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Medical breakthroughs and better standards of living, particularly in relation to dietary awareness, mean that we're all living longer than ever before. This is clearly a good thing, but it doesn't come without some additional problems of its own. As our population ages so more and more people have to spend their final years living in a care home. Physical and mental infirmity, allayed to the more atomised nature of family life, mean that older people often simply don't have the care they require at hand, and the professionals have to step in.
In the vast majority of cases the care offered by homes is excellent, with dedicated staff and comfortable surroundings helping residents to feel as well looked after as is possible. Occasionally, however, horror stories surface in the media of homes where residents are neglected or poorly treated, and where standards are allowed to slip well below what is acceptable. If you face the prospect of placing an elderly relative in a care home then the chances are that you'll be racked with doubt and a sense of responsibility. If something does go wrong, then, it's only right that you should be able to seek compensation, either on your own behalf or on that of an elderly parent or other relative unable to mount their own case.
The government sets forth strict guidelines outlining the standards which can be expected to be found in care homes. These guidelines include statements such as 'Residents can have visitors at any reasonable time, and if there are restrictions these are made known and explained to those concerned' and 'Staff have knowledge and understanding of each individual resident's usual conduct, behaviours and means of communication. Responses and interventions of staff promote positive outcomes for residents.'
If the care home concerned falls below any of the standards set out then you could be well within your rights to seek compensation, and the same applies if the resident in question becomes injured or ill whilst in a care home and you feel that this was caused by negligence.
If you feel that something like this has happened then contact a personal injury lawyer and provide them with the details of your case. This process will proceed far more smoothly if you can provide the maximum amount of information, which includes a full account of what happened, the names of any witnesses and the accounts of any medical practitioners who had to be summoned. If your lawyer feels that you have a strong case then they will proceed on the basis of the fact that the resident of the care home has been neglected, and suffered as a result.
Any payment of compensation given will cover any out of pocket expenses the situation has brought about, as well as acting as an acknowledgement that the older person in question has been badly treated and compensating for any pain and suffering. Residential care homes don't come cheap and often represent the final abode of someone who's spent their entire life working and raising a family. As such they should be held to the highest possible standards, and the right to seek compensation will help to ensure that this is the case.
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Last night I went to the monthly group meeting for the Photosynthesis Project. We are a group of professional artists and writers using photosynthesis as inspiration for our artwork. We meet each month to discus texts, images, and works in progress. In November we will display our artwork in a group exhibition. It is such an inspiring project, and I plan to talk more about it in the coming months.
Please let me know of any inspiring texts you may know that are centered around plants. I am going to set aside some time to read every day—something that has been difficult to do after having babies. I need to immerse myself in some inspiration, so it is time to make time.

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Lyrical: Open Mic & More
August 01, 2019 @ 6:00 PM
If you're a poet or a lover of poetry and all things lyrical, this is for you. Our aim is to blend the Open Mic + guest poet format with conversation and also expand the slot to include talks, book launches and workshops. Each evening will have a theme, announced beforehand, which poets are free to explore or ignore.
Poems can still be shared when there is a scheduled speaker/event, but please be aware that the time allotted will be shorter, and themed poems may have to be included next time round.
Poet and writer Diana Durham is author of three poetry collections, a novel 'The Curve of the Land' from Skylight Press and the nonfiction 'The Return of King Arthur: completing the quest for wholeness' from Tarcher/Penguin.
Diana has recently moved to Trowbridge, and is excited to host a place for writers of poetry, fiction and nonfiction with visionary thinking and a lyric sensibility—meaning what is deep, in rhythm, intuitive and wise.
"…the visionary dimension is not something internal or even obscure—a private language or mythology—but actually happening around us in ways we don't recognise unless we learn to see with a kind of bi-focal vision which is at
once literal and symbolic." From my friend Jay Ramsay's Preface to his poetry collection 'Monuments'
Please join us to read, listen and converse...
7 February: Kick-off session, Diana Durham will introduce her work and give
an overview of the vision for Lyrical. Optional theme for Open Mic: Lyrical
7 March: This month will feature the poetry of Jay Ramsay, author of 'Monuments' (Waterloo Press); 'Kingdom of the Edge' (Element) among many more, editor of six anthologies of poetry, including the most recent 'Diamond Cutters' from Tayen Lane, co-edited by Andrew Harvey; as well as two prose books about alchemy and some classic Chinese translations. Jay passed away in late December of 2018, and many in the poetry scene of the UK are still getting used to the idea that he is no longer with us, so influential was his presence and work. Please feel free to bring your own poems, as usual, and also particularly any poems of Jay's that are favourites. The optional theme is: Vision.
4 April: Visionary novelist Lindsay Clarke, winner of the Whitbread Award, will speak about his new collection of essays 'Green Man Dreaming' from Awen Press. Optional theme for Open Mic: Inside/Outside
2 May: Writer, story-teller, editor and translator Anthony Nanson will speak about his new translation of a collection of short stories
By the Edge of the Sea by Nicolas Kurtovitch, one of the leading literary lights of New Caledonia, published by Awen.
Optional theme for Open Mic: The Exotic and the Other
Anthony met Nicolas Kurtovitch during a research trip to the islands in 2016. Kurtovitch's stories were published originally
in French as Forêt, terre et tabac and Anthony found it 'a great privilege to translate Nicolas' gorgeous lyrical prose into English.'
Anthony has a background in natural sciences, education, and publishing. A love of nature, authenticity, and the spirit of place
informs all his work. His books include Deep Time – a prehistoric lost-world romance; Words of Re-enchantment:
writings on storytelling, myth, and ecological desire and three collections of stories. Anthony has worked widely as
a storyteller both on his own and with the group Fire Springs. He lectures in creative writing at Bath Spa University;
6 June: British eco-poet Helen Moore will speak about and read from her new collection of poems.
The Mother Country published by Awen.
Optional theme for Open Mic: Belonging
Helen's first two poetry collections are Hedge Fund, and Other Living Margins (Shearsman Books, 2012) and ECOZOA (Permanent, 2015), acclaimed by the Australian poet John Kinsella as 'a milestone in the journey of ecopoetics'. Her new poetry collection explores British colonial history and themes of personal, social, and ecological dispossession.
4 July: 'Making Sense' a short documentary film on the work of Dr Iain McGilchrist, author of 'The Master & His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World' introduced by director Jonathan Guilbert with Lyrical host and writer Diana Durham.
Optional theme for Open Mic: Escape from the grid
About Iain McGilchrist: Three times elected a Fellow of All Souls College, psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist taught English at Oxford before studying medicine there. His work on the brain is shaped by an interest in the role of literature and music, which activate the right brain. McGilchrist's thesis in his renowned book McGilchrist is that modern culture reflects an imbalance in brain function.
About 'The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World': According to McGilchrist, culture flowers when the two hemispheres of our brain find their correct hierarchy. At the moment they don't and it shows. Orthodoxy says the left hemisphere, with its speech centres, is the dominant one, while the right hemisphere is 'dumb'. McGilchrist challenges this with extensive research and evidence that the reverse is true. The right-brain processes the big picture, recognizes the new and sees things in context. The left prefers logic, predictability and focuses on detail. While both hemispheres are essential, McGilchrist believes the invention of machines, combined with our talent for mimicry, set off a runaway feedback loop of the left's narrow certainty, side-lining the right-brain's perspective, and causing loss of coherence and overview.
About Jonathan Guilbert: Jonathan Guilbert has over twenty-eight years experience directing and producing television and film. He has made over 75 films, over 56 hours of broadcast TV for BBC, ITV, PBS, Discovery, National Geographic, NOVA as well as dozens of commercials for companies and institutions like HIll/Holiday, Volunteers of America, New Hampshire State Tourism, Harley Davidson and many more.
About Diana Durham: Diana is the host of Lyrical, author of three poetry collections, the nonfiction 'The Return of King Arthur' and novel, 'The Curve of the Land. Her new nonfiction book: 'Coherent Self, Coherent World: a new synthesis of Myth, Metaphysics & Bohm's Implicate Order' is due out 27th September from 'O' Books.
Diana Durham
1 August: We'll present a collective Poetry Performance by Strange Cargo, a group of local women poets, including host of Words & Ears, Dawn Gorman.
The performance piece is titled Walls & Windows, and will explore in both poetry and conversation themes of separation and connection between inner and outer. Join us to share poems and conversation. Optional theme: Separation & Connection.


