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- Clarifying Penn Central: does a government taking property violate Fifth Amendment when it groups together commonly owned parcels in such a way as to avoid an obligation to provide just compensation? [Ilya Shapiro, Ilya Somin on Supreme Court case of Murr v. Wisconsin]
- How to win NYC real estate cleverest-deal-of-year award: sacrifice floor space to outwit regulation [Alex Tabarrok]
- Desert delirium: "Phoenix has the cheapest water in the country" [Coyote]
- If you ban low-quality housing you might discover it was the only housing low-income people could afford [Emily Washington, Market Urbanism]
- Who's cheering on/gloating over climate-speech subpoenas? Media Matters, of course, and some others too;
- "Exhibiting Bias: how politics hijacks science at some museums" [John Tierney, City Journal]
- Hadn't realized Karen Hinton, of Chevron-Ecuador suit PR fame, was (now-exiting) flack for NYC Mayor De Blasio [New York Post; Jack Fowler/NRO]
Posts Tagged 'Phoenix'
Because bad things keep happening to her
"Since the beginning of 2015, three plaintiffs have brought more than 200 lawsuits against Arizona hotels, retailers and restaurants alleging American with Disabilities Act accessibility violations. One of the three, Theresa Brooke, has filed 151 of the 237 total ADA lawsuits that aren't related to employment. These suits, brought mainly in Arizona by two law firms, allege the defendants' premises aren't in compliance with ADA standards." She is represented by Phoenix attorney Peter Strojnik. [Laura Wilcoxen, Legal NewsLine]
May 6 roundup
- Investigate the federal judge's wife? Pretty much the sort of stunt you'd expect from Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio [Arizona Republic, Phoenix New Times, ABA Journal, Coyote, our coverage of Arpaio over the years]
- "State 'Competitor Veto' Laws and the Right to Earn a Living" [Tim Sandefur, Mercatus]
- Mississippi lawyer Dickie Scruggs gives first post-prison interview [Jackson Clarion-Ledger]
- New book by Judge and former Senator James Buckley makes case for eliminating federal grants to states [George Leef, Jonathan Adler; podcast interview, Liberty and Law]
- Neo-prohibitionists having conniptions over prospect of beer/Ben-&-Jerry's combo [Baylen Linnekin]
- Priceless comment thread on value-of-law-school debate with Orin Kerr trying to talk patient off ledge [PrawfsBlawg]
- Big D.C. plaintiff's injury firm can't collect on insurance after not disclosing potential claim [Judy Greenwald, Business Insurance]
Feds to Arpaio: give back that Pentagon gear
Maricopa County (Phoenix) Sheriff and longtime Overlawyered mentionee Joe Arpaio did not keep close track of the military-grade gear the Pentagon gave him — in fact, his office seems to have lost some of it — and now the feds are lowering the boom: "Because of the agency's continued failure to locate nine missing weapons issued by the Pentagon's 1033 program, the Sheriff's Office was terminated from the military-surplus program, effective immediately. The agency is required to return its cache of issued firearms, helicopters and other gear within 120 days." Arizona Republic reporter Megan Cassidy quotes me regarding the interesting timing of the announcement, following closely after events in Ferguson, Mo. helped stir a nationwide furor over the 1033 program. It's not specified (h/t Lauren Galik) whether they'll have to give back the hot dog machine and $3,500 popcorn machine.
Public employment roundup
- Detroit: pension trustees' sins come home to roost [Steve Malanga, City Journal; Aaron Renn/Urbanophile; Steven Greenhut (CALPERS next?)] Role of binding arbitration [Malanga, IBD]
- Since declaring bankruptcy San Bernardino has given police $2 million in raises [Scott Shackford] Twenty-eight members of Santa Monica police force made more than $200K last year [Ira Stoll, Future of Capitalism] "Do other big city balance sheets resemble Detroit's?" [Public Sector Inc.]
- Phoenix firefighters sue insurance company over workers' comp denials [ABC 15]
- Under new California law, county worker who stole $360,000 may forfeit pension [San Diego Union-Tribune]
- "Crime Rate in Camden, NJ Going Down After Unionized Police Force Sacked" [Ed Krayewski, Reason ("On any given day, 30 percent of the force was absent because of the liberal sick policies.")]
- Trying to drop one's membership in the Michigan Education Association can be a long-drawn business [Sean Higgins, Washington Examiner]
- Lawrence Harmon, Boston Globe; Police unions fight to protect even worst of bad apples [Greenhut, City Journal on California and use of "Brady lists"]
August 23 roundup
- Cross-examination could be awkward: "Top Nevada Court Says Attorney Son Can Represent Dad in Divorce From Mom" [ABA Journal]
- "Phoenix Woman Ordered to Not Give Out Water in 112 Degree Heat Because She Lacked a Permit" [Doherty, Reason]
- Admitting no guilt, Yale capitulates to feds' Title IX probe, promises crackdown on sexual "climate" [YAM, earlier here, here, etc.]
- Citing "egregious" ethics lapse, judge denies McGuireWoods fees in BarBri antitrust case [NLJ]
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act probe of retailers? [Reuters, FCPA Professor] FCPA piggyback shareholder suits falter [D&O Diary]
- Obama has postponed a slew of new regulations until after November, and they're a costly lot [Rob Portman, WSJ]
- Fifth Circuit rejects challenge to sentencing in Paul Minor case [YallPolitics, background]
January 5 roundup
- Big business vs. free markets again: light bulb makers "fuming" over GOP effort to restore consumer choice [Sullum] Large grocery chains like DC's bag tax [Tim Carney]
- Eeeuw! Bystander can sue train fatality victim whose body part flew through air and hit her [Chicago Tribune]
- "Recommended Cell-Phone Ban Comes as 'Shocking,' 'Heavy-Handed' To Some" [Josh Long, V2M]
- "Exploding churros are newspaper's fault, Chilean court rules" [AP]
- In New Jersey and North Carolina, GOP friends of trial bar block legal reform bills [Armstrong Williams, Washington Times]
- Kozinski vs. ill-prepared lawyer in case of Sheriff Arpaio vs. newspaper that covered him [The Recorder; Phoenix New Times case]
- Federal judges block cuts to in-home personal care services in California, Washington [Disability Law, San Francisco Chronicle, KQED]
Fall speaking (and your chance to book): Chicago, S.C., Denver…
I'm currently planning speaking trips that will take me to Chicago Nov. 7-8, Greenville, S.C. Dec. 7, Denver Dec. 13, and possibly Phoenix Dec. 1. If you've got a speaker's series or organization that's in one of these places or an easy travel jump away, consider saving on travel expenses by booking me for a talk around these dates. You can contact me directly at editor – [at] – overlawyered – dot – com or Diane Morris at the Cato Institute: dmorris – [at] – cato – dot – org.
September 21 roundup
- Free-Range Kids highlight roundup: Tenn. mom faces child neglect charges if she lets her 5th grader ride bike to school (more); "An Alert for an 11-y.o. Missing for 2 Hours?"; "As recently as 1979, a first-grader could…"
- Political crusades against chain stores are nothing new [Perry]
- "Are You a Surgeon? Sorry, You're Going to Face a Malpractice Claim By Age 65" [WSJ Health Blog] Was patient an "obvious" stroke victim? [Duluth N-T via WhiteCoat] Malpractice risks with special needs patients [KevinMD]
- Ethics trial begins for former Maricopa County attorney and Overlawyered favorite Andrew Thomas [ABA Journal]
- Has defense lawyer in Connecticut home invasion case gone too far? [NYT]
- "Reason.tv: Regulation and the Entrepreneur"
- "A Decade After 9/11, Police Departments Are Increasingly Militarized" [Balko, Hinkle, more]
March 28 roundup
- Maricopa-cabana: Sheriff Arpaio uses tank (with Steven Seagal along) to raid cockfight suspect [KPHO, Coyote, Greenfield, Balko]
- Malpractice reform in New York is about more than money (though it's about that too) [Paul Rubin, TotM; NYDN]
- EEOC initiative combats alleged employer bias against unemployed job applicants [Bales/Workplace Prof, Hyman]
- After court rejection of Google Books settlement, where next? [Timothy Lee/ArsTechnica, David Post]
- When your lawyerly conduct has been eviscerated by Judge Easterbrook, you know it [Above the Law]
- Ninth Circuit rules on legality of keyword advertising using other firms' trademarks [Coleman]
- Election showdown over future of Wisconsin Supreme Court [PoL, more, Esenberg, Althouse]
- Legal battle follows NYC's attempted application of sidewalk bicycle ban to unicyclist [AP]


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Horses and Glaciers
Horseback Riding and Glacier Hiking
Imagine yourself riding a beautiful and experienced Icelandic horse just like the Vikings before you, then going for a hike on the Solheimajökull glacier, all on the same day!
The journey begins with a 1,5-2 hour ride in true Viking spirit. Our destination depends on the wind, weather and the participant's riding capabilities. After a traditional Icelandic meal (the menu varies according to season) our journey takes us to one of the largest glaciers in Europe, Mýrdalsjökull. Once there we equip ourselves with crampons and glacier safety gear and start exploring the fantastical landscape of ice sculptures, ice hills and deep crevasses that hide the secret intense blue colour of the ice. This trip is a brilliant combination of traditional riding and beautiful scenery.
Price 2018 | jun - aug £ 239
Included: 1,5-2 hours riding, 2 hours glacier trekking including all equipment including safety equipment. Guiding in English. Pick-up at your hotel in Reykjavik.
Duration: 11-12 hours.
Period: June - August: Varying weekdays.
Difficulty rating: 2 out of 5.
Age limit: 10.
Other Info: Bring warm and robust clothing, waterproof jackets and trousers, good trekking boots. Waterproofs can be borrowed.
Book our excursions and activities by clicking "SEARCH EXCURSIONS"

