‘A Little Book for the Hindu Child’ is now available on Amazon

    When my son was about five years old, an older child in the school van asked him if he was Muslim or Hindu. He didn’t know. So he told her, “I’m a Gemini”! When he got home he anxiously asked me if his reply was right. I nodded and smiled, all the while wondering how to explain religion to a five-year-old.

He had a lot of questions.

What is a Hindu? What is the difference between Hindus and other people? How many Gods are there? Why are there beggars with no food to eat and no place to live – why does God let it happen? Where did Ajja go when he died? Why do I have to be good? And so forth.

I thought back to my own childhood. When I was four I lived with my grandmother and her mother for about a year. That’s when I think I imbibed something about Hinduism. I say ‘imbibed’ because not much was spoken; it was just lived. There are only two things I remember being mentioned. One was karma, or ‘you reap what you sow’, and the other was that there’s only one God whom people call by different names. I realize that these two beliefs have endured, and I still believe them to be true. So, when I decided to write down what I meant to tell my son about Hinduism, I started with these two concepts. That’s what ‘A Little Book for the Hindu Child’, published in 2005, is mostly about.

‘A Little Book for the Hindu Child’ has been available only in Bangalore all these years. Earlier this month Raj, whom I’ve known for several years now, converted it into an e-book and made it available on Amazon. I hope his efforts bear fruit, and people everywhere read this book and find it useful to understand the basics of Hinduism.

  • A Little Book for the Hindu Child
  • Invisible Patterns

Available at:

  • Sapna Book House, Bangalore (definitely at their Indiranagar and Jayanagar branches, sometimes at other branches)
  • http://sapnaonline.com

A Little Book for the Hindu Child is available on Amazon too.

A little book for The Hindu Child

When my son was about five years old, an older child in the school van asked him if he was a Muslim or a Hindu. As he had never heard either word before he told her, “I’m a Gemini”! Anyway, that was the beginning of his questions to me.

What is a Hindu? What is the difference between Hindus and other people? How many Gods are there? Why are some people so poor? Where did Grandpa go when he died?

I looked in every bookstore for books that could simplify Hindu concepts for him. This was in the late nineties, when we depended on bookstores, not on the internet. I couldn’t find any. Finally I decided to put down on paper what I had imbibed about Hinduism over the years. Those jottings gradually grew into a book, and illustrated and edited by friends who believed in it, reached stores in early 2005.

Review by Bala Chauhan (Deccan Herald):

http://www.deccanheraldepaper.com/ (DH Archives 24th April, 2005)

 ‘A little book for The Hindu Child’ by Bangalore-based psychiatrist Shyamala Vatsa is an interesting introduction to Hinduism. The book, primarily meant for children and early teens, is equally fascinating to adults because of the way the author has dealt with the content. Her address is straight and her answers to certain very profound questions, to the point and without any dogma.

In the first chapter ‘What is religion?’ she begins by usual questions like “Who am I?”, “Why was I born?”, “What is God?” and turns to the readers for the answers. “Who can answer these questions? Only you.” The baseline – ‘Find out for yourself’ does wonders and is the essence of Hinduism.

Dr Vatsa’s approach to the subject is good. Keeping in mind the vulnerability of the age group she has addressed, she has kept away from pedagogy and preaching. Instead, she has, at some places, used classroom lessons to clear doubts on intense questions like the existence of God, meaning and relevance of education, goals in life, etc. and at some, she has used life as a great learning experience to address similar serious queries. She has very simply and interestingly connected the basic principles of Hinduism like the four ashrams or stages in life to everyday life. Brahmacharya, Grahastya, Vanaprastha and Sanyas come out of the dry pages of scriptures and become alive in a young mind.

Nowhere has she sounded absolute and final in her effort to make her readers understand the subject, and this, I feel, is a remarkable achievement. For instance, when she talks about education, she says, learning something is actually ‘discovering’ something that is already in one’s mind.

Her definition of right and wrong is equally commendable. ‘Whether a thing is right or wrong depends on why you are doing it. So you have to be clear about your reasons for whatever you do,’ is quite profound. She has explained Karma – one of the underlying principles of Hindu philosophy and at the end, says, “Maybe you don’t believe in Karma or re-birth. Then what do you believe in? Try to argue it out in your mind till you are satisfied.”

It’s a reaffirmation of her remarks towards the end of the book. “Hinduism is a way of thinking and one of the ways to find out these answers.”

Review by Raj:

‘Invisible Patterns’ : An introduction to the concept

Some children spontaneously remember their past lives, usually between the ages of two and four years. Carol Bowman, a housewife, experienced this with her own children. Her consequent interest in the subject led her to interview other people in similar situations. Her findings are recorded in a book called ‘Children’s Past Lives’.

The stage of life from ages seven through eleven is called the Latency Period. During this time children are extremely curious about everything. In his book ‘The Spiritual Life of Children’ Dr. Robert Coles, Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard, writes about the moral intelligence of children. He says that the conscience, which is already present by then, develops further as the child begins to raise questions about ethical issues.

The story ‘Invisible Patterns’ is about Harsh, a 10-year-old boy who remembers a past life and talks to his parents about it. Despite a belief in rebirth as a theory they are baffled by their son’s experience when actually faced with it. Nevertheless, they encourage him to figure things out for himself. By and by, Harsh begins to notice the invisible patterns that run through the universe as he deals with the ethical dilemmas he comes across in the course of his school life.

Reincarnation has always been a widely-held belief in India. There are often reports in the press of people claiming to remember past lives. Dr. Ian Stevenson, a psychiatrist, followed up about 3000 such cases over 40 years, flying to different countries to meet and interview them. In India Dr.Satwant Pasricha, former Professor of Psychology at NIMHANS, Bangalore, is known for her research in this field. There are also people like Dr. Brian Weiss, author of several books on the subject, who practice past-life regression, offering somewhat indirect proof that rebirth happens.

‘Invisible Patterns’ : what goes around comes around

Invisible Patterns book

A child who can think for himself will use his own moral compass to tell good from bad.

We, as parents, need to encourage independent thinking rather than monitor our children.

The aim of this story is to get a child to listen to his inner voice and use his own judgement in making choices.


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One in five Canadians will experience a mental illness throughout their lifetime. Thrive Walk-In Counselling is breaking barriers to accessible mental health services with no fee required.

REGINA, January 9, 2018 – Thrive Walk-In Counselling has officially launched at two Regina Public Library locations, allowing Family Service Regina to expand their mental health services. Thrive Walk-In Counselling is a free service that was launched in September 2017, the program offers accessible counselling services for all individuals looking for help with a wide-range of issues, including stress, depression, anxiety, family conflict and urgent needs.

“What makes our program unique is that people don’t have to wait for a first appointment. It can be a big step reaching out to a counsellor and we are able to meet people immediately and help them in their time of need. Additionally, this program has significantly reduced wait time for services, so we are able to help people beyond their first session quicker than ever.” said Kirk Englot, Director of Operations and Business Development for Family Service Regina.

Through our new partnership with the Regina Public Library, the walk-in services have seen strong community engagement. “Uptake on the walk-in counselling offered by Thrive has been outstanding and demonstrative of the need for this type of service in the community.” Jeff Barber, Library Director and CEO, said, “Regina Public Library is pleased to offer welcoming, familiar spaces in which participants can feel comfortable participating in this program.”

The free walk-in services are made possible by a $120,000 investment in local mental health services from Green Shield Canada. The funding is dedicated to improving access to mental health services in the community for individuals who might not have the means otherwise, it’s enabled Family Service Regina to hire additional staff and build commonality across the city with like-minded service providers. “Thrive Walk-in Counselling, through Family Service Regina, ensures safe and accessible services for our community to turn for help,” said Shellie Pociuk, CEO of Family Service Regina. “Access to affordable mental health counselling is an issue that significantly impacts all Canadians.”

About Thrive Walk-In Counselling Thrive Walk-In Counselling is a program of Family Service Regina. Thrive is a community-based, city-wide, free, four-day-a-week walk-in counselling service for adults, children, teens and their families. The service is available at multiple locations across the City of Regina and aims to increase access to solution-focused counselling.

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40 Self-Care Ideas- When Your World Seems Chaotic

  1. Have a good, long, body-shaking cry
  2. Call a friend or family member and talk it out
  3. Book a session with a counsellor
  4. Take a mental health day
  6. Curl with good book and a freshly laundered fleece blanket
  18. Buy yourself some flowers
  22. Take a long drive down some dirt roads
  23. Eat your favorite, most comforting foods
  24. Go to a church or spiritual community service
  26. Listen to some calm and relaxing sounds to soothe you
  27. Buy and colour in an adult coloring book
  37. Accompany a friend or family member while they run errands
  38. Try a new restaurant and order something you’ve never had

5 tips to improve your child’s emotional well-being

Negative self-talk is a huge problem for people of all ages. This thinking often begins in childhood. Children are receiving constant messages that they are not good enough. Many children get “stuck” in thinking this way from hearing negative messages about themselves and their abilities. They then repeat these messages to themselves over and over. Repetitive negative thinking about yourself, others and the world can lead to future mental health struggles. So we’ve comprised 5 tips on how to improve your child’s emotional well-being.

1.  What you can do

STOP and really listen to your child before reacting and offering advice or getting angry. When children are upset, be careful to understand their point of view and validate how their feeling whether or not you agree. Listening to your child’s viewpoint can reduce their defensive reactions. This enables them to express what happened, or what their thought process was, so they can grow.

