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Over the past two weeks, evidence has surfaced confirming what most Americans already know; the IRS is a great big mess.
Testimony on Capitol Hill as to why certain groups were targeted over their tax exempt status revealed not so much partisan leanings as a massive dysfunctional bureaucracy run amok.
While the Tea Party was prominent on the list of groups targeted, testimony and news reports revealed that the IRS had incompetently handled tax status applications for more than 400 groups, and that doesn't include stacks of files that never got handled at all.
Unfortunately, the one agency every American deals with on a yearly basis is the Internal Revenue Service with their arcane forms, confusing directions, and incomprehensible communications all bound by a yearly deadline.
The problems behind the IRS are so vast and intricate, it's hard to know what the overseers should do to clean up the mess.
But it is crucial that something be done to fix or replace this system.
Since the federal income tax came into being in February of 1913 with the ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment, the IRS has grown to collect over $2.4 trillion annually from approximately 234 million tax returns.
The rules governing how, when and in what amounts we pay taxes have grown consistently more complex and worse year after year, now amassed in a tax code of 4 million words.
It is exactly this byzantine system that led to the latest problem – not political ideology among tax collectors.
The latest federal snafu began with the Supreme Court ruling in a case now referred to as 2010 Citizens United, which allowed corporations and groups to spend money on political campaigns.
The ruling created a landscape where more money was pumped into politics, and it in turn created mass confusion for the division of the IRS that handles tax exempt status. This division had 200 employees but handled 70,0000 applications in the last year.
Former employees of that office who have spoken in the press have made two points: first, their division was considered a low rung on the IRS ladder and, second, many employees didn't understand the new rulings and were not given guidance on how to handle applications. Allegedly they were supposed to wait on word from higher up tax attorneys, but that communication rarely occurred.
A story by NPR.org explained the determinations these employees were asked to make: " In brief, there are three big categories of tax-exempt groups. Those under section 501(c)(3) are charities engaged in charitable work. They're allowed to do only minimal political activity. At the other end of the spectrum are Section 527 organizations. These are purely political and are required to disclose their donors. In between are 501(c)(4)s. They can do issue advertising and some campaign politics, but not too much."
The categories, like the whole code, are too vague – requiring exactly the type of judgments we don't want to see bureaucrats making. Tea Parties, for example, typically fall into the "social welfare" non-profit who can spend 49 percent of their revenue for politics. But the definition of politics is so nebulous that it requires a judgment call – thus requiring more information, thus allowing/requiring government employees to ask political groups to explain what they mean by "education on the Constitution."
According to IRS employees' testimony before congress, they weren't interested in groups' ideology when they sought additional information, but were trying to figure out which category they belonged in and if donations to them should be taxed. This is big business. In the last election cycle at least half a billion dollars was spent by these groups.
What needs to happen is, first, to clean up the mess in the short-term (get control over the agency and see that it's fair and efficient). But more importantly is that our leaders finally listen to the calls for a completely new and simple tax system.
A tax system that the average American can understand and an average tax collector can process quickly is paramount of the needs of this country.


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Link Group runs weekly on a Tuesday at 7.30pm in Avondale. The group is currently going through the BASIC short film series where Francis Chan challenges us to reclaim the simple, full and beautiful journey of church that is described in Scripture. In these films, Chan asks the questions many are wondering about: What is church? Who is it for? Is it broken? Can it be better? Topics include: Fear God, Follow Jesus, Holy Spirit, Fellowship, Teaching, Prayer and Communion
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Kili Island Outreach/
Small Island, Huge Health Gains
Kili Island welcomed Canvasback Wellness Center staff for a recent outreach visit. Though among the smallest of the Marshall Islands—less than a square mile of land—Kili participants achieved huge health gains in very little time.
Invited by the 177 Health Care Program, Wellness Center staff members Kristin Smith, Ann Alik and Kenny Lang flew to Kili to offer a 10-day wellness program. The 34 program participants received diabetes-related health education that included healthy cooking practice and physical exercise. And outcomes were very exciting: for three participants, blood sugar levels dropped by at least 190; one of the three started out with a blood sugar count of 388 and dropped it to 117 during the wellness course.
Kili participants expressed a committed desire to keep up the exercise they had begun during the program. Cooking instructor and exercise coordinator Ann Alik worked with islanders to create a walking club that would continue to meet on a regular schedule. And Kenny Lang, in charge of the Wellness Center garden on Majuro, discovered a number of islanders ready and willing to plant a large vegetable garden.
Gardens have long been a symbol of hope and promise. But on Kili in particular, vegetable-tending is also a symbol of victory in the battle against diabetes and the struggle to eat well.
Historically, food options have been narrow on 200-acre Kili, home to perhaps 800 Bikini Islanders and descendants relocated there by the U.S. government in 1948. Kili has no lagoon to allow the year-round fishing found elsewhere in the Marshall Islands, and its tropical soil produces copra, coconut, limes, breadfruit, squash, bananas, papayas and sugar cane. It is necessary to supplement these crops, so government-issued foods routinely arrive by ship: chicken, white rice, white flour, and sugar.
Excepting the chicken, these nutritionally poor foods play a key role in the onset and progress of diabetes. Vegetable gardens are the only way to ensure the availability of nutrient-rich foods.
Kili Islanders planted a range of leafy green vegetables during the Wellness Center outreach visit. The seeds, too, bear symbolic value, for they came from the garden on Majuro and provide a link by which the people of Kili are united with other islanders working to defeat diabetes.


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text: Tell me who else you'd assign an illustration to with a cover story titled Bigfoot Inc.? None other than Graham Roumieu fits the bill. Never predicable, a business-like Bigfoot with no pants glares at the slightly grungy hed and dek of a story about a local Meno Park, CA man who is a one-man sasquatch industry. Nice choice Metro, I'll bet your paper boxes emptied quick that week.