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Welcome old friend and University of Washington MFA Jenny Brown back to the block to celebrate her debut novel, Modern Girls, a portrait of a Jewish immigrant mother and daughter on New York's Lower East Side in the 1930s.
Back to All Events
Earlier Event: September 29Dock Street Salon: Spartan 3 Release, with D.A. Navoti, Ian Denning, Q Lindsey Barrett
Later Event: October 15David Dayen, Chain of Title


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"Beautiful," I breathe.
My eyes can almost feel the graceful object in her hands. My gaze drifts from the smooth, brown-red surface, glittering in the sunlight, to the light, airy strings, to the long, graceful bow. I can almost feel the music dancing through her very being, as I have seen her bow dance along those strings so many times.
"Shall I play?" I see the smile flit across her face, and her blue eyes sparkle as I nod shyly.
Her bow meets the very first strings of that beautiful instrument, and I swear, it could have been touched by some light-winged magic, as I hear the first notes burst like fireworks into the summer mountain air. I close my eyes for a split second, and I'm drowning in the flowing notes, falling into a sparkling, rushing river of magical sound.
In the blink of a second, my eyes are open again, wide and awestruck. They follow the bow, as it travels quickly and smoothly along the strings, sparking the notes, like the luminous glints of sunlight that pierce the clouds above.
I hear it like an orchestra in my ears. The sound rises, like a river, swelling up from its depths below, coming to meet the high mountaintops, like a wild force of nature. It shoots out in torrents, like the growing, rushing, burning breath of a great red dragon, surveying the stone castles and high hills of some fantastical, distant land. It runs and leaps, like light feet over fields and stones, crossing rivers with its bounding melodies. It slashes through the air, like the jeweled sword of a great king, slaying the silence with it's strong, fearless sound.
And then, her bow lifts off the strings, hovering in the air for a moment, with the poise of a butterfly. Then it's soft feet land lightly on the strings once more, and this time the melody is different. It flows slowly, like the end of the river, the dragon as it lays down to sleep, the sword as it slips back into its sheath. Its bounding notes, like the agile feet of skilled hunter slow their pace. They run, they walk, and…ever so slowly, they come…finally…to a stop…a graceful end. Her bow drifts gently away from the strings, and her blue eyes turn to look at me.
With a sunlit smile and cheerful voice, she asks me, "What did you think?'
For a second, I am breathless. I just look at her, wide-eyed, searching for what to say. I've just heard a fantastical symphony but all I can come up with are three small, ordinary words.
"It was… lovely."
Cristina Cass is a high school student from Chicago who has had short stories published in two small 826CHI publications, and interviews published in McSweeney's and the Chicago Reader. She enjoys music and baking, and is working on planning the first ever Teen Literary Fest in Chicago.


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Asakura Yoshikage
|5th daimy? of Asakura Domain
|Asakura Takakage
|Personal details
|October 12, 1533
|September 16, 1573
|Daughter of Hosokawa Harumoto
|Daughter of Takeda Motomitsu
|Asakura Takakage
Asakura Yoshikage ( , October 12, 1533 - September 16, 1573) was a Japanese daimy? of the Sengoku period (1467-1603) who ruled a part of Echizen Province in present-day Fukui Prefecture. Yoshikage's conflicts with Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) resulted in his death and the destruction of the Asakura clan and its castle, Ichij?dani Castle.[1][2][3]
Yoshikage was born at the Asakura clan castle in Echizen Province, Ichij?dani Castle, in the present-day Kidanouchi district of Fukui, Fukui Prefecture. His father was Asakura Takakage (1493-1548) and his mother is presumed to be the daughter of Takeda Motomitsu.[3] The Asakura had displaced the Shiba clan as the shugo military commanders of part of Echizen in 1471.[1] Yoshikage succeeded his father as head of the Asakura clan and castle lord of Ichij?dani Castle in 1548.[2][4] He proved to be adept at political and diplomatic management, markedly demonstrated by the Asakura negotiations with the Ikk?-ikki in Echizen. As a result of the negotiations and effective governance by Yoshikage, Echizen enjoyed a period of relative domestic stability compared to the rest of Sengoku period Japan. Consequently, Echizen became a site for refugees fleeing the violence in the Kansai region. Ichij?dani became a center of culture modeled on the capital at Ky?to.[1]
After the capture of Kyoto, Ashikaga Yoshiaki appointed Yoshikage regent and requested Asakura aid in driving Nobunaga out of the capital.[3] As a result, Oda Nobunaga launched an invasion of Echizen. Due to Yoshikage's lack of military skill, Oda's forces were successful at the Siege of Kanegasaki (in modern-day Tsuruga city), leaving the entire Asakura Domain open to invasion.[1][5][6]
Yoshikage benefited from the military conflicts between Azai Nagamasa (1545-1573), brother-in-law of Oda Nobunaga. Azai had launched a pincer attack strategy against Nobunaga in Kanegasaki, but the coalition of Asakura and Azai forces failed in the task of capturing Nobunaga.[3] In the Battle of Anegawa in 1570, Yoshikaga and Nagamasa were defeated by the numerically superior Tokugawa clan headed by Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616).[1]
Yoshikage fled to Hiezan (Enryaku-ji, Hiei Monastery) after the Battle of Anegawa and negotiated a reconciliation with Nobunaga and was able to avoid conflict for three years.[3] Yoshikage was eventually betrayed by his cousin, Asakura Kageaki (1529-1574) in 1573. He was forced to commit suicide by seppuku at Rokub? Kensh?-ji, a temple which was located in present-day ?no, Fukui Prefecture. He was 39 years old.[1][3] The Asakura clan was destroyed with the death of Yoshikage.[2]
The former Asakura residence in Fukui Prefecture was excavated in 1967 and revealed the ruins of the castle, residences, and gardens of Ichij?dani. The site has been designated a Special Places of Scenic Beauty, Special Historic Sites, and an Important Cultural Properties of Japan as the Ichij?dani Asakura Family Historic Ruins. The site covers 278 hectares (690 acres).


