economic growth, how can we address the root causes of the fragility of the affected countries and not just continue with ‘business as usual’?
Since the beginning of this year, I have been co-chairing the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding, together with the Minister of Finance of Sierra Leone, His Excellency Kaifala Marah. A conclusion from my recent trip to Liberia and Sierra Leone, where I met Mr Marah, is that I believe the New Deal principles put forward and agreed by the G7+ countries can be better used to guide the recovery.
- Politics need to be more inclusive.
- Security and justice must be put high on the agenda.
- Institutions must become better at delivering the services people ask for and need.
- Reconciliation and trust need to be key concepts.
Governance should include all groups of society. The role of women must be strengthened and integrated in all processes. The private sector must be involved, and civil society – including traditional leaders, who have been key actors in combating Ebola – should continue to play an important role.
This is to say that peacebuilding and statebuilding essentially have to be an integrated part of the post Ebola-strategy.
Sweden has been committed to supporting Liberia in its peace- and statebuilding efforts for a long time. It is now three years since Liberia and Sweden became partners to pilot the New Deal (together with the United States) in Liberia, and since Sweden started chairing the UN Peacebuilding Commission’s Liberia configuration.
In Liberia, peacebuilding priorities based on the New Deal principles should be emphasised – such as support for justice and security sectors, the reconciliation process and strengthening institutional capacity. Not least in view of the UNMIL Transition Plan, and preparations for the 2017 elections. The PBC will continue to provide an important platform for international coordination and for developing coherent strategy, linking development, security and political aspects, including the post-Ebola recovery.
For Liberia to come out of this stronger and more resilient to future shocks, we need to invest, not only in hospitals and infrastructure, but also in the people and the government, to build a sustainable future for all. Sweden will continue to stand by Liberia and we want to do it the right way – together.
Finally, I would like to commend the organisers of this important conference and champion the unfailing efforts of all those involved in fighting the Ebola outbreak. Not the least those brave men and women who have been – and are still – on the frontline every day fighting the virus. They are our true heroes. For them and the people of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, not least the children, we need to make our very best efforts to support the affected countries in their pursuit to heal, build and strengthen their societies. In Brussels today, I hope that we have taken a first step on that journey together.


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I’m sat in the bottom of my shed with a cigarette hanging out of my mouth and a bottle of Budweiser to the side of me experiencing one of my sad episodes which seem to be happening a lot more lately.
I’m starting to dread the weekends, this is how I spend my alone time now, I am very much the type of person who hates being alone, I am very much an over thinker. Man I am very much feeling lonely.
Before I go into this blog I want to thank the people who are there for me and who support me, thank you.
At the moment I feel like I am in a vicious and boring cycle of work and sleep, I don’t spend time with the people anymore who I have had some incredible memories with, I miss my friends.
I’ve been working full time for 6 months now and slowly I have been seeing less and less of my friends. I work Monday to Friday, and most of my friends work over the weekends. I am only 18 this should be the time of my life were I am creating the most unforgettable memories and instead I am sat in the bottom of my shed with a cigarette hanging out of my mouth and a bottle of Budweiser to the side of me.
But on the other hand, I want my friendships to be deeper than going to club and drinking till I don’t remember a thing (Even though some of those nights have been the best nights of my life.) I want friendships who question everything, where we question why we are the way we are, reminiscing all the incredible memories we have made, I want friendships that are more than taking a shot every 10 minutes.
My girlfriend recently said to me, ‘You talk like your friends only exist in bars’. And its true and its sad and I constantly try to explain to myself the reasons behind it, that were 18-22 and we work full time and we don’t get much time together so when we do we make the most of it. But why don’t I make more time for my friends, why don’t I invite them round my house anymore, why don’t I go on pointless walks with them anymore, why don’t I go on costa dates with them anymore, why don’t I order pizza at 10 in the morning anymore, why don’t I see my friends anymore unless it involves drinking. I have put this loneliness on myself and I cannot blame my incredible friends for that because I should be making more time for them.
My friends have always been there for me, especially when I was going through a really sad time in my life my friends met me every single day for 2 weeks, I didn’t spend a single day sat at bottom of my shed with a cigarette hanging out of my mouth and a bottle of Budweiser to the side of me. But why can’t I see my friends everyday when I’m not sad and they’re not sad and instead we are so happy and content with our lives because we’ve all met incredible people who make us feel fucking fireworks and who mean the world to us, and we’re all working and making money and doing something we love. Why can’t we celebrate our happiness as much as we dwell on our sadness.
I am so jealous of my girlfriend because she has an incredible group of friends who spend every Friday and Saturday together and they make time for each other and god I wish I still had that I wish I didn’t completely submerge myself in a cycle of drinking sleeping and working, I wish I had my friends.
I don’t want to spend anymore weekends bottom of my shed with a cigarette hanging out of my mouth and a bottle of Budweiser to the side of me.
