text: On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:12:20 +0200Miklos Szeredi <email@example.com> wrote:> Jeff Layton <firstname.lastname@example.com> writes:> > >> > >> Won't something like fstatat(AT_FDCWD, "", &stat, AT_EMPTY_PATH) risk> >> looping forever there, or am I missing something?> >> > >> > To make sure I understand, that should be "shortcut" for a lookup of the> > cwd?> >> > So I guess the concern is that you'd do the above and get a successful> > lookup since you're just going to get back the cwd. At that point,> > you'd attempt the getattr and get ESTALE back. Then, you'd redo the> > lookup with LOOKUP_REVAL set -- but since we're operating on the> > cwd, we don't have a way to redo the lookup since we don't have a> > pathname that we can look up again...> >> > So yeah, I guess if you're sitting in a stale directory, something like> > that could loop eternally.> >> > Do you think the proposed check for fatal_signal_pending is enough to> > mitigate such a problem? Or do we need to limit the number of retries> > to address those sorts of loops?> > Lets step back a bit.> > The retry is needed when when we discover during ->getattr() that the> cached lookup returned a stale file handle.> > If the lookup wasn't cached or if there was no lookup at all> (stat(".") and friends) then retrying will not gain anything.> That's not necessarily the case, at least not with NFS. It's easilypossible for you to do a full-fledged lookup over the wire, and thenfor that inode to be removed prior to issuing a call against the FH thatyou got back. > And that also means that retrying multiple times is pointless, since> after the first retry we are sure to have up-to-date attributes.> Again, it's not pointless. It's possible (though somewhat pathological)for you to hit the race above more than once in the same operation.Granted, it's an unlikely race but it is possible.> Unfortunately it's impossible for the filesystem to know whether a> ->getattr (or other inode operation) was perfromed after a cached or a> non-cached lookup.> > I'm not sure what the right interface for this would be. One would be> to just pass the "cached-or-not" information as a flag. That works for> getattr() but not for other operations.> > Another is to introduce atomic lookup+foo variants of these operations> just like for open. E.g. the lookup+getattr is called if the cached> lookup fails or if the cached lookup succeeds and the plain ->getattr> call returns ESTALE.>To do that would require protocol support that we simply don't have. Wedon't have a way to (for instance) say via NFS "give me the attributesfor this filename". Well, at least not for NFSv3...With v4 you could theoretically construct a compound that does that,but you'd have to assume that the server won't release the reference tothe inode midway through the compound. That's a reasonably safeassumption.While it's nice to consider new atomic ops like this, it's not reallypossible with earlier versions of NFS.-- Jeff Layton <firstname.lastname@example.com>


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Hawaiian Perspectives on The Matrix of the Soul
As an anthropologist who has been investigating the early stages of human evolution in Africa for more than 35 years, I suppose it was inevitable that my curiosity would draw me toward the evolution of human consciousness.
A series of spontaneous altered states that I experienced in Ethiopia in the early 1970s opened many doors, and the subsequent continuum of visionary experiences that began in Hawai'i in the 1980s and are recorded in my autobiographical Spiritwalker trilogy opened them even wider. These experiences and the books that followed book drew me into connection with several Hawaiian kahuna elders, and in the process, I stumbled across a piece of treasure buried within the indigenous world-a chunk of knowledge about the nature of the human soul. I bring this information forward as I believe it will be of use to those of us who are shamanic practitioners involved with soul retrieval work... but first a little background.
The Animist Perspective
One of the first anthropologists to turn a sensitive scientific eye toward the phenomenon of spirituality among the indigenous peoples was an Englishman named Edward B. Tylor. In 1871, he produced a book titled Primitive Culture in which he suggested that the foundation for religious awareness was to be found in the concept of the soul.
Tylor perceived the soul as a personal, supernatural essence that differs from the physical body. He proposed that the concept of the soul must have originated from tribal peoples' awareness of the difference between being alive and being dead (in which the physical body is still present but something has departed), or between being awake and being asleep (in which the body is there, but an aspect of ourselves leaves and has dream encounters in another world.)
Tylor called the belief in the existence of the soul animism, and he proclaimed that traditional, tribal cultures extend this concept not only to human beings, but also to animals and plants, and even to inanimate things like rocks and rainbows, mountains and rivers, clouds and storms, planets and stars.
The doctrine of animism asserts that everything in existence is invested with its own personal supernatural essence or soul, suggesting that everything everywhere is conscious and aware (and thus alive) at least to some degree. Having lived and worked for much of my life among traditional tribal peoples who are animists, I know this to be true.
The Three Principias
The quest to understand the nature of the soul (and by association the nature of the self) lies right at the heart of the Great Mystery of existence. The Greek philosopher and mathematician Pythagoras was one of the first in the Western tradition to record his thoughts on the subject, and in the 6th Century BC, he made the observation that each human being is composed of three principle aspects: the physical (body), the mental (mind or psyche), and the spiritual (immortal spirit aspect).
Pythagoras' insights on these three principias have influenced the words and thoughts of countless philosophers, spiritual seekers, and healers across the ages, from Plato to Paracelsus, and it could be said that they find expression in our own time as Sigmund Freud's Id, Ego, and Super-ego, and as Carl Gustav Jung's Subconscious, Conscious, and Super-conscious.
The awareness of this triune nature of the self may actually have existed long before Pythagoras however, because we find it among the tribal peoples as well. And it is precisely here that we find something truly interesting. Among many of the traditional groups, there exists the clear understanding that we possess not one, but three distinct souls.
The Three Souls
The Lakota Sioux of the Plains Indian cultures of North America, for example, distinguish between a physical soul, woniya, a cognitive soul, nagi, and a divine spiritual soul, nagila. And the Innuit (Eskimo), who traditionally lived as hunters in the circumpolar regions of North America and Greenland, also proclaim that we have three souls-a breath soul that we receive at birth, anerneq, a name soul that is given to us after birth, ateq, and an immortal, spiritual soul, tarneq, that is the true essence of who and what we are. Practitioners of Vodou in the Caribbean understand that we have three souls-the gros bon ange, the ti bon ange, and the z'etoile, and the anthropologist Michael Harner told me years ago that the Shuar (Jivaro) of the Upper Amazon perceive us as having three souls as well.
How many of the indigenous cultures once possessed this comprehension, and to what degree, is not known with certainty. After more than 200 years of assimilationist practices inflicted upon them by church and state alike, much has been lost. The examples just given, however, suggest that awareness of the three souls most likely had its beginnings among the hunting and gathering peoples of antiquity, perhaps tens of thousands of years ago.
And just why would our stone-age ancestors be concerned with the nature of the soul? Because in order to experience authentic initiation, you have to know who you are.
My own shamanic initiation that occurred in Hawai'i drew me inevitably toward the ordinarily hidden teachings of the kahuna mystics. And there, I found this same realization of the existence of the three souls.
Hawaiian Perspectives
One of the early outsiders to investigate the spiritual wisdom of the Hawaiian kahunas was Max Freedom Long (1890-1971), a schoolteacher who lived in the islands from 1917 to 1931. His ethnographic research, recorded in his books and papers on Huna psychology and religion, have found their way into many published works. It was Long who chose the word huna as the name for the Hawaiian spiritual traditions, referring as it does to something hidden or concealed.
Many years ago, I used the word huna in conversation with a Hawaiian kahuna elder, Kahu Nelita Anderson. She politely waited for me to finish, and then gently corrected me, indicating that the Hawaiian spiritual tradition was not called Huna. "When you hear or see the word huna with relation to the Hawaiian religion," she proclaimed with her considerable authority, "you are dealing with an outsider-with someone who has limited knowledge and virtually no awareness of the deep traditions of the kahuna mystics." When I asked Kahu Nelita what word was used, she replied "We never had a word for it, but if one were to be used, the term ho'omana would be appropriate."
Mana is the Polynesian/Melanesian word for power or energy as well as status. When you put the prefix ho'o in front of it, the noun becomes a verb, and the word ho'omana then means 'to empower' or 'to place in authority.' This term affirms the indigenous perception of the relationship between knowledge and power. It also reveals that authentic spiritual wisdom is a fluid process (a verb) that shifts and changes as it moves across time, not a set of rules or scriptures (a noun) that is fixed and immutable (i.e. the Sutras, the Talmud, the Bible, the Ku'ran, the Vedas, the Upanishads, etc).
The knowledge of the three souls is one of the foundation stones for the Polynesian spiritual traditions. The Hawaiian kahunas acknowledged that each human possesses a lower soul (unihipili) associated with the physical body, a middle soul (uhane) identified with the mental or conscious egoic mind, and a higher soul ('aumakua) which represents our personal supernatural-our higher self or oversoul.
In life, these "three souls" form a unity within and around us that we think of as "the self," yet each is distinguished by its vibrational frequency, as well as by its functions. Correct relationship between them is obviously essential. When there is harmony within and between them, everything works well. When there is discord, there are problems to overcome and surpass. When there is ease within and between them, we are in good health; when there is dis-ease, we experience illness.