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19.00 - 22.00
"Reddey grew up in Merano, South Tyrol. He is, like Arno Parmeggiani and Victor Matic a cofounder of Wupwup: A collaboration that grew into a big talent producing family. He never felt restricted to one scene and has been listening to whatever he found interesting; House, Hip-hop, Garage Rock, Punk… He has tasted them all. Some time later he started making music, first as a producer in several band projects, and later he finalized his solo project Lux Repeat. As a DJ he plays minimalistic deep house with a darker tone. Having a small town background, he experienced the reality of having to convince the audience with his sound. This is one of the reasons he is flexible, tenacious and constantly improving. It's always a pleasure to dive into one of Reddey's sets and get deeper as his sound does."


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text: Let me overshare with you a little bit. I think that word, overshare, is overused, by the way. This whole entry will probably be kind of disjointed, but lately, so am I. I now "get" the menopause fog, the "senior moments," and let me tell you, if I wasn't expecting this, didn't know what was happening to me, I would think I was losing my very few remaining marbles. This is unpleasant. It's like my ADD and "mom brain" had this mega bastard child, and then put it on speed. When they hit, my thoughts swirl. I can't focus on anything, can't make sense of anything, can't put together a coherent thought. If one of these just hit me in my late forties or early fifties out of the blue, I would think I was stroking out. It's disorienting, to say the least. They give me a mild feeling of panic, which makes my heart race and I sweat a little. Fortunately I am not having very many of these, and since I understand what's happening they are not as terrifying as they otherwise would be. I'm not having very many hot flashes, although I do get regular night sweats. Zero symptoms of hormone withdrawal, for which I am SO grateful. My pain is getting a little more manageable each day, and my mobility is slowly returning. Overall, I feel better than I did pre-op. I'm able to spend a good chunk of the day with my children now. The incisions are healing nicely, no signs of infection. My appetite is slowly returning. I am having some mood swings, but they don't feel much worse than just regular PMS. You'd have to ask my husband to get a more objective picture of those, though. So, over all, things are going well, although of course I'm ready to just be done and healed and get on with life already. Your continued prayers are greatly appreciated.


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It's time to book a trip to Europe! The U.S. dollar surge is grabbing attention, as the greenback soared to a 12-year high against the euro last week. As a reminder, the strength of a country's currency is a reflection of its overall economic strength. While US growth is not exactly robust, even with its challenges, it is growing faster and is stronger than other developed economies in Europe and Japan. The IMF projects that US growth will exceed 3 percent over the next two years, while the euro area will be mired at less than 1.5 percent. As you might expect, when a currency jumps in value, there are winners and losers. The winners include US consumers, who are likely to eventually see lower costs for some imported clothing, electronics and automobiles. And if you're planning a European vacation, your dollar will buy you more when you are traveling. Additionally, the economies of Europe and Japan are likely to see a boost from a weaker local currency, as their goods and services become more competitive in the global marketplace.
The losers are U.S. exporters, manufacturers, and companies that derive profits from overseas markets, like Boeing or Coca Cola. Some of these firms will have to adapt their businesses or risk losing market share. A strong dollar could also hurt American tourist attractions, like Disney theme parks and the Grand Canyon, which have been popular destinations for international travelers. If some of these companies get hit hard enough, they could pull back on spending and hiring, which could be a headwind for the overall economy.
The dollar's surge also poses a potential challenge for Federal Reserve officials, who will convene a two-day policy meeting this week. The central bank has been preparing to increase the short-term interest rates this year, but a stronger dollar has a deflationary effect: as the currency strengthens, a dollar buys more for consumers. A strong dollar may make it hard for Fed officials to reach their 2 percent inflation target and could make the Fed more patient in its outlook for monetary policy.
In case you forgot, the word "patient" is a loaded one for the Fed. In its December 2014 meeting, the central bankers injected "patient" into its statement, saying, "the Committee judges that it can be patient in beginning to normalize the stance of monetary policy." At the time, analysts at Capital Economics reviewed Fed terminology over the past decade and found that the addition of patient translated into an interest rate increase over the subsequent six to 10 months.
During her recent testimony before Congress, Janet Yellen said that as the economy improves, the Fed would consider raising rates on a "meeting by meeting" basis. But most economists and investors believe that the first step towards policy normalization would be the removal of "patient" from the statement. If that were to occur at this week's meeting, it could mean that the Fed is preparing for its first rate hike in nine years, at the June FOMC meeting.
- DJIA: 17,749, down 0.6% on week, down 0.4% YTD
- S&P 500: 2053, down 0.9% on week, down 0.3% YTD
- NASDAQ: 4871 down 0.7% on week, up 2.9% YTD
- Russell 2000: 1232, up 1.2% on week, up 2.3% YTD
- 10-Year Treasury yield: 2.12% (from 2.24% a week ago)
- April Crude Oil: $44.84, down 9.6% on week (Recent low: $44.45 on 1/28)
- April Gold: $1,152.40, down 1% on week
- AAA Nat'l avg for gallon of regular Gas: $2.43 (from $2.45 week ago, $3.52 a year ago)
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The bogans have voted. AC/DC took out the top 5 positions of Triple M's Ultimate 500 Rock Songs countdown. They had eight songs in the top 31. Now don't get me wrong, I like AC/DC and all that, I even have quite a few of their cds lying around the house, yet I also like some variety. Now I know that whenever I tune into Triple M they will definitely be playing an AC/DC song. Do we really want to hear T.N.T eight times a day seven days a week? (Also Thunderstruck at #1 WTF!!!)
Some of the other choices in this countdown were quite… odd… to say the very least. Guns 'N' Roses insipid cover of Knocking On Heavens Door at #53 and the highest Stones song being It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I like It) at #61 show just how odd the voting was. I could do a list of my own top 500, but that would end up being really tedious for me. Here's just a list of the songs I've been most listening to lately. (Where did they come on the list?)
1. Hey Joe – Jimi Hendrix
2. Shake Your Moneymaker – Fleetwood Mac
3. The Seeker – The Who
4. Happy – The Rolling Stones
5. Comin' Home – Delaney & Bonney & Friends
6. Mama Kin – Aerosmith
7. Lola – The Kinks
8. SWLABR – Cream
9. Hush – Deep Purple
10. Immigrant Song – Led Zeppelin
11. Three Button Hand Me Down- The Faces
12. I Want To Take You Higher – Sly & The Family Stone
13. Rocks Off – The Rolling Stones
14. Evil Ways – Santana
15. Days Like This – Van Morrison
16. Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes
17. Behind Blue Eyes – The Who
18. Dream On – Aerosmith
19. Hard To Handle – The Black Crowes
20. Superstition – Beck, Bogert & Appice


