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ATLANTA, Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Landis+Gyr announced that Guam Power Authority (GPA), the electric power provider for the U.S. Territory of Guam, has selected the Gridstream(R) RF advanced metering solution for its project to implement smart grid technology.
GPA plans to deploy more than 52,000 advanced meters and Gridstream network components over the next two years. The utility will deploy E-350 FOCUS® AX-SD meters with integrated service switch and ZigBee® capabilities to the majority of its residential customers. The Gridstream RF network will provide a backbone for possible communication with other grid devices and home area network applications in the future.
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GPA is both a generation and distribution utility serving over 49,000 customers on the Island of Guam. The utility has 550 megawatts of generation capacity, maintains 663 miles of transmission and distribution lines and operates 29 substations. The utility employs 547 people with an elected five-member Commission on Consolidated Utilities and is regulated by the Guam Public Utilities Commission.
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Here is Heidi's quilt on my bed so that I can show it off.
I used a spiral groovy board. Makes nearly perfect spirals one large, one small. I now know that the table of my long arm is not flat. It also doesn't have the same amount of space from the rails to table on the front of the machine.
This close up shows off the quilting quite well.
Is it a good thing or a bad thing that you can't see the quilting on the back very well?
Thanks Heidi for letting me quilt this one. I really enjoyed it!
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The genesis of Octane #
Designed to mitigate some of the weaknesses of early microbenchmarks, the Octane benchmark suite was first released in 2012. It evolved from an earlier set of simple V8 test cases and became a common benchmark for general web performance. Octane consists of 17 different tests, which were designed to cover a variety of different workloads, ranging from Martin Richards' kernel simulation test to a version of Microsoft's TypeScript compiler compiling itself. The contents of Octane represented the prevailing wisdom around measuring JavaScript performance at the time of its creation.
Diminishing returns and over-optimization #
In addition, we began to notice that JavaScript optimizations which eked out higher Octane scores often had a detrimental effect on real-world scenarios. Octane encourages aggressive inlining to minimize the overhead of function calls, but inlining strategies that are tailored to Octane have led to regressions from increased compilation costs and higher memory usage in real-world use cases. Even when an optimization may be genuinely useful in the real-world, as is the case with dynamic pretenuring, chasing higher Octane scores can result in developing overly-specific heuristics which have little effect or even degrade performance in more generic cases. We found that Octane-derived pretenuring heuristics led to performance degradations in modern frameworks such as Ember. The instanceof
operator was another example of an optimization tailored to a narrow set of Octane-specific cases that led to significant regressions in Node.js applications.
Another problem is that over time, small bugs in Octane become a target for optimizations themselves. For example, in the Box2DWeb benchmark, taking advantage of a bug where two objects were compared using the <
and >=
operators gave a ~15% performance boost on Octane. Unfortunately, this optimization had no effect in the real world and complicates more general types of comparison optimizations. Octane sometimes even negatively penalizes real-world optimizations: engineers working on other VMs have noticed that Octane seems to penalize lazy parsing, a technique that helps most real websites load faster given the amount of dead code frequently found in the wild.
Beyond Octane and other synthetic benchmarks #
These examples are just some of the many optimizations which increased Octane scores to the detriment of running real websites. Unfortunately, similar issues exist in other static or synthetic benchmarks, including Kraken and JetStream. Simply put, such benchmarks are insufficient methods of measuring real-world speed and create incentives for VM engineers to over-optimize narrow use cases and under-optimize generic cases, slowing down JavaScript code in the wild.
Given the plateau in scores across most JS VMs and the increasing conflict between optimizing for specific Octane benchmarks rather than implementing speedups for a broader range of real-world code, we believe that it is time to retire Octane as a recommended benchmark.
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High energy prices and inflation are taking a toll on U.K. businesses, and researchers say smaller retailers are struggling to survive. Willem Marx reports.
WILLEM MARX: In Britain, a country long ago described as a nation of shopkeepers, many small store operators today are struggling to survive.
WAZ ABBAS: One seventy-eight, thank you.
MARX: In the town of Broxburn, just west of Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, Waz Abbas has served his convenience store customers for 23 years.
ABBAS: Perfect. Thank you so much. Cheers, guys. See you later.
MARX: But now rising fuel costs are creating fresh financial pressures.
ABBAS: Everything that comes to your door is delivered, so the fuel is going to impact it, irrespective of whether you're getting a block of cheese or a pallet of beer delivered. It is going to affect the cost of it. So it came to a point that businesses like ours couldn't absorb it any longer.
MARX: His electricity bills have also more than doubled since November, partly a consequence of the conflict in Ukraine. Despite massive government subsidies, he's worried about raising his prices further in response.
ABBAS: By how much can you put up a jug of milk? How much can you put up a bag of crisps? How much can you put up a bar of chocolate before you, the end user, thinks, well, actually, I can't afford to now eat that bar of chocolate?
MARX: If this energy cost crisis continues, Abbas is concerned he'll either need to let staff go or else force his wife and himself to work for free. Other alternatives, he says, are even worse.
ABBAS: Too many guys now are looking at, actually, either we will survive this year, or we will close our door and walk away rather than pay the bills. That is where it's got to.
MARX: Across Britain, many retailers are facing similarly tough choices. The Centre for Retail Research found that more than 11,000 independent stores closed in 2022 alone. Professor Joshua Bamfield published those findings.
JOSHUA BAMFIELD: A lot of retailers have said to themselves, there is no way we can turn the shop into a paying proposition. We're paying to keep it open, so we might just as well close it.
MARX: He says the U.K.'s current recession and inflation are only partly to blame. The move to online shopping has played a huge role too, by creating short-term uncertainty.
BAMFIELD: We talk about crisis. The British retail industry is in a stage of transition. I think that within a couple of years, it should be clearer what the right answer is in every area, and retail will be in a rather better position.
MARX: In the meantime, government support is seeking to stabilize the situation for shop owners with lower tax rates and support for utility bills, at least through this winter. But long-term trends and the changing behavior of British shoppers could create new opportunities too, says Harvir Dhillon, an economist at industry trade group the British Retail Consortium.
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MARX: Waz Abbas says he's adapting to digital retailing as best he can, but by the time his kids are his age, he fears Britain's centuries-old tradition of shopkeeping may have become a thing of the past. For NPR News, I'm Willem Marx in London. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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No God, No Boss, No Husband
The world's first Anarcha-Feminist group
The world's first explicitly anarchist-feminist group was created as part of the thriving nineteenth-century Anarchist movement in Argentina. It produced the first anarcha-feminist newspaper, La Voz de la Mujer. Sadly, the history of anarchist-feminism in Argentina has rarely been acknowledged, at best mentioned in passing, at worse ignored or forgotten.
La Voz de la Mujer was published in Buenos Aires only nine times, beginning on January 8, 1896 and ending almost exactly one year later on New Year's Day. Its donors included "Women Avengers Group," "One Who Wants to Fill a Cannon with the Heads of the Bourgeois," "Long Live Dynamite," "Long Live Free Love," "A Feminist," "A Female Serpent to Devour the Bourgeois," "Full of Beer," "A Man Friendly to Women." Most of it was written in Spanish, with only occasional items in Italian. This is not surprising, as it was primarily from Spain that anarchist feminism came to Argentina. Even the feminist material in the Italian press was written largely by Spanish authors. Another version of the paper and bearing its name was published in the provincial town of Rosario (its editor, Virginia Bolten was the only woman known to have been deported in 1902 under the Residence Law, which gave the government the power to expel immigrants active in political organizations). Another La Voz de la Mujer was published in Montevideo, where Bolten was exiled to.
La Voz de la Mujer described itself as "dedicated to the advancement of Communist Anarchism." Its central theme was that of the multiple nature of women's oppression. An editorial asserted, "We believe that in present-day society nothing and nobody has a more wretched situation than unfortunate women." Women, they said, were doubly oppressed – by bourgeois society and by men. Its feminism can be seen from its attack on marriage and upon male power over women. Its contributors, like anarchist feminists elsewhere, developed a concept of oppression that focused on gender oppression. Marriage was a bourgeois institution which restricted women's freedom, including their sexual freedom. Marriages entered into without love, fidelity maintained through fear rather than desire, oppression of women by men they hated – all were seen as symptomatic of the coercion implied by the marriage contract. It was this alienation of the individual's will that the anarchist feminists deplored and sought to remedy, initially through free love and then, and more thoroughly, through social revolution.
