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IN that fortunate hour of English history, when the cruel sights and haunting insecurities of the Middle Ages had passed away, and while, as yet, the fanatic zeal of Puritanism had not cast its blighting shadow over all merry and pleasant things, it seemed good to one Denzil Calmady, esquire, to build himself a stately red‐brick and freestone house upon the southern verge of the great plateau of moorland which ranges northward to the confines of Windsor Forest and eastward to the Surrey Hills. And this he did in no vainglorious spirit, with purpose of exalting himself above the county gentlemen, his neighbours, and showing how far better lined his pockets were than theirs. Rather did he do it from an honest love of all that is ingenious and comely, and as the natural outgrowth of an inquiring and philosophic mind. For Denzil Calmady, like so many another son of that happy age, was something more than a mere wealthy country squire, breeder of beef and brewer of ale. He was a courtier and traveller; and, if tradition speaks truly, a poet, who could praise his mistress's many charms, or wittily resent her caprices, in well‐turned verse. He was a patron of art, having brought back ivories and bronzes from Italy, pictures and china from the Low Countries, and page: 2 enamels from France. He was a student, and collected the many rare and handsome, leather‐bound volumes telling of curious arts, obscure speculations, half‐fabulous histories, voyages, and adventures, which still constitute the almost unique value of the Brockhurst library. He might claim to be a man of science, moreover—of that delectable old‐world science which has no narrow‐minded quarrel with miracle or prodigy, wherein angel and demon mingle freely, lending a hand unchallenged to complicate the operations both of nature and of grace—a science which, even yet, in perfect good faith, busied itself with the mysteries of the Rosy Cross, mixed strange ingredients into a possible Elixir of Life, ran far afield in search for the Philosopher's Stone, gathered herbs for the confection of simples during auspicious phases of the moon, and beheld in comet and meteor awful forewarnings of public calamity or of Divine Wrath.
From all of which it may be premised that when, like the wise king, of old, in Jerusalem, Denzil Calmady "builded him houses, made him gardens and orchards, and planted trees in them of all kind of fruits," when he "made him pools of water to water therewith the wood that bringe forth trees," when he "gathered silver and gold, and the treasure of provinces," and got him singers, and players of musical instruments, and "the delights of the sons of men,"—he did so that, having tried and sifted all these things, he might, by the exercise of a ripe and untrammelled judgment, decide what amongst them is illusory and but a passing show, and what—be it never so small a remnant—has in it the promise of eternal subsistence, and therefore of vital worth; and that, having so decided and thus gained an even mind, he might prepare serenely to take leave of the life he had dared so largely to live.
Commencing his labours at Brockhurst during the closing years of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, Denzil Calmady completed them in 1611 with a royal house‐warming. For the space of a week, during the autumn of that year,—the last autumn, as it unhappily proved, that graceful and scholarly prince was fated to see,—Henry, Prince of Wales, condescended to be his guest. He was entertained at Brockhurst—as contemporary records inform the curious—with "much feastinge and many joyous masques and gallant pastimes," including "a great slayinge of deer and divers beastes and fowl in the woods and coverts thereunto adjacent." It is added, with unconscious irony, that his host, being a "true lover of all wild creatures, had caused a fine bear‐pit to be digged beyond the outer garden wall to the page: 3 west." And that, on the Sunday afternoon of the Prince's visit, there "was held a most mighty baitinge," to witness which "many noble gentlemen of the neighbourhood did visit Brockhurst and lay there two nights."
Later it is reported of Denzil Calmady, who was an excellent churchman,—suspected even, notwithstanding his little turn for philosophy, of a greater leaning towards the old Mass‐Book than towards the modern Book of Common Prayer,—that he notably assisted Laud, then Bishop of St. David's, in respect of certain delicate diplomacies. Laud proved not ungrateful to his friend; who, in due time, was honoured with one of King James's newly instituted baronetcies, not to mention some few score, seedling, Scotch firs, which, taking kindly to the light, moorland soil, increased and multiplied exceedingly and sowed themselves broadcast over the face of the surrounding country.
And, save for the vigorous upgrowth of those same fir trees, and for the fact that bears and bear‐pit had long given place to racehorses and to a great square of stable‐buildings in the hollow lying back from the main road across the park, Brockhurst was substantially the same, in the year of grace 1842, when this truthful history actually opens, as it had been when Sir Denzil's workmen set the last tier of bricks of the last twisted chimney‐stack in its place. The grand, simple masses of the house—Gothic in its main lines, but with much of Renaissance work in its details—still lent themselves to the same broad effects of light and shadow, as it crowned the southern and western sloping hillside amid its red‐walled gardens and pepper‐pot summerhouses, its gleaming ponds and watercourses, its hawthorn dotted paddocks, its ancient avenues of elm, of lime, and oak. The same panellings and tapestries clothed the walls of its spacious rooms and passages. The same quaint treasures adorned its fine Italian cabinets. The same air of large and generous comfort pervaded it. As the child of true lovers is said to bear through life, in a certain glad beauty of person and of nature, witness to the glad hour of its conception, so Brockhurst, on through the accumulating years, still bore witness to the fortunate historic hour in which it was planned.
Yet, since in all things material and mortal there is always a little spot of darkness, a germ of canker, at least the echo of a cry of fear—lest life being too sweet, man should grow proud to the point of forgetting he is, after all, but a pawn upon the board, but the sport and plaything of destiny and the vast purposes of God—all was not quite well with Brockhurst. At a given moment of time, the diabolic element had of necessity page: 4 intruded itself. And, in the chronicles of this delightful dwelling‐place, even as in those of Eden itself, the angels are proven not to have had things altogether their own gracious way.
The pierced stone parapet, which runs round three sides of the house and constitutes architecturally one of its most noteworthy features, is broken in the centre of the north front by a tall, stepped and sharply pointed, gable, flanked on either hand by slender, four‐sided pinnacles. From the niche in the said gable, arrayed in sugarloaf hat, full doublet and trunk hose, his head a trifle bent so that the tip of his pointed beard rests on the pleatings of his marble ruff, a carpenter's rule in his right hand, Sir Denzil Calmady gazes meditatively down. Delicate, coral‐like tendrils of the Virginian creeper, which covers the house walls and strays over the bay‐windows of the Long Gallery below, twine themselves yearly about his ankles and his square‐toed shoes. The swallows yearly attempt to fix their grey, mud nests against the flutings of the scallop‐shell canopy sheltering his bowed head; and are yearly ejected by cautious gardeners, armed with imposing array of ladders and conscious of no little inward reluctance to face the dangers of so aërial a height.
And here, it may not be unfitting to make further mention of that same little spot of darkness, germ of canker, echo of the cry of fear, that had come to mar the fair records of Brockhurst. For very certain it was that among the varying scenes, moving merry or majestic, upon which Sir Denzil had looked down during the two and a quarter centuries of his sojourn in the lofty niche of the northern gable, there was one his eyes had never yet rested upon—one matter, and that a very vital one, to which, had he applied his carpenter's rule, the measure of it must have proved persistently and grievously short.
Along the straight walks, across the smooth lawns, and beside the brilliant flower‐borders of the formal gardens, he had seen generations of babies toddle and stagger, with gurglings of delight, as they clutched at glancing bird or butterfly far out of reach. He had seen healthy, clean‐limbed, boisterous lads and dainty, little maidens laugh and play, quarrel, kiss, and be friends again. He had seen ardent lovers—in glowing June twilights, while the nightingales shouted from the laurels, or from the coppices in the park below—driven to the most desperate straits, to visions of cold poison, of horse‐pistols, of immediate enlistment, or the consoling arms of Betty the housemaid, by the coquetries of some young lady captivating page: 5 in powder and patches, or arrayed in the high‐waisted, agreeably‐revealing costume which our grandmothers judged it not improper to wear in their youth. He had seen husband and wife, too, wandering hand in hand at first, tenderly hopeful and elate. And then, sometimes, as the years lengthened,—growing somewhat sated with the ease of their high estate,—he had seen them hand in hand no longer, waxing cold and indifferent, debating even, at moments, reproachfully whether they might not have invested the capital of their affections to better advantage elsewhere.
