J M Barrie (Author of Peter Pan) - Our Neighbour!

Since moving back to Dumfries, I was surprised to discover that the famous author of Peter Pan J.M. Barrie lived next door at number 6 Victoria Terrace during his years at Dumfries Academy. I was even further intrigued to discover that it was during his time here that the Peter Pan stories were vividly played out in J M Barrie's young imagination whilst playing in a location that is now under threat of disappearing.

James Matthew Barrie was born on May 9th 1860 in Kirriemuir Scotland. He began writing many stories at an early age which he called "thrums" and throughout his life until he died on 19th May 1937 he wrote numerous highly acclaimed novels and plays, however his most famous work Peter Pan (1904) will ensure his place in history.

His story of a boy who refused to grow up, forever avoiding the world of adulthood is famous across the globe and is synonymous with stars such as Michael Jackson and Sir Cliff Richards.

James lived at 6 Victoria Terrace, Dumfries with his older brother Alexander whilst he attended Dumfries Academy from the age of 13 until he was 18. There is an inscription cut into the sandstone façade of the house which reads:

"Sir James Matthew Barrie 1860 - 1937. J M Barrie lived in this house, the home of his brother while a scholar at Dumfries Academy from 1873 to 1878. He regarded his stay in Dumfries as amongst his happiest days. His works include: Dear Brutus, The Little Minister, Quality Street, Peter Pan, The Admirable Crichton, Mary Rose. In 1924 Sir James was made a Freemason of Dumfries the town where Peter Pan was born"

On his first day at the academy he befriended the son of a local solicitor whose family lived at Moat Brae House near the school. One of the sons Stuart Gordon shared James's vivid imagination for pirates and fairies and together with their imaginary pirate crew the large garden at the rear of the house shaped and inspired the story.

Moat Brae and the gardens latterly became a nursing home until it ceased in 1997 when it was sold to a private investor. From this date until April 2008 when it was sold to the Loreburn Housing Association little attention was paid to the fabric and condition of the building and unfortunately it has fallen in to a very sad state of repair, which culminated in 2009 reports that the house may be demolished.

Thankfully the Peter Pan action group are now in the process of establishing the Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust to attempt to save the building and gardens in order that they can remain as a lasting reminder of the authors time in Dumfries and especially to preserve the place where the wonderful story of Peter Pan was born.

With 2010 being the 150th anniversary of J M Barrie's birth and March 2010 hosting "Peter Pan Week" lets hope that this historical Georgian House and Gardens can survive and be a significant landmark in the Peter Pan story.

David Irving
Glenaldor House
Bed and Breakfast Dumfries
http://www.glenaldorhouse.co.uk

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Learn From the Pros About Art Collecting

The number one best aspect of art collecting, aside from the profits if it's done correctly, is the beauty of the art its self. Oh sure there are other ways to invest your money but very few of them can you decorate your home with in such a way that you can with art.

Art Collecting Tips From the Pros

So then lets explore a few of the basic tenets that professionals go by as they invest their money for joy and profit. A few tidbits of information that you can use to help insure that you get off on the right foot.

So just How Limited is a "Limited" Edition??

The first thing that you need to be aware of is that the phrase limited edition is a very "relevant term". Understand that there are no real guidelines to determine how limited, "limited" really is.

Something Else to Think About

Is what you're buying limited to a thousand duplicate piece or ten thousand? Also, as it pertains to limited edition works, market availability can impact prices greatly. How many are on the market for sale?

Unique One of a Kind Pieces

On a related note: the fact is that you don't have to spend a lot of money to buy "unique one of a kind" pieces to simply bypass the limited edition option. However; unique one of a kind works do require that you do a bit of research.

Exploring Today's Mexican Folk Art

As an example; Mexican folk art is big right now and it's popularity (and value) only continues to rise. Mata Ortiz pottery and Oaxaca (wa-ha-ka) wood carvings are just two examples of this art genre that you can bring home for as little as $100 per piece.

Art From Behind the Old Iron Curtain

Other areas to look to are places in Eastern Europe. In cities like Dresden Germany for example. Dresden is a stellar example of a city that for decades was cut off by the iron curtain that's now experiencing a resurgence of its art community.