La Voz de la Mujer was a paper written by women for women, it was an independent expression of an explicitly feminist current within South America's labour movement and was one of the first recorded instances of the fusion of feminist ideas with a revolutionary and working-class orientation. As with Emma Goldman, Louise Michel and Voltairine de Cleyre, it differed from the mainstream feminism by being a working class movement which placed the struggle against patriarchy as part of a wider struggle against economic and social classes and hierarchies. It was not centred on educated middle-class women, whose feminism was dismissed as a "bourgeois" or "reformist."
Anarchist feminism emerged in Buenos Aires in the 1890s, where the growth of the economy increased the demand for labour which was satisfied through immigration on a vast scale. The largest ethnic group were the Italians, followed by the Spaniards and French. It was among these immigrant communities that the group producing La Voz de la Mujer arose and was active. As with elsewhere in the Americas, Anarchism was originally imported by immigrants from the European countries in which there was a strong Anarchist movement – Italy, Spain, and France. Anarchist groups and publications first emerged in the 1860s and the 1870s and, due to the social conditions in Argentina, found fertile soil. Like the immigrant communities they were part of, the anarchists formed an integral part of the working class movement in Argentina and shaping its ideas and struggles. The anarchists helped form some of the first unions, organising strikes and demonstrations. In the 1880s and 1890s there were sometimes as many as 20 Anarchist papers being published at any one time, in French, Spanish, and Italian.
La Voz de la Mujer appeared after half a century of continuous Anarchist activity. It was part of the communist-anarchist tradition and was dedicated to the overthrow of the existing society and the creation of a new, just, and egalitarian social order organized on the principle of "from each according to ability, to each according to need." As was the case elsewhere, a distinctive feminist current developed with the main impulse for anarchist feminism coming from Spanish activists (however, Italian exiles like Errico Malatesta and Pietro Gori gave support to feminist ideas in their journals and articles). Equal pay for women was raised as a demand and supported by a significant number of labour unions in the Argentine Workers' Federation in 1901.
La Voz de la Mujer militant anti-reformist stance aroused response among women workers in the cities of Buenos Aires, La Plata, and Rosario, as it lasted a year and printed between 1,000 and 2,000 copies of each issue, a respectable number for an Anarchist paper of its time. Its editors were drawn from the large Spanish and Italian communities and identified themselves with the women of the working class. Its distinctiveness as an Anarchist paper lay in its recognition of the specificity of women's oppression. It called upon women to mobilise against their subordination both as women and as workers. Its first editorial was a passionate rejection of women's lot:
"fed up as we are with so many tears and so much misery; fed up with the never ending drudgery of children (dear though they are); fed up with asking and begging; of being a plaything for our infamous exploiters or vile husbands, we have decided to raise our voices in the concert of society and demand, yes, demand our bit of pleasure in the banquet of life."
Its appearance received a mixed response from the rest of the Anarchist movement, ranging from silence and hostility to praise. One paper gave it a particularly warm welcome, stating that "a group of militant women have unfurled the red flag of anarchy and intend to publish a magazine for propaganda among those who are their comrades both in work and in misery. We greet the valiant initiators of this project, and at the same time we call on all our comrades to support them." This was unsurprising, as a substantial section of the Anarchist press was sympathetic to feminist issues at this time. The mid-1890s in Argentina saw increasing coverage of issues relating to women's equality and in particular to marriage, the family, prostitution, and the domination of women by men. Some papers even published special series of pamphlets devoted to "the woman question." La Questione Sociale, the Italian-language paper founded by Malatesta when he came to Argentina in 1883, published a series of pamphlets "especially dedicated to an analysis of women's issues." The journal Germinal, which first appeared in 1897, was particularly concerned with the "woman question" and carried several articles under the general heading of "Feminism," and it defended "the extremely revolutionary and just character of feminism" against the charge that it was merely a creation of "elegant little ladies." Much if not all of the feminist material in the Anarchist press appears to have been written by women.
Yet this apparent sympathy for feminism in principle within the Anarchist ranks was matched by substantial opposition in practice. The first issue of La Voz de la Mujer seems to have aroused considerable hostility, because in the following issue the editors attacked the antifeminist attitudes prevalent among men in the movement in no uncertain terms. As they put it:
"When we women, unworthy and ignorant as we are, took the initiative and published La Voz de la Mujer, we should have known, Oh modem rogues, how you would respond with your old mechanistic philosophy to our initiative. You should have realized that we stupid women have initiative and that is the product of thought. You know – we also think ... The first number of La Voz de la Mujer appeared and of course, all hell broke loose: 'Emancipate women? For what?' 'Emancipate women? Not on your nelly!' ... 'Let our emancipation come first, and then, when we men are emancipated and free, we shall see about yours.'"
The editors concluded that women can hardly rely upon men to take the initiative in demanding equality for women, given this kind of hostile attitude. The same issue contains an article entitled "To the Corrupters of the Ideal" in which men are warned, "You had better understand once and for all that our mission is not reducible to raising your children and washing your clothes and that we also have a right to emancipate ourselves and to be free from all kinds of tutelage, whether economic or marital." The editorial in the third issue emphasised that they were attacking not male Anarchist comrades in general but only those "false Anarchists" who failed to defend "one of Anarchism's most beautiful ideals – the emancipation of women."
The editors' outrage was justified given that Anarchism advocated freedom and equality for all humankind, not just men. As women were oppressed by patriarchy they, as an oppressed group, could rightly demand support from fellow Anarchists in their struggle for emancipation. However, for many male anarchists such issues could be ignored until "after the revolution" a position the editors of La Voz de la Mujer rightly rejected as self-serving. Unsurprisingly, Anarchism, more than other schools of socialism with their emphasis on economic exploitation, was able to accommodate the struggle against patriarchy. However, this theoretical support for feminism was more often than not associated with sexism in practice.
It is not difficult to see why feminists were attracted to Anarchism and why they were so rightly opposed to male anarchist hypocrisy. Its key ideas stress the struggle against authority, including the power exercised over women in marriage and the family. All anarchists should be seeking freedom within relationships. The Anarchist emphasis on oppression and on power relations opened up a space within which women could be seen simultaneously as the victims of class society and as the victims of male authority. As La Voz de la Mujer expressed it in its fourth issue: "We hate authority because we aspire to be human beings and not machines directed by the will of 'another,' be this authority, religion, or any other name." Its aim is best summed up when one of its supporters signed herself "No God, No Boss, No Husband."
For more information see Maxine Molyneux's "No God, No Boss, No Husband: Anarchist Feminism in Nineteenth-Century Argentina" (Latin American Perspectives, Vol. 13, No. 1, Latin America's Nineteenth-Century History, Winter, 1986) on which this article is based.


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What your Poop and Pee can tell you about Your Health
With all this talk about detox and fasting, it's inevitable that I would eventually cross onto the topic of eh-em, bodily excrements. Actually, your poop and pee can tell A LOT about your health and should always be the first thing to check when you're not feeling your best. If you notice any sudden changes in your bowel movements, it's also a good idea to ask yourself – has my diet changed recently or have I added a new supplement or something different? Often times the answer is yes.
All information in this article is for educational purposes only.
It is not for the diagnosis, treatment, prescription or cure of any disease or health condition.
Your poop: What is a healthy Poop?
On a daily basis, your bowel movements or poops should be easy to pass, formed and should sink in the toilet (not float). The color should be a normal healthy brown color.
Many people say that you should go to the toilet as many times as you eat in a day. That means someone eating 3 meals a day should have 3 movements per day. Anything less than that would be considered constipation.
Types 1 and 2 on the Bristol Stool Chart (see below) are indicative of constipation and types 5, 6 or 7 can indicate loose stool or diarrhea. Types 3 and 4 are considered the ideal, healthy stools (especially type 4), as they are easy to pass while not containing excess liquid.
What does a different color poo mean?
Red stool can be an indicator of blood, inflammation, diverticulitis or blockage in the colon. Just remember to note what you've eaten before, because in some cases red stool is just a normal passage of coloring in the food, like after you eat red or purple beets.