All this, and much more, Sir Denzil had seen, and doubtless measured, for all that he appeared so immovably calm and apart. But that which he had never yet seen was a man of his name and race, full of years and honours, come slowly forth from the stately house to sun himself, morning or evening, in the comfortable shelter of the high, red‐brick, rose‐grown, garden walls.—Looking the while, with the pensive resignation of old age, at the goodly, wide‐spreading prospect. Smiling again over old jokes, warming again over old stories of prowess with horse and hound, or rod and gun. Feeling the eyes moisten again at the memory of old loves, and of those far‐away first embraces which seemed to open the gates of paradise and create the world anew; at remembrances of old hopes too, which proved still‐born, and of old distresses, which often enough proved still‐born likewise,—the whole of these simplified now, sanctified, the tumult of them stilled, along with the hot, young blood which went to make them, by the kindly torpor of increasing age and the approaching footsteps of greatly reconciling Death.
For Sir Denzil's male descendants, one and all,—so says tradition, so say too the written and printed family records, the fine monuments in the chancel of Sandyfield church, and more than one tombstone in the yew‐shaded churchyard,—have displayed a disquieting incapacity for living to the permitted "threescore years and ten"—let alone fourscore—and dying decently, in ordinary, commonplace fashion, in their beds. Mention is made of casualties surprising in number and variety; and not always, it must be owned, to the moral credit of those who suffered them. It is told how Sir Thomas, grandson of Sir Denzil, died miserably of gangrene, caused by a tear in the arm from the antler of a wounded buck. How his nephew Zachary—who succeeded him—was stabbed, during a drunken brawl, in an eating‐house in the Strand. How the brother of the said Zachary, a gallant, young soldier, was killed at the battle of Ramillies in 1706. Duelling, lightning during a summer storm, page: 6 even the blue‐brown waters of the Brockhurst Lake, in turn claim a victim. Later it is told how a second Sir Denzil, after hard fighting to save his purse, was shot by highwaymen on Bagshot Heath, when riding with a couple of servants—not notably distinguished, as it would appear, for personal valour—from Brockhurst up to town.
Lastly comes Courtney Calmady, who, living in excellent repute until close upon sixty, seemed destined by Providence to break the evil chain of the family fate. But he too goes the way of all flesh, suddenly enough, after a long run with the hounds, owing to the opening of a wound, received when he was little more than a lad, at the taking of Frenchtown under General Proctor, during the second American war. So he too died, and they buried him with much honest mourning, as befitted so kindly and honourable a gentleman; and his son Richard—of whom more hereafter—reigned in his stead.


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Madness in my life. I've finished moving out of our old office, and so now I'm "officially" freelancing. That feels great.
I've also adopted a general "f@$k it!" attitude these days. It's definitely not the healthiest thing, but it's very liberating and probably what I need for the time being.
I'm planning on rewriting my calendar next week or so and it should actually be pretty useful this time.


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The Philippines: Humanitarian needs continue although floods are receding
In Mindanao, the floods in Cotabato City and parts of Maguindanao have begun to recede, especially in areas away from the rivers. However, according to OCHA Sitrep No. 8, many large villages along the rivers remain flooded. Five people died in Northern Mindanao in landslides caused by continuous rains in Northern Mindanao on 3-4 July. The high water levels continue to move significant amounts of water hyacinth plants from the Liguasan Marsh, which disrupts water flow and causes stagnation.
The city authorities and Local Government Units (LGUs) in Maguindanao have been overwhelmed by the extent of the floods, and humanitarian agencies are continuing to support the local authorities in their efforts to aid affected communities.
So far, WFP has distributed 809 MT of mixed commodities to approximately 266,040 people in Maguindanao and Cotabato City. It is also continuing regular 'protracted relief' activities including food for work, food for training, emergency school feeding, and supplementary feeding programmes in five Central Mindanao provinces, including Maguindanao.
Over 200 children were found to be severely malnourished in a recent nutritional assessment conducted by the City Health Office in 20 evacuation centres in Cotabato City. UNICEF is now distributing Infant Feeding in Emergency (IFE) supplies in evacuation centres in Cotabato City and Maguindanao through Save the Children. Meanwhile, the agency continues to provide therapeutic feeding for children in Maguindanao and North Cotabato and is treating children referred from evacuation centres.
Water, sanitation, and hygiene partners are helping 2,157 families in Cotabato City, distributing family hygiene kits and water containers to affected families in both Maguindanao and Cotabato City. In North Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat provinces, the Humanitarian Response Consortium/OXFAM Great Britain (HRC/OGB) has distributed 7,151 hyposols and 3,836 jerry cans as well as carrying out hygiene promotion activities.
Among the affected community in Cotabato City, there are 26,961 women of childbearing age (WRAs) including 3,237 who are pregnant, while in Maguindanao, there are 115,495 WRAs of whom 13,860 are pregnant. The UNFPA medical team has helped 481 pregnant and lactating women (PLWs) in six flooded villages of Datu Piang in Maguindanao and 20 evacuation centres in Cotabato City. The team is also on the lookout for possible Gender-Based Violence (GBV) cases in the evacuation centres and flood-affected communities. Meanwhile, WHO, in coordination with local health offices, is providing psychosocial support to people in Cotabato City and Maguindanao.
Shelter remains a high priority for people still stuck in evacuation centres and for those returning to their homes in Cotabato City. As many families lost their belongings to the floods, they are in need of items like cooking pans, ladles, plates, water containers, and so on. Supplies of mosquito nets and mosquito repellent will also become essential as the waters stagnate.
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CBDMP Home
Approximately 4 percent of pregnant women use illicit drugs such as marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, and heroine.1 Babies are often exposed to illicit drugs in utero due to the fact that women do not always reduce their use of drugs until pregnancy is diagnosed.2
Most substances that a pregnant woman ingests passes freely across the placenta and into the womb. The concentration of the substance in the fetal system can be the same or even higher than in the mother. Effects from any substance on the developing embryo and fetus depend on the gestational age and the extent or amount of drugs passing into the placenta. Unfortunately, the impurity of most illicit drugs and the fact that many women use more than one, makes it difficult to identify specific effects to a certain drug.2
Because of the very nature of illicit drug use, it is virtually impossible to determine with accuracy the purity, dosage and period of exposure when studying the effects of substance abuse on the fetus. Reliable data on drug use, birth outcomes, and maternal characteristics are rare.3 Furthermore, it is difficult to control for environmental factors. At this time, there is no identified birth defect syndrome associated with illicit drugs.2 In fact, the results of some studies have held that there is no relation between neural tube defects and illicit drug use.5
What is it?