These insights reveal that the singularity that we think of as our self is really a mosaic composed of a personal soul cluster. The word soul is used here with deliberation rather than self, for each soul aspect is a part of the same totality and each ultimately originates from the same source. But as we shall see, they exist in very different states of quality.
Pythagoras would have found this perspective more than interesting when considered in relation to the Greek word psyche. In the historical perspective, the Greeks considered the psyche to be the organ of both thought and emotion. From the Hawaiian perspective, however, these two quite different functions are products of two quite separate souls.
The Oversoul
The Hawaiian word for the higher, immortal, spiritual aspect of the self is 'aumakua, a term that might be translated as "utterly trustworthy ancestral spirit." It could also be interpreted as "the spirit that hovers over me," revealing why so many perceive it as a benevolent winged being or guardian angel. It can also be considered as 'our ancestor' as the word 'makua' means parent, and 'au' means time... our parent in time. It is variously known in the West as the higher self, the god self, the angelic self, the overself, or simply as the oversoul.
Occasionally, individuals who have a spontaneous mystical experience or lucid dream will find themselves in the presence of an immensely powerful and beneficent god-like being. The average person usually interprets this event, and attendant conversation, as a visit from a deity, a mythic spiritual hero, or even 'God,' and of course, we must always acknowledge the possibility that this may be so. But most often, the supra-human visitor and source of that uncommon dialogue is that person's own god-self, their oversoul.
The kahunas understand that our oversoul is always in contact with us, throughout every moment of our life. The ease with which this connection may be achieved reveals that when we are embodied here on Earth, the spirit world is not in some faraway, remote location. The invisible realms are all around us, all the time, and our oversoul can be accessed right here, right now, once we know how.
The kahuna perspective reveals that our oversoul is in constant attendance, carefully watching everything we do, listening with concern to every word and thought, monitoring every choice and decision, silently applauding when we succeed, silently feeling concern when we fail. It never interferes with our life, nor does it ever tell us what to do. This is because the power of individual choice and free will is always honored.
Our oversoul contains within itself all the experiences garnered in our past lives, and thus it possesses all the knowledge of which we ever might have need during our lifetime. It communicates best with us through the medium of inspiration, sending us ideas and hunches, dreams and visions, revealing it to be the source of our intuition.
Through providing its embodiment (us) with intuitive guidance, our personal oversoul serves as our primary spirit teacher. Often when we sit in silence in meditation, a feeling of tranquility may begin to pervade us, filling us with a sense of utter peace. We may notice that if we consider some problem at such moments, the answer to the dilemma usually appears in our mind.
Our oversoul is the source of that feeling of tranquility as well as the origin of the information that arrives in our conscious awareness in response to need. This is why my great Hawaiian friend, the kahuna nui Hale Kealohalani Makua, was found of saying "You will never find a better teacher than yourself."
From the kahuna perspective, the oversoul is also the ultimate source of who and what we are, serving as our personal creator. In this capacity, it is the immortal soul-aspect that resides always in the Upper Worlds, the one that divides itself, sending in an energetic hologram of its essence, a seed of light that takes up residence within our body at the beginning of each new life cycle. This essence contains and reflects the totality of the character that we have developed across countless lives.
The divine breath (of life) that the Hawaiians call the Ha, is the vehicle through which this spiritual transfer occurs. When we are born, we receive our Ha with our first breath, and it remains with us throughout life until we release it with our last.
It is the divine breath that conveys our immortal soul's seed into our new body at life's inception and then carries it back to its oversoul source at life's end-a reincarnational insight that is clearly reflected in the Judeo-Christian traditions that proclaim with authority that God breathes life into form. In Latin, the word for breath is the same as the word for spirit-- spiritus. In Hebrew, the word for spirit and breath is also the same-- ruach.
For the kahuna, however, it is not some monotheistic, authoritarian, creator-god that breathes life into us, listens to our prayers, and sends occasional messengers to Earth who usually get treated badly. It is our own personal god-self--our oversoul, our 'aumakua-our own immortal spirit soul, who gives us our breath of life, and the messenger is us.
The Body Soul
When the incoming oversoul essence enters a new body at the beginning of life, it encounters a distinct and separate 'body soul' that is already in residence--a composite holographic field derived from both the mother and the father. This body soul (unihipili in Hawaiian) is carried by the energetic matrix around and within which the physical body has taken form in the womb of the mother.
On the biological level, when the two gametes, the egg and the sperm, come together and fertilization occurs, this results in a new genetic pattern to which both mother and father contribute. The same holds true at the spiritual-energetic level. The energy of the mother and that of the father are associated with the gametes, and when they merge, they produce a new energetic mosaic that carries ancestral imprints derived from both family lineages.
The first task of the incoming oversoul essence is to achieve a successful meld with the matrix of the body soul. Balance is achieved when this is accomplished, and the new personality of the individual then begins to grow, manifesting quirks reminiscent of both motherly and fatherly ancestors. There are, as well, idiosyncrasies derived from our own personal ancestors--our past selves in former lifetime existing as soul memories recorded within the seed essence derived from our oversoul. The merging of these three ancestral lineages--personal, maternal, and paternal--creates a unique form to our personality for each lifetime.
The body soul is partially analogous to the unconscious or subconscious mind in Western psychology. From the kahuna perspective, this self-aspect performs much like a faithful servant in that it does what it is told. In the West, an appropriate analogue might be the inner hard drive of a computer, and this becomes quite obvious as we review how the body soul functions.
For example, the entire operation of the physical body is under the direct control of the body soul. Our hearts continue to beat and we continue to breathe without our having to think about them because our body soul is responsible for these functions. These physiological processes include, by association, our biological drives (evolutionary software) and our innate, instinctual impulses (ancestral imprints).
As our personal inner hard drive, one of the body soul's primary functions is memory. In this capacity, it serves as the repository from which all personal records of our life experiences can be accessed. These include, by association, all our habitual and learned behavior (programming.)
The body soul is also the source of our emotions and feelings, revealing why it is often referenced as the emotional body. It is through emotional response to our life experiences that the body soul communicates with our composite soul cluster/self, telling 'us' what it likes, as well as what it dislikes. In this sense, the body soul will never lie to you. It's that 'gut-feeling' that will always tell you how it feels--about this family member or that friend, about this job or that life opportunity.
The body soul actively and continually observes the outer world in which we live, as well as the inner worlds in which we think, feel, and dream. As the body's mind, it uses its five senses to gather information, revealing it to be our perceiver, as well as the interface between our 'self' and reality-at-large-both inner and outer.
As that interface, the body soul functions as the sender and receiver of all psychic experience as well as shamanic experience since it is also the self-aspect through which connection with the spirit worlds is achieved. That inner portal through which our spiritual helpers and teachers can be accessed in the subtle realms is located within it, much like a modem built into a computer. It is through the body soul that we achieve connection with all that exists beyond the self, including, of course, our immortal self aspect-our oversoul.
The body soul can reason, reaching literal, deductive conclusions that are based on direct experience. These may be logical or illogical... but you only put your finger in a candle flame once. The body soul remembers what works, as well as what hurts, and in this sense, it is programmed to respond in a way that enhances survival. It is in this manner that we can grow, acquire new skills, and become more than we were.
With relation to healing, the body soul is the self-aspect that is programmed to repair the physical body when we suffer a wound or become ill, revealing it to be our inner healer. It restores us by reading the genetic code recorded on the molecular template of our DNA, and by following the "energetic blueprint"carried by the matrix within and around which the physical body is formed.
These two patterns, biological and energetic, are in relationship. They come to reflect each other, and together, they create the overall personal pattern that is essential to the maintenance and restoration of the physical body. This pattern is necessary because the body soul is not creative, and it needs this blueprint to follow in making repairs. This is why the indigenous peoples know that all illness begins with distortions of our energetic aspect. Any strongly-held negative emotion or feelings, or memories of extreme trauma will distort the pattern.
Finally, like a good computer (or faithful servant), the body soul obeys orders. It does what it is told to do, and it functions best when it is given clear directives by the middle self or mental soul, the aspect that Western people often call the ego.
The Mental Soul
Between the oversoul seed-essence and the bodily soul, a third self-aspect takes form in response to our life as we live it. This is the middle self or mental soul (uhane in Hawaiian), the intellectual aspect of us that thinks, analyzes, integrates information, and makes decisions.
This is the 'Ego' as described by Freud, and the 'Conscious Mind' of Jung. It functions as our overall chief executive, our inner CEO, and as such, it is the source of our will forces and our intentionality. This is our rational mind that develops during childhood and then possesses full reasoning powers during adulthood.