Sometimes if taking an iron supplement, your stool can turn a very dark red, almost black color. Eating a lot of meat in the diet can always make your poop look black. Taking charcoal capsules will most definitely turn your stool black. Don't worry if you see black poo after taking charcoal; it's the normal passage of the charcoal through your intestinal tract.
Green or yellow stool can be a sign of liver or gallbladder problems. If you've just done the liver/gallstone flush though, that doesn't count! A liver flush is a temporary detox reaction and should not be used to compare your stool color on a daily basis.
What do different sizes or shapes of poop mean?
If you are pushing hard to pass your stool, or if it's small pellets and very dry, then you're most likely dehydrated and not drinking enough water on a daily basis. You may also need more fiber in your diet. A first good step would be to drink more water and see if anything changes for the better.
Long and thin poo can be a sign of bowel constriction, inflammation or other conditions in the colon. With that, you can try to eat more fiber, adding 2 Tbsp. ground organic flaxseed to a Green Smoothie daily. You can also try taking 1 tsp. black seed oil daily and see if the condition improves.
Runny or liquid poo can be an indicator of parasites, infection, food allergy or food intolerance. There can also be a lack of fiber in the diet. In some cases, doing a colon cleanse can really help.
If your poo floats, it may be a sign that your body is not digesting fats properly. Always look at the diet and see what the person is eating (or not eating). Sometimes doing a small intestine cleanse can help, especially if this is a recurring problem.
Your urine: What does normal urine look like?
Remember, the goal for healthy urine is: Clear and Copious!
Normal, healthy urine should be clear, not cloudy or turbid. There may be more of a yellow color if taking certain supplements like B Vitamins; however the liquid itself should not be cloudy. Turbid urine can be a sign of bacteria in the urinary tract or kidneys, or crystallization of the urine or even kidney stones.
By copious, I mean that the amount of urine flow should be steady and have decent volume. Want you don't want is a small, leaky trickle. If you don't have a good flow of urine, it's a sign that you may be dehydrated.
If your urine is clear and copious on a daily basis, then most likely you're doing ok!
Keep in mind that thirst is not a good indicator of whether or not you're dehydrated. Many times, you will pass the thirst marker and remain dehydrated for hours without any additional feeling of thirst. Always look at your urine as a more accurate indicator.
How much water should you drink?
This is something I get asked all the time, and really there is no simple one-size-fits-all answer.
If someone speaks a lot in their job, they will lose more water through respiration. Living in a warm climate or doing more exercise will create more loss of water from perspiration. People who eat more high-water content fresh fruits and veggies usually need less water than people who eat more dried foods like bread, cereal or dried snacks.
At the end of the day, your best bet is to just check your urine. Is it clear and copious? If yes, then you're ok. If not, then drink more water!
What kind of water is best to drink?
Having fresh, clean spring-fed mountain water would be great, although not many people have that luxury. At home, you want to at least avoid chlorine, fluoride and heavy metals in your drinking water. Probably your best bet in catching the worst of those is to get a reverse osmosis filter on your drinking water tap in the kitchen. You can buy a reverse osmosis filter online and have a plumber install it for you.
During a detox, depending on the case, distilled water is usually best.
When doing a detox: How your poop and pee can change
Bodily functions can change when you're doing a cleanse. It's actually a good sign when your body is eliminating more toxins and taking advantage of the opportunity to catch up on internal housework. You gut health and overall microbiome can finally rebuild, recharge, rebalance and renew.
Many people will poo much more often during a detox, and they can also feel like they need to pee all the time. Often times, a person will get up several times through the night to pee during their cleanse. This is all considered normal, as long as the urine is clear and copious and there is no pain with urination. In fact, most fasters will comment on how clear their urine is after just a few days on a cleanse. That's always a good indicator that the body is more clean than before.
In some cases, I've had fasters comment that they smelled ammonia in their urine when doing a detox. Perhaps this is from old, built-up toxins that were released from the tissue, liver or fat during the cleanse and then eliminated through the urine. Usually it will happen 1-2 times and then stop. Just an extraordinary example of how amazing and active the body can be in its own healing!
During a cleanse, ALL of your elimination organs – the colon, kidneys, lungs, skin and liver – get an opportunity to catch up on their backlog of work. After a cleanse, the most common thing I hear is, "Wow, my bowel movements are so much better now….and my eyes are brighter, skin is clearer and overall I FEEL younger!"
If all that didn't clear things up for you (literally!), then check out this infographic below from The Daily Infographic which explains the various things your poo and pee are telling you.
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Pastoral Counsels - by James Meikle (1730-1799)
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Do not contract many worldly acquaintances.
Learn to be abused without becoming angry.
Do not meddle much with the affairs of this life.
Argue coolly, and from conscience—not for victory.
Do not pretend a 'show of sanctimony' before men.
Do not be ashamed of piety in any company.
Whatever else you read, read a double portion in the scriptures of truth.
Shun familiarity with the men of the world—else celestial truths, as uttered by you, will be despised.
Do not be much concerned about your own reputation—as long as the truth and the gospel do not suffer.
Learn daily more of Christ and more of yourself—else your other studies will profit little.
Seek not great things for yourself. Seek not great fame, great applause, great comforts, or a great income. But seek great things for Christ. Seek for him great glory, many converts, and much fruits of righteousness.
Consider the preciousness of souls, the value of salvation, the weight of the sacred charge, the terrors of the Almighty, the solemn day of judgment, and your own utter inability. Then shall you have no vain confidence, but depend on God alone.
Please all men so long as you are consistent with the truth—but do not wound the truth to please any.
Set your affections on things above—so shall spiritual things be your delight, and not your burden.
In company, always study to say something for edification. In this way, you preach every day—as well as on Sundays.
Be much with God in secret—so shall God be with you in public.
See that the behavior of every person in your family is a pattern to all observers; and not matter of reproach—to the joy of God's enemies.
Let your flock be continually on your mind. And not only pray with them in public, and from house to house—but carry them to your closet, and pray for them in private.
Do not neglect to visit them at all proper times, but especially embrace those golden opportunities—sickness and affliction.
Have sympathetic feelings with the sufferings of all your flock.
Let your life be consistent with your message. What you preach on Sunday—practice through the week.
Do not only press charity on the wealthy; but let your example, according to your ability, show the way.
Lend your ear to reproaches–rather than applauses. Reproaches may let us see some of our foibles or failings. But commendation is very apt to kindle self-conceit—of which everyone has enough.
Be temperate in eating and drinking. Do not, when at a feast, though temperate at other times—be a glutton or a wine-bibber.
With respect to your flock, consider that you are made the steward of a family, and therefore must, seeing the great Master allows it—provide food for all—meat for the strong, and milk for the weak.
Keep an exact list or catalogue of your flock—who is pious or profligate; who is in affluence or poverty; who is in health or sick—and read it often.
Give a pleasant ear when others are commended. But always frown away the friend that would commend you to your face.
Be scant in exhibiting 'specimens of your learning', or comments on the Scriptures in their original languages. For a fine grammarian may be but a novice in piety and the gospel.
In preaching, aim at God's glory and the good of souls. And then, without deviating from that rule—please all men as much as possible.
Let your sermons be always the fruit of much study and application. And never dare to serve God or his people with that which cost you nothing.


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Chapter VI
After being long fed with hopes of a speedy visit from Mr. and Mrs. Suckling, the Highbury world were obliged to endure the mortification of hearing that they could not possibly come till the autumn. No such importation of novelties could enrich their intellectual stores at present. In the daily interchange of news, they must be again restricted to the other topics with which for a while the Sucklings' coming had been united, such as the last accounts of Mrs. Churchill, whose health seemed every day to supply a different report, and the situation of Mrs. Weston, whose happiness it was to be hoped might eventually be as much increased by the arrival of a child, as that of all her neighbours was by the approach of it.