To my friends, you mean the world to me
To my friends,you make laugh till I cry
To my friends, you support me and you love me
To my friends, I support you, and I love you
To my friends, I don’t want our friendships to die out because of work.
To my friends, lets go grab a coffee soon?


So I'm looking for an M1A. I've talked about getting one for a while, so I figured I'd grow a set and go for it. Only issue is I don't know which one to get.
I'd like to have the ability to reach out to 800yds (in due time, prolly not possible w/ current skill level), and I'm not sure which model would be suitable for the feat. I'm ruling out the Socom/Socom II due to 16" barrel. Scout Squad is questionable w/ an 18" barrel. So I'm thinking Loaded or possibly a National Match. I'd also like to be able to mount a scope on it. Any ideas? Used is an option if I can find one as well.
I'd get a Remington 700, but I want semi-auto, and I've had an itch for a Springfield M1A for too damn long to not be scratched.


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In the great circus of Australian politics, it seems that One Nation’s Mark Latham has once again taken the role of the clown – or perhaps, more fittingly, the loose cannon. His recent childish tweet in response to a gay colleague has rightfully sparked an outcry across the country, with even Pauline Hanson condemning it as homophobic.
But while Latham’s tweet was way out of line, and well deserving of condemnation, it’s worth asking, why did he think something like this would fly in the first place? The sad reality is, this is far from the first time the conservative movement has tested the waters of anti-LGBT sentiment – it’s simply a rare case where they’ve really gotten their fingers burned. In fact, I’d wager that in the eyes of his conservative colleagues, Latham’s real crime isn’t his message, but what they are really offended by is his delivery. In their eyes, it’s fine to be intolerant, as long as you wrap it up in the pretense of morality and concern for the greater good.
It has not gone un-noticed that right-wing rhetoric in the last two years has slowly been ratcheting up the anti-LGBT sentiment, and in that context it’s easier to understand why Latham and the recent appearance of Nazis in Melbourne have mistakenly started saying the quiet part out loud. Their fault, if anything, was more an issue of timing than message. Steeped in the cesspool of online hate, where a narrative is running rampant that “anti-Christian trans and gay activist are on a crusade to groom defenceless children”, they are simply further down the pipeline than their ilk, and didn’t realise that unlike sections of America, we have not yet moved on to accepting public hate-speech or calls for outright genocide, outside of select online bubbles.
But the groundwork for this ideology is already here in this country, festering away below the surface of public debate. When One Nation called Safe Schools “legalised grooming”, when a senator called for Courtney Act to be banned from PlaySchool by equating reading a bedtime story to a sex crime, when News Corp editorialised that Disney is “pushing radical gender ideology onto children” aren’t they contributing to the same toxic atmosphere that Latham’s tweet did? When trans healthcare legislation is more likely to be influenced by Murdoch’s newspaper columnists willfully spreading lies to boost sales, instead of being directed by seasoned doctors and psychologists, how is that any less harmful? When the ACL, a small but vocal anti-LGBT ‘christian’ lobby is given regular airtime to claim things like “homosexuality is as harmful as smoking”, how are we surprised when someone finally feels emboldened enough to start throwing around homophobic slurs?
It’s all too easy to dismiss the buffoonery of Latham’s tweet as a singular mis-step by an unhinged fringe MP, while overlooking what is being whispered behind closed doors in right wing spaces across the country, or in one recent riot, spilling out onto the streets. It wasn’t that long ago that leader of the opposition Peter Dutton banned LGBT acceptance events in the military, and former PM Scott Morrison boycotted the vote that passed same-sex marriage into law. And let’s not forget Katherine Deves, the outspoken anti-trans activist who received the full support of The Liberal Party when she ran for office last election. It’s not hard to believe that these people would be just as happy to spew the kind of hate Latham dropped publicly, if the Overton window were to shift just a little more in their favour.
And it’s not just reserved to politics. Prominent social media personalities, like The Spaniard, have recently come out in full throated support for the ‘grooming’ myth, while other, more wiley creators continue to push the same toxic narrative to their fans under the guise of defending against “rainbow flags”, “woke culture”, or “the LGBT mafia”. Many have co-opted legitimate concerns about pink-washing by corporations to back their calls for less LGBT people in public life. The recent school shooting in America has even been leapt upon by sections of the right to paint their anti-trans rhetoric as justified, with those who previously claimed that shootings are “not a time for politics” apparently happy to play politics if the victim is not their access to semi-automatic weapons.
All this is not to say that is was wrong that people like Latham have been called out for their opportunistic hate against the LGBT community, but rather that we shouldn’t be accepting equal amounts of intolerance from people smart enough to dress it up in the framing of “debate” or a nebulous moral panic. The truth is, the conservative right isn’t upset with the core message of Latham’s tweet – they’re just upset that he didn’t disguise it in the usual trappings of faux concern and moral superiority, where cries of “woke” and “cancel culture” can be deployed to shut down any critics. But if we don’t start calling a spade a spade when hatespeech weasels its way into public life, it won’t be long before views like Latham’s do become the new normal, and that is a very dark path to be headed down.