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A computer is a general purpose device which can be programmed to carry out a finite set of arithmetic or logical operations. There can be no denial about the ever increasing needs of computers in every kind of work we do and every place we go. The computer technology has become crucial necessity of life for us. Whether we are working in our office or trying to relax at home we need a computer to help us out in whatever we do. It is not just what we prefer; today a computer is more than a necessary option that we always choose to work with. However, computer expenses become a big question when it comes to solving problems through computing.
It's a fact that world's biggest banks and multinational companies are out of recession era but we the common men are not. We are still lagging behind in that era, still trying to drag ourselves out of it. Many of us lost jobs and are in search of new ones. Then why not begin with a little but very important and profitable investment. Let's help ourselves out by buying cheap computers to manage our utmost requirement.
The need of cheap computers is increasing day by day. You may want to give a boost to your business by increasing the work efficiency through the increase in the number of cheap used computers at your work place but are not in a position of a big investment. Or you may have a personal computer at your home but your children or younger siblings are growing up and with them their computer needs are increasing also which makes it no more possible for you to share your PC with them any longer because they seem to share it with you at expense of your time of using computer or because you cannot risk your document laden computer with all important files in it into their hands.
For decades, desktop computers have ruled the roost when it came to power, storage and capability. The only way you could get the most out of games, doing heavy graphics work and massive number crunching was to have some type of desktop computer system. Due to heat constraints, and size limitations, laptops had slower processors, less hard drive space and less memory even though they were considerably more expensive. But with advances in technology, better heat distribution and fast low power processors, desktops just aren't as relevant as they used to be.
Unquestionably, laptop computers are far more portable enabling users to take their computer with them virtually anywhere they go. Many schools, hotels, restaurants and areas such as public parks and airports have Wi-Fi connections for their customers and visitors which mean that anyone with a laptop or even a smart phone can get online. Also, laptop computers today have multi-core processors, have several gigabytes of RAM and have huge hard drives.
Unfortunately, desktops still have the ability to do things that simply can't be done with a laptop. Desktops have slots designed to handle expansion cards to add functionality such as fire-wire cards, additional USB ports, RAID controllers and multiple graphics cards by simply opening the case and popping in the card. Upgrades for desktops are much easier as well since you can easily open the case to swap out components such as replacing smaller RAM modules with larger ones and adding hard drives.
The best computers are here because of technology. Technology is the best thing ever invented. Primarily, technology was invented to lessen the workload of human. Technology is to machines and vice versa. Anything that reduces human effort is a machine. It is very useful and functional because our tasks becomes lighter and easier. Most machines nowadays are run by the computer. Programs are selected to a specific task or tasks. It can obey a single or couple of commands and the machines will be the one to do the job. It is still operated by humans; only machines do it for us.
Computers are designed to be tough, can take multiple commands, and carry out maximum and quality performance. Computers can form multiple tasks in a span of a little time. Computers at home during the early times can only do typing commands. Computers at home, become better. It already has programs for home and office use.
When planning to buy one, you must choose the best, efficient and quality computers available in the market. You must set guidelines according to your preferences. Some like small screens and others prefer the large, high definition desktop screens. Companies like Intel, Aspire, Compact and Acer have the best computers available on the market today. The more expensive unit does not mean it works better than the cheaper one. It still depends on your purpose. And lastly, think about the specs of the computer system.
Lorenzo writes for cheap computers, offering lots more independent advice and help with desktop computers. He always makes sure that his articles are interesting and error-free.


text: If you are interested in adopting a puppy, please be sure that you have looked through our web site, including the "Information" and "Thinking of Adopting a Puppy" pages under the "Of Interest" tab. You will find answers to many of your questions and a wealth of information, than fill out the form and we will be very happy to talk with you. Also on the information page there is a link to our Face Book page where you will find more pictures and videos. Again we sure appreciate your taking the time to consider us and we look forward to hearing from you. Have a very blessed day.


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The skyblock world has been around for years now, always almost, but not quite, ready. Is anything ever really ready though? I'm sure some things are, but those things never seem to be on DMZ, so the new philosophy is "screw waiting for perfect readiness, let's play this game now." The challenge system command blocks are all updated and Tier 5A and 5B have been added, featuring new and improved challenge books (with clickable navigation and indexes!). Two of the Tier 5A challenges take place in Skyblock's guardian tank (!!), and Tier 5C will include several mansion-related quests. It's all original Skyblock content, no special plugins or world generators. Islands belonging to long-vanished players have been reset (most of them not only vanished from DMZ, but from Minecraft in general — I checked). Many of you still have islands (some have more than one!), but there are ample vacancies on all of the difficulty levels.
You can see which islands are available on the dynmap, take a look at the new improved challenges here, and request an island here.
We're also done waiting for the rest of everything to be "ready" so that we can advertise. Not the paid-for kind of advertising, just the running around listing ourselves in various forums and subreddits and whatnot — ready or not, that is going to happen within the next couple of days. Despite our distinct lack of visible staff, I feel confident that we can handle a fair amount of new players. The documentation (here, on the website) is pretty solid, the plugins are behaving, the command blocks are … commanding blocks, and we have a really great little server here that has had a ton of work put into it. A fuckton of work, in fact. Way too much work to be wasting it waiting for whatever we've been waiting for.
OK, I've got to go move a mansion and automate some illagers and whatnot. But … Skyblock! Now! OK? OK.


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Over the years, a lot of people are learning more about alternative treatments like PRP (platelet rich plasma). This is a treatment that has attracted a lot of people, hence the fact that more and more people keep looking for information to understand more about it. There are so many benefits that you will come to appreciate about using PRP treatment for hair. You need to look at these and evaluate the impact on your life, and more importantly, how PRP hair treatment can transform your life for the better.
Advantages of PRP treatment for hair
Simplicity. There is no better reason why you need to consider this treatment other than its simplicity. There are a lot of treatment plans that are available for hair loss out there, but very few accord you the kind of simplicity that you get from PRP treatment.
Think about it for a minute. Where else will you be able to get the effective treatment for hair loss without having to undergo surgery? You may have already guessed right, nowhere. This is why more people are clamoring to learn about PRP treatment so that they can figure out how to stop hair loss without having to worry about surgical treatments.
The other element of simplicity that makes people feel more accustomed to using this treatment is the fact that it can be done in a very short time. This means that when you are coming for PRP treatment for hair loss, you do not really need to worry about a lot of downtimes. To be precise, PRP treatment for hair is a procedure that will be carried out in around one hour, after which you can get back to your normal schedule. The doctor will use multiple injections during this time, in an effort to get you the perfect outcome you desire for hair loss.
Safety and reliability are some of the other reasons why PRP treatments are becoming more popular by the day. Everyone wants to have a procedure that can be done without having a negative impact on their health or one that does not make them have to undergo some stressful side effects. This is what you will certainly enjoy when you have PRP treatment for your hair.
In terms of reliability, you will need to look at the kind of doctor that will perform this treatment for you. With all the information that is available on the internet today, it is very easy for you to come across a doctor who understands the PRP treatment process in a good way. You can know this for sure from the reviews about their work that have been written by some of their previous patients.
Recovery, when you go for PRP hair loss treatment, is also very fast. For this reason, you do not need to worry about spending so much time away from your work or family members while you are recuperating. Given that PRP treatment for hair is a procedure that will only take roughly one hour, you can definitely look forward to very quick recovery. You do not need to take a lot of time off your busy schedule either.
For all the benefits that you will enjoy when you go for this procedure, there is nothing more amazing than the fact that you will look beautiful at the end of it all. In fact, the allure of near-perfect and natural-looking results is one of the main reasons why there are a lot of people who have considered this treatment option above all the others available for hair loss.


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New sales Franchise Vicon Machinery.
We are pleased to announce that we are now Vicon agents for North Yorkshire and surrounding areas.
This move to Vicon replaces the Lely/Welger franchise as the Lely and Welger brands were recently acquired by the AGCO Group.
Having a World leading grassland and crop care brand is very important to us and Vicon certainly fits the bill in every way, as these high quality machines offer the perfect solutions for farmers and contractors alike.
Vicon offer a superb range of quality machinery including:
- Rear Mounted Disc Fertiliser Spreaders
- Rear Mounted Pendulum Fertiliser Spreaders
- Precision Seed Drills
- Mounted Sprayer
- Trailed Sprayers
- Self Propelled Sprayers
- Front Mounted Disc Mowers
- Rear Mounted Disc Mowers
- Disc Mower Conditioners
- Trailed Disc Mower Conditioners
- Single Rotor Rakes
- Multi Rotor Rakes
- Mounted Tedders
- Carrier Frame Tedders
- Round Balers
- Round Baler Wrappers
Vicon also offer a range of Precision Farming Solutions including iM FARMING, ISOBUS, iM Calculator and IsoMatch products.
For more information contact our sales team or visit the Vicon website.


