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On The History of Yang Cheng-Fu Style Tai Chi Chuan
By Xie Bing-Can
Tai Chi Chuan is a national treasure of China. its rich content is based on profound theories and a colorful heritage. It is grand and wondrous, highly scientific and artistic. It is perfect for improving health and for self-defense. Amongst the various kinds of pugilism, Tai Chi Chuan is unique in its concept and structure.
More than 100 years ago, during the Ching Dynasty, Yang Lu-Zan thrice left his home to seek tutelage from Cheng Zhang-Xing of Cheng Jia Kou, in Wen county, Henan province. After 18 years of hard work and dedication, he mastered the gong-fu of "8 techniques and 5 steps." Later he taught in Beijing, making friends and competing in contemporary, highly skilled matches, where he developed a reputation and became known as "the invincible Yang." During his practice, he developed and revised some Tai Chi Chuan postures for various reasons. To suit the masses, he modified the more difficult movements, such as fa jing (releasing power), jumps, leaps, foot stamping, et cetera. The new sequence was devoid of these challenging movements. The movements became light, soft, circular, continuous and even in speed.
As guns and others weapons were developed, the need for all martial arts diminished. Yang Lu-Zan's third son, Yang Jian-Hou further developed Tai Chi Chuan into a "middle frame" work (with moderately sized postures), from which evolved the well-known Yang style "grand frame" Tai Chi Chuan of today. Today's version is attributed to Yang Cheng-Fu, who was Yang Jian-Hou's third son. In this period, many schools blossomed, such as Wu style, Hao style, Sun style, the 24 movement form, the 48 form, the 88 form, et cetera. Not only are the various styles widely practiced in all parts of China, they have spread abroad to Hong Kong, Macau, southeast Asia, the United States of America, Germany, France, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, and Russia.
Yang Cheng-Fu's Tai Chi Chuan, in its entirety, contains pugilism, sword and saber, fixed- and moving-step push hands, shiao da lu (Small and Large Rollback), swing, leverage, freestyle competition, and releasing power (fa jing). The student most follow a sequence and gradually learn all the technique. When Yang Cheng-Fu practiced Tai Chi Chuan, he followed closely the rules and tenets, keeping the body centered, with movement light and soft, and so on.
Our current Tai Chi Chuan is based on the writing of the late master, Fu Zhong-Wen. Yang Zheng-Fu's entire treatise, including "The Application of the 37 Postures," "On Practice," and "The Ten Important Points" serves as a compass while "Wang Zhong-Yuen's Treatise," "Wu Yu-Rang's Treatise," "Understanding the 13 Posture Martial Art" and "Lee Yi-She's 5-Character Formula" provide the theories. The profound theories may be plainly interpreted, but the postures cannot be mastered without repeated practice. During this learning process, these points must be emphasized.
The large set of Yang Cheng-Fu style Tai Chi Chuan consists of 37 distinct postures. For the entire set, "Grasp the Bird's Tail" appears six times, and "Single Whip" and "Brush Knee Twist Step" nine times each. These are five kinds of punching moves, and five kinds of leg moves. Together, the set is known as "8 Moves and 5 Steps" or "The 13 Postures." The eight moves consist of four main directions and four diagonal corners. Peng (wardoff), Lu (rollback), Ji (press) and An (push) are the four main directions. Chai (pluck), Lie (split), Zhou (elbow) and Kau (shoulder) are the four diagonals. These are the basic techniques with Peng, Lu, Ji, An–the four main jins (powers)–serving as the foundation, while the four diagonal moves are nestled within. Therefore, one must not be sloppy even at the beginning of the Tai Chi Chuan exercise. To develop the four main powers, one must go through the push hands exercise.
Meanwhile, during practice, pay attention to the feelings of being relaxed, calm, slow, even and light. Let these sensations permeate all the movements. Gradually the motions will become rounded, smooth, light and gentle. One will then feel comfortable and relaxed.
–edited by Barbara L. DeCoster, Ph. D.


text: Week 1-Post Conference ReflectionI was very thrilled to see/hear some familiar faces in this class including the professor, Dr. Abernathy whom I had the class prior to this, EDLD 5362-Info Systems Management. In addition, I saw some new faces as well. Prior to the start of the class, I already had an idea of what needed to be done for assignment 1. One thing that Dr. Abernathy stressed was to make sure and use a different program from the program we used in EDLD 5301 which was Animoto. I am always open to using new programs and exploring them. The program I used for this assignment was the Windows Live Movie Maker which I did not know I even had on my computer. Dr. Abernathy also stressed weeks 3, 4, and 5 would consist of a group project and would need to form a 3-5 member group. I felt very honored that one of my former classmates and then from there we formed out 5 member group. Although we have not approached week 3 yet, we have decided on mathematics as our core content.

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Nathan Shimanek not only won the 2014 Rookie Driver of the Year at the National Community Transportation Roadeo, he also won the highly competitive body-on-chassis vehicle division. It was truly a remarkable accomplishment for the 15-year driver, who acknowledges he didn't practice any of the obstacles prior to last month's competition. In this edition of the CT Podcast, Shimanek talks about the work of a CyRide driver everyday in Ames, and offers advice to future Roadeo drivers.
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Hey Frost Toes, registration is now open for the First Annual Heroes Run for Hope, a 5 mile race October 4 in Chatham. There's also a 2 mile walk as part of the festivities, but Frost Toes do not do 2 mile walks. Unless it's a loooooooong cooldown. Sheesh.
Anyway, get yourself registered. Go to http://www.heroesrunforhope.blogspot.com/ to download the app. Print it, fill it in, tuck in the $20, and get ready to run for a good cause--proceeds go to the Marrow Foundation.
And here's your chance to run like a hero. According to the website, costumes are encouraged! Wanna run like Superman? Batman? Spiderman? Here's a race where such things are absolutely welcome.
There's also a raffle for an awesome bike and a drawing for a Garmin.
This sounds like a truly fun event and it's our first Saturday run for the Frost Toes. So register, get your costume together, and make plans to be in Chatham on Oct. 4!
Saturday, August 30, 2008
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There is no mystery to personal finance.
If you walk into almost any bookstore, you can find shelves and shelves of books covering topics ranging from getting out of debt to saving for retirement to investment strategies to questionable topics like "buying real estate with no money down." The library is another source of the same range of material. The more helpful books are dull or in textbook format. The more entertaining books may contain questionable advice or impractical suggestions.
The internet adds to the array of information. Huge websites are dedicated to telling us how to spend less, how much to save, what to invest it in and "ten secrets your broker doesn't want you to know." There are enough articles and calculators to keep you busy for the rest of your life. But most of all, there are ads and pitches. I have found that when you have money, everyone is willing to help you decide what to do with it, especially if some of it might come their way.
Ironically, the mountain of available information complicates matters. First, it's not easy to tease out the useful advice. Second, just knowing what to do isn't enough to help you progress toward your goals. The trick is in taking action and getting stuff done.
Many of the resources mentioned above remind me of a joke. A man sees an ad in the newspaper that catches his attention. He reads, "How to Get Rich! Send $5 to PO Box 123 with a self-addressed reply envelope." Thinking that it's worth a try, he puts five dollars in an envelope and sends it to the address in the ad, with a return envelope. Two weeks later, he receives his envelope in the mail. Inside is a short note with the following instructions: "Place a newspaper ad that reads How to Get Rich! and instruct people to send you $5 each." How many authors got rich, then wrote a book about how they did it? How many of them are getting rich by writing books or articles on the subject?
There are certain steps to take in order to get and keep your finances on track. They fall into eight different categories, or "stations" along the path that leads to your goals. As you take action in each area, the probability of reaching your goals increases. Nothing in life is absolutely certain, but it is wise to take steps to increase your odds of success, rather than leaving the outcome entirely to chance.
Once you've completed the steps at each station, you will be confident that your finances are on track. After that, reviewing each step will help keep you on track. You should review each area briefly, but regularly; once or twice a year should be sufficient. Perhaps your situation will change, or maybe your purpose will change, but it should be a simple matter to adjust your heading, accounting for your new reality.
These ideas are not for everyone. Some people are dreamers, who hope that good things will happen for them. Other people prefer to create their own destiny (as far as possible). This second group tends to have goals and plans, using their time to move forward and taking whatever steps are necessary.
I find having a very detailed goal to be highly motivating. I know a couple who want to quit work in five years and live six months of the year in Canada and six months in Central America. Because they have a detailed vision of what their lives will be like, they are motivated to pay off their mortgage as quickly as possible. They have also taken the step of buying a home in Central America. They are more likely to be careful of what they spend, to save and to end up reaching their goal.
If you still have trouble moving toward your goal, tell everyone you know about it. People will tend to ask you about it and you will want to tell them that your are making progress. When a friend of mine mentioned that he wanted to buy a larger house, I started asking questions. Where will it be? How large and how expensive? What kind of schools are in that area? I also shared ideas that I thought might be helpful. Every time we talked, I asked about the house hunting, until he finally found the right one.
Ideally, what will your life look like in five, ten or twenty years? Write it down, then talk with everyone you know about your plans. Dream big and feel free to share your plans in the comments section.


