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Who is your favourite actor from the Hindi film industry today?
VG - Aamir Khan is the best we have today but after seeing Akshaye Khanna, I might have to change my views.
Should Gandhi My Father be selected as an official entry from India in next year's Oscar awards?
VG - It should definitely be selected for the Oscars. Infact, the performances are so good that it should win an Oscar.
Are you looking forward to attend the premiere in Mumbai with your family?
VG - Yes I am looking forward to attend the premiere with my family and the stars. I would also like to meet Akshaye Khanna and the entire cast simply to congratulate them on this wonderful film they have given our film industry.
What message would you give as Gandhiji's great great grandson to the people on why they should go and see Gandhi My Father?
VG - Everyone has seen Bapu's many films as a freedom fighter. This film is completely different. It will show for the first time on celluloid an icon as a father to his son and not to the nation. I request people to watch Gandhi My Father because they might associate themselves with the film through the various confrontations but yet learn the love for their family.
Excerpts from Kasturi Gandhi's interview:
Your name is inspired from your great great grandmother and wife of Mahatma Gandhi, Kasturba. How do you feel?
Both my father and mother loved this name and kept my name Kasturi. I do like my name but in my school there are two boys who are known by the same name, so I feel a bit strange.
Do you think that Gandhiji's philosophy still exists among us Indians?
I think it is more to do with common sense. Today if people give up violence, then definitely corruption will become less and the same the other way around. So if Bapu applied these principles in 1947, and the then public followed it, I won't be surprised why people would not follow them now, and I believe that there are a few majority of people who till date still follow Mahatma's philosophy.
What points of Bapu would you disagree in the film and what would you disagree in Harilal's approach to his father?
I've seen the film and they both have their own reasons and grounds on which they are firm and stand by it. For Bapu, everyone was equal and he gave all the people the same opportunity. But for Harilal, he thought that he deserved that right because he was Gandhi's son. I agree with both of them seeing the situation they were kept in.
Do your parents sometimes disagree on any of your opinions?
Yes, but very rarely. They sometimes do disagree on my opinion but I talk it out openly to them because then I get to know from my parents the right and the wrongs from it. I would also like to add that I have never misused the freedom which my parents have given to me.
Any memorable performances from Gandhi My Father?
I loved Akshaye Khanna's performance in one of the scenes where he goes out on the street in Ahmedabad and says - 'Main Gandhiji ka nalayak beta hoon'. It shows how helpless he was inspite of a helping hand on him. That scene had a big impact on me because all this happened with my family, the Gandhi family.
Tell us one thing you would want Bapu to change in today's time and age.
All the politicians and of course there are so many things that he can change. Infact, his presence alone will wipe out all the dirt from the minds and hearts of the people and stop all the corruption from happening.
What do you have to say about Darshan Jariwala's performance in the film?
Arguably the best Gandhi I have seen onscreen till date. Absolutely brilliant! Hats off to him.
Which is your favourite Gandhi film in order of preference?
I like Sir Richard Attenborough's Gandhi played by Sir Ben Kingsley and then I like Anupam Kher's role in Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara inspite of the film not being a Gandhi film.
Do you think that the film's subject should be introduced in school syllabus or to film students across the globe?
Yes, why not? It gives out a strong message and shows an in-depth relationship between a father and a son. Even today, these things happen and many people might be facing these difficult times as we are talking. So I think that such scripts should be added in the library of acting schools.


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STUDIOCANAL announced today that principal photography has begun on the feature adaptation of Victor Headley's cult novel Yardie. Directed by Idris Elba.
Golden Globe and SAG winner Idris Elba will make his feature film directorial debut, with Aml Ameen starring in the lead role as 'D'. Yardie will shoot on location in London and Jamaica for seven weeks.
The principle cast includes Stephen Graham who will play the role of Rico, while Idris Elba will star as Piper. The film will introduce exciting new Jamaican talent including Shantol Jackson as Yvonne, Sheldon Shepherd as King Fox and Everaldo Creary as Jerry Dread.
Idris Elba commented: "I am interested in making human stories with characters that are either, full of grace or flawed. In Yardie the audience will see a film that hopefully means something to the people. I'm honoured to able to shoot it in my home town of London and as a guest in Jamaica."
Yardie follows the story of a young Jamaican named 'D' who arrives in early 1980s London. But on arrival he unexpectedly finds the young man who assassinated his revered brother back in Jamaica ten years before. His quest for justice explodes into a violent street war that could end up killing him and his loved ones.
Yardie has been adapted for the screen by Brock Norman Brock and Martin Stellman. It is produced for Warp Films by Robin Gutch and Gina Carter. Financing has been provided by STUDIOCANAL, BFI, BBC Films and Screen Yorkshire. Universal Music are partners in the film and their Island Records label will be releasing the soundtrack.
Idris Elba is set to have a huge year with a number of big projects in the pipeline or set for release, including the upcoming sci-fi action thriller The Dark Tower. See the trailer above.

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Lagrangian dynamics on the standard 10- kahler manifolds
International Journal of Development Research
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Research Article
Lagrangian dynamics on the standard 10- kahler manifolds
Received 14th March, 2017; Received in revised form 09th April, 2017; Accepted 27th May, 2017; Published online 30th June, 2017
Copyright©2017, Ibrahim Yousif .I. Abad alrhman et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The paper introduced standard 10-Kahler analogue of Lagrangian Dynamics systems. Eventually discussed some results related to standard 10- Kahler dynamical systems has been.
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[EN] Spam Levels Spike
By shipping banking Trojans and ransomware that turn big profits fast, spammers can now afford the high overhead of high-volume spam campaigns.
Sara Peters
Spam volumes are at their highest volumes since mid-2010 and the reason isn't an advancement in spambot technology or a surge of new spammers: it's simply a new business strategy, according to researchers at Cisco Talos Labs.
Before 2016, the researchers say, the SpamCop Block List size "hovers somewhere under 200K IP addresses." More recently, the averages are "closer to 400K IP addresses, spiking to over 450K IPs in August."
The main culprit is the Necurs botnet, which brought back a mostly outdated tactic in 2016: high-volume spam in which bots launch a huge amount of spam in a very short amount of time. This method is easy for spam filters to detect and block, so it's mostly fallen into disuse, in favor of stealthier, more targeted, low-volume trickles of spam.
"What could possibly be the advantage for spammers to crank up the volume?" the researchers wrote in a blog posted Wednesday.
The Necurs operators, instead of aiming for persistence, have been aiming for speed. The window of opportunity before a spam filter kicks in may only be minutes or even seconds, so Necurs has transmitted as much email as possible. And for a short time they may land some malware successfully, the researchers say.
Earlier in the year, there were a several notable spikes in spam volumes. During that time, Necurs mostly sent Russian dating or "pump and dump" stock spam. However, in June the botnet shifted tactics and began to push malicious attachments, which mostly propagated the Dridex banking Trojan and Locky ransomware. Since then, high-volume spam campaigns have been a constant.
