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↑ McNeill, J.; Barrie, F.R.; Buck, W.R.; Demoulin, V.; Greuter, W.; Hawksworth, D.L.; Herendeen, P.S.; Knapp, S.; Marhold, K.; Prado, J.; Prud'homme Van Reine, W.F.; Smith, G.F.; Wiersema, J.H.; Turland, N.J. (2012). International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Melbourne Code) adopted by the Eighteenth International Botanical Congress Melbourne, Australia, July 2011. Regnum Vegetabile 154. A.R.G. Gantner Verlag KG. ISBN 978-3-87429-425-6. CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link) Article 19.
↑ International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (1999). "Article 29.2. Suffixes for family-group names". International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (Fourth संपा.). International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature, XXIX. प. 306.
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Just to note we respond quickly to any questions and queries so please feel free to ask. If in the unlikely event your order is lost or faulty we are happy to arrange a replacement or full refund. If you are returning because you simply don’t want it or have decided its not the correct item, you need to contact us within 2 weeks of purchase and you are liable for the return postage. The item must also be in as received/new condition. Please remember that any signed for orders require a signature from you on receipt. If you are not in when its delivered you should receive a card with instructions (which usually mean collecting from your local postal or sorting office or calling to arrange a re- delivery.
Along with many great Keyboarists and other musicians we are proud to say that Iconic Keyboard player Brian Jackson is now a proud user of our MIDI heavy foot switcher.
Brian has worked with Iconic artists such as Stevie Wonder, Earth wind and fire, Gil Scott-Heron, Will downing, Gwen Guthrie, Kool and the gang and many others.
Along with this accolade we have many other working musicians across the world using our switchers with a high concentration in the New York music scene.
We have also sold attenuators to Pinewood studios and other film outlets plus independent film makers and outside broadcast units.
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Sharing a movie which I have enjoyed.
I barely understood a word of the dialogue…but, I still enjoyed this movie.
Boy movies done right, are such a lost art…And that’s a tragedy.
This entry was posted in A Movie Night, Wordpress Archive on January 16, 2018 by eqfoundation.
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“Official selection Oaxaca International Film Festival 2013.
This entry was posted in A Movie Night, Wordpress Archive on April 13, 2017 by eqfoundation.
A scattered people, the descendants of storied sea kings of the ancient West, struggle to survive in a lonely wilderness as a dark force relentlessly bends its will toward their destruction. Yet amidst these valiant, desperate people, hope remains. A royal house endures unbroken from father to son.
(improved sound & picture version) Return to Middle-earth with unofficial LOTR prequel The Hunt For Gollum – based on the appendices of The Lord Of The Rings. This redux version with enhanced sound and picture is the final director’s cut of this award winning independent adaptation.
Provided free to the Internet, this award winning film from indie film makers in the UK was inspired by Peter Jackon’s film trilogy and aims to dramatize an additional chapter in the Middle-earth saga for fans of the films & books. It was made on a budget of $5000 by a large team of volunteers in England and Wales. No original footage, sound or music was used in this film. The entire film was shot or created by the production team from scratch.
It is released not-for-profit to the Internet.
Considering that these were fan made movies…It’s really quite impressive what they did here. It would be nice to see them make more of these.
This entry was posted in A Movie Night, Wordpress Archive on March 13, 2017 by eqfoundation.
NOTE: SnagFilms appears to be on the frits, right now…I’ve been setting on this post for at least a week. I’m posting this post, but it’s hard to say if, or when, you’ll be able to watch this movie on their website.
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it is disturbing. I can't decide what to make of it, exactly, but bringing in the military to discipline civilians is not what democracies do, you know?
that's exactly what got my attention.
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I cast on for the Black Friday socks today! I got through the toe of my boyfriend’s socks first.
Then I tallied up the votes to determine which yarn I would be knitting my socks in. Here on the blog there was a tie between Zombie Hello Kitty and Unicorns, but I also posted a poll on Ravelry in the Canon Hand Dyes group, and there “The course of true love” was the clear winner. When combining the results, they beat out every other color by at least 6 votes! There was a fairly good case made for them – with the pinks and reds “The course of true love” would make the perfect Valentine’s day socks, and with the KAL ending on January 1, they would be done with plenty of time to spare!
I successfully wrangled the circular needles and cast on top-down socks using the Magic Loop method.
In other decision-making news, after downloading the free trials I decided my brain is just too complex for 2Do to handle. There just wasn’t enough control over hierarchical tasks and grouping tasks into projects vs. contexts. OmniFocus is much better suited for taming the chaos that is my life. The interface isn’t as intuitive as I would like, but so far I haven’t been stumped by anything. It will just take a bit of practice before I remember how everything works and then it will be perfect. Which makes me a bit sad because it’s $50 more than 2Do. Oh well. Managing my brain is a big job, so of course only the expensive software can do it properly.
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I can't wait to see the pictures from the first print ads. They're going to be gorgeous, right?
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We are beginning to work with translating our Mission Statement into a vision for the congregation as we learn how to do ministry differently.
Here is that Mission Statement. As a people, we are a community called to care, to share, and to feed all of God's people.
Over the years of being a pastor, I have had a lot of people stop by the church I was serving at the time and ask for help or call and see if we can help with a utility bill or the rent. This particular congregation donates money to many benevolence projects which are local and to the Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to help in "feeding all of God's people" the earthly things they might need. We are supporters and leaders in the Vineyard and the Shepherd's Community Health Center. A percentage of each dollar contributed to our church general offerings go in support of the Vineyard, the SAM program, Lutheran Camping Ministry, the Lutheran Ministry Center debt repayment, Lutheran Social Services and other ministries.
If you would like to support the ministry and outreach of our church, your donations can be sent to our mailing and physical address: 1500 E. FM 351, Beeville, TX 782102-2900.
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Several stories have recently used the smell of cheap perfume pejoratively.
While I understand the thought behind it, does it actually hold water? Whatever their shelf prices, extremely few perfumes contain ingredients worth more than a few pennies. Indeed, perfume marketeers admit that they could produce perfectly good perfumes at a fraction of today's prices but women wouldn't buy them. So what does cheap perfume actually smell of that supposedly makes it so distinctive?
So what does cheap perfume actually smell of that supposedly makes it so distinctive?
1. Women who buy cheap perfume tend to use way too much of it, in a way that they couldn't afford to use more expensive perfumes. It's not that the specific odor is so distinctive but that the strong smell is overwhelming.
The perfume was invented because Women in the early ages put on white make-up on their faces everyday, because of this their skin began to rot but to hide the smell they invented perfume.
I agree with D.S. on this. I've also found that perfumes and colognes vary widely with one's personal chemistry, so while one perform might smell wonderful on one person, they simply won't smell the same on another. I've never investigated it enough to know for sure, but the more expensive perfumes might mesh with larger percentages of people.
I'm not sure if it's still true, but for most of the 1960s to 1990s the very cheap perfumes smelled heavily of lavender.
I remember reading that expensive perfumes use different ingredients that last longer to fix the scent. Cheap copycat perfumes can mimic the scent of expensive designer brands but the scent fades faster.
The absolute best comment I ever heard about cheap perfume was from a friend commenting on the overuse of scent by one woman: "She smells like the elevator in a French whorehouse!"
This thread reminds me of Artie's Ref. Code 21304 (where the 'chemical warfare' of excess cheap perfume is an important plot point), but I can't find it anywhere except in my library.
I know this to be true from personal trials. I was told about this and as I had both an expensive genuine body spray and a cheap "knock off" I did a little test. The cheap one had dissipated in a few hours. The good one still lingered on my shirt a couple of days later when I went to wash it.
The cheap one had dissipated in a few hours. The good one still lingered on my shirt a couple of days later when I went to wash it.
Adulterers beware! To minimise the chances of getting caught, only ever engage the services of cheap hookers, never high-class prostitutes!
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Last week, I saw ‘A Passage To India‘ with my parents and grandma, it started out as a hilarious exercise in pointing out just how many racist elements could one mesh in a movie — turns out more than we can ever count! — and making cynical notes in my head like, “Not all Indians are always smiling all the time, okay?” and “Not all brown women keep their gaze centered on their feet, no not even always in colonial times!” to the part where my grandma started laughing at the “Silly white women trying to speak Hindi!” and then she started telling us about her school days — some 65 years ago when she was roughly about 12 years old¹ — where she and her friends would race to the Colonial Bungalow near their school in Pune, about running right home whenever they’d hear the horses hooves — for almost always it was the British in their town on horses — and trying to touch the fence of the Bungalow but being too scared to physically try it out, to the time when she and her older sister got caught and were lashed for ‘something’ which she doesn’t tell us. She was laughing at how uneven and rough their Hindi sounded, but didn’t know what the movie was about as her English isn’t as good — partly because of the time she was born in and in part because of her own decision to never ‘learn that tongue’ as an adolescent — and for a bit there, mum was transcribing what was happening on-screen and stripping the dialogue, settings from its inherent racism — pretty ironic for a woman who once protested against the ‘White Imperial Capitalist Hegemony’ in the mid 80’s I thought — and by the time my grandma fully understood why were the White women speaking to the sari-clad-purdah-observing women, it wasn’t funny anymore to her. It took her a couple of days and a few sleeping pills to ‘become’ herself again.
Something like this isn’t a routine occurrence in my household — contrary to popular belief I don’t crumble and break down every time I pass a colonial structure or when I watch English movies or while reading English books — but a movie as specifically racist to Indians as ‘A Passage To India’ or going to the museum, looking at weapons that may have been used on some of my student’s great-grandparent’s are times when I want to re-write history or break away all ties with ‘my’ colonial past — whichever comes first. When faced with historical markers in specific situations, it becomes a tad difficult to view things objectively², to take the position dad took while viewing the film that, “This was an anti-racist book written in the colonial times! Pretty courageous on Forster’s part, no?”, to concede it under the label of This Is How Things Were Back Then. On some level I do understand that Forster like Joseph Conrad was ‘trying to do the right thing’, critiquing colonialism while it was going on — not a terribly popular opinion at that — but I find it very hard to applaud individuals who were more ‘humane’ than others — seeing how both perpetuated harmful and lingering stereotypes of the ‘native’ they were both writing of — to give Shiny Activist Medals™ to Dead White Dudes — a formidable camp on its own — that in no way produced any nuanced critiques of the Empire, not even ‘back then’. While Forster was writing ‘A Passage To India’, talking about Memsahibs and the ‘fascination’ all Brown men must inherently have with White women, we had writers like Premchand³ and Pandey Becan Sharma Ugra writing decidedly postcolonial literature — and many, many Dalit and tribal writers whose accounts live primarily in their specific community’s oral traditions considering they ‘lacked’ Premchand or any other upper-caste Hindu writer of the time’s privilege to education and position in the caste-hierarchy.
This isn’t to say Forster’s work holds no value, rather that teaching Forster without critically engaging with all of the narrative’s faults would be wrong, especially to ‘us’ as subjects of the ‘ex’ Empire; it’s’ interesting’ — where interesting stands for the fact Guari Vishwanathan was right all along — that we as postcolonial subjects are still made to learn many such works and that generally any mentions to ‘postcoloniality’ are kept confined in the upper echelons of academia — as if ‘theory’ and ‘lived reality’ are two different boxes and clear demarcations exist between them at all times. The fact we still go on learning such texts without feeling the need to explain the gaps and silences ‘our bodies’ re-present with absences (in the text) or the fact that when we suggest popular genres such as steampunk should be interrogated via postcolonialism as Jha does in her wonderful post is enough to cause fury and all the whitesplainers to come out of cracks and caves — also in Dusty Land, you need not always be White to be a whitesplainer, it’s that special gift we still have from the neato colonisation thing — is because the easy and popular narrative of history is ‘an event that happened, a long time ago’ and cannot have any possible lingering effects, that ‘somehow filter’ down to our bodies. That we see and face neocolonial attitudes that are loosely disguised as ‘globalisation’ and ‘multicultural exchange’ — when each time it’s the dominant culture that dictates the ‘exchange’, if it takes place at all — and that even in ‘brownspace’ we are still grappling with colonial attitudes and mindsets.
One way to look at history is to see it as a way of narrativising time — maps in turn codify space — but what happens to memories? Or experiences that ‘trickle-down’, we set up hierarchies to which experience — or oppression — is ‘more’ legitimate or ‘deserving’ of ‘attention’, what about second-hand memories that live through generations? Seeing mum leave out racism in her narration of the movie to my grandma — initially — altered her memories of her childhood for her, mum’s intervention at the time was out of kindness I assume, but after a point even this intervention is impossible to make after a point. How do you codify such a situation where words are futile and syllables don’t even fully form — as they didn’t form either for mum or my grandma — what happens then? I’m not suggesting wipe out all traces of the Empire — if it were even possible — rather we have to learn to contextualise our bodies in this mix — if and when we can — intervene when we can and not invalidate one another with claims of Whose Oppression Isn’t Real Enough™ to support and view each other through differences and not as a quest to homogenise and smooth over.
1. India got ‘independence’ in 1947 technically, but it wasn’t until the mid-1950’s that the officers left. Many had settlements and stayed on here — their ranks may have been stripped off or resigned, there still existed an uneven power dichotomy when they lived as residents as per my grandma’s accounts as well as many other oral accounts.
2. Don’t particularly agree with Brecht there, the dichotomy between ‘critical thinking, feeling and objectivity’ doesn’t exist for me. Who said we can’t think, feel and reflect at the same time — if and when we can — does ‘thinking’ and ‘feeling’ always have to exist in two separate spheres?
3. This is a good paper on Premchand’s experimental depiction of the Subaltern (the wife) in his short story the Shroud — though I disagree with the way the paper posits Ghisu as a ‘subaltern’ when his character fits more with Gramsci’s ‘Organic Intellectual‘.
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Mental growth of a child is directly related to the physical growth of a child. The proof of physical growth is seen through creeping, crawling, sitting, standing, walking and then walking sans help. Each of these milestones is external and it implies in turn the neurological growth of the brain. The development of senses – good sense of smell, taste, sight, touch and breathing facilitate the child’s learning experience of the world. The knowledge is first perceived through the sense organs then translated by the brain. If we stimulate the child’s visual and auditory pathways simultaneously, the child could read well and early. The two essential sense organs for reading are ears and eyes. The eyes see and the ears hear, yet it is the brain that translates the data. I.e; it is the brain that assimilates what is seen and heard to culminate a single idea.
The perfect sync of the eyes, ears and the brain is called reading.
How can I teach my baby to read?
Dr. Glenn Doman developed and systematized the use of flash cards where the baby is flashed cards containing words of huge fonts that the baby can see clearly. Each word is called out loudly . Thus, the visual & auditory stimulation is achieved. This is a very simple and effective method.
Anytime after birth once the mother and the child is settled after the childbirth.
The video below is an expert explaining how to flash cards.
We are pressed for time ….so how long does this take…. 5 cards x 1 second per card x 3 times = 15 seconds each day. is all that takes. To effectively deliver this, all you need to be is organized and have a plan in hand.
What kind of books can I read to my child?
Books that contain big & clear illustration with just a small sentence would keep their experience lively. (Sample of how babies enjoy reading are in the links below).
You can read about anything as long as you enjoy reading it, the baby shall enjoy the experience too. Once you are done, hug, appreciate your child as much as you can. You are transferring this love for knowledge to you child. It his this joy that that child wants to make it her own. So relax and enjoy your amazing journey. This journey that you undertake with your child shall astound you continuously.
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Summer is when the blockbusters come out but there are also great arthouse pics to watch, too. So this week I’m giving you a choice. A Hollywood action thriller that takes you to world capitals, and a moving Chinese drama set in a quiet seaside resort.
But first, here’s some news about what’s coming this fall to theInternational film festival.
TIFF held its annual press conference this week, about the first wave of festival choices coming up. If you’re going here’s how to navigate through the hundreds of movies playing. A few that look terrific, are Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Shoplifters, about a gang of child thieves that operate like Fagins fake family. This year a full third of its movies will be directed by women. French director Claire Denis is always a good bet. she has one called Highlife… Did you see Moonlight two years ago? Barry Jenkins is premiering If Beale Could Talk. based on James Baldwin’s novel. And look out for Canadian films by Donald McKeller, Kim Nguyen, and Patricia Rozema, among many, many others they’ll be announcing soon.
And a warning: if you want to avoid potentially bad movies stay away from remakes, movies about movies, and movies directed by movie stars.
It’s present day Europe, and the Mission Impossible team is together again. There’s the indestructible Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), he faces any crisis by saying “we’ll burn that bridge when we come to it.” yHe’s supported by the always affable Luther (Ving Rhames) and the nervous Benji (Simon Pegg). And Ethan’s onetime lover Ilsa (Rebecca Ferguson), late of the MI6, will pop up every so often when they least expect it. Their mission: to recover three high grade plutonium balls before terrorists use them to destroy large parts of the world.
The bombs are in the hands of The Apostles, devotees of cult leader Solomon Lane. And the IMF – Impossible Mission Force – is further hampered by their own government: The CIA doesn’t trust them. Ethan has to work beside a CIA agent named Walker (Henry Cavill) who looks more like Sgt Preston of the Yukon than a spy. But the team has a bag of tricks of their at their disposal: digital trackers, rubber masks, and the die hard resilience of the members themselves. Can they trick the bad guys out of their info , smoke out the traitors in their midst… and save the world?
Mission impossible:Fallout has its good points and its bad points. It has beautiful shots of tourists sites in Paris and London… but no actual local people – just criminals, cops and more spies. Parisians and Londoners are just scenery. (And in scenes supposedly set in Kashmir there wasn’t a single Kashmiri.) There are fast -moving fist fights, shootouts and relentless chase scenes… but you never know why they’re doing what they’re doing. The chases are there just for the spectacle.
The script is bad, the acting is mediocre, but the stunts and special effects are amazing. This is an action movie with a cliffhanger (literally) and a ticking bomb (also literally). I love the helicopter fights, the mountain-side fights, and the rooftop chases. I just wish there was something there there. Mission Impossible: Fallout never leaves you bored, just feeling empty inside.
Xiaomi (Wen Qi) is a teenaged girl in eastern China. She works as hotel maid at a seaside tourist spot. She spends her free time wandering the beach, paying daily visits to her mentor – an enormous statue of Marilyn Monroe in a white dress. She seeks comfort curled between the goddess’s towering legs. Her life is simple until she witnesses a crime at the hotel and saves a copy on her cell phone. The criminal? A high-ranked party member. The crime? He forces himself on two little girls he lured to the hotel.
Meanehile the two victims Xiao Wen (Zhou Meijun) and her best friend go back to school as if nothing happened – “to save their reputations.” They are scolded by teachers for being late, bullied by other students, and finally Wen’s bitter divorced mom blames her own 12-year-old daughter for the attack. Why is your hair so long, why do you wear clothes like this? So she runs away, ending up at her dad place inside a splash park. His boss says he’ll fire him if he does anything to embarrass powerful official. The parents of the other girl are hoping for a big cash payoff for keeping quiet.
Only the state attorney, an honest lawyer named Hao (Shi Ke) wants justice. So she doggedly pursues the witness and the victims to build an airtight case. But can one woman — and some little girls – fight the power of a rich corrupt official and all his cronies? Or can only the powerless statue Marilyn Monroe come to their rescue?
Angels Wear White is an excellent film about a loathesome crime. She handles it with skill and compassion, showing the results through the eyes of three girls and women: the victim, the witness, and the lawyer. No exploitation here. It’s also about corruption and all its tentacles, the status of women – terrible – and the plight of the quarter of a billion migrant workers in China. Angels Wear White is a powerful, heart-wrenching story.
For more info on TIFF films go to tiff.net. Mission Impossible: Fallout and Angels Wear White both open today in Toronto; check your local listings.
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One aspect of the Balham Rough Stuff that made it unique was the tough conditions. Ridden in February or March the weather was often inclement and that often meant a treacherous surface.
Surprising then that it was only ever cancelled once because of the weather and it took one of the coldest winters in England for many years to get it called off.
We’ve managed to get our hands on an entry form, guidance notes, start list, directions and map for the event.
Riders were warned “to take particular care on the hill leading down from Flinshire Farm as it is dangerous to take this hill at too high a speed”.
It was traditional that the event was opened and closed by riders of the hosts. SN Smith and FC Hatch were meant to do the honours for The Balham.
The 1947 event, scheduled for Sunday February 23, was sold to riders as ‘your best training ride’ . It attracted 82 entrants from over 20 clubs from London and the Home Counties.
Alas, the weather got the better of it, or as the Club Road Secretary Bob Rance wrote in the March 1947 Edition of the Club Newsletter, “The weather decided to enter the Rough Stuff and won the event hands down”.
START: – Little Farleigh Green, Farleigh Court Road, Farleigh, follow road bearing right. At the end of the road turn left (M), follow road and at the end turn right to cross-roads (M), bear slightly left down hill. Follow road through Bedlested to main road (M), turn right, continue past top of Titsey Hill and take road on left leading to Woldingham (C). Continue down road and at Flinthouse Farm, by cross-roads, turn left (M), continue down steep hill and under railway arch turning left at T roads (M), continue along road passing under two railway arches to New Oxted where turn left opposite church (C). Continue along the road and at Park Farm bear left along lane marked ‘No through-way for motors’ where main road bears right (M), continue along lane to lodge gates of Titsey Park where turn sharp right along bridle path (C). Follow lane through to Limpsfield-Titsey road (M), continue straight over road, through gate, and up narrow lane. Near top of hill bear left through another gate, and up naroow lane. Near top of hill bear left through another gate and then right to the Limpsfield-Westerham main road (M), turn left towards Westerham. Follow main road for approximately 1 1/4 miles until just past the ‘Grasshopper’ public house, where take first narrow road on left (C). Continue along to T roads, where turn right, along Pilgrim’s Way (M). Follow Pilgrim’s Way going straight over cross-roads (M), to Westerham Hill, where turn left (M) to Hawley’s Corner (C). Turn right and take right hand fork and continue along for half a mile to fork roads (M). Take left hand fork and follow road to Scott’s Lodge (M), where turn left taking taking road through Horns Green and on to Cudham. Continue through Cudham to steep hill on the left (M), turn down hill taking right hand fork, a few yards down hill, and follow road through Downe Court and on to Down (C). Turn left in Downe past pond, and keep to left hand road at fork just past pond, follow road bearing left through Single Street to Berry’s Green (M), turn left down Berry’s Hill and turn right halfway down the hill (M) along Berry’s Green Road. Turn right at end of Berry’s Green Road (M) and follow road to Hawley Corner (M). Cross over main Westerham-Biggin Hill road and take right hand fork. Follow on to cross-roads (M) where bear right up hill to Tatsfield Village (C) bearing right past ‘Old Ship Inn’. Follow lane, and at next fork (M) bear right over Polsteeple Hill, at foot of hill (C) turn sharp left. Follow road to cross-roads (M) turn right and take a narrow rough lane on right, Crown Ash (M), at top of hill (C) turn sharp left down Saltbox Hill and then up Jewels Hill to cross-roads where turn left (M), follow road, take first on right (M) right (M) then first on left (M) to muddy lane on left (M), turn down lane and at end (M), turn left. Follow road and take first road on right (M), Continue along Farleigh Court Road where turn right (M) to finish at Farleigh Green.
Various Balham Ephemera from the Club’s own collection.
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“Awareness,” I replied with a degree of confusion.
“Here comes the war,” muttered my other cat.
“Awareness,” my other cat reminded me.
“What,” I asked with mild surprise.
“Sounds rather radical to me,” I sighed as I glimpsed the picture my cats were painting.
“Which is where it get icky,” admitted my cat.
“Icky,” I replied with a dubious look.
“Loci of control,” said my cat.
“And the alternate,” I frowned.
“Makes for better sheep,” said my other cat.
“To what end,” I asked with a degree of skepticism.
“I’m not sure I believe this,” I replied.
“Triangular,” I replied after a moment’s thought.
“Psychologically speaking,” said my other cat.
“Or indeed thumbs,” grinned my other cat.
“And,” asked my other cat.
“You got that backwards,” said my cat.
“What,” I asked in suspicious tone.
“Being an introvert you dove inwards,” added my other cat.
“So what do I do about it,” I asked with due concern.
“Tell somebody,” said my cat.
“But he can’t perceive it directly,” said the other.
“Then he asks nicely,” grinned my cat.
I’d give money to discover what these symbols mean. Only where in the name of all that is feck, with all the power of this hyper-global-mega-net of ours, may one find my answer?
Feck! A Story for Another Day…. Perhaps.
The thing with Tarot Cards, The Tarot, is that so often people bounce off it due to fear and ignorance. Give it half a chance, however, and something else may be found within.
For what it’s worth, those who are enlightened will certainly agree the perceived mystique of The Tarot has little to do with dark occult practice, and is more akin to stage magic. Misdirection and illusion wrapped around arcane knowledge one may truly find reflected in extant academic knowledge bases. Seemingly magical, perhaps, but in the final analysis there is no magic. Merely tricks of mind offering no more in terms of “magic” than flash-cards designed to teach a child to read. A formalised mechanism, albeit laissez-faire and non-deterministic, by which one may grow; unlocking personal, social, and universal truths in the process. A way to foster develop self-insight, self-awareness, self-discovery, and self-realization, leading finally to self-actualization. Quantum mnemonics wrapped in the poetry of an artists soul, a thing to be claimed for your own as you grow in insight and awareness.
Within the tradition of The Tarot, The Fool’s Journey is an allegory that relates to what is essentially the semiotics of self. Abstract, and somewhat esoteric perhaps, knowledge and learning woven from the stuff memes are made of. A received wisdom relating the pathway of the one into the worlds of the many. It’s a story that leads to discovery and enlightenment. A story folded into itself, self-supporting, self-contained.
The Fool’s Journey is quite simple to grasp, yet it can take a lifetime to master the inherent wisdom contained within. Simply put The Fool, the hero/protagonist of The Tarot, walks a path which visits each of the trump cards. At each turn The Fool learns a thing and continues.
The journey starts with The Magician. Noble, proud, confident, skilled; a powerful magus with the infinite as a halo floating above their head. Upon The Magician’s table are the tools of his trade, The Wand, The Sword, The Cup, and The Pentacle; the classical elements of antiquity. Of course modern science tells us there are one hundred and eighteen elements that make up the periodic table, but look beyond matter and contemplate the intangible realities of the human psyche. It is here the tools of The Magician truly manifest their infinite power.
In order to expand an understanding of the wisdom of The Magician it’s probably best to relate The Tarot to a story you probably already know: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the story of Dorothy Gale of Kansas.
First is The Scarecrow, he lacks a brain and desires above all else to have one. Reflected through The Tarot one sees The Sword of The Magician. SWORDS: Air, pure mind, the thought and the intellect; the conceptual self.
The second character Dorothy meets is The Cowardly Lion, he desires courage and to be brave. Through The Tarot, again, one sees a tool of The Magician, in this case The Cup. CUPS: Water, the heart, emotion; the feeling, nurturing, self.
The third character Dorothy encounters is The Tin Man, he is rooted in the tangible world (he rusts) and what he lacks is (to him) a tangible thing. Reflecting through The Tarot once more one is drawn to The Pentacle. PENTACLES: coins, diamonds, tangible stuff, matter; the physical self.
Finally Dorothy finds her way to The Emerald City and meets Oz, the Great and Terrible. Here she learns the final lesson of The Magician. WANDS: Fire, pure spirit, vitality and passion, energy, will; the spiritual self.
Upon the yellow brick road, Dorothy encounters the representational aspects of her inner psyche. The classical Elements reflected through the story of her life… A journey of discovery and enlightenment. One can learn much reflected in the world around us, in the stories we tell, we simply need to learn how to read and interpret them; discovering our own inner Dorothy, The Fool within. And in our that journey of discovery and enlightenment we can discover how we all have the power manifest our will and to heal ourselves.
After The Magician, The next archetype The Fool meets is The High Priestess – the guardian of the subconscious – who represents wisdom, serenity, knowledge and understanding. The High Priestess also poses a challenge: to go deeper – to look beyond the obvious, beyond the surface situation, to unlock what is hidden and obscure.
At this point it’s probably best to point you in the direction of the book I found most useful when formulating a fixed understanding of the received wisdom of The Tarot. If The Fool wishes to continue the journey it’s a good place to start. From my perspective the rest is Neo-Jungian Psychology. For that there’s Google.
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What is happiness? An instant of lightness of the spirit, of laughing without giving a damn why, of silence for the sake of sanity... Happiness is rare and powerful, so in instances of joy, we sometimes overlook how important and valuable it really is. We believe our lives will be filled with these moments without right away knowing that they are very scarce. Life is filled with twists and turns. pain and joy. Find something that is worth it, hold onto it and treasure it. And when it jumps right in your face, don't turn away scared. Grab it by the gut, bleed as much as you can from it and move on hoping for the next one to come soon.
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Writing is a solitary vocation. I spend a lot of time alone, pondering and reflecting, constructing and connecting. Most recently I connected my life, as a writer, to a well-known poem by Robert Fulghum. http://www.robertfulghum.com/ In the poem, Fulghum reflects on his days in kindergarten and how those lessons prepared him for life.
Give back to your fellow writers. Share articles and resources. Share your failures; they matter too. Lift someone up; show him the way. Give your books away to kids in need. Give back to your community.
I have dues to pay, like everyone else. There are no short-cuts or secret formulas to getting your books published or noticed.
over the head with book promotions. It’s a fine line we walk when we promote our books. When in doubt, less is ALWAYS more!
Being an organized writer leads to being a productive writer (took me a long time to accept this one). This rule also applies to cats sleeping on your lap while you write. If you must disturb them, return them to your lap immediately.
I am a better writer when I can see the top of my work space (fought this one for years). Cats sitting on your work space are exempt.
Whenever you quote or reference someone else or his/her work, give him/her proper credit.
For me, this pertains to my husband. He is often on the receiving end of my writer’s block crankiness and endures my need for isolation when the block gives way.
A good practice on those rare occasions when I pry myself from my WIP to eat.
Sometimes I have to let go of an idea that is not working to create space for a new one.
And they make for delicious refreshments at book signing events.
Okay, I’m still working on that one.
My cats handle this one for me.
I am blessed to go out into the kid lit world, holding hands with some of the best people I know. Winding our way through the streets of the publishing world; we stick together.
Without wonder, how would we create anything new?
The wonderful thing is that, as writers, we can make these moments matter. And what we write can matter to someone in a profound way.
My greatest joy, as a children’s author, is seeing my words reflected through another person’s eyes. In that book, for those few moments, we look at the world together.
What has your writing journey taught you? I’d love to hear about it. Don’t be shy, leave a reply.
I LOVE this post! What writing children’s books has reminded me includes that just about anything truly is possible, the importance of doing what I love with people I love, the magic and power of connection, the value of leaving a legacy, how critical it is to my happiness to focus on the adventure rather than the result, and how wonderful most writers and readers (and people in general) really are.
What writing children’s books has reminded me includes that just about anything truly is possible, the importance of doing what I love with people I love, the magic and power of connection, the value of leaving a legacy, how critical it is to my happiness to focus on the adventure rather than the result, and how wonderful most writers and readers (and people in general) really are.
Great post! I’m very new to writing children’s books and these words hit home for me. I’m going to be posting them on my wall in front of my desk.
Hi Michelle… I nominated you for The Lovely Blog Award. You can read about it here: https://tinafrisco.com/blog/one-lovely-blog-award/. Acceptance is optional. Have a wonderful day, my friend!
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Author The Fun E FarmPosted on April 13, 2016 April 13, 2016 Categories Daily Life, Homesteading13 Comments on It’s Alive!
My lovely other half purchased me some very pricey and sought after hatching eggs lat month, and we (mostly me) have awaited the hatch day pretty anxiously. Eggs started pipping on Friday, the day Ryan was due to come home and the grandmuffin patrol was due to arrive, so it was pretty cool that they got to be here for the grand event. We had babies hatching Saturday and Sunday, and the final late bloomer finally fought its way out late Monday.
We incubated a bunch of our own eggs from our birds (including a couple from our Marans, and the dozen shipped Black Copper Marans eggs T bought for me. Buying and incubating shipped eggs is always a risk. The seller can handle them and pack them perfectly, but there’s no way of telling what sort of care they receive between buyer and seller.
