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Last week, I described a strategy for comparing complicated objects: Reduce each object to a single value that can then be compared. I'd like to continue the discussion with another strategy that is often useful: Treat each object as a sequence of symbols and impose a dictionary order on the symbols.
I hinted at this approach when I asked how one might compare two
Things defined as
struct Thing { int a, b; };
Many programmers have tripped up by defining a comparison function similar to
bool compare(const Thing& t1, const Thing& t2) { return t1.a < t2.a && t1.b < t2.b; }
This function does not meet the requirements of a C++ order relation because it implies an "unordered" relation that is not transitive. However, this function is based on a reasonable idea: Compare respective elements of the two objects and combine those comparisons into a single result.
This strategy is complementary to the one I described last week. That strategy was to reduce each object to a single value and compare the values associated with the two objects. This one is to do the comparisons first, then combine the results of the comparisons into a single final result.
The general idea is to pick an order in which to compare elements. For example, we might decide to compare
t1.a with
t2.a. If one of these two values is "less than" the other, then that comparison will be the final result. Otherwise,
t1.a and
t2.a are unordered, so our result will be the result of comparing
t1.b with
t2.b. We can implement this strategy as follows:
bool compare(const Thing& t1, const Thing& t2) { if (t1.a < t2.a) return true; if (t2.a < t1.a) return false; return t1.b < t2.b; }
Notice that I have carefully written this function to as to use only < for comparisons. We can rewrite it more succinctly, although not (in my opinion) more clearly, as
bool compare(const Thing& t1, const Thing& t2) { return t1.a < t2.a || !(t2.a < t1.a) && t1.b < t2.b; }
This strategy is analogous to how a dictionary works, so it is often called "dictionary order." All the words that begin with the same letter are together. Within the group of words beginning with a particular letter, all the ones that have the same second letter are together, and so on. Note that we have said nothing about how individual letters are compared. Instead, our strategy allows us to generalize a comparison function between individual components into a comparison function over collections of components.
We can generalize this notion still further to account for the possibility that the two sequences might not have the same number of elements. To compare two sequences:
- If the sequences are the same length, and the corresponding elements of the sequences are unrelated, then the sequences themselves are unrelated. Remember that unrelated elements belong to the same equivalence class, so it means that each element of each sequence is in the same equivalence class as the corresponding element of the other sequence.
- If one sequence is a prefix of the other (i.e., the sequences have different lengths, and each element of the shorter sequence is unrelated to the corresponding sequence of the longer sequence), then the shorter sequence is "smaller" than the longer one.
- Otherwise, at least one element of one sequence is "less than" the corresponding element of the other sequence. The first such pair of elements (i.e., the ones closest to the beginnings of their respective sequences) determines the result of the overall comparison.
For example, if we're thinking about strings of characters, then
abc and
abc are unrelated because they have the same length and the corresponding elements are unrelated. Moreover,
abc is "less than"
abcd, because
abc is a prefix of
abcd. Finally, if we compare
abc and
abacus, we find that the first pair of corresponding elements in which one is "less than" the other is the
c of
abc and the
a of
abacus, so the result of comparing
c with
a determines the result of comparing
abc with
Next week, we'll start talking about more general examples of comparison functions over sequences.


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You're thinking ahead to when the wind will be howling and the snow's piling up outside. You're looking for an inexpensive holiday where you can lie on the sand and swim in warm waters.
You think Cancun.
And you'd be right. With over 25 kilometres of white sandy beach and turquoise waters, Cancun is an ideal destination for beach holidays. Hotels of every size and price stretch along the strip of sand which is shaped like the number seven, with the Caribbean Sea on one side and the Nichupte Lagoon on the other. You can swim, snorkel, para-sail or just soak up the sun and salsa. In the calm waters of the lagoon, you can kayak or join a Jet Ski jungle tour through the mangroves.
But what many tourists are just starting to discover is that this busy city in the Yucatan Peninsula is the perfect base for a much richer holiday, whether your interests are ecological or cultural.
From here, you can take easy day trips to Isla Mujeres (Island of Women), the diving mecca of Cozumel and the Mayan ruins, all places that transplanted Canadian Kelly McLaughlin takes family and friends to when they visit. Formerly from Windsor, McLaughlin went to Cozumel on holiday almost seven years ago and never left the country. She met a man, had a child and now blogs about her life in paradise at CancunCanuck.
"My 'vacation' turned into a life in Cancun, one that is far more connected to nature and to family," she said. "In Canada it was 'work, work, work', here I know what the important things are. We love the jungle and the ocean, iguanas and monkeys, even the giant spiders, scorpions and snakes."
All of McLaughlin's favourite places involve nature or culture, which is everywhere you look in Cancun. You don't even have to leave the hotel zone to find a bit of history.
"There are some tiny (Mayan) ruins right in the hotel zone that are not historically significant but thousands of iguanas live there and will come running for tortillas. It's a great way to pass an hour and inexpensive, too."
Cancun is known as the gateway to the Mayan world, where you can discover the legacy of one of the most important civilizations in history, which dates back to 2000 BC.
