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To save myself some fuel, I'm going to repost one of my first ever posts. It's feels relevant as, once again, I'm getting ready to start a yoga class. I hope you enjoy it. Remember, I'm still giving away a copy of The Littlest Witch, please enter as it's open to all my followers in Australia and overseas.
I've been thinking about joining a yoga class. I've tried yoga before and have to admit I was pretty crap at it. Really crap, actually.
I love the idea of it, though. All those poses creating a flexible, toned body. Feeling completely zen and blissed out at the end of class. I even like the idea of carrying around a yoga mat under my arm, so that while I'm ordering my chai latte everyone around will know - I DO YOGA!
The reality is, once in class I can never quite get the poses right. My body grinds, shudders and shakes as my bones click and crack away. I may just get a pose and then quickly collapse while the teacher has her back turned. The worst part comes at the end of the class with the final 5 minute meditation, as I inevitably fall asleep. This may not sound too bad, but I always end up snoring and then have to look around as I'm leaving the class mouthing 'Who was that snoring?' to put everyone off the scent. And this was before I had kids, I'm sure I'll be asleep with the first 5 minutes of class these days.
So why am I considering going back? Well, my back and arm is in complete agony these days after many nights sleeping on the couch while holding Goosey. I need to do some sort of exercise now I've cancelled my gym membership. I need some stress release after looking after two young kids day-in, day -out.
If you see someone snoring away at your next yoga class, please let them sleep – it might the only kip they get!


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The Wall Street Journal ran an op-ed yesterday examining the future of Bitcoin by drawing parallels to private currencies in the past in order to try and make sense of the current cryptocurrency market.
Everything Old is New Again
The piece begins with the statement that for "most of its 10-year history, the digital currency bitcoin has been viewed by some people as the future of money." In order to put that into context the writer, Paul Vigna, explains that in 2009 when Bitcoin was launched, some people felt as if government-backed institutions were failing as the global financial crisis reached its apex.
"Clearly when people have any insecurity about government plans, they flock to other assets," the article quotes Emin Gün Sirer, an associate professor of computer science at Cornell University and popular writer on cryptocurrency. By other assets, he means most readily gold. But, the article chronicles a time when it was quite common for private banks to issue their own "scrip" or currency.
In the pre-civil war days of the US when the country was expanding rapidly and the federal government was weak all manner of companies and corporations issued money. This, the article points out, led to logistical problems as the currencies had no value outside of the region where they were issued and were also subject to fraud as there was no tally on how much "scrip" any bank or entity was issuing.
Here Vigna brings the comparison back to the current state of cryptocurrency and the future of Bitcoin. He points out that though Bitcoin is more or less the gold standard for cryptocurrencies, it's "$130 billion market value now represents only about 40% of the overall cryptocurrency market's value," and with 1,600 digital coins trading today, 700 of which have appeared this year, conditions are ripe for confusion and fraud. He adds,
"That proliferation has added to bitcoin's already volatile nature, making it difficult to put a value on the currency that even approaches the stability of the dollar and the world's other major currencies."
Crypto Must Create Utility
He concludes that as privately issued money in the 19th Century gave way to federally backed currency in order to level exchange rates and eliminate counterfeiting. So will cryptocurrency today have to create or be adapted into real-world uses outside of being a store of value that can only be traded on limited exchange platforms.
He summed this up writing, "Not that anyone expects that to happen on a grand scale soon. Bitcoin's use as a currency is still more theoretical than actual, and other cryptocurrencies are even farther from the mainstream." In the end, he includes a few examples of companies that accept Bitcoin for payment like Expedia and Yamada Denki, even mentioning that two Montessori Schools in Manhattan accept the digital token. For cryptocurrencies to truly usurp fiat, and the banks that control it, we need to start employing them for everyday use and payments, and that could take a few years yet.

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On Our Minds @ Scholastic revealed the loveliness, adding that David Levithan, VP Editorial Director of Scholastic, had this to say:
I am not, under any circumstances, allowed to divulge the contents of the third Hunger Games book. Nada. Nothing. Not a peep. I can, however, share with you five things that will not be appearing in the new book:
- Panem is not shaken up when District 9 is nominated for a best picture Oscar.
- At no point does President Snow utter the line, "This is Snowmageddon, baby."
- Despite internet rumors to the contrary, it is not revealed that Cinna has been secretly designing outfits for a Capitol operative known as "Lady GaGa."
- All rumors of a crossover appearance by Geronimo Stilton are false.
- In a tough editorial call, we decided not to have Katniss win the Hunger Games…only to be interrupted by Kanye West.
Thanks, David. That clears things up.
Alright, you can stop squeeing now. That's all the news I've got. Covet it well, my pretties.


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A leg cramp is an involuntary contraction or spasm of a muscle in the leg or foot. They usually occur at night or after an increase in exercise or exertion, which can lead to cramp-causing lactic-acid buildup.
To ease a cramp, don't point your toes; rather, flex them, and breathe deeply as you relax. This helps infuse oxygen into the muscles. As the cramp releases, you can slowly massage the leg. Always massage toward the heart so that you drain the lymph. Then try some gentle kneading to increase circulation and blood flow to the muscles.
Leg cramps can also be caused by deficiencies in B-complex vitamins. Lack of vitamin C may also be responsible for pain in the muscles or joints. To avoid getting leg cramps, eat nutritionally balanced foods, such as dark leafy greens, which have sufficient amounts of these nutrients.
Chamomile tea with fresh ginger is a wonderful remedy. Chamomile acts as a sedative for the nerves and, like dark leafy greens, is high in calcium, magnesium, and other trace minerals. Ginger is warming to the body and helps increase circulation.
-Kate Montgomery, ND, Elkhart, Indiana; author of End Your Carpal Tunnel Pain Without Surgery (Sports Touch, 2007)
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Muscle cramps are poorly understood, but often occur when an athlete is dehydrated. Most often I see them in athletes who sweat a lot and whose sweat is salty. You can learn your sweat rate by weighing yourself before and after an hour of exercise to see how much water weight you lose. If you exercise for an hour and lose 4 pounds, that's equivalent to a half-gallon of sweat. Then you know you need to drink that much for every hour of exercise to help prevent dehydration. If there is salt on your skin after the sweat dries, then you're a salty sweater, and you may need to eat salty foods before exercise. The salt helps retain fluids and delay dehydration.
When you experience leg cramps, another factor to consider is your calcium intake. Calcium plays an essential role in muscle contractions, so you should include some milk, yogurt, or another calcium-rich food in your diet every day.
If the problem persists and you find it has nothing to do with nutrition, a trainer or physical therapist might be able to identify changes you should make in your training or conditioning.