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Each week, I talk to many people about website development and I've found that there's a lot of confusion out there regarding what a website actually is. Some people have an online directory listing similar to the Yellow Pages and call that their website. Some have a Facebook page and others have an email contact form and say that they offer "online appointments".
In reality, your website is the focal point for advertising your services AND interacting with your clients. The other avenues are important, but they should be used to point customers to your website. Once they're on your website, that's where the potential exists to turn them from browsers into people making appointments.
Let me start with the bold statement that your small business needs a website!
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July 05, 2018 : Southern Campus Publishes Magazine of Student Literature and Art
Ohio University Southern has published the latest edition of Envoi, a collection of student-written literature and art. The volume was made possible by a grant from the Ohio Arts Council.
This latest volume of Envoi includes poetry, photography and art created by students of the Southern Campus from 2014-2018. Dr. Hayley Mitchell Haugen, associate professor of English, served as editorial advisor for the publication. Tom Suter, a recently retired art lecturer at the regional campus, served as art editor.
English students Amber Coffee, Chynna Pearson and Holly Stephens volunteered as poetry editors. The three selected sixty-eight poems written by twenty-five students for inclusion in the publication. Coffee also assisted Haugen in the volume's production. Photography and art created by six students was also selected for inclusion in the collection.
Students involved in the creation of content for Envoi included: Matt Ferguson, Breanna Bailey, Lauren Ball, Brian Bellomy, Tristan Bradley, Logan Hawthorne, Krystal Cooper, Dana Doss, Tyler Grubbs, Aaron Hanshaw, Jessica Higgins, Jarrod Schneider, Leslie Hock, Denise Hughes, Erin Jenkins, Rachel McWharter, Shalyn Miller, Brenna Morris, Madison Nelson, Kristin Pancake, Anna Payne, Charles Elkins, Dakota Taylor, Amy Smith, S. B. Webb, Viktor Wolfe, Megan Cox and Chelsea Yapp.
Cover art, a digital photograph entitled Duality was created by Hannah Jackson.
The volume, published by Ohio University Southern, was printed by Ohio University Printing Services in Athens. Individuals interested in receiving a copy may contact the faculty office at 740-533-4540.


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How to Inspect a Shipping Container
So you need to rent a shipping container? Well, these easily-available and cost-effective vessels are not just great for shipping large quantities of cargo across the seas, but there are a multitude of other uses from architecture to art, restaurants, cafes, boutiques and more that they can be used for.
The issues of how to determine the condition of the shipping containers has come under debate previously, since many of the companies have their own way of grading the units. If you're planning on looking for a shipping container online, it's a good idea to ask the seller any questions you have before you make the purchase. It's also important to realise that some shipping containers, such as tank units, carry some very specific grading guidelines when it comes to perishables, hygiene and chemicals.
Where Can You Find a Shipping Container?
Pretty much any shipping container company will offer a wide variety of containers for hire and for sale. You can also choose to have a shipping container modification done to customise the container for your specific requirements.
Alternatively, you can choose a more generic style of shipping container. If you're just wanting to transport furniture, or household goods, for example, a quick internet search will bring up a host of different companies offering containers for hire.
Choosing the cheapest container is not always the best option. You need to ensure that you hire a high quality shipping container which is in a good condition. It's really important to find the balance between cost and quality – whether you need to container to transport goods or store them.
Checking out the Quality of the Containers
The engineering of a shipping container is relatively straight forward. Containers are made from a solid steel structure which is durable and super strong.
One of the main things to look for when you want to hire or purchase a container is corrosion. Since shipping containers are made from steel, they do get banged around now and then when they are being handled. And that means the protective paint does sometimes peel, leaving the metal exposed. Surface rust is okay; it can be buffed and re-painted. However, if the metal is left exposed for too long, the rust eats through the metal, leaving ragged holes. Not only will this affect the structural integrity of the container but may also damage the contents within the container.
The combined elements of air, sun, salt, and moisture at sea mainly triggers the corrosion. The salt air is a lot more corrosive to exposed metals.
Before taking delivery of your shipping container, be sure to do a visual inspection for any signs of severe corrosion. You should also check that the doors open fully and that the locking mechanism is in top working condition.
The container should consist of a solid wood floor inside it so be sure to check that the floor has not rotten and is structurally sound. Also check the cargo container modifications if any have been done. The container should be completely intact and not at all damaged.
More Pointers For Checking the Quality of a Shipping Container
Here are a few more pointers to keep in mind when examining the shipping container:
- Always check to ensure the container is water and wind tight. Do this by shutting yourself in the container and looking for signs of sunlight streaming in. Also inspect areas for severe rust. Remember that surface rust is fine; what you should watch out for are areas where rust has already eaten through the metal, leaving a hole. Containers tend to accumulate surface rust a long time before a hole occurs.
- Next, look at the doors and ensure that they open and close properly and completely. Also inspect the doors for intact door seals and strong, sturdy floors – there shouldn't be any soft spots.
- Examine any inserts such as holes that have been repaired should be welded on the outside and caulked inside. Hole repairs need to be properly installed and repainted.
- Look out for severe corrosion beneath hardware and door seals.
- Make sure there is no evidence of foul odours or contamination.
These pointers should ensure that you rent a fully functional, high-quality shipping container.


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(1) Be expectant. To the extent that the preacher explains and applies the Bible correctly, you are actually hearing God's word. Reflecting on this before sermons should certainly cause us to sit up. And we should therefore come expecting to be encouraged, stretched, challenged, strengthened or even rebuked, just as the disciples were by Jesus.
(2) Open the Bible and follow what is said. This is most important and keeps your mind interacting. It also enables you to remember what you've heard when you later re-read the passage. In Acts 17v11 we read: "Now the Bereans were of more noble character than the Thessalonians, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true." Their eagerness and studiousness is clearly intended as a "noble" model for the reader. And note the assumption that the Bible was the determiner of whether what was said was actually true.
(3) Pray through what you hear as you hear it. Arrow prayers such as: "Lord help me remember that" or "help us do that" or "I praise you for that," acknowledge that listening to a sermon is a spiritual activity, but also apply the sermon on the spot and aid attentiveness.
(4) Memorise the main points. I do want to be clear that I do not expect everyone to understand everything in every sermon. The preacher hopes that the most knowledgeable and mature will grasp everything, but assumes others will just get the main gist and be left with questions to think about further, and others may just take the primary point away. This is the inevitable consequence of teaching a mixed group. And it is surely unwise to pitch the sermon at the level of the newest in faith, because it then leaves the more mature bereft. At the very least, repeating the main points to yourself as the sermon progresses helps to ensure you grasp and apply the general gist. And those who study memory tell us that when recalling those main points, much of the content that went with them will come to mind too.
(5) Take notes. This is an obvious point and is the norm in some churches. I was deeply encouraged a few months ago when an 11 year old girl had stayed in the main service and took notes on a twenty minute sermon on Psalm 55. Her Mum gave them to me, and the girl had got the sense of every major point made.
(6) Re-read and pray through the passage. This is a good discipline to get into, and could be done just before bed on Sunday night. As you do it, you will normally find points from the sermon coming to mind again and becoming more a part of your general understanding. It is also a great way of ensuring we are "not just hearers of the word, but doers also" (James 1v22).
(7) Ask the preacher your questions. We have noted this was often part of first century teaching. The preacher expects people to be left with uncertainties as not everything can be covered, and no preacher is every crystal clear! So please please do ask your questions over coffee, or by way of a phone call or email. The onus is certainly on the preacher to try to be make things understandable, but it is also on the hearer to ensure they have rightly understood.


