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In December 2012, courts gave California the go-ahead to implement Assembly Bill (AB) 97, a new law that will slash Medi-Cal reimbursements to hospital-based, distinct part skilled nursing facilities such as the Jewish Home. Under AB 97, the Jewish Home, which relies on Medi-Cal to care for 96 percent of its frail residents, will see its reimbursement rates reduced by approximately 30 percent, resulting in an approximate $12 million incremental cash deficit to the Home. But AB 97 will not just reduce future income; the cuts are retroactive to June 1, 2011, requiring the Home to repay approximately $19 million to Medi-Cal as of June 2013.
The Jewish Home of San Francisco is a historic, nonprofit facility – rated five stars for excellence by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – that counts on and receives generous community philanthropy to carry out its 142-year mission. However, the Home and its supporting community do not have the wherewithal to bridge the enormous funding gap AB 97 will create. Anticipating the profound financial impacts of AB 97, the Home has already implemented significant staffing and program changes.
Even before AB 97, though, the Jewish Home recognized the need for change and launched significant efforts to diversify its revenue stream and advance a plan for the future that reflects healthcare reform. The Jewish Home has broadened its short-stay rehabilitation program (STARS), expanded admission to its acute geriatric psychiatry program (one of the only programs of its kind in the Bay Area), and has a strategy to address the changing needs of older adults by delivering a continuum of age-in-place services and programs, including community-based services and new independent and assisted living apartments. This plan would be good for residents, good for the community, and good for California as it could save the state millions of dollars. But because of the impacts of AB 97, these plans have now been put on hold.
The Jewish Home is not the only institution affected by AB 97. Impacts will be felt across the entire distinct part nursing home industry, including Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco.
Since AB 97 was introduced, the Jewish Home has spoken out about its devastating impacts, both independently and by playing a lead role in a variety of coalitions – industry-focused, faith-based, in the city and county of San Francisco, with urban and rural partners. The Home has been an active voice in the California Hospital Association's efforts to fight AB 97 and continues to support CHA in navigating the appropriate legal channels, including en banc proceedings and a possible U.S. Supreme Court case.
The Jewish Home is also advancing its own advocacy efforts, including a letter-writing campaign addressed to key California decision makers that engages the broader community in speaking out for the Home. To download an electronic version of the Home's action letter, or to learn more about AB 97 and the Jewish Home's intensive efforts to secure relief, visit its website dedicated to this important issue. Click here to visit the website.


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He's still at it!!
And my house still looks like this…
Joel has been working so hard! I've never known someone with such a work ethic. (Or maybe it's the fear of his wife having a nervous breakdown…not sure which.)
There have been many, many late nights and ALL-nighters.
We had NO IDEA how messed up our bathroom was!! But it won't be after Joel's done with it!!
So, after replacing lots of water damaged beams and floorboards, a few more holes in the walls of our bedroom…
…we are finally seeing progress!!
Don't you like our color choices? Who knew bathroom dry wall came in purple? Not I!
I'm so grateful for dry wall!!! It was freeeezing cold in the house one evening and I just could not figure out where the draft was coming from. I finally figured out that Joel had cut a hole in the ceiling.
Of course!
Dry wall, plastic barrier, Duroc, just a few of the beautiful elements of a well-built bathroom!
Alot of the progress is thanks to faithful friends! I don't know where we'd be with all Joel's marvelous helpers.
Thanks so much, guys!!!
And girls!!!
These cats cranked out some serious work.
And we are so grateful for their help!!
It's been an arduous process, but it sure does help not to do it alone.
Just in case you think I just sit around and eat bon-bons…it's actually Snickers I've resorted too.
Otherwise, I mostly run errands and hunt for tools that he can't find, (though he had them in his hands about 2 minutes prior. I offer to help about every 10 minutes, but mostly I just live at Lowe's'!)
And of course, when I come home to Joel having burned his arm hair off, mortaring his hands stiff and doing things like this…
Snow!! And flip-flops?!? It makes me think I shouldn't spend so much time at Lowe's! :)
Joel's estimate is that the bathroom will be done by the weekend. Here's hoping, because I am sure our friends and neighbors would like us to stop running up their water bills. They've all been so gracious to let us use their showers and potties. It's actually been slightly fun to get to hang out with people a little more than often!
So, you should be extra-grateful for your indoor plumbing and we'll keep you posted on how ours are coming along.
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Segmentation is one of the key components to the Evergage Platform. You can filter your users and accounts based on a wide range of criteria you define. Segments support a deeper analysis and understanding of your website visitors. You can analyze segment data in Evergage or you can export segment data as a CSV or using a REST API.
This article details the process for creating a new segment. Alternatively, you can clone an existing segment if you want maintain the existing structure of the segment while only making minor modifications.
Get Started
- Log into the Evergage platform
- Select USER SEGMENTS or ACCOUNT SEGMENTS from the left navigation bar
Click NEW SEGMENT
NOTEMost customers can only create User Segments, which is the default Segment Type. If you have accounts configured on your dataset and want to create an Account Segment, you must first select that as the Segment Type from the drop-down.
Add Rules
- Enter the Segment Name
- Select the Category for the first rule in your segment. For more details on rule categories, please see Segment Rules
Campaign - You can create segments based on whether a visitor has seen or interacted with a campaign, or whether they were part of the control group, and how many times, or how recently this has happened.
Action - You can create segments based on whether a visitor has carried out a specific action or group of actions, and how many times they may have done so, as well as how recently they have done it. You can distinguish between page views and click actions.
Subscription - (demand generation sites only) You can create segments based on subscription level or where a user/account is in the lifecycle of the subscription. The location of this segment rule option is dependent on your dataset configuration. For B2B customers, this is typically tracked at the account level. For B2C customers, this is typically tracked at the user (consumer) level.
- Visits - You can create segments based on the visit data, including visit count, visit duration, visit recency, time since first visit, the originating referrer that drove them to your site or just look at anonymous visitors
Location - You can create segments based on where a visitor is located. You can see the exact zipcode (US only), City, Metro, State/Region or Country. You can also segment on the distance from a Zipcode (US only), City or Long Lat coordinate. ISP is also a variable that can be used. Note that there is also the ability to segment based on company name or industry vertical if you invest in the B2B Detect feature.
Metrics - You can create segments based on the user and account attributes that are standard within Evergage, you have created through Evergage, or you have imported into Evergage. You can segment on both text attributes (attribute equals, or attribute exists) as well as integers through the KPI segment.
Third Party - This option will only populate if you have a first-class third party email provider syncing with Evergage. Currently, Eloqua and Marketo are available.
- Items - Available to customers with the Evergage Catalog, you can segment based on products, categories, articles, keywords, etc. and see the amount spent, added to cart, abandoned, etc.
- Select the Rule for the category
- Complete the fields as needed to create your segment
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New Rule
Each rule will show as a separate column in the Segment Details screen and when you export the segment
- Select logic gates for additional rules:
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- OR–segment membership requires that a visitor meet one or more of the criteria for all rules listed
Group Rules
You may need to include both AND and OR logic gates in your segment rules. Since you are only able to choose one logic gate per group, you can accomplish this by adding additional groups of rules.
If needed, click NEW GROUP to add an additional group of rules.