Craig Williams, senior technical leader and security outreach manager for Cisco Talos Labs, explains that the Necurs operators can afford to run such short-term campaigns "because they've moved towards payloads that are more profitable."
As they become more profitable, "they can have more overhead," he says.
Another contributing factor to Necurs' success is that they may have picked up some of the customers left high-and-dry after the Lurk takedown that also took out the Angler exploit kit.
Williams cautions that if this method works for Necurs, if it is economically viable, then there will be copycats; so we'd better get our spam protections ready.
23-09-2016, 23:30 #2
Large Botnet Comes Back To Life -- With More Malware
The Necurs botnet associated with Dridex and Locky is back after three-week haitus.
Jai Vijayan
A botnet associated with the huge volumes of Dridex and Locky-laden emails in recent months has resumed operations after mysteriously going dark for three weeks.
Researchers from multiple firms report seeing a sharp increase in malicious traffic originating from the Necurs botnet, after a significant drop-off beginning May 31.
AppRiver security analyst Jonathan French spotted the botnet back in action on June 21 in the form of a massive Locky email campaign. From an average of between three million- to 10 million emails with malicious attachments per day since the beginning of June, the number suddenly shot up to 80 million malicious emails on June 21, and 160 million on June 22, French said.
It looks like Necurs is coming back and ramping up, he said in a blog post this week. Whether or not this is a temporary spike or a return to pre-June 1 normalcy is too early to tell.
French told Dark Reading says it remains unclear why Necurs apparently went offline for sometime and then came back up again just as abruptly. This is the question everyone is asking now. While its pretty apparent the botnet wasnt taken down, no one is entirely sure why it went offline for three weeks, he says.
One possibility is that the operators of the botnet encountered technical issues and were busy trying to fix it, or they were adding new functionality to it, he says. But a three-week hiatus seems too long to fully account for either possibility. With how large the botnet is and how successful its been, it seems odd any issue they ran across would have taken three weeks to overcome, he says.
Another likelihood is that the botnet has changed hands and is now under the control of a new set of operators, French says.
Regardless, the reactivation of Necurs is bad news, notes Kevin Epstein, vice president of the threat operations center at Proofpoint, which also reported seeing a sharp spike in malicious traffic from the botnet. Proofpoint reported Necurs-related traffic over the last two days as being about 10% of the volume prior to June 1. Still, the campaign remains very large and dangerous, the company says.
"The Necurs botnet reactivation is significant, Epstein says. It is the sending infrastructure for the massive, global malicious email campaigns distributing Dridex banking Trojan and Locky ransomware.
Like French, Epstein is at a loss to explain the sudden lull in activity earlier this month. But he, too, speculates that the botnet operators might have run into issues with their command and control infrastructure.
In similar cases such as the temporary cessation last August of the Dridex botnet and its spread of the Nuclear exploit kit, the disruptions stemmed from law enforcement actions, he says. But there has been nothing to indicate the same is true of Necurs. He conjectures that the reason why the botnet has resumed operations is simply because of the money to be made in distributing ransomware.
The Locky ransomware and Dridex banking Trojan are too lucrative for the threat actors behind them to stay quiet for long," he says.
According to Proofpoint, the Locky sample coming via the newly revived Necurs botnet is more sophisticated than previous versions and includes new evasion and sandboxing techniques that make it much harder to detect and stop.
MalwareTech, an outfit that operates a botnet tracker, described Necurs as comprised of seven smaller botnets, with a total of around 1.7 million infected systems. All of the botnets went offline around the same time on May 31, stayed offline for the same length of time, and revived at the same time. That suggests the same organization is in charge of all seven botnets, MalwareTech noted.


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'I was wrongly sectioned - twice'
An umbrella seller wrongly sent to a mental hospital for two weeks by a magistrate has claimed he was mistakenly put in an isolated psychiatric ward once before.
Chan Shu-hung, 59, said his first experience of solitary confinement came 12 years ago, when police sent him to Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre after he reported that a locksmith taught him how to make a bomb during a visit by a high-profile political figure from the mainland.
'It was dreadful. I would say it was a near-death experience,' said Chan, whom the High Court last week ruled was mistakenly locked up in May by Magistrate Abu Bakar bin Wahab when defending himself against a charge of criminal damage.
'I was just trying to distance myself from the locksmith. I just didn't want to get involved in his crime. But the police arrested me and sent me to a mental hospital,' Chan said. 'It was a wrong decision. I was mistakenly asked to take psychiatric medicine.'
He maintained doctors erred in their judgment that he suffered from a mental disorder. The story of his original wrongful detention was not heard by the Court of First Instance when he won his appeal against his conviction for criminal damage and wrongful detention by Wahab.
Meanwhile Chan is asking the Department of Justice to grant him compensation over what he called 'serious default' in the later case. .
In a judgment handed down this week, Mrs Justice Judianna Barnes Wai-ling wrote that the reason the magistrate had ruled on Chan's mental health stemmed from a failure to understand his case. Wahab, she said, had refused to accept his written submission and denied him the chance to explain himself.
Chan was accused in May of damaging a fence at a Kwun Tung building but chose not to be defended by a lawyer. He was locked up at Siu Lam Psychiatric Centre for two weeks during the trial as Wahab suspected he might be suffering from mental problems, saying he spoke in a confused and illogical manner. Reports later concluded Chan was mentally fit.
When the trial resumed, he gave up his right to defend himself and asked the magistrate to pass a verdict. He was convicted, fined HK$1,500 and ordered to pay HK$450.
'Apart from the magistrate's subjective belief ... no evidence showed that [Chan] would be a danger to himself or to others. It is regretful that the magistrate had not consider the option that [Chan] could receive observation while he was released on bail,' the judge wrote.
'One must appreciate that a magistrate has great power. When dealing with an unrepresented defendant, a magistrate should be especially careful in exercising his power to deprive the defendant's freedom.'
Barnes noted that she did not find that the magistrate had acted maliciously.
Chan has applied to the Department of Justice seeking an ex-gratia payment for the mistake. If he is granted it, it will be the government's first discretionary payout for a mistake made solely by a judicial officer.
A spokesman for the Department of Justice said it would consider the application carefully in accordance with normal procedures.
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You're in the same room as her, now for the basics that will help you turn dating into wooing.
1. The Eyes Have It
Eye contact is one of the ways we bond with our parents as babies and for that reason it retains that intimacy throughout our lives. We do it easily and naturally with those we know and love. That's why eye contact with a stranger feels so electric—you're sharing something intense with someone you don't know in the slightest. But, used consciously, it's the most powerful flirting tool there is, allowing you to reliably signal your interest and gauge response. The technique is to simply hold eye contact with a potential partner for a second or two longer than usual before looking away. What you want to achieve is a warm and open gaze. "Smising" – or smiling with your eyes – is the desired effect. Do not try to some brooding over-long stare unless you want to come off as a creep. If your potential partner holds your eye contact then she is probably signaling curiosity. If she looks away and is looking back when you do, then you can safely say there's some interest there. But you need to capitalise on this, otherwise the game of peek-a-boo will quickly get weird as she wonders: well, what now?