-Nancy Clark, MS, RD, Healthworks Fitness Center, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts; author of Nancy Clark's Sports Nutrition Guidebook (Human Kinetics, 2008)
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There are several different kinds of leg cramps. Nocturnal leg cramps are more common in seniors and people with diabetes, people with flat feet, people who sit a lot, and people prone to dehydration. Exercise-related cramps can be caused by dehydration or a deficiency of nutrients such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, and sometimes zinc. Medications, such as certain inhaled bronchodilators, blood pressure or heart medicines, and chemotherapy drugs, can also cause cramping.
When patients have a bout of leg cramps, I have them take 5 pellets of homeopathic Magnesia phosphorica 6X every five minutes. This quickly helps relieve muscle cramps. To prevent cramps, I will suggest supplements of 500 mg of calcium and 200-250 mg of magnesium twice daily. I also remind patients to drink adequate water.
In addition to daily stretching of the legs and calves, I recommend taking a multivitamin and multimineral formula and drinking 6 ounces of low-sodium vegetable juice daily for extra potassium. If a patient has bad varicose veins and circulatory problems, then I recommend herbs, such as horse chestnut, butcher's broom, and pine-bark extract, to improve circulation.
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Found these links pertaining to linux on transmeta equipped tablet PC's.
A video of Arch Linux booting on a crusoe equipped tablet.
http://technology911.com/v/c_QQchhMqHo, ... crusoe-cpu
A forum thread containing links to the transmeta optimized kernel
Links to Bugtracker and Kernel Mailinglists and about the NOPL Problem with Geode and Transmeta CPU's
This kernel patch is supposed to make the Crusoe fully i686 compatible with no glibc issues due to the -O2 requirement. It was tested using Arch linux by a poster going by "Synthead."
I am attempting to get Arch going on my dt368 with Synthead's kernel patch, i'll keep you posted.


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Drums in the Dark is a roleplaying game that tells the stories of the outcasts, entrepreneurs and explorers who have taken the leap of moving to the recently formed colony of Kassoa. The decadent Su'ndari Empire owns the colony and it is from within those arid shores that the characters were drawn. Miles and miles of Ocean seperate the colony from the mainland and the jungles are both unfamiliar and deadly to those who do not understand their mysteries.. There are many riches to be had for those brave enough to venture into those humid depths. Will you be the one to find them?
In the decadent capital city of the arid Su'ndari Empire a woman about whom the fates swirl begs the celestials to aid a husband lost at sea. The husband, beloved despite the odds, sends up a bellow of warning as his merchant vessel, driven beyond control by an oceanic tempest splinters in white water. A crew is forced to the water, wrecked upon a foreign shore…
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Kumkum holders are beautifully carved small boxes to hold kumkum or sindoor.
Sindoor displays women marital status and is also associated with cultural aspects.
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Pictures Parc de la CiutadellaThe Ciutadella Park Barcelona was opened to the public in 1877 on the site of a former citadel garrison fort, which was built after Catalonia rebelled against Spain during the 'Spanish War of Succesion' which ended in defeat for Catalonia in 1714. After the city fell to King Philip V he built the citadel, which at the time was the largest fortress in Europe. Today the Ciutadella is Barcelona's biggest and most popular public park. In the summer months of June to August there are free evening jazz concerts usually at 22.00 on Wednesdays and Fridays nights. Ciutadella park also has a small boating lake where you can rent rowing boats, and a wonderful fountain and waterfall called 'La Cascada' which Antoni Gaudi helped to design when he was just a young architect. Ciutadella park is home to several museums and the Catalunya Parliament which is in the former arsenal of the old citadel fortress. Ciutadella Park was used as the site of the Barcelona 1888 World Exhibition prior to becoming a public park. It is often used for concerts and festivals.Ciutadella Park is also home to Barcelona Zoo which has a separate area and entrances. Address Ciutadella Park Ciutadella park is a popular place for all kinds of activities The boating lake in Parc de la Ciutadella La Cascada of Parc Ciutadella - La Cascada fountain - waterfall fountain. This is a magnificent triumphal arch with a waterfall and fountains. It was built for the Barcelona 1888 Universal exhibition and took 6 years to finish. The fountain was inspired by the Trevi Fountain in Rome. The fountain was designed by Josep Fontsère, who was the chief architect of the Ciutadella park's conversion from a military citadel site into a public park. His assistent was a young Antoni Gaudí, who was a student in 1888 and later would go on to become Barcelona's most famous architect. 0 The 'Umbraculum' - the Umbracle. This is a large conservatory structure with tropical plants. Lilke many other structures in the park, the Umbracle was built in 1988 for the Barcelona Universal Exhibition of 1888. It is in a rather sad state at the moment now and due for renovation. Sometimes it is open for special events. General Joan Prim equestrian statue called 'Barcelona a Prim'. It is by sculptor Frederic Marès in 1948. Prim is commemorated for demolishing the Ciutadella garrison. The current Prim statue is the second version. The original statue by Lluís Puiggener was from 1887 but was melted down during the Spanish Civil war from 1936 to 1939. After the war ended a new statue was erected. Park Ciutadella has many of Barcelona's cute, but noisy green parrot like birds called monk parakeets The Stone Mammoth near the fountain. Norbert Font i Sagué was a Catalan geologist, speleologist and writer, who had the idea to exhibit great extinct animals with full size sculptures. This mammoth sculpture itself was made by sculptor Miquel Dalmau. The Catalan Parliament in the former military arsenal building of the former citadel fortress Much admired modernist sculpture called 'El Desconsol' Grief, in a small oval pond in front of the Catalan Parliament on the'Pati d'Armes' parade ground in front of the former military arsenal. The sculpture is from 1903 by Catalan artist Josep Llimona. Main entrance to Barcelona Zoo adjacent to the Catalan Parliament Next to the umbracle there is a large structure called the 'hivernacle.' Hivernacle means greenhouse in Catalan. It was built by Josep Amargós in 1884 for the 1888 Universal Exhibition. Today it has a coffee shop and is used for concerts and exhibitions. Usually not open to the public but used for special events like La Merce festival. 'El Castell dels Tres Dragons' is a modernist building called 'The Three Dragons Castle.' designed by Catalan modernist architect Domènech i Montaner in 1887 for the Barcelona Universal Exhibition. The name is derived from the title of a comedy play by Serafí Pitarra. Since 1920 El Castell dels Tres Dragons has housed the Barcelona Zoology Museum which is part of several science museums including the Blue Museum at Parc del Forum, which all together form the Barcelona Natural Science Museum The Parc de la Ciutadella plays a large role in many Barcelona festivals like the Merce Festival in September. In the photo below Ciutadella park hosts the 'play me' pianos as part of the annual Maria Canals music competition At the opposite end of the lime tree avenue Passeig Lluis Companys is the majestic Arc de Triomf. This was the gateway to the Barcelona 1888 Universal Exhibition. Barcelona was also offered the Eiffel tower as the gateway to the 1888 Universal Exhibition, but said no thanks and Paris later built the tower for their Universal Exhibition. The Arc de Triomf arch in Barcelona features sculptures by artists Josep Llimona, Josep Reynés, Torquat Tasso and Antoni Vilanova. The Passeig Lluis Companys is often used for events like festivals and concerts. More Barcelona photo galleries © Copyright Barcelonayellow.com Do not copy from this page without permission. All rights reserved. |
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Harry Styles' Drug Use Only Started After One Direction Hiatus
Harry Styles revealed he only started experimenting with drugs after One Direction split.