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MaryAnn Koopman has written a generous review of my book The Upside Down World of St Francis.
Category: Franciscan
Franciscans in ship-wreck
The Deutshland foundered in a severe storm in the North Sea. All on board were drowned. Far away in Wales, Hopkins was deeply moved by this ship-wreck, and began to compose a long poem about it.
Hopkins was particularly saddened by the loss of five Franciscan nuns on their way to mission. In the poem, Hopkins explores the issues of 'theodicy', the problem of a loving God in a world where things goes wrong.
Hopkins asks why God lets bad things happen to people in general, and in particular, he asks why God would call the Franciscan sisters to a mission and then cut their lives off. He describes their death as an instance of the stigmata like their father Francis'.
In this poem, Hopkins has no answers to the questions raised in theodicy, but he affirms God's huge power and the tragedy of the ship-wreck.
The whole poem is 280 lines long. I have chosen the three stanzas about the Franciscan sisters.
Five! the finding & sake
And cipher of suffering Christ.
Mark, the mark is of man's make
And the word of it Sacrificed.
But he scores it in scarlet himself on his own bespoken,
Before-time-taken, dearest prizèd & priced —
Stigma, signal, cinquefoil token
For lettering of the lamb's fleece, ruddying of the rose-flake.
Joy fall to thee, father Francis,
Drawn to the life that died;
With the gnarls of the nails in thee, niche of the lance, his
Lovescape crucified
And seal of his seraph-arrival! & these thy daughters
And five-livèd & leavèd favour & pride,
Are sisterly sealed in wild waters,
To bathe in his fall-gold mercies, to breathe in his all-fire glances.
Away in the loveable west,
On a pastoral forehead of Wales,
I was under a roof here, I was at rest,
And they the prey of the gales;
She to the black-about air, to the breaker, the thickly
Falling flakes, to the throng that catches and quails
Was calling "O Christ, Christ, come quickly":
The cross to her she calls Christ to her, christens her wildworst Best.
The Franciscan who influenced Hopkins
DUNS SCOTUS – Franciscan Theologian 1265-1308
Hopkins acclaims Duns Scotus in Duns Scotus' Oxford
Towery city & branchy between towers;
Cuckoo-echoing, bell-swarmèd, lark charmèd, rook racked,
The dapple-eared lily below thee; that country & town did
Once encounter in, here coped & poisèd powers;
Thou hast a base & brickish skirt there, sours
That neighbour-nature thy grey beauty is grounded
Best in; graceless growth, thou hast confounded
Rural, rural keeping — folk, flocks, & flowers.
Yet ah! this air I gather & I release
He lived on: these weeds & waters, these walls are what
He haunted who of all men most sways my spirits to peace;
Of realty the rarest-veinèd unraveller; a not
Rivalled insight, be rival Italy or Greece;
Who fired France for Mary without spot.
Hopkins' poetic and spiritual interest in Duns Scotus was in his concept of haecceitas.
Duns Scotus' spirituality was deeply Franciscan. He absorbed the Franciscan idea of prayer as gazing, which was discerned in the prayer of St Francis by St Clare. Clare wrote not only about gazing on Christ the mirror, but also more generally on gazing as prayer.
Sister Ilia Delio in Franciscan Prayer traces how gazing as a way of prayer becomes Duns Scotus' philosophical concept haeccietas.
1. "Thisness": this creature (thing, animal, person) is different from all other creatures like it.
2. This creature is unlike all other creatures.
3. This creature was uniquely made by God.
4. This creature is a unique expression of the Word.
Spend some time with a creature. Explore its haecceitas. Engage in dialogue with the Word communicated by the creature.
Suggested creatures: tree, flower, rock.
[A more "advanced" exercise would be to explore the haecceitas of a person, or love, or a kind action.]
Questions to ask about this creature.
1. What makes this creature different from all other creatures like it?
2. What makes this creature different from all other creatures – i.e. what makes it unique?
3. What is there about this creature that reveals God's special love uniquely directed at this creature?
4. What Word does this creature speak to us? (What revelation of God's nature is in this creature?
Do Franciscans Bless Animals
Before I start criticising the practice of blessing animals, let me confess that I have blessed animals, and would do so again. In fact for a couple of years, Tom Sutton of Subiaco Parish in Perth invited me, along with other Franciscans and other priests to a great outdoor animal blessing. There is a picture of me blessing a great St Bernard, and it was a delight to make friends with this gentle creature.
This jamboree was stopped only because a certain dog food manufacturer was a sponsor and took advantage of this event. It took it over by emblazoning its name on every object and dog parade and snail race in sight.
Tom rightly believed that such rampant capitalism was at odds with the spirit of animal blessing.
But as a Franciscan I do feel ambivalent about blessing animals. Not that I have any theological problem with asking for God's blessing on either pets or wild animals. Our blessing simply confirms the reality that God has already blessed creation. See Genesis 1.
Nor do I mind the chaos that can be caused by creatures great and small in a little church with God's people trying to celebrate the Eucharist with devotion.
My problem, I think, is twofold. Firstly, blessing animals can become a sentimental act. "Isn't it nice? Isn't it lovely?" If an animal blessing is organised only to evoke superficial sentiments, then it is a dangerous waste of time. If an animal blessing is organised only to delight children, then it is a diversion from reality.
Secondly, blessing animals can easily turn companion animals into possessions rather than being seen as God's gifts to us. The attitude that our pets are simply a convenience can easily lead to neglect and abuse , but even before it gets to that stage, this attitude diminishes us, making us consumers of animals' services, rather than their grateful friends.
What Franciscans can do is to encourage people to think carefully about our relationship with animals. Saint Francis believed that each creature is a Word of God. In our encounter with an animal, St Francis encourages us to allow that animal to disclose its story to us. The animal is not there simply for our unfettered use, but is a fellow-creature put on this earth to share existence with us and to join our praise of the Most High Creator.
Our pets are our companions, not our slaves.
And do we bless the animals that give food, are food for us? Much has been written about the distance between us urban dwellers and the milk and meat that we enjoy. If we bless our pets, then we should equally bless the animals that nurture us. We should be prepared to ask whether the cost of being a meat-eater is too high. Dr Rajendra Pachauri Chair of the IPCC spoke of the positive environmental impact of eating one less meat meal each week.
Wild animals are a blessing, too, although I suspect it's impossible to catch a blue wren or an Oenpelli python to lay hands on and pronounce a blessing over it!
So my plea as a Franciscan is, if we are to bless animals, then let's do it with thorough thought and prayer, and not just as a liturgical stunt. But no one would do that, would they?


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A lot of times, having your own business and a job entails a lot of responsibilities. More than ever, people are becoming sensitive to their finances. If you plan on managing your business and your finances well, it is important that you take the time to consider these tips that we will include in this article. Internet marketing If you are a businessman who still relies mostly on traditional marketing methods, you will most likely carry the burden of spending so much
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Last week I went and saw Leonard Cohen performing at the tennis centre here in Melbourne. In a word – awesome! The guy is 75, and delivered an unbelievable show. At the beginning he promised that he and the band would give their all … and three and a quarter hours, three encores and five standing ovations later I think ev eryone in the packed house would have agreed that he'd kept his promise.
In a way Leonard is running a very successful practice focusing on the authoring (albums and books) mode and the speaking (well, singing) mode. On the way home I was reflecting on what us Thought Leaders can learn from Mr. Cohen.
The first is an obsession with our IP. Leonard Cohen is a poet and a songwriter, and his obsession with his lyrics is legendary. There are lines in his songs that he has taken a year to write. He agonises over each word. And you can tell – he thinks hard and deep about what he wants to say. A broken halleluiah … 1000 kisses deep … here I stand. Lyrics that have the power to make your hair stand on end.
As thought leaders our job is to think, sell and deliver. And when we are thinking, I think that's how we want to be about it. Think hard and deep about what we want to say, and aim to be word perfect.
The second lesson is how he delivered – he gave everything he had, all of himself. And he's 75 and has been singing some of these songs for 45 years. When we are in front of a room or in front of a client or a prospect how dare we give anything less?
I know the next time I'm feeling tired, or bored, or feel myself going into autopilot I'm going to think of Leonard Cohen at 75 years of age at 11 pm coming out for his third encore, and channel a bit of that.


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TAP 123 - Doug Brackmann - From Homeless and Addicted to Wise and Enlightened/
In this episode I speak to Doug Brackmann about how you can't have anxiety without security. We get into somatic experiencing, bio hacking and personality types.
Doug is a Licensed Psychologist in California. A dual Ph.D. in Clinical and Industrial/Organizational Psychology. (2002)
25 years Clinical experience (over 20,000 hours of client contact).
Specializing in the underlying factors of any addiction, specifically the genetics (DrD2-A1 & DrD4-7r), environmental factors, and trauma.
20 year Zen meditation practitioner. fMRI geek studying the biological and neuro-structural changes that can be had using meditation techniques.
Over 30 years of recovery from Drug Addiction.
Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) which is an intensive three year degree on the biological impacts of trauma on the body and specifically how to heal past acute and chronic trauma.
A book that Doug mentions
Dougs website http://www.biohackshrink.com/
In this particular episode you will learn:
- How Doug had his first epiphany when he was living in a car at an early age
- How he went into a locked psych ward and what he realized
- "If the present moment had any emotion in it, I'd be out of a job"
- How you can't have anxiety without security
- "You can't have fear in an unsafe place, you're going to turn into a lizard when the bullets are flying anyway"
- Certain people look forward to things that scare them
- Make the smallest change you can keep
- If you're not aware you inner world is lying to you you'll make your outer world match it
- Why we are programmed to stay within a certain bandwidth and it's difficult to move out of it
- Doug talks about a specific personality type that he works with
- How after achievement we immediately look toward the negative side


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Today is Day 2 of the Riveted 12 Days of Reading and that means a new book! Today we've selected Beautiful by Amy Reed!
Each book we reveal will be available to read until December 31st, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't start reading right away! Here's why you should start reading Beautiful NOW:
Ellen Hopkins, bestselling author of Crank, said it best when she spoke about this book —"Beautiful is stark, disquieting, and, quite simply, riveting."
Beautiful follows Cassie as she moves to a new town and vows to rid herself of her good-girl image. At first, it seems all too easy to embrace her new life, but soon Cassie is trapped in a swift downward spiral tinged with violence and abuse, and no one—not even the one person she thought she could trust—can help her now.
Amy Reed's ability to choose just the right words to make you feel both uncomfortable and intrigued will keep your head in this book until the very end. It's one of those stories you'll want to share with your friends immediately! Luckily, they can read it for free, too!


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Foreign economic policy
Companies in Switzerland's mechanical and electrical engineering industries (MEM industries) export nearly 80% of their products. Discrimination-free access to procurement and sales markets is crucial. Swissmem therefore advocates an open Switzerland that is committed to free trade.
Europe policy
The markets of the European Union are of extraordinary importance to companies in Switzerland's MEM industries. The bilateral agreements (Bilateral I and II) grant our companies access to the EU internal market on an almost entirely equal footing. These agreements provide significant relief for Swiss exporters in the areas of technical harmonization, free movement of persons, research and public procurement. As a non-member of the EU, however, Switzerland does not benefit from economic accords between the EU and third countries.
Foreign trade policy
The strongly export-oriented MEM industries depend for their livelihood on relationships with other countries. Accordingly, having the best possible access to the markets of major countries is extremely important. New free trade agreements avoid discrimination, particularly vis-à-vis the EU, which has intensified its free trade efforts.
Development has stagnated in certain of the MEM industries' key markets. Entering new markets can partly offset the impact. Concluding bilateral agreements with dynamically growing emerging-market countries at an early stage makes market entry easier.
Export promotion
Swiss exporters who want to enter foreign markets have key partners in Swiss Export Risk Insurance (SERV) and the export promotion agency (Switzerland Global Enterprise). For the companies in the MEM industries, it is essential that these two organizations have the ability to respond flexibly to companies' needs and to maintain programmes that are competitive by international standards.
Dr. Jean-Philippe Kohl
Head of Economic Policy
Deputy Director
Telephone +41 44 384 48 15
j.kohl@swissmem .ch
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Dear Friends,
The Philippine Center of the International PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Essayists, Novelists) Writers in Prison Committee is hosting a writers' forum and gathering this coming November 15 to mark the Day of the Imprisoned Writer. This activity will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 in the afternoon at the University of the Philippines – Manila, College of Arts and Sciences Little Theater, Padre Faura, Manila.
The November 15 Day of the Imprisoned Writer is an annual, international day intended to recognize and support writers who resist repression of the basic human right to freedom of expression and who stand up to attacks made against their right to impart information.
PEN Centers all over the world will highlight cases of imprisoned writers, including that of Filipino poet Ericson Acosta, who has been in detention in a Samar jail for more than a year now. Prominent writers, their institutions, unions and organizations from all other the country, have likewise pledged to participate in the November 15 activities and actions.
In this light, we invite you and your organization to join us in the writers' forum. We hope that you can share your thoughts on freedom of expression and human rights with our literary community on this very important day.
For details and inquiries, please contact Prof. Rommel Rodriguez (Ph.D.) at 09154832742.
National Chair, Philippine Center of the International PEN
National Artist for Literature


