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This book comprises an Introduction, in which Evanthia Tsitsibakou-Vasalos summarizes its contents, and four chapters. Chapter 1 presents, compares and contrasts modern and ancient views on the semantics of proper names. Chapter 2 surveys techniques and patterns of ancient poetic etymology, primarily in Homer but also in archaic lyric poetry. Chapter 3, the longest in the book, discusses the significance of the name Pelops from Homer to Nonnus with emphasis on Pindar. Chapter 4 treats the names of the Tantalids and Pelopids. The book comprises a bibliography, an index of names and subjects, and an index locorum.
In Chapter 2 Tsitsibakou-Vasalos explains that ancient etymologizing exploited the similarity of sound between words, though she recognizes that 'the boundaries between etymological and non-etymological alliteration are narrow and disputable' (32). She lays emphasis on the 'clustering of cognates', arguing that 'Homer breaks words into their constitutional parts, around which he weaves short narrative capsules' (38). Name etymologizing is an integral part of the narrative ('narrativization and contextualization of etymology'). The etymological components of a name can be 'transferred' from one name to the name of another, closely affiliated person ('transference of etymology'); the same name can be 'resignified' in the course of a narrative (discussion of the names Achilles, Poseidon and others); and the meaning of names can be 'reversed' or 'deformed' (as in Paris, Dysparis).
The etymologizing patterns presented above are quite familiar. The originality of the chapter consists in new etymological insights. I mention a few of them: the potential significance for the course of the narrative of Patroclus' healing of Eurypylus' arrow-wound in Il. 11.828-32 (41-42); the fight between the son of Pelegon (Asteropaeus) and the son of Peleus (Achilles) in Il. 21.139-208 (58-59), though the reader is obliged to read the author's article in BICS 44 (2000) 1-17 in order to get a clearer picture; the discussion of the intervention of Poseidon in Iliad 13 (69-80), though some etymological assumptions here are questionable; Achilles' verbal attack on Agamemnon in Il. 1.223-28, interpreted as a concealed attack on the Tantalids and the Pelopids (81); and Hector killing 'surrogates' of the Pelopid family in Il. 5.703-9 (127), though the list of Achaean warriors includes also a surrogate of his own brother Helenos! But the chapter is also the weakest one in the book. One reason is that the Homeric text is used as a quarry for illustrating poetic etymologizing. Homeric passages are dropped in as examples without any preparatory discussion. Tsitsibakou-Vasalos accepts multiple etymologies for names (a perfectly valid principle); but the reader is rarely given in advance a list of surviving ancient etymologies of a name, and an account of their origin, significance and validity for the Homeric text. This practice creates at least two major and interrelated problems. First, the reader is told about the 'essential feature', 'the inherent etymological quality', the 'innate and diacritical qualities', etc. of a human or divine character but he / she is not given the expected information about these qualities: why they are 'inherent' or 'essential' and what their nature is. Second, Tsitsibakou-Vasalos accepts any etymology of any period of time as valid for elucidating Homeric names and the Homeric text. Despite the fact that in the conclusions of chapter 2 she admits that in etymologies registered in the corpora of philosophers, scholiasts and grammarians Homer 'is transformed into a proto-allegorist or a stoic philosopher, who appears to espouse tenets of schools that flourished centuries after him' (105), in the course of her presentation she indiscriminately applies allegorical etymologies to Homeric names.
Etymologies of Athene offer a good example. As usual, relevant information is given piecemeal and without any introduction. Initially (46) Athene's 'diacritical dynamis par excellence' is said to be 'intellectual activity'; but σοφία in the Iliadic passage cited (15.410-12) means something different: 'carpenter's skill'. Next Athene's 'inherent etymological qualities' are identified as αἴθω and νόος (47); no explanation is provided. Later the goddess is presented as the goddess of noos, phronesis and vision and she is given the name Athrene, meaning 'one who mentally sees everything'; the name is etymologized from ἀθρέω and νόος (49; cf. 184 'the goddess of intellectual and menacing vision'). Finally (50-52) Athene appears as 'the goddess of the shiny and bright aetherial expanses and of seeing'; Tsitsibakou-Vasalos provides here a triple etymology from αἰθήρ, αἴθω, ἀθρέω, and cites Cornutus' etymology αἰθεροναία, 'dwelling in the aether'. The passages cited in the footnotes make it clear that Tsitsibakou-Vasalos substitutes the image of Athene found in Homeric exegesis and allegoresis1 for the Iliadic Athene. Tsitsibakou-Vasalos lays particular emphasis on Athena-Athrene, to whom she assigns the task of controlling the vision and menos of Diomedes in Iliad 5 (49; cf. 53 on the anger of Achilles). Like αἰθεροναία, Ἀθρηνᾶ (no form Ἀθρήνε exists) is an etymology of Athena (not an epithet or appellation, as Tsitsibakou-Vasalos believes, 49, 61) found in Cornutus' Theologia and Heraclitus' Homeric Questions and originating with Chrysippus.2Tsitsibakou-Vasalos informs readers that Athrene is 'unattested in Homer and the LSJ' (49) and concludes that 'either Homer suppresses it or is a post-Homeric coinage' (61).
The focus of Chapter 3 is on Pelops in Pindar, Olympian 1. According to Tsitsibakou-Vasalos' reading, the name Pelops 'oscillates between brightness and darkness, far and near, on secular and divine levels'. The author derives the polarity 'far-near' from Plato's Cratylus, 395c2-d3. The passage provides the only ancient etymology of the name. According to Plato it means 'short-sighted' (τὸ ἐγγὺς μόνον ὁρῶν ), the reason being that Pelops 'did not foresee the long-term consequences' (οὐδὲν προϊδεῖν τῶν πόρρω) that the murder of Myrtilus would have for his entire genos. The etymology recognizes in the name the components πέλας and ὄψ. Tsitsibakou-Vasalos detects also an etymology kat' antiphrasin derived from πόρρω ('far off'), similar in meaning to τῆλε, Aeolic πήλυι. For the chromatic aspect of Pelops there is no ancient testimony. Most modern authorities (109-113) assume an association with πελιός, πελιδνός, πελλός ('discolored', 'livid', 'dark') and render the name as 'dark-faced' or similar, because of the hero's oriental origin or other reason. Tsitsibakou-Vasalos assumes an association with both πελιός and πολιός, claiming that these adjectives 'constitute the cornerstone of most modern etymological theories on Pelops' (114), and posits that Pindar 'capitalizes on the immense potential of the sounds pel- / pol-' (152). Her survey of modern etymologies (108-111) does not, however, include views which derive the name from πολιός. Though πολιός may ultimately come from the same root, it means 'white, whitish, grey' (cf. 141-142) and indicates 'dull white' as opposed to 'shining white'.3 Tsitsibakou-Vasalos conducts a section-by-section analysis of the hero's poetic life in Olympian 1, arguing that the above-mentioned polarities ('far-near' and 'dark-bright') are inscribed in his name. Regardless of the truth of her claim about the chromatic ambiguity of Pelops (see further below), the language, imagery and metaphors supply evidence for the presence of these polarities in the Ode. Tsitsibakou-Vasalos extracts valuable linguistic information from the poem, showing how beneath the surface there is a semantic subtext organized on the basis of these oppositions.