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How much progress has been made in the fight against hunger?
Why has the global number of hungry come down?
There is only two years left for countries to reach MDG 1c and the World Food Summit goal. Why is there optimism that the MDG hunger target can still be achieved?
Which countries have made the biggest progress in hunger reduction?
Which countries have made the least progress in hunger reduction?
Very slow progress was recorded in several African countries, including Botswana, Cote d'Ivoire, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania and Zambia, where the number as well as prevalence of undernourished people in the population is now higher than in 1990-92. The same was true of Asian countries such as the Democratic Republic of Korea, Iraq and, to a much lesser degree, Tajikistan. In Latin America, El Salvador and Guatemala show relatively slow progress, despite the good performance of the region as a whole.
Based on SOFI 2013 and SOFI 2012 figures, FAO recognized countries that had reached the MDG1c hunger target and the WFS goal last June and in June 2013. Are these results confirmed by the 2014 figures?
Why does FAO monitor undernourishment only in countries from the developing regions?
Has FAO changed its methodology for computing the prevalence of undernourishment this year compared to the previous editions of SOFI?
What is the Minimum Dietary Energy Requirement and how does FAO compute it?
What is the relationship between hunger and undernutrition?
SOFI mentions that developing an enabling environment is crucial in the fight against hunger and malnutrition. What is the "enabling environment"?
Why were these seven countries selected for analysis in SOFI?
Because they are different from each other. We examined countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean that are developing or emerging. Some have achieved the MDG hunger target, others have not yet done. Some have experienced political instability or conflict, such as Madagascar and Yemen. Cultural identities differ from one country to another – in Bolivia for example, 64 percent of the population is made up of indigenous peoples. The agriculture sectors of the case study countries also differ: in Brazil, small family farms coexist with commercial farms; in Malawi and in most of the other countries, agriculture is dominated by small family farms. This factor also influences the policy focus. Although all the countries we examined follow the twin-track approach - combining measures to promote agricultural productivity and rural development with social protection mechanisms to increase access to food – some countries allocate the bulk of their funds to increasing productivity.
By looking at these countries, one can assess the evolution of the enabling environment and draw useful lessons.
What key lessons can be drawn from the country case studies?
– Political will and legal frameworksSustained political commitment at the highest level is crucial. It moves food security and nutrition to the top of the agenda and helps removing any constraints that hinder institutional reforms and budget allocations that may be necessary to make policies and actions effective in fighting hunger. Often, sustained political commitment results in legal frameworks - such as recognition of the human right to food - that ensure that all stakeholders work responsibly.
– Coordination mechanismsFood security is an intersectoral priority. Coordination mechanisms are also crucial. Policies and programmes that promote food security and nutrition involve many sectors and stakeholders at national, regional and local levels. Countries have a range of policies and programmes that promote food security and nutrition: interventions to increase productivity, policies to promote access to markets for both inputs and outputs, social protection programmes, such as school meals and conditional cash transfers. In all countries we examined, the policy range is broad and involves a large number of government departments and ministries, civil society, farmers, cooperatives, traders, schools, hospitals, and others. Institutional mechanisms that promote cooperation and coordination among ministries and stakeholders and clearly define responsibilities for each of them facilitate coordination of actions and policy coherence. Uncoordinated actions result in a diffusion of responsibility and accountability among institutions and other actors.
– Broad participation of stakeholdersBroad participation in policy formulation and implementation is necessary to ensure that the views of all are taken into account, creating space for civil society and, more importantly, to empower the poor and the vulnerable to voice their needs. Such inclusion results in equitable policies that address the needs of the vulnerable.
– Linking policiesGood coordination results in linking policies to maximize benefits and impacts. For example, school meal programmes can be designed to procure safe and nutritious food from smallholder farmer cooperatives. This provides markets for farmers, promotes their productivity, raises their incomes and stimulates local economies.
Such policy instrument integration is implemented in Brazil and Haiti.
Cash and in-kind transfers that raise incomes and improve diets also have positive spill-over effects. Cash transfer programmes can influence the productive capacity of beneficiary households, in particular by helping households with limited access to financial services for investment and risk mitigation. The provision of regular and predictable cash transfers to poor households in the context of missing or malfunctioning markets generates economic and productive impacts at the household and local levels. Cash transfers lead to increasing local wages, and can enhance small producers' accumulation of productive resources, thereby stimulating production and productivity increases, both on- and off-farm.