Mrs. Elton was very much disappointed. It was the delay of a great deal of pleasure and parade. Her introductions and recommendations must all wait, and every projected party be still only talked of. So she thought at first;—but a little consideration convinced her that every thing need not be put off. Why should not they explore to Box Hill though the Sucklings did not come? They could go there again with them in the autumn. It was settled that they should go to Box Hill. That there was to be such a party had been long generally known: it had even given the idea of another. Emma had never been to Box Hill; she wished to see what every body found so well worth seeing, and she and Mr. Weston had agreed to chuse some fine morning and drive thither. Two or three more of the chosen only were to be admitted to join them, and it was to be done in a quiet, unpretending, elegant way, infinitely superior to the bustle and preparation, the regular eating and drinking, and picnic parade of the Eltons and the Sucklings.
This was so very well understood between them, that Emma could not but feel some surprise, and a little displeasure, on hearing from Mr. Weston that he had been proposing to Mrs. Elton, as her brother and sister had failed her, that the two parties should unite, and go together; and that as Mrs. Elton had very readily acceded to it, so it was to be, if she had no objection. Now, as her objection was nothing but her very great dislike of Mrs. Elton, of which Mr. Weston must already be perfectly aware, it was not worth bringing forward again:—it could not be done without a reproof to him, which would be giving pain to his wife; and she found herself therefore obliged to consent to an arrangement which she would have done a great deal to avoid; an arrangement which would probably expose her even to the degradation of being said to be of Mrs. Elton's party! Every feeling was offended; and the forbearance of her outward submission left a heavy arrear due of secret severity in her reflections on the unmanageable goodwill of Mr. Weston's temper.
"I am glad you approve of what I have done," said he very comfortably. "But I thought you would. Such schemes as these are nothing without numbers. One cannot have too large a party. A large party secures its own amusement. And she is a good-natured woman after all. One could not leave her out."
Emma denied none of it aloud, and agreed to none of it in private.
It was now the middle of June, and the weather fine; and Mrs. Elton was growing impatient to name the day, and settle with Mr. Weston as to pigeon-pies and cold lamb, when a lame carriage-horse threw every thing into sad uncertainty. It might be weeks, it might be only a few days, before the horse were useable; but no preparations could be ventured on, and it was all melancholy stagnation. Mrs. Elton's resources were inadequate to such an attack.
"Is not this most vexatious, Knightley?" she cried.— "And such weather for exploring!—These delays and disappointments are quite odious. What are we to do?—The year will wear away at this rate, and nothing done. Before this time last year I assure you we had had a delightful exploring party from Maple Grove to Kings Weston."
"You had better explore to Donwell," replied Mr. Knightley. "That may be done without horses. Come, and eat my strawberries. They are ripening fast."
If Mr. Knightley did not begin seriously, he was obliged to proceed so, for his proposal was caught at with delight; and the "Oh! I should like it of all things," was not plainer in words than manner. Donwell was famous for its strawberry-beds, which seemed a plea for the invitation: but no plea was necessary; cabbage-beds would have been enough to tempt the lady, who only wanted to be going somewhere. She promised him again and again to come— much oftener than he doubted— and was extremely gratified by such a proof of intimacy, such a distinguishing compliment as she chose to consider it.
"You may depend upon me," said she. "I certainly will come. Name your day, and I will come. You will allow me to bring Jane Fairfax?"
"I cannot name a day," said he, "till I have spoken to some others whom I would wish to meet you."
"Oh! leave all that to me. Only give me a carte-blanche.—I am Lady Patroness, you know. It is my party. I will bring friends with me."
"I hope you will bring Elton," said he: "but I will not trouble you to give any other invitations."
"Oh! now you are looking very sly. But consider —you need not be afraid of delegating power to me. I am no young lady on her preferment. Married women, you know, may be safely authorised. It is my party. Leave it all to me. I will invite your guests."
"No,"— he calmly replied,— "there is but one married woman in the world whom I can ever allow to invite what guests she pleases to Donwell, and that one is—"
"—Mrs. Weston, I suppose," interrupted Mrs. Elton, rather mortified.
"No —Mrs. Knightley;—and till she is in being, I will manage such matters myself."
"Ah! you are an odd creature!" she cried, satisfied to have no one preferred to herself.— "You are a humourist, and may say what you like. Quite a humourist. Well, I shall bring Jane with me— Jane and her aunt.—The rest I leave to you. I have no objections at all to meeting the Hartfield family. Don't scruple. I know you are attached to them."
"You certainly will meet them if I can prevail; and I shall call on Miss Bates in my way home."
"That's quite unnecessary; I see Jane every day:—but as you like. It is to be a morning scheme, you know, Knightley; quite a simple thing. I shall wear a large bonnet, and bring one of my little baskets hanging on my arm. Here,—probably this basket with pink ribbon. Nothing can be more simple, you see. And Jane will have such another. There is to be no form or parade— a sort of gipsy party. We are to walk about your gardens, and gather the strawberries ourselves, and sit under trees;—and whatever else you may like to provide, it is to be all out of doors— a table spread in the shade, you know. Every thing as natural and simple as possible. Is not that your idea?"
"Not quite. My idea of the simple and the natural will be to have the table spread in the dining-room. The nature and the simplicity of gentlemen and ladies, with their servants and furniture, I think is best observed by meals within doors. When you are tired of eating strawberries in the garden, there shall be cold meat in the house."
"Well —as you please; only don't have a great set out. And, by the bye, can I or my housekeeper be of any use to you with our opinion?—Pray be sincere, Knightley. If you wish me to talk to Mrs. Hodges, or to inspect anything —"
"I have not the least wish for it, I thank you."
"Well—but if any difficulties should arise, my housekeeper is extremely clever."
"I will answer for it, that mine thinks herself full as clever, and would spurn any body's assistance."
"I wish we had a donkey. The thing would be for us all to come on donkeys, Jane, Miss Bates, and me—and my caro sposo walking by. I really must talk to him about purchasing a donkey. In a country life I conceive it to be a sort of necessary; for, let a woman have ever so many resources, it is not possible for her to be always shut up at home;—and very long walks, you know— in summer there is dust, and in winter there is dirt."
"You will not find either, between Donwell and Highbury. Donwell Lane is never dusty, and now it is perfectly dry. Come on a donkey, however, if you prefer it. You can borrow Mrs. Cole's. I would wish every thing to be as much to your taste as possible."
"That I am sure you would. Indeed I do you justice, my good friend. Under that peculiar sort of dry, blunt manner, I know you have the warmest heart. As I tell Mr. E., you are a thorough humourist.—Yes, believe me, Knightley, I am fully sensible of your attention to me in the whole of this scheme. You have hit upon the very thing to please me."
Mr. Knightley had another reason for avoiding a table in the shade. He wished to persuade Mr. Woodhouse, as well as Emma, to join the party; and he knew that to have any of them sitting down out of doors to eat would inevitably make him ill. Mr. Woodhouse must not, under the specious pretence of a morning drive, and an hour or two spent at Donwell, be tempted away to his misery.
He was invited on good faith. No lurking horrors were to upbraid him for his easy credulity. He did consent. He had not been at Donwell for two years. "Some very fine morning, he, and Emma, and Harriet, could go very well; and he could sit still with Mrs. Weston, while the dear girls walked about the gardens. He did not suppose they could be damp now, in the middle of the day. He should like to see the old house again exceedingly, and should be very happy to meet Mr. and Mrs. Elton, and any other of his neighbours.—He could not see any objection at all to his, and Emma's, and Harriet's going there some very fine morning. He thought it very well done of Mr. Knightley to invite them —very kind and sensible —much cleverer than dining out.—He was not fond of dining out."
Mr. Knightley was fortunate in every body's most ready concurrence. The invitation was everywhere so well received, that it seemed as if, like Mrs. Elton, they were all taking the scheme as a particular compliment to themselves.—Emma and Harriet professed very high expectations of pleasure from it; and Mr. Weston, unasked, promised to get Frank over to join them, if possible; a proof of approbation and gratitude which could have been dispensed with.— Mr. Knightley was then obliged to say that he should be glad to see him; and Mr. Weston engaged to lose no time in writing, and spare no arguments to induce him to come.
In the meanwhile the lame horse recovered so fast, that the party to Box Hill was again under happy consideration; and at last Donwell was settled for one day, and Box Hill for the next,—the weather appearing exactly right.
