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*ART classes*
*Please note: the days & times for each art class listed below is the schedule from the previous year. We try to start classes up again in October, and will try to set class times to work with everyone's schedule. So if you have interest in signing you or your child up for any classes, get on our list to contact when we're ready!
Homeschool ART
Recommended for ages 5-12, our homeschool art program is designed to provide a full art curriculum for your child. Projects are usually done in progression, with a strong foundation in drawing. We start with an art concept & learn to develop and build these skills each class. Children will learn at their own individual level & interest. We will cover composition, value, perspective & much more, including 3-dimensional works in clay & paper mache. Sketchbooks are a necessity. Weekly sketches are encouraged.
Classes are held on Fridays from
$20/class or $80/monthly
$60 addional sibling
Afterschool ART
Classes designed for those in grades
Kindergarten & up.
An interest based sampler of art.
Students will discover the multitude of possibilities of art with a concentration in drawing, painting, collage and sculpture.
Any Burton Elementary students are able to be picked up from school with the rest of the students in our after-school program and brought back to the studio for class.
Classes are split by ages
Ages 5-9 : Wednesdays
from 5:00-6:00 PM
Ages 10 & up : Fridays
from 5:00-6:00 PM
$20/class or $80/month
$60 additional sibling
Adult ART
Take time to create!
The chores will always be there.
Each day that you deny yourself the opportunity to create, is a creation that will never be!
Learn a new skill or develop the one that you have. Classes are based on individual skill level and interest.
**Schedule Change**
Classes are moving to Wednesdays from
starting February 2018
Beginners : $20/class
Intermediate : $15/class
Advanced : $10/class
Join us the second Saturday of each month for our family workshops.
Each month is a different theme related to the current season/holiday.
$35 per family of 3
$5 per extra family member
*For clay projects, add an extra $10 per family for firing fee*
Schedule for the 2017-18 year:
Saturday, October 7th - clay leaf workshop
Saturday, November 4th - Thanksgiving centerpiece
Saturday, December 2nd - ornament workshop
Saturday, January 6th - snowflake collage
Saturday, February 3rd - Valentine workshop
Saturday, April 7th - Spring bouquet workshop
Saturday, May 5th - "Mom & me" workshop
*while the themes may be the same year to year, the creation will be different. Don't miss out just because you think you've already done it - we don't like to repeat here!
*Martial smARTs*
Specially designed for children ages 4 & up, our Martial smARTs class is a great new addition to our class line-up, teaching students the art of Tae Kwon Do.
The benefits of these classes exceeds just learning a new skill.
They include:
*getting your child more active
*building confidence & self-respect by encouraging them to succeed and take control of their life
*develop discipline & socialization skills (great for children with ADHD)
*teaching respect, which often carries over into school, improving grades & helping behavior problems
*teaching leadership skills that will provide guidance through life
And most importantly, they will have fun!
Parents are strongly encouraged to observe classes so that you can work with your child at home.
There is no set timetable for when students are tested. Age & ability play factors in determining when a student is ready to test for their next belt.
Classes are held on Saturdays from
11:00 am - 12:00 noon
Uniform can be purchased for an extra fee


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After a recent article on a celebrity practicing real witchcraft, I felt it necessary to post this. I am a person of Faith. I do not believe I should "practice magic" or "speak to the dead" as my God commanded me not to. However, I write fantasy in such a manner as practically praising witchery. How is this so? Let me explain.
My fantasy falls in line with stereotypical fantasy witches, Harry Potter if you like, things that are not real. Real witches do not ride brooms. Real witches do not have magic wands and cannot call out a spell and turn someone into a mushroom. Real witches do sacrifice living beings of various types. They do carve and/or write or draw symbols and spells into the floor or other objects. They chant. They pray. Many are nature "worshipers" if you will. My fantasy witches, at least the good ones, don't do any of this. (OK, there was that one scene where Anya used the blood of Avaline, but she didn't kill Avaline.)
I make every last thing up in my stories. In fact, I go out of my way to make stuff up. Gramwhats? I googled the name and several variations to make sure it didn't match anything. I tried very hard to invent spell names and even character names (to a degree) that were not already in use. Not only did I do this for originality, but for the simple fact that my books are fantasy, not reality.
I love the Harry Potter world, but not all magic is equal. For example, I will not watch Bedknobs and Broomsticks. Why? Because Asteroth is mentioned several times in Scripture as a pagan deity, obviously to avoid. Yet the characters of this Disney movie are in search of the "star of Asteroth" to do their bidding.
I go so far as to leave religion out of my stories (at least the fantasy ones) altogether. This is also for fantasy's sake. If I put God in there, I can't have a lot of what happens. God is real, fantasy is not, so I can't mix the two into a believable story in my mind. The same goes for science-fiction. Brief mentions of morality and God are OK (to me), but any more than that, and it brings me back out into reality where I start thinking too logically, ruining the whole story. I do not leave God out of my story simply to include a larger reading audience (although that does make it easier) I do it for other reasons as well. It's a sign of respect to my God, not a sign of neglect.
I have total respect and understanding of anyone who disagrees with what I have written and therefore will not read it due to religious obligations. But. I wanted to make it absolutely clear how far out of my way I go to make sure it is not real witchcraft and just fun and games.

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The popularity of the importing used cars has greatly increased through the recent years. The reason behind the huge popularity of the import of Japan cars is the cheap pricing and ready availability of the same. The used Japan cars made the dreams of owning a car of many middle class men come true. With the very affordable pricing and the bundled accessories that come with the used Japan cars they are really a boon to the car lovers out there. Though it is very profitable to import cars directly from Japan, there are several things to be noted. Failure to know these important things about buying a used car from Japan will result in huge loss of money. Here are some important things to know to import cars from Japan.
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Changes to Qantas International Fuel Surcharges
Sydney, 01 August 2007
Qantas announced today that it would increase its international fuel surcharges for tickets issued on or after Thursday, 9 August.
The Chief Executive Officer of Qantas, Mr Geoff Dixon, said there would be no changes to the Australian and New Zealand domestic surcharges.
The new one way fuel surcharges are:
From Australia - New surcharge - Previously
UK and Europe - $185 - $170
Mainland USA, Canada, South America, South Africa and India - $145 - $133
Asia, Pacific, Honolulu - $105 - $100
New Zealand - $60 - $55
"Along with most airlines, Qantas has been closely monitoring the upward movement in oil and jet fuel prices over recent months, and with Singapore jet fuel now nearly US$90 a barrel, we have adjusted our international surcharges to or below their August 2006 levels," Mr Dixon said.
"Should the fuel prices drop, we will reduce the surcharges, as we have done on two separate occasions in the past 10 months. The price of jet fuel has increased by more than US$17 per barrel since the last adjustment.
"Despite our robust fuel hedging policy and surcharges, we are nowhere near covering the additional cost to our business of the high fuel prices. At current forward prices, and after hedging, the Qantas Group's fuel bill for 2007/08 will be more than A$300 million higher than 2006/07, despite the benefit of the stronger Australian dollar."
Mr Dixon said Qantas had limited the increase to its international services.
"There are no changes to our Australian and New Zealand domestic surcharges, and there will be no change to the 6,000 points Frequent Flyers require to pay for the taxes, levies and surcharges on their domestic flights," he said.
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Tuesday, 9 December 2008
South Ayrshire Council joins Elite Ayrshire Business Circle
SOUTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL is the newest member of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle, an association formed last year whose membership is made up of some of the premier companies in Ayrshire.