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Just Changed, Not Gone

"How yah doin?"

"Not too good right now, I miss her, I really do!"

"You are focusing on the wrong thing, she isn't gone, just changed."

"That's nice to say, but unfortunately, I'm afraid it doesn't work."

"Aah, there you go again, thinking I am trying to patronize you. Consider this, when you have a better understanding of what death is, you can see that to waste one moment on regret for the change, is wasting one more precious moment, that you have available to spend, allowing the experience of life to permeate your being.

Do you think for one minute that God would create a plan that was not good? Do you think that by some miracle the plan went wrong, that He looks back and says, "Wow, I put that opportunity before them and they made the mistake, I didn't have a plan for what would happen after that!", no, not how His plan works."

"But what about the idea of mans falling from the perfect, causing death in the first place, He designed us to live forever."

"Who do you think designed the idea of allowing man a way out of sin? Man has been given an opportunity to live forever, when he enters this life, he is given the opportunity to make choices, choices which will bring him closer to peace and joy, or choices that will bring about the need for more time and experiences for him to come to the conclusion that he needs more. God could have made clones, the whole idea here, was to allow us to make choices to experience life."

"But I don't understand why we have to go through life at all, it hurts so much when we lose someone."

"Without the experience of losing, you would not know the expeience of loving, thus you would not exist, nor have a knowing of the love of God."

"What do you mean?"

"Simply this, when the Creator designed this world, He knew we would not know, up without down, bad without good, freedom without laws, peace without turmoil, love without hate, these things have to exist for us to comprehend the emotions He designed us to experience. He makes a way for us to simply enjoy all the pleasures of being alive, by allowing the original design to be our guide. He said, "It is good" we choose not to focus on that good we choose to make things complicated, difficult. We have been given the power within us to enjoy life to the fullest, to know the peace that passes all understanding, however, we choose to focus on the emotion rather than the experience, it is for this reason, He permits us to know that He has a design that will once again unite us with the spirit who leaves this world as we know it."

"But how, when you started this conversation, you said they are not gone, just changed."

"Exactly, that is what has happened, the change we experience by loss is the change that says our loved one was only here in the physical being, not so, the spirit that resides in each of us is an eternal being, living forever from the time it took shape as a spirit, throughout eternity. We do not understand God's creation, that's okay, we don't have to, we just have to trust that what He said is true! He designed us to hear without hearing, as in prayer we, "ask, it is given," also, "we seek and we will find," we, "knock and it shall be opened," these are examples of experiences we have, that are known only by our spirit, not "known" through our physical hearing.

When a loved one leaves our physical existence, we think of them as gone, they are no more gone, than when, as a child your parents taught you not to steal, no one was looking, so you stole, the feelings you experienced then are the same feelings you are permitted to experience now, the presence of their being. You "knew" that your parents were aware of what you did, the feeling you experienced was so powerful that it caused you to live in unrest until the matter passed from the limelight of your thoughts!

We are given a promise from God that everything will be good, that He is in control of life, death, the hereafter, from alpha to omega, or, the beginning to the end, why would we waste a moment looking to ourselves for the answers to any questions we, in our humanity, dare to think He has not prepared for?

So, once again I say, your loved one is not gone, just changed! Believe Him when He says, you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you, all things, including believing that all things come together for good for those who love God, and are called according to His purpose. Remembering that His purpose is that we enjoy life, experience goodness, focusing on what is good, knowing joy beyond compare, experiencing the hereafter through eternity, as God has designed it to be!"

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10 Things You Didn't Know About Playing Spades

Never overstate your spades abilities
There could be issues at the cost of testing one's skills. When it comes to spades don't exaggerate your knack. If you have lately started playing spades, you can't find a way to be comfortable with someone who has been a player for 5 years.

Follow the rules
Each region has their rules so always learn the rules if they are new to the team. In this way the chance of losing the game is reduced and you will not have to pretend what you are not. This will help you perform frankly in the game, as you have learned about your role and rules from the very first stage of the game.