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Thursday, November 27, 2008
REI outdoor cribbage board...
Check out this interesting "outdoor" cribbage board from REI.com. They are selling them for $45.
Saw it here.
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- Aliza said...
That cribbage board is fantastic. Its really good that REI has such type of great products.
- December 17, 2008 at 8:48 PM
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MILA 2.0 #2 | Debra Driza | Katherine Tegen Books | May 13th 2014
There is no one left for Mila to trust. Except for a boy she barely knows.
But Hunter has no idea who—and what—Mila really is. She can't bear to reveal her secret, even though he's unwittingly joined her search for Richard Grady, a man who may know more details of Mila's complicated past.
Yet the road to the truth is more dangerous than ever. With General Holland and the Vita Obscura scouring the earth for her whereabouts, Mila must rely on her newfound android abilities to protect herself and Hunter from imminent harm. Still, embracing her identity as a machine leads her to question the state of her humanity—as well as Hunter's real motives.
Perfect for fans of I Am Number Four and Divergent, this action-packed and heart-wrenching second installment of MILA 2.0 will leave readers breathlessly awaiting the series conclusion.
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Poor Mila. Will she ever catch a break? In the debut she had her life turned upside down. Her perspective and outlook on everything she thought she knew was forced to change. She experienced devastating loss, the sting of betrayal, and was left with a lot of doubts and confusion. Unfortunately, her life doesn't improve much in the sequel.
In Renegade, Mila is on the run. She's unsure of who she can turn to for answers and feeling like no one can be trusted. Desperate for information, she attempts to investigate a clue left by her mother. Luckily, she doesn't have to do it alone because the faithful Hunter is by her side.
Mila and Hunter's relationship was a very large part of the story. She does quite a bit of pining over the kind, gentle, attentive boy who is eager to do anything to help her. But throughout the story her feelings for him are constantly wavering back and forth because she's concerned that his intentions may not be as genuine and honest as they appear. I'm not going to lie, I felt really bad for this guy. He goes through so much, too much really, for a girl he doesn't really know. And not knowing her isn't even his fault because Mila is never truthful with him. After all of the lies and the danger she places him in, he still can't stay away.
I'm glad that Mila was finally able to receive some answers about her life and her origins. She deserved it. Her search for these answers may have come with a greater cost than she expected. We're left with a cliff hanger and will have to wait patiently for the next release to find out more.
Although this story is filled with angst and heartache, I enjoyed taking this journey with Mila and learning more about her newly discovered talents and showing us just what an android superspy is capable of. I'll admit that I wouldn't be excited to be in her position and I understand why she is so upset about her circumstances, but I think we can all agree that there is reason to be envious of Mila. Her high-tech android abilities are exceptionally badass. ~Cat
I followed Hunter to the front door, waiting inside while he trotted out to the car and returned shortly with our bags. I made a move to rejoin Ashleigh but his hand on my elbow made me pause. "I'm sorry you didn't find what you were looking for," he whispered, his eyes a little bloodshot from lack of sleep."It's okay," I said, taking his hand in mine."There's always tomorrow, right?"I wasn't prepared for the sudden stab of pain in my chest, right in the vicinity of my pseudo heart. The last day or two, I'd been swept up in the way Hunter made me laugh or how he looked at me. But it was his hopefulness that kept me going. When I sent him away, he'd take tomorrow with him . . . and honestly, I was afraid of what would be left behind.
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"Tenet is a pathless land. Man cannot come to it produce any residence, produce any code of belief, produce any belief, priest or ritual, not produce any philosophic knowledge or psychological scheme. He has to find it produce the mirror of divergence, produce the understanding of the rich of his own wits, produce hindsight and not produce highbrow assessment or unselfish border. Man has built in himself images as a fortification of security-religious, adherent, accustomed. These plain as symbols, inspiration, beliefs. The concern of these images dominates man's spot, his dealings and his dissertation life. These images are the causes of our troubles for they break down man from man. His bond of life is shaped by the concepts beforehand club in his wits. The relaxed of his consciousness is his whole incidence. This relaxed is hang out to all people. The individuality is the name, the form and smooth culture he acquires from tradition and circumstances. The novelty of man does not lie in the smooth but in resolved leave go of from the relaxed of his consciousness, which is hang out to all mankind. So he is not an special."
"Place is not a reaction; leave go of is not a route. It is man's pretence that since he has route he is free. Place is pure hindsight flaw sect, flaw fear of gauzy and bestow. Place is flaw motive; leave go of is not at the end of the improve of man but lies in the early speed of his incidence. In hindsight one begins to residue the lack of leave go of. Place is found in the choiceless inkling of our dissertation incidence and amusement. Meditation is time. Meditation is natural of take and knowledge which are undividable from time and the in imitation of. Time is the psychological enemy of man. Our action is based on knowledge and that's why time, so man is eternally a slave to the in imitation of. Meditation is ever-limited and so we continue in reliable conflict and movement. There is no psychological improve."
"For instance man becomes perceptive of the development of his own posture he force see the distancing between the intellectual and meditation, the eyewitness and the observed, the take and the experiencer. He force residue that this distancing is an touching. After that definite is submit pure hindsight which is dispersion flaw any shadow of the in imitation of or of time. This timeless dispersion brings about a affluent fight back mutation in the wits."
"Counterpart negation is the life-force of the converted. For instance submit is negation of all make somewhere your home ideas that meditation has brought about psychologically, definite plus is submit love, which is kindness and tend."


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Like my grandmother use to make...they were always in a green depression glass cookie jar. It is not her recipe, but a close match.
Tea Cakes
4 cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder ????
1 cup shortening
pinch salt
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup sweet milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
Sift dry ingredients together. Cream shortening and sugar. Beat the eggs just enough to break the yolks. Add to the shortening and sugar. Add flour and milk, alternately, then vanilla. (I mix vanilla in with milk) Knead slightly on floured board, roll and cut with cookie cutter. Bake on a greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. (roll thin for crisp....thicker for softer) May need to cook for less minutes unless you want a crisp cookie.
As if they don't have enough sugar, frost with a thin powered sugar glaze. Sweet, sweet, sweet...and good.
Makes a good Christmas cookie with sprinkles.