2.  Teach your children to express their feelings

Many children shut down when they are upset because they think negative feelings are bad and shameful. When you invite your children to explore and express their feelings, it shows them that difficult feelings are normal and healthy and the end result is their development of emotional intelligence and good social skills. By equipping them to recognize and deal with what they are feeling; they are increasing their self-esteem and are able to build stronger friendships too.

3.  Bad behavior is an indicator of trouble

Children often show that they are struggling, through their behavior. If your child is acting out and getting into trouble It’s a signal that there is a bigger issue to be addressed or that they are in need emotional support. All children need guidance and support to help them discover their emotions and create healthy relationships.

4.  Happiness and despair are normal for everyone

Teach your child that every single person on the planet will experience times of happiness and times of despair.  There is no shame in having a hard time. Often parents tend to focus too much on the struggles their children are having, be it in a sport or what they’re getting “stuck” on in school, this causes children to think they aren’t good enough. We need to encourage our children to balance the amount of time they focus on the negative and what their good qualities and natural skills are.

Counselling and leisure activities are great ways of helping your children build the skills they need to be the best version of themselves. Taking your children to counselling to learn new coping skills in an area that may be difficult for them can be a big help to their emotional health and development. It makes them healthier, stronger and more confident individuals.

5.  Break the cycle.

Many adults grew up ashamed of their feelings and unfortunately, we pass this onto our kids unintentionally. Children are like mirrors that reflect back to us what they see in their environment (monkey see, monkey do!). You can teach your kids emotional intelligence by showing them that you aren’t afraid to express your own feelings and cope with them in a healthy way.

Example: If you lose your temper, first apologize; next, show your kids how to learn from the experience by making emotionally healthy choices yourself. Teach them, by setting the example of taking responsibility for your actions. Show them it is normal to make a mistake.

Our brains are designed to change when we repeat thoughts and actions over and over.

Picture yourself and your child making a snow angel, slowly, the repetitive movements groove into the snow deeper and deeper to make a beautiful angel shape. Our brains work in a similar way. If your child is rehearsing negative thoughts, they may become very good at something that is detrimental to their well-being. To change negative thinking patterns takes practice, try encouraging them to focus on the good things instead. They will eventually automatically gravitate towards positive thinking and start to feel happier.

Overcome Shame and Restore Your Self-Esteem

We’ve all felt shame. It’s that feeling when you want to tuck yourself into a tight little ball, pull the blanket over your head and just disappear. You are a bad person who is unworthy and unlovable.

Shame feels like you’ve done something wrong- so wrong that it affects your self-esteem and you begin to see yourself as a seriously flawed individual. We often confuse shame with guilt, but they aren’t the same. As shame and vulnerability author and speaker Brene Brown says, “The difference between shame and guilt is the difference between ‘I am bad’ and ‘I did something bad.'”

Not surprisingly, shame is rooted within in our family. As a result of not feeling seen, loved, valued and understood, we developed the belief that we were not being loved because there was something wrong with us. Children develop their identity based on their parents reactions to them, if you grew up in a neglectful, abusive, controlling or otherwise dysfunctional family, then shame is an inevitable consequence of those painful experiences.

How could you not feel shame if you were mistreated or ignored by the very people who were supposed to protect and care for you? Something must be wrong with you if your parent(s) can’t show you love. When we are made to feel inadequate and unlovable, we begin to see ourselves that way.

How we’re treated by others when we were children becomes the way we internally treat ourselves. The experiences which we were shamed as children become the unconscious triggers for feeling and expressing shame as adults.

If you were a little boy shamed for being sensitive or crying, then you’ll feel deeply embarrassed or even humiliated when you cry as an adult. Thus propelling you to do everything in your power to repress feelings that might make you cry.

We develop multiple unhealthy coping mechanisms to hide our feelings of shame, all which have a negative impact on our most intimate relationships. Control, blame, anger, withdrawal, perfectionism and people pleasing are all strategies that temporarily relieve the feelings of inadequacy and unlovability.

Overcome Shame and Restore Your Self-Esteem:

1. Revisit your childhood

As painful as this might be, it’s important to understand that shame is not your fault. You are an adult, with an adult perspective and judgment. Take a look at the small, innocent child you were and how you were incapable of understanding and processing the hurtful behaviors of your parents. You desperately needed their approval and unconditional love, and if that wasn’t available to you, you grew to feel unworthy of anyone’s acceptance and love. This was NOT your fault. Remind yourself of this whenever you feel your shame triggered.

2. Recognize your triggers

Pay attention to what triggers your feelings of shame. This may be difficult at first, as we often bury our feelings under layers of unhealthy coping mechanisms. So start with the behaviors, the way you react to the feeling, and then ask yourself what happened to make you react.

Did someone say something that made you feel vulnerable? We’re you rejected in some way that reminded you of your childhood? Once you know what trips you up and envelopes you in feelings of shame, you can begin to learn healthier responses.

3. Practice self-compassion.

When you feel shame, it can be difficult to be kind and loving toward yourself, but try talking to yourself and treating yourself with the same loving-kindness you’d show to a child or a good friend until you begin to change your thoughts and feelings about yourself.

Based on groundbreaking research by Kristin Neff, it’s been discovered that self-compassion can act as an antidote to the self-criticism that comes with shame. The three key components of self-compassion are self-kindness, a sense of common humanity, and balanced mindful awareness. Kindness opens our hearts to suffering, so we can give ourselves what we need. Common humanity opens us to others so that we know we aren’t alone. Mindfulness opens us to the present moment, so we can accept our experience with greater ease. Together they comprise a state of warm, connected, presence during difficult moments in our lives.

4. Challenge your thoughts.

Rather than believing every thought that flows through your mind, find evidence to the contrary. Part of you knows you aren’t a bad, unlovable, unworthy person and that your thoughts aren’t the entire truth. Your job is to weaken the grasp shame has on you and you can do that by challenging your thoughts when they try to control your mind. Put up a mental fight by reframing your thoughts and focusing on the positive.

5. Accept love and kindness.

The feelings of unworthiness attached to shame make it very difficult to accept love from others. In fact, you might even distrust people who are kind to you because they can’t discern that you are really “bad” and unworthy.

This is a dysfunctional reaction to loving behavior from others, but you have to be open to teaching yourself a new way of responding.  Accept compliments without diminishing or deflecting them. Allow yourself to trust the judgment of the person who sees the good in you. This will take practice, but over time it will feel more natural to relish in the love and appreciation from others.

Finally, you may need the support of a professional counsellor if your shameful feelings are debilitating. If so, don’t hesitate to contact us. Working with a counsellor is positive step that puts you back in control of your future happiness and well-being.

Three workouts guaranteed to make you feel like a hero!

Read on for our top three tips…

1. 5km Run/Walk

2. YouTube your workouts!

3. There’s an App for that.

Make 2017 Your Best Year!

1. Reflect on 2016

  1. Health (Physical, Emotional and Spiritual wellbeing)
  2. Family Relationships
  3. Social Relationships
  4. Service (giving back to your community)
  5. Finance
  6. Career
  7. Personal Development
  8. Recreation (fun!)

  1. What positives did you accomplish in this category?

2. Design Your Ideal Life

  1. Find authentic and intimate love
  2. Become financially independent
  3. Emotional Mastery
  4. Connect with your higher self
  5. Make the world a better place

3. Set SMART Goals

To set goals, use the SMART method.

  • S- Specific
  • M- Measurable
  • A- Achievable
  • R- Realistic
  • T- Timely

4. Find Your Reason

5. Implement

Finally, you need to set these wheels in motion!

Follow these steps to make 2017 your best year:

      1. Reflect on 2016
      2. Design Your Ideal Life
      3. Set SMART goals
      4. Find Your Reason
      5. Implement


The American Revolution

I think something that would prompt me to be part of a revolution would be my rights as a citizen. If I’m not being treated the way others are being treated, and others feel the same way then that would be something that would motivate me and others to be part of a revolution.

The construction of the American Revolution wiki page shows that there was a lot debate, and dictatorship. It also shows that not everything was all fine and easy. It took a lot of guts for people to do what they do. So the wiki page showed how much courage, and determination about being treated equally.

I think that the revolution should be approached on something that is being done unfairly and unjustly. You can’t just think of a problem and then decide to throw the government out because of something stupid. So revolution should be approached when things start to get unfair otherwise try to make the adjustment.

For me the Bible has always been important to me. Growing up as a kid thats what my parents told me was the truth, the only truth. Even now as a teenager they still remind me that the only truth is from the word of God.  There are times when my parents ask me to do little things that I don’t wan’t to do because I’m too lazy or sometimes I feel that they purposely wait till I’m comfortable to do something. Most of the time I do what i’m told. But I feel that I can do better in that situation. I really like socializing with new people. I really like helping people with their problems. When a person is really struggling I really want to help them make sure that they are ok. I think that it does please God. Especially if the person is a non believer. God determines my life forever. He was the one who brought me into this world. I didn’t get to choose what life I got to live or where I got to live. So I feel that God really determines everything. I have always been taught that discipline is a way to correct someone for their actions. So as one gets older it’s important to understand that our actions have consequences, and we are responsible for them. Everybody in this world suffers. Sometimes there are people that say that they are good people and bad things happen to most of  the time. Then people say well if God loves his people then why on Earth does he let bad things happen to good people. What people don’t realize is that you can’t question the things that God has in stock for them. That’s just the way he has written this their lives. And we just have to learn to respect that.

