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SHIFTING weather patterns worldwide as a result of a developing El Nino event should improve moisture conditions in most of the U.S., with the exception of the West Coast, according to Creighton University professor emeritus Dr. Art Douglas.
Since the last El Nino in early 2010, severe drought has migrated across the central and western U.S., but as the equator and the Baja peninsula slowly warmed, moisture levels improved in Texas and the Midwest, while the main area of drought moved west.
California is facing its third year of drought, while most of the surrounding area has been unusually dry for most of the last decade, which has placed a tremendous strain on the region's agriculture sector and is forcing farmers and ranchers to make difficult decisions.
The first national water forecast by the National Water & Climate Center — part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) — projected a limited water supply west of the Continental Divide.
NRCS hydrologist Tom Perkins said, "Right now, the West Coast is all red," as the Map shows. "Early indications are that it will be very dry in the western part of the West but wetter as you travel east. There are some exceptions to this, as New Mexico, Arizona, parts of Utah and southern Colorado are also expected to be dry."
Douglas, in his weather outlook presentation to the CattleFax seminar during the Cattle Industry Convention & Trade Show last week, concurred with the climate center's forecast.
At the start of 2014, the weather cycle will repeat the pattern of 2008 and 2009, bringing promising growing conditions for the Corn Belt.
The Midwest should see warmer-than-normal temperatures in early spring, which is welcome news to farmers and ranchers who have been battling extreme cold and winter storm events. The warmer spring will allow growers to get an early start on fieldwork.
Warming ocean temperatures will bring a strong El Nino in the summer, which will set up ideal growing conditions for the Midwest with a warmer-than-normal June and above-normal moisture, but it will turn cooler in late summer as El Nino's effects increase, according to Douglas.
"The warming in the Pacific Ocean will help fuel a relatively wet upcoming 2014 and 2015," he said.
Overall, Douglas forecasted improvements in most of the U.S. this summer, especially in the Corn Belt, and also more rainfall in drought-plagued areas of the West.
El Nino will also heavily affect the rest of world. South America should see a reversal in rainfall patterns. Drought-stricken Argentina should see some relief, while the crop-growing areas of Brazil will see drier-than-normal conditions.
However, Douglas warned, "Do not expect a good crop coming out of South America — at least a summer crop."
Historically, Australia experiences severe drought during El Nino. Currently, the vegetative index is showing that parts of Australia already are under drought conditions, which means Australia will start El Nino already thirsting for moisture. This could negatively influence the country's agriculture sector, especially animal agriculture.
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A native of Rio de Janeiro, singer Veronica Nunes, daughter of a classical pianist, grew up in a musical environment listening to traditional Brazilian styles such as samba, choro and classical music. Since the age of fifteen Veronica sings and performs professionally.
Nunes studied music at the Brazilian music school EPM, founded and taught by masters musicians of choro music, a traditional Brazilian style precedent to samba. At EPM, Veronica studied voice as well as the guitar and cavaquinho, a Brazilian version of the ukulele, traditional to samba and choro music.
In 2009 she moved to New York and became a member of the famous New York – based Brazilian band, Brazooka. For the past ten years the band has been performing at the legendary club Cafe Wha in the Village, club that used to host stars like Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Bob Dylan.
At Brazooka band, the singer met the talented Brazilian guitarist and composer Ricardo Vogt and the two decided to collaborate and record an album together.
In May of 2013 Veronica released her debut album, 'Pra Fugir da Saudade' , in collaboration with the Brazilian guitarist and composer Ricardo Vogt. The album is a journey through generations of great composers of samba giving a real tribute to the most traditional and timeless rhythm of Brazil. The album features fresh and original interpretations of classical compositions by masters such as Chico Buarque, Milton Nascimento, Paulinho da Viola, Nelson Sargento, Baden Powell, Vinicius de Morais, among others. 'Pra Fugir da Saudade' was released in May 2013 and features Rafael Barata on drums and Alan Ferber on trombone. Arthur Maia (bass player of Gilberto Gil) appears as a special guest on the opening track 'Barulho de Trem' playing ukulele bass.
The guitar used by Ricardo was developed by Godin Guitars exclusively for the project. The guitar, which bears the name of the guitarist, has a different tuning from the classical guitar and contains a string that sounds like a bass, resulting in a very characteristic and original sound. Godin Guitars are currently developing a cavaquinho for Veronica Nunes
Critically acclaimed, the singer's debut album has been presented in different venues in the US, Brazil and at international music festivals, like the St Barths Summer Sessions in St Barths in August 2013, at the Go Mad Festival in November 2013 and at the Goa International Jazz Live Festival in November 2014 in India and recently at the Hong Kong International Jazz Festival in October 2015.
In September of 2015 Veronica released her debut album in Japan, through the Japanese label 'Festina Lente' and did a release tour in the country along with her partner, guitarist and producer, Ricardo Vogt. The duo did seven shows in Tokyo and two radio interviews, one at Tokyo FM and Inter FM radios. After the tour in Japan, the duo finished their Asia tour with a performance at the Hong Kong International Jazz Festival, at the Hong Kong City Hall Theatre on October 3rd of 2015 .
Nunes and Ricardo are currently finishing a new album which should be realesed in the begining of 2016. The album will feature extraordine guest musicians, such as Marshall Gilkes on trombone, Rafael Barata on drums, Leo Genovese on piano and Gregoire Maret on the harmonica.
Besides performing, Veronica is also a music educator. She has done several music workshops around the world as well as taught at the well known Swarnabhoomy Academy of Music in India.
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Founded in 1919, United Campus Ministry at Westminster House "WestM" is a multi-denominational student ministry organization near the campus of Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR.
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NEW YORK - CBS on Thursday finished its upfront advertising sales, bringing in about $2.6 billion-$2.7 billion in overall commitments.
The most-watched network got upfront ad price increases in the 13 percent-15 percent range, higher than all other broadcast networks, according to a source familiar with the situation.
CBS, which this fall season is bringing back many established shows and new hits, such as Hawaii Five-O, sold about $100 million-$150 million more in volume than last year. It sold a little less than the 85 percent of ad inventory that it had sold in last year's upfront.
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Logan is excited about reading, studying, and teaching God's Word and loves to apply it to daily life. He is passionate about using Scripture and his own traditions, reasoning, and experiences to help others get to know Jesus and find hope, meaning, and joy for their lives. He grew up in Harrisburg PA and graduated from Indiana Univ. of PA with a criminology degree, and later received a Master of Divinity degree from Winebrenner Theological Seminary with a specialization in family ministry. He has been blessed with opportunities where he taught and ministered to people of all ages, as well as the homeless, drug-addicted, and incarcerated. He previously worked as a child protective services investigator and part-time pastor before entering full-time ministry. He is licensed with the Churches of God - General Conference. He enjoys playing golf, watching all sports, and spending time with family. Logan is married to his wife Clara, who is the executive director for a faith-based agency that provides mental health services.
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John is a dedicated Yankees fan. But more than that he loves the Lord. One of his passions is to visit those in need. He also is a great small group leader and always has several going on at all times. He and his volunteer crew clean the church weekly. John has been married to Sue for over 50 years. He has served FCC for 18 years. John was ordained by the Chuches of God in May of 2000 and has a degree in Pastoral Studies from Winebrenner Theological Seminary. He completed a year of internship as Chaplain from the York Hospital.
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Gary Shaner - Tech Director
Gary was behind the computer at the first service in the new church building in 2002 and has served in various roles since. He has an Associate's degree in computer networking from Keystone Technical Institute. He has two children, Cody and Kala, who live in Dover, PA. He loves woodworking and computers. Gary enjoys leading the tech team in delivering the best church experience possible.
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Amber Witter - Church Treasurer
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The overall goal of this workshop is to introduce learners to the kinds of information available about macromolecular structure and how to generate a homology model based on a known structure. The 3 day course will cover; how to access structural data from databases to find a template structure, how to manipulate the data using rosetta and how to view and validate the results using pymol with the end goal being to assess how changes from the template can affect function.