Under a bright mid-day sun, at almost Midsummer, Mr. Woodhouse was safely conveyed in his carriage, with one window down, to partake of this al-fresco party; and in one of the most comfortable rooms in the Abbey, especially prepared for him by a fire all the morning, he was happily placed, quite at his ease, ready to talk with pleasure of what had been achieved, and advise every body to come and sit down, and not to heat themselves.—Mrs. Weston, who seemed to have walked there on purpose to be tired, and sit all the time with him, remained, when all the others were invited or persuaded out, his patient listener and sympathiser.
It was so long since Emma had been at the Abbey, that as soon as she was satisfied of her father's comfort, she was glad to leave him, and look around her; eager to refresh and correct her memory with more particular observation, more exact understanding of a house and grounds which must ever be so interesting to her and all her family.
She felt all the honest pride and complacency which her alliance with the present and future proprietor could fairly warrant, as she viewed the respectable size and style of the building, its suitable, becoming, characteristic situation, low and sheltered— its ample gardens stretching down to meadows washed by a stream, of which the Abbey, with all the old neglect of prospect, had scarcely a sight— and its abundance of timber in rows and avenues, which neither fashion nor extravagance had rooted up.—The house was larger than Hartfield, and totally unlike it, covering a good deal of ground, rambling and irregular, with many comfortable, and one or two handsome rooms.— It was just what it ought to be, and it looked what it was— and Emma felt an increasing respect for it, as the residence of a family of such true gentility, untainted in blood and understanding.—Some faults of temper John Knightley had; but Isabella had connected herself unexceptionably. She had given them neither men, nor names, nor places, that could raise a blush. These were pleasant feelings, and she walked about and indulged them till it was necessary to do as the others did, and collect round the strawberry-beds.—The whole party were assembled, excepting Frank Churchill, who was expected every moment from Richmond; and Mrs. Elton, in all her apparatus of happiness, her large bonnet and her basket, was very ready to lead the way in gathering, accepting, or talking— strawberries, and only strawberries, could now be thought or spoken of.— The best fruit in England— every body's favourite —always wholesome.—These the finest beds and finest sorts.—Delightful to gather for one's self —the only way of really enjoying them.—Morning decidedly the best time —never tired —every sort good —hautboy infinitely superior —no comparison —the others hardly eatable —hautboys very scarce —Chili preferred —white wood finest flavour of all —price of strawberries in London —abundance about Bristol —Maple Grove —cultivation —beds when to be renewed —gardeners thinking exactly different —no general rule —gardeners never to be put out of their way —delicious fruit —only too rich to be eaten much of —inferior to cherries —currants more refreshing —only objection to gathering strawberries the stooping —glaring sun —tired to death —could bear it no longer —must go and sit in the shade."
Such, for half an hour, was the conversation— interrupted only once by Mrs. Weston, who came out, in her solicitude after her son-in-law, to inquire if he were come— and she was a little uneasy.—She had some fears of his horse.
Seats tolerably in the shade were found; and now Emma was obliged to overhear what Mrs. Elton and Jane Fairfax were talking of.—A situation, a most desirable situation, was in question. Mrs. Elton had received notice of it that morning, and was in raptures. It was not with Mrs. Suckling, it was not with Mrs. Bragge, but in felicity and splendour it fell short only of them: it was with a cousin of Mrs. Bragge, an acquaintance of Mrs. Suckling, a lady known at Maple Grove. Delightful, charming, superior, first circles, spheres, lines, ranks, every thing— and Mrs. Elton was wild to have the offer closed with immediately.—On her side, all was warmth, energy, and triumph—and she positively refused to take her friend's negative, though Miss Fairfax continued to assure her that she would not at present engage in any thing, repeating the same motives which she had been heard to urge before.—Still Mrs. Elton insisted on being authorised to write an acquiescence by the morrow's post.— How Jane could bear it at all, was astonishing to Emma.— She did look vexed, she did speak pointedly—and at last, with a decision of action unusual to her, proposed a removal.— "Should not they walk? Would not Mr. Knightley shew them the gardens— all the gardens?—She wished to see the whole extent."— The pertinacity of her friend seemed more than she could bear.
It was hot; and after walking some time over the gardens in a scattered, dispersed way, scarcely any three together, they insensibly followed one another to the delicious shade of a broad short avenue of limes, which stretching beyond the garden at an equal distance from the river, seemed the finish of the pleasure grounds.—It led to nothing; nothing but a view at the end over a low stone wall with high pillars, which seemed intended, in their erection, to give the appearance of an approach to the house, which never had been there. Disputable, however, as might be the taste of such a termination, it was in itself a charming walk, and the view which closed it extremely pretty.—The considerable slope, at nearly the foot of which the Abbey stood, gradually acquired a steeper form beyond its grounds; and at half a mile distant was a bank of considerable abruptness and grandeur, well clothed with wood;—and at the bottom of this bank, favourably placed and sheltered, rose the Abbey Mill Farm, with meadows in front, and the river making a close and handsome curve around it.
It was a sweet view— sweet to the eye and the mind. English verdure, English culture, English comfort, seen under a sun bright, without being oppressive.
In this walk Emma and Mr. Weston found all the others assembled; and towards this view she immediately perceived Mr. Knightley and Harriet distinct from the rest, quietly leading the way. Mr. Knightley and Harriet!— It was an odd tete-a-tete; but she was glad to see it.—There had been a time when he would have scorned her as a companion, and turned from her with little ceremony. Now they seemed in pleasant conversation. There had been a time also when Emma would have been sorry to see Harriet in a spot so favourable for the Abbey Mill Farm; but now she feared it not. It might be safely viewed with all its appendages of prosperity and beauty, its rich pastures, spreading flocks, orchard in blossom, and light column of smoke ascending.—She joined them at the wall, and found them more engaged in talking than in looking around. He was giving Harriet information as to modes of agriculture, etc. and Emma received a smile which seemed to say, "These are my own concerns. I have a right to talk on such subjects, without being suspected of introducing Robert Martin."— She did not suspect him. It was too old a story.—Robert Martin had probably ceased to think of Harriet.— They took a few turns together along the walk.—The shade was most refreshing, and Emma found it the pleasantest part of the day.
The next remove was to the house; they must all go in and eat;—and they were all seated and busy, and still Frank Churchill did not come. Mrs. Weston looked, and looked in vain. His father would not own himself uneasy, and laughed at her fears; but she could not be cured of wishing that he would part with his black mare. He had expressed himself as to coming, with more than common certainty. "His aunt was so much better, that he had not a doubt of getting over to them."— Mrs. Churchill's state, however, as many were ready to remind her, was liable to such sudden variation as might disappoint her nephew in the most reasonable dependence—and Mrs. Weston was at last persuaded to believe, or to say, that it must be by some attack of Mrs. Churchill that he was prevented coming.— Emma looked at Harriet while the point was under consideration; she behaved very well, and betrayed no emotion.
The cold repast was over, and the party were to go out once more to see what had not yet been seen, the old Abbey fish-ponds; perhaps get as far as the clover, which was to be begun cutting on the morrow, or, at any rate, have the pleasure of being hot, and growing cool again.—Mr. Woodhouse, who had already taken his little round in the highest part of the gardens, where no damps from the river were imagined even by him, stirred no more; and his daughter resolved to remain with him, that Mrs. Weston might be persuaded away by her husband to the exercise and variety which her spirits seemed to need.
Mr. Knightley had done all in his power for Mr. Woodhouse's entertainment. Books of engravings, drawers of medals, cameos, corals, shells, and every other family collection within his cabinets, had been prepared for his old friend, to while away the morning; and the kindness had perfectly answered. Mr. Woodhouse had been exceedingly well amused. Mrs. Weston had been shewing them all to him, and now he would shew them all to Emma;— fortunate in having no other resemblance to a child, than in a total want of taste for what he saw, for he was slow, constant, and methodical.—Before this second looking over was begun, however, Emma walked into the hall for the sake of a few moments' free observation of the entrance and ground-plot of the house—and was hardly there, when Jane Fairfax appeared, coming quickly in from the garden, and with a look of escape.—Little expecting to meet Miss Woodhouse so soon, there was a start at first; but Miss Woodhouse was the very person she was in quest of.