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Both Homer Hoyt’s Sector Theory of Urban Development and Ernest Burgess’ Concentric Zone Theory highlight how cities grow outward from a core district (the Central Business District) towards the periphery with distinct land use zones.
Without good land use management, cities run the risk of growing too far out, a concept known as urban sprawl. Sprawl tends to force high infrastructure investment to support vehicular modes of transport leading, in turn, to increased congestion as people approach the core district. Sprawl interferes with neighbouring farmland areas, reduces human interaction (contributing to a reduced socio-cultural sense of community) and increases the carbon footprint.
The City of Nairobi has developed partly along the lines of both Hoyts and Burgess theories and, together with its own unique geographic and demographic dynamics, Hariss-Ulmanns multiple nuclei theory. Residential areas close to the CBD are slowly transforming into mixed use and commercial zones. This has been experienced in Upper Hill, Westlands, Kilimani, Ngara and Parklands where the former European and Asian residential neighbourhoods that were taken over by the African middle class after independence changed from single unit dwellings to multiple unit and eventually high density residential and, in some cases, commercial properties.
The change in zoning occurred as a result of increasing population pressure and the increased commercial activity that was evading poor mobility and access options existing in the core CBD.
These changes have resulted in different reactions. In some residential areas, residents have attempted to use their collective voice to prevent unplanned transformation while in other areas landowners and developers have gladly welcomed the increased land values of the properties. The change in zoning, however, appears to be encouraging haphazard development, with very little sense of urban design.
Mixed land use is increasingly being promoted by urban planners in the more recent past as an effective means of reducing urban sprawl as well as reducing congestion by enabling shorter distances between home and work for city dwellers. It is, however, important that occupants and policy drivers in Nairobis first concentric zone utilize their advantages and the experiences of other localities to create a better urban environment. These include:
- Protection of green and open spaces, even along road sides
There are very sensitive areas in this zone ranging from rivers and parks to tree-lined streets and forestland. The zone must attend to these areas, for example, Kirichwa River, Nairobi River, City Park and the Nairobi Arboretum and regard them as the pride of the city.
Competition for public land has always been very high in Kenya and a lot of it has been lost to greedy land grabbers and developers. Protecting the little public land that is still in existence as well as reclaiming land for public purposes like food markets, parks, public toilets and other essential spaces required for a more cohesive city will be a key consideration.
- Emphasis on Transit Oriented Development
Increased densification and mixed land use allows for reduced travel distances. This can be readily encouraged through improved walking facilities, easy access to mass transit, proper connectivity between different modes and reduced motorization. Pursuing this approach would warrant the location of the largest buildings closer to the transit channels and implementation of reliable public transportation along those transit lines. Aspects of privacy, natural lighting and access to greenery are also taken into account.
- Modal shift and promotion of Non Motorized Transit
“More roads will not mean less traffic congestion. Unfortunately there is little understanding of this reality within many of the relatively new urban areas which otherwise present a golden opportunity for investment in non-motorized transit as well as a variety of other means. Cycling, cable propelled transit and segregated lanes for public transport are among the various options available. Adequate modal shift between different districts enables better mobility and access thus reducing the need for the private vehicles responsible for generating both peak and non-peak congestion.
Although Nairobi is putting into place plans for a BRT system, mass transit development needs to also remodel current transit services into a more organized functioning service that can attract more users thereby reducing the necessity for personal vehicles where possible.
Adequate utility provision, smart systems and integration of the micro-economic systems add onto the range of positive adjustments that can be made by the occupants of this zone.
Increased citizen participation through the involvement of Business Associations and Community Foundations such as the Upper Hill District Association, Westlands District Association and the Kilimani Project Foundation is evident in areas around Nairobi’s first concentric zone. These community organizations have helped to create an environment of better understanding and cohesion between the Nairobi City County Government and other agencies like Kenya Urban Roads Authority and Nairobi Water & Sewerage Company.
The movement of more commercial activity to the first concentric zone as a result of transformation in the CBD provides the city with an opportunity to either develop and transform itself into an inclusive, people driven modern African metropolis or the contrary: decline into a congested, unfriendly urban village. Only time will tell.
How should the various districts in Nairobi’s first concentric zone interact with each other? How has your city dealt with its expansion and changing land uses?
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Provenance : Property of an eminent collector based in Mumbai. Artwork was acquired by the present owner directly from the artist.
