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Impact of Variable Atmospheric and Oceanic Form Drag on Simulations of Arctic Sea Ice
Tsamados, Michel; Feltham, Daniel L.; Schroeder, David; Flocco, Daniela; Farrell, Sinead L.; Kurtz, Nathan; Laxon, Seymour W.; Bacon, Sheldon. 2014 Impact of Variable Atmospheric and Oceanic Form Drag on Simulations of Arctic Sea Ice. Journal of Physical Oceanography, 44 (5). 1329-1353. https://doi.org/10.1175/JPO-D-13-0215.1Before downloading, please read NORA policies.
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Over Arctic sea ice, pressure ridges and floe and melt pond edges all introduce discrete obstructions to the flow of air or water past the ice and are a source of form drag. In current climate models form drag is only accounted for by tuning the air–ice and ice–ocean drag coefficients, that is, by effectively altering the roughness length in a surface drag parameterization. The existing approach of the skin drag parameter tuning is poorly constrained by observations and fails to describe correctly the physics associated with the air–ice and ocean–ice drag. Here, the authors combine recent theoretical developments to deduce the total neutral form drag coefficients from properties of the ice cover such as ice concentration, vertical extent and area of the ridges, freeboard and floe draft, and the size of floes and melt ponds. The drag coefficients are incorporated into the Los Alamos Sea Ice Model (CICE) and show the influence of the new drag parameterization on the motion and state of the ice cover, with the most noticeable being a depletion of sea ice over the west boundary of the Arctic Ocean and over the Beaufort Sea. The new parameterization allows the drag coefficients to be coupled to the sea ice state and therefore to evolve spatially and temporally. It is found that the range of values predicted for the drag coefficients agree with the range of values measured in several regions of the Arctic. Finally, the implications of the new form drag formulation for the spinup or spindown of the Arctic Ocean are discussed.
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On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:42:50 +0800, Eric Carlson <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > > On Feb 13, 2010, at 7:01 AM, Philip Jägenstedt wrote: > >> On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 21:04:36 +0800, Silvia Pfeiffer >> <email@example.com> wrote: >> >>> However, I must say I really like the idea of making it independent of >>> "text", i.e. leaving the possibility open to add "tracks" of audio or >>> video in future. >>> >>> I'd be happy for something that essentially means "external parallel >>> track". >> >> Considering how many different names we have already come up with, I >> doubt <track> will be the last :) Brainstorm away! >> > To me the singular "track" implies that only one <source> will be > chosen which will not be true in all cases. Maybe <tracks>? > > >>>> role="" is fine, but I'd like to see more ideas on what UAs should to >>>> with >>>> it. >>> >>> The thought is to use it not just for captions, subtitles, and textual >>> audio descriptions, but also for karaoke, lyrics, chapters, timed >>> comments, timed metadata, and other such time-aligned text and >>> annotations. There are examples with lyrics >>> (http://svg-wow.org/audio/animated-lyrics.html, and >>> http://annodex.net/~silvia/itext/chocolate_rain.html), and chapters >>> (http://annodex.net/~silvia/itext/elephant_no_skin_v2.html). I'm sure >>> we will come up with more similar examples. >> >> Yes, but is it expected that the UA should do something with the >> attribute, like make context menus based on it? Or should it be part of >> the track selection algorithm? (Where "track selection algorithm" does >> not exist yet, but is what will select which tracks are enabled by >> default based on... language and such?) >> > I think the selection of alternates is an important point. Some media > container formats (eg. QuickTime and MPEG-4) allow an author to mark > tracks as begin part of an "alternate group". This instructs the media > engine to enable only one track in the group based on a condition on the > user's machine when the file is opened for playback. For example, a > movie can have subtitle tracks and chapter tracks in multiple languages, > but only one of each is rendered when the movie plays. > > We need to support this use case with external "tracks", and we need > to define the selection algorithm when a file has both internal and > external tracks. > > We also need to define a mechanism to mark tracks as being part of an > alternate group. Is an attribute on <source> enough? > > <tracks> > <source type="text/srt" src="en-captions.srt" lang="en" > role="caption"> > <source type="text/srt" src="zh-captions.srt" lang="zh" > role="caption"> > <source type="text/srt" src="en-chapters.srt" lang="en" > role="chapters"> > <source type="text/srt" src="zh-chapters.srt" lang="zh" > role="chapters"> > </tracks> > Or should we have a grouping element like Silvia had in her early > proposal? > > <tracks> > <track role="caption"> > <source type="text/srt" src="en-captions.srt" lang="en"> > <source type="text/srt" src="zh-captions.srt" lang="zh"> > </track> > <track role="chapters"> > <source type="text/srt" src="en-chapters.srt" lang="en"> > <source type="text/srt" src="zh-chapters.srt" lang="zh"> > </track> > </tracks> > > I hesitate to define yet another element, but I think the markup in a > complex case like Silvia's Elephants Dream sample, > http://annodex.net/~silvia/itext/elephant_no_skin_v2.html, is clearer > because of it. On the other hand, will complex cases like this be common > enough that we need it? How to group/nest <tracks>, <track>, <source>, type="", lang="" and role="" is a bit of a headache... For <video> and <audio>, <source>s are mutually exclusive and should represent exactly the same resource with only technical differences like codec, bitrate or resolution. It's not clear that we at all need <source> to switch between text formats as a common format here is very likely to be found without much controversy. We might want it if we seriously expect more than one format to be used though. Do we at all want to support the case of enabling multiple text tracks in a declarative way or via browser context menus? In my opinion this is a bit overkill (I've never used a media player that supports it) and we might delegate this to scripts. If others agree, we don't need any grouping element for the purpose of making a group of tracks mutually exclusive -- all tracks are mutually exclusive. The other kind of grouping is per role (subtitles/captions/karaoke), language and... something else? If this is given by role="" and lang="", how should a context menu be constructed? Group by role or by language? Would it in fact be sufficient to just use a flat list of <track type="" role="" src="" lang=""> ? Or should we let the grouping be in any order and let role="" and lang="" be inherited? E.g. <video> <tracks lang="en"> <track role="caption"> <track role="subtitles"> </tracks> <tracks lang="sv"> <track role="caption"> </tracks> </video> vs <video> <tracks role="caption"> <track lang="en"> <track lang="sv"> </tracks> <tracks role="subtitles"> <track lang="en"> </tracks> </video> The difference is mainly in how context-menus are presented. Realistically though, few videos will have more than a few different tracks, and complicating the markup to enable properly nested context menus really might not be worth it. Just thinking out loud here... -- Philip Jägenstedt Core Developer Opera SoftwareReceived on Sunday, 14 February 2010 07:46:42 UTC
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I will start this post with an admission. The only Marvel movie I have ever watched, prior to this review, was The Avengers. All of my super hero knowledge comes from a combination of that movie and the Super Hero Squad cartoon.
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The Latitude XT2 XFR is a ruggedized version of Dell's XT2 tablet built to MIL-810G standards for taking an ass-beating: It's got an impact resistant, sunlight-viewable 12-inch multitouch LED-backlit display, compression sealed orifices, and works in temperatures from 10-140 degrees.
At 1.5 inches thick, it's the thinnest 12.1-inch rugged convertible tablet—um, even with that massive qualifier in there, that's as thin as hardcore machinery gets. It's designed for law enforcement and other emergency services life-or-death people.