Never Play the Blame game
Playing the role of blaming others will not create a healthy game. Blaming someone else will prove you to be a weak and fearful player. In this way, your skills are not considered but you tell the world how unsure you are.

Don't gossip across the board
Chatting across the board is another sign of interruption. You cannot succeed in your game if talk or discuss because your focus is disturbed. The game needs an alert mind not any conversation. So speak less and make your brains work more on the game.

Try only what you can
Do not attempt to stands up, sticks the cards to his forehead, and then have queries rising. Be sure of what you are supposed to do. Do not make a fool of yourself in between the game. Hence it's important to keep your mind on the game at every stage.

Play to succeed
Go ahead with the Aces if you have them. Don't try to get cut by starting out with a 10 of Hearts just to see what others have like that's a real strategy.

Learn to count books and possibilities
Many people hate spades because they don't have the knack to read the tables. If you have 13 cards and only 1 of them is a Heart, it means you have cut cards. That means you probably have more books than you think.

Study the BIG Joker
Make study well and get to know which Joker is the BIG Joker. Asking before you start playing dummy is very important. Choose your associate wisely and you will never face troubles.

Master the slap-and-spin
You ought to master the slap-and-spin whether on the table by itself or on top of other cards. Your cut-card will slap like its life depended on it. Also, know how to spin smartly.

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Becoming a Model at the Age of 13

Being a successful model without doubt is a very lucrative career and that is why most people would work very hard to become a model. Not only is the model industry a high profile one, but it can also be seen as glamorous and exciting. However, becoming a model is not all champagne and red carpet. It can also be a really challenging and highly grueling business. For an advantage, many people now join the career at a young age; you too can become a model at age 13.

At age 13, a girl has relatively longer tome to learn and master the ropes, build an image and succeed in modeling industry. Models peak during their early to mid 20s and so to become a model at age 13 allows ample time to mature. At this age, the girl's potential for height, weight would be quite visible and predictable. There are also various modeling opportunities already open for a young model of 13. Their still childlike innocent looking faces are also well sought after.

If you desire to become a model at the age of 13 you will need to be ready to work hard at it. First you have to take your present measurement because you obviously are still growing. The usual acceptable height for a female model is about 5 feet 7 inches. At age 13, it is no problem if you do not meet this height yet. Measure your height, bust, hip, shoe and dress size and write it down. Be sure to be accurate with your measurements. The agencies realize that you are still growing but your present size can be used to determine your future growth.

Now you will need to take lots of pictures of yourself. You can get your parents or friends to take clear pictures of your face and body. No need for professional shots just yet as the agents knows what they are looking for. Avoid the use of makeup for the pictures, just take lots of pictures and select the ones you look real good in. The next step to become a model at age 13 is to get an agent.

You likely will not be able to do that at your age, so its best to have a parent or guardian help you out. If you stay around busy towns or cities, it should not be a problem contacting agents. If possible, it's best to book an appointment and go with a parent or guardian to see the agent. You can also mail in your measurements and pictures. It is important to warn that many tricksters and fraudsters abound who pose like modeling agents. So be sure you are dealing with the right people.

If you really want to become a model at age 13 and make it a career, you should know that the road is not only filled with glamour and glitz. You need to work hard, you need to know how to handle rejection (you will be rejected lots of times) and you have to be self disciplined. You need to watch what you eat from now and try to keep fit so you don't gain too much weight. With hard work, a good agent and determination, you too can become a model at age 13

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Flowers Are For All Occasions

Flowers in everyday life

In modern times, people have sought ways to cultivate, buy, wear, or just be around flowers and blooming plants, partly because of their agreeable smell. Around the world, florists sell flowers for a wide range of events and functions that, cumulatively, encompass one's lifetime:

Flowers as symbols

Daisies are a symbol of innocence.

Gentle and lovely, flowers share their beauty with us and bring us a touch of eternal things. Each variety of flower has its own special quality and meaning. By establishing an inner contact with the flower, this meaning can be known. Many flowers have important symbolic meanings in Western culture. The practice of assigning meanings to flowers is known as floriography. Some of the more common examples include:

Red roses are given as a symbol of love, beauty, and passion.