The "Lights Up" singer appeared on a new episode of New Music Daily with Zane Lowe Friday (November 22), where he confessed he avoided doing drugs in fear of ruining the band's image.
"When I was in the band, it was like, to me, it felt like it was so much bigger than any of us that I kind of felt like, 'I'm not going to be the one who f--ks it up,'" he explained "So I was like, 'Now is the time in my life when you probably go out and experiment and do this and you take this and you do that and that's what you do with your friends. And I was like, 'I'm not going to be the guy who f--king messes it up.' So, I was like, 'I'm not going to do any of that stuff.'"
"Making this record felt like — I just felt, so much, like, so much more joyous," Styles continued. "And I was with my friends and we were in Malibu... I felt so safe. It was like, 'I want to take some mushrooms? I'm going to take some—like now is the time to have fun. Like, we're in Malibu, 24. I'm also in music."
You can check out part of Harry Styles' new interview, below:
This isn't the first time Styles has openly discussed doing mushrooms. In his Rolling Stone profile, he admitted that being on psychedelics inspired his new album, Fine Line, which drops on December 13.
"Ah, yes. Did a lot of mushrooms in here," he said referring to Malibu's Shangri-La studios, "We'd do mushrooms, lie down on the grass, and listen to Paul McCartney's Ram in the sunshine. We'd just turn the speakers into the yard."


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Rest in peace Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
Amidst all the pontificating , posturing and political point scoring let us not forget that the British soldier murdered by jihadist terrorists this week had family and friends who will be shedding tears of grief. Above all his wife and son have lost a husband and father.
We the public will honour him as a one of the soldiers who guard us as we sleep – and who paid the ultimate price for that duty. But two other people have also paid a price – his wife Rebecca and his son Jack.
Surely the time has come for every service man and woman to be secure in the knowledge that whatever fate befalls them at the hands of our enemies their spouses and children will be supported generously for the rest of their lives at the expense of those who they protect – we the taxpayers.
Of course the various service charities do a magnificent job via the generosity of those who donate. But it should not just be finance by choice. Every one of us, whatever our politics or religion or philosophy, should pay the charge through our taxes. Far better that our taxes are used for our guardians than be sent to corrupt third world politicians or feckless benefit scroungers
Drummer Lee Rigby or 'Riggers' to his friends was born in July 1987 in Crumpsall, Manchester. He joined the Army in 2006 and on successful completion of his infantry training course at Infantry Training Centre Catterick was selected to be a member of the Corps of Drums and posted to 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (also known as the 'Second Fusiliers' or '2 RRF').
His first posting was as a machine gunner in Cyprus where the battalion was serving as the resident infantry battalion in Dhekelia. Having performed a plethora of tasks while in Cyprus, he returned to the UK in the early part of 2008 to Hounslow, West London. Here, Drummer Rigby stood proudly outside the royal palaces as part of the battalion's public duties commitment. He was an integral member of the Corps of Drums throughout the battalion's time on public duties, the highlight of which was being a part of the Household Division's Beating Retreat – a real honour for a line infantry Corps of Drums.
In April 2009, Drummer Rigby deployed on operations for the first time to Helmand province, Afghanistan, where he served as a member of the Fire Support Group at Patrol Base Woqab. On returning to the UK he completed a second tour of public duties and then moved with the battalion to Celle, Germany, to be held at a state of high readiness for contingency operations as part of the Small Scale Contingency Battle Group.
In 2011, Drummer Rigby took up a recruiting post in London where he also assisted with duties at the regimental headquarters in the Tower of London.
An extremely popular and witty soldier, Drummer Rigby was a larger than life personality within the Corps of Drums and was well known, liked and respected across the Second Fusiliers. He was a passionate and lifelong Manchester United fan.
A loving father to his son Jack, aged 2 years, he will be sorely missed by all who knew him. The regiment's thoughts and prayers are with his family during this extremely difficult time.'Once a Fusilier, always a Fusilier'


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Peyal Laceese has no qualms about building a traditional pit house for his new family home.
"Growing up I always heard of our people living in pit houses, and it's always been in the back of my mind that's how I want to live," Laceese said at the site near Tl'esqox (Toosey) 40 kilometers west of Williams Lake.
"I'm excited to raise my daughter in a pit house like this as I can't even imagine how special I would have felt if I grew up in a pit house."
Late Wednesday morning Laceese's partner Loretta Jeff Combs showed Black Press Media how to hand peel the wildfire burnt outer bark from one of hundreds of logs that will be used as poles to form the roof of the pit house which will be eventually covered with two to three feet of earth where a garden will grow.
As the outer layers of bark fell to the ground while Loretta used a debarking tool, their two-year old daughter Nildziyenhiyah played in the earthen soil that had been removed to make a 12-foot deep and 60-foot diameter hole for the pit house.
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Nildziyenhiyah—meaning wind walker—was born just 20 minutes after Loretta arrived at Cariboo Memorial Hospital in Williams Lake on Aug. 4, 2018 in labour.
Following her birth, the family has since resided in Williams Lake.
With full support from Loretta, Laceese said it was not until earlier this year after he was part of a Tsilhqot'in Nation delegation to New Zealand that he decided to act on his vision to build the pit house.
"When we were there the Māori hosted us in their traditional homes," he said, noting the Tsilhqot'in Nation's small pit houses at Nemiah Valley are not nearly large enough to house or host anyone.
"Once I experienced that it kind of solidified the idea in my mind that we have to do the same thing, and we have to have the same type of opportunity to do the same for not only when the Māori come back up but any other nations that come into the territory."
Before earth was removed and logs were lifted and set to form the structure by local machine operator Len McClure, Laceese developed blueprints and drawings with his brother Kiko who resides in a pit house at Mount Currie.