Add additional rules as described in steps 1-5 in Add Rules above
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Over the weekend, I had the pleasure of spending time with one of my 'little' friends, I call her 'little' because she's only 21 and ..well you know how old I am. One of the things I like about 'younger' girls is that I am reminded of myself at that age, how care free I was and how I thought I could make key decisions especially with men.
At 21, I was done with university so like most recent graduates, I believed I was mature. At that time what interested me the most in guys were their educational status (must have completed uni), height and looks. When I say looks, I wanted what I thought was a manly man, none of that pretty boy look, a man with swag, a bit rough and tough…a reformed bad boy was what I was I was looking for (you know kinda like the ex-convict who found Jesus in prison…I exaggerate but you get my point). My thought pattern at that time was, if he was once bad, then he would have the swag that media makes so attractive but being good means he would know how to treat me well; I thought by having a reformed bad boy, I would always feel protected so I had to find that middle ground, the best of both worlds they call it.
Fast forward a few years later and here I was listening to little Sisi seeking my 'mature' advice in picking one of the 3 guys that are on her case at the moment (some girls have it good sha). One of them, BB (Bad Boy), was everything her parents had warned her to stay away from, he hasn't achieved much at 27 but had the swag, the good looks to go with it and according to Sisi 'the chemistry'. UB (Used to be Bad) had failed out of Uni in the UK thanks to being 'bad' and is now back in Nigeria trying to be better while finding his way through one of the popular private universities in the country. GB (Good Boy) on the other hand has had a crush on her for a while, hasn't quite made a move but at 23 he is done with Uni and is currently taking his professional exams to be a chartered accountant while working with as a graduate trainee in a top firm; all fingers point to GB as a good choice but little Sisi claims she is confused.
At my age, I'm wondering why Sisi is confused, I believe a young girl who wants something serious will definitely go for GB, with or without the glorified 'swag'. I mean, he is on his way to being stable while the other guys are neither here nor there at the moment. On the other hand, I can almost see why Sisi is confused, she's at the age of searching for adventure, having that trophy boyfriend, the man with the rock hard abs that will make all her friends green with envy, you know the one with the extra swag that can lick his lips and make your knees weak…the type that TV tells us is more fun and even though he is bad, he can turn good just for you… #lieswomenbelieve
While listening to Sisi speak some more, I began to wonder who/what was responsible for this female obsession for bad boys? What is the illusion of wanting something/someone that is obviously not good for you? Why do so many young ladies ignore the good guys 'till it's too late?
At the end of it all, Sisi admitted that she thought the other 2 were more 'manly' for her and could 'protect' her, her parents of course would never agree for the bad boy so she's considering the middle ground. Her exact words were 'I am a strong woman, I don't need a man that I can push around and GB looks like a pushover, he's a really good guy but I like him as a friend, that's it'
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Mechanical CAD, Special Deals, and Me
When I look at my traffic stats, I see there's a lot of interest in affordable mechanical CAD. I think that interest is good: I do not believe in pirating software, and I believe there is a place for affordable MCAD (and affordable CAM for desktop CNC machines), especially for personal use and as a tool for people who aren't primarily mechanical designers.
I own licenses of Alibre Design Standard V11 (which I bought during the $99 sale) and VX Innovator V14 (which I bought on sale for $195). I also have free licenses for DoubleCAD XT and CoCreate PE.
I mainly plan on using Alibre and VX Innovator, and reporting my experiences here. They are somewhat complimentary; Alibre is a pretty standard history-based parametric modeler (with some nice features such as Acrobat 3D output), and VX is a hybrid modeler (solid and surface).
DoubleCAD looks very capable for 2D CAD, but I don't expect to use it a lot. I mainly use it for viewing and experimenting with DXF files created by Eagle PCB.
I do like CoCreate PE, but don't plan on using it much now that I have Alibre Design and VX Innovator. It's limited to 60 parts per assembly, which I could easily exceed when modeling a PCB, and cannot export STEP files. PTC has offered some very big discounts in the past to upgrade to the full version, but the annual maintenance cost is way too high for my budget.
However, this is not a MCAD blog; my interest in still primarily in automation software and system integration (including PCBs). OK, I do plan on writing more, but mostly I want to write about my experiences with affordable MCAD. I do not have the time or interest to keep up with all the latest deals. But I still might mention deals or MCAD news occasionally.
If you want to keep up on the latest special offers, you should visit MCAD sites such as Deelip.com and World CAD Access. Also, if you register for the free versions (e.g. Alibre Design Xpress, CoCreate PE, DoubleCAD XT) you will receive e-mail offers.
Alibre has had a lot of good deals (maybe too many). I'm currently sticking with V11 because I haven't used it enough, and the improvements in V12 aren't compelling for my uses.
VX had another sale on VX Innovator around Christmas, but they aren't as good at marketing as Alibre; if you're interested in a deal on VX, you should check their web store frequently.
Kubotek has had some sales, too, such as Kubotek Spectrum for $99; current deals include $700 off KeyCreator.
My latest MCAD news is here.
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- 1 Dave M. { 01.15.10 at 11:48 pm }
Hi Tom, this isn't something you'd probably normally look at, but have you ever tried out OpenSCAD? It's not the best choice for industrial design work, but if you have parts that are described by formulas, or need to create a number of parts that differ only by a number of features in a pattern, it's an interesting environment to play in. The catch is that you can only really export stereolithography files. Now that I'm playing with cheap 3D printers, I have been exposed a little to OpenSCAD and I thought you might want to at least check it out.
- 3 bandsxbands { 03.03.10 at 12:21 am }
Interesting post… Looks like solid state memory is finally beginning to take off. Hopefully we'll start seeing decreasing solid-state drive prices soon. 5 dollar 32 GB SDs for your Nintendo DS flash card… imagine that!(Submitted on TF3 for R4i Nintendo DS.)
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Google launches street level photos and public concerns
Google's online map application now has an even more advanced imagery than the already cool Google Maps satellite photos, called Street View, and although these new photos are great for seeing places you've been, might like to go, or may never go now that you've seen them, the images have been raising some concerns over privacy.
Google isn't the first to start mapping the world this way and they also aren't the first to gain criticism for doing so, but anything Google does these days gets more than the average share of attention. One of the major concerns for these types of street level photos comes from groups helping women with domestic violence as the photos could capture women entering shelters. In this instance Google worked with the groups to identify and avoid taking images of sensitive areas.
But for the most part Google argues that these images are the same thing people would see in public if they themselves were walking down the street. "This imagery is no different from what any person can readily capture or see walking down the street," Google spokeswoman Megan Quinn said in a statement. "Imagery of this kind is available in a wide variety of formats for cities all around the world." Google also has a feature on Street View where people can request the removal of an image with objectionable or identifiable content, although few requests have been made according to Google.
The Street View maps launched earlier in the week covering area's in the San Francisco Bay, New York, Las Vegas, Denver and Miami. When viewing an area of the map that has Street View available a new icon shows up in the upper right corner that highlights the streets that have the new view available. You can then click on the streets or move a small orange "person" to the location you want to see. The panoramic street level image displays in a window overlay and lets you drag it left or right to rotate around, zoom in or move down the street by clicking on arrows.
Earlier today while driving home from the Oregon coast we came across an orange van with cameras mounted all around the top and signs stating that it is "slow moving" and "mapping" the area, which we immediately assumed was Google and Immersive Media. So, watch for me giving a big wave on highway 26 in Oregon sometime in the near future.
