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Categories: Genetic diseases, Neuronal diseases, Oral diseases, Rare diseases
Aliases & Classifications for Tremor
MalaCards integrated aliases for Tremor:
MalaCards categories:
Global: Genetic diseases Rare diseases
Anatomical: Neuronal diseases Oral diseases
Summaries for Tremor
NINDS : 54 Tremor is an unintentional, rhythmic, muscle movement involving to-and-fro movements of one or more parts of the body. Most tremors occur in the hands, although they can also affect the arms, head, face, voice, torso, and legs. Generally, tremor is caused by a problem in the deep parts of the brain that control movements. Some forms of tremor are inherited and run in families, while others have no known cause. Sometimes tremor is a symptom of another neurological disorder or a side effect of certain drugs, but the most common form occurs in otherwise healthy people. Excessive alcohol consumption or alcohol withdrawal can kill certain nerve cells, resulting in tremor, especially in the hand. Other causes include an overactive thyroid and the use of certain drugs. Tremor may occur at any age but is most common in middle-aged and older adults. There are several types of tremor, one of the most common of which is essential tremor (sometimes called benign essential tremor). The hands are most often affected but the head, voice, tongue, legs, and trunk may also be involved. Head tremor may be seen as a "yes-yes" or "no-no" motion. Onset is most common after age 40, although symptoms can appear at any age. Parkinsonian tremor is caused by damage to structures within the brain that control movement. The tremor is classically seen as a "pill-rolling" action of the hands but may also affect the chin, face, lips, and legs. Dystonic tremor occurs in individuals of all ages who are affected by dystonia, a movement disorder which causes muscles to be over-active, resulting in abnormal postures or sustained, unwanted movements.
MalaCards based summary : Tremor, also known as tremors, is related to fragile x tremor/ataxia syndrome and fragile x-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome. An important gene associated with Tremor is C19orf12 (Chromosome 19 Open Reading Frame 12), and among its related pathways/superpathways are Neuroscience and Parkinsons Disease Pathway. The drugs Acetylcholine and Donepezil have been mentioned in the context of this disorder. Affiliated tissues include brain, testes and subthalamic nucleus, and related phenotypes are behavior/neurological and cardiovascular system
MedlinePlus : 43 Tremors are unintentional trembling or shaking movements in one or more parts of your body. Most tremors occur in the hands. You can also have arm, head, face, vocal cord, trunk, and leg tremors. Tremors are most common in middle-aged and older people, but anyone can have them. The cause of tremors is a problem in the parts of the brain that control muscles in the body or in specific parts of the body, such as the hands. They commonly occur in otherwise healthy people. They may also be caused by problems such as Parkinson's disease Dystonia Multiple sclerosis Stroke Traumatic brain injury Alcohol abuse and withdrawal Certain medicines Some forms are inherited and run in families. Others have no known cause. There is no cure for most tremors. Treatment to relieve them depends on their cause. In many cases, medicines and sometimes surgical procedures can reduce or stop tremors and improve muscle control. Tremors are not life-threatening. However, they can be embarrassing and make it hard to perform daily tasks. NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Wikipedia : 75 A tremor is an involuntary, somewhat rhythmic, muscle contraction and relaxation involving oscillations... more...
Related Diseases for Tremor
Symptoms & Phenotypes for Tremor
MGI Mouse Phenotypes related to Tremor:46
Drugs & Therapeutics for Tremor
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Anatomical Context for Tremor
MalaCards organs/tissues related to Tremor:41
Brain, Testes, Subthalamic Nucleus, Thalamus, Liver, Cortex, Thyroid
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Variations for Tremor
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Copy number variations for Tremor from CNVD:7
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Turmeric is a spice that is often to use to give yellow color naturally in foods. More than that, turmeric apparently has various health benefits. Here are six health benefits of turmeric:
1. Treat stomach problems
Heartburn or other abdominal pains can be treated with turmeric. According to research in 1989, turmeric supplement can be more effective to treat heartburn and indigestion than placebo.
2. Prevent heart attack
Turmeric contains curcumin. This substance is considered the main ingredient that makes turmeric is useful for our health. According to study in 2012, curcumin can prevent heart attack. This research followed 121 patients that went through heart bypass surgery in 2009 and 2011.
Three days before surgery, 50 percent of patients were given curcumin capsules, where the rest consumed placebo pills. The result, 30 percent of patients who were given placebo suffered heart attacks, while only 13 percent of patient who consumed curcumin supplements, suffered heart attacks. Even though curcumin cannot be used as a replacement for heart medications, researchers found that curcumin as antioxidant and anti-inflammation could reduce heart attacks up to 65 percent.
3. Prevent diabetes
According to study result in 2012, consume curcumin capsules can delay pre diabetes stage turn into diabetes type 2. More than 9 months, research participants were given curcumin supplement or placebo pills. The result, only 16 percent of people who consumed curcumin pills were diagnosed for diabetes type 2.
4. Treat cancer
Turmeric can heal cancer. Research on animals indicated that curcumin in turmeric can fight cancer diseases. Curcumin can disturb cancer cells growth or development. Curcumin also can prevent cancer cells from spreading. According to American Cancer Society, curcumin can kill cancer cells, shrinks tumor and improves chemotherapy effects on animals. However, the research on human were just in the early stage.
5. Protect brain functions
According to newest research, scientists found ar-turmeron or turmeron aromatic can also be found in turmeric can help stem cells recovery in brain. This study looked the effects of ar-turmeron in mice, which had the similar stem cells on brains of human adult. This stem cell is related to recovery process of neurodegenerative disease such as stroke and alzheimer's. This research concluded that ar-turmeron had potency as a medicine to treat diseases that attacked brain. The newest study also suggested that turmeric could improve memories in patients with alzheimer's.
6. Reduce joint pain
Benefits of turmeric on people who suffered joint pains had been observed. Scientiests found that turmeric extract was similar with ibuprofen effects that were used to reduce pain in people who suffered osteoarthritis in knees.
However, if you are undergo some medical treatments or want to try to use turmeric extracts to treat certain diseases, it is better to consult with your doctors first.

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After a year in Shanghai, Chris and I were ready to make our first home trip back to the States for some friends, family, food, and fun. For three weeks we caught up with our people in Chicago, St. Louis, Charleston and Philadelphia.
Stop one on our three-week tour de US was the Windy City. It was wonderful to spend the week of the fourth of July with family and friends.
|I was so happy to spend the week with my father in law, brother in law, sister in law, and my 17 month old niece Annabelle. She had a great time playing on her swing set and wearing her new dress from China.
|Each 4th of July, the family gathers in front of the Griffith fire station to watch the Independence Day Parade.
|Uncle Steve drives his family in an old time firetruck in the parade.
|Cousin John waves on the fire truck.
|Then he got a cool surprise from cousin Scott.
|After the parade, the fam came over to Casa Wilcox for burgers and brats. I think there are more people each time the family gathers.
|Annabelle double fists her corn on the cob.
|At sunset, we set off fireworks to celebrate Independence Day. I especially liked the H7N9 fireworks.
|Crystal and Sam help Annabelle set off her very own confetti popper. She had comfiest seat in the house!
|Happy 4th of July!
|The next day, we went to the Shed Aquarium with the Gleim crew!
|Annabelle had a great time joking around with Uncle Chris.
|C had a great time petting the stingrays while G looked on.
|It was fun to share this experience with our friends!
|Annabelle enjoyed pretending she was a penguin!
|After seeing all of these fish, I was ready to eat this guy! So we headed to the Ameristar casino for the all you can eat crab leg buffet.
|Chris was super excited to go to Three Floyd's, a local brewery, the next evening.
|We had a great time catching up and debating with friends!
St. Louis
After a whirlwind week in Chicago, I was ready for some down time. Mom recently had knee replacement surgery, so I took this time to visit with her at home and fill up on local delicacies.
|Mom was a trooper! She would exercise her leg on her machine for 4 hours per day!
|My brother, Dan, came in town for the weekend. He demonstrates how to use the machine in this picture.
|Pasta House toasted ravioli was a must!!
|We also filled up on White Castle hamburgers!!
|On Wednesday night, Chris took me to see Dave Matthews at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater.
|Dave played a GREAT set! Photo Source: Dave Matthews Band Website
Next on our itinerary was a four-day stop in Charleston. While Chris met with his Bosch colleagues, I had a busy few days meeting with friends and stocking up on supplies.
|I caught up with my Windsor Hill peeps at LaHa. It was wonderful to see everyone!
|Mel, Kristin, Chris and I then headed out for hibachi.
|Chris and I headed to Cypress Thursday evening for a farewell dinner. I once told the waiter that if I was to be executed, the Almond Fried Goat Brie Salad (pictured above) would be part of my last supper. The salad is that yummy!
|We drove by our old house. It looks like our tenants are taking great care of it! Oddly, it did not feel strange to stay at the Residence Inn rather than the house.
The final stop on our trip was Philadelphia to visit my brother, sister, brother-in-law and niece. We spent the weekend catching up, celebrating the princesses' birthdays, and playing Trivial Pursuit.
|My 2 1/2 year old niece, Amelia, models her Chinese dress.
|Let's tickle Uncle Chris and wake him up!
|Amelia had a great time copying Uncle Dan at dinner.
|On Saturday, Amelia did a great job of showing us the Camden Aquarium.
|She had fun goofing around in a shark.
|Amelia and Uncle Chris went camping in the living room.
|They also had a good time playing Beauty and the Beast in the dancing room.
After three weeks and millions of calories, we are back in Shanghai, and ready for another couple years of Chinese shenanigans. Let the fun begin!