American Lit.

I believe that the reason why we study American literature is because it helps us comprehend what was going on before our time period. I also think that American literature has so much history, and I feel that in order to understand in depth about American literature we have to back track and begin to study about the roots where American literature first started. This helps us understand the things that happened at the time from a person’s perspective. I think it’s interesting how people only know one side of American literature, but that they don’t know that there were many religious views mostly Christianity. I think that it’s very important that when one is studying about American literature they should learn about the growth, and about the history, but mostly about the religious views.

I expect to learn the history of it all, and also of the Christian views. There is so much to learn in English that I am excited for, mostly because there are topics that I have learned about before but only skimmed the surface of, but have never gone in depth about everything, and for me I don’t think thats the way to learn about anything. I’m really looking forward to learning more in-depth about American literature, things that will surprise me and make so engaged of it all that in the end I didn’t see it as work, but as valuable information.


A Local Young Man from Bitan Gave Up His High Salary at a Firm, and is Now, Living His Dreams of Entrepreneurship, Making the Dragon Boats

林子鈞放棄百萬年薪，就為了堅持他的龍舟夢。 記者陳珮琦／翻攝

the man, very  enthusiastic about what he does for a living, and that, is the key to his success!

This man realized, that there’s, MORE important things than making the high pays, that it is, more important, that he enjoys, doing what he loves for work! From the Newspapers, translated…

Who says that only on Dragon Boat Festival can you row the dragon boats? The only and first sports company focusing on the dragon boat races, “Seeker”, uses the customizations of the courses, it’d, started up the trend of the companies’ interest in the activities.

The company, “Seeker”, hidden in the old shopping streets of Bitan in Hsintien, is the very first, and ONLY sports company that trains the dragon boat racers, its founder, Dzi-Jun Lin is a child who’d grown up by the side of Bitan, every time he’d recalled how the earlier years of his life when the dragon boat races, involving tens of thousands of participants, it’d, roused up his dreams of becoming a dragon boat rower too, and so, a year ago, for the sake of his own dreams, he’d given up on his million-dollar salaries, and set up “Seeker”, the water sports company.

“Seeker” means “seeking a dream”, with an MBA, when Lin studied in the U.S., he’d gone on the dragon boat races sponsored by the enterprises in Taiwan, all around the U.S. to compete, “there are the races being held year-round in the U.S.”; later he’d started working in Taiwan for two years, and although he’d made around a million dollars annually, “but I was unhappy”, because his dream of racing the dragon boat still lived inside of his mind, and so, he’d, quitted his job, went to China, to observe the developments of the dragon boat races in China, and saw enormous potentials, and decided, to turn his dreams into action.

“Because of that sense of cohesiveness”, Lin told, that the reason why the dragon boat races are so attractive was “it takes everybody onboard the boat to work together, the racers hearts needed to beat as one”, and because many of the workers from various companies, who’d started racing the dragon boats, fell in love, they’d not set up the groups on their own, with their own teams, and they’d even, bought the boats to race for practice on their own.

Lin said, that the establishment of his company, “Seeker”, not only provided the trainers, the equipment, the boat that the races needed, it’d also appealed to the outstanding watersports competitors to sign on, so they can put their skills to good use, and it’d taken this celebratory competitive sport toward a global realm as well.

So, because this young man loved the sport so very much, and he saw the potentials of setting up the establishment for the sport, he’d, followed through the steps, to make his own dreams come true, and that just showed, that if you have a dream, you should, go out, and pursue it, given that your dreams, don’t hurt anybody else.

Winning, is Being Happy

The philosophy of this visually impaired street performer’s life, translated…

“Do you like your job?”

An Outstanding Nurse, Being a Voice for the Patients

Awarded for outstanding work! From the Newspapers, translated…

The department head of the Cardinal Tien Nursing School, Lee, because her father fell ill and entered into the I.C.U., she’d stayed beside him long-term, watching how much pain her father was enduring, she’d thought, “If I’m a professional, then, I can help him feel better”, but until she’d gotten her nursing license, and received a master’s degree from abroad, she’d found, that the patients often couldn’t tell the medical professionals what was wrong with them, and at this time, the nurses became their spokespersons.

Lee who’d received the special contributions award, after she’d received her nursing license, she’d gone to Australia to get her college degree, then, received her master’s in England, and during this time, she’d worked as a district hospital in Australia in the I.C.U. of a local Australian hospital for a year and a month, in the end, she’d chosen to come back to Taiwan, to offer what she’d learned to the community. After she’d come back, she’d worked in the Zhongxing Hospital as a nurse for the neurosurgery department, then, she’d started teaching part-time at the Cardinal Tien’s Nursing School’s Health Management Department, then became a full-time instructor.

“The knowledge combined with the professionalism, that, is what can help the patients fully.”

During her time teaching, she’d written the very first “Health Exams and Evaluation Techniques Manual” textbook, and allowed the filming of her doing the examinations correctly without any payment, she’d received the “Teaching Excellence” and the “Model Internship Instructor” awards.

And so, because of her work, she’d realized that there was this need, and she’d used her knowledge and her skills, and combined the theories with the applications, to better serve her patients, and it’s with her dedication to her job, and others like her, that’s given Taiwan the name of being one of the best medical provisions countries in the world right now.

The Do-Gooders of the World

The social workers are, angels on earth that’s for sure!!! Translated…

Back when I was younger, there was an elderly who lived alone in the neighborhood, he was very eccentric, as the social workers brought him the lunches to have conversations with him, he’d always used sarcasms and mockery. But I’d recalled the social worker always wore that radiant smile, and used her ill-spoken Taiwanese to hold the conversations, and although the elderly laughed at how broken she’d spoken the tongue, he was still willing to, keep conversing with the social worker.

Why did the elderly love and hated talking with the social worker? That kept bothering me, until as we all moved away to school, to work, left home, and my grandmother started talking to herself more and more frequently, I’d understood, that it was, the fear of loneliness. Because she’d feared lonely, and couldn’t hear as well, and so, she’d turned the volume on the T.V. loud, so there would be more noises in the house, that she no longer felt abandoned by the world. At this time, I would recall the social worker from way back when, and understood finally, the good work they were doing, and how they have the gentlest of all hearts.

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My younger sister is in the social work majors, and people asked her why she selected the major, she said she’d gone to volunteer many times, and going to the nursing home to accompany the elderly made her felt most fulfilled. “So long as I think about those whom I’d helped are my loved ones, I’d felt my heart ache, and I can’t help, but be nicer to them.” My younger sister was close to my grandparents, and she felt bad for those elderly who lived alone. And I couldn’t help but wondered, that social worker who was bad in Taiwanese, was she also, reminded of her elders back home too?

The importance of the social workers, I can’t put into words, but I’m sure, that a lot of people, had felt the warmth of support from them.

And so, this, I suppose is an ode to social workers, because they go in and out of the most dire of situations, and still managed to keep the hope flowing, they’re like angels, who touched as many lives as they can, bringing that smile to that elderly who lived alone’s face, showing care and concerns for everyone else in the world.

The Builder of Bridges

The job of a translator here, translated…

Translations are nitrogen, I’d first, swallowed it, then, gotten to know it better.

The very first time I’d had translated materials was “Doraemon”, back then, it was called, “the mechanical cat”, the main character, Nozomu Oya, lived in Taiwan. Because of the setting, as I was younger, I’d believed that the comics were Taiwanese, until my teens, and I’d found out, that a lot of the things I’d thumbed through earlier were, “translated”, before it came in our language for us to understand.

The translators are the selectors, also, the transporters, the original texts that were selected by this group of people, are good enough, for the rest of the public’s eyes—I’d once believed, and set my goal of becoming a translator myself, and later, I’d realized, that the translators didn’t have the right to choose what they translate, sometimes, they don’t even have the rights to turn down a job.

The translators aren’t filters, and those with the decisions of whether or not the work lives or dies are up to the market economy, and the readers. The translators were merely a bridge that helps people cross the barriers, but, there are, more than one bridge, as there were, many who chose to swim across instead of trekking across the bridges. All I can do, is to NOT lead the readers into the realms of darkness, where the original writers don’t intend their readers to go.

illustration from the papers online…圖／Silvia

The Conversations without Names

I’d once translated a Japanese webpage game, the contents were about how the generals of the Japanese warring era were turned into cards, and entering the cards into a game of duel with other players (on another note: all these general characters were all made into females). These sorts of games, you only needed the basic knowledge of the Japanese warring era, and, it’s not that hard to work with, but, I was responsible for the dialogues between the characters, and the original text provided to me, I couldn’t see the speakers, just long lines of conversations.

This was hard, the characters in the games wouldn’t take turns talking like they were well-behaved, instead, they’d chimed in into one another’s conversations, talked at the exact same time. But, without the clear instructions, it was too risky, to deduct who the speaker was. Thinking on it, I’d, just, downloaded the game to play it myself, played it to the place where I was supposed to translate, to see who is talking with whom, then, I’d, found my peace of mind, and started translating.