Of course, it uses a SSD for impact tolerance, in addition to running Core 2 Duos and up to 5GB of DDR3 RAM. It's also got hot-swappable modules for gear like GPS and webcams, and will see some appropriately hardass mounts and docks soon. It starts at $3600 for the base package for small businesses, 'cause the ability to stop a tankshell ain't cheap. And hey, multitouch!
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Skip Essick returns to local radio
Things in the radio world have been moving fast for Skip Essick over the past year.
At the end of July 2014, Essick was replaced by Blake Taylor as the program director for KMJ (AM 580) and KMJ (FM 105.9). Two months later, Essick headed East as he joined the Childers Media Group in Lima, Ohio, a radio broadcast and marketing company. At the same time, he became a consultant for programming and operations for local conservative talk radio station AM1680 The Answer (KGED, AM 1680).
Now, Essick is back in Fresno as one of the owners of KGED after buying 15% of the local conservative talk radio station. Only days after driving back from Ohio, Essick was on the air reporting the news.
"It's good to be back, especially after spending a winter in Ohio," Essick says. "I like living in Fresno and feel like the city gets a bad rap. I want to be a huge cheerleader for the city. There's a lot that I can do both as a private citizen and as the owner/manager of the radio station to foster a lot of goodwill in the city."
Essick has been back in Fresno a month and already started making changes. He convinced local pastor Jim Franklin, a partner in Compass Broadcasting Inc., which owns KGED, to host a one-hour weekday show that airs at 2 p.m.
The rest of the weekday lineup includes programs hosted by Laura Ingraham, Dave Ramsey, Hugh Hewitt, Eric Metaxas, Clark Howard and Michael Savage.
Essick also got back on the air. He does the local news during "America's Morning news" that airs 6-8 a.m. weekdays.
Being an owner of AM1680 The Answer puts Essick in competition with his former radio station. Essick isn't looking at being on the air against KMJ as a battle.
"People ask how are we going to compete with KMJ. We're not going to. I know what we can do. All I want to do is make a good living and put out a good product," Essick says.
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Mommy, maybe you shouldn't be eating too much of these
(crunchy, garlicky salted green peas). You know… your voice?
Today I am thankful for these words of concern from my son.
My sweet boy.
I love him something fierce.
(Josh making a blueberry banana smoothie)
I've been under the weather this past week. I'm on the mend now, but haven't quite recovered my voice. It still sounds a bit raspy and sexy. I'm not complaining.


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1) I am no longer living 27 degrees South of the equator!
2) I totally forgot my password and couldn't remember the recovery options and the phone number they were going to text my information to is no longer my phone number.
Anyway, I probably won't be updating this blog after these posts (one for mainland Australia, one for Tasmania). Though if/when I return to Australia, I will no doubt revisit this blog (now that I remembered the password and changed my recovery options).
Pat and I spent all of February (wow, was it that long ago?) travelling down the East coast of Australia and through Tasmania. It was a wonderful journey. We took a little car (from Wicked Campervans) that converted into a double bed.
One side had a decal of George Bush on it. The other side had George Orwell (with the quote "Freedom is the freedom two say that two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.")
Our first stop was the beautiful town/city of Coffs Harbour.
We stayed at a lovely little caravan park and though we arrived later in the evening, the fellow let us play around in the pool for half an hour, all by ourselves. As far as caravan park pools go, it was pretty sweet:
After Coffs, it was on to Sydney! We stayed with the Garnetts in their cozy little apartment in Lilyfield. Pat, Julia and I went to the Powerhouse Museum, which I'd visited once before (sadly just missed the Harry Potter exhibit) and knew Pat would enjoy.
Sydney is full of amazing buildings and green spots. I've made a Sydney post before, so I'll keep it brief this time.
A courtyard in the Royal Sydney Hospital
St. Mary's Cathedral
A pond in the Royal Botanical Gardens.
Not sure what this building is... looks pretty neat, though.
(Haha, I crack myself up)
Pat, Julia and I also took in a FREE performance of La Boheme in the Domain, performed by the Sydney Opera Company. Because it was wet and rainy, a lot of the "premium" ticket holders didn't show, so we got upgraded to proper seats that included a catered dinner. The show was fantastic as well, even though the stage was slick with rain.
Now, Australia is famous for its "big" things. The Big Banana (which Pat drove right past!), the Big Pineapple, etc. We were driving through Goulbourn, so we picked up some groceries and stopped at the Big Merino (which is a kind of sheep).
We went inside and learned about the history of the wool trade in Australia. Yep, you could go INSIDE THE GIANT SHEEP. I was pretty excited.
We also visited the Australian War Memorial. It was very well laid out with lots of attention to detail, but it was a very intense and solemn place to visit.
Australian parliament! We took a tour. Gillard was doing a question time session, but I'm glad we stayed with our awesome tour guide and learned about the history of the building. He really knew his stuff and clearly loved his job (looked like he'd been doing it for a while).
Nice day for it, on the top of Parliament Hill.
After we left Canberra, we spent a few days going through Mt. Kosciuszko National Park. There were so many wild kangaroos! We found a great little campsite (Tom Groggin) by the Murray River which was right by this huge valley that was full of kangaroos (maybe 50 - 100), including lots of joeys! They came and visited our site but they didn't bother us and we didn't bother them.
On the way to Victoria, we started seeing signs of the flooding and bush fires that had been plaguing Australia of late. Some of the strangest sights to see were burnt, black skeletal trees submerged in a few feet of water. A strange transitional time for the land.
A few more stops on the way (including a less-than-savoury night at a trailer/caravan park in Mansfield, a town where apparently drunks ride around at 8am on Sunday mornings?) and then we were on the famous Great Ocean Road in Victoria! We stopped at Torquay to figure out our trip, grabbed some surprisingly good Chinese food and visited the most beautiful human-sized sundial.
Plenty of tourists drive along the Great Ocean Road (we saw/heard plenty, and hey, technically we were tourists too). For safety's sake, you see these signs everywhere.
We wouldn't want people to get confused.
There was also plenty of wildlife to see along the side streets! This is where tourists would come in handy. You'd see a bunch of poorly parked cars and people gawking up into the treetops - join them, and you'd probably spot some koalas!
The Great Ocean Road is full of amazing sights - beautiful beaches and stunning rock formations, as well as a few nearby forest hikes that we enjoyed as well.
Triplet Falls.
Yes, Australia has a Wreck Beach, too! Named for the shipwrecks, though. No nudists.
The Twelve Apostles are quite magnificent - even though there's only eight left. Photos don't do them justice, but here you go.
"London Bridge"
As we reached the end, we headed to a volcanic crater called the Tower Hill nature reserve. We had a lovely hike, and even saw a wild echidna!
We doubled back and got to Melbourne, where we spent some time in St. Kilda visiting old school chum Brandyn. He took us took the "St. Kilda" days just outside Luna Park, which was full of hippies and public alcoholic consumption. Good times. We stayed with my "Australian mum" Kaye, who took good care of us while we were there! I've taken/posted many pictures of Melbourne in the past, so I'll leave you with this.
|St. Kilda Sunset
Alright, next post will be all about Tasmania! I promise it won't be six months until I post it.


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• Winner of two Grammy awards, German soprano Dorothea Röschmann graces the stage with the exceptional Malcolm Martineau at the keyboard on Thursday, February 8, 2018 at 7:30pm. Renowned both in opera and as a recitalist, Berlin's Deutsche Staatsopera accorded her the title of "Kammersägerin" last year. Program to include Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder and Mahler's Rükert Lieder.