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This past Sunday I awoke bright and early, (well not too early, thanks to that extra hour of sleep... ehem, Daylights Savings Time :-), to the Rock The Ripple Effect Conference at Jazz at Lincoln Center in NYC with my fellow IIN grads and ambassadors. Walking from the 6 train, dodging police barricades and marathon groupies, I made it to the Time Warner Center just in time to hear Joshua Rosenthal, (founder and father of The Institute for Integrative Nutrition), rev up the crowd of health coaches to "rock the ripple effect" of health and wellness all around the world!
Less than two weeks after Food Day rocked the healthy food ripple effect around the country, Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., the Executive Director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), (the brains behind the national event), took the stage to talk about "Healthier Diets: How to Make a Difference." Did you know that 2/3 of American adults and 1/3 of American children are overweight?!
Dr. Andrew Weil, the Founder and Director of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona and my IIN teacher, gave the keynote address. He spoke about depression's hold on America, noting that 1/9 Americans are depressed. Attributing this to several reasons including lack of social connectivity, (we're all online these days! me included...), information overload, (hellooo, twitter), and BIG pharma. New Zealand and the U.S. are the only countries that directly market drugs. It's so important that we all get our daily dose of mental nutrition in order to properly focus on our body nutrition. After all, what you feed your mind has an impact on your overall wellness. I'm a fan of The Power of Positive Thinking mentality and try to apply it to my life. Try to pop a positive thinking pill tomorrow and see how it makes ya feel...
Or if you find yourself getting in the negative zone and stressing out, try Dr. Weil's 4-7-8 Breath Exercise a variation of Pranayama, a type of yogic breath control. Pranayama is Sanskrit word meaning "extension of life force." 'Prana' means 'breath' (and 'spirit') and 'ayama' means 'to control.'
2) Close your mouth and inhale quietly through your nose to a mental count of four.
3) Hold your breath for a count of seven.
4) Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound to a count of eight.
5) This is one breath. Now inhale again and repeat the cycle three more times for a total of four breaths.
Check out this video of Dr. Weil demonstrating the 4-7-8 Relaxing Breath Exercise at the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine:
This exercise is a natural tranquilizer for the nervous system. Unlike tranquilizing drugs, which are often effective when you first take them but then lose their power over time, this exercise is subtle when you first try it but gains in power with repetition and practice. Do it at least twice a day. Do not do more than four breaths at one time for the first month of practice.
Do you have stress management techniques that help you? Please share!
Blissfully Yours,
Tatiana Ridley, CHHC, AADP


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Christmas Message – Animated
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6 KJV
P. Webb 2002
Long ago and far away … Well, actually, that is true for us here in our time – but, there, it has only been about two days and is just a blink away.
Anyway, while floating on a huge, puffy cloud, and staying out of trouble, she heard this glorious music – harps, trumpets and many, many voices singing. As she dearly loved music, and was a very curious little angel, she just had to see what was happening.
Unfortunately, she could never do two things at once – so, losing her concentration, down off that ole' cloud she fell – Plop! right into the angel's choir practice.
Ah, but this wasn't just any old practice, Father's dear son was soon to be born on earth and the angels were to go and announce his arrival. This practice was for that extra-special occasion.
Gabriel, the choir director, laughingly said, "Thanks for dropping in, Noel. Make yourself at home".
Righting herself, she quickly hid behind one of the harpers, and out of his sight; all the while thinking, ""Hum, since I am here I might as well stay".
Over and over they practiced until they knew all the words and music by heart. Hey, even she knew the words by then – "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will toward men".
All at once there was a mighty trumpet sound; then a complete hush … Gabriel said, "IT IS TIME!
"Right squadron into formation, left squadron fifteen paces behind". On and on he issued orders. All obeyed instantly. Talking about being at the right place at the right time. Wow!
Didn't ask 'cause she knew the answer would be "No", she just took off right behind Gabriel when he left, carefully keeping out of his line of vision, of course.
My, you should have been there. They came into Earth's galaxy, with its inky blackness and saw millions of planets and stars …
Then they shot down through the Milky Way, quick as a wink …
"An angel could get her wings singed here", she thought while trying to stay out of Gabriel's sight … had to watch out for those Comet tails, you see.
Soon they arrived at the beautiful blue planet Earth. And, in its sky there was a huge shining star.
There were shepherds on a hillside watching their sheep … which were like teeny-tiny puffs of white wool. Sooo cute!
While the angels got into position, Gabriel went to speak with the shepherds, until they were ready to sing. When the shepherds looked up and saw all of them in the air, they were so frightened; looked like they were going to pass out. Couldn't help herselt, she just had to giggle. "Oh, no", she had forgotten, but it was too late, she had been discovered. Gabriel said, "Stay right with me. Be quiet! I will most definitely deal with you later".
About that time, all the angels, that whole bunch began to sing And, I tell you, a multitude is a mighty lot. I ask you, could she NOT sing? Of course, she had to sing. She sang as loud as she could.
A little later, on their way back from seeing Jesus, She and Gabriel went through the little town of Bethlehem. She found these humans very interesting. They lived such a short while on earth in this strange thing they called Time.
She wanted to walk with them, to be among them, maybe even to talk with them, for, actually, she was a very nosey little angel. And, It was so odd … she could hear what they were thinking, and she could sense what they were feeling … "If we pay these taxes we will have nothing left. How will we live?", questioned one couple.
"I am so cold, so wet and so hungry and soo tired. Where can I go?" hopelessly thought a lonely traveler. And, she felt such mind-numbing pain as an old-one slowly hobbled down the street. Never had she felt such pain, misery and sorrow – Never!
Making her mind up instantly, she said, "Gabriel, I want to stay here and be a guardian angel". "But, you have no training", Gabriel replied. "Well, just give me a little human", she continued "they won't be so hard to care for". Gabriel said, "No, they can fall, get burned, get cut, get choked … even an angel that gets into as much mischief as you could never imagine what human children can get into".
Not giving up she begged, "Give me an older one then, Please!" "No, Noel, their memory gets very poor, they forget to take their medicine, they cannot see or hear properly, which brings a completely new set of problems", continued Gabriel.
Then, seeing the star in the sky, she laughed in delight and said, "I know, I will stay with Jesus". Questioningly Gabriel said, "Can you let them beat Him, pull His beard out, spit on Him and finally hang Him on a cross, when you are the one protecting Him? Remember, that is to happen".
When she remained silent he said, "I thought NOT, you would just "ZAP" them" … "Go back home, ask Father, if He agrees then get some training. Now, that is all that we will say about the subject", Gabriel matter-of-factly stated.
Soaring through space as they returned home Noel said, as she looked longingly back at the beautiful blue ball, "Poor Earth" … then a little later and very, very softly she continued, "I love you people" …
Finally, after thinking of the pain, the trouble and the sorrow she had felt back there she said, "You know 'Ril, something has got to be done; Father just has to help! … But, Gabriel did not reply.
All at once it hit her, the reason they had been to Earth, and why they had been singing. She shouted it out – "JESUS! "
HE was going to take their pain and heal their sorrow. HE was going to save them! That is why He had gone to Earth.
She was filled with such overwhelming happiness. She opened her mouth and sang … the words raining down throughout the whole Universe …
And all the angels joined in as they winged their way home ~
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I sent my first 500 pages to the Kidlit contest today. Yes I waited until the very last day. This is just the way I am. I have a hard time putting anything out there unless I've done everything in my power to make it the best it can be.
I'm really anxious to get this feedback and I think it's an amazing opportunity to get a 500 word critique from someone so experienced, and whose oppinion I have come to value so much.
I have to work hard to turn-off the fantasy that I've created and focus on the reality that this will make me a better writer no matter what.


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Gracious Lord,
Help us to be faithful and diligent in practicing the disciplines of our faith, so that through these practices we may be conformed to your life, and love. Amen.
Recently, my alma mater and former wrestling team, Augsburg College, won the NCAA Division III wrestling tournament for a record 12th time.
This picture is of an Augsburg practice. I'm not sure if this is still the case, but when I was at Augsburg, coach Jeff Swenson would consistently remind us that, "we don't practice for the sake of practicing." We practiced, to improve and get better, and the amount we tried to improve by each day was small, only 1%
I still remember those practices, I remember the consistent repetitions and drills over small movements, so that our bodies would re-learn how to move and respond naturally and correctly on the mat. These drills were not fancy, but they turned us into better wrestlers by the way our bodies were conformed to be in good position.
Often, we think of our Spirit-filled lives, as being ones that connect with some great, otherworldly spirit, that will empower us with abilities, or just general happiness, enthusiasm, and a positive attitude. This is not the way of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit comes to us in disciplined, spiritual practices, worship, prayer, fellowship, scripture engagement, meditation, etc. in order that we may find the presence of God the Father and Son in each place as well, and so that our lives may be ever more open to the grace that God so fully gives us.
In his book, Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster writes that,
"God has given us the Disciplines of the spiritual life as a means of receiving his grace. The Disciplines allow us to place ourselves before God so that he can transform us."
We don't have to be great to get started in the spiritual life, we only have to take on the practice of engaging in it and let God do the rest with us.
About Lenten Prayer as CtK:
During Lent, I am inviting all of you at Christ the King, and anyone who would be willing to join us, to engage in praying together, seeking to hear God and be guided by Christ's life in our life together. To guide these prayers, I will be posting pictures centered around a word for the day. This comes from the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/LENTPHOTOADAY. Please feel free to join me in posting pictures and thoughts to your social media accounts or to the comments of this blog.