查看來源圖片a man, working as a translator…photo from online…

This form of giving the translators fragmented documents to work with, is quite common in the gaming industries, and maybe, it’s more efficient, but without the needed items, it can easily be troublesome. Not each and every time I have enough time, to successfully find the original texts, and if the translators translated based off of what they thought the story lines were about, then, things may get mixed up, and, became the guilty one who’d, destroyed the original intents of the writers, and, needed to carry all the blames. What’s tragic is, this is still an ongoing situation now. If the industries don’t change their ways, then, the only thing that’s hurt would be the conscience of the translators.

The Real Existence of “Hard to Verbalize”

“Hard-to-verbalize” actually exists in reality.

To be more precise, it’s “how difficult it is, to describe it in this particular language”. Language is the starting point of culture, and culture helped shape the languages, and the two are closely tied together, if you’re NOT living in this culture, then, certain terms, phrases couldn’t have meaning for you. And because of this, translations for me, wasn’t “transferring”, but instead, it’s, “mimicking”. Culture was like the materials, and, without the same materials of shared language, the translators would have it hard, recreating the same product, and we can only use what we have, to create something that’s closely resembling to it.

First person in Japanese is a classic headache. Based off of the differences of gender, age, location, or era, there would be, various way of forms of expression. In the works of Japanese language, usually, the first-person perspective is used, to shape up the characters, or using this way, to find out who the speakers were. In a comic I’d translated before, there was a character, with what seemed to be multiple personality disorder, and would use two separate terms to refer to the self under two different circumstances. And naturally, there’s just the “I” for it in Chinese. At first, I’d, used the subtext method, to show how the character was shifting from one personality to the next, but later, the personalities changed more often, I’d, needed to change the tone of the speakers, and hoped, that the readers can note the differences.

The more I’d worked in translation, the more I’d felt, that I can find materials in my own culture, to resemble the foreign works, but, there’s just, NO way of duplicating the picturesque or the colors of the original. And because of that, translation is merely a bridge, not the end. The translators built the multiple bridges, and tell readers that there are better things that they can expect after they’d crossed over the bridges, but, in order to know what’s in the “unknown realms”, only the readers can venture to find out.

If there’s one day that you get the chance, to swim across this bridge yourself, then, you will find there to be, many shiny treasures, hidden, on the opposite of the shore where there are no bridges to cross from.

And so, the job of the translators, is to make materials easily accessible for those who don’t speak the language, to get the wonderful texts out, so people who don’t speak the language the works were written in can read it, and yet, there may be things that gets lost in translation, because, a word or expression in this language, you may not be able to find the words that closely describe what the original writers meant.

The Twenty Points that Changed My Life

Living a dream, after going through the needed passages in your life, it’d made things more meaningful to you, translated…

Passing the milestone of forty, I’d, looked back at the turning point of my life, it was, that twenty points I’d not received on my college entrance exam.

Back then I knew I didn’t do well, that I may have to go to a private school, and knew, that my parents would’ve never agreed to it. Back in my high school years, my mother who placed her sons on a higher pedestal than her daughters told me to go to technical high school, hoped that I could start making money after I graduate, “If you go to high school, and what would happen, if you accidentally got accepted into college?”, but I’d, insisted on attending regular high school. On the day I’d finished taking my college entrance, I’d discussed it with my mother, and, she’d turned me down, but, don’t know where I got my courage from, I’d, blurted out to her, “It’s fine, I’ll just, make my own tuition myself!”, the very next day, I’d started working at the music box manufacturing plant that my mother had found for me to work in, then, I’d interviewed for the evening shifts at a steak shop as a waiter, other than serving, I’d also done some cleaning. I’d worked from eight in the morn, to midnight, after a whole month, I’d made a total of a little over $20,000N.T.s.

After the grades were posted, I’d gotten into the early childhood education department of the University of Education, and my mother can only agree. I’d part-timed through university, and, five days of the week, on the evenings, I’d worked at a cram school, and I’d, studied harder than most of my classmates, and managed to understand all the assignments, made excellent grades, even received some scholarship money a couple of times too!

And yet, at the start of my junior year, because I was overworked, I’d contracted pneumonia and was hospitalized for two weeks, my boyfriend worried that it may be bad for me, to work so hard, suggested that I got and take the government post exams, and, I’d passed the exams in my senior year too.

But, as I’d started working, I’d found, that the work wasn’t in my field of interests, and so, I’d used nights and started in the night department for elementary school education, and successfully, I’d passed the examinations to work as an elementary school teacher and worked up to this very day.

Because I’d gone around, I’d felt, that it was, hard to come by, which made me cherish my job more. I’d worked very hard in teaching, and, taken all the chances I had of furthering my knowledge base, to hone up my own teaching skills, and now, I’m close to twenty years since I’d begun teaching, I’m still in love with what I’m doing. A parent once told me, “I don’t think you’re in it for the money, Ms. Cheng!, I’d smiled, yup, for all the years, I’d never seen teaching as something trying that I had to do.

I’d often thought, if I’d gotten twenty extra points on my college entrance back then, and gotten into the public sponsored teacher’s programs, my life would’ve been easier, but I would not have held on to that thought of gratitude in working as a school instructor right now. And now, I’m, grateful for the twenty points I’d lacked, it’d not only taught me how to cherish everything I now have, it’d also, enriched my life as well.

And so, had you made that extra twenty points and entered into the teaching department successfully, then, you would’ve lacked all the experiences you’d had, and this just showed, that sometimes, your lives are already, set up, and all you need to do, is follow the roads, and, trust, that it will lead you to wherever it is you’re destined to go.

The Cobbler, Wen

A dying industry, and he is, the LAST of that dying breed! Translated…

“The sign maker wrote it wrong, I’d told him that it was ‘Wen’s shop’, but he’d written it into ‘Wen Ho’, but it didn’t matter.”, he’d thought a bit, then, told, “There was a banner that’s posted by the sidewalks, but every time the technical high school students passed it, they’d hollered out, ‘Wen Ho’, ‘Wen Ho’, so I’d, put it up.” I’d told the cobbler, that Wen Ho is great, felt very Hong Kong style, it’d, made me remembered.

sketch from the papers online…今日登場／阮光民

He’d mentioned how people often mistaken that the cobblers are a profession where the skills were passed down, actually, those who’d fixed up the shoes, were the shoemakers themselves, if you don’t know how to make shoes, how can you fix them? In the early fifties, when he was only thirteen years old, he’d started apprenticing, normally, it takes three years, but, for most, they would take another four more months, to “make up”. Because in the process of apprenticing, there are still days off, and so, as they’d become the professional cobblers, they’d needed to make up for the time that’s lost, and because they already had the skills, so they were called, “fixers”

“In the past, we’d worked a day, and made the same as a month’s salary compared to the factory workers.” He said that don’t mind that he’d talked about the older times, because it’s no big deal, making the shoes, fixing up the shoes became more stable compared to shoemaking, the shoemakers only work for the summer and winter seasons, from before, they get to work for four months out of the year, and now, there’s only two months, so he’d started fixing up the shoes.

He’d used “going down to”, I’m sure, that being old as he, he really was like he said, living in the clouds now.

And so, this, is a dying industry, because now, when your shoes get worn out, you’d normally just, throw them away, and buy yourselves new ones, and, this puts the cobblers out of business, and, this man is the LAST of the dying breed, but he still works, because there’s still a big enough market for the services he’s providing right now.


FH-01 – An Introduction to Facial Hair Knotting / Facial Postiche

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What is ‘postiche’?
Postiche is a term used to describe false hair pieces which vary from wigs to hair pieces and facial hair pieces such as moustaches, beards and sideburns. Postiche is used in stage and screen but often has to be adapted to suit each category. For example different nets and hair types are used to create the most believable pieces fit for the specific purpose.

The process of making postiche can be painstakingly repetitive and takes skill and concentration. It involves knotting strands of individual hair onto a net like material in order to create realistic looking postiche.

Course aim and what you will learn:

*Different types of knotting and the various work opportunities

*How to measure up a moustache for a client or actor

*Understanding and study of hair direction and hair growth patterns

*The knotting technique

*Styling and trimming up your moustache for wear

*Cleaning and maintenance

This course is suitable to anyone wanting to learn a new skill and those already in the hair & make-up industry.


First Lady Calls On ‘Both Sides’ To Change President’s Own Family Separation Policy

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A spokesperson for first lady Melania Trump called on “both sides” of the political aisle to address the Trump administration’s family separation policy, even though the President or attorney general alone could reverse the policy immediately.

“Mrs. Trump hates to see children separated from their families and hopes both sides of the aisle can finally come together to achieve successful immigration reform,” Stephanie Grisham, a spokesperson for Melania Trump, told several outlets. “She believes we need to be a country that follows all laws, but also a country that governs with a heart.”

Attorney General Jeff Sessions in April ordered U.S. Attorneys to adopt a “zero tolerance” policy of criminally prosecuting everyone apprehended at the border, even migrants claiming asylum rights.

Because children cannot be held in criminal detention, the policy soon led to a spike in children being separated from the families with whom they’d approached the border. The President and members of his administration have responded to the backlash against the new policy by shifting blame to Congress.

Asked whether the first lady had lobbied the President or attorney general to end the administration’s family separation policy, given their authority to do so, Grisham did not directly answer. “Thanks Matt,” she said, without elaborating.

This post has been updated.


New Theory Suggests Moon Formed From A Vaporized Rock Within Earth

Have you ever heard of synestia? This new theory states that the moon was formed from a spinning cloud of vaporized rock from early Earth.