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The breathtaking structure consists of 12 main beams circling a full 360 degrees, supported by four old growth Douglas Fir logs that are at least 600 years old and were donated from Toosey Old School Wood Products.
"A long time ago we had a lot of manpower," Laceese said, adding he believes it would have taken at least 100 people to dig out the earth of a historic pit house approximately 20 feet away.
"Usually it was always the women that dug out the hole while the men went out and collected the logs and lifted the logs as well," he said.
Although the integration of modern technology saved Laceese and his family from a laborious undertaking, as per the stories passed down by elders, Laceese and male family members went and collected logs earlier this week while the women stayed at the site and peeled logs.
When the outer structure is finished before snowfall, work on the adobe flooring which will be made from a mixture of mud, clay, pine needles and sand will commence.
The only non-natural elements will be nails as well as a pond liner that will be put on top of the pit house as an additional precautionary tool to keep moisture out.
Through the Earth's geothermal energy, the pit house will be very warm in the winter and very cool in the summer. A wood stove will be used when the winters prove to be too harsh.
Laceese said the pit house will be the largest currently standing in all of North America.
He hopes to be able to not only utilize it as a family living space, but also as a space to hold community events and host guests.
"This is definitely not going to be the last pit house," he said, noting a possible museum for Tsilhqot'in artifacts currently housed at UBC's Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver.
"Chief Joe Alphonse is already hinting about making one [a pit house] for Tl'etinqox (Anaham)," he added. "Knowing Chief Joe he's going to want to go bigger after seeing this."
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Chances are you have already heard of the passing of [Dennis Ritchie]. We admit, we're among the throngs who knew little of his life, but [Cade Metz] has posted an excellent remembrance of his life which we think is well worth reading.
[Dennis] passed on October 12th at the age of 70. This image shows him receiving the National Medal of Technology awarded to him by [Bill Clinton] in 1998. His legacy lives on in the work that earned him this award as the creator of the C programming language; a side project which he developed to help him achieve the creation of a new system kernel called UNIX. This work, of course, was the precursor that led to universal software packages like OSX, iOS, Linux, and even Windows (which at one point was itself written using the C language).
There has been some Internet fodder regarding media coverage of [Steve Jobs'] death and not of [Dennis'] passing. It's harder for those lacking experience with programming to comprehend [Dennis'] contributions. We're glad to have an opportunity to pass on the story of his life and to take a moment to appreciate his accomplishments.
[Thanks Dave]


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Ayurveda remedies for Erectile dysfunction
Definition of Erectile dysfunctionErectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability of a man to achieve or maintain an erection sufficient for his sexual needs or the needs of his partner. Erectile dysfunction is sometimes called as impotence.The term "erectile dysfunction" can mean the inability to achieve erection, an inconsistent ability to do so, or the ability to achieve only brief erections.Ayurveda defines Erectile dysfunction or ED as follows.Sankalpapravano nityam priyaam vashyaamapi sthreeyam ||na yaathi lingashaithilyaath kadaachidyaathi vaa yadi |Shwaasaarthaha swinnagaatrshcha moghasankalpacheshtitaha ||mlaanashishnashcha nirbeejaha syodetat klaibyalaxanam |This means even though a man has a strong desire to perform sexual act with a cooperative partner , he can not perform sexual act because of looseness (absence of erection ) of his phallus ( penis). Even if he performs sexual act with his determined efforts he does not get erection and gets afflicted with tiredness, perspiration and frustration to perform sexPhysiology of erectionThe two chambers of penis (corpora cavernosa,) which run throught the organ are filled with spongy tissue.
The corpora cavernosa are surrounded by a membrane, called the tunica albuginea. The spongy tissue contains smooth muscles, fibrous tissues, spaces, veins, and arteries. The urethra, which is the channel for urine and semen runs along underside of the corpora cavernosa.Due to sensory or mental stimulation, or both, the erection begins. Due to impulses from brain and local nerves the muscles of corpora cavernosa relax and allow blood to flow in and fill the spaces of spongy tissue.The flow of blood creates pressure in the corpora cavernosa, making the penis expand. The tunica albuginea helps trap the blood in the chambers, thereby sustaining erection. When muscles in the penis contract to stop the inflow of blood and open outflow channels, erection recedes.In ayurveda physiology of erection and ejaculation is described as followsVrishunow basthimedram cha naabhyuuru vankshnow gudam|Apaanasthaanamantrasthaha shukra mootra shakrunti cha||The apaanavayu one of the five types of vayu is located in the testicles, urinary bladder, phallus, umbilicus, thighs, groin, anus and colon.
Its functions are ejaculation of semen, voiding of urine and stools. Shushruta explains the process of erection and ejaculation as When a man has desire (iccha) to have sex, his response to touch increases ( Vayu located in skin causes flow of signals from skin to brain, thus causing sensation of touch). This causes arousal or harsha . Arousal or Harsha intensifies actions of vayu and at this moment highly active vayu liberates the teja or heat of pitta. Thus tejas and vayu increase body temperature , heart beat and blood flow causing erection. Causes of EDErection requires a sequence of events. Erectile dysfunction can occur when any of the events is disturbed. Nerve impulses in the brain, spinal column, around the penis and response in muscles, fibrous tissues, veins, and arteries in and around the corpora cavernosa constitute this sequence of events. Injury to any of these parts which are part of this sequence ( nerves, arteries, smooth muscles, fibrous tissue ) can cause ED.
Lowered level of testosterone hormone: The primary male hormone is testosterone. After age 40, a man's testosterone level gradually declines. About 5% of men that doctors see for erectile dysfunction have low testosterone levels. In many of these cases, low testosterone causes lower sexual interest, not erectile dysfunction.The whole male body responds to testosterone. Even sushruta has illustrated about this response of body to the element Shukra . He has said "yatha payasi sarpistu goodashchekshow raso yatha shareereshu tatha shukram nrinaam vidyaadhbishagwara" This means " The shukra ( the element which helps in reproduction) is present all over the body . This can be explained with the following examples.
1.The ghee is present in milk in an invisible form. This is extracted from milk using many processes.
2.The sugar is present all over the sugarcane. It is extracted by subjecting the sugarcane to number of processes. Same way shukra is present all over the body. But the cream of shukra (semen) comes out of the body only during the process of ejaculation. But this process of ejaculation needs a joyful union of mind and body.Decrease in production of Shukra causes erectile dysfunction.Over exertion – physically and mentally : Working for long hours in office, mental stress at office and home, short temperedness ,insufficient sleep cause erectile dysfunction. These causes are explained in ayurveda as "shoka chintaa, bhaya, traasaat . " which means that erectile dysfunction or Impotence occurs due to grief, fear, anxiety and terror.Strained relationship with sexual partner: Erectile dysfunction also occurs when there is a disliking towards sexual partner. Ayurveda describes this as "naarinaamarasamjnatwaat.