Dextroamphetamine is a prescription drug that is sometimes used for ADHD, sleep disorders and as an appetite suppressant. Methamphetamines and amphetamines are occasionally prescribed by a doctor but are most often used recreationally. They act like a stimulant and gives the user a feeling of euphoria, wakefulness and suppress the appetite.10
Effects on the fetus
Low birth weight, smaller-than-normal head circumference, premature delivery, placental problems. After delivery exposed babies may experience withdrawal like symptoms which may include jitteriness, drowsiness, and breathing problems.1
Heroine is an illegal, highly addictive drug. It is and opiate that is process from morphine. Heroine is often "cut" with other substances therefore it is very difficult to know the actual dosage and/or purity of the drug.11
Poor fetal growth, premature rupture of membranes (PROM), premature birth, and stillbirth. Heroin exposed babies often experience withdrawal symptoms after birth which can include; fever, sneezing, trembling, irritability, diarrhea, vomiting, continual crying, seizures, and an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).1
Originally used as an anesthetic, cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant of the central nervous system when used recreationally.7, 8
When a pregnant woman uses cocaine the drug easily crosses the placenta and enters the baby's circulation where the elimination process is much slower. Cocaine therefore remains in a baby's body much longer than it does the mothers.8 If taken during the beginning of pregnancy, it may increase the risk of miscarriage.1 If taken at other times during pregnancy; cocaine may increase the risk of preterm labor, poor fetal growth, smaller-than-normal head circumference. Use may also put babies at increased risk of birth defects involving the brain, skull, face, eyes, heart, limbs, intestines, genitals and urinary tract.8 After delivery cocaine exposed babies may experience withdrawal like symptoms which may include jitteriness, irritability, startle easy, and sleepiness.1
A recreational drug that comes from the hemp plant which is most often smoked causing euphoric effects. Some states allow prescriptions for marijuana usage for medical purposes.9
Research on the affects of marijuana use during pregnancy has been inconsistent because it is difficult to obtain accurate information on the amount, frequency, timing and purity. Symptoms include slow fetal growth, risk of premature delivery, withdrawal like symptoms after delivery which may include excessive crying and trembling.1
Research has found that even minimal drug interventions, along with counseling and consistent prenatal care can lead to better birth outcomes for fetuses exposed in utero to illicit substances.2 It is very important that a woman who decides to stop using drugs during pregnancy seek medical help. Some illegal drugs can cause fetal death if stopped abruptly.1
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD)1-800-622-2255http://www.ncadd.org/
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)http://www.drugabuse.gov/
Narcotics Anonymoushttp://www.na.org
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Oil driller cover letter sample
This post is a cover letter sample for Oil driller and other useful information such as: cover letter tips, cover letter mistakes, Cover letter requirements etc
You should focus on: Oil driller job description, Oil driller job standard, Oil driller kpi, Oil driller kra, education and knowledge, Oil driller experience, Oil driller skills and abilities.
Of course, you also pay attentions to nature of business jobs: business skills, business field, business competitors, business products…
This is free sample cover letter. You can customize it for your need. Or you can leave your point of views at the end of this post.
The cover letter can include sample contents as follows:
1. Your basic information:
• Name
• Address
• City
• State
• Zip Code
• Phone
• Email
2. Date of cover letter:
3. Employer contact information
• Name
• Title
• Company
• Address
• City
• State
• Zip Code
4. Ref: Oil driller position:…………. on date of …………….
5. Salutation
Dear Mr./Ms. Last Name (or division name…) and job position (if any)
6. First Paragraph
The first paragraph of your cover letter should can include:
• What is position that you are applying for?
• Where you found the job listing?
• My friend, Tisu Pa , currently working in the AAA department, she recommended that I should call you about the Oil driller vacancy currently available in your organization. I like this opportunity very much and I want to become good staff in your company based on my education and prior experience.
• I was referred to you by Ms. Jenny Ho, a AAA (position) with your company, who informed me that the position of Oil driller is currently available.
7. Middle Paragraph(s)
In this section, you should explain what you have to offer the employer about position: Oil driller .
Note that you should try to create connections between their job standard and your education, skills, abilities, experience….
These paragraphs can include elements below:
a> Knowledge of Oil driller
You can supply information about name, information brief, time, level of each degree…
• Degrees.
• Certificates related to this job.
• Licenses.
b>Experience: you can show some key duties that match with job requirements, for example:
List key 3-7 duties/tasks here.
c> Skills
You can should differ 3 types of skills below:
• Professional/technical skills.
• Soft skills.
• Management skills.
d> Abilities
8. Final Paragraph
You should thank the recruiter for considering you for the position. You should include information on how you will follow-up.
9. Complimentary Close
Respectfully yours,
10. Signature
Handwritten Signature (for a mailed letter)
Typed Signature
Depend on each organization, these are many job titles related as follows:
• Oil and gas lease analyst
• Oil and gas production engineer
• Oil broker
• Oil change technician
• Oil rigger
• Oil rig driller
• Oil pumper
• Oil trader
You can save as this Oil driller cover letter form/template as pdf/word file. Update: 2011.
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University Philosophy Statement
The University's Philosophy Statement and its Mission Statement are complementary documents. While the Mission Statement focuses on why the University exists, the Philosophy Statement, adopted in 2006, addresses how Saint Xavier seeks to fulfill its educational mission.
Saint Xavier University continues to build upon the ideals of its founders and sponsors, the Sisters of Mercy, who in 1846, inspired by their Catholic faith and the mandate of union and charity, established an academy defined by intellectual rigor in the tradition of the liberal arts, the encouragement of religious faith, and action in solidarity with the economically poor of the world, especially women and children.
Consistent with this tradition, the University offers challenging undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, characterized by a collegial alliance of faculty, students, staff, administration and community members who are committed to providing course work, resources, activities and instructional facilities that support excellence in teaching and learning. While chiefly concerned with students' intellectual development, the University also supports their moral and spiritual growth, and enhances their capacity for leadership through co-curricular programs.
At the heart of the academic mission is the University's commitment to a strong general education program that introduces students to college life and learning, broadens their knowledge in the arts and sciences, helps them integrate learning and community concerns, and prepares them for success in their major fields of study and life after graduation. In all programs of study, the University encourages the examination of fundamental questions of human concern, respectful dialogue in the context of diverse points of view and experience, as well as the search for truth and justice.
In an atmosphere of intellectual rigor made possible by academic freedom, University faculty develop and teach courses in their areas of advanced study, extend research in their disciplines, produce scholarly and creative work, and serve the University and community. Faculty are also responsible for academic policies and the design and content of the University curriculum. In teaching, scholarship and service, faculty represent one of the most visible examples of the intellectual life of the University.
Students at Saint Xavier encounter a wide range of course work, co-curricular activities, community experiences and support services designed to enhance their learning at all levels and to help them develop more fully as confident, contributing citizen leaders of an ever-increasingly complex and global community. The University seeks students of diverse talents, experiences, knowledge, interests and cultures who are willing and prepared to learn and to seek excellence in themselves and others.
Vital to the success of teaching and learning are the dedicated members of variously skilled academic support services and the administrative leadership charged with fostering strategic planning, institutional assessment, and effective stewardship and deployment of University resources.
The enduring fellowship of alumni, emeriti faculty, Sister of Mercy sponsors, trustees, and other friends and contributors in the community at large demonstrates their continuing faith in the central mission of Saint Xavier through various acts of giving, prayer and support.
Infusing this community of shared concern are the distinctive qualities and values of Saint Xavier University, including the belief that faith and reason can interact in mutually fruitful ways. Therefore, the University membership encourages a full search for truth, including religious truth, while respecting freedom of personal expression. It also promotes a vigorous and compassionate dialogue among the various faith traditions, and between them and the academic disciplines. At its foundation, teaching and learning at Saint Xavier are premised upon and committed to the fundamental dignity and unique worth of each human person.