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Author of Android "Heart App" malware arrested in just 17 hours
The 19-year-old responsible for creating a malware that infected more than 100,000 phones was arrested in just 17 hours
An unnamed 19-year-old software engineering student, identified only as "Li," was arrested just 17 hours after his "Heart App" Google Android malware infected more than 100,000 phones. The malware was able to spread so quickly by relying on the contact lists of compromised devices, with users downloading the fake app, which then sent out a text urging users to download the app as well.
Chinese wireless carriers were quick to block more than 20 million infected messages from being sent out to new users. The 19-year-old will be identified following completion of the investigation by Shenzhen police, where the student went for vacation. It seems the custom malware was designed just as proof of his ability to write code.
To uninstall the malware, Sophos recommends the following: head to Settings | Apps | Downloaded and uninstall XXshenqi app.
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S.T.D brings you Yuksek this December 29th!
Pierre-Alexandre Busson was not aware that his stage name meant "high" in Turkish, but its worked quite well for the front runner in France's new generation of experimental electro. Yuksek ditched his conservatory days and spent his intrepid years venturing into the freedom of experimental mixes that "would almost be unlistenable." Little by little his reputation has grown to be a key figure for those who listen and look for a natural ease to mixes of dancefloor mania, post-punk riffs, acid loops, disco grooves, house beats, Chopin waltzes, and hip-hop funk.
On stage, Yuksek's svelte physique swoops between vintage keyboards and the FX board. Now, suave guy has let out two albums packed full of international hits such as "Tonight," "Extraball," and "I Like To Play" on Away From The Sea in 2006, and "On a Train," Fireworks," and "Always on the Run" on 2011′s Living on the Edge of Time. These albums highlight Yuksek's ipod shuffle style and his resolutely post-schizophrenic tunes beating with a pop heart underneath it all.
Originally with Birdy Nam Nam's label, Yukesek has crafted some of the dirtiest remixes including hits by Mika, The Kaiser Chiefs, and Ghostface Killah (Wu Tang Clan). He's most famous for the tracks that have been released on I'm A Cliché, Rise & Relish (Living on the Edge of Time), reaching a "high" in the post disco-rock culture. Composing instinctively, all his mixes are fast and full of mood-swings, bridging the gap between electro "banger" and structures of alternative rock, pop and hip hop.
Come and enjoy this musical savant with the STD family in December, you will surely not want to miss this one.
Yuksek自2004年横空出世,一系列的优质单曲和remix备受法国乃至全球电子爱好者的追捧。2007年发行debut专辑"Away from the Sea"及去年的续作"Living on the Edge of Time"伶俐价值展现Yuksek创作功力,毫无意外横扫各大舞池。他还曾二次登陆上海,将法式电音live set演绎至极致,尤其今年一月,全场爆满享受着这开年来第一次电音盛会。离开上海,Yuksek继续巡演至亚洲、欧洲和美洲,同时还发行了新专辑中的大热单曲"Off The Wall"。电音大牌云集上海的今年快要结束时,Yuksek又将奔赴而来为这一年谢幕。
Yuksek集各路音乐流派于一身,青少年时期受过音乐学院的传统钢琴训练,继承父母对古典音乐、法式香颂和流行老歌的喜爱,其后,接触到了摇滚乐、嘻哈乐,直至Daft Punk、Aphex Twin们开始走进Yuksek的生活,一切都变得不一样。从早期同Klanguage合作创作法式流行电音,磨练舞曲技巧开始,到单飞之后,Yuksek带来的耳目一新的旋律、复古未来主义的倾向和强劲有力的节奏让大家为之一振。这位新晋殿堂级音乐大师的排行榜前列单曲"Tonight"在去年被标志汽车选择成为两百周年纪念的主题曲目,在Youtube上已经获得了超过110万的点击量并在持续上升中,成为了Yuksek当之无愧的头号单曲。而为Lady Gaga、Gorrilaz、The Prodigy、Peaches、Moby、Phoenix、M83等所作remix同样令人印象深刻。


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Here comes GeoConvention 2013/
Next week Matt and I are heading to the petroleum capital of Canada for the 2013 GeoConvention. There will be 308 talks, 125 posters, over 4000 attendees, 100 exhibiting companies, and at least 2 guys blogging their highlights off.
My picks for Monday
Studying the technical abstracts ahead of time is the only way to make the most of your schedule. There are 9 sessions going on at any given time, a deep sense of FOMO has already set in. These are the talks I have decided on for Monday:
Seismics for unconventionals
I watched Carl Reine from Nexen give a talk two years ago where he deduced a power-law relationship characterizing natural fracture networks in the Horn River shale. He will show how integrating such fracture intensity patterns with inversion models yields a powerful predictor of frackability, and uses microseismic to confirm it.
On a related note, and also from the Horn River Basin, Andreas Wuestefeld will show how microseismic can be used to identify fluid drainage patterns from microseismic data. Production simulation from an actual microseismic experiment. Numerical modeling, and physical experiment inextricably linked. I already love it.
Forward models and experimental tests
One is a design case study for optimizing interpolation, the other is a 3D seismic geometry experiment, the third is a benchtop physical fracture model made out of Plexiglass and resin.
Broadband seismic
Gets to the point of what hinders seismic resolution, and it does something about it through thoughtful design. This is just really nice looking data, two talks, same author: a step change, and impact of broadband.
Best title award
Goes to Forensic chemostratigraphy. Gimmicky name or revolutionary concept? You can't always judge a talk by the title, or the quality of the abstract. But it's hard not to. What talks are on your must-see list this year?
A really good conversation
Matt and I are hosting an unsession on the morning of Tuesday 7 May. It will be structured, interactive, and personal. The result: a ranked list of the most pressing problems facing the upstream geoscientists, especially in those hard to reach places between the disciplines. This is not a session where you sit and listen. Everyone will participate. We will explore questions that matter, connect diverse perspectives, and, above all, capture our collective knowledge. It might be scary, it might be uncomfortable, it might not be for you. But if you think it is, bring your experience and individuality, and we will do that thing called integration. We can only host 60 people, so if you don't want to be turned away, arrive early to claim a spot. We start at 8 a.m. in Telus 101/102 on the main floor of the north building.


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Cover Art Discussion
Well, like it or not, it seems that I have blogged a lot about cover art, what's good, bad, and ugly, if it matters, etc. This list covers these posts, enjoy.
Enter into Neth Space and you will find thoughts and reviews of books and other media that fit the general definition of speculative fiction. This includes the various genres and sub-genres of fantasy, science fiction, epic fantasy, high fantasy, hard sci-fi, soft sci-fi, new weird, magical realism, cyberpunk, urban fantasy, slipstream, horror, alternative history, SF noir, etc. Thoughts are my own, I'm certainly not a professional, just an avid reader avoiding his day job.


