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A look at relationships - Mars/Venus
Mar 25, 2009, 12:49 PM »
Hi Rad etal,
I wasn't sure if I should post this on Pracitce charts or make a new topic but here might be a good practice pair.
I have a friend who appears to have a repeating trend in her relationships. She feels like this is a pattern she has had for lifetimes ( and she has with Venus squaring her nodes, Venus also ruling her SN) and she deeply wants to change this pattern. In both of her marriages the physical part started out like gang busters..lots of sex, but then gradually cooled off. In her first marriage, sex and intimacy faded after the first child. In the second marriage, the intimacy faded after about 4-5 years together. Maybe it was more the simple act of sex that faded. It doesn't feel like intimacy, true intimacy was ever there. Just surfaces.
She says she has trouble feeling love for her current husband and being intimate with him.
She is struggling with the meaning of love. She even said something like, What the heck do you base it on? How miserable you would be if they died? Then she said the only people she thinks she really loves are her two daughters and her dog and feels ashamed for admitting that.
Here is a disturbing thought she said.." I am actually more comfortable having sex with my partner if I disassociate from the personal or romantic and just do the act.- you can see that with moon/mars in the 11th but WHY is she creating this? With Venus in Cancer squaring the nodes, I realize she is attracting partners that throw her back on herself, setting up situations that do not give her what she needs. This includes the early family dynamic. With a SN in the 4th in Libra, possibly being too dependent and attached in other times. I am trying to get into the deeper aspects of chart interp and would love your feedback. How can she break out of this cycle. Obviously her depression about it is forcing her to reach out.
Jane - june 24,1949 / 8:03am Seattle Wa - 1st state indivuduated
Mike - july 3,1943 / 12:06pm Detroit, Michigan - riding edge of 3rd stage consensus/1st stage individuated
Relationship work is tough so thought this forum would be a good place to look at this mars/venus piece.
Any help would be so appreciated.
Last Edit: Mar 25, 2009, 01:56 PM by Willow
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Re: A look at relationships - Mars/Venus
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Mar 26, 2009, 11:02 AM »
Hi Willow,
Do you know to what extent this woman is in touch with her specific individuality? Is she living a life that supports her need for creative freedom and actualization? Has she given herself the freedom in life to discover who she is as a unique and independent individual, and has she allowed her partners to see, know, and experience her as such? In other words, have the roles she's played in these relationships been consistent reflections of who she feels herself to be on the inside, or has she felt any need to compromise or hide certain aspects of her nature in order to gain or sustain acceptance from the partners? Does her current partner recognize the special qualities that make her unique, and does he express to her that these qualities are valued? To what extent does he support her in living a life that allows her to explore life as an ongoing adventure in discovering and acting upon the sense of special destiny that she feels?
What I'm hearing as the root in the problems you've described, is that her dissatisfaction arises from not really feeling 'seen' for the things that make her special, and that circumstances within her committed relationship may be presenting limitations in her ability to fully focus on and pursue her own life destiny. Can you provide feedback on whether or not these things are consistent with her experience, and if not, say a little bit more about what her experience in this regard is?
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Re: A look at relationships - Mars/Venus
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Mar 26, 2009, 11:32 AM »
Hi Stacie,
Thanks for your response. This gal with her Gemini stuff has lots of ideas, many never flushed out. But she is very creative around the home, classic Cancer, and is trying to launch a new creative biz. She is into many advante garde things and is fascinated with astrology. She is trying to find herself through more alternative mediums but her creative bursts are the things that motivate her most. Because of the Gemini stuff she can be all over the place with her projects Her husband does support her, or more like she does what she wants..he is more passive in ways.. she is a take charge kind of woman - that Moon/Mars
you wrote,
"in these relationships been consistent reflections of who she feels herself to be on the inside, or has she felt any need to compromise or hide certain aspects of her nature in order to gain or sustain acceptance from the partners?"
i think the answer is no, she is removed from who she is on the inside. I do feel there is a compromising for who she is even though she is constantly creating.
The partner is sensitive and affectionate but to me they seem worlds apart.
He does support her living her life as she wishes...He has been very lazy and does not have follow through so if their finances are ever threatened because of this she totally shuts down, literally feels like she does not have any respect for him or loves him anymore, because she works so hard to bring money in.
Interestingly enough, her first husband was financially sound..zero money issues..but deep intimacy issues..this one is sensitive and affectionate but not stable financially..it feels the real issue is the same,,the lack of real depth..her attracting men that give her an exit point..ie that Moon/Mars,feels like she is running from something.
I think at this point there is more a lack of respect for him versus being in a relationship where he doesn't support her creative expression etc.
Hope this helps..
and thanks Stacie..
Last Edit: Mar 26, 2009, 11:38 AM by Willow
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Re: A look at relationships - Mars/Venus
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Mar 27, 2009, 08:35 AM »
Hi Willow, this is a great topic to discuss on the message board. The question that poped into my mind because of the south Node in Libra/4th and the Venus in Cancer sqaure the nodal axis is the nature of the kind of family enviornment she grew up in? Did her mother "go through the motions" within the relationship as she feels she is doing now? Has she been given emotional freedom and suppourt in the context of actualizing herself as an independant women/ unique person. I know with Libra/4th south node displaced emotions from childhood will certianly be an issue (especially with Venus sqaure the nodes). I am wondering if her early imprint of her mother is mirroring her own behavior in adult relationships in the current moment, or if she was given messages of support and encouragement to "break the cycle." Any info you have in the context would be great!
Thanks for posting this topic.
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Re: A look at relationships - Mars/Venus
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Mar 27, 2009, 11:21 AM »
Thanks Willow, that's good information. I'm glad Deva asked about emotional/early parental imprinting because that's an important one to understand. Can you also include if there was any early religious exposure, and if religion plays any role in the couple's life (either separately or together)?
It would helpful to know a bit more about the current husband as well. What has been his line of work in the past? In terms of generating income, has the idea been to generate money through a preexisting line of work, or is he looking to do that now through new forms of work? Is the idea for the husband to hold a steady paycheck type of job, or does he approach it through freelance stuff? When he IS generating income for the household, how does that impact your friend's role as a contributor to the couple's finances?..i.e., does she bring in a steady source of income regardless of the husband's working status, or is that something that becomes necessary only when the husband isn't earning money? Does the income she generates occur exclusively through her creative ventures, or does she also get income through jobs in which she is employed by someone else?
Is there anything that's particularly noteworthy about the husband besides the current pattern of inertia and his passive disposition?
Thanks for providinging feedback to all of these questions....this is the very important process we call
observation and correlation
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Re: A look at relationships - Mars/Venus
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Mar 28, 2009, 11:49 AM »
HI Stacie and Deva,
I will ask about some of this..we are not 'close' friends so will ask about some of this early upbringing info. I know the husband just lost his job. He was a home appraiser. She makes sporadic money on her creative projects, nothing consistent but feels limited because she claims he is relaivetley lazy and she is afraid there will not be enough funds to support some of her projects, which in my opinion could be quite lucritive, even in these times. So she fence sits even though sometimes you need to spend money to make money.
The real question is about this sexual intimacy piece.maybe it is all linked with her creatrive blocks.. fears about not having enough to follow through and being depending on someone else to make them happen..getting angry then when they drop the ball.....
I think she chose him so her soul would be forced to earn on her onw..create and earn and be the leader..NN in Aries..to look to no one for help and yet if it comes..great..
Will try and get more info..
Thanks you two..
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Re: A look at relationships - Mars/Venus
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Mar 28, 2009, 01:21 PM »
Here is some info my friend..her words..more than you may want but paints a good picture
According to my mom, I was allergic to cows milk as a newborn, and my dad would not allow mom to breast feed me so almost died of dehydration. They tried soy, that didn't work and finally, after 2 weeks, they put me on goat's milk, which worked. Rough start.
My mom told a story once where as a toddler, I hid behind the front door one night and when dad came home I came out and told him that mom hit me. Of course that made him angry at her and she was angry at me. They got divorced when I was about 2 1/2 or 3. My dad was what they now call a deadbeat parent - we rarely saw him and when we did, I was miserable. One summer I got so sick I was doubled over in pain and they sent me to the hospital. They concluded I was homesick and dad sent me home. Mom was not happy to see me - no doubt because I ruined her summer with her lover.