Poppies are a symbol of consolation in time of death. In the UK, Australia and Canada, red poppies are worn to commemorate soldiers who have died in times of war.

Irises/Lily are used in burials as a symbol referring to "resurrection/life". It is also associated with stars (sun) and its petals blooming/shining.

Flowers speak to us when we know how to listen to them. It is a subtle and fragrant language. The carrying of flowers by the bride goes back to ancient times when it was believed that strong smelling herbs and spices would ward off and drive away evil spirits, bad luck and ill health. During Roman times the bride and groom wore floral garlands signifying new life and hope for fertility.

During Victorian times, flowers took on an additional significance as lovers would send messages to each other using different flowers, each with its own symbolic meaning. These associations were soon adopted for the bridal bouquet and are still used today by many brides.

The most popular flowers with their traditional meanings are:

Almond blossom - Hope

Apple blossom - Good fortune and better things to come

Barberry - Bad temper

Burdock - Touch me not

Camellia - Gratitude

Carnation - Fascination and love

Chrysanthemum - red - I love you

Chrysanthemum - white - Truth

Cyclamen - Modesty and shyness

Daffodil - Regard

Daisy - Innocence

Fern - Fascination and sincerity

Flowering Almond - Hope

Forget-me-not - Remembrance and true love

Gardenia - Joy

Heather - Good luck

Hellebore - Scandal

Heliotrope - Devotion and faithfulness

Honeysuckle - Generosity

Hyacinth - Loveliness

Hydrangea - Boastfulness

Ivy - Eternal fidelity

Iris - Flame/burning love and warmth of affection

Japonica - Loveliness

Jasmine - Amiability

King's Cup - I wish I were rich

Larkspur - Fickleness

Lemon blossom - Fidelity in love

Lilac (white) - Youthful innocence

Lily - Majesty

Lily-of-the-valley - Return of happiness

Magnolia - Perseverance

Maidenhair - Discretion

Marigold - Grief

Meadow Saffron - My best days are past

Mimosa - Sensitivity

Myrtle - Love

Narcissus - Egotism

Orange blossom - Purity and virginity

Orchid - Beauty

Peach blossom - Captive

Pink - Boldness

Rose (red) - Love, happiness

Rose (yellow) - Friendship

Rose (coral) - Desire

Rose (peach) - Modesty

Rose (dark pink) - Thankfulness

Rose (pale pink) - Grace

Rose (orange) - Fascination

Rose (white) - Innocence

Rosemary - Remembrance

Snowdrop - Hope

Sweet Pea - Pleasure

Tulip - red - I love you

Tulip - white - I am worthy of you

Tulip - Love

Veronica - Fidelity

Violet - Faithfulness

Roses - Single Color Meanings

Red roses of any hue say "I love you" (Love)

Deep red roses imply unconscious beauty.

White roses signify spiritual love and purity.

Bridal white means happy love.

Yellow roses today signify joy and gladness; historically, they meant a decrease of love and infidelity (Friendship)

Coral roses imply desire

Orange say "I am fascinated and enthusiastic."

Lavender roses mean love at first sight

Light pink roses imply grace, gentility and admiration

Dark pink roses say"thank you."

Pale-colored roses signify friendship.

The Language of Flowers

Flowers may be combined and arranged so as to express even the nicest shades of sentiment. If a flower is offered "reversed", its direct signification is likewise reversed, so that the flower now means the opposite. A rosebud divested of its thorns, but retaining its leaves, conveys the sentiment, "I fear no longer; I hope." Stripped of leaves and thorns, it signifies, "There is nothing to hope or fear." A full-blown rose places over two buds, signifies "Secrecy." "Yes", is implied by touching the flower given to the lips; "No," by pinching off a petal and casting it away. "I am", is expressed by a laurel leaf twined around the bouquet; "I have", "by an ivy leaf folded together; "I offer you".

Carnations Color Messages

For the most part, carnations express love, fascination, and distinction. Light red carnations represent admiration, while dark red denote deep love and affection. White carnations indicate pure love and good luck; striped symbolize a regret that a love cannot be shared. Purple carnations indicate capriciousness.