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A grand harvest festival, Onam is an important celebration in Kerala. The festival celebrates the homecoming of King Mahabali, a popular ruler in the state. The Malyali month of Chingam (Aug - Sep) is when the Onam takes place in Kerala. The festival is ten days long celebration and each day has its own significance. Onam is the perfect reflection of the rich culture of the state, and thus marks as a must see in Kerala.
Onam Festival 2019 Dates: Sep 10, 2019 - Sep 13, 2019
The legend has it that Mahabali was a popular king of Kerala and the Gods of heaven took this fact as a challenge. In order to curb the growing popularity of Mahabali, Aditi, the mother of Gods seeked help of Lord Vishnu whom Mahabali worshiped. So, Lord Vishnu took form of a dwarf and a poor Brahmin called Vamana and headed out to meet Mahabali. And while the king was performing his morning prayers, Lord Vishnu approached him and asked for as much piece of land which he could cover by his three steps. The King though surprised, agreed to fulfill his wish. Vishnu instantly grew his size and in three steps covered the entire earth and sky, which made the king believe that he was no ordinary sage. Vishnu then revealed himself to Mahabali and granted him a boon, in which the king asked to return to Kerala annually.
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The Eagle Ford Shale drilling rig count jumped 2 rigs to 275 active in the region. That's a record for the third week in a row. It's still very early in the year, but we're getting close to the possibility of crossing 300 active rigs in the area some time in 2012. The two major constraints will be gas price and whether companies can hire and move qualified personnel into the region.
Eagle Ford Oil & Gas Rigs
The natural gas rig count halted its decline to add 1 rig to reach 73 running this past week. While 73 rigs is significant, don't forget many of those rigs are supported by condensate production and rich gas streams. The shift to more liquids prone areas of the play isn't going to change until we get a change in natural gas prices. Oil directed activity remained flat at 201 active rigs. For the second week in a row, we've had more than 200 oil rigs drilling in the area.
Natural gas prices traded around 10-year lows, with continued news that weather will be mild across the country. Gas traded below $2.30/mmbtu several times during the week. Oil prices did rally to almost $108 per barrel (WTI), but with gasoline prices approaching records, we have to wonder when there will be a reaction on the demand side that drives prices lower. We're already hearing the mention of "stay-cations". It's expensive to travel with $4 gasoline.
Horizontal wells account for activity from 257 rigs and we have 1 injection well being drilled in La Salle County. Karnes County leads development with 40 rigs. La Salle (39), Webb (31), Gonzales (27), DeWitt (27), McMullen (27), Dimmit (17), Atascosa (10), and Live Oak (10) make up the top Eagle Ford counties.
News from the week included:
- Anadarko Increases Eagle Ford Resource Estimate to 600 mmboe
- GE Investment in Howard Energy Helps Fund Meritage Midstream Acquisition
- Texas DOT Task Force to Address Barnett & Eagle Ford Shale Road Issues
- Matador Resources' Capital Budget Shifts to the Eagle Ford Shale
- Crimson Exploration Provides Operations Update
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Drilling Rig Count by Operator
hat is the Rig Count?
The Eagle Ford Shale Rig Count is an index of the total number of oil & gas drilling rigs running across a 30 county area in South Texas. The South Texas rigs referred to in this article are for ALL drilling reported by SmithBits and not solely wells targeting the Eagle Ford formation. All land rigs and onshore rig data shown here are based upon industry estimates provided by the Baker Hughes Rig Count and/or Smith Service Co's (Schlumberger) Smith Rig Count.


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|MS Short Title
|MS in Latin on vellum, probably Blois, France ca 873, 9 ff (-2) 30x19cm, single column, 36 lines in Carolingian minuscule, and 13 + 5 lines of music notated in Metz neumes (26x17 cm) with numerous 3-line capitals in green and red, and 4 ff (4 of the 6 last leaves of the MS) 25x17 cm, single column, 29 lines in Carolingian minuscule (21x14 cm), 4 lines in rustic capitals, 1 line in capitals, 4-line dcorated capital A.
|France, ca 1840-50 brown calf gilt sewn on 3 cords, one of 3 front flyleaves made from a 16th c choirbook with music in square notation, spine lettered in capitals "De S. Launomaro - MS IXe S".
|The main part of text 8 is in Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana (Reg.Lat.479, ff.1-9v), which is a miscellaneous volume bound in 17th c.
|1. Probably Benedictine Abbey of St-Laumer, Blois (ca 873-1568?); 2. Dom Noel Mars, Blois and Landévennec (1612-1702) with his notes and signature; 3. Louis de la Saussaye at Château de Troussay, near Blois (1801-1878) and heirs; 4. His sale 30 September 1887 lot 1148; 5. Sotheby's 5 July 2016 lot 57.
The music in texts 2-5 and 7 is notated in early Metz (Messine) staffless neumes about 873. No other European music MSS are earlier than 9th c. (See MS 96 in Metz notation from late 9th c).
Texts 2-5 These chants seem to be hitherto unrecorded.
Text 6 remains unpublished.
Text 7 Chant for the conversion of St Paul. Cantus Index for Mass and Office chants 006207.
Text 8 is with the Vatican MS the earliest witness to the Life of St Laumer.
All the texts in the present MS except text 1 are relating to St Launomarus (ca 530-593). In 874 his relics were moved to Blois, where the Benedictine Abbey of St-Laumer was founded in 924. It was sacked by the Huguenots in 1568, and dissolved in 1789. MS 5577 includes the translation St-Laumer to Parigny and specificaly states the year 872, but does not include the subsequent translation to St Blois in 874, implying the MS probably was written between these years.
Text 1 is added on the verso of the original flyleaf together with the 4 chants. Alcuin of York (ca 735-804) was the leading scholar and teacher at the court of Charlemagne in Aachen from 782 on, and was the most prominent figure of the Carolingian renaissance. He was one of Charlemagne's chief advisers and established the great library at the palace. In 796 Acuin became the abbot of the Benedictine abbey of St Martin in Tour and founded its famous library (See MSS 109, 570, 624 and 1762 from this library). There survives over 300 letters from him and several of these as well as his poem "De clade Lindisfarnesis monasterii" provide the the only significant contemporary account of the Viking raids on Lindisfarne 793-796. Another poem celebrates York and its library. The present MS is one of the 7 earliest 9th century witnesses to his Poem "Conflictus veris et hiemis" where Spring and Winter debate their various virtues. See also MS 3283 Debate between Summer and Winter, written probably in Larsa 1900-1700 BC, the earliest and most substantial MS of this text.
|Place of origin
|Blois, France
|ca 873


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A dissonant feature of our relationship with technology is the glitch, which has become aestheticized in the 21st century. The glitch, narrowly defined, is a mistake or error on behalf of either software or the user. This aesthetic has many similarities with common aesthetic systems in photography, such as the aesthetics of chance or error found in toy camera photography.
In After Prokudin-Gorsky I have written software with the particular aim of creating glitches by manipulating the color of individual pixels. As input I have selected appropriated images from the Library of Congress, specifically the photographs of early color pioneer Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky. The glitch highlights the artifice of digital media and the wide gulf between the digital image and what is represented in the photograph. Prokudin-Gorsky's 1905 visual survey of the Russian Empire is fertile ground for highlighting this physical and temporal rift.
My hope is to spur discussion about the epistemic and ontological values of the photograph in the 21st Century.


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Clipton, a 3rd Grade Student
Clipton is a dedicated student (see his 3rd grade report card above). His parents help to be sure he learns how to manage his hours so he can find time to both study and play. They are committed to not letting his sponsorship be wasted. In Summer 2015 Clipton's family hosted a Vacation Bible School put on by Fruit Bearers Ministries (pictured above), where he memorized five verses! He was so happy that his Muslim neighbor friends he invited came to VBS!! He says he learned a lot about obedience to God and family.
A few days after VBS, Clipton was hit by a passing multicab truck. He was hospitalized and when laboratory tests and x-rays revealed no serious injuries he said, "I prayed! That is why God healed me!" He has recovered fully from the accident and looks forward to hosting VBS at his home again next year!
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Grandmother with Three Grandkids
This is a grandma raising three children. When we met her, They were living on vegetables and root crops from her garden plus P70 /week or about $1.50. In other words, they were starving.
The grandma travels a long way to come for her subsidy—- 3 towns away from our Office. She crowds into a bus or jeepney. The grandma dedicates herself to her grandchildren. She puts their needs first.