My older brother became "the man of the house" and he and mom were totally a team and I was the third wheel, either always in the way, or something...I think I always felt there was something wrong with me and nothing was ever said or done to help me feel I was wanted. The up side was that I had tons of freedom as a kid - almost to the point of negligence. When I was 10 we moved from Bellevue, WA to a very rural area, and I did stuff and learned stuff that today I am very grateful for and I love to tell those stories. Life wasn't entirely good though as I feared and hated my step-dad(s). Remarkably, this was the first time I remember ever getting any positive attention or praise from my mom, and it was because I helped her raise my baby brothers. I was a natural mother, which was a huge help to her. I continued to take care of my two baby brothers when we left Washington and moved to California in 1963 - and all the way up until I got married at the age of 19 and moved out (whew, was I tired of babysitting by then).
My Gramma. who I loved dearly, was very spiritual, but not religious in the sense of going to church because her life as a child in a Lutheran family had been extremely harsh (Minnesota farm; her mother "was an angel" but all 9 kids -even the girls - had to work the fields & her father beat them all). So Gramma raised my mom & her siblings with total religious freedom and I think my Gramma just set an example by praying. Bless her soul, she prayed on her knees at the side of her bed every night of her life. Mom gave us no religious training whatsoever, no doubt thinking that what was good for her was good for us. Gramma Julie gave me a bible for my 12th birthday and I still have it.
I 'm not sure I ever "felt" loved by mom. She was very critical of me and I hate to admit that I am also a very critical person, which I have had to look at many times because my kids won't tolerate it, it wreaks havok in a relationship, and it's kept my self esteem low for most of my life. One thing I learned when I was in my 30's that totally blew me away was Gramma told me that mom always used to tell her that she thought I was special. Actually, this pissed me off - why on earth didn't she ever tell ME that? sheesh.
One final note: My dad was and is a very creative man - a total ass-hole - but very creative. My mom was creative in a practical way (Virgo) and she could literally make something from nothing. I know that this is where I got my ability to be so resourceful and creative at the same time. Quick example: when I was 10, mom was sewing a jumpsuit for my baby brother and I wanted to learn how to sew so she got up, told me to read the directions and I made the jumpsuit all by myself - she helped me thread the maching. I've been sewing ever since and teaching myself to do things all my life.
I like that now when I review my childhood, a little less energy goes into resenting the adults in my life, and more energy goes into feeling good about the good stuff.
so hope this helps some..thanks again..Willow
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Re: A look at relationships - Mars/Venus
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Mar 28, 2009, 02:10 PM »
Hi Willow, thanks for that info.
One thing we can see right off the bat is that both of these souls are INDEPENDENTLY working on exposing unconscious expectations that each have in relation to intimate relationship and specifically relationship partners. Both have a pattern of expecting their partners to measure up to some ultimate ideal/imagery of the 'perfect partner'...expecting their partners to be defacto gods and goddesses...the root of this is primarily unconscious. As a general pattern, both tend to become aware of their projected expectations when the partner fails to measure up to the projected ultimate ideal, and/or when the partner fails to adequately supply the needs that are being projected onto them. When those needs go unmet, the one who is doing the projecting will have a tendency to see the partner as the source of the problem, and begin to relate to that partner through a filter of what's wrong, what's lacking in that partner, creating a progressive underlying void in their feelings, sense of intimacy, and love for that partner. The core issue begins with the expectations of the partner to measure up to the ultimate standard that each imagines, and this in combination with the projection of needs, versus the self-reliant meeting of their own needs, reinforces the karmically problematic dynamic we call conditional love..."i will love you IF...". This reflects a condition wherein the basis of the relationship itself equals a context of 'use'...of being in relationship for self-interest, to get their own needs met through the partner. The problem here is, and why this becomes karmically problematic, is because this situation will lead to either an oppressive stagnation in which they resign themselves to a life together without any meaningful personal or soul communion taking place, or, an abandonment of some kind will occur when one partner decides that the need which brought them into the relationship has been met, or they are sick of that need not being met, and thus the decision becomes that there is nothing more to gain from that partner. The partner who gets abandoned will often be left feeling unresolved about why the relationship ended, and why they were abandoned by that partner. That sets up future lifetimes in which the couple will meet again, with the intention to confront what was not confronted, and to recover that which was left unresolved....however, as long as they continue to look to each other to provide the essential needs that they are meant to be providing for themselves, this basic theme of use and abandoment and/or tolerating a void of intimacy will repeat. it will go on and on until the lesson is finally realized. This woman and her current husband have been together for many, many, many lifetimes, and this has been a CORE issue that these two have been trying to work out (composite 12th house pluto conjunct balsamic venus). They are needing to learn how to develop unconditional love for one another...no more "I will love you IF"...and to replace this with a genuine orientation of "I will love you no matter what you do". The way this can be done is in realizing that the ultimate partner they are seeking cannot be found in another human being, but in their personal relationship with what we call God, however they define it. Only God has the capacity to supply the kind of needs they have been seeking from each another...no human partner will ever have the capacity to supply these kinds of needs, so the first step occurs by inwardly embracing that fact. When that acceptance occurs, there will be less compulsion to unconsciously project these kinds of needs onto other people, and there will be an inner recognition that because of their relationship with their Creator, the means of fulfilling these needs will reside within themselves. When they realize the means of fulfilling these needs resides within themselves, they will find that the very basis of attraction to intimate partners will be based on a natural soul resonance and likeness of mind, values, and goals. When relationships are formed on this basis, both partners will be able to independently grow throughout the course of time that they are together, as well continue ongoing growth as a merged unit.
The current problem of lacking sexual desire for the current husband is based on the the woman's existing motive for being in the relationship. This is not the first time this pattern has manifested between the two. What has occurred in the past is that the woman has, 1) not been completely honest with herself about her reasons for being in relationship with this man, and 2) because she has not been honest with herself, she has not had the capacity to be honest with him. Because she has not been honest with him, he has not had the opportunities to understand her real needs, let alone support them. What has happened is the woman has tolerated the relationship until the emotional estrangement simply could not be tolerated any longer, resulting in sudden leavings, which has had a very traumatic and wounding affect upon the husband because the husband had been unaware of the depth and reality of her dissatisfaction, and wasn't given the chance to do anything about it....he senses the emotional distance/withdrawal, but can't put his finger on what it is, which reinforces feelings in him that there is something intrinsically wrong with him....that who he is is somehow unworthy of real love. A factor that is very important for the woman to understand, is that in evolutionary terms, the husband is interfacing with a very difficult evolutionary transition. The very core and essence of security as he has known it, has been linked with an identity that has known itself as a reflection of traditional societal norms, traditional definitions that society has assigned to the male gender. He is no longer inwardly identifying with these definitions, and that is creating a very deep crises with himself about how to be and survive in a world that doesn't recognize the individuality that is natural to him. This is a huge source of the current inertia. The crises of not being able to any longer identify with the traditional male imagery induces a core feeling of hopelessness, as if there is nowhere for him to go, or nothing of value that he can do in the context of the external world, because the very basis of who he thought he was, is being progressively realized to be a bankrupt illusion, and that illusion is simply no longer working...the motivation to sustain this illusion is at a point of almost total exhaustion. This woman can do a great service to her husband by drawing upon the very realizations that she herself has had in prior lifetimes, i.e., what it's like to experience that crises, and what it has taken for her to progressively embrace who SHE is, and progressively throw off all the imposed expectations of society and external authorities of who THEY have wanted her to be, and find the courage to discover who she really is, and build a life around it. If she can get in touch with this nature of compassion, and make an effort to see who her husband really is, his actual individuality, if she can listen for his
needs, she will be able to be as a great support as he embarks on discovering and establishing a more authentic and natural relationship to himself. Once he accesses this, he will find more confidence in finding new ways to be integrated in society, meaning he will find relevant opportunities to generate income and do this in an empowered, life-affirming way. The core evolutionary lesson correlating to first house pluto, is learning how to see others needs as just as legitimate and important as one's own. In learning how to give to others in ways that help them meet their own needs, the first house pluto discovers that their own needs get met as a natural result....
