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The BFI London Film Festival is in full swing! While we count down the days to the European Premiere of our feature doc The Man from Mo'Wax (screening Friday 14th of October in Leicester Square) we've been kept busy with a whole host of brilliant events.
To kick things we off we were invited to the festival's Opening Night Gala and European Premiere of A United Kingdom, the evening consisted of a red carpet, a great British film and an excellent party. With our friend and fellow The Man from Mo'Wax producer Brian A. Hoffman arriving in town from LA that morning for the festival. The Gala was just the beginning of an exciting 12 days.
On Friday we headed to the BFI Lottery Filmmakers reception for a wonderful afternoon celebrating all the filmmakers and films at this year's London Film Festival that have been supported by the BFI and the National Lottery. Hosted by Ben Roberts director of the BFI Film Fund and Clare Stewart, BFI London Film Festival director, this event was especially important to us as The Man from Mo'Wax was awarded BFI completion funding earlier this year.
With the second week of the festival already upon us we're looking forward to some more wonderful events. And if Monday's intimate Filmmakers dinner hosted by BFI Head Programmer Stuart Brown at the BFI Stephen Street's Stephen Street Bar & Kitchen is anything to go by we're sure we won't be disappointed!
Tickets to The Man from Mo'Wax European Premiere and second BFI LFF screening have nearly sold out! Make sure to purchase them from the BFI website so you don't miss out!
European Premiere: Friday 14 October 2016 - 20:45 Vue West End
Second Screening: Saturday 15 October 2016 - 17:45 Picturehouse Central


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FebrYOUary YOGA CHALLENGE
I can't believe I'm part of a 4th annual anything. To be honest, I couldn't even spend 4 years in college. After 1.5 years off I went to school. Then took another semester off midway to drive across the country with maybe hopes of never returning. But I did, and 1.5 years later I graduated just to get it out of the way. Within 10 months I started teaching yoga and I haven't stopped since…
The FebrYOUary challenge came about because a group of us had committed to pursuing a specific new and personally challenging pose in the new year of 2013. We took the month of FebrYOUary to honor our intention to better ourselves by self-love and attention. If you don't take care of yourself there is a chance no one else will be able to. Four years later many of us are still pursuing those postures and we are some of the happiest humans I know. This is a thank you to any one who has ever honored their true self with love and light. It is not easy to wake up and put your best-self forward, but it sure feels good to try! FebrYOUary is about taking that time, at least once a day for 5 minutes every day, to self-care. Get outside, read poetry, color, create, practice yoga, sing, go for a walk, close your eyes, breathe, drink a cup of tea, write a letter, or just be still.
I am on a journey towards becoming the best self that I can be, so that I may continue to learn, grow and humbly serve my students in love and in light. These yogis who come to their mats year after year, but more importantly DAY AFTER DAY to pay attention and look within. When we practice yoga, we self-care and when we self-care, we begin to care for others. What I have learned the most from this month long challenge is that we create our own boundaries. They are there for a reason, not to define us, to push us beyond. Yoga has allowed me to be centered and grounded while expanding far beyond those limits I once had in my mind. I am grateful every day.
Whether you have been practicing self-love your whole life or this is your first time, welcome to the FebrYOUary Yoga Challenge 2017. I encourage you to share this movement of self-love with the people around you. If we can remember that we are all together, we are strong and we are love then maybe the days will continue to get brighter, slowly. over time…. with lots and lots of practice.
Click here to learn more about FebrYOUary 2017!

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Join Cambridge SE-PAC for a discussion of reading and dyslexia with Dr. Nadine Gaab: Thursday, November 15 at 6PM Cambridge CityWide Senior Center 806 Massachusetts Avenue Register for this session now>> Dr. Gaab will discuss her research on language and reading development, including the neurology of developmental dyslexia. Through the Gaab Lab at Boston Children's … Continue reading November 15: Struggling Readers with Dr. Nadine Gaab
News & Events
School Discipline with Peter Hahn
Join Cambridge SE-PAC for a discussion of School Discipline with Attorney Peter A. Hahn: Saturday, October 13th at 1PM Cambridge CityWide Senior Center 806 Mass Avenue Register for this session>> Attorney Hahn will review the law for general education and special education students subject to school discipline, including due process rights for all students, the authority … Continue reading School Discipline with Peter Hahn
Meeting with Dr. Morgan
Join Cambridge SE-PAC for a meeting and discussion with CPS Assistant Superintendent for Student Services Alexis Morgan, Ed.L.D. Thursday, October 18, 2018 6:00-9:00 PM Cambridge Citywide Senior Center 806 Massachusetts Avenue Register now>> The annual election of SE-PAC officers will take place during this meeting, which is free and open to the public, with dinner … Continue reading Meeting with Dr. Morgan
Sensory Friendly Movie: Smallfoot
SE-PAC's sensory-friendly movies are specially designed to accommodate students with disabilities who might have difficulty attending a public movie screening. Join us for: Smallfoot Saturday, October 13 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM EST Reserve your FREE Ticket Here>> The lights will be turned up, and the sound will be turned down to accommodate children with … Continue reading Sensory Friendly Movie: Smallfoot
Family Dinners Out
Please join other special education families for a relaxed and fun night out at one of our monthly SE-PAC Family Dinner Nights! Tuesday Feb.6th at 5:30PM- 8:30 at IHOP 16 Eliot St. Harvard Sq.
SE-PAC Officer Elections
The Cambridge Special EducationParent Advisory Council (SE-PAC) is seeking nominations for PAC officers for the 2018-19 School Year. Any parent or guardian who participates in Cambridge SE-PAC may be nominated for a 1-year term as Chair or Co-Chair, Vice Chair or Secretary. Process Candidates may nominate themselves or may be nominated by another PAC member. … Continue reading SE-PAC Officer Elections
2018-19 Monthly Meetings
ALL parents of students with an IEP or 504 are members of the Cambridge SE-PAC (Special Education Parent Advisory Council). SE-PAC's have tremendous potential to have a positive impact on special education programs in a school district. PACs can provide invaluable activities for parents, and add an important voice to a school district's dialogue and … Continue reading 2018-19 Monthly Meetings
Welcome Back!
Message from Cambridge SE-PAC Liaison Zuleka Queen-Postell I am a lifetime resident of Cambridge and a Cambridge Public School Graduate. My position as SE-PAC Liaison (Special Education Parent Advisory Council Liaison) is to serve ALL families who have a student in Cambridge with an IEP or 504 plan by helping you to better understand your … Continue reading Welcome Back!
New Website: Educational Placement Options
The Federation for Children with Special Needs has launched a new website that aims to support families of students whose needs are unable to be met within their school district. According to FCSN, this website is designed to benefit: Families of children receiving special education services (i.e., on an IEP or 504 Plan) but who do … Continue reading New Website: Educational Placement Options
Resous nan kreyòl ayisyen (Resources in Haitian Creole)
You can find videos, slideshows, and audio presentations in Haitian Creole, providing important information about special education. Go to fcsn.org/outreach/haitiancreole to access: Special Education Audio files / Edikasyon Espesyal Atelye Dosye Son Dwa Debaz nan Edikasyon Espesyal Konprann Pwosesis Planifikasyon Tranzisyon YouTube Webinars / Webinars sou YouTube Slideshare Presentations / Prezantasyon sou Slideshare