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I have been busy at the torch the past few days making more jellyfish. I now have a bloom of them.(A large group of jellyfish in a small area is a bloom.) I typically get bored making a bead more than once, but these are different. I can sit at the torch for hours listening to music and making jellyfish after jellyfish. I'm still trying to perfect my technique so like in nature every jellyfish is different.
I even had the courage to make a Snorkel Bead. I didn't go all out like I would like to because I was still experimenting, but I really like the look of it. (Minus the scummy glass. Boo!) Next time I am going to add more sea sponges and urchins, and maybe even a shell or two.
Besides the jellyfish I have been working with a new color of glass. I have used it before and had beautiful results and now I don't remember how I did it. I still like the colors I am getting they just aren't what I was trying for. The bead below was made with one single color rod. The amount of propane and oxygen from the torch brings out the different colors.
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Thurston Knudson - Primitive Percussion
This one is a must have for the exotica collector even though it's not an exotica album per se. No bird calls or other-worldly female vocals on this one, just percussion. Nothing but percussion. You wouldn't want to just plop this one on and play it through unless you're trying to lure woodpeckers into your den (and hey, if you are, I'm cool with that). These tracks do, however, make for some great change-ups on your exotica mixes.
This recording is about halfway between an ethnographic field study and a percussion based exotica album. Traditional African drum pieces led and directed by a white guy (I'm taking a stab in the dark that Thurston Knudson is not African) are what you're getting here. So enjoy it for what it is...trad African music seen through the eyes of a European or American. If thats not exotica then what is?
To further cement the tiki/exotica connection (from the liner notes): "NOTE: The giant hardwood log used in four of these selections was borrowed from the exotic milieu of the word-famous Don the Beachcomber Restaurant in Hollywood."
African Jungle Drums


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Our last day of showing and preparation to load up everything and head northwest to our final destination–home to Somers, Montana. Hard to believe, so close but still a distance to go. We both showed and did okay, but there is a lot of practice we need to do. We enjoyed meeting so many great folks who all share a similar passion. We also were encouraged to sign up for the Big Sky Reining Classic which was going to be held at the end of August in Kalispell–not sure we could manage that with moving in, but a worthy goal.
Dennis was "roped" into some lessons with the youngsters at the show, many of them children of the various trainers and competitors. So well behaved and just having a blast running around and enjoying the great outdoors.
A final sundowner with our Montana reining friends!


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Random Thoughts #41
--It's a good thing I bought my new leather jacket. It's 94 degrees here today. In October. 94.
--The red head is gone, but I won't go into details to protect the innocent (or guilty). Suffice to say: 1) this was perfect affirmation as to why I don't date; and 2) he will not be back. 'Nuff said.
--I finally got my new personalized license plate on the motorcycle. I'd tell you what it is (b/c it's cool), but I've recently become very sensitive to stalkers.
--Not sure if I told you, but I had an MRI on my ankle. Turns out, it's a stress fracture. Yup, I've been hobbling around on a broken ankle for 6 months. Oh the joy.
--On Friday, I'm having a new shed built out in the back yard. It's an 8x12 "Tuff Shed" that'll hold my bike during the winter months (if there ARE any winter months) and some lawn equipment. The guy came out to measure/photograph/etc. today. He was cute, I won't lie to ya. This will also serve as a guest room for any visiting bloggers. :P


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From Management Trainee to KPA boss: A journey through Catherine Mturi's career
The Board of Kenya Ports Authority on Tuesday appointed Catherine Mturi-Wairi as the new Managing Director, taking over from Gichiri Ndua, who was sacked along other top officials back in February. We got a hold of Mrs. Wairi's CV, and it is impressive, to say the least. The KPA BoardRead More


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Somewhere to review books I'm reading without giving away any spoilers!
Series: A Studies in Scandal #1
Title: Ready Set Rogue by Manda Collins
Author: Manda Collins
Publisher: St Martin's Press, St Martin's Paperbacks
Published: January 3rd, 2017
Pages: 320
Rating: 3.5/5
My Review:
This is the first in a new series and is a delightful Regency era mystery with a side dish of romance. Lady Celeste Beauchamp leaves her estate and its contents to four young ladies she has never actually met. The young ladies are all regarded as bluestockings, specialising in different areas of study but unlikely to be able to move forward in their studies as easily without her bequest to them.
One of the young ladies is Miss Aphrodite/Ivy Wareham and, after carefully ascertaining that this isn't a joke and is true, she travels to the estate, as required under the terms of the bequest. En route she meets the Marquess of Kerr, Quill Beauchamp, the nephew of the late Lady Celeste and someone who is determined to overturn the bequest of the estate, wishing to keep it in his family. However, when he meets Ivy he is something of a boor, until she reveals the contents of his aunt's letter to her in which Celeste expresses her belief that she is being murdered…
As the two attempt to ascertain the truth concerning his aunt's demise they find themselves discovering a growing attraction to each other whilst they, too, are in mortal danger from the murderer!
This is a great murder mystery, with humour, romance and an intriguing plot. The clues to identify the perpetrator are scattered throughout the novel, but it is only as the reader approaches the finale that things start to point the finger of guilt towards them. The contrast between the bluestockings, their upbringings, attitudes and interests add greatly to the intrigue and there are some laugh out loud incidents at many points in the investigation. It is a great first novel in this series and will certainly try to read future releases – I really want to know more about what happens to the other bluestockings and hope there will also be a happy ending for their chaperone, Quill's cousin, Lady Serena.
Many thanks to the publishers and NetGalley for gifting me an ARC of this novel with no obligation. This is my honest review.
From the bestselling author of The Lords of Anarchy series, comes the exciting first installment of Manda Collins' new Studies in Scandal series: READY SET ROGUE (St. Martin's Paperbacks; January 3, 2017; $7.99; 978-1-250-10986-6). Collins is back in the Regency era with a passionate, yet unexpected romance that comes in the wake of a thrilling murder mystery.
When scholarly Miss Ivy Wareham receives word that she's one of four young ladies who have inherited Lady Celeste Beauchamp's estate with a magnificent private library, she packs her trunks straightaway. Unfortunately, Lady Celeste's nephew, the rakish Quill Beauchamp, Marquess of Kerr, is determined to interrupt her studies one way or another…
Bequeathing Beauchamp House to four bluestockings—no matter how lovely they are to look at—is a travesty, and Quill simply won't have it. But Lady Celeste's death is not quite as straightforward as it first seemed…and if Quill hopes to solve the mystery behind her demise, he'll need Ivy's help. Along the way, he is surprised to learn that bookish Ivy stirs a passion and longing that he has never known. This rogue believes he's finally met his match—but can Quill convince clever, skeptical Ivy that his love is no fiction?
Don't miss Ready Set Rogue, the first in Manda Collins' new series set in Regency England!
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text: Each and all join in the stream, separate though we may seem, to follow after freedom's dream beyond the sunset's gleaming. Always onward to freedom; our country is a gift of love we all make with our dreaming. Joyously and unafraid, we strengthen one another. Our land is always being made: adventure is her mother. Though hatred throws its dreadful shade, though ev'ry truth may seem betrayed, though leaders pass and riches fade, our power is each other. Freedom, freedom, freedom is our nation; as long as one free person lives, the dream will never die.


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Deployment subsystem is one of important subsystems for STARS-I mission to verify TSR technology on orbit, and it is mounted on mother satellite. Its main objectives are to give an initial velocity of daughter satellite for deployment, and to deploy and to retrieve daughter satellite by tether control.
Eject unit makes an initial velocity of daughter satellite, here mother satellite has a velocity due to reaction force. Hook attached to motor presses the spring, and hook unlatch the spring, then spring is extended by its potential energy. Thus, bowl supported by the spring gives an initial velocity of daughter satellite.
Deployment unit controls tether deployment and retrieval. It contains of tether reel, motor, and the torque transmission device, which keeps constant torque. Tether can avoid excessive tension and its sudden change. Fundamentally, tether deployment and retrieval is controlled by motor velocity control. When excessive tension is applied on tether, differential rotation of tether reel and motor are occurred due to the permanent wave torque.
Attitude control subsystem is very important to employ attitude control function of Tethered Space Robot (TSR). Attitude of TSR is controlled by tether position and tensions of the arm and mass centre of the robot. Since relation of tether extension position and lines of tether attachment point and mass centre of the robot is operated by arm motion, torque due to tether tension acting on the robot. There fore the two degrees of freedom for arm motion around the tether extension line axis, and TSR attitude can be controlled around two vertical axis of tether extension line.
Two motors are equipped on daughter satellite in attitude control subsystem. Motor 1 is mounted on the main body of daughter satellite, and actuates the bowl. Motor 2 is mounted on the bowl, and actuates the arm. As a result the arm end attached to tether can be places in spatial space, and then attitude control around tether extension line is possible.