I'm on a lunch break so have to stop here...i didn't have enough time to put in all the astrological correlations for what was just written, so if you have a question about what symbols are correlating to specific statements, please let me know and I'll provide the info when I get home from work.
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Re: A look at relationships - Mars/Venus
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Mar 30, 2009, 10:12 AM »
Hi Stacie,
Thank you SO much for your generous response to this relationship query. I would love to know more of the astro symbols..maybe you could drop some of them into the already written content. It feels to be right on, especially the "I will love you if"..but also many pearls in there..thanks again.
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Re: A look at relationships - Mars/Venus
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Mar 30, 2009, 12:59 PM »
There are a number of dynamics and issues that would cause this effect. First, with the Nodal Axis being in Libra/ Aries, which her Venus is Cancer squares, this correlates to what we can call an emotional paradox linked with her needs for relationship, and her need for independence and freedom. These dual desires obviously go in the opposite direction. Because of this dynamic, of itself, it causes a Soul to choose partners that only embody some of her core needs, and not all. So each partner will reflect some of her needs, but not all of them. This is an unconscious way of creating exit points, or separations in order for her opposing desire for freedom to occur.
Within this dynamic is the issue of lifetimes of trauma that remain unresolved. This of course is seen in the dominate 11th house of hers including her Mars/Moon conjunction in Gemini. It is also seen through the cusps of her 7th and 8th houses in Aquarius. With the ruler of those signs being in Cancer with her Sun this demonstrates not only that some of the traumas happened with her families of origin, but also through intimate relationships, marriages, and sexual traumas of different kinds. When a Soul creates traumas that remain unresolved the natural consequence to that is EMOTIONAL DETACHMENT: very hard to engage the emotional body because the unresolved traumas create a Soul fear of doing so. And for her those fears will all be in the emotional fear of being wide open and vulnerable to anyone except perhaps to her children and pets.
As a result of this she has learned to primarily relate to others on an intellectual and physical basis: her Moon and Mars in Gemini, and the detachment of Aquarius in general. The Mars/ Moon in Gemini has causes a high degree of restlessness because of the need for all kinds of adventures linked with self-discovery: Mars is the ruler of her N.Node in Aries. This can in turn cause of another fear, and that is the fear of being entrapped by others. So this fear, of itself, can also then contribute to not emotionally engaging with intimate others. This is very deep issue within her because of recent past lifetimes in which the intimate other has been very possessive and has attempted to restrict her need for freedom and self-discovery, partners that wanted her to be a vicarious extension of themselves. This is seen in her Saturn in Virgo in the 2nd which is squaring her Moon/Mars conjunction, and also squaring her Chiron in Sagittarius in her 5th house.
From a purely sexual point of view her Soul has also desired all kinds of sexual adventures and ways of being sexual. This creates it's own kind of sexual restlessness that can become bored with any given partner after a certain amount of time. When she first meets up with someone who shares whatever her sexual desires are at any given time then the sexual dynamics can be quite exciting and physically intense. Yet without any real emotional content this will almost always lead to boredom for her, loosing her sexual desire or interest in the partner altogether.
With Venus squaring her Nodal Axis this also correlates to 'skipped steps'. So this will correlate to attracting partners, in this life, whom she has been involved with in other lifetimes in which something was not finished between them. These partners will then trigger all the dynamics that are being discussed here, and, because of that, sustain her orientation to relationships the way they have been.
In the end until she resolves the nature of the traumas that have brought her into this life, or finds a partner who understands this and encourages her to understand and resolve what those traumas are, the dynamic that you are asking about will simply be sustained.
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Re: A look at relationships - Mars/Venus
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Mar 30, 2009, 04:20 PM »
Thank you so much..that was extremely helpful..and all the astrology made perfect sense of course....
How does one resolve the nature of the traumas? Or how would she be able to uncover that for herself?
the WHY for the traumas?
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Re: A look at relationships - Mars/Venus
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Mar 31, 2009, 09:47 AM »
Hi Willow,
Any Soul can access the nature of their traumas if there is a desire to do so. Desire is always the key. She will know of course of the 'symptoms' of her behaviors such as her inability to engage her emotions and just wanting the sex to purely physical. That is a symptom. The symptom has a cause. This can then be accessed, if their is a desire to do so, by honest self-introspection. That introspection can be assisted by others who have the capacity to asked highly skilled questions that have the affect of inducing awareness of the causes. These people could be skilled therapists including those that have the ability to do past life regressions. It could also be also be fairly evolved intimate others who have that capacity to pose the relevant types of questions and it could also be friends that she trusts without question who also have that ability. It could be a skilled Evolutionary Astrologer as well who can trace the sequence of her prior lifetimes and help her understand the reasons and causes for each of them that have all lead to the current life.
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Galv, Galv… Galv!
AV hasn't been going in my favor. More losses than wins. There was one win where a small but determined defense managed to slaughter the Horde over and over again on our bridge, but that rarely goes well.
The problem is Galv… Or Galv and the 1/2 dozen Horde assisting him.
Well that's a part of the problem, the other problem is the 35 lemmings I'm playing with.
One AV I was in the other day started with a healthy amount of discussion before the battle began.
It's a shame the conversation was toxic, well pointless at least.
Are we winning?
No the Horde are slaughtering us BG after BG.
They cane as at Galv, we can never get passed him.
Ok, skip Galv, force our way up to Drek.
You are such a noob!
Who is the noob?
Well the noob boot is on your foot buddy!
Even though it was discussed before the battle began.
Even though wave after wave of Alliance was slaughtered at Galv, only about 5 of us tried to alter the strategy.
Finally, about 10 minutes into the battle, reinforcements at 200 to the Horde's 500 the Alliance changed tack. They saw we had somehow managed to take IBGY, and most of them started moving forward. Most, not all, some still threw their corpses at Galv.
The Horde are in our base eating our babies.
I looked at the map and found myself typing.
Good work folks, 5 minutes late though.
The Horde are in our base eating our babies!
Sure enough, the map revealed that our bunkers and GY belonged to the Horde and they were starting on Van
Meanwhile, we had barley left the starting zone.
Spot the smart ones
While I appreciate taking Galv down is the standard strategy, helps our reinforcements and makes the battle with Drek easier, it only makes sense if you can one-shot Galv.
The Horde are on to us, they have changed from their turtle defense tactic to small defense at Galv while massive turtle in Offense.
As they have changed their losing tactic to a winning one, while you grasp desperately to what has become a losing tactic, they are smarter than you.
Let me repeat this…
The Horde are smarter than the Alliance!
I admit only marginally, they lost for long enough with the turtle defense. At least the had the smarts to change tactics.
Next time someone suggests an alternative strategy to the one that ensures you lose, take a chance, you may just win before your reinforcements run out.
There are towers in that there EoTS.
Change of battleground, but the Horde are still eating our babies.
Since when did the strategy go from grab two bases and push the other two while grabbing the occasional flag (ok I am acknowledging capturing the flag), to taking one base and grabbing the flag?
- 1/2 the team rush MT
Ok, good. Overkill, but at least you are taking it.
- 1/2 the team rush the flag.
Mmmm no folks, how about we take DR 1st?
- The other 1/2 rush DR.
Hang on, I have run out of halves. It's just me there… Ohh and 1/2 the Horde forces.
Here's a tip folks, I think I used to lose only 1 in 10 games playing this tactic.
- 1 person take MT
- 1 person take DR
- Everyone else split evenly and take the two Horde towers (yes, ignore the flag right now).
That way we will have as many, if not more (because the Horde noobs will be rushing the flag) at what would normally be Horde bases.
There is a chance that the Horde bases will be ours before they score a point, yes even before MT and DR have converted for us.
But here's the thing, while the only bases on the map are either neutral or Alliance, the Horde can only spawn in their starting zone.
This means…
- They have a long run.
- They have to choose which tower to attack, which means their forces will be divided.
- They can't cap the flag even if they grab it.
- We can sit at the bottom of their base and slaughter them as they respawn.
- Many will be so demoralized that they will quit the BG.
How do you think you win 1600/0?
Why make things harder on yourself, on me…
Take their towers 1st!
I'm tired of the Horde eating my babies. Please let me feast on Belf wings and Orc knuckles!
Gnomer and Out, Squidly and Stout!