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OK, how about the picture above to start out this weeks bible study of David defeating the giant Goliath in the name of the Lord with five smooth stones whose names are J E S U S. The title of my message today is weapons that are a testimony and Jesus did it again and gave Brother Bob many revelations this week about the testimonies in heaven and in earth that defeat and destroy the devil. Before I write this bible study let my stress to all my friends in the many nations that read this bible study to focus daily on Jesus Christ crucified daily but to not ignore the devil. You see when Jesus cast out devils, Jesus was quick about it and gave us all an example to focus on the Father and God. Jesus asked the demon in the man in the tombs of Gadarenes what is your name and the demon said legion and then Jesus just said Go and was finished with that demon. James 4:7 tells us Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
OK, Hallelujah after 30 years the other day in one minute the Holy Ghost revealed to Brother Bob the meaning of 1 John 5:7-8 that says For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. Now it's interesting to note that in greek the words listed above bear record and bear witness both are defined as give testimony. Now lets all put the parables of the bible together as a puzzle and turn to Revelation 12:11 that will show us that the listings in 1 John 5:7-8 are weapons of testimonies to overcome, destroy, and defeat the devil forevermore. Revelation 12:11 says And they overcame him (the devil) by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony.
All right, let's all start by looking at the three things in the earth that give testimony and overcome the devil and are the Spirit, the water, and the blood. We all need to be aware of these weapons to overcome the devil on this earth and daily have victory with Jesus. 2 Corinthians 10:3 tells us For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds. And Ephesians 6:12 tells us For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
OK, as you look at the above picture of David using the name of the Lord or the Word Jesus, lets do a study on the water as a weapon in the earth against the devil. Ephesians 5:26 defines the water as the Word of God as a weapon against the devil. Ephesians 5:26 says That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word. David pictured above used the water as a weapon to defeat his enemy Goliath by using the Word or the name of the Lord Jesus who is the Word of God. Mark 16:17 tells us all that the name of Jesus will cast out the devil. Mark 16:17 says And these signs shall follow them that believe: In my name (the name of Jesus) shall they cast out devils.
The story of the above picture is recorded at 1 Samuel 17:45 and says Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. And look at the result of how the Word Jesus or water defeats the devil for 1 Samuel 17:49-50 says And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth. So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.
OK, now Brother Bob wants you all in the many nations to look at the above picture of a bible hero to Brother Bob named Elijah. I will use this picture to discuss the weapon of fire that is a part of the Spirit listed in 1 John 5:8 as testimonies or weapons against the devil on the earth. You see when someone gets saved, that person receives the Holy Ghost but also fire. And this fire is a weapon to daily ask Jesus to loose wherever you go to burn up the root and branch of evil around you. You might all say Brother Bob where does the bible talk about fire as a weapon to burn up the root and branch of evil and witchcraft.
OK, Malachi 4:1 says For behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble; and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. Saint reading this in any nation, we should not be afraid of God's fire for Isaiah 43:2 tells us When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee; when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned,; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee. Remember the hebrew boys in the fiery furnace in Daniel 3 were not burned when they were thrown into the fire and no smell of smoke was upon those three hebrew boys. Hallelujah, Jesus the Son of God was with the three hebrew boys in the fire and loosed the chains on these hebrew boys. You see fire is a weapon saint against the devil that will destroy the devil but the fire of God will bless any saint and set that saint free. Hebrews 12:29 tells us For our God is a consuming fire.
All Brother Bob has to say is fire as a weapon will make the devil appear but also the fire will destroy the devil. Brother Bob says be like the Apostle Paul and shake the snake, destroying the devil by fire. Look at Acts 28:3 about when a snake bit Paul and how Paul shook off the snake into the fire and destroyed the devil (represented by the snake.) Acts 28:3 says And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live. And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no harm. We should all be like the Apostle Paul and when the devil appears, keep praising Jesus and shake the snake (the devil) back into the fire as a weapon for Jesus lives in us all as God who is a consuming fire that forevermore will destroy the devil.
The above picture of Elijah praying for God to answer his prayer by fire shows that God speaks by fire as a weapon to silence the devil. After the fire fell in the above picture the devil and his prophets of Baal were destroyed and Elijah and the saints received peace and victory. The story about this picture above of Elijah and fire is at 1 Kings 18:37 and says Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast turned their heart back again. Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces; and they said, The Lord, he is the God; the Lord, he is the God. And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. Wow, I thought water puts out fire but Jesus did a miracle with Elijah and the fire put out the water as the fire licked up the water in the trench.
OK, my next picture is given to you all in the many nations to show that wind is a weapon and a part of the Spirit on the earth in 1 John 5:8 as a testimony to defeat the devil. In the above picture Jesus used wind as a weapon to part the Red Sea for Moses and the children of Israel to be delivered from the Egyptians. Jesus used the wind to cause the waters of the Red Sea to cover the Egyptians and give Moses and the children of Israel victory and peace. The story about how Jesus used wind to bless Moses and the children of Israel is recorded at Exodus 14:21 and says And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. Exodus 15:10 tells us all how Jesus used wind to destroy the Egyptians and says Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them; they sank as lead in the mighty waters. Also, note that the book of Job tells us all that Jesus as God speaks to us all in the whirlwind. Job 38:1 says then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind.
Now to prove to you all that the Spirit mentioned in 1 John 5:8 represents wind and fire as a weapon or testimony on this earth to defeat the devil look at the following scriptures. John 3:8 says The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth; so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Matthew 3:11 says I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance; but He that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear; He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire.
The final weapon on this earth listed in 1 John 5:8 to defeat the devil is the blood of Jesus. Saints reading this everywhere remember that the blood of Jesus according to Revelation 12:11 will overcome the devil. Again Revelation 12:11 tells us all And they overcame him (the devil) by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony. Exodus 12:13 tells us And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are; and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt. Brother Bob tells all saints everywhere reading this bible study to daily focus by faith with your heart on Jesus Christ crucified and the blood of Jesus will overcome the devil. I claim in Jesus name that whoever reads this forevermore will be set free as the blood of Jesus covers every area of their lives. You might not see the blood of Jesus but this blood of Jesus still speaks today and sets us all free hallelujah. Hebrews 12:24 says And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
My final picture today is on a very happy note of a joyful baby boy and his happy mom. I want to use this picture to discuss the three things in heaven the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost as weapons or a testimony to defeat the devil forevermore listed at 1 John 5:7. We just finished discussing the three things on the earth the Spirit (that includes fire and wind), the water, and the blood as weapons or a testimony to defeat the devil on the earth listed at 1 John 5:8.
OK, as you look at the above picture of the happy mom and her smiling happy boy, notice that the mom has forgotten her pain and struggles of childbirth. Well, saint reading this anywhere in any nation, we all like the mom pictured above will forget the devil and not remember the devil in the kingdom as we all rejoice in seeing Jesus forevermore. I want you all everywhere to shout praises to Jesus as you all read one of Brother Bob's favorite verses in the bible at Isaiah 65:17 that says For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind. Hallelujah, in the kingdom there will be no memories of pain, sorrow, crying, or the devil. It won't even come into our minds. Just joy and Jesus forevermore. Revelation 21:4 tells us And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain; for the former things are passed away.
Jesus spoke about the picture above at John 16:20-22 that says Verily, verily I say unto, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice and your joy no man taketh from you.
Now note as we discuss the weapons or testimonies against the devil in heaven listed in 1 John 5:7, (Father, Word, and Holy Ghost), that the devil no longer dwells in heaven and has a short time on this earth. This is recorded at Revelation 12:7 and says And there was war in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels. And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world; he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
Now as I've discussed earlier, the Word listed in 1 John 5:7 is Jesus and Jesus is one with the Father and is God and just the brightness of Jesus destroys the devil. 2 Thessalonians 2:8 says And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of His coming. Jesus is so bright in heaven that the devil can not appear anywhere in heaven around Jesus and in the kingdom there is not even a memory of the devil. Revelation 20:11 tells us And I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them. Hallelujah, no place for the devil in the kingdom of God.
Hallelujah a second place that confirms the devil will not be in heaven is at Revelation 21:27 that says says And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie (the devil who is the father of lies); but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life. In fact if you ever saw lightning fall from the sky very fast, this is how fast the devil was thrown out of heaven. Luke 10:18 says I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
Now put on your thinking caps as I discuss why flesh and blood can not enter into the kingdom of God. 1 Corinthians 15:50 says Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God. When Jesus appeared to his disciples, Jesus was flesh and bone, not flesh and blood. Luke 24:39 says as the words of Jesus Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have. Jesus showed Brother Bob today at 4AM that the reason flesh and blood are not in the kingdom is that hallelujah there will be no bloodshed or wars in the kingdom. Isaiah 2:4 tells us And He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, an their spears into pruninghooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. We all will appear in the kingdom as glorified flesh and bone and not flesh and blood.
I thank you Jesus for revelations in the night as I sleep at 4AM. Psalm 16:7 says I will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel; my reins (defined as inmost mind or spirit) instruct me in the night seasons. Psalm 63:5-6 says My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips; When I remember thee upon my bed and meditate on thee in the night watches.
I pray that this little bible study blesses all my friends in the many nations about the testimonies or weapons against the devil in the heaven and earth listed at 1 John 5:7-8. I welcome the new countries of Guam, Grenada, Nicaragua, Albania, and Macedonia to Brother Bob's book for Jesus. Please my friend in any country feel free to email Brother Bob at email@example.com so we can pray together or write anytime to Brother Bob Malkin, 2233 Pinetree Lane, Apt. N., Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068. (614) 604-7133. Till we all meet again soon to lift up Jesus, have a blessed day in Jesus name.