Accepted by the Faculty Senate -- March 28, 2006
Approved by the Board of Trustees -- May 10, 2006
Approved by the Corporate Member, Sisters of Mercy -- May 25, 2006
"The ideals of its founders and sponsors"
The statement highlights four ideals impressed on Saint Xavier's character by the Sisters of Mercy -- intellectual rigor, the liberal arts and sciences, the Catholic faith, and action in solidarity with the poor. These ideals continue to shape the University community, its academic programs and its co-curricular offerings. They demand a holistic approach to the mission of higher education and a commitment to help students define success in terms of an integrated personal and professional life that is meaningful, relational and productive. Such a commitment honors the liberal arts and sciences, supports a broad general education program, fosters respectful discourse and promotes a sense of responsibility for the common good.
"An enduring fellowship"
Successive paragraphs of the Philosophy Statement highlight the distinctive roles and vital contributions of all those who are engaged in the University's educational mission. Faculty scholarship and teaching, student engagement in the learning process, staff support of both students and faculty, administrative responsibility for the institution's welfare -- all are needed to enable Saint Xavier University to fulfill its purpose for being. Likewise, those who interact with the University community from a variety of other perspectives are important contributors to its mission.
"Distinctive qualities and values"
The statement concludes with an affirmation of the salutary effects of the interaction between faith and reason jointly engaged in a full search for truth, including religious truth. In this search, the University community strives to respect personal freedom and dialogue. This search and ethos, the bases for teaching and learning at Saint Xavier, derive from and contribute to human dignity and community.


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In "Decision Time," Editor Brian Lovett shares a scenario from his 20-plus years hunting turkeys. Each hinges on a critical decision. Post what choice you would have made, and then see how things actually turned out.
Conclusion: There and Back Again
I had much more faith in my ability to slip close to the gobbling bird and yelp him in than I did sitting underneath what were unidentified and probably spooked turkeys. I vowed to move.
When I stood, the jake started putting but didn't flush. As I walked away, the other turkeys started getting nervous. One flushed and flew out of sight. Another pitched down about 40 steps away and walked back and forth nervously. A previously unseen turkey sailed to the same spot. They were both jakes.
I would have felt smug about my decision, but I still had a turkey to kill. Thankfully, I managed to slip to the edge of the stubble field, find a decent tree and call the bird in within five minutes. The plan had actually come together. And with all the jakes in the area, I felt pretty good about future hunts in that spot, too.
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Instead of the usual dense "banana-bread" texture, these muffins have a light and tender crumb, with slices of ripe banana, chunks of walnuts, and a sweet cinnamon glaze.
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In a large mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; mix well. In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the sugar, butter, milk, crème fraîche or sour cream, eggs, and egg yolk until well combined.
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For all of 2012, Apple conducted a total of 393 audits -- an increase of 72 percent compared to 2011. Apple said it has even started auditing its smaller component makers in addition to the larger ones like Foxconn.
During these audits, Apple found two main issues: underage workers and excessive overtime.
In one particular case, Apple discovered that Asian supplier Guangdong Real Faith Pingzhou Electronics Co Ltd had 74 issues concerning underage workers. Apple terminated the business relationship.
In addition, Apple found that an employment agency was forging documents to allow underage workers to gain employment at its supplier's factories. Apple reported the agency to local authorities.
After auditing small to large suppliers in 2012, Apple found that 95 percent had complied with the code of conduct regarding underage labor.
According to Apple, limiting work weeks to a maximum of 60 hours was another challenge. About 92 percent of suppliers complied, while Apple corrected the remaining 8 percent.
Other issues were discovered in 2012 as well, such as bonded labor agencies that help immigrant workers find jobs (but take a significant amount of their pay in return) and discriminatory behavior against women. To correct this, Apple forced the bonded labor agencies to reimburse $6.4 million in excess foreign contract worker fees for 2012. It also stopped the discrimination against women, such as practices where women must take pregnancy tests before gaining employment.
"At Apple, we care just as much about how our products are made as we do about how they're designed," said Apple in a statement. "We know people have very high expectations of us. We have even higher expectations of ourselves."
Apple said it is focusing on
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Apple's supplier problems stem from many Foxconn-related issues over the past few years, such as
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Romantic short films that express the beauty and anguish of love, with animation, drama and dark sexy comedy.
Love is hard to find, whether you're a lonely little fish or the Chancellor of world power. Love is hard to keep, battered as it may be by hurricanes and politics. But worst of all, lost love may haunt and torture you, with bad dreams and cheap trinkets, till you want to forget and move on but hold out hope for some final passionate reconnection. The short films in this program run the gamut from romantic to heartbreaking, from disturbing to hilarious, but they all hit hard right in the heart.
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Sonntag 3 (Jochen Kuhn | Germany | 14 min.)
The stress of leading the largest economy in the European Union can make for some strange blind dates.
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When love blossoms, it isn't always comforting, as a melancholy boy sheds his memories of his estranged father's wedding on a cramped boat in shark-infested waters.
When We Lived In Miami (Amy Seimetz | USA | 13 min.)
A hypnotic short about a woman struggling to keep her family from falling apart, filmed during the fallout of a real hurricane.
Contents of C_____'s Box, in no particular order (Ian Berry | USA | 3 min.)
The mementos of a lost love spark cherished memories and episodes best forgotten.
Sounds Good (Kerri Lendon | USA | 4 min.)
When you're having that talk that no one wants to have, even the most banal clichés and sounds can get a little distorted.
Plug and Play (Michael Frei | USA | 5 min.)
A playful animation in a black and white world of male and female plugs and cords, where the intermingling of light and dark equal the balance of power and love.
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Love is dangerous and powerful, sometimes to the beholder, in this tragic political commentary, stunningly told without words.
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It will take several hours for about ten peoople to travel from Kirkintilloch to Torrance – because they will go by canoe. All under the trained eye of Wild by Nature, a canoe company based in Kirkintilloch. In groups of ten, the flotilla will see the Kelvin from a different angle, enjoy new sounds, see both plant and wildlife and stop to explore interesting places along the way.
Paddle -ing from Kirkintilloch Bridge in the East of the town, the intrepid explorers will finish in Torrance. A group of FORKS (Friends of the River Kelvin) recently did this route. They saw buzzards, mallard ducks, sand martins, swallows, brown trout, cows and many tree species, wild flowers and river plant life.
Said Wild by Nature boss, Cliff Giddings, who has canoed professionally: 'The trip was relaxing, very quiet and peaceful and provided gentle exercise,' He said more strenuous routes were available for those who could take them. Charles Thompson, Secretary of FORK who was one of the participants said: 'We got loads of fresh air and the day was excellently led by Wild By Nature.' email:email@example.com or tel: 0141 777 6211.
Weekly litter pick-ups are still being held by FORK members every Saturday from 10.30am. And on Saturday 6 August they will tidy up the riverbank at Kelvindale Road. Said Charles: 'We intend to uproot a patch of Himalayan Balsam (one of the three major invasive plant species on the River Kelvin.'. The organisation invites anyone interested to join them. Contact the Secretary on email: firstname.lastname@example.com or tel:0141 563 6498 and see website: www.fork.org.uk
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Animated tales for children at Palazzo Grimani with actors and music, from Italian tales by Italo Calvino. Museum of Palazzo Grimani. Saturday 2:09 February, 15:00
Venice is fairy tale, a magic that takes shape in the Palazzo Grimani: Saturday 2 and 9 February 2013, at 15:00, the kids can dream the fantastic characters of the Italian fairy tales by Italo Calvino, who will come to life thanks to the animation of actors of the Pantakin theater company and musicians.
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You will feel right at home in our residence halls, which have quiet study rooms, as well as television viewing areas available.
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What do yall consider to many no birds from the flier station for a test.
When would you fire the shooters if you could?