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Heavy traffic expected on Interstate 35, local streets Saturday evening in Duluth
Duluth, Minn. – Heavy traffic on I-35 and on local streets is expected the evening of Saturday, Jan. 5, in Duluth.
The Banff Film Festival, Charter NEX Films holiday party and the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs hockey game Saturday evening are expected to cause congestion near the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center and AMSOIL Arena.
To avoid travel delays, plan to come early or allow extra travel time. For the latest travel information, call 511 or visit 511mn.org
- UMD Hockey at AMSOIL Arena: Please visit the UMD parking options website for details.
- Park downtown and cross I-35 using the skyway.
- Park in Canal Park and walk to the events. The slip bridge is open to foot traffic.


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Suspend your disbelief for a few moments each day in this week and imagine that you are doing enough and you are already where you need to be.
Sit for 15 minutes or longer today, (every day if you can), and focus on this mantra; I am Enough, I have Enough, I do Enough. Repeat it to yourself.


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Bobby is the founding and lead pastor of Journey Community Church. He and his wife Gina have three beautiful daughters, Bethany (married to Neill), Lyndsey (married to Austin), and Courtney. Bobby appreciates college football, hunting, and is an avid fisherman. He received his training at Masters Divinity School/Trinity Seminary and has served in ministry for over 20 years. In July of 2003, God gave Bobby a vision to plant Journey Community Church, the perfect church for imperfect people. Bobby provides relevant and passionate messages that prompt his listeners to evaluate their own hearts and lives. He is a dynamic leader and a bold visionary that always inspires others to follow his leading as he follows God.


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Ascension Avatar note: I recommend this to e-v-e-r-y-o-n-e and I can't emphasize it enough (especially those who are still blindly following channeled messages and giving their power away to the false light Archons (a.k.a. 'Archangels' and 'New Age Ascended Masters'. This is a topic Lisa Renee has covered many times). This interview, originally titled "How To Revoke False Light Contracts With Cameron Day", is on this blog via the Cosmic Awakening Show, but it's such important information I'm posting this as well.
IN5D Radio interview link:


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DUBAI (Reuters) - Boeing Co. reached a preliminary deal for 175 of its 737 MAX jets with flydubai on Wednesday, potentially committing the budget airline's fleet to the U.S. planemaker for another decade.
The Dubai-based carrier wants more than 50 of Boeing's largest narrowbody jet, the 737-10, as well as to-be-determined numbers of its 737-9s and 737-8s, Boeing said in a statement at the Dubai Airshow.
Reuters had reported that Boeing was close to reaching a deal with flydubai for 175 737 MAX jets.
Flydubai Chairman Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum told a news conference the provisional deal was struck Tuesday night.
It is flydubai's third aircraft deal. It agreed to buy 75 737-8 MAX aircraft at the Dubai Airshow four years ago.
"We try to grow as fast as we want," Chief Executive Ghaith al-Ghaith told reporters.
Delivery of flydubai's 175 planes will begin in 2019 and be spread across 10 years with some overlap with the delivery of its 2013 order, al-Ghaith said.
The current fleet of flydubai, which started flights in 2009, is all Boeing. It currently only operates 737-8s.
The provisional deal is worth $27 billion (£20.5 billion), including purchasing options for an additional 50 planes.
Al-Ghaith told Reuters the airline was interested in the new mid-sized jet that Boeing is studying whether to develop, but that it had not been discussed during the 737 negotiations.
Boeing is looking at potentially filling a market gap between narrow and widebody jets with a new aircraft that could seat 220 to 270 passengers.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes Chief Executive Kevin McAllister told the news conference that flydubai's 737 commitment would be good for jobs in the United States and in the Middle East.
Gulf customers are keen to stress the importance of their orders for U.S. jobs as they are locked in a trade dispute with three major American carriers.
Sheikh Ahmed said the airline had picked the 737s after also looking at Airbus' similar-sized A320s, echoing comments he made this week in his role as Emirates [EMIRA.UL] chairman when he said the 787 had been chosen over the Airbus A350.
Dubai-based Emirates this week committed to buying 40 of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner.
Emirates and flydubai are both owned by the government of Dubai, which has pushed the two airlines to work more closely.
McAllister said the flydubai and Emirates deals were negotiated separately.
Also on Wednesday, Airbus reached a preliminary deal for a record 430 of its A320neo-family jets from U.S. investor Bill Franke's Indigo Partners.
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Roofing tar is a sticky black substance used to waterproof roofs before shingles are applied or used on flat roofs to improve their ability to resist water damage. Sometimes the tar accidentally gets on objects or fabrics, and the longer it sits there, the harder it dries, often making it difficult or challenging to remove it. If caught early, however, common household chemicals can remove it. If it resists removal, professionals may be able to salvage the contaminated surface.
Step 1
Apply the citrus-based solvents first. These solvents are among the safest to use. If the object is a dyed fabric, test a small area for colorfastness. If the color does not fade, continue to clean the stain with back-and-forth movements and a soft rag. Continue to rub it gently and reapply the solvent until the stain is gone.
Step 2
Wet a soft cloth with the petroleum-based solvent and rub it on the stain until it is gone. Take care when using these petroleum-based solvents inside and out. They are flammable and a spark may ignite the fumes. If working inside, open doors and windows to ventilate the room. Turn off the furnace or air conditioner until the fumes have had a chance to dissipate.
Step 3
Scrub a tar stain on a carpet gently by starting at the bottom of the fiber and wiping the fibers upward, using a scrub brush. By using an upward motion, the tar will not seep lower into the backing of the carpet. Rubbing it hard may drive the tar deeper into the carpet and over time, the material will continue to come up.
Step 4
Sandblast masonry surfaces if the tar deposits cover a large area. Solvents may dissolve some of the tar, but most masonry surfaces are porous and it will be impossible to remove the tar that has soaked into the blocks, concrete, or brick.


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We live in a very busy and distracted world, which makes Cal Newport's Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World a perfect book choice for anyone trying to improve their productivity. We recommend reading or listening to the whole book, but we also broke down the concepts so you can get a head start on your new productive strategies.
Who it works for:
Anyone wanting to increase their productivity, especially knowledge workers
Anyone who wants to get more done, but in less time
Anyone interested in the science of multitasking, attention, and productivity
What is Deep work?
Professional activities performed in a state of distraction-free concentration that push your cognitive capabilities to their limit. These efforts create new value, improve your skill, and are hard to replicate.
"The Deep Work Hypothesis: The ability to perform deep work is becoming increasingly rare at exactly the same time it is becoming increasingly valuable in our economy. As a consequence, the few who cultivate this skill, and then make it the core of their working life, will thrive."
According to Newport, most workers today succumb to something he calls increasingly visible busyness or busyness as proxy for productivity. In the absence of clear indicators of what it means to be valuable and productive at work, many knowledge workers turn toward an industrial indicator of productivity: doing lots of stuff in a visible manner.
Deep work is valuable because it maximizes the amount of productivity you can squeeze out of a certain amount of time.
Deep work is single-tasking
Multi-tasking just causes you to take longer to complete many tasks simultaneously.
Multi-tasking causes attention residue:
Attention Residue: everytime you're switching from one task to another, a residue of your attention remains stuck thinking about the previous task. This makes it hard to work with the necessary focus and intensity required for deep work on the new task. As a result, you lose a little bit of productivity every time you switch tasks.
Focusing on one task at a time maximizes productive output.
Productive meditation can help you work deeper, even while you're taking a break
Stop working at the same time each day
Your brain needs space at night to wind down. Quit work, stop checking email, turn off computer, etc. at the same time each day.
"…getting the most out of your deep work habit requires training, and as clarified previously, this training must address two goals: improving your ability to concentrate intensely and overcoming your desire for distraction."
Practice a few and track your habits. Find out which works best and continue its use.
The monastic approach: Monastic comes from monastery – the place where monks live. It means shutting yourself off completely, for example by moving to a cabin in the woods to write a novel, and not come back until it's finished.
The bimodal approach: This prioritizes deep work above everything else. You could set a 4-6 hour block each day for deep work, for example, where you lock yourself in your office, similar to the monastic approach. However, once that block is over, you're free to do everything else that might be on your plate.
The rhythmic approach: This chunks down your work into time blocks, similar to the Pomodoro technique, and uses a calendar to track your progress. For example you'd plan your week ahead of time and put 10 blocks of 90 minutes on your calendar, and make working with timed blocks a habit.
The journalistic approach: If you have a busy daily routine, this works well. What you do is to simply dedicate any, unexpected free time to deep work.
Four Rules of Deep Work:
Rule #1: Work Deeply. Working deeply, due to its effortful nature, is the very thing most of us don't want to do. Add to this an environment and culture that makes deep work difficult, and a finite amount of willpower that gets depleted as we use it, and you have a recipe for shallow work. To make deep work a staple in our day-to-day lives, we need to create rituals and routines that make things easier and more automatic for us.
Rule #2: Embrace Boredom. Intense concentration is a skill that must be trained. Much like athletes who must take care of their bodies outside of their training sessions, you'll need to take care of your concentration outside of your deep work sessions. If, throughout your day-to-day life, you give in to distractions at the slightest hint of boredom, you'll struggle to develop the type of intense concentration necessary for deep work.
Even worse, you'll literally train and rewire your brain for on-demand distraction. The result? You'll be wired for getting distracted over and over again even if you want to concentrate and work deeply.
The solution? Embrace boredom. Stop checking your inbox or looking at your smartphone at every opportunity you get. Train your ability to resist distractions.
- Rule #3: Quit Social Media. Social media is the prime example for shallow living. Just because it offers a little benefit, doesn't mean it's worth the time we give it. You simply can't work deeply if you feel the need to hop on social media every couple of minutes. Due to its addictive nature, social media and deep living don't go well together.
- Rule #4: Drain the Shallows. The Shallows is the name of a book written on the effects of the Internet on our brains and lives. Shallow work, refers to answering emails, making phone calls, attending to meetings, and other inevitable but ultimately low-value tasks. If you're serious about working deeply, you need to drain the Shallows – you need to schedule time for deep work and spend as little time on shallow work as possible. Don't let shallow work get in the way of deep work.