A major problem in this chapter is the presumed 'chromatic ambiguity' of Pelops. Modern views recognize 'darkness' in the name; Tsitsibakou-Vasalos recognizes both 'darkness' and 'brightness'. According to her theory, when the name appears in 'capsules of brightness' (as in Olympian 1.23-24 or 25-27), it manifests its 'intrinsic connection' with light and brightness (131) and an 'inherent luminosity that originates from πολιός and the phaedimos ivory shoulder' (132). A name cannot, however, have an 'inherent' connection with light at one point and an 'inherent' connection with darkness at another, though word clusters in a literary text might 'suggest' to a reader this or that thing. But why should the (ancient) reader be obliged to think of πολιός instead of πελιός in 'clusters of brightness'? If it was an ancient practice (recognized by Tsitsibakou-Vasalos) to etymologize names kat' antiphrasin, why not assume that in these cases contextual 'brightness' evokes the 'darkness' of the name? From a semantic viewpoint, a near-doublet of Pelops is Pelias, whose name was derived from πελιός ('livid'), because of a facial bruise he received from a horse.4 When in Pythian 4 Pelias first sees the one-sandaled Jason, he asks about the woman that bore him from her πολιᾶς ... γαστρός (98-99); and Jason replies that lawless Pelias usurped the throne of Iolkos because he gave in to his 'white wits' (Πελίαν ... λευκαῖς πιθήσαντα φρασίν, 109).5 In these cases the epithets πολιᾶς and λευκαῖς evoke kat' antiphrasin the 'darkness' of Πελίας (to be noted that Pelias was the son of 'cheese-white' Τυρώ). Besides, in the only passage in Olympian 1 where Pelops combines with πολιός (πολιᾶς ἁλὸς, 71) Tsitsibakou-Vasalosdetects not 'brightness' but 'darkness' (142). Consequently, the whole theory of metonomasia in the case of Pelops, even an allusive one (151-152), does not appear to have any foundation in the text.
Tsitsibakou-Vasalos assumes that ἀελίου in Olympian 1.5 is identifiable with Apollo, because by Pindar's time 'the sun had been identified with Apollo' (153). It is true that there is evidence for this association in Aeschylus, but as a rule Pindar keeps Apollo and Helios distinct and here the identification is highly improbable, especially since there is no mention of Apollo.[6] Tsitsibakou-Vasalos takes the identification for granted and exploits etymologies of Apollo given by Chrysippus, Cornutus and Macrobius in order to compare and contrast the 'bright' but 'remote' and 'lonely' course of the sun with the equally 'bright' but 'sociable' Ὀλψμπία (etymologized from ὅλος and λάμπω). She furthermore argues that the 'ambiguous' name Pelops provides a synthesis of the contrasting qualities of Apollo-Helios and Olympia (153). In the chapter on Homer Tsitsibakou-Vasalos claims that Helios 'was from early identified with Apollo' (63) and detects heliacal associations of Apollo in various Homeric passages, adducing as evidence later etymologies of the name. Again, this is not Homer but Homeric allegoresis. According to Buffiere 'all the scholiasts of Homer who engage in allegorical interpretations are not tired to repeat that Apollo and the sun are one' (188).7
Chapter 4 discusses the etymologies of Tantalus and the Tantalids / Pelopids. Following the Platonic etymology of Tantalus (Cra. 395d3-395e5) as an 'utterly wretched' person (ταλάντατος) who was punished with the 'balancing' (ταλαντεία) of a rock over his head, Tsitsibakou-Vasalos sees in him one who vacillates between the two opposite modes of τλάω: 'daring' (active) and 'suffering' (passive). Oenomaus is one who 'lusts for wine' (οἶνος and μέμαα) and 'eagerly fosters (μέμαα) dark plots in his mind' (οἶνος, νόος). Atreus is 'tough and cruel' (ἀτειρής), 'fearless' (ἄτρεστος), and 'beset with ἄτη (ἀτηρός), as in Plato, Cra. 395b2-c2. Agamemnon in Plato, Cra. 395a2-b2 is 'admirable' (ἀγαστός) for his 'perseverance' (μονή, ἐπιμονή); Tsitsibakou-Vasalos builds on this etymology and notes also instances of distortion of the name into μένος. She also discusses the etymology from μέδω ('rule') and attributes some qualities of the king to family features. For Menelaus Tsitsibakou-Vasalos builds on the modern etymology of 'the man who makes the folk stand fast'. Finally, as regards Orestes Tsitsibakou-Vasalos detects 'mountainous' associations (ὄρος), as in Plato, Cra. 394e8-11, the notion of 'vision' (ὁράω), and further meanings derived from similar-sounding words.
Ancient Poetic Etymology contains a lot of original material. Its strong point is the fact that it looks at names in context, as an integral part of (short or long) narratives. In her study, as in a number of similar studies that have appeared in the last decades, etymology becomes a tool for unlocking textual meaning instead of functioning as isolated word play. Her examination of 'clusters of cognates' in various poetic texts yields significant interpretations. Worthy of note is the genealogical character of etymologies for the Tantalids and Pelopids, where one member of the family appears to have 'inherited' etymological features of (all) the others. The application of Platonic etymologies to literary texts is consonant with recent re-thinking of the Cratylus. This practice, however, requires great caution, because of the inherent limitations of Cratylan etymologizing, and should be considered case by case.
The book has several weaknesses. There are first weaknesses of composition and organization: pages overburdened with material; verbose and repetitious writing (frequently without cross-references); occasional lack of clarity; introduction of ideas before they are properly discussed and belated introduction of valuable information; and axiomatic statements. The weaknesses of substance are of three kinds and are especially visible in chapter 2. The author applies to early texts later allegorical etymologies without any discrimination or qualification, causing readers to wonder if they are reading Homer or Cornutus. Second, there is talk of the 'essence' of divine or human characters and of 'inherent, 'innate', and 'diacritical' qualities, which is not accompanied by definitions of such qualities, or by clarifications about their origin and nature or their validity for the world of Homer. It is true that in the conclusions of chapter 2 Tsitsibakou-Vasalos recognizes that later views distort or modernize archaic thought (105), but this does not prevent her from claiming that Homer may have known a goddess Athrene (a Stoic etymological construction) and suppressed the name. Last but not least, the author does not seem to have reflected sufficiently on the role of author, text, reader and oral poetry as regards 'poetic etymology'. The image of the all-controlling mind of Homer she develops is remarkable for its exaggeration: through the semantic organization of the text Homer 'pursues clarity', 'makes sure that his encoded messages are grasped', and 'manages to promote the unobstructed comprehension and enjoyment of his poems' (57). Tsitsibakou-Vasalos does not specify what kind of 'message', 'reader' and 'clarity' she has in mind. These parameters emerge in the course of reading 'Ancient Poetic Etymology': in the passage where Pallas grabs Achilles by the hair, it is the ancient scholiast who 'comprehends the message encoded' and etymologizes the name of the goddess as 'agile reason' (53); and it is Cornutus who 'appreciates' in Ποσειδ-άων the presumed etymological connection with αὔω ('shout, roar') and ἄημι ('blow') and 'reestablishes' it (79).
1. See Félix Buffière, Les mythes d'Homère et la pensée Grecque, Paris 1956, 279-89. 2. Ilaria Ramelli, Anneo Cornuto, Compendio di Teologia Greca, Milan 2003, 230-38, 360-63; Donald Russell and David Konstan (eds), Heraclitus: Homeric Problems, Atlanta 2003, 36-39. 3. Gerhard Reiter, Die griechischen Bezeichnungen der Farben Weiss, Grau und Braun, Innsbruck 1962, 54-63. 4. Michael Paschalis, Virgil's Aeneid: Semantic relations and Proper Names, Oxford 1997, 110. 5. For the etymological significance of Pelias see W. B. Stanford, 'Pelias and His Pallid Wits', Studies in Honour of Gilbert Norwood, Phoenix Suppl. Vol. I, Toronto 1952, 42-45. Cf. however B. K. Braswell, A Commentary on the Fourth Pythian Ode of Pindar, Berlin / New York 1988, ad loc. 6. Ian Rutherford, Pindar's Paeans. A Reading of the Fragments with a Survey of the Genre, Oxford 2001, 198, suggests a possible association of the Sun with Apollo in Paean 9, but in this case both are invoked. 7. Buffière (note 1 above), 188.