Mashable has a top 15 list of interesting Street View images, and we're sure more will crop up as coverage increases like the one shown here. I mean seriously, how is this guy supposed to get away with anything with all these vans driving around?


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Such a fun weekend in the Baltimore area shooting a gorgeous wedding, and a bunch of sweet families, and meeting with a new bride!
Katie and Randy got married back at the Newton White Mansion in November of 2009. They are about to celebrate 8 years! Their engagement session was super fun. We did a session at their place, and part of it was in the kitchen cooking together. And they had a stunning fall outdoor wedding. They honestly haven't aged a bit, so whatever they are doing is working! When I went to link the posts of the wedding and engagement sessions, the photos weren't loading for some reason. 🙁
I loved spending time with their sweet little family!
Meet Katie, Randy, Daegan who is 4, and Slade who is 15 months.
They were amazing! The little guys did so great! (as did the adults) 🙂
Here are a few of my favorites!
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He is sweet, silly, and energetic! He loves to get chased, play outside, and play pretend.
He is very snuggly, and loves his older brother so much! He is a new walker, and a huge momma's boy.
So thankful for this sweet family and to spend the morning in Annapolis with them at Quiet Waters Park!
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There is no actress in Hollywood who is blowing up faster than Emma Stone right now. Sure, she officially became a box office draw when Easy A performed better than expected in theaters last year, but she has Crazy, Stupid, Love premiering this Friday, had Friends With Benefits come out last weekend, spent the last few days at San Diego Comic Con promoting The Amazing Spider-Man and next month has The Help making its debut. Apparently, however, that's not enough for the young actress as she has entered talks for yet another high profile role.
Variety has learned that Stone is now in negotiations for a part in Ruben Fleischer's The Gangster Squad. In addition to reuniting her with the Zombieland director it will also bring her back together with Gosling, who is already attached to star. Should she take the part Stone would play Jean, a woman caught between Sgt. Jerry Wooters (Gosling) and infamous gangster Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn). Set in the 1940s, the movie is based on the true story about a group of LAPD officers who work to drive the East coast mafia out of their city. The film also stars Josh Brolin, Giovanni Ribisi, Anthony Mackie, and Michael Pena.
Is there anyone out there who is going to complain about Emma Stone's success? In addition to being beautiful, she has an incredible amount of charisma and aptitude, with the ability to play both comedy and drama. There are few actresses out there that had Stone's talent at such a young age and any movie benefits from having her involved.


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The Practical Guide for Candidates' agents
The United Group issued a practical guide for candidates agents.
This guide helps train lawyers on working as candidates agents in the parliamentary elections. The guide was implemented within the framework of "Looking to the Future" with the support of Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).
The guide aims to increase citizens' political participation and draw their attention by voting in the parliamentary elections, and also train lawyers to become candidates' agents/attorneys in order to monitor fairness of the electoral process for candidates favor in the parliamentary elections 2005.
The project was supported by Head of Arab Bar Association – Sameh Ashur at that time, as Ahmed Abdel Hafiz- attorney at law developed the training manual.


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Art-Up Nation: Realizing the Vision
I recently participated in the "Vision for the State of Israel in its 75th Year" conference organized by the "Reut" Institute. It sought to formulate a vision for the State of Israel in 2023 in terms of its social-economic, scientific-technological, national security, and even national-civic dimensions. Ironically, although the conference was hosted at the Habimah Theatre, its agenda conspicuously lacked any attempt to formulate a vision for a central and vital area of our lives – Israeli arts and culture. This domain was not included as one of the strategic goals for advancing Israeli society, but its absence is not surprising. Local artistic activity is often seen as a kind of sweetener of everyday life, distracting us from life-and-death issues, as a more or less successful effort to live a 'normal life' here.
Any novice organizational consultant would say that to formulate a vision for a commercial, non-profit, or governmental organization, not to mention a state, the first step needed is to identity its strengths and resources. The time has come, once and for all, to recognize Israeli art and Israeli artists, in all their diversity, as one of Israel's strategic assets. As I've passionately presented here before, Israel is not only a Start-up nation – we are an Art-up Nation.
Israel's cultural excellence is a source of local and global pride and unity – two sorely needed elements when soberly assessing our internal divides and our existential need to create a shared society here. Our arts and culture also play a critical role in shaping Israel's character by expressing and sustaining our democratic fiber, as a key part of our civil society – for example, much of the role of theater, dance and visual arts here in amplifying and containing diverse and often controversial voices, hence broadening civil discourse in Israel in a non-violent way. The milieu of the arts here provide social and economic opportunities for talented individuals in Israel's geographic and social periphery, and serve as a tool of 'selective integration' for Arab citizens, Ethiopian citizens and haredim into Israeli society.
Our cultural entrepreneurism continues to prosper thanks to generations of new artists who are committed to achieving the highest standards and to expressing their artistic truths. This designation of Art-up Nation suits Israel because cultural leaders around the world continue to open their arms to Israeli artists and artistic institutions and to recognize and praise their unique talents and gifts. While we have trouble seeing it this way, there should be no mistake – the increasing protests surrounding performances of Israeli artists abroad are an unmistakable sign that we are an Art-up Nation. For example, in recognition of its quality, "The Incubator" Theater troupe from Jerusalem was invited to perform its stellar show "This City" this summer at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival but local demonstrations kept it from performing. This is indeed exceedingly frustrating. Yet paradoxically, it is a sign, first of all, that we are perceived as a cultural force to be reckoned with; it is not only a protest against Israeli government policy. Ultimately, "This City" was performed in other venues in Great Britain with packed houses, receiving critical acclaim.
Credit: The Incubator Theatre
Realizing the potential of Art-Up Nation rests on five pillars of action:
1) 1% for the Soul
The Forum of Arts and Cultural Institutions has initiated a brilliant and important policy proposal: "1% for the Soul." The goal of the campaign is to pass a law that will enlarge and formalize the portion of the governmental budget earmarked for cultural institutions and artists (1% of the overall state budget), as well as to instill a broad appreciation that a healthy and prosperous society needs thriving arts and culture to prosper. This campaign brings together artists from all fields and backgrounds – it is a concrete and worthy goal requiring political will for the proposed law to be enacted and implemented. It represents the public interest, not only that of the artists.
2) "Meaningful Learning"
Our excellent teachers and stellar institutions of higher education in Israel – the music academies, the acting, visual arts and dance schools, universities, and colleges – are those who train the next generation of Israeli artists, often under adverse conditions. The teachers choose to tie their fates and careers to Israeli society and the local arts world, and to fulfill their aspirations by establishing their lives here. Strengthening and broadening the base of arts education from kindergarten through 12th grade could link to and authentically express the intentions of the "Meaningful Learning" reform led by the Minister of Education, Rabbi Shai Piron. For arts education does not only cultivate talented, educated youths and future consumers – it creates productive and responsible citizens who are aware of and sensitive to their environment and to others. It is unthinkable that in a forward-looking country like Israel, most of the opportunities for arts education are available only to those with financial means. A promising change of direction is the Education Ministry's current effort to formalize the status and budget of 40 music conservatories throughout Israel, which as afternoon schools are an impressive professional music educational infrastructure conceived of and initiated by the Ministry.