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New Jersey Employment Lawyers Handle Discrimination Claims
Do you suspect — or do you feel certain — that you have been illegally discriminated against on the job because of any of these aspects of your identity: age, disability, perceived disability, race, color, national origin, religion, sex or gender, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status or National Guard service?
You are well advised to seek qualified legal counsel if you believe you have suffered discrimination at the workplace in New Jersey or elsewhere. An experienced lawyer is well prepared to guide you in filing a complaint with agencies such as the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission), protecting yourself against illegal retaliation, filing a lawsuit and/or achieving a turn-around in your workplace environment.
Numerous laws over the past half century or more have spelled out what constitutes illegal discrimination on the job. Federal laws prohibiting specific forms of workplace discrimination include the following:
- The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
- The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- The Equal Pay Act of 1963, Title VII
- The Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA)
- The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
Discuss with a knowledgeable, experienced, proven-effective employment law attorney how these or other anti-discrimination laws such as the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) may protect you against wrongful termination or other forms of discrimination the job — and how to know whether you have a strong enough case to take legal action. Contact us at the law offices of Kaufman, Semeraro & Leibman, LLP in Fort Lee to schedule a consultation.


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Elliott demands Kabel for special audit of Vodafone deal
On the 20th of March 2015, at the request of Cornwall 2 GmbH & Co. KG which acts as the representative of the American hedgefund Elliott, the Holiday Inn in Munich will be hosting an Extraordinary General Meeting for Kabel Deutschland and its shareholders.
The circumstances surrounding this legitimate request are unusual. Back in October 2013 a special audit report had been ordered to evaluate the measures taken prior to the 31st of March 2013 by the Management and Supervisory Boards regarding a possible acquisition by Vodafone and eventually to assess the effects of those measures on the actual deal.
On the 2nd of August 2013, less than two months after Vodafone publicly announced its intention to by the company, both Boards had supported Vodafone's offer of 87 euros per share and, based on fairness opinions from Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc. and Perella Weinberg. Partners, had recommended outstanding shareholders to accept it.
Elliott, which owns 13.5% of Kabel's shares together with Conwall, conducted its own appraisal through the audit firm Rödl & Partner and estimated that only a payment between 225 and 275 euros could be considered fair. It therefore initiated the legal action (so-called Spruchverfahren) previously mentionned in order to assess the integrity and the extent of the bodies' work.
The special audit found that Kabel's internal business valuation estimated 127.5 euros per share to be a fair starting price. This means that not only was the offer not acceptable but the boards failed to mention it to their shareholders.
In light of these elements, Elliott is requesting the constitution of an other special audit in order to uncover possible breaches of duty and violations of stock corporation law. Among other things, the auditors will examine measures, actions and communications of both Boards before and after March 31, 2013 as Kabel argued that the findings of the previous auditors were of limited relevance due to being restricted to events prior to that date.
It was also argued that the first auditor was denied access to important documents and information and was therefor unable to determine the true extent of potential breaches.
Mr Martin Schommer, auditor at Constantin GmbH, who already performmed the first special audit will likely be in charge of the second.
In its analysis, ECGS concluded:
"ECGS recommends to support the special audit request. We consider it important that the actions concerning the takeover of Kabel Deutschland by Vodafone are cleared up. This is especially true with regard to potential breaches of duty by the boards and with regard to the internal business valuation prepared by Kabel Deutschland that obviously resulted in a significantly higher business valuation than that prepared by Vodafone."
In addition, the American hedgefund requests another special audit led by Mr Thomas Schrotberger, lawyer at Grützmacher Gravert Viegener, because it believes the first special audit was subject to impediments and obstructions and the shareholder wishes to uncover the true circumstances surrounding the audit.
ECGS believes that German law gives a special auditor extensive rights with regard to revealing all facts the AGM has appointed him to be informed about and that a limitation of these rights during the first special audit by the boards of Kabel Deutschland would result in a breach of German Share Law and could lead to criminal liability of members of the boards.
It is obviously necessary to assess the actions of the Boards again as possible breaches to shareholder rights may not be tolerated.


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EMDR Therapy
When you've been through a horrible experience, it may be difficult to simply "let it go" or to make sense of what's happened to you. There are times when the connection between a specific event and how you're feeling is clear. Or you may have no idea why you become anxious or insecure in certain situations, why certain people seem to set you on edge, or why your body is suddenly in distress.
Many people think of trauma as resulting from one major event, such as an assault or rape, an accident, or a natural disaster. However, research into trauma is uncovering more and more evidence that the cumulative effects of adverse childhood experiences, being bullied or humiliated, divorce and family conflict are common sources of traumatic stress. Traumas large and small can build up over time, and cause suffering in the form PTSD, anxiety, panic, depression, insecurity and relationship problems.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to help you identify memories or experiences that are causing distress or leading to ineffective ways of coping, and to then alleviate the distress associated with these memories.
What is EMDR?
EMDR is a therapeutic tool developed to alleviate the symptoms and distress associated with traumatic memories/experiences. EMDR treatment has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma, including PTSD, anxiety, panic and phobias. EMDR therapy is different from traditional talk therapy, but it does incorporate elements of many treatment approaches including psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, narrative and somatic therapies. EMDR is more structured and standardized than many talk therapies, but is also client centered, empowering you to allow your own mind to do the healing and be in control of how you make your way through the process of healing.
What is it like to do EMDR?
As with any good therapy, EMDR begins by getting an understanding of your reasons for seeking therapy, taking a thorough personal history, and establishing goals for our work together. Before the "processing" of an experience or memory, we'll assess how well you're coping with your problems and begin to build on your strengths and self soothing strategies. Depending on how you're managing in your life, these early stages of EMDR can take as few 2 sessions, but more time is commonly necessary to prepare you for delving into experiences that are causing troublesome symptoms or significant problems in your life.
During the processing stage of EMDR, you'll be asked call up the images, emotions, physical sensations, and thoughts that are evoked by a disturbing memory, and you'll rate how disturbing the memory is. Once the memory network is activated, bilateral stimulation will be added (eye movements, tactile/handheld or auditory stimulation). You'll be asked to notice whatever memories, sensations, images, and emotions come up during this process, and slowly begin to shift attention away from negative thoughts and beliefs toward more positive ones. This process continues until the distress associated with the memory is diminished and you're able to regain control over your emotional state.
One of the benefits of EMDR is that you're free to talk about painful memories in as much or as little detail as you like. EMDR is a very internal process, making this approach more accessible for people who have difficulty verbalizing their experiences or for those whose experiences are just too painful to talk about.
EMDR is most effective when combined with other therapy approaches, such as psychodynamic psychotherapy or cognitive-behavioral therapy.
Attachment Focused EMDR
I'm a certified EMDR therapist(EMDRIA Certified), and have been trained in Attachment Focused EMDR.
Attachement Focused EMDR was developed (by Laurel Parnell) for the treatment of early and severe childhood trauma, recognizing how early attachment effects an individual's relationship with self and others.
Attachment Focused EMDR emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as an integral part of repairing and healing from trauma, and is client centered, recognizing the unique needs of each person. Attachment Focused EMDR combines processes to enhance individual strengths; using EMDR to process trauma; and traditional talk therapy to help integrate what is learned in EMDR sessions.