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Letters to the Editor
No answer from Nunes
In August, I received a newsletter from Rep. Devin Nunes in which he said, "Operation Iraqi Freedom is one phase of the overall plan to bring freedom and democracy to countries that have struggled for years under the rule of dictators and tyrants."
I wrote asking what he meant by "overall plan" -- did he mean Syria, Iran, North Korea, Cuba? He didn't answer. I wrote again, and he wrote back but never answered my questions. I wrote a third time and he refused to answer.
I take a dim view of anyone who refuses to explain what he means, especially an elected representative. I have been told he was a "no show" at four scheduled debates with his coming opponent. He knows I am a veteran of World War II and I thought he would show some respect and answer my question.
I ask him now: How many more young Americans will be killed, wounded and suffer from post traumatic stress disorder when he activates his overall plan?
Lou Bestenheider


text: We brought the Uni to Playground 103 in East Harlem yesterday to begin a short series designed to reach kids and families, especially those living nearby at NYCHA East River Houses. Our work here is in partnership with NYC Parks in support of the Community Parks Initiative, an effort to invest in neighborhood parks with the greatest needs. We'll be here on Thursdays, and you can see all of our CPI deployments here. Thanks to Leaves of Grass Fund for supporting our deployments in parks across the city.


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Aaron Kelly, the skinny teenage country singer from Pennsylvania, was eliminated from "American Idol" last night after two straight weeks of good, but not overwhelming, performances.
Aaron's ouster set the stage for a Final Four of Lee DeWyze, Crystal Bowersox, Casey James and Michael "Big Mike" Lynche.
During last night's hour-long elimination show, which featured two group medleys by the Top 5 finalists and solo performances by this week's guest mentor Harry Connick Jr. and scantily clad musical guest Lady Gaga, no bottom three was named.
But Aaron, the youngest finalist and semi-finalist this season -- he turned 17 on April 2 -- found himself in the bottom two along with Big Mike.
I actually was surprised to see Big Mike land in the bottom two after two straight weeks of impressive vocal performances. But his popularity had been waning during recent weeks, and he was protected from elimination on April 7 by the Idol judges, who exercised their one and only "judges' save" of the season.
I thought his strong performances would keep him safe from the bottom two.
Many Idol viewers, including the one writing this blog, had expected Casey James to be eliminated last night after he turned in his worst performance of the season Tuesday night and somehow managed to end up in the bottom two after a terrific performance last week.
As I noted in yesterday's column, Idol predictions are always tough.
I do feel some sense of vindication that my two previous elimination picks were right on the money: Siobhan Magnus last week and Tim Urban the week before.
Also, I just looked up my early Top 4 predictions from March 16, when the Top 12 contestants were getting ready to battle it out in the finals. And I was pretty surprised by what I had written.
amazing picks back then were, in alphabetical order:
. (Turns out 3 out of 4 were correct; not too bad for a rookie blogger. . . )
However, I didn't do as well with my predictions this week. Yesterday morning I picked a bottom three of Casey, Aaron and Mike, a bottom two of Casey and Aaron, and Casey getting booted.
I felt the younger voters, particularly those who had supported 20-year-old Tim and 19-year-old Siobhan, would have come out strong for Aaron and saved him from elimination.
But I was wrong. Seems like the voters have more of a crush on Texas bar-band rocker Casey than Pennsylvania high school student Aaron.
Turns out you guys were also wrong, and so were thousands of other people across the nation who took part in online Idol polls after Tuesday's show. Most voters expected Casey to be booted this week.
Our poll on NJ.com asked:
Which 'American Idol' singer will be going home Wednesday night?
Total votes: 989 as of 8 p.m. Wednesday
Casey........... 61% (602 votes)
Aaron............ 20% (200 votes)
Michael......... 10% (97 votes)
Crystal............ 7% (70 votes)
Lee................. 2% (20 votes)
A poll on MLive.com
, our Michigan affiliate, asked:
Which 'American Idol' contestant should be eliminated this week?
Total votes: 152 as of 8 p.m. Wednesday
Casey........... 45% (69 votes)
Aaron............ 34% (51 votes)
Michael ........ 15% (23 votes)
Crystal............ 4% (6 votes)
Lee ................ 2% (3 votes)
American.Idolbog.com asked:
Who do you want to see eliminated from the Top 5?
Total votes: 3,455 as of 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
Casey .......... 33% (1,144 votes)
Aaron .......... 30% (1,038 votes)
Michael ....... 26% (891 votes)
Crystal ......... 7% (248 votes)
Lee .............. 4% (134 votes)
American.Idolbog.com also asked:
Who was your favorite Top 5 performer?
Total votes: 3,153 as of 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
Aaron ........... 6% (226 votes)
Casey ........... 9% (326 votes)
Michael ....... 11% (378 votes)
Crystal ........ 24% (830 votes)
Lee ............. 50% (1,753 votes)
Which Top 5 Performer Deserves To Go Home?
Casey ............. 42.2% (293 votes)
Aaron .............. 27.2% (189 votes)
Michael ........... 23.9% (166 votes)
Crystal ............. 4.9% (34 votes)
Lee .................. 1.7% (12 votes)
, the popular website that tracks busy signals of the Idol voting lines, said Tuesday night's voting was too close to call. Any of the five finalists could face elimination, although DialIdol ranked the singers in this order, best to worst:
-- Tuesday, May 11, from 8 to 9 p.m. on Fox – Another singer-actor, Jamie Foxx, will be the guest mentor as the final four finalists take on "songs of the cinema."
Sounds like another snoozer shaping up . . .
Guess I'll have to get tanked up on coffee that night to stay awake.
One big question on everyone's mind: Will the four finalists have enough time to sing two sings each? Or will all the commercials, the long-winded judges and the excess Ryan Seacrest fillers prevent that from happening?
Only die-hard Idol fans will remember all of these contestants....
These are the fifth-place finishers from every season, with Aaron Kelly now joining them.
SEASON 1 -- R.J. Helton
SEASON 2 -- Trenyce
SEASON 3 -- George Huff
SEASON 4 -- Scott Savol
SEASON 5 -- Paris Bennett
SEASON 6 -- Chris Richardson and Phil Stacey (double elimination that night)
SEASON 7 -- Brooke White
SEASON 8 -- Matt Giraud
SEASON 9 -- Aaron Kelly
(I don't remember anything about R.J. Helton or Trenyce. But I do remember the others.)
Len Melisurgo is a local news editor at The Star-Ledger and a self-professed reality TV addict.
'American Idol' recap: Lee DeWyze, Big Mike find their swing on an up-down Sinatra night
American Idol poll: Siobhan should pursue music career, Tim Urban has model looks
'American Idol' results: Top 6 down to Top 5 as quirky Siobhan Magnus goes home


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As in forgetting stuff or doing stupid stuff. I have ADD and I do a lot of um…. " forgetting"? Fiance calls me space cadet. My friends call me Dory (Finding Nemo) you get the picture.
So, I've been known to
– Pay for the gas and leave without pumping 🙁
– Pay for groceries and leave without them, only to return to the store to get them.