2. Warm and open smile
A warm smile indicates not just that you're interested but that you're a happy, confident chap. If she smiles back, she's agreeing that what's shared between you is a good thing. A dismissive glance, frown or looking away usually signals that she's had second thoughts. That said, she might just be shy. So see if she does glance back and offer a smile. If not, then move on. If so, it's time to declare your interest.
3. Opening line
Speaking to a stranger in a non-romantically charged situation is easy. How often do you second-guess yourself at the supermarket checkout or when ordering at a restaurant? But when there's an unspoken mutual attraction the pressure is suddenly on. You'll feel it. She'll feel it. By taking initiative and starting the conversation you're breaking that tension and demonstrating you're a confident gent who knows what he wants. If there's a natural icebreaker, referencing something shared in the environment (music, food, drinks, a view or weather that's actually noteworthy) then it's a great place to start. Rather than just make a statement, phrase your opener as a question because it invites a response. By referencing what's around you, you're not getting too personal or asking for any sort of massive conversational commitment straight away. All the better if you can make a joke that's inoffensive and actually funny. But do not use a groanworthy compliment gagline ("Are you a snowflake? Cause I'm falling for you", etc) unless you want her to think you're an unoriginal idiot. Can't think of anything "impressive" to say? Then just introduce yourself, hand out, while smiling warmly.
4. Talk The Talk
Ask her name. Ask about her interests. Ask about her opinions. Ask about her day. Ask about her plans. Show you're listening with conversation that takes into account what she has told you. Don't think it has to be an interrogation but every question tells her you're interested. By answering she's telling you she'd along for the ride so far. Laugh at her jokes or comic observations and make your own without being crude, rude or cruel. Do not insult or demean her as some pick-up artists advise. That said, teasing banter done right is a powerful signal of interest, particularly if it comes back. Don't go for controversial conversation – sex, politics, religion – straight off the bat because she might feel cornered and uncomfortable.
5. Watch The Way She Moves
Figures vary, but psychologists say up to 93 per cent of our communications are non-verbal. Some things – like our scents and pheromones – are beyond control. But others – such as smiling and eye contact – can be used consciously. Flirting isn't just about sending off such signals, it's about being aware of those you're receiving. Does she hold eye contact for long periods, smile and laugh frequently, touch your arm or her neck or play with her hair? Do her legs point towards you when you're seated and does she lean your way during the conversation? If she's ticking most or all of these boxes and you're both enjoying each other's company, then it's probably time to take things to the next level by asking her out.


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- Organization: Community of Christ
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- Organization: John Whitmer Historical Association
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- Organization: (naf) Horizon Publishers
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- Organization: Brigham Young University
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- found: No greater sacrifice, c1980 (a.e.) t.p. (Steven L. Shields) jkt. (b. in Logan, Utah; attended Brigham Young Univ. in Provo, Utah; currently employed as office manager, Horizon Publishers, also serves as a member of the editorial board)
- found: His The Latter Day Saint churches, c1987: CIP t.p. (Steven L. Shields) data sheet (b. 1956)
- found: Restoration: the journal of Latter Day Saint history, v. 8, 1995: p. 2 (S.L. Shields)
- found: Journal of Mormon history, vol. 40, no. 4, 2014: page 158 (Steven L. Shields; wrote article entitled, The early Community of Christ mission to redeem the church in Utah; independent historian; best known as author of Divergent paths of the restoration; president of the John Whitmer Historical Association, 2011-2012; president of the Community of Christ's East Asia Mission Center; currently assigned to the International Headquarters in Independence)
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At least 10 cases of staph infections have been reported in Port Orange, and more along the Gulf Coast.
DAYTONA BEACH - An association that represents offshore commercial fishermen is asking the state to investigate why so many fishermen in Florida are contracting a staph infection after going to sea.
There have been at least 10 cases of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in Port Orange in Volusia County, and other cases have been reported by commercial fishermen along the Gulf Coast, said Bob Jones, president of the Southeastern Fisheries Association.
"The Florida seafood industry wants to know what is going on and how severe the problem is, and how severe it might become," Jones wrote in a letter to Gov. Jeb Bush.
"If the fishermen are getting the staph (infection), could it also be in the fish? Is the ocean water being tested by any agency?"
Dr. Howard Rodenberg, who heads the Volusia County Health Department, said there's no medical evidence the staph infection is coming from the ocean.
"We see no public threat," he said. "People are probably getting it in the traditional way, person to person."
For added assurance, Rodenberg said his department is checking with public health and marine agencies to see if there's a way to test ocean water for the land-borne bacteria.
The Florida Department of Health has not tested the state's sea water for the infection.
An outbreak of the infection in sea water would be very unlikely since the staph germs live on human skin and inanimate objects, said Dr. Loren G. Miller, an assistant professor at the UCLA School of Medicine's Division of Infectious Diseases.
Cases of staph infection are on the rise nationally and in Florida.
The infection has struck at least nine athletes at two Panhandle schools this year.
Santa Rosa County Superintendent John Rogers confirmed that football players at Pace and Navarre high schools have had the infections.
The bacteria is spread easily by athletes sharing equipment, using the same towel or even sitting on the same bench. If not treated, it can infect a victim's blood, bones or heart.


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|Dec 10, 1985
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|May 20, 1983
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|May 20, 1983
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|Levi T. Dempsey, Jr.
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|Dempsey Jr Levi T
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This invention relates to a biofeedback system particularly useful in rehabilitation therapy. The invention relates, more particularly, to a biofeedback system suitable in the treatment of motor neuron lesions particularly in the retraining of muscles and reeducating patients who have suffered strokes or have been subjected to neurologic trauma.
A recent summary of biofeedback techniques appears in an article of Basmajian, John V., MD, "Biofeedback in Rehabilitation: A Review of Principles and Practices", Arch. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Volume 62, No. 10, pages 469-475, October 1981. The article describes known techniques of using electronic equipment to reveal to patients and therapists certain physiologic events and to teach patients to control events by manipulating the event related signals, which usually are visual and/or acoustic. Biofeedback has gained recognition especially in the treatment of upper motor neuron lesions, particularly in retraining muscles and inducing relaxation of muscles of stroke patients and the like. The broad concepts of using electrogoniometers, pressure-sensitive and position-sensing devices as transducers is recognized.
Another summary, S.J. Middaugh, "Electromyographic Feedback: Effects on Voluntary Muscle Contractions in Normal Subjects", Arch. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Volume 63, No. 6, pages 254-259, June 1982, recognizes the possibility of using a voltage controlled oscillator producing a tone which is related to electromyographic feedback as an improvement in simple trial-and-error-learning.
Among body and limb position sensing devices are usually switches such as disclosed in the U.S. Pat. No. 3,614,763 to Yannuzzi entitled "Prone Position Alarm", issued Oct. 19, 1971. The mercury switch is positioned within a housing which also includes an audio oscillator which sounds an alarm, the housing being operatively associated with a clip which may be placed on a user's belt. Another proposal for the use of a mercury switch in association with a limb position sensing device is known from the U.S. Pat. No. 3,885,576 to Symmes entitled "Wrist Band Including A Mercury Switch To Induce An Electric Shock", issued May 27, 1975.