Day 1
- Introduction to structure/function relationship
- Finding a known structure in the PDB using target sequence
- Explanation of the PDB entry, what different kinds of information can be extracted? Online visualisation tools
- Downloading PDB file and exploring its contents using command line
- Different techniques for structure determination and validation metrics
- Setting up directories for day 2
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- Opening up Python and loading the PyRosetta toolbox
- Preparing sequence files and PDB files for Comparative modelling
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- Generating multiple homology models potentially using different start points
- Understanding Rosetta's scoring system and selecting the best model
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- Visualization using Pymol
- Different ways to load files into Pymol
- Different ways to represent structure in Pymol
- Focusing into and highlighting particular residues
- Comparison and alignment to known structure(s)
- Exporting images and movies
Technical Requirements
We have 10 iMac computers with the relevant software installed. If you prefer to bring your own laptop, please installed the following prior to the start of class:
Python (2.7 or 3)
Windows – https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/
Mac – https://pymolwiki.org/index.php/MAC_Install (look at the open source installation)
Windows – https://pymolwiki.org/index.php/Windows_Install
Linux – https://pymolwiki.org/index.php/Linux_Install
Mac (precompiled) – http://www.pyrosetta.org/dow
Windows – http://www.pyrosetta.org/documentation/windows
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Recent business travel brought me face-to-face with a number of Europeans, who surprisingly had one driving question for me, which in sum was: "Donald Trump? Really?"
The American spectacle of choosing this year's Republican Party presidential candidate fascinates and mystifies them. In seeking to explain the U.S.'s hottest new reality show, I recalled my long-ago encounter with the Donald.
In the late 1980s, Eastern Air Lines was struggling to survive. To stay afloat, it agreed to sell its more viable Washington-New York-Boston shuttle operation to Trump. In May 1989, for $365 million, he got 21 Boeing 727s, gates and landing slots in the cities served and a bunch of employees from Eastern (which by then was in bankruptcy). He immediately bared the bluster that marks his current campaign.
With the ink still damp on the sale documents, the wheeler and dealer declared that the Trump Shuttle's jets would be "diamonds in the sky." (Promising luxury that shuttle customers didn't want. Thus demand was for cheap, convenient flights. Understanding that, Eastern's and Pan Am's shuttles departed 30 min apart, and no customer hesitated to cross from one competitor to the other if late for a planned flight.)
Trump then claimed his fleet would be "the safest planes in the air." (He implied that Pan Am was not safe, noting that it was losing money and its planes were old, while overlooking Eastern's losses and use of the same type and vintage of jets.)
That broke a cardinal rule of aviation marketing: Don't compete on safety. The practice is shunned for many reasons, not the least of which is the fickle nature of safety.
Competition and safety came to mind at Heli-Expo, when I read the latest issue of Vertical magazine. It includes an article by Elan Head – an outstanding reporter and writer – on the International Helicopter Safety Team, which was the focus of our February cover story (February 2016, page 32).
R&WI and Vertical are fierce competitors, so I was struck by how much our articles had in common.
We noted, "There is widespread agreement that we will miss the goal" that IHST set to reduce worldwide helicopter accidents 80% this year from a 2005 baseline. Head: "The only sure thing we can say about the IHST's progress is that it did not achieve its target."
In comparing fixed-wing safety with that of helicopters, Head observed: "Although members of the general public draw a clear distinction between Boeing 737s and Cessna 172s, to most of them a helicopter is just a helicopter." We said the most troubling public face of our industry "is the image of a crushed, crumped, possibly burned helicopter."
Head noted the challenges of effectively investigating helicopter accidents, most of which get scant attention from safety and regulatory agencies, adding "Without more in-depth accident investigation, however, it's hard to say what structural and organizational pressures might have influenced pilots' decision-making." In my February article, I argued, "The key question is, what factors lead [pilots] not to land but to end up crashing."
We pointed to FAA data "showing no sustained improvement in fatal accident rates over IHST's tenure." Head concluded, "Over the past decade, there has been no significant, sustained decline in either the total or fatal helicopter accident rates in the U.S." She also said that the IHST's claimed reduction in accident rates "is mostly illusory." That team told the world Feb. 29 "the U.S. helicopter accident rate has been slashed by more than 50%." Head's report said, "Almost all of the improvement occurred in the first year after the IHST was founded, and was largely the result of using better flight hour estimates."
Like us, Head praised the hard work and commitment of the many IHST volunteers around the world.
Several people at Heli-Expo told me that a top IHST official called Head's report "one of the best aviation articles he'd ever read." I concur. IHST officials disparaged our report, calling it a hatchet job.
Those officials should set egos aside. With separate articles in this industry's two premier publications reaching the same conclusions, the question for IHST leaders clearly is, "What do you do now?"
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Insights Brief: 15 Stats Digital Marketers Should Know About Millennials
May 3, 2016
In this week's Insights Brief, we focus on the millennial audience, with information to help marketers connect with a valuable segment of individuals currently between 18 and 34 years old.
- There are more than 83 million Millennials in the U.S., making this generation the largest in U.S. history (US Census Bureau).
- Millennials spend nearly $600 billion each year in the U.S. and are poised to spend $1.4 trillion annually by 2020 (Accenture).
- Millennials are more diverse than the generations that preceded them, with 44 percent being part of a minority race or ethnic group (US Census Bureau).
- 82 percent of online adults ages 18 to 29 use Facebook (Pew Research Center).
- Millennials make up 63 percent of Snapchat's 100M+ daily active Snapchatters (Snapchat).
- 88 percent of Millennials get their news from Facebook (American Press Institute).
- 62 percent of Millennials check their phone more than 30 times a day (Facebook).
- 78 percent of Millennials who live on their own are subscribed to on-demand video services like Netflix and Hulu (Nielsen).
- Millennials who have started a family view an average of one extra hour per day compared to Millennials who don't have children or still live with their parents (Nielsen).
- Marketers spent more than one-third of their paid media budgets in 2015 on Millennials (eMarketer).
- Millennials consume ads in their Facebook News Feed 2.5 times faster than Baby Boomers, and are able to recall ads they viewed for fewer than three seconds (Digiday).
- Brand-favorability lift among Millennials was 250 percent higher when a campaign spanned their different devices (Yahoo).
- 39 percent of Millennials say the number one reason they ignore ads on mobile is that they're not relevant enough (eMarketer).
- 80 percent of Millennials say in-feed native ads are a good user experience, and 44 percent say in-feed native ads improve their perception of the publisher (Sharethrough).
- 62 percent of Millennials say that if a brand engages with them on social networks, they are more likely to become a loyal customer (Millennial Branding).
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One stage of the post-production process is providing feedback on the videos that have been produced. Since many contracts specify a fixed number of revisions, you want to make sure you provide actionable feedback. This will make everyone happy and will save you and your post-production team time and money.
Here are some tips about how to provide effective feedback.
Provide honest feedback
If you aren't happy with something, it's your job to let the post-production team know about it. Don't bottle things up and hope that your unvoiced concerns will be addressed later on.
Many people have a hard time talking about problems. But guess what, your concerns will come out eventually. The further on you are in the process, the more expensive it is to change course.
If you wait too long, there is a good chance you'll miss deadline, blow the budget, and create hard feelings. Nobody wants this.
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Make feedback specific and actionable
To provide effective feedback you need to be really specific. Ambiguous language like "make it pop" is going to mean something different to everyone, so you want to use precise language to clearly describe what you would like changed.
Whenever possible, you should provide time codes to reference segments of the video that the feedback applies to. When someone is in the edit suite making changes, this will help them find the right point quickly, and will eliminate potential miscommunication. Plus, time codes save you the hassle of trying to describe a specific moment of a video. Tools like ScreenLight make it easy to provide time-coded feedback on videos.