– Once when I lived in a small studio, I invited family over and I saved food for my brother who was coming home late from work. When he arrived I spent 30 minutes looking for his food. Since I couldn't find it, I decided to prepare more for him. As I grabbed a skillet from under the sink in the cabinet, there was his plate of food there. O.o to this point it is beyond me why and when I put his dinner there! Wtf
– Here's a good one from a friend. She was talking on the phone and wanted to take the dog out. She opens the sliding door, grabs her kid by the hand and takes him out to the back yard. She pets his head and closes the door. Dog is inside and the kid is outside looking at her like WTF. Her husband tells her Did you just locked the kid out in an attempt to take the dog out? She almost died. Lol
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text: One longstanding misperception about The Frick Collection is the notion that works of art cannot be moved around by its present-day staff. Fortunately, this is not true. The flexibility with which the curators may juxtapose in fresh ways Frick-owned works within the mansion is the cornerstone of its thriving program of critically acclaimed special exhibitions, large and small. However, one gallery in particular, the Living Hall, has seen very few changes—even temporarily—since Mr. Frick moved into the mansion ninety-three years ago. Most of the paintings he installed there in 1915, among masterpieces by Bellini, Holbein, Titian, and El Greco, have seldom—if ever—left the room or been presented to the public in any other manner. As such, the Living Hall always offered visitors the closest representation of the mansion and display of art during the family's period of residence.


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Studying the microbiome — the 40 trillion or so invisible microbes that call your body home — is like being an explorer of a secret world with its own language and lifeforms. Whether these microbes are sometimes friends or sometimes foe depends on subtle interactions with each other and the role of influential factors such as your genetics, environment, age, and diet.
The PennCHOP Microbiome Program awards annual pilot and feasibility grants to help faculty members of the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia scientific communities navigate this uncharted territory. With the funding awarded in 2017, eight projects are underway, and CHOP clinician-scientists are leading two of them.


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Triggered rune weakens creatures.
This spell functions like symbol of death, except that every creature within 60 feet of a symbol of weakness instead suffers crippling weakness that deals 3d6 points of Strength damage.
Unlike symbol of death, symbol of weakness has no hit point limit; once triggered, a symbol of weakness simply remains active for 10 minutes per caster level. A creature can only be affected by this symbol once.
This spell requires mercury and phosphorus, plus powdered diamond and opal worth a total of 5,000 gp.
This spell can be made permanent.


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Mike D'Antoni and Carmelo Anthony are back together at the Garden for the first time tonight, their public divorce last March working out magnificently for the player and not so wonderfully for the former Knicks coach.
As D'Antoni's purple-and-gold Lakers invade the Garden, Anthony is coming off a 45-point explosion in Brooklyn amidst an MVP-caliber season.
Anthony's Knicks are soaring like an eagle above the Eastern Conference at 16-5. The Lakers — and the knee-impaired D'Antoni — are limping along in the West. D'Antoni owns a 4-8 clip in L.A. following Tuesday's loss in Cleveland after which he flipped out at a Los Angeles Times columnist questioning his preparation.
When asked what kind of reception D'Antoni will get tonight, Anthony said, "We shall see. I don't know."
Heartwarming stuff. Maybe Anthony will even wave his bandaged middle finger at D'Antoni after he scores.
D'Antoni resigned from the Knicks on March 14 last season, feeling he no longer could coach Anthony. D'Antoni realized owner James Dolan was committed to Anthony and not running the offense through Jeremy Lin. The morning of D'Antoni's resignation, The Post reported Anthony was so unhappy he preferred a trade unless he had assurances D'Antoni wouldn't be back next season.
Mike Woodson, D'Antoni's assistant, took over the reins and has posted the best record in Knicks coaching history after 45 games (34-11). Woodson got Anthony playing ferocious defense and installed him as the focal point. Anthony never felt comfortable in D'Antoni's speedball system, especially when Lin ran the show and got the credit.
"At the end, it didn't work out the way it should've,'' D'Antoni said. "But I do think the franchise is now on a great path. They're good. Tyson Chandler is huge for that team. We just struggled because to get Tyson, we had to give up our point guard [Chauncey Billups]. We couldn't figure that out until Linsanity. Then Linsanity became another problem, but also a great thing.
"I wouldn't change it. I'd change to be more successful.''
Kobe Bryant spoke to Anthony during the Olympics and claims Anthony still respects D'Antoni's offense.
"You know what, if you talk to Carmelo and you ask him about Mike D'Antoni's offense, he'll tell you he's an offensive genius for sure,'' Bryant said. "Whether it didn't work down there because of the personnel, I really don't know. But I know he feels firsthand that way about him.''
Bryant said Anthony is the "most difficult" player for him to guard, harder than LeBron James. "Melo does it all," Bryant said on ESPN yesterday. "He's as strong as a bull."
So far, it's not working out for the Lakers, though point guard Steve Nash (broken fibula) has yet to play a game for D'Antoni. The Lakers are committing a lot of turnovers and not playing defense — exactly the opposite of the Knicks — and Lakers fans are frustrated the team didn't hire Phil Jackson.
The pressure got to D'Antoni in Cleveland when he was asked if there wasn't enough defensive preparation during the morning shootaround's film session.
"I didn't see you at the film session. We worked a half-hour on it,'' D'Antoni barked. "Now you're starting to [tick] me off. Now you're starting to [tick] me off when you're saying something that's not factually correct.''
As miserable as he may be, D'Antoni is never far from dropping a wisecrack. When asked if the Knicks shouted "championship'' when breaking a huddle like with the Lakers, D'Antoni quipped, "We didn't quite get there in New York. I think we said, 'Let's win one.' "
Touché. It wasn't a prosperous stint (121-167 in nearly four seasons) but D'Antoni's losing record also wasn't entirely his fault. He acknowledged the first two seasons were designed to lose big to get under the salary cap for James. Instead, the Knicks signed Amar'e Stoudemire and traded the farm for Carmelo Anthony. It took until now to restock the roster.
"We were going to destroy everything for two years, so we built guys' stats up so we can trade them,'' D'Antoni said. "I thought it was successful because we made a good run at the free agents. But it didn't work out.''
D'Antoni's downfall was the overhaul of the roster, climaxed by the Anthony blockbuster. D'Antoni had more than 50 players in New York. "I coached half the league in the last couple of years,'' he said.
D'Antoni said the Anthony trade made it hard to win immediately because of all they gave up.
"In the third year we signed Amar'e, which is cool,'' D'Antoni said. "He did a hell of a job. We have a nice young team and we make the playoffs. We were sixth. In the middle of that run, we trade everybody for Melo. Good trade for the [future of the] organization. That's what they should've done. But when the expectations were out the roof, here we go.''
And here we go again tonight.


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It may be a simple judgement but it is a profound one. The UK Supreme Court's judges have taken a dramatic decision that rights a wrong that many felt was harmful to the course of justice.
Lord Neuberger, President Lady Hale, Deputy President, Lord Mance, Lord Kerr, Lord Wilson, Lord Reed, Lord Hughes are to be commended for abolishing employment tribunal fees and restoring an element of justice.
The issue of the appeal was whether fees imposed in respect of proceedings in employment tribunals and the employment appeal tribunal were unlawful because of their effects on access to justice.
ETs have jurisdiction to determine numerous employment-related claims, most of which are based on rights created by or under Acts of Parliament, sometimes giving effect to EU law. They are the only forum in which most such claims may be brought. The EAT hears appeals from ETs on points of law. Until the coming into force of the Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order 2013, a claimant could bring and pursue proceedings in an ET and appeal to the EAT without paying any fee.
