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I got a message from Shazbot over at Imbacore – it's another cool blog about gaming generic cialis online. His focus is on freeware strategy games, multiplayer shooters, and PC tweaks. If you're into that kind of thing, give it a shot.
Posted: February 25th, 2009 under Epic Spoon.
Tags: blog, freeware, Gaming, imbacore, multiplayer shooters, PC tweaks, strategy
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Paranoid Emdroid
I got a message on BlogCatalog from a fellow blogger, Paranoid Emdroid. Her blog is about games, from a girl's perspective. It's pretty good, and a great perspective, so I wanted to write a short post about it tadalafil generique. Go, check out her blog. I added a link to it on the left.
Posted: February 21st, 2009 under Epic Spoon.
Tags: blog, Gaming
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iMac Woes
I love my 24-inch iMac (2.8 GHz Intel Core 2 duo), but it sure hates me. When I bought it in December of 2007, it was because I wanted a new gaming machine (I have Windows Vista installed on it, too, which is maybe why it hates me). And for the most part, it has […]
Posted: February 18th, 2009 under Epic Spoon.
Tags: apple, AppleCare, iMac, screen freeze, woes, world of warcraft
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Thursday Night Warcraft
I mentioned a while back that I play World of Warcraft (website) on Thursday nights with a group of friends. Like I said last time, we all have characters that we only play together, and we usually only do instance dungeons. This is a lot of fun because we get to see all the game's […]
Posted: January 27th, 2009 under Epic Spoon.
Tags: group game, mmo, world of warcraft, wow
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Upgraded to WordPress 2.7
I've upgraded Epic Spoon to WordPress 2.7. It seems to have worked. The admin interface has changed significantly, which is cool for us but doesn't do much for you. As always, let me know if something doesn't work anymore. But honestly, a well-trained house cat could manage their upgrade process. Of course, now that I've […]
Posted: January 16th, 2009 under Epic Spoon.
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Holy Sims: A Nativity Bug
I'm basically done playing The Sims 2 (website) not because I've stopped liking it (I could never stop liking it) but because I have a lot to do lately and I'm taking a break from this type of game until the release of The Sims 3 (website). But just as I was preparing to quit […]
Posted: January 16th, 2009 under Epic Spoon.
Tags: bug, pc, sim, sims 2, sims 3
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Penny Arcade has had its second annual Dickerdoodle contest. I'm not sure my entry qualifies because entrants are asked to submit pictures of people making and enjoying Dickerdoodles. But I favor the abstract, so I made a giant cookie (my hand is in the picture for scale) spraying out the seeds of life. Or, in this case, […]
Posted: December 8th, 2008 under Epic Spoon.
Tags: baking, dickerdoodle, dinosaurs, Penny Arcade
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The Other Way to Play World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft (website), Blizzard's world-class multiplayer online game, is best known for the insidious and crippling addition that keeps so many people from doing anything else. I should know. It's happened to me. And when I broke free of it, I swore, "Never again." Imagine my surprise when I discovered I'm playing the game […]
Posted: November 7th, 2008 under Epic Spoon.
Tags: mmo, multiplayer, online, rpg, warcraft, world of warcraft
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Google shut its mainland Chinese-language portal on Monday and began rerouting searches to a Hong Kong site, over two months after it said it would not accept the self-censorship demanded by China's government. Mark Mahaney, Internet research director at Citigroup Investment Research, shared his insights on the search engine giant.
"For shareholders, this was a negative decision—they just took out 5 percent of their long-term value," Mahaney told CNBC.
"This was a principle decision on their part so I respect that, but this hurts shareholders."
Although investors are worried about Google cutting itself off China's massive Internet population, Mahaney said there is a chance that the firm will return to the market over the next 5 to 10 years.
"It's going to be very hard for anyone else to step in—it's hard for Yahoo to step in," he said.
"Microsoft's Bing will have a chance to get in there, but they will face the same regulatory government pressures, and you have a very well-executing competitor: Baidu."
Mahaney added that Google is still the leading Internet company in every other market around the world.
"Putting it in context, the other 95 percent of Google's business is another reason why we like this stock—they've got mobile coming, video on display advertising coming—that's plenty of reason to buy the stock, especially when you get it at a discount to its growth rate…We think you can still buy Google here at 20 times earnings."
- Watch Mahaney's Previous Appearance on CNBC (Feb. 19, 2010)
More Market Intelligence:
- China or No China, Is Google Still a Buy?
- Maria Bartiromo: Google's Responsible Leadership in Action
- Cramer: What Is Google Without China?
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- Track the DJ Technology Index Here
- Where's the US Dollar Today?
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Mahaney does not own shares of GOOG, AMZN or EBAY.
Mahaney's firm has received compensation for non-investment banking services from GOOG, AMZN, EBAY and YHOO. The firm also owns shares of YHOO.

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One of the things I value most about the work of Nassim Taleb, is how he manages to convey seemingly complex ideas with simple examples in his trademark conversational style. What follows is the second such example we have taken from his book Fooled By Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets, which I highly recommend to all traders, whether you're a budding neophyte or a seasoned veteran.
This example centres around the timescale you use to monitor your investments and how it largely determines how much signal versus noise you receive. In other words, how much meaningful information you are able to extract, compared to just observing the variance of your investment/portfolio.
To convey his message he creates a fictional happily retired dentist. The choice of occupation here is not accidental as elsewhere in the book he uses the career path of dentistry to embody a collection of life choices and values that include studiousness, hard work and patience. So right off the bat we have an individual who we may think of as rational, conservative and perhaps even a touch risk-averse.
We are told that our dentist is an accomplished investor, who manages to earn 15% in excess of US Treasury Bills per annum, with around 10% volatility. Taking into account that 68% of all observations will fall between -1 and 1 standard deviation, we can expect that 68% of the time his returns will be between 5% and 25% (15% expected excess returns plus or minus 10% expected volatility). If we look at 2 standard deviations, which will account for 95% of all observations, we can expect his portfolio to generate returns of between -5% and 35% (15% +/- 20%). In any given year this translates to a 93% chance of profitability for our retired dentist. Not bad, as I'm sure you'd agree.
Now here's our problem. Our dentist subscribes to an online service that supplies him with the real time prices on the instruments he trades. So now, at the click of a button, he can view how much his portfolio is up or down whenever he pleases. Here's what the dentist isn't aware of:
While his portfolio has a 93% chance of profitability per year, this drops to 77% per quarter, 67% per month, 54% per day, 51.3% per hour, 50.17% per minute and 50.02% per second. The shorter the time frame, the higher the effects of randomness, nothing new here. But the real issue is that now our retired dentist must contend with the emotional roller-coaster that is his portfolio's variance. Unable to resist the urge to constantly check how his investments are doing, he is now inundated with a great deal of useless information that only serves to confuse him and make him question an otherwise sound investment strategy. For every perceived loss he becomes stressed, for every perceived gain his mood improves and back again.
Taleb, never one to shy away from hammering a point home, proceeds to explain that for every eight hours of monitoring his investments, our retired dentist will experience 241 pleasurable minutes versus 239 unpleasant ones, or 60,688 pleasurable minutes per year versus 60,271 unpleasant ones. All this with a strategy that is essentially foolproof.
Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky demonstrated in their pioneering work on decision under risk (more on these guys in another article), much to the chagrin of conventional economists, that human beings are not as rational as we like to think we are when it comes to weighing potential losses and gains. In fact, it is more likely that we will take on risk in order to avoid a loss than to secure a gain. Just this should tell you all you need to know about what Taleb is getting at with his story of the happily retired dentist. But to take the point even further, a study conducted by Gehring and Willoughby in 2002, in which they hooked up their subjects to an electroencephalogram (EEG) while getting them to perform certain gambling tasks, demonstrated that we actually feel losses more intensely than gains.