3) Cultivating and embracing outstanding young artists
Israel's philanthropic community, in partnership with U.S., Canadian, and European philanthropists, includes pioneers who invest in young outstanding artists. These donors understand that professional assessment, support and cultivation of young artists are strategic investments. Full disclosure: this is the core business of AICF, of which I am very proud.
Rarely do the state institutions know how to embrace our young outstanding artists, even when prestigious prizes and even photo-ops are at hand. Such recognition, and the earmarking of resources for cultivating the best among our young artists, like those invested in young scientists and athletes, are vital for our Art-up Nation.
4) Upgrading exports
The government of Israel has an impressive infrastructure for international exposure in the fields of dance, theater, jazz, and "indie" music. In addition, there are a number of other export mechanisms in the fields of visual art, classical music, cinema, and literature. Festival directors and cultural institutions around the world are awestruck time and time again by the high quality of the Israeli submissions. Following successful efforts on the part of the Jewish communities, most notably, in Cleveland, Boston and Washington D.C. and in Toronto and Ottawa, with CICF (The Canada-Israel Cultural Foundation), and building on the exposures' infrastructure, this domain of export should be strengthened and leveraged as a driver of economic growth, throughout Israel and not only for Tel Aviv. The actual financial responsibility for our artistic export currently falls chiefly on the shoulders of the artists and art institutions, leading to chronic and deeply frustrating missed opportunities. The leveraging of monetary resources, in conjunction with Jewish communities and producing bodies around the world will enable more and more independent artists and cultural organizations to exhibit and perform overseas. Upgrading the export sector of Art-up Nation will also address the concrete need of communities to connect to an Israel they can be proud of.
5) Branding the Art-up Nation
A number of years ago, the Foreign Ministry initiated a campaign titled "Brand Israel," a large-scale project that included as part of its message the notion that Israel is a cultural force. In the world of marketing it is customary to refresh branding – in our case we need to first brand ourselves to ourselves and internalize that we are in fact an Art-up Nation.
It is crucial that the government direct its attention and resources to these areas. In the spirit of the Reut conference, if we actualize these pillars of action, we will not have to wait till Israel's 75th birthday to see our vision realized.


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Saturday, December 3, 2011
Bougainvillea goes to Town
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I'll tell you that looks more like a shrub or perennials than a vine, probably because you keep it cut back every year. Very pretty. The only bad part for me is having to dig up every year. I have to keep away from doing that now, but it sure is tempting as that is so beautiful.ReplyDelete
Cher Sunray Gardens
When I saw your title, I looked twice since you live in cold, cold Kansas. That's a very nice "bougie" you've managed to grow. Mine is still blooming, but we have a freeze coming on Tuesday so it may have to come inside for a day or two. In ground ones here in San Antonio have survived deep freezes and snow, but as you know, our cold doesn't last long.ReplyDelete
It's so nice that you are enjoying your Bougainvillea all year round. Unfortunately winter is on its way but how wonderful is it that your plant is sprouting new growth! Enjoy!ReplyDelete
that's a beautiful plant! love the color. i'm really impressed with how diligently you dig it and winter it over. i'm terrible with that, but you remind me it's worth it sometimes.ReplyDelete
That sure makes the whole process easier...to put it in the ground still in the pot. I'm afraid I'm even too lazy for that, though! But good for you! That is an unusual colored one. Seems like I usually just see red or pink. We saw bougainvilleas in Mexico that were at least 30 feet tall, draped over water towers! I don't imagine they are still growing in their nursery pots :-)ReplyDelete
I love the bougainvilleas. Looks like you are having great success with them!!! What a beautiful plant.ReplyDelete
Cher-you could always keep it in a pot and bring inside.ReplyDelete
Shirley- When living in san antonio I used to take care of the church grounds where we attended. A retired IBM exec. planted a red variety near the entrance sign. Every winter it would lose it's leaves and I would question whether it would survive, but it always came back even stronger.
Lee-yes it is an enjoyable and stout specimen. Kind of funny to see it growing in the ground in Kansas.ReplyDelete
Daricia- thanks for visiting my blog. So many times I'll visit a nursery and have a impulse buy such as these. Sometimes I lose interest and let them perish. But for some reason I'll go the extra mile for "bougeys".
Toni-you might be surprised. I think these would have a "fit" in your late summer garden.ReplyDelete
Kacky- I'm sure you have some in your nursery. Unique plant.
More enterprising than me, Greg. I've always liked the looks of bougainvillea, but try to avoid planting things that I have to dig up every winter. Obviously, I also avoid dahlias and cannas for the same reasons, but I envy those with the energy to do either.ReplyDelete
So do you treat it like a houseplant, or can it go dormant and be tucked into the basement corner and brought out next spring?ReplyDelete
So do you treat it like a houseplant, or can it go dormant and be tucked into the basement corner and brought out next spring?ReplyDelete
A very interesting how to~Thanks, gailReplyDelete
I love bougainvillea! It reminds me of mandevilla (another of my faves). We have recently moved to Bartlesville Oklahoma and it looks like you're not too far away so I can hopefully discover what plants might succeed here through your site. Thanks for the tips!ReplyDelete
Prof- It was definitely a last minute to do.ReplyDelete
Les- I add it as a houseplant. Interesting question. I suppose if it stayed below 40 and above freezing it might stay dormant until you put it out in spring. I may try that someday.
Gail- ever tried one? It's native to Brazil. lol.
- AnonymousDecember 3, 2011 at 8:26 PM
Great idea Greg. The root pruning is the key. I love that flower and your wife must be happy they come inside to brighten indoors.ReplyDelete
Very nice. Mine lives in a pot. Last summer, it got a bigger one, and really liked it.ReplyDelete
I trim it back, and put it in the garage over the winter. There is some natural light in there, but not enough for blooms.
Could that be a bit of Cowboy Orange?
Congrats on the win last night.
Wow - I'm very impressed! I have tried (and killed) a couple of bougianvilleas, even though I love them. Thanks for giving us your secrets. Next year I'm going to get one, and keep it in the pot in the ground! I'm still not into digging things up, being lazy and all, but I love them so much it might be worth it! But doesn't it have terrible thorns? In your pictures, you don't seem to mind them.ReplyDelete
Donna-the bougey bloom is hard to beat, however they do not bloom as well indoors unless you have a greenhouse.ReplyDelete
Linda-yes that is cowboy orange. go pokes. poor sooners. lol.
Holley-yeah they have thorns but not as bad as some roses. Not sure if it would be winter hardy in east texas. Full sun is needed for sure. You could plant some on those vertical timbers.