Examples can also help you provide specific feedback. Again, you can go back to storyboards, and other pre-production materials to help with this. The more context you provide, the easier it is for the post-production team to incorporate your feedback.
Start with the big picture and then move on to the details
It's much easier to discuss feedback when you start with substantive points that can change the structure of what you are working on. Once you have covered the big picture, you can move on to more of the specifics and fine details. This helps with prioritizing what feedback can / will be incorporated.
Usually this will coincide with the different stages of review. The rough cut will likely contain placeholders for graphic elements, and it may not include the music or sound effects that will be used in the final version. At this stage of review, the focus is on the story, the footage that is used, and the pacing.
During later stages it's time to time to sharpen your focus and concentrate on the details like names, logos, transitions, color, etc.
Provide one set of feedback
Quite often, multiple people need to provide feedback on a video. This can be a great thing. More eyes can catch more things. However, not everyone is going to agree about everything. Someone will have to resolve disagreements, so the post production team has a single set of directions.
Your post-production team can support you on this by explaining to people why a certain approach was taken, but you shouldn't ask them to take a bunch of conflicting feedback and decide what to do with it. You will have to agree internally on whose vote matters most and who the ultimate decision maker will be.
Give the team time to make changes
Editing video isn't the same as making a change in a Word document. Making changes takes time and a small change can impact different portions of the timeline. As an example, a change to a tittle sequence usually involves a couple of different programs, rendering time, and time to encode another version of a video for review.
If deadlines for other parts of the project have slipped, it's tempting to try to make it up in post, but you'll end up with a much better product if you give the post-production team time and space to do their magic. It's worth it!
- Chris Potter


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My backyard may be telling me global warming is real. My daffodils are already in bloom. They're the little kind with several blossoms on one stem. But maybe they always bloom this time of year and I just don't remember. I should keep a garden diary.
I noticed the blossoms Monday when I pruned my rose bushes. The bushes were sprouting new little branches already. I thought roses in January in Paso Robles were usually more dormant than that.
Pope Francis has also noticed global warming. Tuesday's Tribune reported that he plans to release a statement this summer about the environment and global warming. It will be a formal statement called an encyclical. He and his advisers are working on it now.
Its contents are still a secret, but the pope gave a little taste of it last week at a news conference in the Philippines. He said global warming is "mostly" man-made.
The news story said the encyclical won't be finished for a few months, but conservative critics are already panning it. Steve Moore of the Heritage Foundation said, "The pope has allied himself with the far left."
But U.S. government scientists also say the Earth's temperature continues to rise. NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said so last Friday. It was in Saturday's Tribune.
The two agencies agreed that 2014 was Earth's hottest year since world-temperature recordkeeping began 135 years ago.
Other climate scientists also agreed that our home planet is overheating. One of them is Jennifer Francis of Rutgers University. She said, "The globe is warmer now than it has been in the last 100 years and more likely in at least 5,000 years. Any wisps of doubt that human activities are at fault are now gone with the wind."
And climate scientist Andrew Dessler of Texas A&M University agreed. He said some people claim the Earth's temperature has stopped rising and hasn't risen in 18 years. But those claims should end, he said, because of last year's record-breaking high temperature.
I look forward to the release the pope's encyclical on the environment and global warming. But if he says global warming is real, I fear he'll have trouble changing some minds.
Some people don't believe global warming is caused by human activities. They believe any efforts to restrict those activities are unjustified. Steve Moore of the Heritage Foundation said, "The pope has embraced an ideology that would make people poorer and less free."
And as for me, I believe people do cause global warming and that it makes us poorer and less free.


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Kosmo, our 10-year-old Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, went outside Saturday morning and peed red. It was awful, especially in the clean white snow we'd had the night before.
He'd been exhibiting signs of discomfort for about 36 hours prior to this. He'd acted as if it were painful for him to move much, and he'd been panting a lot. So when we saw this bloody urine, we knew for sure there was a problem.
It was a weekend, with no vets available in this little corner of winter paradise until Monday morning. I gave him some Cephalexin we'd had on hand for a previous dog infection, and an anti-inflammatory to ease his discomfort. He made it through the weekend okay, and actually seemed to feel much better by Sunday evening.
Monday we brought him and a fresh morning urine sample to our local vet, Dr. Mindi Wilson, who was back on duty. She examined the urine, examined Kosmo, and pronounced him amazingly fit and healthy for such an aged dog of his breed. The urine, while very concentrated (dark yellow), was free of crystals and a whole bunch of other bad things. There were still a few white blood cells in it, indicating a minor infection. But since his urine flow was good, and he didn't show any other signs of distress, she diagnosed it as a simple bladder infection and prescribed Clavamox for about a week.
Dr. Wilson, a 2002 graduate of Purdue University Veterinary School, had high praise for Kosmo's diet: Flint River Ranch Senior Plus kibble. "I treat a lot of dogs who eat lower quality dog food and table scraps," she said. "They're very prone to kidney stones and a variety of infections. But when you feed a dog something as good as Flint River, you're going to have a lot fewer problems."
"This dog," she said of Kosmo, "certainly doesn't look or act like a 10-year-old dog, and your food [Flint River Ranch] has a lot to do with that." She was particularly pleased with the pH of his urine, which indicated the 16% protein of the senior diet was just fine for him.
Dr. Mindi sells Hills' Science Diet, like most other vets. But she admits the Flint River Ranch is probably superior. It got high reviews in her nutrition class at Purdue.
That was really good news because, frankly, I expected her to prescribe a Hills R/D or similar prescription diet made by the Hills company. Knowing how it compares with Flint River Ranch, I really didn't want to switch. Kosmo loves his Flint River.
By the way, bladder infections can start up spontaneously, but may be aggravated by factors like not drinking enough water, not urinating frequently enough, eating improper food, or simply living an unhealthful life style. Symptoms may include dribbling of urine, painful and unsuccessful attempts to urinate, bloody or discolored urine, a lethargic attitude, and even bad breath. Any time you see your dog exhibiting these types of distress or others indicating abnormal discomfort, get to a veterinarian ASAP. You could be dealing with a bladder infection, kidney stones, or even bladder cancer, all of which can be extremely painful to your dog.


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This is the first picture ever taken of us. We met at a Christmas Sweater Party at J's apartment in December 2002. Then we didn't see each other again until February 2003 when we ran into each other at a coffee shop neither one of us had ever been to before! This picture is a few days later when we went out in a group of friends and then hung out at J's apartment after. I think it was actually February 13th! Isn't it funny how in college everyone has dress-up clothes? I'm wearing crazy Elvis glasses and J is a cowboy. He even has a little toy gun. Silly! We had both just returned from our study abroad experiences. I had gone to France and J had been in Germany. We loved Europe and from the very beginning it was our little joke that we'd live in Switzerland someday because both French and German are spoken here. (Haha!)
This is us later that summer before we moved to LA. We only stayed in California a few months because I hated it! And, we learned while we were there that we actually hadn't graduated from the University of Oregon and needed to complete one class each to finish our degrees! What a mess. (And it looks like my scanner is a mess, too, considering how dusty these photos are! ;) So we went back to Eugene. I was happy to leave LA because I realized while we were there that it wasn't getting me any closer to my goal of moving back to Europe. When we got back to Eugene, I took more French classes and got a minor and J finished a major in German. That totally ended up helping us with the permit application to come to Switzerland seven years later! Good move, us. :)
This photo is from the rehearsal of my sister Amy's wedding. Doesn't J look like Jesus with his big hair and beard? I think those are skate shoes he's wearing. Makes me laugh! In 2004 I started the Montessori training in Portland and J was still in Eugene for a few months, so I drove down to see him every weekend.