Once dominating a territory that includes the Yucatan, Guatemala, Honduras and Belize, the Mayans developed a calendar, hieroglyphic writing and astronomy. They were known for their elaborate architecture and were masters at understanding the land. They carved cities out of the jungle and built large, underground caverns (cenotes) to store water during dry times.
One of their most magnificent structures is the top attraction in the Yucatan. The Chichen Itza ruins, recently voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, are only a three-hour trip from the tourist zone.
Chichen Itza was founded in 445 BC and inhabited until 1204 AD when it was mysteriously abandoned. Eighteen structures have been restored over the years. In the centre of the ruins lies the largest structure, the pyramid El Castillo (The Castle), which has hundreds of steps that end in huge serpent heads. During the spring and fall equinoxes, the steps cast shadows which give the appearance of a great snake ascending or descending the pyramid.
Two other Mayan ruins worth seeing are Coba, a vast ancient city in the jungle, and Tulum, which has a spectacular setting on the coast. They are smaller and less fully restored but because of their settings and fewer tourists, they have a magical quality.
There has been a recent change regarding Mexico's ruins that shouldn't affect your enjoyment of them but is long overdue. Millions of tourists clambering over the ancient stones caused major erosion and after several serious and tragic accidents, the government has closed most of the country's pyramids to adventure seekers.
You can no longer climb El Castillo at Chichen Itza, but it is still possible to climb the 120 stairs (12 storeys) of the tallest pyramid in the Yucatan at Coba. It is not for the faint of heart however. Very narrow steps and the extreme pitch of the pyramid make for a nerve-racking experience. And even if you manage it well enough, you've got potentially clumsy tourists above you to worry about. That said, the views are unbelievable and give a real sense of the scope and grandeur of the ancient civilization.
Experience it now because it is likely that climbing on Mayan pyramids throughout the region will be banned within two or three years.
In addition to the Mayan ruins, Mexico is teeming with archaeological and ecological sites that are internationally recognized, including:
- The Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve. Over three hundred bird species are found in Sian Ka'an and most of Mexico's big cats can be found within the reserve. It also offers a unique crocodile adventure, according to McLaughlin. For $200 per person, you join researchers in their boats for a late-night search for one- to three-metre-long wild crocodiles.
- Ria Lagartos, a biosphere reserve famous for its flamingo colony and over 280 bird species. The reserve comprises nearly 518 square kilometres and protects eight ecosystems.
- Isla Contoy is a national park one hour by boat north of Cancun. The island has a natural, undisturbed beach, lagoons and mangroves, and is home to over 150 species of protected birds.
McLaughlin also recommends The Jungle Place, a sanctioned 20-acre reserve where you can interact with endangered spider monkeys and royal toucans, and the Croco Cun Zoo just south of the hotel zone. Originally a commercial crocodile farm, it changed its mandate after being levelled by Hurricane Gilbert. The focus is now on conservation of local plants and animals. Here, you can hold baby crocodiles, snakes and iguanas and feed the deer and monkeys.
Another favourite local activity is heading to one of the eco-parks around Cancun for a swim in the cenotes, which are limestone sinkholes in the jungle. "Hidden Worlds is probably the most famous but there are many scattered around that are open to the public and are far less expensive. I love Cenote Azul and Gran Cenote among others. My five-year-old clamours for cenotes every Sunday," said McLaughlin.
If you're looking for a day trip to acquaint yourself with local culture, look no further than Isla Mujeres, or Island of Women. Spanish conqueror Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba named the island in 1517 after finding several female figures close to a temple dedicated to Ixchel, goddess of love, fertility and the moon.
Only 12 km and a 20-minute ferry ride separates the island from Cancun across the Bahia de Mujeres, but it's a world away. Most people walk everywhere, as the island is only 7.5-km long and 700 metres wide. It's quiet, pretty and although major resorts have cropped up in the past decade, it still has the charming feel of a fishing village. Where else can you hire a bicycle porter to ride your bags to your hotel while you stroll behind?
If you're a diver and you don't want to make the trip down to Cozumel, Isla Mujeres has great visibility and you can encounter the massive whale sharks that congregate here between May and September.
Underwater enthusiasts will also want to see the new sunken sculpture museum off the west coast of Isla Mujeres. The $350,000 project, which will eventually have 400 sculptures at different depths, was created to help divert the 750,000 annual tourists away from the natural coral reefs, giving them a chance to regenerate.
So while it's easy to spend an entire vacation on the spectacular beach in Cancun, take the opportunity to venture out and experience the wilder side of Mexico's best playground.
There's a vast range of restaurants, from street stands to gourmet cuisine. Skip Taco Bell and find a place serving good local food. Most are downtown, in the local markets or in the outlying areas. Some of the specialties of the region include pozole (a red pork dish spiced with chiles), corn tamales, and chiles en nogada (stuffed green peppers in a sauce made from walnuts, cream cheese, and sour cream, and topped with a red pomegranate). There's nothing better to wash it all down than mango or papaya juice, agua de arroz (a drink made from pureed rice), Mexican sangria or the ubiquitous Corona.