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We've all seen those 'Horse for Sale' ads that read: "So gentle children can handle." However, sometimes it ends up that the only people who can handle the horse are children. The horse refuses to let any adult into its airspace. Why is this?
Both children and horses live completely in the moment. They are not burdened by past mistakes, worries about the future, or running around with a list of things to accomplish before day's end. We adult humans tend to be very direct-line in our thinking and actions and our horses pick up on this energy. They are also very perceptive to our intent. So, if we're distracted, worried, or carrying around residual emotions from the day, how is the horse to know it is not directed at him? Similarly, if we are approaching the horse with a focused, 'get it done,' attitude, this can be perceived as aggressiveness.
One of our rescue horses, Jake, was especially sensitive to changes in our energies and intent. He was also less inclined to trust men than women. There are several things you can do to help a horse like Jake through this.
Simply spending some undemanding time can work wonders, and the less focused you are on the horse, the better. Go sit in or outside of your horse's paddock or stall and read a book. Reading a book can make a difference because your thoughts are not focused on the horse; your attention is on what you are reading. Horses are so perceptive they can notice the difference, even if you are sitting there not even looking at him. They are that finely tuned to nuances and focus in our body language.
Once you do begin to approach your horse, do so in a wide arc towards his head. Don't sneak and don't approach him from behind or from the side--this is how predators approach their prey in the wild (and horses are, after all, prey animals...and we humans are the ultimate predators). Walk casually and have the attitude that you are approaching a much-loved friend or family member. If your horse turns or walks away from you, you walk away too in the opposite direction; then start again. You can even begin walking a series of tracks back and forth in front of your horse, instead of approaching him directly. Pretend you are looking for a lost shoe or halter; this takes the pressure off your horse and will bring his curiosity up.
Another method is to turn and walk away as soon as your horse faces you. This will also bring his curiosity up and he'll want to follow you to see what you're up to. This works best in a smaller enclosed space, but can be helpful in creating positive habits and teaching your horse to "catch" you as you can see in the following series of photos with Jake:
Once you can approach your horse, begin by just walking up to him and putting out your hand for him to sniff it; then immediately walk away. You can also just visit to give him a treat. From there, as often as you can, go out to your horse, put his halter on, give him a treat (you can omit the treat if you wish and it will be just as effective), then remove his halter and walk away. We did this with Jake several times a day and this hard-to-catch horse was soon walking up to anyone who approached him. Then came the acid test: we had Caleb, who had not been able to approach or halter Jake previously, go out to see if all this practice would result in a successful catching and haltering. It was a smashing success, especially considering that Jake had been in the stone-dust paddock all day and the grass was an enormous temptation.
A quick word about treats: some people say never to use them as this is just bribing the horse (and of course if the horse is or becomes mouthy, you wouldn't want to treat until you've established a solid foundation of respect). But for the skeptical horse, it can be a gesture of goodwill--just as when you bring baked goods or a bottle of wine to a gathering. It establishes you as a source of good things. Think about it from the horse's point of view: exactly what is in it for him to do our bidding? He'd much rather be out grazing with his buddies. But if we can establish ourselves as trustworthy, consistent, and the bearer of good things, it will go a long way towards growing a bond that will create in the horse a desire to be with us.


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We were up at 6:00 that morning and ready as the gates opened! Grace and I had both done some reading about things not to miss which was super helpful as it's not exactly always obvious what might need a second look. The phone booth outside of Diagon Alley is one of those things! If you dial MAGIC you will get a message from the Ministry of Magic. Each time we tried we got a different message!
Also, outside Diagon Alley was the Knight Bus with a very funny Stan Shunpike standing by to talk some magic with you (along with a very magical shrunken head). Don't forget to walk around to the back of the bus and check out the inside!
Once you walk through the brick entrance to Diagon Alley you are fully immersed in a very realistic rendition of Harry's world. I might have teared up at this point because I was so happy.
We spent a lot of time taking in all the amazing details and special touches. They seem to have thought of everything.
We rode Escape from Gringotts right away so that we wouldn't have to wait in line and it was so fun. The inside of Gringotts is an exact replica of what you see in the movie, with goblins, moving pictures and some incredible chandeliers!
On top of Gringotts is a dragon that breaths fire every 12 minutes or so! It's really quite a spectacle!
Very soon after we got to Diagon Alley we visited Ollivander's Wand shop as no wizard or witch can do much magic without one. Because it was so early, we didn't have to wait in line long at all and quickly found ourselves face to face with Ollivander himself. Harris and Grace were picked out of the group to participate in the wand choosing and this turned out to be one of the most special parts of the whole trip (there were other children in our group so not everyone gets this opportunity). He spent lots of time having the children try magic with wands, Harris' wilted the flowers, and finally decided on wands for each of them. Naturally, Bryce and I couldn't resist buying the wands even though we had only planned on buying one interactive wand!
Throughout Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade are interactive experiences where after performing a specific motion of the wand, magic happens! The wands come with a map showing the user where all of the locations throughout the park are. It is very, very fun!
After we got our wands we headed to Gringotts bank and exchanged our Muggle money for wizarding money. This money can be used throughout the parks. Also, you can ask the goblin questions and he will answer you!
Shortly thereafter, we stopped in the Leaky Cauldron for some breakfast! Bryce and I had a traditional English Breakfast with coffee while the children got pumpkin juice and pancakes. I love that in HP world the food is good and that you don't have to fight for a place to sit since they seat you and bring your food to you.
After breakfast, we wandered around Diagon Alley and explored the shops and experiences.
We watched a show, "The Three Brothers," which was beautifully done (I might have teared up... again).
When it was time for lunch we went back to the Leaky Cauldron and had our first butterbeer! Folks, during our time in HP world we tried all four types of butterbeer; warm, frozen, regular and ice cream. Each of us loved the warm the most, it was so good!
Next up! Hogwarts Express....


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Monday 4th June 2012
Living in the Work Yard
|A foggy sunrise
All you seem to do is work...!!!
Is that's why they call it a work yard?
Wash the hulls, rub back the old paint, apply the new stuff, sand this, polish that, clean the inside, clean the decks........................on and on and on...................!!!
Then there is the climbing up and down the ladder whenever you need to get onto the boat or off the boat. Especially at some ungodly hour to run to the loo....!!!!!
|MrJ painting
Your clothes get filthy, your hands and feet get filthy, your hair gets filthy, your whole body gets filthy and then you have to climb down the ladder to go to the shower which is either in the "men's" or half a mile away in the ladies at the marina. You would think that there would be at least one shower in the ladies at the work yard! Do they not think that women are working on boats in the yard?
Oh that shower; oh so heavenly.............................washing away all that dirt!
|Me sanding back the props
Up and down the ladder, up and down the ladder; wash, clean, polish, sand, shower, day in day out for days at a time with one day off to race to town to get supplies. The best part about working in the yard is when the end of the day comes, you have had that wonderful shower and you are sitting and watch the setting sun with a nice cold glass of beer or Gin & Tonic. Now is the time you can look at your work and say - Well Done!


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TACOMA, Washington – The Puget Sound men's tennis team played in its first NCAA D-III match of the season, but the Loggers were downed at Lewis & Clark, 9-0.
Scores coming soon
Senior Joe McRoberts fought hard at No. 1 singles, but he ultimately came up short (6-4, 6-4). He and Riley Inn teamed up at No. 1 doubles, but the duo lost, 8-2.
The Loggers have their first home match of the season against Spokane Falls Community College, Feb. 18.


