The gray nature of the sky casts shadows over most of the world as we know it. The clouds seems to stretch on for eternity, never ceasing, always presiding over the whole Earth. These ruling bodies bring down rain as they please on the unsuspecting populace below them. Their power seems insurmountable in this day; they are never to be overcome, never to be ousted from their throne.
Gusts of wind seem to move before them, harbingers of their consuming power. The mightiest trees box before these mere emissaries of the dominating clouds. The sound of the wind inhibits our own communication and travel. And man thought he had conquered nature…
Rain comes in either downpours or drizzles and everything in between. Water, necessary for sustenance, is the most destructive force over the whole Earth. Streets come to be overrun with rivers that expand beyond their banks. Water, the soldier of the ruling clouds, knows no boundaries it seems.
In the midst of it all, it may seem as though it will never end, this reign of the storm. All one must do is cease from faltering and stand despite the rain. One day, the rains end and their healing power becomes manifest. One day, the sun shines again and we realize that the storm does not have all the power. One day, we all see that it did not cover or consume as much as we thought. On one fine morning, all will be made clear. On one fine morning, all will be made clear.

The LORD is my light and my salvation—
whom should I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life—
of whom should I be afraid?

Psalm 27:1

Another chance to win a fantastic 42″ Flat Screen TV with the Performance Channel. All you have to do to enter is e-mail prizedraw to comp AT performance-channel.com (substituting the AT with an @) including your name and address as well as a contact number.

Good Luck.

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These rules apply to all prize promotions including free draws, prize competitions and instant win offers.

1 Promotions are open to UK residents aged 18 and over.
2 Prizes are non-transferable, non-negotiable and no cash alternatives will be offered.
3 Performance Channel reserves the right to substitute the prize for
another prize of equal value.
4 NO PURCHASE NECESSARY to enter the competitions unless otherwise stated
on the promotional activity with a specific competition.
5 By entering the prize draw, the entrant agrees to be bound by the rules and by any
other requirements set out in the promotional material accompanying the promotion.
6 By entering the promotion, the entrant agrees to the terms of the privacy policy.
In addition Performance Channel may pass your personal information to the promoters
and their data processors. However, we always demand that those parties adhere to the
same security procedures that we follow ourselves.
7 Winners will be notified by email or text on the day of the draw. Winners have five (5) business
working days to respond in full to the email/text or another winner will be drawn.
8 By entering the promotion, the winner(s) consent to any publicity generated as a result of
the promotion, and use on performance-channel.com or Performance Channel television
station at any time.
9 Prize draws are open to all residents of the UK, except employees of Performance Channel
and their immediate families and anyone else connected with the creation and administration of the promotion.
10 The site’s Editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Odds of winning
depend on the number of eligible entries received.
11 Only one entry per person. Spammers will be disqualified.
12 Performance Channel will not accept responsibility for loss through technical fault, incomplete,
illegible or other damaged entries. Proof of entry is not automatically proof of receipt.
13 The promotional draw is held by Performance Channel, 4 Farleigh Court, Old Weston Road, Flax Bourton,
Bristol, BS48 1UR.
14 Details of the winner(s) can be obtained by sending a SAE marked Wagner Competition
to Performance Channel, 4 Farleigh Court, Old Weston Road, Flax Bourton, Bristol, BS48 1UR,
within 21 days of the closing date of the promotion.
15 These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
England and Wales.
16 The closing date for the 42″ flat screen TV competition is 30/09/08.

1 de julio de 2008

¿Por qué no se habla de los peligros del LHC en los noticiarios televisivos Españoles?, y si en la prensa (no toda).

¿Por qué se desinforma a los ciudadanos de un tema tan serio?, aunque pueda crear alarma social.

xpb

“El laboratorio LHC tiene un 75% de probabilidad de extinguir la Tierra”

Enlace noticia

Aetna

4-30-08

Wheelman

Subject: Final Appeal Decision

Sear Mr. Wheelman:

This letter is in response to the appeal request we received on April 30, 2008. This appeal is regarding the denied predetermination request for the TiLite ZRa wheelchair and accessories supplied by Monroe Wheelchair.

A medical director, board certified in internal medicine and geriatrics, who was not involved in the original decision, participated in the review of this appeal. We reviewed all available information including:
* your correspondence,
* clinical documentation submitted,
* and Aetna Clinical Policy Bulletin Number 271.

Our Decision
Based on our review of the above information, we are reversing our previous benefit decision and will now allow benefits for this TiLite wheelchair and accessories.