"Will you be so kind," said she, "when I am missed, as to say that I am gone home?—I am going this moment.—My aunt is not aware how late it is, nor how long we have been absent—but I am sure we shall be wanted, and I am determined to go directly.—I have said nothing about it to any body. It would only be giving trouble and distress. Some are gone to the ponds, and some to the lime walk. Till they all come in I shall not be missed; and when they do, will you have the goodness to say that I am gone?"
"Certainly, if you wish it;—but you are not going to walk to Highbury alone?"
"Yes— what should hurt me?—I walk fast. I shall be at home in twenty minutes."
"But it is too far, indeed it is, to be walking quite alone. Let my father's servant go with you.—Let me order the carriage. It can be round in five minutes."
"Thank you, thank you —but on no account.—I would rather walk.—And for me to be afraid of walking alone!—I, who may so soon have to guard others!"
She spoke with great agitation; and Emma very feelingly replied, "That can be no reason for your being exposed to danger now. I must order the carriage. The heat even would be danger.—You are fatigued already."
"I am,"— she answered— "I am fatigued; but it is not the sort of fatigue—quick walking will refresh me.—Miss Woodhouse, we all know at times what it is to be wearied in spirits. Mine, I confess, are exhausted. The greatest kindness you can shew me, will be to let me have my own way, and only say that I am gone when it is necessary."
Emma had not another word to oppose. She saw it all; and entering into her feelings, promoted her quitting the house immediately, and watched her safely off with the zeal of a friend. Her parting look was grateful—and her parting words, "Oh! Miss Woodhouse, the comfort of being sometimes alone!"— seemed to burst from an overcharged heart, and to describe somewhat of the continual endurance to be practised by her, even towards some of those who loved her best.
"Such a home, indeed! such an aunt!" said Emma, as she turned back into the hall again. "I do pity you. And the more sensibility you betray of their just horrors, the more I shall like you."
Jane had not been gone a quarter of an hour, and they had only accomplished some views of St. Mark's Place, Venice, when Frank Churchill entered the room. Emma had not been thinking of him, she had forgotten to think of him—but she was very glad to see him. Mrs. Weston would be at ease. The black mare was blameless; they were right who had named Mrs. Churchill as the cause. He had been detained by a temporary increase of illness in her; a nervous seizure, which had lasted some hours—and he had quite given up every thought of coming, till very late;—and had he known how hot a ride he should have, and how late, with all his hurry, he must be, he believed he should not have come at all. The heat was excessive; he had never suffered any thing like it— almost wished he had staid at home— nothing killed him like heat— he could bear any degree of cold, etc., but heat was intolerable— and he sat down, at the greatest possible distance from the slight remains of Mr. Woodhouse's fire, looking very deplorable.
"You will soon be cooler, if you sit still," said Emma.
"As soon as I am cooler I shall go back again. I could very ill be spared—but such a point had been made of my coming! You will all be going soon I suppose; the whole party breaking up. I met one as I came— — Madness in such weather!—absolute madness!"
Emma listened, and looked, and soon perceived that Frank Churchill's state might be best defined by the expressive phrase of being out of humour. Some people were always cross when they were hot. Such might be his constitution; and as she knew that eating and drinking were often the cure of such incidental complaints, she recommended his taking some refreshment; he would find abundance of every thing in the dining-room— and she humanely pointed out the door.
"No —he should not eat. He was not hungry; it would only make him hotter." In two minutes, however, he relented in his own favour; and muttering something about spruce-beer, walked off. Emma returned all her attention to her father, saying in secret—
"I am glad I have done being in love with him. I should not like a man who is so soon discomposed by a hot morning. Harriet's sweet easy temper will not mind it."
He was gone long enough to have had a very comfortable meal, and came back all the better —grown quite cool—and, with good manners, like himself —able to draw a chair close to them, take an interest in their employment; and regret, in a reasonable way, that he should be so late. He was not in his best spirits, but seemed trying to improve them; and, at last, made himself talk nonsense very agreeably. They were looking over views in Swisserland.
"As soon as my aunt gets well, I shall go abroad," said he. "I shall never be easy till I have seen some of these places. You will have my sketches, some time or other, to look at—or my tour to read—or my poem. I shall do something to expose myself."
"That may be —but not by sketches in Swisserland. You will never go to Swisserland. Your uncle and aunt will never allow you to leave England."
"They may be induced to go too. A warm climate may be prescribed for her. I have more than half an expectation of our all going abroad. I assure you I have. I feel a strong persuasion, this morning, that I shall soon be abroad. I ought to travel. I am tired of doing nothing. I want a change. I am serious, Miss Woodhouse, whatever your penetrating eyes may fancy— I am sick of England—and would leave it to-morrow, if I could."
"You are sick of prosperity and indulgence. Cannot you invent a few hardships for yourself, and be contented to stay?"
"I sick of prosperity and indulgence! You are quite mistaken. I do not look upon myself as either prosperous or indulged. I am thwarted in every thing material. I do not consider myself at all a fortunate person."
"You are not quite so miserable, though, as when you first came. Go and eat and drink a little more, and you will do very well. Another slice of cold meat, another draught of Madeira and water, will make you nearly on a par with the rest of us."
"No—I shall not stir. I shall sit by you. You are my best cure."
"We are going to Box Hill to-morrow;—you will join us. It is not Swisserland, but it will be something for a young man so much in want of a change. You will stay, and go with us?"
"No, certainly not; I shall go home in the cool of the evening."
"But you may come again in the cool of to-morrow morning."
"No —It will not be worth while. If I come, I shall be cross."
"Then pray stay at Richmond."
"But if I do, I shall be crosser still. I can never bear to think of you all there without me."
"These are difficulties which you must settle for yourself. Chuse your own degree of crossness. I shall press you no more."
The rest of the party were now returning, and all were soon collected. With some there was great joy at the sight of Frank Churchill; others took it very composedly; but there was a very general distress and disturbance on Miss Fairfax's disappearance being explained. That it was time for every body to go, concluded the subject; and with a short final arrangement for the next day's scheme, they parted. Frank Churchill's little inclination to exclude himself increased so much, that his last words to Emma were,
"Well;—if you wish me to stay and join the party, I will."
She smiled her acceptance; and nothing less than a summons from Richmond was to take him back before the following evening.


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Hi Georgios,
I just had to come back and share this spectacular post as a TRIBUTE TO GREECE... Wow!
The Human Butterfly - The Largest Crop Circle Ever!