The latest breakfast meeting of the Circle was held within the County Buildings in Ayr today Tuesday 9 December 2008.
[Pictured (left to right): Lesley Cannon, Enterprise Manager, South Ayrshire Council; Norman Geddes, senior partner at Frazer Coogans Solicitors and Executive Chairman of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle; Provost Winifred Sloan, Nick Larkin, Head of Enterprise and Property, South Ayrshire Council; Murdoch MacDonald, CEO of Fame Publicity Services and managing director of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle; and Councillor Bill McIntosh, Resources and Performance Portfolio Carrier, South Ayrshire Council. CLICK ON IMAGE TO VIEW / DOWNLOAD FULL-SIZE VERSION.]
Members of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle were welcomed by South Ayrshire Provost Winifred Sloan who said: "The membership of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle reflects the outstanding talents of business people in the south west of Scotland and the innovative way in which they approach business matters.
"The Council supports businesses in South Ayrshire, offering a range of advice and guidance. Becoming a member of the Circle will bring the Council and local businesses even closer and mean that together we can work for the benefit of the people of South Ayrshire and Scotland.
"I am pleased to be forging closer ties with the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle and would like to thank Councillor Margaret Toner for all the support she has given the association."
Several Officers of the Council gave presentations at the meeting on a range of topics specially selected that would be of interest to the delegates including:
1. Enterprise Strategy and Structure.
2. Enterprise Service.
3. Supplier Development Programme.
4. Sustainability Support.
5. New Planning Legislation and National Planning Framework II.
There then followed a question and discussion session.
Elite Ayrshire Business Circle Executive Chairman Norman Geddes said: "I am delighted to welcome South Ayrshire Council as members of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle.
"We have already enjoyed great support from Provost Winifred Sloan and other prominent Council members, and the interest in local business being shown by the Council is most welcome.
"The support of our local authority means a great deal to our members, and we all look forward to working together for the benefit of the South Ayrshire business community."
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Other things…
Aside from the therapy assessment, there is a whole host of other things that I want to write about. I don't really know where to start, but I'm going to have a go, because I think it may help me to get some of these thoughts down at last.
I need to start giving myself some more time. I've taken a twitter hiatus lately to try and free up some time, but it doesn't seem to have made any difference. If I was spending an hour a day or whatever (probably more like 3 if I'm honest!) on twitter, I want to know why I don't have an extra hour spare each day?
I am not sure if I prefer to have twitter in my life or not. Leaving twitter should at least reduce the number of arguments with the bloke – twitter is quite often the trigger for them, but whether or not it really has remains to be seen. He will probably just find something else to criticise. If he gets to win the argument on twitter, he will go back to trying to get me to completely stop blogging as well.
It should in theory give me more time to do other things, but I don't think it has made much difference. It is very much true that whatever you have to do, will always expand itself to fill however much time you have to do it in. It is the same in that I haven't worked for 2 years, yet I seem to have filled my time with other things. I don't quite know how I would squeeze work back into my life, although I'd work out how to somehow I guess.
I do feel like I've lost something without twitter. It gave me two things. A feed of interesting information about the world in general and a more personal support group from the madosphere. I am missing both of these for different reasons.
The lack of general stuff leaves me feeling just a little bit behind. Twitter is great in that it can keep you up to date with things, real time. I have to go to more effort to find out things and to keep on top of the latest goings on. If a band that I follow releases tour dates, they will usually tweet about it. Now I have to wait until I spot them on some listings or on their website. If someone posts a news story about something I'm interested in, chances are I'd see a link to it on twitter pretty quickly. I am having to pay more attention on BBC News to spot things of interest. I guess I can do without this info, but when you are used to having it fed to you all the time, it is weird to go back to having to look for it. Twitter is certainly convenient. You can pretty much find anything on there if you wanted.
I am missing the support group side of things too. I feel that by stepping away I am neglecting people and I really don't want to do that. I hope that people don't take my hiatus to mean I am not interested in them or don't care about them any more. It is not about that at all. I feel like I am letting people down by not being there all the time. Of course I miss receiving the support of my twitter friends too. It is nice to know that there is nearly always someone out there to talk to if you feel like it. It makes the world a little less lonely.
I do miss it, but a lot less than I thought I would to be honest. I can live without it, which maybe surprises me a little. It is convenient though
I don't know if I will go back, stay away longer or perhaps just change how I use it. Maybe I will go private for a bit? I don't know. If you are waiting for me to go back though, don't hold your breath.
I didn't start out with this post to write about my twitter hiatus, but there we go. It was something I wanted to explain on my twitter feed, but hardly possible with 140 characters. At least by saying it here, I can feel like I haven't gone without explaining myself.
So what else is there?
Physically, I am struggling. I have been suffering with persistent "tummy trouble" and irritable bowel issues lately. It has been there for months now. I was too embarrassed to say much at first (no one really wants to share their toilet habits do they?) and I thought it would improve, but it just got worse and worse and has been making things pretty rough. Constipation, diarrhoea, both, often with urgency, occasional vomiting, frequent nausea, awful tummy cramps that rival the worst period pain, chest tightness/pain, bloating and lack of appetite… None of which are particularly fun and when it all happens at once it makes you feel pretty awful.
Dr N and I are both pretty sure it is the Reboxetine to blame. I saw the locum last week as Dr N has been on holiday for a few weeks. He got me to have a collection of blood tests to see if there was anything else to explain things, but they didn't bring anything up. I phoned up for the results on Tuesday and the receptionist reeled off a long list of the ones that were clear, but said I should come in to see the doctor about my liver results. I had a suspicion that this would happen, as it has done in the past. Apparently, one of my liver hormone levels is slightly higher than it should be, but it has been for some time and it is actually a little better than it was earlier this year. The other doctor probably wasn't aware of this, so wanted me to see a doctor, but Dr N wasn't worried about it. He did tell me that I should really keep any drinking to a minimum though, as my liver will struggle with any heavy drinking. I don't tend to drink very often or very much anyway, so this isn't so much of a worry, but it is a little concerning if I am going to be taking this medication in the long-term. Dr N thinks it will go back to normal if/when I stop taking the Reboxetine and joked that I can hit the booze then, whilst chastising himself for being a bad doctor for saying so. I don't relish the thought that my liver results make me look like an alcoholic though. It is probably worth trying to be careful for the time being, I guess.
When I last saw Dr N about 6 weeks ago or something, he started me on alverine citrate as an antispasmodic, but so far it hasn't helped all that much. I am having a few less of the sudden desperate trips to the loo, but still struggling with the pain and diarrhoea/constipation a lot. Today, he's decided to double the dose, so fingers crossed it will have some impact. I am not sure I can carry on with these kind of problems for much longer. How anyone survives a life of IBS, I have no idea. Hopefully for me this will be temporary and I guess if it is caused by the Reboxetine there is always the option of stopping the meds, but I am not sure I like that idea.