" means disliking for women. Diseases that cause Erectile dysfunction: Neurological disorders, hypothyroidism, Parkinson's disease, anemia, depression, arthritis, endocrine disorders,diabetes, diseases related to cardiovascular system also become reasons for erectile dysfunction. According to ayurveda the diseases which cause erectile dysfunction are "Hritpaandurogatamakakaamalashrama." – Heart diseases , anemia , asthma , liver disorders , tiredness .Apart from these the imbalance in tridoshas also cause impotence or erectile dysfunction. Consumption of medicines, drugs and tobacco: Using antidepressants, tranquilizers and antihypertensive medicines for a long time, addiction to tobacco especially smoking, excessive consumption of alcohol, addiction to cocaine, heroin and marijuana cause erectile dysfunction.In ayurveda texts these causes have been said in brief as "rukshamannapaanam tathoushadham" – "dry food , drinks and medicines" cause impotence or erectile dysfunction.
Trauma to pelvic region: accidental injury to pelvic region and surgeries for the conditions of prostate, bladder, colon, or rectal area may lead to erectile dysfunction. These causes are mentioned as abhighata (trauma), shastradantanakhakshataha (injury from weapons, teeth and nail.) in ayurveda. Other reasons: Obesity, prolonged bicycle riding, past history of sexual abuse and old age also cause Erectile dysfunction. Ayurveda describes the cause of impotence or erectile dysfunction due to old age as follows. " diminution of – tissue elements, strength, energy, span of life, inability to take nourishing food, physical and mental fatigue lead to impotence"Remedies for EDED is treatable at any age. The total treatment in for impotence is called as Vajikarana therapy in ayurveda. As this therapy increases the strength of a man to perform sexual act, like a horse, it is called 'Vaajikarana'. ( ' Vaaji'=Horse.)Vaajikarana therapy leads toHappiness.
Good strength. Potency to produce healthy offspring. Increased span of erection. Eligibility for vajikarana therapy.
1.The vajikarana therapy should be administered to persons who are between 18 to 70 years of age.
2.These therapies should be administered only to a self controlled person. If this therapy is administered to a person who does not have self control, he becomes nuisance to society through his illegitimate sex acts.PsychotherapyDecreasing anxiety associated with intercourse, with psychologically based treatment helps to cure ED. The patient's partner can help with the techniques, which include gradual development of intimacy and stimulation. Such techniques also can help relieve anxiety when ED from physical causes is being treated.Same treatment is illustrated in ayurveda. It has been said A woman who understands a man and is liked by him, along with erotic environment act as best aphrodisiac. Drug TherapyNumerous herbal preparations are mentioned in Ayurveda to treat ED or impotence. It has been said that people who have strong sexual urge, who want to enjoy sex regularly have to consume these preparations regularly to replenish the energy, vigor, stamina and strength.
These preparations also supply the nutrients which are necessary for production of semen.Ayurveda tips to overcome ED1.Consuming herbal preparations to rejuvenate the reproductive organs.
2.Massaging the body with a herbal oil which gives a relief from physical exertion and also acts as aphrodisiac.
3.Practicing Yoga and Meditation to overcome mental exertion and to cope up with stress.
4.Sleep at least for 8 hours a day.
5.Avoiding the consumption of alcohol, tobacco, heroin etc.
6.Exercise regularly.
7.Avoid hot, spicy and bitter foods.
8.Favor sweets, milk products, nuts and urad dal.
9.Add little ghee in your diet. 10.Give a gap of four days between two consecutive intercoursesAuthor:Dr.SavithaSuri , ; B.A.M.S.


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If you're starting to think about the holidays, and need some little gifts for the readers in your life, look no further! Home for the Holidays has a little something for everyone who's a little romantic. This anthology of holiday stories is the work of six authors who are members of the Ohio Valley Chapter of Romance Writers of America – five of my In Real Life writer friends, and me!
The stories in the anthology run from sweet to poignant, darkness-tinged to comedic, but in each one, people find the hope of love, and joy in the holidays. Stories feature married couples and those newly-met, some whose lessons lie in the past, and even vampires… all of whom find happiness and peace when they come Home for the Holidays.
Becke Martin's "Coventry Arcade" is where Ben Whitaker is determined to get his beloved Lily the best gift very little money can buy in this homage to O. Henry's classic story "The Gift of the Magi."
In "The Holly and the Ivey" by Sandy Pennington, Jon thought bells would be ringing a merry tune when he did a surprise Christmas visit but it turned out to be a Ho! Ho! Oh, no! instead.
Aileen is frustrated when she has difficulties communicating with her mentally challenged brother. But Dr. Lew Bard shows her it's really just a matter of "Speaking the Language," by Ann Gregory.
There's magic in threes in Becke Martin's "Triple Trouble for Christmas Eve." With her dying breath, the triplets' mother predicted they'd all find true love by midnight on Christmas Eve. Too bad Mom didn't specify which Christmas Eve.
In "Merry and Bright" by Ann Gregory, Alex and D'Vee discover that a cup of spicy tea and a pair of fine brown eyes can both be inspiring. The Christmas season is the perfect time to kindle friendships and create possibilities.
Aiden Flynn is no Superman, but he does have a secret identity. And he just might be able to save Christmas for one young boy and his hardworking mom in "Silver and Gold," by Becke Martin.
Stacy McKitrick's vampire Katarina thought she was drawn to the mortal who refused her gift of immortality 45 years ago, but on her "Last Christmas Visit," she discovers the truth.
Christmas can be murder when a trip back in time pits Taylor Gressman against a murderous street gang, but through a new friendship, she learns the greatest gift is in the giving in "Time's Holiday" by Jennette Marie Powell.
In "No More Resolutions" by Dakota James, Stella despises holidays. Now she has to find a husband for bosszilla, deal with a stripper pole in her house and work with Simon, the guy she loves to hate. Or does she?
Oh yeah, and I designed the cover and did all the formatting, for both the print and ebook. 😀
The anthology is available in both print and ebook at Amazon.com; and in ebook from Smashwords, Kobo Books, and Sony. Coming soon to Barnes & Noble and iTunes. All proceeds go directly to Ohio Valley Romance Writers of America, and help bring in educational programs for the whole chapter.