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2016 Capricorn Horoscope
Dhanista 1, 2 padas, Uttarashada 2, 3, 4 padas, Sravanam 1,2,3,4 padas
Starting letters of the name – bo,ja,jee,juu,je,joo,kha,ga,gee Birth dates – December 22nd to January 19th
|January 1 to April 7
|April 8 to December 31
For men and women of this birth star ; guru is the reason of wealth. Sani will be placed in 11th position as eight rahus are together. Balance will be left in every work. You will control any type of person with your will power. Will get income in many sources. Happy and pleasant life predicted. Saved by your strengths and self confidence. Will visit holy places, prayers and bath in holy water is foreseen. Earnings will meet expenditures. World will recognize you.
Social welfare; encouragement from higher officials is seen. You will succeed with your hard work and confidence. Your soul will guide your body in a good way. You will succeed as much as you pray the god. You will manage to win anything due to the spirituality in you and god's grace. Will follow justice. Importance given by women will make you happy. Good period for people in all industries. Will buy properties. Change in place; house is foreseen. Loss due to thieves and brothers. Property issues. Problems in journey are predicted. Till august guru in eighth position will influence. Rahu influence will be less due to the strength of sani. Happiness in family ; respect in society will make people feel jealous about you.
Dhanista 1, 2 padas: will go for worships to holy places. Collect new things. Good news will make you happy. Due to the support of budha and guru ; people will shine in their respective fields.
Santhi for sukra, chandra, sani and ketu. Japam for kuja and budha.
Uttarashada 2, 3, 4 padas: expected results are seen in business. Court and foreign affairs will come to an end due to the involvement of few important persons. Auspecious occassions in home. Will show a good way for children.
santhi for kuja and rahu. Japam for sani and chandra.
Sravanam 1,2,3,4 padas: Will complete the postponed works from long time. Printing and publishing fields have growth. Good future for artists. Growth in professional jobs.
santhi for ketu, sukra, chandra and sani. Japam for sani and sukra.
Capricorn monthly horoscope :
January 2016 : Profits in real estates. Will reach top position.
Will implement your new decisions successfully. Profit oriented professional jobs. Earn good amount on real estates. Will reach top position in your life. Colleagues and higher officials will share your success. Land related transactions will be fastened. Though the work is delayed; result is in scripted with success. Be attentive in case of health. Political and industrial growth is seen. Will set right all unclear issues which exists from long time.
Santhi for ravi , kuja, budha, guru, rahu and ketu grahas
February 2016 : Will succeed in new and important things.
Will start a new work. good period. Slight profits in business. Will discuss about functions with family. Will try to by new house. Will search for money for extension of business. Will try to impress your higher official but fail to do the expected work. Court cases prolonged.
Will clear some old debts. Will take severe decisions after seeing earnings and expenditures. Innovative ideas made in science and technology fields. Will get government approval. Be patient while talking to seniors. Mixed results in film industry.
Santhi for kuja, guru, sukra, sani, rahu grahas
March 2016: Will buy new vehicles. Attempts for marriage and job goes successfully.
Financially good. Will make huge attempts for new tenders and contracts. Will meet new persons who will give a wordy help. Long term problems solved. Attempts for marriage and job goes successfully.
Land disputed are solved. Attempt to buy house. Extend lease agreements. Profits in real estate business. Wear kala bhirava dollar. future will be very good.
Santhi for ravi, kuja, guru, rahu and ketu grahas
April 2016 : Transfers expected.
Should be tacticle in professional jobs. Your money will not be returned in time. Think twice before you talk. New investments should be postponed. Will not be happy with life partner. Take care of important financial documents. Will succeed in business. Transfers expected.
Will leave few things to time to solve. Court cases take their way towards solution. Will change the unfavourable conditions to comfortable ones. Wear Saraswathi tilakam. People of this star will be in good position
Santhi for budha, guru, rahu and ketu grahas
May 2016 : Will participat in parties. Will succeed in exams.
Will clear debts to some extent. Growth and happiness in family. Will participate in parties. Will succeed in exams. Students will get merit marks. Felicitations for people in politics and arts. Be friendly with your colleagues. Don't do mediation.
Clear land related problems. Growth in view of children. Will get seat in prestigious collage. Slight differences expected with family members. Will receive tenders and orders related to government. Good period for real estate work. People of this star will be in good position
Santhi for ravi, guru, rahu and ketu grahas
June 2016 : good time for people in politics,profession,arts and culture.
Dont worry about your child's education. they may get seat in prestagious college. May have for fight against government in court. You will show your style in your work or business. Discuss about functions. Be patient while talking to seniors. art and political fields have good progress. Will try and achieve your goal. People of this star will be in good position.
Santhi for ravi, guru, budha, rahu and ketu grahas
July 2016 : Jobs abroad. Progress in family matters.
Business transactions will be good. No problem for money. Some people will try to make you unhappy. Will be out of pressure after struggling a lot. Marriage era for unmarried people. Court will give verdict in favor of you. Progress in family matters. Software courses will help you.
Will be beneficiated from being disciplined. Growth in business. Will get attracted to foreign items. Will approach lawyers as you face problem in collection of your debts. Wear naga sindhuram .
Santhi for kuja, guru, sukra, rahu and ketu grahas
August 2016 : Good results in art and political fields.
Will spend more than you earn. Public relation oriented business is favorable. You will leave all materialistic things to attain peace. Be away from narrow minded people. Your silence will save you from many problems.
Will take part in prayers. Visit temples. Good results are foreseen in art and political fields. People of this star will be in good position.
Santhi for ravi ,kuja, guru, sukra ,sani and ketu grahas
September 2016 : Will think about new business. Will complete work in time.
Participation in new meetings ; uncertain journeys. good news from brothers. Students will get good name and fame. Expenditure ; earnings will become topic of intrests. Will think about new business. Mixed results in art and political fields.
As a result of solar eclipse on 1-9-2016; though not be seen in India you should do sarpa suktha sahitha mahanyasapurthava ekadasa rudrabhisekham in any Shiva temple by donating clothes to the priest. If can't afford; you can donate some money as per interest. Take care of health while travelling.
Santhi for Ravi, budha, rahu and ketu grahas
October 2016 : New responsibilities. become famous. Will buy new vehicle.
Will participate in debates and discussions. In office ; responsibilities are taken. Shown intrest in sports.
Take active part in social services. Will worship god. Will go in search of new job and education. Will take keen decisions in important things. Unexpected journeys. Students will get good name and fame. People of this star will reach a good position.
Santhi for ravi, kuja, sukra, rahu and ketu grahas
November 2016 : Participate in auspecious occassions in home. Will win in an unexpected way.
Growth in matters of visa and passport. Will release your bonds. Be careful in signatures of rotations. Will spend more money on unnecessary items.Attend parties with family. Recovery of debts. Wear kala bhirava dollar. People of this star will reach a good position.
Santhi for ravi, kuja, sani and ketu grahas
December 2016 : No growth in professional jobs. slight changes in business.
Financial matters are favourable. Will collect old debts. Transfers for government employees. slight changes in business. Normal profits in buying and sellings of things. Planets are in good position to acheive a greatest thing. You will be responsible in case of your elders in family.
Cant take proper decisions due to unstable mind. Cant save money. Extend lease agreements. People of this star will be in good position.
Santhi for budha, kuja, rahu and ketu grahas
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Mushrooms , ToadStools and Other Fungi
Have You Ever Tried Oyster Mushrooms?
Mushrooms Can Prevent Or Cure Cancer
White button mushrooms are known to possess properties that greatly enhance the immune system.
Breast Cancer And Mushrooms
Women who consume fresh mushrooms on a daily basis are 64 percent less likely to develop breast cancer. And those that consume fresh mushrooms and green tea are 94 percent less likely to develop breast cancer. Studies on mushrooms have shown that by eating a diet rich in fresh mushrooms that you are far less likely to develop cancer of any type.
Many medical practitioners and researchers are studying the medicinal properties of mushrooms and their effect on cancer cell growth. Mushrooms are super foods and should be included in the diet of anyone eating foods that are supposed to slow or stop the growth of cancer cells.
Sparassis Crispa Mushrooms Are known to have anti cancer properties.
Mushroom Health Benefits
Did you know that mushrooms contain some of the most potent natural medicienes on the planet. Currently there are about 100 mushrooms being studied for their medicinal properties.
It is important when eating mushrooms for their medicinal properties that you know where your mushrooms come from and what they are grown on. This is why when ever possible that you should eat mushrooms that have been organically grown. Mushrooms tend to absorb what ever they are grown on.
Did you know that as strange as it may be we are more closely related to fungi. ( Mushrooms ) We share the same pathogens, meaning bacteria and viruses.
As a potent defense against bacterial invaison mushrooms have developed very stron antibiotics which are also really good for us humans. did you know that penicillian, tetracycline, and streptomycin are all found in extracts from mushrooms.
By eating a diet rich in fresh mushrooms you will become healthier. Did you know that white button mushrooms are an excellent food choice for diabetics.
Be sure that if you want to know about the health benefits of mushrooms that you watch the below videos. I've been eating fresh mushrooms and I think they have really improved my health.
Mushrooms , Toadstools and Other Fungi
Mushrooms , Toadstools and the Yeast that is used to make bread are all different kinds of fungi. Although some fungi grow in the ground , they are not plants because they cannot make their own food. Fungi play a very important roll in nature. They break down dead plant and animal matter so that the base chemicals of which the dead plants and animals were made of can be used again.
Fungus Spores are every where. If they land where there is warmth and nutrients the fungi will develop and grow.
Mushrooms and Toadstools
Mushrooms and Toadstools are the fruiting bodies of various forms of fungi. The fruiting bodies usually form in autumn but the fungi are in the soil the rest of the year. They grow in damp fields and dark woods and they do not need sunlight to grow.
Mushrooms and Toad Stools
Mushrooms and Toad Stools are the fruiting bodies of fungi. The fruiting bodies usually form in the fall but the fungi are in the ground the rest of the year. They grow in dark woods and damp fields and do not need sun light to grow.
The medicine Penicillin , is made from a fungus called Penicillin that grows on fruit. Penicillin gives off chemicals that kill bacteria. Other types of Penicillin are used to make various types of cheese.
Mushroom Dictionary
A trumpet-shaped wild mushroom with a delicate flavor and chewy texture, it ranges in color from golden to yellow-orange. It can be cooked seperatly or added to other dishes.
The cultivated brown variety of the button mushroom, it's usually a little larger and firmer but can be used in place of white mushrooms.
Cloud Or Wood Ear.
A ruffled, brown-black Chinese mushroom with almost no flavor. It's crunchy and used to add texture to soups and stir-fries. It's sometimes available fresh, but it's usually sold dried.
An Asian cultivated mushroom that grows in clumps. It has long, slender stems and tiny caps. Cut away and discard the mass at the base of the clump before using. This mushroom is good eaten raw in salads.
A delicate wild Japanese mushroom with a slightly pointed, thick, dark cap and meaty stem. Tp prepare, sauté or wrap in foil and place on the grill. The matsutake is available fresh or canned.
A wild mushroom with an elongated honeycomb cap and a rich smoky flavor that pairs with chicken, veal, cream sauces, and eggs. It's available fresh, dried, and canned.
A wild or cultivated gray mushroom with a short stem and a ruffled cap that resembles an oyster shell. It's best grilled, roasted, stir-fried, or sauted in butter. It's available fresh, dried, and canned.
Also known as wild cepe mushrooms, porcini are available fresh, but are more commonly sold dried. They are brown with a strong woodsy, nutty flavor and can be used in soups, sauces, and risotto.
A cultivated mushroom that's actually a large, mature cremni. It's prized for its huge cap that has a meaty flavor and texture. The underneth gills and stems aren't always used. The gills tend to turn foods a gray color, so grill or roast portobellos separately and then add to pasta sauces or polenta. If using portobellos in a light sauce, remove the dark gills to avoid darkening the sauce.
A cultivated Asian mushroom that's fresh or dried. It has a floppy, flat cap and rich, meaty flavor. Typically, only the cap is eaten.
Grown on straw left in rice paddies, these small, globe-shaped mushrooms have an earthy flavor and beige or brown color. The mushrooms are available only canned out-side Asia and can be used in soups and stir-fries.
White Button.
A cultivated all-purpose mushroom that's fairly bland, but absorbs flavor when added to savory dishes. It comes in several sizes, the small are good for sauteing in butter. The larger are good for stuffing or broiling. They come fresh, dried, or canned.
Mushroom Storage.
Refrigerate fresh mushrooms, unwashed, for no more than 3 days. They're best kept in a paper or cloth bag that allows them to breathe. Spread delicate varieties in a single layer on a tray and cover with a damp cloth. Do not store mushrooms in plastic because this causes them to deteriorate more quickly.
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Preparing And Eating Mushrooms
Clean fresh mushrooms with a mushroom brush or damp paper towel just before using. Never clean fresh mushrooms by soaking them in water, they're like sponges and will absorb the water and lose their texture. We do sometimes give them a quick rinse and pat them dry with paper towels when we are about to use them.
Mushrooms are a member of the fungus family that's available in many different varieties, but usually consists of a stem and a cap. Mushrooms have a rich, earthy flavor and basically fall into two categories. Cultivated and wild.
Cultivated mushrooms are commonly found in most supermarkets, but modern cooks consider the flavor of wild mushrooms to be more exotic and exciting. However, it's vitally important to know which species are edible and which are poisonous. Some wild mushrooms are fatally toxic and can closely resemble edible varieties. Never pick or eat a wild mushroom unless a trained expert collector has identified them. Many supermarkets now carry wild mushrooms that have been professionally farmed and are not poisonous. Most cultivated mushrooms are avilable fresh, but many varieties are sold canned or dried. Common button or white mushrooms are often used for canned mushrooms.
What Is The Best Way To Reconstitute Dried Mushrooms
Cover them in hot water, wine, broth, or vinegar, and soak for thirty minutes. Then squeeze them with your fingers to drain thoroughly. The soaking liquid is also very flavorful, if possible, strain the liquid and add it to your recipe.
Mushrooms can be traced back to the Egyptian pharohs. They are an excellent source of nutrients and are a fungus with out any roots or leaves. There are approximately 38,000 varieties of mushrooms, many toxic, and a few varieties that are edible. It is best to never pick and eat a wild mushroom.
Mushrooms contain the chemical substance "hydrazine" which is found mainly in the stems. Cooking tends to neautralize this chemical, therefore mushrooms should be cooked. However, most of the "hydrazine" is found in the stems.
They are available year round but are best November through March. Be sure that caps are closed around the stems and refrigerate soon after purchasing. Mushrooms can be kept white and firm when sauteing if you add just a teaspoon of lemon juice to each quarter pound of butter or 1/2 cup of olive oil.
Mushrooms Need Room To Breathe
Fresh mushrooms have a very short shelf life of only 2 - 3 days and need to be stored in an open container in the refrigerator. Plastic containers should never be used since they tend to retain moisture.
Best to use the original container or a paper product to store them in. Never clean them before storing them, they will retain moisture and become soggy. If you need to keep them stored for a few days place a layer of cheesecloth on top of the container. If they do become shriveled, they can be sliced and used in many dishes. When freezing mushrooms, just wipe them off with a piece of damp cloth or paper towel. Slice them and sauté them in a small amount of butter until they are done. Allow them to cool and then put them in a zip lock bag and freeze if you need to. Mushrooms do not contain any sodium.
Fly Agaric is very poisonous. It grows under birch and pine trees.
Mushrooms, Toadstools and Fungi
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Psilocybin Mushrooms , Also Called Magic Mushrooms
Psilocybin Mushrooms
Psilocybin mushooms are also called Psilocybian Mushrooms and they are a fungi that does contain psychedelic substances simular to LSD. They are often referred to as Shrooms or Magic Mushrooms.
Though Magic Mushrooms themselves are not addictive they can have severe consequences when combined with alcoholic beverages or marijuna. In 2006 there were 3443 cases of people going to the hospital to seek help after they had ingested magic mushrooms. Most were in Florida where the magic mushrooms grow in cow pastures.
Below are some videos where you can learn a lot of interesting information about Magic Mushrooms.
Magic Mushrooms
A Fairy Ring Of Mushrooms Occurs Naturally In Nature
Do You Know What A Fairy Ring Is
A Fairy Ring of Mushrooms occurs naturally in Nature and a lot of people think it is something mysterious while in all likelihood it occurs completely naturally.
In English and Irish folklore the Fairy Rings are said to be created by elf's or fairies. A lot of people especially in Ireland think that fairy rings are a doorway into the land of the fairies and they won't let a child near a fairy ring for fear that the child will be taken by the fairies and made into a fairy.
Always remember that many toadstools and mushrooms are extremely poisonous . Never pick or handle them whatsoever $6 unless you are 100 percent sure you know what you are doing.
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Look at this!!
I was featured on DO YOU EQ's blog. (Electric Quilt)
There is a quick tutorial on how to get fabrics from Connecting threads to play with in EQ
Here's the quilt I showed
And there's several more, where I've designed them in EQ and then made them into quilts.
Have a look