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Yes, I'm hammering you over the head with some of Cousin Matt's mixes, but it's because A) they're solid; and B) I'm having trouble finding more of my own. Crazier still is that I haven't even raided his best of the year CDs yet, so that means there's a ton more where these came from.
breathe in. breathe out. rock on. is one of my favorite Cousin Matt mixes for many reasons, but perhaps the primary one is the artwork. Cousin Matt always did (and, I think, still does) all of his cover art in Word. Sure, I don't use anything fancy (Microsoft Publisher is not high-tech, folks), but considering some of the elaborate, intricate stuff he's come up with, I'm genuinely impressed on a regular basis. See for yourself:
That big ol' amoeba-shaped thing is actually a cloud. That is, the front cover of the CD is the right-hand side of the image above, and the white page on the left is the inside cover art. It acts a legend, of sorts, as the back of the CD case included a full color image of a cloud, with each of the songs "surrounding" it, so to speak. The bands listed here correspond to said songs. (Sure, it would have been easier to explain had I simply included the back cover, as well. On the other hand, I'm notoriously lazy, so you get what you get.)
Based solely on the tracklist, I have to wager that this compilation was created in the 2000/2001 range, specifically nodding to tracks by Spoon and The New Pornographers. Without even looking up the release dates, I am nearly positive Mass Romantic came out in 2000 (at least in the United States; it was initially released in Canada, I think). Furthermore, I'm 99% sure that Girls Can Tell (Spoon) was released in 2001, as I still waffle between it and A Series of Sneaks as my favorite Spoon record. (Cousin Matt, feel free to correct me if my dates are horribly wrong.)
I feel it necessary to point out some of the gems on this list. Not the individual songs, mind you, but the records they came from, as I feel there is some truly unsung stuff this time around. Of the albums represented below (that is, the lesser-known albums below, hence my decision to avoid naming, say, De Stijl by The White Stripes), you must do yourself a favor and pick up For Stars' We Are All Beautiful People, Silkworm's Lifestyle, Flake Music's When You Land Here, It's Time to Return, and Burakumin's Early Mourning.
breathe in. breathe out. rock on. (in):
1. AM/FM – "Mutilate Us"
2. Home – "Make It Right"
3. Gwens – "Outside Influence"
4. Spoon – "Take a Walk"
5. The White Stripes – "You're Pretty Good Looking"
6. Centro-matic – "Huge in Every City"
7. Lenola – "Unsettling Down"
8. AM/FM – "A Best Man (Put My Girlfriend On Fire)"
9. Mazarin – "Chasing the Girl"
10. Blonde Redhead – "Melody of Certain Three"
11. Q and Not U – "Hooray for Humans"
12. The Fire Show – "Please Kill the Barium Swallows"
13. Mates of State – "Nice Things That Look Good"
14. For Stars – "How It Goes"
15. Enon – "Get the Letter Out"
16. Grandaddy – "L.F.O."
17. Home – "Reprint"
18. Jurassic 5 – "Quality Control"
19. The Essex Green – "Mrs. Bean"
20. Quasi – "Which Side are You On, Colonel?"
21. Gorky's Zygotic Mynci – "Poodle Rockin'"
22. The Olivia Tremor Control – "Beneath the Climb"
23. Three Mile Pilot – "Kill the Racehorse"
breathe in. breathe out. rock on. (out):
1. Rainer Maria – "Artificial Light"
2. Mates of State – "Proofs"
3. Silkworm – "Raging Bull"
4. Je Suis France – "He Had Metal in His Head"
5. Number One Cup – "Just Let Go"
6. Death Cab for Cutie – "Pictures in an Exhibition"
7. Flake Music – "Mieke"
8. Kleenex Girl Wonder – "My, You Look Ravishing Tonight!"
9. Burakumin – "How Are You Doing"
10. The Magic Magicians – "Bored Ticket Taker"
11. The New Pornographers – "The Fake Headlines"
12. Spoon – "Figures of Art"
13. Les Savy Fav – "I.C. Timer"
14. Pele – "Nighttime Stomach"
15. Guided By Voices – "Chasing Heather Crazy"
16. Grandaddy – "Chartsengrafs"
17. Bonnie "Prince" Billy – "Nomadic Revery (All Around)"
18. Home – "Burden"
19. Swearing at Motorists – "Flying Pizza"
20. Aloha – "A Hundred Stories"
21. Kilowatthours – "Kayla"
22. Sigur Ros – "Olsen Olsen"
23. Juno – "I'm Sorry You're Having Trouble…Goodbye"
That's it, Folks. The latest edition of the "Miscellaneous" Mixes series. Don't be alarmed, but there's yet another Cousin Matt mix right around the corner, and it, too, is one of my favorites.
Until next time, have at it, you vultures!


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The last stop was Hancock Fabrics. I have been making round YO YOs for many years and wanted to try new shapes. Clover has templates for round, hearts and flowers. I made a heart tonight. The sewing is very easy all you have to do is follow the holes in the template. You place a piece of fabric between two templates, cut around the template then sew.
What I really like is you can use your scrap fabric. The fabric just has to be a bit larger then the template. After you place the fabric between the two templates you cut the fabric to the shape of the template using a 1/4 inch seam.
Hope your day was filled with fun and love!
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One has at some point been involved in discussions with friends about the quota system. Most of these years, I've always raised the flag of merit and bemoaned reservations without a hint of doubt whatsoever. Since the past year or two, I heard of the word 'privilege' and scoffed at it as some 'theoretical construct' (take that intellectuals :P); conveniently carrying on their existence unquestioned in musty books, stocked far far away from reality.
It was a comic strip on privilege (insert here) I came across that kind of got me thinking. It did because it explained what privilege meant using a life situation as against big words. In my head, at that point privilege came out of the safe confines of book covers, and appeared to be something that we all knew, maybe at some unconscious level. (Do go through the cartoon strip)
A few days back, having a few hours to kill before watching the much raved about Tamil movie Kaaka Muttai (crow's egg), I was having a discussion with a friend – one more socially aware than myself – about privilege. Although, I knew at a certain level that the slide to her side of the debate had already started since the time I saw that cartoon strip– I flung several situations at her:
Q: But so many from discouraging backgrounds work hard and come up. So why reservation ?
-They have to work harder. With the same amount of hard work, someone with a better background will achieve more. (Examples followed)
Q: But Ambedkar managed to come out of it without reservation?
-She: Yes but take the ratio of how many are able to come out of their backgrounds which on an everyday basis push them back in little ways that can pass our attention so easily. (Examples followed)
I thought about it and agreed to most of what she had to say. After a riveting discussion, a visit to a bookstore and chai bun-maska strewn with sugar (those who know me, know how important the last ingredient was) it was movie time. Almost like some cosmic design up there had taken it as a personal challenge to make me a convert by the end of the day itself, the movie also turned out to be based on a similar theme (privilege) and quite inception-like drove the point much deeper in my puny brain.
Kaaka Muttai is a story of two brothers residing in a slum pocket adjacent to a highway, who want to eat a pizza from a recently opened Pizza outlet in their locality. Ever since they see a superstar, who comes for the store opening ceremony, make a circle using his thumb and index finger followed by three outstretched fingers (indicating the yummy taste of the pizza) pointed at the slum children – including the two brothers – standing outside, it is the only thing the brothers can think about. (In hindsight, what a cruel scene.)
The problem obviously is that the pizza costs Rs 299 and they begin to look for sources of money to collect that amount. After selling coal that fall off goods trains near railway tracks and unknowingly stealing coal, they finally make enough money. Then, with a bit of a swagger usually reserved for bollywood heroes, they head to the pizza place, maybe feeling like the superstar himself (oh advertisers, you will rot in hell piiissing chakki to make batter for the pizza that you will never get to eat). The security guard stops them. Even before they can point out that they have the money, they are showed the door. This was the moment for me. The boys are confused; why are they not being allowed inside when they have the money? They are later told by someone that it is their worn-out clothes that stop them from getting inside. They then save more money, get new clothes and come to the pizza place again. Here again, not only are they not allowed inside, but one of the supervisor slaps them.
The boys have the money, they have the clothes to go with it; but they are poor. The assumption is that they might make other customers uncomfortable – a not completely unheard fear right ?. It may not be good for the reputation of the outlet. (Ofcourse, firstly it is assumed that the boys do not have the money.) But here is what it is: the boys could get the money, put on new clothes, and maybe even get the chappals later that are missing when they go to the outlet the second time, but, at the end of the day, they are still crow eggs; most outlets would chicken out at the prospect of denting their image. So do what the brothers may, they cannot earn enough to rise above their circumstances- atleast not for the time being.
Coming back to the conversation, I was having before the movie, I asked my friend: So then what does one (coming for a privileged background)do about it? Pat came the reply: Maybe not credit oneself too much for what one has achieved. Ones circumstances should also be taken into account. Hmmm. Keeping ones feet on the ground never killed anyone right ?
(This is I agree a much larger debate. Here I am talking about my limited experience)
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There are two reasons why self-published books used to have a bad reputation. Bad covers and too many errors.
We mentioned the concept of good and bad covers in a few recent posts over at Release Your Writing's blog here. Now let's talk about getting perfect copy, typo-free. Remember the need to read your manuscript one more time, then put it aside and again, read it one more time, before submitting, whether it is a short blog post, freelance magazine article, or your own book's final draft.
In Release Your Writing, I talk about the last 100 hours when you think you're done with a book. but you still need to check and re-check the layout, cross-reference, and index. But you really do need to read it one more time, for any last errors that were overlooked. Even if you pay a proofreader, you personally should read it again.
In today's overloaded society, where our focus is all over the screen, we still must slow down and ensure accuracy when asking people to take time to read our work.
Virginia Heffernan has an interesting New York Times post here, if you want to read more.
If you don't have time now, here's a brief excerpt:
"Authors, too, bear some blame for the typo explosion. As Geoff Shandler, the editor in chief of Little, Brown and Company, told me, "Use of the word processor has resulted in a substantial decline in author discipline and attention. Manuscripts are much longer than they were 25 years ago, much more casually assembled, and beyond spell check (and not even then; and of course it will miss typos if the word is a word) it is amazing how little review seems to have occurred before the text is sent to the editor. Seriously, you have no idea how sloppy some of these things are."