In 2005, I was still in the Montessori course and J was interning in Germany. I went to see him for spring break and we hiked the Cinque Terre in Italy. It was gorgeous. (Last fall, we took Coco there and hiked a portion of the trail with her in the Ergo. It was so fun to return as a little family.) Then that fall of 2005, when I was finished with the Montessori course and J was back from Germany, we moved to Spokane! Looking for jobs and trying to establish ourselves as recent grads was brutal. J ended up moving to Seattle for an internship. I applied for, and accepted, a job in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. More long-distance dating for us. :(
When J took me to the Seattle airport to leave for Neuchâtel, I was so sad. I had honestly thought that we would end up going our separate ways at that point, but once I was waiting to board the plane, I knew that that wasn't going to be the case. After the first four months in Neuchâtel, I went home for Christmas. Here we are all dressed up and ready to go out on New Year's Eve. We had so much fun and the plans were already underway for J to come to Switzerland and join me.
J arrived in Switzerland February 25, 2007. I went to meet him at the Geneva airport and I had the first week of his stay off of work for ski holidays. Within a week of his arrival, he proposed! I was surprised and happy. Here we are that night. He stayed in Neuchâtel with me for three months. Then we made plans to return the States. We went to interview with a school in Arizona and were both offered positions. J was to take the Elementary Montessori course over three summers' time and work as a classroom assistant during the school years in between. I was offered my own class. It seemed ideal! But then everything fell apart when the summer Montessori course was full. We ended up being apart again! :( Oh, it was horrible. J went to Milwaukee, Wisconsin for the academic year Montessori course and I went to Phoenix. If I had it to do over, I would go to Milwaukee with him. We survived somehow, but it was the worst year of my life. I took over an extremely challenging classroom in Phoenix and didn't experience any success all year long with those children. It was hard being apart and I hated driving everywhere, not having any seasons and planning a wedding under all that stress. That year, I had strep throat FIVE times. It was miserable. :(
We did have a few good times though. I went to Chicago with J to watch him run in the marathon. We had an amazing time and he finished in 3:34 before they shut it down due to the extreme heat and the death of a runner. Yikes!
We visited each other every three weeks at least during that year, but it was so hard! Thank goodness we never have to relive that one! ;)
Our wedding was fabulous! Definitely the best party I've ever been to. If only it hadn't gone by so quickly. It really did seem like it was over in a flash!
After our honeymoon at Sun Mountain Lodge in the North Cascades, we packed up and moved into our first apartment as a married couple in Northwest Portland. J carried me over the threshold and my brother and my friend Joy helped us move in. It was so exciting!
Summer 2009 we took a trip to Ireland on buddy passes with my friend Andrea who worked for a big airline company at the time. We had so much fun! We drank Guinness, walked out to see Newgrange, and explored Dublin. Little did we know that a year later we'd be moving to Zurich! Eeek.
July 31st, 2010, we officially moved to Switzerland. We spent that summer getting rid of almost everything we owned, except for what would fit in a 6'x8' storage unit. We sold our beloved car and let go of our lovely apartment. During our first school holidays, in October, we took an amazing trip to Italy. We zipped all over Rome on a scooter, stayed in a little apartment off of the Piazza Navona, sat for hours in the sun and read books at cafes, went to Florence, stayed in Assisi and hiked between three Umbrian hill towns, ate tons of amazing food and visited Pompeii. It was awesome. And very soon after that, we realized we were ready to have a baby. It was our last carefree vacation as a couple. And it was perfect!
2011 was the year I'd been waiting for all my life. I was so happy to be pregnant, I loved that we had finally attained a level of success in our careers to be able to take on the responsibility of starting a family. I felt secure and happy like never before! It was (and continues to be) so amazing. :) That year, we saw our little baby dance and flip on the ultrasound monitor. We traveled to France and Spain and Greece. We moved to our beloved Seefeld neighborhood. And we brought our baby girl home from the hospital. I don't see how it could have been any better.
We spent 2012 wholly invested in our lives as parents. We found time for a couple of dates. We overcame challenges and difficulties. We learned to relax and laugh at the small stuff. We loved every single minute of it.
2013 is the year of the toddler for us. Coco is more independent all the time. We are learning about tantrums (note the Jimi Hendrix above). We don't have many pictures of us all together because either J or myself is always behind the camera. ;)
Just think if a fairy could have whispered in our ears on our first date ten years ago that in 2013 we would be living in Zurich, married almost five years, with a beautiful daughter. We never would have believed that fairy! ;) But here we are.
And won't it be fun to see what the next ten years hold? Happy ten years together, J. I'm so glad we met! xo


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Abra Greenspan
BA Religious Studies, Stanford University
MS Jewish Education, Spertus Institute
Certificate of Completion, Institute for Jewish Spirituality
Reform Jewish Educator Credential
Abra Greenspan has worked in Jewish education for over 30 years, including 12 years as Director of Youth Education at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco and teaching positions at various congregations in California and Japan. She is currently the Director of Learning at Congregation Etz Chayim in Palo Alto. Abra has also worked in informal and alternative Jewish Education at summer camps, the Hillel Foundation at Stanford University and Lehrhaus Judaica based in Berkeley, California. Abra has also taught English as a Foreign Language to students abroad and in the United States and spent 12 years as a consultant in cross-cultural communications through her company LINCS Pacific. Abra believes that creating relationships and connections as a community are at the heart of Jewish (well, really all) life and Jewish learning. She is married to Kiyotaka Hayashi and they have two adult sons. Abra and Kiyo live in San Francisco where they enjoy long walks, good food, music, books and movies.


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Sometimes it is necessary to limit or eliminate your contact with certain individuals who bring you more misery than peace and do not reflect or allow you to be the person that you truly are or aspire to become. Instead, surround yourself with positive thinkers who are not always creating drama. Choose people who make your day brighter simply by being around them. Find those whom you admire; you are proud to know; and who support, motivate and encourage you to grow.
This may help you to understand me better
So I did the MBTI Test (Myers-Briggs) and it's actually pretty accurate (The main thing not accurate is self-confidence however, I am more full of self-doubt and hardly believe in my abilities). I put my result and explanations in the open, maybe this will assist you in getting me, and why certain things get to me more than to others a little better:
INTJ Personality
It's lonely at the top, and being one of the rarest and most strategically capable personality types, INTJs know this all too well. INTJs form just two percent of the population, and women of this personality type are especially rare, forming just 0.8% of the population – it is often a challenge for them to find like-minded individuals who are able to keep up with their relentless intellectualism and chess-like maneuvering. People with the INTJ personality type are imaginative yet decisive, ambitious yet private, amazingly curious, but they do not squander their energy.
Nothing Can Stop the Right Attitude From Achieving Its Goal
With a natural thirst for knowledge that shows itself early in life, INTJs are often given the title of "bookworm" as children. While this may be intended as an insult by their peers, they more than likely identify with it and are even proud of it, greatly enjoying their broad and deep body of knowledge. INTJs enjoy sharing what they know as well, confident in their mastery of their chosen subjects, but owing to their Intuitive (N) and Judging (J) traits, they prefer to design and execute a brilliant plan within their field rather than share opinions on "uninteresting" distractions like gossip.
"You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant."
Harlan Ellison
A paradox to most observers, INTJs are able to live by glaring contradictions that nonetheless make perfect sense – at least from a purely rational perspective. For example, INTJs are simultaneously the most starry-eyed idealists and the bitterest of cynics, a seemingly impossible conflict. But this is because INTJ types tend to believe that with effort, intelligence and consideration, nothing is impossible, while at the same time they believe that people are too lazy, short-sighted or self-serving to actually achieve those fantastic results. Yet that cynical view of reality is unlikely to stop an interested INTJ from achieving a result they believe to be relevant.
In Matters Of Principle, Stand Like a Rock
INTJs radiate self-confidence and an aura of mystery, and their insightful observations, original ideas and formidable logic enable them to push change through with sheer willpower and force of personality. At times it will seem that INTJs are bent on deconstructing and rebuilding every idea and system they come into contact with, employing a sense of perfectionism and even morality to this work. Anyone who doesn't have the talent to keep up with INTJs' processes, or worse yet, doesn't see the point of them, is likely to immediately and permanently lose their respect.