There is no shortage of accommodations in the Hotel Zone, and for every budget. The inexpensive motel-style facilities are in the older section closest to the mainland with the high-priced resorts in the newer sections. All-inclusives are also very popular here which are terrific bargains for families with young children. Many have kids' clubs where the youngsters can have some supervised fun while mom and dad get a break.
Don't miss one of the two water parks south of Cancun, Xcaret or Xel-Ha. Both are fabulous excursions, each different, featuring underground caverns, river rides, sheltered snorkelling and dolphin encounters. Every hotel or tour operator offers tours here, or if you're adventurous catch a bus south for the day. If you can stay until the evening, there are drama, dance and music performances.
For culture, don't miss the Ballet Folklorico at the Cancun Convention Centre. The dinner show features music and dance from across the country. The price of about $50 includes dinner, open bar, show, tax, and tip. If you want to skip dinner, it's $30 for the show and open bar.
Some other events to mark on the calendar this year include the Cancun Riviera Maya Film Festival (Nov. 17 to 21) and the Riviera Maya Jazz Festival (Nov. 24 to 27).
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Visitors need proof of identity and citizenship with a valid passport.
The official currency is the Mexican peso. Exchange rate to the Canadian dollar is approximately 12 to one. U.S dollars are accepted widely, Canadian dollars less so, but it is advisable to carry pesos if you want to bargain in some smaller shops, as you'll get a better deal. All banks (many with ATMs), major hotels and the exchange counter at the airport can change your money.
There are two main seasons in Mexico: High season (from mid-September to Easter) and low season (rest of the year). The best deals can be found during spring, summer and autumn. Some hotels also offer low fares during January's first three weeks.
You can't talk about Cancun without mentioning Cozumel, the largest inhabited island in the country. The island, a 30-minute ferry ride from Playa del Carmen, which is 45 minutes south of Cancun, is surrounded by more than 25 reef formations where divers of all ages and skills can explore endless coral and teeming schools of fish. Famed ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau shot one of his first documentaries here in the early 1960s.
There is over 30 metres of visibility along the Palancar, Santa Rosa and El Cedral reefs and for beginners or snorkellers that means kilometres of coral gardens a few steps from the beach.
Experienced divers can explore the tunnels of Devil's Throat off Punta Sur, and you can take trips to see sharks, including huge whale sharks if you're lucky.
The small size of the island, 48 km by 16 km, makes it extremely easy to explore. Rent a Jeep or a moped to circle the island and you'll marvel at the contrast. On the east shore, endless beaches form a long, white sandy coast and there's very little development. Take a picnic lunch and find a stretch of deserted beach — there are many to choose from. Run through the waves and you'll think you're in your own private paradise. Later, head around the bottom of the island to the west and the big waves taper off to a gentle swell. All the hotel and restaurants are on this side, which faces the popular mainland town of Playa del Carmen.
For years, hotel development was minimal but there are lots of choices now, with some all-inclusives and also a burgeoning private villa and guest house rental industry. For families or groups, this can be a practical choice that offers a real sense of life in Mexico.


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The final gallery is devoted to an installation called Brain/Cloud (Two Views: With Palm Tree and Seascapes), created just for the exhibition. It includes a giant brain/cloud sculpture suspended on a blue wall and a time-delay video projection on the opposite wall. The brain/cloud presides over a photo mural landscape of a palm tree and ocean view. Baldessari has said, "I like banal images and I can't think of anything more banal than a palm tree and an ocean."
Curator Leslie Jones observes, "Brain/Cloud verges on the freakish and grotesque, but it maintains an affable, cartoonish quality. Like much of the artist's work, it suggests the multiple ways that images (and words) can be seen and interpreted."
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There are sure to be those who question my selection for Story of the Year, calling the events that make up the narrative nothing out of the ordinary. While the UFC has indeed been flexing their muscles and making moves for a number of years, 2010 saw them step it up to another level.
In February, the UFC went to the other side of the world for the first time, debuting in Australia to a packed house at Acer Arena. Not only was the event a financial success, selling out and playing to an excited audience, but it also served as the introduction point for a pair of breakthrough performers, as both George Sotiropoulos and Cain Velasquez delivered impressive performances that set a solid year in motion.
Four months later, Vancouver, British Columbia welcomed the premier mixed martial arts organization town with hesitation. While the show was the quickest sell-out in UFC history and came off without a hitch, many local politicians and physicians have remained unsupportive, with the British Columbia Medical Association going as far as petitioning for the sport to be banned across the country. Despite the hurdles, the event was successful enough to merit a return trip to Western Canada's biggest market in 2011.
While the new stops on the UFC world tour were impressive, two other market moves were even more important in helping make the UFC's continued power moves the Story of the Year in 2010.
First, the UFC broke into the massive Chinese market, securing a television deal with Inner Mongolia Television (NMTV) and establishing a UFC-China office headed by former NBA executive Mark Fischer at the helm. As a follow-up, the organization touched down in the second largest North American market left to conquer, establishing an office in Toronto, Ontario in June with former CFL commissioner Tom Wright in command.
While hosting an event in China is a long way away, the UFC was finally able to help push through legislation to make a trip to Ontario a reality, and the UFC will invade the Rogers Centre at the end of April. The show, which many expect to be headlined by Georges St-Pierre's title defence against Jake Shields, will play out in front of more the 60,000 fans, the largest North American MMA audience ever.