'A negative-polarity event-related brain potential… was greater in amplitude when a participant's choice between two alternatives resulted in a loss than when it resulted in a gain… gains did not elicit the medial-frontal activity when the alternative choice would have yielded a greater gain, and losses elicited activity even when the alternative choice would have yielded a greater loss. Choices made after losses were riskier and were associated with greater loss-related activity than choices made after gains' (Gehring and Willoughby, 2002).
The Gehring and Willoughby study confirms what behavioural economists have believed for decades. However, the main difference between Taleb's retired dentist and you, is that Taleb makes no mention of the dentist altering his trading strategy based on the negative feedback he receives upon checking his portfolio's performance more often. How many times have you changed your approach mid-trade? And how many times was this change elicited by some temporary market move that you wouldn't have even noticed if you were checking your trades less frequently? The moral of the story is that the narrower the time frame at which you're monitoring your chosen instrument, the greater the degree of randomness in the price fluctuations you're witnessing, which means you will invariably receive negative feedback much more often and are far more likely to change your strategy or exit trades that may have been sound all along.


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Leo Oppenheimer is an associate in the Dallas office of Reid Collins & Tsai LLP. He received his J.D., with honors, from Columbia Law School in May 2016, where he served as Managing Editor of the Columbia Journal of Environmental Law and participated extensively in the Columbia Environmental Litigation Clinic. Leo received his B.A., with honors, in Evolutionary Biology from Columbia College in 2010.
Prior to attending law school and joining the firm, Leo was an investment banking analyst at a private equity firm, where he gained experience in a range of industries, including transportation and logistics, oil and gas, insurance, and banking.
As a fitness and diet enthusiast, Leo stays active with exercise, martial arts, and a variety of sports. Leo also played varsity football while at Columbia.
Publications and Speaking Engagements:
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I never really did like Blink-182. (Sorry, Alicia.)
Yesterday, I went shopping for some birthday presents. For myself, as one does. And literally everything I picked out was black, yellow, or a combination of the two. For those not in the know, I'm from Pittsburgh, much like Wiz Khalifa, and you know what it is. I definitely find myself missing my city and everyone in it a little bit more today.
That said, I can't believe how lucky I am to be here. I haven't felt as healthy as I feel now in a very, very long time. Recently, I got the chance to start writing professionally (more on that soon), and besides working on my own writing projects, I've been filling my time with making friends, reading, cooking more adventurously, and actually cleaning my apartment. And you know, I really like it. Sometimes, it's a little bit lonely, but I've had time to run errands, learn some new things, practice my Deutsch, up my cooking game, and generally focus on feeling well. I've lost about a dress size, possibly around 8lb, just from walking so much, carrying groceries to and fro, and cleaning up my eating. And you know I've been having wine and beer like everyday, so it's not some deprivation bullshit. I just genuinely feel so good here!
On Friday morning, all three of us are heading to Amsterdam for the weekend to celebrate my birthday. We booked an AirBnB apartment so Daphne could come with us and experience her third European city. Because my husband has been there before, I tried to plan a trip that would allow us to see as many new things as possible. Of course, we're seeing the Anne Frank Haus, the red light district, and the Van Gogh museum, but we also want to see the Electric Ladyland – the Museum of Fluorescence, visit the Reypenaer for cheese tasting, drink at the Brouwerij 't IJ – an award-winning brewery, and try some Indonesian food (apparently a local favorite). It's going to be a really exciting three days!
I guess this blog is sort of changing shape, and becoming more personal. Don't worry – if you come here for toy reviews, I have a few that need to be written, and a couple more products on the way. I'm not going to stop talking about sex, toys, vaginas, and vulvas. But I am going to keep expanding my blog, taking on new topics as they come into my life.
Speaking of which, I'm looking to start a new fitness program, and I wanted to find something that I could do indoors, with minimal equipment. So, I decided to download the Blogilates App, and get the Beginners Workout Calendar. If you also use the Blogilates app, or just like Cassey's videos, comment and let me know! I'm planning to get started on Monday, and hopefully order/purchase a suitable mat over the weekend. If you're interested in my fitness progress, maybe I'll start doing some fitness posts to keep myself accountable.


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Just the thought of this recipe for BBQ Baked Beans makes the top of my mouth hurt. Because willpower and baking beans simply do not mix.
This is my mom's baked beans recipe and with it comes a flood of summer memories. Of coming home after a full, hot day swimming, swimming, swimming and diving and flipping and flirting at the pool. Then finally home to the coolness of the air conditioned house where my mom often had these babies on the stove, percolating their way towards dinner.
It took just one step through the door and me and my swimsuit soaked shorts were making a beeline for the stove. There was always a wooden spoon sitting to the side, laced with the dried sauce from my mom's stirring of the baked beans. One lick and that set off the need for more.
That pot of beans were just begging me to take a bite. Just onnnnnne bite with a little morsel of each ingredient's goodness. A few beans, onion and okay, green pepper too. I suppose it wouldn't kill a teenager. And of course, a few extra sliced of barbeque sauce soaked bacon. That was always my favorite part. Because, I mean, bacon.
Those beans were bubbling hot. Literally bubbling. And I'd blow, and blow and debate on how long I could hold out for that first bite. And inevitably, I couldn't take it one. second. longer. and I'd take the baked bean plunge and spoon that barbequed bite into my mouth. And ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS end up with a scorched roof of my mouth that would quickly blister and leave totally raw.
Which made for a challenging second bite.
But you can bet your barbequed baked bean dollar, I was always up for the task.
About the recipe:
This recipe makes enough to serve a group and makes a great take along dish for a summer get together. If you're preparing for a smaller crowd and don't want leftovers, you must be crazy. Because they're the best part and eating them cold out of the refrigerator the next day is almost even better than the first day. But in case you still want less, cut the recipe in half, everything divides pretty easily but use 2 tablespoons of the brown sugar.
I use a 1 pound package of bacon in this recipe because to me, those bacon bites are the best part! Feel free to use less if you'd prefer.
I use canned pork & beans for this recipe because that's what my mom has always done. My mother in law said her mother in law used to use Great Northern beans in her recipe. You can certainly experiment and mix and match. I think I'll give it a try next time.
Even though it's mixed in and cooked down, I still use a high quality barbeque sauce in this recipe since it's the main flavor builder. And I go the easy route and buy it from the store instead of making homemade. This time around I used Stubb's. I tend to choose a regular barbeque sauce instead of mesquite or honey flavors because of the extra mustard and brown sugar I add in.
The yellow mustard adds a vinegar tang to the dish. If you're not a fan of tang, or vinegar, or mustard, start off with 1 teaspoon instead of 1 tablespoon, and build your flavor from there.
The Best BBQ Baked Beans
- 1 pound bacon sliced
- 1 green bell pepper seeded and diced
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 1 3- pound 53 ounce can pork & beans
- 1 cup barbeque sauce
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon mustard
- Bring a dutch oven or large pot to medium high heat and add the sliced bacon. Cook for about 10-12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until bacon begins to crisp. Drain the bacon slices on a plate lined with a paper towel, and reserve 2 tablespoons of the bacon drippings in the pan, discard the rest.
- Add the green bell pepper and onion to the bacon drippings and cook for 5 minutes or until the vegetables soften, stirring often. Add the pork & beans, barbeque sauce, brown sugar and mustard and stir to combine. Bring to a boil then reduce to simmer, cover with a lid and cook for 1 hour. Stir occasionally so the beans don't stick to the bottom of the pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.