My story, "Time's Holiday," is also available as a standalone ebook for FREE! If you've thought about giving the Saturn Society series a try, this is a great way to see if it's something you might like. Grab a copy of the ebook from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords, Kobo Books, Sony or iTunes.
What about you? Do you like holiday stories? Know of any good new releases this week? Or what the heck, what are your reading now?
Quick ROW80 Update: This month, my main focus is my NaNoWriMo novel. My weekly goal is to write 1,500 words four weeknights, and 3,000 words each on Saturday and Sunday. Sunday through Tuesday, I've written 6,000 words, bringing my total to 12,346 – right on track. So far so good!
In other ROW80 news, I solved my dilemma with things that won't go away from the to-do list. This was not intentional. But disappear they did. I use Cozi Organizer for this, and its Remove menu consists of 1. Delete checked items, 2. Delete everything on this list and 3. Delete this list (IMO there's not much difference between 2 and 3, but there they are). Well, with a slip of the mouse, I clicked the second item when I meant to click the first. So boom! Those pesky things hanging around on my to-do list were gone! I decided not to worry about it, and reconstructed what I knew I needed for the week. Who knew it could be so easy? 😀
What is WANA? It stands for We Are Not Alone, a guide to blogging, social media and networking for authors by Kristen Lamb. It's writers helping writers, whether or not we've taken the course, and proving that we really are not alone!


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Dec. 2, 2012. Jerry Moore, the winningest coach in Appalachian State University and Southern Conference history, will not return as Appalachian State University football's head coach, director of athletics Charlie Cobb announced on Sunday.
"Following the end of last season (2011), Coach Moore and I sat down and we came to the decision, with the approval of Dr. (Kenneth E.) Peacock (Appalachian State University chancellor) that the 2012 season would be the last season of his tenure as head coach," Cobb said. "Coach Moore didn't want to make that decision public before or during the season because, in his typical humble nature, he wanted all of the focus to be on his student-athletes, winning a 10th Southern Conference championship and returning to the postseason for the eighth-straight year. In a fitting sendoff, all of those goals were accomplished. For thousands of Mountaineer fans, including myself, seeing him carried off the field by his players while clutching the Southern Conference championship trophy following the win over Furman (Nov. 10) was the highlight of the season."
"Words cannot express the gratitude that the Appalachian family has and that I have personally for Coach and Margaret (Moore)," Cobb continued. "The number of lives that Coach and Margaret have impacted in a positive way in their 24 years in the High Country is innumerable. Coach Moore is legend at Appalachian State and in college football and we are planning to celebrate his legacy appropriately and abundantly in the future."
Moore compiled a 215-87 record in his 24 seasons at Appalachian State, including 10 Southern Conference championships, 18 postseason appearances and an unprecedented three-straight NCAA Division I FCS/I-AA national titles (2005-07). In 31 years as a head coach, Moore was 242-135-2, which is good for 15th all-time among NCAA Division I coaches. This year alone, Moore passed coaching legends Bo Schembechler (234 victories), Billy Joe (237) and Woody Hayes (238) on the all-time wins list.
While he enjoyed success at nearly every stop of his 51-year coaching career, his 24 seasons at Appalachian State cemented Moore's standing as one of college football's all-time great mentors.
He led the Mountaineers to three-consecutive national championships from 2005-07, making Appalachian the first program to ever win three-straight titles at the FCS level and the first Division I institution (FCS or FBS) to accomplish the feat in 61 years. Appalachian became the first institution from the state of North Carolina to ever win an NCAA football championship at any level when it defeated Northern Iowa, 21-16, in the 2005 national-title game, a feat it repeated with wins over Massachusetts (28-17) and Delaware (49-21) in the 2006 and '07 NCAA Division I Football Championship finals.
Moore also led the Mountaineers to seven SoCon championships in the last eight years (2005-10, '12), making Appalachian State only the second program to achieve that feat since the venerable league began crowning a champion in 1933. Appalachian won 26-straight conference games — the second-longest run of league victories in SoCon history and the longest in 51 years — from 2007-10.
Additionally, Appalachian State became a household name when Moore led his troops to perhaps the biggest and most prominent upset in college football history, a 34-32 triumph over the University of Michigan in the 2007 season opener. The victory over Michigan, college football's all-time winningest program which came into the contest ranked No. 5 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll, marked the first time that an FCS team ever toppled a nationally ranked FBS opponent. The victory also compelled the AP to change its long-standing history of only accepting votes for FBS teams in its Top 25 poll, which allowed the Mountaineers to become the first FCS team to ever receive votes in the poll, which they did on three occasions in 2007.
Moore is no stranger to individual awards, as he is a three-time American Football Coaches Association Coach of the Year (2005, '06, '07) and the only Division I (FCS or FBS) mentor in the 77-year history of the award to win it three years in a row. He also won the 2006 Eddie Robinson Award (National Coach of the Year) from The Sports Network, is a six-time AFCA Regional Coach of the Year (1994, '95, 2005, '06, '08, '09, '10) and a record eight-time SoCon Coach of the Year (1991, '94, '95, 2005, '06, '08, '09, '10). In 2009, he was named the Liberty Mutual FCS Coach of the Year, an award that included $50,000 for Moore's favorite charities and $20,000 for the Appalachian State Alumni Association scholarship fund.
Under Moore, Appalachian State players earned all-conference recognition 257 times and have received all-America honors on 95 occasions with this year's all-America teams still to be announced. He also coached the only two-time winner of the Walter Payton Award (FCS National Player of the Year), Armanti Edwards in 2008 and '09.
In addition to his nearly quarter-century tenure at Appalachian State, Moore also served as head coach at North Texas (1979-80) and Texas Tech (1981-85) and spent 15 seasons on the staffs of legendary mentors Hayden Fry (1965-72 at SMU), Tom Osborne (1973-78 at Nebraska) and Ken Hatfield (1988 at Arkansas). Moore began his coaching career with four seasons as an assistant coach at Corsicana H.S. in Texas (1961-64).
Prior to embarking on his legendary coaching career, Moore made his mark as one of the nation's premier players at Baylor from 1958-60. He ranked among the nation's top 10 in receptions while serving as a team captain for the 11th-ranked Bears as a senior and graduated from Baylor with a bachelor's degree in finance and economics in 1961. A native of Bonham, Texas, Moore was an all-state performer on the gridiron and earned 14 varsity letters in four sports at Bonham H.S. He is a member of the Bonham Athletics Hall of Fame and the town honored one of its most prominent sons when it declared Feb. 18, 2008 to be "Jerry Moore Day" in the hamlet of 9,900 located 75 miles northeast of Dallas.