What do yall consider to many no birds from the flier station for a test.
When would you fire the shooters if you could?
I don't like one. Makes for an unfair situation.
I have never fired one, but I have add another shooter.
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2 no birds in a row.
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Dawsons Little Sable (Sable) 12 /08 - 5/14 , We'll hunt again someday girl.
St. Thomas, the great doctor and theologian, warns about the proper use of animals, lest they appear at the final Judgment against us: and God himself will take vengeance on all who misuse his creatures.
I'll agree one no bird certainly messes with that one dogs head. Bad deal when you might have to leave the line with no retrieve and then have to come back.
before you criticize a bird thrower or a gunner You gotta ask yourself
1. if not them, then who
2. are you prepared to go out there and throw
Throwing a live pheasant flyer is a tough task if you have never done it, there is a reason they have masks on because they are ornery birds, so are banty roosters...getting a pheasant to fly in a somewhat controlled direction takes some skill, and a gunner who can adjust to every type of throw imaginable....add the pressure of a field trial and its a recipe for failure..I consider myself a good to very good bird thrower, but I do not enjoy the pressure of throwing the flyer at a trial..
As both a judge and a gunner, I look at both sides. Recently as a gunner, the judges set up a bad situation at the flyer station that basically made it impossible for gunners. It was pointed out to the judges that with that set up there was a good likelihood of no birds, which there were. Dogs were sent for birds they shouldn't have been and it made for a bad test overall. When I am judging I like to confer with my gunners to be certain they have clear fields of fire and are comfortable with where I want the birds dropped. That being said, I have not come across too many situations where no birds were a problem to a great extent.
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Judges can cause no birds just as easily by the way they set up a test. I shot for a club after a test had a pile of no birds. Thankfully, an excellent thrower came out with us replacing the group that was in and it made all the difference in the world. We did have control of changing the test because we would not throw or shoot until well after the left bird had retired quite a long distance behind an oak tree. Even then, the slightest left turn was a no bird. The slightest right turn was a no bird behind the gunners. Horrible set up but, the judges pushed through too many dogs to scrap the test apparently. I wish I'd never walked out into that field with a gun in my hand. The judges should have been fired after the first three no birds and they didn't change the test.
Just as easily, an overzealous thrower can equally cause issues. The judges want a bird to land 20 yards in front of the station and the gunner is acting like he needs to throw a 40 yard flier? Try to talk them into a soft blooper throw and he thinks its the world series and he's going to throw the runner out at home plate-
Sun coming up, high noon, sun going down-
Fliers with no feathers
There are million and one reasons why no birds occur. I'm always happy when someone calls no bird for safety because it means folks are paying attention and keeping on their toes.
As a shooter, wind plays a huge factor. I've thrown and shot when the wind was swirling in the fourth series. The first 12 birds were shot cleanly and within about a 20 foot radius. The wind then shifted into our faces. The next two birds flew straight up and hard left right at the the middle gun station. We ended up with two no birds in a row due to a bird landing at our feet and the next preventing a shot entirely due to being unsafe. We had one more no bird that series due to the wind. I've definitely seen some bad shots and bad throwers but it's often more the result of bad setups or bad conditions than just people who don't know what they're doing.
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So I'm dinking along on my web gallery project "photopage", and I've gotten to the point where the administrator gets to add, delete, and re-order photo albums. I'm doing this all in DHTML, and will only send the information back to the server (somehow ... still foggy on that part) when all the changes have been made.
I really enjoyed DHTML programming way back when I did Hanzi Quiz, but in that project I always used document.getElementById() to manipulate the data displayed on a essentially static DHTML document set up at the start. Now I want to add (and delete) an indefinite number rows from a table in response to a user's clicks. Assigning a unique id to each node of interest is not the way to go here.
I'm just working on adding now. When the user clicks an "insert album here" button, a new <tbody> containing two rows (an "insert button" row and an album data row) is inserted just above the clicked button.
This would be easy to do with innerHTML, but that's not a W3C standard. Apparently innerHTML is usually faster that using the W3C DOM methods, but I'm not the only one who's uncomfortable using it.
I have to share this quote from one of the comments in the last-linked blog:
Oh, great. Now innerHTML will be forever personified in my mind as a smirking, raven-haired seductress in a dress cut down to here and slit up to there, throwing herself at me despite my best efforts to walk the straight and narrow of semantically correct code.
I think that sums it up nicely.
My current stab at adding this new <tbody> is to clone the first one in the document, then fish about with some ugly scripting for the textNodes whose values I want to change. I have a lot of code that looks something like this:
var tr = new_node.lastChild; while (tr.nodeName.toLowerCase() != "tr") { tr = tr.previousSibling; }
At that point, I had to ask myself aren't there any javascript libraries out there to simplify this kind of DOM traversal? I thought there had to be, but searching around on freshmeat and sourceforge and google only turned up libraries that for very specific graphic effects and some convoluted XMLish stuff for AJAX.
I realized I could write a simple recursive function that would allow me to write the new DHTML subtrees I want to create as simple javascript objects -- almost as simple as innerHTML -- something like this:
new_node = createHTMLnode( { tag : "tbody", contents : [ { tag : "tr", contents : [ { tag : "td" contents : [ "first cell" ] }, { tag : "td" contents : [ "second cell" ] } ] } ] });
That might be nice, but I have this feeling that I'm working in a vacuum. Is anyone else interested in this stuff? I could do all this work and it would be beautiful inside, but it would be stuck inside my obscure application that will probably only ever be my personal web gallery ...
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What is Inner Bonding®?
INNER BONDING a 6-step spiritually based therapeutic modality that heals shame, and the resulting self-abandonment, that is often the root cause of anxiety, stress, depression, low self-esteem, addictions, and relationship problems. INNER BONDING creates profound connections with Self, Spirit, and others that heals emptiness and aloneness, unleashing creativity, imagination, passion and purpose, love and joy!
The practice of INNER BONDING is about learning to love yourself and share your love with others.
INNER BONDING transforms your life, creating emotional freedom, by teaching you to:
- Recognize your true worth
- Discover your passion and purpose in life
- Take loving care of your heart, mind, body, and spirit
- Take responsibility for your own feelings of pain and joy, safety and worth
- Create deeply satisfying and enduring love relationships
INNER BONDING is a deep self-healing process that works, regardless of your spiritual or religious background or how severely you might have been abused, neglected, or indulged as a child.
INNER BONDING is a simple yet sophisticated system that:
- Teaches you how to establish a deep daily personal connection and dialogue with a loving source of spiritual guidance.
- Frees your essence -- your core Self, the light within -- and fills your heart with love.
- Heals the false beliefs of your wounded self, beliefs that are the source of the fear, pain, and relationship problems in your life.
- Develops a powerful adult self who can take loving action for yourself and with others.
Traditional psychology has centered on becoming aware of and healing our difficult and painful feelings and behavior. Spirituality has stressed connection with God. Neither has helped individuals to develop a personally responsible loving Adult self, capable of healing the pain of the past, bringing joy in the present, and connecting with your spiritual Guidance.
INNER BONDING offers a complete self-healing process that has not been offered by either psychology or religion. People are recognizing that life is empty without the spiritual dimension, but religion has not always provided that.
INNER BONDING differentiates between love intended to get and love intended to give, between power over others and power within self. It provides a much-needed process for moving out of fear and into love, out of the need to control and into trust, so you can weather the storms of everyday life and embrace the sacred privilege of life on this planet.
The 6 Steps of Inner Bonding
Practicing the Six Steps of Inner Bonding leads you along the spiritual path of healing the shame and self-abandonment of the ego/wounded self, and creates a profound connection with your personal source of spiritual guidance.