The whole time I was reading this I kept wondering how they survived your winters!! These are annuals here but if more people knew your tricks they might become perennials! Amazing that you get so much growth with such a small root ball! :o)ReplyDelete
Ha! You had me, Greggo! I kept wondering like the others how in the world you kept it alive through the winter...they sometimes don't survive our winters! Great idea though. I'll have to file that away for some of the more tender plants I insist on keeping ;)ReplyDelete
Hey Greggo you have the look of a man on a mission.ReplyDelete
I am so jealous! I would love to grow bougainvillea in Seattle but they are just an annual for me and don't have quite enough punch to use in summer containers. (They seem to need time to settle in before they bloom like crazy). Love those colors.ReplyDelete
I somehow pity those of you with winter, that you have to do a lot so that those bougainvilleas will not die. I said that because here they sometimes don't get attention, those in posts above grounds are just there and flower the whole year. We just prune them when they become too bushy or let the soil dry longer for them to bloom. Drought will induce them to bloom. When directly planted in the soil they get so big and unwieldy. I love the color orange, but i still prefer the all white, or the red and white in one plant.ReplyDelete
What great timing Greggo - I have two Bougainvilleas that are about three years old and although thriving foliage wise (and size!!), no blooms for 3 years except a few at the top this year. They are in fact growing "out of control". I have never pruned them (didn't know I should) so I was about to dig them up and turf them out - then saw this post! Now I will follow your demo and pot them and put them on my back patio where they will get lots of sun - and see what they do. THANKS!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 6, 2011 at 7:19 PM
I may have to try one of these. We sell them at work, so getting one would not be a problem. I put several tropicals in my basement for the winter and treat them poorly, making them go into a non-feezing dormancy. Perhaps it could work with a Bougainvillea. When I see pictures of some island cottage draped in the stuff, I always want to try one.ReplyDelete
Les @ A Tidewater Gardener
Who knew this would work? I have admired these plants in California. Great fun photos of you working Greggo.ReplyDelete
- john nelsonDecember 10, 2011 at 2:17 PM
im diggn all the flowers! look greatReplyDelete
Greggo your work has really been appreciated by we all. Quite amazing features. And also, it is a surprise that from a small root plant of bougainvilleas how you possibly made it to a small garden .ReplyDelete
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Instructor: Patti Adams
prerequisites: some experience with calligraphy
In this course, you'll learn a variety of techniques by hands-on gold leaf gilding. We will do gilding on assorted fine art papers and vellum as we explore the mysteries of the ancient art of gilding including raised gilding, flat gilding, tooling, the use of gesso size, powered pigments and more. This class will incorporate elements of calligraphy into the gold leafing process.
We will use both 23K patent or transfer gold and 24K loose leaf gold including lemon gold, white gold, rose gold, variegated gold, powdered gold and shell gold. Rather than have you purchase a lot of expensive supplies and equipment, with the help of a $55 supply fee, ALL the gold, sizes, vellum and papers will be provided to you. I will also have a variety of burnishers, embossing tools, nibs, ruling pens and brushes for you each to try.
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text: BUSINESS SAG: 30 hours, zilch 5:00 AM PST 1/14/2009 by Andrew Salom , Jay A. Fernandez FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Backers save strike vote, Allen with marathon maneuvers Can you say Square One? MDoug Allen, SAG's chief negotiator and national executive director, almost was fired during a marathon 30-hour national board meeting that ended Tuesday. Allen narrowly held onto his positions, at least temporarily, after national president Alan Rosenberg and his fellow MembershipFirst partisans beat back a measure that would have dismissed him.As of Tuesday afternoon, with the national board slowly dispersing, SAG's leadership indicated that "no substantive actions were taken." In other words, nothing has changed in their control of the guild, though a date for sending out the controversial strike-authorization vote has not yet been chosen."We've got to regroup a bit," Rosenberg said after the meeting. "I'm thrilled that Doug is still our lead negotiator. If I were more rested, I'd be even happier." Adding to the bizarre nature of the proceedings, the session included allegations of voter fraud and an eight-hour debate to extend the meeting by three hours — for a net loss of five hours.More ominously, the session ended with no clear indication of where the guild, the negotiations or the industry will go from here.The emergency national board meeting began before 9 a.m. Monday and pushed on through the night into Tuesday afternoon, when organizers had scheduled a hard-stop time of 1 p.m. Within an hour of the official end of the proceedings, exhausted-looking board members could be seen stumbling out to their cars.No follow-up national board meetings were scheduled, though the Hollywood Division board meets Thursday.Guild sources contend that the moderates had the votes to pass their measure, which would have removed Allen as chief negotiator, disbanded the negotiating committee and recalled the proposed strike-authorization vote.But MembershipFirst's parliamentary maneuvers — such as encouraging their partisans on the 71-member board to speak twice on the controversial resolution, introducing competing resolutions and then having debate on those — successfully kept the omnibus measure from reaching the floor. Per the guild's constitution, the SAG board needs 67% of those voting (47 if all 71 are present) to cut off debate; the moderates did not have the votes to do so.Moderates on the board — from the New York and regional branch divisions and the Hollywood-based faction Unite for Strength — wanted to hit the reset button on long-stalled talks between SAG and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The removal of Allen, a lightning rod for board members outside of Hollywood for most of his two years in the job, was central to their strategy.Rosenberg said a document was delivered at the end of the meeting Tuesday, presumably by those insurgent moderate factions, purporting to deal with "the employment of the national executive director and the continuing approach to negotiations."As a parting shot, Rosenberg notified national board members and alternates that SAG counsel determined that it "does not constitute a valid written assent, for several reasons, including a lack of sufficient signatures and the absence of any language on the document demonstrating the intent of the signers to grant their assent to the proposal."Rosenberg concluded his statement: "Guild national executive director and chief negotiator Doug Allen and the national television and theatrical contract negotiating committee remain committed to advancing the cause of actors and our crucial contract negotiations."SAG's next move is uncertain, but political paralysis has been part of Hollywood's largest union for much of the past decade. The guild has had five executive directors in eight years, two of whom did not sit well with MembershipFirst and did not necessarily exit by choice: Bob Pisano was eased out; Greg Hessinger was fired.Stephen Diamond, an associate professor of labor law at Santa Clara University, was close to becoming the NED but withdrew his candidacy over governance issues. The guild then hired Allen. In an interview, Diamond said he does not think it is possible for SAG to make much progress for a new TV-and-film contract if Allen stays."The only way to manage an exit strategy here is to change the team and bring in a delegation of anti-strike A-listers to sit at the table," he said. "Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Sally Field and Susan Sarandon are responsible for what's happening in some way."Those actors and other high-profile members, such as Kevin Spacey and Steve Carell, signed a petition urging a no vote for the strike-authorization ballots, which were scheduled to be mailed Jan. 2, but the move was postponed when two UFS board members asked for the special board meeting.There was no immediate word on whether ballots would be sent out. For the national board to get the authority to call a strike, it would need 75% of members who vote to approve. The odds seem long, given that the vote-no petition now includes more than 2,000 names; a similar vote-yes petition has about 4,000 names."For Doug to get back in that chair would be really tough," said an industry observer with experience in Hollywood labor negotiations. "It's unimaginable to me how they can move forward. It's a clearly untenable situation when a majority of the board has expressed a desire for him to leave."If Allen is eventually forced out — moderates could call another national board meeting if they get enough votes — each of the past three NEDs would have been fired or forced out, likely making it difficult for SAG to find a replacement.Back Stage news editor Andrew Salomon reported from New York; Jay A. Fernandez reported from Los Angeles. The Associated Press contributed to this report. FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Andrew Salom email@example.com @thr Jay A. Fernandez email@example.com @thr


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text: Duke, who comes to daycare on a regular basis was the last dog that we thought that would wear a 4th of July hat, but to our surprise, duke loves his hat! Today he wore it for about 3 hours! Many of the other dogs love to wear the hat as well, but most figure out how to take it off, but not Duke! Many of the girl dogs think he looks HOT in his hat!