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Michael G. Montgomery is a Principal at Carrell Blanton Ferris & Associates, PLC who has practiced law in Virginia since 1996. Mike has represented a range of individual and corporate clients in practice areas such as wills and trusts, probate and estate administration, commercial and general business transactions, corporate formation, mergers, acquisitions and sales, dissolutions, commercial and residential real estate transactions and litigation, including landlord-tenant matters and title disputes, civil litigation and administrative (state agency) matters, bankruptcy and other general civil matters. He has been able to bring value to clients by using often overlapping experiences in these areas to recognize clients' needs and concerns and react accordingly.
At Carrell Blanton Ferris, Mike focuses on estate-related matters involving probate of wills, trust and estate administration, trust fiduciary, estate and fiduciary disputes, estate planning and document drafting.
Mike is admitted to practice in, and has appeared before (at hearings and by pleadings and briefs) the following courts and administrative bodies:
Virginia Supreme Court (including all subordinate courts), admitted 1996
United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia, admitted 1997
Virginia Dept. of Health and Sewage Handling & Disposal Appeals Review Board
Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
Previous Experience
Rudy, Coyner & Associates, PLLC, Limited Partner, 2007-2011
Cawthorn, Picard & Rowe, P.C., Associate Attorney, 2002- 2007https://carrellblanton.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=256&action=edit#team-category-add
Simon, Lafayette & Associates, Associate Attorney, 1996-2002
The Richmond Jaycees, General Legal Counsel and Member, 1997-1998
University of Richmond, The T.C. Williams School of Law, J.D., 1996
– Clinic Member, International Business Practice Clinic
– Juris Publici, Executive Editor of Law School Newspaper
Villanova University, B.S. Accountancy, 1992
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Why do you like this?!
I was watching an episode from Futurama season 7 (it's back baby!) with the Mrs, and she is just amazed at how amused I was at the show. Honestly, I prefer the earlier seasons which were on Fox and not Comedy Central as there are too much allusions to sexual references.
In any case, I thought about it and hypothesized that the humor comes from the show depicting stereotypical concepts as opposed to more "realistic" scenarios given the premise of being the future. For example, the planet which had multiple tornadoes involved the Professor screaming "everyone to the basement!", and the next scene showed the crew scurrying to the basement, complete with a big wooden basement door seen in so many movies.
The Mrs looked at me, and sniped, "yeah, I can see why that's funny".
I laughed.
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Wins World Cup Bet
Berkshire Hathaway (of Warren Buffett fame) had sold insurance that would resulted in a pay-out if France won the World Cup. Now that's an interesting policy underwriting! This was disclosed in an interview with Warren Buffett earlier this year.
Businessweek speculates that the counterparty could be Carrefour SA, Europe's biggest retailer, as it had a promotion in which customers buying flat-screen televisions would have been reimbursed if France won the tournament.
Source: Buffett Wins World Cup Bet as France Falls to Host [businessweek.com]
Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me about Dropbox Earlier?
I used to email myself file changes to keep certain files in sync between computers - I wished someone just told me about Dropbox earlier! Dropbox syncronizes all your files in your Dropbox folder to all your Mac, Windows and Linux computers, and it does it in a really simple way - Dropbox creates a folder which looks like a local folder (and in fact the files are stored locally as well so that you can access all your files even when you are offline), but is really synchronizing in the background. This happens so fast that most files take just a few seconds before the changes appear on all of your computers.
The price is right too - Dropbox is FREE for 2GB, and $99.95/year for 50GB. If you sign up using my referral link, we both get 250MB more (that's win-win in my books): https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg0NTA4NTA5
As a bonus tip for Mac users, Mac OS X can easily create encrypted disk images to store in Dropbox as a layer of security. You simply open the disk image, copy/modify/delete files, and it is all kept in sync.
Still Not Understanding
screen Scrollback
How to increase screen scrollback history length:
- Enter screen session
- Press Ctrl-a, then :
- Type "scrollback num", where num is the number of lines for the history buffer
- Enjoy using Copy mode (Ctrl-a ESC or Ctrl-a -)
The 21st Century Cardboard
Bilibo - the 21st Century Cardboard. Features include "stimulates imaginative play", "almost indestructible", and "open-ended toy provides hours of fun play".
From: http://www.amazon.com/review/REX873G3JTYB6/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm
Well, it's intimidating to write a bad review for the Bilibo. First, you need a thick skin, because it seems that a sure way to get "unhelpful" votes on Amazon is to utter disrespect for the sacred Bilibo. Second, even anonymously, a bad review can't help but come off as perhaps some sort of indication that your child is just lacking in the "imagination" department. Who wants to be perceived as having an unimaginative child?
Well, my flame suit firmly in place, I respectfully dissent. When the Bilibo arrived in our house as a surprise present for our 3.5 year old, my wife looked at me as though I were a bit off. "No no no," I protested. "You don't understand! This is the most talked about toy on the Internet. What looks like a simple oddly shaped upside down German World War II helmet is really the key to unlocking our child's innermost happiness." Despite several skeptical glances, I pleaded: "Please trust me. Apparently, kids just love them, even if adults cannot completely understand it." "It is," I declared triumphantly, "the cardboard box of the 21st century." "But," my wife replied, "we already have cardboard boxes. Some of which date from the 21st century." Shaking my head knowingly and with a sad looking glance, firmly secure in the knowledge that 100 five-star reviews can't be wrong, I thought, "you'll just have to wait and see." My biggest concern was that my wife would feel somehow she was not in touch with our child when she saw the glee on our child's face when the Bilibo was gloriously displayed and our child's imagination fully engaged and unlocked!
On the appointed day, the gift was delivered. Ready for the magic that was sure to unfold, we placed it in the middle of the room. "What is it?" "Why, it's a Bilibo." "What does it do?" "Whatever you like, Sweetheart. Whatever you want it to be, it can be." "Can I put my books in it?" "Yes! Of course. You can put your books in it!"
Well, the books are still there. In the Bilibo. In the corner of the room. We took them out briefly for some spinning attempts and some other guided Bilibo activities that were received more as a chore than as playtime. So we put the books back in. They don't fit so well. The books are square and rectangular. The Bilibo is round. As a book holder, I would only rate it as average or maybe slightly below.
A cardboard box would hold more books, I think.
Yew Jin Lim (disambiguation)
I have been asked about various times about mentions of "Yew Jin" on the web that I decided to disambiguate them here so that interested parties (all two of you) can use your favourite search engine to find the answer. These are articles I do not mind confirming that they refer to me (heuristic: if the article is damning, it's not me!):
Laundry and bikes at work, anyone? by Grace Chng in Straits Times Blogs (2008/12/3)
Singaporeans in Google by Bhagyashree Garekar Straits Times (2008/4/20)
SoC Team Outmanoeuvres Rivals in Competition on Artificial Intelligence in Games in SoC News
N-VCPE-R International Contest Top 50 scorers
Aren't you that millionaire from Google?
No, that's Meng - that rich devilishly handsome bastard. Also, I am also neither a lawyer, nor involved in the Malaysia Amateur Basketball Association
Not me - Newspapers - LIM YEW JIN EXCELS
But still, mildly amusing that a person with the same name hailing from Java played some "first-class tennis".
Also, this http://www.facebook.com/yewjinlim isn't me.
Wells Fargo has no ACH Transfer System? Unbelievable!
What I have learnt as a Journeyman
I have been working at Google for almost two years now. Google is a great place to work in - great benefits, outstanding colleagues and, well, a stable job in today's economy. And to think this all started with my wife applying for me on her own accord [see Making a career choice]. I have grown immensely as a software engineer, but there is still so much room to grow. Here are a few tidbits that I have picked up along the way:
Unit testing - when your code is live and serving traffic 24/7, it enables me to sleep better knowing that it is tested. The tests range from small (each library has unit tests for each individual function) to big (integration tests that the service can connect to all backends and work as intended). Using Mock objects helps to test environments in a controlled fashion. Unit-testing for failure conditions have saved production crashes in numerous occasions. [See Google Testing Blog]
Refactoring works. Especially with those nifty unit tests written to ensure everything works.
Code does smell, and at Google, it's usually my own first working implementation. Oh, wait, that's why refactoring works.
Mapreduce is my hammer - all nails shall tremble in its presence.
Patterns, paradigms and ideology are great, but don't let it get in the way of getting things done. Overengineering is your worst enemy.
Why you don't learn how to write programs in university
A while back some Ministry of Education officials visited Google and were wondering how to revamp the 'A'-level Computer Science syllabus. I think the viewpoint that the software engineers had were that school never taught us software engineering. This article from Joel (of Joel on Software fame) articulates this point nicely:
I have some limited experience with this, having worked with a group of Rose-Hulman students over the course of their final year project. We let them pick their own schedule, and, of course, they put everything off until the last minute and produced something that was incomplete. The typical CS assignment expects students to write the "interesting" part of the code (in the academic sense of the word). The other 90% of the work that it takes to bring code up to the level of "useful, real-world code" is never expected from undergrads, because it's not "interesting" to fix bugs and deal with real-world conditions, and because most CS faculty have never worked in the real world and have almost no idea what it takes to create software that can survive an encounter with users.-Joel Spolsky, Capstone projects and time management


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Welcome to the Agency Toolkit
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The next time you visit the American Treasure Tour, the team of writers behind the blog encourages you to take a quick glance to your left as you enter the Music Room. Semi-hidden behind one of the nickelodeons on the wall is a headshot of an attractive brunette with an almost melancholy expression. She has long eyelashes, wears pearls, and has no identifier as to who she is. You will be 'in the know' and can impress your friends when you make comment on this photograph of Hedy Lamarr.
Born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in 1914 Vienna, Austria-Hungary to Jewish parents, the beautiful young woman nicknamed Hedy began her movie career as a teenager. She was eighteen years old when she starred in the Czech film Ecstasy - a highly-controversial film in its day because of both what she showed and didn't show on screen. Ms. Kiesler became commonly referred to as "The Ecstasy Girl," before she moved to Los Angeles and received the stage name Lamarr by her agent, where she continued making movies through the 1950s. She was much more than a beautiful actress, though. She was also an inventor. During World War II, she was granted a patent for frequency-hopping technology that used common player piano technology to block enemies from blocking the signals of radio-controlled devices, such as torpedoes. She wanted to continue her experiments, but the exclusively male National Inventor's Council recommended that she focus on entertaining the troops and selling War Bonds instead. Unfortunately, she followed their advice. Her technology created the foundation from which modern Bluetooth technology and Wifi has since developed, for which she was honored three years before her death in 2000.
Hedy Lamarr sued a film director with an invasion of privacy lawsuit for the unauthorized use of her name in which movie?
a) Argo
b) The French Connection
c) Hedwig and the Angry Inch
d) Blazing Saddles
e) Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Answer Below.
Something bad happened on this day in 1779. And it happened somewhere that no one at the time could have ever anticipated would one day become the 50th state of the United States. We are referring, of course, to Hawaii - known as the Sandwich Islands at the time and 'discovered' by Englishman Captain James Cook during his exploration of the Pacific Ocean. Cook had already visited the islands once and made friends with the natives. But on this day in 1779, when he brought his ship to shore on the Kona coast of the Big Island unannounced, timing was not in his favor. He interrupted a native ceremony and received a hostile welcome that ended in his murder and the deaths of a few members of his crew. Everyone else left pretty quickly to save their own hides.
The 33rd State to enter the union did so on this date in 1859. Oregon became a destination for Americans who migrated west on the Oregon Trail during the 1840s. By the time it achieved statehood status, people went there to escape the tensions of the east, mostly over slavery. It entered the union as a free state with a "whites only" clause in its original state Constitution, and supported Lincoln in the elections of 1860 and 1864. Fortunately, Oregonian politics have changed since then, and this beautiful Northwestern state welcomes all.
Born on Valentine's Day in 1859, George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. was destined to invent one of the most important attractions to dominate the skyline of any carnival, circus or, initially, World's Fair. In fact, the first Ferris Wheel was presented to the world in 1893 at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The original Ferris Wheel stood until 1906 before being demolished. It made almost $750,000 in profits for the exhibition management, and Ferris spent the remainder of his short life in litigation, demanding his equal share of the cut. He died of typhoid fever at the age of 37.
Another Valentine's Day birthday is that of James Riddle Hoffa, but please call him Jimmy. Jimmy Hoffa was born in 1913, and came to be a powerful and somewhat controversial labor union leader, with connections to organized crime. He disappeared mysteriously during the summer of 1975. Speculations as to what happen to him continue to this day, although it seems likely that his life ended violently after he was last seen at a restaurant in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan.
My mother always called me an ugly weed, so I never was aware of anything until I was older. Plain girls should have someone telling them they are beautiful. Sometimes this works miracles. - Hedy Lamarr
Answer: d) Blazing Saddles. In Mel Brooks' controversial comedy, Harvey Corman plays a corrupt politician named Hedley Lamarr. The lawsuit was settled out of court for an undisclosed sum.