5 More Bean Recipes to Love
Baked beans can be pretty basic, and are more often than not a staple at every backyard BBQ. While my version is obviously my favorite, these other options are looking pretttttttty fine.
Spicy Baked Black Beans with Vegetables
This veg-heavy baked bean goes well beyond a traditional side dish and could easily be served up as a main meal.
Recipe here.
Slow Cooker Maple Bourbon Baked Beans
This recipe featuring bourbon and maple spiked pinto beans may not be the quickest baked bean recipe on the list but it's the perfect reason to keep that slow cooker ready and available during summer months.
Recipe here.
Southern Baked Beans Recipe
Thick and rich and full of Southern pride and molasses, these beans are topped with fat pieces of bacon for just another layer of to die for goodness.
Recipe here.
Pineapple Bacon Baked Beans
Pineapple caramelized in bacon fat! Why didn't I think of that? Sweet, tangy and baked all in one bite.
Recipe here.
Chipotle Barbeque Baked Beans with Tempeh
I LOVE chipotle and this vegan version adds more bite with tempeh, and comfort thanks to a slow and delicious bake in the oven.
Recipe here.
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"AN OPENING OF THE EARTH: RECOVERED" Martin Franklin & Michael Northam. Faria Records 2009
21st Century reworking of the original 90's release. Intense recorded performance using lo-fi sampling, eerie drones, percussive metal instruments and effects, the players trace an intuitive path through a midnight electronic improvisation. Edition of 500.
"DESERTED CITIES" EP codetripper, Edition 2007
Four track EP, combining tablatronic beats and glitchy textures. Package includes etched brass sygil and digital prints. Edition of 100.
"THE FROZEN LANDS" Tuu, Amplexus Records 1999
Solo set of pieces using gongs and metal instruments over electronically treated and detuned samples. Based on material I played at the 'Calls From The Rock' exhibition by the late Nikki Coe.
Numbered edition of 1000 copies.
….panoramic, otherworldly vistas….a place of rolling clouds of sound, an unknown area bathed in washes of dark and lightness AmbiEntrance
"TERMA" Tuu & Nick Parkin, Fathom Records 1998
Collaboration with Ney flute player, Nick Parkin. These pieces explore darker soundscapes, combining textural electronics, percussion and wind instruments.WINNER "Best Ambient/Electronic Instrumental Album" AFIM "Indie" Awards 1999.
"…a remarkable album that is primal and ritualistic and directly communicates its richness to and through the body of the entranced listener" Alternate Music Press
"MESH" Tuu, Fathom Records(USA) 1997
Rich, balmy atmospheres for the first TUU release on the American Fathom label. Generated following over a year of giving concerts around Europe, this is a set of cohesive deep drones and rhythms.
"Darkly seductive and subtly subversive. Perfect mind-altering music for late night sonic explorers" Real to Reel News (USA)
"MAPS WITHOUT EDGES" Stillpoint, Beyond Records 1996/City Of Tribes (USA) 1998
Hallucinogenic collaboration with Eddy Sayer (Lights In A Fat City) and Nick Parkin, recorded live in a subterranean studio opposite the British Museum in London.
….as if the invididual elements have been taken over by some arcane guiding force. Concept and content in perfect harmony
Best Of 1996 (Electronica Section). The Wire magazine
"ALL OUR ANCESTORS" Tuu, Beyond Records/Waveform (USA) 1995/96
The defining Global Ambient release originally published by Beyond Records, with a limited edition of 500 in a metal and handmade paper slip case.
"…an album of serene beauty…achieves an intense sense of peace most ambient music can only dream of." Mixmag
"INVOCATION" Tuu, Hic Sunt Leones (Italy) 1995
Reissue of early material with flautist Richard Clare. The initial run of 500 came with an Italian mountain flower in the CD spine. Some tracks from this album are included on the later Waveform issue of "One Thousand Years"
"AN OPENING OF THE EARTH" Franklin/MNortham. SDV Tontrager 1994
Deep improvised electronics using samples, metal instruments, dictaphone recordings and feedback looping.
"….excavating the sonic crust with heavy synthesised drones, trebly buzzes and popping bursts of sound……eerie as hell." Darren Bergstein. I/E magazine
"ONE THOUSAND YEARS" Tuu, SDV Tontrager 1993/Archive '96/Waveform 2001
The classic, and much reissued first album. The original release by the Dusseldorf-based SDV Tontrager came in a limited edition wood and aluminuim case, designed by Jorg Willich.
"…acheives the kind of breathtaking stillness you only otherwise get halfway up the Himalayas.." NME


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Home › Forums › Decoding His Signals / How Does He Feel About Me? › Please help! He's gone cold after some emotional texts
This topic contains 31 replies, has 1 voice, and was last updated by L 4 months, 4 weeks ago.
So I just started talking to this guy (31, I'm 28) about 2 and a half weeks ago. Since then we've been on two dates. The first was 9 hours long and absolutely wonderful. The second was just as good, but not as long. Emotionally we are (or seem to be) on the same page. He's said to me that he could see himself falling for a girl like me. I've said the same to him. We just meshed so well so quickly that it was scary for both of us and we both acknowledged that. We were both texting pretty consistently everyday (it was never one sided). Tuesday evening past we had a misunderstanding over text and I, being pretty inexperienced with dating in general, tried to fix it right away. I sent a long emotional text, a video and then also left him a voice mail (I cringe just thinking about it now). Looking back I realize I should have left it be, but I can't change the past now. I apologized for my reaction and he's told me that he didn't want to get into it like I did and since then he's been distant. I left him alone and didn't text for over a day. I don't want to bring it up again, because it's not something that could be really be discussed over text. Preferably in person (I don't even know if there'd be a third date!) and I don't want to call, especially after I left him that desperate sounding voice mail. Last night I asked how his day went and mentioned a that I heard a song that reminded me of him (a reference to our first date). I did get a reply but just single worded answers "tiring" and "that's cool". After that I made my reply short as well, wished him a good day at work and said goodnight. He then replied with a simple "Goodnight".
With circumstances as they are and even if he would go on another date with me, it couldn't be until 2 weeks from now as I have vacation booked. Do I keep my distance and let him sort things out? Do I continue to say a 'good morning' ask how he's doing and such? We had such an easy flow with texting and communication originally and now it's like I've hit a brick wall. I'm completely at a loss! Please help!
Yeah… straighten your crown, delete his info and go on vacation.
At this point, for this guy, you went and did too much. He's not going to suddenly re-open back up with the daily good morning text. Just stop with it. If he really feels you in his heart, he will reach back out. But pinging doesn't help. He knows you are into him.
I'm an older woman who dates a lot of guys in his age group and they, above all, want light and easy. No drama. You created drama. Their definition of drama is probably different than ours. They work best if you keep boundaries- for example, if he says something that offends you, respond with "oh go F yourself" vs a 5 minute voice mail about how hurt you are. They blow off a date? "Fine, I'll go on my date with George Clooney", not a weepy 3 paragraph text on how they aren't making you a priority.
They take a minute to come round and don't like being rushed or pressured. And you rushed and pressured. No big deal, you made a mistake and you'll meet other men.
*ATTENTION: Stage 5 Clinger Alert*
Your first date was 9 hours?!?!? Umm WHY!! First dates should be a quick 30 min coffee date to see if you even like him enough to go on a second.
You are obsessive, desperate and needy and he can smell that a mile away. He is NOT into you anymore, so back off as in don't text him anymore. I'm honestly surprised he hasn't blocked you. You went on 2 dates with him. How the hell are you this attached already???