Post office handling procedures and temperatures can vary greatly. Eggs can be jiggled, juggled, dropped, shaken, tossed, smashed, scrambled, X-rayed, and depending on the time of year, frozen or overheated. They can arrive perfectly packed and intact and be completely nonviable. It’s always best not to “count your chickens before they’re hatched”…but even more so regarding shipped eggs. A hatch rate on those of 50 % should be considered a raging success.
So with two of our Marans pair’s eggs, and 12 of the shipped ones, and a little over a dozen from our Reds and Aracauanas in the tray,I was hopeful but trying not to be unrealistic. For some reason, the Aracaunas are usually always first. The eggs are a tad smaller, but true to form, the first one to pip (small hole) was a blue egg. We upped the humidity in the cabinet and went to go pick up Ryan. By the time we got home, several of the brown eggs had begun to show pips, and lo and behold, one of the dark shipped eggs!
The waiting is the toughest part. Patience is not a virtue I was provided with in great heaps. The grandbabies arrived late Friday evening, and we had some progress, but still no chicks. Saturday morning, my eldest granddaughter, Teagan, got up with the sun and she and I trudged out with flashlights and Wahooooooo! We had the first of the fluffy butts scrambling around in there. We must have made twenty trips over the course of the day, and one by one, chicks started making their way out of the shells. Great fun for the kids to watch. Of course, the first thing they want to do is open the door and retrieve the new babies, but you can’t. While chicks are trying to break their way around the shell enough to “unzip” it, the humidity has to remain high. The second you open the cabinet door, all of it is sucked right out in a great big WHOOSH, and before it builds back up again, you can rather effectively shrink wrap your hatching chicks in their own shell membranes. They will dry out and stick to the chick’s fluff, acting like a super glue of sorts that prevents them from any further movement or progress.
You can safely leave them right in the incubator for up to several days after hatch, having just absorbed the rest of the yolk inside the egg, they are born with enough nutrients and hydration on board to bear that quite well, so there is no huge hurry to get them out. When doing so endangers the rest who are still trying to hatch, it’s counterproductive. Additionally, the ones who have already hatched will “help” others out of the shell, sometimes by directly pecking at it, and sometimes just the act of scrambling around over the other eggs does the trick.
Teagan and I moved the babies from the incubator Sunday morning into a brooder box in the house for the head count and mandatory chick cuddling. We commenced with our day, breakfast and an Easter Egg hunt for our family’s week late bunny visit. We left the additional eggs in the incubator, you can just never tell what sort of late bloomers will appear.
So our hatch was a success, there are two new trays of over a hundred eggs in there now. Ryan’s small indoor incubator with seven eggs is due to hatch this weekend. It’s a test run, the first one for that incubator, so we’re guardedly optimistic. If there’s a hatch, I should be able to get some decent photos to post , as that one has a clear domed top.
We’ve also posted the first of our new hatching egg auction line on eBay.
Hope everyone is having a wonderful spring week, and did NOT wake up, as we did yesterday, to a bunch of frozen white slop!
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1964: Ranger 7 begins transmitting the first high-resolution video of the lunar topography back to Earth only minutes before crashing into the moon's surface.
Ranger 7 was designed by NASA for a one-way trip to the moon and the high-velocity impact was the intended grand finale. But the craft's mission was to send back as many video close-ups of the lunar surface as possible before its destruction and in this it succeeded brilliantly.
For that purpose, Ranger 7 was equipped with six slow-scan television cameras, an optical sensor, a high-gain communications antenna and solar panels to provide power. The cameras were calibrated to overlap each other to pick up as wide a field of vision as possible and the images were reconstructed back on Earth and transferred to 35mm film.
Ranger 7 began transmitting its high-res pictures 17 minutes and 13 seconds before impact and the last picture was sent off less than a second before the craft hit the lunar surface at a speed of 1.62 miles per second. The crash site is located at Latitude 10.70 S and Longitude 339.33 E, near the Mare Cognitum.
Two more Ranger missions followed within the year, providing additional topographical imaging from other parts of the lunar surface. The images sent back proved invaluable for the upcoming Surveyor and Apollo projects.
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I am looking forward to visiting Edinburgh on Sunday 31 October, to talk about Change in Putin’s Russia at the Independent Radical Book Fair. My slot is at 3.45 pm at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Dalmeny Street – details here http://www.word-power.co.uk/viewEvent.php?id=2864 … and it’s part of a pretty interesting weekend – the whole schedule is here http://www.word-power.co.uk/viewEventList.php?category_id=1.
If you’re in, or anywhere near, Edinburgh, it would be nice to see you there!
The strike by iron ore miners at the Poltava enrichment plant, mentioned in the previous item, ended on 20 August, and the issues in dispute put into negotiation. It has been reported in the local media that the local government authorities are mediating between the workers and the company, Ferrexpo, which is majority-owned by Konstantin Zhevago, one of Ukraine’s richest men. I don’t have any more details yet.
A major dispute is underway between mineworkers in Poltava, West Ukraine, and Ferrexpo Plc, a major player on the global market mainly engaged in mining of iron ore. All three shifts in the open cast in the town of Komsomolsk, of more than 300 workers each are now involved in industrial action. Some railway locomotive drivers and workers on the iron ore concentrating factory have joined in solidarity.
The action started on the 1st of August at 10 AM when the workers at the ore-dressing open cast pit started at first with a go-slow and work-to-rule. The action began when haul trucks drivers on their way down to the 305 meter deep quarry reduce speed of the vehicles from normal 40-45 km/h to the more safe 10-15 km/h. Excavator and bulldozer operators, as well as drilling technicians then joined the action in solidarity. Within 24 hours of the workers action total rock production had fallen by less than 60% of normal volume. This impact of the workers resistance is continuing.
Evaluation is done every 5 years; after the previous one, workers kept their ‘1st list’. Since then their trucks became older, while the mine grew even deeper. Despite the fact that the certification of job hazard categories is in contravention of Ukrainian law all legal means to contest it led to protracted and unresolved cases in the courts.
Over the last year the management has used lies and blackmail to increase production rates; however each time rates were raised at the end of the month the workers were left without their deserved bonuses. To fulfill quotas, truck drivers routinely have to transgress the legal speed limit. Until recently, the highest speed has been 25-32 km/h (depending on the make of vehicle), while truck drivers have to drive at 40-45 km/h.
The company still considered production was growing too slowly. The company used this to deny workers their bonuses. The bonus in question could reach 1000 UAH which is a significant proportion of the average wage (4500 UAH). Meanwhile, during last 2 years workers’ incomes have dropped almost fourfold due to inflation and currency devaluation.
Working hours have also been increased from 8 to 12 per day. Also, drivers of heavy haulers (90-136 tons Belaz, Caterpillar and Komatsu mining trucks) are now being officially registered simply as ‘drivers’.
In response to this intolerable situation the industrial action is continuing; judging from the results of the first week, the management isn’t eager to look for constructive solutions. With their every step, the factory management has sought to escalate the dispute.
After workers had announced the beginning of their action in the media, the Ferrexpo company press department has launched a disinformation campaign trying to refute and misrepresent the workers action. After video of interviews with workers of the mine had been shown, the press began to side with the workers. In response the company has adopted a new tactic of seeking to enter into negotiations, whilst launching a new press campaign in order to assure the Ukrainian and foreign media that there is no threat of a full stoppage of production at the mine, and that the action doesn’t affect the enterprise’s revenues.
Meanwhile, at a meeting with the region’s deputy governor, workers were invited to stop the industrial action, and a new commission for evaluation would be instituted. Workers, fearing deception, continued their action, and the next day, 4th of August, the management issued order #1800 by which it has unilaterally scrapped a number of safety rules for drivers of heavy haulers. Specifically, they excluded the rule which forbade overtaking and included the rule which sets minimal speed limit. Overtaking and overruns are the two most frequent reasons of wrecks in the quarry.
The independent trade union ‘People’s Solidarity’ has written collective letters to the public prosecutor’s office and to the Ombudsman. The management also appealed to the local authorities, and activists received summons to the local public prosecutor’s office. It seems like authorities act as employer agents to intimidate workers. One of the workers’ leaders was fired. Some workers were suspended from work. Repressions against workers are growing.
Now employer has hired 70 scab drivers from another city and put them up in a hotel in Komsomolsk under the guard of private detectives. Every day armed with the Kalashnikov machine-guns private guards’ convoy scabs to the quarry and back to the hotel giving no possibility even to speak to them. (It should be noticed that machine-gun firearms are officially prohibited for private guards in Ukraine.) At the moment strikebreakers have not succeeded in increasing production because they do not find it so easy to drive the heavy mining trucks. It’s clear that it would be impossible to increase output without grave danger for the life of workers. But it looks like the employer does not care about possible fatalities.
In spite of this the strikers are resolute; they are doing their utmost to maintain their action in the face of the intimidation and strike breaking by Ferrexpo Plc. The management, having no desire to agree to the workers demands, pays for publications in the international media on a daily basis, assuring readers of colossal revenue growth. Such boasting is particularly cynical, since everyone knows that this revenue is obtained by the super-exploiting of the workers at the enterprise.
• Restitution of the ‘1st list of hazard’ and relevant social and pension benefits to all workers of the mine.
This action is clearly provoked by the employer’s impudent unwillingness to meaningfully negotiate with the workers. Ferrexpo Poltava Mining CEO Viktor Lotous said to workers that they are “clowns” and advised one driver to “change his wife” if he can’t provide for the family.
Nearly 1000 workers are involved in the action and are losing now approximately 40% of salary due to the underfulfilment of output norms.
The Poltava miners need international solidarity to force Ferrexpo to stop repression, negotiate seriously and secure the workers just demands.
Please send information about protest actions and copies of protest letters to the ‘Narodna solidarnist’ trade union on e-mail ccc@narsolidarnist.org.ua.
Labour movement activists in Moscow believe that the strikes, meetings and demonstrations that spread through the Kuzbass coalfield in May – the most widespread in recent years – could be renewed later this year. The protest movement surged brought miners and their families into conflict with local government and the security forces as well as mine managers.
The protests were triggered by one of Russia’s worst mining accidents in recent years, at the Raspadskaya mine at Mezhdurechensk. An explosion late on 10 May killed a group of miners and left others trapped underground; a second blast caught rescue workers and miners trying to reach the trapped men. The total reported death toll was 67.
Inspectors’ reports indicated that the first explosion was caused by high concentrations of methane gas. Mine managers had turned a blind eye to workers – who rely on productivity payments to make a living wage – tampering with safety equipment. They had disabled gauges that automatically shut down the power supply to drilling equipment if gas concentrations exceed a certain level.
Safety officials have started criminal proceedings against the mine manager, Igor Volkov. But as any miner will tell you, this is a question of corporate culture. Institutional collusion is needed to neutralise safety equipment significantly. And there is a history in post-Soviet Russia’s privatised pits: in 2007, when 110 died at the Ulyanovskaya mine in western Siberia, it emerged that safety equipment had been tampered with there, too.
On 14 May, miners gathered in the town square of Mezhdurechensk – a historic meeting-place during the 1989 miners’ strike, the key event in the late Soviet revival of the Russian workers’ movement.
No-one from the mine management came to beg forgiveness. No-one in any official position came and said, “forgive us please, mothers, forgive us, wives [of those killed in the explosion]”. [The management] didn’t really grieve. That was all false. […] [We want] to live humanly – with dignity. It’s that simple. Everyone thinks we get huge great money. But actually people here live from one wage packet to the next. On average, without fulfilling the plan, people get 25,000 [rubles per month. The ruble/$ exchange rate is about 30:1.] If the plan is met, 30-35,000 – 40,000 is the absolute maximum. […] But it’s dirty money. To receive that 35,000, our lads – for the sake of their families, not for the sake of money – go into the mine to work and, honestly, they break safety regulations. They disable the methane gauges. Because it’s impossible to do otherwise. There is a great deal of [methane] gas. It’s constantly present. […] All the managers know perfectly well what’s going on. And they [the managers] on the surface do too.
Overnight on 14-15 May, protesters blocked a local railway line. About 200 of them confronted the riot police (OMON) who arrived to try to move them on. The miners and their families were attacked by OMON officers with batons; stones were thrown in response and 28 arrests made.
As tension rose in the region, and labour movement activists feared an extension of repressive action, a manifesto appeared on the internet signed by the Union of Kuzbass Residents, an unknown organisation. It called for mass meetings in towns throughout the region on 22 May; urged “all parties and public organisations” to support those arrested during the railway protest; and called for mass meetings to become a regular feature of the region’s political life. The appeal is reproduced below, in the item dated 17 May.
Despite the mystery surrounding the appeal’s origin, local authorities in Kuzbass became concerned about the planned day of action. Many of them reacted nervously, arranging sports activities – and in the case of Kiselevsk, an organised potato-picking expedition – and putting security services on standby.
On 22 May, a small group of people turned out to demonstrate in Mezhdurechensk. Andrei Orlov, a miner at the Olzherasskaya-Novaya pit and activist in the Independent Miners Union, told the protestors that security guards had detained and interrogated him, and asked him to attend a forensic centre to be tested for traces of drug use. He refused and said he would only accept testing by independent doctors – an understandable stance, since a miner activist from Yakutsk, Valentin Urusov, is currently serving six years’ hard labour on trumped-up drugs charges.
Esteemed gentlemen! You have spoken many fine words hear but, listening to you, I understood that nothing will change. This city has no future. My daughter’s husband is a miner and he takes home 9000 [rubles a month]. My daughter is pregnant now. The first thing I’m going to do when I get home is to say to her that she should get a termination. She just will not be able to bring up a child on that.
In the days that followed, promises of two 7% pay rises in rapid succession were formalised and the movement subsided – for now. Activists in Moscow, who had organised solidarity demonstrations with Kuzbass, began to discuss the lessons of an upsurge that had galvanised coalfield communities in a way not seen since the mid 1990s.
Andrei Demidov of IKD.ru, addressing a press conference on 31 May, said that the conflict in Mezhdurechensk had been sharpened by “many years of pressure on the free trade unions that had been active there, and other civil initiatives that were not under the control of the local authorities. As a result, at the critical moment, the energy of social protest burst out in radical forms.” Nevertheless, organisations had been developed to express mining communities’ interests, “and that is certainly not the virtual Union of Kuzbass Residents”, Demidov said. As well as an “initiative group” formed locally during the protests, there is the local branch of the Independent Miners Union, which has 60 members at Raspadskaya – while there are 3000 in Rosugleprof, the “official” union that is integrated into management structures in a way similar to the soviet-period union from which it is descended.
Those in Moscow who followed the events believe that none of the fundamental issues – the sharp fall in living standards that followed the 2008 crisis, the productivity drive in mines and other industries that endangers safety, and Russia’s gigantic legacies of other unresolved social problems – have been resolved. Further social movements are to be expected.
Prosecutors and the courts in Yakutia in eastern Siberia ran roughshod over legal procedures in order to jail Valentin Urusov, a miner who had dared to organise his workmates at the Alrosa diamond mining company into an independent trade union.
The details are set out in a new article here: SL55-Urusov published in the Socialist Lawyer. More information about the campaign via this page here https://spirani.wordpress.com/free-urusov/.
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Bless you! It’s HERE! The long-awaited lyrics for Crystal Sign!
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I had two dupattas, a plain green in cotton and brown printed in chanderi cotton.
I was not using this green.
This piece is a stole and not technically a dupatta. when the green fabric is made into a tunic with a light brown embroidery piece, it might match this brown printed scarf. With this idea a small kutch work design was drawn on graph paper.
The embroidery was done with three colours.
With this lovely tunic, I need a salwar to go with this set, How about it?
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Once again the Home Office has failed to make the right decision about the case of Lemlem Hussein Abdu. The UK border Agency has ordered her to leave the UK and booked her a flight to Ethiopia yesterday – Lemlem is not from Ethiopia she is from Eritrea.
There will be a demonstration outside Sheffield Town Hall on Friday 15th October at 4.30 – there will probably be a banner making session before (further info to follow) but any banners saying things like “Lemlem must stay” and “Keep Lemlem in Sheffield” will add colour and visibility.
← You Choose – RASAG!!
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At work – as in all walks of live – it is an absolute given that stress is considered a bad thing. Humans have a competitive nature and we are programmed to strive to achieve the highest results possible and to be the best at whatever we do. It is clear then why we as humans are also prone to stress. As a word, stress has all sorts of bad connotations; from hindering performance to causing health issues. So what exactly are the problems caused by stress? Can stress actually be a help as well as a hindrance?
Stress can be caused by a whole range of things; pressure to perform at work, problems with family or relationships, tight deadlines – the list goes on. It is no secret that feeling stressed and under pressure leads to nerves, which can in turn affect performance. Nerves often affect how we think, causing us to over-think tasks and scenarios and clouding our ability to deal with them. Nerves and stress complicate tasks that should be easy and energy is wasted as nervous energy. There are of course plenty of methods of dealing with minor stress, from herbal remedies to breathing techniques. Athletes deal with the threat of stress and nerves through extensive preparation, by analysing the competition, getting to know the court and of course through a lot of practice. This tactic can be applied on other occasions when people are prone to stress. A good example is exam preparation; students practise papers under exam conditions, simulating conditions as close as possible to those of the exam to find out how they cope under stressful circumstances. Even with preparation, nerves are rarely kept completely at bay. Despite this, being as prepared as possible will without doubt reduce the number of unknown elements of a task or situation to feel stressed about. Effects of long-term stress are harder to deal with. Unhandled, stress can eventually lead to high blood pressure, heart disease, exhaustion and depression. It is absolutely undeniable that stress can bring about problems, but can we channel stress to work for us, rather than letting it develop and become a real problem?
So if we forgot all the negative connotations for a moment, what exactly would stress be? A burst of energy and concentration on the requirements of a particular task. Through all the nervous panicking that we do due to stress, we often ignore the fact that stress hormones also bring about a faster heartbeat, sharpened senses and adrenalin. In other words, exactly the things that help you get a task done. Considering these physical manifestations, stress can be viewed as your body’s way of telling you what needs to be done. A moderate amount of stress gives us a short term buzz, enabling us to work efficiently and perform tasks to a high level. After all, when is it that most of us get things done? It’s usually when we are under pressure from a looming deadline! By looking out for stress and using it to complete tasks as opposed to running away from it, we can channel stress into productive energy, turning it into a help rather than a hindrance.
Stress does of course affect everybody differently, so how it can be used to positive effect depends on the individual. I’m not suggesting for a moment that serious stress should be ignored completely; this could of course have severe implications. A little extra energy used as motivation on the other hand never hurt anyone. It’s all about analysing the situation and taking control rather than letting stress take control of you!
One of the most difficult things to achieve in life is a perfect work/life balance. Whether you’re the head of a multi-national corporation or working your way through school, you have to find a way to manage your commitments. A lot of times in life you will hear people complaining that they don’t have enough time to do everything, that they simply have too much to do, and often this can create a situation where work rules our lives. But it doesn’t have to. Work is an inevitable, and important, part of life. What you have to remember though, is that it shouldn’t control the way in which you live your life. The key is to find a way that you can balance the professional and personal aspects of your life in a way that allows you to gain the most from both. But how can you do that?
It sounds simple enough but so many people don’t use one. If you can give yourself a schedule so you know exactly where you have to be and what you have to be doing at what time then you make life so much easier for yourself. Taking the few minutes it takes to be organized will save you so much time in the future. Perhaps take a little time on a Sunday to plan and think about what’s going on in the coming week. Having a visual aid really helps to give some structure to your life.
Today we live in a society where we are constantly connected to each other via the digital world. Whether it be on your iPhone, iPad or any other mobile device you may own most people nowadays are hooked up at all times. So, now more than ever, it’s important to take time off and get away from that world. You can work this time off into your schedule so it doesn’t affect your work life. People need time to themselves and time with their family and friends and being able to take this time away from work you are much more likely to be productive when you get back.
It is essential in life that you always have something to look forward to, and let’s face it, a lot of us work so we can do these things. Simply put, you have to have fun. If you give yourself things to look forward to the chances are you will feel a lot better about what you’re doing and you’ll be able to maintain a positive attitude. The more you have to look forward to, the easier it is to remember why you’re putting in so much work in the first place.
One of the biggest problems in today’s working world is the over-analyzing of every aspect of our day-to-day lives which ultimately results in (unnecessary) stress. If you let the little things get on top of you it will bring you down, mentally and physically. So what if you’ve encountered a few problems today? The likelihood is the world isn’t going to end. Just think about the positives in your life and even the fact you’re blessed with such a problem as a work/life balance. Things could be a lot worse.
Of course, in the economic mess we find ourselves in at the moment, finding a job is not an easy feat. But, as simple as it may sound, if you do something which you genuinely love then you can achieve happiness much more easily. Doing something you love is the perfect way to get rid of the work/life balance issue. If you love what you do then the chances are you’re happy and there is no dilemma. You’ve already figured it out.
So there are my top 5 tips for achieving a great work/life balance. It has to be said that in all honesty there really is no magic solution to achieving a perfect balance as it completely depends on you, but try doing some of these things and you stand a much better chance of being happy and ultimately achieving a balance that suits you.
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Who are the privileged ones that are able to use the HOV lane that the STATE stole from you?
Many cities and states in the country have carpool lanes, and the rules and regulations fo their use vary significantly. As a driver, you are responsible for knowing the laws in the state where you are driving. Here are the five things you need to know about the HOV lanes in the greater Phoenix area.
1. What is an HOV lane?
2. Is there a fee charged to use the HOV lane?
No. We don’t have any toll roads “at this time” in the greater Phoenix area. Anyone who follows the rules can use the HOV lanes. Ask Andy Biggs from gilbert when the Toll Roads will be here he should know!
3. Who has the priviledge of using an HOV lane that the STATE stole from you?
A vehicle with 2 or more people in it. People includes babies, but not beagles or inflatable dolls.
Motorcycles, including those with only one person.
AFV vehicles. AFV is the acronym for Alternative Fuel Vehicles. The vehicle must either have an AFV license plate, or an AFV sticker.
Hybrid vehicles that are able to achieve a 45 percent increase in combined city/highway fuel efficiency. As of 2-9-07, three types of vehicles qualify: Honda Insight, Honda Civic Hybrid, Toyota Prius. You must have a special hybrid plate or sticker on the vehicle to use the HOV lane.
The HOV lanes are restricted during certain hours only. Those restricted hours are 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. During the other hours, and all weekend long, anyone can use the HOV lane. In those non-restricted hours, it’s just another lane. By the way, if a holiday falls on a Monday, HOV is still applicable. The hours are posted, Monday through Friday. Holidays are not exempt.
4. Can I use the HOV lane just to pass?
See number (3) above. If you are alone in the vehicle, and you are not driving a qualified AFV or hybrid vehicle, you may not use the HOV lane for even a second during the restricted hours. You also can’t use an exit from which only the HOV lane has access. There are very few of these. Some on ramps to the highways are equipped with merging control lights, and have an HOV lane. Those vehicles don’t have to stop at the light.
5. What happens if I get caught in the HOV lane when I shouldn’t have been there?
The fine extorsion fee is a hefty one–I’ve heard it’s between $370 and $400 plus court fees. It is also a moving violation, so you may be assessed points on your license that could also affect your insurance rate.
DPS (Department of Public Safety) is supposed to be about safety right? Well if this is true why are they enforcing HOV lane violations that has absolutely no safety value what so ever? How does me driving on an HOV lane cause a safety hazzard. I think its quite the opposite. Get ready for the toll roads folks they are just warming up with the HOV lanes. You heard it here first!
Why are there so many HOV [High Occupancy Vehicle] lanes being introduced around the country?
Well, first off the federal mafia government prints money out of thin air then gives the states to construct them. This is all the more reason and proof big government does not work unless your definition of “work” means control.
Lets face it, HOV lanes have failed because they were never intended to work. How often are you stuck in stand still traffic and the HOV lane is wide open? It’s complete garbage and a waste of money. It about control and getting you use to giving in because the toll roads are coming. They steal your roads and now want to charge you to drive on them.
HOV lanes are constructed to steal your roadway that you paid for and hand it over to a special class of people…i.e. judges, cops, lawyers, or if you drive a car some ignorant bureaucrat decided was worthy enough to grace its tires on the asphalt.
Furthermore they use HOV lanes as a revenue source with huge fines if you are caught on their sacred road. The highway mafia errrr I mean DPS hangs out in the far left lane and waits for on coming cars to drive by with only 1 occupant and like a snake bam. It a trap, a fraud and its gonna stop!
The lanes were paid for by the people and for the people and the people shall have every right to the lanes!
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The third book in the Vatta’s War science fiction series.
In the previous book, an unknown enemy almost destroyed Vatta merchant family and their company Vatta Transport Ltd. Now, Kylara Vatta is determined to fight back and rebuild the family and the company.
The book was just full of interesting female characters! Ky herself has mostly gotten over her insecurities and isn’t afraid to be in charge and make independent decisions. However, she can be rather abrasive and isn’t at all subtle about her goals. But she does the best she can in a very difficult situation. She, and by extension Vatta Ltd., has two merchant space ships. She has taken over the larger and armed ship while she’s given command of her original ship to her cousin Stella Vatta. The ships part ways because of trade, Stella following in Ky’s wake and trying to sort out the messes Ky has left behind. They stretch her diplomatic abilities to the max and she starts to doubt Ky. Perhaps not surprisingly, Stella starts to resent Ky and she’s also quite jealous of her. This is quite a departure from the previous book. There are also some very interesting repercussion from the previous book, which I didn’t see coming and which I quite enjoyed.
But my favorite character was aunt Grace. The Vatta family considers her a doddering old aunt but secretly she’s much more! She’s protecting her niece and her family from assassins while trying to piece together the larger plot.
There are a couple of other women among the other ship captains. One of them is even unlikable which is still pretty rare for a woman who isn’t an enemy.
This was a fast-paced and very entertaining book. We get to see a couple of new cultures which I rather enjoyed, too. One of them requires politeness from everyone and has extreme consequences for who don’t. I also enjoyed the dog situation. However, one culture is distrustful of women in power which is, now, a bit tired trope so I didn’t enjoy that as much.
Engaging the enemy is actually my favorite book of this series, so far.
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Room One: Come and tell your story or a story about a friend, family member, co-worker, colleague or employer. What is your life like? Who is important to you? What do you love to do? Volunteer helpers will scribe, draw, photograph or record your story. Paper, collage materials, felt pens, paper etc. will be available. Everyone communicates and everyone is welcome!
A Day of Learning About How To Tell Stories and Why they are Important with experts of all Kinds. David Pitonyak, Patrick McDonaugh, Linda Perry, Tim Stainton, Aboriginal story-tellers, Barb Goode, Aaron Johannes, Susan Stanfield and others! www.tyze.com, Lesley Chenowith’s 1000 Voices Project from Australia – the power of personal narratives (http://www.1000voices.edu.au/) and more!
Room Three: Barb Goode’s Welcome! Room – come and be welcomed, chat, have some tea and a cookie and experience hospitality.
The Book! As we make art, tell stories and take photographs we’ll be collecting experiences and hope to make a book about our day together.
This is a Community Living Days event. There is no cost. Come and stay as long as you want. Snacks and drinks will be available.
For more information, contact psn@spectrumsociety.org or Judy at judy@spectrumsociety.org or call 604-323-1433 Please forward this to your friends and others who might be interested!
Vela Microboard Association dedicates itself to honouring the rights of, and eliminating the barriers for, people with disabilities. This includes the right to freedom, equality, control over their own lives, and to be fully included as valued citizens in the relationships and the opportunities of community life. Vela Microboard Association of British Columbia is a registered non-profit organization dedicated to exploring, facilitating, and supporting innovative community living options for people with disabilities. Vela Microboard Association strives to develop and support living options that facilitate true interdependence, integration, and membership in the community.
Spectrum Society for Community Living is a registered non-profit society and charitable organization, formed in 1987 by a small group of friends and family members interested in developing community-based services for people with disabilities. About a third of the people supported by Spectrum came to us directly from provincial institutions. In addition to Woodlands, we’ve also assisted people to move out of Pearson Hospital, Willow Clinic and Riverview Hospital. We also work with many families and individuals who are already living in the community. As 2010 our primary focus is the support and development of networks that support self-determination, and the development of exemplary and communication about person-centred services.
Beginning within Spectrum 3 years ago with a small six month CLBC grant and a vision of supporting folks with disabilities to expand and deepen their connections in their communities, we’ve become increasingly passionate about the potential of those we support to not only join more fully in their communities, but provide leadership and enrichment. With a focus on provincial and local leadership the 101 Friends project has presented more than 45 workshops to about 2500 people, from Ft. St. John to Nashville TN, as well as publishing books and DVDs by, about and for self-advocates and those who support them.
This entry was posted in autism, Books, community, creativity, Disability, families, family care, fundraising, Great Place to Work, Innovative Practices, leadership, Personal Supports, self-advocacy, self-determination, social enterprise, Stories, strategic planning, teambuilding, training. Bookmark the permalink.
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Future News / MP for the coalition warned / united / Knight Sangaree the likelihood of intervention of the International Monetary Fund and his imposing certain actions on Iraq in light of the large deficit in the fiscal budget for next year.
Iraqi parliament succeeded last week in the passage of a law legislative elections scheduled in April next after the long months of talks, have not gone hours on the adoption of the law until the voices objecting to it.
“Al-Sabah” informed sources sought Cabinet to send the general budget for the year 2014 to the House of Representatives this week.
Baghdad (AIN) –MP, Yonadim Kana, assured that the issue of replacing the President, Jalal Talabani, depends on the medical report o the supervising doctor.
Board of Commissioners approved the Electoral Commission for elections on Monday, on your schedule the election of the Iraqi Council of Representatives 2014.
Baghdad (newsletter). Member of the Economic Committee described the MP from iraqiya/Nora/albegari, national card system used in the Iraq cultural project that reduces the burden of administrative and routine accumulation during transactions.
Called a member of the Finance Committee MP Abdul-Hussein al-Yasiri, to the necessity of activating the customs tariff law after giving a considerable period to rehabilitate the customs offices in the Iraqi border, in order to support the national product.
Baghdad (newsletter). Member of the Economic Committee returned MP for//almerapi, because the activation of economic laws lack sophisticated enough experience to manage a free-market economy.
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The folks here at Legal Sourcery received a special New Year’s Eve gift – our blog won the Canadian Law Blog Award (Clawbie) for Best Canadian Law Library Blog. This is the second year in a row we have earned the honour and we are grateful to those who nominated us.
Winner: Legal Sourcery. Few categories prompt so many nominations from our readers as Best Law Library Blog, and no blog receives so many or such enthusiastic nominations as Legal Sourcery. The blog of the Law Society of Saskatchewan consistently generates engaging and informative posts about legal developments, regulatory changes, research trends, and just plain fun observations and contests. Ken Fox, Melanie Hodges Neufeld, Alan Kilpatrick, Kelly Laycock and Sarah Roussel-Lewis lead the way.
Legal Sourcery’s Alan Kilpatrick runs his own blog that looks at law library and access to justice issues, among many others.
Congratulations Legal Sourcery team and thank you to our readers. We have big plans for Legal Sourcery in 2016. Stayed tuned!
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The guitarist Craig Ogden has been quite a frequent visitor to the city. This year it fell to him to give the first concert of the 2017/2018 Lunchtime Series. He attracted a sell out audience and one was swiftly reminded why. He is a great performer in every sense. He makes a point of talking to his audience so that his concerts, particularly in the surroundings of the Museum Gallery, have an atmosphere peculiarly suited to the guitar, that of an intimate almost impromptu hour of music with friends.
Of course, it helps that he has a good line in wit, not exactly unknown in his fellow Aussies. I have heard on several occasions his remarks about the guitar as an instrument but each time in its variations of the moment it comes across as the player’s unrehearsed, spontaneous thoughts. He is rather like a magician who dares his audience to believe that something apparently impossible is about to be accomplished, in this case actually managing to play anything successfully on what is apparently an impossibly difficult instrument. Hence, when he conjures up the most extraordinary range of sounds from such a supposedly intractable piece of wood, the audience is very likely to find it a thing of wonder and magic.