The only good thing about all of this is that I have lost quite a bit of weight. Although that possibly isn't such a good sign for my health. I put on a stupid amount of weight at the start of this year. Considering I wasn't eating that much because the food was disgusting, I think I put on about a stone whilst I was in hospital in January and that continued when I came out. I don't actually know heavy I got, because I stopped getting on the scales when it went over a certain number. I have pretty much always been overweight, although it probably bothers me a lot less than it should do considering my weight is not good for my health. However, over the last 6 months my appetite has disappeared and the weight has been falling off, without much effort at all. I have been more active over the summer, especially when I was travelling, but I think the loss of appetite has made the biggest difference. I often feel too ill to eat and most of the time I could quite easily go all day without eating anything. I am fed, because the bloke does virtually all of the cooking, but if he wasn't around I'd live on the occasional bit of toast or the odd crumpet. I have lost all of what I put on earlier this year and more. My weight has yo-yoed a lot, but I am now somewhere near the lowest weight I have been since I was about 17. Admittedly, I am still many stone overweight, but I have lost over two stone and getting on for three. My clothes which had all got too small are now all too big. I am fed up of having nothing which fits properly, but I don't really want to spend too much on new clothes if my weight is still changing. I have cleared a lot of stuff out, but I am reluctant to get rid of stuff in case I put the weight back on. We shall see.
Unfortunately, the way I am feeling physically hasn't been helping my mood at all. In general, my mood has been dropping off over the last couple months. I felt a lot better during the earlier half of the summer than I did in the latter half and I felt a lot better 8 weeks ago than I do at the moment. At first, there were just a few warning signs and I did my best to ignore them. Whenever I noticed them and started to worry, I tried to stop myself because I didn't want it to be a self-fulfilling prophesy. Worry that I was getting worse, so I got worse. Unfortunately, that strategy doesn't seem to have helped much, as my mood seems to have dropped regardless.
I haven't wanted to tell anyone that I am not feeling so good. I am disappointed that my recovery has stalled and almost feel ashamed. I wanted this time to be the time where I get well and stay well. Instead it's a return to the old "one step forward, two steps back". I am worried that if I am getting depressed again, then maybe I am to blame for it all. I wish I had made more of the time when I was well, because I don't think I really appreciated how much better and easier things were.
I hadn't wanted to write about it here, because I was worried about what the bloke would think, but he had noticed the drop in my mood, despite my best effort to carry on and pretend that nothing had changed. I didn't and still don't want to worry him. I do not want to go back to how things were when I was really ill.
I wasn't sure I was going to tell Dr N today, but he knows me too well now and I think he could tell before I even said anything. I was there about the tummy trouble, but he asked me about my mood and I couldn't tell him that all was fine. He seemed sad and a little concerned, but he was reassuring too. I think I feel a little better now that I am not hiding it so much.
Thankfully, although things have dropped off, they are still better than they were a year ago or back in January. Most of the time they are still a lot, lot better, but I've been having some bad days. Last Wednesday was really rough. I felt truly awful all day. Cried on and off for most of it and at one point instead of sorting out the huge mountain of washing I'd put on the bed, I just lay down next to it and crawled under the covers for a while so I didn't have to face it. I pretty much cried myself to sleep, but then woke up in a panic that I had less time to get everything done. We had guests around for dinner that evening and the house was a mess, so there was plenty to do.
Unlike usually when I have been depressed, I am not especially suicidal. The thoughts come and go, but it is not like before. I was chronically and painfully suicidal for so long, I thought it would never go away, but it did. Over the summer, I stopped wanting to kill myself. I had started to see the point in life and recognised that I could have a future where I didn't feel at mercy to my moods or awful all the time. Thankfully, despite the fact I have felt pretty low at times, the suicidal ideation hasn't come back with such ferocity. I think I have retained the hope that I can be well again. I had lost that before, but Reboxetine has given me that back. I thought I was always going to feel so depressed that I didn't see any point in life. There are times when I feel like that again. When I think about relapse, I get so frustrated that again I am going backwards. This makes me feel pretty hopeless and I wonder what all the point is. I sometimes just want to throw in the towel and give up, but I am resisting. Occasionally, I do want to die. A lot of the time I don't really care if I live. Even when I have been well, that hasn't really completely gone away, but I am managing. The thoughts pass and for now I can handle them. Hopefully, it will stay that way.
I told Dr N today that I do think there is something in the seasons. He has asked me in the spring when I started to feel better if I thought there was and I said I didn't know. When the Reboxetine showed the first signs of helping earlier this year, it was at the same time as the weather improved, so we weren't sure if it was one or the other or both. Often my worst times have actually been in Spring, when most people are starting to feel better. However, I think about it now and I think the seasons do have some form of effect. My mood has definitely dropped in September/October for the last three years. Last summer I was better than I had been during the rest of the year (although still much, much worse than I was this year), but things went downhill from September. The year before was generally awful from June onwards, but it wasn't until September that things completely fell apart and I first ended up in The Priory in October '08. I used to struggle in October whilst I was at school too, but I always put that down to an increased workload and the fact it was usually a time for deadlines and the ramping up of rehearsals for Christmas concerts and the like. So maybe there is something in it? I don't know. I just hope that January/February 2011 isn't as bad as 2009 or 2010.
Anyway, I see Dr M on Monday. Dr N told me to mention the seasonal thing. He said it is worth knowing and perhaps we should be aware of the rough cycle of my moods as it may help us pre-empt things. I have tried to be aware in the past, but it is hard when you often forget how you have felt before, even when you try and keep track.
He said that she may choose to raise the Reboxetine, but he is worried about the side effects. I had of course thought of this too. I considered doing it myself, but thought I had better see what she said first. I am worried about the side effects too. Things are so bad on that front, that it may not be wise. It's a bit of a chicken and egg problem, because the side effects are making my mood worse, but to counteract that drop in mood, I will probably have to make the side effects worse. I don't know what is worst. It's a hard balance to strike. I don't think I can tolerate the side effects getting any worse unfortunately. They are trying my patience enough as they are. I had hoped that when I was settled on these meds, the side effects would subside and although some of them have done, the tummy troubles just seem to get worse.
Anyway. I have written enough for now. This is a long post and I must try and get to bed. I have been waiting for the bloke to come home from playing computer games with friends, but he is not back yet.


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Several friends of mine who are accomplished bakers balked at making pasta, but once they saw the process, they couldn't believe how easy and quick it is. It takes about 30 minutes. Making pasta by hand seems meditative; to pulse it for a few turns in the food processor is fast. Either way produces fine results.
Basic pasta:
2½ cups plain flour, plus
extra for kneading
3 eggs
1 tsp salt
2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
1-2 tbs water, plus extra if needed
By hand: Mound the flour on a work surface and form a well in the middle. Break the eggs into the well and whisk with a fork. Add the salt, olive oil and one tablespoon of water and combine, gradually adding the flour as you go, until most of it is incorporated. Knead the dough for about 10 minutes, until smooth. Add more water if the dough feels too dry. Shape into a flattened disc. Cover dough with a damp tea towel and allow to rest for at least 30 minutes.
By food processor: In a small bowl, beat the eggs, salt, olive oil and one tablespoon of water. Place the flour into the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the egg mixture, pulsing until the mixture just starts to form a ball. Add more water if the dough feels too dry. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface and knead for about 10 minutes, until smooth. Shape into a flattened disc. Cover dough with a damp tea towel and allow to rest for at least 30 minutes.
The fun starts here:
Divide the disc into four wedges – don't attempt to roll out the whole disc at once. Lightly dust your work surface, rolling pin and hands with flour, and roll out one of the dough wedges to about 3 mm thick.
Cut the dough into the shape you need; wide strips for lasagne or thin strips for tagliatelle. Leave the pasta strips hanging over the rungs of a folding clothes rack or a broom propped between two chairs while you roll out the other three wedges.