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Walt Disney's Fun with Music by Disneyland Records
- Artist: Disneyland Records
- Title: Walt Disney's Fun with Music
- Album: DQ-1209
- Track: 1
- Comment: DQ Series Record
- Copyright: Walt Disney Productions
- Genre: Soundtrack
- Year: 1961
- Length: 55:26 minutes (50.76 MB)
- Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 128Kbps (CBR)
- 2037 plays
Fun With Music
Submitted by Rhoni Songcrafter (not verified) on Wed, 10/10/2012 - 12:08.
This album is one of the reasons I have this love of music that spans the genres. There is every style on it and as I am sitting here (at work) listening to it via your site.. it is as enjoyable to me now as it was then.
Please can you help me find a copy of either the MP3 or album that I can use to pass on this love of music to my grandchildren?
PS... I now have a band that performs all genres of music, not just one.
Thank you.


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EAST Oceanfront Dining in Wrightsville Beach
EAST Oceanfront Dining's award-winning creative fare is served in a beautiful oceanfront garden setting. This chef-driven restaurant reflects the passions of Executive Chef Jessica Cabo and her talented culinary team. Her vegetarian and seafood-centric dishes reflect influences from California, Mexico, Asia and the Mediterranean. Enjoy elegant dining indoors or outside on a canopied garden deck.
Settle in for an evening of coastal food culture with fresh local seafood, produce from our own gardenscape and others harvested from local purveyors. A great selection of wines, spirits, and local craft beers add to your dining experience.
Breakfast 7 – 11 am
Lunch 11 am – 5 pm (Saturday only)
Dinner 5-9 pm
Bar 5 pm- midnight
Sunday Brunch 10:30 am – 2 pm
"Locally sourced food, and a great assortment to please the whole family. The bread was also fresh and delicious. We were very pleased and surprised!"
Elizabeth, Raleigh, NC
"I've given very few five ratings in the many years I have been doing reviews, but this experience was in the top 20. We were there on a lovely night and able to enjoy dining outside. The service was top notch. The menu has wonderful offerings. But what really makes this a 5 in rating, is the food. It's not your everyday choices, but unique combinations of foods and flavors presented in most attractive display. Truly a meal to remember."


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Market psychology in October is never very good, based on what have been some pretty lousy performances in 1987 and much earlier during the Great Depression. Combine that history with the fact that markets rarely do well in the middle of earnings season, and a continuation to the downside short-term could present an excellent opportunity for investors.
The markets are jittery right now due to inflationary fears, which I think are very warranted. There is little doubt in my mind that Fed Funds rates will be at 4.25% by year-end. As far as 2006 goes, it all depends who succeeds Alan Greenspan. If an inflation hawk steps in, rates could very well go even higher if commodity prices keep rising and the government continues its insane spending.
Despite that somewhat gloomy backdrop, corporate earnings have held up okay, and estimates right now are for the S&P 500 companies to earn $85 in 2006. While that number is by no means assured given the current economic environment, the P/E on such estimates right now is only 14x.
If the recent slide continues, and we get the S&P 500 back down to its support level in the 1135-1150 area, all of the sudden the forward multiple is 13.5 times earnings. A lot of good things could happen if we see that kind of valuation (not seen in years) combined with a technical support level holding and a seasonally strong period (November through April) set to begin after we get through third quarter earnings reports. Continued weakness in crude oil prices would only help that scenario.


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Dear Tika,
Likewise - very nice to meet you at the "Copyright in the Digital Age" symposium at Stanford Law, and thank you for forwarding my email to your friends in India.
Wiki, World University and School is already open for editing and open teaching (and learning), but WUaS is also planning to move to a new Wikidata wiki in the not-too-distant future which will make editing, creating and teaching yet easier and better than it is presently.
World University and School is seeking undergraduate applicants this autumn (application deadline January 1, 2014 at midnight Pacific Time) to matriculate online in the autumn of 2014 for free, MIT-centric, Creative Commons' licensed, U.S. accredited, bachelor degrees in The College at World University and School - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/The_College_at_World_University_and_School - in English. In a sense The College at WUaS for free, undergraduate degrees is already expanding to India.
WUaS is planning to matriculate our first classes in these years - for bachelor (2014), Ph.D., (2015), law (2016 - U.S. law at this point), and M.D. (2017) degrees - in English, and is open to collaboration and initiative for other, online, MIT-centric degrees, in other countries and languages.
And here's the India, wiki page with its Links' section - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/India#World_University_and_School_Links (accessible here - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Nation_States) - which will eventually become an university in itself potentially in a variety of languages in India. The links here will take you to some, beginning languages in India, in English, but will eventually be in those languages, as well; you can also access these initial languages at the 'Languages' wiki, subject page here - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Languages. In this Links' section, you'll also find some initial, musical instruments in India, which you can also access in the WUaS Music School ... http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Music_School.
I'll add your gmail to both WUaS's sporadic email list, as well as to the open, electronically-mediated, monthly, business meeting, email list, unless you would prefer otherwise.
Best wishes,
Dear ScottIt was a pleasure to meet you and discuss your extremely interesting initiative. I am forwarding your email to some of my friends in India just to spread the word.If you ever decide to expand and develop the program to India, do let me know. I'm sure there will be several people who would love to contribute.Good luck with your project, and looking forward to staying in touch.Tika-----------LL.M. Candidate 2013Law, Science and Technology ProgramStanford Law School
On 23 February 2013 13:26, Scott MacLeod <email@example.com> wrote:
Dear Tika,
Nice to talk with you at the "Copyright in the Digital Age" symposium yesterday at Stanford Law.
As a followup, here's the beginning, World University and School, Law School, wiki, subject page - with links to related, wiki pages including Creative Commons' Law, Copyright, Patenting, Intellectual Property, etc., - in English: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Law_School#World_University_and_School_Links.
I've also added the http://stlr.stanford.edu/symposia/2013-copyright-digital-age/ link to WUaS's 'Copyright,' wiki, subject page - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Copyright#Select_Video_and_Audio - in its 'Select Video and Audio' section.
WUaS would eventually like to develop, online, MIT OCW-centric, accredited Law Schools in many languages and potentially all countries.
Thanks again and looking forward to further communication.
Scott MacLeod
Founder & President
World University and School
(like Wikipedia with MIT Open Course Ware)
P.O. Box 442,
(86 Ridgecrest Road),
Canyon, CA 94516
415 480 4577
Skype: scottm100
Google + main, WUaS page:
Please contribute, and invite friends to contribute, tax deductibly, via PayPal and credit card:
World University and School is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt educational organization.
World University and School is sending you this because of your interest in free, online, higher education. If you don't want to receive these, please reply with 'remove' in the subject line. Thank you.


text: As a firm that solves redevelopment challenges on a daily basis, we have had time to reflect on one of the repeated biggest redevelopment hurdles we face in Atlanta- on site parking requirements. What's the big deal with requiring parking you may ask? Everything. Our goal for Atlanta is to have it be chock full of thriving, walkable, car-optional neighborhoods ideally connected by some form of transit- bike, light rail, MARTA, or bus. The single biggest roadblock we encounter when aiming to make this happen is a very simple and insidious zoning requirement that says every site should provide adequate parking for its use on its own property. Here is the thing, if you want to have a vibrant, walkable neighborhood center, it needs to have significantly less parking provided than zoning currently requires, there has to be some form of shared parking, and in some places, that shared parking should have some cost based upon the market demand.


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The Flying Stars of Brooklyn, NY drop new gospel single, "My God Has a Telephone," on Colemine Records
You may not know Aaron Frazer by name, but if you've heard the debut Durand Jones & the Indications album released in 2016, you've heard his voice. While he only has one lead vocal track on the album ("Is It Any Wonder"), it's a stunning marriage of a laid-back groove and breezy vocal. Bandmate Durand Jones has categorized Frazer as a secret weapon in concerts. While Jones has handled most of the lead work thus far, Frazer has gotten to perform "Is It Any Wonder" during their tour stops over the last year as well as perform covers like Brenda Russell's 1979 deep album track "Think It Over."
Aside from smooth soul, though, Frazer has another deep musical passion: gospel music, especially regional 45s. Born in Baltimore, he has found himself collecting gospel 45s from that region of Maryland over the last few years. Touring across the country has provided him an opportunity to get a greater appreciation for just how hyper-localized, as he calls it, each city's musical thumbprint really is. With a love for the genre in mind, those gospel 45s were a driving force for wanting to write and record one of his own. "I gravitate towards the ones that take their cues from sweet soul, with close mic'd drums and vocals, rather than the roomy-sounding live congregational recordings," he states of his personal preferences. He continues to elaborate, "The rawer, the better. I'm a sucker for records where the bass or guitar is way out of tune. It gives me the feeling as a listener that I'm hearing a personal expression of faith, rather than something with lofty ambitions or pretensions."
Label founder Terry Cole has been wholly supportive of the initiative. This 45 will be the first of its genre on the label based out of southwestern Ohio, just outside of Cincinnati. Cole and Frazer have had numerous discussions about gospel 45s since work began on the Durand Jones & the Indications album. When Frazer pitched the idea of a Devotional Series to his boss, exclamation marks apparently spewed right out of Cole's mouth.
The inaugural release came out on October 20 under the name the Flying Stars Of Brooklyn, NY. It follows the naming convention of so many gospel groups from the '60s onward to combine an extravagant adjective, a celestial body, and a name of a town or region to differentiate it from a potential similarly named group from another part of the country. Furthermore, he states, "the localization shows pride for the community you're a part of. Brooklyn, of course, has an incredible legacy with gospel music, and I'm just trying to do right by that history."
Frazer invited friends such as Micah Blaichman of Lord Youth and Wyndham Baird on guitar to play on the record as Frazer handles drums and lead vocals. Recorded in his living room apartment in Brooklyn, the musicians opted to record as a live session on a Tascam 484 Portastudio as opposed to tracking instruments individually. The two songs, "My God Has a Telephone" and "Live On," are a full group effort. Frazer speaks flatteringly of Wyndham and Baird as co-writing partners calling them "incredible songwriters and interpreters" as well as of Eli "Paperboy" Reed, who helped to co-write "Live On" along with providing some rhythmic guitar flourishes.
Rachel Housle and Phyllis Ophelia contribute their gorgeous background vocals on the simple but effective "oohs" in "My God Has a Telephone." Blaichman's bass provides a backbone for everything else to rest on. On the flip side, Frazer handles all the harmonies himself while organist Steve Okonski leads the charge. "My God Has a Telephone" comes across as conversational where "Live On" seems more reflective and self-reassuring.
Does he prefer one song over the other? If so, Frazer isn't telling. "I went back and forth between what would go on the A side, but I'm a believer in double siders! I feel like both tracks can stand on their own." The original tunes are something he wanted to share with the world–and himself–as a reminder to promote positivity to combat the overwhelming negativity that pervades today. "Whether people are religious or not, I believe the themes of gospel music can be applied to any worldview."
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text: It's so easy to get tongue-tied when recording audiobooks. Funny to me how many times I've actually thought I read it right then in editing found I said the wrong word, sometimes to hilarious consequences. So I began collecting bloopers to share here as I go from one audiobook project to the next one. They are good for a laugh or two. After a chuckle, if you want to purchase an audiobook I've produced, go here* for Audible or search for the audiobook title in iTunes.