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BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese environmental group on Monday urged the government not to backtrack on cleaning air and water despite the economic slowdown, asking parliament to ensure stimulus spending does not prop up pollution.
China's abrupt economic slowing has cut pollution, but environmental advocates worry the government's desire to bolster growth and jobs may encourage its 4 trillion yuan ($585 billion) stimulus plan into laxly regulated cement, steel and coke plants and deter effective environmental scrutiny of new projects.
Friends of Nature, a Chinese environmental group, issued a letter to the National People's Congress now meeting in Beijing urging delegates to ensure the stimulus spending announced late last year goes to clean projects.
"Use the 4 trillion yuan investment to pioneer a green, low-carbon economy," said the letter, issued at a news conference.
"Don't sacrifice the long-term objectives of conserving energy and reducing emissions for the sake of protecting high energy-consuming industries that have no future."
The government has said it will stick to its efforts to cut pollution and raise energy efficiency and that projects seeking money from the stimulus funds must pass environmental assessment.
"We will make every effort to save energy and reduce pollution," the National Development and Reform Commission, which steers industrial policy, said in a report to the annual session of the Communist Party-controlled parliament last week.
The government set a target of cutting two benchmark pollution measures by 10 percent between 2006 and 2010 and improving "energy intensity" — the fuel needed to generate each dollar of national income — by 20 percent by the same date.
But some experts at the release of the letter and an accompanying report on China's environment were not confident that such promises can be met when local officials are fixed on protecting growth, revenues and jobs.
"To fundamentally overcome these problems, we must transform the mode of growth," said Li Dun, a public policy professor at Tsinghua University in Beijing.
"Without comprehensive reform...it will be difficult to fundamentally transform the environment."
Reporting by Chris Buckley; Editing by Nick Macfie

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Welcome to the Social Work Program at Mississippi State University
The Social Work Faculty at Mississippi State University look forward to introducing you to the field of social work. Social Work is a generalist practice degree that prepares graduates to work in a wide variety of settings: hospitals, child protection agencies, nursing homes, schools, rehabilitation clinics, hospice agencies, home health care, substance abuse treatment facilities, psychiatric care facilities, Head Start programs, and many other settings. The educational courses offered in Social Work prepare you to work with various client systems such as groups, families, individuals, children, the elderly, communities, organizations, and people of all levels of society who experience difficulties with the challenges of life.
We encourage you to consider social work as a career field. There are many opportunities available for employment or for graduate work following your completion of a bachelor's degree in social work (BSW). The job outlook for the social work profession is growing at a rate of about 25% per year, which is faster than average for job growth. We welcome students who desire to make a difference in people's lives. Social Work may be the career for you.
Please contact us if you want additional information about the degree. And take a moment to look at some of the activities and pictures on this website.
Melinda W. Pilkinton, Ph.D., LCSW
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We use a lot of color in our house, and I thought it might be helpful if we compiled all of our paint colors one place.
A few other details worth mentioning:
- Everything we have painted so far has been with Valspar. We like them for their color selection, quality and price.
- We used eggshell for almost all of our interior finishes, even the kitchen and bathroom (and we haven't had any issues with scrubbability, but we also don't have kids). The one exception to this is the Closet Office in the Art Room, which was painted with a $3 Oops can in Satin finish.
- In the majority of the house we have not repainted the trim, but when we do we plan to repaint it using pre-mixed Valspar Ultra White in satin.
- The exterior of our house has yet to be repainted. Currently it is a peach color that was chosen by a former homeowner. We repainted the front door as well as the front porch ceiling and plan to repaint the rest of the exterior this fall.


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Musing Mondays is a weekly Meme by Mizb @ Should Be Reading
This weeks musing asks...Tell us what book/s you recently bought for yourself or someone else, and why you chose that/those books.
Just a couple of days ago I received a book I had pre-ordered in the post - The Mystery of Mercy Close by Marian Keyes. I've loved Marian Keyes for years now, and with this latest addition, I now own 10 of her novels. And, this will be the first Marian Keyes novel that I'll review on this blog, which I find exciting since I love these books so much!
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I don't actually have a complete list of 10, but it is only because I am influenced every day by my fellow book lovers and bloggers. These are just a few that very specifically stood out in my (unreliable) memory:
- City of Bones by Cassandra Clare – This one was actually recommended to me by one of my IRL best friends: Lety. (Find her on Goodreads and Twitter)…I distinctly remember telling her that I couldn't get into it at around the second chapter and her telling me it gets better…better didn't even begin to describe it, lol.
- The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting – Cari's Book Blogs – Duh, lol If you've ever been on twitter, you have at some point seen Cari pushing and praising this series. And with good reason! Because it is REALLY good!!
- Going Too Far AND Forget You by Jennifer Echols – I'll give you one guess. 3…2… If you guessed Ginger of GReads!, then you would be correct! Ginger is always very passionate and giving with the books she LOVES, and when she found out I had these on my shelf, she urged me to read them….NOW! lol I'm so happy I listened.
Along with the ladies mentioned above, other book bloggers influence me daily, and because I didn't do a BBAW Community post yesterday telling you about them, I'm going to name of few of them now:
- Jacinda of The Reading Housewives of Indiana – I love how we connected so much over Sarah Dessen Week…and I also love that you love the Black Dagger Brotherhood as much as me. :)
- Yani of The Secret Life of an Avid Reader – We like a lot, if not most, of the same books…but we also enjoy TONS of the same shows! Especially when they're on ABC Family, LOL
- Cynthia of A Blog About Nothing
and Lena of Addicted to Novels – Our love for Stephanie Perkins and Sarah Dessen may implode the planet. Haha
- Logan E. Turner – Outlander love!! :)
- Ash of Smash Attack Reads! – We share a love for anything Kenyon, Frost, and Ward. You with Vlad, me with that rascal, Ian, hehe! And Acheron is like my Everest…I will get to the peak one day!! LOL
- Isa of Book Soulmates – We can gush (and push) about Lords of the Underworld (by Gena Showalter) all. day. long. lol Just ask Neri of In the Name of Books! hehe
- Bree of Romance Around the Corner – I don't know if there are another two people who love Susan Mallery as much as us two. Well maybe Sarah of The Brazen Bookworm. :)


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Okay, I'll admit it; this may be a bit of a rant, but if you will take the time to read it, you may get a laugh or two along with some tips on Twitter.
And, like the commands in God's book, if you will follow them your Twitter-life will get better. So, whether you are a believer or not, strap your seatbelt tight and let's go.
Thou shalt use a profile pic
Show some respect for yourself and your own dignity, if you have any.
Am I the only person whose nerves chafe at the sight of that pathetic looking egg?
Would you take anyone serious if your only image of them was a white two-dimensional egg hemmed in by a colored box?
Think – why are you on Twitter in the first place?
At the bare minimum, you want to share trashy tweets with your old college pals. In that case, do you really want them seeing you without your yolk? Take five minutes and show them what a badass you are (if you are a guy). Steal some pics off the internet like I did these.
You have something to promote or share. Everyone does. Out of the 974 million existing Twitter accounts, there is someone interested in what you are selling or giving away, even if it's only your opinion.