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Just between you and me I am taking up a mindfulness practice for the summer. I am known to be (at times) a little untidy, a little messy, a bit of a procrastinator and generally have trouble finishing things until I am very close to the line.
Personally I find all these characteristic a little endearing but sometimes those around me are not so thrilled. Especially if the mess is in their space or they are waiting for me to do the tax, the Medicare claim, wash my car…
I have decided that I am going to do the following and, if it appeals, please join me.
Part A: Leave No Trace
How: Pick a room in your house (I am choosing the kitchen) and whatever you do there when you leave, leave it as if no one would know you've been there. For example, if I cook a meal (quite unlikely) or make a cup of tea (very likely) as I leave the kitchen I will stop, turn around and check that there is no trace of me left. No soggy used tea bag, no open drawer, no teaspoon in the sink, no watermark on the counter. Instead of my usual "Ill clean it up later" which usually becomes very later and compounds itself until there is a huge mess annoying others (and eventually even myself), I intend to start small and see what happens. Give it a go and see what you discover. If you managed to successfully achieve this at least 60% of the time you can graduate to Part B (below).
Part B: The PHD of Perfection
Leave Things Better Than You Found Them. Perhaps that may mean picking up a piece of trash from the side walk, straightening the cushions on the couch, tidying that draw, helping someone on the street, leaving spaces or things cleaner or tidier than you found them. Whatever it is, start small Perhaps by improving your immediate physical environment.
It could start with just tidying and then moving to help the environment by using pollution free cleaning products, taking reusable bags to the shops and not wasting resources such as power, food and water. And then you could go on with cleaning up your mind by working with your heart and mind through meditation in transforming difficult mental and emotional states like anger jealousy and resentment to joy compassion gratitude and kindness.


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Editing is more than one process and often involves looking at your work through many lenses and zooms. There are three different kinds of editing, Copy, content (LINE), and Developmental.
Check for grammar, punctuation, passive voice vs. active voice, sentence structure, basic readability.
Go through the novel line by line to tweak and transform language, style, clarity, consistency.
Ask how the story fits together, Do the elements make sense? How are the characterization, setting, plot, theme, and conflicts? What can be done to give it that extra little bit of oomph?