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BimmerCast #74: BMW M2 Product Manager Interviewed
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Appropriate for both espresso and coffee. This decaffeinated blend is from various origins in South and Central America, with a simple and straightforward flavor. Both memorable and approachable.
Tasting Notes | Chocolate, sweet, velvety mouthfeel
Decaffeination Method | Water Process (Chemical Free)
Processing Method | Washed
Elevation | Various
Varietals | Various (Caturra, Castillo, Typica)
Costa Rica Dota El Vapor GrainPro coffee is sourced from Cooperativa de Caficultores de Dota R.L. (CoopeDota ), which was founded in 1960, and has 850 members living throughout the...
Unlike other espressos, this carefully crafted blend remains fresh on the palate and lends a slightly juicy essence to the finish, making you crave another taste. A blend of Guatemala, Sumatra,...
Sumatra's indigenous coffee-processing technique, known as wet-hulled processing, creates less fruity coffees with lower acidity big body. This coffee expands on typical Sumatran flavors with its deliciously sweet and heavy stone-fruit character....


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I have been advised that the 2018 route of the Great Race has been revised and updated. The locations of the overnight stops and the lunch stops have been provided The new route is shown below.
Updated And Revised 2018 Great Race Route
I think that the revised portions of the route through Maine and New Brunswick are better and I like the idea of spending more time in Nova Scotia. I will miss not going over into Prince Edward Island, but I understand the scheduling issues.
It is good to see that the route will visit Mount Washington, where there have been many hill climb events held there since the 1930s.
Scene From A Past Hill Climb At Mount Washington
Note that the locations identified in red are overnight stops and those locations in blue are lunch stops.
If you have any comments or questions about this post, then leave a comment below or send me a private email message at the following address: shanna12 at comcast dot net


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Author: Cory Buford
Devil-Linux might sound hellish for a Linux distribution, but this live CD offers many blessings for your server needs. Originally developed as a router/firewall distribution, Devil-Linux has expanded its functionality to include nearly every service that a server might offer. It can function as an LDAP server, a VPN server, an email or file server, and more.
As stated in the documentation, Devil-Linux runs directly from a CD or DVD-ROM only, so you don't need to install anything to a hard disk — just keep the Devil-Linux configuration files that automate the configuration upon reboot on a diskette or USB drive. Since access to the live CD is read-only, it's impossible to install rootkits or other malicious software to the distribution.
Devil-Linux uses the Linux From Scratch (LFS) build system, which means you can customize the distribution easily. The latest version is 1.2.15, which runs on an old kernel 220.127.116.11, but with mostly updated router, firewall, and server services. Devil-Linux uses the usual iptables and Netfilter firewalls to create rules and open source services that can support routing protocols such as Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF). It supports Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) by including the necessary services, and it features a firewall builder tool to aid in setting up the firewall policies. For improved security, it also includes the grsecurity patch to protect the distribution's kernel.
In addition to its router/firewall functionalities, Devil-Linux includes services for server functionalities such as the Samba file server, Apache HTTP server, and the Postfix mail server. However, Devil-Linux is designed to be lightweight, so don't expect a graphical interface or support for X Window System. Don't worry about the lack of a graphical interface, though, because graphical scripts can help you configure the distribution. The man pages for each program are also helpful.
In addition to being able to boot from CD-ROM, you can optionally install Devil-Linux on a bootable USB flash drive with the script install-on-usb, provided in the Devil-Linux download.
Devil-Linux doesn't need a hard disk for the installation, but if your machine has one, you can dedicate the hard disk for other purposes, such as file server storage. The lightweight design reduces the distribution's requirements — a minimum configuration needs only an Intel 486 processor, 32MB of RAM, an IDE or SCSI CD-ROM drive, a diskette drive or USB with flash drive support, and a 10/100 network interface card (NIC). In practice, the minimal hardware requirement depends on the server applications you intend to run, but for a simple router/firewall setup, the minimum requirement should be sufficient. That means you can reuse old machines for this distribution.
Dancing with the devil
To use Devil-Linux, download the latest version (a 220MB .tar package) and extract the contents to a folder. The contents include the distribution ISO image, some predefined configuration files and scripts, and an HTML help document. Burn the image to a CD/DVD and boot it on your machine. I used a virtual machine environment running on a 2.6GHz CPU with an allocated 512MB of memory and 10GB of hard disk space. I tested using both a diskette and USB drive to store the configuration.
The simple boot menu only offers options to set the screen resolution or to run the Memtest86+ tool if you want to first test the memory. During the boot process, Devil-Linux detects the presence of diskette and USB drives. If a configuration file is already present on your drives, it will load the configuration automatically; if not, it will load the default configuration. If it finds no diskette or USB disk, it will ask if it can continue without using any media to save the configuration information.
Once the boot process is complete you're presented with a login prompt. Use the username "root" without any password to enter the console.
On my initial boot of Devil-Linux, I changed the root password, set up the network configuration, and started the necessary router/firewall, gateway, and server services, including Samba, MySQL, Snort, IPSEC VPN, and OpenVPN. For easy configuration, you can use the
setup command to enter the graphical configuration. Inside the configuration, you can change the root password and edit network details such as the hostname, the IP addresses, and the domain. To set up the NIC, you must first choose the appropriate NIC module from the module list for your network card to load properly. The developers of the distribution could improve this step by detecting the NIC automatically instead of requiring that you select it manually. For my environment, I have two NICs: one for the WAN connection and the other for the LAN. I configured the static address of each NIC and enabled the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) service on the LAN NIC. I also configured some parameters for the DHCP server, including the IP range of the DHCP pool, the DNS servers, and the domain.
Devil-Linux includes many services that you can enable, including services for Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) connection, Internet Protocol Security (IPSec), virtual private network (VPN), and Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) connection. You get intrusion detection services such as Snort, spam filters such as SpamAssassin, network monitors like Nagios, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), MySQL, and other server-related services. To reduce hardware requirements and security vulnerabilities, choose only the services you require; the more services you enable, the more ports and possible vulnerabilities will be exposed. After you select all the services you need, go back to the main configuration menu and save the configuration to a diskette or USB disk.
In my case, I enabled the firewall services iptables and Netfilter, and the firewall builder and routing protocol services RIP, OSPF, and BGP. I also enabled the DHCP service, Snort, ntop, Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG), Secure Shell (SSH), and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Finally, I enabled Samba so I could easily transfer configuration files or other packages I wanted to use inside the distribution to the Devil-Linux local hard disk. You could also utilize the Samba functionality by installing a BitTorrent client inside the distribution and managing the client remotely via a Web interface. Further documentation is available online if you need help setting up the distribution.
I tested most of the router and firewall functionalities by testing VPN functionality using OpenVPN. The VPN was able to connect and the networks on each end of the VPN tunnel could communicate, meaning that both routing and the VPN worked. I also tried to access the private network from outside, using a computer from another network segment, and, since the define rules on the firewall didn't allow access from outside the network, the outside segment couldn't access the private network. I used the firewall builder to configure iptables, and it worked as intended. For simple monitoring of the Devil-Linux box performance, I used ntop and MRTG.
Devil-Linux offers many features, including WLAN support, network monitoring tools, and different VPN connections, but it's hard to configure without configuration scripts. Unfortunately, only the setup configuration script, which can configure network and some firewall settings and enable the services, is readily available. Most of the services you need to configure manually using the configuration files. If the service itself traditionally includes scripts, configuration might be a little easier, but I didn't find any scripts from Devil-Linux itself that could be used to configure services, and the documentation doesn't talk about any scripts for specific services. If you're experienced with the services included in Devil-Linux, this distribution should suit your needs. You can use Devil-Linux to set up a low-end PC to do router and firewall tasks, offer automated BitTorrent download capability, store files, and access them easily using Samba.
Overall, Devil-Linux can be useful for many applications, as long as you understand how to use and configure the services within the CLI environment. If you don't want to spend time configuring files or executing CLI commands, look for other distributions with graphical environments; such as the upcoming GUI addition for Vyatta Community Edition 4.
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AGITPROP supports all formats
We all want to be seen and heard and our stories to move and mobilise whether told at a fireside, starlit gathering or huddled around a laptop any where in the world. And, if you're like me and you're producing documentaries with anything you can get your hands on, most film festivals and broadcasters, through which you will want to reach new audiences, will generally find your work unacceptable. The AGITPROP International Film Festival on People's Struggles,on the other hand, is an exception.
AGITPROP is one of the few screening events that curate films that aren't necessarily produced with the highest of production values. As long as stories are well told and significant issues are presented clearly supported by strong evidence, and if you've got reasonably decent production skills why shouldn't your work be screened? Surely the issues are more important than screen resolution, right?
That's certainly not always the case. In todays competative, mega-tech, high-definitian world, expectations for documentaries that reflect the standards creative industries believe you must strive for, leave many filmmakers at odds with funders, festivals and broadcasters. Even with ready access to excellent low-cost HD cameras, if you're still working in the old 4:3 standard for instance, your chances of getting seen offline seem to be getting slim by the hour.
But just as some folks are discarding their Facebook accounts and others, I'm told are forgoing their mobiles for cafe conversation and hard-copy journals, audiences are eager for content that moves regardless of how it's made. The success of Youtube isn't a result of high production values, it's home grown content and lots of it.
With film festivals such as AGITPROP recognising the need to spaces to screen work that tell strong stories regardless of how they were made, the potential for public impact is increased significantly. Producers who have to make do with anything they can get their hands on now have more than just the internet to ensure their works reach wider audiences.
In addition to screening my "made with anything" micro-docs series, Sarawak Gone, AGITPROP provided EngageMedia with an hour's worth of program time to curate. We selected several short-format documentaries from EngageMedia.orgthat tell meaningful stories regardless of the resources available to produce them.
If you were in Manila over the first weekend of July 2011, and you attended AGITPROP, you will have seen a diverse selection of home grown and high-end documentaries side-by-side and so it should be.