Pink carnations have the most symbolic and historical significance. According to Christian legend, carnations first appeared on Earth as Jesus carried the Cross. The Virgin Mary shed tears at Jesus' plight, and carnations sprang up from where her tears fell. Thus the pink carnation became the symbol of a mother's undying love, and in 1907 was chosen by Ann Jarvis as the emblem of Mother's Day, now observed in the United States and Canada on the second Sunday in May.

All roses symbolize love, but certain colors of roses can take on special meanings. Opinions vary on the many meanings of roses, but here are some of the more common:

Red: Love, Respect, Courage.

Yellow: Joy, Gladness, Freedom.

Pink/Peach: Gratitude, Appreciation, Admiration or Sympathy.

White: Reverence, Purity, Secrecy.

Two Roses Joined Together: Engagement.

Red and White Roses Together: Unity.

More flower meanings there.

Red rose Love

Yellow rose Friendship

White rose Fear

Pink rose Indecision

Blue rose Uniqueness

Arrangements Reversed flower Meaning is also reversed

Rosebud with leaves but no thorns "I fear no longer; I hope."

Rosebud with neither leaves nor thorns "There is nothing to hope or fear."

Full blown rose over two buds Secrecy

Laurel leaf twined around bouquet "I am"

Ivy leaf folded together "I have"

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Doomsday 2012 - Mayan Prophecy Turned Hollywood Movie Or Eighth Event to End the World?

The hype cycle of the film "2012", working full tilt, about the Earth's impending destruction has been so powerful that Nasa representatives have been shunted out to appear on American talk shows to reassure viewers that it simply that: hype. However, they have far from soothed the general public's propensity for panic.

The timing of its release has been impeccable, with only a few weeks left before the Climate Conference in Copenhagen convenes. It is said that the conference, although unlikely to reach international agreement due to perceived unfairness over the burden of responsibility facing the undeveloped world, is essential and that the world's governments must reach a consensus so that a Copenhagen Protocol can be agreed upon, thereby committing all nations to reduce carbon emissions dramatically to prevent further instability over "global warming" and climate change.

On the ground, however, public concern about doomsday in December 2012 has grown exponentially and is spreading internationally, causing almost mass hysteria. Indeed, some Mayan and Nostradamus believers, who predict Earth's ultimate extinction in three years' time, assert that this date will be the dawn of a new age and "spiritual growth" for survivors. Jokingly, a recent New York Times article mocked these soothsayers with: "It is kind of depressing if you were looking forward to taking a vacation from mortgage payments to finance one last blowout."

Today, there are literally mountains of conspiracy theories that inhabit YouTube on the subject, most of which suggest an alignment between the Sun and the centre of the galaxy that will bring about a "radical event", with maximum emission activity storms on the Sun's surface which will pour out massive subatomic particles, known as neutrinos. All of this, astronomers say, is objectionably absurd, akin the putative black hole at CERN. Moreover, they argue, the Sun and the galactic centre will not coincide, as doomsday theorists would have us believe, in 2012.

The essence of this end-is-nigh school of thought is tied in with predictions that Nibiru, a planet supposedly discovered by the Sumerians, is headed toward Earth. The fallout from this, to paraphrase David Morrison, a CSI Fellow and Senior Scientist at the NASA Astrobiology Institute, is that associated attributes to this event encompass a reversal of the Earth's magnetic field, create severe solar storms associated with the eleven-year solar cycle, cause the reversal of the Earth's rotation axis, long with bombardment by large comets or asteroids, and with a fanciful bit thrown into the mix about the Sun aligning with the galactic centre on December 21, 2012, subjecting us to potentially deadly forces.

This now populist theme, based on the Mayan calendar and ways to survive the coming apocalypse, seems to be causing havoc with the minds of the irrationalists and the huge hordes of the psychologically unhinged. According to one website, many people in Russia are saying they are "anxious by problem Nibiru", with one woman asking: "Why doesn't your government put a ban on the TV shows and report telecasting about Nibiru and 2012. If [the] US can [take steps] to protect the world physically from terrorism, why can't it protect us mentally from [this] news, if they are hoax?"