Of more general interest, are the teachings in the U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,191,949 and 3,208,062 to Myers and Gregory, respectively, these patents disclosing respectively a position warning device, associated with an otherwise conventional belt, and a signal device for alerting a user to the nodding of his head.
An object of the present invention is to provide a biofeedback system which is especially useful in rehabilitative therapy and is simple, versatile and inexpensive.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a biofeedback system which allows a therapist to intervene in the system in a demonstrative way, while engaged in rehabilitative therapy and the like.
An additional object of the present invention is to provide a biofeedback system which allows a patient to effect a series of actions and receive specific, distinct biofeedback signals for each respective action, and to repeat the series of actions.
The foregoing objects, as well as others which are to become clear from the text below, are achieved in accordance with the present invention by providing a biofeedback system which includes a plurality of switches, for example mercury switches, which can be positioned on a patient's body and operatively arranged to respond to changes in orientation or position of a body member such as, for example, a patient's hand, wrist and forearm. Circuitry is arranged to respond to the closing of respective ones of the switches and develop specific, distinct biofeedback signals, for example individual audible and visual signals for respective switch closings.
FIG. 1 is a pictorial drawing of an exemplary sensing device which can be attached to a patient and incorporated into a biofeedback system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view of a portion of the sensing device of FIG. 1, the section being taken along section line 2--2, and showing the position of a mercury switch within the housing portion of the sensing device.
FIG. 3 is a cross sectional view similar to that of FIG. 2, showing a modified version of the mercury switch arrangement of FIG. 2 in which four contacts rather than two are utilized and which can be incorporated in the biofeedback system of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an additional modified mercury switch arrangement similar to that of FIG. 3 in which two pair of contacts are provided, and which may be used in the biofeedback system according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a pictorial view of a housing within which the circuit components of the present invention, other than those contained in the sensing devices, may be positioned, signal lights and a loud speaker grille being visible.
FIG. 6 is a schematic, block diagram illustrating an exemplary embodiment of a signal processing circuit which constitutes a major portion of the biofeedback system according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a simplified diagram of the back of the housing shown in FIG. 5, switch-board apertures, into which male plugs may be placed, being visible as well as exemplary connections between some of the apertures of suitable plugs in the form of jumpers also shown in FIG. 6.
FIG. 8A-8E are respective pictorial illustrations of a patient's right arm with a number of sensing devices positioned and which are to aid one in understanding the operation of the biofeedback system according to the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 2 a conventional mercury switch referred generally by the numeral 10 which may be utilized in practicing the present invention includes a substantially cylindrical glass member 11 having its lowermore end closed by an integral extension of the glass member 11, a pool of mercury 12 being shown thereat. The other end of the cylindrical glass member 11 is closed by a suitable insulating plug 13, which may be made of plastic or the like. A pair of conductive leads 14, 15 extend through the insulating plug 13 into the interior of the glass member 11, the free ends of these conductive leads 14, 15 constituting an open circuit which would be closed were the pool of mercury 12 in contact therewith.
The conductive leads 14, 15 are suitably covered with insulation, are spaced apart and are partially encapsulated within the insulating plug 13. The insulation, which may enable, extends over those portions of the leads 14, 15 which extend to the outside of the switch 10. The leads 14, 15 are positioned on the outside of the cylindrical glass member 11 and thereafter are bent upwardly extending through a hollow-cylindrical metallic sleeve 16 which is fixed centrally and extends through a knurled knob 17. A protective insulation sleeve 18 extends over the insulated leads 14,15.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the knurled knob 17 is provided on its outer surface with a visible vertical mark 20 and is movably positioned over a circular member 21 having indicia 22, for example degree marks, at fixed intervals on a portion thereof near its periphery. The circular member 21 is fixedly positioned as a closure member over the top of a cylindrical member 23, which is closed at its bottom and is provided with a pair of ring members 24 which extend from the near the bottom of the cylindrical member 23 and through which a flexible band 25 extends. The flexible band 25 is provided at its free ends with velcro so that the free ends may be brought into contact and fixedly hold itself fast. It is to be appreciated that other conventional techniques or members can be provided for closing the flexible member 25 so as to position the sensing device shown in FIG. 1 about the wrist, arm, hand or other body member of a therapist or patient, as the cases may be. The flexible protective insulation sleeve 18 extends upwardly from the knurled knob 17 with the insulated conductive leads 14, 15 inside the same, terminating within a plug 26 having its connections within a cylindrical housing 27 which has extending therefrom conventional male contacts 28, 30 insulated from one another and which are in conductive contact with the conductive leads 14, 15 as they terminate within the housing 27.
As particularly visible in FIG. 2, the mercury switch 10 is carried beneath inner surface of the circular member 21 by a circular flange 31 which extends outwardly from the cylindrical member 16. A suitable washer 32 or the like is positioned about the cylindrical member 16 immediately below the inner surface of the circular member 21 and spaced from the flange 31. A spring or the like (not shown for the sake of simplicity), is positioned between the washer 32 and the circular flange 31 so as to hold the sleeve 16 and the mercury switch 10 in position so that the mercury switch 10, can be rotated by manually manipulating the knurled knob 17, the mark 20 on the outside of the knurled knob 17 indicating the relative position of the lower-more end of the cylindrical member 11 at any given time.
Two variants of the mercury switch are illustrated in FIGS. 3 and 4, respectively, as being positioned within respective cylindrical member 23, which correspond to the member 23 shown in FIG. 2 corresponding parts of that portion of the respective sensing devices of FIGS. 3 and 4 are provided with the same references numerals used in FIGS. 1 and 2. In FIG. 3 two pair of contacts 32a, 33b are provided in respective ends of a V-bent cylindrical member 11a, an insluating plug 13a and 13b being provided in the respective ends of the member 11a. In FIG. 4 two pair of contacts 32c and 32d are provided in respective ends of an inverted V-bent cylindrical member 11b. In this case insulating plugs 13a and 13d are provided in respective ends of the member 11b.
The signal of processing circuitry of the present invention is preferably housed within plain-looking console, a suitable configuration for such a console being illustrated pictorially in FIG. 5. As shown in FIG. 5, the front of the console includes a vertical, rectangular panel 35 a backwardly slanted panel 36, and a second, relatively narrow vertically extending panel 37. Centrally located on the sloping panel 36 is a grill work 38 behind which a loudspeaker is positioned. The console is provided with side panels, the right-side panel 40 being visible in FIG. 5. Out of sight of the patient, so as not to distract the patient is a female plug 41 into which a male plug associated with a pair of earphones could be inserted were one to decide not to utilize the loudspeaker behind the grill work 38 as the audio biofeedback signaling device, electing instead to use the earphones. Visual biofeedback devices are constituted by a plurality of lamps positioned longitudinally behind the rectangular panel 37 and viewable through apertures therein, the lamps constituting the distinctive, different colored light sources illustrated as lamps 42-47 which are respectively associated with filters to provide the differing colors. As illustrated the lamps in the order named provide distinct color outputs, 42-47 these colors could be for example, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple and white as indicated by the letters O, Y, G, B, P, and W, respectively, beneath the lamps on the panel 37. It is preferable, nevertheless, that the letters do not appear beneath the respective light sources so as not to unnecessarily detract a patient from the visual stimuli from the distinctive, color light sources 42-47. A seventh viewable color source 48 is visible to a patient, this seventh light source being constituted by a further lamp with filter behind the panel 35 and indicated as being a red source by the letter R appearing on the panel 35. Here again, it is preferable that the letter R not appear on the panel so as to be viewable by the patient and thus serve as a possible distraction to the patient.