We use a hand-cranked pasta machine and find this easier than wielding the rolling pin. Feed one of the four wedges of dough into the machine on the lowest setting, then on the next highest setting. Keep running the strip through on consecutively higher settings, up to the second-to-last setting, or until almost transparent pieces unfurl and the pasta is about 90 cm long. One recipe of pasta makes four of these swaths – enough for a big lasagne, about forty small ravioli or a generous pan of cannelloni.
Ivan's pear agnolotti with gorgonzola and walnuts
Delicatissimo, this pasta. And so is the act of making it: the floury crimped moons, the pale filling, then the folded puffs. It feels more like a poem than a pasta. But then the taste delivers a punch: the pungent cheese, ricotta with its hint of hay, and the airy perfume of pear.
Serves 6
1 lot of basic pasta
1 egg yolk, beaten with 1 tbsp water, for egg wash
10 walnut halves, toasted and chopped
Parsley, chopped, to garnish
For the filling:
2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 large nearly ripe pear, such as beurre bosc, peeled, cored, and cut in large dice
1/3 tsp salt
1/3 tsp pepper
1 cup full-cream ricotta
¾ cup grated parmesan
1 whole egg
nutmeg, a few gratings
For the cream sauce:
4 tbs unsalted butter
200 g gorgonzola, in chunks
½ cup thick cream
Prepare the filling:
In a small pan, heat the oil over medium-to-low heat. Add the pear, salt and pepper, and cook for 3 minutes, until the pear is barely fork tender. Set aside to cool. In a medium bowl, beat the ricotta, parmesan, egg and nutmeg. Fold in the cooked pear.
Roll out pasta, following directions on previous page. Using a glass or round cutter, make circles 6-7 cm in diameter.
Place about 2 teaspoons of the pear filling in the centre of half of the pasta circles. Brush the egg wash around the edges. Cover each with another pasta circle. Crimp all around with the tines of a fork to adhere the two circles.
Prepare the cream sauce:
Over low heat, melt the butter in a small pan. Add the gorgonzola. When the cheese has melted, add the cream. Keep the cream sauce warm over low heat.
Bring it all together:
In a large pot, boil some salted water then add the agnolotti. Return to the boil, then cook for about three minutes, until the pasta floats to the top and the edges are tender. Spoon pasta onto the plate and top with the sauce. Sprinkle with walnuts and parsley.


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text: Robb Smith is a social entrepreneur who works on "transformational era" systems at the intersection of human development, spiritual understanding and civilizational sustainability. At 21 he developed a plan to build Nevada's innovation economy and went on to start Nevada Ventures, the state's first venture capital fund, whose portfolio companies brought nearly $200 million into the state. He then co-founded the Reno-Tahoe chapter of Entrepreneur's Organization and served as its president for two years. He later established the Nevada Ventures Nanoscience Program at the University of Nevada, which was recognized by Scientific American for producing the world's most significant biodefense technology in 2004. He served as co-founder or director of RetailOne, Integral Life, NNTS and Alere, which became Nevada's fastest-growing company and is now the largest population health company in the United States (NYSE: ALR). In 2006 he joined Ken Wilber to become CEO of Integral Institute and co-founder of Integral LIfe, where he helped foster the global integral movement and metadisciplinary work including the Journal of Integral Theory and Practice and annual events including Integral Spiritual Experience andWhatNEXT. In 2007 he was a founding member of the Conscious Capitalism Institute, dedicated to transforming capitalism into a vehicle for greater love and trust worldwide. In 2010 he co-founded Chrysallis to enable anyone in the world to be supported to make the changes they want in real-time using digital networks. He is a past Trustee of the Nevada Museum of Art and incoming Trustee of Desert Research Institute. He has been named Nevada's Young Entrepreneur of the Year and was nominated for the 2012 TED Prize.


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My eldest son is in the 1st grade and his world is full of incentives. Every hundred books he reads, he gets a certificate from his teacher. If he's helpful to his teacher he receives a 10 cent voucher to spend at the school canteen. If he's often and conspicuously helpful, he's presented with a certificate and an 'Aussie of the Month' badge in front of the whole school. And teachers control large groups of children with arbitrary races – 'Who's the first to be quiet with their hands on their head?'. The kids love it.
Diminishing experiences
The Apple iPod was launched in 2001 and quickly became extraordinary – your entire music collection in your pocket. Then it just got better – along came photos and video. Increases in memory size all the way up to 160GB for the iPod Classic. Then came the iPod Touch – a much larger screen, incredible interface and wide range of applications – it's not an MP3 player, it's a computer running a stripped-down version of the Mac OS. And in 2005 Apple launched the iPod shuffle designed to be a small, inexpensive player for price conscious music lovers.
The first generation shuffle was reasonably small and it came with a neck cord for carrying it around. My niece has one and likes it but I think it's only so-so – the edges are sharp making it uncomfortable to hold, the plastic feels cheap and the USB cap falls off.
The second generation shuffle was a big step forward – much smaller but with large controls, no parts to lose, constructed from anodised aluminium and – in true Apple style – it's a work of art. With a built in clip it was billed as 'the most wearable iPod ever' and Apple tapped into the active user market.
The third generation was released days ago. Where the 2nd gen shuffle was small, this is tiny – only 50% of the volume.
You're no doubt familiar with The Law of Diminishing Returns. Almost all product strategies are subject to it – as soon as you and your competitors take a particular aspect of your product over the point of diminishing returns, that particular value is all but commoditised. Near-pure water is pure enough. Mercedes and Volvo enjoyed a price premium for safety until the 90s – now even Kia can reach a 5 star NCAP rating. Mobile phones got smaller until our fingers and the distance between our ear and mouth made making them smaller impractical – now they've become larger again to accomodate compelling new features. The iPod classis used to come with either 80GB or 160GB – now it's only one model at 120GB. So too the iPod shuffle – I'd argue that the size of the 2nd gen iPod shuffle was just fine for almost everyone. Some reviewers even found the new size problematic, losing the device more than once.
What particularly troubles me about the 3rd gen iPod shuffle is that while reviewers have been generally impressed with the size and construction, they're not with the user interface, saying it's difficult to use except when standing still. This is a step backward over the 2nd gen, particularly for the active users that Apple managed to attract. Apple is normally a company that creates outstanding design to deliver outstanding user experiences, but here it seems the design is at the expense of the user. This is more of a Bang & Olufsen approach than the Apple we know and love and I think it's a mistake.
So given the law of diminishing returns (and competitors who follow as closely as they can), what's a company to do?
Part of the solution is to know the point from which making your product harder, better, stronger, faster – whatever your current approach is – will no longer provide compelling benefits to your customers. Don't make a significant investment in your approach beyond that point, but look for a new paradigm to smash – whatever will provide a compelling new benefit to users and give you an edge over the competition. Clearly, Apple has done this time and time again with previous versions of the iPod.
If, however, you've genuinely run out of paradigms to smash in your current product set or industry, it's time to smash them somewhere else – in a related or different environment. Apple did this with the iPhone. Dyson's just done it with the air blade. Nokia did it when the rubber business wasn't crash hot, again when cables were commoditised, again when consumer electronics plateaued and yet again to become world's largest manufacturer of mobile phones.
Either way, until you're ready to smash another paradigm, don't make the mistake of pushing your existing trajectory too far. It's better to release a small and incremental improvement that customers will appreciate rather than deliver a technically impressive product that customers do not. Time will only tell whether the 3rd generation iPod shuffle falls into this category.