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Birding, photography and other important things in life. All images copyright Roef Mulder. Use without written permission will be punished severely.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
During autumn it was clear that both Great and Blue Tits were on the move. A big flock is wintering in Pieterzijl now and this weekend I had some time to check for rings. The number of birds is really amazing with regularly 10 Great and 10 Blue Tits together in the garden, the actual number is much higher but impossible to determine.
Some years ago I was able to read a metal ring of a Great Tit, and now there are 2 metal-ringed Blue Tits present. Their visits are irregular and short but still I managed to get some pictures of the birds, one is wearing a dutch ring but the other?? I think I have all the numbers but without the country of origin it is useless. If you think you know which text is written on the ring please contact me at roefmulder(AT)hotmail.com
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Amit Shah says Lok Sabha elections third battle of Panipat, mocks rival
Shah also equated the upcoming general elections with the third battle of Panipat between the Marathas and Afghan King Ahmed Shah Abdali. The defeat of the Marathas led to India facing "slavery" for 200 years, Shah added.lok-sabha-elections Updated: Jan 11, 2019 23:44 IST
The Ram temple issue echoed and resonated at the Bharatiya Janata Party's national council meeting here on Friday with party president Amit Shah emphasising the commitment to build a "grand" Ram temple at the "same place".
Over 10,000 BJP workers briefly interrupted Shah's opening speech and raised slogans of "Jai Shri Ram" even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top leaders watched. Shah managed to control the crowd by raising, in return, the "Bharat Mata ki Jai" slogan thrice.
Shah also equated the upcoming general elections with the third battle of Panipat between the Marathas and Afghan King Ahmed Shah Abdali. The defeat of the Marathas led to India facing "slavery" for 200 years, Shah added. Until then, they had won 131 battles, he pointed out, but lost the decisive one.
At the BJP conclave, the last such meeting before the parliamentary election, Shah said the summer election will be a battle of ideologies and will have a lasting impact for centuries, much like that battle.
In the course of Day 1 of the conclave, the party passed two resolutions, one on agriculture, and the other on the poor. Agrarian distress could be one of the BJP's big challenges in the coming elections according to political analysts who consider it to be one of the factors that played a part in the party's recent defeat in elections in three Hindi heartland states, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan.
In the agriculture resolution, the party reiterated its commitment to double farm income by 2022, and accused the Congress of misleading farmers with the promise of loan waivers.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh moved the resolution, listing out details of measures that the government has taken in the past four years to address issues in the farm sector. Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis seconded the resolution. BJP general secretary Bhupendra Yadav said it was for the first time proper MSPs (minimum support prices) were offered for several crops.
"The national council appealed to the farmers to repose their trust in the leadership of Narendra Modi and elect him as the prime minister again in 2019 ," Yadav said. In response to a question on whether farm distress led to the party's defeat in the assembly elections, he said there were several reasons for party's performance and that the BJP is analyzing them.
The BJP' second resolution at the meeting highlighted the pro-poor schemes of the Narendra Modi government, and claimed that these have changed the lives of the poor. Moved by external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, the resolution spoke about 10 % reservation for the economically weak in the general category. It also highlighted government schemes on electrification, the Ujjwala scheme (subsidised cylinders for poor households), food security, Ayushmaan Bharat (the health insurance scheme) and Jandhan Yojana (the financial inclusion scheme).
Analysts also say the BJP could face pressure from some of its own affiliates and associates over the issue of the Ram temple.
"The matter is in the Supreme Court and we want an early disposal of it….but the Congress is creating a hurdle," Shah said on the temple issue. "But, do not have any confusion in your mind. We were committed to building a Ram temple through constitutional way and we remain committed to it," he added.
The Supreme Court on Thursday, deferred a hearing in the Ayodhya case after Justice UU Lalit, one of the five judges of the Supreme Court constitution bench, recused himself after a lawyer pointed out that he appeared in a related case two decades ago. A new bench will be constituted before the next hearing on January 29, which will basically decide a schedule for the hearings. In an interview to news agency ANI early this month, Prime Minister Modi said an ordinance for temple can be considered only after the judicial process is over.
Shah described Modi as the "world's most popular leader" and also the BJP's "tallest leader" whose leadership was a big advantage that the party has over its rivals.
Shah said rivals who once refused to meet face to face have now come together, as they know that they can't defeat Modi individually -- a reference to the grand-alliance-in-the-making.
"We won 73 seats out of 80 in Uttar Pradesh. This time it will be 74, and not 72," Shah said, adding that grand alliance of opposition will have no impact in the national election. His comments came a day ahead of a press conference called by the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party in Lucknow during which they are expected to announce their alliance in Uttar Pradesh in the forthcoming parliamentary polls.
Shah tried to dismiss Congress president Rahul Gandhi's graft charges against the Modi government and said the issues he has raised on the Rafale aircraft deal are baseless. Shah said somebody must have told Gandhi that the Congress could not face elections without levelling charges against the prime minister whose image, he added, remains unblemished.
Mocking Gandhi for his dare to attack the government on the issue of corruption, he said he and his mother Sonia Gandhi are out on bail in a case of graft, a reference to the National Herald case.
Referring to fugitive economic offenders Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi and Vijay Mallya, he said they were "in comfort" during the UPA rule but were forced to flee when the Modi government came to power. "Chowkidar will bring all the thieves. It is only a matter of time. They will have to return the money pending against their names," he said.
During the 2014 election campaign, Modi likened himself to a chowkidar (watchman) who would ensure there was no corruption.
He also felicitated Prime Minister Modi for two important decisions in less than a week – 10% quota for economically weaker sections in government jobs and college seats and the GST Council's decision to double the limit for exemption from payment of goods and services tax (GST) to Rs 40 lakh, a move that will benefit small businesses.
"A quota for young people from the upper castes is one of the most important amendment in the constitution after it was made," Shah said.
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Several small entrepreneurs are to benefit from the expertise and experience of larger and more established business owners under a coaching/mentorship programme.
The initiative, dubbed the 'Nationwide-Scotiabank Entrepreneurial Challenge Coaching/Mentorship' programme, seeks to provide sound advice and assistance to proprietors of medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs) with the objective of advancing their identified business goals.
The programme, which was launched on September 18 during a ceremony at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Incubator and Resource Centre, Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston, is a spinoff from the recently concluded 'Nationwide-Scotiabank Entrepreneurial Challenge'.
The competition sought to, among other things, highlight, recognise and celebrate the accomplishments of MSME entrepreneurs, who have survived or have been successful during the period 2008 to 2011.
The year-long coaching /mentorship programme will provide business coaching and mentoring for 16 of the top 20 MSMEs that competed.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Hon. Anthony Hylton, in welcoming the initiative, said such programmes "affirm the role of our young business leaders and point in the direction of the roll-out of a national young business leaders' mentoring programme".
"In these difficult times, the role of the mentor is even more important. This programme draws attention to the powerful role of leadership in charting the direction of our country towards sustainable economic growth with jobs," he said.
Minister Hylton told the entrepreneurs that they are being given an unparalleled opportunity to learn from some of the brightest, most successful business people in the country, persons, who have worked hard, made mistakes but ultimately scored success in business.
He advised the mentees to absorb everything their mentors/coaches tell them; to observe and adopt the best practices; and to learn from the pitfalls of those who paved the way and are now willing to facilitate their success, so that they can also contribute to the reshaping of the economy.
Objectives of the coaching/mentorship programme include building a network of business coaches /mentors; and to use the mentorship approach to achieve specific business objectives.
Coaches will comprise personnel from the University of Technology (UTech), HEART Trust/NTA, JBDC, current and former business owners/operators, lecturers, tutors, former bankers, marketers, human resources (HR) practitioners, financial experts, business consultants and advisors.
The programme is a collaborative effort of the JBDC, (UTech)/Scotiabank Chair in Entrepreneurship and Development, HEART Trust/NTA and Nationwide 90 FM.