I would highly suggest not dating anyone for a while, and see a therapist as you have deep unresolved issues. I also suggest reading the books "Why Men Love Bitches" and "Attached".
You obviously are a very inexperienced dater and trust people's words far sooner than you should. Some advice is to trust their actions instead. His actions are clearly showing you that he isn't into you. If you chose to ignore them, that's on you.
Hi "A"
You are judging me from a small paragraph of text, you do not know all of the details. I was not the one to suggest such a long date to begin with. We originally met with the possibility of it going longer and he was the one to suggest it. I was not constantly "obsessive, needy, or desperate". I had a moment of weakness, then realized exactly what I had done and apologized. Obviously coming from me to him it might not mean much, but I have never been like that before. I have barely texted him since then, so I'm am not surprised he hasn't blocked me because he has no need to.
The reason I posted on here was to see if there was a way to resolve it. I haven't really attempted to speak with him except that one instance. So I haven't really ignored his actions and sent him a pile of texts, I just sent out some feelers. It's at this point it looks like I probably will leave him be. I never want to be a clinger and I'm ashamed of my moment of weakness. I guess I ruined it for myself.
Thank you Anon, I appreciate your input.
A, you don't have to be nasty.
Probably every one of us has been with a guy that did the "all in" from day 1- making us believe it was the fairy tale romance, only to drop us like a hot potato on our first mis-step. Guys do that. They go all in, then realize it would be work, and drop out as fast as they came in. It is pretty hard to *not react* but it's a learned response and now she knows.
If you don't have experience dating and sorting thru mixed messages it can be REALLY hard to make sense of fall offs in communication. A lot of guys are almost overwhelming with communication early on and it can really trick you into thinking something is there. But guys operate like "SHINY OBJECT MUST HAVE MUST GET" then "OH GOT SHINY OBJECT, WHAT NEXT".
I don't think you need counseling, just more experience.
First of all stop texting him NOW. his replies were very, very clear message that he has gone off you. Very clear.
Its not entirely your fault. Fact is, after a couple of dates, either party or both who text a lot, having deep conversations via texts is immature and not wise.
That's the mistake you made. Texting him as if you are love struck puppies is juvenile.
The way to date is to date, not text. People of your generation are so in to their phones, you just don't get it.
Any guy I date would not be dopey enough to assume I have nothing better going than to tap on my phone, if we had something to say, we say it.
I can't Express enough how texting is a problem. You yourself stated you were both kinda scared about what a connection you had. Assuming this was said via text. So you were way ahead of yourself texting all that crap after two dates. You need some patience.
If you hadn't been text back and forth the incident wouldn't have happened.
But the fact that he also was texting a lot means he's not exactly all that smart also.
In the future, be cool and patient. Have your conversations in person or phone.
And leave him alone. The emotional video to a man who is not your boyfriend was a killer.
Dangerouse, you're right texting is a problem. I had a feeling early in that it would be for us. Guess I should of listened to my gut!
Take this as a learning experience and don't repeat the same mistakes.
The first date was way too long. In the future cap a first date at 2 hours max. A stranger should not be getting the equivalent of a work day plus an hour of overtime from you.
I beg of you to stop all that silly texting. I'm not sure why but this generation is glued to the phone texting, learn how to talk by picking up the phone. There was no reason to have a disagreement after two dates but, I'm sure something said over text was taken wrong.
Then instead of just letting things be you went into begging mode. Apologize once and never grovel.
Given his responses I'd say he's over it and wants you to back off.
Go on your vacation and don't waste a moment thinking about him.
Thank you Stephen, I've always been that way, so you've definitely read me right! Thanks for the laugh too, I needed that!
Lisa, May I ask about the details of the text that caused all of this? Maybe his reaction shows what kind of person he is? Sounds like you did overreact which you acknowledge but context would help determine if he is worth waiting it out for or to just move on.
Hi Lala, it's kind of personal, I'll try my best, it's also the reason I didn't mention it at first. I sent him a video of myself doing something he likes (nothing overly sexual, no nudity). I was nervous about doing it for him, but I wanted to anyway (could be considered a fetish, I'm open minded so I was cool with it). After I sent it he could tell I was nervous and he didn't want me to push myself to do that for him if I felt uncomfortable (he never outright asked me to do it either, it was just talked about). I told him that it was okay, because I wouldn't do something for him that made me feel uncomfortable, it was just new to me, so it he must have felt my awkwardness. He didn't believe me when I said that… and I went on to try and convince him that I was okay with it. He didn't sound convinced by my text so I sent the video of myself saying it so he could see I was sincere and then on to the voicemail… at that point it got deeper into the topic of being self conscious which I said I struggle with sometimes (I would think like any woman)… and the rest is history. I hope that's clear enough to understand.
oh honey! NO NO NO NO NO.
A. No 9 hour dates (but that can be excused)
B. No texting any man who is not your boyfriend first unless they have initiated 3 or 4 times. When you are dating, it is not even. They need to be leading
C. NO SENDING ANYTHING SEXUAL AT ALL TO A MAN WHO IS NOT YOUR BOYFRIEND. EVER. IN FACT, BEST TO NEVER SEND PHOTOS OF YOURSELF AT ALL TO A MAN WHO IS NOT YOUR BOYFRIEND. If he asked for something that is a fetish – IT IS SEXUAL. In fact, I generally either reject a man who asks for photos at all or I simply say – I am not a selfy girl – you will have to wait until I see you ;-).
D. Never double contact. Ever. No multiple forms of contact.
E. You should not be talking kinks this early. Seriously. Any man who is doing that is pushing and should be met with an "easy there tiger" to let him know it is too much. Cant blame him for trying, but can blame you for allowing it.
F. When a man is pulling away – you let him, unless he is your boyfriend, and then you give him a lot lot lot of space.
Yikes, please stay off your phone.
Tallspicy, he never asked for anything from me, I did it myself, so that's on me. The reason he told me about it fairly early is because he had relationships that fell apart in the past because of it. He'd build something up for a year, tell the woman, and they wouldn't be okay with it. Year wasted. So I understood why he told me so early. I really can't blame him for that. My mistake was playing into it I guess. I shouldn't have promoted it.
When it comes to initiating, he did that more than 3 or 4 times.
Not sure what you mean by double contact.
So…. I'd say that all sounds very awkward. Never send any man or woman any unsolicited videos or pics that you would not share with your mom.
It sounds like you guys talked about a fetish (that's one thing), then you shared a video he didn't ask for. It probably was a turn off for him, and then it just went downhill from there. It's cool to be open about that kind of stuff, but you do run the risk of turning people off.
Never ever never ever send a guy nudes and or anything "sexy". Even if they ask. Guys lose respect for you when you do. It's not necessary to "prove" you are sexy to any man. Men literally find anything sexy. They have really low standards in that department.
I updated my online dating profile to entirely unsexy photos. If anything, I get more interest now. I get comments like "oh, sexy on a horse" and "oh, so sexy that pic of you hiking".
I didn't try to sex him into a relationship, it wasn't like that. I had shared other stuff before, and so had he. It was equal give an take. I guess this is my learning curve. I guess at this point it doesn't matter if I say. The subject of the video was my feet….. which he had seen in person already, and in pictures. So I don't know how that would be the thing that turned him off. And I could have shared that video with my mom, she probably wonder what I was doing but it really wasn't as explicit or way overly sexual. And it wasn't to him either, as he'd seen the exact same thing in person!
Double contact – Email no response, call no response.
One contact of any form, one response. But he was not even your boyfriend so the contact should come from him.