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How to Do a Plank to Work Your Core
Though the plank exercise appears to be a simple maneuver, it can really test your endurance if held for more than a few seconds. The move is a staple in both yoga and strength-training programs due to its effectiveness in working several different muscle groups in the body. If you find plank to be demanding of your upper body, including your shoulders and arms, it is likely that you need to place a greater emphasis on activating your core; this takes the pressure off your upper body while also helping your stomach and lower back to become strengthened.
Step 1
Position yourself on your hands and knees on the floor. Place your hands directly under your shoulders.
Step 2
Pull your stomach in and lift your hips to straighten your legs and balance on the balls of your feet. Push your heels back behind you to elongate your legs. Maintain one straight line from the top of your head to your heels. Keep your neck neutral and gaze at the floor slightly in front of you.
Step 3
Isometrically squeeze your inner thighs together, which means that you contract the muscle but you do not actually move your legs. Continue to activate your core muscles by pulling your abdominal muscles in toward your lower back and contracting your glutes. Using the core to stabilize your body will help to strengthen your midsection.
Step 4
Hold the plank position for 10 to 20 seconds if you are a beginner. Experienced practitioners should aim for 30 to 60 seconds. Place your knees on the floor when you are finished.
Step 5
Increase the intensity by lifting the right foot off the floor for 10 to 20 counts. Place the right foot back down on the floor and repeat on the left side.
- Perform variations once you master basic plank, such as dolphin plank pose (also called forearm plank) or side plank pose.
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ICC Under-19 World Cup 2010 - Group D Preview
Pakistan will face stiff opposition from Bangladesh and West Indies as it looks to secure a hat-trick of titles in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup (U19 CWC), which runs from 15 to 30 January in New Zealand.
Alongside Papua New Guinea, the three Full Member nations will be vying for two Super League spots, with the bottom two in the group left to play off in the Plate competition. Group D will be played entirely at Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North, one of New Zealand's most attractive provincial cricket grounds.
Pakistan is traditionally a very consistent U19 side and has two previous titles under its belt, having won this event in 2004 and 2006. The side pushed hard again in 2008 but lost in the semi-final to eventual winners, India. Pakistan is fresh from a hard-fought series victory over New Zealand in Blenheim during the build-up to the competition, coming back from an opening loss in the three match series to steal the final two matches.
Prior to touring New Zealand, Pakistan took part in a tri-nation series in Bangladesh where it lost a nail-biting final to Sri Lanka off the last ball of the match. During October, Pakistan took on Zimbabwe away from home and blew the African side off the park, winning 5-1 in the six-match series.
Rameez Aziz looks like a dangerous middle-order player, scoring two half-centuries against New Zealand, while his 82 not out in the second match in Blenheim proved his worth as he scored under pressure. Skipper Azeem Ghumman was the form player during the series with Zimbabwe, scoring three half-centuries in six innings including a top score of 66.
Pakistan brings a strong spin attack to the tournament, led by 16-year-old leggie Usman Qadir, the son of Pakistan spin legend Abdul Qadir. Left-arm spinner Raza Hasan and leg-spinning all rounder Ahmad Shahzad, who has already played full ODIs for Pakistan, also look set to trouble opposition batsmen.
Bangladesh is perhaps the most well-prepared under-19 side coming to the U19 CWC. With a strong track record of international matches already behind it, the side should be well placed to compete in U19 CWC 2010. However, despite strong performances outside of the U19 CWC, the side has yet to deliver a championship win. It has twice lost in the quarter-finals, as in 2006 to England and 2008 to South Africa. Bangladesh's best finish was fifth in 2006 after beating Pakistan and New Zealand in pool play and then the West Indies and Sri Lanka in the play-offs.
Bangladesh has been busy in the lead-up to the tournament with a tri-nation series against Sri Lanka and South Africa, a one-day series against Zimbabwe, home and away contests with England, and perhaps its greatest feat, a 4-1 series win over Sri Lanka in May 2009. Amit Majumder will have to score the bulk of the runs if Bangladesh is to make it through to the second round, and with a couple of centuries against Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe in one-dayers he has shown his capabilities. Right-arm seamer Abul Hasan was the standout bowler in the series against Zimbabwe, taking 14 wickets at an average of just less than nine.
The West Indies has been playing in the domestic Presidents Cup alongside regional teams where it struggled to compete with these men's teams, failing to win a match and with only one of their batsmen passing 50. However, match practice against men will surely put the West Indies in good stead to face the best players in their age group, although the side will have to rely on individual brilliance to get them through.
Kraigg Braithwaite of Barbardos is the shining light with the bat, scoring 73 on first-class debut at the age of 16. He was called into the West Indies Test squad last year against Bangladesh and isn't too far away from making his full international debut. He holds a national contract and will be a vital part of this team's 2010 U19 CWC campaign.
West Indies will look for their skipper, Andre Creary, to lead from the front with middle-order runs and some tidy off-spin. Creary made his first-class debut for West Indies A against the touring Bangladesh team mid-way through last year and his experience will be vital to his inexperienced side.
Papua New Guinea makes its fifth visit to the U19 CWC after finishing third in the global qualifying tournament in Toronto in 2009. The side beat fellow qualifying teams Hong Kong, Canada and USA, losing only to winners Ireland and second-placed Afghanistan. In the 2008 event, Papua New Guinea recorded its first win in the U19 CWC, defeating Bermuda by seven wickets, and with former Australian fast bowler Andy Bichel on board as coach, it will be hoping to register a second win, although it may have to wait until the second round to do so.
Left-handed bat Henry Siaka is the team's top performing batsmen and he took the responsibility on board at the global qualifier by scoring 277 runs with a best of 103 against the Netherlands. Wicketkeeper Steven Eno picked up 11 catches and two stumpings during the qualifier and proved extremely hard to dismiss with five not outs in eight innings, scoring 173 runs at an average of just under 58.
Medium-pacer John Reva heads the bowling line-up and his side will be looking for similar performances to the 7-34 he took against the USA in Toronto, completing the tournament with 15 scalps at just over 14 runs per wicket.
Group D squads
Pakistan: Azeem Ghumman (captain), Ahmad Shahzad, Ahsan Ali, Anop Ravi, Fayyaz Butt, Hammad Azam, Kaleem Sana, Muhammad Babar Azam, Muhammad Naeem, Muhammad Waqas, Rameez Aziz, Raza Hassan, Sarmad Bhatti, Shahzaib Ahmed, Usman Qadir.
Bangladesh: Mahmudul Hasan (captain), Alauddin Babu, Amit Majumder, Anamul Haque, Arman Badsha, Hasan Raju, Kamrul Islam, Muminul Hoque Showrav, Nur Hossain, Nurul Hasan, Saikat Ali, Shabbir Rahman, Shaker Ahmed, Soumya Sarkar, Tasamul Hoque.
West Indies: Andre Creary (captain), Jermaine Blackwood, Nelson Bolan, Kraigg Brathwaite, John Campbell, Yannic Cariah, Akeem Dewar, Shane Dowrich, Nicholson Gordon, Trevon Griffiths, Jason Holder, Keon Joseph, Evin Lewis, Yannick Ottley, Jomel Warrican.
Papua New Guinea: Jason Kila (captain), Charles Amini, Sese Bau, Jonathan Diho, Raymond Haoda, Steven Eno, Timothy Mou, Vagi Oala, John Reva, Rogeauka Roge, Heni Siaka, Lega Siaka, Lega Tau, Toua Tom, Tony Ura.
Group C fixtures (Fitzherbert Park, Palmerston North)
Friday 15 January: Pakistan v West Indies
Saturday 16 January: Bangladesh v Papua New Guinea
Sunday 17 January: Bangladesh v West Indies
Monday 18 January: Pakistan v Papua New Guinea
Tuesday 19 January: West Indies v Papua New Guinea
Wednesday 20 January: Pakistan v Bangladesh


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This five tiered edible lace and austin rose topped cake was designed by the bride Debbie and I. Bringing together the vintage mint green of her bridesmaid dresses and the white lace trim on her beautiful dress. It stood incredibly proud in the ballroom of the medieval castle, the room had been decorated by the bride and helpers. One of the most breath taking reception rooms i have ever seen. Congratulations Debbie and Keith!!
Second wedding at Herstmonceux this month.. but the first She Bakes 'naked cake' ! No that does not mean I turned up in my birthday suit to deliver it. It is the trendy cake with no icing. Rustic, simple, fresh and stunning!