If you want a better than 1:974,000,000 chance of gaining followers that are interested in you or your product,
When I am sorting through the people that have followed me and deciding whether they are interesting enough to follow back,
I immediately exclude profiles with no pic.
Even if it just has to be a picture of your cat, dog, or giraffe in the newest sweater you knit for them,
I will consider following you.
But if there is no profile pic, your race is over. You never made it out of the gate.
Thou shalt show your Bio
Write a Bio.
Write a Bio.
Oh, did I repeat myself?
Make yourself or your product sound interesting even if it's concrete railroad ties. You only have 160 characters to do it.
No profanity. Put it in your posts, seeing it in your bio makes me wince and pass you by. I am not alone.
Tell the truth. Stretch the hell out of it all you want to, just don't break it.
Tell us who you are. My Bio says more than it says. I've worked a long time on it and am still tweaking it to perfection.
I have lived as an Outlaw, but also a missionary.
Throughout the '70s and '80s, I was a motorcycle outlaw living on the fringes of society. From 1990 up until a few years ago, I was a missionary to the inner city and I traveled to other countries as an evangelist.
Today, I have published one book and write stories, all fictional tales that draw pictures of truth.
I am a social media curator guru. I currently curate twelve accounts. Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
GURU is a stretch, but I have done well.
Include relevant well-known hashtags.
Use only hashtags that you deserve or have a right to.
Include a link or two pointing to your blog, website, Facebook, Smashwords, a link to your product.
Thou shalt make a discernable header pic
Make it sharp, make it fit. Make me sit up and take notice.
Don't cut off people or animal's heads and other body parts, unless, of course, it is relevant to your genre. I.e. horror or zombie stuff.
Use a high-resolution photo or graphic. No pornography or anything close. No profanity. It's a turn off even for people that use lots of it. Seeing expletives in a header or bio makes us wince and pass you by.
This template is 730 x 205, but I've found the using a 3:1 ratio on a higher resolution image and respecting the invisible areas will give you better results.
Thou shalt Tweet MORE of your own stuff.
Leave more than a breadcrumb trail of original posts.
Here's the deal. You have been kind enough to follow or retweet my post, so I go to your timeline looking for something of yours to retweet. In your last 100 posts, all I see is retweets of other posts. I really would like to promote your stuff. Really.
Don't make me work so hard to find your original tweets.
Thou shalt not automate your timeline
If it's too easy or too cheap…
Sure it's easy to turn over your account to a bot that retweets the tweets of people who interact with you, but it's phony. It looks phony, and it smells phony.
Don't use automated services such as Round Team. Everyone knows it and if they don't, every so often there is a tweet that says, "So and so is sitting home watching TV while our computer tweets all the stuff you're responding to. So and so is a big phony."
What kind of friends do you want? Ones that have no choice because you hired them or people genuinely interested in you?
I have a high respect for the people I meet on Twitter.
My profile has a high percentage of organic followers that I grew by my own actions. They are appreciated and in turn I am valued by them.
Thou shalt not buy followers
Need I explain? See Commandment Five.
Thou shalt respond and do it quickly
This is the surest way to grow your account. As your account grows upwards of 10,000 followers it becomes a lot of work to follow up and reply to them all. Every day I set aside time to get to as many as possible. I also have tricks I use to make the chore easier.
I have been rewarded by over 10,000 followers and a Klout score of 61. 63 puts a person in the top 5%. Klout is the measure of how well people interact with your account.
Thou shalt keep your posts fresh
If you are selling something, intersperse your promotional tweets with items of interest, quotes, news, photos, and special events. The pros say to use a ratio of 80 interesting posts and 20 promotional posts. The 80 can include retweets.
Thou shalt utilize the 'Pinned Tweet' for your own damned good
Promote your best stuff at the top of your timeline. On your tweet, click the three dots to open up a menu and select pin tweet.
Change it regularly.
Not using this feature is the same as shooting yourself in the foot.
Thou shalt use images in your posts and format them correctly
Any image as long as it's sized to the correct ratio of 2:1will show up in its entirety in the timeline. Any other size looks stupid and only shows a partial picture.
The best size image is 1024 x 512.
I make sure that after my text in the post I have 31 characters remaining; 24 for the image and a seven-character margin so when the post is retweeted the post won't be truncated.
These are all things I learned along the way. They are what I consider the big ones. Profiles that violate these commands appear like …
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Scoring a turkey
scoring a turkey is easy. The NWTF has developed a formula for scoring trophy gobblers. Their official scoring instructions are found here along with information on submitting a record turkey and an official entry form.
Before you begin to score your turkey, be sure to note that all measurements are taken in 1/16-inch increments and converted to decimal form. A current NWTF member or another licensed hunter from the state must verify all measurements where you harvested the bird.
Scoring a turkey instructions
Grab a pen paper and ruler and lets start scoring a turkey.
First, weigh your bird in pounds and ounces and convert to decimal form.
Next, measure each spur. Spurs must be measured along the outside center, from the point at which the spur protrudes from the scaled leg skin to the tip of the spur. Add the two spur measurements, and multiply the combined length of the spurs by 10; the product is the number of points you receive for the turkey's spurs.
Contest categories for each subspecies include: Top Scoring Total for American Wild Turkeys; Longest Beards; Longest Spurs; Heaviest Bird; Top Scoring Non-Typical American Wild Turkeys; and Top Scoring American Wild Turkeys by Archery.
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I just read the book "The Fault in Our Stars" in two days. Riveted. I had a long to-do list but my heart asked me to read the book (and my children gave it to me) so I read.
I cried. Well, actually, I wept. I wept and wept and wept. I felt my heart break open and I wept some more.
(I believe tears mean that a barrier around my heart has dissolved and it's my body's way of releasing that residual. I also know that there came a point where I was releasing tears pent-up since Fall…I let them flow!).
I had two major health experiences in the past ten years and, when I lived through them, I remember feeling utter gratitude. It was ultra-easy to listen to my heart whispers and allow them to lead because I felt I was 'kept here' for a reason so I best use my time to celebrate the gift of this moment fully and to love with all that I am.
I must have become a bit lazy about celebrating and perhaps a bit cautious about loving….because as I read this book, my first thought was "I bought sparkly blue nail polish two months ago and hadn't put it on yet." I love sparkly blue nail polish!!! Had my life become so busy that I didn't have thirty minutes to apply polish?
If my life truly was *that busy* how could I possibly be celebrating and loving fully?! (as an observation, not a judgment)
Where was my attention?!
So, I applied the polish. I finished the book. I wept. Cathartic.
That day, the kids and I had a long list of errands that truly had to be done because we had put them off for a week. (As in, if we didn't do laundry, we would be wearing dish towels that might have been used already!) It was a very full day.
I don't want us to feel 'bogged down' by 'chores' I want us to feel joy and wonder and awe as we prepare our space for a wonderful week. I want us to laugh and play and enjoy our time together. So, in the middle of driving around town, I stopped at a park that had rings for my son to practice aerial on, a grassy area for my daughter and I to walk around and a perfect spot for sky gazing.
When we arrived at the park, there was a man laying on a slide, looking up towards the sky. Since we are in June gloom (the heavy marine layer season) there were plenty of clouds to watch. My heart said 'yes, please'!
I watched my son on the rings. I was standing in a children's play place and I happened to notice my freshly painted sparkly blue toes through an opening (which energetically feels like 'ready' to move into new space) and I loved the feel of framing, so I took a photo (the photo above).
(Yes, I am barefoot, because I prefer to be barefoot – I want to feel the elements as I move through my day.)