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It is Banned Book week, a time when we can reflect on censorship and our right to read. It gives us a chance to think about how others try to dictate what we should and shouldn't read–or think.
From the American Library Association list of top 100 books banned between 2000-2009, here is a list of books that I've read (and enjoyed):
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L'Engle
Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury (a book about book banning no less)
Go Ask Alice, by Anonymous
To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
Some of these books are among my favourites, ones I'd recommend that anyone (including my kids) read.
Here are a few of my favourite classic books that have been banned or challenged:
To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee
The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding
1984, by George OrwellAnimal Farm, by George Orwell
Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad
Winnie-the-Pooh, by A.A. Milne
The Lord of the Rings, by J.R.R. Tolkien
A Clockwork Orange, by Anthony Burgess
Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier
A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams
The War of the Worlds, by H.G. Wells
Perusing this list, many books on my list of 100 books to read in the next five four years. Guess I've got great taste in books.


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Dogs Death Literature
Tara Carr
ENG125: Introduction to Literature
Instructor: Yanessa Page
December 10, 2012
This poetry reflects on the occurrences of everyday life, with dealing with the loss of a family member or loves one. It deals with familiar situations that evoke feelings for which we often don't understand. This is a sad and painful situations, which makes one feel insecure about owning a pet for yourself or family member.
It demonstrates the dog's life from a puppy to a full adult. Death can be very hard and devastating. Unless you have experience this feeling for yourself, then you don't know how hard it really can be. John Updike's poem "Dog's Death" speaks of the loss of a member of his family, his beloved dog. I have loss a love one before and it can be devastating and selfish. I say selfish, because when a love one is suffering with pain, you know that in order for the suffering to end, they must die, but who wants, their love one to die. But, we are being selfish, when we ask them to hold on a little while longer, and they have already giving up on this life. That's what happens to the dog, he was tried and he needed some rest.
In this paper, I will explain why/how this poem capture my attention. I will be writing using the Analytical Approach to evaluate my selection of "Dog's Death". As I stated before, if you have never had a loss the, you will now understand. I choose this literacy writing because I bring back memories of the death of my dear mother. I can relate to the devastation to the loss of the dog. He was a member of this family and was loved. He stated" she must have been kicked unseen or brushed by a car" (Updike, 1953). He was looking for reasons of the dog's illness, looking through confusion, sadness, feeling of frustration for the dog. As he talked about her shy malaise, he was saying that he thought her discomfort would only last for a short while, but the autopsy showed her having a rupture liver, she was dying.
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Lugo, a former Paraguayan archbishop, is the first serious contender for the presidency of Paraguay who is not from one of the two established parties. The Colorados have ruled the country for the greater part of the 20th century (including the Stroessner dictatorship) up until the present day. They are running a female candidate, Blanca Ovelar, who was part of the current (and discredited) president's administration. Lino Oviedo, also part of the traditional establishment, is running as part of a motley association of movements and parties-- he's the guy who was jailed after a failed coup attempt a few years back. Yeah, he's part of the military who sought to overthrow a civilian government.
Though he's often spoken of as part of the "pink tide" sweeping Latin America, Lugo has managed to excite the hopes of a broad range of voters: workers, peasants, the indigenous, the poor, the middle class, the religious, students. And he currently leads Ovelar by 10 points. He's the one candidate who's said that he'll demand a renegotiation of the Itaipu treaty--a move that makes him unpopular to Brazilian interests. Itaipu, the hydroelectric plant shared 50/50 by Brazil and Paraguay, is based on agreements signed during military dictatorships wherein Paraguay agreed to sell excess energy only to Brazil at below market prices. Which means that Brazil gets a fabulous deal from the world's largest energy producing dam and Paraguay remains poor and suffers blackouts.
Elections are April 20th and will be observed by at least 300 Uruguayan volunteers. And Lugo's "party" is the Alianza Patriótica para el Cambio (APC-- or the Patriotic Alliance for Change).
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Have you doodled today? If not, you should consider it.
I've always loved to doodle. I doodle when I talk on the phone, while taking notes, and when the writing dries up and words won't come. There's something about a doodle that seems to free up my ideas and churn up new ones. Now studies support what I already knew: doodling aids comprehension, memory, and creativity.
Sunni Brown, an expert in visual thinking, and author of Gamestorming: a Playbook for Innovators, Rule Breakers, and Change Makers gave a TED talk on the subject.http://ted.com/talks/view/id/1230
Next time you need a creative boost, put on your "can-doodle" attitude and give doodling a try.