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A trip this weekend on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway rather unexpectedly turned up some splendid mid-20th Century interiors. Not being up on my trains I had to do some research and found out these are Mark 1 coaches built between 1951 and 1963. They were intended as a standard design for use across all the networks brought together under the newly nationalised British Rail. Initially they had timber veneered interiors but later switched to laminate linings.
The change from timber veneer to laminate represents a significant coming-of-age of the railways. The timber was the last vestige of the relationship between the carriage interior and the Victorian domestic interior from which previous designs could be said to stem. The idea of travelling in a timber-panelled parlour built by craftsmen in a coach-building workshop has been superceded by an acceptance of the train as a Modern machine, built in a factory using mass-produced, wipe-clean materials. The soft greys and burgundy lino suggest a efficiency and refinement, an effect enhanced by the simple detailing of the fittings.
The seating bays line up with the windows and there is a sense of each bay as a more intimate space or alcove in the larger space of the carriage. The balance between privacy and openness is very well judged, the seat backs high enough to rest your head but not so high as to block the view down the carriage. In the corridor type the alcoves are partitioned off completely into a series of 6 person compartments with a glazed screen and door onto a corridor running down one side of the carriage. It reminded me of when my brother and I used to take the train down to visit our grandparents on the south coast. We'd get to Waterloo as early as we could to try to bag our own compartment and we'd be really disappointed if someone else got into our private realm.
And here's a present-day first great western carriage interior. Gross pink colour and logo, cramped seats designed to give you back-ache and claustrophobic with the seat in front right in your face. But the current coaches seat 35% more passengers – 76 in a 23m long coach compared to 48 in a 19.6m long Mark 1 coach. No excuse for the naff logo though.


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From the field - Engaging CENTCOM on Afghanistan/
Second post in a series of three on our dialogue with US Central Command. This time, the focus is on the function of the protection and detention work carried out in Afghanistan in our interaction with Tampa.
Historically, the ICRC-CENTCOM dialogue has been framed around confidential dialogue on detention and conduct of hostilities as monitored by the ICRC in Afghanistan and Iraq in the past.
In addition to the field-level interaction that takes place almost daily in country, ICRC Washington generally visits Tampa with Kabul and Geneva colleagues twice a year. The objective of these regular meetings is to have face-to-face discussions on humanitarian issues of concern with CENTCOM commanders, Judge Advocates Generals and other deciders.
During our last visit to Tampa on January 20th, the ICRC Afghanistan team was led by head of delegation Reto Stocker, who was accompanied by his delegation's legal advisor and protection coordinator. A Kabul-based delegate working on issues related to irregular forces also took part.
CENTCOM is a significant part of the privileged dialogue the ICRC has developed with the US military over the past ten years. Here, Reto Stocker explains the interaction between the ICRC and the US military in Afghanistan and why the CENTCOM component is so important to adress the humanitarian situation of Afghans affected by conflict.


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Here at Studio Marcus Hay, Inc we are always conscious of the time, running for planes, deadlines, meetings and early morning call times. Like us all time is of the essence and there is no better way to keep time by owning a wristwatch from our new favorite watch company Kapten & Son.
When Kapten & Son got in touch with the studio to ask us to interpret their product in our style for their social media platforms we were thrilled to collaborate. We love the inter changeable nature of their product, You can easily swap out the bands and faces for different looks, a watch potentially for every outfit. The product is classic and elegant and is a joy to shoot and style with which is what we do at the studio on a daily basis for many other brands.
This is from their website www.kapten-son.com: We create statement pieces with character – for every character. For all those who wander from mountains to valleys, from cities to beaches, from north to south and from east to west. Our products are the perfect travel companions to have by your side, giving you the feeling of being at home all over the world : from urban jungles to the middle of nowhere and beyond.
Our watches and sunglasses stand for a whole generation. A generation that embarks on ist own adventures and is always seeking new discoveries – this is exactly what we value. To us each customer is special. An individual character, a trendsetter. A true Kapten. We dedicate 150% of our energy to these personalities, to improving our service, our quality and our range from day to day.
Be inspired by our product portfolio on the following pages and become a part of the Kapten-Crew.
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TUC Community Webcast: TPC V5.1 - New Ways to Achieve Storage Efficiency by Quintus Schulzke
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Tivoli Storage Productivity Center V5.1 offers simplified, next-generation user interface and advanced Cognos-integrated reporting capabilities for superior storage management experience. Listen to Quintus Schulzke to learn more about Tivoli Storage Productivity Center V5.1 features and enhancements, and how these can help you manage storage efficiently.
About the Speaker: Quintus Schulzke
Quintus Schulzke is the IBM product manager for the Tivoli Storage Productivity Center and IBM SmartCloud Virtual Storage Center. In this role, he is responsible for the product enhancement roadmap and strategy. Quintus has prior experience as the product manager for the SAN Volume Controller (SVC) and the Storwize V7000 Unified offerings, and spent his early career in storage software test.


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"Thinking into Results"
Want to completely transform your life results?
Then, its time to change how you think.
Watch the following video to see what others have to say about "Thinking Into Results" and how the program has transformed their life results.
- Eliminate your debt
- Increase your income
- Lose weight
- Become healthier
- Build wealth
- Find and create happier, stronger, better relationships
- Start your own business
- Or achieve ANY OTHER goal, dream or desire you can imagine
... with Thinking into Results, you WILL get there, faster and more easily than you ever thought you could.
Here's what I finally learned (and it changed everything for me):
Your results are determined by your actions & behaviours. But, what determines your actions? Your feelings! And, what causes you to feel a certain way?
Your thoughts!
But, ever wondered where your thoughts originate from?
Your thoughts originate from your paradigms.
The problem is that when people are not happy with their life results, they modify their actions. They work harder, or try something different or change the way they act. They also try to change their thoughts.
This does not work, or if it works, it only works temporarily. Why?
Because actions are simply a consequence of your feelings, which are a consequence of your thoughts (which originate from your paradigms).
In order to change your life results, you need to go back to the roots. These roots are your paradigms.
The problem is that most people are not completely aware of the concept of the paradigm, how it works and how it controls their life results without it ever being detected. This is the biggest & main reason why most people in the world fail in achieving their ideal life or producing consistent success outcomes.
"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life and you will call it fate"
- Carl Jung
Trying to identify and change your paradigm can be difficult or even impossible.
However, proper understanding of the mind along with guidance from a mentor who has been through the process, can help.
Our paradigms drive everything we think about and do. Yet, this critical concept is not only misunderstood, it is too often completely dismissed. Our individual mindset is the cornerstone of who we are and what we do.
"There are no keys to success. There is only a key to your mind"
yes, i am ready to transform my life success & would like to find out more..
The fastest, most powerful way to transform your
thoughts and turn them into results
Thinking into Results is an intensive coaching program developed by legendary success expert and The Secret co-star Bob Proctor (one of the great teachers and mentors of my life) and his business partner and company co-founder, Sandy Gallagher from the Proctor Gallagher Institute. It's based on 50 years of research into the science and mechanics of success, and has been used by individuals, teams and organizations all over the world to achieve dramatic results fast.
This highly structured, step-by-step system is designed to facilitate positive, profound, permanent change in any area of your life by empowering you to:
- KNOW your goal in vivid detail and with absolute clarity
The first step towards getting what you want is knowing exactly what it is, visualising and expressing it in sharp, beautiful detail and securing that vision in your mind's eye. Thinking into Results will empower you to articulate a very clear and powerful goal to yourself and the universe. That will start moving you towards it at lightning speed.
- SOW your goal at the deepest levels of your mind
When there's a conflict between a conscious thought ("I want to be financially free") and a subconscious thought ("Money is the root of all evil"), the subconscious always wins. Through Thinking into Results, you will identify and eliminate the hidden thoughts that are undermining your true desires, and replace them with thoughts that match your actual beliefs, reflect your true potential and support what you really want to achieve.
- FLOW your goal into the natural stream of abundance
Do you ever feel like the universe is "against" you? In fact, it's just the opposite! The laws of the universe, which you'll discover in Thinking into Results, are designed to bring you an uninterrupted flow of joy and abundance … and they WILL, once your paradigms are no longer pushing you against the tide!
This is one of the most powerful personal transformation methods I have ever experienced. The moment I discovered it, I knew it was something I wanted to be a part of. So I personally trained in Bob and Sandy's materials to facilitate and coach the Thinking into Results program.
What can you expect to happen
when you start Thinking into Results?
- Improvements from Day One.
The moment your paradigms start changing, your habits and behaviors start changing—and then your LIFE starts changing, just like that! In fact, most Thinking into Results clients say they notice a difference from the very first day they begin engaging with the material.
- 24/7 progress.
Because the work you'll be doing in Thinking into Results takes place at both the conscious and subconscious levels, that work keeps going long after your coaching sessions and active coursework ends. Your mind will be constantly processing and absorbing this powerful new information … even while you sleep!
- Not just temporary. Sustained success.
Thinking into Results was created to empower you for a lifetime. When new goals arise on your journey, and new thoughts appear to prevent them, you'll be equipped with all the tools and knowledge you need recognize and replace those negative thoughts and keep on achieving!
Thinking into Results is a serious and intense program designed to create changes at the deepest levels of consciousness and, consequently, in the most important areas of your life.
If you follow it, it WILL work for you—guaranteed! However, following it requires commitment, determination and a deep desire to change.
"A trained mind will see the opportunity in any situation. An untrained mind will see the problem in any situation" - Ron Malhotra