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When we started The Counter Press and began the never ending quest for letterpress equipment and information, it didn't take long to realise that this old form of printing is much bigger in the States than it is here in the UK. But then, everything is bigger in America. So when we visited The Arion Press in San Fransisco on a recent trip, the size of the printshop and M&H foundry within shouldn't have come as a great surprise. But it did.
Nestled at the bottom of the Presidio in San Fransisco, in the basement of an old converted hospital, The Arion Press prints and binds 'worthy literary texts' to an exceptionally high standard. Their preservation and use of traditional techniques in fine printing, typography and bookmaking is similar to that of the Whittington Press here in Blighty. Although that is where the similarities end.
The eventual size of the place is only hinted at in the gallery space as you enter upstairs, it wasn't until we were shown downstairs by Brian (one of the small team of printers, binders and type casters) that the vastness of the operation could really be grasped.
The open plan basement is a huge space, and filled with equipment
At the bottom of a narrow staircase, the printshop opens out in to a large open plan space, with a host of platen, proofing and cylinder presses on one side and cabinets and cabinets of type forming the composing room on the other. It's instantly clear that this is a commercial operation, the likes of which you simply don't see in the UK anymore. Book proofs were scattered around and standing jobs sat on stones, but the overall feel was distinctly orderly and clean. That said, Brian admitted that the focus of the team was currently working in the bindery, leaving the printshop quiet.
A very small selection of the type holdings. It's not just a lot of type, but a wide variety of common and more unusual founts too.
Perhaps naively we imagined that the large composing area had been the entire holding of the press' type, there were a lot of cabinets after all. How wrong we were. With the M&H Foundry in the same basement, the collection of type was never going to be anything but huge. Leaving main printshop took us into a long corridor, and running in both directions was the most type we have ever laid eyes on. Running the whole length – some 30-odd metres – were cases of type, from the floor to the ceiling, as well as brand new type wrapped up and ready to be shipped. The type foundry, it seems, is as busy an operation as the press.
The M&H Foundry was pretty quiet on our visit, but it was obviously a busy operation normally.
Some of the freshly cast type, getting organised to be shipped around the world.
The impressive, and slightly scary, smelter.
In a back room are just shelves of die cases and matrices. More than we'd ever seen.
Moving on into the foundry itself, it was, again, big – it's the oldest and largest surviving type foundry in America. Another open plan room, it was lined around the edge with fully operational Monotype Composition Casters, Super Casters, Thompson Casters and an Elrod, with more type cabinets in the centre. Not forgetting the large smelter in the corner to cast new ingots of lead alloy. Further back were rooms with matrices and die cases stacked up, in a semblance of busy order. And strewn on any available surface space was brand new type, ready to be sorted and sent out locally and globally, such is the demand still.
The bindery was a hive of activity, with everyone working together to finish the newest book.
In a cleaner annex of the building was the bindery, which was a hive of activity. This was where the main body of staff were, all working on different stages of binding the newest volume of work. It turns out that the team are trained to work across both the bindery and the printshop, transferring their skills depending on what is being produced at the time. It is only the foundry that uses a dedicated team, although they too work as printers and binders. As expected the press and foundry are overseen by an older, more experienced generation, but interestingly the majority of the workforce is much younger. This new blood, working professionally with these old fashioned crafts, is just another example of the difference between the role of letterpress compared to here.
Rather lovely proofs and prints pinned to the foundry walls.
Visiting The Arion Press was a fantastic, eye-opening experience. The difference between letterpress printing in America and the UK was staggering. Although still a relatively niche printing process – with a rather small, exclusive market – the print shop felt very commercial and strangely modern. The scale gave us some insight into what a printers and foundry would have been like before the introduction of litho and then digital printing came along. But it was the sheer quantity (and quality) of type in cabinets and being cast that was most impressive. It was awe inspiring. And we desperately wanted to poke through it all. No such luck, maybe another time... But should you be passing through San Fransisco, this amazing place is very much worth a visit.


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Delayed reaction, I found out about this a few days ago and meant to put it up earlier. The Cure are embarking on a new tour. All of the dates have been announced and they will be in Texas in October. I am leaning towards the Houston show, but have not made up my mind yet. Here are all the dates:
The Cure on Tour
09/13 Tampa, FL - St. Petersburg Times Forum
09/15 Atlanta, GA - Gwinnett Civic Center
09/17 Charlotte, NC - Charlotte Bobcats Arena
09/19 Washington, DC - Patriot Center
09/21 Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Spectrum
09/23 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
09/25 Boston, MA - Agganis Arena
09/26 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Center
09/27 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
09/29 Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
10/02 Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheater
10/04 Salt Lake City, UT - E Center
10/06 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheater (Download Festival)
10/08 Seattle, WA - Key Arena
10/09 Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place
10/11 Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl
10/13 San Diego, CA - Cox Arena
10/14 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
10/16 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
10/17 Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center


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It's easy to tell when you have a great roll--the dice will be cocked.
The secret of success is to always play worse players (and roll great).
Anyone who isn't superstitous hasn't played much backgammon.
For every cube action, there is an equal and opposite cube action (that will bite you in the ass later).
There are three kinds of people in this world: those who know how to count pips and those who don't.
Never give a cube you're afraid will be taken.
Buying your opponent drinks is the best investment you'll ever make.
The shortest distance between two points is a drop.
Happiness is a two hour box run.
If you're not a compulsive/addictive personality, there's no point playing backgammon.
No cube is too big if the stakes are too low.
When the match is over, everyone thinks they rolled worse.
It's easy to make a great play: just think of a really dumb play, and do the opposite.
If you want someone to really hate you, right after you win a game, point out what they did wrong.
If you want someone to really hate you, complain about your rolls right after you've won.
There's no more difference between playing for money and playing for fun than there is between a water pistol and a loaded gun.
With computerized backgammon, it is now possible to feel angry, degraded, and depressed any time and any place in the world, twenty-four hours a day.
Playing in too big a game is like reaching under a cow: you can get hurt bad if the steaks are over your head. (And you can get udderly creamed.)
You are most likely to win back games when it's your opponent who is playing them.
Duplication is highly highly overrated.
You can judge a player by his hit and cover.
The number of good rolls is directly proportional to the number of good plays.
Please forgive me if I don't remember playing you before--it's probably because you beat me.
Remember: once in a while, people actually lose for reasons other than just bad rolling.
If you stop to truly consider all the variables before every move, plan on at least spending the night.
If you want to really bore someone, tell them all about your bad rolls.
You can't win if he has nothing to lose.
I like opponents who have courtesy and cash.
If making others happy and being kind to others is important to you, then you should not play backgammon.
He who bears off last, laughs last.


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Hidden Bitcoin Promotion Begins Wednesday, July 30, Two Bitcoin Up For Grabs
XBTeller, a Denver based digital currency services company, today announced their plans to launch a network of bitcoin kiosks at locations around Colorado. The company's first kiosk is now open for business, hosted at The Big Tomato, a long-standing hydroponics and organic garden center in Aurora, CO.
Denver, Colorado July 29, 2014
Colorado will soon be home to a number of bitcoin ATMs and educational kiosks, aimed at giving residents an opportunity safely buy and sell the digital currency, or simply to learn more about bitcoin. "The Bitcoin protocol may be the most significant invention of our time – a grand experiment and global phenomenon based on free will and math; we are thrilled to be apart of it," says XBTeller CEO, Noah Berger. The company is hoping to get people in the Denver area excited about bitcoin by giving some away. Hiding it, actually.
Taking a page from the HiddenCash playbook the company is celebrating their opening with a weeklong Hidden Bitcoin promotion in the Denver area. Starting Wednesday, July 30th twitter followers will receive clues pointing them to bitcoin paper wallets containing prizes ranging from 0.1 XBT up to 1 XBT (currently about $60-$600). 'XBT' is the proposed ISO currency code for bitcoin. Follow @XBTeller on twitter for clues and updates.
XBTeller kiosks provide a safe and convenient place to buy and sell bitcoin for dollars without long delays or costly international wire transfer fees. Customers can buy just $5 worth of bitcoin from a bitcoin ATM manufactured by Lamassu. An XBTeller attendant will assist customers looking to sell their bitcoin for cash. XBTeller charges a flat 5% commission for their nearly instant peer-to-peer service.
The company is largely focused on exposure and education. They aim to teach consumers more about digital currencies like bitcoin, and demonstrate the many ways it can be used alongside the legacy financial system. XBTeller says they will do that by building an interactive content network and by staffing their kiosks with bitcoin experts to assist newcomers, answer questions, and provide customer service. According to Berger:
Berger sees the attended kiosk model his company is testing as a transitional step to be gradually phased out as the general public becomes more familiar with bitcoinThe company says their kiosk attendants are ready to help throughout the transaction process. That includes clearing up common misconceptions surrounding bitcoin, and explaining security risks; even sending a micro transaction to a new user's wallet demonstrating the ease and speed of transactions on the bitcoin network. Also, according to Berger, "the opportunity to gain direct feedback from new or potential users will be invaluable to refining our education efforts. We hope to share that insight with other companies in the bitcoin space building user-centric platforms."
One promising use case for bitcoin is in the $500 billion remittance market currently dominated by Western Union and Moneygram. But even bitcoin's greatest supporters would admit that the network doesn't yet have enough participants to make it practical in all situations. Berger explained:
XBTeller was founded in January 2014 with the goal of making bitcoin more accessible to newcomers, while still providing a useful service to veteran users. By eliminating many of the risks and delays involved with using overseas exchanges, XBTeller wants to help those interested in cryptocurrency test the waters at a comfortable pace. XBTeller hopes to prepare the people of Colorado for the future of money as they see it. In service of that goal, they plan to install additional bitcoin ATMs in Denver, Boulder, Blackhawk and Breckenridge before the year's end.