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Looking out at the rolling land that had been a part of his family for decades, David Pursell saw the opportunity for something special — an 18-hole research and demonstration golf course that would change the way people viewed an entire industry.
The Pursell family bought their first parcels of land in the pristine countryside in Sylacauga, Ala., during the 1970s. Over the years, they purchased more land to create a 3,500-acre property called Pursell Farms. For much of the land's history, it had been used for farming cotton from the early 1800s until about 1950 when pasturing cattle became its primary use.
The history of the land not only explains how the land was used in the past, but how it came to be used today. For Pursell, respecting the land's history and maintaining its beauty were the underlying factors that shaped his vision more than 20 years ago.
"Our main consideration was environmental harmony," Pursell says. "We had the ability to enhance the property, and I wanted to prove that running a golf course on the land actually improves it environmentally."
To accomplish this, Pursell wanted to design a golf course like no other. He wanted the golf course to offer more than just a great game in a beautiful setting; he wanted it to set an example. So Pursell opted to design the world's first research and demonstration golf course, created to show turf and golf industry innovation and product performance through the course's ability to serve as a living laboratory and ongoing focus group for industry leaders.
FarmLinks Golf Club is the product of Pursell's vision. The 18-hole, championship Hurdzan-Fry Golf Course Design, which opened in June 2003, was built by Landscapes Unlimited Inc. of Lincoln, Neb. It makes up about 800 acres and was designed to incorporate the various natural elements, such as lakes and ponds, streams, rolling hills and mountains, wetlands and wildlife, found in the 3,500-acre property. The golf course measures 7,444 yards from its back tees, and multiple tees are offered to accommodate golfers of any level.
FarmLinks is owned by the Pursell family in conjunction with their family business, Pursell Technologies Inc. (PTI), which as a developer and manufacturer of controlled-release fertilizers has a vested interest in both the golf and turf industries.
Unlike the theory behind the Field of Dreams that "If you build it, they will come," Pursell knew he would need to do more than just build the golf course for industry leaders to take notice of the research and demonstrations being conducted there. His solution was to enroll premier turf industry companies into the FarmLinks venture. This way, people could see real products such as fertilizers, grasses and compact equipment being used in a real-world setting.
For two years now, FarmLinks has strived to set an example in the golf and turf industries by experimenting with processes in hopes of discovering improvements others can benefit from. A major component in making Pursell's vision a success is not only the ground superintendents he hires, but also the equipment and products they use.
Mark Langner, director of agronomy and applied research for FarmLinks, arrived at the golf course two months before it opened. A large part of Langner's job consists of keeping up with the constantly changing golf course. For example, just one year after FarmLinks opened, Langner and his team completely switched the grasses on the course.
"One of the things that we wanted to do was put in different grass types that would give people the opportunity to see the grasses grow in the golf course environment and the different management techniques, including fertilizing and mowing," he says.
For the June 2004 sod project, Langner's team changed three fairways from Tiftsport bermudagrass to 419 bermudagrass. Some other areas of the golf course that were primarily Tiftsport bermudagrass were replaced with Zorro Zoysia and Seashore Paspalum. And in rough and shaded areas, they placed Thermal Blue bluegrass.
"The Tiftsport was kind of a new generation of bermudagrass. We wanted to put down the old standby 419 Bermuda so that we can see if there was any difference between the two when we do our fertility tests," Langner says.
On fairway No. 4, Langner and his team helped the sod company by unloading four truckloads of sod and hauling them to the course using an all-wheel steer loader. Currently, FarmLinks uses all-wheel steer loaders with several attachments to perform many groundskeeping duties on the golf course.
Oftentimes, golf courses use a front-end loader or another piece of large equipment to unload sod, but Langner says he has found that compact equipment works better because it is easier to maneuver. Skid-steer loaders can also be used for the job, but usually plywood must be placed on the course to prevent turf disturbance — a procedure that takes added time. FarmLinks groundskeepers use equipment that enables operators to have two machines in one because with the flip of a switch inside the cab they can go from skid-steer to all-wheel steer mode.
It took FarmLinks workers two hours to unload the four truckloads and transport the sod to the fairway. Typically, each truckload holds between 25,000 and 30,000 pounds of sod. A pallet of sod can range from 1,200 to 1,800 pounds, which is why the 3,000-pound rated operating capacity of a machine is critical when lifting heavy loads of sod, fertilizer, and other materials, Langner says.
"In this industry, we deal with a lot of materials that come in ton increments and you have to have a loader that can handle at least a ton," he says.
For Langner, having good equipment to maintain the golf course means everything. And as part of their mission to be a research and demonstration ground, Langner says others in the golf and turf industry can learn from their example how valuable compact equipment can be.
"A lot of times it's not really Mother Nature and outside elements that kills turf grass, it's the superintendents that do. So we need to have equipment that can make our jobs better and easier," he says. "If you can cut out having three or four pieces of equipment that basically do the same thing, then you can save your golf club capital."
Thus far, FarmLinks has seen nothing but success. What started as just a dream for Pursell has turned into a major endeavor that has captured the attention of many leaders in the golf and turf industries. Not only did Pursell find the resources needed to get FarmLinks built, but he has also found the equipment needed to maintain his dream and teach others along the way.
Tara Deering is a technical writer for Two Rivers Marketing (Des Moines, Iowa).
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LETTER- Virtue means caring for sick
Barbara Rich advocated euthanasia as a means of helping senile elderly people [July 13 essay: "Terminal? More than breath required for life"].
Arguing that being "alive" is limited to those who are "aware" or "able to fully respond to the everyday joys and sorrows of life" is unnecessarily cruel.
It's true that "cognitive powers of memory and reason" are profoundly human traits that make life special, but just because they are weak should not imply that all such people lack an "essential meaning." Our consciences should tell us that killing such people, even with good intentions, is a bad thing.
Ancients like Aristotle, and Medievals like Aquinas advised the pursuit of virtue before seeking the other definitions of a "quality" ("prosperous?" "comfortable?") life.
Certainly, we will not be always happy. Some may never really be. However, focusing on virtue and the essential goodness of all human beings involves dealing with the sick and needy in what may be difficult ways: feeding them, lifting them in and out of places, cleaning soiled clothing, talking and listening as best we can, and perhaps even living with them. We should never mistake difficult lives for lives that we could do better without.
It would be like taking the despairing Jaques' words for truth at the end of As You Like It: "Last scene of all,/That ends this strange eventful history,/Is second childishness and mere oblivion,/Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything."
Just because it appears like a return to early childhood, life does not lose its meaning. Then we could just as quickly eliminate the unwanted infants, or even just cut all life off at an earlier, pleasanter stage.
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A woman with fantastic dance moves took to the song "Tootsee Roll" to alleviate her labor pains.
Yuki Nishizawa of Boston, Massachusetts, put on a little show at Brigham and Women's Hospital just before the birth of her son.
Yuki and the baby's father Connell Cloyd welcomed Coji Nishizawa-Cloyd into the world around 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 19.
The latest news from around the state
"She's the best dancer! And, it worked," Connell told necn.
He originally posted the video clip on his Facebook page.
Click here to watch the original "Tootsee Roll" video by 69 Boyz. We don't think they have anything on Yuki.
We're sending best wishes to the entire family, whose labor video has become a social media phenomenon.


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Lowering generation costs can be achieved through accelerated development, which cuts installation costs, and increases investor confidence by lowering risk premiums. Exploitation of higher wind speeds further offshore is also desirable, but that brings an extra cost for building in deeper water further from shore.
Productivity offshore needs to be roughly double that onshore to deliver electricity at the same price — this is rarely likely to be the case. The difference between productivity on- and offshore is usually modest: in 2009, the UK offshore capacity factor — the ratio of actual energy produced in relation to the nameplated output — was 33.7%. An onshore figure of 26.9% suggested offshore was 25% more productive.
In Denmark the differential was bigger: offshore wind delivered a 35.4% capacity factor in 2010; onshore it was 19.7%, giving an apparent offshore advantage of around 80%. But this may be misleading. Productivity data compared on the basis of energy production per square metre of rotor area show onshore wind delivered 714kWh/m2 of rotor area, with offshore at 1,173kWh/m2 — 64% more. Longer term, Denmark has high hopes for offshore wind and expects more than 1.3GW installed by 2020, delivering an average capacity factor of 45.4%, by going further offshore and to more windy sites. This is 63% higher than the 27.8% expected onshore factor.