In addition to breaking new territory, the UFC also made a long-discussed but still unexpected announcement in October that was a major power play as well.
Fans and media alike had discussed the possibility – and perhaps necessity – of merging the UFC with the WEC, their sister organization of lighter-weight fighters, but it had always been shot down by the higher ups. On October 28, Dana White announced that the move was being made, with Pablo Garza and Fredson Paixao becoming the first competitors from the WEC to debut inside the Octagon.
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The company also made some power plays in regards to their roster as well. On the additions front, the UFC inked former Strikeforce middleweight champion Jake Shields, a fighter widely regarded as the best welterweight competitor outside of the organization. After amassing a lengthy winning streak in smaller shows, fortysomething lightweight Antonio McKee finally signed with the big club and will make his debut at UFC 125.
Phil Davis was inked in early 2010 and proceeded to rattle off four-straight wins, including one by way of his brand new, self-named "Philmura" submission. On the international front, fighters like Karlos Vemola, Pascal Krauss and Carlos Eduardo Rocha all signed with the company and earned their first wins.
There were also subtractions, one of which garnered a great deal of attention. Gerald Harris was dumped following a single sorry performance, and the MMA community at large went bonkers about it. The message from the UFC was loud and clear – engage or get set loose. The secondary message that a lot of people missed in their upheaval about Harris was that the new roster additions mean that spending money on middling fighters isn't an option anymore, especially if they're under-performing.
One-time heavyweight uber-prospect Todd Duffee was also dumped unceremoniously in the last year, falling by the wayside after losing to Mike Russow and complaining about life as a starving fighter. Former title contenders Patrick Cote and Gabriel Gonzaga were let go, along with massive fan favorite Keith Jardine and a host of lesser known, lower tier fighters too.
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Nick Cave and Warren Ellis, of the internationally celebrated bands Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, The Dirty Three and Grinderman, have composed, played and produced a compelling and intense soundtrack for director Andrew Dominik's savage tale of the true West, The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford. Mute releases the original soundtrack on 5th November 2007. The download will be available on 22nd October.
Dominik, who previously directed the 2000 cult classic Chopper, the biography of the notorious Australian criminal Mark 'Chopper' Read, has brought his distinctive vision to bear upon the story of the slaying of one of the most infamous outlaws of the American West, Jesse Woodson James (1847-1882). The film, based upon Ron Hansen's novel and adapted for the screen by Dominik, charts how Robert Ford (Casey Affleck) joined Jesse James' (Brad Pitt) cutthroat gang of bandits, train-robbers and bank-robbers, only to become resentful of James' nationwide notoriety, he then formed a plan to kill the deadly gunslinger. The film also stars Sam Shepard, Robert Duvall, Sam Rockwell and Mary-Louise Parker.
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A comprehensive and accessible survey of the history of theory in anthropology, this anthology of classic and contemporary readings contains in-depth commentary in introductions and notes to help guide students through excerpts of seminal anthropological works. The commentary provides the background information needed to understand each article, its central concepts, and its relationship to the social and historical context in which it was written.
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When the friend showed up at the hospital to collect Svensson's belongings, he was surprised to find him very much alive.
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Sound Yoga Retreat - Bliss Retreat
Bliss Yoga Retreat
a profound exploration into bhakti yoga, sound healing and meditation.
1-7 June 2014
Bliss Yoga Retreat is a soulful immersion into Bhakti Yoga and the restorative healing power of sound facilitated by internationally acclaimed musicians and renowned Bhakti Yogis, Edo and Jo, who have dedicated their lives to conscious living, nada yoga (the yoga of sound) and humanitarian service.
Combining the ancient Vedic wisdom with heart-awakening music, Bliss Bhakti Yoga promotes deep rest and restoration through a series of powerful practices, tools and techniques sure to impact your life. We invite you to experience this beautiful heart-awakening journey with Edo & Jo. The bliss that is 'ananda' is not just an emotion. It is the ineffable experience of peace, love and ecstasy from being in contact with the ultimate consciousness.
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The Philosophy
Bhakti Yoga is the ancient Vedic path of unconditional love, surrender and devotion. Bhakti Yoga expands one's self-awareness and self-love increasing creativity and serenity. Through the various practices, the mind is calm and the heart is at peace, giving rise to a more dynamic capacity to respond to life's challenges and demands artfully and effectively. Bhakti Yoga creates a sense of deeper connection to yourself and the world around you, revealing your deepest nature, 'Bliss'. As consciousness expands through these simple practices, it reveals those unsustainable habits and patterns that are holding you back from fulfilling your true potential. With greater clarity one naturally moves in the direction of progress and sustainability, a fine recipe for a joyful life.
The Bhakti Yoga practices
During the retreat, you will learn and experience:
- A simple and profound 20 minute mantra meditation practice (puja) for personal daily use that brings the experience of love and wisdom from within.
- Chakra Balancing Meditation (Chakra Dhyanam) — an ancient meditation for physical, psychological and spiritual wellbeing. A simple and profound technique using sound, visualization, and mudra (yogic hand gestures) that can be incorporated into daily life.