On August 6th 2009, a gigantic Human Butterfly Crop Circle (530 meters X 450 meters) appeared in Southern Holland (Netherlands) near a town called Goes. This is the biggest crop circle ever reported which speaks it's message loud and clear, 'Evolution of Man' ... well illustrated by the metamorphosis of a caterpillar into a butterfly ! The first reaction for many on seeing this magnificent crop circle is usually a 'BiG WOW' coupled with some spine chills and a rising wave of excitement. The butterfly is symbolic of growth, change and transformation. Psyche (the Greek goddess to whom we are indebted for the root of our word psychology) was the name given by the Greeks to the soul. It was also the Greek word which originally stood for the butterfly. In early Greek art this goddess, as the soul, was represented as a butterfly. In time the butterfly (psyche) came to symbolise the soul and our word psychosomatic means the effect of the soul, (or the mind) on the body (the Greek word for which is soma). Butterfly, Power Animal, Symbol of Change, The Soul, Creativity, Freedom, Joy and Colour By Ina Woolcott Native Americans see the butterfly as a symbol of joy. Feeding on the flowers they help pollinate, they further spread beauty. Butterflies eyes consist of thousands of individual lenses. This gives them the gift of being able to see a single image clearly. They can perceive ultraviolet wavelengths of light, suggesting clairvoyant abilities for those with Butterfly as power animal. The antennae of the butterfly has small knobs on each end which are said to aid orientation. If an antennae is missing the butterfly will fly in circles unable to find its way. If butterfly is your ally you need to remain consciously connected to spirit at all times so you may fulfill your goals. Butterfly is the symbol of change, the soul, creativity, freedom, joy and colour. Their power is transformation, shape shifting and soul evolution. They represent the element of air, quickly changing and always on the move gracefully. Butterflies are messengers of the moment and come in a wide array of colours. Studying these colours can help you uncover butterflies message to you. It reminds us not to take things too seriously and to get up and move. They teach us that growth and transformation does not have to be a traumatic experience. It can be joyous. Butterflies possess the ability to grow and change, leaving the safety of their cocoon to discover a new world in a new form without fear, trusting their untested wings to fly without a doubt in their minds. They work through many important stages to become the beautiful creature they are. Similar to the butterfly, we too are always moving through different stages, each equally as vital. It is no good rushing to a particular stage, nor is it good getting stuck at a stage and becoming stagnant. Butterfly is a potent symbol for those considering, or in the throes of, a big change. Butterfly is also one of the most inspiring symbols of the animal world, knowing precisely the time to leave the comfort and limitation of its cocoon, flying freely into the world. Quite frequently, we are not so certain. The cocoon of our thoughts and fears may be limiting, they are also safe and familiar. We can become afraid of what may be outside of our limiting thoughts and belief systems, trapping us and holding us back from ourselves, from our dreams and desires, from our unlimited potential. We can learn how to move on, how to grow from and improve a situation by finding out which stage we are at. This may be the egg stage, the beginning - where an idea is born and not yet reality. The larvae stage is when you physically get your idea going, usually involving preparation such as planning. The cocoon stage entails developing your ideas, project or talent. The ultimate stage of transformation is coming out of the chrysalis, the birth of the butterfly. This last stage is about sharing the colours and ecstasy of your creation with the rest of the world. Remember that we are always evolving, growing and that we are always at one of these stages. Figure out which stage you are at, whether you need more time to complete one stage before being ready going on to the next. Be careful not to rush, nor get stuck either. Not all change feels deliberate, it can be very subtle. Such as losing a job and then circumstances pushing you in to a new direction. There may have been things going on within you, getting you ready for a change subconsciously, that you didn't even recognise. If you are feeling insecure and unsure of what is going on in your life right now, then look back over what has been going on in your life recently or even long ago. Have you ever wished that you had a different job? Of changing career? Are you able to see that on some level your wishes are coming true? I'm sure you will remember the good old saying 'be careful what you wish for..' What you focus on, is sure to manifest. Butterfly can help you see that exiting the cocoon suddenly opens a new door, that there is power in trust and vulnerability. No more than you does a butterfly know whether it can fly, but it opens its wings in perfect confidence, and discovers that their delicacy allow its graceful flight, its dance in the air. When we understand that transformation can be as natural as breathing, when we take ourselves lightly, when we trust in our own untried wings to support us, we learn the message of Butterfly, life itself is a joyous dance. Dance brings us the sweetness of life. The four stages of the butterflies growth are parallel to the development of our first forming a thought to manifesting it in the outer world. Understanding that change can be as natural as breathing. We mustn't be so hard on ourselves, trusting that our own untried wings will bear our weight. This is when we receive the Butterflies gift: life itself is extraordinary and amazing. If Butterfly has found you, take note of the most important issues in your life and see what needs to be changed. If an eco system becomes damaged, butterfly is usually first to leave, as they are highly sensitive to the harmony of the earth. If butterfly finds you and is unwell, hurt or caught, this is an indication that you must stop disturbing the natural design of life and to flow with events in a more gentle and natural manner.
Cheers, Jill
To Georgios and Friends...
on this special 09-09-09 day...
I simply want to say...
Love and Blessings


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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ)
and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) released the following statement today on the
President's executive order on immigration:
"Our government has a responsibility to defend our borders, but we
must do so in a way that makes us safer and upholds all that is decent
and exceptional about our nation.
"It is clear from the confusion at our airports across the nation
that President Trump's executive order was not properly vetted. We are
particularly concerned by reports that this order went into effect with
little to no consultation with the Departments of State, Defense,
Justice, and Homeland Security.
"Such a hasty process risks harmful results. We should not stop
green-card holders from returning to the country they call home. We
should not stop those who have served as interpreters for our military
and diplomats from seeking refuge in the country they risked their lives
to help. And we should not turn our backs on those refugees who have
been shown through extensive vetting to pose no demonstrable threat to
our nation, and who have suffered unspeakable horrors, most of them
women and children.
"Ultimately, we fear this executive order will become a
self-inflicted wound in the fight against terrorism. At this very
moment, American troops are fighting side-by-side with our Iraqi
partners to defeat ISIL. But this executive order bans Iraqi pilots from
coming to military bases in Arizona to fight our common enemies. Our
most important allies in the fight against ISIL are the vast majority of
Muslims who reject its apocalyptic ideology of hatred. This executive
order sends a signal, intended or not, that America does not want
Muslims coming into our country. That is why we fear this executive
order may do more to help terrorist recruitment than improve our


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I see the owners come to visit and join in parties. They have a personal commitment to the residents of Silvergate.
I had a lovely home, but I didn't need all that anymore. I love my apartment at Silvergate. The service is fantastic. And the staff can't do enough for you.
Silvergate has helped me keep feeling independent. They set up all kinds of fun activities. I've been very happy here.
The caregivers do things because their hearts are in the right place.
We can't begin to tell you what a difference it has made in our lives – and my mother's – knowing she is getting the same loving care we no longer could provide.
At Dad's age, having things to look forward to is very important. Now Dad can live as graciously and as independently as possible without my brother and I worrying about him.
I feel so good about Dad being at Silvergate. Everyone at Silvergate is aware of what's going on with Dad.
Mom was not real social before, but now she visits with other residents and goes on the outings.
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Since it was first launched in 2009, the Shopify App Store has evolved significantly. As Shopify has grown, so too has the number of apps in the app store, ballooning from a few hundred to well over 3,000. While those growing numbers show the ongoing opportunity for Shopify app developers—and the increasing customization options for merchants—it has also made it more difficult for apps to stand out.
Over time, we've introduced improvements to help apps become discoverable and grow. In 2018, we launched the new Shopify App Store, dedicated to improving app discoverability and better helping merchants decide which app to install. This update helped increase conversion rates for developers, but there's more work to be done.
That's why today we're launching ads on the Shopify App Store—a new way to accelerate your business growth by directly advertising to high-quality leads looking for apps. In this article, we'll walk you through how these advertisements work, and how to take advantage of this change. We've been beta testing ads for months, so we'll share some of the top insights from our beta users on how to maximize your return on ads in the app store to grow your app development business.
The potential of ads
The launch of the new Shopify App Store in 2018 helped existing developers boost their conversion rates in the app store, but, for newer apps, the update still didn't provide quite enough assistance to gain traction and compete with more established apps.
In digging into the data, we found that 60 percent of installs on the app store come from searches, making this a critical discovery surface for merchants. We also observed that the vast majority of clicks still went to a small handful of apps in the top ranking search results. It's human tendency to click top ranking results, but it means that some great apps miss out on significant traffic because they rank lower—often because they joined the platform later, without the advantage of time to build up their presence and user base and increase their organic ranking.
What this means is that whether you are a new app developer or a seasoned one launching a new app, it's very difficult and time consuming to compete organically, especially in a crowded category. Co-marketing, email marketing, and content marketing are effective strategies, but it can still be difficult to drive relevant, high-quality leads to your app.
Using ads to stand out
We know that the highest-quality leads are merchants actively looking for apps. By opening up the ability to advertise on the app store, we're creating a channel for you to target those merchants directly. It's a great way to accelerate the growth of existing apps, and is especially powerful for new apps that need traction to rank higher organically.
Our beta users agree.
"Firstly, our ads on the Shopify App Store have doubled our number of app installs," says Tomas Kacevicius, founder of Shopify App Firepush. "That means increased revenue and a better organic ranking on the Shopify App Store. We've also seen that our costs per install through these ads are three times less compared with other ad networks we have used."
But like all things, there are strategies and best practices to follow if you want to see stellar results from advertising. Below, we share advice on how to best leverage this new marketing channel.
You might also like: How to Get More App Downloads in the Shopify App Store.
How to use ads on the Shopify App Store
Now that ads on the Shopify App Store are generally available, let's dive into how you can maximize the impact of this change for your own business—including first-hand advice from our beta users.
To get started with your first ad, navigate to your Partner Dashboard. Then click on Apps, then Ads, then Create ad.
From here, you'll need to specify the details of your ad, including identifying your keyword strategy.