Better by half
Across the EU as a whole, taking data from submissions to the National Renewable Energy Plans, the average capacity factors anticipated are 23.8% onshore and 36.5% offshore, making offshore productivity 54% higher. The biggest gap is in Italy, where the onshore figure is expected to be 17.1% and the offshore figure is almost double, at 33.6%. At the other end of the spectrum, Poland and Sweden expect offshore to deliver the same as, or slightly lower than, onshore, see Offshore table, left.
With offshore installed costs double that of onshore's, wind speeds need to be higher to realise the same generation cost, see the Wind Speeds table above.
If offshore installation costs can be reduced, mainly through accelerated development, then required wind speeds drop. However, as wind speeds of the magnitude shown in the Wind Speeds table are rare, cost parity may be difficult to realise, although less so at lower onshore speeds.
The German Wind Energy Institute has measured an average wind speed of 9.9m/s at 100 metre height at a mast near the Alpha Ventus wind farm, in the North Sea. Wind speeds of this order can produce output capacity factors around 50%. With relatively low German onshore wind speeds producing capacity factors around 15-25%, offshore wind generation costs are likely to match onshore winds there sooner than they do elsewhere.
Possible reductions in offshore costs
While timing is uncertain, there is a general expectation that accelerated development will bring down the cost of offshore wind possibly faster than onshore, so closing the gap in generation costs.
The pursuit of higher wind speeds is a goal of most offshore developers: a 10% increase in wind speed results in a 20% increase in electricity production. But this involves moving further offshore, with higher costs for longer cables and maintenance, as personnel take longer to travel to the turbines. Deeper waters further offshore may also push up the cost of foundations. This may eventually be limited by floating turbines, but there is little data yet on these. Going to deeper waters means that capital costs, alone, will not be a reliable guide to offshore cost trends. The influence of water depth and distance from shore on installed costs is illustrated in the High Winds diagram overleaf.
Larger turbines are likely to lead to lower costs and the announcement by the Fraunhofer Institute, the German government-funded research centre, about a facility to test blades for 180-metre diameter turbines suggests that the practical limits on size that have long been discussed are not yet constraining development.
Learning curve
The greatest potential for offshore cost reduction comes from increased deployment, which brings savings through the phenomenon referred to as "learning by doing" or "experience curves". This simply means that the greater the production, the more the cost falls, and the more that is made, the better the efficiency and quality. This is observed in a wide range of technologies, from consumer durables to aircraft. With wind energy there was a steady downward trend in installed costs from around 1985 to 2005. A number of studies suggested that the "progress ratio" for onshore wind was around 90%. That means that a doubling of production led to costs falling from, say, €1,000/kW to €900/kW. However, onshore and offshore price trends were disrupted from around 2007 because of rapid increases in the price of steel and other key components, plus a shortage of turbines, which enabled manufacturers to improve low margins. Turbine prices increased by about 20%, pushing up offshore installation costs by around 50%. Commentators are now cautious in projecting future cost reductions.
Other factors in the move towards larger installations may bring reductions, as some costs will stay the same for producing more megawatts: specialist equipment hire, site investigation costs and bank fees. Recent reports suggest a fall in installation costs of 25% to 40%.
Generation costs
Offshore generation costs may fall as investors become more confident, enabling the risk premium to fall, especially in the UK and the US, which have fully liberalised energy markets. UK offshore wind has a 1% risk premium compared with onshore wind. A government analysis suggests this premium is unlikely to fall in the near future, but that is more to do with the institutional framework than the technology. In North America, a premium on the embryonic offshore market may remain for a few years until experience grows.
There is strong expectation that all wind generation costs will fall in the future, with the onshore-offshore gap likely to narrow, but not disappear — although a recent US report suggests there may be parity soon after 2020.


text: My daughter asked me a shocking question Saturday evening, " Dad, take me riding to these places you always talk about". :eek1 Let me expand this somewhat. My daughter has never had a great interest in motorcycles, and I have never pushed the issue. Sometimes she gets a little curious when I am in the garage working on one of the old bikes, but that is usually the extent of it. Erica is now becoming a teenager, and sometimes Dad feels a little left out, so I seized the opportunity to spend some with her on the bike. Since the divorce eight years ago, and 50/50 custody, my weekends are usually filled with cheerleading, softball, and sleepovers. Add to this the rigors of teen blossoming, boys, cell phone, etc., I was very excited ! BTW- Some of the pics will be blurry to you, but very clear to me. The true love of my life, Erica Plenty of these signs during the day Unique river rock abandoned store, that Erica thought was "neat" Erica: "Will this bike go down beside that river ?" Dad: "Sure it will" We then headed towards an area called Mortimer, NC. Mortimer was a logging town around the turn of the century that was washed away by a large flood (in the 1920's/). A few buildings remain, including an old factory that was supposed ly one of the largest cotton mills in the southeast. Concrete remnants can be seen all along the river bottom where it stood. Part of the boiler room and some of the boilers are still intact, if you know where they are. The Mortimer store, still in use Erica:"can we see some waterfalls ?" More gravel roads to waterfalls, in fact, the rest of the day was spent on gravel seeing waterfalls. Time for a lunch break, MRE's under a rock ledge, in the rain. Best lunch ever ! Granfather Mountain & BRP Viaduct bridges From Grandfather Mountain on to Linville falls Down Old NC 105 to Wisemans View, these are all in the general area where the movie "Last of The Mohicans" was filmed. Linville Gorge Daddy's girl (last one, I promise) Erica's back was hurting after six hours of riding, and it was one and a half hours home, so off we go ! When we arrived home she stumbled to her bed and stayed for the next four hours, back to typical teen life again. This was the best ride a father could ever ask for ! So dad's, hang in there you might get lucky too !


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Monday, September 27, 2010
Eat, Pray, Lust (aka Gigi in Newtown)...
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I discovered your blog a short while ago and I really enjoy your writing. But this post was too much. Made me wanna leave the office right now, and head there for a potato pizza and a slice of ricotta cheesecake (at least). Funny that I live 6 minutes away from Gigi and have never bothered to eat there, but I surely will.
- September 27, 2010 at 4:21 PM
- amanda said...
hey later! glad you like the blog. i had the same experience, never noticed the place, asked jessica how long theyd been opened, she said 4 years and i couldnt believe it. i always work from word of mouth so sometimes you find these gems slowly eh! if youre near gigi youre also near iiza on 184 king. its this jap place ive been going to a fair bit if you fancy that type of food, i havent had the sushi but love all the soup, tofu and dumplings, you should try it if you havent already. really clean and friendly. where do you go in newtown?
- September 27, 2010 at 5:27 PM
- tasteofbeirut said...
I am discovering your blog through Fouad's, a mutual Lebanese/virtual friend/blogger; love your writing style! and that potato pizza got me wishing I had brought my mandoline to Beirut instead of leaving it back in the US!
- September 29, 2010 at 11:04 AM
- amanda said...
hey taste! i wish fouad was only a virtual friend but i have to very occasionally suffer him in the real world! great to meet you and thankyou. you live in beirut then? my parents are from a valley in the north, loved lebanon its so beautiful.
- September 29, 2010 at 12:44 PM
- Kt said...
I just came across your blog and my god if we weren't drinking cocktails too far from Newtown I'd abandon what's cooking in the oven and head to Gigi's and get me some potato pizza.
I first had it in Italy, my friend and I secretly scoffed as the people whose house we were visiting with her aunts served it up. We should've known. Italians would know what to put on a pizza!
I've been past this place a million times and never noticed it really...or thought to go in and try it I suppose. It's now on our list of places we must go to.
- October 1, 2010 at 3:03 AM
- amanda said...
hey kt, it must have been amazing in italy, can only imagine. let me know if you like it when you get around to trying it x
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I'm off to genealogy heaven—a week-long intensive educational experience, the National Institute on Genealogical Research (NIGR), held in Washington D.C. at the National Archives.
My hope is to write a *brief* blog entry every day. I've heard that the days will be long and busy, and I'm not even sure I have a clear goal in mind for these posts, so we'll see what really gets written here at Saint Cross Upheaval.