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"Gilmore Girls" fans have had quite the holiday season.
Not only did the Netflix revival "A Year in the Life" debut in late November and Lauren Graham's book officially came out, but there are a lot of great fan-approved gifts out there.
If you're looking for something for the "Gilmore Girls" fan in your life (or for yourself), keep reading to see our favorites.
"Oy with the Poodles Already" Notebook
Perhaps the wisest words from Lorelai Gilmore ever on the series were: "Oy, with the poodles already."
Though we're joking (kind of), "Gilmore Girls" fans would love this handcrafted notebook for any weird thoughts or musings they may want to share with the world.
Stars Hollow Vintage Travel Poster
Vintage travel posters are a cute way to decorate your space, so why not have one that reminds you of your favorite fictional town?
The gazebo is featured prominently, and the seller also makes vintage prints of Luke's Diner and the Life and Death Brigade's "In Omnia Paratus" saying.
Mistobox Membership
It's no secret Rory and Lorelai love their coffee, but not everyone can have a Luke's in their small town.
If the "Gilmore Girls" fan in your life also loves coffee, sign them up for Mistobox. It's a subscription that sends them 12-ounce bags of whole bean coffee from over 40 of the best artisanal roasters in the US.
"Talking As Fast As I Can" by Lauren Graham
The charming Lauren Graham, the actress who plays Lorelai Gilmore, has a new book that covers her life "From 'Gilmore Girls' to 'Gilmore Girls' (and everything in between)."
She not only talks about early days on set, but also some of the mysteries and those four little last words from the series.
Luke's Diner Mug
This "Gilmore Girls"-inspired Luke's mug will brighten any fan's morning.
The Luke's logo is printed on both sides and the cup is dishwasher and microwave safe.
Book of the Month Membership
If your friend tears through books like Rory, consider giving them a Book of the Month membership.
Each month, they'll get their choice of a new book out of five recommended titles that's sent to them for free. If they like another book, they can add an extra for $10, which is a seriously great price for hardcovers.
Espresso Chart
Did we mention the Gilmore girls love their coffee? This print from Pop Chart Lab features all the different types of espresso drinks, from a latte to a flat white.
Hang this in your kitchen and never forget how to make your favorite coffee drink again.
Pink Double-Breasted Coat
Who didn't covet Lorelai's pink winter coat? The coat (or at least an updated version of it) made another appearance during the revival, and likely inspired fans to get one themselves.
This double breasted bouclé coat is super warm and comes in the same soft pink as Lorelai's.
Gilmore Girls "You Jump, I Jump, Jack" Drawing
The Life and Death Brigade episode quote that launched Logan and Rory's romance on "Gilmore Girls" is a romantic reminder that sometimes, you have to take a leap of faith.
With it's pretty calligraphy and adorable umbrella, this print would make a welcome edition to any home.
Help Alien T-shirt
Show your support for Lane and her band with this cool Hep Alien shirt.
The crewneck tee features the bus they rode around in on their Seventh Day Adventist Tour, and comes in a range of unisex sizes on this soft, red tri-blend tee.
Al's Pancake World Mini Chinese Food Boxes
These cute "Gilmore Girls"-inspired Al's Pancake World food boxes are such a good idea for a themed gift.
Fill them with delicious Chinese food and throw a "Gilmore Girls" themed party for the big fan in your life.
"Gilmore Girls" Engraved Pencils
These stocking-stuffer pencils come in a set of six that truly encapsulate how every fan feels about the show: "Dress like Lorelai, Think like Rory, Drink like Emily, Cook like Sookie, Talk like Paris, and Rock like Lane."
They're so cute, they might never use them.
Paddywax Library Candles
These library-inspired soy candles are named after great authors, from Leo Tolstoy to Jane Austen, that Rory has likely read.
Book nerds will not only love the scenes like persimmon and sandalwood, but each candle comes with a famous quote from the author.
"Gilmore and Chill" Shirt
Ever since the entire "Gilmore Girls" series came to Netflix, this "Gilmore and Chill" shirt has been spot on.
But after the Netflix original "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" revival, suddenly this perfect tee is even more accurate.
"Eat Like a Gilmore" by Kristin Carlson
This unofficial "Gilmore Girls" cookbook has some seriously delicious recipes that will make you feel like you stumbled into the series.
From some of Sookie's meals at the Dragonfly Inn to Friday Night Dinners, this book will help anyone through their "Gilmore Girls" watch parties.
Doose's Tote Bag
Sure, we can't all shop at the charming Stars Hollow grocery store, but with a reusable Doose's tote bag, it will kind of feel like any "Gilmore Girls" fan can.
This one is extra sturdy with a heavyweight fabric and can be machine washed cold.
In Omnia Paratus Pin
Every fan knows the Life and Death Brigade's famous motto is "In Omnia Paratus" or "Ready for anything."
Show your adventurous spirit with this pin that you can put on your favorite jean jacket.


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I (John) am finding it increasingly difficult to respond to everyone. I farm full time which means pretty much all of my waking hours, so getting back to all of your requests is a challenge that I have been talking over with Scott a lot.
The best way to get me on a particular topic is to leave a comment on a related YouTube video or blog post and I will answer as soon as I am able. That way everyone can see the answer and hopefully I can help more than one person at a time.
For now I turned off Facebook messages and I rarely get back to emails though I do read them. The contact form below is a good way to get in touch if you have something specific about the website, the eBook, or if you're in the industry.
Again, I am sorry if I'm not quick to respond. I need to run a successful farm business in order to talk about it on Farm Marketing Solutions which means I need to stay focused there. It's not that I'm any better than any of you or that I'm "too cool for school" I just simply don't have the time.


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True Handcrafted was extremely lucky and honored to make some pieces that helped create the space on Waverly Street in the heart of China Town.
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The general age range to start honey hunting is around 10-12 years of age. The rainy season is from the 15th of June to the end of September. Within this time frame the main honey hunting season is is from March to June, however there can also be a second honey collection season during the month of November if the rainy season was strong. Typically a honey hunting group size ranges between 5-10 individuals, but can be made up of more people, and include both men and women. For the most part there is a job distribution between males and females. Both will go together in the forest to search for hives. Once honeycombs are found, the men do most of tree climbing and bringing down the hives, while the women on the ground squeeze the hives to collect the honey. Sometimes the women will also climb trees and bring honeycomb down, yet this is mostly with smaller trees.
There are a variety of tools for honey collection, some made directly from the forest while other materials are brought from the village. The ladder to clamber up the honeycomb laden trees are made from climbers (also known as creepers). A stabbing stick (meant to jab at the hive and make fall from the branch the honey section or whole hive itself) is also made from the forest and certain kinds of green leaves are gathered to be burned and used for smoke. The honey hunters will bring their vessels, typically plastic, from the village to collect honey in. When honey hunting, they typically do the collection process at night because during the day the honeybees are more active and could notice the humans more easily and attack. In addition, smoke is not good to use during the day. Thus, at night, the honey hunters are more safely hidden and can use smoke.