Rules, limitations and traditions are anathema to the INTJ personality type – everything should be open to questioning and reevaluation, and if they see a way, INTJs will often act unilaterally to enact their technically superior, sometimes insensitive, and almost always unorthodox methods and ideas.
This isn't to be misunderstood as impulsiveness – INTJs will strive to remain rational no matter how attractive the end goal may be, and every idea, whether generated internally or soaked in from the outside world, must pass the ruthless and ever-present "Is this going to work?" filter. This mechanism is applied at all times, to all things and all people, and this is often where INTJ personality types run into trouble.
One Reflects More When Traveling Alone
INTJs are brilliant and confident in bodies of knowledge they have taken the time to understand, but unfortunately the social contract is unlikely to be one of those subjects. White lies and small talk are hard enough as it is for a type that craves truth and depth, but INTJs may go so far as to see many social conventions as downright stupid. Ironically, it is often best for them to remain where they are comfortable – out of the spotlight – where the natural confidence prevalent in INTJs as they work with the familiar can serve as its own beacon, attracting people, romantically or otherwise, of similar temperament and interests.
INTJs are defined by their tendency to move through life as though it were a giant chess board, pieces constantly shifting with consideration and intelligence, always assessing new tactics, strategies and contingency plans, constantly outmaneuvering their peers in order to maintain control of a situation while maximizing their freedom to move about. This isn't meant to suggest that INTJs act without conscience, but to many Feeling (F) types, INTJs' distaste for acting on emotion can make it seem that way, and it explains why many fictional villains (and misunderstood heroes) are modeled on this personality type.
INTJ Strengths
• Quick, Imaginative and Strategic Mind – INTJs pride themselves on their minds, taking every opportunity to improve their knowledge, and this shows in the strength and flexibility of their strategic thinking. Insatiably curious and always up for an intellectual challenge, INTJs can see things from many perspectives. INTJs use their creativity and imagination not so much for artistry, but for planning contingencies and courses of action for all possible scenarios.
• High Self-Confidence – INTJs trust their rationalism above all else, so when they come to a conclusion, they have no reason to doubt their findings. This creates an honest, direct style of communication that isn't held back by perceived social roles or expectations. When INTJs are right, they're right, and no amount of politicking or hand-holding is going to change that fact – whether it's correcting a person, a process, or themselves, they'd have it no other way.
• Independent and Decisive – This creativity, logic and confidence come together to form individuals who stand on their own and take responsibility for their own actions. Authority figures do not impress INTJs, nor do social conventions or tradition, and no matter how popular something is, if they have a better idea, INTJs will stand against anyone they have to in a bid to have it changed. Either an idea is the most rational or it's wrong, and INTJs will apply this to their arguments as well as their own behavior, staying calm and detached from these sometimes emotionally charged conflicts. INTJs will only be swayed by those who follow suit.
• Hard-working and determined – If something piques their interest, INTJs can be astonishingly dedicated to their work, putting in long hours and intense effort to see an idea through. INTJs are incredibly efficient, and if tasks meet the criteria of furthering a goal, they will find a way to consolidate and accomplish those tasks. However, this drive for efficiency can also lead to a sort of elaborate laziness, wherein INTJs find ways to bypass seeming redundancies which don't seem to require a great deal of thought – this can be risky, as sometimes double-checking one's work is the standard for a reason.
• Open-minded – All this rationalism leads to a very intellectually receptive personality type, as INTJs stay open to new ideas, supported by logic, even if (and sometimes especially if) they prove INTJs' previous conceptions wrong. When presented with unfamiliar territory, such as alternate lifestyles, INTJs tend to apply their receptiveness and independence, and aversion to rules and traditions, to these new ideas as well, resulting in fairly liberal social senses.
• Jacks-of-all-Trades – INTJs' open-mindedness, determination, independence, confidence and strategic abilities create individuals who are capable of doing anything they set their minds to. Excelling at analyzing anything life throws their way, INTJs are able to reverse-engineer the underlying methodology of most any system and apply the concepts that are exposed wherever needed. INTJs tend to have their pick of professions, from IT architects to political masterminds.
INTJ Weaknesses
• Arrogant – INTJs are perfectly capable of carrying their confidence too far, falsely believing that they've resolved all the pertinent issues of a matter and closing themselves off to the opinions of those they believe to be intellectually inferior. Combined with their irreverence for social conventions, INTJs can be brutally insensitive in making their opinions of others all too clear.
• Judgmental – INTJs tend to have complete confidence in their thought process, because rational arguments are almost by definition correct – at least in theory. In practice, emotional considerations and history are hugely influential, and a weak point for INTJs is that they brand these factors and those who embrace them as illogical, dismissing them and considering their proponents to be stuck in some baser mode of thought, making it all but impossible to be heard.
• Overly analytical – A recurring theme with INTJs is their analytical prowess, but this strength can fall painfully short where logic doesn't rule – such as with human relationships. When their critical minds and sometimes neurotic level of perfectionism (often the case with Turbulent INTJs) are applied to other people, all but the steadiest of friends will likely need to make some distance, too often permanently.
• Loathe highly structured environments – Blindly following precedents and rules without understanding them is distasteful to INTJs, and they disdain even more authority figures who blindly uphold those laws and rules without understanding their intent. Anyone who prefers the status quo for its own sake, or who values stability and safety over self-determination, is likely to clash with INTJ personality types. Whether it's the law of the land or simple social convention, this aversion applies equally, often making life more difficult than it needs to be.
• Clueless in romance – This antipathy to rules and tendency to over-analyze and be judgmental, even arrogant, all adds up to a personality type that is often clueless in dating. Having a new relationship last long enough for INTJs to apply the full force of their analysis on their potential partner's thought processes and behaviors can be challenging. Trying harder in the ways that INTJs know best can only make things worse, and it's unfortunately common for them to simply give up the search. Ironically, this is when they're at their best, and most likely to attract a partner.
INTJ Personality and Emotions
INTJs are defined by their confidence, logic, and exceptional decision-making, but all of this hides a turbulent underbelly – their emotions. The very notion of emotional expression is synonymous with irrationality and weakness to many INTJs, a display of poor self-governance and fleeting opinion that can hardly stand up to the enduring light of factual truth.
This mistrust of emotions is understandable, as Feeling (F) is the most weakly developed trait for INTJs – like any complex tool, skilled hands can use it to remarkable effect, while untrained hands make clumsy and dangerous work.
People with the INTJ personality type take pride in remaining rational and logical at all times, considering honesty and straightforward information to be paramount to euphemisms and platitudes in almost all circumstances. In many ways though, these qualities of coolness and detachment aren't the weapons of truth that they appear to be, but are instead shields designed to protect the inner emotions that INTJs feel. In fact, because their emotions are such an underdeveloped tool, INTJs often feel them more strongly than many overtly emotional types because they simply haven't learned how to control them effectively.
There Is Not a Truth Existing Which I Fear
This is a challenging paradigm for INTJs to manage, especially younger and more Turbulent types who are already less confident than they would like to appear. These feelings are contrary to INTJs' idea of themselves as paragons of logic and knowledge, and they may go so far as to claim they have no emotions at all. This does not mean that people with the INTJ personality type should be seen as, nor should they aspire to be, cold-blooded and insensitive geniuses living by the mantra that emotions are for the weak. INTJs must understand that this isn't the case, and isn't ever going to be.
More mature and Assertive INTJs find more useful ways to manage their feelings. While they will never be comfortable with a truly public display of emotions, INTJs can learn to use them, to channel them alongside their logic to help them achieve their goals. While seemingly contradictory, this can be done in several ways.
Firstly, INTJs are goal-oriented, with long-term ideas founded on sound logic. When something does cause an emotional reaction, good or bad, that energy can be used to further those goals, aiding rational and pre-determined plans. Secondly, emotions are figurative canaries in the coal mine, indicating that something is off even though logic can't see it yet. These feelings can help INTJs to use their logic to ask questions they may not have thought to ask. "This is upsetting. Why? What can be done to resolve it?"