Height of the figure - 6ft
Somnath Hore was born in Barama, Chittagong in 1921 which is present day Bangladesh. His artistic feats began with creating posters for the Communist party when he was a child. This task helped him get admitted to the Government College of Art & Craft, Kolkata. Wounds and suffering are a central theme for Hore’s works. He has experimented with different mediums from paper to woodcuts and bronze sculptures. In 1954 he became a lecturer at the Indian College of Art and Draftsmanship in Kolkata. He was invited in 1958 to set up the first printmaking department at the Delhi Polytechnic. His narratives played with symbols and metaphors though the theme of anguish remained constant through his career. He exhibited widely in India and abroad in England and Jordan. The artist passed away in the year 2006 in Santiniketan, West Bengal.


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The Anthropocene extinction
The Anthropocene (holocene) extinction is the ongoing sixth mass
extinction, and is considered to the most serious environmental threats that
we are facing. Around 150 species go extinct each day. Most researchers
estimate the extinction rate right now to be between 100 and 10,000 times
the background extinction rates, which is around 1 to 5 species a day.
How can we de-extinct?
Back breeding: back breeding is selectively breeding animals in order to
get a phenotype similar to their extinct ancestors.
This was used to resurrect quaggas, by selectively breeding zebras, their
This isn't the best method because it is essentially a different species with
similar phenotypes. Moreover, a closely related species is required to use
this method and therefore may not be possible for long extinct animals.
And it may take a very long time. Nonetheless, when combined with other
methods such as genome sequencing and in vitro fertilization can prove to
be very useful.
Cloning: Cloning is the process of producing individuals with identical or
virtually identical DNA.
We have been cloning animals including sheeps, camels, dogs and other
animals since 1996 when dolly the sheep was cloned. The first ever animal
that was resurrected, the Pyrenean ibex was resurrected using cloning. But
the baby ibex died, almost immediately, because it's lungs failed to function.
However, this method hasn't been perfected. It also requires the complete
DNA, so it isn't possible for most long extinct species yet.
Genetic engineering: Genetic engineering using CRISPR-cas9, essentially
a type of pre-programmed scissors for molecules, can be used to edit DNA
, so strands of DNA can be added or removed at specific points.
This can be used to insert genes from extinct animals into the DNA of
closely related species creating a hybrid with phenotype of the extinct species.
Scientists are trying to resurrect preserved mammoths by adding genes to
the DNA of the closely related species such as the Asian Elephant.
Why should we de-extinct?
● Resurrection can help in increasing biodiversity.
● It can be educational and solve many scientific mysteries.
● Some species might have medical uses.
● There might be a moral obligation to bring back the species that
have been extinct because of human activity.
● It can help in fixing the disrupted food chains and webs.
● Species such as woolly mammoths can help with fighting climate
change by increasing grasslands. (May help in other environmental
problems as well).
Why we shouldn't de-extinct?
● A long extinct species may not be able to adapt to the new
● They may disrupt new ecosystems.
● It may outcompete species that developed in its absence.
Once the de-extinction methods are perfected, recently extinct species
should and can be resurrected by storing their DNA, on the contrary more
research will have to be conducted to find out if the long extinct species
can survive in the newer ecosystems and if they should be resurrected.
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Late in 2008, shortly after the market crash, I provided financial advice to a woman as part of a free financial clinic sponsored by the Financial Planning Association.
We were discussing ways to preserve and grow her investments when she mentioned the approach taken by her 85-year-old aunt. The aunt simply buried her savings in coffee cans in her backyard!
Although I’d be amazed to find anyone else following this practice nowadays, I do in fact meet many people who keep most of their savings in cash, using bank CDs, money-market funds and other minimal-risk investments.
Since 2009, the amount of cash that flowed out of equity mutual funds and was invested primarily in stocks has been unprecedented. That’s not surprising given the pummeling most 401(k) and other retirement accounts have taken, not to mention the subsequent roller-coaster performance of stocks. Remember 2011?
What risk-averse investors may not realize, however, is that after taking inflation into account, there are very few periods of time when cash outperforms stocks.
The accompanying chart (bottom chart, right) compares the growth of $10,000 invested in cash (30-day Treasury bills) to $10,000 invested in stocks (Standard & Poor’s 500 stock index fund) over the five-year period beginning at the market peak in 2007. That time frame represents the second worst period for stock performance since 1932. All amounts are adjusted for inflation. The graph illustrates that both investments performed equally over this period. Note that both would have lost approximately 8 percent in real terms, adjusted for inflation.
Now, examine the same data (top chart, right) over the previous 15-year period. The purchasing power of the equity investment would have grown 40 percent more than that of the cash investment, which declined throughout and beyond the two market downturns. A key reason was that interest rates remained lower than the inflation rate during those periods.
There are two lessons here. The first is that stocks will outperform cash on a real basis over time, especially when inflation is rising. In general, cash cannot keep up with inflation, so if you have not saved enough during your working lifetime to pay for your retirement, leaving your savings in cash will simply not work.