Stop saying the foot stuff was not sexual. IT IS SEXUAL BECAUSE IT IS HIS FETISH. So, stop denying it was sexual. If anything is sexual for one of the parties and the other party uses it in any way to attract that person, it is sexual. Even if it looks mundane to someone else.
He needs to earn your sexuality. Not that you cannot kiss and go through the bases, but anything like that needs investment and commitment on his end before you go further.
You need to mirror until a man is your boyfriend. You should never be giving more than he is and anything unsolicited and instantiated is giving more.
Onto the next, there are tons of men out there and while you sound timid, you do sound sweet.
How you should have handled the foot fetish:
Guy: "So I'm into feet and other women have been weird in the past and dropped me because of it"
you: "Well, I'm open minded about that idea, but that's for down the road. I'd love to learn more about your favorite vacation spot"
You need to derail guys when they start talking about sex early on, unless you know it's just going to be casual. Guys like women who like sex, of course, but these aren't the women they get into relationships with. Sure, no man wants a prude or a stuck up woman or one that recoils, but they also want one who doesn't give it up for every dude that buys her dinner.
I get that you were trying to be supportive and understanding and let him know you were cool, but you just kind of went overboard, somewhat unknowingly. He also handled it poorly…
He's probably wondering if you're already like this in the very beginning, how much more intense you'd be if you two were in a relationship.
Thanks for all the input everyone. This is the first time I've ever posted a question like this. Not sure if I'll do it again. Some people are not so nice, but I knew that before posting.
Thanks for all the input everyone. This is the first time I've ever posted a question like this asking for help. Not sure if I'll do it again. Some people are not so nice, but I knew that might happen before posting.
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I agree with most of the advice here. It was too much, too soon. Take this as a learning experience and move on.
You should stop contacting him because you'll only look foolish, and you will not provoke him to reply or be warm & communicative like he was previously. Unfortunately something is broken and you can't go back. But that "something" was a fantasy, you two didn't have a strong foundation because you got too serious too soon. There's no way after 2 dates/2 weeks that you should be talking sexual fetishes, or falling for each other, or deep emotions. You should get to know a guy gradually and not rush it. Otherwise you create a false sense of intimacy.
A 9-hour first date is a no-no. I like Khadija's comment that no first date should be the equivalent of a workday, so true! The 1st date is a screener to see if you have a connection with the person.
You seem inexperienced so I don't blame you, like I said, just learn for next time. Generally it's better to leave the guy wanting more of your company. End your interactions on a high note, rather than running things into the ground when they are going well. If you have a great first date, and things are going really well, after a couple of hours you should end it and make sure the guy is itching to see you again. It's tempting when you have a connection to run away with it but in most cases, a connection that starts out hot and fast, burns out quickly.
I also agree with what's been said, that discussing the foot fetish this early on was a big mistake. As was sending him a foot-related video that he didn't ask for. Again, taking things too fast, too soon. And sending emotional videos and messages pleading with him, was too much. But all of this has already been explained and expressed well by others.
I don't think this is fixable honestly. I would leave this guy totally alone. Just chalk it up to experience and move on. If, by some small chance, you totally back off and he reaches out, you should take things very slowly and carefully (basically the opposite of what you've been doing). It sounds like this guy has issues as well, as has been suggested by other posters, so don't blame yourself or feel bad about this. What happened, happened. The fact that he was pushing for the heavy emotional stuff and talking about his fetish was something that led you on, and you got caught up. So he is equally responsible for things collapsing.
I think you got most good advice already so i only like to add two things. Many guys will test your boundaries early on, conscious or subconsciously, to see if you cross them. Also i feel this guy was leading with sexual stuff early on (and you may have not liked the foot fetish at all later on) and seeing you only had two dates there is a chance he is showing it in the guys locker room. I know that might make you feel uncomfortable but you really have to be that cautious. I like anons suggestions in how not to participate in sex talk early on. I would certainly not contact this guy first and even if he shows up to arrange date number 3, i would consider the talking about the foot festish (and the boohoo my exes couldnt handle it) as a red flag


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Nevertheless, the absence of an epidemic is certain to me, and will become clear to others as more reporters rely on evidence rather than the agenda-driven fear mongering of others.
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Many will agree that they do not link pink eyes. Well, pink eyes are as a result of viral, bacterial or allergy that can always be corrected. Depending on its type, some will affect all the eyes like the bacterial while others will start by affecting one eye then with time it affects all the eyes e.g. viral. Due to their contagiousness, it is advisable that when treating, both eyes should be looked into. Pink eyes don't mean end of sight, it can be corrected and one can also consider affordable remedies such as home remedies that are illustrated below:
There is a range of home remedies for pink eye. One must not necessarily use all of them, just consider the one that is affordable and that can work best for you. Moreover, some people are likely to react adversely with some remedies such as garlic, among others. Also, follow the procedures fully for best results.
- Honey has unique properties such as antiviral as well as antibacterial, which are both best known for their healing abilities when it comes to wounds. Moreover, honey is readily available at home and rather than treating wounds, honey can also tackle problems regarding pink eyes. But, before using it, it is crucial to note that honey works best in cases of dry eyes where it comes in handy in reducing the bacteria that are present around the eyes. Did you know that honey has worked best in solving cases on pink eyes as compared to other conventional treatments? Well, honey has recorded tremendous results in eye treatment not only corneal edema, corneal opacities but also other eye problems. It is advisable that when using honey as pink eye remedy, it should be a local and organic honey not those that have been repacked and preserved using other chemicals that might worsen the condition.
How to use honey as pink eye remedy
- Dissolve honey in pure warm water
- Add a pinch of salt to the mixture
- Using a dropper put two to three drops of the mixture in each eye two to three times a day for a period of not less than one month.
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Another way of getting rid of pin eyes at home is as simple as finding a mother who is lactating, then let her squeeze out two to three drops of breast milk in the eye, two to three times a day until the situation is forgotten. Why would one need this? Well, breast milk has a special antibody known as immunoglobulin A which can prevent the bacteria from interfering with the eye thus reducing the infection.
Even though most people would opt for over the counter medication for pink eye, home remedy such as using saline water for eye will work perfectly best. The process is as simple as adding a pinch of salt in water, then use a dropper to put two to three drops of the saline in the eyes and in return, the eyes will be washed. The affected eye should be rinsed using the saline solution as many times as possible. Note, the saline solution should be prepared on a daily basis to prevent bacterial contamination. This remedy has worked well before, it will work best again. This process can further be facilitated by compressing the eye using a warm piece of cloth to remove the bacteria that have accumulated around the eye. But, while doing this, it is important to keep in mind that different pieces of cloth should be used for different eye to avoid further spread of pinkeye.
Home remedies for pink eyes for adults
- An adult can easily get rid of pink eye by taking diet that is rich in vitamin A. Consider eating a lot of carrots in foods or taken directly. This is because vitamin A plays a very crucial role in optimal eye. One can also consider taking multivitamins or fermented cod liver oil, which will help solve the problem in less than twenty four hours.
- Did you know that organic yogurt can also help clear the pink eye? The answer is here, just put two to three drops on the eyes on a daily basis and you will be glad to realize that the problem has disappeared.
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- Well, there are so many other remedies out there that will best work as a home remedy for pink eye such as turmeric, apple cider vinegar, coconut oils and most people have come to realize that their procedures are just the same. But, it is also vital to keep in mind that what works for me will not necessarily work for you that are why one should keep on trying and never give up after using only one remedy.
Well, as the saying goes, 'it's cheaper to prevent than to cure' that is why one should consider factors prevents pink eye. But, no one knows when he/she will be down with some disease that is why if the home remedy is not effective then seek optician's help.