While honey collection occurs mostly in the evening, the preparation all takes place in the morning. A single tree can have as much as 50-60 hives on its branches, making it a process that takes several hours for several days. At night, the honeybees will typically have flown off to a water source and that is when the honey hunting process begins. Tree climbing for the honey hives requires using an axe to make notches in the tree or having support from the a long bamboo leaning parallel to the tree. The bundle of leaves collected will be burned and then used to directly set hives aflame. This practice has ultimately hurt the honeybee population, yet efforts such as from Gram Swaraj are working to teach honey hunters not to burn hives but use smoke only. Typically the whole comb will be harvested.
The Khadia People, most notorious for honey hunting in Orissa, will also collect honey from Rock Cliffs. Given this task is more challenging and risky, they will drink a local liquor as a way to reduce fear before going for a honey hunt. The Khadia term these cliffs as Bhandar, which means Store House. The honey gathered from these cliffs belongs to Apis dorsata, which is a species of honeybee known for being aggressive in temperament. Hence, why this species is referred to as Baghua, which is a term for tiger-like in Oriya. Wild climbers such as from Siali are used to make a ladder for rock climbing and water is sprinkled on the climber to make it flexible and strong. A honey hunter will climb down after the sun has set, while someone else above will lower down the burning leaf bundle towards the hive. The entire honey comb will be removed from the cliff and taken back to the village. When going for honey collection, the groups will bring all necessary supplies, even utensils for cooking, and return to the village 4-5 days. Once home, the honey section will be removed, filtered, and then sold to outside locals.


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DIY how to tutorial projects and guides - Did you know we have a DIY Projects section? Well, if no, then we certainly do! Within this area of our site have literally hundreds of how-to guides and tutorials that cover a huge range of home improvement tasks. Each page also comes with pictures and a video to make completing those jobs even easier!


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"In us, the evolution of the world towards the spirit becomes conscious."
— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Building the Earth: Human Energies
This project uses the design of patterns and levels in nature to help us understand the complexity of awareness in new ways. But before going into the details of the project's underlying framework, it's helpful to have a sense of what awareness means in this context and how it is represented by the body, heart, mind, and spirit.
The following descriptions are informed by the theoretical framework introduced in Emergent Systems and Emergent Cognition. Emergent Systems provides an overview of the basic framework for describing emergence in terms of interactions, patterns, and levels. That work is primarily based on Wilensky and Resnick's description of emergent levels. Emergent Cognition uses the emergent systems framework to describe levels of the cognitive processes that give rise to awareness. The framework is primarily derived from Ortony, Norman, and Revelle's description of cognitive levels and Deacon's description of levels of sign-based representation.
Deacon, T.W. (1997). The symbolic species: The coevolution of language and the brain. New York: Norton.
Ortony, A., Norman, D. A., and Revelle, W. (2005). Affect and proto-affect in effective functioning. In J.M. Fellous & M.A. Arbib, Who needs emotions: The brain meets the machine. New York: Oxford University Press.
Wilensky, U., and Resnick, M. (1999). Thinking in levels: A dynamic systems approach to making sense of the world. Journal of Science Education and Technology, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 3-19.
So, what is awareness? We all experience it, even if we don't have a true understanding of what it is or how it works. Beyond definitions related to having knowledge, consciousness, or understanding of something, awareness is the quality of being awake, with the recognition that there are different ways in which we may or may not be awake.
Awareness. Wikipedia.
For now, let us play with the idea that awareness is a capacity which evolves. So that, just as matter has evolved into increasingly complex forms, what we experience through awareness – our sense of the world, the body, the mind, the self – may also represent increasingly complex ways in which we are awake.
The physical level of awareness is represented by the body and its sensations of the world. Although our sensations are experienced through the body, this awareness is distinct from awareness of sensation within the body itself.
It can seem odd at first to discuss the body and the world as representations, but the truth is that our awareness of both is mediated by the brain. In reality, everything we see, hear, taste, touch, and smell is the brain's translation of electrical signals from our bodily senses.
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Which is not to say that the external world isn't real, but that our awareness of it is the cognitive version of virtual reality. We don't experience the world directly. Instead, as if looking through a video recorder, we experience our sensory perceptions of the world.
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Nevertheless, the physical world is the basis of reality, which means that the body, as the means by which we are awake in the world, is the basis of awareness. Our capacity to be awake to the world is the ground that supports the higher level cognitive processes that give rise to more complex forms of awareness.
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Our sensory perceptions may not be direct or objective representations of the world, but like the colors on a painter's palette, they provide the raw material for the entire representational process. Everything about what and how we feel, think, and understand is derived from our experiences of the physical world.
The emotional level of awareness is represented by feelings within the body. The heart is often conceptualized as the center of emotions, so it can also serve as a reference to awareness of the internal physical world as distinct from awareness of the external physical world.
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Emotion is a tricky concept. It is used here to describe physical or embodied feelings (warm / cool, numb / pain, weak / strong, empty / full, light / heavy, etc.) rather than the words we may use to label how we feel (happy / depressed, pleased / disappointed, passive / aggressive, etc.). This distinction is important. The former relates to what we experience in the body, while the latter relates to how we think about what we experience in the body.
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Our embodied feelings are reactions to our real or imagined experiences in the world. As such, they also represent relationships between our internal (interoceptive) and external (exteroceptive) bodily experiences: The feeling of warmth and the sun or summer or a fire or a hug; the feeling of a racing heart and exercise or a predator or an unexpected event; the feeling of fullness and a filling meal or a deep breath or occasions with lots of food.
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As we're becoming aware of the nature of relationship in the body, we're also awakening to patterns of association based on when and how we experience things in the world: The perceptions of flames and the sight of smoke, a duck and quacking, canines and growling, organic waste and the smell of decay.
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Like an energetic puzzle, this awareness of relationships is communicated to the conscious self through embodied and sensory feelings. This can involve a feeling about a present situation matching a past situation, the fit or rightness / wrongness of sensory elements, or even the feeling of rhythm that drives habitual or learned behavior like walking and talking.
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As we develop the capacity for words, symbols can also play a part in how our awareness of relationships is communicated to the conscious self. However, this is still a relational mode of communication, based on associative feelings about particular symbols rather than their literal definitions.
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Through our experiences over time, these relationships become patterns of association that take on a life of their own. They operate as a kind of internal, navigational guidance system. Yet we are only aware of these patterns to the extent that we pay attention to how they are expressed through our unintentionally motivated thoughts, feelings, and actions.
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Just as our ability to perceive the world involves a vast amount of information about how the world works, our ability to make associations involves a vast amount of information about how things in the world are related. Together, the external and internal awareness of the body is like an imaginary library of physical and emotional information about the world.
The mental level of awareness is represented by the mind. At this level, we have an awareness of ideas about things and their relationships in the world.
This awareness of ideas is facilitated by the use of symbols. Anything used as a representation of something else might be considered a symbol. However, words as we use them in language are a uniquely powerful type of abstract symbol. As naming conventions for themes that emerge from our sensory and embodied experiences, words enable us to physically and mentally give shape to ideas that we can manipulate in dynamic ways.
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To fully appreciate the conceptual power of words, it is necessary to consider how our awareness of them initially develops. Before we are awake to words as representations in our minds, we are awake to them as representations in the world and within our bodies. We can describe this as an evolution from sensory perceptions to embodied associations to abstract conceptions.