A new study published by researchers from the University of California-Davis and Harvard University presented a novel theory on the much-debated topic on how the moon came into being

New Model Of Lunar Formation

Contrary to previously known theories suggesting that the moon was formed from a collision of early Earth with an astronomical body more than 4.5 billion years ago, the new model explained that the moon originated from inside the Earth when it was still a spinning cloud of vaporized rock.

The researchers said the moon was formed from a planetary object called synestia.

"Our model starts with a collision that forms a synestia. The Moon forms inside the vaporized Earth at temperatures of four to six thousand degrees Fahrenheit and pressures of tens of atmospheres," says Simon Lock, a graduate student at Harvard.

This new postulation challenges the favored lunar formation hypotheses called Big Splash, stating that the moon was formed from the debris of the collision between Earth and Theia that is about the same size of Mars. The moon's chemical composition that is very similar to that of the Earth suggests that it was made from the same source material.

The Big Splash theory showed that 9.2 million years after the Big Bang, a protoplanetary disk was formed, followed by accretion of planets wherein these planets collided and merged to form bigger planets. Theia collided with a young Earth at an oblique angle. The debris from the impact reformed into two moons orbiting the Earth. The two lunar bodies collided, and the smaller moon was destroyed.

What Is Synestia?

The idea about synestia was first proposed in 2017 by Lock and study lead author Sarah Stewart, professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UC Davis.

This donut-shaped planetary object forms when early planet-sized objects collide with one another. The impact from the collision produces high momentum and high energy and that are enough to create a rapidly spinning mass of molten and vaporized rock that exceeds the rotation limit of a planet. A synestia can last for a couple hundred years. During its lifetime, it shrinks rapidly as the hot rock vapor condenses into liquid. The product of this phenomenon is a molten rock that is the moon.

This new model explains the pattern of the Moon's composition that are hard to resolve with current ideas.

However, this model is purely theoretical and still needs refinement, according to the researchers.

The study is published in the Journal of Geophysical Research - Planets.

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warning-wet-1531769-197x300While in most situations it is preferable for Tennessee property owners to avoid dangerous conditions on their property altogether, in some cases it simply is not possible for owners to do so. They may need to make a repair, update construction, or start a project that necessarily leaves a dangerous condition temporarily on the property. When this happens, it becomes imperative that property owners properly warn others who enter the property so that they know that a dangerous condition exists.

A recent case before the Tennessee Court of Appeals looks at whether a dangerous condition was properly flagged for others and whether reasonable precautions were put in place. In this case, L.R. was injured after she slipped and fell on a wet hallway floor outside her classroom at a local middle school.  Earlier that day, custodians at the school had noticed that water was spilled on the hallway floor. They decided to mop up the water, which was on the left side of the hallway. They placed signs in a small area of the hallway to indicate to others that the floor was wet. However, they then proceeded to continue to mop the remainder of the hallway, going all the way over to the right side where L.R.’s classroom was located. The custodians did not move any of their signs to indicate this broader wet floor, and did not warn L.R. although she was in the classroom at the time.

Shortly thereafter, L.R. exited her classroom and fell almost immediately after she slipped on the wet floor. She was injured and sued the school for her injuries, alleging they had failed to properly warn of the hazard. The court, after listening to the testimony of the witnesses and reviewing security video footage of the fall, agreed with L.R. and found that the school had been negligent in failing to properly warn L.R. of the dangerous fall. The school district appealed.

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All individuals have the constitutional right to have a jury hear their claims. This means that a jury, in addition to a judge, will listen to the facts of the case and determine whether the defendant should be found liable for his or her actions, and what amount of damages, if any, should be awarded. Even in a jury trial, however, the judge plays an important role as a “13th juror” who reviews the outcome of the case and determines whether serious errors have occurred or if the jury’s findings are inconsistent with the evidence presented in the case. In this way, the judge makes sure that the jury has not completely misunderstood the facts presented to them, or reached a biased conclusion.

Where a judge believes that a jury has ruled correctly, but has failed to accurate account for the plaintiff’s damages, in light of the evidence presented, the judge has the option of additur or remittitur. Additur is the process of adding to the jury’s verdict to create an award that better reflects the facts presented in the case, while remittitur allows the judge to reduce the award for the same reason. A recent case before the Tennessee Court of Appeals looked at when additur is and is not appropriate in a jury trial.

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red-chair-black-wall-1241179-300x225Knowledge is a central component of any Tennessee negligence claim. In order for one party to be held liable for negligence toward a dangerous condition that leads to the injury of another, that party must have actual or constructive knowledge that the dangerous condition existed. This protects individuals from being held responsible for conditions or circumstances that they knew nothing about.

While defendants in a negligence case must have knowledge, they can’t use the knowledge requirement to shield themselves from liability. That is, they can’t remain willfully ignorant of a situation or circumstance so that they are not responsible for it. Instead, if they reasonably should have known, they can be held liable on that basis. A recent Tennessee Court of Appeals case looks at a circumstance where even reasonable efforts could not have discovered the danger that was alleged.

In this Tennessee premise liability case, O.J. sued Goodwill Industries after she was injured in an accident at one of their Tennessee stores. O.J. entered the store looking for furniture and noticed a plastic table and chairs sitting near a storefront. She moved the plastic chair and sat down on it in order to test it out. As she sat down, the chair collapsed, breaking and causing her to fall and hit her head. She sued Goodwill for her injuries, arguing that Goodwill had failed to reasonably inspect the structural strength of the chair and that, if it had, it would have known the chair was defective and should not have been placed on the store floor.

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unusual-dumper-1514977-300x200If you have been involved in a Tennessee automobile accident and are considering whether to file a lawsuit, one of the questions that you must contemplate is whether the defendant is going to have the funds, or insurance, necessary to pay for any damages that you may be awarded. When you can’t actually recover from a defendant, it may not be worth your time and expense to initiate a lawsuit.

One way that plaintiffs can sometimes obtain a better chance of recovering on their award is to sue a defendant’s employer as well if the accident occurred while the defendant was on the job. This is called vicarious liability. While vicarious liability can be used to recover from employers who are responsible for their employees, the courts draw the line at making employers responsible for independent contractors that they may hire. A recent case before the Tennessee Court of Appeals looks at what distinguishes an employee from an independent contractor in this analysis.

In this truck accident case, E.M. was struck by a truck driven by C.C. E.M. was thrown from his own vehicle and suffered serious injuries. He sued C.C. and Highways, Inc., for his injuries. At the time of the accident, C.C. was driving a dump truck for Highways, Inc., and was performing his duties as a driver for Highways, Inc.  E.M. argued that C.C. was acting in the role of employee, while Highways argued that C.C. was acting in the role of independent contractor. Highways quickly moved for summary judgment and, in support of their motion, submitted a list of nineteen undisputed facts, based on an affidavit from C.C., that they alleged showed that C.C. was a contractor. E.M. disputed nine of these facts and argued that this was enough to create genuine issues of material fact as to C.C.’s status and avoid summary judgment. The court held a brief hearing and ultimately concluded that there were no material facts in dispute. Accordingly, the court dismissed the claims.

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coal mineFor most Americans, the risk of injuries on a day-to-day basis is very low, with little worry that one will be habitually exposed to dangers such as a reckless driver, a hole in the ground, or an icy porch. For some, though, there are inherent risks in the work they do every day, arising from exposure to dangerous environmental conditions and elements. The risk of a Tennessee work injury is particularly high for people who work in the coal mining industry, which, for many years, has been proven to lead to serious health issues. In order to address these known complications, Congress passed the Black Lung Benefits Act, which entitles certain coal miners to benefits if they become physically disabled as a result of their coal mining work. A recent case before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals looked at what is required in order to qualify for these benefits.

In this administrative appeal case, R.D. filed a claim for black lung benefits after he was rendered fully disabled due to black lung disease and a lifetime spent working in the coal mines. During the pendency of his claims, he passed away, and his wife brought a claim for survivor’s benefits. R.D.’s claim was granted by the administrative law judge who heard the case and was appealed by the defense insurer, who requested a full hearing. After the full hearing, R.D.’s claim was again granted. The insurer appealed again to the administrative board, which also affirmed the grant of benefits. Finally, the insurer appealed to the Sixth Circuit.

Under the Black Lung Benefits Act, a claimant can qualify for benefits if he or she shows that (1) he or she is a miner (2) who suffers from black lung disease (3) arising out of coal mining employment (4) if it contributed to a partial or total disability. If a claimant shows that he or she worked in a coal mine for at least 15 years, and the work was in an underground mine or conditions substantially similar to an underground mine, there is a rebuttable presumption that the miner was disabled, or killed, by black lung disease. An employer or insurer may rebut the presumption by showing that the miner did not have black lung disease, or that any respiratory illness suffered by the miner did not arise from coal mine employment.

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escada-1568954-225x300Under Tennessee law, summary judgment is a ruling that is reserved only for those cases where there are no disputes of material fact, and no way for the plaintiff or defendant to succeed in light of the facts that have been presented. Because the standard is so high, summary judgment is only rarely granted, and most cases are left for the jury to decide. Sometimes, however, courts may incorrectly read the facts, and believe that there is less dispute than there really is. When this happens, summary judgment can be granted inappropriately, as in a recent premises liability case.