It is also the source of our creative imagination and our intentionality through which it can produce/intend/create new ideas and thoughtforms of things or goals that it wishes to experience or achieve. Considered together, these functions reveal the mental soul to be our creative, intellectual, rational decision-maker and inner director--a self-aspect that evolves and changes as we grow in knowledge and experience throughout our life.
How well the mental soul directs depends on the beliefs it has accepted as so. If the mental soul believes itself to be powerless, one's life may be experienced in the role of victim. However, if it believes itself to be powerful, we will have a quite different life. When beliefs about reality at large are accepted as unalterable facts, then the mental soul cannot categorize them as belief systems and may be quite ineffectual when confronted by the belief's effects.
For example, when a person believes they have an incurable illness, they may actually succumb to their belief rather than to the disease. It was Paracelsus, the Renaissance physician and alchemist, who said: "The fear of disease is more dangerous than the disease itself." The mental soul is the chooser, however, and it can decide whether to respond to the negative emotions, whether to follow them through, or whether to reject them. In this sense, it is obvious that a good working relationship between the middle mental soul and the lower body soul is essential. And as many mainstream philosophers have observed, there is currently a major split in the Western world between the higher mind (mental soul) and the body (body soul).
The mental soul is the master; the body soul is the servant. As our inner chief, the mental soul is motivated by order and tries to steer us successfully through the hazards of everyday life. It accomplishes its goals through directing the activities of the body soul that serves as its enabler. The body soul thus responds to the directives of the mental soul. And with luck, things work out.
The Self
In summary, what we think of as our "self" is actually a composite, a matrix, a personal soul cluster composed of three functionally distinct soul aspects.
On the physical plane of existence, we perceive through our body's senses, conditioned by our anticipation of the future as well as our memories of the past. Through the vehicle of bodily consciousness, we experience the everyday world to which we respond with emotions and feelings. The body soul collectively
expresses our personality and perceives subject and object as separate. It is motivated by pleasure, moving toward things, people, and experiences that it likes, and moving away from those that it doesn't. Like a good servant or personal computer, it follows the orders given to it by the mental soul.
The mental soul (or conscious mind) expresses the intellect and its higher aspirations. It is the source of our will forces and works through intelligence to create forms of expression on the physical and mental planes of existence. The conscious mind thinks in extended space and time, gaining knowledge, true individuality, and illumined understanding through its powers of discernment and discrimination. It recognizes the union of subject and object, rather than seeing them as separate, and it functions as the inner director and decision-maker, and as such, it is motivated by understanding and order.
Our oversoul is the spiritual source from which we emerge at birth and to which we return at death. This is the "god-self" who listens to our prayers and responds to our needs. It is the wise being who serves us as spirit teacher and advisor during life, and who communicates with us best through dreams, visions, ideas, and through the medium of intuition. This is our immortal self-aspect that provides us with access to the collective knowledge and experience of all our past lives, pooled into one holographic field. It is who and what we really are (there), continually growing, increasing and becoming more in response to the choices we make in our lives on the physical plane (here).
This is the self-aspect that my friend Frank DeMarco calls 'the guys upstairs', reflecting its true nature as a matrix or composite of all of our past lives/personalities through which we have become who and what we are now. This process of never-ending change began a very long time ago, and it will continue as we pass through life after life after life during our long journey across eternity.
An altered version of this paper appeared in the Journal of Shamanic Practice, vol 1: 21-25, Feb 2008.
Further Reading:
A partial list of important works on Hawaiian thought might include:
- Max Freedom Long, The Secret Science Behind Miracles (Marina del Ray, CA: DeVorss, 1948);
- Laura Kealoha Yardley, The Heart of Huna (Honolulu, HI: Advanced Neurodynamics, Inc., 1982);
- Charlotte Berney, Fundamentals of Hawaiian Mysticism (Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press, 2000);
- Samuel Manaiakalani Kamakau, Ka Po'e Kahiko: The People of Old (Honolulu, HI: The Bishop Museum Press, 1991);
- Leinani Melville, Children of the Rainbow: The Religion, Legends and Gods of Pre-Christian Hawai'i (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1969);
- Marth Beckwith, Hawaiian Mythology (Honolulu, HI: The University of Hawai'i Press, 1970);
- Serge King, Kahuna Healing (Wheaton, IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1983);
- Rima Morrell, The Sacred Power of Huna;
- Hank Wesselman, Spiritwalker Trilogy-Spiritwalker (New York: Bantam Books, 1995);
- Hank Wesselman, Medicinemaker (New York: Bantam Books, 1998);
- Hank Wesselman, Visionseeker (Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2001);
- Hank Wesselman, Spirit Medicine (Carlsbad, CA: Hay House, 2004-with Jill Kuykendall).
I am indebted to all these authors, from whom I have liberally borrowed concepts, percepts, and ideas, as well as ways of organizing this extraordinary materia.
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I heard your recent interview on Coast to Coast AM.
Thank You for your perspectives on the MATRIX of the SOUL
Really enjoyed your Matrix of the Soul, as I was looking for a soul architecture to animate and show on my website- www.lightspeedmotion.com
Love how it was so concise and easy to read.
Thanks so much, you are a wonderful teacher
for opening the door that i knew existed. I am excited and happy to begin a journey of self awareness. dreams have always been as much a part of my existence as waking and i feel as if i am living through many lives. i have ordered some of the suggested reading matter and hope my progress is furthered
thanks again
Just found your website after watching your interview on Controversial tv here in the UK. Some of the things answered a few of my own questions. Like how many selfs are there. As is the nature of getting answers, it has raised another question. I have been experiencing astral projections since i was 5 years of age (i am 52 now). What part of me is it that seperates. I can see my body on the bed. I know there is another force near my astral body. Never seen it but i have experienced its persence before. I cant control my projections (yet) but i am working on it thur Lucid dreaming. Thank you for sharing you knowledge and wisdom. James in the Uk
Thanks for this very interesting article on the different layers of soul. My special interest is in the healing potential of your perspective, when applied on combat trauma and ptsd. I will read your other publications to find out wether you have some experience with that.
Thanks for this, I have found your website via serendipitous events
while in Hawaii last month. Upon reading this I wonder about the
Kahuna perspective of dolphin and whale soul matrix.
I so appreciate Bowl of Light, thank you .
Currently reading spirit walker.. blessings

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I was going through this church a few months ago and I saw this banner that read "Show Kids God's Love". This thought has been racing through my mind and has impacted the way that I have looked at my job as a children's pastor and even as a parent.
My goal is to have kids and families that I minister too… see God's love show through me as I work alongside of families. We minister to children who come from single parents, divorced parents, blended families and even those that live with their Grandparents. They way that we correct them and discipline them can hinder the way they view the church and even how they view God. I made this statement once when I was a teenager I blurted out "I don't have time for God" My Sunday school teacher looked at me then replied with a finger point "Well God doesn't have time for you."
I viewed God as someone who didn't have time for me when I was foolish to think that I had not time for him. This thought that God doesn't have time for me truly impacted who I thought God was and I didn't want to spend time with someone who didn't have time for me. The thought that I want to ask all of you is what are you doing to "Show Kids God's love". Are you showing them the unconditional love? Are you encouraging them when they are discouraged? Are you there for them in their time of need?
My job is to show kids God's love and this very same thought I want to encourage all of my volunteers to focus on the fact that we have an opportunity every week to show kids the love of God.


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#9634 closed Bug Report - Crash (Unverified)
[CRASH] segfault in ImageLoadThread::run
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Using 0.24-fixes from today, I am getting a pretty consistent segfault trying to start viewing a particular program.
The stack trace of the active thread in gdb when it segfaults:
#0 0x0a5e2e60 in ?? () #1 0x0053f0b3 in ImageLoadThread::run (this=0xb3cf790) at mythuiimage.cpp:104 #2 0x01a6625c in QThreadPoolThread::run (this=0x9bffa58) at concurrent/qthreadpool.cpp:106 #3 0x01a7132e in QThreadPrivate::start (arg=0x9bffa58) at thread/qthread_unix.cpp:248 #4 0x018e596e in start_thread (arg=0xa9bdfb70) at pthread_create.c:300 #5 0x01e72a4e in clone () at ../sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/clone.S:130
I will attach the full threaded backtrace.
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threaded back trace of crash
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Initialize the MythUIImage filename correctly
Fixes #9634. Fixes #9708. Refs #9547.
If the filename does not start with "/", "http://", "https://" or "ftp://", then the actual filename loaded is uninitialized. It can be any random crap on the stack. I'm honestly surprised this worked at all :)
This may fix things for #9547 as well, and should be tested with that scenario too.
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It's worth trying the re-fixed code, but the above commit got reverted.
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Is this still happening in the particular test case that was cited in the ticket?
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See also #9388
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See also #9547
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I'm removing the milestone as it is not clear that this will be fixed with no input from affected users. When we get more input, it can be set at that time.