The trade union UNISON, supported by the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain, challenges the lawfulness of the fee order, which was made by the Lord Chancellor in the exercise of statutory powers.
It is argued that the making of the Fees Order was not a lawful exercise of those powers, because the prescribed fees interfere unjustifiably with the right of access to justice under both the common law and EU law, frustrate the operation of Parliamentary legislation granting employment rights, and discriminate unlawfully against women and other protected groups.
What was interesting was that the law agreed that the employer has the upper hand.
"Relationships between employers and employees are generally characterised by an imbalance of economic power. Recognising the vulnerability of employees to exploitation, discrimination, and other undesirable practices, and the social problems which can result, Parliament has long intervened in those relationships so as to confer statutory rights on employees, rather than leaving their rights to be determined by freedom of contract. In more recent times, further measures have also been adopted under legislation giving effect to EU law. In order for the rights conferred on employees to be effective, and to achieve the social benefits which Parliament intended, they must be enforceable in practice.''
This is at the heart of why the tribunal fees were wrong in the first place.
I agree that ETs are intended to provide a forum for the enforcement of employment rights by employees and workers, including the low paid, those who have recently lost their jobs, and those who are vulnerable to long term unemployment. They are designed to deal with issues which are often of modest financial value, or of no financial value at all, but are nonetheless of social importance.
There were three reason given for charging fees. First, fees would help to transfer some of the cost burden from general taxpayers to those that used the system, or caused the system to be used. Secondly, a price mechanism could incentivise earlier settlements. Thirdly, it could dis-incentivise unreasonable behaviour, such as pursuing weak or vexatious claims.
While it was fair enough to remove the burden from general taxpayers, fees must not prevent claims from being brought by making it unaffordable for those with limited means.
For those who argued for justice and fairness, this was the key element. Of course, remission and partial remission helped many but this was still not enough and the number of claims dropped significantly.
Since the Fees Order came into force on 29 July 2013 there has been a dramatic and persistent fall in the number of claims brought in ETs. Comparing the figures preceding the introduction of fees, there has been a reduction in claims accepted by ETs of the order of 66-70%. This suggests that many people have been denied fairness.
Another interesting matter came to light: a key aim of the introduction of fees was to encourage the earlier settlement of disputes.
The Review Report contains information about the number of people who contacted Acas and did not proceed to make an ET claim. That number, expressed as a proportion of the total number of employment disputes notified either to Acas or to ETs, has increased greatly since fees were introduced: from 22% in 2012/13 to 78% in 2014/15 and 80% in 2015/16.
Conciliation has helped more people to avoid the need to go to ETs.
However, those figures include cases where no settlement was reached, but where for other reasons (including the person's view of the affordability of fees) the claim was not pursued.
It appears that the proportion of cases settled through Acas has slightly decreased since fees were introduced and some employers were delaying negotiations to see whether the claimant would be prepared to pay the fee.
But there was something loftier to consider.
"The constitutional right of access to the courts is inherent in the rule of law. The importance of the rule of law is not always understood. Indications of a lack of understanding include the assumption that the administration of justice is merely a public service like any other, that courts and tribunals are providers of services to the "users" who appear before them, and that the provision of those services is of value only to the users themselves and to those who are remunerated for their participation in the proceedings,'' said the judges.
At the heart of the concept of the rule of law is the idea that society is governed by law. Parliament exists primarily in order to make laws for society in this country. Democratic procedures exist primarily in order to ensure that the Parliament which makes those laws includes Members of Parliament who are chosen by the people of this country and are accountable to them. Courts exist in order to ensure that the laws made by Parliament, and the common law created by the courts themselves, are applied and enforced.
There was one more aspect of the judgment that stood out:
"The value to society of the right of access to the courts is not confined to cases in which the courts decide questions of general importance. People and businesses need to know, on the one hand, that they will be able to enforce their rights if they have to do so, and, on the other hand, that if they fail to meet their obligations, there is likely to be a remedy against them. It is that knowledge which underpins everyday economic and social relations.''
There is still much to take from this judgement, but it is a victory for the law and for those seeking justice at an employment tribunal. Balance has been restored and responsible employers have little to fear from that.


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I met Aralyn Hughes for the first time at our Creative Mix Meet-up in Austin. I watched her pull into the parking lot of Cafe Creme in her aqua art car, featuring a nude baby doll on the front bumper and a giant bunch of bananas on the roof. She wore a red dress that day, a paisley scarf, and big, red, heart-shaped glasses. When we went around the table and introduced ourselves, Aralyn described herself as a writer, actress, and filmmaker. She had recently published an anthology of women's stories, Kid Me Not, and was screening her movie, Love in the Sixties, at a local theater. As the other women introduced themselves, and shared resources — mentioning books and websites and blogs they found useful — I noticed Aralyn out of the corner of my eye taking careful notes. She didn't miss anything.
Underneath her colorful and carefree appearance, I discovered a hard worker, with great determination and follow-through, a model for getting the job done.
Later in the year, at another CM Meet-up, Aralyn talked about her life before she was an artist. I was surprised to learn she had been a successful real estate agent for thirty-five years, the broker of her own company. She walked away in her sixties to pursue creative work. I thought her story would be perfect for Creative Mix and perhaps a good lead-in for the Heroine's Journey. I was correct on the first point, but way off regarding the latter. Aralyn's current life as an artist is an extension of a life built on clear choices, including the choice not to have children.
As we got to talking about the generations, hers being the first to choose whether or not to have children, it became clear that my generation had backslid. Many of us did not listen to our foremothers. We could not see what they had witnessed — back alley abortions, women enslaved by marriage, giving up their dreams for their husbands and families. We marched into the 1980s wearing shoulder pads and believing we could have it all — marriage, children, careers. Now the millennials are looking at our exhausted lives and saying, "No, thank you."
The feminist revolution uprooted marriage, yet many of us are still trying to fit our big, ambitious lives into the old institution with little support from the culture. This is the grief and frustration I sense in many of the woman who come to me — bright, ambitious women, trying to write and paint and make films while changing diapers and dragging their kids to soccer practice. It's a dilemma we'll address during Heroine's Journey for Artists and future Creative Mix programs.
I hope Aralyn's interview inspire you stay in there with your work, to move into the future with your eyes open, and to make clear, feminist choices in favor of the work that calls.
Saundra: I want to start with your life before you became an artist. Why did you go into real estate and what kind of career did you have?
Aralyn:. I was married for nine years and expected to be a wife, mother, and homemaker. But as time went on, it became clear that was not my nature. I grew up with mentors like Gloria Steinem and Flo Kennedy and Angela Davis (who I saw in the Haight Ashbury), and they changed my life. Before then I had only been exposed to what my parents, my community, my school and my church had taught me. These women opened my eyes to another way of doing things.
I was fortunate enough to have parents who paid for me to go to college. My mother said, "You don't have to get a PhD like your brother, that's him. But you should go to college for at least one year, and then if you meet someone and want to get married, it's okay." So the anticipatory thing for me was to get an MRS degree.
I didn't meet any men I was interested in marrying, much less date. Frat guys were not my cup of tea. All of a sudden I had graduated from college and thought, "Oh my gosh, I'm actually going to work and get a job." But then I did get married and never worked much other than some substitute teaching. When I divorced, I thought, "Fortunately I have that degree, so surely somebody will hire me to do something."