Step 1: Bid on keywords
Ads on the Shopify App Store work by running an auction on specific keywords. When you create an ad, you'll specify which keywords you want to bid on. When a user searches for that keyword in the app store, an auction occurs where every advertiser who wants to show up for that keyword competes by submitting a bid. The winner(s) of that auction gets to show their ad. A cost is only incurred if a user clicks on the ad, and the cost per click is the bid amount at the time of the auction.
Choosing which keywords to bid on is a strategy unto itself, and we recommend you refer to our documentation on ads for a thorough overview of what to consider when deciding on keywords.
Stay relevant
One important aspect to understand is that for the sake of a better user experience and higher clickthrough rate for advertisers, we optimize for relevant ads by rewarding the most relevant ads per keyword via price dynamics.
This means that less relevant ads will need to pay more to compete in an auction relative to more relevant ads, and very irrelevant ads won't be displayed at all, regardless of how much advertisers are willing to spend.
For example, if four ads are bidding on the same keyword, the cost per click is the lowest for the most relevant ad. In the image above, the last ad won't be displayed at all, despite bidding the most, because their ad actually isn't relevant to the keyword being bid on.
Kalys Salmakbaev, head of marketing at app development company Growave and one of our beta users, cautions against irrelevant bidding.
"My main advice is to put your money in the right direction to find keywords that will lead merchants to install your app," Kalys says. "Think twice before bidding on irrelevant keywords, even if you're just trying to increase brand awareness. It might help, but will definitely decrease your conversion rates and increase your costs. I personally suggest focusing on your niche, and trying to overcome competitors with the help of ads and other marketing strategies."
Find your niche
Finding your niche, as mentioned by Kalys of Growave above, is one of the most strategic ways of standing out on the Shopify App Store in general. When it comes to your keyword bidding strategy, knowing your niche is doubly important.
Instead of spending money on every keyword you can think of, focusing on keywords that are highly aligned and relevant to your industry is a better way of spending your ad budget. Users search for certain keywords with specific intention, so instead of targeting random keywords, focus on that intention instead.
Understanding your app's niche, and the kinds of phrases users in that niche are searching for, will help you better target your high-potential users.
Be strategic
The best advice for your keyword strategy is to be strategic: understand what it is you're trying to achieve, what kind of users you're trying to attract, and what those users are likely to be searching in the app store. Doing so allows you to better leverage your advertising budget.
Once you've put your keyword strategy in play, it's important to track the results.
Step 2: Track performance with analytics
Iterating and improving on your bidding strategy means tracking the results of your campaigns. All the key analytics that you need to do so are available in your Partner Dashboard. They'll help you determine if you should increase or decrease bids, show what your cost per install is, and identify your most valuable keywords.
Among the available reports in the dashboard is the powerful search term report, which shows what terms users searched for when they came across your ad. This not only helps you optimize your ad through keyword management, but can also help with your organic ranking by showing what terms you should use to optimize your app listing.
Understanding the reports available to you will help you fine-tune your strategy. Below are some tips on how to use these reports for the best insights into your campaigns.
You might also like: 8 Growth Metrics Every App Developer Should Track.
Organize your campaigns
With so much data, knowing where to start can be tricky. Organizing your keywords can help with analytics. You can segment your keywords into different campaigns. Grouping your keywords in this way allows you to figure out the conversion rate for each theme of keywords.
Monitor consistently
Keeping an eye on your reports and performance is key to success. One of our beta users, co-founder of app development company Proof Factor One, explains why.
"Other app developers can start competing for your keywords to the point where your ad doesn't even get served anymore," he explains. "If you get bumped off and you were getting decent conversions before, you may want to increase your bids. However, sometimes irrelevant or semi-relevant apps aggressively target your keywords with really high bids—in this case, it may not make sense to increase bids. Over time, irrelevant ads get flagged and their relevancy score decreases, which means their ads will stop being served."
Even if something has worked for you in the past, using analytics to track performance over time is important to keep your campaigns fresh.
What's next?
We're just getting started with ads on the Shopify App Store. We're currently working on a solution to help advertisers better attribute ads to their paid plan conversions, which will help them better calculate their return on ad spend (ROAS). It will also help highlight ways for you to improve onboarding for users who come in through apps.
This solution will be released in the near future, and feedback from our advertisers will continue to help us iterate on this program.
You might also like: How to Build Multilingual Shopify Apps.
A new marketing channel for your app's growth
Advertising on the Shopify App Store is another tool in your arsenal of marketing channels. We encourage everyone to always test and refine their marketing techniques whether they advertise with Shopify or not.
This is just the beginning of our effort to enable advertising to help accelerate app developers' business growth on our platform and capture high-quality leads with fair value exchange. Learn more about ads in the app store in our documentation, and subscribe to our developer changelog for all updates related to the Shopify platform.


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AdvantaClean leads the way to healthier homes and businesses by providing needs based services in the light environmental, indoor air quality and energy efficiency markets. This multi-revenue stream model is unparalleled in its approach serving multi-billion dollar industries.
As impressive as the business opportunity is, the leadership and culture are even better. AdvantaClean franchisees are surrounded by a network of people and peers who are successful, highly engaged with one another, and are revolutionizing the industry. It's one of those feelings that you have to experience by talking to AdvantaClean owners and visiting the AdvantaClean home office – both of which are steps in our discovery process.
AdvantaClean takes pride in its franchisees and views those relationships as an important part of the overall success of the company. Possessing a customer-centric culture, AdvantaClean provides a "best-in-class" customer experience resulting in some of the most satisfied franchisees in the industry.
AdvantaClean has built its business and culture on being involved in our communities and doing everything we can locally to provide safe, clean, healthy and efficient environments for both people and businesses.
We want franchisees with the drive and passion to keep AdvantaClean the number one name in Light Environmental Service arena.
The ideal AdvantaClean franchise owner:
Our franchisees have a vision of being a part of something – of leading a team towards building something much bigger together than any one of us could have built alone.
We love our veterans! We salute to our troops by participating in the IFA VetFran program, offering 10% off your Initial Franchise Fee, a value of up to $10,000 to qualifying men and women of our armed forces. A veteran's innate ability to prioritize and execute is a perfect fit for us!
Your role in the business
As an AdvantaClean franchise owner, the goal is for you to focus on business development, not be working in the truck each day. As your business grows, you focus on: growing your business, marketing, managing customers, developing referral partners, managing workflow and managing your team.
When you join AdvantaClean Nation, you're getting much more than just equipment and a vehicle, you're getting a team of experts to help you every step of the way.
Be in business for yourself, not by yourself. We provide up front and ongoing training and support to help you succeed.
AdvantaClean is committed to the success of the franchisees. The business system is unparalleled in the industry and provides you everything you need to run, grow and manage your business, including:
You will also complete a comprehensive multi-week training curriculum at our corporate headquarters, including executive and technical training.
Sales Training
You'll participate in professional sales training provided by Sandler Training, the worldwide leader in sales and sales management training, learning a sales system that helps you build a robust client base.
Coaching Program
We realize that not everyone has been an entrepreneur before, which is why each franchise owner is assigned a business coach. Our coaches will guide you through the challenges and opportunities that every franchise faces during the first couple of years in business. They are experts in both technical support and franchise operations.
AdvantaClean's marketing stairway will position your business as the premier provider of light environmental services to referral partners, homeowners and facility managers in your market. We will help make your phone ring. By following a business-to-business marketing through education plan. The B2B strategy is complimented by a comprehensive internet marketing strategy including organic search engine optimization, social media and online advertising.
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A proprietary, leading edge and cloud-based operating system delivers a streamlined business system providing real-time data and statistics to manage and grow the business. Best of all, you can access it anywhere and anytime to stay up to date with what's going on even when you are away.
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The customer care center turns your leads into appointments. They take your calls and book your appointments via our proprietary Software System. Coverage is provided 24/7 365 for every franchise, which means an opportunity will never be missed!
Proven Track Record
With over 225 franchise locations and counting, we're on track to double in size by 2020!
Investment and qualifications
Join the fastest-growing franchise in the light environmental services industry. AdvantaClean offers single-unit territories with a cash investment of $124,800, including working capital. All you need to provide is:
We are SBA-approved and have several 3rd party lenders who can work to get you the necessary funding with a variety of options.


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