The console includes a longitudinal top panel 50 and a downwardly sloping back panel, as can be discerned by viewing an edge 51 thereof where the back panel meets the side panel 40.
Signal processing circuitry is illustrated in FIG. 6 suitable for practicing the present invention. As connected in FIG. 6, the circuitry is arranged so as to provide audible and visual biofeedback signals to a patient in response to six distinct motions of the patient, who may for example, be a stroke victim undergoing retraining in the use of his forearm, wrist and hand, and who may have some right-left confusion. For purposes of illustration, the body movements could be constituted of (1) flexing of a forearm, (2) extending of a forearm; (3) grasping of a hand, (4) release of a hand, (5) supination of a wrist, and (6) pronation of a wrist, respectively.
As illustrated in FIG. 6, six mercury switches which are to be strapped to a patient are shown schematically, respectively as switches 50-55, which would during treatment be removeably fixed to the patient by strapping sensing devices, such as shown in FIGS. 1-4 to the patient. As a practical matter one would select one or the other of the switches shown in FIGS. 2-4 for the switches to be attached to a patient. The FIG. 2 arrangement being especially suitable for the forearm, the FIG. 3 arrangement for the wrist and the FIG. 4 arrangement for the hand or fist.
As a possible further feature of the invention, in a preferred form, the circuitry of FIG. 6 is provided with six additional switches 56-61 which would be removably fixed to the therapist in the same fashion and at corresponding locations as those associated with the patient so the therapist can demonstrate the desired movements resulting in the same visual and audible biofeedback signals which the patient would produce were patient properly to move his arm, for example, in the fashion and in the sequence which the therapist wishes the patient to do.
Before turning to the details of the over-all circuitry shown in FIG. 6, one channel thereof will first be described. The mercury switch 50 is positioned electrically between a voltage source indicated as B+, and a point of reference voltage, illustrated as being ground, the switch 50 being connected between B+ and ground via a resistor 62. Also connected between B+ and ground, via the same resistor 62 is the mercury switch 56 which is to be strapped to the therapist. The ungrounded end of the resistor 62 is connected, via a jumper 63 to the start terminal of a conventional electric or electronic timer 64, which also is provided with a resetting input and a manually operable set input, illustrated diagrammatically as a push button 65 which resets the timer 64 by grounding a point thereof. The timer 64 is also provided with a push button switch 65' which when depressed places the timer 64 in an ready condition, awaiting a set or resetting input signal. The timer 64 has two outputs, one being constituted by a terminal connected by a jumper 66 to the input of a driver 67, which in turn has its output connected in energizing relationship to the solenoid of a relay 68 which includes two pairs of contacts 70, 71 which are closed whenever the relay 68 is energized. As illustrated, a voltage source indicated as A+ is connected, via a variable resistor 72, to one side of the orange-light source constituted lamp 42, the other side of the lamp 42 being connectable to ground via the pair of contacts 70, upon energization of the relay 68. The second pair of contacts 71 of the relay 68 are connected in series with a tone generator 73 to the A+ source. Accordingly, whenever the relay 68 is energized, the pair of contacts 70 and the pair of contacts 71 close, causing respectively the orange-light emitting lamp 42 and the tone generator 73 to be energized. The variable resistor 72 can be manipulated by the therapist or the patient to provide for either dim or bright lighting of the orange-light emitting lamp 42, thus providing different intensities for the visual feedback signal which it provides. The tone generator 73 has an output which is preferably constituted by a particular musical tone or other pleasant sound is connected so as to energize a speaker 74 or a pair of earphones 75. As illustrated the output of the tone generator 73 is fed to the speaker 74 and/or the earphones 75 via a volume control potentiometer 76 so that the volume of the audible biofeedback signal can be varied, as it is adjusted by the therapist or the patient.
The timer 64 also is provided with a second output, which, as is to be explained below, is used to set the next timer in a series of timers, respective ones of the timers being associated with respected motions to be undertaken by the patient.
As indicated above, the six channels in the illustrated embodiment are of substantially identical construction, the second through six channels being shown respectively within dashed lines blocks 78-82, respectively. Each of the channels 78-82 include respective resistors 83-87 arranged like the resistor 62 with respect to the respective mercury switches is 51-55, which are to be associated with the patient, and mercury switches 57-61, which are to be associated if desired, with the therapist. The channels 78-82 as connected include respective jumpers 88-92 and 88'-92', respective timers 93-97 as well as respective drivers 98-102 and respective relays 103-107. The respective relays 103-107 include respective pairs of contacts 108, 109 and 110, 111 and 112, 113, and 114, 115 and 116, 117. The even numbered ones of these contacts are operatively connected to the A+ voltage source, via the adjustable resistors 72a-72e so as to energize respectively the distinct light emitting lamps 43-47 when the respective relays 103-107 are energized. It is to be understood, however, that each of the lamps 43-47 could be connected to the A+ terminal via the variable resistor 72, which also connects lamps 73 to the A+ terminal were all lamps to be dimmed at the same time and to the same extent. Similarly, the odd-numbered ones of the pairs of contacts relatively connected to the A+ voltage source via respective musical tone generators 118-122 which produce respectively distinct, preferably musical tones or distinct pleasant sounds which one can hear from the speaker 74 or earphones 75.
Respective signal channels 69 and 78-82 are intercoupled by connecting the reset input of the respective timers 64 and 93-97 to the setting output of the respective timers 97, and 93-96, these interconnections being shown and being provided via respective jumpers 128 and 123-127.
The signal processing system of FIG. 6 desirably includes additionally a seventh channel 129 which electrically is somewhat less complex than the channels 69 and 78-82. The seventh channel includes a resistor 130 which has one end grounded and the other band connected to the voltage source B+ via six microstitches illustrated as switches 130-137. The switches 131-137 are mercury switches which are, for example, removably fixed to the other arm of a patient at points corresponding to the placement of the microswitches 50-55. The purpose of the mercury switchees 131-137 is to provide, when they are respectively closed, an error-signal constituted by the appearance of a voltage across the resistor 130 which is fed, via a jumper 138 to a driver 140 which in turn upon receipt of an input signal energizes the relay 141 closing two pairs of contacts 142, 143, respectively which in turn upon receipt of an inpupt signal energizes the relay 141 closing two pairs of contacts 142, 143, respectively which in turn energize the red light lamp 38 and the tone generator 144 which, unlike the tone generators 73 and 118-122 produces a preferably non-musical sound which provides a special biofeedback to the patient which indicates to him that he has moved the wrong arm, for example. Dimming for the lamp 48 is provided by the variable resistor 145.