The second is that stocks are not a good place to invest cash that you expect to use within a few years. If you had planned to buy a house in 2009, for example, investing the down payment in stocks during 2008 would have been catastrophic.
Based on that, you should not keep all your money in cash, nor should you invest all of it in stocks. Instead, here’s a simple investment strategy you might consider: Invest funds in stocks for goals that are more than five years away, switch to cash when the time horizon shrinks to less than five years.
Even better, there are many asset classes available for investment in addition to stocks and cash, each with its own risk-reward performance and characteristic response to different economic conditions. No asset class can be guaranteed to work for you over time and all the time, and that includes cash.
Los Altos resident Artie Green is a Certified Financial Planner with Cognizant Wealth Advisors. For more information, call 209-4062.


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Meet Chef Rumana Jaseel, a pioneering figure in the world of pastry craftsmanship in India, with a distinguished career spanning over 16 years in the fields of baking and pastry artistry. With a wealth of expertise and an unwavering passion, Chef Rumana has rightfully earned her place as an esteemed Baking and Pastry Chef.
As a certified Patissier and Chocolatier, Chef Rumana is committed to pushing the boundaries of pastry artistry. Her dedication to elevating standards and establishing international benchmarks for the industry is evident in each of her creations.
Beyond her role as a highly accomplished chef, Rumana is also a visionary entrepreneur. She takes pride in owning and leading Incredible Art Academy, an Cake Baking Classes in Ernakulam, Kochi. Juggling multiple roles, she serves as the Executive Pastry Chef, Chocolatier, and Dean of the Incredible Art Academy – a prominent Baking and Pastry Institute situated in Kochi, Kerala.


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Extract from the Telegraph:
"An NHS trust has been given a warning after inspectors found filthy commodes and bloodstains on a bed rail and wall.
The Healthcare Commission served Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust with an improvement notice over poor practice in tackling infection control.
Thick layers of dust and evidence of poor decontamination procedures for surgical equipment were also found by investigators.
The trust runs three hospitals in south London: the Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington Hospital and Beckenham Hospital.
The commission carried out an unannounced inspection at the Princess Royal University Hospital on Jan 21 and 22.
It found that the trust was "failing in its duty to provide and maintain a clean and appropriate environment for health care".
Geoff Martin, of the campaign group Health Emergency, said: "Bromley Hospitals has one of the biggest debts anywhere in the country, of almost £100 million.
"They are cutting corners on cleaning because they have been effectively bankrupted by the cost of a PFI deal at the Princess Royal. This is the harsh reality of PFI coming home to roost.""


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Words flow from your mind
to your hands
to the screen
And only the best
minds can see
what they mean
Minds that are trained
years and years
just to find
The meaning of life
in a single
She sat across from him, picking her lip, staring into his eyes. He, also seated, was looking at his untouched burger, (He stared back at her, stared at her lips, etc) then he looked away. Slowly, the girl grabbed her knife, and slid it under the table, and stabbed him in the leg. He gave her a look.
“I just wanted to try it,” she said.
He rolled his eyes, got up, and left her forever.
The eeriness of a murder's home,
But this is the home of souls.
That no longer deserve to be forgotten.
The air is thick of not death,
But of decay.
The decay of memories.
These are memories of children,
Children in each and everyone of them
As they were slaughtered by the cat,
By the man with the threatening voice
And bitter beliefs.
Didn't see the next day,
The new day.
We gaze upon this memoir,
The pieces of scrap fabric,
This assortment of foot wear.
All different sizes and shapes,
Yet these soles have one thing in common,
Their owners did not deserve to die.
The café at which I sit is humming with anticipation.
The table looks like it hasn’t been cleaned since 1984.
That’s a great book…
I order my usual
Burger and fries.
The memories of you, still engraved in my guilty conscience,
keep me quiet as the waitress walks by.
My fries come in their usual little plastic bin.
With the white and red plaid paper.
Soaked in a horrendous amount of grease.
Hell, they say this is the American meal.
The ideal imagery.
Almost a too perfect painted picture
to represent a society living in a moribund way of life.
After being lied to for so long,
your short skirt and leather jacket
act as a barricade for a border I don’t have a passport for.
The desert sands blowing a tornado up into the deep blue sky, almost artistically.
However, the morning brings a blood red sunrise. Read more »
I wish to bring forth a humble concern of mine.
For countless moon risings your powerfull blow,
Has been wilting my fragile petals,
Which; by now have mostly fallen to the musty earth,
To watch them float away in your arms,
Without the chance to way good-bye,
Hurts my ghost which is now more or less,
At peace with the possibility that my stalk,
Might no longer support me.
My request is in the will of my helpless seeds,
Pleas Mr.Northwind; don't tear them away from the earth while they are too young, before they grow.
Before they got the chance; the only one they had.