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Ever so often you are made to feel like one of the 'in' crowd. A burly bouncer slides you past the velvet rope. Your seat reserved at some ritzy number of a restaurant. You're on the inside looking out.
While dining at the a-ma-zing PICNIC in El Born in Barcelona Tim and I were let in on such a sweet secret by one of the owners, Tara.
There is in fact a secret bar above trendy tapas spot BAR MUT in the L'Eixample neighborhood. She called up the manager and reserved a table under my name.


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Are you confused about sugar?
While we have all heard about its addictive, negative qualities, the topic of sugar is still a confusing one.
Here are some of the common questions…
What is the difference between 'sugar' and carbohydrate—or are they the same thing?
Should sugar be eliminated altogether or is there an acceptable level of consumption?
Together, let's explore the real truth about sugar…
What Is Sugar, Exactly?
Before we talk about sugar, we need to discuss carbohydrates.
Carbohydrates are biological molecules consisting of atoms of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. In biochemistry, they are synonymous to saccharides (in Greek, sákkharon means sugar).
Carbohydrates (or saccharides) are classified into 4 chemical groups – monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligosaccharides and polysaccharides.
Sugar is an umbrella name used to describe mono and disaccharides, which are sweet, short-chain, and water-soluble carbohydrates. A monosaccharide consists of a single sugar unit while a disaccharide is formed when two monosaccharides are joined.
Monosaccharides include glucose, fructose, and galactose
- Glucose occurs naturally in plants and is a product of photosynthesis. Most ingested carbohydrates are converted into glucose during digestion.
- Fructose, or fruit sugar, is found naturally in fruits. It is also the sweetest of sugars. While many argue that you should limit your sugar intake from fruit, this is simply not true as we discussed in a recent article.
However, it is essential to distinguish between the natural fructose found in fruits and the highly processed, stripped variety of fructose that you find in so many packaged foods. The latter has zero nutritional value and is known to
contribute to many serious health issues.
- Galactose does not occur in the free state but is part of the disaccharide lactose (milk sugar).
Disaccharides include lactose, maltose, and sucrose
- Lactose is the naturally occurring sugar found in milk. Lactose consists of one unit of glucose and one unit of galactose.
- Maltose is formed when certain grains are germinated. (For example, when barley is converted into malt). Maltose is formed from two units of glucose.
- Sucrose is formed by the combination of one unit of glucose and one unit of fructose. It is found in sugarcane and sugar beet roots. Table sugar and high-fructose corn syrup are both processed, stripped forms of sucrose. Table sugar is 50% glucose and 50% fructose while HFCS is usually 55% fructose.
Artificial sweeteners such as saccharine and aspartame do have a sweet taste but are NOT considered sugars. We will get to that in a separate post…
The History of Sugar
Until the Indians found a way to turn sugarcane juice into crystals that were easy to store and ship, sugar as we know it did not exist. Discovered by the Imperial Guptas somewhere around the 5th century, the crystals were called Khanda, which is the source of the modern English word, candy.
Sugars make food taste better, give us short-term energy and have addictive qualities. Which is why we use so much of it!
The numbers are staggering. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United States (FAO), across the world, the average person consumes about 53 pounds of sugar each year. In industrialized countries, that number is as high as 73 pounds of sugar per person per year. In the US, sugar consumption started as low as 4 pounds per person in 1776 going up to 20 pounds in 1850, 120 pounds by 1994 and is currently close to 160 pounds per person per year!
From Lollipops to Lentils
The terms 'sugar' and 'carbohydrate' are often used interchangeably, which can be quite confusing.
As mentioned earlier, sugar usually refers to short-chained carbohydrates, i.e. monosaccharides (e.g. glucose and fructose) and
disaccharides (e.g. sucrose and lactose). Oligo and polysaccharides, though also carbohydrates, are different.
Polysaccharides are long-chained carbohydrates consisting of at least 10 sugar units. Starch is a polysaccharide that stores 'energy' in plants. In the human diet, large amounts of starches can be found in staple foods like wheat, corn, cassava, potatoes, and rice.
Evidently, the problem with the term 'carbohydrate' is it stretches across a gamut of foods–from lollipops to lentils!
To take this example, a lollipop is made of refined sugar stripped of fiber and nutrients (vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals) while a lentil is a starch, left intact with all of its healthful nutrients and fiber.
To understand carbohydrates (and their importance to a healthful diet), you might want to refer back to an earlier post we wrote, Why Carbs Need to Come Out of the Closet.
How Bad Is Sugar…Really?
The short answer is, "It depends."
Sugar that is naturally sourced in fruits is full of nutritional goodness; your health will benefit greatly from integrating fruits into your daily diet.
On the other hand, white table sugar has zero nutritional value.
It is important to stress that we cannot lay 100% of the blame for our health woes on sugar's doorstep. Instead, as registered dietitian Jeff Novick so wisely points out, it is the entire fabric of our diet that is making people overweight and sick with metabolic diseases like type 2 diabetes. Not just the sugar we consume.
As he states, "The primary cause of the obesity epidemic is energy imbalance, and many things have contributed to this including behavioral and environmental components. The typical American diet is the main contributor to the energy imbalance. It is very high in calorie density, low in satiety, readily available and inexpensive. Total caloric consumption is up about 25% for the average American. And, about 60% of the calories in the typical American diet come from refined sugars, refined cereals/flour, and added fats and oils.
Novick acknowledges the role sugar plays but also points out that it is not entirely sugar's fault. When you add in all the refined and stripped foods in the American diet, 75% is "nothing but highly processed junk foods". In addition, and most importantly, the intake from total sugars is actually down almost 15%, since its peak in 1999, yet obesity rates still rise.
The Dose Makes the Poison
In toxicology, there is a guiding principle that says, "the dose makes the poison".
Even sugar is unlikely to be toxic in small and occasional doses.
So what is a safe sugar dose?
The general rule of thumb is that less than 5% of your daily calories should come from added sugars.
Unfortunately, for most Americans, that number is 3-4 times higher-hovering around 16-20%.
(I would like to stress that the less than 5% rule does not apply to 'intact' sugars and starches that we find in a variety of whole plant-based foods including fruits, beans, peas, lentils, rice, and potatoes. The less than 5% rule applies to added sugars only!)
Other factors play a role in how much added sugar you can 'take' in your diet (if you must). Jeff Novick has developed a guideline by showing you levels of sugar 'harm' depending on your overall lifestyle choices.
So, sugar is…
- Not particularly harmful in small amounts for people with healthful diets and lifestyles.
- More harmful in large amounts for people who have healthful diets and lifestyles.
- Harmful, but not the biggest concern in small amounts for people who have unhealthful diets and lifestyles. In other words, they have bigger things to worry about — their overall lifestyle.
- Very harmful in large amounts for people who have unhealthful diets and lifestyles. But again, their overall concern should be changing the whole diet and lifestyle picture.
Hide and Seek
Added sugars are hiding everywhere. In ketchup and other condiments. Flour-based mixes. Salad dressings. It is important to read the labels to spot the hidden sugars. Check out our article from last year, How to Read a Food Label the Right Way for an in-depth discussion of labels.
But for now, here is an excellent list of what to look for when it comes to sugar on food labels: agave nectar, barley malt, beet sugar, brown sugar, brown rice sugar, buttered syrup, cane (juice) crystals, cane juice, cane sugar, caramel, carob syrup, castor sugar, coconut water (50% sugar), coconut sugar, confectioners powdered sugar, corn sweetener, corn syrup, corn syrup solids, crystalline fructose, date paste, date sugar, date syrup, demerara sugar, dextran, dextrose, diastase, diastatic malt, dried cane syrup, ethyl maltol, evaporated cane juice, fructose, fruit juice, fruit juice concentrate(s), galactose, glucose, glucose solids, golden sugar, golden syrup, grape sugar, high-fructose corn syrup, honey, icing sugar, invert sugar (syrup), lactose, malt syrup, maltodextrin, maltose, maple syrup, molasses, muscovado sugar, panocha, raw sugar, refiner's syrup, rice syrup, sorghum syrup, sucanat, sugar alcohols (erythritol, mannitol, sorbitol, xylitol), sucrose, sugar, syrup, treacle, turbinado sugar, yellow sugar.
As you can see, that's a pretty hefty list (and it is not even complete!).
To sum up, when eating packaged foods, make sure that your intake of added sugars is less than 5% of your daily calories. And, whenever possible, eat whole foods to help ensure you are eating the right kind of sugars and starches.