In this case, A.S. sued S.S. for injuries that she incurred while catering an event at S.S.’s home. As part of the event, the caterers were required to use a back entrance and set of steps when coming in and out of the home. A.S. went up and down these steps several times over the course of the evening, in the light, without issue. However, at the end of the night, she descended the steps in the dark holding onto a railing. A.S. could not see the railing and did not notice that it had ended. As she leaned forward to continue to grab onto it, she fell forward and down the stairs, severely injuring herself. A.S. filed claims against S.S. alleging that S.S. had been negligent in failing to properly light the stairs and fix the guardrail. In response, S.S. initially argued that the stairs had been lit and that the area was not dangerous when A.S. descended.

Later on, after discovery was completed, S.S. moved for summary judgment and argued that, in fact, the lights had been off and the time of the accident and that A.S. was negligent for failing to turn them on before she descended the steps. The trial court agreed and granted the summary judgment motion. A.S. appealed.

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One of the central tenants of being a litigant is that you have a duty to preserve any evidence that you know may be relevant to the litigation. Once it is reasonably foreseeable that litigation may occur, a party must make all reasonable efforts to “hold” important evidence and present it from being disposed of. This means that parties may be required to maintain all their emails, back up documents, and preserve any relevant voicemails. The duty to preserve applies equally to physical evidence that needs to be maintained and should not be destroyed, as illustrated in a recent case before the Tennessee Court of Appeals.

In this truck accident case, J.G. and E.G. were injured after an accident involving their tractor and a trailer. On the day the accident occurred, J.G. was using his tractor to haul a trailer that belonged to R&J Express, LLC. According to the plaintiffs, the tandem axle on the trailer came loose while they were driving on the highway and the trailer quickly lost control. It eventually overturned, causing the tractor to overturn as well, and leading to both plaintiff’s injuries. Shortly thereafter, J.G. and E.G. retained counsel, and the counsel sent a litigation hold letter out to R&J instructing them to preserve the trailer at issue. Four days later, J.G. signed over the title of the tractor to his insurer, which had paid out for the accident, and the tractor was sold for scraps.

Several months later, J.G. and E.G. filed their lawsuit and R&J promptly responded. R&J then filed a motion for sanctions based on the spoliation of evidence. R&J argued that J.G. and E.G. knowingly failed to preserve evidence when they signed over title to the tractor after retaining legal counsel. R&J stated that because there were no witnesses to the accident, their defense would have to rely primarily on showing that some other technical error caused the accident. To the extent that the technical error came from the tractor, R&J were severely prejudiced as they had no ability to examine the tractor and determine any defects.

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ruinsMany Tennessee premises liability claims revolve around determining who is responsible for an accident and who should pay. In some instances, however, liability is not contested. Instead, the parties must fight with insurers about the extent of the related damage and what must be covered.

In this recent insurance appeal, Jefferson County Schools sued Travelers Indemnity Company to provide full coverage of all of the damages related to a recent building collapse. One of the school district’s high school buildings collapsed during a rainstorm. After reviewing the damage, the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office directed the School District to repair the collapsed building and to ensure that all repairs were taken to prevent a future collapse.

Travelers did not contest its obligation to pay for the repairs on the collapsed portion of the building, nor did it disagree with its obligation to pay for some of the repairs made to the existing uncollapsed building in order to prevent future collapses. Indeed, the company paid almost $900,000 in repairs to the school district. However, Travelers took issue with the final recommendation from the engineer whom the school district hired, which advised the school district to provide additional reinforcement to the walls at the school. Travelers argued that this recommendation was discretionary and that they did not need to pay for it.  The school district argued that under the terms of the policy, Travelers was required to pay for all of the work necessary to comply with the ordinances of the state, and this was an ordinance, since it came directly from the fire marshal.

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roof tilesThere are two distinct phases to most negligence cases. First, the court must determine whether the defendant was in fact negligent and is liable for damages. Second, the court must decide what the amount of damages owed is. Often, these issues are addressed simultaneously at trial. In other cases, the court may divide a Tennessee negligence case into a “liability” stage and a “damages” stage.

Calculating damages can be extremely complicated, since the parties often disagree about the amount of certain damages or injuries, as well as how the overall category of damages should be calculated. While courts have some guidance as to how to calculate damages, often much of the work is left up to their discretion, as illustrated in a recent Court of Appeals Case.

In this negligence case, P.D. hired MTown Construction to replace his roof. On the day that MTown arrived and began taking shingles off the home, a huge thunderstorm began pouring rain onto the property. MTown was unprepared for the rain and attempted to cover the empty holes in P.D.’s roof. They were unsuccessful, and rain flooded into P.D.’s home. After the storm was over, P.D. contacted MTown’s owner, who agreed to come out and survey the damage. He initially offered to make repairs, but after speaking with several contractors, the house was considered a loss due to the water damage.


How do I enter time sheets?

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Timesheets are usually linked to an employee. Should the employee you wish to link the timesheet to not yet exist, you can create a New employee entry under Human resources - Employee register.

Entering timesheet data

1. Go to Timesheet input located under Project. Press New and enter a Description, Notes can also be entered if desired.

2. Select the employee and enter the date, time of the work performed, the project and department.

3. Link the task with a product number (a service item can be entered under a product number by creating a new product) and a contact number to ensure correct invoicing.

Completing Timesheets

1. Checked the timesheet data entered previously.

2. Click the Complete timesheet (Ctrl+U) icon on the toolbar.

3. Select the drop down list in the top right corner of the input screen and select 'completed time sheets'.

4. Check all details again and click either Approve time sheet (Ctrl+G) or Reject timesheet (Ctrl+A) in the toolbar.

Note: the Approve time sheet (Ctrl+G) icon is the same as the Complete timesheet (Ctrl+A) icon previously selected.

Linking timesheets to invoicing

If the timesheet has been approved it can then be linked to a contact and subsequently invoiced. To do so:

1. Select Transferable to order/project from the drop-down menu in the top-right corner of the timesheet input screen. All completed time sheets will then be displayed.

2. Check details and adjust the price, mark up or discount (if necessary).

3. Click The transfer to order/project module (Ctrl+O) icon when you are happy with all the details. The timesheet details will then be sent to the order and be available to be invoiced within the quotation, sales, invoicing functions of the program.

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The Naming of the Beasts

The Naming of the Beasts - Mike Carey Brainycat's 5 "B"s:
blood: 3
boobs: 1
bombs: 3
bondage: 1
blasphemy: 4
Bechdel Test: FAIL
Deggan's Rule: FAIL
Gay Bechdel Test: FAIL

It's been about a week since I finished this book, and I've read a couple of other books in the meantime. I think the reason I've hesitated to write this review is because that would actually mean the series is over for me, not unlike a funeral ritual cements the end of a life. Felix Castor maintained a consistent arc throughout the books and it's concluded where it needs to end. As much as I adore Felix and enjoy reading about him, I'm glad Mr. Carey isn't trying to milk the character long after there isn't anywhere new or interesting to take him (Dresden Files and Wild Cards come to mind as bad examples of such).

The final installment of the Felix Castor series was beautiful, though for reasons different than I liked the earlier books. The whodunnit was basically a no-show in this book; the elements of mystery were clearly just there to frame the inevitable Final Boss Fight and as such there were numerous holes and a handful of inconsistencies, and the plot as a whole was predictable. We don't meet a lot of new characters, but the cast of allies and enemies that Felix has accumulated in the last four books are all there in all their gloriousness.

This book wraps up all the arcs. The supporting cast - at least the characters that have survived Felix's aquaintence so far - all come to places different than where they started. It's almost an HEA for Felix's friends. Even his zombie buddy finds the means and motivation to come out of his self imposed isolation and find ways to interact with the living world. The people on Felix's shitlist each get theirs too. With one exception that leaves room open for a second series... he wrote, in a hopeful tone.

Felix also leaves us a changed man. In book one, we were introduced to a burned out, borderline alcoholic, lonely, temperamental middle aged man racked by guilt who only knew how to relate to people by driving them away and trying to get by on his past glories. By the end of the book, Felix has atoned (suffered) for his transgressions, learned to trust, built a new life that allows him to support himself, and is even beginning to open himself up for romantic entanglements.

And this is why this is one of my most favorite stories ever. I see an illustration of a character, who's flaws and fears and mistakes remind me so much of my own, find the means to come to peace with his guilt and anger and transcend the past to create a new future for him and his friends based on hope, caring and mutual appreciation. What more can you ask for from a book? I started this series enthralled by the sarcastic smartass with one good skill surrounded by interesting characters and finished it deeply invested in this guy and those close to him.


Bunaken Natinal Park, view from the plane

Bunaken island have two populer beach names. One of them is Liang Beach and another is Pangalisang Beach. The location of Bunaken Kuskus Resort (BKR) is in Pangalisang beach. Where you could see the Great Sunrise in Bunaken Island.

Bunaken Island

In addition, a variety of unusual fishes such as ghost pipefishes, froghfish and pygmy seahorses. The park is home to a number of endangered species such as coelacanths, dugongs, orcas and sperm whales. You could find all of this in Bunaken National Park, especially the sea around Bunaken Island, Siladen Island and Mantehage Island where Bunaken Kuskus Resort facing to those island.