To bloom and floorish and bring beauty and light into this sombre world.
Excuse me, is this your cell phone? It just dropped and I think it may have broken...
My cell phone? It broke?
My cell phone broke?
Are you serious?
Are you sure?
OMG! OMG! OMG!
My social life is tots ruined!
What am I going to do all day?
Does this mean I have to actually pay attention in class?
Do my hw?
How am I going to chat with all those friends that need me?
How will I tell my 500 twitter followers exactly what I'm doing every sec of my life?
What if the boys I gave my number to finally call?
How will I get word out about the party 2morrow?
What if my BFF has a fashion emergency and needs to call me?
What if I need Mommy to drive me to the mall?
How will I tell that boy that his joke made me LOL?
Wait a sec.
Back up a bit.
I don't even have a cell phone.
Just for one night, we'll pretend it's love.
You smell sweet and safe
And herbal tea.
I feel as empty as the sea, so
Fill me with words that
Won't mean much in the morning
But tonight Read more »
“So i was like talking to her, and all the sudden Mia walks up behind me, and she’s like, ‘take this you idiot,’ and she slaps me, and i’m all, ‘what the heck?’ but she just like walks away, and”…. My text conversation goes on and on, blissfully pointless, but strangely satisfying. I always say that friends are better through a phone, and I live like it. I hardly ever see my best friend anymore, because I don’t need to. She’s right there in my pocket. Today my mom said I should get outside, so now I’m walking around downtown, with my eyes glued to the mesmerizing glow of my phone, which I hold reverently, like it’s a holy artifact. My thumbs hammer away, sending every little thought I have out to my bff. Actually, I can’t even quite remember what she looks like. I think she’s blond… no, wait; maybe she has brown hair…whatever. I don’t really care. As long as she keeps up the texts, it doesn’t matter. I find myself wandering up Main Street, and crossing it without looking up. In the background, I hear some honking and the screech of tires. Whatever. I walk into the mall, and wander through the crowds. Read more »
Anyone notice how hopelessly broken
Our TV screens seem to be?
We’ve been raised on it since we were children
But now the cracks are all I see.
The news divides the nation,
A place where suicide is advertised,
We’ve destroyed this generation
With all we’ve monopolized,
Fear and makeup is all I see,
War is painted on the screens,
And death is served with morning coffee,
Replacing our lingering sweet dreams, Read more »
Peirce my soul,
Seep into my being,
Like a thousand lightining bolts.
Break my heart forever,
With your eternal beauty.
Your spirit is like a storming tornado,
Thrusting my body forth.
Into your waiting arms.
Your peircing light
Which tempted my love
Pounds at my door; waiting
My heart aches for you.
I turn away
Leaving your soul to rest
In the paradise you came.
Leaving me; Leaving me for not too long,
Though I cry.
Kneeling before your grave.
I would join you in paradise now,
If only you were there to guide me back.
Shame; How could I even think of leaving them behind.
Now is too soon,
So I pray you watch over me.
Still in my frail physical body,
Until soon our spirits reunite.
And create again that storming tornado,
Now as one.
We are now one,
And I remember,
This is not the first time.
We were always together,
Though death has always binded us closer.
Remember; In the next thousand years to come.
We shall never be as we where never seperated,
For I love you with all my heart,
And my feelings for you are eternal.
As eternal as the crashing waves of the mystic oceans.
Forever one with life as much as death.
I have something urgent to tell you
And there isn't a doubt that I should
But my phone- well, I dropped it- it's broken in two.
Believe me, I'd call if I could.
The message I have is important
And by saying that there's no mistake
It needs to get straight to you, ASAP
I won't lie- the world is at stake!
Without my cell phone I am nothing.
I feel like a part of me's died.
I'm locked in a cell without anyone else
or any links to the outside.
I sent the phone in- it has warranty Read more »
Traveled by day,
Sleeping the night.
The colors lightened,
And the road whitened.
She sleeps in her nook,
Small and damp with age; shivers
Hidden; like a fly covered by the spiders shiny webs,
You forgot about her,
The clover blooming at her side
But on the side of the path she still awaits,
And Every dusk she sits and shivers,
Knowing you will come.
The moon and stars will grow old,
And her skin will whiten like the road did on that sunny day, Read more »
High notes carried through a speechless wind,
Feelings so strong, yet carried so thin.
In Twirls and Swirls they laugh at me,
Whom composed this wind of thoughtless emotions?
I will not live to be assured.
Maybe they laugh at you too,
Sometimes, in my dreams,
They appear as a wise sea horse or,
Maybe a drifting butterfly,
A lonesome castle on a dark ocean cliff.
I don’t know.
This poem seems senseless,
And I try to describe something even I don’t understand,
The only way you might know what I feel,
Is if you ever had,
The feeling you just woke up in paradise.
This moment is perfect, living as it does
with unfettered bones
but splintered skin.