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SEN. SANDERS is filibustering as I type this. He's been going since 10:30am EST, I believe — and incredibly, his voice is still in good shape AND he's still interesting! Here goes a bit of a liveblog (disclaimer! I may get some of this wrong. Do fact checking if you're basing anything on this):
We support a $400/year tax break for every worker in America. When they have the money, they spend it, which creates more jobs. Yes, we want more workers to have more money in their pockets.
But lowering the payroll tax is not a good idea. The idea originated from conservative Republicans whose intention was to destroy social security. One way you do that is to divert funds intended for the social security trust fund.
Here's the problem. Historically, the reason social security works is that the fund is *funded*. Even just stopping this for one year, the accusation will become "now your taxing employers". It's a backdoor method for breaking social security. What are the odds that the Republicans will allow the tax cut to expire?
What this issue is about, is breaking the bonds we've had since the inception of social security. Historically, it's *always* been paid for by the workers.
The real debate about social security is not about finances. It has a $2.6Trillion surplus. For the next 29 years, it can pay for every person who will need it. It's just wrong to say the fund is going bankrupt.
Another problem with this Agreement – it provides businesses with tax cuts. Almost all economists understand that if we're serious about creating the kinds of jobs we desperately need, as rapidly and effectively as possible, the way to do that is not to provide corporate tax cuts. Corporate America is sitting on $2Trillion cash. Instead, what we have got to do is make significant investments in our crumbling infrastructures – our bridges, our roads, broadband, dams. In every single one of these areas, our infrastructure is crumbling.
It doesn't get better all by itself!
According to Society of Civil Engineers, we should be spending about $2trillion (?) dollars on our infrastructure, excluding Alaska (me: why did he exclude Alaska?).
It's also water systems. The mayor of Rutland, Vermont showed me a pipe. It was in bad shape. It was laid by an Engineer who later went to war. Guess which war? THE CIVIL WAR. And that pipe's still being used.
(me: when to Filibuster-ers use the loo??)
Compared to China, our (US) investments in Rail is inadequate. China is investing in high speed rail, thousands of miles, and 100s of new Airports.
So one of my objections is We can do better in job creation be investing in infrastructure, than we can by giving tax cuts to businesses.
Some Americans can't get cel phone service, or decent broadband. When we make those investments, we not only provide jobs, but make our nation stronger.
Another objection: I was quite disturbed to hear about one of the compromises that was struck – to extend unemployment benefits to (by?) 13 months. How can we turn our backs on these workers? What happens to those families? Do they lose their homes? Do they move out onto the streets? How do they take care of their kids? There are parts of this country where it's very, very hard to get a job. I get upset at the Republican's willingness to support this extension to be considered as "a major compromise". For the past 40 years, whenever the unemployment rate has been above 7.2%, (today, at 9.8%), regardless of Republican / Democrat gov't, unemployment benefits have been extended. So what kind of compromise are the Republicans offering? It's just continuing sensible bi-partisan policy.
We are offering tax cuts to 98% of Americans. And THIS IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH for Republicans? We have to give tax cuts to the top 2% too?
So Mr. President, while there are some good provisions in this Bill, and extending the tax breaks to 98% of Americans, if the American people demand it, we Can Do Better. I don't know if you or I alone will be able to convince our Republican friends to make this into the kind of proposal we need to work for Americans. The way we defeat this and come back with a better proposal and millions of people write their congress-people and say "Are we NUTS? Do we really think that at this time, we need to give the richest 2% a tax break at this point in our history"
Republican strategy is pretty clear. They want to destroy social security. We're hearing more and more about raising retirement age (me: personally, I think that has to happen).
OK. This blogger's pooped. Filibustered out. PLUS, he finished (big OOPS – I thought I was watching a livestream but it wasn't! He's already done!)


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I've had a version of this blog post written so many times. I've lost count which shooting it came before, or after. And for some reason, I've not published it until today.
Hold up, not true. I know exactly why I've not published it until today:
I've been too scared.
Scared I would offend someone. Scared I wouldn't say the right thing. Scared I was wrong. Scared I would anger some, or step on toes.
But I'm tired of being scared. Because if I sit quietly, and I don't say anything, then how do I explain these (in)actions to my sons?
When I teach them about integrity and about doing the right thing, what do I say?
I am meditating on this quote from Audre Lorde today:
"I cannot hide my anger to spare you guilt, nor hurt feelings, nor answering anger; for to do so insults and trivializes all our efforts. Guilt is not a response to anger; it is a response to one's own actions or lack of action. If it leads to change then it can be useful, since it is then no longer guilt but the beginning of knowledge. Yet all too often, guilt is just another name for impotence, for defensiveness destructive of communication; it becomes a device to protect ignorance and the continuation of things the way they are, the ultimate protection for changelessness."
I'm starting a hashtag for myself today, though I know we're all suffering hashtag fatigue (and believe me, I see the irony). I need it to remind myself that things need to change, and that change can start with me. Black lives are not a hashtag, they are someone's child. And they matter. #BlackLivesMatter, #YourChildMatters
Here's my story, I'm sorry I'm late.
I'm so embarrassed. I am SO late to the party. I don't know when the invitation arrived, but I kept meaning to RSVP and just never got around to it. Instead it sat on my table. Tucked between old hospital bills and the stacks of unread magazines waiting patiently for me to quit pretending and just recycle them already. It's pathetic that I let it go so long. I'm almost ashamed to even show.
Except that I have to go.
I almost don't even want to write about this. Because then not only do I have to admit my shame and worry that you will (probably) think I am a terrible human being for not getting to the party on time, but I am also putting my RSVP out there. I am admitting and committing at the same time. I'm telling you that I am going to show. So now you'll expect me to be there. Maybe even expect me to do something when I get there.
But I have to go.
It's not that I don't want to go. Or that I didn't listen to others who said I really ought to be there. I have a lot of friends already at the party. And yet, at times it's felt like one of those direct sales parties I could easily tune out and ignore. I mean, I'm just one person, they probably won't miss me, right?
But something happened last weekend.
I heard a story from someone at the party.
Now let me tell you, this guy has to be at the party. He didn't get an invite. It's at his house. All the damn time. I imagine he'd like to sneak off upstairs and get away from it for awhile, but he can't. I suppose you could say the party is in his honor.
I can't tell you the story. It's not mine to tell, and you need to hear him tell it anyway. It's a powerful story. But I think he'd be OK if I told you how it ends.
In the end, after a long night, a (far too) typical encounter with the police, and a long bus ride home alone the dark of winter, he folds his tiny eighteen-year-old body into his mother's arms and he cries. Because for the first time, the veil is lifted and he sees the world as it just might be.
And this is the part in my story where I go: HOLY. SHIT.
NOT, mind you, because I didn't believe that before. OF COURSE they do.
(insert some platitudes here that privileged people get to say to make ourselves feel better)
(and now insert some shame, but not enough to paralyze).
I have to say, it wasn't my friend's own experience – frightening, heartbreaking, and disgusting as it was – that brought on this revelation of mind-boggling simplicity.
It was his mother's.
I couldn't stop picturing that hug, that moment in time. What went through her head as she wrapped her arms around him and held him that night? Shivering, scared, and small. What did she have to tell him about what it means to be a black man? What kind of tears did she cry that night? Were they angry? Hopeless? Fury-filled?
I can't imagine. And I will never have to.
The invitation buried somewhere on my table said to show up because #BlackLivesMatter.
I've decided to get my shit together and get there because #YourChildMatters.
To me.
I'm going to walk in sheepishly, I'll probably be the quiet one in the corner, trying to figure out where I belong at this party, or what I can do. I imagine there will be a few angry people who roll their eyes and ask me what took so long. And I'll apologize. And I'm probably going to need some direction, because I'm not sure what I should do here or how best to use my voice. I'll probably second-guess everything I say, fearful of offending someone. And sometimes, that might even keep me silent. But I'll still be there.
Because I have to do something. I have to show up.
What will I tell my boys if I don't? How will I sleep at night remembering that hug?
I wish I had a magic wand. I'd put the world to sleep until we figured this shit out, like Sleeping Beauty. Only this shit isn't beautiful. After a spell, everyone would wake to find that the party's over. Because we don't need the party anymore. We figured it out. We know now that #BlackLivesMatters.
If only it were that simple.
So my apologies for being so late. But I'm here now. Because #YourChildMatters.