And, then, I laid back upon the slide. I chose a spiral slide so it felt like being in a comfortable cocoon. I looked up to sky and spent time watching the clouds (something I did daily when we lived on the boat but hadn't done since then!).
My heart was so happy (there was *lots* of room for bliss because all of my tears had opened new heart space!)
I took this photo….do you see the heart leaves?
And, that is how 'magic' works in my daily life. We won't remember the day as 'the one in which we did chores', we will remember it as the time we stopped at the park, Kev showed us his aerial skills, Kaitlyn walked and talked with mom and Mom found heart leaves.
Dear Reader: Have you read "The Fault in Our Stars" or seen the movie? And, is there something you love doing that you hadn't done in a while, but would allow yourself to experience again, today (okay, or maybe tomorrow!)? Sparkly blue nail polish might seem simple, is there something as 'easy as that' that lights *your heart*? (when you share, you inspire)
Please note: I used blue for throat chakra energy and indigo for third-eye chakra energy along with orange for second chakra energy. This is one way that I weave energetic intention through each article, but I don't always explain that – it felt right to share it today.
Much peace and abundant love,
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Of all the mistakes I've made in my advertising career, perhaps the biggest ones were not staying partners with two art directors with whom I had a great working relationship. One left an agency I was working at, the other I left behind for another agency. Because, as I've learned the hard way, a great partner is as good, and as rare, as gold. It's the nature of creative teams that Joshua Wolf Shenk explores in Powers Of Two: Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs.
Shenk doesn't look at advertising's creative teams. He looks at bigger folks: Lennon and McCartney. Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. You get the idea. But there are plenty of parallels to these partnerships and the great copywriter/art director teams that we find in advertising. The initial chemistry, the trust that binds them, the need for distance, it's all part of the teamwork that produces great work. And in every great pairing Shenk examines, there's a unique push-and-pull that creates the kind of excellence a person can rarely achieve alone.
Shenk uses his examples to lay out his case, so the stories he's compiled makes for a great read. I'm not sure there's a lot of actual tips on how to find a great creative partner in Powers of Two, just a potent reminder that if you do find one, hold onto that person.
Special thanks to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for providing me with a review copy.


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Phillip Reimer
Phillip Reimer, age 52 of Howard Lake, died Thursday, July 6, 2000, at Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis.
Phillip was born July 25, 1947, in Watertown, the son of Frederic and Lorraine (Mahlstedt) Reimer.
He graduated from Howard Lake High School in 1963.
On Sept. 14, 1968, Phillip and Kathy Juncewski were joined in holy marriage at St. Adalberts' Catholic Church, Silver Lake.
Phillip was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Howard Lake.
He was also a member of the Leukemia Society of America.
He was an employee of Lifecore Biomedical, Chaska, as a maintenance mechanic.
Phillip is survived by his wife Kathy; daughters, Carrie (John) LePage of Monticello, and Amy Reimer and special friend, Wyatt Shaw, both of Howard Lake; grandson, Josh Lepage; parents, Frederic and Lorraine Reimer Sr.; a brother, Frederic Jr. (Marie) Reimer of Montrose; a sister, Linda (Joel) Zabel of Delano; parents-in-law, Raymond and Josie Juncewski; brother-in-law, Roger (Donna) Juncewski; a sister-in-law, LuAnn Campbell, all of Howard Lake; and by many other relatives and friends.
Preceded in death by a brother-in-law, John Campbell.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Monday, July 10, at the First Presbyterian Church, Howard Lake. The Rev. Lisa Rossi officiated and interment followed at the Howard Lake Cemetery.
Friends called from 4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, July 8, at the Chilson Funeral Home, Winsted, with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m.
Organist for the service was Sonja Johnson. Soloist was Brenda Demarais. Congregational Hymns were "Amazing Grace," "Here I Am, Lord," and "On Eagle's Wings."
Casket bearers were Ernie Johnson, Jeff Reimer, Tim LePage, Larry Mahlstedt, Randy Latzig and Everett Johnson.
The Chilson Funeral Home in Winsted served the family.
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The invention relates to a method for production of a metallic-sounding musical instrument, in particular a so-called Hang®. The term Hang® is protected in several countries as a registered trademark.
The Hang® is a lens-shaped musical instrument belonging to the idiophone family. It consists of two shells made out of treated sheet steel and joined together. Both halves are tuned into a harmonic whole by hammering, like the steelpans of Trinidad. On the upper half shell are tuned regions or tone fields which are worked into the sheet steel by hammering.
The playing possibilities of the Hang® are very diverse. The creators have tuned it in such a way that it can develop its richness on the lap of the player. It is played with the fingers and hands, which gave it its name: "Hang" is Bernese German for "hand". The instrument was developed in the year 2000 by two Swiss instrument makers.
The body of the Hang® has in particular a diameter of about 53 cm and a height of about 24 cm. On the one, upper side are seven tone fields arranged in a circle around a tone field, the "Ding", disposed in the middle. Located opposite, in the middle of the lower half shell is the Gu, a round resonance opening, the size of a hand, with a neck opening inwardly. Other dimensions and arrangements are also possible, however.
The upper half shell of the Hang® is also called the Ding side, the lower the Gu side.
Until 2007 the Hang® was offered in a multiplicity of sound models. They differ in the tone pitch of the Ding (between pitch D natural 3 and pitch B natural 3), the number of tone fields in the tone circle (seven or eight) and the tuned tone scale (between pitch G flat 3 and pitch F natural 5). Since 2008 only one model, the integral Hang®, is being made.
Further information about the Hang® can be learned from the Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia, from which come most of the details above.
When playing the Hang® surprisingly pleasant-sounding, gong-like tones with high dynamic are produced. It is however desirable to achieve a more balanced sound pattern as well as to refine the multi-dimensional quality of the sound. It has been shown that the sound quality of the Hang® is closely connected with the inner structure of the material used and its hardness or strength, which is already known in principle by players of brass wind instruments. Thus the object of the invention is to expand the richness of tone of the instrument.
Known from the Swiss printed patent specification No. 693319 (Panart Steelpan-Manufaktur AG) is a method for production of sheet-metallic-sounding musical instruments in which, following some mechanical preliminary work, starting with a steel sheet, a hardening of this sheet is carried out. Mentioned as hardening methods in the patent publication are a gas nitriding, a nitrocarburizing in gas at 550 to 650° C., a nitrocarburizing in bath at 560 to 620° C. and a plasma nitriding at 400 to 600° C.
Described in the patent publication is that with these nitriding steps a surface hardening is achieved of the deep-drawn metal sheet cutout used as the starting material, and that a soft, ferritic inner layer remains between the two hardened surface layers.
Surprisingly it has now been found that an exhaustive nitriding, i.e. a nitriding also of the inner ferritic layer, produces the desired new sound quality; surprising furthermore, and something which could also not be expected, is that the rather soft sound dynamic during suitable playing of the instrument has also not been lost, but instead is even heightened.
Such a thorough nitriding throughout increases the internal stress and the energy storage capacity of the material, and thereby makes possible a soft, harmonic sound quality, even when the instrument is played with the bare hands.
The thorough nitriding throughout increases the strength, elasticity and stiffness of the material, which means more design possibilities for the instrument maker, such as, for example, more possibilities for the internal stress and for tuning.
The method according to the invention is accordingly defined in the first independent claim. Special or preferred embodiments form the subject matter of the dependent claims. Furthermore the present invention also encompasses the metallic-sounding musical instrument obtained according to the new method.