Upon review of the submitted clinical documentation and the related clinical policy bulletin on wheelchairs, the prior determination is overturned. Coverage will be allowed for the requested ultra light wheelchair, special wheels/tires, and other accessories. With the diagnosis of sacroiliac dysfunction and your unique clinical situation, this wheelchair appears to provide the most benefit to support activities of daily living with the least amount of discomfort and with improved mobility.

>>My original goal was to acquire myself independence inside my home. I did not expect to also find the system as broken as I did…

Capitulo desesperante de Gantz

Pues Oku Hachirou despadazó no una, sino dos, tres y veintemil veces más al Nurarihyon, aparte vimos que esta super arma no es solo gran tamaño y super fuerza sino que tambien parece disparar energía, pedazos de este poderoso demonio espacidos por toda Osaka y él que no deja de reponerse adoptando formas distintas… al final, lo vemos con un aspecto parecido al de Hachirou en la super arma en un mano excelente.

Bueno, que decir sobre este capitulo?

En más de una oportunidad pensé que todo se había acabado pero este ser simplemente se niega a morir, vamos, insisto en que no creo que Hiroya vaya a matar a Nishi, por deoxxxx… aunque si mató a Kurono…

Por otro lado, la muerte de Kurono se puede usar como motor para impulsar a Kato, why not?

Lo mejor, un Kurono que estaba recordando…

Bueno ya veremos…

Ahora… que hacer con este monstruo?

Minutos despues de haber leido es que lo estoy pensando de esta manera…

Será el Nurarihyon una especie de Majinbu?

Digo, se reconstruye desde la particula más pequeña, sinceramente dudo mucho que algún otro Gantzer pueda con este ser, solo Oka o alguien más cof Nishi cof  que recuerde una vieja batalla con un tipo de caracteristicas similares ooooooooooooooooo

Que Masaru Kato use la “Capturadora” y lo envíe pal co…

Segunda fase catastrofe, tal vez Oku use el titulo catastrofe para una especie de “En Caso de Emergencias Rompa el Cristal” y entonces de la noche a la mañana todos mueren cuando ya no se le ocurra una manera de matar al Nurari para luego declarar

“Pues, por algo llamé a esta segunda fase de Gantz “Catastrofe” porque lo sucedido con los gantzers fue… catastrofico”

Solo suposiciones…

Realmente no lo sé, ni se me ocurre que se ha maquinado o se está maquinando Oku con esta misión, lo que si sabemos es que veremos un poco más de esto hasta el 15 de mayo, ojala y la fecha de cumpleaños de mi amiga Oriana sea el augurio para decidir esta pelea o esta misión.

Gantz 271

I say … and you think … ?

1. Silence :: is golden
2. Wall :: Put another brick in the
3. Killed :: the love
4. Wishful :: wanderings
5. Poodle :: noisy
6. Sullen :: skies
7. Do not disturb :: reading
8. Philadelphia :: liberty bell
9. Anticipation :: Carly Simon
10. Sidewalk :: chalk

    Unconscious Mutterings is hosted each Sunday by Luna Nina.  Follow the links to join in or to view other participants.
    

Another chance to win a fantastic 42″ Flat Screen TV with the Performance Channel. All you have to do to enter is e-mail prizedraw to comp AT performance-channel.com (substituting the AT with an @) including your name and address as well as a contact number.

Good Luck.

Terms and Conditions
These rules apply to all prize promotions including free draws, prize competitions and instant win offers.

1 Promotions are open to UK residents aged 18 and over.
2 Prizes are non-transferable, non-negotiable and no cash alternatives will be offered.
3 Performance Channel reserves the right to substitute the prize for
another prize of equal value.
4 NO PURCHASE NECESSARY to enter the competitions unless otherwise stated
on the promotional activity with a specific competition.
5 By entering the prize draw, the entrant agrees to be bound by the rules and by any
other requirements set out in the promotional material accompanying the promotion.
6 By entering the promotion, the entrant agrees to the terms of the privacy policy.
In addition Performance Channel may pass your personal information to the promoters
and their data processors. However, we always demand that those parties adhere to the
same security procedures that we follow ourselves.
7 Winners will be notified by email or text on the day of the draw. Winners have five (5) business
working days to respond in full to the email/text or another winner will be drawn.
8 By entering the promotion, the winner(s) consent to any publicity generated as a result of
the promotion, and use on performance-channel.com or Performance Channel television
station at any time.
9 Prize draws are open to all residents of the UK, except employees of Performance Channel
and their immediate families and anyone else connected with the creation and administration of the promotion.
10 The site’s Editor’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Odds of winning
depend on the number of eligible entries received.
11 Only one entry per person. Spammers will be disqualified.
12 Performance Channel will not accept responsibility for loss through technical fault, incomplete,
illegible or other damaged entries. Proof of entry is not automatically proof of receipt.
13 The promotional draw is held by Performance Channel, 4 Farleigh Court, Old Weston Road, Flax Bourton,
Bristol, BS48 1UR.
14 Details of the winner(s) can be obtained by sending a SAE marked Wagner Competition
to Performance Channel, 4 Farleigh Court, Old Weston Road, Flax Bourton, Bristol, BS48 1UR,
within 21 days of the closing date of the promotion.
15 These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
England and Wales.
16 The closing date for the 42″ flat screen TV competition is 30/09/08.