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MP: Harassed & Blackmailed, Girl Commits Suicide After She Was Denied Help From The Police
A minor committed suicide because she felt she was bringing shame to her family. The class 12 student from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, was a victim of harassment and blackmail. She, with her family, approached the local police but they did not give sufficient attention to her complaints.
16-year-old Ashi (name changed) was being harassed by a neighbour.
According to the police, 19-year-old Milan used to follow the girl to her school. The accused and the girl were initially friends but after some time the girl stopped talking to him. Milan started harassing and threatening her, reportedly, even in public.
In her suicide note, she writes, "Papa, sorry, I did not do anything wrong but he was blackmailing me. My image has been ruined everywhere because he put my pics on FB. He forced me to write letters about you. He used to bother me during school-time. He used to force me to talk to him and I am very frustrated by all this. I don't want your name to be tarnished because of me. Today, while coming back from school, people were saying that it was my fault. Sorry, please forgive me, Papa, I feel if end my life, the problems will end too."
According to the victim's brother, the family went to the police station on June 3. The police told the family that because there is no lady police officer in the station at the moment, due to which they can not file an F.I.R. The police asked the family to come to the station the next day.
"The next day when we went to the police station, the police asked us to write an application first," he added.
On the same day, when the girl's family continued to pressure the police to take action. The police went to the accused's house. The accused was present at his house, so the police asked the parents to "keep a check on the boy" and left the place, the investigation officer said to The Logical Indian.
The family claims that the harassment with their daughter continued to happen and later the accused even threatened the girl and said he will abduct her. On June 5, the girl committed suicide after she was allegedly denied any further help from the police. "If I'm not there then the entire problem will get over," she wrote in her suicide note.
The father blames the police for being so lenient in the case. "We have lost our daughter because of police negligence," said the father.
Later, DIG Harinarayanchari Mishra took cognisance of the case and suspended Sub-Inspector Omkar Singh Kushwaha and the station head constable for not doing a proper investigation in the case. Now the case has been handed over to RNS Baduriya, who told The Logical Indian that the police have arrested the boy, along with his family. He was at his house only when the police arrested him. Further investigations are on in the case.
The Logical Indian take
The problems with harassment cases are two-fold. People who are harassing, at times, don't recognise the detrimental effects of their actions on their victim's mental health. The police are often slow to recognise and act when people complain about harassment. Here too, the police did take action and swiftly arrested the accused, but only after a 16-yr-old ended her life.


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Paid Online Travel Focus Group $150
September 4th, 2013
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We typically think of designing cities and buildings with hardscapes, not landscapes. We tend to construct jungles of asphalt and concrete, barely suitable for even the human animal that built them. These hardscapes typically seem to chomp up a bunch of prime farmland or natural area in favor of boxy buildings. The uses are determined and singular. Our structures are unchanging and unyielding to change. Change and adaptation is a necessity in our society and this should be reflected in our structures and urban form. Rooftop agriculture is one way to break up the norm. It is local, organic, human creativity building farms in the sky.
I personally like the idea because of what it does to a building footprint. I think of the footprint as the amount of land the building stamped out and made unusable for other purposes, other purposes including habitat, agriculture, anything green. What rooftop growing does is take this footprint and lift it up. Land lost becomes land gained.
We started planning the 401 Richmond agricultural installation in April. The building has an acre of roof between two stories but we started with a little 1,700 square foot area. In this small space we have four 4 x 8 beds for vegetables, five 4 x 8 beds with mini food forests, and some carefully placed pots and felt beds.
I can already see the benefits of this little project. It is providing food and habitat for native pollinators, spiders, butterflies and birds. Stormwater runoff is delayed as the plants and soil absorb and slowly release the rainwater. The view from surrounding buildings is substantially better than a normal rooftop. It gets local food onto local plates.
It is not perfect. It is warmer and more windy than the ground level. Shade is sparse or too much and is dependent on how many skyscrapers are being built nearby. There is a constant fear of structural limitations or scratching the roof or not walking quietly enough and disturbing a tenant below. We have a limit of 18" of soil. It is harder to get worms up there. It is hard to get anything up there for that matter.
The crane lift is it's own story but it brought up 12 gigantic bags of Rooflite soil. This soil is supposed to be lighter because of a unique composition. It doesn't feel any lighter when you're shoveling but the composition is unique. They've added a lot of rock which I was skeptical of at first but it has dramatically cut down on how much soil blows away and is pretty ideal as far as drainage.
Urban agriculture is still a fairly new experiment, especially on a historic building with structural limitations, but so far this experiment feels successful. The felt beds produced a crop of greens, radishes and are still working on producing some beans, peas and brassicas. I started seeds indoors in April and May so I planted a variety of tomatoes, hot peppers, sweet peppers, eggplants, herbs, celery and squash. The mini food forest boxes have chum trees, dwarf apples, blueberry bushes and strawberries.
As an experiment I would like to see this idea grow. Toronto is a great place for this to happen. The green roof bylaw passed in 2009 requires all new buildings over six stories tall and with more than 2,000 square meters of floor space to have at least 20 per cent green roof. Studies have shown that Toronto has 6,200 hectares that could be made available for agriculture, much of which is on unused rooftops. If converted to small urban farms these roofs could provide real food security. The roof of Ryerson University's George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, for example, produced 2 tonnes of produce on a 929 square meter farm in one summer.
We as a species of city builders and city dwellers need a new paradigm. Occasionally we seem to notice the impact we have on surrounding ecosystems but not necessarily consider how the city is an ecosystem itself, with its own systems, species and habitats that we directly impact every day. Rooftop farms and green roofs can help encourage an ecologically healthier city, provide habitat and green space, all while producing local, delicious food in a previously unusable space.
But even if you don't have a roof space to grow crops, please plant something. It is so easy to grow your own food. It isn't cost prohibitive. Maybe you won't grow everything to feed everyone but you can supplement any diet with just a small window space. You don't have to load your roof with plants. Just use the space you have, the materials you can find, throw some seeds in and give them some love and occasional water.


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The School for Good and Evil #3 (Hardcover)
The Last Ever After
HarperCollins, 9780062104953, 672pp.
Publication Date: July 21, 2015
Other Editions of This Title:
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In the riveting third installment of the New York Times bestselling School for Good and Evil series, everything old is new again, as Sophie and Agatha fight the past as well as the present to find the perfect end to their fairy tale.
Former best friends Sophie and Agatha thought their ending was sealed when they went their separate ways, but their storybook is about to be rewritten—and this time theirs isn't the only one. With the girls apart, Evil has taken over and the forces of Good are in deathly peril. Will Agatha and Sophie be able to work together to save them? Will they find their way to being friends again? And will their new ending be the last Ever After they've been searching for?
Soman Chainani delivers action, adventure, laughter, romance, and more twists than ever before in this extraordinary chapter of his epic series.
About the Author
Soman Chainani's first five novels in the School for Good and Evil series each debuted on the New York Times bestseller list. The series has sold over 2 million copies, has been translated into 28 languages across six continents, and will soon be a major motion picture.
A graduate of Harvard University and Columbia University's MFA Film Program, Soman has made films that have played all over the world, and his writing awards include honors from Big Bear Lake, the CAPE Foundation, and the Sun Valley Writers' Fellowship.
When he's not telling stories, Soman is a die-hard tennis player who never lost a first-round match for ten years . . . until he started writing The School for Good and Evil. Now he loses all the time. You can visit Soman at www.somanchainani.net.