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New Zealand walking in the Waitakere Ranges Regional Park features kauri trees fortunately on many occasions. Interestingly the type kauri forest is established with the presence of just one of its specie.
The tree's impressive attributes were once reason to build up a timber milling industry in West Auckland. Trading the kauri wood internationally returned a major boost in regional economic development.
Belonging to the ancient conifer family of Araucariacea the tree is remarkable in size, age, and the way this specie discloses competition.
Slow growing, withstanding poorly drained and acidic clay soils, as well as weather exposed localities they are even less demanding than other conifers. The nutritional condition of surrounding soil is intensified with their presence. Their leaves are kept for up to 15 years which increases the woody content in decomposing material around the tree above average through bark flakes and gum. The result is that only very few plants are able to grow around these trees in this nitrogen poor, acidic soil.
A number of these impressive trees are standing in West Auckland. On the map excerpt to the right New Zealand walking in the Waitakere Ranges shows some of the easier accessible ones along Scenic Drive.
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One of the tallest one standing is "Tane Mahuta" – Lord of the Forest with 51.2 metres hight. The oldest one standing with and age estimated over 2,000 years and a stem diameter from 5,22 metre is called Matua Ngahere – Father of the Forest. Both are found in the Waipoua Forest, on State Highway 12 about 65 km north from Dargaville.
Pre-organized multi day Northland travel packages visit the Bay of Islands and the Waipoua forest. Independent bus traveller might want to have more influence on where and when to go on a New Zealand walking tour and choose the 'Intercity Coachlines' to see these ancient giants.
Timber logging
Accountable for massive timber logging after 1830 were European settlers who created an overseas trade market for this exceptional straight and durable wood that reduced the original kauri forest to an estimated 4% in less than 100 years logging activity.
Apart from that, a widely spread profession in Northland was 'gum digger'. Large amount of gum streamed out of wounds initiated by scratches to the thin bark and broken branches. Its value for varnish made it a sought after export ware for Europe and America. Reason enough for Maoris and Europeans to flood felled fields to recover the buried gum of centuries.
Some contemporary artists like Lilach Paul use this rare material for their unique carvings, traditional and modern. New Zealand wood carvers use for their workrecycled kauri wood or retrieved fallen kauri trees that were conceled in swamps for decades.
Even though you are less than an hours drive from Auckland the feeling of isolation will catch up with you when experienced guides introduce you to local flora and fauna. Walk in the regenerating rainforest with giant ferns growing alongside picturesque streams and along a far stretching black sand beach.
Encountered flora on a bush walk....
Cabbage tree
Rimu tree
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Can I See You Again? by Christopher Green
It happens so abruptly: the woman is not there, and then, like a heart attack or a good idea, she is there. She sets down her beer glass on the narrow, lacquered oak table, slips her purse from her shoulder and rummages until she finds her phone. When she checks it, its glow spotlights her blunt-tipped nose, her wide, curious eyes, her dusting of freckles. Then she puts it away, and all that remains of her is what the skyline around them can illuminate—pale highlights around the contours of her shoulders, down the threads of her hair.
Milo tries to watch her without looking. In his chest, a blossoming queasiness. He knows he should say something, because what, really, are the odds that someone else would come alone to a rooftop bar in Chelsea? Who but him would pay twelve dollars for a cocktail only to down it in two minutes, with his back to the view, idly skimming through a list of Thirteen Cats Who Just Can't Even Today? Her mere presence is a gift, a portent, and that he talk to her now, before she has time to slip back into the hazy periphery of the crowd, is all but an existential necessity. And so he leans against the table, ducking into her field of view, and says hi.
Probably the woman will ignore him, or else shoot him a head-tilting smile with all the warmth of an air raid siren. But in fact, she does neither: she looks up, says, "Hey, how are you?" And it is as though Milo has been looking at the world through a kaleidoscope lens, and when it shifts, the pieces rearrange themselves. He wonders why he was ever afraid of her in the first place.
They talk for ten minutes. She has two dogs, and he sometimes Skypes with the dog back at his parents' house in Virginia. So they have something in common. She loves Mindy Kaling; he loves Broad City. They exchange recipes they both got from the Times (gazpacho, fried eggplant, red wine sorbet). Everything is going beautifully. Then she asks what he majored in in college, and when he says Literature she picks up her purse and beer and leaves him there. Disappears into the mob at the other end of the roof.
Milo stares after her, blinking. Emergency? he wonders. Did she get sick? But he knows better, of course—he saw, in that last fleeting moment while she gathered up her things, the grim finality in the woman's eyes. He feels the very particular and calamitous sensation of having done something wrong.
Two minutes later the woman sets her beer glass down on the table, slips her purse from her shoulder, and rummages until she finds her phone. Milo stares at her, unable to conceal his open-mouthed distress. "Hey," he says. "Where did you go?"
The woman turns to face him. She seems bewildered by the question. "Excuse me?"
"Where did you go? You just left. I didn't think you were coming back."
Her eyes narrow; her lip twists into a revolted sneer. "What the hell are you talking about?"
"You—" Milo stops, makes a quick reassessment of the woman, just to be sure. And yes, it is her—same nose, same freckles. The modest dip in the neckline of that blue dress, the way the hair sweeps across her bare shoulders when she turns. "Yeah, we—we were just talking, and you asked me about college, and I—"
But the woman rolls her eyes, heaves a great, why-me sort of sigh, and gathers up her things and leaves again. Milo stands there, watching the top of her head press into the crush of bodies and then vanish, trying to decide if he has ever been so utterly perplexed in his life.
Two minutes later the woman sets her beer glass down on the table, slips her purse from her shoulder, and rummages until she finds her phone.
"Hey," Milo says, uncertainly, the way he might press a fingertip against the side of a pan to see if it will still burn him.
The woman looks up, gives him a bright, TV anchor smile. "Hi."
"Um. Having a good night?"
"Pretty good, yeah. You?"
And so the talk resumes as though it never ended, and although Milo is fairly convinced now that he fell off the roof at some point and this is his own unique form of purgatory, he manages it well, grinning his same grin, making all the same jokes, at which the woman laughs no less enthusiastically than she did the first time. They debate the merits of the New York City bus system. They compare favorite Weezer albums, and when, as she's taking a drink, he mentions that one video they did with the Muppets, her cheeks bulge out, her eyes widen, and she shakes her free hand at him in excitement. "Yes!" she says, swallowing. "Yes, I love that video!"
It's only when the conversation turns to travel, and Milo mentions how he has never been able to find the time or money to make it overseas, that the woman picks up her purse and beer and leaves again. "I've been to Seattle, though!" he announces, to no one in particular.
Two minutes later the woman sets her beer glass down on the table, slips her pu—
"Hi," Milo says to her, extending his hand.
This time the woman stays for fifteen minutes, and leaves only when Milo tells her that once, in college, in a fit of oblivious rebellion against his parents, he voted Republican. The next time she stays for eight minutes, and leaves when he says he has only ever voted staunchly Democrat. Twice she leaves when he spills his drink. One time she sits down, throws her purse on the table, and asks, "Do you want to go back to your place?" And when Milo hesitates, she rolls her eyes, picks the purse back up, and stalks away, muttering, "There are no real men left in this city."
One time she stays for eleven minutes and then leaves for absolutely no reason at all. They seemed to be doing pretty well, although there was one lengthy awkward pause—ten, maybe fifteen seconds—right before she left. Milo assumes that was what did it. But then maybe, too, it was that creepy way he touched her shoulder, or how strangely effusive he was about his older sister's best friend in high school, or even just the simple, permeating sense of his own discomfort with this woman, so beautiful, so graceful, a wavelength ever so slightly misaligned with his own. There are so many ways to disappoint someone. The permutations of his inadequacy are so boundless as to be vaguely sickening to think about, like leaning too far out over a railing. That's what he has to look forward to, he thinks, for the rest of his life: conversational vertigo.
Two minutes later the woman sets her beer glass down on the table, slips her purse from her shoulder, and rummages until she finds her phone. Milo watches her, sadly, openly. By now he has ordered so many drinks that there is barely even one of her; her silhouette splits sideways, like a 3-D picture without the glasses. But God—he loves the way she moves. Spread of her fingers over the back of the phone. Curve of her body as she settles against the table with one hip. He wonders how many minutes he would have to talk to her before he could tell her this.
Then the woman notices him. "Hi," she says, and Milo is surprised to hear that she sounds concerned. "Are you alright?"
He locks up. A sensation like chill fingertips shimmies down the back of his neck. She has never said hi first. He doesn't know what he did differently. But now she's watching him, waiting for an answer, the moments piling up toward the threshold beyond which he will make her uncomfortable, before this, too, will be—
"Yeah," he says, leaning heavily against the table, hoping that he has managed an adequate impression of casual. "Yeah, I'm all right. How are you?"
The woman pouts her lips and lets out a puffing sigh. "I don't know. Not great."
"Oh," Milo says, straightening, "yeah, no, me neither. I thought we were just being polite, but yeah, if we're doing the honesty thing this night is going terribly."
She laughs. The phone disappears back into her purse, quickly, almost furtively. "Well we may as well have a terrible time together." She holds a hand out and says, "I'm Kasey."
Milo hesitates. Kasey? Her name is Kasey? Jesus, how did he not know that? How did he go this many times without asking? But there it is now: two syllables, short and playful. He resists the urge to repeat them silently in front of her, but he can feel them there anyway, rioting on the surface of his tongue. Kasey. He won't admit this to himself tonight, or for a long time after, but right now, with the sound of her lips forming that name over and over in the echo chamber of his memory, he is a little, just a little in love with her.
"Milo," he replies, and takes her offered hand. When they shake, the contact burns down every nerve ending like the fuse on a stick of dynamite. The bar pitches and spins, and for one moment Milo forgets everything it took to get here, the confusion and anxiety and humiliation which he has paid in like raffle tickets for this one chance. "I majored in Literature," he tells her. "I've never been abroad. I once voted Republican in college. And I don't do one-night stands."
Kasey laughs, the sort of puzzled laugh that makes her features all bunch together. "Uhh, okay," she replies. "I'm Kasey. I majored in Business Management and French. I went to Israel once, but I was too young to remember. I have never voted Republican, but I think we're allowed to make mistakes when we're young. And I also do not have one-night stands."
How strange, he thinks. So many go, and the reasons for their going dissipate so quickly, so that all that can be remembered is the absence itself. But somehow, the ones he finds the most bewildering are the ones who stay. Their reasons close around him, like two arms slipped over his shoulders, but when he reaches for them they pull away, and hover instead at the edge of his vision, returning only when he has given up looking.
They talk for one hundred and ten minutes. Kasey taps a number into his phone and says, "Thanks for a terrible night." He waves goodbye, stumbles out of the bar. All the way back to the train he keeps catching himself laughing, out loud, like a lunatic. Strangers pretend to ignore him, and to his drunken, addled mind even this feels like a gesture of affection.
They meet again on a Thursday, and again on the following Saturday, and then again on Wednesday. Each night is a blur to Milo, just a series of disconnected images: strings of lights along the top of a bay window; swirls of pink chalk on a chalkboard; chrome edged table, plate of sweet potato fries; gray-haired woman playing Chinese violin in the doorway of a closed shop. The only clear part is Kasey. Center of a galaxy built for two. He walks her back as far as the nearest subway, and there, at the top of the stairs underground, she makes a show of deliberating and then asks to come home with him instead. "But just," she adds, quickly, "just to sleep. I mean—well, probably not just to sleep. But above the belt. Deal?"
Milo takes a second to answer. He wants to relish this moment, too rare in the life of the modern adult: when two people are just about to give each other something they both desperately need. "Yeah," he says. "Deal."
Hours later they lie together across his bed. Her chin on the ridge of his shoulder, her arm draped across his belly, the whole landscape just a tangle of sheets and body parts. Milo stares out the window, sleepless and elated. His breathing quickens, slows. Not in six months at least has he been able to see the city in such startling detail, roofs stretched to the horizon like squat, sheer hills. He wants to never sleep again; he wants to take up permanent residence in the night, grab the minutes in both hands and pull them out into weeks. To live without the threat of morning, of the future steeping itself in the present, like black ink spreading through a glass of milk. Kasey stirs, half-risen from sleep. Her hair tickles his neck just below the ear.
They walk arm in arm through the leafy corridors of Prospect Park. Duck into galleries on Lexington Avenue. Kiss beneath the arch in Washington Square, and then absolve themselves by making jokes about tourists. Sometimes, at what appear to be the least intimate moments, she will reach for his hand, slip through his fingers and then grip them, hard, as though to make sure he's still there. He'll look at her, but her attention will already be fixed elsewhere, flitting to the margins.
He learns the names of her two dogs (Mallory, Tom Servo). She plays racquetball with his best friend. They host a Thanksgiving dinner together for fourteen people; he mostly ruins the turkey, and she goes out for extra wine. In December, when Kasey's appendix bursts, Milo cancels his flight home and stays with her in the hospital overnight until her parents arrive. In her room together, she in bed and he in a wooden chair that makes his ass hurt after thirty minutes, they watch Rudolph with the volume down and the captions on. "You want me to change it?" he asks after a while, but when he turns she has fallen asleep. Her hair across the pillow like a crow's wing. He tries to focus on the TV, but after a while he nods off, too. He keeps one arm on the mattress, laid parallel to hers, just above the hip. In case she wants it in the night. And at around three-thirty he wakes to feel a pressure closing around his wrist. He looks up, bleary-eyed and uncertain, to find her arm laid atop his. Above it, her eyes watching him in the near-dark, little more than pinpricks of lamplight in the irises. It is the first time, in all their months together, that they have seen each other while they hold hands.
One morning in February he stops by her apartment. knocking the snow from his shoes as she buzzes him in. When he gets to the end of the hall she is there, waiting for him at the base of the stairwell. She's been crying; her cheeks are raw from the scrape of her dry fingers. Milo sees her and stops. His throat pinches closed; his body prickles with adrenaline. Here, at last, a moment that does seem to stretch out, on and on; by the end of it, he will have memorized the sight of her well enough to recall it with photographic accuracy for months.
"I'm sorry," Kasey says. "Milo. I'm so sorry."
What were the particulars? He can't say. It's as though he was listening to a conversation on the other side of a thin wall. The syllables muddled and indistinct, but the inflection as familiar as the melody of an old pop song. Kasey was sad, incomparably sad, he remembers that—so why do it at all? And why, in the weeks that followed, did she refuse to answer his calls, his texts? This is the real puzzle: how does a woman who once pressed herself around you in the early hours of morning, who fashioned you into an extension of her own body, just cease to exist? He treads slowly back over the span of their relationship, searching for fault lines, but all he sees are the good things. He sits on the floor in the center of her living room with two panting, enthusiastic animals circling around his head. He shows up at her office with her sister and cousin and a large German chocolate birthday cake. She buys him a set of windchimes from a store in Portland and hangs them in his bedroom window, far from any wind. She pulls him down on top of her after sex, wraps her arms around him and hugs tightly for long minutes, breathing slow, deliberate breaths into his neck.
In May he returns to the bar, orders a cocktail, and waits. One hour, two. Certain that she will not come. But eventually she does, late in the night, after most everyone else has left. She sets her beer glass down on the table, slips her purse from her shoulder, and rummages until she finds her phone.
Milo looks at her, all the little details invisible in other Kaseys so clear to him now: anxious knit of her brow, scar just above and to the left of the collar bone. "Kasey," he says, almost without meaning to. The name like a first breath at the end of a long dive.
Kasey turns to face him, taken aback. "Yeah?" she asks. Standing turned away, a profile, most of her body invisible to him. The phone is still in her hand. "Do I know you?"
Milo smiles. The reaction surprises him, actually; he was certain that to see her again would pain him. And it does, of course, as it always will. But this is what hope is: a wound suffered over and over until it finally saves your life.
He offers his hand, and Kasey—slowly, hesitantly—takes it.
"Not yet," he says.
© Christopher Green, 2015
Christopher is a recent New York transplant from Cincinnati, currently residing in Brooklyn with two roommates and one slightly internet-famous cat. His stories have appeared in several journals and magazines such as Burner, The MacGuffin, and The Ampersand Review. In addition, he is the founder and co-host of The Prose Bowl, a monthly fiction writers' open mic held at Pete's Candy Store in Williamsburg. He is currently working with his agent to publish two novels, one of which is sort of about vampires but not really and it's kind of a whole big thing and maybe he just shouldn't have brought it up.
Can I See You Again? was read by Amber Bogdewiecz on 2nd December 2015 for Magic & Moonlight