The energy that was drained by disconnection and fear now returns to you, allowing you to live life more fully, experience a fulfilling relationship with yourself and others, and learn to manage the challenges of life in a healthy and sustainable manner.
A brief overview of the Six Steps:
Step 1: Willingness to Feel Pain and Take Responsibility for Your Feelings
In Step 1, you move into the present moment and focus within, tuning into your feelings and emotions. You make the choice to be mindful of all your feelings, including your painful feelings, rather than protect against them with substance and process addictions. You make a conscious decision that you WANT to take responsibility for your feelings, which means that you want responsibility for learning how you are causing your own anxiety, depression, anger, guilt and shame with your own thoughts and actions, and that you want responsibility for learning how to nurture the painful feelings of life - the loneliness, heartbreak and grief that are so challenging.
This begins the process of opening you up to receive the positive energy that enlivens and sustains you.
Step 2: Move into the Intent to Learn
In Step 2, you focus in your heart and invite the compassionate presence of your higher self into your heart.
Now you're ready to focus on "intent" - your deepest desire, your primary motivation. There are only two possible intents you can have in any given moment:
- The intent to protect yourself from pain
- The intent to learn about loving yourself
When you are in the intent to learn you are a loving Adult. When you are in the intent to protect and avoid, you are operating from your shame-based ego wounded self.
This commitment to your intention to learn fully opens you up and allows you to connect with your feelings and your higher self.
Step 3: Dialogue with Your Wounded self and Core Self
With kindness, gentleness and compassion toward yourself, you discover the thoughts/false beliefs from your wounded self that may be causing your shame, fear and pain, and you learn how to release anger and pain in appropriate ways. You uncover false beliefs that were created in the past and have led to the self-abandonment that is causing your current pain and shame. You explore what may be happening with a person or event that is causing the core painful feelings of loneliness, heartache, heartbreak, helplessness, or grief. You explore your core Self - your essence, your inner child, which is your feeling self - and discover what brings you joy.
Only when the unconscious false beliefs that have limited you for so long are understood and identified, can they be replaced by new and healthier truths that will nurture and heal you.
In Step 3, you ask yourself questions, such as, "What am I trying to control?" "What am I avoiding feeling with my protective, controlling behavior?"
Step 4: Dialogue with Your Higher Guidance
In Step 4, you ask your spiritual guidance (whatever that is for you): "What is the truth about the thoughts/false beliefs I may have uncovered in Step 3?" And, "What is the loving behavior toward my Inner Child in this situation? What is in my highest good? What is kind to myself?" You open and allow the answers to come through you in words, pictures or feelings. The answers may not come immediately, but if you have a sincere desire to learn, they will come.
By staying open to learning, you experience that you are never alone. This is where fears fall away and you begin to receive all the love and wisdom you need to take loving action for yourself and with others.
Step 5: Take Loving Action
Step 5 is about telling yourself the truth and taking the loving action based on the information that came through from your guidance in Step 4.
You have opened to your pain, moved into learning, started a dialogue with your wounded self and core self, and tapped into your spiritual guidance. In step 5 you take the 'loving action' that, over time, heals the shame, anxiety and depression that have been the result of your self-abandonment.
Step 6: Evaluate Your Action
Once you take the loving action, you check in to see if your pain, anger and shame are getting healed. If not, you go back through the steps until you discover the truth and actions that bring you peace, joy, and a deep sense of intrinsic worth.
Turning this daily practice into a way of life is what will protect you from going back into the behaviors and patterns from the past. Much like attending to - say - a child's feelings, you learn to keep a loving relationship with yourself throughout your life, no matter the challenges that come at you. This loving relationship with yourself and your guidance fills you and empowers you to handle life's challenges with strength and equanimity.
INNER BONDING was designed to help anyone seeking to heal their fears, false beliefs, anxiety, depression, anger, emptiness and stress. It helps couples heal their relationship and create more passion and intimacy. It also greatly helps those seeking to enhance their self-esteem, creativity, personal power, joy and inner peace. It helps:
Individuals struggling with issues of aloneness, emptiness, depression, self-esteem, anger, or violence; addiction problems including weight problems and food addiction, drug and alcohol addiction, relationship, love and sex addiction; personal issues including childhood physical, sexual, emotional and spiritual abuse; shame, lack of motivation and goal achievement, and problems at work.
Couples who are suffering from communication difficulties, power struggles, sexual difficulties, boundary problems, or spousal abuse, as well as couples who want to deepen their relationship - their ability to love, connect and be intimate.
Parents who are having problems with their children or parents who want to expand their ability to lovingly parent.
Individuals with issues related to control, resistance, communication and boundary issues.
Professionals who seek to help their clients, patients, or students overcome the above-mentioned conditions.
- Individuals in creative fields who want to enhance their creativity.
Relationship Success Stories
We Were Headed For Divorce
"The inner bonding work has completely changed my life and my relationship for the better. My husband and I went from a relationship that was surely headed for divorce (or misery) to the most fulfilling and connected relationship I have ever experienced! (More than I ever even imagined was possible.) We are now able to communicate freely and openly about all areas of our life, money, emotions, sex. We both feel free to relate to each other openly without fear of the other's reaction."
--Danielle Koprowski, Roselle, IL
We Move Beyond Power Struggles
"Inner Bonding has improved our relationship and our parenting, by giving each of us the tools to recognize, understand, and move beyond power struggles. As a result, we are each able to stay in a deeply loving place more and more continuously, and we bounce back much quicker if either or both of us goes into a wounded place. It's great that we both practice IB as we can get feedback from each other and can enjoy deep learning and spiritual growth together."
--Emily Agnew and Duke Duchscherer, Rochester, NY
Emotional and Sexual Intimacy Starts With Me
"True emotional intimacy, and especially sexual intimacy for me (I've learned) can only exist when I am open to being my authentic self. Intimacy starts with me. The Inner Bonding work I've done both individually and as a couple has allowed me to recognize the beauty within me, and ultimately, free myself of deep fears which meddled in my relationships for far too long. Eventually, every relationship in my life blossomed and deepened as I continued to grow and learn to act from loving kindness, first with myself, and then with others, allowing me to be available for truly soulful relationships. Thank you Margaret for being a source of light for me to find myself."
--Jeff Frymer
We've Retained the Passion we had When we First Met!
"By learning to take personal responsibility for our own 'stuff,' we are able to enjoy the true essence of one another. Our love continues to retain the passion, intimacy, and playfulness that we shared when we first met."
--Jeff and Elaine (Santa Monica, CA)
Move from Codependency Toward Real Intimacy
"By teaching us how to take full responsibility for ourselves in relationship, Inner Bonding helped us move from codependency toward real intimacy. Inner Bonding taught us how to recognize and then own and transform the things we have projected onto each other, whether it be our darkness or our beauty. As a result, we have become freer to explore the depths of who we really are, to share this with each other and to support one another in our healing journey."
--Karen Kral, M.A., LPCC and Mark Lersch, M.A., LPCC
We Feel Free, empowered, and Deeply Loving
"Inner bonding has helped us to love and care for ourselves, so that we share our lives and love from a full and connected place without codependent expectations. We focus on our own highest good and support this in each other. This has allowed us to feel truly free, empowered, deeply loving and supported in our journey together."
--Sylvia Poareo and Sean Davidson
"Inner Bonding saved my life!"
Get to know Dr. Erika Chopich, one of the co-creators of the Inner Bonding process.
Erika Chopich, Ph.D.