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Disclaimer: a lot of time passed since this post. Now it's time to share a new technical article—revealing the web application development principles — which is relevant as of 2019.
In web development, such terms as ''web app'', ''front-end architecture'', ''Web 2.0'', and ''HTML5 apps'' are often used in a misleading context which doesn't consider the full specifics of implementation and usage of web architectures. Today we'll find out more about the web application architecture types in the light of the latest web trends and key issues that matter to software product owners.
We can outline 3 main web application architecture types and discuss their advantages and drawbacks. We can evaluate them according to three points of view: software owner, software developer (member of the dedicated team allocated to the project) and end user. Other possible examples basically come down to these three as subtypes.
First let's define a web application: it's a client-server application, where there's a browser (the client) and a web server. The logic of a web application is distributed among the server and the client, there's a channel for information exchange, and the data is stored mainly on the server. Further details depend on the architecture: different ones place and distribute the logic in different ways.
It's hard to compare completely different architectures impartially. But we'll try to, using several evaluation criteria.
User's criteria
Updates of data on pages, switching between pages (response time). Such qualities of user interface as richness and intuitivity.
Ability to save bookmarks and links to various sections of the website.
Offline work
Well, this one speaks for itself.
Developer's criteria
Speed of development
Introduction of new features, refactoring, parallelization of the software development process.
Maximum speed of response from the server with minimum consumption of computation power.
Ability to increase computation power or disc space under increases in amounts of information and/or number of users. If an allocated scalable system is used, one must provide data consistency, availability and partition tolerance (CAP theorem). It's also worth noting that the case, when the number of features/screens of the client app is increased at the software owner's request, depends on the framework and implementation rather than the type of web application architecture.
Possibility and ease of automated unit testing.
Software product owner's criteria
Functional extendability
New functionality within minimal time and budget.
Users must be able to find the application through any search engine.
Besides software development proper, there are additional expenses: hardware, network infrastructure, maintenance.
The software owner must be sure that both business data and information about users are kept secure. As the main security criterion we'll consider the possibility of changes in functionality of app behavior on the client side, and all associated risks. Standard dangers are the same for the compared architectures. We do not consider security on the server-client channel, because all these architectures are equally exposed to break-ins. This channel can be the same.
Conversion: website – mobile or desktop application
Conversion into a mobile or desktop application with minimal additional costs.
Some of these criteria might seem inaccurate, but the purpose of the article is not to show what's good and what's bad. It's more of a detailed review that shows the possible options.
Let's outline three main web-based application types according to the roles performed by the server and the client browser.
Type 1: server-side HTML web application
The most widespread web application architecture. The server generates HTML content and sends it to the client as a full-fledged HTML-page. Sometimes this architecture is called ''Web 1.0'', since it was the first to appear and currently dominates the sphere of web development.
Responsiveness/Usability: 1/5. The least optimal value among these architecture examples. A huge amount of data is transferred between the server and the client. The user has to wait until the whole page reloads, responding to trivial actions, for example, when only a part of the page needs to be reloaded. UI templates on the client depend directly on the frameworks applied on the server. Due to the limitations of mobile internet and huge amounts of transferred data, this architecture is hardly applicable in the mobile segment. There are no means of sending instant data updates or changes in real time. If we consider the possibility of real-time updates via generation of ready chunks of content on the server side and updates of the client (through AJAX, WebSockets), plus design with partial changes within a page, we'll go beyond this architecture.
Linkability: 5/5. The highest of the three, since it's the easiest implementable. It's due to the fact that by default one URL receives particular HTML-content on the server.
SEO: 5/5. Rather easily implemented, similarly to the previous criterion. The content is known beforehand.
Speed of development: 5/5. This is the oldest architecture in web development, so it's possible to choose any server language and framework for particular needs.
Scalability: 4/5. If we take a look at the generation of HTML, under the increasing load comes the moment when load balance will be needed. There's a much more complicated situation with scaling databases, but this task is the same for these three examples of software architecture.
Performance: 3/5. Tightly bound to responsiveness and scalability. Performance is relatively low because a big amount of data must be transferred, containing HTML, design, and business data. Therefore it's necessary to generate data for the whole page (not only for the changed business data), and all the accompanying information (such as design).
Testability: 4/5. The good thing is that there's no need for special tools, which support JavaScript interpretation, to test the front-end, and the content is static.
Security: 4/5. The application behavior logic is on the server side. However, data are transferred overtly, so a protected channel may be needed (which is basically a story of any architecture that concerns the server). All the security functionality is on the server side.
Conversion: website – mobile or desktop application: 0/5. In most cases it's simply impossible. Rarely there's an exception (more of exotics): for example, if the server is realized upon node.js, and there are no large databases; or if one utilizes third-party web services for data acquisition (however, it's a more sophisticated variant of architecture). Thus one can wrap the application in node-webkit or analogous means.
Offline work: 2/5. Implemented with a manifest on the server, which is entered to HTML5 specifications. If the browser supports such a specification, all pages of the application will be cached: in case the connection is off, the user will see a cached page.
Type 2: JS generation widgets (AJAX)
The foremost advantage is that updates from the server arrive only for the part of the page requested by the client. It's also good that widgets are separated functionally. A particular widget is in charge of a part of the page; partial changes will not affect the whole page.
Responsiveness/Usability: 3/5. The volume of transferred data for a part of a page is smaller than for the whole page, that's why responsiveness is higher. But since a page is a set of widgets, the applicable UI templates in a web application are limited by the chosen UI framework. Cold start (the first full loading) of such a page will take a little longer. The content, which is fully generated and cached on the server, can be instantly displayed on the client; here time is spent on getting the data for the widget and, as a rule, on templating. At the first visit the website will not be that quick to load, but further it will be much more pleasant in use, if compared to sites based on the architecture of the first type. Also it's worth to mention the possibility of implementation of ''partial'' loading (like it's done on yahoo.com).
Linkability: 2/5. Here special tools and mechanisms are needed. As a rule, Hash-Bang mechanism is applied.
SEO: 2/5. There are special mechanisms for these tasks. For example, for promotion of websites based on this architecture it's possible to predefine the list of promoted pages and make static URLs for them, without parameters and modifiers.
Performance: 4/5. The time and resources spent on generation of HTML content are relatively minor if compared to the time spent by the app on retrieving data from the databases, and on their processing before templating. Use of the extended type of this architecture (when data are transferred as JSON) lowers the traffic between the client and the server, but adds an abstraction level to the application: retrieval from database -> data processing, serialization in JSON -> API: JSON -> parsing of JSON -> binding of data object on the client to HTML.
Scalability: 4/5. Same as for the first type of architecture.
Testability: 1/5. It's required to test the server side, the client code, and the web service which returns the data to update widgets.
Security: 4/5. Part of the logic is shifted to the client JavaScript which can be modified by an intruder.
Conversion: website – mobile or desktop application: 0/5. Same as for the first type of architecture.
Offline work: 1/5. The manifest mechanism works in this case, but there's a problem with updating or caching the data displayed on the widget. This functionality has to be implemented additionally: in the manifest one can indicate only names of the files that will be cached from the server. Correlation between the widget template file, cached in the manifest, and the page behavior logic requires extra effort.
Type 3: service-oriented single-page web apps (Web 2.0, HTML5 apps)
The term ''Web 2.0'' isn't quite correct here. One of peculiarities of Web 2.0 is the principle of involving users into filling and repeated adjustments of content. Basically the term ''Web 2.0'' means projects and services which are actively developed and improved by users themselves: blogs, wikis, social networks. This means Web 2.0 isn't bound to one technology or a set of technologies.