"During his 24 years of loyal service to Appalachian State University, Coach Moore's contribution to the institution is far greater than his success on the field," Peacock said. "He touched the lives of many young people and made life better for them. He will be missed but never forgotten at Appalachian State."
Assistant head coach Scott Satterfield will serve as Appalachian State's interim head coach while a nationwide search is conducted for the 20th head coach in program history.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – One by one, they said it.
And while what they said may at first have seemed like corny stuff, you know what? So what? As long as it's heartfelt.
And make no mistake:
The reaction of Jaguars players in the wake of a 29-27 victory over the Tennessee Titans at LP Field in Nashville Sunday may not have felt like your "normal" postgame NFL victory comments. That's because after "normal" NFL victories you don't necessarily hear players talk about wanting to win for their head coach.
But that is what you heard Sunday, and more important than what you heard was how it sounded.
More important than what you heard was how it felt.
Because it sounded and felt pretty darned sincere.
These guys, these players who entered the game 0-8 and listening to questions about 0-16 – and -yeah, listening to barbs and ridicule of people locally and nationally – very much wanted to win not necessarily because they wanted to stop hearing those things, but for Bradley, for their head coach.
And that's just what they did.
Tight end Marcedes Lewis said it, defensive tackle Sen'Derrick Marks said it and right guard Uche Nwaneri said it – that this victory was special because of Bradley, his approach and their belief in both of the above. That's a lot of veteran voices saying it, but perhaps most notable afterward was veteran running back and three-time Pro Bowl selection Maurice Jones-Drew saying it.
"His attitude and the way he does things, is special," Jones-Drew said. "To validate that with a win, it's huge."
That's real stuff, and that's significant stuff.
That's stuff you've been hearing the last three weeks, how these players have continued to believe throughout the course of the season that Bradley and this coaching staff have things on the right course. You've heard players talk of culture and foundation. You heard it in the offseason and the preseason and early in the season. You heard it a lot after losses to Denver and St. Louis, losses that somehow felt better than the first four losses because there was fight and signs of tangible improvement.
You heard it, too, after losses to San Diego and San Francisco, and it was significant you heard that then because those two losses entering the bye week weren't tangible steps forward and actually felt tangibly like something in the other direction.
And yet, through it all, you still heard it.
That was a striking thing to people around the Jaguars last week– all the talk of positive morale. Jones-Drew talked about it, and quarterback Chad Henne talked about getting one victory and letting that victory turn into another victory.
Henne, of course, also talked about 8-8 finishes and how you never know what might happen at the end of the season. The odds against that remain outlandish, but Henne's bigger point – and the bigger feeling you got from the locker room – was more pertinent in terms of the bigger picture.
Even at 0-8, players felt something special. That included players who might or might not be around for the entirety of the rebuild. A guy such as veteran cornerback Will Blackmon, who made the key play with a game-clinching, 21-yard fumble return for a touchdown Sunday, has said several times that he felt it. He said it again Sunday, and said he wants to do whatever he can to be around when this thing turns.
Because he without question believes it will turn. And other veterans do, too.
Lewis, whose 27-yard first-quarter reception Sunday was as impressive of an "effort" play as the Jaguars have had all season, afterward talked about why it's easy to follow Bradley: because from week to week, even at 0-8 – maybe even especially at 0-8 – his message never changed.
Bradley never talked about winning or losing in the first half of the season, even this past week when it seemed as if that was all the media wanted to discuss. He talked about his philosophy of competing, getting better each week, and how if the team did that, the results would follow.
Not surprisingly, he talked about it in the postgame Sunday, too.
"We stayed true," Bradley said. "We didn't say after the bye week, 'Let's change everything and approach it this way.' We did not do that. We stayed the course. Consistency brings credibility anywhere, but especially with our team.
"To have the ability to stay the course, stay true to who we are and then come out and execute like we did is an awesome feeling for our guys. I just appreciate them staying tight with that and really holding true to it. You could sense it was a genuine feeling."
As notable as the words was how he said them. Surely, he was happy on some personal level. This was his first NFL head coaching victory. Surely, there may have been at least a little pressure relieved. Whatever your approach, however steadfast your beliefs, 0-8 is no fun. With a victory, a lot of the questions being asked this past week don't get asked anymore. At least not for a while.
But if Bradley felt relief, or felt particularly pleasure with one victory, his face displayed none of that.
This was not a guy giddy with emotion. Or awash in relief. This genuinely looked like a guy more pleased with the team showing genuine progress – progress toward what he sees as a longer-term goal. That the result of that was a victory was terrific, but not – to listen to Bradley, at least – the end-all.
And if you didn't already believe Bradley was right for the job, the way he spoke Sunday perhaps pushed you a little further toward believing in the guy.
Players sure believe in him. Make no mistake about that.
And that made some stuff being said in Nashville late Sunday afternoon seem a lot less corny and a whole lot more important.


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Below is one of the best poems i have every read. It reminds me that one of the greatest achievements in life is to get to the place where you quit trying to impress others and recognize your own short comings. ha
Lord, Though knowest better than I know myself that I am
growing older and will some day be old. Keep me from the fatal
habit of thinking I must say something on every subject an on
every occasion. Release me from craving to straighten out
everybody's affairs. Make me thoughtful but not moody; helpful
but not bossy. With my vast store of wisdom, it seems a pity not
to use it all, but Thou knowest Lord that I want a few friends at
the end.
Keep my mind free from the recital of endless details; give
me wings to get to that point. Seal my lips on my aches and
pains. They are increasing, and love of rehearsing them is
becoming sweeter as the years go by. I dare not ask for grace
enough to enjoy the tales of others' pains, but help me to endure
them with patience.
I dare not ask for improved memory, but for a growing
humility and a lessing cocksureness when my memory seems to
clash with the memories of others. Teach me the glorious lesson
that occasionally I may be mistaken.
Keep me reasonably sweet; I do not want to be a Saint,
some of them are so hard to live with- but a sour old person is one
of the crowning works of the devil. Give me the ability to see good
things in unexpected places, and talents in unexpected people.
And, give me, O Lord, the grace to tell them so.


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How to honor Trayvon Martin
In the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict, which acquitted him in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, activists took to the streets across the nation to stand up for civil rights. For many, this was a black-and-white case. A neighborhood patrolman was spooked by a black 17-year-old wearing a hoodie. He shot and killed the unarmed teenager, claiming self-defense. And he got away with it.
Writing about the verdict, Gawker's Cord Jefferson lamented: "For people of color, it's a vivid reminder that we must always be deferential to white people, or face the very real chance of getting killed."