And there were in truth many magical moments in the hour. In Bach’s first Lute Suite, there was firstly a quite wonderful buoyancy in the playing of the quicker movements. Here the various strands of the score came over with exquisite clarity and the ear was never confused. Even more to the point my ear heard any number of delightfully contrasting colours, not in itself something that is always to be found in Bach performances. Stern piety is sometimes what comes across but not here. The music was fleet footed and really danced. Yet also in the slower more solemn movements the stateliness achieved was so graceful. Perhaps such an effect was the result of something that the artist had alluded to in regard to the sound of the instrument’s bass strings. Here their resonance was memorable.
In the arrangements of two Beatles’ song that followed was revealed the song like capacities of the instrument. There were some particularly beautiful sounds in Goren Sollscher’s arrangement of Here Comes the Sun. However, perhaps unsurprisingly it was in the three Spanish Pieces, Andaluza by Granados and Torre Bermeja and Sevilla by Albeniz, that the guitar’s capacity to make you hear the unique timbre of such things as the Spanish mezzo voice was most memorably realised, not to mention its ability to convey the rhythmic vitality of the Spanish dance as well.
Perhaps, it was because it was sandwiched between these extraordinarily atmospheric pieces that Giuliani’s Grande Ouverture from the turn of the 18c and 19c seemed to this listener to have more virtuosity than substance. The programme associated him with such composers of the time as Hummel, Moschelles and Beethoven. Enough to say the piece certainly recalled the first two.
The delight of this concert was summed up by the way it ended. The performer remarked that he was mindful of the clock and had been told he must finish on the stroke of two. Therefore because he was determined to play a very special encore he said he would not go through the usual procedure of walking off and back on the stage, only in response to riotous applause for him to produce a little more music. In this instance he would nod twice to the applause whilst sitting and then play the encore. This turned out to be a delightful piece by Yvonne Bloor, a well known player and teacher of the classical guitar who lives in Leicester. It was such a graceful way in which to finish a concert and was duly rewarded with riotous applause. It was a concert which sets the bar high for the new season.
In a fortnight’s time on 19th.October The Brodsky Quartet come to the Museum in the second concert. Sadly, I shall be on holiday. Bad timing!
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Hello again, my lovely readers. I come to you a year and seventeen days older. I also come with wisdom from the ages–specifically wisdom in regards to writing and creativity.
I love it when art does cool things. Put another way, I love it when art goes against tradition and convention to enhance the point it’s making. I love the idea of epistolary novels, fiction in the form of text messages, or even a story written as a list because such ideas, for me, constantly challenge the idea that art has to be a certain way in order for it to be effective. One of my most well-received stories was written as a transcript in the style of an MSDOS command screen, and to this day, I try to strive to be different and unconventional in my fiction. Why settle for ordinary when you can reach for the stars and do something different?
Well, I found the answer to that question this month when I got additional feedback on my novel.
Quite a few people were saying the same thing: The unconventional structure I imposed upon it wasn’t working. I wanted to play with the idea of my protagonist have selective dissociative amnesia so that my readers could remember things right along with her. Yet what I ended up doing was confusing and alienating my readers and myself. By withholding information about her circumstances in the name of trying to do the “cool” thing, I ended up putting myself in a box and stifling all the other cool things I could do in the story.
Eventually, I will attempt to write a novel that has a protagonist with selective dissociative amnesia because I like it when art asks tough questions and I like challenging myself, but the novel that I’m currently working on can’t sustain something like that. It can still be non-linear, sure, but I now see that it can’t be to the degree I had in my previous draft.
To that end, it’s likely that I won’t be publishing my novel early March, but maybe have it up for pre-order by April depending on revisions? I don’t know. I’ll keep you all posted.
For now, I’ll keep doing what works and learn another important lesson: Doing what works is perfectly acceptable.
When I say “doing what works,” I mean doing what works. Nothing more, nothing less. It’s hitting the bullseye without any extra fanfare, somersaults, etc. It’s doing what you set out to do without the expectation of doing it in a cool, exciting way.
And oddly enough, doing what works is cool is in its own right. Doing what works means you persevered after trial and error. It means you did the thing. It means success!
It took me a long time to learn that, and as you can see from working with my novel, it’s still a lesson I occasionally need to re-learn.
From my thirteen years or so in the American school system, I was taught that doing what works was good, but doing what works well was great. Getting Bs were good, but getting As were great. Getting As made students think you were smart or applying to Harvard when college application season came around. It made you qualify to take AP classes instead of the regular ones. It made you the creme of the crop–the “cool” thing.
Yet what ended up happening once I went to college was that the belief that I had to be better than good (re: perfect) started eating me alive. I did well in school, but little things would start getting to me. I struggled with Japanese in a way that I hadn’t before. I had trouble sleeping (which is normal, given I was in a new environment, but still). I constantly strived for greatness and lost the forest for the trees, and there was always this niggling in the back of my head that I had to be different or special when, in fact, I was perfectly fine exactly the way I was whether I got an A or a B. I’d always known that to be true in my head, but it’s another thing to feel that idea take root in your body and consciousness.
I’m probably making things more dramatic than it sounds, but I hope that even the smallest bit of what I’m saying resonates. I will make sure that it resonates with my as a I head to my new job as well, which will be quite soon.
I love that you’re continuously challenging yourself to push beyond your boundaries! That being said, I completely understand what you mean when you write, “Doing what works is perfectly acceptable.” I firmly believe that perseverance/resilience should be more appreciated than accomplishments/accolades; on the other hand, I feel that it’s so easy for me to lose sight when I start comparing myself to others! I hope that you never stop writing because it is clear to me that you love doing it! Looking forward to reading more in the future!
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The first story of me I will tell you is of my London trip a few weeks ago. My first trip to the big smoke was in 2010 and I’ve been back every year since, except 2012, at least once. Last year I was there twice and I will go again in August this year.
I don’t live in a city, I live in that mid-way point between town and country, but I kind of like that. Countryside on my door step, half an hour from the city, half an hour from the coast. I get to live an easy, quiet life.
So I do like a trip to a busy city! Where I seek out parks and quiet places, odd I know. This trip was with my Mum and sister, part of my sister’s 40th birthday present and part escape for everyone.
I am an obsessive researcher when it comes to holidays, I should have been someone’s private travel agent as I would quite happily sit for hours scouring the internet for flights, hotels, activities, day trips….. I definitely missed my calling in life. Anyway, this trip was no different and I spent the months leading up to it reading TripAdvisor forums, taking screen shots of Instagram posts and generally obsessing over all things London-like.
Although I do all this obsessing, I don’t like to have a fixed itinerary. I read posts on TripAdvisor where people are at The Tower of London at 8.30am, have lunch at 12pm, next attraction t 1.15pm, next attraction at 2.30pm, afternoon tea at 3.30pm, dinner at 6.30pm, theatre at 7.30pm, evening walk at 10.30pm, bed at 11.30pm……blah blah blah. When do these people pee? Or stop to look at what is around them? I like to have a rough idea of what can be done in a day but it is completely open to change depending on the weather or whatever I come across on the way to something else.
This trips rough idea was completely based on the weather being good, I was pretty screwed if it rained.
We were setting off from Glasgow airport on a Saturday afternoon with good old British Airways as always. I love airports. Genuinely love them. When I’m going away anywhere I would happily show up at the airport hours before I need to. I also love plane food, which apparently makes me weird.
I won’t give you an hour by hour breakdown of what we did, that will be a little boring, I’ll just give you a run down of what we saw/visited and how I found it.
I know, it’s the most expensive train journey ever, but thanks to my TripAdvisor research I discovered the 90 day advanced saver tickets, set a reminder on my phone and bought these. The HE goes to Paddington which is 1 stop on the Circle line from Bayswater, the nearest station to our hotel. I COULD NOT COPE with being on a hot, sweaty tube for an hour so I am more than happy to spend the money on the HE (I’ve also got 90 day advanced tickets for my August trip).
When we arrived at Paddington we discovered that my (not so) meticulous research failed me as I missed the fact the Circle line was shut over the weekend! For some reason this threw me into serious confusion about how to get to the hotel. I spoke briefly to a station worker who told me about buses outside the station, then I thought about walking as it would be a 15-20 min walk, until my sister suggested what should have been the most obvious solution – “Why don’t we just get a taxi?” 5 minutes and £7 later we were outside out hotel. Easy peasy!
I discovered this hotel in 2011 when trying to find one which would accommodate my Mum, sister and me in the one room. My sister ended up not coming along on the trip but I still booked the hotel (twin room) because the price was right. On the trip we found the hotel was right too and I’ve stayed there a further 5 times since (including this trip I’m telling you about). It’s not a luxurious hotel, its simple, clean, comfortable and it’s cheap. Well, I think good value for money would be a better phrase to use than just cheap. For this trip, which was Saturday to Tuesday, I got a family room consisting of 1 double and 2 single beds for £412. That’s £412 for the whole trip for three of us, not each as my Mum thought when I originally told her the price. For my August trip, also over a weekend, I have a room for 4 nights costing £303. Yes, I could stay somewhere a bit more fancy, but I am out the room early and back late, maybe back in it for an hour in the afternoon so I’d much rather use the money I’ve saved on the room elsewhere.
Anyway, our room was clean and comfortable. It still had plenty of space to move around, store luggage and also had a wardrobe with a small fridge and safe in it. The bathroom was a bit compact but we were only ever going to be in there one at a time so it’s not really an issue!
This was my first time staying in a room which faced onto the back lane of the hotel, I found it much quieter that rooms at the front. The hotel obviously can’t do anything about street noise and traffic, it is London after all!
The hotel serves a continental buffet breakfast for £7, which we had on 2 mornings. There is a good selection of cereals, pastries, toast, fruit, meats, cheeses, muffins, juice, tea, coffee and boiled eggs. Supplies are replenished quickly and staff keep the room clean. Rooms have to be paid when you arrive (if you haven’t paid in advance) however breakfast is paid upon checkout.
The hotel is a few minutes walk from Bayswater tube station on Queensway and a little further down the street is Queensway station so you have options of several tube lines and can probably get anywhere in central London in 30 minutes. At the end of Queensway, around a 5 minute walk from the hotel is Kensington Gardens which is a great little oasis of calm and peace in the city. Of course it is home to Kensington Palace and leads on to Hyde park so you can spend quite a while there. My favourite thing to do is sit on a bench at the edge of the pond and watch the world go by……before making a swift exit when the ducks get a bit too close for comfort! Queensway has restaurants, pubs, fast food outlets, Sainsburys, Tesco, souvenir shops, Boots and the Whiteleys shopping centre – which has lots of empty units in it. There is also a ten pin bowling centre next to the shopping centre but I’ve never ventured in there. Needless to say there is plenty to do nearby if you don’t want to go far.
Back to the hotel, as I said, you won’t be staying in the lap of luxury and it is not entirely perfect but I now know what to expect and I’m happy to continue returning there so would recommend it to others. They have a wide range of rooms from small single (which I have stayed in and it is very small, but I’m only in the hotel to sleep) to family room.
For our arrival evening, Saturday, I booked tickets to go to the Sky Garden. Again I set a reminder on my phone for the Monday 3 weeks before we arrived and just after 9am all the slots were made available. I booked for 7.45pm as I thought that would give us plenty of time to get from the airport to the hotel, have dinner then get to the Sky Garden, but more on that later!
I chose Zizzi at Tower Hill as it was a 5 minute walk from the Sky Garden and I also had a £25 voucher to use. I made our reservation on the Opentable app and when we were running a little late from the airport, cancelled our original time and re-booked for 30 minutes later. This was a good idea as with the Circle line being out of action we couldn’t go direct from Bayswater to Tower Hill so travelled to Liverpool Street station then walked the 15 minutes to the restaurant.
If you’ve eaten in one of the Zizzi chain restaurants before then you’ll know what to expect. Service was prompt and the food good(seabass, lasagne and chicken then chocolate pudding and 2 portions of gelato). We also had wine which is always fun!
I wish I could give a glowing review about the Sky Garden, I wish I could give any review about it but we didn’t even make it close to the front door! We arrived at 7.30pm for our 7.45pm booking to be greeted with a very large queue snaking around the side of the building. I asked one of the security looking types if we join it even if we have a booking and showed him our tickets. “Join the queue” was the answer and so we did.
And we waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. We shuffled along ever so slightly every 15 minutes or so and more and more people joined on the end of the line. There was no information from anyone about what the hold up was or the time it was likely to take to get everyone in. At 8.25pm we gave up. There was easily 80 people in front of us in the queue outside and there was around another 50 people in the foyer plus a queue for the lifts (I had plenty of time to count everyone!). Darkness would be falling soon and it closes at 9pm for those with tickets so I felt what was the point in waiting any longer? The tickets were free, we weren’t losing any money, only our time. I don’t know if this is a common occurrence or if it was a one off problem. TripAdvisor or social media didn’t throw up anyone else having the same experience so maybe we were just unlucky or I simply didn’t know what to expect.
It’s fair to say I won’t bother trying it again though! I hope everyone else has better luck than me.
We hopped on the tube and got off at St Pauls to take some photographs, before getting back on the tube and continuing to Queensway.
(Note: I’ve been inside St Paul’s on a previous visit and would thoroughly recommend it, it’s absolutely beautiful. No photographs can be taken inside so you can actually concentrate on taking in the scene instead of trying to get a good Instagram shot. If it’s a clear day and you are fit enough, take the stairs to the top and marvel at the amazing views over London. Go early to avoid the crowns, especially if going to the top, as the stairways are narrow.
I loved Spitafields the last time I visited so we went along around 10am on the Sunday morning. This time I found there was an awful lot of clothes for my liking, but that’s not to say it wouldn’t be to someone else’s! Plenty of stalls to browse, notonthehighstreet.com also had a pop up event going on and there are of course the restaurants and cafes surrounding the market too. It was so hot on this day, I think the temperature peaked at 26 celcius and it was just too hot to walk about the market area for long so we made our escape after a browse around both areas and a couple of small purchases – a notebook and a trinket box (my two MAJOR obsessions in life).
I’ll be back again Spitafields!
As it was so hot we decided to make a pit-stop into Patisserie Valerie at Spitafields. We managed to get an outside table and after a ten minute wait placed an order for 3 fruit smoothies. We waited another 20 minutes for these smoothies to be delivered to the table and if we weren’t there to rest our hot, sweaty feet and people watch, I may have been a tad annoyed. Smoothies were delicious and as pricey as you would expect (around the £5 mark I think). I expect London to be expensive though so I am never surprised by the prices. If I really didn’t want something I wouldn’t buy it!
On asking for the bill we waited another ten minutes when I eventually got up to go in to the counter to pay. Our waitress met me on her way out and snapped that she was just bringing the bill, pulling it out her shirt pocket. I did not rise to the snapping, she appeared to be the only waitress on and was a little harassed. I have spent many years working in hospitality, I know the stresses that come with it but I also know that it takes nothing to inform your customers of any delays and they are generally understanding of this. The wait times that we and several other customers had were a little ridiculous considering the area was not all that busy. I would, however, go back for one of their fabulous cakes if I was in the area!
A very brief comment on Greenwich, we got the DLR to Cutty Sark, picked up a picnic from Marks and Spencer and sat in the small park area next to the Cutty Sark to eat and watch the world go by. As I mentioned before, Sunday was HOT so we did walk up to Greenwich park and thought about going to the Observatory, however my Mum felt the walk was a bit too much so we enjoyed a spot in the shade with some more people watching (which happens to be one of my favourite hobbies). I have been in the Observatory before and it is well worth a visit, on your own as I did or as a family.
We hopped on the Thames Clipper back to the London Eye (using Oyster cards) and this was a much more pleasant way than tube hopping. It did get a little bouncy at one point when we pulled out of a stop and were about to go under a bridge – certainly got my heart racing! I’m no sailor, that’s for sure!
Back at the hotel, I took to Google (using the hotel’s free WiFi) to find a dinner spot close to us as we were so tired from the heat and the walking. The Champion pub was a 5-10 minute walk away through the quiet Bayswater residential streets. It’s a seat-yourself-order-at-the-bar kind of place so we browsed the menu and chose the Sunday roast – on pork, one beef and one chicken. I ordered food and drinks at the bar (glasses could be doing with a better clean) and they brought cutlery and the food over once it was ready. A huge, delicious portion of Sunday roast on every plate. The only complaint would be that they were a bit heavy handed with the gravy, might be nice to have it in a separate jug, but I ate it all the same!
Staff were friendly and going from the decor and info up around the pub they are big on craft beers so if you are a fan it might be one to check out (1 Wellington Terrace – across the road from Kensington Gardens). I’d come back here, even just for a drink, even if I was on my own. They have tables on the pavement and I think there may be another outdoor area towards the back. Inside is a mis-match of tables and chair and old church pews, really adding some character.
We didn’t do dessert, instead we wandered into Kensington Gardens and bought 99’s from The Broadwalk Cafe then found a spot next to the pond to relax for a while.
What I loved to see was the parks being so full of people enjoying the sunshine in such a pleasant way. Families playing with their children, groups with their cool boxes and picnics, individuals lying back reading a book or simply soaking up the sunshine. In Kensington Gardens in the evening there was a group of people playing music, doing salsa dancing and having the time of their lives. No one hassled each other. People were drinking in their groups but there wasn’t that one annoying drunk who went around each group bothering people. There were no fights (that I saw). One man was going around doing tricks on his roller blade, music playing, having the time of his life. There was very little litter. The litter bins were full to bursting and had at least 20 bags around them, but the fact that people bothered to clean up after themselves and respect the beautiful parks they have delighted me. Great work London.
This is really a weather dependent trip, as in you probably wouldn’t want to go if it was bucketing down with rain. As good weather was predicted I bought our tickets online, buying them for the Sunday but they can be used within 30 days of this date, we visited on the Monday. It was straightforward to get there; on the District line at Bayswater to Earl’s Court then onto another District line train to Richmond and hopped off at the Kew Gardens stop. It’s then 5-10 minutes straight down the road from the station. Easy peasy.
We were told on entering that some of the park was shut off due to moth spraying, actually MOST of the park was shut off for this but there was still a sufficient amount in use to pass a few hours. I really think you would need at least a full day to fully enjoy all the gardens have to offer.
What did we do? We simply wandered, taking everything in. We stopped in at the White Peaks Cafe for a refreshment (where the counter assistant tried to short change me, as soon as I started to challenge my change he pulled out the additional money owed – £10 – before I even finished my sentence. We had lunch in the Pavillion Cafe which has a lovely selection of salads, sandwiches and hot food with such pleasant staff. I think it could be a little manic on a busy day but thankfully it was quite quiet so we were served promptly and had plenty of tables, inside and out, to chose from. We walked the treetop walkway (there is a lift to get to the top if you can’t manage the stairs. We walked some more until our feet could take no more walking! Then it was back to the tube and the hotel to relax for an hour or so.
The rain came on Monday night, although it was still very hot. After a quick mooch around a packed Covent Garden we came across Sophie’s on our hunt for a dinner venue and a hideout from the rain before the theatre (29-31 Wellington St). We asked if it was OK to have soft drinks and sit for a while before ordering dinner (it was only around 4.30pm when we arrived, show didn’t start until 7.30pm) and they were more than happy with this. We ordered from the pre/post-theatre menu which was a very reasonable 2 courses for £15 or 3 courses for £18. We went for 2 courses each ordering 2 portions of the chicken, 1 steak and 1 creme brulee and 2 chocolate mousse. The steak was melt-in-the-mouth delicious. We all had wonderful things to say about all the dishes and the staff were so friendly. After dinner we ordered a glass of wine and a couple of vodkas and were also brought a small taster of a cocktail in a shot glass.
I know its a chain, but it’s a good one and the pre/post theatre menu is excellent value for money. Drinks are expensive (£9 for the vodkas – with no mixer) but it’s London people!!!! One thing to note – they automatically add on a service charge, I was planning to leave a good tip anyway as food and service were great, but some people may not notice the charge if they do not have a good look at the bill.
I’ll admit now, I did not know who Carole King was before seeing this show at the Aldwych Theatre. My Mum chose the show as we bought her ticket as part of her mothers day present (I think tickets were £69.50 each? Or maybe £49.50? Can’t quite remember) and I was a bit sceptical about how good it was going to be. Oh how I should not have worried! A great show from start to finish, with a good bit of humour in it. I may not have known who Carole King was beforehand, but I certainly know all of her songs so it was very enjoyable. Nice little theatre too, we had three seats at the end of an aisle (I get slightly panicked in the middle) and there was plenty of leg room so I didn’t find myself fidgeting half way through! The only problem is the same problem with every small theatre – lack of toilets and those they do have never bloody work and stink to high heaven! A small price to pay for a very good show though!
I use theatremonkey.com to find good seats before booking any shows, it gives info on seats with restricted views, etc. and I’ve always found it really helpful.
As a treat, and to pretend we were a teeny, wee bit posh, we decided to forego the hotel breakfast on our last morning and go to the Orangery as it was only a short walk away in Kensington Gardens. The only problem with this was it was pouring with rain on Tuesday morning and by the time we hit Kensington Gardens my mother and I discovered our rain jacket hoods were not at all waterproof and our hair was soaked! This provided much amusement as my Mum was in a major huff about her hair being ruined (she still gets tormented about it now). We arrived at The Orangery at 9.55am and the staff were putting umbrellas on the outside tables. I asked one if they opened at 10am and he said yes then turned away. Now, as I said earlier, I work in the hospitality industry. 5 minutes before opening on a wet, dreary morning, I would have let three potential customers come in and sit in the dry, warm restaurant for the massive 5 minutes before service started as the restaurant MUST have been set up by then. No such offer, points lost Orangery for your one member of staff who could have been a little kinder.
When we actually got inside, we were served by a lovely, polite waiter (while the umbrella putter upper stood at the host station fixing his hair) although I failed to get his name unfortunately.
Our order was for 2 freshly baked croissants – one with ham and cheese, the other with butter and jam and waffles with caramel apple and cinnamon cream. They had no fruit juice (apple and orange) so a delivery may have been late but maybe they need to increase their orders? Food was delicious, I did descend into hysterics when my sister dropped some of the cinnamon cream from her plate onto her bright white top. I am clearly not suited to these posh places as I think the environment contributed to my hysterical episode, it probably wasn’t even all that funny!
I think The Orangery is probably a one off for me. Definitely a good spot for breakfast or lunch if you are a tourist but I doubt I’d go there every time I visited London.
And so concludes my London trip. We possibly would have done a bit more if it had been cooler weather, it was too hot to walk about for hours and hours, but we definitely enjoyed seeing the sunshine and relaxing in the parks. Although it was raining in London on the Tuesday, we arrived back in Glasgow to glorious sunshine which continued for the rest of my week off thankfully!
I should mention, I have a tube map app on my phone which is so easy to use and I’ve been using it since my first trip. Simply enter your start and end point and it will give you the route to take.
I also use visitor Oyster cards and top them up on arrival. Anything you have left can be refunded at the end of a visit, there’s normally a few £’s left on mine which I tend not to refund as I know I’ll be back!
My tip for London – don’t over-plan. Have a rough idea of things you AIM to see but don’t be disappointed if you don’t get to see them all. If you rush around from site to site you will only look back and be sorry you didn’t get to spend more time in certain places. I appreciate people travel from far and wide and London may be a one off trip, so do the things you REALLY, REALLY would love to do/see but prepared to be distracted along your way or change course from time to time, that is often what brings the most fun from any trip.
Not sure what to do on your trip? Buy or borrow a guidebook. Old copies may have wrong prices, the odd place may be closed, but they can still be useful. Look on TripAdvisor ‘Things To Do’ and browse the forum, ask any questions you have, but be warned – use the search function first to establish if your question has already been asked. Use social media – I follow London pages or Londoners on Instagram and screenshot anything I find interesting as a potential somewhere to see on my next visit!
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My orthodontic treatment started when my dentist referred me to my local hospital (orthodontic dept.) for braces.
After several teeth out to make room for wisdom teeth/adult teeth to come through, i registered with a orthodontist at the hospital.
Initially i had to wait for my jaw to grow and then i was referred up to a London hospital to another orthodontic department to have full braces fitted in 2004/5. I knew then that braces would not fix my open bite alone and that i would have to endure surgery! The dreaded word! Nevertheless i decided to go ahead for the full journey in pursuit of the perfect smile!
Brace work up at the hospital continued until 2006. I had a great orthodontist who was so lovely! My operation was pencilled in for the Christmas break 2006 but i had had braces fitted for such a long time that under recommendation i had them taken off and a retainer fitted. I was given an idea of straight teeth when the braces came off BUT even after several months my teeth started to move back into their old positions! This would have no doubt happened if i hadnt of had surgery!
I had the brace re-fitted in 2006 and it was another 4 months before i was ready for surgery again. From that moment the preparation for the operation was really quick!
I saw the clinic team a month before my operation in February 2007 and they took an endless amount of measurements and impression models. I was able to see on a model how my bite would be and how my smile would look.
(I also had my top jaw twisted to the left 1mm as my central line between my teeth was to one side).
After my operation i was fitted with 2 elastics which i could remove myself. A week after surgery i only had to wear these at night and in the evenings to support the jaw.
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Isn’t he cute? He doesn’t have a name yet, but that’s actually not my responsibility now that he’s in the mail, on his way to his new owner. I DO have copious notes on his contstruction and am considering putting the pattern together for sale ($1-2) on Ravelry. Knitters out there… wanna adopt a puppy?
BOTH of my bunnies are in school right now. How is it that hours fly by when they are heare but I have already run errands, changed linens, and knit part of a red dog’s ear and the 21/2 hour school window is only just beginning to close???
Here’s a look at the red dog doll I’m designing for my lovely Aunt. He’s turnign out very cute and he’ll make an appearance here later this week, after some assembly and of course after his head is complete.
Ok, gotta run… must savor every second of school time.
Today is my friend Julie’s birthday and it just might be her baby’s birthday too. Although we live very far apart and as this blog demonstrates, I’m not the most consistent correspondant, I am so excited for her. Julie and her husband are going to be AMAZING parents. They’ve got the love and excitement requirements met ten times over, but they’ll also do just fine with the challenges this gig entails. That is going to be one lucky babe.
I wanted to do something special for this new family, originally I thought about a knit layette (I’ve wanted to knit a moderne baby blanket since that book came out). Then, while shopping at JoAnn Fabrics a bolt of flannel jumped off the shelf and assulted me. It was pulling on my shirt screaming “MAKE ME INTO A BLANKET FOR JULIE’S BABY, SHE WILL LOVVVEEEEE MEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!”. That’s not something you can walk away from easily. With the help of my rotary cutter and quilting mat, inspiration from this flickr set, and just the right backing (that 40% off coupon really came in handy, thanks JoAnn) I was able to assemble the most gorgeous baby blanket I have ever seen. See? See?
Ok, bring on the birthdays!!!
Good Lord will someone please make this year slow down???? As excited as I am that school is about to start up again, and altough I am thoroughly enjoying all the little whispers of fall in the air, I STILL FEEL LIKE 2008 is JUST GETTING STARTED ALREADY!
At least I’ve been enjoying myself.
Many blueberries have been picked. Marshmallows have been roasted, the new tent has been pitched (and will be again one last time), our feet have gotten muddy, sandy, and dipped into icy cold lakes and friends’ swimming pools. I had some serious fun here (I am sorry I have failed you in the picture department… I so wanted to tell you about Bob throwing the first pitch, if it’s any consolation I still can’t find my lovely stitch marker keepsake from the event). And we went to the state fair!!! I do have a few pictures from that batch of fun, see?
There’s just one week left, I’m hoping to pack in as much fun as I can amidst the work that needs to be done before the weather hits (wood to stack!, hedges to trim!, gutters to protect!, a shed to set up so that we can both park in the garage… etc etc). And maybe by trying to savor this last week, I’ll ease the feeling that it’s all flying by, maybe.
You are currently browsing the Bunny Slippers blog archives for September, 2008.
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Old photographs have always turned a page in my head. I can remember as a child staring at the colorless faces atop my Grandmother’s dresser. Asking who they were. Marvelling at their faces being forever frozen in time.
As I grew older I remember looking at some of the faces in my history book with a particularly heavy heart. Paying close attention to the date and city listed in the captions. When I was 13 I walked underneath the shoes in the Holocaust museum knowing I’d never be the same. My eyes had never seen such unspeakable things for their own. Body parts. Internalizing that it happened. How every single person in each photo was real. Looking at their faces. Their souls lingering still.
I’ve always felt a connection to old photographs, and the stories they offer. Perhaps because so much of my life was dealt due to fate and chance. In an instant, everything can be different. When I first saw the trailer for ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ my affection for the film was instantaneous. I imagine that sounds rather bizarre, but the sentimental connection to the images displayed on the screen immediately pulled me in. If we could always know the stories of strangers, their would be no misunderstanding. I firmly believe that. Whole heartedly and somewhat foolishly. When I looked at the image above, I saw their stories. Each one of them would have been over 120 years old by now. But there they were. Some shy of even 16. Those tilting their head to accentuate their pipe. The ones who lifted an arm around another shoulder to embrace. The two tipping their caps. Whichever one decided on adding the goat.
The film takes us through enlistment and into the trenches, to the days ‘off’ and the days spent burying their brothers. There are magnificently poignant words spoken by Veterans that warned of the never ending cost of war. Cautionary tales of the hypocrisy and cruelty those who fight for their country feel the moment they’ve returned to the ‘civilized’ world. The detachment and isolation felt by the millions of those who have seen things that those who haven’t seen battle will never understand.
They describe returning home 4 years later and seeing signs in the windows of stores that servicemen need not apply. “Its a real shame how we treat servicemen in this country” we hear an Englishman say as the reel begins to shift back into black and white. These men (today men AND women) who have given all they’ve had to their country only to return to a place where they no longer feel like they belong.
In They Shall Not Grow Old, words are never attributed to a single solider. This film belongs to all of them. Their memories woven together to what is and what was. At times, war feels doomed to be a fever dream. There are parts we simply will never be able to comprehend. Still, there is a reason a photo is said to outweigh words 1000:1. Watching. Their movements tell a part of the story we’ve never seen before. The ones whose gaze lingers into the camera. A shaking hand. The profound affect even a half smile can provoke when the camera pans down a row of 100. You can read an entire book of their stories yet the part that is uncovered in their images is what makes them alive even today. They have not grown old. Those who died there and those who carried their souls with them. We’re somehow one hundred years ahead and equal parts back there again.
Will the film made 100 years from now be any different?
Same as them, none of us reading this will ever know.
May they not have to answer the same question.
Sobriety and the unveiling of, well, everything.
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Here is a teaching we did on a very pertinent topic. There have been countless books written on this topic. But why? Obviously, Christians are concerned they are making the right choices. Is it because they want perfect control over their lives? They want perfect security? They are terrified they might make a mistake (fear, fear, fear!)? Or, they think it is demonstration of true spirituality by telling others they can see God directing every detail of their lives? Does God have a perfectly detailed plan for out lives? The list goes on. We will discuss some of the common pitfalls that Christians fall into when making decisions.
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Jeffersonville, Ind.-based Spyker and parent Brinly-Hardy Co. released its new ERGO-PRO series spreaders. The ERGO-PRO series is offered in 50-, 80- and 100-pound spreader capacities.
The ERGO-PRO series showcases a new hopper geometry that virtually eliminates bridging, allowing all materials to flow to empty, the company said.
Fewer stops are required with a fill-to-level resting angle and a stability-improved support stand that fits rear platform carriers. The triangulated double handle is both bolted and welded to reduce the force required on turns (no flex), and captures a spring-loaded open-close lever with positive shut off for zero material waste. The handle adjusts to fit operators from 5 feet 3 inches tall to 6 feet 6 inches tall.
Additional durability is achieved through Spyker’s lifetime warranty all-metal gears and the largest, impact-tested welded frame in the industry.
Spyker has also released the Spyker ICE, a 100-pound stainless steel frame spreader specifically designed for winter use with ice melt and rock salt—including bulk rock salt. This model includes a stainless-steel carving blade and high-visibility frame features.
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MLK Day Detroit 2012: March for Justice!