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A corny UGC campaign
Doritos is running a series of TVCs in Australia to induce some User-Generated Content (UGC):
Passionate users do what they do for the sheer joy of being associated with the brand, particularly if the brand publicly acknowledges them – consider the iPod touch or Star Wars.
Creators of Natural UGC are users who selflessly share their love for a product are entirely credible while advertisers are not.
By comparison, Induced UGC is what's generated when companies seek UGC by offering inducements – prizes or offers of recognition. Given the benefits of Natural UGC, it's clear to see why Induced UGC's of interest to a corporation – it also allows for a sense of involvement, connection and collaboration between brand and user. There are problems, however with Induced UGC:
Credibility is lost the instant you offer a reward – love and money don't mix well.
"Sheer joy" simply doesn't apply to most products, in which case an Induced UGC campaign is probably a meatball sundae. (The solution isn't to reverse engineer passion for your existing brand and products, it's to make your brand and products worth being passionate about.)
Most Induced UGC campaigns attempt to have two bites of the cherry:
1) kudos from everyone (users and non-users) for running the campaign/competition, and?
2) kudos from the UGC generated.
I suspect that many campaigns would have more impact if the campaign was run privately with their tribe of customers and non-customers saw only the end result, the UGC?that invites them to join the tribe as well.
If marketers sell stories, selling the story of "we can't think of a reason to buy Doritos – can you help us?" is dangerously poor. If Doritos marketers have identified that their 16-24 year old demographic wants 'belongingness', this is a call to belong to … nothing.
The all-too-common ad storyline of 'ad people making an ad' is self-indulgent – advertising creatives need to create stories that prospective customers relate to, not ones that remind them of bad days at the office. At the very least they could have made a TVC about teenagers making their own Doritos ad, selling both the competition and the bigger Doritos story in one hit.


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I have non conformist tendencies. On occasions there has been uncomfortable costs in this way of being. Here follows Friedrich Nietzsche's meditation on the Tragedy of Conformity. Reading this puts those costs into perspective. Something to reflect on.
'A traveller who had seen many countries, peoples and several of the earth's continents was asked what attribute he had found in men everywhere. He said: 'They have a propensity for laziness.' To others, it seems that he should have said: 'They are all fearful. They hide themselves behind customs and opinions.'
In his heart every man knows quite well that, being unique, he will be in the world only once and that there will be no second chance for his oneness to coalesce from the strangely variegated assortment that he is: he knows it but hides it like a bad conscience—why? From fear of his neighbour, who demands conformity and cloaks himself with it.
But what is it that constrains the individual to fear his neighbour, to think and act like a member of a herd, and to have no joy in himself?
Modesty, perhaps, in a few rare cases. With the great majority it is indolence, inertia, in short that tendency to laziness of which the traveller spoke. He is right: men are even lazier than they are timid, and fear most of all the inconveniences with which unconditional honesty and nakedness would burden them.
Artists alone hate this sluggish promenading in borrowed fashions and appropriated opinions and they reveal everyone's secret bad conscience, the law that every man is a unique miracle; they dare to show us man as he is, uniquely himself to every last movement of his muscles, more, that in being thus strictly consistent in uniqueness he is beautiful, and worth regarding, and in no way tedious.
When the great thinker despises mankind, he despises its laziness: for it is on account of their laziness that men seem like factory products, things of no consequence and unworthy to be associated with or instructed.
The man who does not wish to belong to the mass needs only to cease taking himself easily; let him follow his conscience, which calls to him: 'Be yourself! All you are now doing, thinking, desiring, is not you yourself.' Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844–1900


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The founder, Elaine Marie, is a State of California certified massage and Watsu instructor and therapist, with more than 20 years of experience. She has certified more than 1,000 students and given more than 10,000 treatments all over the world. She has been developing and refining the techniques, movements, and philosophy of Aquatic Massage since she assisted with the first Watsu Certification course with Watsu founder Harold Dull in 1986.
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Morning Show Cold War
In the world of national morning shows, NBC's Today has held the attention of the country every week for the past sixteen years. That's over 850 consecutive weeks. ABC's rival Good Morning America has been trying to close the gap for years, yet was never able to break through Today's stronghold.
That all may have changed this week as GMA has welcomed Katie Couric, formerly from Today, took on the role of guest host for the week with George Stephanopoulos. Couric has previously been called America's Sweetheart. She's been predicted by some to takeover Oprah's talk show hole. To my alma mater, she was the 2011 commencement speaker. So there is a chance, right? We'll see Monday.
Once GMA made their announcement, Today went into panic mode to counter GMA. First, they announced a "special guest" for Tuesday's show, who turned out to be Sarah Palin. Using Palin to counter Couric is quite ironic, as the two had an infamous interview that arguably changed the course of the 2008 election (and Tina Fey). Her role as "guest host" was done somewhat in jest, as she wasn't a host the same way as Couric was at GMA.
So far, Couric's guest role has narrowly won one day, while closely competing the other two. We're still waiting on results from Thursday's and Friday's ratings.
The idea of using a guest host is a great PR maneuver (Live! has been doing this for years) to increase viewership. While GMA may not win the week, they may grow a following. Viewers are getting a taste of what it's like on the other side of the morning show world. Maybe Sam Champion is more entertaining than Al Roker. Some people may find they like what GMA is offering more than Today. Call me a fan, but they would have never watched without Couric's presence. It may not happen this week, but it might just sway the ratings in GMA's favor soon.
It's clear that ABC is on the offensive, and NBC is playing defense, scrambling to hold onto their ground. It's made for some thrilling news theater – an underdog versus a perennial favorite, playing a best of five series every week. We're anxiously following along with the drama.
If you were working for either morning show, what strategies would you recommend to bring home that number one spot?
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The story of the man who saved Akitas
While Angelenos -- and celebrity trial watchers nationwide -- who lived through the O.J. Simpson trial may associate Akitas with the case, their presence reaches back centuries ago in Japanese culture, Martha Sherill writes in her latest book, "Dog Man."
In this week's Times Book Review section, Elizabeth Mehren, professor of journalism at Boston University and a former Times staff writer, says Sherill captures how "the legendary breed might have disappeared entirely without the single-minded determination of a hydroelectric plant manager named Morie Sawataishi in the high, rugged snow country of rural Japan."
Set during World War II, the book chronicles how Morie helps rescue an Akita puppy from death while facing down criticism from his own wife who says the family is too poor to feed a dog.
Sherill, a former Washington Post reporter, richly and tenderly chronicles Morie's life-long love affair with caring for the breed, but Mehren points out that the story at times reads "like something from the Post's Style section on steroids."
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Gordon Mercer and Marcia Mercer Global Digital Post: Is it time to once again apply the first law of leadership that started us on the path to becoming a great nation?
Franklin, NC -- (ReleaseWire) -- 02/02/2011 -- As we examined George Washington's revolutionary experience along with his later leadership experiences, we found he always dealt successfully with the negative things first in terms of his leadership approach and then succeeded in creating a positive path ahead. While we will explore his revolutionary experiences in this column, Washington was instrumental in dealing with the failing Articles of Confederation and creating a new U. S. Constitution, turning an inexperienced Continental Army into a force that defeated the British and later in dealing with state debts and other economic problems to create a thriving economy in a new United States.
What if our U. S. Congress, U. S. President and Governors used this approach today and dealt successfully with our failing K-12 educational system, huge deficits, the loss of manufacturing and technological leadership and the huge amounts of wealth leaving the United States on oil as we lack energy independence. Dealing successfully with negative things first may not be a popular style but then again we need great leaders more than ever before. Like many leadership principles our great principles develop out of experiences that overcome great obstacles. Some of today's leaders talk about negatives but unlike Washington simply lack the ability to formulate and carry out successful plans to deal with them.