The following day, a woman at a demonstration in New York also addressed the dichotomy that still exists in our country. Using the white skin on her back as a billboard, she asked, "Why do I not look suspicious? #stopracialprofiling."
Activists are spreading an important message, but what will happen when the demonstrations stop? Will we forget about Trayvon Martin? That is Times reader Shawn Johnson's fear. Excerpted from his thoughtful letter to the editor:
"I would love for us to realize that as a country, we are bigger than this and will learn and grow from this. I would love for us to realize that a person of color's death impacts us all when it is done unjustly. I would love to believe that something good will come out of this.
But in the end, the cynic in me says that when the protesting stops, when the anger subsides, when the next big news story comes along, all that will be left is a grieving mother and a father trying to figure out why this happened."
But we can't let cynicism overwhelm us. If we want to honor Trayvon Martin, we have to use this moment as a catalyst for meaningful changes.
Commenting on America's justice system, Ta-Nehisi Coates writes:
You should not be troubled that George Zimmerman "got away" with the killing of Trayvon Martin; you should be troubled that you live in a country that ensures that Trayvon Martin will happen. [...] When you have a society that takes at its founding the hatred and degradation of a people, when that society inscribes that degradation in its most hallowed document, and continues to inscribe hatred in its laws and policies, it is fantastic to believe that its citizens will derive no ill messaging.
It is painful to say this: Trayvon Martin is not a miscarriage of American justice, but American justice itself. This is not our system malfunctioning. It is our system working as intended.
So, what should activists do next? Here's Andrew Cohen's take:
What the verdict says, to the astonishment of tens of millions of us, is that you can go looking for trouble in Florida, with a gun and a great deal of racial bias, and you can find that trouble, and you can act upon that trouble in a way that leaves a young man dead, and none of it guarantees that you will be convicted of a crime. But this curious result says as much about Florida's judicial and legislative sensibilities as it does about Zimmerman's conduct that night. This verdict would not have occurred in every state. It might not even have occurred in any other state. But it occurred here, a tragic confluence that leaves a young man's untimely death unrequited under state law. Don't like it? Lobby to change Florida's laws.
For Scott Lemieux, this is another reminder that we need to get serious about our gun laws:
The problem with the acquittal was not a racist and unreasonable jury, either. Rather, the acquittal of Zimmerman reflects something else equally serious and unsettling: the failure of the law in many states to keep up with the realities of America's gun culture. In a society in which many African Americans are presumed to be criminals and large numbers of people carry concealed deadly weapons, some ways of defining self-defense (even if they do not entail a right to stand one's ground) may no longer be workable. [...] Carrying a deadly weapon in public should carry unique responsibilities. In most cases someone with a gun should not be able to escape culpability if he initiates a conflict with someone unarmed and the other party ends up getting shot and killed. Under the current law in many states, people threatened by armed people have few good options, because fighting back might create a license to kill.
The New York Times editorial board concurs:
In the end, what is most frightening is that there are so many people with guns who are like George Zimmerman. Fear and racism may never be fully eliminated by legislative or judicial order, but neither should our laws allow and even facilitate their most deadly expression. Trayvon Martin was an unarmed boy walking home from the convenience store. If only Florida could give him back his life as easily as it is giving back George Zimmerman's gun.
And, more specifically, our editorial board recommends that volunteer patrols not carry weapons as a matter of law:
This is a moment for neighborhood watch and other citizen crime-prevention groups to take stock. Most patrol volunteers are already cautioned by police not to follow or confront anyone. Both law enforcement and watch groups should go further and prohibit volunteers from carrying weapons in the course of patrolling. Some groups already do this, and various law enforcement agencies discourage weapons as well. For example, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, in its guidelines for citizen patrols, specifically states that volunteers should never carry any kind of weapon.
Such restrictions won't end all violence, much less racism. But they may help prevent some tragedies — and extract some progress from this sad case. It is important to remember, after all, that just because Zimmerman may go free does not mean he acted wisely.
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—Patricia Fargnoli, former Poet Laureate of New Hampshire
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Sample Poems
It was always linguini between us.
Linguini with white sauce, or
red sauce, sauce with basil snatched
from the garden, oregano rubbed between
our palms, a single bay leaf adrift amidst
plum tomatoes. Linguini with meatballs,
sausage, a side of brascioli. Like lovers
trying positions, we enjoyed it every way
we could—artichokes, mushrooms, little
neck clams, mussels, and calamari—linguini
twining and braiding us each to each.
Linguini knew of the kisses, the smooches,
the molti baci. It was never spaghetti
between us, not cappellini, nor farfalle,
vermicelli, pappardelle, fettucini, perciatelli,
or even tagliarini. Linguini we stabbed, pitched,
and twirled on forks, spun round and round
on silver spoons. Long, smooth, and always
al dente. In dark trattorias, we broke crusty panera,
toasted each other—La dolce vita!—and sipped
Amarone, wrapped ourselves in linguini,
briskly boiled, lightly oiled, salted, and lavished
with sauce. Bellissimo, paradisio, belle gente!
Linguini witnessed our slurping, pulling, and
sucking, our unraveling and raveling, chins
glistening, napkins tucked like bibs in collars,
linguini stuck to lips, hips, and bellies, cheeks
flecked with formaggio—parmesan, romano,
and shaved pecorino—strands of linguini flung
around our necks like two fine silk scarves.
—first published in Poet Lore
—featured on The Writer's Almanac 2.20.09
The heart wants what the heart wants,
and what it wants is fire.
My friend Roz, six months into a relationship
with a seemly man, dumps him
and says, There's no fireworks.
Roz wants the full-scale Grucci display—
her lover a licensed pyrotechnician,
Roman candles manually fired,
multi-color scenes, a barrage
of illuminations, the sky pulsing,
and always the Grand Finale.
Think of that woman in Colorado,
a forest ranger, who goes into the woods,
a letter from her estranged husband
clutched in her fist, a firestorm in her heart.
She reads the letter one last time,
strikes a match and kindles his words,
watches them shrivel.
Think of the entire forest in flames,
the blaze billowing and consuming,
trees surrendering to fire,
skeletons of timber, and charred remains.
And now I learn that silicone in the breasts
must be excised before cremation
or it blows up, liquefying to a dangerous substance,
destroying the crematorium.
I'd like to have breasts like that—
round and full, earth-tipped and tilted
heavenward, the kind that ignite and explode.
I'd like my breasts to burst into flame,
spreading like wildfire,
tongues of scarlet licking the walls.
I'd like breasts just that white-hot
as once they were under the touch
of my lover, so recently departed.
I'd like to burn the crematorium down.
—first published in Prairie Schooner
—rpt. Alhambra Poetry Calendar 2007