Here is a slide show of photos I took at Monday’s MLK Day rally and march in Detroit. Veteran women SNCC freedom fighters were honored at the rally held at the historic Central United Methodist church. Occupy Detroit also received recognition and a standing ovation. A march followed which included a well attended socialist contingent. Later in the day folks from Detroit and around the state marched on Governor Snyder’s mansion in the hills above Ann Arbor to protest the states assault on local black government through corporate ‘Emergency Managers’ . That part of the county has probably never seen so many people of color. Despite the gloomy January skies, the weather was surprisingly warm for a Michigan winter. It was a joy to bring a little of the class war to the doorsteps of white, ruling class power in Michigan. A good day.
Tommy McKearney was born in 1952 to family with a long tradition in the Irish republican movement and raised in Moy, County Tyrone in the north of Ireland. When the insurrection against the Orange State and British rule broke out in the early 1970s Tommy, like so many of his generation and background, joined the Provisional Irish Republican Army. Tommy became a leading member of the IRA in his native Tyrone in the 1970s. The McKearney family paid a terrible price in the war; three of Tommy’s brothers, Sean, Padraig and Kevin, were killed in the course of the Troubles.
To help foster that debate, Tommy helped to found and co-edited the highly respected journal Fourthwrite (now an online publication). A socialist and an internationalist, Tommy has since become an organizer of the Independent Workers Union, which seeks to organize Irish workers north and south, native-born and immigrant, outside of the duplicitous ‘Social Partnership’ arrangements between the mainstream trade unions and the capitalist Irish government. In 2011 Tommy published a highly regarded book, The Provisional IRA From Insurrection to Parliament, on Pluto Press. In the book Tommy follows the path of the Provisional movement, analyzes its strengths and weaknesses, its history and aims all the while seeking to promote a working class alternative to the current cul-de-sac republicanism in Ireland has found itself in. Unfortunately, reactionary visa restrictions prevent Tommy from visiting the United States, so a book launch here has not been possible. However, all those involved or interested in the Irish revolution and the Irish solidarity movement in the US would do well to read Tommy’s work. The book is now available in shops in the United States and online.
Q: For many years Ireland was a country that workers emigrated from, since the late 1990s the trend was in the opposite direction with immigrants coming to Ireland. Recently, with Ireland’s severe economic crisis, emigration in again plaguing Ireland’s young. What’s happening with immigrant rights in Ireland? What has the return of emigration meant?
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The storm hit late last night, lots of lightning and rain and a howling wind that bent the palms over and strung out their hair like girls with their heads out of a car window, but there was little effect upon the buildings. It was dramatic enough for me to say that if this was just a tropical storm I am no longer sure I want to experience a real hurricane. The power went in and out and finally died for good and I fell asleep with my wet clothes strewn about the room. This morning I woke to an overcast sky with little wind and a flat sea, the ceiling fan turning again. Kind of a big fat nothing’ the whole deal. There are some leaves and branches on the streets, some minor coconuttage, folks are unboarding their windows and getting back to normal though with little prospect of doing business until the tourists return. I sense relief but some slight disappointment that all the preparatory work was wasted.
The forecast is still terrible, strong winds for a couple of days and continued rain and thunderstorms for a week; this is getting tiring. I may have to take off in the rain because I can’t live with this waiting much longer.
What about girls with crew cuts or boys with long hair?
What else do you need? You have gotten every thing.
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For the benefit of non-Filipino donors, what follows below is my own translation of the latest directives of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo regarding the Typhoon Ondoy (International Code Name: Ketsana) disaster.
The most important thing to take note of: Donations must be addressed to or coursed through the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) so that they will not be taxed or confiscated.
My fellow Filipinos, thank you very much for your generosity and good will toward the victims of Typhoon Ondoy.
First, a price control task force has been set up to prevent and penalize the overpricing of medicines. This exploitative practice is strictly prohibited.
Second, those involved in anomalous or fraudulent transactions for donations coursed through banks will be caught and punished.
Third, donations of food and other goods from abroad will not be taxed or confiscated by the Bureau of Customs, provided these are consigned to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).
Fourth, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has instructed all embassies and consulates to expedite the processing of documents required for donations coming from abroad, provided these are consigned to the DSWD.
Fifth, remittance service providers are requested to waive transaction fees for cash donations that are coursed to the DSWD through them.
It is only fitting that the government facilitate the delivery of aid to those in need, as well as ensure that they suffer no further. Anyone who seeks to impede such actions will be subject to severe punishment, including imprisonment.
Thank you once again to all who are helping.
An alternative translation may be found on Filipino Voices.
This entry was posted in General Information and tagged Bureau of Customs, Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Social Welfare and Development, disaster relief, donations, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Ketsana, Malacañan Palace, Malacañang, Office of the President, Ondoy, Philippines, relief, Typhoon Ketsana, Typhoon Ondoy by J. O. M. Salazar. Bookmark the permalink.
F*cking Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. She wants to have a cut on all the cash coming and she’s using DSWD to do this. Imagine how big her net worth’s gonna be after this calamity.
It’s not so much the cash as the goods from abroad that are prone to seizure. Several remittance service providers already waived their fees even before GMA made her announcement.
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Everyone knows that writing your vows can pose to be quite the stressful task, yet with the right planning and the right wedding vow ideas, the process is made much simpler. Some of the most memorable heartfelt wedding vow ideas come straight from the heart.
Yet other wedding vow ideas can be pulled straight from your favorite passage of poetry or song that your and your partner have special memories with. There are also traditional wedding vow ideas which are usually performed in church ceremonies. Last but not least, there are funny wedding vow ideas where the couple shares funny memories; these are always a crowd pleaser!
If you are feeling like you know what to say, but just don’t know how to say it, these wedding vow ideas are sure to help guide you in the right direction of romance!
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The broken line showing of surface structures is included for the purpose of illustrating portions of the rinse tank for agricultural sprayer and forms no part of the claimed design.
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Crustless Egg Quiche and Mediterranean Pasta Salad. Labeled each with placecards I bought at Michaels & added wedding color.
Caprese Sandwiches, unfortunately only got one poor photo of these yummies. They were individual sliced baguettes open faced with slices of tomato, basil and fontina cheese melted under broiler with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar reduction on top.
Dessert table consisted of some antique crystal cake plates stacked on top of each other for height and I needed a large platter for the cookies. All I had was an ugly pizza tray! I covered it in white wrapping paper, and wa-lah… a platter for beautiful cookies. Truffles were made with white chocolate and milk chocolate. Oreo cookie recipe. I will post later, super duper easy!
Beverage station with iced tea and spa water with crystal and glass wine and champagne glasses with tags for each girl to put her name on. I had mother of bride contribute her glasses with mine, and we had enough for a pretty table.
Mimosa station with champagne and orange juice with fresh strawberries.
A little tulle goes a long way, nothing says “wedding” like tulle. I really needed to soften my patio structure and this did the trick.
Since the bride is not a big fan of flowers and she happens to be having her wedding and reception outdoors at a lemon packing plant, I decided to use lemons to decorate the tables. We had a number of these on tables throughout with pictures of the bride and groom sitting in the center of arrangement.
Goodie bags for guests as they leave with a thank you note from the bride and groom.
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Petrol, Beauty. Oxymoron? | details in the fabric..
A petrol leak in a car park on a rainy day.
How can something so damaging to the environment, so harmful and poisonous, something that pollutes our world and condemns our future generations, how can something so awful be so… beautiful?
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Petrol just is what it is. It is not good or bad; it’s not even animate. Oil is naturally occurring. It’s our abuse of that is, well still not bad, just harmful.
I love art like this — that sees the beauty in something so demonized, belittled or dismissed… Great photo!
Great points! Never heard of Godwins law before – very interesting, and I’d say almost definitely true! Hitler always seems to crop up in conversation with me too, whenever I explain why I don’t eat meat and people disagree with me, I always get the “well Hitler was a vegetarian..” comment, haha.
No way. I did not know Hitler was a vegetarian. That’s just… well the universe never gets tired of throwing up the most ridiculous surprises does it?
TLS Hi, just wanted to mention, I enjoyed this post. It was practical. Keep on posting!
TLS Hi there, just wanted to mention, I enjoyed this blog post. It was practical. Keep on posting!
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This show was all full of South Africans, but I saw it in the mid/late nineties on YTV, really reaaaallly late at night. It was called "Legend of the Hidden City" or "Hidden City" (the Internets do not agree), and it had four archaeology students accidentally finding a city full of period (I think) Mayans... possibly...? Does anybody else remember this or know if it's on DVD?
Secondly, an Aussie brother and sister fall through a magical portal into Imperial China, and at some point the sister is zapped into another dimension where a whole lot of French people (read: powdered wigs, corsets and crinolines) have taken a youth serum and therefore can't have babies, so they try to feed it to her so she'll be a child forever and can be loaned to each couple in turn.
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“Dina fooled me into loving her and toke all I had, but still I can’t get enough of her.
In those words it was chosen for me. I never was quite sure why I spent so many sessions in the carpark at Dinas sleeping in my van, driving the M1 for hours and hours and putting up with multiple days of ruined climbing just down to the fact that the condensation had set in. The lines above probably sum this up as best as I possibly could.
I think this particular crack project has been one of the biggest struggles for me, due to a combination of factors. The climbing is really quite hard, the conditions on the line are incredibly fickle and the moves are so complicated that each time I would come down, I’d waste at least half a day remembering how to move my body. The route starts up a very strange and steep 2 bolt sport route which is more like climbing a long boulder problem. This then gives you access to an 80 degree finger roof crack. The sequence through the roof is around V10 and involves amazing spins on finger jams, an undercut mono-style move and some funky heel action. All of this has to be stopped in the middle of though, to place two micro nuts, which caused me problems on a few occasions!
The Dinas project has kept me occupied for 3 years I think…. Which seems like a long time. I got very close to it before going to climb Cobra Crack, but I rushed the last move and fell off on practically the last decent day of the season. Going back down again this week, I could feel all the same doubts creep into my head as I know that I’m off to Yosemite in 3 weeks and I’m not supposed to be trying projects. A friend offered a night’s sleep in his house before but I refused because I wanted to feel that I’d earned my route. I didn’t want any soft touches, no luxury, no compromise. It might sound a bit silly, but I find that if I take away the good things, it makes me want my goals more and makes me toughen up mentally.
The last day at the crag this weekend, was one of those really great days. A good crowd of people, a really relaxed vibe and absolutely no expectation. I’d been moaning for about an hour how sore my skin was, but that I’d just “have a little go to see where I get to” and then I could prepare for maybe coming down the following weekend. If I’m honest about it, I kind of know that this trick of “having a little look” is actually extremely effective on redpoint, as you fool yourself into it being a low pressure attempt. As we all know, the lower the pressure, often the better the results!
On the bolts at the start I very nearly fell off but I remembered at that instant that this had happened before when I did Greenspit. I pushed on. The next hard sequence felt hard and again I only just locked the undercut mono-style move as I was sagging out, so I pushed on. As the sequences flowed I just kept grunting away and trying to “fall up” the route – I think the climbers on the ground probably thought they were watching something rather odd. The climber above was using strange grunt sounds and a sagging arse to climb something quite hard. But hey, it worked!
It was pretty tricky coming up with a grade for this route, because of the afore mentioned factors in trying it. I possibly could have done it quite some time ago, but maybe it was a bit harder than I gave it credit. It’s so hard to be objective about it now though. So for this one, I’m going to assess it as to where it felt relative to other cracks I’ve done even though it took me absolutely ages to do.
As it’s a trad limestone crack (although, granted there are 2 bolts from an old existing line at the start) I will stick with the proper UK grade of E9 7a and given it a token US crack grade of 5.14a. All gear was placed on lead (not a very easy prospect!) and consists of loads of those offset Wild Country micro nuts, including the top 30ft of groove climbing.
Many thanks to everyone who’s kept me company at the crag over the last few years. You know who you all are.
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I must first declare my biases. I am still feeling extremely sympathetic towards Mr Laws.
To feel compelled to keep your sexuality private is bad enough but then to have it plastered across the front pages of every newspaper in the country whilst damaging the coalition that you and many of your friends are so thrilled about… it’s almost unbearable to think about.
Putting that aside though, I want to look at the moral and legal implications.
As you can see, the rule itself makes a big hash of defining what a partner is.
Why did it not say “a spouse or civil partner or family member” or “a spouse or civil partner or partner or family member”?
It is badly drafted, like much legislation of that era.
(b) was it an emotional relationship involving lifetime commitment?
(c) had the relationship been presented to the outside world?
Mr Laws was clearly not in a relationship satisfying (c). It seems unlikely that the relationship satisfied (b) or the second definition either. That would be for the Parliamentary Standards Commission to decide.
The rule is clearly designed to stop MPs and partners conspiring to claim rent where MPs would otherwise be staying in a London home rent-free.
Mr Laws has paid the money back even though he might be entitled to it. He has resigned even though he may have respected both the letter and spirit of the law (or rules, this is not a criminal matter).
There are many other questions about this case.
1. Would Mr Laws’ partner have let him stay rent-free?
2. Did Mr Laws, to a reasonable standard, ensure that all the financial transactions were properly declared?
3. Were The Telegraph tipped off about this ‘story’? Was Alastair Campbell involved and was this why Mr Laws refused to appear on Question Time?
It seems to me that The Telegraph has a duty of care to respect people’s privacy, not to mention a duty of care to their reputations, careers and the governing of this country in a difficult time.
The Daily Telegraph was not intending to disclose Mr Laws’s sexuality, but in a statement issued in response to questions from this newspaper, the minister chose to disclose this fact.
The first clause is disingenuous – how could the Telegraph accuse Mr Laws of paying more than £40,000 to his long-term partner” without leading to disclosure of his sexuality?
“I’ve been involved in a relationship with James Lundie since around 2001 — about two years after first moving in with him. Our relationship has been unknown to both family and friends throughout that time,” it read.
“James and I are intensely private people. We made the decision to keep our relationship private and believed that was our right. Clearly that cannot now remain the case.
In other words, Mr Laws felt harassed to make this disclosure.
Did The Telegraph take reasonable steps to check its story and prevent harassment of Mr Laws? It seems unlikely.
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Indiana Superintendent-Elect of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz sounded ready to compromise during a brief interview Friday for WFIU public radio’s “Noon Edition” program. The Democrat said she’s not worried about how hard it will be to work with Republicans who control the Statehouse.
And while Ritz has criticized the education policies that the legislature and State Board of Education have adopted – school vouchers, test-based teacher evaluations, A-to-F grades for schools – she didn’t call for undoing the changes.
“I’m really not looking to repeal all kinds of things … I think it’s all about implementation of what’s in place already,” she said.
But compromise takes two sides. And Indiana Republicans have been dismissive of Ritz’s upset win over incumbent Superintendent Tony Bennett.
The question is whether Pence and GOP lawmakers will push for more radical changes, like extending private school vouchers to more students and parents — and how their constituents will respond if that happens.
Rick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute offered his take last week on the Ritz-Bennett race. He apparently was writing out of pique. He said Bennett is a friend – and “a stud” – and his loss hurt. Hess had to lash out.
So he lashed out at … Arne Duncan?
His argument goes something like this: Bennett was right to support and get Indiana to adopt the Common Core Standards, along with most other states. But President Obama and Duncan, his secretary of education, made such a big deal about the Common Core that it seemed like a federal take-over. So Hoosiers rightly got suspicious and punished Bennett.
It’s true that some tea-party types (and some leftists and some teachers) don’t like Common Core. But most voters don’t care that much about standards. Conservatives who don’t like Common Core wouldn’t have been likely to support Ritz, a teacher aligned with the Indiana State Teachers Association.
But could the issue have significantly depressed Bennett’s votes? If it had, you’d expect a reduced vote total for superintendent of public instruction. Yet 97.9 percent as many people voted in the 2012 superintendent race as voted in the gubernatorial election. In 2008, when Bennett first was elected, the comparable figure was 95.9 percent.
Nah, it wasn’t about Common Core. Especially when there’s an alternative explanation that makes sense: teachers, teachers, teachers – and friends of teachers.
Indy Star reporter Scott Elliott examines five theories about what happened and concludes that “more evidence points to a teacher-led movement, online and word-of-mouth, born of frustration with Bennett, his style and his policies.” Also getting it right: Kyle Stokes of State Impact Indiana and teacher-blogger Keith Manring.
Finally, there’s Hoosier character. When I wrote this week that Indiana residents are “comfortable being in the middle” and leery of radical reforms, I hadn’t yet read this nice piece by the Star’s Mary Beth Schneider. She interviews IU historian Jim Madison, who traces innate Hoosier caution back to the mid-1800s, when the state went bankrupt for investing heavily in canals and roads.
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So basically Daniels and Bennet rigged the education boards, crammed all these trash reforms and is saying that even though they aren’t in control anymore we are stuck with this crap?
Whats the point of elections if idiots like this can thwart progress? the reforms that have been put in place have not been the benefit of teachers, Students or their futures. it was all political maneuvering and that game of smoke and mirrors doesnt help our children one bit.
remove hand writing as a requirement, I have doubts thats a good idea for many reasons… Contracts being one of them.
Voucher programs for the religious private schools… yep that’s worked out real well.. False history and brainwashing that’s government sponsored.. they didn’t even try to hide it. By the way, didn’t we declare that was wrong during the Nuremburgh trials after WW2?
Oh, and lets not forget all the teachers favorite reform.. the merit pay system.. im curious just how many teachers thanked Daniels for that. Oh wait Ritz won thats right..
Anyway Ritz has an uphill battle and im curious to see if she has the spine to challenge the reforms that are not in favor of supporting our Teachers and Students. Going into office with the thought of not challenging improper policies and policies that are not supportive of education but appearances and scores is ridiculous.
I believe that a smart move for Rep. Behning might be to apologize to our teachers for calling them ignorant, with the implication that Superintendent Ritz is also ignorant. This is not a very good way to begin a working relationship, is seems that again the ones who will suffer will be our students.
It seems to me while the people desired to continue with a Republican controlled Statehouse, but chose a Democratic Superintendent, that just maybe the people by and large were not happy with the direction of the states public education agenda.
Call me ignorant if you want to, but in the same breath you would also be calling a large percentage of people who voted Republican except for Superintendent ignorant as well. Not shall we say the smartest of moves.
I implore all that are involved in this process to work together toward a middle ground that will be in the best interest of all the citizen’s of this great state of ours, but most importantly for our children.
Believing that child’s worth is not determined by their intellect. Maybe the same could be said for all us Hoosiers who voted for this change.
Seeking, working and praying for peace in this place.
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Romans 5:6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly…. 8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
But Jesus Christ did much more than that for you and me now.. He left us His Holy Spirit empowerment so we can live fully the Christian life and not rather be always defeated by the devil!
1 John 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, …we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
Romans 8:11 11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you” (Acts 1:8).
All believers are indwelled by the Holy Spirit; however, not all believers are firstly now “filled” with the Spirit and His power, otherwise God would not have to command us to be. The lack of spiritual power is all too evident among believers. Being filled with the Holy Spirit is Not an option. If you have already received Christ, in Ephesians 5:18 God commands all believers to be filled with the Spirit; therefore, we know it is God’s will for everyone. Again it is really a command from God and really not an option.
And there are several Scriptural steps are most certainly initially involved.
1: In preparation for The Filling of the Spirit, Confess known sin and seek and receive forgiveness for all sin even by reliance on the related completed work of Jesus Christ on the cross for our sins. The Scriptures teach that God works in those who lead a humble, broken, contrite heart.
2 In further preparation for The Filling of the Spirit, one must become a confessed believer in Jesus Christ as Son of God who has made the full payment for our sins. Without this act, an acclamation of faith, one cannot be filled with the Holy Spirit, for biblically, the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God and of Christ.
Acts 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. Matthew 10:32 Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. 33 But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven.
3: Read examples of people being filled with the Holy Spirit in the new Testament. Such as Acts2:4, Acts10:44-46 and Acts19:1-6 – Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
4: Pray for, Desire, seek to be fully controlled by the Holy Spirit, to be under the full influence of the Spirit or to be constantly led by God.. Personally Claim the promises of God that he will reveal himself and fill you with the Holy Spirit. .John 6:37 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. Acts 17:27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Luke 11:13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Why aren’t more Christians filled with the Spirit?
Simply because of unsubmitted, un confessed sin. We choose to disobey god. This can take the form of pride: doing and wanting things our way. Living a self centered life, and We don’t give God control of our finances; we’ve worked hard for our money and it’s ours now. We don’t give God control of our relationships, associates, choices too;. We don’t give God control of our personal morality; that’s nobody’s business but our own—not even God’s. (Proverbs 3:34). [God] mocks proud mockers but gives grace to the humble” Proverbs 29: 23 A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.24 Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul: he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not. 25 The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe. 26 Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD. 27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just: and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked. Or the “Fear of man will prove to be our snare…” (Proverbs 29:25). Is there something that God wants you to do, but you haven’t done it because you’re afraid of what people will think?
God the father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit are all alive, real, individuals who care about you personaly too and desire now to fellowship with you too if you do now meet their requirements, conditions as stated in the New Testament. Or are you falsely still relying in your own flesh in following Jesus Christ, God, the Holy Spirit? … Did you know that the Bible teaches us that human nature will always deny Jesus Christ. We all first must come personally to Jesus Christ in order to receive the baptism of Holy Spirit as well.. Now without the Holy Spirit of Jesus in ypour life, heart, you can only know, experience, darkness, demons and not God.
Our boldness comes from being with Jesus, the Holy Spirit and our knowledge, application of God’s word. We can’t change one thing about ourselves or others without the SPIRIT of GOD.
Now still there are much too many imposter, pretenders, non Christians. Thus we all do still do need to know as to what is a real Christian?
The baptism of the Holy Spirit, the gifts of the Holy spirit, the Anointing , Tongues, Prophets, Apostles, Miracle workers, tithing have become unarguably the most neglected, misunderstood, misinterpreted, contentious terms in the news media, in the non Pentecostal and in the Non Charismatic arenas, especially in the fundamental evangelical religious circles and now all even because many of these people are mostly still serving self, doing their own thing, looking up to mere man and not unto God; As they clearly do not have God’s understanding of these subjects cause they do not have the Holy Spirit.. so they are none of His for a start, they have let unrepentant sin continue in their lives still too. It’s the frequent and methodical strategy of those people not Holy spirit filled, those carnal, people walking in the flesh that they do bash, recite against anyone who has evidenced the Holy Spirit anointing still too, but we all can still see these false professors own false, unscriptural doctrine and practice for what it is , demonic. It’s now is also a charge of their “blasphemy of the Holy Spirit” and their disobedience of “touch not the Lord’s anointed.” Unlike the fundamental evangelicals Christians the Pentecostal Christians tend to rightfully believe that one’s Salvation by Jesus Christ is still a continuing process. Very few would say that you are eternally saved after you receive Jesus.
While a person is “Saved” upon confessing one’s sin. accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and the infilling of the Holy Ghost as evidenced by speaking in other tongues, that person will still really not go further in the Kingdom of God now unless they do also sow good things, apply the Word of God to their own lives, continue to pray, and to apply holiness to their daily lives, and continually, daily learn to live after Jesus. In other words, if all you do is get saved, baptized and filled with the Holy Ghost, but don’t live a real Godly, holy Spirit filled separated life, then your salvation becomes definitely become world, satanic, sinful, stagnant, and unless you do something to fix that stagnation, you are very likely to backslide, or walk away from God and end up in hell. You always have a free will, It is your choice, you reap what you sow.
Beyond the show of a doubt the devil himself firstly really hates any references to the Holy Spirit, the anointed ones, the idea that Christians do have now empowering to overcome the devil too… and so now the devil uses any of his followers, those in the fundamental religious circles too now, to now lie, twist, distort the Bible truths. Time also more Christians read their Bible instead of the fictional books, bad commentaries now too. Really! So they will not end up falsely Denying the present role, works of the Holy Spirit, and see the need for their own tangible good works by faith, and deal with their still too often unloving acts towards the others.
Matthew 10”22 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
Most churches have fallen away from ministering in the gifts of the Holy Spirit. The gifts that operate even in in most “Spirit-filled” churches are simply words of exhortation or prophecy. There is much more even here . that should be manifested.
You do also still have to seek these gifts with all your heart (Jer. 29:13). Thhs that also includes the nine Gifts of the Holy Spirit and the Spirit of Truth, Holiness, Wisdom, of the Fear of the Lord, of Counsel, Spirit of Grace and the Spirit of Knowledge.
There are still nine Gifts of the Holy Spirit today even. So seek after and learn to sue them all, The nine Gifts are often separated into three groups.
The first group is commonly referred to as the Power Gifts. They are called the Power Gifts because they DO something. They are: The Gift of Faith, the Gifts of Healings and the Working of Miracles.
The second group is commonly referred to as the Revelation Gifts. These are Gifts that REVEAL something. They are: The Word of Wisdom, the Word of Knowledge and the Discerning of Spirits.
The third group is commonly referred to as the Utterance Gifts. This is because they SAY something. They are: The Gift of Prophecy, the Gift of Tongues and the Gift of Interpretation of Tongues.
Of course you can expect the devil and his followers to try to mislead you, distract you, turn you away from your seeking.. just perish on forward in it.The truth is that denial of the Holy Spirit’s ministry and power of the Holy Spirit is the devil’s theology along with his other lies now too such as that alcoholics are not responsible for their actions, depression is a chemical imbalance, and homosexuality is genetic.
My life also wasn’t always perfect and still isn’t now. But receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit opened up a whole new, dynamic relationship with the Lord My life was transformed instantly. Before the baptism of the Holy Spirit, I was in fear; afterward, I was as bold as a lion (Prov. 28:1). and noext now It wasn’t me living anymore, but Christ was living through me.
Each and every Born again, Spirit filled Christian is clearly a part of “… the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. And God has placed in the church first of all apostles (no longer in this church age), second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, of helping, of guidance, and of different kinds of tongues. Are all apostles? Are all prophets? Are all teachers? Do all work miracles? Do all have gifts of healing? Do all speak in tongues? Do all interpret? I Cor. 12:28-31 .
Now as you pursue your own Ministry and earnestly desire the greater gifts“ I also now do pray you not only seek after all of the Holy Spirit gifts,lacking in none of them too and that you will utilize them all next to the strengthening of the whole Body of Christ, of which you are a part.
We do not emphasize the baptism in the Spirit and speaking in tongues to a greater extent than all of the other essential New testament doctrines such as the New Birth from Above (salvation), dying to self, the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and water baptism. All the teachings of the New Testament even about tongues have the same priority as it is in Scripture.
(Mark 16:17 KJV) And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall s…peak with new tongues;18 They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover. (Mat 10:1 KJV) And when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner of disease.(Luke 10:19 KJV) Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. (Luke 12:5 KJV) But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him (Acts 1:8 KJV) But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. (Acts 10:38 KJV) How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. (Rom 15:19 KJV) Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem, and round about unto Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. (1 Cor 2:4 KJV) And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power: For God expects us all personally also to live the full Gospel… for there needs to be a real personal evidence, sign of it in our own life continuously too..
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Fulgur invites you to the launch of Barry Hale’s Legion 49. The book is described thus: "[in this] series of short, de-constructionist essays the artist explores traditional methods of evocation and the myths surrounding Beelzebub, before providing an iconographical and sigillic recension of his horde of forty-nine servitors, glimpsed through the protective-symmetry of the paper-cut traditions of old Mexico. Legion 49 is a fusion of styles, influences and approaches, the modern and ancient, direct and indirect, refined and raw: it seeks to capture for a moment that flitting, fleeting, Chaotic gnosis symbolised by the Lord of Flies."
Standard edition will be on sale on the night: Limited to 777 numbered copies. Illustrations, gilt-stamped cloth and dust-jacket. 160pages, 230mm x 175mm. £25.00. You can reserve a launch copy by contacting the shop.
Barry will be there to sign copies and there are rumours even of an impromptu performance that should create a real buzz. Capacity is limited, so be sure to reserve a spot. Places are free but you do need to contact us to be added to the guest list.
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Since my last post I have applied for a post-16 and further education PGCE (post-graduate certificate in education) course and been offered an interview for the course. I’ve also done some work shadowing at a local 6th form college where I observed classes, talked to the students and got a feel for college life.
The shadowing was great and I came away from it really enthused about going into teaching. Doing a 1-week placement in a school or college at the level you want to teach at is now a condition of being accepted on a teacher training course in England. And while sometimes newly created conditions and criteria can be annoying or a waste of time to meet, in this case I found it an incredibly valuable experience.
For one thing, it didn’t put me off teaching and for another it has prepared me for what is ahead, should I get on the course and decide to pursue it. If and when I start my placement for the PGCE, I won’t be going into a school/college environment for the first time since I was a student in one myself; so it hopefully won’t be as scary. I also got to see different teaching styles and find out about current expectations of teachers. And crucially I got to talk to teachers about their job, what the day-to-day stresses are and whether they had job satisfaction.
My interview, it turns out, is two days before my PhD viva! So I am prepared for lots of stress over the coming weeks and I am keeping my fingers tightly crossed for two positive outcomes.
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For a long time, I wanted to visit the Maldives. After learning that they we’re on the coast of Africa, I decided that I would not want to be on a plane for that long. The main thing I liked about the Maldives was the super cute tiki huts over the water. I so badly wanted to visit an island like the Maldives (but closer to home, if possible). Over time, I learned of a place called Bora Bora! This place was similar to the Maldives because they had the tiki huts on the crystal clear water. Obviously there we’re differences between the two but I started to really really like Bora Bora the more I learned about it.
It turns out that some very famous people have stayed at Bora Bora. The Kardashians visited Bora Bora in 2011 and had their whole trip shown on their reality TV show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Their trip showed all of the exciting things you can do in Bora Bora; like lose a pair $75,000 earrings. After seeing their show, I started to realize how fun of a place Bora Bora would be to visit.
Another famous couple (that I love!) visited this place as well. The famous YouTube stars Aspyn and Parker Ferris! They went to Bora Bora for their honeymoon last year and had a blast. They vlogged their trip on Youtube showing all the exciting things they did. Activities ranged from snorkeling, swimming, tanning, eating, and so much more.
Bora Bora is truly my dream destination. I hope to one day to visit such a beautiful place filled with beautiful blue skies and luscious green land. If I was to go, I’d most definitely stay in a bungalow over the water with steps into the ocean (like how cool is that!?). Aside from swimming, you’d catch me biking, eating, taking pictures, learning about the native culture, snorkeling, and hopefully spending quality time with whoever I go with.
Gorgeous! Definitely on my dream-vacation list too!
Right! If you ever go, make sure you blog about it!
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*Stormie Omartian, Prayer and Study Guide, The Power of A Praying Wife, p. 9.
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Kemper cutters have long been available for ceramic work. Since the emergence of modeling compounds, they have become vital to the miniaturist for food, plants, flowers, picture frames, toys, etc.
Kemper makes several designs of cutters, but the most useful for miniaturists are the Circle, Heart, Flower and Leaf.
Various SIZES of these cutters are available but the most popular for miniatures are 3/16", 5/16", 3/8", 1/2", and 1" sizes.
Roll modeling compound out on a flat surface to desired thickness. HINT: After last roll, lift the slab of compound from the flat surface, rub the surface with a clean tissue, then lay it back down. Your cut-outs then will not stick to the surface and distort when you pick them up. Use the cutter as you would use a cookie cutter (do not use the plunger inside the cutter as it will leave a mark on your cut-out).
Flower and Leaf cutters speak for themselves for creating flowers and plants.
The 1" Circle cutter and the 1" Heart cutter are wonderful for cutting out cake shapes, perhaps also using the 1/2" Circle or Heart for a second tier.
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Renamed: USS Clay, President Johnson, La Salle.
awards: Four battle stars for service in World War II.
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USS Clay (APA-39) was a Bayfield class attack transport which served with the US Navy in World War II .
USS Clay was originally laid down as Sea Angel by the Western Pipe and Steel Company on 14 October 1942. The vessel was launched on 23 January 1943 and commissioned into the US Navy as naval transport USS Clay AP-84 on 29 June 1943. The ship then sailed from San Pedro to New York, where she was decommissioned for conversion on 11 August 1943, and recommissioned into service as an attack transport designated APA-39 on 21 December 1943, after which she sailed to Pearl Harbor in preparation for operations against the Japanese.
After an abortive operation against Kavieng (cancelled due to neutralization of the Japanese forces there by other means), USS Clay headed to Saipan, where on the morning of 15 June 1944 she participated in a feint landing off the island's northwestern coast in order to draw Japanese troops away from the real landing zone. On the afternoon of the same day, Clay participated in the invasion proper, landing elements of the 2nd Marine Division.