The grasses are metallic: hissing, rippling
in the singing storm overhead.
The bark of the thin-wanded trees
gapes open and life froths forth,
white and tender. Here
are my hands
I offer them to you and your silver-whip blades.
Paint them clean in the rain,
darkness has been staining my knuckles
and it won't come off.
My vertebrae filled with lead, slowly, Read more »
Mama fell in love with a hobo man.
She put her pretty ring in his old tin can.
And when her baby offered heaven, said,"your a real nice man."
But she let the pennies fall through his ghostly hand.
Rainey was the sky where the corn fields met.
Wove into each other like a fishing net.
Wrapped around the ankles of a boy in his bullet,
all singing to a lord, "Not done growing yet."
All singing, "let me love with the life of me."
"My bones hate to share their roots with reality." Read more »
You were my vision of strength.
You were my safety in pain and
my greatest hallucination.
We knew how hunger felt.
Hunger not only for nourishment but
for the nirvana of being understood
and I could have fed you
but I was too busy
I felt your aching confusion
pulse through my veins
as if it were my own.
I felt your suffering through Read more »
My young heart still feels every moment we had together.
My stomach still flutters thinking of our first kiss.
I can close my eyes and see your blue eyes shinning down as you stare back down at me.
We had everything, young love packaged in a perfect relationship.
When it broke I was shaken out of my dazed happinies and welcomed back to harsh reality.
You broke me, every piece of me. I shattered like glass and tears wouldn't even come out of my eyes. I was a storm with no rain, no purpose anymore.
You built me up and broke me down. You pushed me down before I even had the chance to fight back.
I still wonder what we could have had.
I still miss your sweet melody of saying I love you.
I still miss what we had. And maybe that's because I know you can never forget your first love, and how I live by this saying.
You are wrapped deep in my heart and I still feel every moment we had together.
Those words we can't take back, those songs that can't be unsung, the kisses forever on my lips, all are stuck with me.
I bet you forget all about everything.
I guess that's how first love is, but I still wonder what we could have had, if we kept us together.
Say no to drugs, and boys.
70 times I look at my face in the mirror
I smile at myself to make myself feel better
then feel stupid and turn away
not wanting to be one of those girls who practices looking pretty in the mirror.
When I want to cry
I laugh and pretend I’m in a movie
I imagine the cellos swelling up in an uplifting tune
and sun shining like reflective plastic through a window
glittering on the black circles under my eyes.
In a movie I don't need all that concealer Read more »
This afternoon, I decided to have a love affair with watercolors.
They’re perfectly transparent
and they wash each other
This afternoon, I weathered the dust and must of the basement storage room and took up a set of old, forgotten paints.
Dilute, runny mediums Read more »
Swish, gurgle, splash!
These endless drops of water,
down, to who knows where?
A never ending pattern,
as the vapor goes up to the clouds,
who glide back to the top of the mountain,
and cry these little tear drops back into,
this little town's brook.
These individual raindrops,
falling down to the stream,
like we, as humans,
eventually fall down to our deaths.
We are not different,
than these little drops of water.
and when we land;
The end of the drop's fall,
like the end of our life
we merge with the unknown,
we are suddenly part of a whole,
or a brook.
is a drop a drop if it's in a brook?
The grey clouds,
move slowly above me.
casting vague shadows,
like little devils dancing neath the trees,
dancing to the dry sound of leaves,
that crackles underneath my two swift feet.
This forest is,
but a meadow,
of tall wooden grass,
too coarse for the bear feet of giants,
yet too small for the eye of the universe to see from afar.
But I'd like to go back,
To this Stannard Brook,
And be thankful to the clouds,
and every single little drops of water,
that make it,
This piece is dedicated to those who were affected by the bombing at the Boston Marathon. I had to write to get this off my chest.
The cobblestone streets that are worn by the winds of violence
Combing the history books for an epicenter that would suffice,
to send shockwaves across the world.
So it chooses, the old city of Boston.
Laden with the difficult history of entertaining,
the beginnings of the American Revolution.
When tea was tossed in revolt,
and civilians massacred in the streets.
It chose the old city of Boston.
And finally, after 2 hours of pain to reach the finish line,
like the ancient Greeks once attempted, and did well.
The athletes endure agony to reach the finish line,
and when they got there, all they found was hell,
In the eyes of every man and woman.
Boy and girl.
As the phone lines die down for the night.
And the lights flicker out. Read more »
Know what to do
Because nothing ever changes
No matter the tragedies all over the world
To my very core
Knowing these people have died
And for what? What is it that has caused this?
Could possibly be worth this?
A parent who doesn’t have a child to cheer on,
A student waiting for a friend that will never finish the race Read more »
I spent today falling
-down the stairs
-over my feet
the state of mind in which
I grow to miss
the way things used to be.