Let's figure out the essence of this architecture. An HTML-page is downloaded from the server. This page is a container for JavaScript code, which addresses a particular web service and retrieves business data only. The data is used by JavaScript application, which generates the HTML content of the page. This architecture is a self-sufficient and rather complex JavaScript application, where part of the functionality is shifted to the client side. To compare, the architecture of the second type cannot show a high number of interrelated and structured functions.
In modern web development, fully offline JavaScript apps are rare (with a few exceptions, e.g. rad-js.com). This approach allows an easily made reverse conversion: publish an existing application on the web.
Responsiveness/Usability: 5/5. The volume of data transferred for updates, is minimal. That's why responsiveness is at the highest level. UI is generated via JavaScript, it's possible to implement any necessary variants. There is an issue with multithreading in JavaScript: in this particular case processing of big volumes of business data should be shifted to the web service.
Linkability: 1/5. One will need special tools and mechanisms, as well as frameworks which can use, for example, Hash-Bang mechanism.
SEO: 1/5. The hardest one to promote. If the entire app is promoted directly, there's no problem: it's possible to promote the application container. If it's needed for a part of the application, a special mechanism will be needed for that purpose. Each more or less big search engine offers its own methods of standartization for this process.
Scalability: 5/5. The web logic is on the client side. There is no content generation on the server. When there's an increase in the number of users, it's required to scale only the web services that give the business data.
Conversion: website – mobile or desktop application: 5/5. A website becomes an application with the help of PhoneGap or a similar platform.
Offline work: 5/5. This architecture is a full-fledged application; it's possible to save separate data, as well as parts of the application using any storage (for example, local storage). One more advantage is the possibility to switch data storage and management to the offline mode. To compare, the two aforementioned architectures are only partially functional in the offline mode. Here the missing data can be replaced with mocks, it's possible to show alert windows or use data from the local storage, while synchronization may be left for later.
Thus we can see that there's no perfect architecture. The optimal choice depends on tasks and priorities. If any criterion wasn't mentioned here, it doesn't mean it was ignored. It's just the fact that for each particular software project every criterion has different importance. For every real software development project one of these examples may be defining. It's also possible to optimize the architecture of the app or implement a hybrid architecture which will meet the specific business requirements.
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Critical Economics in times of crisis is a series of seminars whose aim is to assess the significance of critical economic thought, especially in light of the current economic crisis. Conceived and organised by Tommaso Gabellini and Simone Gasperin with the scientific and institutional support of the Master of Science in Economics, jointly held by the University of Pisa and Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna.
28 November 2014 (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa)
An Inquiry into Economics and its Contradictions
The first seminar of the series Critical Economics in Times of Crisis will examine the relevance, merits and faults of economics as a science as well as its competing and alternative paradigms. In tune with the spirit underlying the initiative, ample space will be devoted to discussing the implications of this topic with respect to the current economic crisis.
ALESSIO MONETA (Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna)
Critical dilemmas in the methodology of economics facing the crisis
EMILIANO BRANCACCIO (Università del Sannio)
Macroeconomics in times of crisis: a comparative approach


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One Technology Center is a 196, 348 SF, 14 story office building located just off John Smith Drive and Babcock Road in San Antonio. One Technology is well-located on the west side of the South Texas Medical Center and is within nine miles of the San Antonio International Airport. The property is minutes from Loop 410 and has easy access to all of San Antonio.
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The Stockport Homes Group Charity of the Year for 2018 and 2019 is Reuben's Retreat.
Set up in 2012 by Nicola and Mike Graham following the tragic death of their 23 month old son, Reuben's Retreat supports and offers counselling to families of children with life-threatening or life-limiting illnesses and to those who have lost their precious child, brother or sister.
Their goal is to provide a retreat in the North West of England countryside that will relieve the distress of these families and their close friends through Reuben's legacy – 'a place to Relax, Recharge, Remember, Rebuild, built on an army of love and compassion'. The charity has already raised sufficient funds to purchase the retreat, an incredible Victorian building set in parkland in the peak district. The challenge now is to raise sufficient funds for the REUBuild.
Nicola Graham, Reuben's Mummy and Founder of Reuben's Retreat said,
We are absolutely thrilled to be Stockport Homes' charity of choice for 2018. I know the committed team will make such a difference to our cause and we are so excited to have them join #reubensjourney, a charity founded on love and hope. We are looking forward to getting to know the team and sharing our beautiful charity with them.
During 2018 the team at Stockport Homes raised £20,000 for Reuben's Retreat.


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The term "bilious dyspepsia" is a good example of a medical term that was in former usage but has since been forgotten. The term "dyspepsia" has always been a rather vague term, indicating an uncomfortable feeling of fullness, often with heartburn (which is now called "gastroesophageal reflux"), abdominal bloating and nausea. As it is a condition that underlies several different gastrointestinal disorders the medical profession has deemed this particular term useless, instead narrowing the possibilities of digestive disorders to a range of pathologies that are as much descriptive of the pharmaceuticals used to treat them than the actual disorder itself. The term "bilious dyspepsia" however is a more specific clinical entity, referring the more generalized symptoms of dyspepsia but in association with a disorder of bile secretion. It is not a diagnostic classification per se, but a range of symptoms that often exist for some time before a well-defined pathology, such as cholangitis or cholecystitis begin to manifest. In the approach of the herbalist it is important to recognize these pre-conditions to avoid the medical interventions of a full blown pathology.
Bilious dyspepsia can be identified by symptoms such as nausea and vomiting, anorexia, bloating and a feeling of fullness. In particular, there is an aversion to fatty foods, and what appear to be manifestations of liver congestion, including mild hepatic tenderness upon palpation, chronic skin conditions, and in the mental and emotional realm, a depressive or morose condition. Very often the condition is chronic, experienced after meals, and thus treatment addresses the nature of the diet as well as to correct disturbances in digestive secretion, particularly those of the liver.
In the older medical texts bilious dyspepsia was correlated with "bilious fever," which can be seen as an acute manifestation of bilious dyspepsia. Symptoms include those of a normal fever, along with the vomiting of bile, yellowish skin, constipation, muscular spasm, dry skin, dark yellowish urine, a bitter taste in the mouth and a tongue with a dark yellow coating, generalized body pain with in particular, pain in the head, around the temples and eyes. It is important however to ascertain the cause of such as conditions, which could range from cholangitis to yellow fever.
Holistic treatment
The treatment of bilious dyspepsia is comprised of both temporary and permanent changes in diet, and the correction of liver and gastric secretion through the use of cholagogues, carminatives and stimulants.
1. Bland diet: The diet should be simple and relatively bland, comprised mostly of steamed vegetables and soupy partially milled grains (e.g. basmati rice, pot barley) and legumes (e.g. mung, adzuki etc.), or steamed vegetables with small amounts of animal protein such as soft boiled or poached eggs or poached fish. The amount fat in the diet should be limited, with only a small amount of oils like olive that have not been heated, i.e. no fried foods. Deep-fried foods, fatty animal meats, alcohol, as well as heavy, sticky and congesting foods such as flour and dairy should also be avoided. One useful food is the Ayurvedic recipe for kicharee, consumed for a few days at every meal:
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1/4 cup washed mung beans
- 6-8 cups water
- 2 inches fresh ginger root, coarsely sliced
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp salt
Bring rice, mung beans, ginger root and spices to boil in water, reduce to simmer and cook for an hour or more, stirring frequently to ensure beans don't stick to the bottom of the pot. The length of cooking time is dependent upon the desired consistency.
As the patient improves the dietary restrictions can be reduced, but the patient should continue to avoid alcohol, deep-fried foods, fatty meats, and flour products.