Saturday, June 27, 2009

1.How electric current passes through gases?
Electric current may be passed through a gas if by some mechanism, charged particles are produced in the gas. This can be done
(i) by applying a large potential difference across a gas column at very low pressure and (ii) by allowing X-rays to pass through the gases.
2.Define positive coulumn.
As the pressure is reduced to the order of 10 mm of Hg, the irregular streaks broaden out into a luminous column extending from the anode, almost upto the cathode. This column is known as the positive column.
3.Define Crooke’s dark space.
With further reduction in pressure to around 0.01 mm of Hg, the positive column disappears and Crooke’s dark space fills the whole tube.
4.What are cathode rays?
When the pressure reduced to around 0.01 mm of Hg, the positive column disappears and Crooke’s dark space fills the whole tube.At this stage,the walls of the glass tube fluoresce with green colour. This greenish glow in the final stage of the gaseous discharge is found to be a fluorescence of the glass produced by some invisible rays emanating from the cathode . These rays are called cathode rays and are found to be electrons.
5.State the properties of cathode rays.
(i) They travel in straight lines.
(ii) Cathode rays possess momentum and kinetic energy.
(iii) Cathode rays produce heat, when allowed to fall on matter.
(iv) Cathode rays produce fluorescence when they strike a number
of crystals, minerals and salts.
(v) When cathode rays strike a solid substance of large atomic
weight, X-rays are produced.
(vi) Cathode rays ionize the gas through which they pass.
(vii) Cathode rays affect the photographic plates.
(viii) The cathode rays are deflected from their straight line path
by both electric and magnetic fields. The direction of deflection shows
that they are negatively charged particles.
(ix) Cathode rays travel with a velocity upto (1/10)th of the velocity
of light.
(x) Cathode rays comprises of electrons which are fundamental
constituents of all atoms.
6.State the Properties of Canal rays
(i) They are the streams of positive ions of the gas enclosed in the
discharge tube. The mass of each ion is nearly equal to the mass of the
(ii) They are deflected by electric and magnetic fields. Their
deflection is opposite to that of cathode rays.
(iii) They travel in straight lines.
(iv) The velocity of canal rays is much smaller than the velocity of
cathode rays.
(v) They affect photographic plates.
(vi) These rays can produce fluorescence.
(vii) They ionize the gas through which they pass.
7.State the principle of Millikan’s oil drop experiment
Millikan’s oil drop method is based on the study of the motion of uncharged oil drop under free fall due to gravity and charged oil drop in a uniform electric field. By adjusting uniform electric field suitably, a charged oil drop can be made to move up or down or even kept balanced in the field of view for sufficiently long time and a series of observations can be made.
8.Define Thomson atom model.
According to Thomson, an atom is a sphere of positive charge having a
radius of the order of 10-10m. The positive charge is uniformly
distributed over the entire sphere and the electrons are embedded in
the sphere of positive charge . The total positive charge inside the atom is equal to the total negative charge carried by the electrons, so that every atom is electrically neutral.
9.State the drawbacks of Thomson,s atom model.
(i) According to electromagnetic theory, the vibrating electron
should radiate energy and the frequency of the emitted spectral line
should be the same as the electron. In the case of hydrogen atom,
Thomson’s model gives only one spectral line of about 1300 Å. But the
experimental observations reveal that hydrogen spectrum consists of
five different series with several lines in each series.
(ii) It could not account for the scattering of α-particles through
large angles.
10.State the observations and conclusions of Rutherford,s atom model.
(i) Most of the α particles either passed straight through the gold
foil or were scattered by only small angles of the order of a few degrees.
This observation led to the conclusion that an atom has a lot of empty space .
(ii) A few α particles were scattered in the backward direction, which led Rutherford to conclude that the whole of the positive charge was concentrated in a tiny space of about 10-14m. This region of the
atom was named as nucleus. Only a small number of particles approaches the nucleus of the atom and they were deflected at large angles.
11.Define :Distance of closest approach
An alpha particle directed towards the centre of the nucleus will move
close upto a distance ro, where its kinetic energy will appear as electrostatic potential energy. After this, the α particle
begins to retrace its path. This distance ro is known as the distance of
the closest approach.
12. State the results of Rutherford alpha scattering experiment.
Based on the results of α-particle scattering experiment,
Rutherford suggested the following.
(i) Atom may be regarded as a sphere of diameter 10-10m, but
whole of the positive charge and almost the entire mass of the atom is
concentrated in a small central core called nucleus having diameter of
about 10-14m
(ii) The electrons in the atom were considered to be distributed
around the nucleus in the empty space of the atom. If the electrons
were at rest, they would be attracted and neutralized by the nucleus.
To overcome this, Rutherford suggested that the electrons are revolving
around the nucleus in circular orbits, so that the centripetal force is
provided by the electrostatic force of attraction between the electron
and the nucleus.
(iii) As the atom is electrically neutral, the total positive charge
of the nucleus is equal to the total negative charge of the electrons in
13.State Bohr,s quantization condition.
An electron cannot revolve round the nucleus in all possible
orbits. The electrons can revolve round the nucleus only in those
allowed or permissible orbits for which the angular momentum of the
electron is an integral multiple of(h/2π) (where h is Planck’s constant =
6.626 × 10-34 Js). These orbits are called stationary orbits or nonradiating orbits and an electron revolving in these orbits does not
radiate any energy.This is called Bohr’s quantization condition.
14.State Bohr,s frequency condition.
An atom radiates energy, only when an electron jumps from a stationary orbit of higher energy to an orbit of lower energy. If the electron jumps from an orbit of energy E2 to an orbit of energy E1, a photon of energy hν = E2 – E1 is emitted. This condition is called Bohr’s frequency condition.

15.Define Lyman series
When the electron jumps from any of the outer orbits to the
first orbit, the spectral lines emitted are in the ultraviolet region of
the spectrum and they are said to form a series called Lyman
series .Here, n1 = 1, n2 = 2,3,4 …
16.Define Balmer series
When the electron jumps from any of the outer orbits to the
second orbit, we get a spectral series called the Balmer series. All the
lines of this series in hydrogen have their wavelength in the visible
region. Here n1=2, n2 = 3,4,5 …
17.Define Paschen series
This series consists of all wavelengths which are emitted when
the electron jumps from outer most orbits to the third orbit. Here n2
= 4,5,6 … and n1 = 3. This series is in the infrared region with the
wave number given by
18.Define Brackett series
The series obtained by the transition of the electron from
n2 = 5, 6... to n1 = 4 is called Brackett series. The wavelengths of these
lines are in the infrared region.
19.Define Pfund series
The lines of the series are obtained when the electron jumps from
any state n2 = 6, 7... to n1=5. This series also lies in the infrared region.
The wave number =
20.Define excitation potential,ionisation potential.
The energy required to raise an atom from its normal state into an excited state is called excitation potential energy of the atom.
The ionisation potential is that accelerating potential which
makes the impinging electron acquire sufficient energy to knock out
an electron from the atom and thereby ionise the atom.
21.Define critical potential.
The excitation potential and ionization potential are called as
the critical potentials of the atom. The critical potential of an atom, is
defined as the minimum potential required to excite a free neutral
atom from its ground state to higher state.
22.What are two main modifications that Sommerfeld introduced in Bohr’s theory?.
(i) According to Sommerfeld, the path of an electron around the
nucleus, in general, is an ellipse with the nucleus at one of its foci.
(ii) The velocity of the electron moving in an elliptical orbit varies
at different parts of the orbit. This causes the relativistic variation in
the mass of the moving electron.
23.What are the drawbacks of Sommerfeld atom model.?
(i) Though Sommerfeld’s modification gave a theoretical
background of the fine structure of spectral lines of hydrogen, it could
not predict the correct number of observed fine structure of these lines.
(ii) It could not explain the distribution and arrangement of
electrons in atoms.
(iii) Sommerfeld’s model was unable to explain the spectra of
alkali metals such as sodium, potassium etc.
(iv) It could not explain Zeeman and Stark effect.
(v) This model does not give any explanation for the intensities of
the spectral lines.
24.What are the basic requirement for the production of X–rays ?
(i) a source of electrons, (ii) effective means of accelerating
the electrons and (iii) a target of suitable material of high atomic weight.
25.What are the characteristics of anode used in x-ray production?
The characteristics of anode used in x-ray production are
(i) high atomic weight – to produce hard X-ray
(ii) high melting point – so that it is not melted due to the
bombardment of fast moving electrons, which cause lot of heat
(iii) high thermal conductivity – to carry away the heat generated.
26.What are Soft X–rays?
X–rays having wavelength of 4Å or above, have lesser frequency
and hence lesser energy. They are called soft X – rays due to their low
penetrating power. They are produced at comparatively low potential
27.What are Hard X–rays ?
X–rays having low wavelength of the order of 1Å have high
frequency and hence high energy. Their penetrating power is high,
therefore they are called hard X–rays. They are produced at
comparatively high potential difference.
28.State four Properties of X–rays
(i) X–rays are electromagnetic waves of very short wave length.
They travel in straight lines with the velocity of light. They are invisible
to eyes.
(ii) They undergo reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction
and polarisation.
(iii) They are not deflected by electric and magnetic fields. This
indicates that X-rays do not have charged particles.
(iv) They ionize the gas through which they pass.
(v) They affect photographic plates.
(vi) X–rays can penetrate through the substances which are
opaque to ordinary light e.g. wood, flesh, thick paper, thin sheets of
(vii) When X–rays fall on certain metals, they liberate photo
electrons (Photo electric effect).
(viii) X-rays have destructive effect on living tissue. When the
human body is exposed to X-rays, it causes redness of the skin, sores
and serious injuries to the tissues and glands. They destroy the white
corpuscles of the blood.
(ix) X–rays do not pass through heavy metals such as lead and
bones. If such objects are placed in their path, they cast their shadow.