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We need either a test case that allows us to reproduce this, or to have someone who is affected to work with us. This is a serious bug, but we are not being able to move forward on it. To the original poster: Is this still happening? Have you tried master (0.25-pre)?
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I have not seen it in a while. I am also on master now though.
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Citizens in 'happy' countries pay much higher taxes than Hongkongers
The recently released World Happiness Report, commissioned by the United Nations, lists countries' ranking in 'happiness'.
The top three countries are Denmark, Finland and Norway in that order. Hong Kong people might be interested to know that we rank 67th in the happy country table, while Singapore came first in Southeast Asian countries, ranked 33 in the world, and China was ranked at 112.
What we need to consider is why we are so far behind Singapore and even Malaysia, which was 51st and Thailand, at 52.
In the gross national product per capita table issued by the International Monetary Fund, we came 26th in the world. We are quite a rich place, so why are we so unhappy?
The 'happy countries' like Denmark, Finland, Norway and Singapore share similar characteristics.
Their citizens, and especially their young people when they get married and raise a family, can find affordable housing.
These places provide good public medical care and a high percentage of their citizens are educated beyond secondary school level. They have good old age care and their elderly do not face destitution.
We must admit that, in these areas, there is much room for improvement here. However, it has to be noted that citizens in these 'happy' countries pay much higher taxes and pension and medical contributions than Hongkongers.
While we always complain about our lack of services and our poor and our aged not receiving enough care, are we willing to pay higher taxes and contributions?
Our democratic legislators want the government to use its huge fiscal reserves to solve our problems.
What they never want to address is where we find the money to meet recurrent spending once those reserves are spent. Just using up our huge reserves without making sure we have enough future income to meet these expenditures will lead to Hong Kong experiencing the misery which currently afflicts Greece.
In order to get our 'happiness' ranking higher, the incoming government will make tackling Hong Kong's housing problem one of its priorities.
One of the keys to solving this problem is to find enough land.
One obvious question we need to ask ourselves is: does it make sense that we have so many industrial zones within our urban areas?
Are there actually any operating factories in these industrial zones?
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In honor of Earth Day, I thought it might be interesting to investigate some products and tips for caregivers that fall into the "green movement" category. Contrary to popular misperceptions, living green does not have to be expensive or disruptive to your or your loved one's life. It is simply making choices that are wiser – however small those choices may be – that ultimately contributes to helping the environment and can also contribute to your loved one's health. The additional benefit is that you gain satisfaction that your effort as part of this green movement and as a caregiver for your loved one are preserving our planet and our people (one loved one at a time).
Shopping and the Good Green App
One product I ran across in my research is a wonderful mobile app for your iPhone or Android called The GoodGuide which makes it fast and easy to find safe, healthy, green, and ethical products. You simply scan the barcode of a product you think is eco-friendly, organic, etc. and the app provides an instant 1-10 rating and other information while you are shopping in the store. Led by Professor Dara O'Rourke of UC Berkeley, GoodGuide's science team is comprised of chemists, toxicologists, nutritionists, sociologists, and lifecycle analysis experts who have rated more than 120,000 products and companies on their health, environmental and social performance in the categories of food, personal care, household products, electronics and apparel. You customize the app by selecting the categories most important to you to create your personalized shopping list.
The GoodGuide system takes into account the potential impacts of using a specific product on health. Health impact is assessed by combining 1) negative metrics (such as whether the product contains toxic ingredients of concern or ingredients that have low nutritional value) with 2) any available positive metrics (such as whether the product has been certified as safe or healthy by a credible third-party). For personal care and household chemical products, scores are based on the presence of ingredients of concern. For food products, scores are based on the nutritional value of ingredients.
For additional shopping, there are online shopping sites dedicated to care-related products like FirstStreet and Caregivers Partnership. One site I found that highlighted a green product was – CaregiversAide. The attractive, environmentally-friendly adult bib featured on this site is machine washable and dryable and comes in a variety of patterns on decorative 80-100 percent cotton – everything from footballs to daisies to American flags – and is backed with a waterproof barrier of polyurethane. The bibs cost a little more than less earth friendly products that use a vinyl waterproof barrier but CaregiversAide offers a shopper's discount on these green products.
Avoiding Infections by Creating a "Green" House
One of the biggest concerns for caregivers is keeping your loved one's home or living environment as clean and disinfected as possible, especially if they have recently been released from the hospital. A threat for older Americans is Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), a bacterium that causes infections in different parts of the body. It is tougher to treat than most strains of staphylococcus aureus — or staph — because it is resistant to some commonly used antibiotics.
According to WebMD, the symptoms of MRSA depend on where your loved one is infected. Most often, it causes mild infections on the skin, like sores or boils. But, it can also cause more serious skin infections or infect surgical wounds, the bloodstream, the lungs, or the urinary tract. MRSA is spread by contact, either through touching another person who has it on the skin or touching objects that have the bacteria on them.
The Journal of the American Medical Association, shows that the average age of people with MRSA in a hospital or health care facility was 68 and the bacteria often attacks people with weak immune systems. Infections can appear around surgical wounds or invasive devices, like catheters or implanted feeding tubes. Rates of infection in hospitals, especially intensive care units, are rising throughout the world.
Following are some typical household items and cleaners that are important for both the health of the environment and creating a healthy home for your loved one:
- Baking Soda – cleans, deodorizes, softens water, scours.
- Soap – unscented soap in liquid form, flakes, powders or bars is biodegradable and will clean just about anything. Avoid using soaps which contain petroleum distillates.
- Lemon – one of the strongest food-acids, effective against most household bacteria.
- Borax – (sodium borate) cleans, deodorizes, disinfects, softens water, cleans wallpaper, painted walls and floors.
- White Vinegar – cuts grease, removes mildew, odors, some stains and wax build-up.
- Washing Soda – or SAL Soda is sodium carbonate decahydrate, a mineral. Washing soda cuts grease, removes stains, softens water, cleans wall, tiles, sinks and tubs. Use care, as washing soda can irritate mucous membranes. Do not use on aluminum.
- Isopropyl Alcohol – is an excellent disinfectant, however use this product cautiously as some reports indicate that isopropyl alcohol buildup contributes to illness in the body.
- Cornstarch – can be used to clean windows, polish furniture, shampoo carpets and rugs.
- Citrus Solvent – cleans paint brushes, oil and grease, some stains. Be cautious here too — citrus solvent may cause skin, lung or eye irritations for people with multiple chemical sensitivities.
- Sponges – substitute traditional sponges, typically made of polyester or plastic which are slow to break down in landfills and are treated with triclosan, a chemical that can product chloroform (a suspected carcinogen) when it interacts with chlorine in tap water. Instead try a cellulose sponge found at natural food stores which are biodegradable and soak up spills faster.
When it comes to green brands, consider these household cleaners:
Skoy Eco-Cleaning Cloths offers cleaning cloths that are non-toxic, extremely absorbent (15x paper towels), reusable, and biodegradable.
Simple Green offers a variety of household cleaning products that are earth-friendly and non-toxic.
Nellie's All Natural Products include: laundry soda, mothballs, dryerballs, oxygen whitener for stain removal that contain non-toxic ingredients.
The green movement is going strong and by keeping up, caregivers can create healthier homes, healthier loved ones and a healthier planet. Go green today.


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Ice, snow disrupt travel for the third day in a row
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© St. Petersburg Times, published December 14, 2000
Frustrating travelers for the third day in a row, a new storm spread ice and snow across the nation's midsection Wednesday, grounding planes, closing schools and government offices and sending cars skidding into each other.
At least five traffic deaths were blamed on the weather Wednesday, one each in Texas and Arkansas and three in Indiana.
The new round of ice and wind knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the South. Snow piled up 13 inches deep in parts of Oklahoma.
The bad weather also caused a new round of flight cancellations at Chicago's airports, where operations were just getting back to normal after Monday's snowstorm.
Jim Kanik and a business partner got a call early in the day from TWA telling them their return flight from St. Louis to Chicago, where they left earlier in the week, could be canceled by the worsening weather.
"We fought our way out of Chicago and now we have to fight our way out of here," Kanik said.
The heavy weather came while the upper Midwest was still digging out from Monday's snowstorm and the Northeast was still picking up the pieces after Tuesday's windstorm. Both storms made a mess of air travel around the country.
On Wednesday, the bad weather forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights in and out of St. Louis; Dallas-Fort-Worth; Chicago; Memphis, Tenn.; Little Rock, Ark.; Tulsa, Okla.; and Oklahoma City.
Dozens of stranded travelers spent Tuesday night at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. "The floor was hard and cold, it was drafty, the blanket wasn't warm enough and the pillow was too bloody weak," complained Peter Cate.
Highways were no better than the airports. Pileups included a chain-reaction wreck of about 15 trucks and cars on Interstate 55 at West Memphis, Ark. An undetermined number of motorists were injured.
Many drivers gave up and headed indoors.