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Weighing in at over 245 pounds (111 kg) and standing 43 inches tall (1.09 meters), Giant George is the Guinness World Record Holder for Tallest Living Dog & Tallest Dog Ever. When standing on his hind legs, George measures a staggering 7 feet three inches.
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Talking of which, I had the most lovely surprise this week sitting on my doorstep . . .
I was thrilled to bits with my gift, really touched at Barb's kindness. We are both keeping our fingers crossed for good news this coming week, Barb let me know as soon as you get yours and I will do the same! You know how much this meant to me ~ Hugs xxx
I've collected a few other cards from this company which always make me smile when I look at them . . .
And another unexpected prezzie ~ this one's from DH who had only gone out to get a loaf of bread up the village but spotted these in a shop on the way ~ too cute!
So it's a bunny overload for me this Easter but thought I should finish this post with the real thing
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I just love this fabric. I ordered a layer cake of Pure a while back and ordered a few yards on preorder that came in this week. Aren't they amazing!
I've been working at a few things, one of them is cleaning up in the studio!! Oh, my!!!!
I did manage to get asomething done for the earlybird Christmas challenge, and I'm so pleased with it. Working on a few more today.
It's a trash bag to hang over the headrest in the car. I used this fantastic canvas type fabric and it has boning in it to stay open! Don't you just love this fabric??
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Friday, October 8, 2010
Objectivism and The Ayn Rand Institute
First we have The Objectivist Round Up, hosted by Sacred Ego.
Next, I would like to make a brief statement:
The Ayn Rand Institute is of great value to me, and so I've donated a little bit extra this month. I am doing so (and making this public statement) after carefully thinking about an issue that has arisen in the Objectivist "movement," and specifically, thinking about it in these terms (including my husband's comments).
Update: I realize now that I should have clarified that this is not about the McCaskey/Harriman issue. And as long as I'm at it, it is not about the mosque debate either.
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- catherineOctober 8, 2010 at 2:31 AM
"Diogenes with his lamp" - ! Love it.ReplyDelete
I really don't see these events as affecting anything significantly, other than the work Mr. McCaskey was doing, and serving as an unfortunate distraction for others.ReplyDelete
My main concern is that Yaron stays at ARI, since I like his tone in the media, and ARI appears to be doing very well under his leadership.
As noted in my update: I realize now that I should have clarified that this is not about the McCaskey/Harriman issue. And as long as I'm at it, it is not about the mosque debate either.ReplyDelete
Amy, what issue are you talking about then? Or don't you want to say? (Sweet Baby Jesus, let there not be another brewing controversy!)ReplyDelete
Diana, I don't want to publicize what I consider to be an attack on my values. This is somewhat related, but separate from the others mentioned, and I'm sure you either already know about it or soon will.ReplyDelete
I just want to support ARI materially and publicly.
- StonewallOctober 8, 2010 at 8:09 AM
No offense, but this all seems rather obtuse. If it's not worth explaining, why blog about it?ReplyDelete
Stonewall, I don't have a great answer. In fact, I've thought about this more and now worry that I might have to clarify my position since I said anything at all, especially since the McCaskey thing has grown even larger and my words might be taken to imply some public stance on that issue, despite my disclaimer. But the thing that offended me was so disgusting that there is no way that I will give it any power by responding to it directly. (I thought there would be a huge, separate battle about it but I haven't seen it talked about anywhere, thank god.) I'll have to think about this more.ReplyDelete


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Ah, deadlines…. Don't worry, I'll put up a post in the next few days. That statement is accurate, but not very precise, if you know what I mean.
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Fully Restored 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 4 Speed.
- Condition: Used
- Make: Chevrolet
- Model: Camaro
- SubModel: Z-28
- Type: Coupe
- Year: 1979
- Mileage: 4,601
- Color: Red
- Number of cylinders: 8
- Transmission: Manual
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1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28
Schroeder Motors is proud to offer this beautifully restored 1979 Z-28 for sale.
Performance Built 350.
4 - Speed.
Professionally Restored.
Runs, Rides & Drives as well as it looks.
Excellent Exhaust Note.
Excellent Engine Bay Detailing.
Excellent Trunk Area.
Excellent Undercarriage.
The Exterior Condition.
Very nicely painted exterior panels showing terrific reflective properties on all surfaces.
The Z-28 trim options & decals are very nice and full color,...but with one exception. On the passengers side door,..the Z stripe has a few imperfections,...we'll clean those up with some clear fingernail polish,...that's an old trick that works very well. I've pictured the effected area,...so please notice.
Otherwise,...expect a car that is on the verge of being too nice to drive. I don't know of 1 scratch or chip,...it really is extremely nice without being perfect because there is no such thing as a perfect car.
The body panel gaps are nice, the doors fit well and the black out window trim is full color and uniform in quality.
I would rate the exterior as a 9 on the High Quality Driver Scale. It's Nice,..you'll be happy.
The Interior Condition.
Nice in here too. Other than the white face gauges,....it's stock looking and very clean. Seat covers, carpets are both new at the time of the restoration.
The dash is nice and straight,...no rust in the corner of the windshields....that's somewhat of a concern for a lot of these cars,...but NOT this one.
Overall,...It's an 8 to a 9 in here too. Very nice,...very clean,...very tidy.
The Engine & Transmission Condition.
Excellent Performance ! We didn't build the engine,....but whoever did knows what they're doing. This baby rips! I like the fact that the builder not only leaned into the performace aspect,...but he made the engine really good looking too. The sound is pure muscle and not radical at all. It sounds like our Chevelles or any other high quality Muscle cars that we have in stock. It's sweet, it's fast and fun to drive.
The braking & handling are crsip,...the 4 gear is smooth in and out of gear,....this is a Muscle Car......Now.
The Undercarriage.
It looks like a 4,000 mile car shouldunder there. It's without soft spots or rust,....we don't sell that stuff. You can expect a very nice, factory looking correct undercarriage & frame. No nonsense,...that's the Core of any Car,....No issues whatsoever.
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This is a really different approach to this vintage Z-28's. It Muscle Car Fast,...but it looks stock as a Rock. It's so nice that a rock chip or stain inside would make you mad....but,...that stuff happens. If I had to rate this entire car,...from every aspect,....I'd give it a 8 to a 9 on the High Quality Diver Scale.
These era Z-28's are moving nicely in values,.....their time has come!
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Looking for George E Whitney who married Nora (Crandall) Bray, 16 Aug 1905 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ. George died before 1910, location unknown.
Nora was married to (1) Calvin Bray in Jasper Co., MO. She was born 12 Mar 1870, Jasper Co., MO and died 2 Nov 1953 in Los Angeles, CA