Turning briefly to FIGS. 8A-8E, and with further reference to FIG. 6, a brief discussion of the operational sequence is to be considered.
Once the patient and/or therapist has the six mercury switches 50-55 or 56-61, as the cases may be, positioned on his arm, wrist and hand as illustrated, the circuit of FIG. 6 is made ready by setting the first timer 64 in enabled condition by pressing the push button switch 65. It is to be assumed that all of the other timers 93-97 are not yet set, each having been placed in a ready, that is unset, condition by, for example, depressing the respective push buttons 144 to 148 or having run down as a result of previous use without having been reset.
The patient then undertakes to move his arm, fist and wrist in a predetermined instructed sequence. For example, he first flexes his forearm moving it from the position as shown in FIG. 8A to that shown in FIG. 8B, this motion closes the mercury switch 50 which is within the cylindrical member 23a and starts the timer 64 running for a predetermined length of time, for example, two or three seconds. The output from the timer 64 is fed to the driver 67 which drives the relay 68, causing the pair of contacts 70 and the pair of contacts 71 to close thereby energizing the orange light emitting lamp 42 and the tone generator 73 which are respectively seen and heard by the patient. At the conclusion of the two or three second period of audible and visible feedback, the timer 64 emits a second output signal, which serves to reset the timer 93, making it ready to accept a start signal. The patient then returns his forearm to the position shown in FIG. 8C which closes the mercury switch 51 within the cylindrical member 23b, causing the timer 93, the driver 98 and the relay 103 to respond in the same fashion as just described above in conjunction with the first movement of the patient's forearm. In this case, the pairs of contacts 108, 109 close effecting the energization of the yellow light producing lamp 43 and the tone generator 118. Here again, the same sequence of events occur, different and distinctive light and audible signals are provided to the patient as biofeedback for a given period of time at the conclusion of which the timer 93 produces a output signal, via the jumper 124, to the timer 94 enabling it and making it ready to receive a start signal. Next the patient makes a fist (not illustrated), sometimes called a grasping action, as instructed by the therapist closing the mercury switch 52 which is within the cylindrical member 23c, causing the third channel 79 to operate much in the same fashion as the foregoing channels providing third audible and visual feedback signals to be produced by the tone generator 119 and the green lamp 44.
Similarly, the patient then releases his fist, receives a fourth biofeedback stimulation by the energization of the blue light emitting lamp 45 and the tone generator 120., as a result of closing mercury switch 53 Thereafter, as the tone and light signals disappear and the subsequent motions are made by the patient he releases his fist so that his arm, wrist and hand are in the position as shown in FIG. 8A and subsequently performs supination and pronation movements, achieving the hand positions as illustrated respectively in FIGS. 8D and 8E; each of these motions causes respective tone generators 121, 122 and respective purple and white lamps 46, 47, via the channels 81, 82, to respond providing, distinctive visual and audible responses. Upon the ending of the signals produced as a result of the energization of the relay 107, part of the last channel 82, which was energized upon pronation of the patient's wrist, the final timer 97 produces its reset signal which is coupled, via the jumper 128 to the set input of the timer 64 and the whole sequence of events can then again take place. This can be done over and over again until the patient relearns. During this time, the intensity of the visual and audible biofeedback signals can be reduced by manipulation respectively of the variable resistors 72, 72a, 72b and the volume control potentiometer 76 by the therapist as an aid in reducing the dependence of the patient on the biofeedback signals, making him rely to a higher degree on his own mental processes.
As illustrated, because each of the timers 64 and 93-97 in firstly "run down" or unset by momentarily depressing push buttons 144-148 and the system made ready by depressing push button 65 to set the system on one channel and the closing of one mercury switch at any time effects operation, whether any or all of the other switches are open or closed at any time is not important because the timers in the other channels will not start.
Were the patient to unexpectedly move the wrong arm, to which the six additional mercury switches 131-137 have been strapped in the fashion intended, a voltage would be produced across the resistor 130 and coupled via the jumper 138 to the input of the driver 142, causing the relay 141 to be energized. The energization of the relay 141 close the pairs of contacts 142, 143 causing the red light light source lamp 48 to become energized and an unpleasant tone to be produced by the tone generator 144 signaling both to the therapist and the patient that he has made a wrong movement.
Were the therapist to have fixedly positioned corresponding mercury switches to his own forearm, wrist and hand, these mercury switches being represented by the switches 56-61, he could initially instruct a patient by example or intervene in the biofeedback process to illustrate the movements he wishes the patient to make.
By way of example, the back of the console shown in FIG. 5 may advantageously appear as shown in FIG. 7, the jumpers 63, 66, 88-92, 88'-92' and 138, and 123-128, shown schematically in FIG. 6, can be patch cords connecting female jacks as shown in FIG. 7. The patient (P) and therapist (T) input female jacks can be seen in the upper left-hand portion of FIG. 7 associated with channels 1-6 (CH1-CH6), the six error input female jacks being shown in the lower-left portion of FIG. 7. Male jacks, such as jack 26 (FIG. 1), are insertible in the above mentioned female jacks. Respective timers for respective channels CH1-CH6 are diagramatically shown as T1-T6, the drivers for the respective orange (O), yellow (Y), green (G), blue (B), purple (P), white (W) and red (R) lamps being shown as D1-D7.
This is to be appreciated that the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings relate to illustrative preferred embodiment. It is to be appreciated that numerous other embodiments in varience are possible within the spirit and scope of the invention, it scope being defined by the appended claims.
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The many causes of drug addiction are numerous. However, the one thing they have in common is they take healthy functioning people and turn them into addicts. Experimentation and curiosity are the first factors that draw many people to try drugs. They want to feel that "high," the sense of euphoria that comes with drug use. Others turn to drug use to cope with problems in their real lives. Whether it is past abuse (physical or sexual), school problems, work problems, or relationship issues, drug use can help a person temporarily escape the realities of his or her life.
One of the typical causes of drug addiction is the inability to cope with crisis. Loss, disappointment, feelings of rejection, loneliness, and failure frequently lead to physical and emotional symptoms. As symptoms of headaches, tension, sleeplessness, and depression increase, medications become a solution for many. Some will get prescriptions from a physician or try to medicate themselves using other substances.
When it comes to the causes of prescription drug addiction, often the individual begins with a legitimate prescription for pain medication. They become addicted because they take more than the recommended dosage, take it more frequently than recommended, and continue using the drug after their initial medical condition clears up.
For example, pain medication is intended to bring relief to an injured or stressed area of our body. The beginning stages of drug addiction cause us to crave more and ultimately to use more. The unintended consequences of that is our need to take more and more of the drug to get the same result.
Think of drug addiction as a progression. A person uses drugs and at some point the pathways inside the brain are altered. Physical changes in the nerve cells are brought on by the drug. These cells (neurons) communicate with each other releasing neurotransmitters into the gaps or synapses between the nerve cells. This makes some drug more addictive than others depending on their affects in the brain.