The method according to the invention is characterized by a complete nitriding throughout of the material of which the metallic sounding instrument consists, as will be explained further below in detail. The nitriding of steel for the purpose of improving its mechanical properties has been known already for a long time. Many different nitriding methods exist, which in part differ from one another only slightly. An overview of steel nitriding is found in the Härterei Handbuch, chapter on nitriding techniques, Rübig u. Ipsen, EFD-Härterei, EFD-Archive 2006.
The nitriding can be carried out in the most diverse ways. The success of the method according to the invention is not dependent upon the type of nitriding process. The nitriding can be carried out as gas nitriding using nitrogen-releasing compounds such as ammonia, hydrazine, etc., by nitrocarburization (less preferable), by plasma nitriding, by vacuum nitriding, etc. These methods are known to one skilled in the art.
In general the nitriding takes place at elevated temperatures. The nitriding in the gas phase using ammonia runs at a temperature of 380 to 600° C. With (not preferable) nitrocarburization, temperatures between 550 and 620° C. are recommended. The nitriding must be continued until the metal sheet is completely nitrided throughout; nitriding times of more than 100 hours can be necessary, which of course also depends on the thickness of the metal sheet used. In the present method metal sheets are generally used having a thickness of 0.75 to 1.25 mm, usually those having a thickness of 0.9 or 1 mm. Of course there is an interrelationship between duration, concentration of the nitriding agent, temperature and workpiece thickness; ideal conditions can easily be determined by simple trials.
The nitriding according to the invention is carried out in such a way that the starting metal sheet is nitrided "exhaustively" so to speak, i.e. the nitriding is carried out under conditions under which a soft inner layer remaining according to the state of the art, in general a ferritic layer, is also nitrided. In relation to a common surface nitriding, the conditions of such an exhaustive nitriding are generally more stringent conditions, for example longer nitriding times (more than 100 hours), higher gas density with the gas nitriding, higher temperatures (whereby there is an upper limit which should not be exceeded since then the nitrides formed begin to disintegrate again), selection of thinner metal sheets for the instrument, selection of suitably alloyed steels, etc. The nitriding throughout can also run more quickly, but it has been shown that the acoustical quality of the material is significantly higher if the nitriding throughout is carried out more slowly. This is to be attributed to the increased anisotropy and even distribution of the nitride needles thereby formed as well as to the increased uniformity of the length of these needles. When the nitride needles form more slowly, they can also grow through grain boundaries of the material (e.g. steel), and thereby bring about a fundamental change of the physical properties of the material.
The metal nitrided throughout also facilitates a better control of the boundary conditions during the treatment of the sheet metal as well as an elevated hardening capability. This is important if the metal is tempered after and/or during the treatment or respectively tuning.
Whether the selected conditions lead to a complete nitriding throughout can be easily determined by an analysis, for example by creation of a polished micrograph section which is then suitably stippled or deep-etched. The analysis is completed by viewing the polished micrograph section under the microscope.
As is well known, during nitriding, for instance during gas nitriding in an ammonia atmosphere, a so-called connection layer first forms on the two surfaces, in which a lot of iron is present as ε-nitride (Fe2N.Fe3N) and γ-nitride (Fe4N)). The so-called diffusion zone or precipitation layer in which needle-shaped nitrides are precipitated and are embedded in an iron matrix then follows inwardly. The matrix present with a partial nitriding is not present here, according to the invention, owing to the nitriding throughout.
For the success of the method according to the invention it is important that the needle-shaped iron nitrides are to be found everywhere in the structure of the nitrided sheet metal (with the exception of the two connection layers); this is proof that a nitriding throughout has taken place. Aimed at in particular is a certain density of the precipitated crystal needles; it has been found that the best sound characteristics are generated in a certain density range, which will be specified further below.
Since it is very difficult to determine the number of needles of the iron nitrides (and also of the nitrides of the accompanying elements, e.g. manganese) in a unit of volume, the needle density is measured and indicated as so-called linear density, according to a proposal of the inventor. A polished micrograph section of a cross section of the material is thereby created and suitably etched to make the needles visible. A solution of nitric acid and alcohol ("Nital") is suitable as etching agent. The needles are then counted in a particular area (a number N being obtained), and their mean length L is determined. Finally the product from mean length L and the number N is divided by the considered area F. The linear needle density DL is thus defined as
and if the surface F is expressed in m2 and the length L in m, the DL has the dimension m−1.
A further possibility to bring the produced sound characteristics of the finished instrument into relation with the thorough nitriding carried out consists in determination of the area proportion of the precipitated iron nitride crystals in the total area of a cross-section image. To do this it is of course necessary to determine not only the length L of the individual crystal needles, but also their (mean) width.
An image that serves this purpose is obtained, for example, using REM technology (REM=Raster Electron Microscopy). For this purpose an REM image is made of a section through the material, and the area proportion of the crystal needles is obtained either through electronic processing of the gray scale values of the image (the precipitated crystals appear lighter than the iron matrix) or through color analysis of a stained section image.
The mentioned analytical methods are quickly carried out and produce good reference values for the final characteristics to be obtained. An estimate of the precision of the two analytical methods results in about ±10%, which completely suffices in practice. It is readily possible to refine the methods in order to obtain more precise values, which, as a rule, is not necessary, however, and only leads to higher costs.
Investigations on several steel samples have shown that the preferred characteristics according to the invention of the finished instrument, which result from the thorough nitriding throughout, are achieved with density values of 40·103 m−1 to 80·103 m−1 and area proportions for the iron nitrides of 10 to 50%.
For the purpose of prevention of corrosion and also to improve the appearance, the completely nitrided throughout steel sheets can be blued before, during and after the further treatment. To do this, the workpiece or respectively the instrument is put in a blueing bath. Such a bath consists, for example, of 3500 ml Wasser, 1700 g NaOH, 105 g NaNO2 and 450 g NaNO3. The workpiece is put in the bath (25° C.) and taken out as soon as the desired blueing has occurred.
The invention is now to be explained further with reference to a method example. It is to be pointed out that this example does not limit the invention as concerns either the selection of the materials and additives or the method conditions used.
The mechanical data and method steps correspond largely to the example given in the patent document CH-693319. For details, reference is made to this document.
A circular deep-drawing sheet having a diameter of 80 cm and a thickness of 0.9 mm is deep drawn over a domed former made of steel having a diameter of 600 mm and a height of about 215 cm <sic. mm>. The material of the sheet metal was steel DC04 (0.08% C max.; 0.03% P max.; 0.03% S max.; 0.04% Mn max.; residual C; Rm 270-350 N/mm2, Re 210 N/mm2; elongation 38% min.). Two steel shells were produced in a completely identical way.
The two deep-drawn steel shells obtained were cut to size forming a foldable edge, which was folded up and inward. Then, after thorough cleaning, the workpieces were brought into a gas nitriding oven and were nitrided there in an ammonia atmosphere (pressure 2.8 bar) at a temperature of between 570° C. and 585° C. for 145 hours.
After slow cooling to room temperature, the one shell was further processed into the finished Hang® according to the example of the printed patent specification CH-693319, and as illustrated schematically in FIGS. 1-3. FIG. 1 illustrates the deep-drawn sheet steel membrane being brought into contact with another steel sheet to form the hollow instrument. FIG. 2 illustrates those sheets in contact and FIG. 3 illustrates them being joined. The instrument was distinguished by a full sound with strong metallic, almost clanging tone, which could be slightly lessened, but also intensified during playing.
The second steel shell was cut diametrically, and small samples were prepared according to known techniques for polished micrograph sections. The linear density of the precipitated iron nitride crystals was determined to be 58500 m−1 and the area proportion of the crystals to be 21%. The precipitated crystals were thereby distributed almost evenly over the entire section of the sheet metal, with the exception of the two surface layers that represent the connection layer and each have a mean thickness of 22 μm. The analysis of these layers took place by stippling with a 12% aqueous solution of copper ammonium chloride ((NH4)2[CuCl4].2 H2O) at 25° C.