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President Donald Trump will not let Broadcom proceed with a blockbuster hostile takeover of Qualcomm.
Trump issued an executive order on Monday that prohibits Broadcom from acquiring Qualcomm for roughly $117 billion, citing national security concerns.
"The proposed takeover of Qualcomm (QCOM)by the Purchaser is prohibited, and any substantially equivalent merger, acquisition, or takeover, whether effected directly or indirectly, is also prohibited," the executive order, signed by Trump, said.
The order also said that Broadcom's (AVGO) 15 proposed candidates to Qualcomm's board of directors have been "disqualified," Qualcomm has previously rejected Broadcom's proposed director nominees to its board.
Trump cited in the order that there is "credible evidence" that causes him to believe that Broadcom—if able to purchase Qualcomm—"might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States," although he didn't elaborate on the evidence. Broadcom is in the process of reincorporating in San Jose, Calif. It is currently based in Singapore.
Last week, the U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment said it was considering investigating the proposed Broadcom deal citing national security concerns, which ended up delaying a March Qualcomm shareholder meeting. As a response, Broadcom publicly accused Qualcomm of "secretly" asking the committee to investigate the deal, which Qualcomm then denied.
The White House statement directs Broadcom and Qualcomm to "immediately and permanently abandon the proposed takeover," and verify in writing to the foreign investment committee that they have indeed terminated the deal and any such variation.
A possible combination of Broadcom and Qualcomm would have created a massive wireless and mobile semiconductor giant with a market cap of over $200 billion. Such a huge semiconductor company was enough to worry Intel (INTC), which the Wall Street Journal reported last week was considering buying Broadcom if the deal actually went through.
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President Trump's executive order puts an end to Broadcom's unsolicited pursuit of Qualcomm. Qualcomm had repeatedly rejected Broadcom's bids, citing national security concerns and a belief that the deal undervalues the company.
Daniel Ives of GBH Insights said in a research note that while Broadcom could potentially challenge the order, it's not likely to make a difference. He wrote that "the Trump edict essentially kills any chances of this deal happening and is a major gut punch to those Qualcomm bulls hoping this soap opera could end with a bid following pressure from the shareholder meeting, which is poised to happen next month after getting delayed."
"While Qualcomm still remains an M&A candidate for another chip player, this deal dissolving is a clear positive for Intel which is in a further position of strength with the potential marriage of Broadcom and Qualcomm now broken up by the Beltway before it even got to the altar," Ives wrote.
Fortune contacted Broadcom and Qualcomm for comment and will update this story if they respond.
Qualcomm shares were down 4.5% in after-hours trading to $59.98, while Broadcom shares were relatively flat at $265.
Update: 6:33 PM PST.
Qualcomm said in a statement that it received the executive order. It also said that it moved its 2018 annual shareholder meeting to March 23, 2018 in order to comply with the order.
"Qualcomm Incorporated today received a Presidential Order to immediately and permanently abandon the proposed takeover of Qualcomm by Broadcom Limited," the company said. "Under the terms of the Presidential Order, all of Broadcom's director nominees are also disqualified from standing for election as directors of Qualcomm.


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I've just learned that the Italian edition of The Bridge of Sighs is available this month from Neri Pozza Editore.
In a surprise move, they decided at the last minute to keep the English title and translate it back into Italian (the English title, of course, is a translation from Italian). This was after a number of title changes planned to imitate the French edition's insistence on using the word comrade in each title—an idea I was never very hot on. But in the end it's suspected that the word "comrade" in the French edition (Cher Camarade) injured its marketability, and so the Italians went with the original.
Titles, in my limited experience, are pretty flexible—particularly once you've sold a book to another country. And it's encouraging to see the Italian go back to Il Ponte dei Sospiri.
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Enfocamp Goodbye Season
Another August drew to an end, leading to the culmination of the summer camps that were in progress. Some of them finished at the end of July, others closed the season in mid-August, and the last, namely Marbella Alborán and Marbella Alemán, have ended too, now that it is September.
Over two decades after the celebration of the first language camps of Enfocamp, we continue to be a leader in the industry, and in a year we have achieved irrefutable success: thousands of families all over the world have entrusted us with the vacation, education and care of their children, and we are sure that they have had one of the best summers of their lives.
All of our students were affected by the two months of effort and enthusiasm maintained from beginning to end by all of the teachers, camp cousellors and other workers, in every location. They have been, once again, the reason of the existence of the camps, the spirit, and perhaps unwittingly, have contributed definitively to make them special places.
What is learned both in and out of the classrooms becomes a valuable legacy, a set of lessons and good memories that will serve them well for the rest of their lives. Without a doubt, as is true with each one of our students since we started, the experience has been imprinted in their memory, with an aura of nostalgia.
From here, and on behalf of the entire Enfocamp team, we want to give our thanks to all those who attended one of our camps this summer, for your confidence and for making us proud of what we do. In 2011 we will be back with the same spirit, hoping that you will be back with us.
Until then, Enfocampers!