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We Treat One Another Like Members of Our Own Family.
Home Recovery—HomeAid (HRHA) was formed in 2008 as a result of the merger of two family owned organizations; HomeAid, Inc. and Home Recovery of Virginia, Inc. HomeAid Inc. (HA), est. in 1987, and Home Recovery of Virginia established in 1989.
While these agencies had traditional been "friendly" competitors, they both faced scale and structural challenges in order to grow their businesses. Merging the agencies into HRHA brought together the strength of HA's Home Health with HR's Personal Care Program. The combined team streamlined processes, eliminated redundancies and established clear plans, goals and objectives.
HRHA provides quality care to patients in the familiar surroundings of their own homes following hospitalization, illness, injury or disability. Our experienced professionals provide direct patient care and instruction to clients and family members. HRHA's goal is to make a difference in the lives of our clients by treating one another like members of our own family. We do this by understanding our patients' personal, emotional, spiritual, physical and psychosocial needs by allowing and encouraging participation in his or her care.
Our program is designed to provide expert care while teaching, and collaborating with our patients and their families to cope with problems arising from illness or disability. We have a deep respect for patients as unique living beings, and the obligation to care for them on their terms.


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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
- adjective Equipped with and climate-controlled by
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective cooled by air conditioning
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She packed her air-conditioned tent with supporters, lured by country music star Randy Travis but also by her passionate appeal to the social conservatives who have traditionally dominated this state's caucuses.
I guess, we get very comfortable working in an air-conditioned environment earning some decent amount money and dread to do what we have done before.
It was air-conditioned and quiet, and the concrete was painted pale yellow, like cream.
The room was hyper air-conditioned, but not as icy as some of the questions for Ms. Zuckerberg, who caught the brunt of the "peril" angst rising in the room, and responded with a near dauntless cheer.
After a solitary morning of writing, I want him to go to the beach with me, but I know that all he wants to do now is go home, have a cold drink, and play a video game in his air-conditioned bedroom.
Inside it was solemn, quiet, and well air-conditioned, a must for any mortuary; in the background a lugubrious organ grieved.
And at football games he slept in an air-conditioned doghouse that also housed a few bags of ice.
The next morning I was picked up from my nearly empty hotel by my partner's chauffeur-driven, air-conditioned Ford as sleek Jaguars and Mercedes glided past, Egyptian businesspeople, eyes hidden by designer sunglasses, in the backseats, scanning their iPads and BlackBerrys for revolutionary developments.
O'Brien Browne: Nothing Is "Post" in Post-Revolutionary Egypt
Drive to a lovely air-conditioned shop where you can BUY a freaky american no-cake cake, and then have a lovely iced coffee and muffin in the arctic cool?
But now, for $6, one can go to the new air-conditioned, three-screen Legend cinema in central Phnom Penh, grab a box of popcorn and settle down to watch Kung-Fu Panda 2 in 3D three dimensions.


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Mary Oliver wrote in Upstream:
"It is a silver morning like any other. I am at my desk. Then the phone rings, or someone raps at the door. I am deep in the machinery of my wits. Reluctantly I rise, I answer the phone or I open the door. And the thought which I had in hand, or almost in hand, is gone. Creative work needs solitude. It needs concentration, without interruptions. It needs the whole sky to fly in, and no eye watching until it comes to that certainty which it aspires to, but does not necessarily have at once. Privacy, then. A place apart — to pace, to chew pencils, to scribble and erase and scribble again.
But just as often, if not more often, the interruption comes not from another but from the self itself, or some other self within the self, that whistles and pounds upon the door panels and tosses itself, splashing, into the pond of meditation. And what does it have to say? That you must phone the dentist, that you are out of mustard, that your uncle Stanley's birthday is two weeks hence. You react, of course. Then you return to your work, only to find that the imps of ideas have fled back into the mist. The world sheds, in the energetic way of an open and communal place, its many greetings, as a world should. What quarrel can there be with that? But that the self can interrupt the self — and does — is a darker and more curious matter.
Certainly there is within each of us a self that is neither a child, nor a servant of the hours. It is a third self, occasional in some of us, tyrant in others. This self is out of love with the ordinary; it is out of love with time. It has a hunger for eternity.
Say you have bought a ticket on an airplane and you intend to fly from New York to San Francisco. What do you ask of the pilot when you climb aboard and take your seat next to the little window, which you cannot open but through which you see the dizzying heights to which you are lifted from the secure and friendly earth?
Most assuredly you want the pilot to be his regular and ordinary self. You want him to approach and undertake his work with no more than a calm pleasure. You want nothing fancy, nothing new. You ask him to do, routinely, what he knows how to do — fly an airplane. You hope he will not daydream. You hope he will not drift into some interesting meander of thought. You want this flight to be ordinary, not extraordinary. So, too, with the surgeon, and the ambulance driver, and the captain of the ship. Let all of them work, as ordinarily they do, in confident familiarity with whatever the work requires, and no more. Their ordinariness is the surety of the world. Their ordinariness makes the world go round.
In creative work — creative work of all kinds — those who are the world's working artists are not trying to help the world go around, but forward. Which is something altogether different from the ordinary. Such work does not refute the ordinary. It is, simply, something else. Its labor requires a different outlook — a different set of priorities. Intellectual work sometimes, spiritual work certainly, artistic work always — these are forces that fall within its grasp, forces that must travel beyond the realm of the hour and the restraint of the habit. Nor can the actual work be well separated from the entire life. Like the knights of the Middle Ages, there is little the creatively inclined person can do but to prepare himself, body and spirit, for the labor to come — for his adventures are all unknown. In truth, the work itself is the adventure. And no artist could go about this work, or would want to, with less than extraordinary energy and concentration. The extraordinary is what art is about.
No one yet has made a list of places where the extraordinary may happen and where it may not. Still, there are indications. Among crowds, in drawing rooms, among easements and comforts and pleasures, it is seldom seen. It likes the out-of-doors. It likes the concentrating mind. It likes solitude. It is more likely to stick to the risk-taker than the ticket-taker. It isn't that it would disparage comforts or the set routines of the world, but that its concern is directed to another place. Its concern is the edge, and the making of a form out of the formlessness that is beyond the edge.
Of this there can be no question — creative work requires loyalty as complete as the loyalty of water to the force of gravity. A person trudging through the wilderness of creation who does not know this — who does not swallow this — is lost. He who does not crave that roofless place eternity should stay at home. Such a person is perfectly worthy, and useful, and even beautiful, but is not an artist. Such a person had better live with timely ambitions and finished work formed for the sparkle of the moment only. Such a person had better go off and fly an airplane. The working, concentrating artist is an adult who refuses interruption from himself, who remains absorbed and energized in and by the work — who is thus responsible to the work… Serious interruptions to work, therefore, are never the inopportune, cheerful, even loving interruptions which come to us from another.
It is six A.M., and I am working. I am absentminded, reckless, heedless of social obligations, etc. It is as it must be. The tire goes flat, the tooth falls out, there will be a hundred meals without mustard. The poem gets written. I have wrestled with the angel and I am stained with light and I have no shame. Neither do I have guilt. My responsibility is not to the ordinary or the timely. It does not include mustard, or teeth. It does not extend to the lost button, or the beans in the pot. My loyalty is to the inner vision, whenever and howsoever it may arrive. If I have a meeting with you at three o'clock, rejoice if I am late. Rejoice even more if I do not arrive at all.
There is no other way work of artistic worth can be done. And the occasional success, to the striver, is worth everything. The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising and gave to it neither power nor time.
Upstream is a tremendously vitalizing read in its totality, grounding and elevating at the same time. Complement it with Oliver on love and its necessary wildness, what attention really means, and the measure of a life well lived, then revisit Jane Hirshfield on the difficult art of concentration.