The invention can be further developed and modified, and these changes made by one skilled in the art lie within the scope of protection. In particular all nitriding methods that are described and/or claimed in the printed patent specification CH-693319 discussed above can also be applied, after corresponding adaptation, in the method according to the invention.


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The effects of mixtures on the chemical senses are complex and puzzling. One of these effects is called "synergy". This term is used loosely to describe effects that cannot be explained by additivity of the components alone, and is used even more loosely to describe effects greater than "expected." There is a lack of clarity concerning the meaning of additivity and synergy in mixture research. Can we define synergy satisfactorily and develop models to predict it? More generally, can we use data from human psychophysical studies on mixtures to draw conclusions about molecular mechanisms that occur on the tongue or at the olfactory epithelium without direct biochemical information?
This technical report appears as:
Ennis, D. M. (1999). Molecular Mixture Models: Accounting for Synergy in Sweet Taste Mixtures. IFPress, 2(1) 2-3.
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10.Every office means one less mobile phone shop.
9.Who else can TopMan sell their suits to?
8.You can shout and blame them for your over-priced house not selling.
7.Without Estate Agents fat ties would be history.
6.They shore up the entire 1.2 litre car market.
5.They keep Brantana in business with tan shoe purchases.
4.They drive liveried cars so we can spot them coming.
3. Without Estate Agent viewings, how would we know it was 'the kitchen'..?
2.Without Estate Agents, hair gel and 'Lynx for Men' sales would plummet.
… and best of all:
1. You can make them tell your buyer you want more money.. on the day of exchange.


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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
I am reading an article today from the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. I'm not a psychologist, but this article hit pretty close to home: Do you Believe in Atheists? Distrust is Central to Anti-Atheist Prejudice
This only really appealed to me because I generally identify as an atheist, or at least a Humanist if I'm feeling Vonnegutian. Just reading the abstract I learned that other people, particularly steadfast Christians, aren't so much disgusted by me (as they are by homosexuals) as they are distrustful of me. Turns out I'm about as trustworthy as your everyday rapist.
I'm not going into the many, many, many reasons why this is illogical, or how you can believe that a godless life is necessarily an immoral one. I just have a lot of questions about how this affects the lives of Abortioneers. It seems like a lot of the prejudice against non-religious folks stems from the really religious folks, as does the prejudice towards abortion and Abortioneers. Does that mean, then, that:
1. A religious Abortioneer is more trustworthy than an atheist one?
2. Antis will target atheist Abortioneers more than religious ones?
3. It is more "sinful" to abortioneer if you are religious than if you are not?
For example. I mean, my overall impression is that antis suck and won't really give you the benefit of the doubt just because you go to church. (Dr. Tiller much?) And when the majority of anti sentiments are religious ones, it's clear that they think we all have topsy-turvy moral codes. So maybe it doesn't make a difference.
But still, I can't help but feel doubly judged. These people hate my guts because I'm an Abortioneer, but also because I don't share their general philosophies on what happens when you die and what you should be doing with your weekends. And every time I'm handed a rosary or prayed for by an anti, I just feel so angry. I know there is nothing wrong with me, and yet these folks are convinced that there's a major bug in my system.
I have to say, I can't help but feel a little bit "off the hook". I'm spared all the debates about whether or not religion is accepting of abortion because all I can contribute is
And more importantly, to the people I serve, I am trustworthy. My views may certainly clash with theirs, but I'll escort them through the hellfire and brimstone if that's what it takes. And they thanks me for it every time.
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Postabortion Care
Abortion is illegal throughout most of the developing world, where more than half of all induced abortions are unsafe. Performed by unskilled people in unsanitary environments, abortions often result in complications such as excessive bleeding and blood infections and account for an estimated 13% of maternal deaths worldwide. That's between 40-50,0000 deaths per year.
With appropriate and timely care, thousands of deaths can be prevented. EngenderHealth has developed a package of postabortion care services that includes protocols for emergency treatment of complications from abortion (as well as miscarriage), family planning counseling and services, and referrals to other health care services.
To date, EngenderHealth has been involved with implementing postabortion care services in nearly 30 countries and has trained more than 15,000 clinicians to provide lifesaving treatments. Below are some examples of our work:
- In Tanzania, complications from abortion are a leading cause of maternal death. Through the ACQUIRE Tanzania Project (ATP), EngenderHealth has partnered with the Tanzanian government since 2004 to improve availability of services for comprehensive postabortion care (cPAC) in rural areas. Previously, these services were only available at regional hospitals, which were too far away for many women to receive timely emergency care.
- In Kenya, through the ACQUIRE Project, EngenderHealth mobilized communities to prevent and treat incomplete abortion by:
- Conducting community outreach on the importance of maternal care and accessing health services
- Training both private and public sector midwives and providers in postabortion care
- In Cambodia, EngenderHealth assisted the Ministry of Health in developing a national postabortion care policy.
- In the Dominican Republic and Malawi, EngenderHealth conducted research to identify and address the needs for adolescent postabortion care clients, published in the report Postabortion Care for Adolescents: Results from Research in the Dominican Republic and Malawi.
EngenderHealth's training curriculum, Counseling the Postabortion Client: A Training Curriculum, can be used by health care providers everywhere to integrate comprehensive, high-quality counseling into postabortion care services and is available in English, French, and Spanish.


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Great Magazines, Great People
Atedit my research paper SpecComm International, Inc., you'll find yourself working witha diverse group of individuals
where everyone has a role in the betterment of SpecComm's future.
Together, we can achieve!
The recruiting process starts with your hausarbeiten schreiben lassen application. Browse through the open positions. When you're ready, submit your cover letter and resume to the human resources department via email at email@example.com. Your resume can then be viewed for consideration by the recruitment team.
Employee Wellness
At SpecComm, we are vested in our employees' physical and mental well-being through an assortment of programs and resources:
- Comprehensive benefits, including health, dental, vision and life insurance for employees and/or their families
- Flexible work and time-off practices
- Personal and educational leaves of absence
- Travel insurance, to keep our employees safe during business travel
- 401(k) plan
- Manager and peer recognition
- Excellent paid holiday schedule (Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas week, etc.)
- Bring your dog to work
Employee Development
Managers are accessible to meet as often as needed to ensure work is aligned with corporate goals and objectives. As part of our performance assessment and growth program, managers meet with employees to set performance goals, create development plans and discuss employee's career ambitions. Based on the employees' aspirations, the manager may create a new assignment to aid in the development of our future leaders.
SpecComm International, Inc. is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected basis.
Current Employment Opportunities at SpecComm:
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This Abelton Live tutorial shows how to use the MIDI Overdub function to record overdubbing. Watch more at http://www.lynda.com/Ableton-Live-8-tutorials/Essential-Training/70663-2.html?utm_medium=viral&utm_source=youtube&utm_campaign=videoupload-70663-0502
This specific tutorial is just a single movie from chapter five of the Ableton Live 8 Essential Training course presented by lynda.com author Rick Schmunk. The complete Ableton Live 8 Essential Training course has a total duration of 7 hours and 20 minutes and offers a comprehensive overview of Ableton's live audio and MIDI sequencing software and the techniques required to compose, record, and edit music, in real time, on stage, or in the studio
Ableton Live 8 Essential Training table of contents:
1. System Setup: Putting Together a Digital Audio Workstation
2. Software Setup and Preferences
3. Session View
4. File Management
5. Recording MIDI
6. Editing MIDI
7. Recording Audio
8. Arrangement View
9. The Live Mixer
10. Signal Processing
11. MIDI Effects
12. Automation/Envelopes
13. Warping Audio
14. Using Controllers
15. Exporting Audio
16. Virtual Instrument Overview
17. Racks
18. Live and ReWire
19. Using Ableton Live in Live Performance
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A commitment to promote and support the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020
I am made increasingly aware by almost daily news reports of road crashes that road traffic injuries and fatalities cost developing countries including the Philippines up to $100 billion each year with devastating consequences for individuals, families, communities and society, not to mention human and economic development.