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Will TO's separated bike lanes be as well designed as Amsterdam's?
Despite mayor Rob Ford's history of anti-bike rhetoric, his administration is pursuing a plan to create a network of separated bike lanes in the downtown core - or so it appears.
Is City Hall spinning us on this one? This is the mayor, after all, whose past pronouncements on bikes included a not so veiled reference to bicyclists as hood ornaments.
Public Works Committee chair Denzil Minnan-Wong has tabled a proposal that would create four bike lanes - two running east-west, one on Richmond between Bathurst and Parliament, the other on Harbord and Wellesley between Ossington and Sherbourne. One of the north-south lanes would run from the waterfront to Dupont along Simcoe, John, Beverley and St. George. The other would travel up Sherbourne from Queens Quay to Rosedale Valley Road.
The lanes would be physically separated from the rest of traffic by barricades and raised curbs, a first for Toronto but a common feature of cycling infrastructure in Montreal, Vancouver and New York, where cycling advocates say it makes urban biking much safer.
The plan, which Minnan-Wong says could break ground within a year, has won the ringing endorsement of the Toronto Cyclists Union.
"Many cities are implementing this type of separated infrastructure, and they're seeing really great result in terms of safety for all road users," says Andrea Garcia, director of advocacy and operations at TCU. "It creates these low-stress bikeways that encourage folks who are on the fence about cycling to pick up a bike and start using it. It's not the first time [separated bike lanes] have been proposed, but it's the first time they've really been championed in this way."
Notably absent from the plan is a lane on Bloor, long the aim of a campaign by cycling advocates who say it would have the domino effect of relieving the subway line and encouraging motorists to take the TTC. An EA on that plan no longer seems to be in the cards, though.
On that subject, Minnan-Wong says he's taking a non-confrontational approach that focuses on streets not already dominated by cars.
While the proposal for a continuous network of separated bike lanes has its fans in the cycling community, the new plan comes at a time when cycling advocates are in danger of losing their voice at City Hall.
Last month, council's Executive Committee controversially voted to scrap the Cycling Advisory Committee along with 20 other citizen panels. If council approves that move next week, it could mean that the most important piece of cycling infrastructure the city has ever seen will be planned without the direct input of citizen cycling experts, which may not bode well for design considerations.
Denzil Minnan-Wong (left) and Adam Vaughan
Minnan-Wong says the potential elimination of the advisory panel doesn't mean the cycling community will be shut out of the process, and that both experts and affected communities will be consulted. But only to a point.
"At the end of the day, we want to get things done," he says. "We want to have proper consultation, but the cycling community has been waiting a decade. The question is, how long are we going to wait? It's not unreasonable to think that there may be some who will want to use the consultation [process] to stop bike lanes in their entirety by dragging out their consideration."
In a bizarre reversal of the expected narrative at City Hall, Minnan-Wong's project has been slammed by Ward 20 councillor Adam Vaughan, a darling of Toronto's bike-loving progressives.
Vaughan says he spent four years consulting with local residents and businesses to draft a bike lane proposal that everyone could get behind, and that plan has been completely disregarded by Minnan-Wong.
"Denzil's shelved it," says Vaughan. "It was passed in the last term of council. We asked for a report back, but it's disappeared because they say they've got a better plan. My fear is that he's proposing a network that will be turned down by the community so the Ford administration will never have to go near the issue of bike lanes again."
The plan Vaughan supports called for studying a north-south lane on Blue Jays Way and Peter from Bremner to Queen West, an east-west lane along Bremner from Simcoe to Bathurst, and connecting Dan Leckie Way and Portland Street with a bridge to create a bike lane running from Queens Quay to Queen West. It's a less ambitious scheme than Minnan-Wong's, but Vaughan says it has the support of the community.
Vaughan's biggest beef with Minnan-Wong's proposal, however, is the effect it would have on plans to turn John Street into a pedestrian zone. (The new plan calls for a separated lane on a short stretch of the street from Stephanie to Richmond.) It's also unclear what would happen to the separated lane when John is closed for MuchMusic events.
"Imagine a cultural corridor on John from the waterfront to Queen. To throw away those plans for a 15-to-20-metre bike lane doesn't make sense, especially when it's going to be closed frequently anyway," Vaughan says. "I want permanent infrastructure, not lanes that open and close."
Vaughan suggests bike routes bypass John and run on Simcoe and Peter instead. He also fears parts of Harbord are too narrow to accommodate both separated bike lanes and TTC buses, and that the proposal's suggestion to consolidate St. George's existing bike lanes on the east side of the street are needlessly complicated. Some bike activists argue that the Harbord and St. George routes need repairs and linkages to the existing network more than physical separation.
While the prospect of Rob Ford's City Hall implementing biking infrastructure in Toronto is surprising, the reason for Vaughan and Minnan-Wong's squabble could turn out to be as old as politics itself: in a nutshell, Vaughan may think Minnan-Wong is on his turf, and he doesn't like it.
If Minnan-Wong follows through, the good news is T.O. could finally get a network of separated bike lanes. But how well-suited that netwrok will be to cyclists and affected communities will depend on how much input Minnan-Wong is willing to allow. A staff report on the proposal goes to council in June.


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In the fateful climax of the 2006 miniseries "House of M," a mentally unstable Wanda Maximoff, also known as the Scarlet Witch, used her incredible reality-altering powers to drastically reduce the mutant population of the Marvel Universe and ensure that almost no new mutants were born. In the aftermath of this mutant "Decimation," Wanda disappeared and many believed her dead, but recently the Young Avengers and her former teammates in the Avengers discovered her to be alive.In "Avengers: The Children's Crusade," a nine issue bi-monthly mini-series from the acclaimed "Young Avengers" creative team of writer Allan Heinberg and artist Jim Cheung, the two superhero teams are on separate quests to find the Scarlet Witch. The Young Avengers want to find the Scarlet Witch because two of their members, Wiccan and Speed, believe they are her reincarnated sons. On the other hand, Scarlet Witch's former comrades in the Avengers are divided about why they want to find her. Some want to take her into custody and help her while others feel that the problem of Wanda's massive powers and growing mental instability can only be solved by lethal force. Their indecision caused the "Young Avengers" to set out on their own path to find the Scarlet Witch.In the second issue of the series the Young Avengers joined forces with Magneto, the Scarlet Witch's father. Also accompanying them is the her brother, Quicksilver, and the Young Avengers will need the extra help to find Wanda. When Act One of "Avengers: The Children's Crusade" came to a close in #3 readers learned the Scarlet Witch and the despotic ruler of Latveria, Doctor Doom, are now engaged. CBR News spoke with Heinberg about the series and his plans for Act Two, which begins January 5th with the release of issue #4.
CBR News: Allan, so far the search for the Scarlet Witch has generated some extreme emotions. Wanda's family members want to rescue her. Most of her friends on the Avengers want to take her into custody and try to help her deal with her mental problems. Yet there are few Avengers that view her as too dangerous to help. What is it about Wanda that you think generates such powerful emotions? Is it simply the nature of her powers or is there something about her personality as well?
Allan Heinberg: I think Wanda's backstory is the key to the character and a large part of her appeal. After all, she and Quicksilver started out in the Marvel Universe as terrorists -- disciples of Magneto. But in the end, they had the moral fiber -- and the compassion -- not only to leave Magneto, but to prove themselves as Avengers. That transformation -- the idea that two villains from the X-Universe could not only become heroes, but that they could do so in a completely different arena of the Marvel Universe was groundbreaking at the time. Marvel Comics basically revolutionized comic book storytelling by essentially telling readers that their characters can -- and will -- change. Since then, the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver have continuously and openly wrestled with the darker parts of their natures even as they strive to obey their nobler instincts. Theirs is a very human, very relatable and very compelling struggle.
The big revelation in "The Children's Crusade" #2 was Doctor Doom's involvement and the revelation in #3 that Doom also has some strong feelings about Wanda, and in fact intends to marry her. What's it like writing Doctor Doom? What made you want to include him in this story? Is Doom only marrying Wanda because of the power he'll gain or do you think there's part of his personality that might actually care for her?
I have really enjoyed exploring the possibility of Doom in love. Especially the idea of his having fallen in love with someone who is not only his enemy, but a woman who is inarguably more powerful than he is. Love can be enormously tricky even under the best circumstances, but how is Doom going to be able to handle being subordinate to his wife? I think everyone involved in the story is questioning Doom's motives, including Doom himself.
Magneto has worked very hard to turn over a new leaf in the pages of "Uncanny X-Men" and it seems like in this series he's being confronted by a lot of his past misdeeds, especially in the way he raised his children. What's his emotional state going into #4? How important is it for him to find Wanda, and how important is it for him to reconnect with Quicksilver who clearly hates him?
Magneto is absolutely determined to rescue his daughter -- and his grandson -- at all costs. However, like Doom, Magneto's motives are always going to be questionable. Does Magneto want to find Wanda for her sake or for his own? Does he want to mend fences with her and make up for his own misdeeds? Or does he want to possess and control her? Or, more realistically, is it a bit of both? The same is true of Magneto's attitude about Quicksilver. Magneto recognizes that, in addition to restoring familial peace, any kind of alliance he forges with Pietro -- even a temporary one -- will only serve him in the future.One character who seems to be profoundly impacted by Wanda's reemergence is Wolverine. He seems very angry and it's almost like he's acting the way he was when he first joined the X-Men; making snarky comments towards anyone who didn't agree with him. Why do you think he's acting this way? Is Wolverine simply upset over what Wanda's powers did to mutantkind or is there something more going on?
Wolverine's attitude toward the Wanda situation was actually established in "House of M" #1. After "Avengers: Disassembled," when the Avengers and the X-Men were debating what to do about Wanda, Wolverine came down very clearly on the side of eliminating her altogether. And that was before she stole his life and his memories and transported him to the World of M. After which, of course, she wiped out an entire species. I do think he's angry. I think he's absolutely haunted by what Wanda did to him -- and by what Wanda did to all of mutantkind -- but in the end, I think he thinks he's being pragmatic.
Brian Bendis hinted that Wonder Man was in direct opposition to the Avengers reforming in early issues of the current "Avengers" series. In "The Children's Crusade" #3 you brought Wonder Man into the story and definitely implied that Simon was not happy to be in the presence of the Avengers. What can you tell us about Simon's motivation and role in future issues? How does he feel about looking for a woman who he's had a very complex and complicated relationship with?
As longtime Avengers fans know, Simon has been devoted to Wanda for many years, and now he owes his very existence to her. I don't think there's anything Simon wouldn't do for Wanda at this point, including having to deal with the Avengers, if need be.
One of the reasons why Wonder Man's relationship was so complicated with the Scarlet Witch was because of the Vision. The Vision on the Young Avengers is not exactly the Vision of old, but we have to wonder what does he make of all of this? He's been quiet, but Jim Cheung's facial expressions for the character seem to suggest that there's a lot on the new Vision's mind.
Because "Avengers: The Children's Crusade" is not strictly a Young Avengers book -- and because it has such a large cast of characters -- the Young Avengers (apart from Wiccan, whose story it is) will be taking turns in the narrative spotlight. The Vision's role in the story grows with every issue, and his relationship to the Scarlet Witch will definitely be addressed.
"The Children's Crusade" is a nine issue miniseries and you're about to launch #4, which would seem like it would be the start of the second act. In terms of plot and themes, what is Act Two of "The Children's Crusade" about?
For me, Act One was about Wiccan's (and the Young Avengers') idealism and good intentions with regard to finding the Scarlet Witch. Act Two is about what happens when their good intentions come up against the very complicated reality of the situation. Act Three is about their struggle to find a way to live with -- and take responsibility for -- the devastating consequences of their actions.
In the first three issues you introduced a lot of the major players in this story. As the story moves forward, can we expect appearances by any surprise heroes or villains? Or is the cast of the story all pretty much on the table?
At this point in the story we've met all the principal players, but there are many, many more cameos and surprise appearances in store.
How important an element is setting in this next phase of the story? It seems like all roads lead to Latveria?
We are going to be in Latveria for the next little while, but the principal setting changes rather dramatically after that.
The end of "The Children's Crusade" is still a ways off, but I imagine it's very much on your mind. Can you hint at what kind of impact this story will have on the Avengers and the Young Avengers?
Because this story was built on the incredible foundation Brian Michael Bendis created in "Avengers: Disassembled" and "House of M" (as well as its aftermath, "Decimation"), the outcome of "Avengers: The Children's Crusade" will have a profound and lasting impact on the future of the Avengers, the Young Avengers and the X-Men.