Clay then returned to Pearl Harbor with troops and Japanese prisoners of war, arriving on 9 July. Clay's naval division was then ordered to San Diego to embark the 5th Marine Division for an attack on Guam, but during the trip Guam fell to US forces and the ship was diverted to Hawaii in preparation for a new operation.
After intensive rehearsals, USS Clay then embarked with elements of the 96th Infantry Division for an attack on Yap, but once again the course of the war made the invasion unnecessary and the ship was ordered to participate in an invasion of Leyte instead, 700 miles beyond. The vessel staged at Manus and on 14 October set sail as part of a large invasion force, taking part in the invasion on 20 October. Under constant threat from Japanese aircraft, Clay then sailed from Leyte to Hollandia and thence Morotai, before returning to Leyte with vital reinforcements and supplies. The vessel unloaded in a single day and on 14 November proceeded once again to Manus, then to Cape Gloucester, where following her arrival on 27 November, she began to prepare for the invasion of Luzon in Lingayen Gulf.
On 31 December 1944, USS Clay departed for the invasion of Luzon. In the face of kamikaze air attacks, the invasion was successfully carried out on 9 January. Clay herself helped beat off the suicide attacks, and the Japanese erroneously reported her sinking.
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On 27 July USS Clay headed once more for the Pacific, but before she could arrive the US unleashed its atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima and the Japanese surrendered. Clay continued to Leyte, and from there to Cebu where she embarked elements of 182nd Infantry Regiment for occupation duties in Japan. On 1 September, she sailed for Tokyo Bay as flagship of Temporary Squadron 13 (part of Tokyo Force), skippered by Squadron Commander Captain R C Bartham.
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In the course of her naval career, USS Clay covered over 100,000 miles in wartime operations. She received four battle stars for her wartime service.
After decommissiong, the vessel was sold through the Maritime Commission on 12 September 1946 to American President Lines, which renamed her SS President Johnson. By the 1970s she had been sold again, to Waterman Steamship Corporation, and renamed SS La Salle. The vessel was finally scrapped in 1974.
This page was last edited on 1 December 2018, at 14:47 (UTC).
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A few weeks ago, Black Prairie was featured in the iTunes music store and I downloaded their free single on a whim. I need to remember do to this more often- most of the time the music is super good, and this single has not disappointed.
I love how melancholy it sounds! They are coming to the Rose Garden amphitheater here in Portland on August 6, and I am definitely going to try to attend.
My latest flickr contact is Alan Herbert, and his photography is beautiful, haunting, and terrifying.
So there is this book I just discovered, William Shakespeare’s Star Wars by Ian Doescher and I super duper think I need it.
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Journal, Inc., the parent of the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal and non-daily newspapers such as The Pontotoc Progress and Monroe Journal, has completed a deal to pick up half a dozen suburban Memphis publications from the defunct Suburban Community Newspapers, aka West 10. It is the first out-of-state and out-of-primary market investment for the Journal group, which describes itself as a newspaper publisher, regional print center and “logistics services” provider in the press release announcing the purchase. Journal previously had purchased the Ripley Southern Sentinel and Ashland Southern Advocate from the same group a few years back.
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A West Virginia journalist with more than 20 years experience has joined the staff of The Dispatch. Nerissa Young assumed the role of news editor Monday, replacing former news editor Garthia Elena Halbert-Burnett, who was promoted to managing editor earlier this month.
The former director of Student Media at the University of Mississippi has filed a complaint against Chicago Police saying his constitutional rights were violated after an officer allegedly erased a video clip he made of a turnstile jumper’s arrest at a CTA station.
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Nanoboy takes his posse on the road again. Venue is different, but somethings don’t change e.g. Nanoboy and Issac can only appear for 20 minutes, otherwise they run out of oxygen (literally). And he may be a superhero in the Microcosmos, but in the real world this fella could be taken down with a nudge. Hence the multiple ‘assistants’ he needs to get around.
It was a good 2 days of fun, quizzes, games, photo ops and kids screaming in general. Kudos to Adriana and Peihui for running a tight ship over the weekend’s events.
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Nearly 2 years in the waiting, after its premier in the US and all around Asia, Nanoboy finally takes off on Singapore TV this Saturday 1.30pm on OKTO!
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Many non-specialized old age homes tell families to take back the patient if the patient shows agitation or misbehavior or gets bedridden. For example, night pacing or agitation can earn expulsion very fast.
Even old age homes that accept dementia patients often have no staff training for handling such patients.
Most old age homes are not designed for patients who can harm themselves. Patient accidents and injuries are therefore high.
This is not to be pessimistic, just to point out some facts. Some people do strike it lucky and find a good place for their loved one, but just look at the numbers above again and you will see that it is not common…Best of luck there.
I have no overall numbers for India. This is, frankly, an unorganized and unregulated service as of now. It is a patchy service in supply and quality, with individuals and agencies involved, and some good but many horror stories attached.
We got, on our first attempt, an excellent, hygienic, reliable caregiver who is honest and hardworking, and takes care of the patient without supervision and frees us of all worry and never takes leave. Our patient is always happy with this attendant, and the attendant is always cheerful and happy, too.
When I start telling the person needing attendants that this process is not so simple, many do not believe me, and some think that I’m just someone who doesn’t know, or am discouraging them because I do not provide trained attendants. Persons who contact me sometimes hope/ dream that they can, just with a phone call, reach an agency that supplies such attendants as soon as you call them. Some go a step further and assume that they will not need to take even a day off, and this new attendant will report for work one morning and the family can leave the patient under the care of this attendant (who is supposedly trained) and go off for work an hour later, free of worry about this aspect of their complicated busy lives.
Good attendants for any type of home care are tough to get, good attendants trained for dementia care are very rare, good trained attendants who can handle your loved one well from day one without any training from you are non-existent because there are things about your patient only you can tell them (the patient cannot).
Getting a good attendant anywhere near the scenario above is like getting a pot of gold (maybe platinum). Don’t let that attendant go!!!
Old age homes are not a solution. We are just our issues to the society. Who shall foot the bill for all that stay and care. Training of careprovidors begins at home and as a part of family we need to be prepared to accept the reality and work towards reduction in suffereing of those who have cared for us when we needed.
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…and not in the way that involves big hair and thrashing one’s body around. No, the heavy metal I’m referring to is that which basic chemistry defines as any metal or metalloid compound in the environment that is cause for concern. This concern is due to its adverse affects on human health and surrounding habitat and not so much on how “heavy” the compound actually is. These metals are EVERYWHERE but their toxic concentrations are the bi-product of human industrialization. For instance, vehicle emissions are the worst for releasing toxic metals into the air. Live near a highway or major metro area and your body is constantly filtering in contaminants including arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, nickel, lead, antimony, vanadium, zinc, platinum, palladium and rhodium. Soil tests along many major roadways in the U.S. indicated that they still retain high levels of lead, despite the phase out of lead in gasoline almost 20 years ago. Fertilizers, paints, treated woods, lead-acid batteries and mining/factory wastes are other sources of contamination. Heavy metals can get in through the air, as noted before, as well as through the water, surface of the skin and the ingestion of plants that have been exposed to contaminated soil and/or water. Also note, the animals that feast on these plants also become a source of exposure to us humans who may dine on them at a later time.
Now, let’s break down how heavy metals negatively affect human health. Certain metals like sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and iron are found in living tissue and are essential to human life; however in high concentrations are toxic. Others, like the aforementioned cadmium, lead and mercury are toxic even in low concentrations. Once the metals are introduced into the body, it’s ultimately the liver’s job to filter out what is not necessary and store what it needs. These metals bind to cellular walls and the metabolically active regions within the cell that not only mess with its structure, but also its function. Short term symptoms of toxicity depend on the individual metal and how much of it has built up in the body. Over the long term, many of these metals cause cells to turn cancerous, warp and destroy parts of the central and peripheral nervous system and also reduce and/or destroy red blood cells which affects our circulatory system.
With some level of exposure being inevitable in our industrialized world, what can we do to mitigate the affects of heavy metals on our health? There is an FDA approved therapy known as chelation which assists the body in cleansing itself of heavy metal deposits. This therapy is administered by a doctor, who will give you a full evaluation and blood screening prior to beginning the treatment. After you have been assessed for levels of heavy metals, etc. you will be administered a binding agent or chelator intravenously along with vitamin C, B complex, Magnesium and specific homeopathics to support the detoxification. Seated in a chair, your session will be about 30-40 minutes. Perusing various sites that describe the treatment it ironically resembles chemotherapy with its grouping of comfortable recliners and patients seated hooked up to I.V.’s. The doctor will recommend a particular amount of sessions before your blood is reevaluated to indicate if more treatments are necessary. It must be noted that some of the chelators used to bind to heavy metals have their own side effects that could be detrimental to health in the long term; however research is being done to find safer and more effective ones.
Before chelation becomes necessary, it is important to assess your environmental and occupational risks. Is your workplace exposing you to toxins? Obviously if you work in a factory or manufacturing plant as well as in a mine or refinery, you will be exposed if you do not follow safety guidelines, which include wearing protective clothing/gear and properly decontaminating through hygienic practices like skin washing. In your daily life, you can use a filtration system to filter your water of heavy metals and contaminants. There are tons on the market now and are very easily available. Read products labels of the cleansers and products you used daily in your home to see if they contain any heavy metals and protect yourself accordingly. Or even better, swap those cleansers for greener choices that are free of these toxins. Also, avoid getting mercury fillings in your teeth as the amalgam releases small amounts of mercury over time into your body. Find out what other filler alternatives are available (and they are) and choose a dentist who has experience in the safe removal of mercury fillings, so you can have them replaced without exposing yourself to further poisoning. And of course, if you live right on top of a factory, plant or major roadway, it might make you want to reconsider your address lest you never open your windows without the aid of an air filter at all times.
The next and probably most important thing is to assess your nutrition to make sure you are sufficient in calcium, iron and zinc. These three elements bind to lead and cadmium preventing its absorption. Note that I mentioned sufficiency and not excess, which would be toxic to the body. In addition, make sure if you are consuming fish oil, that is from mercury free critters of the sea. And the same goes for the consumption of fish. Know which ones have higher levels of mercury (examples: shark, swordfish, king mackerel, tilefish, etc.)and limit yourself to no more than one serving per week, if that. Also Vitamin C and E bind to heavy metals and allow them to be flushed out of the system. Vitamin E consumption in studies with lab mice who had been exposed to heavy metals indicated a boost in anti-oxidant defenses and reduction of tissue damage. Taking it one step further, a combination of Vitamin E and C dosage was administered to workers who had significant levels of heavy metal toxicity. After 6 months, there was such a significant repair and boosting of anti-oxidant defenses that their scans compared to people who had never been exposed at all to such toxins. Other nutrients like Folate, Garlic, Cilantro and Selenium have also shown to reduce levels of heavy metals in the body as well as boost liver health. Go nutrition and the ancient Greeks who believed food to be thy medicine.
In conclusion, if you are curious or believe that you might be at risk for heavy metal toxicity, ask your doctor to order you a blood panel for heavy metals as well as a comprehensive blood count, which tests the health of your kidneys, liver and iron levels in your blood. Dependent on the findings you can make the lifestyle and nutritional modifications necessary to rock your life out for many years to come sans the influence of heavy metals!!
Within the past few weeks, I found that the majority of my new female clients are trying to get pregnant. Most are going about it the natural way, but a few have begun fertility treatments after that route didn’t produce any result. Their ages range from as young as 25 all the way to 43. Some have had children before; others are trying for the first time. They span multiple nationalities and economic brackets, but despite their differences, these women do have one thing in common – STRESS. Their bodies are experiencing and storing the physical and emotional strain of wanting to get pregnant, which if you have read any of my previous posts, wreaks havoc on your muscles, tissues and overall health. When in STRESS mode, one of the best things you can do is get a massage, as it is extremely effective at managing and reducing the negative effects that stress hormones like cortisol have on the body. However, there is a less obvious reason why a woman wanting to get pregnant should be getting massaged and it’s Doctor recommended.
Standard massage turns on the “rest and digest” switch in the body, sending feel good hormones coursing through your system that bring down blood pressure, flush toxins and increase circulation to tense areas of the body you wouldn’t be able to reach yourself. This is the stress reduction factor. Naturally, with a more restful state promoted in the body and nourishing blood flooding to all regions above and below, the ability for one to conceive could be increased physiologically. However, what M.D.’s and case studies have found to really prepare the “womb” is a more direct approach. Currently, there are two forms of massage that deal with fertility issues and both address the uterus and surrounding abdominal muscles and organs, specifically.
The second method is called the Wurn Technique. This unique type of massage was developed more than 15 years ago at Clear Passage Therapies, a physical therapy network by a massage and physical therapist husband and wife team, Larry and Belinda Wurn. While treating an infertile woman for low-back and pelvic pain, the therapists discovered their client became pregnant, after seven years of unsuccessful attempts. This client had been diagnosed with two blocked fallopian tubes and had been sexually active the entire time. Intrigued, they tried the same technique on eight other infertile women. Half of them became pregnant following treatment. The therapy itself combines site specific abdominal massage with elements of physical therapy. It addresses adhesions, spasms and mechanical factors that cause almost half of all female infertility. Most of their clients shared a history of inflammation, trauma and/or surgery of the structures involved in conception. The Wurn Technique is patent protected by the U.S. government and practiced all over the country. A 2004 case study that followed 22 women who had completed the treatment program, indicated 16 (73%) became pregnant and carried to term. On average, the women that were able to conceive had received between 20-25 hours worth of treatment before becoming pregnant. Ongoing studies are being conducted on the efficacy of the technique, but the results look promising.
Overall, conventional treatments for infertility are extremely expensive and oftentimes invasive, both physically and emotionally. I have seen it first hand with my clients. It’s nice to know that there are forms of massage that are an affordable option for couples dealing with this frustrating and painful reality. They are slow, methodically deep and client centered with little to no side effects. It’s my belief that anything done to the body with love, promotes love. And if you are just a smidgen sentimental, the ultimate act of love between 2 people is the creation of a life.
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Federal prosecutors in New York and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are preparing to file a legal action against Ruth Madoff, wife of jailed fraudster Bernie, amid fears that she will try to flee the United States or move her $70m fortune beyond their reach.
Department of Justice sources told the Observer that prosecutors were “working around the clock” to build a criminal complaint against Mrs Madoff in an effort to ask a judge to freeze her bank accounts, which they believe are filled with the proceeds of her husband’s crimes.
The SEC, America’s top financial regulator, is understood to be liaising with the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York to help prepare the asset freezing order.
The judge will then decide whether there is sufficient reason to believe Mrs Madoff’s assets were the proceeds of her husband’s $64bn Ponzi scheme.
After Madoff confessed his crimes to the FBI on 11 December, the Department of Justice moved quickly to file a criminal complaint against him while the SEC issued an order to freeze his assets. SEC sources indicated that Mrs Madoff would soon experience something similar.
NEW YORK – Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that he carried out an epic fraud that robbed investors around the world of billions of dollars, admitting he began operating a giant Ponzi scheme in the early 1990s in response to a recession.
“I am actually grateful for this opportunity to publicly comment about my crimes, for which I am deeply sorry and ashamed,” he told U.S. District Judge Denny Chin.
He said that he started the fraud but that he believed it would be short and he could extricate himself.
The fraud turned a revered money man into an overnight global disgrace whose name became synonymous with the current economic meltdown.
Madoff described his crimes after he entered a guilty plea to all 11 counts he was charged with, including fraud, perjury, theft from an employee benefit plan, and two counts of international money laundering.
Prosecutors say the disgraced financier, who has spent three months under house arrest in his $7 million in Manhattan penthouse, could face a maximum sentence of 150 years in prison at sentencing.
The plea came three months after the FBI claimed Madoff admitted to his sons that his once-revered investment fund was all a big lie — a Ponzi scheme that was in the billions of dollars. Since his arrest in December, the scandal has turned the 70-year-old former Nasdaq chairman into a pariah who has worn a bulletproof vest to court.
The scheme evaporated life fortunes, wiped out charities and apparently pushed at least two investors to commit suicide. Victims big and small were swindled by Madoff, from elderly Florida retirees to actors Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick and Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel.
Bernard Madoff is set this week to plead guilty to orchestrating a massive Ponzi scheme. But could we be in line for more guilty pleas before this is all over?
[T]he [Madoff] investigation … has broadened to include a number of suspected co-conspirators, according to federal officials involved in the case.
There are said to be three groups of possible co-conspirators, who could potentially be charged either criminally by the Justice Department, or civilly by the SEC.
In the first group are employees of Madoff’s firm who concocted false trades and sent out phony statements to thousands of unsuspecting clients.The second group is comprised of principals in feeder funds such as Cohmad Securities Corp. and Fairfield Greenwich Group, which funneled investor dollars to Madoff and received large fees for steering this business. If they were aware of Madoff’s fraud, they could face criminal charges; if they were not, they could be hit with civil charges for a lack of due diligence.
The third group is the target of an investigation that’s still in its early stages into money laundering through British banks, in which US and British authorities are cooperating. This group consists of solicitors, accountants, and others in London who may have assisted Madoff in transferring funds from client accounts to a Madoff entity that lists Ruth Madoff, brother Peter Madoff, and sons Mark and Andrew Madoff among its board members.
It’s not clear from any of this that any specific members of Madoff’s family, or his inner circle, are in immediate legal jeopardy.
Its report doesn’t go as far as the Daily Beast‘s. The Journal says it’s still unclear whether prosecutors believe these people knew they were involved in a fraudulent scheme, and doesn’t explicitly say that the investigation has broadened beyond Madoff himself.
But it’s noticeable that the paper does take the time to lay out what’s known about the possible involvement in the scheme of five of Madoff’s relatives and associates — including his wife Ruth, who has hired her own lawyer, and his brother Peter, who was the chief compliance officer for Madoff’s firm.
With Madoff’s guilty plea soon to be safely in the bag, are these reports an indication of where prosecutors are going next?
Massachusetts’ top securities regulator said on Wednesday that the wife of accused financial swindler Bernard Madoff took out roughly $15 million from an account managed by Cohmad Securities days before her husband was arrested and charged with securities fraud.
Bushies Are Out Of Control, Refuse To Answer Questions..
At a contentious Financial Services Committee hearing today about the failure of the Securities and Exchange Commission to prevent the Bernie Madoff scandal, the SEC’s General Counsel cited executive privilege as reason that he and the SEC’s enforcement branch were refusing to answer congressional inquiries. You can watch the video here – the executive privilege issue comes at about 5 minutes and 15 seconds into the clip.
As you’ll see, SEC officials refuse to answer the committee’s basic questions about the Madoff scandal, and the agency’s acting general counsel, Andy Vollmer (a Bush holdover and maxed-out donor to John McCain’s presidential campaign) explicitly cites executive privilege as his legal rationale for refusing to provide basic information to federal lawmakers.
Congress has a constitutional obligation to engage in basic fact finding, both in order to legislate reforms at the SEC and to publicly expose how our economy was destroyed by sharks like Madoff. Now, Bush holdovers at the SEC are using executive powers – powers that are now President Obama’s – to prevent Democratic lawmakers from doing their job.
A 162-page document containing the full list of people and companies that invested with Bernard Madoff’s firm was released Wednesday in a court filing. The list was compiled by AlixPartners of Dallas, Texas.
The list includes anyone who responded to advertisements placed by the trustee overseeing the bankruptcy of the firm. Not every name on the list is necessarily a victim of Mr. Madoff’s reputed $50 billion Ponzi scheme, but the list includes “everyone who might have an interest in the bankruptcy case,” according to a person briefed on the document.
The list includes trading partners and other customers that have accounts with the brokerage arm of Mr. Madoff’s firm and the investment management division.
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What comes to mind when you think of occasions to book a professional entertainment service? Weddings, of course. Bar/bat mitzvahs and Quinceaneras too. Maybe that office get-together. LET’S PARTY does them all and more! But have you thought outside the box for other special occasions? For instance, Lexi wrote these words of praise about DJ Phil performing at her sorority formal.
Thank you, Lexi! We appreciated your inviting us!
DJ Phil also brought the tunes to a recent school prom. The organizers left this rave review for us on Wedding Wire.
It never gets old to know that our DJs can get an entire room–even the shy ones–up on their feet and dancing. We at LET’S PARTY love performing for all occasions, whether big or small. Next time you’re thinking of entertainment for that small gathering–and no party is too small for us–think of LET’S PARTY DJs! DJ Buddy and Katrina would love to hear what you have planned and are here to help. Call us at (561) 251-0810 or email info@letspartydjs.com!
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It feels wrong to talk about me right now, so I won’t. Instead, let’s talk about you.
If you don’t feel right in the gender you were given at birth, you are welcome here.
If you love those of all sexes or those of none, you are welcome here.
If you love many people or just one, you are welcome here.
If you’re not sure who you are, you are welcome here.
If you are scared, or lonely, or just need a space to be you, you are welcome here.
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Many years ago, 26 to be exact, I was hired as part of anti-gang program using theatre as a means of conflict resolution. (I know, I know, but I was young and I had hope and it paid well.) This job turned into the first stage of my career as an arts educator. I spent over a decade teaching theatre at Inner City schools. It was worthy work, but low paid and very stressful. At the time I would often remark that I was the pawn between Good and Evil.
I meant it as a joke and a means to colorfully describe the fun found when teaching third graders to write fairy tale plays and the shock of discovering that top students had been expelled for gang violence. Although my life is a little more evened out, there are days when I am reminded that I am probably still the pawn or at least the comic relief for the cosmos.
“He will use your daughters as ointment makers, as cooks, and as bakers.
and give them to his officials.
and give the revenue to his eunuchs and his slaves.
and use them to do his work.
He will tithe your flocks and you yourselves will become his slaves.
All of this gave me a headache, so I took a nap, and then headed out for my adventure.
One of my more challenging students gave me a $20 gift card to Barnes and Noble, and I have a coupon and wasn’t up to facing the wrath of Samuel, so I headed out.
As I entered I headed to the cafe for an Iced Coffee (It’s 75 degrees here and I can’t be expected to peruse books without caffeine.) I went to order and the Barista asked if he could get a name for the cup. I told him I had no idea what the cup wanted to be called, but that my name is Lynda. He wrote “Lynda’s friend” on the cup.
I did find a great book, had my coffee and have money left on my card. So weird stuff and good stuff all in the same short space of my day is reasonable proof of my place in the universe.
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Since we’ve been talking about other fun kitchen play (with rice, with potatoes, with water), I had to do a post on good ol’ flour.
A few weeks ago, I bought a plastic fold-out table from IKEA that’s meant for having breakfast in bed or in front of the TV. I had been searching for a short table that “J” could use when he helps in the kitchen, and I hoped this would be perfect. It is! It’s easy to clean, relatively large, folds up so that I can store it in a kitchen cabinet, and is sturdy enough that he can put his weight on it without destroying it (though it’s debatable how many more times he can SIT on it before it breaks). I can’t seem to find it online, but you can see it in these pictures. I highly recommend it!
Give the flour to your child, and let the fun begin!
For added enjoyment (but a larger mess), you can also give your child a small amount of water to mix into the flour.
Don’t forget to rinse your table and utensils soon after you finish playing, or it will be really hard to get that watery flour off!
Today was a snow day for us, so we were in search of things to keep ourselves busy around the house. My toddler “J” loves his trucks and “boys” (as he calls his toy people). Sometimes we play with them outside in the sandbox, sometimes with rice or noodles inside, and sometimes he likes to put his smaller trucks into his larger trucks and haul them around.
We have a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture — we order ahead for the season and then pick up every weekend), so we don’t always know what we are going to get week-to-week. Lately there have been a LOT of root vegetables, especially potatoes. Our neighbors were gone over Thanksgiving and gave us their CSA share, so despite making a ton of mashed potatoes and potato soup, we are still overloaded with raw potatoes.
These potatoes are sitting in paper bags in the bottom of a rolling cart we have in the kitchen. Today “J” discovered them for the first time and decided they were the best thing ever! I would never have expected raw potatoes to be so much fun.
They often have a little dirt on them still, which makes them very engaging for the senses and causes them to bring in a sense of the outdoors.
They are something you often have around the house.
They last almost forever before going bad. If they have “eyes,” all the more fun to play with!
You can easily manhandle them without causing major bruises or making them inedible. Your child can play with them for hours, and then you can put them back in their bag and wait another month before cooking them!
You do not need to worry about them getting dirty, since we would need to wash them before cooking anyway (and maybe peel them, depending on how you are using them).
They are natural, , compostable, and environmentally friendly.
They (probably) won’t be as appealing to your dog/cat/hamster as other foods might be. Just to be on the safe side, we put our dog outside while we played (it’s okay — we have a covered porch, so he didn’t have to lay in the snow).
They come in various sizes and look/feel a bit like rocks, making them great for construction play.
“J” dumped them out of the bag, piled them into his play pots and pans, carried them around, took them out of the pots and pans, put them back in, carried the pots and pans around, dumped them out, put his toy “boys” with the potatoes, and generally just explored them and had fun. Such an easy, fun toy!
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Now that Siege has ended and the Heroic Age is kicking off, I’ve started reading Siege as whole. I read the main four issues of Siege but I wasn’t really blown away by it. The fact that I’ve never been much a Sentry fan has something to do with my somewhat lack of enjoyment with Siege I’m sure. However, I felt, to give it a fair shake, I decided to try and read all the tie-ins along with the main series.
I’ve made it through more than half the books, and I must admit, I’m enjoying many of the tie-ins quite a bit. Very few of the books actually deal with Sentry at all. He may show up for a panel or two, but that’s about it in a lot of cases. I’ve especially been enjoying New Avengers. While I’ve never really followed many of the Captain America books, I can’t deny the influence that Steve Rogers holds on the Marvel Universe. Seeing how the various heroes react to his return is fantastic. The fact that they’re inspired and hyped up because of his return, in turn gets me excited to see what Cap’s going to do and makes me want to go back and read some more Cap books.
I also really enjoy the Embedded books. I read these tie-ins during Secret Invasion, and while I didn’t mind them, I didn’t know the characters and had no real emotional attachment to them. When Ben Urich’s wife died, the lack of attachment didn’t work well for me. From the three Embedded issues I’ve read from Siege thus far, I’ve certainly enjoyed them far more. The story thus far has been focused on Ben and Will Stern, an old friend Ben happened to run into. I’m not sure if Will’s been in comics before, but it’s enough to know that the two have worked together at some point in the past. That allows these books to focus solely on showing a side of Siege that isn’t seen in most of the other books: the non-powered side. I enjoy watching these guys do everything they can to get the truth out to the public. In order to do that, they’re willing to throw themselves into the middle of a war of super-powered beings despite their distinct lack of any kind of powers. It’s nice to get an “everyman” look at these events every once in a while.
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When we were in Denmark, I decided to go see Louisiana (not the state), a modern art museum about 45 minutes outside of Copenhagen. I found the train station, purchased tickets and was off. At the third stop, a creepy guy got on and sat across from me. It wasn’t long before he was mumbling under his breath. He tried out various inappropriate words in different languages to see which got a reaction from me.
He also stared and moaned disturbingly at the paper with pictures of Denmark’s new female prime minister, Helle Thorning-Schmidt. She’s an attractive lady, but c’mon it’s the prime minister. Show some respect.
When he realized I knew English, he continued in English. There weren’t empty seats so, I ignored him and kept my nose in my book. Eventually it was too much and I asked him to “please stop doing that and be quiet”. He said “no English, no Danish”. The liar. He knew a plethora of choice English words; I’d just heard them. I was so focused on looking at my book and ignoring him that I missed my stop! Uh-oh.
I got off (so did he by the way – yuck) and tried to figure out what to do. Luckily, there was a 7-11. A 7-11? Yes a 7-11, here they also serve as train stations/ticket agents in smaller towns. A young woman was behind the counter. I explained to her what had happened and was sure to note the words he had said about her newly elected prime minister while leafing through the paper. She got someone to cover for her, took me to the conductor, explained what had happened and got me a free ride to the museum! I couldn’t have been more grateful. Take my word for it, the Danes are nice. Unbelievably nice. When I saw the museum, I was blown away. It was amazing.* *Everyone has his or her “things”. Modern art and Danish design are two of mine. I still think that anyone would be impressed by and enjoy this place. It’s got a beautiful seaside setting, nice cafeteria and thought-provoking art. If you take a guided tour (or can subtly follow one as I did), the guides do a great job of explaining what you are seeing and putting it in context.
See what I mean, thought-provoking?
History time folks. In the 14th century, Pope Clement V and his court fled political turmoil in Rome, escaping to Avignon. Clement V was French and well, where else would he go? From 1309 to 1377 there were seven French-born popes and the papacy was not in Rome, but in Avignon. Yep, the place with the bridge into the river, the Pont du Gard.
The Popes spent a fortune building palaces, decorating them and outfitting them with accouterments. You can still see some of it today (and learn a little bit about the history) by touring the papal palaces.
The Papal palace was built between 1335 and 1364.
Needless to say, the Italians weren’t huge fans of the move and continually lobbied to get them back to Rome. There was the Great Schism (which you may remember reading about in high school). When Pope Gregory XI left Avignon and died, Rome and Avignon both elected their own popes. These popes both excommunicated the other and tried to gain control of the church (with the accompanying revenues). When all sides finally found a pope acceptable to all, Martin V, he established himself in Rome, ending Avignon’s time in the spotlight.
In addition to the pope pens, it is licensed sell alcohol.
When we visited the very rocky Châteauneuf-du-Pape, we stopped by the Brotte Wine Museum. It was started in 1972 and updated in 2000. It centers on the history of wine growing and AOC (Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée which guarantees the wines‘ origins).
The AOC designation is very important to them. It makes their wines more recognizable and promotable (and more expensive) abroad. For educated consumers, it makes it easier to understand what they are getting. It also means that producers have tons of rules. The museum had just about everything used it to work the vines or in wine making, except the AOC rule book. I want to get my hands on a copy because I hear that they have some pretty stringent rules. For example, the lengths of the vines are measured repeatedly during the year to ensure they don’t exceed particular lengths at different points in the year. Some are easier to follow. You aren’t allowed to land a flying saucer in your field…um, okay. I think I could manage that one.
The museum displays of barrels from the Middle Ages, wine presses, old tools, baskets, equipment, old photos, plows, bottling apparatus and many other items.
People always note that they have a 4,000 litre chestnut wine barrel from the 14th century and a 16th century wine-press. We liked some of the more us usual items, like a chain maille glove for removing insects.
We also snuck a peek through the window at their bottling operation. It looks remarkably like a brewery’s bottling operation.
While the museum isn’t as much fun as a wine tour with Jean-Michel, it is free, informative (if you read the English pamphlets) and the old implements are pretty cool. At the end, you are invited to taste Maison Brotte’s wines. I think our visitors (Magglio, the Luger and Sneaky Pete) had fun and came away a bit wiser.
He’s been known to think of museums as a great place to nap, but enjoys the activity inherent in open-air museums. Founded in 1891 by Artur Hazelius, Skansen was the world’s first open-air museum. It is a great place to visit with kids, as big kids we enjoyed it too. It was great to be out in the sun on a nice spring day and we saw tons of cool stuff.
The golden pretzel is the sign for bakeries.
How could he nap when there were fresh baked goods?
Skansen is a time machine. It has 150 houses that were relocated from different parts of Sweden to form a medieval city. Most of the houses have museum staff dressed in costume ready to answer questions, tell the stories of the buildings and giving demonstrations. There are demonstrations on glass-blowing, netting, sheep-sheering, how to make bread, how to produce various handicrafts, etc. We even bought coffee (coffee again, quelle surprise) from a costumed lady in a 19th century house.
The staff are one of the things that make Skansen so special They are everywhere and do a lot to enrich visitors. In addition to the standard imparting knowledge, musicians perform folk melodies. Dancers teach people folk dances. Staff drive visitors around the complex in a horse and carriage. People in traditional costumes walk along the streets and do traditional everyday tasks.
Skansen has a zoological part with domestic and wild local animals. In addition to the normal farm animals, there are Scandinavian animals such as lynxes, wolves, bears, wolverines, reindeer and seals. We happened upon them at feeding time (around 2:00 p.m.).