- Nada Yoga — full body relaxation with guided meditation and live music drawing on the ancient yogic practice of sound and tone.
- A simple and effective yoga asana sequence to add to your spiritual practice to increase your resting capacity
- Pranayama — Yogic breathing exercises and mantras that enliven the mind and promote deep connection to your feelings, intuition and soul force
- Mantras — healing sounds to balance your energy and rejuvenate your organs that can be practiced any time anywhere.
- Vedic wisdom concerning the nature of consciousness and how it applies to negotiating life's challenges and demands.
- Puja — Ancient Vedic Fire ceremonies to connect with Spirit, Nature's five elements and send healing energy of peace to the world.
…for the body, mind and soul
The Sound Yoga component is a comprehensive and profoundly simple healing system for body and mind. Included in Sound Yoga is the chakra balancing meditation and sound relaxation, in which we are able to receive the equivalent of several hours of deep sleep. This re-energising technique balances our energy centers (chakras), which are related to our nervous system, organs and emotion. The immune function is boosted and the body has a greater capacity to recover from stress, fatigue, illness and disease. The nervous system restores itself and bliss prevails.
Your participation in Bliss Yoga Retreat is also an opportunity to experience the joy of giving and benefiting the lives of others as 10 % of profits will be donated to A Sound Life, an international music and yoga charity founded by Edo and Jo to bring the healing and creative power of music and yoga to those in need. Funds raised from Bliss Retreat will be allocated to setting up the Tejakula Sound School – a gamelan orchestra for underprivileged children in North Bali.
We will also be visiting a local Orphanage to personally share time, songs and sponsor lunch for the children.
"We believe that we are here to lead a purposeful life and nurture creativity, compassion and joy. Through music, yoga and seva (humanitarian service), we invite you on the journey to physical wellbeing and inner harmony."
Edo and Jo are acclaimed Australian mantra musicians. For the past six years they have toured extensively throughout Australia, South-East Asia and India, emerging at the forefront of kirtan's next generation.
Edo and Jo's music is an enchanting mix of Eastern mantra and Western pop that is both soothing and uplifting. Grounded in the bhakti yoga tradition and vedic lineage through the teachings of their guru and living saint Sri Sakthi Amma (whom they reside half the year with in South India), their music is a gentle and powerful invitation into the depths of the heart.
Their Sacred Sound Yoga sessions combine yoga asana, mantra, chakra meditation and sound relaxation to create a journey for emotional release, physical wellbeing and inner transformation.
Edo and Jo have co-headlined Australia's major yoga and bhakti festivals, including Byron Spirit Festival (2012, 2013), Sydney Spirit Festival (2013), Bhakti Bliss (2013) and Bodhi Festival (2012) which featured Dave Stringer, Jai Uttal and Deva Premal. They accompanied Dave Stringer on his Australian tour in 2009 and have played with him on subsequent visits.
They facilitate 'Bliss' bhakti yoga retreats at Bali's award-winning Fivelements Healing Spa (where they are also part of the Sacred Arts team), have held an annual kirtan residency at Ubud Yoga Barn since 2011, and headlined regular weekend retreats at Satyananda Australia Ashram since 2012. They have chanted at various yoga retreats with international yoga teachers including Twee Merrigan, Emil Wendel, and Paul Dallaghan, and are regular invitees to Australia's most respected yoga schools.
Edo and Jo run bhakti yoga workshops and are faculty members for several leading yoga teacher-training programs in Bali and Australia including Yoga Arts, Yoga Coach, Cat Kabira, Radiantly Alive, Santosha and BodyMindLife.
Dedicated to conscious living and seva, they co-founded A SOUND LIFE in 2013, a charity providing free yoga and music to the underprivileged, aged, sick and those with special needs.
Edo Kahn was previously signed with Virgin/EMI with his rock bands Gelbison and Kahn Brothers, and is an APRA award-winning songwriter. Jo Mall Kahn is a singer-songwriter / electronic artist, classically trained musician and also a qualified yoga teacher. Their music was recently aired on ABC Radio National (November 2013) with a feature piece on their spiritual journey and the power of chanting (listen here).
Kirtan Alive, their first album, was released in 2012 and is one of Australia's best selling kirtan CDs. Their new double album - chant and Sacred Sound Yoga - will be released in April 2014.
Edo and Jo will be touring Australia-wide in July 2014, before embarking on their first world tour, through North America, Europe and Asia, in August.
1. Jagadambe Ma Live @ Yogabarn, Bali
3. Byron Spirit Festival (with Gyuto Monks), Australia
4. Music | Yoga | Seva Promo Video (feat. Kirtan Alive CD)
6. Om Shakti Live @ Sydney, Australia
ABC Radio National Interview – November 2013
Australia's largest radio network interview about our spiritual journey, chanting and the power of sound.