Right now I'm feeling over-packed and under-prepared. As was recommended for preparation, I've read Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives (3rd edition). I had intended to have nice focused research plans for a few projects at the Library of Congress and the National Archives, but what with grading papers and putting together a seminar syllabus and life in general, my research plans remain less focused than I'd like. Which means my research time will not be spent as efficiently as it should.
I do have goals for the NIGR experience. I'm looking to learn more about federal records and become familiar with the Washington D.C. repositories that we'll be visiting; I especially want to learn about military records, one of my weak areas. I'm excited about spending a week getting to know 39 other experienced genealogists, and meeting our instructors. I know a couple of the other attendees, and I'm looking forward to sharing this experience with them. I am NOT looking forward to the 100 degree temperatures that are forecast for next week!
I love to learn, so it should be quite a week!


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As news broke of non-farm payrolls growing 236,000 in February 2013 and the U.S. unemployment rate dropping to 7.7%, Barnard economics professor David Weiman was tapped to explain the events and impact. He analyzed the data for The Street, a financial news service.
"The unemployment news is good but it's still a mixed picture. I was looking at the full report and people were still not entering the labor force at the rate you'd like to see. That would be a real indication of a robust recovery," he said. Watch the full interview.
Prof. Weiman is the Alena Wels Hirschorn '58 Professor of Economics. He specializes in 19th and 20th century U.S. economic history and the political economy of contemporary U.S. criminal justice policy. His research in economic history focuses on the evolution of banking-payments and telecommunications networks.


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Final Journeys
Parm had not anticipated a message from Silvertongue.
The crow, that often accompanied him, had heard news twittered from sparrow
to sparrow, sparrow to wren, wren to lark, and once the larks understood the
news, the crows were not late in knowing it as well.
Arahn was alive. Arahn was free.
Parm felt tears well up in his eyes and as he sat in Tharbad, working hard to finish
a letter to the new king of Rohan, that he might have permission to visit their
archives in the Golden Hall.
The urgency of his journey was transported into something like a blessing. It was
as if he had received an embrace from Eru, or that the Valar had come to him
to restore his health and remove the new burden of his aging.
Silvertongue, however, was more than a messenger. He was also profoundly wise.
"Maaasterrr Paaarrrm," the creature croaked characteristically.
"You arrre now in dirrrrect line of Leorniiiirrrr's wrrrath."
"I know, my friend," responded Parm, musing more and more on this matter.
Parm knew that Leonir's rage upon discovering Arahn's escape and flight to
Rohan would imperil the King's house as well. Even so, the king of all Middle
Earth, protector of Gondor, Arnor, and Rohan, would not brook any such stroke
of vengeance without dire consequence. Nevertheless, Parm recognized the truth
of Silvertongue's words.
"He will not assault us directly out of wrath. No. We can expect, however,
a storm of fury of some kind. When it will come and how it will come is up to
that servant of the Great Shadow, though denials that any such allegiance
existed would sputter indignantly from Leonir's lips," continued the bard.
"We must make sure our scarecrows do more to alert us to danger than merely
ward off errant birds!" exclaimed Willum.
"Indeed!" Parm replied
"We do not fearff the scarecroooows..." croaked Silvertongue. "We fearfff the men
behind them. We areeee not that simple-miiiinded."
"I am well-rebuked," Parm smiled.
"Wherrre will you meeeet yourrr chiiild?" Silvertongue queried.
"At Rohan, " Parm answered with curt but not necessarily unfeeling replay.
"There is much to be answered for."
"To be true!" Willum enjoined. "At lease for all the troubles he caused in
"Yes...." trailed off Parm, "Much to consider. so very muuuch....".
Then Parm felt the tug of drowsiness pull on him, and he allowed his head to
nod and he was soon asleep.


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Travis Snider struck out with the bases loaded in the sixth against the Yankees yesterday and Bo Jacksoned his bat in two. It was pretty cool, especially considering that Snider went on to win the game with a two-out double in the 10th. As you know, we can't show you the video, lest we step on MLB's god-given right to rent-seek. So here's another stupid drawing. Hang it on your fucking fridge, Selig.
If you really want to watch, you can find the highlight at MLB.com: Where Baseball is Always On™. Don't forget to send us your contest videos.
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The singer opens up about how hard it was to carry two babies at once. Plus, she and hubby Nick Cannon dish about diaper duty!
On her first official television appearance since the birth of her twins Moroccan and Monroe aka Roc & Roe Mariah Carey appears on HSN to debut her apparel line and gets a lovely visit from hubby Nick Cannon while on air and they talk about the babies!!


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Will this do anything for us?
I've noticed a few more small issues...
Will this do anything for us?
I've noticed a few more small issues...
It might, but we've already got the next set of fixes underway. The next experimental Mac driver is especially promising, but it won't show up in our builds until things stabilize with it.
We're still deciding how it will work. We have several options. It will be more than a regular Updater update, though, since it requires a new dmg install.
Please know that your work is very much appreciated. I now rarely have to spin up Parallels to run Bibleworks, since the vast majority of functionality for sermon prep, quick word studies, or the occasional "hmm, I wonder . . ." types of questions work just fine in the "Crossover/Wine" version. I'm excited!
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I have always been a savy and safe online shopper because I follow these rules...
1. Only use sites that you are familiar with
If a website doesn't seem legit it probably isn't. I only use websites of name brand stores or sites like Amazon.com. Also, don't be fooled by those websites claiming to have Louboutin's and Birkin bags at sale prices. You will receive "Kristen Louboutin's" in the mail, if you know what I mean.
2. Don't go crazy!
It is easy to get overwhelmed when shopping for items online and it easy to want to buy everything because it is all infront of you. I suggest making a budget and then adding desired items to your little shopping cart on what ever website you use. Then, review your items and delete the ones you don't really need until your budget is met.
3. Use PayPal
Paypal is an easy and secure way to shop online. Paypal accounts keep your credit card information secure and make it really fast and easy to order items.
4. Order Confirmations
When ever you order from a website make sure you recieve an order confirmation email. Confirmations give you shipping information and order information incase there is a problem.
5. Email
Websites tend to promotional emails along with ordering items and that can get annoying. Have a separate email for online orders.
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Sunday, January 07, 2007
Trader Joe's
This one is a few blocks from Camp Randall, and serves as a crowd-drawing addition to the Monroe St. neighborhood.
Warning: Do not go with someone who can turn a 20 minute browse into a two hour buying frenzy worthy of a survivalist at the millenium.
It's a fun place to go on a slow weekend. There were shelves of healthy snacks being restocked by clerks sprawled in the aisle, and wandering young hippies happy to talk about health food. It's basically a health food store with some interesting food trinkets tossed in. You can find a shrink wrapped leg of lamb around the corner from a chunk of halvah next to a ten pound block of chocolate three aisles away from a pack of "organic" tampons.
It is not, however, a place to buy candy.
Hats off to Monroe St., but you're better off to have a nosh at New Orleans Take-Out, take a stroll around the shops, then travel west until you run into James J.
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- Anonymous7:51 PM
I'm not crazy about Trader Joes except for novelty visits. I live around there and was hoping we'd finally get a place in the neighborhood for everyday stuff. I also don't like the traffic and like what you said about getting out of the car and walking around.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4:01 PM
I agree, Trader Joe's isn't the place to go for candy. I wouldn't buy groceries there either.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7:47 PM
I found a lot of fun candy gifts before Christmas. I know I shouldn't like this coporate store, but I do. The prices are reasonable for what I have bought; some hand soap that claims to relax your hands, heavily scented lotion, dog treats,baskets, Candy Joes, nuts. I'd not do a typical grocery shopping here, tho. And the 2 buck Chuck, you really should try it.ReplyDelete
The days I went in December were Saturdays, and quite busy. Lots of folks out on Monroe Street, too, which created a festive atmosphere. Like a city street should be.
The biggest problem I found was parking. The store lot had a line, the streets were full, but it seemed like spaces would open up steadily. Patience is the key. Don't go there if you are watching the clock!