If it's clearly a hoax, then mentally we should ignore it. However, according to Wiki: "There are a variety of popular beliefs about the year 2012. These beliefs range from the spiritually transformative to the apocalyptic, and centre upon various interpretations of the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar. Contemporary scientists have disputed the apocalyptic versions."

Whilst the film's impact on the human psyche is building up to the "event" in 2012, let's not be too hasty about denying the affects of climate change altogether though. While the world's leaders assemble in Copenhagen next month, James Lovelock, a respected voice in the scientific community, said in an article in The Guardian newspaper, "Enjoy life while you can", and talks about the catastrophe that will "inevitably happen" (for the full article see ( http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2008/mar/01/scienceofclimatechange.climatechange ). For interest's sake, let's look at some of the extracts:

"Working alone since the age of 40, Lovelock invented a device that detected CFCs, which helped detect the growing hole in the ozone layer, and introduced the Gaia hypothesis, a revolutionary theory that the Earth is a self-regulating super-organism. Initially ridiculed by many scientists as new age nonsense, today that theory forms the basis of almost all climate science."

Lovelock has been dispensing predictions with consistent accuracy since the 1960s, which have earned him "a reputation as one of Britain's most respected - if maverick - independent scientists."

"His latest book, The Revenge of Gaia, predicts that by 2020 extreme weather will be the norm, causing global devastation; that by 2040 much of Europe will be Saharan; and parts of London will be under water. The most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report deploys less dramatic language - but its calculations aren't a million miles away from his."

"Somewhat unexpectedly, Lovelock concedes that the [Daily] Mail's plastic bag campaign seems, 'on the face of it, a good thing'. But it transpires that this is largely a tactical response; he regards it as merely more rearrangement of Titanic deckchairs."

Then the pièce de résistance: "There have been seven disasters since humans came on the Earth, very similar to the one that's just about to happen. I think these events keep separating the wheat from the chaff. And eventually we'll have a human on the planet that really does understand it and can live with it properly. That's the source of my optimism." Why then, I plausibly ask, after seven "events" already, weren't we the source of our ancestors' optimism?

However, seven disasters already of this magnitude? Is he saying that the micro disaster scenario, that is to be debated by the world's leaders next month in Copenhagen, is a complete waste of time? Well, I suppose he is, yes.

He argues in the piece that: "Most of the things we have been told to do might make us feel better, but they won't make any difference. Global warming has passed the tipping point, and catastrophe is unstoppable. It's just too late for it. Perhaps if we'd gone along routes like that in 1967, it might have helped. But we don't have time. All these standard green things, like sustainable development, I think these are just words that mean nothing."

In this quote there is no allusion to a cyclical macro pattern, but in his interview with The Guardian newspaper ( http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/video/2009/apr/22/james-lovelock-gaia-space-biochar ) he reiterates the coming of the "Eighth Event": "Don't forget that in the Earth's history, while humans have been on the planet - that's about a million years - there have been seven major climate events of this kind. And I think the geneticists say that at one of those events, we were reduced to a mere two thousand individuals; a genetic bottleneck. If that is true, then they are very violent events indeed. And the one up ahead looks every bit as violent, if not more so than the ones that have happened in the past..."

He continued: "As soon as the system grows unstable, it goes into positive feedback. And as the positive feedback strengthens, then any small perturbations, in either direction, get amplified. So the tendency to cooling will give you a really cold winter," he suggests. "More extremes are likely because the system is becoming stressed."

While the greenists run about suggesting that we all plant trees to alleviate the impact of climate change, he warns: "This is the trouble with climate science and green actions: they theorise all the time and never do experiments. Now, people have seemed to have forgotten that experiment and observation are at least half of science." When he planted 1,000 trees years ago he found out it really wasn't a good idea at all, because "you can't plant an ecosystem".

So, while the film "2012" is an obvious and clever marketing hoax - one that is based on the exploitation of human fear in return for quick returns - dig a little deeper into both the micro level (Earth's biosphere) and the macro level (the course and interaction of all celestial bodies) and the conclusion is that we really haven't got a clue about what could potentially become reality; unless, of course, you believe in the stern warnings of Mr Lovelock.

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