Daily Sample Itinerary:
7:00—9:00 am Gentle Hatha Yoga, Pranayama, Meditation and Mantras 9:00—10:00 am Breakfast 10:00—1:00 pm
Free Time and/or Wellness Rituals / Orphanage Outing / Instruction for Mantra Meditation (Puja) practice
1:00 pm Lunch 2:00—4:30 pm Free Time and/or Wellness Rituals 4:30—6:30 pm Sound Yoga – incl. Chakra Balancing Meditation 6:30—7.30 pm Dinner 7:30 pm
Satsang: Knowledge Talks on Spiritual Theme / Virtue of the Day and / or pre—bedtime Sound Relaxation
6-Night Bliss Yoga Retreat:
$4,350 single occupancy
$2,950 double occupancy*
* Prices are per person and quoted in US dollars NET, inclusive of 21% tax and service charges.
* 10% of profits are donated to A SOUND LIFE
Price includes:
- 6-Nights Accommodation in one of our exclusive riverside suites
- Gourmet Healing Cuisine Buffet Meals and Juices (6 breakfasts / 5 lunches / 6 dinners)
- Daily Bhakti Yoga practice (including yoga asanas, sound yoga, chakra balancing meditation, sound relaxation, mantra practice and kirtan)
- Satsong Knowledge Talks – each day will be centered around a different spiritual theme and how to apply it in our daily lives
- 2 Vedic Blessing Ceremonies
- 1 Traditional Balinese Massage
- 1 Beauty Ritual
- 1 Excursion to Orphanage/School
- Use of riverfront Pool Lounge
- Edo and Jo Sound Yoga CD, including guided Chakra Meditation
Reservations must be confirmed by 24 February 2013, 30 days prior to retreat start.
Deposit & Cancellations:
Your booking is guaranteed by a 50% non-refundable deposit via bank transfer. Balance of the remaining 50% is due 30 days prior to arrival and is non-refundable.
Check-In / Check-Out:
Check-In is from 2pm. Chec-Out is by 12 noon
As a healing destination retreat, Fivelements, Puri Ahimsa maintains a peaceful atmosphere integrated with spirit, human nature. To this regard, we support a smoke-free alcohol-free and meat-free environment. Additionally, we kindly request that usage of all electronic devices be limited to the guest rooms and above the Sakti Dining RoomTM. Our Sakti Dining RoomTM offers gourmet raw vegan living cuisine as well as delicious and healthy prepared cooked dishes.
Special Savings for guests participating in the Bliss Yoga Retreat:
- 20% discount for additional Fivelements' Healing & Beauty Rituals (in addition to those included in the retreat).
- 30% discount for additional night stays (before or after the retreat period) at Fivelements, Puri Ahimsa, Bali.
- All bookings based on availability.


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Zombie Zulu
After destroying the Peach base the Assyrian Strike Team reaches the surface to find the planet in the grips of a zombie apocalypse. By coincidence or Peach design?
They're forced to fight a running battle through the streets in order to reach a small military outpost before being cut off…
Others have heard of the dastardly Peach research facility and know the Assyrians have seized vital Intel in the form of a Computer Core from the Peach base. They plan to seize the computer core to find its secrets for themselves. But who will succeed?
Assyrians: NatalyaAF
Mad Max-Sam Post Apocs: Massam
Peach Pirates: Birdman
The Britannia League: Lrdofbriks
Stats: http://www.brikwars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4257
Army of Darkness + Undead Deadly Spacemen: NPC
Bitch Brigade: AdrianTheGeek
Manly Men: 501stCadians
Stats: http://www.brikwars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=4254
Space Daemons: IVHorseman
Secret Faction I: Classified
Secret Faction II: Classified
Secret Faction III: Magic Soap
Sign up is already done elsewhere but this will be the top thread all turns will be attached to.
Stats are mostly done, just Birdman, one of the secret factions and the NPC lot to do... and objectives, but that'll be fairly easy. What do you think guys, should I post stats publicly here by link (what file service?) or send them via PM with Objectives or keep them to myself, but still send Objectives?
I'm hoping to start this weekend all going well. Please re-post your planned alliances here before this weekend (in as orderly a fashion as you can please) or you wont be able to win while the other team still live, secretly allied or not.
Assyrians Natalya
Are Allied with: Britannia League. Neither can attack the other.
Can Ally: Apoc Survivors.
Can't Ally: Zombies, Undead Deadly Spacemen, Peach Pirates, Daemons, Manly Men, Mad Bitch Brigade.
Racial Motivation: The Computer Core must reach the homeworld, nothing else matters... Aw for shit sake who put all these fucking retards in the way!?!
Britannia League Magic Soap
Are Allied with: Assyrians. Neither can attack the other.
Can Ally: Apoc Survivors, Manly Men, Mad Bitch Brigade, Peach Pirates.
Can't Ally: Zombies, Undead Deadly Spacemen, Daemons.
Racial Motivation: Jolly bad show all these cadavers wot? Still, we have our orders and by gad we shall see them carried out to the end. The Space Port will not fall until the Assyrians complete their mission.
Apoc Survivors Massam
Are Allied with: Nobody.
Can Ally: Assyrians, Britannia League, Manly Men, Mad Bitch Brigade, Peach Pirates, Daemons.
Can't Ally: Zombies, Undead Deadly Spacemen.
Racial Motivation: Survival, at all costs... so long as you get to re-kill the undead along the way.