- Anonymous8:32 PM
I don't think TJs is a grocery store replacement, but we shop there regularly for certain staples; the prices on sodas and beers (off-beat brands but not unknown) is really good. Their pound plus chocolate bars are also actually very nice--I used them my first two years I made candies. They have a great selection of nuts and dried fruits. I bought 10 pounds of almonds there last month for making English Toffee.ReplyDelete
I found a lot of fun candy before Christmas too, although I couldn't get my nephew to eat the Fear Factor stuff.ReplyDelete
Got a nice smelling shampoo from TJ's, but can't think of anything save the halvah to go back for. I was told it was slow for a Saturday, and it was too crowded for me. Especially if you're stuck there for a very. long. time.
That parking lot has always been a hazard. (People were even parking their dogs there.)
I'm glad Monroe St. isn't alive just on football Saturdays.
I'll have to check on the soda and beer prices if I go back. I noticed a six pack of a local beer was about the same, but didn't check on the more interesting ones. Clerks sprawled out on the floor and all. You probably have a pretty good beer selection in the Bay Area.
You used their chocolate bars and all those almonds, huh? Was it priced better than anywhere else, or you like their products?
You have a great blog, btw. Making me feel quilty for not making candy for the holidays this year.
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Hi Jeanna,ReplyDelete
I've been using their almonds for almost 10 years. I don't know if the prices on their almonds are competitive, but the quality is there. The pound plus chocolate was very competitively priced. I'd recommend it to anyone just getting started with making chocolate candies.
My favorite beer, Boont Amber from Anderson Valley Brewing is always more than $1 cheaper per 6 pack there, and prices for Hansen's sodas(which I stopped drinking recently to ration my sugar intake) are great. Good price on Niman Ranch bacon, too, although my wife needs little excuse to add a store to her weekly shopping run.
I've been reading your blog for over a month now and enjoy it very much.
Hey, Brian. Thanks for the kind words, I'm all verklempt.ReplyDelete
It's always of interest to know where people get their chocolate. You can bet I'm going to track down some Boont Amber. Funny about the soda, because that's something I try to ration myself. I have a soda jones you see.
You're turning me around a bit on last weekend's buzz kill trip to TJ's. Now you've got me hungry for bacon. Curses.
- Anonymous3:41 PM
Can the Trader Joe's in Hyannis MA carry the Manhatten chocolate layer halvah. It is DELICIOUSReplyDelete


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Atenista Ako, Kadiwa ni Ignacio: Ignatian Festival on 21 July 2012 at Ateneo de Manila University
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The Ateneo de Manila, in cooperation with the Jesuit Communications Foundation Inc, will hold the Ignatian Festival entitled
here in the Loyola Heights Campus on 21 July 2012.
The Ignatian Festival aims to gather alumni and friends of the Ateneo to learn more about the spirit and tradition of Ignatius of Loyola. Specifically, we would like to celebrate the power and gift of this man's legacy of Ignatian spirituality as it is and could be lived in our daily lives. Typical Ignatian themes such as discernment, ethics, prayer, leadership, social involvement, science, and art will be featured in this festival.
It will be a whole-day event composed of plenary talks, panel discussions, a Eucharistic celebration to be presided over by Archbishop Luis G Tagle DD STD, and a musical concert to be directed by Fr Manoling Francisco SJ.
We invite you to be part of this first Ignatian Festival. All activities are free of charge; seating capacity, however, is limited. We therefore request you and your party to please confirm your attendance and headcount by Saturday, 14 July 2012, with the event secretariat, the Office of University Development and Alumni Relations:
Direct Line (632) 426-6081 to 82
Lisa Maramag (632) 426-6001 local 4081 email@example.com
Ida Solis (632) 426-6001 local 4086 firstname.lastname@example.com
Fax REPLY FORM to (632) 426-6080
For updates on this event, please visit the official Ateneo de Manila University Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ateneodemanila
We hope you can attend with your family, friends, batch mates, and colleagues to celebrate with the rest of the Ateneo community.
9:45 – 10:30 AM "The Identity and Mission of the Atenean"
Fr. Jose Ramon T. Villarin, SJ
President, Ateneo de Manila University
Former President, Xavier University
Venue: Henry Lee Irwin Theater
PANEL TALK 1 "Prayer and Our Busy Lives: The Ignatian Way of Contemplation and Action"
Venue: Henry Lee Irwin Theater
1. Sr. Nerissa "Bubbles" Bandojo, RC
AB Interdisciplinary Studies, 1985
Regional Superior, Religious of the Cenacle
2. Fr. Junjun Borres, SJ
AB Sociology, 1985
Former Director, Center for Ignatian Spirituality
Rector, San Jose Seminary
Fr. Joe Quilong-quilong, SJ
MA Theology 1996
Rector, Loyola House of Studies
PANEL TALK 2 "Jesuit Legacy and Role in the Church: Past, Present, Future"
Venue: Escaler Hall
1. Fr. Catalino Arevalo, SJ
Grade School '37, High School '41, PhD Humanities '98
Professor Emeritus, Loyola School of Theology
2. Fr. Manoling Francisco, SJ
AB Philosophy, 1987
Professor in Theology, Loyola School of Theology
Fr. Tony de Castro, SJ
AB Philosophy, 1980
Professor in Church History, Loyola School of Theology and
Ateneo de Manila University
Lunch Break
PANEL TALK 3 "The Atenean in Politics, Public Service, and Development"
Venue: Henry Lee Irwin Theater
1. Associate Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno
Economics 1980
Supreme Court of the Philippines
2. Fr. Joel Tabora, SJ
High School 1964
President, Ateneo de Davao University
Former President, Ateneo de Naga
Atty. Jimmy Hofilena
Grade School '74, High School '78, AB Philosophy 1982
Vice-President for Social Development,
Ateneo de Manila University
PANEL TALK 4 "The Atenean in Business and Development"
Venue: Escaler Hall
1. Mr. Edward Go
Grade School '53, High School '57, AB Natural Sciences '61
Chair, Ateneo de Manila Board of Trustees
2. Mr. Ernesto Tanmantiong
BS Management 1979
COO, Jollibee Foods Corporation
3. Mr. Bam Aquino
Grade School '91, High School '95, BSME '99
Mr. Rapa Lopa
Grade School '77, High School '81, AB Interdisciplinary Studies 1985
President, Philippine Business for Social Progress
PANEL TALK 5 "The Atenean in Media, Music, Arts, and Culture"
Venue: CTC201
1. Fr. Rene Javellana, SJ
Grade School '61, High School '65, AB Philosophy '71
MA Theology 1981
Professor, Fine Arts Program, Ateneo de Manila University
2. Mr. Jim Paredes
Grade School '65, High School '69,
AB Communication Arts 1973
Artist and Musician
Mr. Sev Sarmenta
High School 1974, AB Communication Arts 1978
Professor, Communication Arts Department, Ateneo de Manila University
Venue: Henry Lee Irwin Theater
4:00 – 5:30 PM "Ignatian Discernment in a Complex World"
Fr. Karel San Juan, SJ
BS Math, 1986
Director, Emmaus Center for Psycho-Spiritual Formation
Faculty, PhD in Leadership Studies Program, Ateneo de Manila University
5:45 PM to 7:00 PM Eucharistic Celebration
Manila Archbishop Luis "Chito" G Tagle DD STD
Main Celebrant
Church of the Gesu
7:00 PM to 8:45 PM Ignatian Concert.
Directed by Fr Manuel "Manoling" V Francisco SJ
with Ateneo student and alumni performers
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I received a surprise in the mail Monday from a good friend. Her name is Mary Lou - she's in my crochet group. She crocheted a scarf for me using perfect colors - pink and black. I wore it to work yesterday and it kept me very warm. :) Mary Lou crocheted the scarf with 1 strand of Red Heart Super Saver in grey and 1 strand of Red Heart Kiss novelty yarn.
Looking back thru my posts, I realized that I never posted about the beautiful bookmark that another good friend from my crochet group crocheted for me. Her name is Marilyn and she does lovely work in thread.


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She's nothing less than perfect!
Sara Rue may have been showing off her headband handiwork, but the star of her sweet snapshot that she shared Friday on Twitter was her daughter, Talulah.
And no one knows that better than the new mom.
"Check out this headband that I made… OH, and also meet Talulah!!" the actress Tweeted along with a photo of her 5-month-old dimpled darling, dressed in a pink polka dot romper and matching floral hair piece.
The former Malibu Country star, 34, and her husband Kevin Price welcomed their baby girl in February, just shy of Valentine's Day.