I’ve found myself
for old connections - bridges
that have long since
burned themselves out - and
my heart can’t seem to understand
there are so many gaps
that can’t be crossed.
There is a family of people
out there, not held together Read more »
A small figure ran through the dark maze. She was lost, yet on the right trail. Shadows snagged at her, dragging her down.
She didn't scream as the cold snaked up her legs. Who would hear? She was alone, in the dark. Smothered by an unseeable force. Unseen, but named. Terror. She rounded a bend and a voice called out; called out from a faraway land.
"Ash!" Her eyes widened, but she continued running. She couldn't ever slow.
"Help me," She whispered pitifully.
She rounded another bend and stopped at a dead end. Stopped to a knife in her back. She crumpled, pain rippling through her body, moans escaping her lips. A scream tore through the quiet night. A slender frame was crushed in a warm embrace, steadying the shaking.
"Ash, it was another dream. You're ok now."
"Always... So... Terrible. Why are they always... about death?"
"I think you dream for all of us. You hold our memories. Us, the other lost souls. We forgot. We let our memories float away, and you caught them." Ash drew in on herself, hugging Eric tightly.
"It was do dark. So dark and so cold..." She clutched his shirt in her fists, as if to hold off the darkness. Read more »
Pain in shadows, moonlit tears,
Sings of sorrow, but no one hears.
Cold and broken, where it came,
Can't remember, how glory reigned.
Healing water, running dry.
Waits for rainstorms, to quench its cry.
Dying faces, and spirits gone,
Wilted roses, forgotten songs.
Holding hands, with fate and death,
Watching freedom's final breath.
Seeing now, when rust controls,
Chains won't break, only souls.
But sunshine follows, knows its cost,
Will always find them, if they're lost.
The sun is rising, in the east,
To spread its glory, on fatal beasts.
I’ve decided that a family farm is a lot like a barbed wire fence; running smooth for a little while, and then running into a twist or barb that slows things down. My last year and a half has been spent working on my grandparents’ farm. Each day has been a new adventure, and I often catch myself looking back and saying, “remember the day…”
I like summer on the farm the most; the weather has warmed so the barn can be left open and I can hear the jingling of chains as the cows turn their heads to look when I come in. Summer on the farm means haying, fencing, cleaning up the winter’s mess, and letting the cows outside to stretch their long legs. Kittens and calves


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You know just because halo reach came out and four will be out next year doesn’t mean that halo3 doesn’t have some beastly stuff. Especially all the stunts you can pull in forge. Like if you download cold storage you can block off the doors to the middle room and make and arena. I made a arena in cod storage where all the doors were blocked off but you could get inside the arena either by teleporting there or spawning there. And then i made the map all melee so that your weapons are energy swords grav hammers andspike grenades, a wepon set that is actuall pretty awesome. Then I made it so the only respawn points were on opposite sides of the arena and when you walked out of them you picked up a specially customized custom powerup. Grav lifts on each side allowed you to the high out of reach spots for suprise melee with either active camo or oversheilds. Spike grenades littered all over the arena so you never run out.
Cold Storage was awesome.
Nearly every single ridge, ledge, and indentation on that level was fully physical. There were very few invisible walls added to smooth things over, so you could perch weapons in some freaky places, and wedge walls between some of the decorative protrusions to make some crazy sniping platforms. I even managed to cram a small barricade into the gigantic crevasse in the Camo room’s ceiling to make an epic hidden platform.
Halo 3’s maps had infinitely more potential than any non-Tempest non-Forge-World map in Reach. I miss those times…

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With the onslaught of Winter Storms, the trees are finally shedding some leaves and many of us are piling them up! It’s also a signal that it’s SOIL BUILDING TIME here in Arizona!
With the near-regular rains and cool temperatures, Winter is the BEST time to grow some soil and get it ready for SPRING plantings.
Here are some of the TOP soil-building tips for Arizona.
1. Layer your Leaves!
2. Recycle your holiday shipping boxes!
3. Worms rock, but don’t add them…attract them to your garden with organic matter or worm food!
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5. Top Tea…for your Garden? Create a tea compost for your soil - you can learn how inside of our Agriscaping Mastery Program!
6. The Secret to adding Woodchips and Mulches… if you want it so stick together it’s all about depth.
Try out these awesome tricks to build your soil this winter.
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FIFA 11 188.8.131.52
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Soccer gaming at its finest ...it feel a lot more like real football The new Personality+ system means ... your own audio for use within the game You can record your own chants, add ...
- PROS: Great graphics, New Personality+ feature, Ultra realistic gameplay, Control the goalkeeper
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Thank you for your question, Bill59! Unfortunately, we do not make a hard plastic gasket for this mode. The foam gasket that goes under the base is part number RP73814. You can also apply a thin bead of silicone around the base to help ensure that it is water-tight.
Best regards, Jon
Date published: 2019-07-06