Manly Men 501stCadians
Are Allied with: Nobody.
Can Ally: Apoc Survivors, Britannia League, Peach Pirates.
Can't Ally: Assyrians, Mad Bitch Brigade, Zombies, Undead Deadly Spacemen, Daemons.
Locked Cocked and ready to Rock! It's dyin' time! Hey, isn't that the Computer Core the Peach Liberation Army put a contract out on? Oh, hell's yeah, Lets go!
Mad Bitch Brigade AdrianTheGeek
Are Allied with: Nobody.
Can Ally: Apoc Survivors, Britannia League, Peach Pirates.
Can't Ally: Assyrians, Manly Men, Zombies, Undead Deadly Spacemen, Daemons.
Racial Motivation: Argh! Zombies!!! Get me the fuck off this planet!!! Oh look a space port! But we've no money. Hey, those Assyrians look suspicious... Ooo, that computer core looks expensive.
Peach Pirates Birdman
Are Allied with: Zombies, Undead Deadly Spacemen, Daemons. Neither can attack the other.
Can Ally: Apoc Survivors, Manly Men, Mad Bitch Brigade, Britannia League.
Can't Ally: Assyrians.
Racial Motivation: The Assyrians are responsible for atrocities against Peach Kind, you hate them. You have been contacted by an Agent of the Peach Liberation Army, they have placed a contract and want you to attack the Assyrians and take back what they've stolen.
Daemons IVHorseman
Are Allied with: Peach Pirates. Neither can attack the other.
Can Ally: Zombies, Undead Deadly Spacemen.
Can't Ally: Apoc Survivors, Manly Men, Mad Bitch Brigade, Assyrians, Britannia League.
Racial Motivation: You are Xenophobic Mercs sent on a mission. The zombies hold no power over you and you despise the humans but the Peach Liberation Army through the Peach Pirates are paying for your assistance here.
Undead Deadly Spacemen
Are Allied with: Zombies. (Special) They must support the Zombies attack. Peach Pirates, Daemons. Neither can attack the other.
Can Ally: Nobody.
Can't Ally: Apoc Survivors, Manly Men, Mad Bitch Brigade, Assyrians, Britannia League, .
Racial Motivation: You care nothing for Zombie Lincolns war or any of the other inferior races. Zombie Lincoln has shown his power and for now you shall follow as it serves your own ends.
The Army of Darkness Zombies NPC (sorry these guys would not play well as a player race).
Are Allied with: Undead Deadly Spacemen NPC (Special) The Undead Deadly Spacemen are actively helping the Zombies. Daemons, Peach Pirates. Neither can attack the other.
Can Ally: None
Can't Ally: All others.
Racial Motivation: Brains! The serve the will of their Necromaster. Sorry, ZL is not available at the moment but if you leave your shrill screams after the groan a lackey will kill you momentarily. Another controls the Army of Darkness while Zombie Lincoln is off doing god knows what. Dun-Dun! Duh! He's really scary too.


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By Juliette, Pure Matters
8 degrees. That was the "feels like" temperature this morning when I checked my weather app. If I had any motivation to get out of my toasty, cozy bed this morning, that immediately squashed it.
You know what I could use right about now? A sunny island, a beach with pink sand and blue water, a teeny bikini, big sunglasses, a caftan, a fruity cocktail, and zero cares in the world. But since I live in New York City and not Hawaii, this coconut peach protein smoothie will have to do. Ashley Diamond, author of one of our favorite NYC healthy living blogs, Healthy Happier Bear, created this recipe in the midst of scuba certification training–and shortly before she spent the new year in St. Croix! While taste testing this recipe, she says she "was immediately transported to the Cozumel or Bermuda beaches where I enjoyed piña coladas on a daily basis last year."
With way less calories and sugar than a typical piña colada, but still all of the same tropical flavors, this smoothie packs in a whopping 25 grams of vegan protein per serving thanks to our Vanilla Pea Protein Powder. In the (freezing cold) dark of winter, summertime daydreams are simply unavoidable with this beach-worthy beverage. Say it with me now: only 56 days until spring!
Coconut Peach Smoothie
Serving Size: 2 smoothies
1 cup Silk Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla
1 cup frozen peaches
1 tsp. coconut extract
2 servings Pure Matters® Vanilla Pea Protein
2 tsp. granola, preferably a less processed one with nuts
1 tsp coconut
Combine first 4 ingredients in blender, blend well.
Pour smoothie mixture into 2 glasses.
Top each smoothie with a sprinkling of coconut and granola, preferably one with nuts. Enjoy!
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Steps You Can Take To Improve Your Children's Education
Read together
Children who read at home with their parents perform better in school. Show your kids how much you value reading by keeping good books, magazine, and newspapers in the house. Let them see you read. Take them on trips to the library and encourage them to get library cards. Let children read to you, and talk about the books. What was the book about? Why did a character act that way? What will he or she do next?
Look for other ways to teach children the magic of language, words, and stories. Tell stories to your children about their families and their culture. Point out words to children wherever you go — to the grocery, to the pharmacy, to the gas station. Encourage your children to write notes to grandparents and other relatives.