"We are packed wall-to-wall with people," said Lisa Helm, vice president of the Big Cabin Truck Plaza on Interstate 44 at Big Cabin, Okla. "We have our restaurant packed to the max. We converted our barber shop into a makeshift restaurant."
Some government workers were told to stay home because of the slippery roads in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Snow and ice also closed hundreds of schools in Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Louisiana and Illinois.
An estimated 200,000 homes and businesses lost electricity in Texas, along with more than 123,000 customers in Arkansas and 105,000 in Louisiana, where utility officials said it could be a week or more before everyone gets the lights back on. The outage shut down Shreveport's water treatment plant and residents were urged to conserve water.
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World War I Anzac Inquiry William Howard was born in 1871 in Newcastle, New South Wales. Before he enlisted in World War I on 27 July 1915, he was a labourer and followed the Church of England. Howard embarked on the ship HMAT Persic (A34) on 18th November 1915 in Sydney to Egypt for training. His service number was 1621; he was a Private in the 6th Light Horse Regiment – 11 to 14 Reinforcements between November 1915 and February 1916. Howard had safely returned to Australia after World War I on 17th July 1919. William Howard Battle Honours 6th Light Horse Regiment The battle of Romani took place between 3 August and 5 August 1916. They fought in the east of the Suez Canal and north of the Ismailia Sinai peninsula in Egypt. The 6th Light Horse Regiment was fighting with the British Empire against the Turks who were trying to take possession of the Suez Canal which was in control by the British at the time. The Turks were fighting to take over of the canal because they wanted to use heavy weapons to prevent the shipping between British allies. On the night of the 3/4 of August, the Turks decided to attack on British lines south of Romani. Even though they secured part of the town, it was hard for the Turks to make further progress because the British had reinforcements which lead to them having to retreat meaning that the British had won. The British force then continued to move eastwards where they finally arrived and secure El Arish in December 1916. Overall the British had approximately 1,100 casualties while the Turks and 4,000 casualties and many more taken prisoner. This battle was significant because it was the first big infantry victory won by the British Empire in the First World War. It also marked the end of the land campaign against the Suez Canal. The Battle of Romani •ANZAC
•Defence at ANZAC
•Sari Bair
•Gallipoli 1915 – 1916
•Egypt 1915 – 1917
•Gaza-Beersheba •El Mughar
•Nebi Samwil
•Jordan (Es Salt)
•Jordan (Amman)
•Palestine 1917 – 1918 Red and Green Colour Patch Y Chart of the soldiers in World War I Feels like... Sounds like... Looks like... Terrified
Dangerous Gun shots
Screams for help
Cries of pain
Troops discussing their strategies
Horses galloping
Rifles Fighting
People dying
Blood everywhere
Soldiers give up their lives to help their country
Sandy Terrain Enemy Attacks Conditions facing the soldiers in the trenches Soldiers had to be alert all the time because there were many sudden shellfire attacks from the enemy in the trenches. There were also random sniper attacks that killed numerous soldiers during their first few days in the trenches. The attacks were often unprepared for because soldiers would be sleeping or lying in the trenches when the attacks occurred. Millions of rats and lice infested the trenches during World War I. They ate the decaying bodies in the trenches and contaminated the food. A single rat produced up to 900 babies per year meaning that the number of rats kept growing even after the soldiers tried to kill them off. At night the rats also ran across the faces of the soldiers. Lice caused Trench Fever, a disease that gave many soldiers a high fever and had a long recovery time. The lice grew on dirty clothing and even after being washed, the lice eggs still stayed on the clothes. Rats and Lice The different weather conditions caused many problem in the trenches. When it rained, the trenches often got flooded because there was nowhere for the water to go. The water would sometimes stay in the trenches for weeks meaning that everything was wet and damp. When the weather got very hot, the soldiers started to sweat which gave off a very bad odour. They couldn't wash their clothes everyday which made it worse but soldiers had to deal with living in those surroundings. Weather Apart from fighting and keeping guard, soldiers also had to do daily chores. They included, refilling the sandbags, repairing the boards and draining the water in the trenches. This meant that the soldiers had less time to rest and sleep after doing their assigned tasks. Chores There were many diseases in the trenches during World War I. Hundreds of dead bodies were rotting in the trenches due to injuries or enemy attacks. This meant that diseases were spreading and growing on the dead bodies and infecting the other soldiers. Trench Foot was another problem in the trenches. It was a fungal infection on the feet caused by cold, wet and unclean trench conditions. A lot of soldiers were killed due to diseases in the trenches while some had to get amputations. Diseases and Infections World War I Care Packages •Warm clothing- Socks and scarves
•Anzac biscuits
•Barley Sugar What items were in them? Women and families of the soldiers sent care packages to their loved ones. The Red Cross which were run mainly by middle-aged women also made packages for the men who were serving overseas. In 1916, the Australian Comforts Fund was set up which raised money to provide 'comfort boxes' for the soldiers. Who sent them? •Shaving cream
•Writing supplies
•Medical supplies Who received them? Soldiers in the war received the packages. What was the purpose of them? The purpose of care packages was to give the soldiers in the war something to look forward to. The packages had things like toiletries which the soldiers could use and food like Anzac biscuits which were a treat and made by their families. It would make the soldiers feel that their families think and care about them. Some people may also put a picture or letter in the package for the soldier to read. William Howard Bibliography http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/nominal_rolls/first_world_war_embarkation/person.asp?p=69446
http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/records/awm8/10/11/awm8-10-11-3-0199.pdf Record Papers http://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp 6th Light Horse Regiment http://www.awm.gov.au/units/unit_10559.asp Colour Patch http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/RELAWM07941.007 Battle of Romani http://www.firstworldwar.com/battles/romani.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Romani Conditions of the Trenches http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/trenchlife.htm World War I Care Packages http://www.skwirk.com.au/p-c_s-14_u-42_t-48_c-142/the-roles-of-women-in-the-war/nsw/the-roles-of-women-in-the-war/australia-and-world-war-i/women-and-the-war Websites Bibliography Images http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/07/magazine_faces_of_battle/html/3.stm
http://www.mapsofworld.com/world-maps/country-dialing-code.html Soap
Woollen Scarf
Woollen Socks
Writing equipment
Anzac biscuits
Shaving cream
Barley Sugar Care Package for a Soldier Dear Soldier,
My name is Zerlinda and I am writing to you to say thank you for fighting in the war. Although I do not personally know you, I respect you and your courage. I have sent you a care package with a few items that may be of use to you while you are living in the trenches. I am guessing that the food you get to eat does not taste too good so I decided to make and send you some Anzac biscuits. The biscuits are flat hence they do not take up a lot of space and can last a long time meaning that by the time they get to you, they will still be edible. There are also some barley sugars which you can eat when you want something sweet or something to look forward to after a day of fighting. I have included some writing equipment such as paper, pencils, stamps and envelopes for you to write to your family and friends. It is best if you keep in contact with them so they know how you are doing. I also put in a pair of socks and a scarf for you to wear if it gets cold in the trenches. They are both made of wool which should help you keep warm. The socks should be better than the worn out ones that you get given and should help your feet feel more comfortable. I have heard that the trenches are very filthy and as a result I decided to give you some toiletries. There is soap, toothbrush and toothpaste, razors and shaving cream. You can use these items try and keep clean because it is very easy to catch a disease or get sick. If you want to, you can shave your facial hair because it will reduce the chance of catching lice. Also it will help you feel refreshed after a long day of fighting and relax. Lastly, I hope that the items will be useful and that you will come home to your family safely.
From: Zerlinda. Letter to an Unknown Soldier By Zerlinda Phun War
Excitement Adrenalin
Patriotism Sunny Hot Wounded soldiers
Service number: 1621
Rank: Private
Unit: 6 LHR [Light Horse Regiment] – 11 to 14 Reinforcements (November 1915 – February 1916)
Date of enlistment and service: 27 July 1915, November 1915 – February 1916
Fate of soldier: RTA (Returned to Australia) - 17 July 1919
Occupation: Labourer
Place of birth: Newcastle, New South Wales
Religion: Church of England
Ship travelled on: HMAT Persic (A34)
Date of embarkation: 18 November 1915
Place of embarkation: Sydney William Howard
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Puppy love has put me under its spell….again.
I've loved everyone of my dogs deeply. There was Duchess, the sweet brownish-red dachshund, who was really my mom's dog. There was my first dog as a married woman, Pooter (named after her favorite odoriferous activity), an incredible hound mix who faithfully kept us company for Boy's 2am bottle feedings and beyond. There were the two inbred litter-mate lab pups, Bip and Bop, that hand to God, changed my life for the better in ways I'm still discovering. And finally, there was Perseus, whom we called Percy or Percy-Boy or Bud, and swore he was part dingo.
Each of these dogs was a rescued pup and each of these dogs was loved beyond measure.
Pooter came home with us after she was allowed out of her kennel to follow us around the grounds of the animal shelter and engage us in play. Sneaky, that.