Question With Boldness
In this way, emotions are not INTJs' way of addressing a decision, but rather an indication that a decision needs to be addressed. INTJ personalities' Thinking (T) trait acts as a protective big brother to their Feeling (F) trait – seeing that something has upset the less able sibling, it steps in to take action, letting logic do the talking and resolving the condition rather than complaining about its consequences.
There comes a time though, when logic is simply the wrong tool for the job, when there just isn't a rational solution to a problem, and it is in these situations that INTJs must use their Feeling (F) trait most clearly. INTJs would do well to practice this from time to time, or at least be aware of it, because however they may try, it is impossible to truly separate emotion from the decision-making process. The fact is that INTJs do feel, and deeply, and this makes them better, not worse.
INTJ Relationships
In romance, people with the INTJ personality type approach things the way they do with most situations: they compose a series of calculated actions with a predicted and desirable end goal – a healthy long-term relationship. Rather than falling head over heels in a whirlwind of passion and romance, INTJs identify potential partners who meet a certain range of pre-determined criteria, break the dating process down into a series of measurable milestones, then proceed to execute the plan with clinical precision.
In a purely rational world, this is a fool-proof methodology – but in reality, it ignores significant details that INTJs are likely to dismiss prematurely, such as human nature. INTJs are brilliantly intellectual, developing a world in their heads that is more perfect than reality. People entering this world need to fit this fantasy, and it can be incredibly difficult for INTJs to find someone up to the task. Needless to say, finding a compatible partner is the most significant challenge most INTJs will face in life.
Politeness Is Artificial Good Humor
Sentiment, tradition, and emotion are INTJs' Achilles Heel. Social standards like chivalry are viewed by INTJs as silly, even demeaning. The problem is, these standards have developed as a means of smoothing introductions and developing rapport, of managing expectations, the basis of personal relationships. INTJs' propensity for frank honesty in word and action tends to violate this social contract, making dating especially difficult for them.
As they mature, INTJs will come to recognize these factors as relevant, incorporating pace and emotional availability into their plans. But the meantime can be dangerous, especially for more Turbulent INTJs – if they are shot down too many times they may come to the conclusion that everyone else is simply too irrational, or simply beneath them intellectually. If cynicism takes hold, INTJs may end up falling into the trap of intentionally displaying intellectual arrogance, making solitude their choice rather than happenstance.
Always Remain Cool
The positive side of INTJs' "giving up" is that they are most attractive when they aren't trying to be attractive, working in a familiar environment where their confidence and intelligence can be seen in action. Allowing others to come to them is often INTJs' best strategy, and if they perceive a potential to the relationship, they will spare no effort in developing and maintaining stability and long-term satisfaction.
As their relationships develop, INTJs' partners will find an imaginative and enthusiastic companion, who will share their world and at the same time grant a huge degree of independence and trust. While INTJs may never be fully comfortable expressing their feelings, and may spend more time theorizing about intimacy than engaging in it, they can always be relied upon to think out a mutually beneficial solution to any situation.
INTJs seek strong, deep relationships, and trust their knowledge and logic to ensure that their partner is satisfied, both intellectually and physically.
But when it comes to emotional satisfaction, INTJs are simply out of their element. Not every partner has the sort of fun INTJs do in addressing conflicts and emotional needs as puzzles to be analyzed and solved. Sometimes emotions need to be expressed for their own sake, and putting every outburst under the microscope isn't always helpful. If this becomes habit, or INTJs think it may, they are capable of simply ending the relationship, rather than dragging things out.
Truth and Morality
INTJs are bewilderingly deep and intelligent people, bringing stability and insight into their romantic relationships. They prize honest, open communication, and all factors of the relationship are open to discussion and change, but this must be reciprocated. INTJs do what they think is right, and sometimes that comes across as cold – it's important to know that INTJs don't make these decisions lightly. They spend a tremendous amount of time and energy trying to understand why and how things go wrong, especially if they've devoted themselves to the relationship, and they certainly hurt deeply when things fall apart.
The challenge is finding partners who share those same values – though Intuitive (N) types are uncommon, they may be a must for many INTJs, as sharing this trait creates an immediate sense of mutual belonging. Having one or two balancing traits, such as Extraversion (E), Feeling (F), or Prospecting (P) can help to keep a relationship dynamic and growth-oriented by keeping INTJs involved with other people, in touch with their emotions, and open to alternate potentials.
INTJ Friends
People with the INTJ personality type tend to have more success in developing friendships than they do with romantic relationships, but they none-the-less suffer from many of the same setbacks, substituting rational processes for emotional availability. This intellectual distance tends to go both ways, making INTJs notoriously difficult to read and get to know, and making INTJs not want to bother reading anyone they think isn't on their level. Overcoming these hurdles is often all but impossible without the sort of instant connection made possible by sharing the Intuitive (N) trait.
No Person Will Complain for Want of Time Who Never Loses Any
INTJs tend to have set opinions about what works, what doesn't, what they're looking for, and what they're not. These discriminating tastes can come across as arrogant, but INTJs would simply argue that it's a basic filtering mechanism that allows them to direct their attentions where they will do the most good. The fact is that in friendship, INTJs are looking for more of an intellectual soul mate than anything else, and those that aren't prepared for that kind of relationship are simply boring. INTJs need to share ideas – a self-feeding circle of gossip about mutual friends is no kind of social life for them.
INTJs will keep up with just a few good friends, eschewing larger circles of acquaintances in favor of depth and quality.
Further, having more than just a few friends would compromise INTJs' sense of independence and self-sufficiency – they gladly give up social validation to ensure this freedom. INTJs embrace this idea even with those who do fit into their social construct, requiring little attention or maintenance to remain on good terms, and encouraging that same independence in their friends.
When it comes to emotional support, INTJs are far from being a bastion of comfort. They actively suppress their own emotions with shields of rationality and logic, and expect their friends to do the same. When emotionally charged situations do come about, INTJs may literally have no clue how to handle them appropriately, a glaring contrast from their usual capacity for decisive self-direction and composure.
But Friendship Is Precious
When they are in their comfort zone though, among people they know and respect, INTJs have no trouble relaxing and enjoying themselves. Their sarcasm and dark humor are not for the faint of heart, nor for those who struggle to read between the lines, but they make for fantastic story-telling among those who can keep up. This more or less limits their pool of friends to fellow Analysts (NT) and Diplomat (NF) types, as Observant (S) types' preference for more straightforward communication often simply leaves both parties frustrated.
It's not easy to become good friends with INTJs. Rather than traditional rules of social conduct or shared routine, INTJs have exacting expectations for intellectual prowess, uncompromising honesty and a mutual desire to grow and learn as sovereign individuals. INTJs are gifted, bright and development-oriented, and expect and encourage their friends to share this attitude. Anyone falling short of this will be labeled a bore – anyone meeting these expectations will appreciate them of their own accord, forming a powerful and stimulating friendship that will stand the test of time.
I am leaving out the details about parents, as I am not one and never will be, and career, it already is a lot to read after all 😉
Now about the Cognitive Functions:
What are cognitive functions?
They influence how you respond and are your basic internal makeup. They are the reasons WHY you do WHAT you do. You have two dominant functions that influence your behavior, and two lesser functions that also play a role, although your fourth function is your weakest and often only turns up under extreme stress or anxiety.
The eight functions are these (I'm using the term "Internal" and "External," even though other people use "Introverted" and "Extroverted," because the latter can be confused with Introversion and Extroversion in general, and people can get hung up by saying "I'm not an Extrovert, how can I have Extrovert-Anything?").