I was hired as the first director of the first abortion clinic in Austin, and that was the most gratifying position I ever had. In the years that followed, people stopped me in grocery stores and at parties and pulled me aside and said, "You don't know who I am, but I know who you are. I was one of those women who had an abortion in your clinic. It was a very bad time in my life, and you and the people in the clinic were kind. You didn't shame us, you didn't judge us. You just took care of us in a kind and caring way. And I want you to know I appreciate it, and thank you for it. And my life is in a better place now."
But I couldn't make enough money, and I was clear that in the next segment of my life, whatever that was going to be, I was not going to be financially dependent on a man. I had been married to a naval officer and we moved frequently, and I went along, so I couldn't really work. And he didn't want me to work. He wanted to have kids, and that's what triggered the divorce. Because after saying, "Yes, yes, yes," for so many years, I said, "No. I'm not having kids, and I'm not stopping birth control pills, and that's just the way it is." So he filed for divorce.
As far as becoming financially dependent, I wondered, "How am I going to do this?" The director of the abortion clinic gave me a salary, but it was not enough to really soar on or do the kind of traveling or the things I wanted to do, or just be in a more powerful position on the level with men. So I went into real estate with the attitude that no man would sell more real estate than me or make more money than me. I was motivate, and I was good at marketing and sales. Even though it was not my calling, it was easy for me, and I liked owning my own business.
I was a broker of my own company, and then in 2008 there was a downturn in the economy. I had been selling real estate for nearly thirty-five years, and I had seen in previous downturns how hard people worked to make the same amount of money as they did in an up market. Fortunately, I had saved my money for the bad times. I was a good Girl Scout and the Girl Scouts have a motto, "Be Prepared."
When we sold Girl Scout Cookies, I wanted to be the top seller and wondered how would do I do that. I took out the telephone directory and called all my parents friends and said, "This is Paul and Ara's daughter, Aralyn. The Girl Scout Cookies are coming in and I wanted you to get in your order, because you know, sometimes they run out of mint."
I took their orders and then I would ask, "Don't you think you ought to get some extra boxes, Mrs. Ramsay, because you have those bridge clubs, and you know sometimes at the last minute you're going to need cookies." I sold more Girl Scout Cookies than anyone in the state of Oklahoma. When the Girl Scout Cookies were delivered, my parents had to park their car outside the garage.
But then I had to deliver all these cookies and was not in a hurry to do that. I was tired after school. But my mother said, "No, you made a commitment, you sold the cookies. You deliver them in a timely manner and you take change for when they pay you."
So I learned about money and about sales. I learned about customer service, and I learned about winning, that it can be done if you set your goal. Girl Scouts taught me a lot, and I moved that same idea into real estate.
But back in 2008 when the market went down, I told myself, "This is my time to do what I've been waiting to do all my life. And I don't know exactly what that is, but I know it's in the creative realm." I determined that from now on everything I do will be related to creativity.
Saundra: Can I ask you how old you were?
Aralyn: I was sixty-two
Saundra: This is important for many of us to hear, because you've done so much in such a short amount of time. A book, a movie, one-woman shows. I know you get frustrated that you haven't gotten farther faster, but when you think about it you've gone pretty far pretty fast.
Aralyn: And all along the way I was told, "This is a young person's game." I've had to push beyond that. I'm now using my savings, not for when I get old and need to be in a retirement center, but for the creative things that I want to do in my life and what serves me and makes me happy and brings me joy. I mean what's the money for?
People who are in their sixties, who are like me Depression children, were told to save because there'd be the rainy day. When I told a friend I was going to go to Ireland, she said, "Oh, I've always wanted to go to Ireland. It's on my bucket list." We were about sixty-five at the time, and I said, "Well why don't you go now?"
Her husband was sitting right there and he said, "Go ahead and go I'll be fine. Go with Aralyn to Ireland." "Oh, you know I can't," she said. "Let me think about it." When it was time to make a decision, she said, "I'm not going to be able to do it. I have clients and my business,. I'll go another time."
"Look, there's not going to be another time," I told her. "You're sixty-five years old. You saved your money for a rainy day. The rainy day is here, and it's time for you to go to Ireland." She was quiet for a minute and I said, "When you die, do you want your clients to say, 'Boy, she was so great, she never took a vacation, she was always here for us?' Or do you want them to say, 'She was a great therapist, but you know what? She went on some fun vacations with her friends from sixth grade and had the time of her life.'" So she said, "Okay, I'll buy a ticket tomorrow." And so she went and of course had more fun than anybody else.
When you save money for such a long time, you have to learn to spend it when you're older.
Saundra: What have been the challenges for you since you made the leap? I feel like we're missing something here. You didn't go from real estate to published author, real estate agent to filmmaker, overnight. What were some of the steps in between?
Aralyn: I thought that during the downtimes I would do creative stuff, and then I'd work in real estate more later on. I was at a point in my life where I could do both part-time. But once I got into painting and performing, and then took a notion to write this book, there was no time for real estate anymore.
Saundra: Did you take classes or did you jump in? Were you involved in any groups?
Aralyn: I took classes in painting, and the instructor said to me, "You need to keep painting." She didn't say my work was fabulous, nothing dramatic, like I was going to become the next Picasso. And I thought, "Well, I think I will." And so I did my first one-woman show about three years later, and I had 117 paintings. But it became difficult moving around all that art. I was downsizing and getting rid of "stuff "in order to be more flexible and move. I let go of all of my real estate and had my bank accounts consolidated, and I simplified my life.
I wanted for the first time in my life to be able to walk out my door, shut it, and never come back and be okay about it. So that could mean dying or that could mean going to another place.
Material things don't matter to me in the same way they did. I do enjoy things that are artful and pretty and colorful, but having less, I'm free of them and I'm okay to leave everything. That's why I quit painting, because I was carrying so much art around. The paintings are like babies–you can't let them go. But I eventually let a lot of them go and tried save the one I could fit on the wall.
At some point I met with the director, Amparo Garcia-Crow. We were in the show, "In the West" at Kennedy Center, in which I was cast to be a writer, a performer, and a director. I was terrified. I had never directed anybody to do anything. I had barely been an actress. I had taken a few classes and been in a few shows. And then a writer, oh my gosh, you've got to be kidding me. I don't write. I can barely sit still.
But when the reviews came out of the first show, they were raves. I quickly went to see if my name was mentioned, because they usually say good things about certain parts of the show, and then they say bad things about people who were weaker. I thought, "I don't want to be mentioned for being less than perfect."
I saw my name and thought, "Oh my God, my greatest fear has come true. They're going to say, 'That woman needs to take some acting lessons.'" But I was reviewed as a writer. I was stunned, because I had never dreamed that I'd be one of the three or four reviewed as a writer. I saw myself as an actress. But if they thought a story by women from the sixties, who chose not to have children, was important, I thought, I should publish a book
I talked to several people who said, "Who wants to read about a bunch of old women who didn't have children? It's negative and it won't sell." I believed there was audience out there and that I could get good people to tell the stories. I wanted to leave a legacy for future generations.
We were the first generation of women who had a choice to not have children, the first generation of women to have birth control pills. So our stories are important. Our stories are history.