Bip and Bop were scheduled to be put down because of their inbred status. Didn't matter that I had a barely two-year old and that we were in the middle of a move to San Antonio from San Angelo. Didn't matter that we lived upstairs in on-campus housing and they needed to be housebroken. Didn't matter that we were living out of boxes. Once we got eyeball to eyeball with them, they were ours.
Percy was one of 5 litter-mates being adopted in the How Much Is That Doggie In The WIndow event downtown many years ago. We had intended to just go and "look" at the pups. We were agreed: Not adopting! Didn't even bring any money. As has always been the case, the cosmic puppy joke was on us. One look into Percy's amber eyes and Husband literally ran down the street to the nearest ATM for a King's ransom to bring him home with us, where he belonged.
And then there was none.
For the first time in our married life, we were dog-less. After Percy's short illness and death, we were heartbroken (~tears still in my eyes here~). We said we were done. The heartache was too much to bear. No more sweet goggies for us.
But after a year, we started to think…maybe….just maybe. Then 6 more months passed and both Husband and I, separately, visited Pet's Mart on the weekends to see the pups. We never went together. Still too hard on our hearts. But we'd report back to each other on what we saw, what we felt, what we smelled (sweet puppy breath ♥).
We talked about waiting until the cat died to get a new pup. She's 18 and still holding her own. We talked about waiting for a year after she died. We talked a good game and had convinced each other we weren't ready. Until last weekend.
Saturday, we made a Pet's Mart run for kitty litter, and as fate would have it, "the" puppy was there. He was all the way to the back of the crate, nervous and alone. Blonde, adorable, avoiding everyone….but me. For me, he moved forward and licked my hand as he looked me right in the eyes. I said, "Stop doing that, puppy!" knowing full well, he was worming his way in.
We left without him, but for the rest of the day we researched him online, talked about how he came forward for me, puppyblahblahGOTCHA!blah.
The next morning we decided we'd go back and "just see" if he was still there. He was incredibly adorable. I figured I was safe. Someone else must have scooped him up by now. Although, I hedged my bets and filled out an online application before we went.
As we entered the store, I could see how much Husband was ready for a dog, so I flippantly said (i thought I was safe!), "If he's still here, we'll adopt him." Husband responded, "He'll be gone. Too cute."
We turn the corner….BOOM!….there he was.
I swear I felt weak in the knees. We were getting a new puppy. WE WERE GETTING A NEW PUPPY!
It was time. Because I had filled out the online application and the foster mom was there (we ran home to do the home visit), we took Puppy-No-Name home that afternoon. We are now a family with a dog again. We are where we belong.
Puppy-No-Name obviously doesn't have a name yet. Working on it. He was found in a field with his momma and litter-mates. They have all been adopted (as far as I know). Take a look:
That face is gonna save him from many a jam!
For those interested, we adopted Puppy-No-Name from the Schertz Humane Society that is run by volunteers. Click here: Homes For Pets for the link. If you're ready to adopt, these folks love their charges, they do not euthanize, and they work tirelessly to find abandoned animals good homes for a low cost. Amazing folks.
They took great care of our field-dwelling Puppy-No-Name until we could find him and bring him home with us, where he belongs.


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M.S. and the Vitamin D Connection
Multiple Sclerosis and Vitamin D
Vitamin D may be one of the most important nutrients to heal our bodies, not just issues like Multiple Sclerosis, but many autoimmune diseases, even cancer. Vitamin D deficiencies run rampant now – especially in Americans. So is it just coincidental that autoimmune disease, chronic disease, and cancers do too? Vitamin D levels are steadily declining as children and adults spend less time outdoors.
There is conclusive evidence to show we must optimize our Vitamin D!
Studies have shown that maintaining adequate levels of Vitamin D may have a protective effect and lower the risk of developing Multiple Sclerosis. Vitamin D may even lessen the frequency and severity of our MS Symptoms. When you're having a flare-up, your Vitamin D levels may be almost non-existent! Research is being done every day to expand our understanding of Vitamin D and the necessity to have optimal levels for our overall health, especially in the MS community. Your doctor can order a Vitamin D level test. It's important to find out where you are currently so that you have a reference point or baseline in tracking your levels. I get my levels tested throughout the year usually in winter and summer, however, if my levels come back as low, I would need to get tested again after I raised my D dosage to ensure my levels were in the healthy range. Screening for vitamin D deficiency is especially important for African-Americans and other ethnic groups with darker skin, due to the decreased natural production of Vitamin D from sun exposure.
The link between Vitamin D and MS is strengthened by the association between sunlight and the risk of MS. We see that locations farther away from the equator, there is a higher risk of MS. Sunlight is the body's most efficient source for Vitamin D. An effective way to get your D levels up is to spend about 15 minutes a day (mornings are best) in direct sunlight with the least amount of clothing on. The more skin exposure, the more D that is produced. For those of us who cannot get into the sun except for summer months, we must look to supplementing to get our Vitamin D.
What about the standard recommended daily allowances for Vitamin D?
The Mayo Clinic and Swedish studies have shown that the recommended daily allowances are no where near the levels we need if we are to combat Multiple Sclerosis and other illnesses. I take 8000 IU's a day of Vitamin D3 with K2 during the months when I can't get into the sun. During the summer months, I take 4000 IU's. I highly recommend investigating The Mayo Clinic website as they have a reference guide for Vitamin D dosing correlated to your specific disease or symptoms. (As always, talk with your trusted health care provider before starting any type of supplement.)
What are optimal levels of Vitamin D?
We have to understand that standards for the amount of Vitamin D you should take are different for disease prevention, treatment, and what traditional medicine (non holistic or functional medicine) follow. Here's an example – When I tested out under 50 ng/ml my GP said that level was normal, I didn't need to worry about supplementing. Then when I told my holistic Dr's that number, they immediately had me raise my D3 dosage to 20,000 IUs a day for 2 months to get my levels raised quickly. I've always tried to keep my D levels between 70-100 ng/ml.
What conditions occur because of Vitamin D deficiency?
Vitamin D deficiency can cause: Multiple Sclerosis, Cancer, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Chrons Disease, Parkinson's, Depression, Heart Disease, Alzheimer's, Osteoporosis, Asthma, TB, Autism, Gout – as you see from this list, Vitamin D deficiency is dangerous and can be deadly. You'll want to talk with your Dr right away about starting a Vitamin D protocol for yourself, it can really help every aspect of your health.
The more I research, the more amazed I become! Vitamin D is just awesome for our bodies, our immune systems, and especially our Multiple Sclerosis!
To Our Health!
Kellie Alderton
If you like this story and want to learn more about me and my own life with MS – Check out my new book – "Waking Up From MS – My Journey to Health, Healing, and Living Symptom-Free." Knowledge is power and we're building a platform to an informed MS community!
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Harlem Railroad
Reading Railroad
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Cincinnati and St. Louis Railroad
Another Explosion
Damages for Fatal Accidents
The Star and the Child
The Right Spirit
Newspaper Postage
Narrow Escape
New Music
Great Load
Railroad Avalanche
Behold They Come
Eminent Shoemakers
A New Machine Wanted
Earthquakes in the Western Islands
Godey's Lady Book
Gold Seeker's Manual
American Bee Keeper's Manual
Who Wants a New Hat?
Homestead Exemption in Ohio
The National Convention of Inventors
Effect of Trifles
On Heat and Electric Light
Friction Matches
Health of Children
Ornaments in Brass
A Curious Case
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Chinese Hemp
Sinfulness of Inoculation
Precise Enough
Cowper's Home
List of Patents
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New Invention for Sewerage
Printing Improvement
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To Prevent Accidents by the Breaking of Axles
To Remove Stumps
Improvements on Fire Engines
To Preserve Natural History Specimens
Great Telegraph Patent Case--Morse vs. Bain
Bed Bugs
Blanchard's Turning Machine Case
Remedy for Asthma
Palpitation of the Heart
Our London Patrons
Plagiarism--Literary and Mechanical
Patents and Patent Laws
Power of Expansion in Ice
Back Volumes of the Scientific Americans
Curious Spring at St. Francisco
Analysis of Impure Air
Lowell Machine Shop
Enormous Cheese
Salt in Syracuse
Leavened Bread
History of the Rotary Engine
Universal Cement
Economical Hair Wash
The Best Mechanical Paper in the World!
Fourth Year of the Scientific American!
Brilliant Whitewash
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Diamond and Coke
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Seattle Seahawks Progress Report: Where Do Things Stand Heading into Week 6?October 11, 2012
Pete Carroll's third year as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks is finally starting to pay dividends. He has the No. 1 defense in the NFL, and the 'Hawks are sitting at 3-2 after five weeks of play. Since he made the move to the Pacific Northwest, Coach Carroll has never had a defense ranked higher than ninth...until now.