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At the physical level of awareness, a word and what it refers to exist only as sensory perceptions. That is, the actual sound, visual, or movement we use to physically represent the word and the physical representation of its referent. For example, our perception of the sound of "apple" and our perception of an actual apple are two separate and distinct perceptual representations in the brain.
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At the emotional level of awareness, words exist as embodied associations. That is, we are subconsciously aware of a relationship between the real or imagined perceptions of the sound "apple" and an actual apple. Initially, this relationship is indexical in the sense that one perception reminds us of or points to the other. We hear "apple" and it subconsciously reminds us of an apple. Or we see an apple and it subconsciously reminds us of "apple." The relationship involves a kind of cognitive coupling of the two perceptions.
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At the mental level of awareness, the relationship between a word and its referent moves from being indexical (one serves as a reminder of the other) to being iconic (one serves as a replacement of the other). The association becomes intensified such that the perception of "apple" and the perception of an actual apple become functionally the same. To hear "apple" is to subconsciously perceive the presence of an apple, and to perceive an apple is to subconsciously perceive the sound of "apple." Not only do we perceive "apple" and apple as being the same, but we subconsciously experience their associations as being the same as well. It is this integration that empowers "apple" to serve as the symbolic representation of the idea (or concept) of apple.
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Although the previous apple example referred to two perceptions (the sound "apple" and an actual apple), it should really have involved two sets of perceptions: one of different physical interactions with apples and one of different physical interactions hearing "apple". Each set of perceptions forms a sensory network (a group of associated perceptions). The set of "apple" perceptions also forms the initial basis of a semantic network (a group of associated words). These networks of associations are all essential to the effectiveness of words as concepts.
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While all concepts are inherently abstract because they only exist in the mind, the concept of something like apple is easier to grasp (literally and figuratively) than concepts like time or caring or awakward. Compared to concepts of tangible objects, the networks underlying intangible concepts may not directly involve sensory perceptions. However, words – as manipulable sensory forms – also make concepts more tangible. With the support of words, less tangible concepts (like time) can emerge / be developed "from the ground up" out of more tangible concepts (like clock, day, night, here, there, etc.).
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Words are essentially cognitive tools. With words, we can label certain patterns in our experiences of things and relationships in the world. These labels make it possible to work with these patterns as things – that is, concepts. Words can also be a frame of reference for increasingly complex patterns, enabling us to work with increasingly abstract concepts.
The spiritual level of awareness is represented by the self. This is not to assert that the self constitutes or is equivalent to what most people think of as the spirit, but that the self is our primary vehicle for the experience and expression of a spiritual / meta-physical / transcendent sense of the world. While the mind represents an awareness of symbols (e.g. words), the self operates at the level that represents an awareness of meaning (e.g. stories).
This level of awareness involves our ability to creatively organize words — and therefore concepts — into complex but ordered patterns. This ability is facilitated by the socially reinforced use of language as an organizational system.
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The patterns of language help us understand the patterns (narrative structures) of story. Stories themselves are a way of creating order in or making sense of the world. They enhance our ability to describe, question, and imagine what is, what was, and what might be.
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Stories not only help us understand the world in more complex ways, they also help us interact with each other in more complex ways. Through the narrative structure of stories, we share information about everything from the definition of words to the defining aspects of what it means to be alive. Society as we know it would not be possible without complex communication, and communication as we know it would not be possible without the complexity of language.
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In a addition to complex interpersonal communication (talking), language also facilitates complex, intrapersonal communication with the self (thinking). It is through our intrapersonal stories about ourselves that we develop self-awareness.
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This kind of narrative self-awareness can inform how we make distinctions among types of consciousness. At each level of awareness, we become awake to the experience of the body, heart, mind, and self, respectively. But if we understand consciousness as a measure of how awake we are to the experience of the self (as a self), then to be conscious it is necessary to first have awareness of or a narrative about the self. In which case, consciousness is a function of self-awareness, although at any given moment we may have varying states (awake – asleep) and degrees (attentive – inattentive) of consciousness.
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There is also a distinction to be made between awareness of being a self (self as subject) and awareness of having a self (self as object). The first does not require the second. Awareness of being a self involves having a story about yourself, but awareness of having a self is the impetus for intentionally talking and listening to yourself. It is the active listening quality of this awareness that enables us to 'hear' the physical, emotional, and mental dimensions of the whole self.
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It's possible that to fully awaken to our own awareness, it is necessary to have the kind of complex communication that can only be supported by language. Although this form of communication relies on words as abstract symbols, our comprehension of words relies on our awareness of physical sensations and embodied emotions. Ultimately, our understanding of meaning is an emergent function of body, heart, mind, and spirit.
This perspective of awareness comes from a specific interpretation of the nature of emergence. That interpretation is based on the framework used to describe emergent systems for this project. We can take a closer look at the framework to better understand what this perspective of awareness means and where it might lead.
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I am not good at celebrating myself. At all.
The idea of throwing a party in the name of me fills me with absolute dread. Because surely nobody else really gives a shit?!
Birthdays come down to 'I'm going to this pub, come if you want, or don't, whatever' and I don't think I could so much as dream of actually throwing a wedding and I definitely couldn't have a hen.
Yet I love, love, love organising this stuff for other people! Give me half a chance to organise your hen party, birthday, or even just work's leaving drinks and I will be snapping at you ankles like a Chihuahua on heat.
I don't know why I'm so afraid to celebrate myself, I think it's a combination of a lot of things. I've been burned before, with parties that nobody has bothered to show up to – like a sad seven year old in a tacky movie. That stings and sticks with you. I'm also seemingly the friend that people bring their moans about their social calendars to. When you're the friend repeatedly being moaned to about hen dos and showers and birthdays and weddings, it's hard not to take that on board and project it on to yourself.
I have friends who make their birthday a month-long event, I've been to three hen parties for the same bride, and have dropped £100s on hotels and travel and outfits and gifts for all of these things. I don't mind, I love helping people celebrate the special times in people's lives. Is there anything better than a wedding?! Not to me! I bloody love them. Wouldn't be able to throw my own without feeling guilty though, seriously, how do you brides do that?!
My friend Lisa asked me about a baby shower the other day, a topic I'd been avoiding. Nobody else had mentioned it so avoidance was easy. But I suddenly had to actually discuss it. I say discuss it, the conversation basically went:
L: Is anyone throwing you a baby shower? I'll throw it!
M: HAHAHA no.
L: Why not?
M: Because nobody cares and nobody will come and I'll probably just do something once the baby is here and um other excuses.
And that was that. She sent me flowers instead because she gets it and is awesome.
But now I feel weird. I feel weird because my Instagram feed is repeatedly filled with women celebrating their pregnancies, their births, their sisterhoods. Yet I don't think I could ever do that, there's certainly a part of me that wants to, but that's the part of me I silence. I'm the one who chose to get pregnant, most of my friends couldn't give a shit about that, and why should they?
Sometimes I get upset over the lack of me stuff that happens in my life, but I also realise I'd much rather spend my time and energy celebrating other people in my life.
I'll probably never have the balls to ask somebody to be my bridesmaid, or to throw myself a big birthday bash. But I'll sure as fuck do all that for you, you don't even need to ask!
Is it just me and my stupid anxiety brain? Am I the only one who'd rather shave my bikini line with a rusty razor than openly celebrate myself? Or are there more of you? Show yourselves…


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