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Gosh it's been awhile! And until today, I felt shame about not blogging. Wait, what? Let me back up just a tad.
Songs have always been the soundtrack to my life, ever-present to bestow the many gifts music gives me. It is a universal language and how infants first begin processing. Certain artists call (or present themselves) to me during phases of my life, as I search for answers, comfort, or joy. And I firmly believe that music comes into my life when I'm ready for it.
I've been well acquainted with K.T. Tunstall's music since she dropped "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" on her 2004 album EYE TO THE TELESCOPE. I recently splurged on a more recent endeavor, CRESCENT MOON from 2013. My renewed interest and timing couldn't be better. Her vocals playful and raw yet soft and vulnerable. I allow her music to hug me as I wade through this newest phase of my life, so similar to one in my past where she, too, offered her musical friendship.
Oddly, the song I want to mention isn't from either of those albums. I'll admit I've been listening to a youtube mix of just K.T. while sewing #newbluequilt. Rediscovering old favorites through new eyes is such a joy! TIGER SUIT (2010) contains a song entitled, "Come On, Get In". And I have to extricate just this part of the song: "the door is open are you going to take the ride", which stuck out to me today like a red berry on a green holly bush in the winter snow.
It may be a bit messy and imperfect but it is the right time for me to, "come on, get in". Tomorrow is never promised, so I will do my best with the Present I'm given. And that means taking the bumpy blog ride and learning as I go. The regret of letting that proverbial door close before taking a leap of faith is far greater than any shame I may feel from a typo in a blog lost in the world wide web of it all.


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Learning to Draw
Album Background
The quest to understand how the greats of the 90s crafted such raw, knockin', and in some cases minimal beats spawned the creation of this album. Despite having developed my own methods to crank out beats using PC software and vinyl, I felt the beatmaking experience was incomplete without having actually done it the traditional hardware-based way.
Learning to Draw is a selection of beats I created during this time of evolution. An entirely different approach to making beats than what I was used to. Everything from the chops to the drum patterns were played by hand, sequenced, and recorded on sampling hardware.
The tracks were put together using a combination of the E-MU SP1200 (mainly for drums), Akai MPC 2500, Zoom Sampletrak, and a Technics 1210MK2. The beat titled "meditation" was featured in my short film, The Process.
Also available courtesy of Dusted Wax Kingdom.
Track Listing
1. every day is friday
2. meditation
3. sando at tsinelas
4. cranial combustion
5. in the moment
6. mathematical existence
7. embrace the chaos
All tracks produced, arranged, mixed and mastered by hypoetical (2009-2011). Made with love in San Jose, California. Mastered with care in Oahu, Hawaii. Dusted Wax Kingdom, 2011.


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Here at The Better Mom our passion is to encourage and affirm women in their role as a mother by sharing testimonies, providing resources, and extending hope to all those in need. And if we are being completely honest all moms are in need of these things on a regular basis. We are all on our own unique journey, yet we all can relate to the truth that parenting is a challenge as well as a great reward!
I believe in the the purpose of The Better Mom because it truly does help us all become better moms! Now there are many different categories on this site and for good reason...because being a mom encompasses all areas of our daily life. This community of women has some great writers who are dedicated to sharing the testimonies that have been a huge contribution to their role as a mother.
For me personally, I strongly believe that marriage is one of those aspects of life that influences our role as a mom. So my goal in this community is to encourage us moms to take a deeper look at how the marriage relationship can influence and affect our parenting. Today I wanted to specifically encourage us to have the same passion we have to become better moms and commit to having a better marriage as well! But be sure to check out the other categories on this site and search through the ones you feel would really aid you in your current circumstances and embrace the insight that is shared!
Committing to a better marriage is easier said than done. For one, we must acknowledge how we can commit to this, and for some of us this may be a painful process. Perhaps having a better marriage means that you need to lay aside some selfish desires or retraining some bad behaviors you have. Looking inward can be difficult, but as we allow ourselves to honestly evaluate our lives, we give ourselves room to grow and embrace change.
The first thing I encourage you to do is evaluate your life and especially how you operate as a wife, then write down what things you feel you should commit to improve. Also, write down how improving these things will positively impact your marriage. Perhaps it is trying harder to be more organized, maybe it is having self-control in your responses toward your husband, maybe it is trusting your husband with finances, or it could even be a heart issue like jealousy that you know you need to work on. Now take this list and share it with your husband, inviting him to do the same. Take a moment to pray together and submit your commitment before the Lord!
My husband and I love goal setting. We find that making goals and committing ourselves to them help us be on the same page and work together as a team to keep each other accountable. By communicating these things we also know exactly how to affirm and cheer each other on.
Committing to a better marriage benefits parenting because as you and your husband work towards a common goal and encourage each other throughout the process, your children will see your bond grow deeper, reinforcing for them security. It will also benefit your children as you and your husband become stronger as a team and operate as one in your parenting, supporting each other's actions and being consistent in your training.
As the new year 2015 approaches you can use this as an opportunity to commit to a better marriage as a resolution! Prepare yourself for the changes necessary to improve your relationship in marriage and invite God to transform you!
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Life feels magical after Zach's kiss with Amy and a chance to be a movie star shines after a student film audition. But emotions threaten his role, a run-in with Nick turns ugly and his relationship with Amy leaves questions.
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text: Recently I told you guys how important fabulous lamps are to a room. I couldn't stop with my obsession for finding a perfect pair for my new NYC apartment...I haven't exactly moved in yet but I am already putting together mood boards + shopping lists of what I am daydreaming of. These gorgeous Geometric lamps are just my speed and I am dying for a pair. It's between the pink or the gray, or maybe the green. I love them all its so hard to decide.


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Tablet Life & Arts
Movie review: 'The Raid 2'
Let's get right to the heart of the matter: The Raid 2, the sequel to the 2011 international cult hit The Raid, is the most violent non-horror movie to hit theaters in a long time.
That it's also one of the best action movies to ever grace a screen makes all the blood and bullets — and fists and hammers and knives and baseball bats — a bit easier to take. It also helps that director/writer Gareth Evans shows off an almost Scorsese-like skill, deepening his 2 1/2-hour story beyond the jaw-dropping acrobatics of the first film to verge on something that channels The Godfather and Shakespeare.
Taking place not long after the events of The Raid, in which Indonesian cop Rama (martial-arts champ Iko Uwais) had to battle his way out of a high-rise building full of thugs, this sequel has our hero going undercover with a mob family to root out the corrupt cops with whom they do business.
But he has walked not just into a gang but a gang war. His patriarch, Bangun (Tio Pakusodewo), is finding himself challenged by a crew led by the cold-blooded Bejo (Alex Abbad), as well as Japanese and Chinese gangs with whom there has been an uneasy peace.
Meanwhile, at home, Bangun's trigger-happy son Uco (Arifin Putra) wants to take control of things and show all their foes who's boss once and for all. But Bangun doesn't think his son is ready for real responsibility, leaving him to stew in a pool of anger and ambition. To make matters worse for Uco, there's a rival for Bangun's trust, his assistant Eka (Oka Antara), who's firmly on Dad's side.
Despite this dysfunctional family dynamic, there's lots of room left for Evans and Uwais (who is also the film's fight choreographer) to show off what they can do with an action scene. And what they do is a marvel. From a muddy prison-yard brawl to a careening car chase that ranks up there with the best ever filmed, Evans takes standard action tropes and cranks them up past 10, going beyond where even Quentin Tarantino, John Woo or any of the Bourne movies have gone.
What's most amazing is how he films fights in tight spaces, whether it's a jailhouse bathroom or a speeding car. Unlike other action movies, where things move so quickly it's hard to keep up with what's going on, in The Raid 2 you see and feel every punch and blow. It's like an old-school martial-arts flick in this regard, and makes for a convincing ad for silat, the Indonesian hand-to-hand fighting style practiced in the film.
Certainly, The Raid 2, a glorious head-butt of a movie, is not for the squeamish — the presence of characters with the descriptive names of Hammer Girl (Julie Estelle) and Baseball Bat Man (Very Tri Yulisman) are hints of this — but for those who prefer some slam in their cinema, it delivers.
Evans has said there will be a third Raid. While it's tempting to tell him to quit while he's ahead, it's going to be a kick to see where he goes from here.
In Indonesian and Japanese with English subtitles
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Director: Gareth Evans
Cast: Iko Uwais, Julie Estelle, Arifin Putra
Rated: R (strong bloody violence throughout, sexuality, strong language)
Running time: 150 min.