Another one of the causes of drug addiction is for someone to be around drugs and be exposed to addicts on a regular basis. If a family member or close friend uses or is addicted to drugs, it becomes acceptable for other members to engage in similar behavior. Another words, it becomes a tolerated activity.
One of the leading causes of drug addiction is peer pressure. Contrary to popular belief, peer pressure can happen at any age. Adults fall prey to peer pressure to fit into new social classes, new workplaces, and new neighborhoods. Teenagers fight peer pressure on everything from looks to alcohol, sex and drugs.
Yet another one of the causes of drug addiction may be the increased accessibility of drugs and the lower prices for many common drugs. Drugs can be found practically anywhere if a person simply asks. Street corners and alleyways are no longer the only place to find drugs. Schools, workplaces, and even the family next door might be new places to find drugs. With more drugs being produced, the price has also been driven down.
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Perhaps then it's no surprise that when God became real to me as a teenager, it was not in the liturgical tradition, but in a more free flowing style. The minister made up prayers on the spot, responsive readings changed every week, the language was less formal. I couldn't coast on autopilot. I loved the freshness, the newness, the variety, the freedom. I turned my back on all things liturgical, viewing them as stodgy, dead, meaningless, and mechanical.
It took a very long time, but eventually I came to appreciate the use of liturgy in worship. I think the first time was on a visit back to the states when I spent a month at an artist's colony without a car. In the town of 20,000 people, my worship options were limited to a half dozen churches. [And one has to live in a city of two million people that has only *one* English-speaking Protestant church to understand the irony of the phrase 'limited to a half dozen'.] I chose the Episcopal church because I had confidence the liturgical service would be a solid, Christ-centered worship experience. I knew what I would be getting–not unlike opting to eat at an international restaurant chain rather than risk the local greasy spoon.
I've had the same experience on a personal level as well. Several years ago, my friend Lynette gave me a set of the Divine Hours, with its three-times a day liturgical prayer format. The brief office draws on the Psalms for different elements and includes a short reading, usually from the New Testament, ending with the Lord's prayer and a concluding prayer [which I've now memorized so I have to really slow down and think about what I'm saying rather than just rattle it off]. For a while, I followed the Divine Hours every day, in a lapsed Lutheran kind of way, not reading it at a fixed time and usually only doing the morning office.
There are still times when I go back to the Divine Hours. The past five weeks as I helped take care of Lucy and Clara, it was a devotional anchor for me. I used the online version run by the Ann Arbor Vineyard Church, which allows you to localize the hours for your time zone. ** I didn't have to come up with what I wanted to say to God, I didn't have to think. I 'only' had to tune my spirit in harmony with the words on the page.
In the midst of those weeks where liturgical prayer was my life line, I came across this question in a devotional: "Do I relate to God through a specific ritual/routine or do I approach Him as a person, confident in my identity as His child?"
The issue really isn't routine vs. freedom, but distance vs. intimacy. And while it's true that if I fall into an autopilot mode, rituals can put distance between me and God, it's also true that freedom can bring distance. I can end up indulging my own whims or never quite get around to confessing my sins. I can conveniently overlook certain aspects of God's character. Following a liturgical prayer form like the Divine Hours can bring me to places I would never go to on my own.
The moment when I could grab a few minutes and pray the Divine Hours.
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Dear Classmates,
Homecoming 2014 is history and so is our 55-year class reunion. Attendance at our class luncheon and dinner on Saturday was right at 40 including spouses. The turnout was a bit low given that we have 235 class members still going about their daily routines. But, as one classmate said, "We are older now and it's not as easy to go places as it used to be." A highlight for Dave was a chance to see A. Richard Olson's mighty slick dream car – a two-seater rated at 42 miles per-gallon. He let Dave and Faye Brandt Polivka sit in it…cool!


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Most people want to jump to the traditional feng shui techniques to energize their space. But if a room is laden with clutter, then you are simply energizing more clutter. The basis of feng shui is harmonizing our living spaces with the Earth's energy.
Nashville, TN (PRWEB) March 10, 2011
Spring is the time for new beginnings, growth, and opportunities. One of the best ways to cultivate this energy is by clearing clutter. According to feng shui consultant, Tisha Morris, clutter prevents new things from coming into your life. It acts as a block during this season of expansion.
"Clutter is stagnant energy and it takes up valuable space in your life. It may seem like you are only clearing out old jeans, but you are actually shifting energy at a much deeper level. At the same time, don't be surprised if a great deal on a new pair of jeans comes your way," says Morris.
Morris is author of 27 Things to Feng Shui Your Home (Turner Publishing). She says clutter is a relatively new aspect of feng shui as it was not as much of a problem in 4000 B.C. She says now, clearing clutter is the essential first step in feng shui.
"Most people want to jump to the traditional feng shui techniques to energize their space. But if a room is laden with clutter, then you are simply energizing more clutter. The basis of feng shui is harmonizing our living spaces with the Earth's energy. This is accomplished by providing for adequate flow throughout a space. Clutter, which can be anything from furniture to papers to clothes, is usually the biggest flow inhibitor in a space," said Morris.
Morris says clearing clutter is the simplest thing anyone can do to improve their home. However, it is not the easiest. For this reason, she recommends that you start with small areas first. Don't set out to tackle your entire basement in a few hours. Start with realistic goals and break things down into bite-sized tasks. For example, if you want to clear out your closet, start with one rack. If you still have momentum, then move to the next rack. Chances are, once you get going you will not want to stop as it inherently feels good to lighten our load.
In addition to clearing the home, Morris also recommends that people clean and clear energy in the body.
"Just as our home has energy blocks and areas of stagnant energy, so does our body. Our home and our body are all made of energy. And in fact the same energy patterns can be found in your home as in and around your body. So many of us go and have a great massage or bodywork only to return home to the same energy patterns. Within a few hours you fall right back into your old patterns. For this reason, it is great to do feng shui and energy work in conjunction with one another. In fact, I find that this is when clients make the most dramatic transformations in their life," she said.
Morris has just released a new eWorkbook called Feng Shui Your Life. She describes it as a life coach and feng shui consultant all-in-one advisor. The eWorkbook is a follow-up to her book 27 Things to Feng Shui Your Home that was released Spring 2010. In the same way 27 Things inspired people to move their feet and make changes in their homes, she has similar hopes for the eWorkbook, but on a deeper level. Feng Shui Your Life works primarily with the Bagua Map, which is a commonly used tool in Feng Shui. The Bagua Map is used with home floor plans to show people which areas of a home represent the different aspects of life, such as love, money, life purpose, etc. The eWorkbook dives into these areas and provides some life coaching techniques as well.
"By the time you have finished the 23 worksheets, you will have a deeper understanding of the relationship between you and your home. In fact, you will probably never see your home the same again," Morris said.
Those wanting an extra tool to keep up with feng shui at home or on the go can also check out an iPhone App that Morris has released. It is a virtual Bagua Map that can be used over a floor plan or an individual room or office with instructions on how to overlay it properly.