29.Why gratings are not used for X-ray diffraction?
Diffraction effects can only be observed if the spacing between the lines ruled on the grating is of the order of magnitude of wavelength of the wave used. Thus, in order to diffract X–rays, grating with much finer rulings, having distance between rulings comparable to the wave length of X–rays are required.
It is impossible to construct a grating of such fine dimensions
30.Why crystals are used for X-ray diffraction?
In a crystal, the atoms or molecules are arranged symmetrically in a three dimensional space. Any plane containing an arrangement of atoms is known as lattice plane or cleavage plane. The spacing between the atoms is of the order of 10-10 m, comparable to the wavelength of X-rays. & suggested that the regular arrangement of atoms or molecules in the cleavage planes of a crystal might provide a grating element suitable to diffract X–rays. The crystal might serve as a three dimensional grating, whereas optical grating is a two dimensional one.
31.State Moseley’s law.
Moseley,s law state thatthe frequency of the spectral line in the characteristic X-ray spectrum is directly proportional to the square of the atomic number (Z) of the element considered. This is known as Moseley’s law. i.e ν α Z2 or ν =a(Z −b) where a and b are constants depending upon the particular spectral line.
32.State the applications of Moseley’s law
(i) Any discrepancy in the order of the elements in the periodic table can be removed by Moseley’s law by arranging the elements according to the atomic numbers and not according to the atomic weights.
(ii) Moseley’s law has led to the discovery of new elements like
hafnium (72), technetium (43), rhenium (75) etc.
(iii) This law has been helpful in determining the atomic number
of rare earths, thereby fixing their position in the periodic table.
33.State the Applications of X–rays in Medical field.
(i) X–rays are being widely used for detecting fractures, tumours,
the presence of foreign matter like bullet etc., in the human body.
(ii) X–rays are also used for the diagnosis of tuberculosis, stones
in kidneys, gall bladder etc.
(iii) Many types of skin diseases, malignant sores, cancer and tumours have been cured by controlled exposure of X-rays of suitable quality.
(iv) Hard X–rays are used to destroy tumours very deep inside the
34.State the Industrial applications of X-rays?
(i) X–rays are used to detect the defects or flaws within a material
(ii) X–rays can be used for testing the homogeneity of welded
joints, insulating materials etc.
(iii) X-rays are used to analyse the structure of alloys and the
other composite bodies.
(iv) X–rays are also used to study the structure of materials like
rubber, cellulose, plastic fibres etc.
35.State the Scientific research applications of X-rays?
(i) X–rays are used for studying the structure of crystalline solids
and alloys.
(ii) X–rays are used for the identification of chemical elements
including determination of their atomic numbers.
(iii) X–rays can be used for analyzing the structure of complex
molecules by examining their X–ray diffraction pattern.
36.What is Laser? State its characteristics.
The word ‘Laser’ is an acronym for Light Amplification by Stimulated
Emission of Radiation
Characteristics of laser
The laser beam (i) is monochromatic. (ii) is coherent, with the
waves, all exactly in phase with one another, (iii) does not diverge at
all and (iv) is extremely intense
37.Define normal population.
In a system of thermal equilibrium, the number of atoms in the ground state (N1) is greater than the number of atoms in the excited state (N2). This is called normal population
38.Define stimulated absorption.
Consider a sample of free atoms, some of which are in the ground state with energy E1 and some in the excited energy state with energy E2.
If photons of energy hν = E2-E1 are incident on the sample, the photons can interact with the atoms in the ground state and are taken to excited state. This is called stimulated or induced absorption
39.Define pumping and optical pumping.
The process by which the atoms in the ground state is taken to
the excited state is known as pumping.
I f the atoms are taken to the higher energy levels with the help of light, it is called optical pumping.
40.Define population inversion.
If the atoms in the ground state are pumped to the excited
state by means of external agency, the number of atoms in the excited
state (N2) becomes greater than the number of atoms in the ground state (N1). This is called population inversion.
41. Define metastable state.
The life time of atoms in the excited state is normally 10-8 second. Some of the excited energy levels have greater life times for atoms (10-3s). Such energy levels are called as the metastable states.
42. Define spontaneous emission.
If the excited energy level is an ordinary level, the excited atoms return
to the lower (or) ground energy state immediately without the help of any
external agency. During this transition ,a photon of energy
E2-E1 = hν is emitted. This is called spontaneous emission.
43.Define stimulated emission.
If the excited state is a metastable state, the atoms stay for some
time in these levels. The atoms in such metastable state can be
brought to the lower energy levels with the help of photons of energy
hν = E2 – E1. During this process, a photon of energy E2 – E1 = hν is
emitted. This is known as stimulated emission (or) induced emission.
44.State the Conditions to achieve laser action.
(i) There must be an inverted population i.e. more atoms in the
excited state than in the ground state.
(ii) The excited state must be a metastable state.
(iii) The emitted photons must stimulate further emission. This is
achieved by the use of the reflecting mirrors at the ends of the system.
45.State the Industrial applications of laser
(i) The laser beam is used to drill extremely fine holes in
diamonds, hard sheets etc.,
(ii) They are also used for cutting thick sheets of hard metals
and welding.
(iii) The laser beam is used to vapourize the unwanted material
during the manufacture of electronic circuit on semiconductor chips.
(iv) They can be used to test the quality of the materials.
46.State the Medical applications of laser.
(i) In medicine, micro surgery has become possible due to narrow
angular spread of the laser beam.
(ii) It can be used in the treatment of kidney stone, tumour, in
cutting and sealing the small blood vessels in brain surgery and retina
(iii) The laser beams are used in endoscopy.
(iv) It can also be used for the treatment of human and animal
47.State the Scientific and Engineering applications of laser.
(i) Since the laser beam can stay on at a single frequency, it can
be modulated to transmit large number of messages at a time in radio,
television and telephone.
(ii) The semiconductor laser is the best light source for optical
fiber communication.
(iii) Narrow angular spread of the laser beam makes it a very
useful tool for microwave communication. Communication with earth
satellites and in rocketry. Laser is also used in accurate range finders
for detecting the targets.
(iv) The earth-moon distance has been measured with the help of
(v) It is used in laser Raman Spectroscopy.
(vi) Laser is also used in holography (three dimensional lensless
(vii) Laser beam can determine precisely the distance, velocity
and direction as well as the size and form of the objects by means of
the reflected signal as in radar.

48. State about Holography.
When an object is photographed by a camera, a two dimensional
image of three dimensional object is obtained. A three dimensional
image of an object can be formed by holography. In ordinary
photography, the amplitude of the light wave is recorded on the
photographic film. In holography, both the phase and amplitude of the
light waves are recorded on the film. The resulting photograph is called

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Teleport pipes having issues

We have been having a few issues with teleport pipes recently.  A couple weeks ago a pipe placed by Killmeded corrupted a chunk for some reason.  Every time the server loaded this chunk it crashed the server.  Fortunately the chunk it question was not loaded by an anchor, so I was able to login and roll back his recent changes to correct the issue.  We are not going to always be that lucky, and may at times have to restore from a backup.

Recently the teleport pipes stopped working in our new world.  In the reading that I have done the pipes at times do not work on multiworld setups.  They will work on some worlds an not others. Seems they will work on each of the worlds individually if that world is the only world the server manages, but with multiple worlds they will randomly not work on some of them.

Previously they were working on the new world, even though we had the old world loaded as well.  I just recently added another world to the server, which is probably what triggered the pipes to stop working on the new world, although they still work on the new world's nether.  I was going to be adding another 2 worlds this weekend, which may fix break the pipes on these different worlds again.

I have yet to find the triggers that cause them to work in one world and not on another, and I may not be able to find one.  The reason is many of the Tekkit servers out there disable the teleport pipes, due to the risk of corrupting chunks.  They are generally considered more trouble than they are worth.  After the event with Killmeded stated above, I did consider disabling them as well.  I would prefer not to as the pipes are very useful.

I'm going to look into it a little further to see if there is a way around the issue of chunk corruption and multiworld support, but if I cannot find solutions, we may need to disable them.

The recent issue with the power teleport pipes is not the reason they would be removed.  That was caused by the addition of a world last weekend. That or other worlds may be fixed or broken as I add the other worlds I am planning to add.  Hopefully we can figure out the specific cause and a way around it.  This is something I plan to work on this weekend.

The reason I would disable the mod is due to the chunk corruption.  That is why people say away from them.  I have no idea what causes it but at times it appears placing them or changes to them can trigger a bug that crashes the server.  Then the server is unable to load the chunk without crashing until the pipe is removed.  This can be difficult to do if the pipe is in a chunk that loads on server start.  In some cases we would have to restore a backup from the prior day.  We could also remove the mod and start the server, which would delete all of the pipes in loaded chunks, and then add the mod back.  This is similar to what we did with the water strainer.

We would not remove the mod just because the pipes are not working on a specific world, even if we for some reason cannot find a fix for it.

I am not saying the mod is going to be removed, but it is a possible action we may take in the future if we have further crashes.  This is not something I would like to do as the pipe are very useful.  I will continue to see if I can find any solutions for both of these issues.

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