Eight Cognitive Functions: (shortened significantly to their dominant traits)
External Sensing: living in the moment, being totally aware of your environment
Internal Sensing: nostalgic, often compares the present to the past, traditional
External Intuition: can predict all possible outcomes to a situation, a visionary
Internal Intuition: knows things intuitively without evidence, has big ideas
External Thinking: by the book, organization for efficiency, systematic
Internal Thinking: analyzing everything, wants to know how things work
External Feeling: adapts to the emotions of others, takes care of them
Internal Feeling: strong personal emotions, independent of others
Everyone uses four of these functions in daily life (either Si or Se, Ni/Ne, Ti/Te, Fi/Fe). The order of these functions determines your personality type.
INTJ = Ni-Te-Fi-Se
Just some random thoughts today
Why do people say they do something when they don't? Making someone happy with their words one moment, but hurting them a lot more by not following them with actions.
Why are people so superficial these days?
I know sadly manners, courtesy and kindness are hard to find traits in people in this time, but I also know there are some decent and good people left. The more of a disappointment is felt when those that are decent turn out to be not what they seemed when spending a few hours with them after all.
Another thought – it is pretty irritating that certain things are accepted or played down when one does it, especially a celeb or what they class as that, but all hell would break lose if it was within their friend's or family circle? Will never get that one either.
Why are people so rude these days, so inconsiderate and disrespectful? I know it is mainly because of the immigrants things have changed for the worse and it will only get worse, but still. Why are people like this? Manners, courtesy and respect hurt no one. A smile, a nice word, taking care of another. The human race really will rot itself out no doubt!
Some people really should not be allowed behind a wheel especially in this area. Sorry to say that it is mostly women in chelsea tractors or mini coopers and lads with shaved heads in minis and golfs that really should visit a driving school near them.
Stopping in the middle of a road without indicators, pulling out an inch in front of you or not understanding that those INSIDE the roundabout are those that have right of way… seriously?
There are so many delays and queues were they wouldn't need to be if only people would use their brains whilst being sat in a car, pay attention, don't think they are clever going into the wrong lane then pushing in at the front only to get two cars ahead. Using mobile phones is a big no too whilst driving especially if you're a bad driver without any distractions already.
If it was to me half of the people around here would not be allowed behind the wheel and I am surprised that they actually are.
I could go on and on but I think I will stop right here.
Ugly can be many things, mostly it is different taste, as what something may be ugly to one it could be the most beautiful thing on earth to another. Now, to me there is only one thing that I consider as ugly, everything else is preference. That only thing I consider ugly is the inside of some people.
Latest example: I used to have a "friend" or I thought she was anyway. Yet all she did was lie and talked behind people's back. I was thinking what she'd say about me when I turned my back around. Well she kept claiming I was the most important thing in her life, kind of obsessive, weird really. I shrugged it off, knowing it was bullshit, she is a dramaqueen so said a lot of things over dramatic. Anyway after ending contact, but then giving her another chance as I did miss her, she just did the same again. Lie blatantly and spread lies about people, including me. Making up stories. She is good at playing the victim too when she is the one talking utter bull. She claims she has good friends, she has no one. She sits in front of the computer all day, writing disgsusting fanfiction and roleplaying on forums every minute of her spare time. In the weird way though, as if she truly was in this world, basing her life around it not being in reality anymore at all! She even is different people, talking to herself, claiming she is a friend of her. All that with almost forty.
Now after almost a whole year she STILL talks bad about me to one girl who was alright to me, but then attacked me out of the blue for no reason the next, because I ended contact with the ex-friend. I mean seriously? Those girls need a hobby or something, and not the hobby they are doing, roleplaying with all base to reality lost completely. Anyway I sent her an email telling her to stop the lies and spreading shit, it isn't right nor nice. She always claimed she didn't do such things.
She replied, saying what I expect throwing her away like a used tissue, and after my betrayal. MY betrayal? When I confronted her with her lies again, she said she knew she was wrong and that she is sorry? I laughed! I told her to eff off, literally. She is stalking me again, writing me again telling me that she feels sorry for me as everything that is being sent out is returned threefold. That is true for Karma, but seeing she is the one spreading lies, acting immature and being the fake being she is, she is the one getting it back herself. I laughed, actually I was in hysterics, my tummy hurt.
Now being that ugly on the inside as that woman is, that is real true ugliness.
Stay beautiful!
The human race
Is there any hope left for the human race? How nasty can forty – fifty year old women behave who lust over a 22 years old actor, I mean seriously?
Attacking others who don't share the same obsession, who like the actor but not in that obsessive way they do, for speaking out facts and the truth only because it isn't roses and dasies?
Seriously are there any sane humans left on this planet?


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Bulgarian PM Plamen Oresharski has reiterated his position that it is all too early for Bulgaria to hold snap elections.
According to him, a resignation would be not only impracticl, but also in violation of political locic.
"The attitudes in a society regardin who should rule are decided at elections. And elections were just a little while ago," commented the PM...
The same goes for GERB and the previous government which also needed support from Ataka until they bribed some ATAKA members...
So, really, I do not understand Bulgarians. They demonstrate against democracy and EU if you listen to them and then they shout democracy and ask the EU for help...
Dumb dumber dumbest. (luckily we have good examples overhere)
A government needs the trust of at least 50% of the voters. At the elections they only got the support of 50% of the seats in parliament. They made a blunder a little after that by trying to make Peevski director of DANS, so it is highly likely they have less than 50% of the trust of voters now. Political locic dictates that they then should ask the voters for their trust again by organising new elections.
And what's wrong with "too recent" rather than "too little ago"? ;)
"Asking Commies to step down"? Blimey, the electorate must be even more naive than Oligarchsky thinks.....aren't those "demands", Novinite? ;)
Yes, yes, yes.... to all of your points!
73.4% of voters didn't want the BSP in charge, and that was BEFORE they selected a number of known criminals for positions of vital national importance.
88.7% of voters didn't want anyone from the DPS in power, yet regions where nobody voted for them are having their members forced upon them as regional governers.
over 90% of voters didn't want supreme uberlord fuhrer Bolen Mandelarov anywhere near the parliament, yet he's in charge of ethics?
even summing up the totals, the trifecta of doom only received 45.2% of the total votes - so remind me how they represent the voters?
don't give us bullsh!t about how the democratic process chose you - a fatally flawed electoral process allowed you to seize power.
50% more Chinese Tourists in Bulgaria
Potentially Defective Aluminum was used by All Car Manufacturers in Japan


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The ARCHANGEL
This is a male trumpeter swan photographed during a snowstorm in late March. He and his mate were migrating north when they chose to wait out the storm on our pond in Tottenham, Ontario.
That morning, I was surprised to see a pair of swans mixed in with the usual collection of geese and ducks that hang out in our open water. I quickly layered up, donned my waders and headed out, hoping I could get into position without scaring away the newcomers.
I snuck up the creek to the dam under our bridge and hunkered down to get an eye-level view of the birds as they cruised around the pond, feeding and resting. The bridge protected me from the snow but the water, of course, was ice cold and my waders had a slow leak. So I'd shoot until my boots filled with water, sneak back inside to dry out, warm up, recharge camera batteries, and then sneak back out for another session. This lasted until the storm cleared in the afternoon and they flew off.
The female was tagged and we later learned that she was a three-year-old released in Stratford, Ontario and spent her summers on Wye Marsh just north of us. She'd also been spotted several times in other area lakes.
It was a great day of shooting and I knew I'd captured some memorable images but I had no idea just how lucky I'd been; the combination of snowstorm, diffused lighting, and super-telephoto lens created a unique effect that looked more painterly than photographic, giving him an angelic appearance.
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Sperm whale off the coast of Newfoundland diving for a long stay below the surface.
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A great blue heron caught in the morning light in search of breakfast. The forest behind him were still in dark shadow and reflecting in the pond, surrounded the bird in a deep black pool.