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Come Away With Me......
He said to them, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest." -Mark 6:31
What an invitation! An invitation from Jesus to come away and rest with Him. Here Jesus calls His disciples away with Him for refreshment, strength and intimacy. This time of quiet, still rest came before the miracle of feeding the thousands.
Jesus calls us away for seasons of quiet rest in Him and with Him as He refreshes us with more of Him-The Living Water that quenches all thirst. Could it be He's preparing us for a miracle season? Could it be we too are sent out to feed thousands with the Bread of Life?
Let us not miss what He is doing in the still times He has set aside. Those quiet seasons are so precious and ordained-Intimate time He has set apart for you from before the foundation of the world to quietly rest as He renews your soul. Cherish these times..."to everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under Heaven."
Lead me Jesus beside the still waters for refreshment.....
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Warning! A not English native speaker here, so please understand if you find any grammatical error and this reviews are based on my personal point of view. If anyone disagree, feel free to tell me your opinion but, please remember to use the proper language (Be polite and friendly) so that everyone will be happy at the end. Ok! 🙂
The review sequence based on which one was updated first (not based on favorability)
Naruto 618
Well, how to comment about this one. I have predicted last week that this chapter will mainly shows Sasuke and co, leaving the war behind for a while (for only Kishimoto knows when it will end – the war I mean).
What happens in this chapter:
- Orochimaru finally have his arms back actually using the same jutsu that take them waaaaaaay before shippuden. The question, why on earth he only use it NOW? (I honestly asking here)
- Apparently Zetsu was with Sasuke all this time. (Damn you Madara, leave this emo kid alone for once will you – no hurt feeling, ne Sasuke)
- Sasuke apparently spend little time to reminiscing his village (I don't know what are you thingking there Sasuke, but please don't take Naruto's cool pose on the pole)
- Orochimaru use Zetsu, as sacrifice for Edo Tensei to bring back the ones who know everything.
- Apparently, the ones who know everything are the death Hokages. My question, is there any thing we haven't know about? Well, if there's any, I don't know if I should glad or not. If there's one thing I should complain, is the fact that the plot seem to be inserted out of nowhere. Maybe I was wrong or misjudge, but honestly that what I thought. I won't pessimistic though coz I love Kishimoto twist sometimes.
- I GOT A FEELING that Orochimaru and Sasuke will become a great help for Konoha (well I hope so, please Kishimoto sensei, stop making me hate Sasuke Kun more and more. Just bring me the dynamic duo of naruto and Sasuke)
- And the last, another big secret soon will be revealed.
Honestly, my brain a little bit clouded at this moment, making me hard to see the old epic Naruto (I mean the series, not Naruto the character). So, if there's anyone kind enough to chase away the cloud by discussing my points above, I would be grateful.
Last for Naruto 619, can't wait to see the zombie Hokage spit some truth (and see Minato outside Naruto's soul and flashback, of course)
Bleach 525
I must say, captain Unohana looks really scary and kind of creepy. (why every calm people in a manga always seems creepy). So, the conclusion was still the same as what we left off from chap 524. Captain Unohana is trying to make Ken chan let out his fullest power. For some time now, made me wonder if Kenpachi will kick Ichigo's butt as the series hero. (Just kidding, of course). Well it's just that all this talking by Captain Unohana and lil bit by Captain Kyoraku about Kenpachi's true power was a bit too much (but for some reason I don't mind them though).
My only problem with Bleach is I find some inconsistent in the plot. And that makes me made this kind of expression "How again, they all come to this?". I can't seem to find the red lining to connect one event/one plot with another. I can't differentiate which plot that serve as the original story line and which one is the fanservice (hide under the table in case some people disagree). Hmm. I got to stop this here, before I make a review about the whole story.
Now, back on to chap 525. Apparently the answer about who's the stronger between Kenpachi and Captain Unohana finally reveal. And I know all along it was Kenpachi. Unohana need to kill Kenpachi to break the power limit and she already know this the first time they fight. We got a saiyan shinigami here, folks (the death come back alive stronger than before).
I guess I don't have much to say about this chap though, coz for the moment, everything seems obvious to me. Oh yeah, one more thing (and the most unimportant one), is it just me or Kenpachi looks older but Unohana stay the same (need some beauty recipe here Ms. Unohana? hehe)
The last for Bleach 525, can't wait to see Rukia, (hopefully) hehehe
One Piece 697
Okay one word for this one "Awesome". Gah, I already made promise to never compare a manga with the others, but it really difficult when I make One Piece as the comparison basis. "Every manga has their own beauty. comparing them with another mean disrespect their beauty" (I've told you, I'm an otaku). But….but read these three updates, I can't help but think, One Piece plot was moving forward in steady pace while the others sometime running in a circle with sometime fast/slow pace. (I'm sorry my other mangas, you are all still the best).
Now, onto the reason why I said this chap was awesome. First. Well, like I said, the plot was moving nicely. Who would think that the calm, cool, and arrogant, Mr. Don Flamingo will be humiliated by a bunch of kids, hehe. It seems Flamingo afraid to face Kaidou. We might/might not find out Flamingo's answer in the next chap.
Second, I really love the straw hat relationship with the G5 marine, with the justice vs pirate things. It so funny that the kids declare they wanted to be a pirate in the future and all the marine just "Nooooooo" hahaha. I wonder, if the end of One Piece is the big war between pirates and marines, on whose side the good marines will be? Who will allied with straw hat? what the purpose of revolution army and whose side their on? What are the other weapon that mention in phoneglyph? and most importantly, how this amazing manga going to meet it end? Guh, One Piece, 697 chapters so far and it was only half way! Sugoi!
Third, I love how consistent our hero (although he doesn't want to be called a hero), Luffy from the pilot chapter till now.
Someone1: The marines are strong! Luffy: I'll beat them all. Someone2:The journey to new world is full of danger! Luffy:Wow, seems fun! Someone3: The four emperors are the strongest in new world! Luffy: I'll definitely defeat them all!
See, how consistent his principle is. Seeing him live his life to the fullest made me hope if I could just have a little bit of his bravery and determination to live the real life. (Ah, why manga world was so free?) And his unwavering bravery always change people he met and this time, Law seem affected.
One sentence, Can't wait the next chapter!
alright, that's all for now. I'm planning to give review every week if possible and if someone says: "Hey, your writing sucks. Stop it already!" Me: "Okay, I'll keep writing. Bwahahaha" (thanks Luffy!)
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Back in October I ran across the little booklet above, Vera scarf tying art. It's one I'd been looking for so was glad to buy it when it came up at a fund-raising silent auction for the Costume Society.
There is no date on the booklet, but it is later 1960s or early 70s as far as I can tell. The illustrations remind me of the ones done for small features in Glamour magazine in the same period.
One thing I've heard women say over and over through the years is that they love scarves, but don't know what to do with them. The Vera Company must have been very aware of this problem, and they wisely set out to do something about it. The booklet covers the basics ("the triangle fold") but also shows how to wear a scarf as a top ("halter ties are body art") and how to hang a scarf on the wall.
Turbans seem to be having a bit of a fashion moment, and so here are four ways to join that trend. I like the demi-Leia look, number 4.
The dog collar reminds me of that old scary story about the girl who always wore a scarf (or in some versions, a ribbon) tied around her neck. Turns out it was holding her head on her neck.
I can remember when young women were doing the scarf-as-top trick, but I was too afraid that it would lead to over-exposure. Sometimes a little fear is a good thing!


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Well, with all the snow everywhere we woke up to this morning it's more like the Hollywood version than the usual grey damp version that they never sing about. I do realise that our couple of inches looks rather pathetic compared to elswhere in the country, but I still think it looks pretty. One of the downsides of living on top of a hill and on a private and unmade (North facing) road, is that it gets extremly icy and because the houses cause big shadows, the sun however weak doesn't get to melt the ice or snow. So the road is treacherous. Fortunatly I don't need to go out in it at all if I don't want to, so apart from picking up a beast to roast, we have everything here (Ido love, love, love my huge American fridge).
We were due to visit my MIL in Norwich, but that has now been delayed until next week when hopefully things will not look so white outside.Himself volunteered to salt and sweep all our paths and steps on the promise of croissants and coffee afterwards (he's sooo easy to bribe). I think he was a little worried about our lovely postie going A. over T. on our front steps.I put up all the decorations yesterday - phew, I don't know why on earth I think it'll only take an hour or two, when every year it takes virtually all blimmin' day. Of course, Himself suggesting us 'nipping out' to Dobbies for a 'spot of lunch' was always going to hold up proceedings. And another Father Christmas just jumped into our basket and came home with us. Not this one below, he's been around for a while I suggested a pair of flashing Reindeer headbands for each of us to wear to greet our guests on Christmas day, but the from the withering look I got in reply, I guessed the answer was no - he's no fun.
This little Christmas scene serves two purposes - 1) it looks quite pretty and 2) it hides a multitude of sins underneath a linen sheet!I think it looks especially nice when it's all lit up.
Oh dear - this photo is really blurry - the anti wobble setting on my camera seems to have stopped working.
Going to put a note in my diary now to set aside a whole day for decorating next year. Leaving things so late meant I didn't like the look of any of the scrappy looking fresh trees and although Himself suggested getting a new artificial tree (because of course they were all reduced) we couldn't agree on which one we liked best, so came away with no tree! Still, compared to many of the rather sparse looking new artificial trees we saw in both Homebase and B&Q, our (expensive at the time) twenty year old tree from Williams and Griffin department store in Colchester still looks pretty good, so it'll do nicely for another year. I wonder which is the 'greener' option? Keeping a good quality fake tree for two decades plus or buying a new real tree each year, and then having to cart it off to the tree re-cycling depot in January (although you can then also buy sacks of tree* mulch for the garden at the same time). Hmm, I honestly don't know.....
* I wonder if the pine chippings would make our very chalky soil slightly more acidic or at least veering towards 'neutral'.....
I made these Father Christmases a few years ago - they stand up on their own and are weighted with rice
Didn't pick any holly or ivy yesterday, figuring I'd wait until Wednesday or Thursday to keep it fresh in the central heating. Ack, that may have been a bad idea.Wow, LED lights do not photograph well at all on the auto setting......
Himself has come over all hunter gatherer and ventured out, to get his hair cut and get the goose for Friday, then phoned me to find out if there was anything else I wanted while he was out! Tch,was he thinking I'd suddenly come over all domestic goddess and found I need half a dozen things as I was baking while he was out? Pfff, as if! If he's lucky Chic Girl will bake a dozen mince pies for him (now she is a domestic goddess in the kitchen.) I've done some sewing, checked my e-mails and sat reading other peoples blogs with a bag of Kettle Chips - No added salt crisps and a cup of chai - all I need now is to grab a couple of Mr Kiplings - Frosty Fancies and my afternoon will be perfect:-) I feel so sorry for anyone who has to venture out against their will. I'm using up the taking the last of my annual leave, I don't have to go back to work until 6th January, nice.
DIY: No Sew Curtains and Pillow Covers
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