CO-CREATOR OF INNER BONDINGDr. Chopich holds a Ph.D. in psychology, is a best-selling author, and an ordained Chaplain. She has worked extensively with the homeless population around the country. Erika has a medical background and before practicing as a psychotherapist, she was an administrator for the Los Angeles Free Clinic. In addition to working with individuals, groups, and business mediation, Erika is an accomplished speaker and seminar leader. She has appeared on many radio and TV shows, including the Oprah show. She is co-author of Healing Your Aloneness and the Healing Your Aloneness Workbook, which have been translated into seven languages and are bestsellers in Germany.
Erika currently resides in Berthoud, Colorado. She is an accomplished pilot and an experienced chef. She continually offers her insight, creativity, quick-wit, humor and playfulness to the ever-evolving process of Inner Bonding. In addition, her unique ability to see and speak with Teachers supports the Inner Bonding process with a constant source of new information.
Erika writes and publishes her blog from a deep appreciation of nature and of life. She has the ability to observe, apply and to teach the Inner Bonding process in every, day-to-day, situation. Her observations and her humor have gathered a large following.
Erika is passionate about her horses and spends much of her free time training and riding them. She also enjoys photography and paints in pastels. Her two dogs, Merlin and Frodo are her constant companions.
Get to know Dr. Margaret Paul, one of the co-creators of the Inner Bonding process.
Margaret Paul, Ph.D.
Dr. Paul is the author/co-author of several best-selling books, including Do I Have To Give Up Me to Be Loved By You?, Inner Bonding, Healing Your Aloneness, The Healing Your Aloneness Workbook, Do I Have To Give Up Me to Be Loved By My Kids?, and Do I Have To Give Up Me To Be Loved By God? Dr. Paul's books have been distributed around the world and have been translated into eleven languages.
Margaret holds a Ph.D. in psychology and is a relationship expert, noted public speaker, workshop leader, educator, chaplain, consultant and artist. She has appeared on many radio and TV shows, including the Oprah show. She has successfully worked with thousands of individuals, couples and business relationships and taught classes and seminars since 1967.
Margaret continues to work with individuals and couples throughout the world -- mostly on the phone. She is able to access spiritual Guidance during her sessions, which enables her to work with people wherever they are in the world. Her current passion is working on and developing content for this Website, as well as distributing SelfQuest®, the software program that teaches Inner Bonding® and is donated to prisons and schools, as well as sold to the general public.
Margaret is passionate about helping people rapidly heal the root cause of their pain and learn the path to joy and loving relationships.
In her spare time, Margaret loves to paint, make pottery, take photos, watch birds, read, ride horses, and spend time with her grandchildren.
"Inner bonding has taught and supported me in redefining god as a wise and gentle presence, as opposed to the taskmaster I once perceived god to be. In having begun to practice inner bonding consistently, I am developing new paternal and maternal voices within, and tending to both the false thoughts of my wounds and the dreams and desires of my deepest self. It has supported me in continuing to seek my answers from that wise place within, rather than outside of myself. It has helped me to evolve in my courage to love in the moments where it's the hardest thing to do.
"I am grateful for this tool that encourages me to tune in and find the most loving steps to take on my own soul's behalf. This process is of great nurturance to my artist, who I see as being synonymous with my inner child. I am very grateful to Margaret and Erika for channeling this information, and sharing it so generously."
--Alanis Morissette, singer/songwriter
'Learning about Inner Bonding has been like learning the secret to life. I have been struggling in my life for so long - spinning in circles. Inner Bonding has a clear, logical method to healing and becoming all you can be. I am blown away by what I have learned and I am grateful.' --Clare Fogle, Brooklyn, NY
"Here...is a method for recreating yourself as a powerful, spiritually connected, loving adult self, capable of taking personal responsibility for your own feelings and behaviors... a powerful method for healing relationship and family conflict, as well as for healing self-destructive and addictive behavior. I am very excited about this material. It takes the truths found in ... the newest wisdom literature, and renders them functional in everyday life. Anything that takes a huge wisdom and turns it into a practical tool is a treasure indeed. It is one thing to behold the wisdom and quite another to be able to use it."
--Neale Donald Walsch, author of Conversations with God
"I wanted to let you know that Inner Bonding has made an incredible difference in my life. Your books (Inner Bonding and Healing Your Aloneness) have led to transformation in me. As a result of the personal growth I have experienced, I have been amazed to find that every one of my relationships (work, parent, child, romantic) has undergone a transformation as well. I have found that as I have healed me, these hurts have healed in my relationships.
I have spent the last 20 years searching for a way to heal my life. I have read (literally) dozens of books, done affirmations, tried therapy and worked endlessly to grow past my childhood. It was not until I connected with my own child inside and became a loving adult that I received the benefits of all of the other work I had done on myself. It has been like an avalanche of joy and abundance broken loose by the Inner Bonding process. This level of sheer pleasure in being alive every day- the gratitude that is my every breath was not possible without your help." --Amber Sonne
"Would you think me crazy if I said there was a single process that could solve all the issues with which we as human beings struggle? Over the years, I begin noticing a common denominator in all these problems and came to the conclusion that there is only one issue: humankind's lack of experience in feeling our Divine self and our innate connection with the Divine. All other issues stem from this... we are taught a most loving process [that] will take you on a life-changing journey down a path full of awakenings, tears, compassion, reunion, joy and peace. This path, in reference to our divinity, is one seldom even thought about, much less explored. --Lindsay Wagner,actress, author, humanitarian
"True emotional intimacy, and especially sexual intimacy for me (I've learned) can only exist when I am open to being my authentic self. Intimacy starts with me. The Inner Bonding work I've done both individually and as a couple has allowed me to recognize the beauty within me, and ultimately, free myself of deep fears which meddled in my relationships for far too long. Eventually, every relationship in my life blossomed and deepened as I continued to grow and learn to act from loving kindness, first with myself, and then with others, allowing me to be available for truly soulful relationships." --Jeff Frymer, MFT
"...a powerful, effective method for learning to love ourselves at the deepest spiritual level so that we can love others fully." --Gay Hendricks, Ph.D. And Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., authors of Conscious Loving and The Conscious Heart
"Thank you so much for your teachings, they are changing my life. I have been a student of A Course in Miracles for 11 years and this teaching is allowing me to integrate the teachings of that material in a real life way." --Jackie Parkinson, Ontario, Canada
"Through this process I went from being my last resort to being my own best friend! ...the most rewarding moment in my life. I finally experienced the total goodness and light that is the essence of my being -- my true self. What could be a more powerful gift. It feels good to be whole!" --Catherine Oxenberg, actress
"The integration of spirit with deep psychological work is the missing piece in all the other therapies and meditation practices I've done....Your work has been a huge help in my life....The changes in my life have been nothing short of miraculous....and I'm so grateful for the work you are doing for so many. Unconditional love for ourselves is something almost all of us seem to be missing. This creates so many problems, including disease and even wars. But it can be restored. And your work does that." --Peter Cutler, Sedona, AZ
"Inner Bonding is empowering - what better effect can a teaching have? I have never benefited very much from any other teaching - but actually with Inner Bonding I find I am benefiting more from all teachings... Your work is a beacon.