Skansen is fun for kids, big ones, like us.
The Vasa Museum in Stockholm houses the Vasa, a sunken 17th century ship. Finished in 1628, the Vasa was top-heavy and too narrow for her depth/weight (the king dictated the measurements and no one was about to correct him). The Vasa sank in Stockholm’s harbor, not even a mile into her maiden voyage! Giant oops. 333 years later, in 1961, she was salvaged almost fully intact.
King Gustav Adolf built the Vasa for a major role in the Swedish navy. Sweden had been at war with Poland since 1625 and embroiled in the Thirty Years’ War. To advance its interests, Sweden needed a strong navy. Sweden had recently lost twelve boats. They desperately needed some new, fancy ships. Unfortunately, the Vasa’s designer died without leaving written records, the king changed some of the specifications and the completion date was looming. It was a rush job.
Fanfare surrounded the Vasa’s launch. Hundreds watched from the shore. Crew members’ wives and children were on board for the first leg of the journey to an island with barracks just outside the bay (where soldiers would board the ship). Small boats towed the Vasa from the dock. After firing a farewell salute, she tilted took in water and promptly sank. Small boats in the harbor picked up most of the 150 people on board, but about a third went down with the ship.
This diving bell was used to salvage some of the cannons in the 1600’s!
The captain was thrown in jail and an inquest to determine the cause of the sinking was immediately undertaken. It wasn’t long before it became clear that the king himself did much of the decision-making. King Gustav Adolf determined the measurements, added a second gun deck and larger cannons. The inquest instantly dropped and crucial paperwork vanished. Hmmmm.
Today, the Vasa is the centerpiece of a colossal museum. The real star of the museum is the Vasa itself. The enormous strategically lighted ship is the first thing you see when you enter the colossal, dimly lit main area. Prepare to be awed. It is enormous and it’s intricate timber carvings are impressive. You can view it from every angle and it is extraordinary. Sorry, the pictures don’t do it justice.
Normally, sitting around looking at boats is not my idea of a rockin’ good time and he gets seasick. It doesn’t matter if boats or history is your thing; it is one of the coolest time capsules ever. Thousands of artifacts and the remains of at least fifteen passengers were recovered. Clothing, weapons, cannons, tools, coins, games, dishes, cutlery, food, drink and sails are all on display. The museum does an excellent job of displaying these items and giving them context. Without lecturing or boring visitors, the museum educates them about naval warfare, shipbuilding techniques and everyday life in 17th century Sweden.
The ship was brand new when it sunk.
The Baltic Sea has a Saline level of 0.4%, which prevented many of the organisms that destroy wood from living in the water.
It sunk in an area where neither ice nor currents damaged it.
The water temperature remains relatively consistent (and cold) ranging from 1-5 degrees Celsius (33.8 – 41 degrees Fahrenheit).
The ship was built from oak with high iron content.
To prevent cracking when exposed to air and sunlight, the wood was wrapped in plastic sheets as soon as it was lifted from the water.
It was treated with polyethylene glycol.
We weren’t the only ones interested in the Vasa. It is Scandinavia’s most visited museum. While we were there, we saw the King and Queen of Sweden, Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles. They actually got to go on the ship. Lucky ducks.
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In a new global survey released on Wednesday, approval of President Barack Obama's policies has declined significantly since he first took office. Overall confidence in Obama and attitudes towards the US have slipped modestly as a consequence. By several measures some of the greatest slippage has occurred in Germany, especially with regard to America's image and Obama's foreign policies. After more than three years in office, Germans are disappointed in the US president's unilateralism; his use of force, particularly drone strikes; his inaction with regard to the Israeli-Palestinian situation and his lack of effort in curbing climate change.
Analysis: The initial euphoria of an Obama victory and Republican defeat will lead some to predict a bold new era of happiness in transatlantic relations. These predictions will gradually be worn to a cool realism/cynicism by geopolitical realities which will inevitably manifest themselves through differences over trade, the use of force in Pakistan, Afghanistan and the Middle East, the unwillingness of even the Democrats to go along with Kyoto, etc. Obama may remain quite popular as a personality in the German media. The Republicans - despite their reduced role - will continue to act as foils and receive blame for all that goes wrong. The refrain that what Bush has broken will take time to fix may well grow to become a reflexive defense for some time to come among those who insist on clinging to their own initial euphoria.
"Germans also don't see America as an economic superpower. In 2008, only 30 percent of Germans named China as the world's leading economic player. Now 62 percent do, while only 13 percent say the U.S. plays that role. No other Europeans judge American economic prowess so harshly."
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The SEC shut down plans by a startup food review site to raise money by selling digital tokens.
The startup planned what's known as an initial coin offering, an arrangement that is drawing increased scrutiny from the feds.
Munchee, based in San Francisco, was trying to raise $15 million to improve its app, but the SEC said that would have been similar to issuing securities without properly registering with regulators.
Munchee, a small company based in San Francisco, did not immediately respond to an email from CNNMoney.
According to the SEC, the company was trying to create what it called an ecosystem -- a marketplace where it could pay users in tokens for writing food reviews and sell advertising to restaurants.
The company told investors that they could expect the tokens to increase in value, and the company said it would help create a secondary market for the tokens, the SEC said.
The SEC said it would not seek a penalty against Munchee because the company shut down the coin offering quickly and returned the proceeds to investors without issuing tokens.
The company still had references to the offering on its website Monday, including a link to its "new decentralized block-chain based food review and social platform." But the links led to error pages.
Federal authorities, including the SEC's newly formed Cyber Unit, have been ramping up scrutiny of initial coin offerings, which function in a similar way to initial public offerings of stock. Coin offerings often receive investments in the form of cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, which has soared to meteoric heights.
Last week, the SEC said it froze the assets of PlexCorps, a company that was running a coin offering for its own cryptocurrency called PlexCoins, and filed civil charges against Dominic Lecroix, the Canadian who was allegedly running it.
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Free music journalism course almost full | 57 NORTH.
I very much enjoyed this course and if they happen to do it again or something along the lines of it I know plenty of people who would benefit from it.
Ray Brower Single – Preorder now!
Ray Brower play BOTB final.
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E-flat major (or the key of E-flat) is a major scale based on E♭, with the pitches E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C, and D. Its key signature has three flats: B, E, and A. Its relative minor is C minor, while its parallel minor is E♭ minor (or enharmonically D♯ minor).
The key of E-flat major is often associated with bold, heroic music, in part because of Beethoven's usage. His Eroica Symphony, Emperor Concerto and Grand Sonata are all in this key. Also Beethoven's (hypothetical) 10th symphony is in the key of E-flat major. But even before Beethoven, Francesco Galeazzi identified E-flat major as "a heroic key, extremely majestic, grave and serious: in all these features it is superior to that of C."
Three of Mozart's completed horn concertos and Joseph Haydn's famous Trumpet Concerto are in E-flat major and so is Anton Bruckner's Fourth Symphony with its prominent horn theme in the first movement. Another famous heroic piece in the key of E-flat major is Richard Strauss's A Hero's Life. The heroic theme from the Jupiter movement of Holst's The Planets is in E-flat major. Mahler's vast and heroic Eighth Symphony is in E-flat and his Second Symphony also ends in the key.
This is not to say that, in the Classical period, E-flat major was only for bombastic music with brass. "E-flat was the key [Joseph] Haydn chose most often for [string] quartets, ten times in all, and in every other case he wrote the slow movement in the dominant, B-flat." Or "when composing church music and operatic music in E-flat major, [Joseph] Haydn often substituted cors anglais for oboes in this period", and also in the Symphony No. 22 in E-flat major.
For Mozart, E-flat major was associated with Freemasonry, "E-flat evoked stateliness and an almost religious character."
Symphony No. 3, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Piano Sonata No. 4, Op. 7 "Grand Sonata"
Piano Sonata No. 18, Op. 31/3 "The Hunt"
Piano Sonata No. 26, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"
Symphony No. 4, WAB 104 "Romantic"
Etude in E-flat, Op. 10 No. 11 "Arpeggio"
Prelude in E-flat, Op. 28 No. 19 "Heartfelt Happiness"
Prelude Op. 31 No. 7 "Librement mais sans secousses"
Etude Op. 35 No. 7 "L'incendie au village voisin"
String Quartet Op. 33 No. 2, "The Joke"
Symphony No. 22, Hob.I:22 "Philosopher"
Symphony No. 103, Hob.I:103 "Drumroll"
Transcendental Étude No. 7 "Eroica"
Symphony No. 8, "The Symphony of a Thousand"
Piano Concerto No. 9, K. 271 "Jeunehomme"
Symphony No. 3, Op. 97 "Rhenish"
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Photos 1-5 were taken on the 19-11-2014 show how things look one week on, my Stawberry plant is still ok. Photos 6-7 were taken on the 3-12-2014 show how the Daffodil bulbs look one more week on. Photos 8-10 were taken on the 10-12-2014 show how things look one week on.
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November 5, 2011 in Gloucester County Times.
In a phone interview with then up-and-coming folk-pop singer Jason Mraz, (who I was soooo nervous to talk to,) made me totally not shy by telling me his affection for mannequins.
I believe this was my first article for The Gloucester County Times, when I interned there over Winter break my Senior year of Uni. Truly, I still to this day will not use tester makeup (besides nail polish) at any store.
Most fun photo shoot ever! Article talks about growing dog fashion industry and proud puppy parents.
An interest in Praying Mantises helps a local girl with autism come out of her shell.
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William Gibson coined the term "cyberspace" in his novel Neuromancer. So it's fitting that Gibson's latest book, Spook Country, will be promoted in cyberspace – in Second Life, to be exact.
Gibson in Second Life is a clever trick for a book publisher fighting for survival in the digital age.
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I went for my trial day at the grateful dogs clubhouse this morning at 8am…. I wasn’t happy about getting in the car because that’s when I get to take my first nap of the day. Right when everyone leaves for work and the house is quiet… I go back to sleep. Ah, the life of a dog.
Needless to say I was swooped up and put into the back of the car for transport…. and finally I realized that I was being transported to the Grateful Dog Clubhouse. Apparently playing with other dogs is good for me as I grow up.
My mom picked me up at about 1pm after I got to play for 5 HOURS!
The people watching over me at Grateful Dogs told my mom that they were worried that I would wear myself out with playing, but I’m pretty sure that will never happen as I LOVE TO PLAY! They also thought that I got in over my head a little bit because I instigated playing with multiple dogs and when they all played back with me I got a little intimidated with all of the attention.
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advised that if you continue in this activity there will be legal repercussions.
p.s. I've enclosed the requested autograph, I think you'll find it simply amazing.
a no go this weekend. do you think ben is going to j.lo's, or is she coming to the affleck residence?
breakfast of champions defies convention and continues on regardless. down with the man!
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The Obama campaign has decided to heave out three newspapers from its plane for the final days of its blitz across battleground states — and all three endorsed Sen. John McCain for president!
The NY POST, WASHINGTON TIMES and DALLAS MORNING NEWS have all been told to move out by Sunday to make room for network bigwigs — and possibly for the inclusion of reporters from two black magazines, ESSENCE and JET, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.
Despite pleas from top editors of the three newspapers that have covered the campaign for months at extraordinary cost, the Obama campaign says their reporters — and possibly others — will have to vacate their coveted seats so more power players can document the final days of Sen. Barack Obama’s historic campaign to become the first black American president.
Some told the DRUDGE REPORT that the reporters are being ousted to bring on documentary film-makers to record the final days; others expect to see on board more sympathetic members of the media, including the NY TIMES’ Maureen Dowd, who once complained that she was barred from McCain’s Straight Talk Express airplane.
Just another sneak peak at what we can expect with an Obama presidency. Where is all that tolerance the libs are always preaching to us about?
“Given our understanding that Mr. Wurzelbacher had publicly indicated that he had the means to purchase a substantial business enterprise, ODJFS, consistent with past departmental practice, checked confidential databases ,” she wrote.
“Not surprisingly, when a person behind in child support payments or receiving public assistance is receiving significant media attention which suggests that the person appears to have available financial resources, the Department risks justifiable criticism if it fails to take note and respond,” Jones-Kelley wrote.
Naturally. Certainly the first thing that came to MY mind after Wurzelbacher’s chat with Obama was whether Jones-Kelley and her peeps over at the department were properly executing their duties.
Seriously folks, we’ve all dealt with government agencies from time to time. Have you EVER known a bureaucrat to jump on a case that quickly? The word “socialism” had barely even left Joe’s mouth before the bits and bytes were flying over at the ODJFS.
The results of the searches were not publicly released and remain confidential, she wrote.
Oh really? Let’s look at that in light of her previous statement: “Not surprisingly, when a person behind in child support payments or receiving public assistance is receiving significant media attention…” Looks to me as if this is her wink-nudge way of suggesting that Joe IS, in fact, behind on child support or HAD received public assistance. For someone who has vowed to keep this stuff under wraps, she certainly seems to be floating that impression out there.
But hey, maybe we should give the woman the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps the accusations of partisan motives are, in fact, unfounded.
Jones-Kelly also has denied any connections between the computer checks on Wurzelbacher and her support for Obama. She donated the maximum $2,500 this year to the Obama campaign.
The irony of all this is that libs have always hemmed and hawed about the intrusion into their private lives that supposedly occurs during a Republican presidency. Yet when an aspiring businessman dares to question the Chosen One’s motives on his tax plan, it takes less than 24 hours for liberal government employees and the MSM to start bulldozing into his personal and financial life. Very reminiscent of the Clinton years… and the Boy Wonder is not even president yet.
At an airport rally in Roswell, N.M. on Sunday afternoon, the Republican vice presidential nominee once again invoked Joe Wurzelbacher, now widely known as “Joe the Plumber,” pushing Wurzelbacher’s contention that Obama’s tax plan sounded like socialism – a point also invoked by Sen. John McCain on Sunday.
“Senator Obama said he wants to quote ‘spread the wealth.’ What that means is he wants government to take your money and dole it out however a politician sees fit,” Palin said, drawing boos from the crowd of several thousand.
Keep it up guys. Wear the word out even. And when Obama and liberal pundits start whining that you are using the term too much, use it even more. Because in this matter the Boy Wonder and his Dem pals have no defense. Taking money from a higher income bracket and giving it to a lower one (better known as “spreading the wealth around”) IS socialism. Always has been. Always will be. No nuances. No grey areas. Thank you Joe, for having the guts to point that out — and right to Barry’s face no less. And kudos to John McCain for having the sense to take that ball and run with it (I imagine it took very little prodding to convince Sarah).
After years of eluding us like the freakin’ yeti, are we finally starting to see something resembling a conservative platform in the GOP? I’ll tell you this much, if McCain had been doing this kind of stuff all along we would see a much different story in the polling data. The center is Obama’s game, and he’s much better at it than McCain (better at sounding like he’s a centrist I mean). If Johnny wants us to fight with him he needs to move further to the right and use his VP candidate to her fullest capacity. We only fight when we have a clearly defined enemy. Socialism fits the bill quite nicely, dontcha think? Ya betcha.
How accurate is Oliver Stone’s new movie about George W. Bush? Why not ask someone who grew up with the man? The Washington Times recently had a few words with former Florida Governor Jeb Bush regarding his views on the biopic (which opens today)… and not surprisingly, little bro’ is not impressed.
Oliver Stone has proclaimed that his new feature film “W.” aims to be an “empathetic” psychological portrait of President Bush.
The president’s younger brother has a different impression.
At the heart of “W.,” opening nationally in theaters Friday, is a psychological portrait of George W. Bush as living perpetually in the shadow of his father, former President George H.W. Bush, and driven to invade Iraq at least in part by a desire to prove he is as tough as the elder statesman.
“The Oedipal rivalry is high-grade, unadulterated hooey,” former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush told The Washington Times.
Well, you know what they say: One man’s art is another man’s unadulterated hooey.
Exploring such a complicated family dynamic might have benefited from direct conversations with, say, the president’s younger brother who, in the telling of Mr. Stone and his “W.” screenwriter, Stanley Weiser, was regarded by his parents as the more promising sibling.
“I didn’t receive a call,” Jeb Bush said.
Hmmmmm… I’m sure Ollie just lost the guy’s number.
So if Stone didn’t talk to Jeb or anyone close to George Bush in the making of this film, where exactly did he get his information?
Mr. Weiser told Reuters news agency earlier this year that he read 17 books about the president while researching the film.
17 BOOKS, folks! Now THAT’S research. Who needs first-hand sources when you’ve got Woodward and Mansfield? Who needs that tedious process of picking up the phone and calling a few people who actually KNEW and TALKED to George Bush on a daily freakin’ basis when everything you could ever want is in the bargain bin at the Barnes and Noble?
For those who are planning on seeing this movie, I would not only advise watching it with a grain of salt, I would suggest bringing the whole damn container — the one with the little girl holding the umbrella. Because however well crafted this movie may be (and Stone is talented in that area) it is likely to have little bearing on reality. Oliver Stone tends to give us Oliver Stone’s version of the story.
We’re talking about the same directer, after all, who’s botching of the Jim Morrison story led former Doors keyboardist Ray Manzerek to later say “The guy I knew was not on that screen.” The other remaining band-members were none too happy either — and this after Ray and the boys had provided extensive consultation to Stone throughout the making of the film.
So if it’s an honest intimate portrayal of the man called George W. Bush you are seeking, this pile of cinematic horsesqueeze called ‘W’ ain’t gonna give it to you. You’ll have to look elsewhere if you want to separate the myth from the man.
Try calling Jeb for starters — he’d be happy to talk to you.
A quick synopsis on last night’s debate: As we had hoped, McCain came out swinging. And for the first time in any of the three presidential debates, millions of Americans finally got to see the Boy Wonder squirm a little… not to mention lie through his teeth. At this point it won’t mean much as far as the outcome of this election, but satisfying to see nonetheless.
McCain came down particularly hard on Obama over his ACORN and Ayers ties. This resulted in nothing less than some bonafide fibs being uttered on national TV by the cornered Democratic candidate .
The only involvement I’ve had with ACORN is, I represented them alongside the U.S. Justice Department in making Illinois implement a motor voter law that helped people get registered at DMVs.
He did, but that wasn’t his only involvement. He also worked closely with ACORN’s Chicago office when he ran a Project Vote registration drive after law school, and Obama did some leadership training for Chicago ACORN. The Woods Fund, where Obama served as a board member, gave grants to ACORN’s Chicago branch; both organizations are concerned with disadvantaged populations in that city. And during the primaries of this election, Obama’s campaign paid upwards of $800,000 to the ACORN-affiliated Campaign Services Inc. for get-out-the-vote efforts (not voter registration). Those services were initially misrepresented on the campaign’s Federal Election Commission reports, an error that some find suspicious and others say is par for the course. ACORN’s Chicago office and CSI have not been under investigation.
Well ok there was that.
It was later in 1995 that Mr. Ayers and Ms. Dohrn hosted the gathering, in their town house three blocks from Mr. Obama’s home, at which State Senator Alice J. Palmer, who planned to run for Congress, introduced Mr. Obama to a few Democratic friends as her chosen successor.
We’re not surprised. Not that any of this will prevent the Golden One from sailing on to victory next month. But at least he was finally put on the spot last night over some of his unsavory ties. See how easy that was, Johnny?
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Jesus talked about the one who comes to steal, kill and destroy a person’s life and we know and understand that He is describing Satan, better known as the devil. But then He tells us of the kind of life that we would have if we embrace all that He died to give us. It is life in abundance.
Life – Greek word zoe – means life as God has it, that which the Father has in Himself, and which He gave to the Incarnate Son to have in Himself. From this life man has become alienated in consequence of the Fall, and of this life men become partakers through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Zoe, the God kind of life in abundance, excessive to overflowing; surplus, over and above, more than enough, profuse, extraordinary and more than sufficient is the kind of life that Jesus died to give us. It begins in our lives when we invite Him in to be our Savior and Lord. Then it continues by faith as we come into the understanding of that kind of life that God has and has given us.
When God created man in the very beginning Genesis 2:7 says that He formed him from the dust of the ground and then He “breathed into his nostril the breath of life; and man became a living being.” When we invite Jesus into our hearts to become our own personal Lord and Savior God once again breathes new life into us and our spirit that was created to inhabit His Spirit comes alive spiritually. He gives us His breath, His life, His overflowing surplus of everything that we have need of, body, soul and spirit. We can life healthfully; full of heath in all areas of our lives because God has given us His kind of life. There is no sin with God; there is no sickness with God and there is no lack with Him. He is full of health within Himself. That is the life that He has given us through the relationship that we have with His Son, Jesus Christ.
Healthfully – full of health.
John 3:2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.
What does it mean to prosper. The word “prosper” used in this verse is the Greek word “euodoo” and it means “to help on one’s way”; “to have a prosperous journey”; to have prosperity of physical and spiritual health. This word clearly implies that divine prosperity is not a momentary, passing phenomenon, but rather it is an on-going, progressing state of success and well-being. It is the zoe kind of life that God has, that He has intended for us to have in every area of our lives. It is living healthfully; full of health, spirit, soul and body.
God said in John 3:2 that John was praying that they would prosper in all things and be in health, just as their soul prospers. The soul is the mind, will and emotions. That means that a person cannot live healthfully as God intended without knowing what God has given them in this zoe kind of life. If the mind doesn’t understand, the will refuses to receive and the emotions go by how they feel instead of the truth of God’s word the person will not prosper. The only way to understand all the benefits of life in abundance that Jesus died to give us is to get into His word and read about the covenant that God made with Jesus through His blood that was shed on Calvary, of which He has made us heirs. The book of Hebrews tells us about how Jesus went to the cross to purchase a better covenant than what they had in Old Testament days. The blood of bulls and goats were needed to cover their sin in the Old Testament, but the blood of Jesus washes away our sin, once and for all! His blood provides life for us because the Old Testament tells us that the life is in the blood.
The blood that Jesus shed for us gives us life; His life, the zoe kind of life! When we accept Jesus as our own personal Savior and Lord, His life begins flowing through our veins. It is clean and pure and full of health! We no longer have to live under sin, sickness and poverty. He died to give us abundant life, full and overflowing in all areas of our lives. The only way we experience the thief stealing our life is when we don’t understand what all Jesus died to give us and so we mistakenly accept the thoughts that come to us that we are no good, that we have to live under our circumstances, and that we have no power over sin, sickness and lack. But that is the devil coming to steal our health!
When Jesus died on the cross for us at that moment we had forgiveness of sin, freedom from sickness and disease and prosperity in all areas of our lives. It becomes ours when we appropriate it in to our lives; when we receive the free gift of life that He died to give us. We make it ours through faith in His finished work on the cross of Calvary! Then when the devil comes delivering a package that is the opposite of what Jesus gave us we can let faith answer the door. Faith does not receive accusations of a no good life of sin because the word says there is no condemnation in those who are in Christ Jesus who walk not according to the flesh but according to the word! (Romans 8:1) Faith doesn’t receive sickness because the word says that Jesus Himself took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses and by His stripes we were healed! (Matthew 8:17; 1 Peter 2:24) Faith doesn’t receive lack because God says in His word that He provides for our every need. He did this by becoming poor that we might through His poverty become rich. (Philippians 4:19; 2 Corinthians 8:9) Having faith is not denying that you have symptoms of sin, sickness and lack; it simply looks at the word of God instead of the symptoms and declares what the word says rather than what the person feels. It is walking according to God’s higher law of prosperity; wholeness in spirit, soul and body, rather than identifying with the old sin nature of man that we had before we received Christ Jesus as Savior and Lord. Faith is not denying a problem, but speaking of the solution to the problem more than the problem itself.
Father, I come before You this morning in faith believing that You gave Your Son, Jesus, to be beaten and crucified that I might have life, the zoe kind of life, Your very own life flowing through my veins. I ask You to touch those who may not be experiencing Your life this morning. I pray that those who have never received Christ Jesus as Savior and Lord will pray to receive Him today. May this be their day of salvation! I ask You to show them that You love them by convicting them of their need for Him as Savior. I pray that they will ask Jesus into their hearts and be born again so that the life that You died to give them will be activated within their spirits. Father, I also lift up those who may be experiencing sickness and lack in their bodies and other areas of their lives. I pray that they will see the goodness of Your sacrifice on the cross for their health. I pray that they may prosper in all things and be in health as Your word declares. May they receive by faith all that You died to give them, Lord Jesus. I declare that Your blood was not shed in vain, but that it cleanses and washes away all sin, sickness and disease and poverty and lack. And I thank You for it! In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ! Why? It is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes. Please notice that in order to receive God’s salvation you must believe! Faith is the vehicle that brings God’s salvation into your life.
Ashamed – Epaischunomai – the feeling of shame arising from something that has been done.
Gospel – Euangelion – “good news” of salvation; not only the promise of salvation, but it’s fulfillment by the life, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ.
Power – Dunamis – energy, power, might, great force, great ability, strength. Dynamic; dynamite.
Salvation – Soteria – deliverance, preservation, soundness, prosperity, happiness, rescue, general well-being. The word is used both in a material, temporal sense and in a spiritual, eternal sense.
Believes – Pisteuo – to trust in, have faith in, be fully convinced of, acknowledge, rely on. It expresses reliance upon and a personal trust that produces obedience. It includes submission and a positive confession of the Lordship of Jesus.
Righteousness – Dikaiosune – the character or quality of being right or just; right actions. It is used to tell of that gracious gift of God to men whereby all who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ are brought into right relationship with God. It is unattainable by obedience to any law, or by any merit of man’s own, or any other condition than that of faith in Christ.
Okay, so now let’s think about what Paul is really saying in these two verses. He is not feeling any shame towards the good news of Christ, for it is the might, strength and great force of God resulting in deliverance, preservation, soundness, prosperity, happiness, rescue and general well-being of everyone who places their trust in Him and is fully convinced that He will do what He has promised. It results in acting out that trust and speaking positively of the Lordship of Jesus Christ in their life. The picture that we see here is of a person understanding that salvation is all-inclusive of whatever he needs for the well-being of his person; spirit, soul and body. It is placing trust in Christ Jesus as Lord knowing that He has purchased the salvation that you may need and you are willing to obey Him whatever the cost in order to receive what He died to give you.
He preached the gospel, the good news, then He demonstrated by healing those who were oppressed of the devil with sickness and disease and demonic possession.
The good news of salvation to the person who needs to be spiritually re-born would be forgiveness of sin. It means that in order for the person to receive that salvation he must place His trust in Jesus, confess Him as Lord and receive His forgiveness.
Romans 10:9, 10: that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
The good news of salvation for someone who is sick would be that God heals and Jesus purchased that healing for him through the stripes that He took on His back in the crucifixion.
The good news for salvation for someone in poverty and lack would be that Jesus became poor that he might become rich.
2 Corinthians 8:9: For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.
There is a promise in God’s Word for every need that we have. It has been purchased for us through the covenant that Jesus sealed with His very own blood. It’s a matter of getting into God’s Word, finding what applies to your life and believing it in your heart, confessing it with your mouth and acting on the promise to receive it. Sometimes we must “war” to receive it. If a sick person stands on God’s word for healing he will have to fight in faith to stay firm until the manifestation of the healing appears. It is a real battle against fear, symptoms of illness, pain, others who may not support you in believing and a negative doctor’s report. But Paul told Timothy in 1 Timothy 6:12 that he should “fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life”. A good fight is one that you win and it is a fight of faith to “lay hold” on eternal life. It is a faith fight that gives us the victory!
Father, I thank You for providing for whatever we have need of in our lives. I thank You that the blood of Jesus purchased our redemption, full and free, and provides salvation for the total man; spirit, soul and body. Thank You, Lord Jesus, for dying for us, for shedding Your blood that we might experience life. I pray for my friends this morning, Father, that You would show them the scriptures that apply to their needs, Father, that they might trust You to bring the provision that they have need of. Thank You, Lord, for meeting their every need. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
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LADY DAY - PERPUTAL VIRGIN MARY - THE MADONNA = CAROLINE E.
Fra Angelico, AnnunciationIn the Christian calendar, Lady Day is the Feast of the Annunciation (25 March) and the first of the four traditional Irish and English quarter days.
In England, Lady Day was New Year's Day up to 1752 when, following the move from the Julian Calendar to the Gregorian Calendar, 1 January became the start of the year. A vestige of this remains in the United Kingdom's tax year, which starts on 6 April, i.e. Lady Day adjusted for the lost days of the calendar change.
The logic of using Lady Day as the start of the year is that it reckons years A.D. from the moment of the Incarnation, which is considered to take place at the moment of the conception of Jesus at the Annunciation rather than at the moment of his birth at Christmas. See also New Year.
Lady Day was also a nickname of the singer Billie Holiday.
without the covering of marriage.
Outside the context of the royal court however, these ladies would have been thought of as no better than whores, and the Biblical authors often found it a convenient artifice to model them as such.
The Earth-centered Universe of Aristotle and Ptolemy held sway on Western thinking for almost 2000 years. Then, in the 16th century a new idea was proposed by the Polish astronomer Nicolai Copernicus (1473-1543).
This article is about artificial satellites. For natural satellites, also known as moons, see Natural satellite.
Satellites and Satalite redirect here. For the Canadian reggae band, see Sattalites.
For other uses, see Satellite (disambiguation).
In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavor. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon.
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO): Geocentric orbits ranging in altitude from 2000 km (1240 miles) to just below geosynchronous orbit at 35786 km (22240 miles). Also known as an intermediate circular orbit.
High Earth Orbit (HEO): Geocentric orbits above the altitude of geosynchronous orbit 35786 km (22240 miles).
Polar orbit: An orbit that passes above or nearly above both poles of the planet on each revolution. Therefore it has an inclination of (or very close to) 90 degrees.
***NOTES FROM SOPHIA OF WISDOM III - THE MOTHER'S DARKNESS ARE THE 4 MOONS NOW AND THIS IS WHO I KNOW THEY STOLE MY HOLY SPIRIT BLUE AND THIS IS WHAT THEY ARE USING TO PROTECT FROM THE SOLAR WINDS.
Aurora borealis on Jupiter. Three bright dots are created by magnetic flux tubes that connect to the Jovian moons Io (on the left), Ganymede (on the bottom) and Europa (also on the bottom). In addition, the very bright almost circular region, called the main oval, and the fainter polar aurora can be seen.
This article is about the planet. For other uses, see Neptune (disambiguation).
Neptune (pronounced /ˈnɛptjuːn/, AmE: [ˈnɛp·tuːn] (help·info)) is the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun in the Solar System. It is the fourth largest planet by diameter, and the third largest by mass. Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth and is slightly more massive than its near-twin Uranus, which is 15 Earth masses and less dense. The planet is named after the Roman god of the sea. Its astronomical symbol is , a stylized version of the god Neptune's trident.
Discovered on September 23, 1846, Neptune was the first planet found by mathematical prediction rather than regular observation. Unexpected changes in the orbit of Uranus led astronomers to deduce the gravitational perturbation of an unknown planet. Neptune was found within a degree of the predicted position. The moon Triton was found shortly thereafter, but none of the planet's other 12 moons were discovered before the 20th century. Neptune has been visited by only one spacecraft, Voyager 2, which flew by the planet on August 25, 1989.
Neptune is similar in composition to Uranus, and both have different compositions from those of the larger gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. As such, astronomers sometimes place them in a separate category, the "ice giants". Neptune's atmosphere, while similar to Jupiter and Saturn in being composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, contains a higher proportion of "ices" such as water, ammonia and methane, along with the usual traces of hydrocarbons and possibly nitrogen. In contrast the interior of Neptune is mainly composed of ices and rocks like that of Uranus. Traces of methane in the outermost regions, in part, account for the planet's blue appearance.
Neptune has the strongest winds of any planet in the solar system, measured as high as 2100 km/h. At the time of the 1989 Voyager 2 flyby, its southern hemisphere possessed a Great Dark Spot comparable to the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. Neptune's temperature at its cloud tops is usually close to −218 °C (55.1 K), one of the coldest in the solar system, due to its great distance from the Sun. The temperature in Neptune's centre is about 7,000 °C (7,270 K), which is comparable to the Sun's surface and similar to most other known planets. Neptune has a faint and fragmented ring system, which may have been detected during the 1960s but was only indisputably confirmed by Voyager 2.