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Strategies for using genetic interactions in genomic breeding programs for coress-bred performance
Anders Christian Sørensen, Senior Scientist, PhD, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University
Piter Bijma, Dr., Department of Animal Sciences, Wageningen University, Holland
01.09.2011 - 31.08.2015
The aim of this project is to assess the possibilities of using genetic interaction parameters in the selection of animals to use in cross breeding programs. The project will make use of stochastic simulations and theoretical predictions to evaluate the underlying mechanisms that influence the outcome of using genomic prediction of interaction terms.
Cross breeding programs are used intensively in the production of pigs and poultry. It is also gaining interest in beef and dairy cattle breeding. The basis for the advantage of cross breeding programs over pure breeding programs is the existence of interactions between alleles (dominance) and between genes (epistasis) and a difference in allele frequencies between breeds. Genetic improvement of the pure breeds has not been fully expressed in the cross-bred production animals, and the existence of epistatic interactions is thought to be one of the reasons for this. Genomic selection is a novel procedure to select animals based on DNA-information. This procedure is currently under implementation in several breeding organizations across speciess. However, all implementations are only considering additive genetic effects, which by definition do not contribute to cross-bred superiority.
Considring non-additive effects requires more sophisticated models when optimizing selection decisions, whether in pure-bred or cross-bred applications, since an animal's genetic value as a breeding invividual depends on the potential mates.
Selection for heterosis tends to cause divergence in allele frequencies between breeds, whereas selection within the pure lines for similar breeding goals tends to cause convergence in allele frequencies. It is important to find the balance between these two opposing factors, and that balance likely depends on the time horizon of the breeding program.
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Marbella has plenty of options and ideas to offer when we talk about parties. Thanks to its climatology and variety of locations, Marbella is an ideal place to party. The most popular and loved ones are beach parties, poolside parties, private BBQ and dinner parties, cocktail parties, etc. But for those who ale looking for something really exquisite and classy a perfect choice would be a private yacht party.
Some time ago we have had a pleasure to organise a themed Taste of Spain party onboard a private 82m yacht. That time it was pretty challenging for us as we have had less than 3 days to get everything organised and ready. And there was a special request from our clients to make a kind of introduction to Spanish culture to their guests who were visiting Spain for the first time.
From the very beginning we have carefully thought about the concept of a party to make it more rather than just a meal. Being onboard gave us both and advantage and some restrictions; there was a limited space for setting-up a dining area for 10 guests but on the other hand we have had that relaxed and chilly Mediterranean atmosphere. To emphasise that mood of Spanish riviera and to highlight a wide gastronomic offer of the region we have carefully chosen delicious Andalusian style menu alongside with a ham master skilfully carving a top-notch quality piece of Iberian jamón and a venenciador spectacularly pouring the best sherry wines of Jeréz. These two traditions gave an authentic touch and made a perfect introduction to a gourmet culture for our clients and we the role of both professionals in bringing out a truly Spanish taste was undeniable. A skilful ham master with his impeccable carving technique has definitely upgraded the taste of jamón turning the process of serving a starter into a kind of show. And a professional venenciador, whose name comes from a special instrument- venencia- used for pouring sherry wines, has not only entertained the audience by eye-catching way of serving wine from a height to help sherry to aerate and open up when it strikes the glass, thus enabling the tasters to fully appreciate its characteristics, but as well he has covered the role of sommelier introducing the guests into traditions of viticulture in Andalusia. And a final touch was made by a little flamenco show with obligatory guitar playing, singing and dance performance.
For us the best appreciation from our clients was their cheerful mood and a delightful comment afterwards:
"Thank you to Marbella In Style and especially to Julio, for a wonderful "Taste of Spain" experience! …was a great pleasure to work with throughout the process! Muchas gracias y hasta la próxima vez!" Kerry A.


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If there's one thing we love as much as farming here at Sweet Berry Farm, it's playing host to an unforgettable party. Some of our all-time favorite memories have been seeing newlyweds share their very first dance as Mr. and Mrs. by the fireplace in our barn, or relatives coming together from across the country for a special family reunion in our Orchard Field. Creating lasting moments is something we were built for and proud of. Here, we share our top event planning tips from our Facility Rental Coordinator, Jessica Pohl. From corporate events to just-because celebrations, fundraisers, weddings, and everything in between, we welcome you here, and wish you happy planning!
1. Do your homework. Look for reviews from people who have hosted similar events at the location you're considering. Check out recent photos — can you picture yourself there? There's no better way to get a sense for what you can expect than doing a bit of research while choosing the backdrop for your event.
2. Pick your spot. Are you envisioning an outdoor affair, or an indoor event? If the property you choose makes different spots available to you, what you choose will depend on your preference, and the number of guests on your invite list. Here at Sweet Berry Farm, we have the Post-and-Beam Barn and the Orchard Field; two very different and very beautiful options. Choose what feels just right!
3. Trust the pros. Working with a coordinator who knows the ins and outs of the property is a huge benefit. Their job is to make your event a smoothly run success, from start to finish! This offers peace of mind so you can focus on enjoying the event. Trust your coordinator to make recommendations and help create the day of your dreams.
4. Keep it local. Incorporating freshly grown, seasonal produce, flowers, and foods can be a special way to welcome guests to your event. It is a nod to the area in which you're hosting the event, and a chance to showcase some of the best it has to offer. This is a unique touch that is a hit with many hosts — and guests — here on the farm.
5. Emphasize fun! Maybe your guests have been working hard, or traveled from near and far to attend your event. Perhaps you're hosting a mix of ages. More than ever, you'll want to create an event that's full of fun for everyone. Adding music and dancing is one way to up the excitement. Consider setting up croquet or bocce on the grass, which are great activities to encourage mingling and add to the festive feel.
6. Make it meaningful. From season to season, New England is such a beautiful place! Choosing a venue that showcases its uniqueness and charm ensures an experience that your guests won't have elsewhere. And when you host at Sweet Berry Farm, you're helping to preserve open space and support sustainable farming practice, which gives your event an extra special touch.


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A Louisiana man is suing over claims he was injured aboard a drilling barge.
Tobias Benoit filed a lawsuit Nov. 10 in Galveston County District Court against Baywater Drilling and Baywater Drilling Management Partners, citing negligence.
According to the complaint, Benoit was employed as a seaman aboard a mobile drilling barge named Atchafalaya on inland waters of Louisiana and owned by the defendants. On Jan. 14, the suit states, he slipped on a slippery substance on the floor and fell, sustaining serious injuries to his neck, back, arms and head. The defendants are accused of negligence in failing to properly train and supervise its crew or maintain a safe work environment.
Benoit seeks medical and punitive damages, lost earnings, loss of earning capacity, exemplary damages and attorney fees. He is represented by attorneys Kurt B. Arnold, J. Kyle Findley and Caj D. Boatright of Arnold and Itkin in Houston.
Galveston County District Court case number: CV-0073098.