"Had the best Valentines Day w/ my husband & our new baby daughter Talulah!" Rue Tweeted at the time. "She was born a few days ago & we couldn't be more in love w/ her."
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Nature Escape
Rush Ranch – Eastern Oregon
Wx: 71F, Mostly Sunny
Listening to: Brenda Russell, album "Get Here"
It is early morning 5:00 a.m., and the world is still and peaceful here. The sun rises gently above the Blue Mountains behind me, and I watch it travel across the valley floor below. The horses are peacefully grazing in the pasture, and quail rush their young toward the feeders under our deck. The weather is adjusting to spring, and farm crops are a lush, emerald green after the rains. It is remarkably lovely. I am content. It took many years to get "here" in this place on the side of my mountain, in this place inside my heart, my spirit, in this place of contentment. I am well-blessed.
(Photo Credit: Dirt Road Photography)
It's work to get the mind to quiet down, it's work to get the body to just pause and relax, put down the spoon and kettle, put away the cleaning cloths and wax. But eventually, you need to just sit and "be" – to be renewed. To feel the harmony and let go of the world clutter. Allow yourself the time to pull yourself back together into focus. So much time is spent in rushing to get things done in this busy world, that we simply need to unplug from the routine and give ourselves permission to be at rest, to do nothing. To empty ourselves of the stressful news, bad situations around the globe, taxes, healthcare, pollution, food sources, and climate change. Let go, if only for a moment, so that we can be filled with newness and see our way through until we need to climb the next big hill or big mountain. Easier said than done – I understand that.
The June Blog Hop theme is "Nature Escape", with a palette of greens and turquoise. That made me dream of the sea, and all of its many treasures, therefore, my kit is related to the sea. You may find this kit a little difficult to use, as it contains many extractions of my brooches. I always wanted to live by the sea, and once I retired I had planned on living by the sea – but I never seem to end up there. I am definitely happy where I am, but I always make time for summer trips to the coast. Nothing beats a walk along the beach as the sun rises or sets. The sound of the surf is soothing to me. The majestic colors, the scents, the sounds – all of these things awaken the artist in me. I want to sing, I want to paint, I want to dance, I want to write. I want to wear flowers in my hair and bury painted toes in the sand. I want to feel beautiful in freckles and ponytails. I want the magic of the Ocean to be in me, too. Every since I was about the age of 14, I wanted to be a marine biologist. But life happened, and I ended up playing with satellites in the sky rather than fish in the sea. Go figure.
As always, my kits are free to you to use however you wish, including commercial use. I only ask that you perform some random act of kindness this month, to be the change in this world. My TOU is at the bottom of this post.
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VANCOUVER, Canada -- We're just hours from kick off between the LA Galaxy and the Vancouver Whitecaps. Above a photo taken a little earlier today from Vancouver's world famous Stanley Park.
The match has a decisive feel as with a victory, LA can move to within one point of the Whitecaps for the fourth space in the Western Conference standings.
My three points for tonight's match against the Vancouver Whitecaps can be found here.
Below is the projected Galaxy lineup for the match
Starting XI: GK: Saunders; RB: Franklin, CB: DeLaGarza, CB: Lopes, LB: Dunivant; RM :Jimenez, CM: Beckham, CM: Sarvas, LM: Stephens; F: Donovan, F: Keane


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Windows Phone to Windows 8
Those of you who know me know I've dedicated the last 9 years to developing on and evangelizing .NET. Of those 9 years, 6 have been dedicated to WPF / Silverlight and the last 2 have been laser focused on Windows Phone. So when my manager asked if I was interested in expanding my skills to Windows 8 and helping other Windows Phone developers do the same, I jumped at the chance.
This post is the first in a series that will continue to evolve as I make the transition. So you know what to expect over the coming weeks, here are my primary goals:
First, I want to avoid replicating any content that already exists. I might summarize a topic and add my own thoughts or tips, but I think it's far better for me to link to official materials than try to maintain new content of my own. In fact the definitive source for information on this topic (and the place I started myself) is the article Migrate/port a Windows Phone 7 app to Metro style on MSDN.
Next, I want Windows Phone developers to be able to help each other. This series is about my own experience learning and applying the official guidance. I might have missed something or you may know a better way, and if so, please feel free to share in the comments.
I'm only going to talk about what's currently available, which today is the Consumer Preview. Since I don't work on the Windows 8 team I can't really talk or guess about anything coming down the pipe. If you're interested in the ongoing development of Windows 8 (and I know I sure am) tune into the Building Windows 8 blog and the Windows 8 App Developer blog.
My focus will be on migrating Windows Phone apps to managed Metro apps (C# and WinRT). By now you've probably heard that you can develop Windows 8 apps using JavaScript and HTML 5 too. I think that's awesome, and if you want to learn more you can get started with this article.
Although I've spent a huge amount of time in my career on user experience and design, the Windows Design Guidelines for Metro are still evolving. I really think it's best to let that team answer design questions, so I'll be focusing almost entirely on framework and code.
Here are some of the articles I'm currently planning for the series:
- User Interface – New and Different Controls, Porting UI, Form Factors
- View States using Visual State Manager – Sample for handling Portrait and Snapped views using VSM
- Application Framework – WinRT, Components, Asynchronous Code
- API Mapping – Help mapping between Windows Phone and Windows 8 APIs and Xaml features
- New Features – Timed Trial, In-App Purchase, Cloud Sync
- System Integration – System Dialogs, Settings Pane, Permissions, Contracts
- Localization – Supporting multiple languages
- Media and Games – Local Folders, Background Audio, DirectX + XAML
The list may change over time but you can bookmark this page and the topics will become hyperlinks as I write them.
Are you building an app?
If so I'd like to hear about it. In fact, I'm one of only a few dozen field folks who can nominate your app for review and possibly early entry into marketplace. The quality bar is very high and ultimately the choice is up to the marketplace team, but at least I might be able to help you get noticed. If you'd like to talk more please contact me.
Official Resources
Finally, no amount of my wild rambling will replace the depth and quality of content already provided by the product teams. Be sure to check out and bookmark these amazing resources below:
Windows 8 Consumer Preview
Visual Studio 11 Beta
Additional Tools for Building Metro Style Apps
U.S. Windows Camps
Windows Developer Center
Windows Design Guidance for Metro
Building Windows 8 Blog
Windows 8 App Developer Blog
Windows Store Blog
Springboard Series for Windows 8
May 17, 2012 at 12:06 pm
Hi Jared,
When you get to XNA, take a look at SharpDx + MonoGame. SharpDX maps DirectX 11 to C#, and the MonoGame project has XNA running on Android, IOS, Mac, and contributors are actively developing Windows 8 Metro support using SharpDX.
April 18, 2012 at 6:27 pm
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Sylvia Browne — a psychic who appeared on several TV programs but drew fire over an error about one of the Cleveland kidnapping victims — has died, reports say.
TMZ says Browne died Wednesday morning at 77 in San Jose, Calif., "surrounded by family and friends."
The cause of death is unknown, according to World Entertainment News Network.
Throughout her career, Browne appeared on several TV shows, including Larry King Live, The Montel Williams Show and Unsolved Mysteries.
Browne specialized in psychic detective work and often offered her services to officials investigating various high-profile missing-persons cases.
But in 2004, she came under heavy criticism during an appearance on the Montel Williams Show. On the program, she told the mother of Cleveland, Ohio, kidnapping victim Amanda Berry that the young woman is dead.
Berry, then a teen, was abducted by Ariel Castro in 2003. Along with two other victims, she was found alive earlier this year.
Berry's mother died in 2006.
Williams remembered Browne in a report posted on the Washington Times website:
"I, like so many of you, lost a friend today," he said. "But, as has been for the last twenty years, she'll always remain a part of me. My thoughts and prayers go out to Sylvia's family in this time of loss."


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Sourdough Pizza
Tonight I tried using my starter to make a sourdough pizza:
It turned out very good. I was afraid it would be too sour, but the sourness was totally overpowered by the tomato and garlic sauce.
I used something in the ballpark of:
1 cup starter
2 cups bread flour
1 cup water
2 teaspoons salt
I had a bit of extra dough so I made breadsticks too, which are in the foreground.


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