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Well hello all! Man it's been a while. Things from October -January tend to get completely mushed into one big mess for us. So I apologize it's been forever. I will recap on how we finished out 2011.
October 30th was Dallen's 4th birthday. We celebrated by going to Cornbellies at Thanksgiving Point. Man it was a blast! I made his costume, he had a Batman cake and was overwhelmed with all of the activities they had. We laughed an enjoyed ourselves. It's hard to realize but he is as far from toddler and baby as it gets! He is all boy though and through "Dude"!
Mid-November I was able to visit with Amy, McKinley and Gabriella. I had a blast hanging out with her and the kids, going shopping, going to the movies and having good ole' girl time.
It was so hard to leave early but by the end of the week, I flew with Marshall to LA for the Western Regional Oireachtas. Last year regionals were in Sacramento CA, I found out the morning we left that I was pregnant with Rorey! Well, in support of Marshall competing solos this year, I was able to go to Anaheim and help out the school where I could. It was amazing being there watching him compete. I also loved the fact that I was attending without the stress of having to compete myself. This left the gate open for new learning and time to be able to see anything I wanted to. I appreciate Aubree and Lisa helping me out with that accommodation. Marshall took 4th place and qualified for Nationals and Worlds. I was so proud of him, and bawled like a baby when he received his award on stage. We were able to fit in a trip to Disneyland! It was my first time going so I had to experience it to it's fullest potential. ;)
It was a flippin' blast! It was so great being out with Mike and Fran. We were out there for our cousin Kelly's wedding reception. Hanging with Preston was just like old times, and it was fun getting to know Jacob. We were appreciative for the hospitality from Mike and Fran, and her family for the Thanksgiving weekend. Congrats to Kelly and Jacob!
My baby sister Sophia moved in with us the first part of December. It was a feat getting her here, but thanks to some unexpected supporters she made it. It's been great having some extra helping hands of late, and we have been motivating each other like mad.
We had an amazing holiday season making cookies, going to do fun activities and of course watching Dallen's excitement around Santa! It was the first year he clued into Santa and got all excited. Some of the best moments as a parent!
We welcomed the new year with open arms. 2011 was a fantastic year for the Smiths, and we look forward to 2012 being just as great.
Rorey has curly hair we have discovered! He really is the best baby I have ever seen. He is just mellow and adorable.
Dallen is doing well with his swimming, he can swim in the pool all on his own (with a life jacket of course). He is interested in what time it is, and the American Flag. He also just started his first official Irish Step Dance class.
David and I are doing well. We had our 6th anniversary the week before Christmas. We are finding our groove again with now having two kids, two jobs, dance, scouts, church, basketball, soccer and family. We have made new goals and are finding our way to them together. We found out this last week that I am not in the highest regards with my health. I am extremely low on B12, and will be receiving injections for the next 4 months. I find that odd considering I have been taking supplements since November, and they have a good source of B12. I also found that I have Hyperthyroidism. Though I have to wait til March to see an endocrinologist (since there is only one in Utah valley...lame), I don't know much on how bad off I really am. I just have the blood test results from my doctor, which are pretty bad. I feel like crap all the time though! Not gonna lie.....the past few weeks have been a nightmare. I have come to a realization that if I want to sleep for more than an hour at a time, it will have to be through medication. I have also started losing weight. I know with my new health goals from November, that should be a great thing. But losing weight fast while doing nothing, just makes you feel tired, shaky and wasted. It's hard to stay positive, but I am grateful for my husband who is my arm to lean on right now. I am sure with time, all of this will calm down and seem normal. I just look forward for the chance to grow stronger from all of this too.
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Rorey (Wheezer)
This boy is an absolute joy to have around! He is all smiles, and plays baby to the book. We don't have throw up incidents, he sleeps 8-9 hours through the night, and takes well to a bottle. What more could I ask for? The past couple months have been a fantastic ride of change. Here are some pics of the little nugget.
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Brother Time
Can you tell which is which?
Absolutely in love with these two!
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Dallen is about to turn 4 here in a couple weeks, and I was thinking of some funny moments of late that we have had the privilege of experiencing. I wanted to write them down before I forget them, and then lost forever.
Conversation of Mr. D :
Dad getting ready for work - Dad "I'll stay at home, Dallen you go to work." Dallen "I can't drive your car to work, I'm too busy!"
Camping - Mom "Dallen you need to go to the bathroom before we go hiking." Dallen "Uhg Mom I just went last year!!"
Cousin Azure's Baptism - Primary Teacher was discussing "Princesses" entering into their Father's Kingdom. After cousin Addie shouts out "I'm a Princess!" followed by other girls shouting the same tag line, Dallen shouts out "I'm Optimus Prime!"
General Discussion - Everything ends with Tonight!
"Mom can we go to Arielle and Sophie's house tonight?"
"Mom can we color tonight?"
"Mom can we go golfing tonight?"
Answer to EVERYTHING - "I don't know Mom!"
With Preschool, Chores, Dance, Playtime, Church and being a Big Brother, Dallen is quite busy these days.
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Ending A Large Chapter
I am so bad at updating everyone this year! There goes last year's resolution out the window. I have had a ton of things happen over the past few months which, if you don't read my FB then you are getting the short version. If you have questions or comments feel free to write me. My pregnancy brain is pretty bad this time, and I have a hard time remembering who I have updated or not.
Things I have been focusing on the past few months, other than being pregnant include:
Designing the interior of our house. Yes, every room has color and purpose instead of white storage clutter. I love my house now, and am at ease with the thought that I have the time to keep up on it.
I planted my front garden with a lot of flowers and new plants. I felt self accomplished, and it brought peace of mind for a few hours at least.
Dallen cut his hair twice in one week! The result was a full shave to level 1, the month before my dad's wedding. I was not a happy camper on that one.
Dallen was able to work on his sports skills in a preschool class close to our house. He learned more about each individual sport and how to be even more aggressive. ;)
David has been getting more into sports himself. He plays soccer 2-3 times a week at work, as well as time to time on the ward team. He also is trying to keep up with a more rigorous basketball team at work. With the minor injuries he comes home with, I hope he is having fun too! Sad note, a month ago was having to replace over $150 worth of sports clothes and shoes after his gym bag was stolen. I guess people who work at a health office, really dig sweaty used clothes and overly large shoes.
My Dad got remarried and we hosted his open house. It was great seeing old friends, family and having my sisters in from Oregon. It was a very cool day, but it was great being able to help on their big day.
Dallen and I were able to spend about two weeks up in Canada, visiting family and just having fun. We really enjoyed our time up there, and Dallen will hopefully have some more memories of the Smith acreage.
Our first big yard project....fixing the sprinkler system! Had to dig a 2 ft hole in our front yard to fix the valve between the city pipe and our yard pipe. The sucker had a hole the size of a grape in the side! Took us three weeks and by us I mean David, I just kept bugging him to do it. :)
We spent a week in Park City on vacation with Steve, Sarah and the Bonus Family. It was a complete blast and it was nice to escape our "on the go" life with fun, family and serenity. Park City is beautiful and it's been years since I have been up there. So grateful for that opportunity.
Dallen took swimming lessons over the last two weeks. He did a great job and definitely is less of a hazard at the pool. J/K! Now he has no FEAR at all! Mothering backfire 101: More experience at the pool means more guts at the pool. I will have my arms full with a baby and my legs tired from chasing after Dallen that's for sure.
We were able to host Amy and Val from Canada for a week. It was so much fun having them here, getting to visit more and interact with their two little munchkins. Dallen and McKinley are practically blood brothers now!
Dallen Irish Danced in the Tir Na nOg
at the Utah Feis last week! He did awesome, and was so proud of his medal.
User Error: Sprinkler system that was fixed last month is now completely busted! Probably because the new valve we installed is allowing too much pressure to the system. No idea what happened but after returning home from Park City our 6 zones are doing their own thing. Some will shut on but only manually, some have water pressure but still wont turn on. The whole thing is messed up so we are awaiting professional services to arrive at the end of the month. (Thanks in advance Mom and Marc hahaha!) Yard stuff is hard!
Well I think other than small to do's that's the bulk of anything and everything that's been going on at the Smith's. I know everyone is wanting info on the baby so now upon request here we go.
I have 3 weeks left! Saw the Dr. today and all is fine and dandy. Baby is head down and with a lot of movement and Braxton Hicks, we are looking at delivering a healthy baby boy very soon. Everything is as ready as can be for the arrival of this new baby. We are very excited and with each passing day, feel anxious with the anticipation of the changes he will bring.
I am glad but sad that I only have 3 more weeks.
It is hard for me at times to think that it wont just be me and my little peanut Dallen anymore. It's been two pea's in a pod for some time now and the thought of how much will change makes me sad. I am excited that he will be experiencing new things as an older brother, and I know that I will be just as in love with #2 as I am with Dallen. But, it's really eye opening to hit the reality of it all. I can't wait to physically see how much Dallen has grown once I have #2 in my arms. I think David is "tickled pink" with the fact he will now have two sons.
With that I think I will finally reveal the name for #2...
Rorey Patrick Smith
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A Baby asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"
"Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you."
The child further inquired, "But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy."
God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy."
Again the child asked, "And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?"
God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak."
"And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"
God said, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray."
"Who will protect me?"
God said, "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking it's life."
"But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore."
God said, "Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you."
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, "God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name."
"You will simply call her, 'Mother.'"
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"No one's expecting you to come into this world with every mathematical tool known to man fully-formed in your brain. That's just not going to happen. So give yourself a little slack."
- A Math Major Talks About Fear, 2013
This short video I made about conquering math fear has been shared all over the world, and has led to articles on Upworthy and Business Insider. I also maintain a blog at www.mathematigal.com, where I discuss feminism, education, and mathematics.
I am also a NASA Social alum, having attended the Earth Now event at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in November 2013. These events are an opportunity to go behind the scenes at various NASA-affiliated locations, for the purpose of sharing what you learn with the public. There is an excellent Wired article that gives an overview of that event, as well as an archive of highlighted tweets.
During my work on the ARCoIRIS spectrograph, I documented the process with time-lapse photography, and shared images and updates on Facebook and Twitter, answering questions posted on those platforms. The time-lapse video can be viewed here.
I am available as a speaker for schools, workshops, and maker spaces. I have done work with GERLS Camp, Ithaca Generator, Ithaca College and Cornell University. I also have experience as a presenter/workshop leader.
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On Bank Holiday Monday, we completed the installation of a large project in Oxfordshire - a stunning property with large expanses of glazing and some sloping windows. The customer was delighted and left us a lovely review on Trustpilot:
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Hi, I'm Megan and This Is How I Kick Asana!
Name: Megan Baldassarre
Occupation: Neuropsychology Fellow
Favorite yoga pose: Half pigeon, of course!
Yoga is… my favorite way to get zen
What do you love most about yoga? Wendy's Rockin' Flow playlists.
What fuels you? My family, friends near and far, and green juice!
My NON-guilty pleasure is… the Real Housewives, every city, all the time!
What makes you Mighty? The welcoming community of teachers and students at Mighty Yoga Hanover.
What's your yoga story? How did you start practicing? Living in Chicago, I was looking for something to balance out my more aerobic workouts, so I took a power yoga class and was hooked. After moving to Hanover for my fellowship, I was so lucky to find Mighty Yoga.
When I wake up in the morning, I always do these two things: Watch the Today show and get a French roast coffee from Dirt Cowboy (the best!).
What's the best advice you've ever received? The more gratitude you show, the happier you will be.