Everything I read and listen to from Eckart Tolle and Pema Chodron, to Melody Beattie and Gabor Mate all resonates with Inner Bonding, but for me Inner Bonding is the center of a clear and complete teaching on healing." --Val Dudley
"Your work is revolutionary and just what the planet needs right now." --Jim Broughton
"...Your gift to articulate it in such a direct, compassionate, and loving way....there are no words for my gratitude... beginning at 14 years of age...world renown treatment centers, therapy, workshops, lectures, EMDR...almost 40 years and tens of thousands of dollars later and I was still so frustrated not being able to bring those pieces together. I may be wounded but I am an intelligent person who was kicking myself that I still couldn't grasp my life. Inner Bonding has given me the tools, the steps to take all of that information from over the years and use it multiple times daily resulting in comfort, relief and hope. --Cyndi Noonan, TX
"Inner Bonding has created profound changes for my family. Love blooms brighter and clearer and we connect on deeper levels than I could have imagined. Thank you for the process. My God, and I mean MY GOD is good and this Inner Bonding is becoming like my breath, it moves through me and gives me life, a very good life." --Suzi Korsak, Real Estate, Merrimack, NH
"I believe this Inner Bonding work is one of the most valuable tools for enriching our lives available today." --Bob Trask, author and keynote speaker
"That shift from control (it has many disguises including super-niceness, 'figuring' out why someone else did whatever, etc.) to intent to learn has been like a huge door opening for me. This work makes more 'sense' than any book, idea, seminar, guru or model I've ever experienced. Truly my 'higher power' has led me here and I am deeply grateful. Inner Bonding has been perhaps the greatest discovery of my adult life and has actually brought me closer to God. Thank you." --Betty Mahalik
"The inner bonding work has completely changed my life and my relationship for the better. My husband and I went from a relationship that was surely headed for divorce (or misery) to the most fulfilling and connected relationship I have ever experienced! (More than I ever even imagined was possible.) We are now able to communicate freely and openly about all areas of our life, money, emotions, sex. We both feel free to relate to each other openly without fear of the other's reaction." --Danielle Koprowski, Roselle, IL
"Inner Bonding has improved our relationship and our parenting, by giving each of us the tools to recognize, understand, and move beyond power struggles. As a result, we are each able to stay in a deeply loving place more and more continuously, and we bounce back much quicker if either or both of us goes into a wounded place. It's great that we both practice IB as we can get feedback from each other and can enjoy deep learning and spiritual growth together."--Emily Agnew and Duke Duchscherer, Rochester, NY
"Inner Bonding is profound beyond words." --Paula M. Powers, Attorney, Urbana, OH
"I have always looked to new information, new tools abd relying on things external to myself to bring about happiness & overcome obstacles and addictions from the past. Whilst they have all made a difference to living life, none were as deep and truly loving as the inner bonding process. I now have access to a new way of healing myself. There's always been a part of me that has always known the way, but needed to be shown 'how' - simply put the Inner Bonding process shows you the how." --Daniel Balacco, Australia
"Something I read said 'how could you expect to have a good relationship with someone else if you don't have one with yourself.' It made sense but I didn't know how to really connect with my self until I experienced the inner bonding process, which to me feels like a miracle.... I'm so grateful that I have found inner bonding after so much looking, because I know it's the missing piece....it's incredible that it is so simple but so powerful and so absent from any therapy I have ever." -Barbara Green
"The learning has been profound. Learning how to connect with my Spiritual Guidance to take loving actions for myself so my true essence can shine in the world. Thank-you for sharing your learning."--Deborah Lange, Social Ecologist, South Australia
"As a professional I've seen a lot of approaches to personal growth and liberation and this is by far the best I've encountered...The intention ...makes all the difference...a gift to this culture." --Sue Fraser Frankewicz, Expressive Arts Therapist, Shelburne Falls, MA
'I have tried many healing methods and spiritual paths, and nothing has ever given me so much personal empowerment to heal myself and be responsible for myself. The process is inspired yet concrete and totally applicable in everyday life.' --Maggie Hollinbeck, LMFT, Sacramento, CA
I've recently "completed" the 7-day introductory IB Lessons and Village trial. I single out the word "completed" because it's actually the beginning of a never-ending process, of learning and growth.
Nothing -- no other process, no studies, no counseling, no spiritual quest, nothing -- has ever impacted me so much. The shift inside me is palpable; I can feel huge, positive changes "clicking" into place.
I feel the Love of God. There's no elaboration possible, really. I've heard about it, studied it, reached for it -- grasped at it -- it's always eluded me, until now. Even just this very brief exposure to the IB teachings has been completely life-altering. Which is notable, to say the least, for someone who's been as desolate at heart as I have, for so long.
All I can say is Thank You. Pretty small words, for such a big gift. --Coby Gordon


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VIDEO: Inside the New Allston School of Art
Slideshow: The New Allston School of Art. By Chris Dempsey.
"Whilst sitting here/Nothing better 2 do/Replace ze toilet paper/4 those who have yet to pooh."
Er . . . okay, as poetry goes, it's crap. But it does embody the "doing for the sake of others" communal philosophy that is a central theme for the New Allston School of Art (NASA), as the three-story home is affectionately referred to by its inhabitants and visitors, named for the artist-nurturing atmosphere present within. That altruistic spirit of giving courses through the dark-green "Philadelphia"-style house, preached by the abode's landlord and master of ceremonies, known simply as "Gonzo." (He asked that his real name not be used.)
Gonzo, a 32-year-old former duck-boat driver turned software designer/engineer from Saratoga, New York, conceived, owns, and helped build NASA, and is its omnipresent Mr. Roarke. It is in some ways a quasi-halfway house for his down-and-out (or merely down) friends and acquaintances, and also a pulsing, nurturing womb for those artistic types who intrigue him. The common thread among all its residents, though, is a quality of communal uplift, in which admission to tenancy in the house is based on a long interview and application process. Gonzo also asks every prospective tenant the same question, one he considers more important than whether they can pay rent or have good references: "How can you better the lives of the other people who live here?"
NASA has been home to more than 40 different people during his ownership, including some local bands (the current house band is the Cashed Fools), a dancer for the Boston Blazers, a cellist who occasionally plays with the Dropkick Murphys, and many of Gonzo's friends who needed a place to stay when life didn't work out exactly the way they'd planned.
Almost 10 years ago, fresh out of Boston University, Gonzo bought the house in such a state that, depending on the weather, visitors would have been advised to bring their umbrellas (or snow boots) inside with them. "You could see a lot of daylight through the roof," recalls Gonzo. "We redid everything." Over the past decade, Gonzo and scores of helping hands have transformed the once-crumbling building into a haven for artists and those who need to rebuild their lives.
Take Mark, another friend of Gonzo's who was going through a tough time (he requested we not use his last name). Gonzo convinced him to stay at the house for a few days to think things over. "This house is therapeutic," says Gonzo. "That's why so many broken hearts from failed relationships come here. You don't have to be alone when you come home from work, and there is always something to occupy any free time. No one is ever bored."
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By Ben Levisohn
Recently, mooch of the focus for Qihoo 360 Technology (QIHU) has been on its new search engine, which has been taking business from Baidu (BIDU). And one of the big questions for investors has what happens to profits as the company tries to make money off of search.
But ABR Investment says investors shouldn't overlook Qihoo's personal start-up pages. Its analysts write:
While search monetization draws investors' attention, we believe QIHU's Personal Start-up Page (PSP) may drive positive surprise in the near to medium term…In 4Q12, the company's PSP advertising showed material monetization improvement, driven by the performance-based pricing model, which the company has started to implement since 3Q12.
That should help relieve any margin pressure the company might experience as it ramps up its search business, ABR says.
Their conclusion:
We believe recent weakness creates buying opportunity as we believe in addition to the expected search monetization, PSP strength should also help mitigate margin pressure. Longer term, we are positive about the company's significant growth potential, considering its strong momentum in desktop search and encouraging traction in mobile security & mobile apps.
Qihoo's stock has dropped 1.4% this morning to $31.60, after gained 8% this year through Mar. 8. Baidu has plunged 11% so far this year, and is down 0.2% to $89.03 today.