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By Erikka
If you haven't seen Friday Night Lights, you're missing out. I mean, a small-town high school football drama in Texas is appealing to everyone, right??
...alright, even if high school football drama isn't your cup of tea, the show's mantra is on point:
clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.
I've watched the series to completion - twice now - and each time it's stuck me powerfully. When I read it, I internalize it a bit differently. It's not just a mantra, it's an actual equation. An A + B = C type of thing.
When I remove the football theme (which is tough, guys: I could talk Riggins vs. Saracen all day) and think about what it means outside of a television drama, I'm instantly inspired: mood lift, wanting to shout it from a mountain, Ron Burgundy style. (But I don't have a mountain, I have a blog, so I'm writing about it here!)
What does clear eyes even mean? It my opinion, it means this:
It means being present and in the moment so you get to experience the beauty that is your life. An expectation, and I quote, is "a strong belief that something will happen or be the case in the future, or a belief that someone will or should achieve something."
Living with expectations means you've created an alternate universe wherein you're the writer, producer, and director of your own show. And that's not to say you should live without dreams or aspirations: we need those, keep those going! But that's not what this is. The players in the alternate reality are not your dreams or aspirations, they are real people, separate from you.
Let's get crazy and call them individuals.
They are the same people who exist in your real life, but with expectation they are saddled with a script and thus, fictionalized. So when the real life players go "off script" - and boy, DO they - you are left feeling disappointed, angry, and sad. Essentially, you've removed the joy of interacting with those around you.
I've battled with the expectation game for a large part of my life, so I know well the flip side of having clear eyes.
I was constantly disappointed in my career and my relationships. I was always thinking "when X happens, I'll be happy." Well, X happened. And sure, I was happy, and then the disappointment would eventually set in because I was waiting for the next X to make me happy again.
That's exhausting: not only for me, but for all my players. Can you imagine how frustrating it is to be held to a standard you didn't know existed?
It's basically living the nightmare where you walk into math class not knowing there was a test - or that you were even taking a math class.
I've learned a lot about how to reprogram how I view the world, simply by being a fur-parent and being around kids. I love hanging out with the small humans and the non-human furries because they live in the moment and with such open hearts and honest enthusiasm. You never know what you're gonna hear out of a kids mouth and if you need proof of this, go ask a random 5 year old if she likes your outfit.
Just like with animals, I never know when I'm going to come home to the contents of my recycling bin emptied onto the floor and a very guilty black Lab sitting amongst his treasures.
Like any change you want to stick, you have to practice, engage, and exercise it.
The being present muscle is no different.
Getting regular acupuncture treatments not only helps you obtain emotional health but will drastically improve your physical health as well. Acupuncture works like this: you've traveled to foreign country where you don't know the language and you want to experience everything you can while you're there. You could just wing it and wander around and you'd probably see some amazing stuff but you're likely to miss out on some really cool experiences. Acupuncture is your tour guide, it's going to get you to places you didn't think possible by a more direct route. Less fumbling about and more "ooohs" and "ahhhhs"!
Becoming an acupuncturist was the impetus for me to clear my eyes. I saw the value of treatment in my patients every day and decided to use my time on the table as "therapy" with myself. It was my quiet time where I was able to delve in and process my feelings and emotions which created a cascade of healthy benefits; learning to meditate, time to analyze my thoughts and feelings, and the ability to perform internal emotional check-ups.
I enjoy doing self-guided imagery meditations. I got to my favorite safe spot - usually a field with a large willow tree in the middle for me, but it can be anywhere for anyone. I sit underneath the tree and relax into her. I feel my feet, the backs of my legs, and my bum on the grassy ground. It's solid, unmovable, and it tickles a little. Then I feel the big willow behind me, holding up while I sink into her bark. I'm fully able to relax into her might. I listen to her branches sway in the breeze. I smell the air; it's crisp and clean. All my senses are engaged. And then I allow myself to hang out... with myself. Sometimes I'm alone, and sometimes I'm hanging out with me at different ages.
This practice is not only relaxing, there's the potential for it to be hugely transformative and healing. Regardless of your background, we all have some form of trauma and/or unmet needs. This is your time to give yourself what you needed at that time in your life, and thus, what you need in your life now.
So what should you do? You can start with my guided imagery, or you can completely ignore it! It's meant to be a guide to show that this imagery exercise allows you time with yourself in a safe, relaxing, and comfortable space.
Emotional Analysis
Getting into the nitty gritty of what you're feeling and why you're feeling it allows you the space to evaluate the situation from all angles. Did you have an expectation that didn't get met? Did someone treat you or act differently from what you pictured?
This can be done by internal dialogue, journaling, video-journaling... it doesn't really matter, as long as it feels good to you and it's work you do for yourself, and on your own.
Get Yourself a Sounding Board
This can be a friend, a group of friends, a family member, or anyone who will speak openly and honestly with you. The sounding board is there to hold you accountable and to help you address tough issues together. Being open, honest, vulnerable, and kind is very difficult in this process. And it's also imperative.
The ultimate goal here is the ability to be your own sounding board. We learn to do that by surrounding ourselves with people who can help us through our own muck - people we won't and perhaps people who won't allow us to weigh them down with the stuff that we should we working through on our own. We are pack animals and we learn from each other, so learn how to be a good sounding board by being in a relationship with one. Aspire to be someone from whom others learn.
Surrounding yourself with head-nodders and yes-men feels great, but those people don't call you on your shit. For growth, we need accountability, vulnerability, and light.
Over time, it becomes easier to stay in the moment and be present, but there will always be times you need a check-up. Worrying excessively? Check in with yourself. What's upsetting? What's unnerving? Have you done everything you can in this moment to solve this problem? Is it even a problem? Is it something solvable, and within your control?
If not, what can you do? I recommend deep breathing, first and foremost. Maybe a few minutes of meditation to help me sink into what I'm feeling, stick with being present, and ultimately work through the issue.
I look at staying present like I imagine childbirth:
You HAVE to stay present and get through it
you do not have a choice
There is only one way through
Growth is tough. Stay with it.