Galileo's drawings show that he first observed Neptune on December 28, 1612, and again on January 27, 1613; on both occasions, Galileo mistook Neptune for a fixed star when it appeared very close—in conjunction—to Jupiter in the night sky. Hence he is not credited with Neptune's discovery. During the period of his first observation in December 1612, it was stationary in the sky because it had just turned retrograde that very day. This apparent backward motion is created when the orbit of the Earth takes it past an outer planet. Since Neptune was only beginning its yearly retrograde cycle, the motion of the planet was far too slight to be detected with Galileo's small telescope.
In 1821, Alexis Bouvard published astronomical tables of the orbit of Uranus. Subsequent observations revealed substantial deviations from the tables, leading Bouvard to hypothesize that an unknown body was perturbing the orbit through gravitational interaction. In 1843, John Couch Adams calculated the orbit of a hypothesized eighth planet that would account for Uranus' motion. He sent his calculations to Sir George Airy, the Astronomer Royal, who asked Adams for a clarification. Adams began to draft a reply but never sent it and did not aggressively pursue work on the Uranus problem.
Urbain Le Verrier, the mathematician who codiscovered Neptune.
In 1845–46, Urbain Le Verrier, independently of Adams, rapidly developed his own calculations but also experienced difficulties in encouraging any enthusiasm in his compatriots. In June, however, upon seeing Le Verrier's first published estimate of the planet's longitude and its similarity to Adams's estimate, Airy persuaded Cambridge Observatory director James Challis to search for the planet. Challis vainly scoured the sky throughout August and September.
Meantime, Le Verrier by letter urged Berlin Observatory astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle to search with the observatory's refractor. Heinrich d'Arrest, a student at the observatory, suggested to Galle that they could compare recently drawn chart of the sky in the region of Le Verrier's predicted location with the current sky to seek the displacement characteristic of a planet, as opposed to a fixed star. The very evening of the day of receipt of Le Verrier's letter, Neptune was discovered, September 23, 1846, within 1° of where Le Verrier had predicted it to be, and about 12° from Adams' prediction. Challis later realized that he had observed the planet twice in August, failing to identify it owing to his casual approach to the work.
In the wake of the discovery, there was much nationalistic rivalry between the French and the British over who had priority and deserved credit for the discovery. Eventually an international consensus emerged that both Le Verrier and Adams jointly deserved credit. However, the issue is now being re-evaluated by historians with the rediscovery in 1998 of the "Neptune papers" (historical documents from the Royal Observatory, Greenwich), which had apparently been misappropriated by astronomer Olin J. Eggen for nearly three decades and were only rediscovered (in his possession) immediately after his death. After reviewing the documents, some historians now suggest that Adams does not deserve equal credit with Le Verrier. Since 1966 Dennis Rawlins has questioned the credibility of Adams's claim to co-discovery. In a 1992 article in his journal Dio he deemed the British claim "theft". "Adams had done some calculations but he was rather unsure about quite where he was saying Neptune was", said Nicholas Kollerstrom of University College London in 2003.
From its discovery until 1930, Neptune was the farthest known planet. Upon the discovery of Pluto in 1930, Neptune became the penultimate planet, save for a 20-year period between 1979 and 1999 when Pluto fell within its orbit. However, the discovery of the Kuiper belt in 1992 led many astronomers to debate whether or not Pluto should be considered a planet in its own right or as part of the belt's larger structure. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union defined the word "planet" for the first time, reclassifying Pluto as a "dwarf planet" and making Neptune once again the last planet in the Solar System.
A size comparison of Neptune and Earth.
With a mass of 1.0243×1026 kg, Neptune is an intermediate body between Earth and the larger gas giants: its mass is seventeen times that of the Earth but just 1/19th that of Jupiter. Neptune's equatorial radius of 24,764 km is nearly four times that of the Earth. Neptune and Uranus are often considered a sub-class of gas giant termed "ice giants", due to their smaller size and higher concentrations of volatiles relative to Jupiter and Saturn. In the search for extrasolar planets Neptune has been used as a metonym: discovered bodies of similar mass are often referred to as "Neptunes", just as astronomers refer to various extra-solar "Jupiters."
Neptune's internal structure resembles that of Uranus. Its atmosphere forms about 5–10% of its mass and extends perhaps 10–20% of the way towards the core, where it reaches pressures of about 10 GPa. Increasing concentrations of methane, ammonia, and water are found in the lower regions of the atmosphere.
The internal structure of Neptune.
Gradually this darker and hotter region condenses into a superheated liquid mantle, where temperatures reach 2–5,000 K. The mantle is equivalent to 10–15 Earth masses, and is rich in water, ammonia, methane, and other compounds. As is customary in planetary science, this mixture is referred to as icy even though it is a hot, highly dense fluid. This fluid, which has a high electrical conductivity, is sometimes called a water–ammonia ocean. At a depth of 7,000 km, the conditions may be such that methane decomposes into diamond crystals that then precipitate toward the core.
The core of Neptune is composed of iron, nickel and silicates, with an interior model giving a mass about 1.2 times that of the Earth. The pressure at the centre is 7 Mbar—millions of times more than that on the surface of the Earth, and the temperature may be 5,400 K.
Neptune (top) and Triton (bottom).
Neptune has 13 known moons. The largest by far, comprising more than 99.5 percent of the mass in orbit around Neptune and the only one massive enough to be spheroidal, is Triton, discovered by William Lassell just 17 days after the discovery of Neptune itself. Unlike all other large planetary moons in the Solar System, Triton has a retrograde orbit, indicating that it was captured rather than forming in place, and probably was once a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt. It is close enough to Neptune to be locked into a synchronous rotation, and is slowly spiraling inward because of tidal acceleration and eventually will be torn apart when it reaches the Roche limit. In 1989, Triton was the coldest object that had yet been measured in the solar system, with estimated temperatures of −235 °C (38 K).
Neptune's second known satellite (by order of discovery), the irregular moon Nereid, has one of the most eccentric orbits of any satellite in the solar system. The eccentricity of 0.7512 gives it an apoapsis that is seven times its periapsis distance from Neptune.
From July to September 1989, Voyager 2 discovered six new Neptunian moons. Of these, the irregularly shaped Proteus is notable for being as large as a body of its density can be without being pulled into a spherical shape by its own gravity. Although the second most massive Neptunian moon, it is only one quarter of one percent of the mass of Triton. Neptune's innermost four moons, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, and Galatea, orbit close enough to be within Neptune's rings. The next farthest out, Larissa was originally discovered in 1981 when it had occulted a star. This had been attributed to ring arcs, but when Voyager 2 observed Neptune in 1989, it was found to have been caused by the moon. Five new irregular moons discovered between 2002 and 2003 were announced in 2004. As Neptune was the Roman god of the sea, the planet's moons have been named after lesser sea gods.
In our time the glorification of the Divine Feminine is of crucial importance. In order to survive and undergo our spiritual rebirth, we have to receive a whole New Gospel from the Divine Mother.
Isabella di Aragona, princess of Naples or MONA LISA and widow of the Duke of Milan Gian Galeazzo Sforza, enlarged the castle, which she made her residence, 1499-1524. After the death of Bona Sforza, Queen of Poland, Bari came to be included in the Kingdom of Naples and its history contracted to a local one, as malaria became endemic in the region. Bari was wakened from its provincial somnolence by Napoleon's brother-in-law Joachim Murat. As Napoleonic King of Naples Murat ordered the building in 1808 of a new section of the city, laid out on a rational grid plan, which bears his name today as the Murattiano. Under this stimulus, Bari developed into the most important port city of the region. The legacy of Mussolini can be seen in the imposing architecture along the seafront.
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It gives bonus to fire rate.
This game was pretty fun. My only real complaint (apart from the poorly written dialogue) is the extremely long and tedious grind to level 15 required for medal-hunters such as myself. And of course once you've got all the other medals, the final boss is a joke.
It is a fun game. I like the team customization, level ups, and upgrades. The art is pretty good too. So, overall: the game is great! It's a fun way to pass a little time.
2. The story/dialog: For the game being so pretty and fun, the story was really weak. The characters just sort of tagged up randomly. It wasn't the worst I have ever seen, but it was shallow. Luckily the game play really does make up for the shallow back story.
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is a reminder of ... former glory.
The Corsican, whose diminutive size belied his continental ambitions, is back in the news for the bicentennial — and the timing couldn't have been more telling for a country facing an identity crisis and searching for its role in a 25-member European Union (news - web sites) and a wider world led by the United States.
"History has been a little hard on the French lately," said Steven Englund, an American award-winning biographer of Napoleon. "And I think they're looking for reasons to celebrate their own history."
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Dave’s Ten Reasons The President Agreed To Appear On The Late Show. Cute Dave, cute.
10. Heard the lady with the heart shaped potato was gonna be here.
Good vids! I fall in love with him all over again….
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2019 is looking buoyant for Italy’s film and longform narrative TV industries, which are becoming increasingly interconnected as a new generation of directors emerges. They are crossing over between the two media while recent legislation pumps millions of Euros into the country’s production and distribution sectors.
Just as high-end TV dramas directed by Italian film auteurs such as Paolo Sorrentino’s “The Young Pope” and Saverio Costanzo’s “My Brilliant Friend” conquer global small-screen audiences, theatrical box-office returns have been plunging, prompting many of Italy’s top film industry players to regroup. Most are making both movies and TV.
Case in point: Palomar, the company behind “Piranhas,” Italy’s Berlin competition entry depicting Neapolitan teen gangsters. The gritty drama is directed by up-and-coming helmer Claudio Giovannesi and based on a novel by star author Roberto Saviano, whose mob exposé “Gomorrah” spawned both a prize-winning movie and a game-changing TV series.
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Infant swings are generally a standard household product in the home of a younger newborn. The forwards and backwards motion is comforting to a infant and quite a few swings play gentle music and have multi-colored mobiles too. Any time used properly infant swings can be the best way to sooth a cranky infant plus to give dad and mom a small amount of time for peace.
There are many basic safety measures parents should become aware of to make certain their baby is completely secure while enjoying some child swing bliss.
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where x is a double precision floating point value. (I’m too polite to show you the actual code, see streec.c line 443 if you must).
Question: when is this different from floor(x)?
It’s quite a fun little puzzle. I give my answers below.
253 is the first value that occurred to me. This is the smallest integer representable as a double where its successor is not exactly representable. So if x is 253 then x+1 is also 253 (IEEE round-to-even), floor(253) is 253 (it’s an integer), and 253 – 1 is exactly representable (the successor of 253 is not exactly representable, but its predecessor is).
A similar thing happens for some of the numbers bigger than 253 and less than 254. In this range the step between adjacent doubles is 2 (in the representation scheme above, e is 1). These doubles are all integers, so floor isn’t going to change anything, so floor(1+x)-1) is (x+1)-1, and floor(x) is x. When x is a double represented by an m that is odd then x+1 and x will be different because of the round-to-even rule. For exactly the same reason x+1-1 will be the same as x+1. An example is x = 253+2. This is represented as 4503599627370497×21, but x+1-1 is 4503599627370498×21. In general a similar thing happens for a number of the form 2i where i is an odd positive integer and 252 < i < 253.
The previous problem was that we had a number x and adding 1 to it made the result round up to the next higher integer. A similar thing happens for very small negative values. If x is negative and very close to 0 then x+1 might be sufficiently close to 1 to be rounded to 1. This happens when -2-54 <= x < 0 (numbers just a bit less than -2-54 get round to 1-2-53 when 1 is added to them).
-0. This is sort of degenerate case of the above. -0 can be thought of as being just the tiniest bit less than 0, and this difference cancels completely when 1 is added.
In the above case when x is small and negative what happens is that it is just smaller than an integer, and this difference gets cancelled entirely when 1 is added. So that whilst x is not an integer x+1 is. A similar thing happens at every number that’s just a bit less than an integer power of 2 (a reasonably small positive power of 2). For example 7.999999999999999 (which is 8-2-50) rounds to 9 when 1 is added. So floor(7.999999999999999+1)-1 is 8, but floor(7.999999999999999) is 7. This happens for every number of the form 2i-2i-53 (this is nextafter(2i, 0)) where i is a non-negative integer and i < 52.
Possibly I’ve missed some cases. Especially negative ones.
In the case where I originally found the code I’m pretty sure the difference is irrelevant.
This entry was posted on 2008-06-03 at 14:12:51 and is filed under programming.
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Wildseed Farms’ gorgeous 200-acre property will be alive with color and blooms just in time for the eleventh annual Wildflower Celebration, beginning this Saturday, April 3 and running through the 18th. Located on Hwy 290 East, Wildseed Farms is a treat for any garden fanatic or nature lover. During the festival you’ll enjoy fully-stocked plant nurseries, a surprisingly affordable market center, satisfying food at the Bluebonnet Biergarten, the enchanting Butterfly Haus ($5 admission to the Butterfly Haus), strolling along the beautiful Meadows walking trail ($5), and row after row of brilliant color.
The Raggedy Cats will provide live musical entertainment every Saturday in April from 1:30-5:00 p.m. Wildseed Farms is open daily from 9:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. For more details call 830-990-8080 or log on to www.wildseedfarms.com .
Learn how the early German settlers celebrated Easter from interpreters in authentic costumes at the Sauer-Beckmann Living History Farm at the LBJ State Park on Hwy 290 E. on Saturday, April 3 from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Here’s a fun way to learn about the customs of the past as the public is encouraged to participate in some of the activities. There’s no admission cost, but donations are welcome. For information, call 830-644-2252 or log on to www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/lbj .
Load up the kids (up to age 10) and take them to the Pioneer Museum on Saturday, April 3 for an Easter egg hunt! This BYOB event (that’s: bring your own basket) meets at 10:00 a.m. at the museum barn, with the hunt beginning at 10:30 a.m. Over 900 eggs are waiting to be found and there’s even a special toddler section. The Pioneer Museum is located at 325 W. Main St. in Fredericksburg. Up to two children will be admitted free of charge with every adult’s paid admission ($5). To learn more about this perfect picture-taking opportunity, call 830-997-2835 or visit www.pioneermuseum.net .
– take a drive and don’t forget the Willow City Loop. Be sure to respect the ranchers property and only drive on the roads. Please don’t get out of your car and walk on someone’s property.
Finally, mortgage rates remained at record low levels for past few weeks. How long they continue to stay at these levels is yet to be determined. The FED’s purchase program of mortgage-backed securities ends this week. The private sector will take-over from here. If you are in the market for a home, now would be a good time to lock-rate in order to prevent any further increases that are expected soon. The current tax credits to purchase a home for qualified homebuyers ends this month-April as well. Just because the just mentioned programs are ending, doesn’t mean the world has come to an end in our Texas Real Estate and Mortgage arena. Our state and local job market continues to allure home buyers to our area. When people work, they buy homes. Lets not forget that retirees are coming here too. I really believe we are in the best Real Estate market in the country.
give an overview and answer questions about the program.
According to the Freddie Mac survey of mortgage rates, rates remained flat for the week at an average of 4.95% while last year it was 4.98%. This is the lowest rates have been for all of 2010 and all other reports indicate these represent new record lows for the past 25 years.
Nationally, mortgage applications are down. However, my loan originations have increased in recent days and I also expect it to continue to increase. The Realtors I have talked with have said they have seen a definite increase in Real Estate activity. Why? Our job market is strong, our Real Estate market is great, low Mortgage rates still prevail, and folks wanting to move here have made us their clear choice to call “home” and all for good reasons!
The DOW climbed last week on a better than expected manufacturing outlook. Auto sales are higher and gave that industry a shot in the arm with better than expected sales expected for March. New reports state that the economy is growing modestly without causing inflation while still struggling to create jobs.
However, jobless claims did fall slightly last week for the third week in a row. Consumer prices remained flat for February too, which is an indicator for the direction of inflation. The FED decided to keep its fund rate at current record low levels as promised after seeing that inflation is in check for now.
President Obama signed the new Jobs Bill into law in hopes of boosting hiring by giving tax breaks to the private sector. Plus, Congress passed the Health Care Bill this past weekend in hopes of covering more Americans and helping folks keep coverage with pre-existing illness’.
How much it will cost is still up for debate as we will continue to get an ear full across both party lines. Only time will tell.
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nRelax Take a deep breathe hold it count to three exhale slowly relax Dream The solar system The planets orbiting the sun the first planet and the closest planet to the sun making it journey orbiting around the sun is Mercury , it’s orbit around the sun is 35 million miles, next is Venus 108,267 million miles, it orbit around the sun, Earth 93 million miles, Mars 141,600,000 miles, it’s orbit around the sun, Jupiter, 484,000,000 miles, Saturn 886,000,000.7 million miles, Chiron, a new planet discovered in our solar system, 886,000,000 miles, Uranus, 1,000,700,083 million miles, it’s orbit around the Sun, Neptune, 4000, 400,002 million kilometers, 2000,294,000 million miles, it’s orbit around the Sun, Pluto, 3600 million miles it’s orbit around the Sun. These are the orbits of the planets in our Solar System as we know them today. The stars, the concellations Aries. The Ram, Mars, Tauras, the Bull, Venus, Gemini, the Heavenly Twins, Mars, Cancer, The Crab, the Moon, Leo, the Lion, the Sun, Virgo, the sign of the Virgin the planet Mercury, Libra, the sign of the Scales, planet Venus, Scorpio, the sign of the Scorpion Man, the ruling planet is Pluto, Sagittarius, the sign of Centaur or Archer, the ruling planet is Jupiter, Capricorn, the sign of the Goat, the ruling planet is Saturn, Aquarius, the sign of the Water Bearer, the Ruling planet is Uranus, Pices , the sign of two fish swimming in opposite directions the ruling planet is Neptune. Relax , take a deep breath, exhale slowly, ralx…dream, the concellations rising floating from the north from the first concellation around rising around the border of Canada and the last around 89 degrees latitude north floating gracefully through the skies at night reaching the equator passing one another and then setting towards morning in the southern hemisphere around the border of Mexico and all the 89 degrees latitude south towards the south pole. Each concellation floats from the north and the first concellation can be seen slowly coming into view in the sky a couple hours after sunset.
I went to see the new Star Trek movie. I love the visuals of the stars and outerspace in the movie and also the background music. I enjoyed the movie and I am glad I went to see it with my friend. My friend also enjoyed the movie.
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The present application discloses a responsive route guidance and identification system for providing route guidance and real time communication to a user related to course corrections along a route to avoid potential obstacles. The system includes a portable electronic device is configured to receive data from a location application software and a sensor module. The data received is processed to generate a route. The sensor module is configured to detect objects or obstructions along the route. The location application software is configured to receive and provide layout data of a particular area to be traversed. The system may optionally include a terminal and one or more transmitters to assist with location and navigation inside a structure. Communication is manifested to the user through audible or sensory methods.
The present application relates generally to an electronic system, and in particular to a system designed to provide route guidance and obstacle avoidance feedback to assist visually impaired users navigate without incident.
More than 7 million people go blind each year in the United States. Blindness can arise from one of many different causes, such as macular degeneration, accident or injury, diabetes, and so on. Blindness works to severely limit one's ability to be mobile. This lack of mobility inherently results often in the seclusion, depression, and inability of those individuals from engaging in the public environment.
Various methods or devices have been developed to assist blind individuals in navigating and engaging in the public environment. For example, seeing-eye dogs are used to help direct an individual. Although dogs help in terms of general navigation, the dog is unable to provide accurate and detailed navigation to the blind. Additional disadvantages to the use of trained dogs to solve navigation issues is that the training of dogs can be very time consuming and costly. Additionally, distractions may arise which may get in the way of the dog performing despite training.
Another method or device is the elongated stick. The blind individual is tasked with repetitively passing the stick in a sideways motion in front of them to alert them to any obstacles. This stick only provides immediate obstacle detection but provides no additional benefit.
Although great strides have been made in the area of mobility aids for the visually impaired, considerable shortcomings remain in helping them freely navigate through society. Most navigation systems today are designed to provide route guidance with little regard to potential obstacles. Obstacles may be dynamic or static in nature. For example, a map program may provide turn by turn instructions at selected points of interest but does not typically care what happens between such points. These systems deal with a relatively unchanging map to provide routes. Some steps have been taken to design a system that accounts for changes and obstacles on the road. These are incorporated into vehicles to allow the vehicle to adjust speed or stop as obstacles arise. Taken to another level, self-driving cars are contemplated that will autonomously navigate the route on behalf of the user. However, there are large limitations on being able to process and account for obstacles that are dynamic in nature. These cars have an assortment of difficulties in traversing traffic.
On a large scale and in limited situations, these systems may be sufficient. However, traveling or navigating is not always done on standard routes via streets, or outside exposed to the elements. A large amount of our traveling is done inside buildings, amongst ever changing environments from moving people, objects, and hazards. A more portable and adaptable system is needed that will adapt to non-mainstream or high-level routes, provide object detection, and communicate commands to the user to avoid the objects while maintaining the best route to the overall destination. A system such as this is needed especially for visually impaired users to navigate freely in society.
FIG. 1 is a schematic of a responsive route guidance and identification system according to an embodiment of the present application.
FIG. 2 is an exemplary chart illustrating a portable electronic device used in the responsive route guidance and identification system of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is an exemplary embodiment of the responsive route guidance and identification system of FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is an alternative exemplary embodiment of the responsive route guidance and identification system of FIG. 1.
FIG. 5 is a chart of communication methods for a communication module used in the responsive route guidance and identification system of FIG. 1.
FIG. 6 is an alternative exemplary embodiment of the responsive route guidance and identification systems of FIGS. 3 and 4.
FIG. 7 is an exemplary layout of a building utilizing the responsive route guidance and identification system of FIG. 1.
While the system and method of the present application is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and are herein described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the description herein of specific embodiments is not intended to limit the application to the particular embodiment disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the process of the present application as defined by the appended claims.
Illustrative embodiments of the preferred embodiment are described below. In the interest of clarity, not all features of an actual implementation are described in this specification. It will of course be appreciated that in the development of any such actual embodiment, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developer's specific goals, such as compliance with system-related and business-related constraints, which will vary from one implementation to another. Moreover, it will be appreciated that such a development effort might be complex and time-consuming but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of this disclosure.
The system and method of use in accordance with the present application overcomes one or more of the above-discussed problems commonly associated with seeing aides and navigation devices for the visually impaired. Specifically, the system of the present application is configured to provide navigation assistance to visually impaired individuals. The system is designed to capture static environmental characteristics and combine that with active detection of both static and dynamic obstructions. These are processed through an algorithm to generate communication information provided to the user as to how best to navigate the environment. The system is configured to receive a destination point to travel to and then provide course adjustments to the individual along the route. These and other unique features of the system are discussed below and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
In the specification, reference may be made to the spatial relationships between various components and to the spatial orientation of various aspects of components as the devices are depicted in the attached drawings. However, as will be recognized by those skilled in the art after a complete reading of the present application, the devices, members, apparatuses, etc. described herein may be positioned in any desired orientation. Thus, the use of terms to describe a spatial relationship between various components or to describe the spatial orientation of aspects of such components should be understood to describe a relative relationship between the components or a spatial orientation of aspects of such components, respectively, as the device described herein may be oriented in any desired direction.
The system and method of use will be understood, both as to its structure and operation, from the accompanying drawings, taken in conjunction with the accompanying description. Several embodiments of the system are presented herein. It should be understood that various components, parts, and features of the different embodiments may be combined together and/or interchanged with one another, all of which are within the scope of the present application, even though not all variations and particular embodiments are shown in the drawings. It should also be understood that the mixing and matching of features, elements, and/or functions between various embodiments is expressly contemplated herein so that one of ordinary skill in the art would appreciate from this disclosure that the features, elements, and/or functions of one embodiment may be incorporated into another embodiment as appropriate, unless otherwise described.
The system of the present application includes a portable electronic device with a processor, one or more sensors, a location application with the portable electronic device, and a communication module. The system is configured to be carried by a visually impaired individual (“user”) to first provide general route guidance using the location application. The system is also configured to incorporate the one or more sensors to selectively detect obstacles along the path of the user that are not reflected in the location application. The processor receives data from the one or more sensors and the location application and generates communication data. The user is provided real time instructions and corrections so as to navigate around detected obstructions along the route.
As stated, the system can calculate the position of the user and provide route guidance to the user for a selected destination. The location application can receive route or map information based on any number of sources. One such source of location application data is a GPS map for travel outside. Another example is layout data for buildings. These may be provided via a terminal at an entrance of the building. The system is configured to alternate between location application data, or in other words between exterior and interior maps. This information is compared with and processed in combination with the sensor data.
Referring now to the Figures wherein like reference characters identify corresponding or similar elements in form and function throughout the several views. FIG. 1 in the drawings illustrates an adaptive route guidance system 101 according to the present application. System 101 includes sensor module 103 and location application software (LAS) 105. Module 103 is configured to selectively monitor and detect obstacles potentially within the path of user 99. LAS 105 is configured to capture layout data related to the environment around the user and provide it to personal electronic device 107. Device 107 is configured to process data received from module 103 and LAS 105 to generate communication data for user 99. The communication data is provided to the user to assist in navigating a route. The communication data is provided in real time as environmental conditions (i.e. as objects are detected and monitored) change.
LAS 105 is designed to either store particular layout data related to indoor and outdoor environments, or selectively download/receive/obtain layout data as needed depending on the route taken by the user. It is not always possible to store sufficient layout data for all conceivable routes. Therefore, LAS 105 is configured to obtain layout data from any number of sources. For example, LAS 105 may communicate over the internet 109 to upload and download information either indoor or outdoor layout data. For example, mapping is provided through different providers over the internet for basic route guidance using outdoor layout data. As most indoor locations are not mapped and online, system 101 may further include the use of a location transmitter 111 and a terminal 113. Terminal 113 being configured to provide a detailed indoor layout to LAS 105 and transmitter 111 being configured to pinpoint the location of the user inside the structure. Additionally, LAS 105 may use GPS technology to provide route guidance based on location points.
Referring now in particular to FIG. 2 in the drawings, device 107 is described in more detail. FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary schematic of device 107. FIG. 2 is an exemplary configuration and design for device 107 used to identify user's 99 current location and transmit command data to user 99 to instruct user 99 how to navigate between two or more locations. As stated previously, the illustrated configuration permits for wireless and wired communications as well as internet/web communications. It is understood that module 103 and other optional devices (113, 111) may also be represented by the features and elements herein described in FIG. 2. Module 103 and terminal 111 may also have one or more processors, input/output interfaces, and storage methods.
The device 107 includes an input/output (I/O) interface 12, a processor 14, a database 16, and a maintenance interface 18. Alternative embodiments can combine or distribute the input/output (I/O) interface 12, optimization engine 14, database 16, and maintenance interface 18 as desired. Embodiments of device 107 can include one or more computers that include one or more processors and memories configured for performing tasks described herein below. This can include, for example, a computer having a central processing unit (CPU) and non-volatile memory that stores software instructions for instructing the CPU to perform at least some of the tasks described herein. This can also include, for example, two or more computers that are in communication via a computer network, where one or more of the computers includes a CPU and non-volatile memory, and one or more of the computer's non-volatile memory stores software instructions for instructing any of the CPU(s) to perform any of the tasks described herein. Thus, while the exemplary embodiment is described in terms of a discrete machine, it should be appreciated that this description is non-limiting, and that the present description applies equally to numerous other arrangements involving one or more machines performing tasks distributed in any way among the one or more machines. It should also be appreciated that such machines need not be dedicated to performing tasks described herein, but instead can be multi-purpose machines, for example smart phones, electronic tablets, personal data assistants, and computer workstations, that are suitable for also performing other tasks. Furthermore the computers and machines may use transitory and non-transitory forms of computer-readable media. Non-transitory computer-readable media is to be interpreted to comprise all computer-readable media, with the sole exception of being a transitory, propagating signal.
The I/O interface 12 provides a communication link between external users, systems, and data sources and components of device 107. The I/O interface 12 can be configured for allowing one or more users to input information to device 107 via any known input device, such as a display or via voice command. Examples can include a keyboard, mouse, touch screen, microphone, and/or any other desired input device. The I/O interface 12 can be configured for allowing one or more users to receive information output from device 107 via any known output device. Examples can include illustrated examples shown in FIG. 5, including microphone 115, speaker 117 and sensory equipment 119, and/or any other desired output device. The I/O interface 12 can be configured for allowing other systems to communicate with device 107. For example, the I/O interface 12 can allow one or more remote computers to access information, input information, and/or remotely instruct device 107 to perform one or more of the tasks described herein. The I/O interface 12 can be configured for allowing communication with one or more remote data sources.
The database 16 provides persistent data storage for device 107. While the term “database” is primarily used, a memory or other suitable data storage arrangement may provide the functionality of the database 16. In alternative embodiments, the database 16 can be integral to or separate from device 107 and can operate on one or more computers or computerized electronic devices. The database 16 preferably provides non-volatile data storage for any information suitable to support the operation of device 107. Database 16 stores data used in the generation of route guidance and communication of description information 121. Examples may include, turn by turn instructions, distances, attributes and descriptions of objects, maps, building plans, algorithms and so forth.
The maintenance interface 18 is configured to allow users to maintain desired operation of device 107. In some embodiments, the maintenance interface 18 can be configured to allow for reviewing and/or revising the data stored in the database 16 and/or performing any suitable administrative tasks commonly associated with database management. This can include, for example, updating database management software, revising security settings, and/or performing data backup operations. In some embodiments, the maintenance interface 18 can be configured to allow for maintenance of processor 14 and/or the I/O interface 12. This can include, for example, software updates and/or administrative tasks such as security management and/or adjustment of certain tolerance settings.
The processor 14 is configured to determine the location of the user and transmit route guidance and description information to user 99. Processor 14 also receives signal data from transmitters 111 to ascertain the current location of user 99 in preparation of formulating route instructions. Processor 14 may access and compare information stored on database 16 for producing such information and guidance. Processor 14 can include various combinations of one or more processors, memories, and software components.
Referring now also to FIG. 3 in the drawings, an exemplary embodiment of system 101 is illustrated. In this embodiment, the various components described within system 101 of FIG. 1 are fully encapsulated within device 107. System 101 is configured to be a fully portable and responsive system configured to analyze and compare environmental objects and layout data to determine an efficient route of travel for the user. The route is adjusted in real time according to changes in layout data and sensor data as a result of environmental conditions.
Sensor module 103 is configured to include one or more sensors 121 that monitor/scan the environment for objects that may be in the path of the user when following the route. These objects may be stationary and/or moving (i.e. static and/or dynamic in motion). As a user traverses a particular route, traditional layout data (maps) cannot provide details related to some static environmental conditions, and most dynamic environmental conditions. For example, a static environmental condition such as the location of light posts, signs, or building pillars may be known and identified on outdoor layout data in LAS 105. However, static environmental conditions may be temporary, such as barriers, people, vehicles, animals, furniture, and so forth. The differentiation of static and dynamic is made in relation to the user at the time of detection. Therefore objects may be classified as either or both static and dynamic depending on the instantaneous conditions of the object.
Traditional layout data is void of determining dynamic and some static environmental conditions. Sensors 121 are used to identify objects in the route of the user and process that information within the module 103. Sensors 121 may operate by any number of means to accomplish such a task. For example, sensor 121 may be an electromagnetic sensor works on the same principle as any other radar. High frequency RF pulses are transmitted by sensor 121 which then bounce off an object. The time for a return signal is measured by a time-gated return RF mixer. RF reflections are analyzed to produce presence, distance, and motion measurements. Module 103 can precisely detect the onset of objects and the separation distances from the user spaces. This type of sensor 121 is tuned for offset, minimum range, and maximum range based on installation configuration. Another example of sensor 121 is an ultrasonic sensor. These are highly sophisticated devices that create sharp radio signals for detecting objects. They use the echo time of the radio signals bouncing from the obstacles to indicate the distance of the obstacle. Ultrasonic sensors are usually found in a plurality or set and located in an evenly displaced pattern. They detect objects even when the user is stationary. Other types of sensors are contemplated.