Things did not look good for George Washington. The year was 1777 during the time of the American Revolution. The Valley Forge winter was harsh with over 2,400 of the troops stationed there dying of disease and hunger. Soldiers were mostly volunteers and often left to take care of matters back home. Armaments and weapons were lacking and food was scarce. Washington remarked that the path to their winter camp at Valley Forge was covered with the blood of troops without boots or clothing.
Members of the Continental Congress were not happy. Commander in Chief Washington had lost the Battle of Brandywine and British General Howe occupied Philadelphia, the revolutionary capital, leaving the Continental Congress to leave in panic. The British had previously taken New York City. Washington's previous victories at Trenton and Princeton in New Jersey were fading in memory. A conspiracy was formed to replace the Commander in Chief.
Thomas Fleming, in his book Washington's Secret War, reveals that the plot was started by disgruntled revolutionary officers including Colonel Thomas Conway, General Horatio Gates, and General Charles Lee. They began calling Washington weak and wrote letters to the Continental Congress explaining why Washington was not the right person for the job. The Continental Congress responded by curbing Washington's power and reviving an old Board of War with the hidden agenda of eventually replacing Washington. General Gates, one of Washington's worst critics, was appointed to head the Board of War and Conway, another critic, became Inspector General. Earlier, General Gates, after his major victory at Saratoga deliberately bypassed Washington, reporting the victory to the Continental Congress and not the Commander in Chief.
Washington was out flanked politically and his troops lacked food, clothing and supplies. However, his troops were loyal to him and he was experienced politically. Also, he had astute judgment skills and courage.
The damaging letters began to leak back to Washington. He confronted the conspiring officers, putting them on the defensive. He contacted leaders of the Continental Congress and threatened to resign, if they did not stop putting obstacles in his way. Washington employed on his military staff four full time communications officers, which in 1777-78 meant letter writing. He charged them with writing many, many letters to better his relationship with the Continental Congress and with the leaders in the states. Washington and Henry Laurens, president of the Continental Congress became close friends. He began to work with the states to obtain more troops and with the Continental Congress for more shipments of food and supplies. His efforts were successful.
When Conway who had been part of the conspiracy, arrived at Valley Forge to inspect Washington's troops, Washington snubbed him and refused the inspection. Washington arranged for General Freidrich Von Steuben to be appointed Inspector General. Stueben was a brilliant general and trained the troops well in drill, tactics, and military discipline. Leaving Valley Forge with enough men and with troops who were well trained and supplied, Washington got what he needed most, a victory over the British at Monmouth, New Jersey.
British General Henry Clinton and his troops retreated at Monmouth and fled in the night. Ironically, the officers who had plotted against Washington did not fare well. One was court marshaled, one investigated by the Continental Congress, others resigned, or were reassigned to lesser roles. George Washington and his troops along with the French allies would defeat the British at Yorktown in 1781 causing public support for the war to collapse in Britain. The Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783, ending the war.
The above principle of leadership dealing successfully with negatives before a positive path develops is based on the experiences of George Washington during his time at Valley Forge and as he led his troops to victory. Coming out of Valley Forge Washington dismantled a strong plot against his leadership, forged a national army out of state militia and defeated the strongest military in the world. Valley Forge was a pivotal point in the birth of a new nation. It was there that Washington demonstrated the courage and the will to confront and deal with the negatives and turn the negatives into positives to gain future victory.
Our crisis today relates to an erosion of leadership in the public and private sectors. We hope George Washington's first law of leadership will inspire leaders in all walks of life. Until we successfully deal with the negatives, positive things on U. S. Jobs, economy, debt, technology leadership, trade and education will not happen.
Gordon Mercer is international president of the Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society and a professor of political science at Western Carolina University (WCU). He holds a Ph.D. degree in organizational development, founded the Public Policy Institute at WCU in 1999, and has held the position of associate dean of research and graduate studies at the university. Marcia Mercer is a writer and published columnist with the Franklin Press. Go to http://9955.hostednr.com to get to our Global Digital Post Press Room. Views expressed in this column are the views of the authors and do not reflect the views of other organizations.


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It goes without saying in and around Storrs, but we'll do it anyway, for emphasis: the expectations for your typical Geno Auriemma team is a national title. Every year. Last season, the Huskies fell short, losing to Notre Dame in the Final Four.
But that was six months ago. UConn has reloaded with one of the best recruiting classes in the country, and point guard and sharpshooter Caroline Doty returns after missing 2010-11 with a knee injury.
In case you're still not convinced, three Huskies made their way onto the Wooden Award preseason list. The only other team with at least three players? Notre Dame, who beat UConn in the Final Four before losing to Texas A&M in finals.
Senior Tiffany Hayes and sophomores Bria Hartley and Stefanie Dolson represent the Huskies on the 30-person list.
The Fighting Irish's three players include Skylar Diggins, Natalie Novosel and Devereaux Peters.
Details via the Associated Press:
The Big East led all conferences with nine selections, followed by the Atlantic Coast Conference with six, the Big 12 with four, the Southeastern Conference and Big 10 with three, and the Pac-12 and Colonial Athletic Association with two, and the Atlantic 10 with one.
Tennessee (Shekinna Stricklin, Glory Johnson), Baylor (Britney Griner, Odyssey Sims), Maryland (Lynetta Kizer, Alyssa Thomas), Ohio State (Samantha Prahalis, Alex Bentley), Miami (Shenise Johnson, Riquna Williams) and Stanford (Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Chiney Ogwumike) all had two players named on the list released Monday.
The women's Wooden Award will be presented at the Los Angeles Athletic Club on April 6. More importantly for Auriemma and his players: the Final Four will be played in Denver this season, and the national championship game is on April 3.


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Thursday, Sep 29 2011
The ''pass-happy'' American Football League produced the game's first 100-catch receiver. Here's a look at the 100-reception milestone.


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Thanks, Stroppy, from me … and Red McKenzie
Thanks to ex-blogger Yvonne, aka "Stroppy Bird", for a fabulous party on her 50th:
I had a great time and was hugely entertained by Rosie Kane's stand-up act. I also met Comrade Coatesy, in person, for the first time (and it's not true that we had a 'punch-up': in fact, we got on very well).
Madame Stroppy's partner, the ex-blogger Dave Osler, and I, performed (and I sang and played comb-and-paper on) a 12-bar blues:
Rosie, and others, asked me about the comb-and-paper, and I freely admitted that my inspiration on this 'instrument' comes from the 1920's comb-and-paper master, Red McKenzie:
So I hope, Madame Stroppy, that the spirit of Red McKenzie contributed to a great evening in your honour!
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Thanks, Stroppy, from me … and Red McKenzie | OzHouse said,
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Howard Fuller said,
Another attempt at revolutionary unity??? Comrade Coatsey was equally enthused!
Actually its' quite nice to see what bloggers look like, so many are always not faceless exactly, but sort of anonymous!
Mike Killingworth said,
Indeed it is.
And:- what is that guy next to Red M playing?
Jim Denham said,
It's a suitcase, with Josh Billings using 'whisk-brooms' to create a drum-like rhythmic effect.