Over time I learned to appreciate my own story and be willing to go on stage and tell it. I understood story and that's what prompted me to publish, Kid Me Not. I sought help, but because it was an anthology and not a novel, I was not able to get much support from writers' organizations. A lot of workshops were not relevant to what I was doing. I was also doing an indie book, and serious writers still wanted to go the traditional publishing route. I wanted to self-publish and that put me in the stepsister role.
Saundra: I get it. I know the hierarchies.
Aralyn: But I went ahead and pushed through. I got some good advice, for example there's no place you're going to do it for cheaper than Amazon's CreateSpace, so don't even look. That saved me a lot of time and trouble. I went straight there, got the prices, knew what it was going to cost, knew what we had to do. I hired one of our writers as the graphic artist, and she was able to lay out the book and the cover. I could pay her some money, but not what I would pay someone who wasn't part of the project.
Another woman in the group had a law degree, but her teachers told her when she graduated, that she knew more English grammar than any other graduate. "I know it's a passing fancy," I said, "but we will be one of the last generations to publish a book without misspelled words, bad grammar, or mistakes. We're just not going to do it." And so we beat it to death. We had proofreader and about ten people who were willing to read it, very fairly accomplished readers. Every time someone read it, they found something else.
My last reader was an editor for the New York Times. She was in her twenties then and a lowly person in the editing hierarchy, but she knew what she was doing. When she came back with it, she said there were a few obscure grammar errors that people don't even know about that anymore."
"That's it?" I said. "You didn't find anything else?" So we went to press."
The book was finished in a year. Everyone said it would take two years, but I had laid out a lot of parameters from the beginning. The writers were women who wanted to be writers, but couldn't spare the time to write a book because of their jobs or their kids or because of money, and the project was a gift to them. For every one who agreed to write, however, there were ten more who didn't want to share this part of this part of their lives. "I don't want to use my real name," they told me. Or "I have kids and family that are still living." Or, I grew up Catholic." But I said we had to lay out the truth and part of that is stepping forward and using our real names.
That's our job: to tell the truth and to get it out there.
We took turns reading our stories in front of the group, and I talked to them about constructive feedback. So we had a format for that. One woman read her piece and everybody thought it was good, but I sensed something was missing. "There's something you're not telling us," I said.
At our next meeting she said, "I threw out my entire piece, and I'm telling the truth this time, because I see everybody else is." Her story is the last one in the book and it's very compelling. She was one of those women got pregnant at sixteen and went on a bus by herself to Arizona with borrowed money. No one knew except a friend who gave her the money. She went on Friday, had the abortion on Saturday, came back Sunday on the bus, and went to school on Monday. No one ever knew, until she released her story in this book.
Saundra: I love the way you set the whole thing up, almost like a women's group, with you as mentor or catalyst. There's something about the project beyond the ego's desire to be seen. It has a sense of mission about it.
Aralyn: Because everyone in that group became vested in everybody else's story, it was absolutely the best it could be.
Saundra: It seems like it's a terrific model.
Aralyn: I set the women up in groups of three in the beginning and had them go to lunch and talk about their stories before they started writing. None of these women knew each other; they only knew me. So we had to build trust.
One of the things I learned about myself is that I'm kind of a bulldog. Once I start take a notion to do something, I'm going to do it.
Saundra: I see that.
Aralyn: Some women in the group, toward the end, thought I was being too much of a task mater if they did not meet the deadline, but it was my job to drive it and get it done.
Saundra: That's how things get done.
Aralyn: It's like the time I took ten women to the Grand Canyon for my fortieth birthday, and we hiked all the way down on the Bright Angel Trail, about eight miles straight down. We stayed at Phantom Ranch that night, and walked ten miles up the canyon the next day. The first five miles were in the trees, and after that, there was nothing but switchbacks and direct sun for the rest of the hike.
One a woman said she couldn't do it. We had already helicoptered two out, and now we were halfway up. "What's the hardest thing you ever did?" I asked. "Having a baby, right?" And she said, "Oh, yeah!" "Well, you're having another baby," I said. "Start walking. There's no way out. This baby's going to come. You're going to the top."
Saundra: This is giving me inspiration for finishing my book. I'm going to come talk to you every week.
Aralyn: I have learned by feedback that when I talk with people about my story, my life, it is an inspiration for them to do something that they've been wanting to do. Or that they needed a kick in the butt to do. It's my style of mentoring.
It's not something that I plan for. It comes out of living my life and telling my story. A lot of young people write to me that they are inspired by me. They always say, "When I grow up I want to be just like Aralyn." Many times they're searching for what their purpose is or trying to find their calling or what they should do in life.
I have never really known my calling or my purpose, and I've not spent a lot of time trying to find it. I have just opened the door and gone out there and lived it. My purpose is what I do every day. That is my calling.
And I may share it with one person or a coffee group of twelve or an audience of two hundred.
I don't tell myself, this has to be inspiring or to this has to be good. I find that it's just something I do. I'm grateful that I have that gift. I don't know where I got it, and I don't totally understand it, but I have to listen to the feedback I'm getting.
Saundra: It seems like you trust yourself. Sometimes when people say they don't know what to do, that they don't know what their calling is, I think it's because they don't trust themselves, and that seems like something you have, based on your experience. We come into the world with whatever gifts we have, but then you talked about your experience about being a Girl Scout, where you had one success and you realized you could have an other one.
Sometimes it's just showing yourself that you can do it. Once you prove to yourself, you can do it over and over.
Aralyn: And the things that I worry that people will judge me for – like I'm too far out, or shouldn't have said something, — I find over and over again those things serve people more than if I had tried to organize something I thought would be helpful. Because of the way I've lived my life, many people have thought I was mentally ill. They tell me I'm bipolar or ADD or schizophrenic. They don't even know what these things are, really. One friend said to me, "Why do you want to be out in front of people all the time and wear these wild, colorful clothes? Did you not have a good childhood? Did your parents not pay attention to you?"
My parents paid a lot of attention to me. I don't work on wearing wild colors. That's just what I like. Kind of like I don't understand why certain men wear khaki pants and a beige t-shirt all the time. It doesn't have anything to do with any kind of mental defect or lack of anything. It's just a preference.
Saundra. When you live freely and authentically and according to your own truth, it gives people the freedom to do the same. It doesn't mean they have to wear wild colors like Aralyn. It means they get to do things in a way that feels right to them, because it's their truth and way of being in the world, and whatever joy and pleasure that brings.
Aralyn: One thing I wanted to say back when we were talking about people who say, as many do, that they don't know their purpose or their calling, I always ask, "If you did know, what would it be?" And do you know every time they give me an answer?
Saundra: Love that.
You talked briefly about some of your role models during the sixties and seventies, people like Gloria Steinem, Angela Davis, feminists. Can you talk about that out a bit more?
Aralyn: I can, although many of the women I consider mentors don't have big name recognition.
My husband was in the military, one twelve officers who were often on leave for three months at a time. The wives would meet once a week, and sometimes in between or talk on the phone. We were all different. Some women had children, some women had grown children, and some women didn't have children at all. And we had a wide range political lthough, because the Vietnam War was going on.
But we formed a community, and in that community I watched women with their children, and I saw how drained they were and how alone they were. Now this is partially because they were married to military men. When you're in the military you live on base, far away from your family. There's not much help there. I did not want to live like that.
I saw women financially dependent, some who told me they would leave their husbands if they could, but they couldn't financially support themselves and their children, so they remained married. And then there was the woman who was the XO's wife, second in command. When she wanted to take a trip with another friend, I volunteered to take her kids.