"When you press on each of the nine squares, it will give you all the information for that section of your space. I have heard from feng shui practitioners who use it with clients as well as those new to Feng Shui that use it and love it," said Morris.
In addition to books and the iPhone App, Morris offers feng shui, energy healing, and life coaching services to clients which are available in person, by phone, or Skype. With feng shui consults, the client emails her a floor plan and she discusses with the individual whatever challenges he/she may be experiencing. Using Feng Shui and intuition, she says she is capable of honing into certain areas of someone's home to give remedies and suggestions for better energy flow.
Morris says energy healing can also be done by distance. She says in the energetic world, there is no time and space, so clients receive the same benefits whether they are in her office or thousands of miles away at home. A healing session begins with a phone consultation to gain insight into the client's intention for the session and ends with a discussion of what came up for healing, as well as any intuitive information and suggestions.
This Spring, Morris is running a Mind Body Home Special, which includes a one-hour feng shui phone consultation and a one- hour energy healing session for $120 (reg. $200).
For more information or to schedule a feng shui, healing, or life coach session with Tisha Morris, please visit http://www.tishamorris.com.
About Tisha Morris
Tisha Morris is a certified life coach, feng shui consultant, energy healer, yoga instructor, and the author of 27 Things to Feng Shui Your Home (Turner Publishing) and Feng Shui Your Life eWorkbook. Prior to entering the healing arts, she practiced law for ten years and obtained a Fine Arts degree in Interior Design.
Morris has an unique ability to heal and transform spaces by blending traditional feng shui techniques and interior design aesthetics with healing energy. In doing so, not only does the space undergo a transformation, but all those who occupy and encounter the space as well.
Morris's own transformational journey has given her invaluable experience to help others make desired changes on a holistic level in the mind body and home. In addition to working one-on-one with clients, Morris facilitates holistic workshops and is available for speaking engagements. Morris is based in Nashville, Tennessee with most of her services available in-person or by distance.


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Feeding Tips
- Dogs should be fed at the same time every day. Providing a consistent feeding schedule with the same amount, is what you dog desires and truly wants from "his master".
Feeding at the same time will keep your dog on a bathroom schedule. Do not free-feed your dog, i.e., allowing the dog to have access to food all day long. Place the proper amount in the bowl, allow your dog to eat, then pick up the bowl after 5 minutes, even if the dog doesn't eat it all.
- Don't overfeed your dog; read the guidelines on the dog food package for recommended feeding amounts.
Cockers weighing approx 30 pounds, who are eating a healthy diet, should get no more than 2/3 cups twice a day, less than 1.5 cups a day – total! Monitor your dog's weight and activity level, and make feeding adjustments as necessary. If you are mixing water into dry food you should mix 4 parts dry food to 1 part water.
- Feed your dog the same type and brand of food every day.
Sudden food changes can cause upset stomach and diarrhea. Unlike humans, a dog's digestive system cannot handle changes in food. When switching to a new food, gradually transition the dog to the new food by mixing portions of both foods until you slowly phase out the old food, approx one week. Your dog may experience diarrhea if the food is suddenly changed with no transition. If your dog has loose stool, try feeding sweet potatoes as it is a natural stool hardener. Unlike some medicines, giving too many will not make them constipated. They sell sweet potato chips for dogs in a lot of pet supply stores.
- Keep food and water bowls clean.
Keep fresh drinking water available at all times. Change the water at least once a day, more for dogs who drool.
Important Dog Food Ingredient Info
- AVOID CORN or WHEAT IN ANY DOG FOOD
- AVOID animal-by-products which may contain heads, feet, and other animal parts.
- "meal" should follow an actual animal type/meat source, e.g., chicken-meal or salmon meal, NOT poultry-meal or fish-meal. The words poultry and fish are too generic and may contain skin, bones, feathers, heads, feet, etc.
- The source of the meat should be clear, e.g., lamb or chicken, NOT lamb-by-products or chicken-by-products.
- AVOID any dry dog food that lists any grain as the primary ingredient.
- AVOID any dog food that lists more than one source of grain in the first three ingredients. Dogs should get their protein from meat, NOT GRAIN!
- AVOID preservatives and additives,e.g., artificial coloring or flavoring – they have been shown to cause health problems in dogs.
- AVOID corn, cornmeal, soy and wheat. These are difficult for dogs to digest and can cause allergies.
- Look for Vitamin E, Vitamin C or Citric Acid; they are natural, healthful supplements.
- Look for Omega-3; it is good for your dog's coat.
- "Human-grade" simply means the food is purchased from human-grade food facilities. Don't be fooled by this phrase.
- "Natural" stamped on the dog food package means nothing – there is no regulation to define this. Look for natural and/or organic on the list of ingredients.
- A blend of fruits and vegetables provides natural antioxidants.
- Check the digestibility of the protein source. For instance, fish is more digestible than muscle and organ meats.
- AVOID CORN or WHEAT IN ANY DOG FOOD
Dog Food Labels and Ingredients
The first ingredient on the label should represent what the dog food is most made out of, but beware, as this is not always the case. Using chicken as an example, when a dog food lists a meat in the ingredients such as "chicken" it is going by the weight in the meat's raw state, before it was cooked. Chicken in its raw state weighs about 80% more than it does once it is cooked and processed into a dry pellet. Once it is processed you are left with only 20% of the actual meat.
The word "meal" in an ingredient is something that was weighed after the water was taken out. For example "chicken meal" is chicken which is weighed after it has been cooked and the water has already been taken out, giving you more meat and protein per weight volume.
Therefore be aware if the ingredients read "chicken" first and "corn meal" second, the food may contain more corn than chicken. Corn is a filler that a dog's body does not utilize well, if at all. The corn gets pooped out and the dog must eat more food in order to get enough protein and nutrients that their bodies can use from the other ingredients in the food. Corn can also cause many issues. Dogs were not meant to eat corn or other grains. Corn has been linked to skin allergies, joint swelling and bloat in dogs, among other things.
It is best to feed dogs a grain-free diet. Dogs have pointy canines for ripping into meat. They do not have the proper teeth to grind up grains. A lot of dogs develop skin problems and other health issues, including bloat, due to the grains in dog food. Avoid corn, cornmeal, soy and wheat. These are difficult for dogs to digest and can cause allergies. Many grain free diets include potatoes in replace of grains. This is fine, but if your dog has yeast problems, then starch should be avoided.
While better quality dog food may cost more, the dog can eat less of it since their bodies use more of what they are eating, producing less waste. Not to mention the vet bill if your dog develops issues from consuming a low quality food. Be sure to read the ingredients label of the dog food you are using.
A poor diet can also cause a dog to shed more, have a dull coat and have body odor. Some have actually described their dog's coat as smelling like a corn chip. This is not a normal smell for a dog and is a sign that something else is wrong.
- Dogs have about 1,700 taste buds. Humans have about 9000 taste buds, and cats have about 470.
- Dogs have water taste buds, something humans do not have.
- Dogs do not crave salt the way humans do.