The approach to identifying and then tracking objects are different between types of sensors. It is important to note that sensors 121 and module 103 are adapted to monitor and analyze data related to direction, velocity, and curvature of path for objects in the environment. With static objects, system 101 can easily process the precise location of the object and provide communication to the user as to how to avoid it. With relation to dynamic objects, the system is required to analyze and process more information. To safely avoid dynamic obstacles, module 103 may include a motion estimator 123. The motion estimator 123 is configured to process data from sensors 121 and as accurately as possible predict the movements and trajectory of each object. The trajectory and movements of the user, as monitored and tracked within system 101, are compared to each dynamic object and a course or route adjustment is determined if necessary. The analysis and comparison of trajectories and movements are performed at predefined intervals. The intervals may be separated by a time period or performed continuously.
To assist in predicting the movements and tracking each dynamic object, estimator 123 may be configured to receive layout data from LAS 105. Layout data can be used to assist in predicting movements based in that estimator 123 may recognize predefined passages or walkways. Physical limitations found in layout data may be used to eliminate movement possibilities for objects as much as it does for the user.
Additionally, estimator 123 may be configured to classify objects based upon any number of characteristics in order to predict potential movements. For example, characteristics such as size, shape, and speed may be used. If system 101 can differentiate between a child and an adult and that of a rolling cart, processing time may be diminished and more accurate predictions may be produced.
LAS 105 is a software application configured to receive layout data related to both indoor and outdoor environments. LAS 105 is in communication with processor 14 and selectively with module 103. LAS 105 may switch between layouts depending on the route of the user. Layout data may be provided via known methods of data transmission, and as discussed previously with respect to FIG. 1.
Processor 14 is configured to receive data from both module 103 and LAS 105 and process that data through a path guidance algorithm 125. Algorithm 125 is a procedure or formula for analyzing: 1) movements and location of objects within the route of the user; 2) layout data of the environment; and 3) the movements of the user. Algorithm 125 processes this information according to a defined sequence of specified actions. Each of the three areas are continuously compared and analyzed to determine what if any communications should be made to the user. It is understood that module 103 may not always include estimator 123. Algorithm 125 and processor 14 may be utilized to process and handle the functions of estimator 125.
Communication module 127 is in communication with processor 14 and algorithm 125. Module 127 receives communication data from processor 14 and generates a communication manifestation or notification to the user. The communication can be manifested in any number of ways. For example, the communication may be through audible or sensory means. Referring now also to FIG. 5 in the drawings, a chart of communication methods for module 127 are illustrated. The communication may be provided verbally via a speaker 117 to allow the user to react via verbal cues. Additionally, sensory equipment 119 may be used where physical manifestations are provided to the user. These may be realized by vibrations, or physical movements along the body of the user. Equipment 119 may be worn around the body of the user wherein selected patterns of movements of the equipment may communicate selected actions by the user. The equipment may communicate via wires or wirelessly with device 107. Reliance upon verbal communication only is not always ideal in loud environments wherein the user may miss selected cues or instructions. Equipment 119 are an alternative method and may be employed simultaneously with audible methods. Module 127 may also include an input interface of a speaker 115 to permit voice command data from the user to be captured by system 101. Although system 101 is designed for visually impaired individuals, not all visually impaired individuals are fully blind. Therefore, some sensory equipment 119 may include visual displays.
Referring now also to FIG. 4 in the drawings, an alternative exemplary embodiment of system 101 is illustrated. System 201 is similar in form and function to that of corresponding members/elements of system 101 as shown in FIG. 3 except as herein described. In system 201, sensor module 103 is separated from device 107, now labeled as module 203. In this configuration, device 107 may more easily be any existing type of electronic device common to the user, such as a smart phone, portable electronic tablet, personal data assistant, and so forth. This configuration would allow for lower costs associated with bringing the system to market in that existing devices, such as smart phones and tablets for example, that the user already has may be used to perform the described overall functions of each system. System 201 uses device 207 which is similar in form and function to that of device 107. Module 203 is therefore in wired/wireless communication with device 207 and is located somewhere in the proximity of the user to monitor his/her movements as well as environmental objects. It is understood that with either system 101 and/or system 201, selected application software is included for download and operation on device 107 or 207 to incorporate module 103/203.
Additionally, it is seen that estimator 123 is not associated with module 203. It is understood that estimator 123 is operable with system 202 but is illustrated in such manner to show the sensor module without it. As stated previously, algorithm 125 may be used to perform the duties and functions of estimator 123 when it is not present in module 103/203. Similarly, sensory equipment 119 is illustrated remote from device 207. Equipment 119 may both receive data from module 127 and also provide feedback to module 127 and processor 125. This feedback can be useful for device 207 in monitoring the movements of the user. For example, equipment 119 may be a sensor on the leg which can monitor its movements. Communication between processor 14 and equipment 119 may alert system 201 that the user if the user is not taking appropriate action to an obstacle, like a stair or step. Communications from module 127 may be provided to the user based upon feedback from sensory equipment 119. This described function and operation of sensory equipment 119 is found on either system 101 and/or system 201.
Referring now also to FIG. 6 in the drawings, an alternative embodiment of system 101 is illustrated. System 301 is similar in form and function to that of systems 101 and 201. System 301 differs in the inclusion of terminal 113 and transmitter 111. Either of systems 101 and 201 may include terminal 113 and transmitters 111. Traditional layout data for outdoor use is typically not accurate enough or not available for indoor use or areas where precise locations are necessary. In such times, the system of the present application may include a terminal 113 configured to provide layout data in the form of either indoor data or outdoor data, and description data related to the defined area designated in the layout data. For example, layout data from terminal 113 may relate to the inner portions of a building. The description data are potentially points of interest or informative aspects of the building or its tenants. In order to determine the location of the user within the defined area, one or more transmitters 111 are used to send out a signal and allow device 107 to triangulate a position. The position, speed, and elevation of the user may be determined.
Data shared within system 101 permits device 107 to calculate the position of the user within a particular area and provide route guidance to the user to a particular destination. Route guidance may include step by step instructions (i.e. turn-by-turn) to perform between locations. System 101 is also configured to optionally provide description data to device 107 to inform user 103 about his/her surroundings. Locations of interest within the area may be communicated to the user, such as details concerning the location of doors, windows, restrooms, exits, and descriptive messages (i.e. “authorized personnel only”) are possible.
Terminal 113 is configured to transmit data to device 107. This may be made via known wired and/or wireless methods, including over internet 109 or through direct beaming between terminal 113 and device 107. Terminal 113 may transmit layout data or both layout data and description data. Layout data is data related to the physical characteristics of the area, such as planters, benches, areas of construction and so forth. This data is passed to LAS 105 and processed through processor 14 to provide route guidance to user 99. An ideal location for terminal 113 to exist are at the entrances and exits of the area.
Description data 119 is data related to the details about the surrounding environment. Description data 119 is used to provide greater context and information about user's 103 surroundings. Description data 119 is communicated to device 107 and processed to generate description information to user 99 via module 127. Description information relates to particular characteristics and details about a specific location or may be general in nature. This can be thought of as information that may typically be observable to a user with reasonable vision. Examples of description information include particular points of interest, such as exits, help desks, and emergency services. As seen with this example, some layout features of the layout data can also be communicated as description information. Additionally, description information can be more detailed in that it may convey more details. For example, device 107 may communicate to user 103 where a door is located (point of interest) and may also communicate that an alarm will sound if opened (secondary information). In the context of a business, the description information may relay the type of business, hours of operation, and a short description. Warnings, notices, advertisements, and services are also examples of types of information that may be communicated through description data 119.
Referring now also to FIG. 7 in the drawings, an exemplary layout of a building utilizing systems 101/201/301 are illustrated. Route guidance is provided based on the particular location of the user. Device 107 is configured to calculate the location of user 99 within the area by communicating with transmitters 111. Transmitters 111 are selectively positioned throughout the area and are configured to broadcast a signal at some predefined interval. Device 107 receives and processes the signals to generate route guidance. Transmitters 111 are powered by a remote source, remote to that of device 107 (i.e. battery, power grid). Signals may be broadcast continuously be each transmitter 111, and selectively detected by device 107. Other embodiments of transmitters 107 may broadcast signal intermittently, as a pulse for example. The precise location of user 99 is performed by receiving the signal from a plurality of transmitters 107 and processing characteristics of the signals to determine a particular coordinate for user 99. Device 107 may use signal strength as a measure of distance from each transmitter 107.
As seen in FIG. 7, the location of transmitters 111 may be located in remote and rather distant locations throughout a structure or area (inside/outside, different floors). As transmitters 111 are under their own power (i.e. not powered by device 107), their particular location is independent of proximity to device 107. Additionally, transmitters 111 are configured to have varied signal strength that allows an operator to select the strength and reach of the signal. This may be an adjustable feature of transmitters 111 or different types of transmitters 111 may be selected according to the necessary signal strength. An advantage of system 101 is the use of transmitters 107 that are under their own power and can produce far reaching signals. This allows the owner of an area or structure to be able to equip the structure with a fewer number of transmitters 111. Cost to develop greatly decreases compared to systems where the proximity of device 107 is necessary to power and receive information from sensors/transmitters.
In operation, layout data and description data are communicated to device 107 upon entrance into the area through terminal 113. Any necessary or requested information about the area may be broadcast to the user upon entry or at any time during traversing the route. The user may then elect to select a destination by communicating with device 107. User 99 may select a destination according to its physical location or may use categorical designations. For example, user 99 may state a particular Suite #. Additionally, user 99 may request to go to a particular type of establishment. This is useful where there are limited types of destinations fitting the categorical description. Where multiple options are available, device 107 communicates the options with user 99 and seeks clarification. In some situations device 107 may automatically select the destination according to its proximity to the user. For example, user 99 may request the restroom. Upon such a request, device 107 calculates the nearest restrooms in operation for the gender of user 99. Furthermore, if a single destination (i.e. store) has multiple entrances, device 107 may select the nearest one.
Description information may be provided to the user at any time or location along a route, independent of the need of a terminal or the type of layout data provided. LAS 105 is configured to know and recognize points of interest and other important information that the user may be inclined to know. The description information is provided with any of the above mentioned systems.
The associated systems are simplistic and yet effective. Any personal electronic device may be used in communication with a sensor module to compute location and directions. A software application is downloaded onto the device to install the necessary algorithms, functions, and features necessary. By using these systems, it is felt that a visually impaired individual will be granted the ability and freedom to safely navigate through society without much trouble. The system is operable for both indoor and outdoor use.
The current application has many advantages over the prior art including at least the following: (1) the ability and freedom to safely navigate through society without much trouble; (2) route guidance within a structure or area outside the purview of satellite images; (3) operable for both indoor and outdoor use; and (4) minimal overhead investment on the part of the visually impaired and businesses; (5) detection of static and dynamic objects; (6) automatic route adjustment communicated to the user in response to environmental conditions.
The particular embodiments disclosed above are illustrative only, as the application may be modified and practiced in different but equivalent manners apparent to those skilled in the art having the benefit of the teachings herein. It is therefore evident that the particular embodiments disclosed above may be altered or modified, and all such variations are considered within the scope and spirit of the application. Accordingly, the protection sought herein is as set forth in the description. It is apparent that an application with significant advantages has been described and illustrated. Although the present application is shown in a limited number of forms, it is not limited to just these forms, but is amenable to various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit thereof.
1. An adaptive route guidance system, comprising: a sensor module configured to selectively monitor and detect obstacles potentially within a path of a user; a location application software configured to capture layout data related to the environment around the user; and a personal electronic device configured to receive data from the sensor module and the location application software, the personal electronic device is configured to process the data within a processor so as to generate communication data, the personal electronic device configured to provide the communication data to the user for navigating a route; a terminal located near an entrance of an area to be traversed, the terminal configured to store and transmit layout data of the area to be traversed to the location application software.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor module includes one or more sensors.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the sensor is an electromagnetic sensor.
4. The system of claim 2, wherein the sensor is an ultrasonic sensor.
5. The system of claim 2, wherein the sensor detects static objects.
6. The system of claim 2, wherein the sensor detects dynamic objects.
7. The system of claim 6, wherein the sensor tracks the path of dynamic objects.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor includes a path guidance algorithm used to analyze the data from the sensor module and the data from the location application software to predict the movements of objects.
9. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor includes a path guidance algorithm used to analyze the data from the sensor module and the data from the location application software to modify the route of the user.
10. The system of claim 1, wherein the communication data is presented to the user in the form of at least one of an audible method or physical manifestation movement.
11. The system of claim 1, wherein the location application software is configured to provide layout data for an indoor location.
12. The system of claim 1, wherein the location application software is configured to provide layout data for an outdoor location.
13. The system of claim 1, wherein the location application software is configured to alternate between an indoor layout data and an outdoor layout data.
14. The system of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of location transmitters selectively positioned throughout the area to be traversed, each location transmitter being powered and configured to broadcast a signal; wherein the portable electronic device is configured to calculate the position of the user by processing the signal from one or more transmitters.
15. The system of claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device is configured to receive description data, the description data used to convey selected points of interest to the user through the portable electronic device, the portable electronic device configured to communicate to the user selected description information based upon the description data.
16. The system of claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device provides description information related to points of interest to the user.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein the description information is provided to the user based upon the route and proximity of the user to the point of interest.
18. The system of claim 1, wherein the user may select a destination by selecting a categorical designation.
19. The system of claim 1, wherein the personal electronic device is configured to receive input data from the user via at least one of a manual entry input and a voice command.
Notice of Allowance from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office dated Jul. 21, 2016 from corresponding U.S. Appl. No. 14/703,148.
Office Action from U.S. Patent and Trademark Office dated Feb. 2, 2016 from corresponding U.S. Appl. No. 14/703,148.
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A friend of mine asked me to pass this along. It’s a website designed to give Muslims a safe place to explore the Scriptures and answer common objections against faith in Christ. What makes the website unique is the way it makes use of the Koran to point seekers toward a Biblical understanding of who Jesus is. A lot of people don’t know this, but the Koran has many positive things to say about Jesus and the Bible. Once I was in a north African country in the middle of the Saharan desert and was meeting with a group of believers. When I asked them how they came to know Jesus they explained that the Koran says that Muhammed was a sinner, but that Jesus (whom they call Isa) never sinned. This is what got them on the road to learning more about Jesus and eventually deciding to follow Him.
Check the website out here!
Below is an e-mail I received from Reuben Rai, an indigenous church planter in Nepal. I thought my readers might enjoy some news information from around the world.
Today is the last day for Monarchy and tomorrow Nepal shall anounce itself a Republic State. Elected members were sworn today in new assembly. Keep on praying for Nepal.
Lets not forget that we are called to Go into all the World and preach the gospel, no matter what happens in the World, lets continue to serve the Lord and His people.
Pleaes pray, we have street kids feeding program on 30th May in City Ground for the street kids of Kathmandu.
My leaders ask your prayers as they go to villages around Nepal to share the gospel with the countrymen.
Below is an e-mail I received from Pastor Rashid in Pakistan. I’ve been in communication with Pastor Rashid for about a year now. I’m going to start posting some of the letters I receive from pastors around the world to this blog. Sometimes there are direct appeals for funds, other times there are stories about what’s happening in their respective countries. I thought my readers might enjoy hearing from some of the people that I’m in weekly communication with around the world. If you’d like to help one of these ministries, you can go to my website and make a donation.
I hope you are fine and doing great job for Lord Jesus Christ. I and my team members are continuously praying for your and for your team and for the success of your church. Also we are praying for your mission trip for Pakistan.
Brother I have a request to you as you know we are working in many outreach areas and you have visited on door to door Bible distribution section on United Ministries Pakistan website. Last year we have distributed more then 700 Urdu Bibles free of cost to new believers. Now we again want to start Bible distribution mission. We need more then 2500 Urdu Bibles for our outreach areas. People are waiting for their own Bibles. Urdu is national language of Pakistan and people can easily read Urdu Bible. Brother you have to share this letter with your brothers and sisters in Christ and friends and relative and church members to help us in this mission. Your small help will be very big contribution. We will send you complete Bible distribution report with pictures. We will be very thankful to you for this kindness. Kindly reply me soon.
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https://unconventionalchristians.wordpress.com/2008/05/
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In general, I really like living in the future. Except for all the car-sized mosquitoes buzzing around. That is not as cool.
Except this time, it really had to do with super soldiers. The problem started with the drones. After drones became commonplace, every country had them and suddenly war became very easy and not that costly. One country’s robots fought another country’s robots and every else sat home and watched it on the evening news. The public began to feel that the government was making war too frivolous, now that they could have a war whenever they wanted to. The military just felt left out.
However, by that point war had progressed far beyond human capabilities, so they turned to super soldiers. Using cloning and genetic manipulation, they made a whole new type of soldier. They were egalitarian about it: there were super cooks, super MPs, super aircraft mechanics, every kind of soldier you could think of.
This was all well and good, but no one really knew what the effects of all this new cloning would be. Some thought that the super infantrymen would go rogue and start shooting up civilians, while the super cooks would take the Food Network by storm. Instead, one super soldier got bitten by a mosquito.
It turns out it wasn’t an ordinary mosquito. Its mother had bitten a cow that had been eating genetically modified corn and being pumped full of steroids, so the blood was a real stew of steroids, hormones and Franken-DNA. Then when the young mosquito took in that sweet super soldier blood, it started to get bigger. And bigger. The first time a monstrous mosquito swooped down and sucked all the blood out of a running back during the Super Bowl, it made quite an impression on people. Stocks in Raid and Amalgamated Swatters, Inc. went through the roof.
It hasn’t really affected daily life much. In the cities, there are anti-aircraft RAID guns set up, and most people have catapult-sized fly swatters on their cars.
What I really miss is hiking and camping. Now, if I want to go camping, I need to bring along a Kevlar tent and a dog I don’t really like, and just hope for the best.
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2019-04-19T06:19:00Z
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https://greenwalledtower.wordpress.com/tag/cloning/
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I know there’s no crying in baseball, so I puffed my cheeks and blinked repeatedly, and I held it back, but dammit, I came fairly close! I swear to God, if we lose today and the Red Sox win again, I’m going to need one of you guys to hold me.
It’s not as overpowering as Swisher’s haircut, it’s kinda small, my hair is not shaven off, just a simple little faux hawk. I’ll try and show you it soon, but I dunno when I can get a pic… when I do, you’ll see it. Scout’s honor!
The Song of the Day is a hard, heavy, rock song, a difference from the “rappy hip hop”, as Virginia would say, that I put up here usually. Double shut out. What what.
It’s called The Night by Disturbed. I don’t know why I put these songs up, nobody listens to them, lol.
Ej – first – I’ve read some of the comments you’ve made concerning David Ortiz and if it doesn’t ruin your “super cool” image – you’ve been very mature. Thank you.
And now – the reports of the Red Sox demise have been GROSSLY exaggerated! Watch out ’cause here we come! Don’t you know you can never count a team out in July when they are only 3 1/2 games back?
Haaa I already have The Night on my iPod so yeah it’s a cool song. Anyways I’m back at last from…..whatever that was.
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2019-04-18T17:19:25Z
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https://mlblogsyankeesquad.wordpress.com/2009/08/01/so/
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Mordaunt Hall (1 November 1878 – 2 July 1973) was the first regularly assigned motion picture critic for The New York Times, working from October 1924 to September 1934.
His writing style was described in his Times obituary as "chatty, irreverent, and not particularly analytical.… The interest of other critics in analyzing cinematographic techniques was not for him."
Born Frederick William Mordaunt Hall in Guildford, Surrey, England, and known to his friends as "Freddie", he later claimed his full name was Frederick Wentworth Mordaunt Hall. His father was a school headmaster in Tottenham.
Hall immigrated to the United States, residing in New York, in 1902 and worked as an advance agent for Buffalo Bill's Wild West show from around 1907, by which time he was already referred to as "an old newspaper man." In 1909 the theater impresario Oscar Hammerstein I accused Hall and another reporter of assaulting him outside New York's Knickerbocker Hotel. The case was suspended when Hammerstein left for Europe. He worked at the New York Press from 1909 to 1914, when he joined the New York Herald.
He married Helen Rowe, an American, in 1909. She died in 1972.
Hall was commissioned a lieutenant in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War I, and did intelligence work. He wrote about the wartime experiences of others in the book Some Naval Yarns (1917). He returned from service in 1919.
In 1919, Hall returned to England, where in the early 1920s he wrote movie intertitles, with young Alfred Hitchcock designing and lettering them, at the Famous Players-Lasky studio in the London borough of Islington. The Halls returned to America in 1922, and his byline first appeared in the New York Times that year. After retiring from the Times in 1934, he hosted a New York radio program on movies and movie players in 1934–1935, and was a drama critic for the Boston Transcript from 1936 to 1938. On December 10, 1941, two days after the United States entered World War II, Hall became a U.S. citizen. He was working for the Columbia Broadcasting System in New York in 1942. He later joined the Bell Syndicate as a copy editor, and occasionally wrote articles. He died in New York City at age 94.
^ "Mordaunt Hall, Wrote of Screen," New York Times, July 4, 1973, p. 18.
^ Free BMD. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1881 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004. Mordaunt Hall was the name of an 1849 novel by English author Anne Marsh-Caldwell.
^ Inventory of Sardi's Caricatures, 1925–1952, Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library.
^ Ancestry.com. 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.
^ Frederick William Mordaunt Hall, petition for naturalization No. 379086, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
^ "Personal and Social" (column), The Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, Sept. 12, 1907, p. 8.
^ "Hammerstein Calls Reporter 'That Thing'", The Hartford Courant, January 30, 1909, p. 1.
^ "City Brevities," New York Times, May 15, 1909, p. 5.
^ Passenger list of the S.S. Orotava, Port of New York, Dec. 20, 1909. Passenger list of the S.S. Homeric, Port of New York, 4 May 1922, sheet 6, line 6. Frederick William Mordaunt Hall, petition for naturalization No. 379086, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Passenger list of the S.S. Liberte, Port of Plymouth, England, June 20, 1960. Descendants of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven, Person Page 1894.
^ Helen Hall, born 3 February 1886, died November 1972. Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.
^ Ancestry.com. Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.
^ Passenger list of the Carmania, port of Liverpool, 25 November 1919. Ancestry.com. UK Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008.
^ Donald Spoto, The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock, Da Capo Press, 1999, p. 55. ISBN 0-306-80932-X. John Russell Taylor, Hitch: The Life and Times of Alfred Hitchcock, Da Capo Press, 1996, p. 39. ISBN 0-306-80677-0.
^ Frederick William Hall, passenger list of the Homeric, port of New York, 4 May 1922. Ancestry.com. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.
^ Wood Soanes, Curtain Calls (syndicated column), Oct. 16, 1936. Walter Winchell, On Broadway (syndicated column), Sept. 27, 1938.
^ Ancestry.com. New York Petitions for Naturalization [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.
^ Ancestry.com. U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.
^ E.g., guest writing Ray Tucker's syndicated column "The National Whirligig" on Dec. 2, 1955.
Some Naval Yarns, by Mordaunt Hall (Google Books online text).
All New York Times movie reviews of Mordaunt Hall.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mordaunt_Hall
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The querent (person for whom the reading is done; one who seeks) for this reading wanted to know how successful a series of major changes would be. I used the Tarot of the Sweet Twilight for this reading, with a random significator (card representing the querent) and the Do-Think-Feel-Have-Be spread.
Love, romance, candles, and wine. There is nothing like it while it burns to light the darkness, fill the world with beauty, and heal all manner of ills.
Appreciation of creation and the ability to create are qualities tied to the earth, the moon, the sun, and the heavens. Who says that physical things are mundane?
Everywhere, troubles of every sort surround and follow you. There is only one sensible course of action. Find a peaceful spot and give yourself over to it. Rest and ground yourself. Then, deal with all the problems.
Temperance stands gracefully in the arid landscape forever balancing the need for hope and the desire for blessings. In her hands, there is nothing lost.
You’ve risen above the situation, or so you think. Stubbornly, you hold what you know to be true. Yet, by refusing to see anything else, are you missing what else might also be true?
Much as you try to hide it, you are a romantic at heart. You believe in true love, in kindness and generosity of spirit, and that these things can not only help to overcome adversity, but that they make the world a better place. You rarely let people see this side of you, however; you prefer to present yourself differently. This need to be seen as handling things gets in your way, though – you know when you need help, or support, but you don’t ask for it and (mostly) others don’t offer because they can’t see beneath the surface.
As you move through this phase of transition and change, you need to remember that the surface of things isn’t always the best representation and that, often, things are not what they seem. Looking beneath is a survival tactic, and you have a gift for it. Let that gift help you, and remember that sometimes the best way to see what someone or something really is involves exposing your own true self.
Remember your passions, no matter how small they seem – what is important to you is important, and no one should tell you otherwise. Keep this firmly in your mind as you move toward your goals.
When you feel overwhelmed and overwrought, take a moment to stop and breathe. Then, make a list: what absolutely must be dealt with, and what is just window dressing? Handle what must be handled right away, and leave other things to be dealt with once you’ve cared for yourself.
You have insight into how things work, and the will to set them in motion. Don’t let fear make you stumble; count out what you have and look to what you wish to acquire, and make it so. Have faith, and apply it, while remembering that you also have to put in the time and do the work.
If you keep these things in mind, if you take the time to look at what happens from all angles and open your mind up to the possibility of things you didn’t think were possible, it will be easier to get where you need to go. Staying true to what you believe does not mean that other beliefs are not just as true for those who hold them, and trying to apply your own beliefs to others can be disastrous. When you are aware that yours is not the only road, you’ll be better able to travel.
You can have what you want, if you’re aware of the price and actively choose to pay it.
I used the Tattooed Tarot with a random significator and three other cards to determine why the querent is having particular trouble removing someone from their life.
Significator is the Four of Chalices – Closure; interior block; resources not exploited.
Card to represent the other party is Death – Sudden separation; pitilessness; inexorability; physical illness; fear; skeletons in the closet; traumas.
Card representing what the querent should focus on regarding the other party is the Four of Swords – Detachment; marginalization; reflection.
Don’t let yourself be held back by your shyness. Forget past errors and give up your bad habits; rise from your own ashes. Before you start out, study the best route to follow and the type of transportation to use. Excessive isolation will lead to poverty and solitude.
In the case of this reading, I think “shyness” is actually trepidation, whether you’re aware of it or not. Something is holding you back from fully removing the person from your life – you need to figure out what that is, and then you’ll find a way. The person in question thinks they have changed and become better than they were and that they, for whatever reason, are good for you – you’ll need to do something to make them see that remaining in your life is detrimental for them.
Take a look at the things you’ve tried, and where they’ve failed – which pieces aren’t falling into place? This person is actively trying to stay in your life, but there’s no divine intervention or magical help other than their own belief. That needs to be dealt with and shattered before anything else will work.
Don’t be afraid to workshop the issue with other people who might be able to help. Sometimes, others see what we miss.
Is what the querent wants possible?
Is there anything that could/should be done differently?
Significator is the Four of Pentacles – Defeat of your enemies; Ambition.
At times, it becomes necessary to resort to a weapon to achieve our aims. Discipline and perseverance are the ingredients for your success. You need advice or psychological help. Don’t surrender to nostalgia. A bolt from the blue will cause you great disappointment.
You are a strong person, with goals in mind, who knows what they want and does what they have to without compromising your own principles. The fact that you brought things into the light of day when others wouldn’t is proof of that. Rely on that strength in the weeks to come.
You’ve been in this place before, or one similar to it, or one that cut like this one does, and you came through. You’re not without scars, though, but don’t be afraid to gain more. Those scars are part of you and, although it is trite, what doesn’t kill you does make you stronger. When you think of the past, remember both peace and war – one without the other is revisionist.
To look at where you are now and where you’re going may be difficult, but you will make it to the other side and, while you may not be glad about it, you’ll grow. Keep your goals in mind; your foundation is strong, and this won’t make you crumble.
What you want is possible, but not without compromising who and what you are, and I don’t see you being willing to do that. You’re on the right track – don’t stop and look back at what might’ve been. Keep moving forward.
How is the querent’s change in path going to affect their spiritual life?
Is the deity the querent originally contacted as part of this new path still willing to work with them?
Significator is the Eight of Pentacles – Apprenticeship; Discoveries; Craftsmanship.
Listen to those who can teach you in order to increase your skills. Let yourself experience the joy of living. Be as carefree as a child. An excessive passion can consume all your resources.
In your current spiritual state, you are seeking and questing. Continue to do this: question everything, and seek knowledge from those who have more experience. Your skill set will improve as you go. This new path will open you up to new experiences that enrich your life. Keeping caution in mind is always a good thing, but stop worrying about what might happen and instead focus on what you can control. The deity in question will work with you, but try taking smaller steps rather than jumping in head-first; you’ll be less likely to feel you’re over your head and want to back out.
How can the querent build a foundation?
What is holding the querent back?
There are times when there seems to be no way out. Trapped, powerless, without a single option. What is left then? Hope? Despair? Anger? Fear? Do any of those make any difference?
A wall is built, ready to withstand whatever attacks may come. What does it mean, though, when the builder of the wall spends more time convincing herself that she is in the right as she does anything else?
You believe that anything worth doing is worth doing well, and because you are an intelligent person, you get frustrated quickly when things don’t come easily. Diving head-first into a project is what you like best – tentative steps around the edge aren’t for you. And yet, when you do dive in, you expose yourself more than you are comfortable doing. Falling back to regroup feels like failure.
To build your foundation, you need to go back to basics. What do you want from a religious path? What do you need in order to follow it through? Think about these things, and be honest with yourself – you do not need to go by what others think, but what is in your heart and mind. Just remember, though – a foundation is built from the lowest level, so the beginning should be made up of simple things. Don’t focus on what you should do. Focus on what you will do.
An infant can down in an inch of water; even wading has its dangers, but if you spend too much time worrying about what might happen, you’ll never swim. Take a step, then another. Feel the water around your feet, swirling. Think about how it feels, and recognize who you are in that moment. Be here and now, and when things seem too distracting and you’re reaching for shiny things, step back and remember who you are. A practice is nothing if you cannot recognize yourself in it.
Being able to visualize yourself in a practice that fulfills you and strengthens you is an amazing thing, but can be detrimental in the first stages. You need to narrow your focus, and make smaller goals. Imagining what may come can get in the way of what you need to do. Stop daydreaming and find the plot.
What is blocking the querent from spiritual work?
Past – Eight of Chalices – Agreement; Reconciliation.
Sometimes, it is necessary to go as far away as possible. Accept a contract offered to you; give a new development your favorable attention. A bolt from the blue will cause you great disappointment, but providential assistance will arrive when you least expect it.
For some reason, you are looking at your spiritual journey in terms of the time it is taking to get to where you think you should be. This is a fallacy – the journey shouldn’t be defined as meeting a goal or not, but in what you learn on the way.
In the past, you’ve kept an open mind about what might happen to you and were willing to try new methods to tap into your spirituality but you’re hesitating now. It’s as if you don’t quite trust your own instincts, and I can’t quite pinpoint why – either you tried something that backfired and you’re not wanting to do so again, or you ended up with an unexpected result you didn’t know how to handle.
The best thing for you to do is to pick something from your list (if you have one), grit your teeth, and just power through it, even if you have to force it. I get the sense that a breakthrough is coming but you won’t get there by sitting stagnant.
What was the main line of thought before the event?
What is the main thread of the event?
What should be the focus when thinking back on the event?
In this case, the event was a dream and I did not ask for details of what occurred in the dream…so I may be WAY off!
Significator is the Five of Swords – Hidden enemies; Underhanded adversaries.
First question – Six of Swords – A long way to go; Distance.
Second question – Nine of Pentacles – Satisfaction; A successful business deal.
Third question – Eight of Pentacles – Apprenticeship; Discoveries; Craftsmanship.
Watch out for misleading suggestions you may receive from someone. Sometimes it is necessary to go as far away as possible. A positive attitude will help you realize a project. Listen to those who can teach you in order to increase your skills.
There’s something going on with you right now that is making you suspicious of both situations and people. This was on your mind, along with a debate about how far away to move from the source of suspicion, when you entered the dream; the dream was born of this train of thought. The main theme, under all the layers of symbol, is success – completion of a task, or resolution of something to your satisfaction.
When you look back and ponder the dream itself, keep the joy of discovery in mind and also recognize that you can learn what you need in order to shape your future in the way you want.
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2019-04-25T18:17:10Z
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https://fluidmorality.wordpress.com/category/divination/readings/
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