2. Enhance digestion: Here a polyherbal approach is probably the best approach, each component suited to restoring the digestive capacity. In this case we will rely upon botanicals that are considered cholagogues, stimulants and carminatives in the Western tradition, but as well those that are used as dipanapachana and anulomana remedies in Ayurvedic medicine, as well as herbs that strengthen the Spleen Qi, relieve Food Stagnation and Disperse Liver Qi in Chinese medicine. The following is a tincture formula I have used in my practice with many patients, with good success, marrying herbs from all three herbal traditions
- Codonopsis(Dang Shen) 15
- Astragalus (Huang Qi) 15
- Berberis(Barberry) 15
- Gentiana (Gentian) 15
- Crataegus pinatifida (Shan Za) 10
- Citrus reticulata(Chen Pi) 10
- Elettaria(Ela) 10
- Piper longum (Pippali) 5
- Glycyrrhiza (Licorice) 5
Rx: 5 mL before meals thrice daily, with water. This is a "warming" remedy, unsuitable for acute cholelithiasis or cholangitis, which represent congestion and heat in the body.
3. Assist digestion: In older patients especially it is usually wise to include a full spectrum digestive enzyme with ox bile with each meal.


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What to Watch This Fall
Rachel Dodes gives a sneak peek of which movies and TV shows to look for this Fall, including Ben Affleck's latest film "Argo" as well as Fox's new TV show, "The Mindy Project" starring Mindy Kalin A.K.A. Kelly Kapoor on "The Office".
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This week conserve water by not wasting it. Consider every drop which typically gets poured down the drain and find creative uses for it. Examine your water use and see where, and how, you can make improvements.Water is something that can often be used a 2nd time before discarding. My favorite 2nd use of water involves coffee. We love our French Press! but getting the grounds out of the bottom is a pain, unless you fill the pot half-full of water and give it a good stir. Now you can just pour the grounds out easily -- but WAIT! DON'T POUR THEM DOWN THE DRAIN! Inside, pour them on the garden. Plants LOVE coffee grounds (and slugs hate them!) I have been feeding our Passion Vine and tomatoes coffee grounds all summer, and they are taking off like rockets!
We also have a limited amount of reuse of rainwater, via a very nice rainbarrel that my father-in-law gave us when we bought this house. I was planning on building a stand and hooking it up to a downspout, but waited too long; by the time I was ready to go, it was full of water ... and VERY HEAVY. I resolved to put that project off until the barrel was empty.
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You can choose between bull bar, riser bar or drop down bar when purchasing. The bike will be also equipped with flip-flop hub, meaning you can switch between using fixed gear or normal single speed freewheel any time you want.
The bike will be equipped with a front and rear brakes, and set of Wellgo alloy pedals with toe straps. Bikes are being shipped several times a week via UPS and will arrive 90% assembled. You will have to attach handlebars, saddle, pedals, front wheel and a few other minor parts, as well as adjusting, tightening, and tuning will be needed. It is easy to do this yourself, however, we advice to seek for a professional assistance.


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Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn and you will.
~Vernon Howard
I could write for hours, with great poetic emphasis, on the topic of learning. But I'm not going to – even in this space dedicated for it. Why?
I want to encourage you to learn. (See what I did there? Two Bliss Habits on one!) I want you to learn – not just learn about learning.
As this series is about The Magic of the Mundane, there's no better topic that I can think of to lead you into learning.
So for those wanting to learn more about mindfulness, presence, and this creative moment, here are some resources to explore (ones I've read / used and recommend – and no affiliate links, just shared love!):
(Be sure to read on after the resources to discover why just reading these won't do you any good…)
I've many books that have stuck with me and influenced my thinking and actions. These are just a few I pulled from my bookshelf. Oldies but goodies.
- Flow by Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi
- The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life by Thomas Moore
- The Everyday Work of Art: Awakening the Extraordinary in Your Daily Life by Eric Booth (definitely one of my favorite books)
- A wonderful list of reading topics on mindful and creative living, compiled by my dear friend Aarathi Selvan. (http://aarathiselvan.com/2014/09/19/reading-lists-from-the-world-of-mindfulness-creative-living/)
- An article, There Are No Artists, by the Skinny Artist (one of my favorite online writers). (Great short read to get you thinking about perspective, and being creative in your daily life.) (http://skinnyartist.com/there-are-no-artists/)
- Ellen Langer on The Science of Mindlessness and Mindfulness. (Both a blog post, a podcast, and related resources. Part of an excellent series offered through OnBeing.) (http://www.onbeing.org/program/ellen-langer-science-of-mindlessness-and-mindfulness/6332)
APPS and PODCASTS
- CALM.com : a free app that offers soothing videos overlayed with nature sounds and music. Comes with the option for timers and guided meditations. (I've used this many times; including letting my daughter watch it to help her fall asleep!)
- Insight Timer : a free app (with paid upgrade option) for timing meditations. Guided meditations also offered. (It also keeps track of your meditation frequency and times…it can be kind of fun to get little "stars" as rewards!)
- OnBeing : a podcast that offers interviews by Krista Tippett with a variety of leaders, philosophers, poets, scientists, religious figures, and so much more. Always an enjoyable listen to get you thinking.
There are SO many more. Do you have a favorite?
Please share in the comments!
A final thought: there is a difference between intellectual learning and embodied learning. You can read all of these resources, memorize them, and still feel quite distant and empty if you don't put them into practice.
If you are limited on time, might I encourage you to explore just one resource and to actually practice it. Implement it in your life. Whether that is reading parts of The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life at night and putting the wisdom into practice on the following day, pausing to listen to CALM during your lunch break, or waking each morning with 5 minutes of sitting using the Insight Timer, remember that it is the practice that will help you find the benefits.
You learn by reading, studying, observing, and doing. But it is in the embodiment of your learned wisdom that you truly discover the magic of this mundane moment.
About Lisa Renee Wilson
I am honored to be your host for this journey! I am an Awareness Artist who shares her world work through Being Breath (www.BeingBreath.com). As a parent, artist, contemplative, meditator, yoga practitioner, introvert, runner, blogger, photographer, and iced-chai addict, I practice the art of mindful awareness throughout all of my daily activities. From playing with perspectives to playing in paint, no moments are off limits for exploration.
You can learn more about me over at BeingBreath.com, connect over on Facebook, Pinterest, or Twitter, or just stay tuned to hear insightfully honest stories right here at Bliss Habits!


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Drive Me Crazy By Eric Jerome Dickey
An ex-con tries to make good while an old flame tries to make trouble in this smart, gritty and gripping novel by Dickey.
Driver spent two years in lockdown to spare his gay albino brother, Rufus; these days he's a chauffeur. Driver likes to hang with his boss, Wolf; they drink beer, have a laugh, do the crossword, shoot pool. It's all cool—as long as Wolf doesn't find out about Driver's affair with Lisa, Wolf's wife.
Even worse, Lisa gave Driver 15 large to kill her husband. Driver couldn't do it, but he spent the money on his mother's funeral; Lisa will forgive the debt if Driver keeps "dicking her down." When he won't, she tries to run him down with her Hummer. Next trick? An ugly pair of thugs who stalk and threaten him.
Meanwhile, Driver must drive a visiting celebrity author—notorious for inflammatory race-related statements and for wearing the silver briefcase containing his next million-dollar book handcuffed to his wrist—all over L.A.
Steamy sex scenes alternate with mayhem and vandalism; the lively, truncated dialogue is filled with literary references, product placements and newsworthy names. Urban melodrama, gorgeous grifters, a tough but likable hero and sharp takes on racial politics add up to another winner.
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