I thought, "This'll be good experience," and I moved into her house for three days. She had four children, and they were all over the place. Later I said her, "I have to make a decision about having kids, and it has to be right. I can't make a mistake because there's no going back. I really need you, because everybody I talk to says, 'Oh, children are so great. I would have had ten if I could. Childbirth is easy. Don't worry about that.' You hear all these things about how wonderful everything is, but that's not what I see. You have to tell me the truth."
"I have four children," she said. "And I would lay down on train tracks to save them. But if I had to do it over again, I don't know. But if I were you, I would not have kids. Go out and live your life. You've got so many things you want to do, and it will not serve you to have children. There are all kinds of ways to be a nurturing, caring woman in this world with other people's children as you have with mine. There are many others, and plenty who don't have anybody to care about them."
That was the final message that made me confident in the choice I was making.
Saundra: So to me, a mentor is someone who sees you.
Aralyn: Yes, she saw me.
Saundra: And when someone really sees you, she can give you the kind of guidance that you need.
Tell me about your experience with Creative Mornings.
Aralyn: I thought the name, Creative Mornings, sounded right up my alley, so I showed up. The people who participate are millennials, whom I think I have a voice for. I thought it would be nice someday to address at that group, so I went to see what it was like.
I spoke with one young woman for a while and then introduced myself to the leader of the group. "I just wanted to meet you," I said, "This is my first time to be here and I'm probably going to come back."
And while I was standing there, that young woman came up and said, "Ben, you need to have this woman speak to the group. Oh my God, you absolutely do." And then she walked off. He called me the next week and set it up.
It was my first time to talk where I was not telling a story, although I am always telling a story. But I had to structure it more as a speech, which gave me a little more freedom to say what I think and feel and how I think the world should be. In storytelling I guard against that and hope that the stories I tell give people perspective on how to handle certain issues or deal with problems, without telling them as a teacher or professor or a mother would.
I prepared the speech, and as always, I experienced stage fright. I was terrified I wouldn't wake up in the morning, terrified I'd get lost midway, terrified that they wouldn't respond. But I prepared as best I could and afterwards, the leader of the group told me he was going to nominate my talk for their international podcast series. They selected and put it on their website, and I've had people from all of the world respond me and quote me on social media.
Saundra: Something struck me when you talked about addressing the millennials, feeling like you had something to say to them. Because a lot of women feel invisible as they get older.
Aralyn: I talked about being invisible in my recent show. I tell a story talking to this guy and this younger woman comes and takes him away. This is the story of my life. At this age I realize is I will become more and more invisible over time. This is something that comes with the territory of age and we might as well embrace it.
I think my story relates to women both millenials and Boomers, and oddly enough, some men. Women my age say, "God, if I had known this when I was younger, I would have lived my life differently." Millennial women and men believe all these issue are new. They have the same questions about whether or not to have children as we did.
Saundra: I think the generation that came up behind you in the seventies and eighties, we backslid.
Aralyn: We shook things up so much that things had to settle out. But I do believe the millennial women are having their own liberation revolution movement, and we just don't see it. They're not acknowledging the foundation that we laid for them, but they are using that foundation and they are catapulting out of that. They're not getting married, they're not having children, or they're having children without men, using surrogates.
Saundra: In my generation, we were told we could have it all, so we tried that, and that's where we backslid. Because you can't have it all. Or you can, but not all at once, and not in that way.
Aralyn: Helen Gurley Brown said we could have it all. And I think the millennials are asking, "What do it I want?" Today women decide what they want and they go and manifest without burning their bras or taking to the streets or even talking about it. They just do it. They're having it all, with or without men.
Find out more about Aralyn here and her child free community here.


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I want to start this year not with gentle reminders, but with flashing light bulbs and billboard statement: DON'T LET ANYONE GET COMFORTABLE WITH DISRESPECTING YOU.
I have been quiet during the last quarter of the past year. I needed to face personal battles. I had to confront and chose to battle bulls head on.
I never said I am placid and calm. Most people see me, as such. But I am honestly, highly reactive. And I can snap as easily when hit close to matters personal to me. And there will be a haul of people telling us not to be reactive, right? Let that be their choice.
Personally, I see nothing wrong with being reactive over issues that hit close to you. When you feel strongly for something, it will naturally produce and have reactions. So react, if you must. As a teacher of young children, we are encouraged to help our children express their emotions. More importantly, we always tell children to own their emotions. Nothing is wrong with having feelings over something or someone. It may be joy, sadness or anger. All is not wrong in its own way. It is your emotion, your feelings and not anyone else's. No one can invalidate that.
Of course, there are acceptable and not acceptable ways to express it, as dictated by standards and norms. I don't claim to be a goody-too-shoe. I will flare up when I am angered. That is me, being real. And sometimes, it is the only way you can have people know how far they can go. It is the only way they will listen.
Sometimes, being too welcoming and accommodating can be interpreted as submission and acceptance. There is just a fine line for fair play. People will have to be consistent. It is irrational of sort to complain on only one person for a similar behaviour displayed by several. Likewise, it is questionable to agree to the same thing when presented by one person and negate when coming from another. Inconsistency and unfair play is manifestation of disrespect.
Still, we've got all those people who will question our parenting because they think they are any better. There are those judging you for the pace of your life's timeline like they have all the details of it in a blueprint. Good Lord! Isn't it lucky of them to know, right? Life, alone, is more than a five-ball juggling act on its own, and motherhood; it's more than one entire circus altogether.
Being me, raw as it can be, I fussed. I fumed. I was reactive. And now, I am determined to choose for it to DISCONTINUE and for them, not to get quite comfortable. I know, it is OK to wave the red flag (whether they agree or not). It is my choice.
So, I start this year with: Don't let anyone get comfortable with disrespecting you. It is ALL RIGHT to draw the line. Respect yourself enough to own your emotions and not let other people tell you it is invalid. Respect yourself enough to say they cannot put you down. Respect yourself enough to know it is okay not to be okay. Respect yourself enough to stop, shove and distant yourself from people who do not celebrate you. Respect yourself enough to keep your sanity for better use than be affected by other people's opinions.
As my instagram post wrote: "Know that God is all-knowing. If God trust you, who are you to doubt yourself?" In the same light, you are they to do so either?
Don't let anyone get comfortable with disrespecting you. They may not see you as someone of higher or equal stature. But you are neither are you too low.


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For the shipping line, we only use big, good and fast shipping line, like MAERSK line, CMA-CGM, MOL, ect, it's for customers to receive goods as soon as possible and keep the brand circulation in the market, but we dont use very slow shipping line like MSC.
Our Service
1. We can provide customers with samples freely, only need customers to stand the freight rate, and what's more, we have our own DHL account with 50% discount, you can also pay us the freight in advance and we then send you samples by our account, which will save much cost for you!2. Our payment term is 50% deposit and balance to be made against copy of B/L, if by L/C, we need to double check and confirm whether can accept.
Product Use
We can do SGS and BV, our products have passed 550s inspections. Our products have passed 550 inspections.
Contact us :
Hebei Tomato Industry Co., Ltd.
Tel : +86 311 83999919 / 83999939
Fax: +86 311 83993399/ 87891616
Product Categories : Tomato Paste > Tomato Ketchup
Send Inquiry
Mr. Wang
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Mobile Phone:+8613001888606
Address:No.351, Xinhua Road, Shijiazhuang, Hebei