Gus Bradley's exotic pressure schemes have helped bail out its struggling offense more than once. Considering Seattle is only putting up 17.2 points per game, Bradley's defense needs to do one better to keep this team a float. His unit is only allowing 14 points per game, and it's taken the ball away seven times this season.
With New England's No. 1 offense coming to the Link this Sunday, can the Seahawks sustain their high-level of play on defense? Let's examine the Seahawks as they head into Week 6, so we can better understand just where this team stands.
The Good
The No. 1 defense in the NFL wouldn't be the No. 1 defense without the strong play of the defensive line. Whether it's rushing the passer or stuffing the run, this team can do it all. With big haases up front like Brandon Mebane and Alan Branch, there's no question as to why Seattle only gives up 3.2 yards per carry on the ground.
Mebane single-handedly destroys any run that comes through the A-gap. According to the stat gurus at Pro Football Focus, he is the most dominant 4-3 defensive tackle in the league when it comes to stuffing the run. His grade through Week 5 is an astonishing +12.5. The next closest grade is Justin Bannan's +8.1.
Rushing the passer has been equally as easy. Chris Clemons and Bruce Irvin have been manhandling offensive tackles like it's second nature. Currently, Clemons is the second-most productive pass-rushing 4-3 defensive end. He has six sacks, two quarterback hits and 16 hurries. Irvin is not far behind, as he is the ninth-most productive end with 17 total pressures of his own. Five of the 17 pressures are sacks.
The Seahawks have an eight-man deep defensive line rotation. And based on PFF's grading system, six of the eight have a positive pass-rush efficiency grade. When looking at run-stopping efficiency, only four of the eight have a positive grade. Yet, the ones who are in the red have just barely crossed into the unwanted territory.
If I need a guaranteed pressure, I'm deploying Clemons, Mebane, Branch and Irvin.
The Bad
As good as Seattle's defensive line is, their passing attack is a complete 180. Offensively, Darrell Bevell's group has just had a hard time finding any type of rhythm. They have no problem getting the run game cranked up weekly, but as far as consistency is concerned, that's it. Rookie quarterback Russell Wilson has thrown more interceptions than touchdowns, and his completion percentage when under siege is 46.7.
Yet, is it fair for Wilson to shoulder all of the blame? Yes and no; he is the leader of the offense, however, he can't do the job of 10 other players. The wide receivers still need to run the right routes and get separation, just like the offensive linemen have to give him adequate protection and not draw those dreaded yellow flags.
Even though they have the 31st-ranked pass offense, there is reason for hope. Coming into Week 5, they were averaging a measly 130.8 yards per game through the air. Fortunately for them, they squared off against Carolina, one of the worst pass defenses in the league.
By game's end on Sunday, they had amassed 221 yards passing, and if it wasn't for the penalty-prone Breno Giacomini, they could have had 52 more yards.
It appears as if Coach Carroll is starting to loosen the reigns week by week. Due to late-game desperation in Week 1, No. 3 had to unleash 34 passes. Since then, he hasn't had more than 25 attempts in a single game.
It's hardly shocking, considering he's only attempted 125 passes, the second-lowest number in the league. Tampa Bay came in 32nd with 119 attempts, but they've already had their bye week.
Stock Watch
Rising: Max Unger
After a flat start to the season, he has really picked up his game the last three weeks. Allowing one quarterback hit and two hurries through the first five games is incredibly impressive. In the run game, runs off his right side are averaging 4.1 yards per carry on 34 attempts.
Falling: Breno Giacomini
As a right tackle, how do you draw seven penalty flags in five weeks? Just ask Giacomini, he may have the answer. His boneheaded mistakes are killing this team. Along with the poor run-blocking and 14 total pressures he has surrendered, PFF has him as the fourth-worst offensive tackle in all of football.
Rising: Bobby Wagner
Wagner has already exceeded my expectations up to this point. I never thought he would have been able to step right in and play as well as David Hawthorne did last year. Sure, Hawthorne wasn't a superstar athlete. Yet, he played hard and had a few monster games last season. Nevertheless, Wagner already has five tackles for loss and has only missed two tackles on 201 snaps.
Falling: Earl Thomas
Strong secondary play is the name of the game for Seattle. Richard Sherman, Brandon Browner and Kam Chancellor are all on pace for career years. Unfortunately, Earl Thomas hasn't found that same groove. He is on pace to have the worst season of his young three-year career. His coverage on the back end just hasn't been good enough, so far.
The Outlook Heading Into Week 6
If the Seahawks want to prove they are for real, they need to beat New England in front of the 12th man. Finding that rhythm on offense may not be easy this week, but if you like defense, this will be the week to watch. The 'Hawks big, aggressive secondary matches up well, especially against Rob Gronkowski.
It will be interesting to see if Gronkowski draws coverage from Chancellor. Chancellor loves to get physical off the line, so Gronk could be in for a long day if that's the way things play out coverage-wise. If not, I'm sure Bradley has something better up his sleeve. Tight ends have only been averaging 48.8 yards per game against his defense.
Even though it has been 10 years plus since Carroll coached the Patriots, you know he wants to get a win over his former boss Bob Kraft. New England leads the series 8-7. Their only appearance at the Link was in 2008. Brady was out with a torn ACL, and Matt Cassel led them to a three-point victory.
With a win on Sunday, Coach Carroll would move to 1-1 all-time against Bill Belichick.


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Are You Going to Canada-e-Connect?
We are. Here's why:
1. Canada-e-Connect is the premier tourism conference for Canadian destinations to learn about, discuss and evaluate new digital and interactive technology. For our US readers, if TravelCom and PhoCusWright had a Canadian baby, it would be Canada-e-Connect. Don't ask us how that happened, it just did.
2. I am speaking and moderating at the conference. Officially, I am contractually bound to be there, but trust me, I would be there even without an iron-clad contract.
My sessions:
Storytelling as the Heart of the Media Campaign
The most successful online marketing campaigns revolve around two things: A great product and a great story. How can you put storytelling at the heart of your online marketing campaign to convince more consumers to experience your tourism product or service?
You can get a sneak peek at my thoughts from the original 'Telling Your (Destination) Story With Interactive Marketing' presentation.
Panel Discussion: Building a Social Media Department
Re-thinking your social media strategy? This panel session will consider some of the administrative realities of running an in-house social media department. Topics will range from human resources issues to establishing practical social media guidelines, as well as other considerations to keep in mind when implementing your strategy.
Moderator: Troy Thompson, Owner/Consultant, Travel 2.0 Consulting (That's me!)
Quite excited about this session. Erica, Ed and Sean are 3 top-class minds in the social space, and I am sure, not afraid to share an opinion.
3. Toronto. Great city. CN Tower, the Toronto Zoo, Greektown, the Hockey Hall of Fame. Plus, a truly international city if there ever was one. Add in some good food and easy flights to make Toronto an ideal spot for this conference.
4. The program. Including our sessions, the schedule for Canada-e-Connect is quite good. Timely topics, knowledgeable presenters and an avoidance of sponsor-driven, watch our 40-minute pitch disguised as a session, sessions. Take a look for yourself.
5. The co-chairs. They invited us to deliver a high-caliber presentation worthy of CeC. So, thank you to Joel and Emmanuelle.
For our US readers, I would highly encourage attendance. While focused on the Canadian marketplace, the knowledge that will be shared at CeC is universal. Plus, a new conference to join your standard, and a bit too routine, rotation.
For our Canadian readers, I will see you there. No excuse to miss this one.
Finally, if you register before January 7th, you save $200.
Grand total for the conference: $695.00.
You and I both know that is significantly more affordable than a few of our state-side shows.
So, who is going to CeC2011?
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A woman who sexually assaulted four underage boys will spend just two years behind bars for the crimes.
"I'm sorry, my thoughts and prayers are with those affected," Crystal McBride said in a Virginia Beach courtroom Tuesday. She made a tearful apology to the victims' families before being sentenced on the following charges:
- 16 years for four counts of custodial indecent liberties
- 20 years for two counts of carnal knowledge of a minor
But the judge suspended 34 years of the 36-year sentence, leaving two years to serve, Macie Pridgen with the Virginia Beach Commonwealth's Attorney's Office said.
McBride's charges date back to last summer, when police say the sexual assaults happened at parties McBride held at her home. Investigators say she served teens alcohol at the parties and sexually assaulted four boys between the ages of 13 and 14, who were in her care.
She was convicted of the crimes. Her boyfriend at the time, James Owens, was convicted of two counts contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He was sentenced to two years in prison, with all that time suspended. The conditions include three years good behavior, he must comply with alcohol education, substance abuse evaluation and treatment, random drug and alcohol screenings and must have no contact with the victims.
McBride entered a plea deal for her offenses, in part, because the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office had concerns about taking the case to trial because several of the teens' testimonies were inconsistent.