One of the greatest guitarists of our time, rock legend Eric Clapton comes to Performance MainStreet this Christmas.

Standing at the Crossroads is about Eric Clapton’s journey through life to where he is now, from his highs to his lows.

Standing at the Crossroads tells Clapton’s story in his own words accompanied by some of his great music and contributions from the likes of Sting, Keith Richards, John Lee Hooker and more.

Don’t miss it.

Performance MainStreet
Monday 24th December at 20:00

Great news for Cliff Richard fans.

Performance MainStreet (SKY 271) will be showing two Cliff Richard programmes filled with fabulous Christmas goodness over the festive period.

Christmas Day
9.00pm: “Together with Cliff Christmas Special”
10:00pm “Cliff Richard Video Collection”

Spread the word!

Performance MainStreet - SKY 271 - 22:00 - December 2007

Winner of the 2005 Gold Medal for best direction in the New York festival, Documentary category.

Since the early 20th century, musicians have come together in the name of human rights to fight war, hunger, corruption, oppression, AIDS, apartheid, and Third World debt. From single songs passed by word of mouth to star-studded, multimillion-dollar benefits, activists from Joe Hill to Bob Geldof have spoken up by singing out, drawing together disparate groups of people with unforgettable verse and universal harmony. GET UP, STAND UP serves as a timely reminder of the potent role music has played in a century’s worth of political protest.

This series of programmes traces the birth of protest songs back to the American union movement and explores the impact of pop culture in politicising the baby boomer generation during the Vietnam era. It delves into the history of politics and protest in black music, from the civil rights movement and pacifism to black separatism and gangsta rap.

By weaving together historical footage and commentary from today’s musicians and music critics, the program puts the power of pop into perspective. From the 1970s on, American musicians began taking on larger and larger issues in countries as diverse and far-flung as Bangladesh and Tibet. Benefit concerts and individual hit songs, including Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas” and USA for Africa’s “We Are the World,” raised millions while capturing the attention of billions worldwide.

Ultimately, GET UP, STAND UP is an investigation and a celebration, a reminder that pop can be so much more than simply “popular” music. Using songs as punctuation, the series chronicles the way music has been used throughout this century to convey social dissatisfaction, from highlighting labour unrest to denouncing terrorist attacks.
“http://www.pbs.org/wnet/getupstandup/about.html”

“Poetry on television?” they queried - grown up broadcasters who should know better - “Doesn’t work. Radio now, that’s different, that’s the place for poetry.”

It’s not that poetry doesn’t work on television. It’s simply that in it’s few forays onto the screen it hasn’t. Not the fault of the poetry, but the fault of those who didn’t do it right and subsequently pronounced “Poetry on television? Doesn’t work”.

Rather like how we feel about Shakespeare on television. Hasn’t worked either. Why? Because Will didn’t write for TV. He wrote epic theatre in mighty verse, for the famous “wooden O”. For an audience out in the open.

The small screen is a quantum leap in the other direction - intimate, up close and personal. And so is poetry. A simple art form (at least in structure) yet full of drama, insight, love, protest and revolutionary ideas. “Mad bad and dangerous to know”, some of it.

Custom made for the close up, poetry. A one to one relationship between poet (for this person, substitute actor) and the audience.

So we went back to the classics…

First to Will himself - a selection of his sonnets, along with speeches from Portia, Hamlet, Ophelia, Macbeth and Prospero. Then to the moody lyrics of Coleridge, Byron, Keats and Shelley; the nature poetry of Wordsworth, Hardy and the sadly unsung John Clare; the personal insights of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Christina Rossetti (not enough women poets in the oeuvre); the heroic verse of Tennyson and Kipling; a slice of rude poetry from the Earl of Rochester; the comic verse of Lear, Hood and WS Gilbert and the searing WW1 protest of John McCrea, Wifred Owen, and Rupert Brooke.

Top liners, all of them. Offered to you, personally, by some of the best actors in the trade.
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Throughout December, we will be showing short poetry pieces on the Performance Channel.