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I just loaded a new playlist on 8tracks. The kind of playlist that will help get you moving on those cold winter mornings. Enjoy!
Rise and Shine: Domestikatie's Playlist on 8tracks
I just loaded a new playlist on 8tracks. The kind of playlist that will help get you moving on those cold winter mornings. Enjoy!
Rise and Shine: Domestikatie's Playlist on 8tracks
This is Brandon and I on November 11th enjoying an amazing sunset. Come learn tricks like these at our Acro Yoga Jam and Social.
Join us on Friday November 21st at One Yoga Victoria for the November Acro Yoga Jam & Social. The jam starts at 8:30pm and goes until 10:00pm and there is a $5 drop-in fee. I will guide everyone through about 15-20 minutes of flow to get you in your body and connected to your breath. From then it will be jam time where you can either take control and get practicing with some new friends or I will cover the basics and provide some examples of some poses and transitions to try. No partner necessary. Come meet some new friends and learn some new tricks. We will most likely head over to the Bent Mast for some social time afterwards for those who are interested. Maximum capacity is 35 people so arrive early to get a spot.
I just added a new playlist to my 8tracks account. Great for slowing down, yin practice and getting sleepy. Enjoy!
Savasana: Domestikatie's Playlist on 8tracks
Just loaded a new playlist on 8tracks as I get ready to board a plane. More upbeat to help build the heat for your fluid vinyasa practice.
Take Flight: Domestikatie's Playlist on 8tracks
Today marks the one year anniversary of my dad passing away. He was 61 and died of a heart attack. It wasn't a surprise as he had had heart problems as long as I had been alive. Those who know me personally and knew my dad, know that he truly lived life exactly as he wanted to. He was selfish, hard headed, and we never had the strongest relationship, but he was still my dad. In the year that he has been gone…
He was selfish more often than not, he was an addict, he wasn't around as much as he should have been, but it was the best that he could give at those times in his life. It was the best he could do with his mental state. It was the best he could do with his emotional state. It was the best he could do with his physical state. It was the best that he knew how to give. I now appreciate that and am grateful for everything I received.
There were many times in my life that I was hurt by my fathers words and actions. I would always ask myself "How could he treat me like that?". I have now changed my perspective. Instead I ask myself "What was he feeling that caused him to say/think/act like that?". He was not intentionally trying to hurt me and I knew this. He truly lacked the awareness to even see that his words and actions could be hurtful. Instead of dwelling on the "woe is me" aspect I have tried to understand the feelings he felt. He was very good at acting like things were great and playing the confident big shot role but through the small glimpses I saw of his true Self I imagine that he lived every day with heavy feelings of regret, fear (on many levels), inadequacy, pain, and grief. As I imagine the burden, the weight, of carrying those feelings inside for years and years my heart is flooded with a deeper understanding and forgiveness.
I had a choice of holding onto the past, holding on to those negative heavy feelings that were projected onto me but I realized that I don't have to live my life feeling those same feelings my dad felt. By having compassion for the deeper root cause of his words and actions and understanding that he gave the best he could at each and every moment in his life I am able to let those feelings go and find forgiveness. I am able to unlock a deeper love within myself so that I can share LOVE with others instead of the feelings of regret, fear, inadequacy, pain, and grief.
om shanti shanti shanti
xo domestikatie
Another playlist is ready for your ears on 8tracks.
You are Not Alone: Domestikatie's Playlist on 8tracks
I was asked by Casper Sleep (Creators of the Casper Mattress) to write about the best yoga poses to do before bed to help you sleep. Whether you struggle to fall asleep, struggle to stay asleep, or have an overactive bladder keeping you up all night, yoga can aid in finding balance so that you can find deeper rest. As we transition into fall it is especially important to get good quality sleep as the transition between seasons can result in imbalance throughout the body and with your sleep cycle.
The following yoga poses and breathing exercises can help to calm the restless mind and to stimulate areas of the body that may become imbalanced, resulting in better quality sleep. I have also included a 35 minute flow that can be done right before bed. The poses and flow are based on principles of Yin Yoga and therefore the poses are meant to be done with little to no muscular engagement and are to be held for a few minutes each. It is important to note that because you will be holding the poses for a few minutes each you should only come into the poses to a comfortable and sustainable depth. No forcing or gripping allowed. The relaxation of muscles and holding of the poses can bring a deeper relaxation to the body and a greater focus to the breath, the present moment. Although you are relaxed, you should still feel sensation that will build with time in the areas described for each pose. If you ever feel pain of any sort (sharp, piercing, shooting, electric, tingling), please come out of the pose. It is not important what the pose looks like as long as you feel comfortable and relaxed. As long as you are experiencing no pain, all of the poses described below can be held from 3 to 10 minutes, maybe even longer as it depends on each unique body.
Before beginning the practice, do your best to create a relaxing environment. Turn your TV off, put your phone on silent and far enough away you can't see it lighting up. Put on some comfy clothes and dim the lights. Feel free to play some relaxing music, light some candles and relax. Sweet dreams ya'll. ♥ Continue reading
I've loaded a new playlist on 8tracks. Check it out by clicking the link below.
Om Mani Padme Hum: Domestikatie's Playlist on 8tracks.
I have an 8tracks account and will be posting some playlists right on there. If you have 8tracks.. find me! My username is Domestikatie. Check out my first playlist: Fluid Vinyasa. Its meant for a 75 minute flow practice. Starts slow, gains momentum, and then cools down for savasana. Enjoy!
Fluid Vinyasa: Domestikatie's Playlist on 8tracks
If you aren't quite sure what Wanderlust is, just imagine a few thousand yogis and yoginis from all over North America searching for inspiration from some of the best teachers in the world for 5 days in Whistler, BC. I have attended Wanderlust two years in a row now and I can confidently say that it is the best five days of my year, every year. Never have I attended any event that inspires me to be a better person in every way. To love everyone and everything, to accept myself and others, to let go of judgement, to trust, to have hope, to express myself, these are some of the skills that were tested and strengthened over those five days. Even better, I got to spend my time at Wanderlust with some of my closest friends. To have them there by my side, to grow together, to laugh together, to be inspired together, was such a blessing. If you not into reading all of the details, at least scroll to the bottom and check out the photo gallery 🙂
Let me paint a bigger picture of what the event looks like. It starts early Thursday morning and ends on Monday afternoon. At any one moment there are usually more than 10 events happening at once, probably around 50-60 events total per day to choose from. This includes all different styles of yoga, meditations, hikes, hula hooping, slacklining, acro yoga, suspension yoga, speakeasy talks (kind of like a TED talk), capoeira, stand up paddle board yoga, mountain biking, zip lining, and more. These events happen at numerous different venues throughout Whistler and the surrounding area. Some of the yoga classes are even held outside on the tops of Whistler and Blackcomb mountains with the fresh mountain air and breathtaking view right there for you. There is a market filled with clothing, jewellery, yoga props, etc. Throughout the day there is live music around every corner and each night there is a headlining band or DJ. There are food samples like bowls of Kashi cereal, mini coconut ice cream sandwiches, granola bars and coconut water. Lululemon has an outdoor lounge area with bean bag chairs and pillows and a station to make flower crowns and put on bedazzled temporary tattoos. The sun shines, the birds chirp, and nature is all around you. Mostly everyone is smiling.
This year I was able to practice with so many amazing teachers including my very own teacher Natalie Rousseau. I did a hula hooping class with Shakti Sunfire. We did a class with the YogaSlackers where we learnt how to use acro yoga to get better at slacklining and how to use slacklining to get better at acro yoga. We detox flowed with Seane Corn (and our digestive systems thanked us). We did an acro yoga/thai massage class (At the end of 90 minutes of flying and getting massaged all 50 of us held hands in a circle and every single person had the biggest smile on their face! How could you not?). We practiced resisting gravity in our handstands and floating between poses like downward dog and crow pose with Cameron Shayne. We learnt that nature is truly our greatest teacher from Natalie Rousseau and Tina James at an unforgettable speakeasy. We arm balanced like crazy with Janet Stone and Schuyler Grant. I meditated with Tina James while reciting the Bija Mantras for each Chakra and embodying the meaning of each one (and by that I mean I mostly cried for an hour as it was so moving). Eion Finn showed us that love is the answer in another unforgettable speakeasy. And my amazing teacher Natalie Rousseau made me a very proud student as she lead us through a flow that embodied the energy of the goddesses Lakshmi, Kali, and Saraswati. She even had three lovely ladies painted as the goddess and they gave hands on adjustments throughout the class. Music wise, Tycho blew my mind. Expect to hear them on every one of my playlists from now until forever. MC Yogi also threw a pretty intense dance party 🙂
It is so amazing to experience a festival with so much positivity. No fighting, no completely wasted people throwing up or falling on their faces, no littering, no negativity that you would find at any other type of festival these days. Just a group of like minded people looking to explore further into themselves, seeking new inspiration that can help improve their lives and the lives of those around them. Everyone wants a hug and to give you a complement; to tell you that your beautiful and important (because you are). By the time I leave I feel like my heart is so full that it is bursting out of my chest. We often neglect the fact that in order to give to others you must fill yourself up or you will run out of energy and love to give. For me Wanderlust is a time to receive and nourish myself on so many levels so that when I come back home I can give again. There are too many people in my life who give and give and give to others but they exhaust themselves because they don't take the opportunity to fill back up. You have to take in that love, inspiration, and happiness in order to give it and make it sustainable.
The teachings from this year keep running through my head… Appreciate nature as it is your greatest teacher. All of your other teachers are great and purposeful but take time to let what you learn integrate by just being in nature. Those moments of bliss, those moments of true learning, they happen when your enjoying time outside. Look up at the sky, watch the clouds float by, birds soaring, sun setting or rising and see what you can learn. It will keep you healthy!! It will reduce stress, anger, worry. Just get out there with no hesitation. Love yourself, love others, love this planet. Love is the ultimate renewable resource.
Until next year Wanderlust…. xo domestikatie