It looks to me as though Billings put some paper or other covering around the suitcase to make the 'whisk-brooms' sound stronger. And it appears that he may have put a smaller case on top of the big suitcase that he seems to kick with his foot, as though it was a bass drum.
Robert Calder said,
You should make plain that your approval of Red McKenzie is strictly musical and that there is nothing political in his name?
Probably not, but since you were talking parties (not of the political organisation sort) there might be room for a joke.
I was wondering whether there were any communists beyond Frankie Newton, the least ownhornblowing most lyrical trumpeter, whose name smartened up to Francis Newton EJ Hobsbawm adopted when writing on jazz.
Needless to say you will not feature at celebrations the song, "Oh, Red, wish you were dead..!" as sung by Speckled Red.
Jim Denham said,
Frank (or Frankie) Newton is the only card-carrying communist jazz musician I know of, though no doubt there have been others. He was, as you say, a fine, lyrical player who deserves to be better-remembered. I wrote about him here:
Rosie said,
I saw that picture of you and the Tendance Coatesy on Facebook. Who will be the first to be airbrushed out?
Jim Denham said,
Airbrushing surely went out with ice-picks …didn't it?
Southpawpunch (@Southpawpunch) said,
I was struck by the appropriate similarity between such 'music' and the sound a drone makes as it passes over before killing some 'Islamists'.
Sadly, Canning Town does not look as though it had been attacked when I passed though yesterday but if North London type and their cafes make a further advance east of the River Lea, that's the route we may have to go down.
dagmar said,
Were you not invited?
Southpawpunch (@Southpawpunch) said,
Oddly not, but then I'm not a LP type from North London.
People who went tell me it was good – maybe that's because the cafe in Canning Town where it took place is run by a former Newham councillor who split to the Left. Or maybe not.
Jim Denham said,
Photographic evidence of the goodwill that now exists between myself and Comrade Coatesy:
Coatesy's caption:
"Liquidationists Unite.
"Leading Cadres, Andrew Coates and Jim Denham of the international workers' movement, in unity conference."


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Album Rating: 1.5This is a long one so please help me out with edits!
Also, I see a chance of improvement, recent verses suggest he's lightening up a little.
"Tetsuo-sized ego"
fucking easiest auto-pos ever
Digging: Gloe - Dead Wait
Album Rating: 1.5^_^ Thanks! I reference Akira whenever possible (See also: my 808s and Heartbreak review)
never read a single article on pitchfork.
Digging: Rush - Signals
rating is pre much accurate yep
Digging: Viral Load - Brutalized Beyond Belief
Album Rating: 1.5Album chokes on testicles
thats a cool schtick lol Akira rules
Albums not bad
Album Rating: 3.5I don't entirely agree with your assessment, but God, this is a ridiculously well-written, intelligent, and enjoyable read.
Album Rating: 1.5Wow thank you that means a lot coming from someone who likes the album!
Album Rating: 3.5Very enjoyable and well written review.
Album Rating: 1.5Noticing spelling errors, will fix tomorrow editing on my phone is hell.
Hilarious review. Bravo.
POS HARD! Hilarious review and well informative.
I didnt think this was so bad wow a 1.5?
Album Rating: 2.5Yeah, I enjoyed this, but this is a great review.
Amazing review I fully agree with. Never understood the hype for this guy.
album is enjoyable
Good review, have a pos. would you like some detailed feedback?
His stand-up is pretty average as well. Love this review
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Why Cultivate and Attitude of Gratitude?
It would be pretty easy to have our attention constantly monitoring what's wrong with the world, because let's face it with all the violence, poverty and pollution our world is a more than a little messed up. However Research now shows that focusing on what's wrong can actually be detrimental for your health. Considering what you're grateful for is an essential ingredient for happiness. Once you have created your list and you're keeping a journal of what you're grateful for every day notice how you're happiness and feelings of satisfaction rocket upwards!
Keeping a gratitude list doesn't mean that we're deluded about stuff or sticking our head in the sand. What it does mean is despite all that chaos, we're still putting energy into things we are authentically grateful for. Gratitude works when you're sincerely grateful for something. Despite what's going on in your life right now, what are you truly grateful for?
The benefits of writing your gratitude list can include:
Reduced anxiety and increased calm
Reduced depression and increased happiness and joy
Reduced fatigue and increased feeling of wellbeing and energy
The Research
I was reading a blog post by a self development blogger called Ocean Robbins and came across this intriguing research:
"In one study on gratitude, conducted by Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D., at the University of California at Davis and his colleague Mike McCullough at the University of Miami, randomly assigned participants were given one of three tasks. Each week, participants kept a short journal. One group briefly described five things they were grateful for that had occurred in the past week, another five recorded daily hassles from the previous week that displeased them, and the neutral group was asked to list five events or circumstances that affected them, but they were not told whether to focus on the positive or on the negative. Ten weeks later, participants in the gratitude group felt better about their lives as a whole and were a full 25 percent happier than the hassled group. They reported fewer health complaints, and exercised an average of 1.5 hours more."
Interesting isn't it? Perhaps this 'attitude of gratitude' isn't just for the 'hippies' after all? Read on for more…
"In a later study by Emmons, people were asked to write every day about things for which they were grateful. Not surprisingly, this daily practice led to greater increases in gratitude than did the weekly journaling in the first study. But the results showed another benefit: Participants in the gratitude group also reported offering others more emotional support or help with a personal problem, indicating that the gratitude exercise increased their goodwill towards others."
Sounds good, right? So let's get started.
The 'Top 40' List
One of the best ways to get started with this is to write a list of at least 40 things you're grateful for in your life. Before you panic and think, 'but I don't have time for that!' take a breath and start by writing down 3 things. You don't have to do this all in one go.
So it could be you're grateful for:
1. a certain member of your family or loved one
2. the means to have food on the table
3. the hot water for your morning shower
You get the idea.
Below I've included the top 40 things I'm grateful for to help inspire your own gratitude list.
Claire's Top 40:
I am grateful for:
1. my husband Tom who loves me unconditionally and brings me so much joy
2. my mum, her hugs are the best and she is a great listener
3. my dad, he has passed on his drive and passion for living to me which helps me to succeed and fulfill my potential
4. my sister, who totally believes in me
5. my best friend Kate because she brings so much fun into my life
6. my brilliant friends, I'm very blessed to have such great friends around me
7. my family
8. my Nan, she always makes me feel so loved and special
9. my Aunty Lee, she inspires me to be strong and independent
10. my home
11. my balcony where I can watch the most amazing sunsets
12. my sight so I can enjoy the colours, shapes and beauty of the world around me
13. my hearing, I love music especially music from the 80's! Belinda Carlise, I love you!
14. my healthy body, I can walk, run and jump and move my body freely, which others cannot do
15. my freckles, I like them and think they give me a bit of character!
16. Sunshine, I live in England so whenever I see the sun (can be rare!) I'm grateful
17. My job, I work with brilliant people and get to meet all sorts of inspiring clients and most days I get to do what I love
18. My ability to paint pictures that others enjoy
19. My ability to cook, and have others enjoy my cooking
20. That I discovered the Lightning Process and got myself well with it
21. For Phil Parker and his tenacity
22. The freedom I have in my job
23. My school teacher, Mrs Blackwell for giving me such a good education
24. Jane Austin, I'm such a fan
25. My ability to read books, I'm a book worm and it really calms me before bed
26. That I never go hungry, I always have the means to buy food
27. The area that I live, it's lively and full of interesting people and good places to eat
28. Flowers, they really do make me smile
29. My ability to laugh easily
30. My clothes
31. My washing machine, it means I don't have to go to the launderette
32. My dishwasher, I no longer have to wash dishes by hand
33. Central Heating, it keeps me toasty in the winter
34. The City of London, my favourite place in the world ☺
35. Children, I don't have my own yet, but I love the joy they bring
36. The means to go on holiday and explore different countries, not everyone can afford to do this
37. My ability to inspire people to live a life that they love
38. My ability to talk in front of groups, some people find this hard
39. My ability to write
40. My journals and diary's they keep me on track and that makes me happy and grateful!


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Welcome to another installment of Up on the Sun's 2011 Review. Over the next week, we'll be counting down our favorite songs, shows, national and local releases of 2011. Enjoy!