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My illness this past fortnight, particularly painful and incapacitating, was probably the most transformative period I've had in all my creative years. I'll tell you why, though I'm slightly nervous about the confessional aspects:
Firstly, I don't approach being sick in the conventional way. Nor do I follow a 'complimentary' path. I'm hardcore listening-to-illness-as-a-means-of-spiritual-transformation type. I get that this riles people on many levels, from doctors to family, who see a symptom and want to jump on it, stamp it out like it's a spark threatening to burn down the house.
For me, the aggressive approach resonates with many stances throughout modern cultures: ultimately, it's knee-jerk intervention, from a place of fear. Interference is the presumed norm; getting in the way of natural processes and cycles – anything which can work itself out. We like to be busy, and to be seen to be useful: we value doing, and become uncomfortable with others who allow things to just be.
But here are 5 good reasons why I'd listen to a disease, rather than react to it:
- The reasons we're ill are most often directly related to the path we've been on up until becoming so; they're often many, always interconnected. We do great service to our lives, and to the lives and health of others, by looking inwards when we're sick.
- Symptoms give us the space, the silence, the rest, which we need, even when our mind is jibing away about returning to work.
- Symptoms are the body's means of expressing disharmony – they need to be allowed to be let out.
- If symptoms are halted or suppressed in any way, the underlying causes of those symptoms will be even more difficult to see.
- The underlying reasons will continue to be out of kilter, and will continue to develop symptoms, but are likely to create new symptoms on a deeper level, less visible to us.
The fact it's considered normal to want to put a lid on our symptoms, and then get right back to what they interrupted us from doing, is a kind of psychosis. Or at best, it's certainly not healthy; it suggests that we are tied into a kind of bondage, if we can't take the time and space to attend to the spiritual, to our underlying well-being, when we're ill.
But it can be frightening being ill and in pain; our stability and continuity is challenged – we don't know for sure if it might spiral downwards into something more serious – everyone around us is baying about medicine: it's best to just take the pill than to trust one's body, of all things.
This is where it gets a bit back-to-front for me, because doctors and friends are there telling me to follow the 'sensible' route, and I'm there thinking 'how do I explain that I don't believe in their highly suspect reality?!' The pharmaceutical industry is based on super-wobbly mythologies, and is intertwined with the über macho psyche of our whole cultural: destroy, before you are destroyed!
This paradigm only works because we've been temporarily lulled into believing that we're better to trust someone else about our mind-body-spirit than ourselves: just look at schools, churches, governments. And so that becomes true for lots of people: they don't have any access to their own healing power, their self-knowledge, they no longer see their own symptoms not as a means of learning. Pain is seen not as a signpost, but something either to be quickly snuffed out (beit by pill, booze or other numbing factor), or fetishised – shared and compared.
I'm here on this planet neither as a subscriber to pharmaceutical companies, nor to quell the fears of everyone who thinks we shouldn't feel pain and have symptoms. I believe what I do, because of years of healing and listening, studying and deepening, of knowing myself, and knowing enough about how the mind-body-spirit functions (not to be arrogant, but) to trust in the power of my body to heal itself.
I'm here in this lifetime to grow spiritually, and to learn more about energy, consciousness, illumination. That's why, coming out of a fortnight of physical overwhelm, I feel myself renewed deep inside; calm in my spirit and mind, healed emotionally, happy and free: I feel all my levels aligned, and aligned with my external life again.
I'll be writing more about the subject of the pain body and transforming creatively, in the Live Like A Happy Artist book series.
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This week we made Wild Blueberry Foole in celebration of a wonderful book (To be reviewed later) called The Gentleman Poet
The Recipe in the book is for Gooseberry Foole, but we couldn't find any Gooseberries ANYWHERE in Bolton. I am including the Recipe for Gooseberry Foole from the book and for the Wild Blueberry Foole that we made
by Kathryn Johnson
Avon (HarperCollins)
Description: Elizabeth Persons' blinding headache while on board the Sea Venture is an ominous sign, one she knows well as a warning of danger. The young servant girl is one of 150 passengers on the ill-fated ship, her worst fears are soon realized as they are tossed mercilessly in a hurricane on the final leg of their journey to the Americas. As the storm calms, the passengers can hardly believe they have survived, and that the Bermudas, rumored home to evil spirits and dangerous natives, may be their only chance of salvation.
Despairing of rescue, Elizabeth and the others struggle to make the uninhabited island their home for nine long months while they build a new ship to complete their voyage to Jamestown, Virginia. As the months pass, friendships form, crew members revolt and love blossoms between Elizabeth and the ship's young cook. Elizabeth forms a fast bond with the ship's historian, a man she comes to know as William Strachey. But Will is not the man he portrays—he is in fact William Shakespeare—and they share a dangerous secret, a secret that could cost them their lives if they ever return to Protestant England.
After many months, their new ship is ready to sail and the surviving company finally lands in Jamestown, only to find that life there is hard and dangerous. When Elizabeth's headaches return, she despairs of a threat to her young husband and their child, due later that year. Her world falls apart, but it is her good friend Will who gives her a chance for a new and independent life, by offering her the chance to return with him to live with his family in Stratford on Avon where they both must confront their past, face the risk of possible persecution, and start their lives again
To Make a Gooseberry Foole (to cheer the soul)
The Gentleman Poet (Pg 245 in my copy - may differ when published)
Pricke two good handfuls of greene Gooseberries. Scalde these until soft then poure of water. Mash with forke to make small and sweeten with Rose water and sugar (or honey, if there bee none). To a quart of Creame add Mace and set this over fire to boyle then take out the Mace and poure Creame atop Gooseberries. stirring all about. Stand till cool. Eate
Wild Blueberry Foole
* 1 pint (2 cups) fresh blueberries (We used wild)
* 2 tablespoons water
* 1/2 cup sugar
* 1 pint whipping cream
* 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (Use a good quality one as this makes a HUGE difference in taste)
- Wash the blueberries and remove any over- or underripe ones (a good job for kids).
- Place the berries in a medium saucepan and stir in the water and sugar. Cook the mixture over medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until the berries are soft and have released their juices. Remove the pan from the heat and set it aside to cool. (To speed the cooling, pour the mixture into a small bowl.)
- Meanwhile, pour the whipping cream into a medium mixing bowl and beat it with an electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form, about 1 minute. Mix in the vanilla extract.
- Pour the cooled blueberry sauce over the whipped cream and gently fold the mixture until the blueberries and the cream are well combined. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, then spoon the dessert into serving dishes. Serves 6 to 8.
|Wild Blueberry Foole w/ modern presentation
|Wild Blueberry Foole in antique pottery
|Jake gives it a 2 thumbs up


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He spoke as Tehran secured a date for international negotiations on the stand-off early next year following a two-day meeting in Geneva.
Mr Ahmadinejad used a rally in central Iran to make clear that Tehran was not ready to halt production of atomic material without an easing of sanctions. "If you come to the negotiations by cancelling all the nasty things and wrong decisions that you have adopted – lift resolutions, sanctions and some restrictions that you have created then the talks will definitely be fruitful," he said.
Diplomats said the preliminary talks in Geneva – the first in 14 months – had ended with agreement to discuss practical measures to resolve the dispute over Iran's enrichment of nuclear material.
Baroness Ashton of Upholland, the EU foreign affairs representative, led the talks involving Iran, the permanent five members of the UN – Britain, US, Russia, France and China – plus Germany.
"We have had nearly two days of detailed, substantive talks focusing on the Iranian nuclear programme and the need for Iran to comply with international obligations," she said. "We plan to discuss practical ideas and ways of co-operating toward a resolution of our core concerns about the nuclear issue."
Saeed Jalili, Iran's chief negotiator, said that world powers and Iran agreed only to further "talks based on co-operation" and that everything else was "not true," suggesting disagreement with the EU's top envoy's declaration.
"The only outcome of our talks today was the agreement we reached to organise a set of talks based on co-operation ... and anything other than this has no value."
Iran used the meeting to protest against what it claims is a Western plot to disrupt its nuclear efforts by sabotaging plants and carrying out assassination attempts against its scientists. Two separate bomb attacks were carried out on Iranian atomic experts last week, killing Majid Shahriari and injuring Fereydoun Abbasi, both professors at Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran.
Iran has been subjected to four rounds of UN sanctions that have established an arms embargo and severely restricted its international trade as it continues to produce uranium in quantities that could be used to make a nuclear weapon.