As part of the deal, McBride must register as a sex offender and she cannot have contact with any minor children other than her own, unless the court further orders in another proceeding. She must have good behavior for 36 years as well as supervised probation upon her release from prison. McBride must also undergo sex offender treatment and cannot have contact with the victims or their families.


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SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP -- A 22-year-old woman from New Philadelphia is dead after a farmer mistakenly shot her thinking she was a groundhog in the tall grass.
The shooting happened Monday in Sugar Creek Township in Stark County.
Sheriff George Maier says Natasha Stover was shooting targets with a BB gun near Poorman Road.
She laid down in the grass and that's when the farmer -- Ralph Adams Jr, 79 -- thought she was a groundhog.
He fired a rifle about 165 feet away, hitting Natasha in the head.
She died the next day at the hospital.
Her family says Stover loved animals and had a special gift working with them. She also had a strong faith and loved going to the library to learn.
The sheriff says this case appears accidental but the case is still under investigation.
It is in the hands of the Stark County prosecutor's office now for review.
Residents of Sugar Creek say their hearts break for Stover's family and Adams.
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Apricots are little fruit jewels of the home orchard. They only last a day or two once picked, which is why you rarely see either apricots (or figs) fresh in the store. Their sweet, delicate flavor earned them a spot in our garden in the hopes that we could enjoy these treasures at their height of ripeness.
Unfortunately, in the Pacific NW it is really hard to grow apricots and peaches without running into blight issues. Starting late spring, the leaves on our apricot tree were looking pock-marked and the fruit developed scab. The tree has been bouncing back with new growth and the fruit all ripened. So what to do with a juicy harvest of scabbed fruit?
After searching and searching for information online, I couldn't find anything that said you should not eat scabbed fruit. I decided to cook the tender apricots into a fruit tart – something simple that could show off the flavor of the apricots. Cooking them also made me feel like that would make eating blight-effected fruit a little safer.
The Art of Simple Food, by Alice Waters, has a lovely section of making tarts (and is one of the best cookbooks I've ever owned). She walks you carefully through the process of making dough where I learned the following tips:
- cold butter should be used to prevent the dough from becoming oily
- chunks of butter in the dough will steam when baked, creating a flakey dough
- overworking the dough will develop more gluten, making the dough tougher
Here is the basic process for making Alice Waters' tart dough:
- Mix 2 cups of all purpose flour with 1/2 tsp. of salt
- Add 12 T. cold, unsalted butter (cut into 1/4″ cubes)
- Use a pastry knife or fingertips to gently combine. This takes 1-2 minutes and the dough should form into large peas.
- Sprinkle in up to 1/2 cup of ice-cold water, adding just a little at a time and fluffing the dough with a fork to gently combine.
- Divide the dough into two, flat disks. Wrap with plastic and chill in the fridge for at least an hour.
To make this delicious apricot tart, here is the basic process based on the guidance of Alice Waters:
- Roll the chilled dough to about 1/8″ thickness and arrange on your baking dish (we used a pizza pan). Cover with plastic and place back in the fridge to chill
- Meanwhile, peel the apricots gently and slice into 1/4″ wedges
- Remove the dough from the fridge and sprinkle on 1-2 T. flour, leaving a 1 1/2″ border
- Arrange the fruit onto the dough, then fold up the border over the edges. Sprinkle with 2-3 T. sugar
- Bake for about 45 minutes at 400 degrees. When the crust is lightly browned, you should be done.
The finished tart was an amazing way to show off the simple flavor of these fabulous apricots. You can use this basic recipe for any kind of fruit tart – just vary the baking time off the doneness of the fruit. You can also sprinkle on some berries on the tart after has already baked for 30 minutes.
How are you enjoying the fruits of summer? Any tips and tricks to share? Or how about sharing your favorite fruit combinations?


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Good morning! Gov. Andrew Cuomo is in New York City today.
We've reached the deadline for developers vying for a casino license to submit their applications to the state. Seventeen groups are expected to put in their bids today — a process that could dump 25,000 pounds of documents on the headquarters of the state Gaming Commission.
In other headlines:
A small oil spill at the Port of Albany Sunday has county officials furious that they weren't notified. (TU)
Who's a carpetbagger? In upstate Congressional races, almost everyone — a shift that reflects changes in political tradition and the amount of money being spread around. (TU)
Alas, poor Howard Glaser, we hardly knew ye were leaving because the Cuomo administration decided to keep it hush-hush: After being unable for days to answer questions about when state Operations Director Howard Glaser was departing the second floor, the press office revealed on Sunday that he had left on Friday. (CapCon)
Also, in Jim Odato's column: A grand jury is reportedly looking into a job obtained by state Sen. Tom Libous' son. (TU)
Manhattan Assemblyman Micah Kellner will lose his offices for continuing to ignore the rules after he was found to have violated the chamber's sexual harassment policies. (DN)
GOP leader Dean Skelos was "stunned'' at first by Cuomo's push to realign the IDC with mainstream Democrats in the Senate, a source told Fred Dicker. (NYP)
Now Senate Republicans are raising the specter of "radical New York City extremists" to bring in cash. (DN)
Could upstate New York be left behind by a major trend in urbanism, the tendency of like-educated people to cluster together? (TU)
Saying New York is "committed to ending" the HIV epidemic, Gov. Cuomo outlined a plan to boost testing, reduce new infections and expand treatment. (AP)
Wanna be a judge? Better get moving: Potential candidates to replace Albany County Surrogate Court Judge Cathryn Doyle have only until July 10 to gather petition signatures. (TU)
A retired antitrust lawyer with the Federal Trade Commission emailed the Attorney General's office to express concerns about the group called the Upstate Theater Coalition For A Fair Game, formed to address the competitive threat from casinos. (TU)
Democratic Assemblywoman Gabriella Rosa pleaded guilty Friday to immigration fraud and fraudulent filing, felonies that will bounce her from the chamber. (TU)
The Moreland Commission's executive director is still pulling down a paycheck three months after Cuomo disbanded the panel, state payroll records show. (DailyPol)
Ex-Gov. David Paterson was paid at least $386,000 last year to consult for various interest groups, including $50,000 to help a firm founded by Pataki administration veterans. (CapNY)
With no protocol in place to recoup STAR payments made to ineligible homeowners, can the state ever get that money back? (GNS)
Things are still testy over at the Peace Bridge: Plans for a consensus-building retreat have stalled after Canadian and American representatives could not settle on its agenda, its costs or its date. (BN)
An Adirondack field study will track the northward march of Lyme disease-carrying ticks. (TU)
When life gives you lemons, run for Assembly re-election: That's what Claudia Tenney will do after losing the Republican congressional primary last week. (Daily Freeman)
A maybe-final moving-up ceremony at the Ark charter school, where administrators vow to keep up the fight against a SUNY panel's decision to shutter it. (TU)
The number of bills that the Legislature passed this year: 658, the fourth fewest since 1915. See here for more session stats, courtesy of NYPIRG. (A related question: Why hasn't someone invented baseball-type trading cards of state legislators? So collectible!) (GNS, CapCon)
James Tedisco's former chief of staff, William Sherman, is taking a lobbying job with the American Cancer Society. (TU)
An Army study has projected that a worst-case scenario of Fort Drum cuts could cost the North Country $1.6 billion. (WDT)
A boat stolen 13 years ago resurfaces (not literally) and is floating again on Helderberg Lake thanks to the state DMV. (TU)
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio isn't giving up on the big soda saga. (NYP)
Niskayuna High School, Bethlehem Central Senior High School and Shaker High School came out on top in an Albany Business Review ranking of 82 Capital Region secondary schools.
Go Band! The Schenectady High School Marching Patriots will represent New York this Friday in Washington, D.C.'s National Independence Day parade. (TU)
From the opinion pages:
Fred LeBrun lambastes the Cuomo administration's plan to make more than $500 million in low- or no-interest loans available to the new Tappan Zee Bridge project. (TU)
Casey says the state Senate has gotten better at power shifts in the five years since the Senate coup crisis. Two cheers! (TU)
Richard Brodsky: If these are merely cosmetic maneuvers, nothing much happens that affects most of us. Just a new set of smiling faces. If this thing is real, however, a different economic agenda becomes law, Andrew Cuomo becomes the reluctant progressive and Jeff Klein becomes a figure of enormous progressive importance, the man who returned the Democratic Party to power and the state to the policies and energy of Franklin Roosevelt. (TU)
Times Union: Encouraging technology businesses to locate here is good public policy. This type of industry delivers goods and services sold well beyond our state's and nation's borders. When they prosper it means more job growth here and brings new income to a community, thus supporting other business growth.
Buffalo News: Mike Tyson hasn't bitten anyone's ear off in 17 years. If Tyson can grow up, we see no reason that Senate Democrats can't, too. But what thinking person would voluntarily get into a boxing ring with Tyson? And what upstater can be comfortable with the idea that Democrats will control the Senate, Assembly and governor's office?
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