Is it just me, or was 2011 weird? Like, really weird?
Lou Reed and Metallica made an album together. It was weird. Odd Future brought to the surface nagging questions about homophobia, race, and pop music ethics. That was weird, too. Lots of people hated on or loved Lana Del Ray and Kreashawn, but stranger still was the way the two vastly different sounding artists became symbols for some larger, weird trend. (Let's turn to the experts on that one -- Poptimist and the Village Voice).
So it was weird, and that's great. Thinking out loud about music has never been so easy -- type the name of any album you're curious about and you'll find thousands of thoughts for your perusal. You can listen to most stuff on Spotify for free, and not have to feel bad about ripping off the artists too much (they are still getting ripped off, but you don't have to feel as bad knowing that a fraction of a penny is doing something for someone).
The constant dearth of music presented makes lists like these feel impossible -- there are no doubt amazing, mind-blowing albums that I haven't heard (and potentially won't ever hear), but that's really part of the fun, isn't it? It's why we dig through these year-end lists, it's why we make them. Because weird is good, and weird is everywhere.
15. Fruit Bats, Tripper (Sub Pop)
Fantastic for more than just its cover (one of my favorites of the year, featuring an awesome cut-out triangle and majestic nature scene). "Tony the Tripper" rambles and rolls; "Heart Like an Orange" funks and struts; and "Picture of a Bird" fully embraces the the off-kilter Americana spirit always bubbling underneath the clattering drums and Eric D. Johnson's pitched vocals.
14. Thee Oh Sees, Castlemania (In the Red)
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Every year some band presses an LP at 45RPM. Such is the case with Castlemania, one of two records released by the excellent Thee Oh Sees this year. I was halfway through my first listen before I realized that I had the record playing at the wrong speed. The fact that I liked it even then probably says more about me than the band, but still -- accomplishment noted.
13. Tom Waits, Bad As Me (Anti)
My friend and co-worker Jay "Nothing Not New" Bennett described "Hell Broke Luce" as the best punk song he heard all year. I can't argue, but feel that Bad as Me had a quality not unlike Waits' earliest singer/songwriter records, only now performed by one of the most remarkably strange characters in music. The piano has kept drinking -- but at this point you have to wonder what exactly it's been downing.
12. Nick Lowe, The Old Magic (Yep Roc)
In typical fashion, Lowe tackles treacherous love ("Til' The Real Thing Comes Along"), moving on ("House For Sale"), and death ("Checkout Time") with charm, wit, and a wry grin on his face. The bubbling guitars, peppy vocals, and jazzy shifts in mood often undercut the severe lessons at hand, a knowing, loving trick only this perfectly executed by old masters like Lowe.
11. St. Vincent, Strange Mercy (4AD)
One those albums that boldly announces that an artist has truly arrived, Strange Mercy is Annie Clark's finest moment for many reasons, but mostly because the over-riding sense of dread that strengthens the disc's malice and sensuality. "Oh America, can I owe you one?" she sings in "Year of the Tiger," and it's difficult to know exactly what she means -- but easy to let it mean everything.
10. Thundercat, The Golden of the Apocalypse (Brainfeeder)
Flying Lotus and Thundercat team up for a bass-excursion of a record. Yes, the term "bass-excursion" should frighten you off, but let your guard down for a moment and give in to the plucking, flanged bass runs, the sparkling synths, and the old-school jazz fusion buzz. Supremely groovy.
9. Real Estate, Days (Domino)
I've got friends that are violently opposed to Real Estate. Something about how Days is too mellow, too easy-breezy. Not compelling. I like the band because they jangle. A lot, and because "Green Aisles," with its sparkling 12-string guitars instantly makes me feel wistful for nothing in particular.
8. Destroyer, Kaputt (Merge)
Stretching the limits of what we should accept as "ironic," Kaputt was dipped from head-to-toe in New Age synths, flutes, and thoroughly New Order-aping beats. What really seals the deal is Dan Bejar's unique voice and cryptic lyrics. "I heard the record, it's alright," he sings on "Savage Night at the Opera." It's a critic's eye that endears Bejar to the critics in us all. (Plus, he helps out with that nagging sense of dread: "Don't be ashamed and disgusted with yourself.")
7. Atlas Sound, Parallax (4AD)
Bradford Cox made a wonderful statement to Pitchfork this year, saying: "I loved the Strokes because I like rock'n'roll. If you don't know anything about that band and their context, then what's the difference between the Strokes and Wipers? Some people would probably cut my throat just for saying that, but everything's fucking relatable." It's pop-moral relativism, and more importantly, it's one of the reasons why his records are so fucking good.
6. Bill Callahan, Apocalypse (Drag City)
Bill Callahan accomplishes a lot over the course of Apocalypse's seven songs. He addresses his troubled nation ("America!"), he sinks his boat ("Universal Applicant"), and paints an image of the best imaginary Western film of the year ("Drover"). "I set my watch against the city clock; it was way off."
5. Wild Flag, Wild Flag (Merge)
Monster blues-rock ("Glass Tambourine," "Endless Talk"), New Wave-rock ("Something Came Over Me," "Short Version"), rock-rock ("Black Tiles," "Romance"). No record sounds like its creators were having more fun than Wild Flag.
4. Kurt Vile, Smoke Ring For My Halo (Matador) Kurt Vile's records would sound like they were from outer space if they didn't sound so much like the dirt under your boots.
3. Mike Viola, Electro-de-Perfecto (Megaforce Records)
An unapologetic power-pop record made by a guy who knows pop. It sounds like a simple thing, but few records achieve this much soul with this much "pro." "Closet Cutter" slashes, "Me and My Drinking" swaggers, "Soundtrack of My Summer" sounds like it could soundtrack that rom-com you are ashamed you love.
2. Fleet Foxes, Helplessness Blues (Sub Pop)
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Entirely personal: Driving my car into the Coachella Valley while KRCW played "Helplessness Blues" before anyone else, right after the song had leaked onto the Net. It starts like you think a Fleet Foxes song should, and then blossoms into a giant, sprawling thing: "If I had an orchard, I'd work till I'm sore." Helplessness Blues broadens the 'Foxes palette, encompassing free-jazz, expansive folk-rock arrangements, and finds songwriter Robin Pecknold stepping to the mic with the confidence his songs can't help but showcase.
1. Ty Segall, Goodbye Bread (Drag City)
Goodbye Bread isn't innovative, Ty Segall isn't a legend, and the album leans heavy on song ideas that have been buzzing around since rock 'n' roll was a thing. But the songs have claws, fuzzy, sharp ones, and they crawl into my head and live there. "My Head Explodes" stomps, "I Am With You" shines, and the title track yearns. Old ideas, yeah, but the done right. Some things are classic for a reason.


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