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5 Energy Symbols for Your Home
Positive Energy Symbols
Common everyday shapes can be used as powerful symbols to enhance and balance the positive energies in your everyday environment in two ways:
- First, they can be used as a conductor to focus and project your own personal energies outward.
- Second, symbols can magnify and attract positive energy forces into your life.
1. Circles:
The circle is a potent universal symbol. It represents eternity, completion, unity, the universe, perfection and the sacred feminine.
2. Triangle:
A triangle relates to the combined power of the body, mind and spirit. It also represents mother, father, child and the past, present and future.
3. Square:
The square represents the four elements- wind, water, fire and earth - and the four cardinal directions.
4.Pentacle (five-pointed star-pointing up):
The pentacle also represents the four basic elements of wind, water, earth and fire, with the 5th point representing the spirit. The pentagram is a powerful sign often used for protection from negative energy.
5. Infinity:
The symbol for infinity looks like the number eight laid on its side. In ancient India and Tibet, it represented perfection, duality, and the union between male and female. In tarot, it is a magical symbol and represents the balancing of universal forces. An infinity sign can be very effective when displayed in your home.
Sources: Sacred Space, by Denise Linn (Ballentine Wellspring, 1995), Awakening Wellness (lensmaster)
Picture: The Three Gongs of Initiation -AllPosters.com
Mystic Art and Design for Your Home
The Circle Symbol
Eternity, Perfection, Female
The Circle is one of mankind's oldest symbols of good fortune. It stands for eternity because it is endless, without beginning or end. It is sign of perfection, and wholeness.
It also highlights feminine forces at work in earth's grand design as mother earth. The circle is also associated with rainbows, as they seem to touch both heaven and earth simultaneously.
~ A circle seen as a snake or a dragon with its tail in its mouth; continually devours and gives birth to itself, symbolizing the eternal cycle of the universe.
~ As a symbol for eternity, rings are used as a promise of engagement and marriage.
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The Triangle Symbol
Harmony, Balance
The Triangle often represents harmony with the cycles of life; birth, maturity and death. As such it became a bad omen to break its perfect shape.
The triangle can also represent the delicate balances of...
Ego, Spirit, and Soul;
Body, Mind and Spirit;
Mother, Father and Child; and
the Past, Present and Future.
According to one ancient belief, an upright equilateral triangle, with one point at the top and two at the base, is seen as a masculine sun symbol that represents spirit, divinity, fire, life, prosperity and harmony.
- In contrast, the reversed triangle is a feminine lunar force, representing mother earth, water, rain and grace.
Religious Connotations:
- In Christianity and Judaism, a triangle is often used as a symbol for God and the Holy Trinity.
- In magic, pointing up, it represents fire, pointing downward it means water.
- When upright and downward triangles are joined together, they form the Star of David or the Seal of Solomon and symbolize the balance knowledge.
- Before becoming a prominent symbol of Judaism, the six pointed star was used by alchemists and was said to have also been used by Druid priests as protection against evil ghosts.
This mystic symbol placed in your home can highlight your connection with the spiritual world.
The Square Symbol - The Physical World
The Square represents our physical world, stability and strength. Like the quartered circle, it points to the four compass directions: north, east, south and west.
It symbolizes the four elements- wind, water, fire and earth- as well as the four seasons.
Unlike the circle and the "spiral", which are universally feminine symbols, the square represents masculine qualities.
The Pentagram or Pentacle
Like the circle a pentagram symbolizes eternity, infinity and the cycles of life and nature. A circle is often seen around a pentagram, in this form it is meant for protection and to contain contain positive forces.
The pentagram usually represents the four basic elements; needed to sustain human life; (wind, water, earth and fire) with the 5th point representing the Spirit. The protective quality of the pentagram can be used to banish negative energy, or to bring positive energy to you, depending on how it's drawn.
In ancient Christian times:
- The five points of the pentagram were symbolic of the five wounds of Christ (2 on his wrists, 2 at his ankles and 1in his side).
- The Roman Emperor Constantine used the pentagram in his seal and amulet.
- The pentagram was once referred to as the "Star of Bethlehem".
Powerful Pentacles
The Infinity Symbol - Creation, Unity
The infinity image, otherwise known as the lemniscate (from the Latin lemniscus for ribbon) perfectly illustrates the endless cycle of creation. It embodies the past, present and future, all in one, and reminds us that we are eternal.
Seen as two equal circles merge to unite both masculine and feminine forces, it gives us a sense of perfect balance as these "two become one".
At home, the figure eight, represented in the infinity symbol, can be used in feng shui to create balance, unblock "chi" and stimulate the positive flow of energy .
Source: Symbols.com
Infinity in a Double Helix
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Do You Have These "Mystic" Symbols Displayed in Your Home?
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Hi! new I know why a have an inclination to pentagons, and infinity sometimes...
Great lens, interesting and well done. Blessings!
very interesting lens
Hi, some time ago I had Reiki sessions, at my last one I envisaged a symbol. It started as a circle in a box, the top of the box opened and the circle rose up, the top of the box closed into a triangle. The image left was a yellow circle atop of a clear triangle, any thoughts on what this could mean?
my goodness, i chose your lens about the 4 elements of the earth and i just finished my earth day lens just a while ago with that too. is that not a coincidence? well of course, your lens is much better. i have to be humble. blessings.
10/10 for this lens :) I have the Infinity symbol. I have always doddled that shap as well, straight as well as on the side :)
What a fabulous lens! Loved reading through it. I didn't know anything about mystic symbols before! Blessed. :)
never thought about it, until now.
Very interesting, I enjoyed reading and learning about these symbols. Thank you
Umm, sort of, mine are usually pendents, I have infinity and a pentacle but not the square or triangle. Thanks for the lovely interesting lens.
Thought provoking, thank you.
Thank you.
So many great home decor suggestions! I'm a fan of the triangle myself, it reminds me to keep things in balance. I'm working on learning about home design elements so thanks for the great lens! Affordable Lamps
Very interesting. I do need to pay more attention to the symbols in my home. Blessed by a SquidAngel this morning!
Thank you for taking the time to write this great lens. i loved it and I was really drawn to the picture at the beginning - it is fantastic. Did you do that yourself?
Again, many thanks.
It was interesting to see the circle, triangle, and square right at the beginning. Those three shapes are infinitely important to the martial art Aikido (which is really not a martial art, but a philosophy... about peace).
With Love and Gratitude,
A very interesting lens. I love circles especially. Have a happy Christmas!
I really liked your site. I could feel the peace come over as I looked into each symbol.
Great lens, but you knew that :) Just wanted to remind you that this is featured on the Spiritual Growth and Development Group: http://www.squidoo.com/groups/spiritual-growth
It's now transformed into a lensography and I would love it if you could feature it here, or lensroll it or something.
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Great lens! I like the idea of the circle and infinity symbols.
Thanks for sharing!
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I love your lens - well constructed and I'll be back to follow all the links. I'm ready to get my box of crayons out to make symbols - Simple line drawings with intention are powerful - I've been working energetically in just this way since the first of the year. Each room that has a colorful yet simple line drawing in it has improved energetically. Thanks so much for you insight and expertise.
This is a great lens. Just shows the power of simplicity and good ideas for an energetically balanced decorated home.
Welcome to the < href="http://www.squidoo.com/groups/interiors"&... Design, Soft furnishings and Decor Group. Love the symbols and anything geometric, must be the engineer in me.
This is an interesting lens. You have me thinking about my home and what I have in the hall and living area, when you first walk in and enter. From the info in this lens, I still need an infinity sign (as an artist, I may make one), and I'll have to dig out the leather mandala with the enneagram that's in storage somewhere. (It's not a pentacle, by it will have to suffice until I stop equating pentacles with satanic rituals ~ even though I've read that the pentacle symbolizes man. On second thought, I do have something similar to Leonardo's "Vitruvian Man." That's a pentagram, isn't it? 5*s!
What a great lens, really interesting.
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-- Buddha
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Another interesting lens! There is a new meaning for the triangle...it represents the balance of ego, spirit, and soul which is important for life on the New Earth.
Love it, Michelle!
I'd like to see more on the infinity symbol. I never really thought of a square as a symbol before. I learned something new. Hooray!
Great lens and info! Welcome to spirituality group!
Another great lens! Also above where you described the pentacle, the fifth point repreasents "Spirit" and the circle encompassing the pentacle is also viewed as protection.
I am so glad you are part of our group. I really enjoy your lenses!
Wow I love the double infinity item! All of your symbol lenses are wonderful.
Great lens, welcome to the Interior Design, Soft furnishings and Decor Group. I like the charity choice as well particularly the cancer research and prevention foundation.
See https://hubpages.com/health/donating_to_clic_sarge to find out why.