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The Frosty Edge
FUZZ Ever since a pair of trumpeter swans first appeared on our pond in Tottenham and I learned that they were from the Wye Marsh in Midland, Ontario, I'd been meaning to go there and photograph the cygnets. Finally, some four summers later, when I heard a resident trumpeter pair had a clutch of four babies, I raced to the marsh to try and capture them at the crack of dawn.
I could've slept in. They were nowhere to be found until their mid-afternoon feeding time. Then the family would come cruising into the feeding area and chow down for about half an hour. They were comfortable with onlookers so there was no trouble moving around them to get close and down low for a better angle. The parents kept a watchful eye but it was more for trouble from below in the form of snapping turtles than from a photographer. When they left, I followed along as far as I could, snapping photos of them in procession until they swam away down one of the channels.
I headed home but returned two more days that week – still driving up in the dark, still hoping to find them in the morning golden hour of light. But each time I ended up hiking around the marsh – cygnet-less until midday.
This summer I'm sleeping in.
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A pair of wood ducks spending some quiet morning time together on the pond. This woodpeckered log is a favourite resting place for the couple.
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Emerald Glide
Panning along with a mallard gliding across the still waters of the pond. A slow exposure was used to create a beautiful wash of spring colours.
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No End in Sight
Torn Curtain
Glazed Wood
Roly Poly
It seemed easy enough…
I read about the new polar bear cub at the zoo and immediately decided to go while he was still in the "cute" stage. Didn't know what to expect but figured it'd be relatively simple to get a few "aw" pictures. The only special game plan was to wait for a snow day.
A snowstorm arrived in a few days and as I worked my way through morning rush hour, clichés of "shooting fish in a barrel…" rang in my ears.
Slightly mistaken.
There were two viewing areas. One from behind a barrier and chain link fence – not gonna work. The second was a half-enclosed shelter with glass - but only five meters wide for an overflowing crowd of families.
The challenge.
- The glass was covered with condensation on both sides from all the warm bodies making it difficult to focus.
- There were dozens of kids plastered against it scrambling for a view and parents with strollers packed in behind them. I didn't want to hit anyone swinging around 20 pounds of camera nor get in the way of them enjoying the cub.
- The storm brought a cold snap and I'm a wimp when it comes to numb fingers, metal objects, little buttons, and fingerless gloves.
I contorted myself into a corner and with the sounds of kids laughing and cheering at the baby bear's antics, settled in for one of the more enjoyable shoots I've done.
… Not as easy as planned but more fun than I expected.
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You never know.
A photographer friend and I were scouting the usual roadside areas around Algonquin Park when we chanced upon this mother and calf. It was Labour Day weekend, no one was seeing much wildlife – including us, and so we were glad to finally find something. We parked on the shoulder along with a few others that were already there and picked a spot to shoot from.
I've learned the hard way to always try to get a shot ASAP in case my subject leaves. Once I've got something in the can, then I'll take a look around and consider other vantage points and possibilities. But even when I move, I try to be ready to shoot because you can never predict what or when something will happen.
I had just finished making such a location adjustment when the cow suddenly turned and looked down at her calf who then reached up for a little nuzzle. I held the trigger down and shot until they separated. If focus and exposure were good I knew I had a sweet moment. Then I looked for my friend to see how he faired.
He didn't.
Unfortunately he had decided to move his car closer to where we were standing and missed it.
Been there. Done that. Sure I'll do it again – but not this time.
Just a Peek
Ducking Ducklings
Mother mallard with her newborn ducklings on their first day on the pond.
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Boney Grapes
Xray of a hand holding a bunch of grapes.
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Northern Exposure
Sooo cold. Fingers, toes, and face, numb.
Where the Mississippi River runs through Monticello, Minnesota, the water stays open even during coldest weather from the upstream nuclear power plant. When trumpeter swans were reintroduced there in 1986, Sheila Lawrence who lived nearby started a daily feeding ritual. What began as a few swans has turned into thousands. And what was once a few buckets worth of corn has become nearly a ton a day.
"The Swan Lady" passed away in 2011 but her husband continues the tradition. The area has become a mini park; a small lot between a couple houses, high above the feeding bank, fenced off so as not to disturb the birds below.
I arrived at the park before dawn to be ready for sunrise. The sky was perfectly clear and the mix of extreme cold air and relatively warm water was creating massive billows of mist. Combined with the high winds, it looked like an armada of clouds was blowing down the Mississippi.
There's nothing better than swans floating through the mist in beautiful morning light.
I shot until I ran out of memory and the golden hour light was gone, along with my last reserves of body heat.
Headed back to the hotel to download and thaw.
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The Conversation
Winter Maneuvers
Little Leap
Winter Wings
It's all about time.
One of my favourite "ppowers" of photography is its ability to stop time – to reveal what otherwise would be invisible to the naked eye.
It's easy to see the beauty of wings on big birds like hawks or herons and such. When they're launching, landing, or simply gliding past, they appear to move in slow motion and give you plenty of time to appreciate their elegant design and movement.
But the small guys are so fast you can never see what's happening. They dart about and give you no opportunity to appreciate the subtle flexing and fans, the graceful lines, and the delicate translucency of their feathers – unless you freeze-frame it.
The challenge is that they are too fast to track and take off with too little warning.
My technique involved a little dose of skill and a large helping of luck:
I set up about 18 feet from the birdfeeder area - as close as I can focus using my 600mm lens. When a bird lands, I aim and focus, favouring a composition in the direction I'm guessing they'll launch, then immediately begin rapid firing until the bird takes off.
- Most times they get the jump on me and I have empty frames.
- Some times they never launch and I end up with way too many perch pictures.
- Other times I catch the action but they fly out of my narrow range of focus.
This time I got lucky.
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Published June 6, 2017 3:52 PM
Nita Kapoor will be the new Director of the International Summer School at the University of Oslo. Ms. Kapoor comes from the position as Director General of FK Norway (Fredskorpset).
Published Apr. 20, 2017 3:24 PM
With 54,84 per cent of the votes, Professor Svein Stølen was today elected new rector at the University of Oslo.


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I'm going to eat 3.14159265359 slices of pie today!
Props to our Director of Hospitality and his family as they welcome
a new bundle of joy into their lives!
The picture above is from a photo set we took at the Underworld concert in Vegas in August of 2009. To see more pictures from that show below, Hover
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I took some but the really good quality pictures my wife took:
And since we are talking about Underworld, here is something juicy:
Eclectic Method
Here are 2 newer videos from the sampling genius that is Eclectic Method:
Eclectic Method - Aliens from Eclectic Method on Vimeo.
Shits and Grins
'Merica is weird
From our sister site, MERICA-FOR-MERICANS:
What's the best way to get 'Mericans to come to church?
Offer them free guns!
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TV Stuff
The past few weeks have been a saucy buffet of choice television programming.
While I usually rant against 90% of the TV shows out there,
this past week, these shows really impressed me:
Portlandia, Cosmos, True Detective and Hannibal
(Click the pics to link to the good stuff)
I personally have enjoyed Slate's reviews of this well crafted show. This is their review of the last episode "Form and Void". I agree with David Haglund more than Willa Paskin. But, I think we the audience, did over think the show and that is part of the brilliance of it.
I had my share of theories and while I got some things right, others I wasn't even close. I was really off when it came to Marty. But most of the conspiracy stuff, the entire internet got wrong.
Here are 5 theories about the Yellow King presented in a "True Crime" pulp magazine kind of format.
Click this to check out the True Detective reddit board.
I am really enjoying this fourth season of Portlandia. Episode two was a real gem and the Hip Hop schooling will become of the show's classic moments. No Fred, the Sugarhill Gang were not really a Gang. Also the Oliva Wilde guest appearance was funny and a pretty accurate representation of the modern "left" protest tactics.
I was really excited to see Neil deGrasse Tyson pick up where Carl Sagan left off with Cosmos. The first episode was awesome although toned down from normal intensity level of NDT. Still, I loved it and I am glad to see science and space exploration presented in an intelligent manner on Prime Time TV.


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