Use TV wisely
Academic achievement drops sharply for children who watch more than 10 hours of television a week, or an average of more than two hours a day. Parents can limit the amount of viewing and help children select educational programs. Parents can also watch and discuss shows with their kids. This will help children understand how stories are structured.
Establish a daily family routine with scheduled homework time
Studies show that successful students have parents who create and maintain family routines. Make sure your child goes to school every day. Establish a regular time for homework each afternoon or evening, set aside a quiet, well lit place, and encourage children to study. Routines generally include time performing chores, eating meals together, and going to bed at an established time.
"The American family is the rock on which a solid education can be built. I have seen examples all over this nation where two-parent families, single parents, stepparents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles are providing strong families support for their children to learn. If families teach the love of learning, it can make all the difference in the world to their children."
Richard W. Riley
U.S. Secretary of Education
Talk to your children and teenagers — and listen to them, too
Talk directly to your children, especially your teenagers, about the dangers of drugs and alcohol and the values you want them to have. Set a good example. And listen to what your children have to say. Such personal talks, however uncomfortable they may make you feel, can save their lives.
Express high expectations for children by enrolling them in challenging courses
You can communicate to your children the importance of setting and meeting challenges in school. Tell your children that working hard and stretching their minds in the only way for them to realize their full potential. Expect and encourage your children to take tough academic courses like geometry, chemistry, computer technology, a second language, art, and advanced occupational courses. Make sure they never settle for doing less than their best.
Find out whether your school has high standards
Your school should have clear, challenging standards for what students should know. For example, what reading, writing and math skills is your child expected to have by fourth grade? By eighth and twelfth grades? What about history, science, the arts, geography, and other languages? Are responsibility and hard work recognized? If your school doesn't have high standards, join with teachers, principals, and other parents to set these standards.
Keep in touch with the school
Parents cannot afford to wait for schools to tell them how children are doing. Families who stay informed about their children's progress at school have higher-achieving children. To keep informed, parents can visit the school or talk with teachers on the telephone. Get to know the names of your children's teachers, principals, and counselors.
Parents can also work with schools to develop new ways to get more involved. Families can establish a homework hotline, volunteer on school planning and decision-making committees, help create family resource centers, serve as mentors, and even help patrol school grounds.
Use community resource
Activities sponsored by community and religious organizations provide opportunities for children and other family members to engage in positive social and learning experiences. Family- oriented community resources may include health care services, housing assistance, adult education, family literacy, and employment counseling. Families can reinforce their children's learning by going to libraries, museums, free concerts, and cultural fairs together.
When parents and families get personally involved in education, their children do better in school and grow up to be more successful in life.
Sounds like common sense, doesn't it?
Yet parental involvement is one of the most overlooked aspects of American education today. The fact is, many parents don't realize how important it is to get involved in their children's learning. As one dad said when he began to read to his daughter ever day and discovered that it improved her learning, "I never realized how much it would mean to her to hear me read." Other parents would like to be involved, but have trouble finding the time.
All parents and family members should try to find the time and make the effort because research shows that when families get involved, their children:
- Get better grades and test scores.
- Graduate from high school at higher rates.
- Are more likely to go on to higher education.
- Are better behaved and have more positive attitudes.
Family involvement is also one of the best investments a family can make. Students who graduate from high school earn, on average, $200,000 more in their lifetimes than students who drop out. College graduate makes almost $1 million more!
Most important of all, ALL parents and families can enjoy these benefits. It doesn't matter how much money you have. It doesn't matter how much formal education you've had yourself or how well you did in school. And family involvement works for children at all grade levels.
What is "Family Involvement in Education"?
It's a lot of different types of activities. Some parents and families may have the time to get involved in many ways. Other may only have the time for one or two activities. But whatever your level of involvement, remember: If you get involved and stay involved, you can make a world of difference.
Family involvement in education can mean: Reading a bedtime story to your preschool child…checking homework every night…getting involved in PTA…discussing your children's progress with teachers…voting in school board elections…helping your school to set challenging academic standards…limiting TV viewing to no more than two hours on school nights…getting personally involved in governing your school…becoming an advocate for better education in your community and state…and insisting on high standards of behavior for children.
Or, family involvement can be as simple as asking your children, "How was school today?" But ask every day. That will send your children the clear message that their schoolwork is important to you and you expect them to learn.
Many children and parents are yearning for this kind of togetherness these days. Among student aged 10 to 13, for example, 72 percent say they would like to talk to their parents more about their homework. Forty percent of parents across the country believe that they are not devoting enough time to their children's education. And teachers say that increasing parental involvement in education should be the number one priority for public education in the next few years.
"Parents who know their children's
teachers and help with the homework
and teach their kids right from wrong —
these parents can make all the difference."
— President Bill Clinton
State of the Union Address
The Family Involvement Partnership for Learning includes over 100 family, education business, community, and religious organizations nationwide.
For more information call one of the partners, the U.S. Department of Education, at 1-800-USA-LEARN or write to:
Family Involvement Partnership for Learning
600 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20202-8173
When you contact us, ask to receive a copy of the helpful booklet Preparing Your Child for College.


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