I am deeply concerned over data indicating that every year, more than one million people are killed on the roads of developing countries and tens of millions are injured, a toll set to double by 2020 with road crashes as the leading cause of disability and premature death for the most economically productive age group between 15 and 44 years of age.
I realize that the Philippine has some of the most dangerous roads and driving conditions in the world and that the government and private sector together must make a unified effort to halt and begin to reverse the trend towards a rapid increase in the number of road traffic deaths and injuries.
As a safety-conscious and responsible motorist, car owner and citizen of the Philippines, I volunteer to promote and support the United Nations Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 which is being launched simultaneously worldwide on May 11, 2011 by high level government officials, road safety activists and Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) member clubs in over 100 countries on three continents and in the Philippines by the FIA affiliated Automobile Association Philippines (AAP) as lead partner of the Philippine Global Road Safety Partnership (PGRSP).
To pro-actively participate in the Decade of Action's campaign to save five million lives by 2020, I pledge to:
WEAR and display the "Decade of Action for Road Safety Tag" as a sign of my commitment to fight against the suffering, grief and injustice caused by road deaths and injuries, as a unifying, motivating and instantly recognizable symbol for this global effort during the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety;
BELIEVE that together with the people of other countries participating in the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety I can help save millions of lives over the next 10 years, 2011 to 2020;
ACT beginning right now to promote safer roads, safer vehicles and safer road users by doing the following:


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Ghostly pictures made in 3D – minus the camera
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SNAPPING a picture with a camera that doesn't exist is pretty spooky, but doing it in stereo is even more so. A strange kind of photography known as ghost imaging has been made to work in three dimensions. Matthew Edgar of the University of Glasgow, UK, and colleagues used a projector to shine hundreds of random black-and-white patterns onto an object. Four single-pixel detectors – simple devices that can only record the intensity of light at their location – picked up some of the reflected photons. Light patterns that happen to approximate the shape of the object reflect more light than mismatched ones. The computer weights each pattern accordingly and overlays the results, so that a picture of the object – in this case a polystyrene dummy head (pictured below) – gradually emerges. Real-world applications are a bit limited for now, because it takes about half an hour to build a picture. But digital camera sensors for non-visible wavelengths are expensive or non-existent, while single-pixel detectors are cheap. So if such ghost imaging can be sped up, infrared detectors could be used to identify potential natural-gas fields from warm gas leaking from the ground,


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Here are a few pictures...
|A drift between my car and the pole barn.
|The drift in front of our garage.
|My bunny, Orin. The only one of us who is enjoying this weather.
|My poor buried car.
|A drift between my car and the pole barn.
|The drift in front of our garage.
|My bunny, Orin. The only one of us who is enjoying this weather.
|My poor buried car.
Thanks for stopping by A CREATIVE SPIRIT... man you DO have snow.. glad you took some pics. We have about 2-3 inches and they say maybe 3-5 total expected... I AM THRILLED but of course I can get in and out of my driveway.ReplyDelete
The town I go to college in gets just about that much snow each winter. It makes everything beautiful but it's so slippery - I even bruised my tailbone slipping on black ice last year BEFORE the snow arrived! Lord knows what this cautious girl would be like if I had my driver's license and a car!ReplyDelete
Hi! I'm now following your neat blog from Relax & Surf Sunday. My Facebook page "Inspire" has inspiring messages. I post original quotes up to 3 times a day. Love for you to visit!
Kim...Cherish the fact that you can get out of your driveway! lol. Actually, we can now get 2 cars out of the driveway. My dad was able to clear the drift in front of the garage and the pole barn. Unfortuntely, my car is still buried.
Sarah...I feel your pain. I have so done that before and a bruised tail bone hurts!
Ron...Thanks for stopping in. I'm glad you found my blog and I hope to see ya around. I'll take a look at some of your quotes soon.
I had to "unveil" my car today just to make a trip to the video rental. Normally, a broom would have sufficed, but the snow was thick and caked on. At the rental, my car wasn't parked for ten minutes and the windshield was frozen over again.ReplyDelete
I'm not going to lie, when I saw the snow I had a very jealous feeling lol!! I want snow so bad. You are so lucky :) Thank you for posting the picture though it gives me hope that I will see it soon, fingers crossed!!
Matt...That's the worse. It's different when you can just brush the snow off, but when you have to bash it with the handle of your brush or a snow scraper, it downright sucks.
Kate...You must really like snow. Ahhh, I guess if I didn't have it, I would miss it too though. :) I'll cross my fingers for you too.
Damnit, why does everyone get snow but me and Kate -pouts- Orin is freakin adorable though! I wanna get bunny kisses! Arpeggio (my daughter's bunny) is binky'ing around the house like a crazy animal, of course I think it's because a cat is trying to play with his tail....maybe. Hope you guys stay safe and warm in the snow though!ReplyDelete
Yeah, someone in our county must have stolen all the snow and then had no place to put it, but in my front yard. lol. Yeah, Orin's a good bunny and he gives great kisses when he wants to; right on the nose too! (I LOVE it!) I wish he could run around the house all the time like your bunny. We let him in a lot, but since he is an outside bunny we can't let him get to warm. Plus, he has a fondness for electrical cords. (Yikes!) Anyway, we're doing good. My dad cleared the driveway, but it's STILL snowing!ReplyDelete
WOW! That is alot of snow! I am a new follower for MOnday Hop. I look forward to reading more from you! I have a blog hop on Monday also. I'd love for you to come link up! Have a great week! www.livingonloveandcents.blogspot.comReplyDelete
I am originally from WI and I miss the White Christmases, but this year we might actually have one here in Ohio!
New follower. Have a great Monday.
Living on Love...Awesome. Glad you found me. Sure I'll come by and check things out!
Sara...Oh, then you so know my pain. I do wish you a white christmas though. They must be nice in Ohio. Just enough to coat the ground. I'll come by and check out you blog soon. Probably now. :)
We had wonderful, sunny weather today. It must have been in the high 60's. Glorious really! But, rain is on the way in the next few days. I never knew that about flappers. That is so interesting! Where did you find the old photo? I also slipped and fell once over 2 years ago on my tailbone and it is STILL sore and sensitive. I wonder if it will ever get better. Sometimes if you sit too long you are in for some terrible pain.ReplyDelete
I live in Dubai and found myself look online yesterday for beautiful pics of all things snowy just to remind me of icy-cold Britain. We are spending the day at the beach tomorrow - how weird is that in December? XReplyDelete
A day or two in the snow is fine and exciting. Good that you have your dad to help. What if there's no guy around and you're stucked?ReplyDelete
Teri...I miss the sun. lol. And 60 degree weather. Already! I just found the photo on google, but I thought it was so neat looking. Someone had it for a historical site of some sort. I hope your tail bone feels better.
Shah...That's pretty weird, but awesome at the sam time. One of my roommates was from Dubai and I assume she is back there now for the Holidays. She loved seeing the snow for the first time, but the fascination wore off when the weather dropped below zero. :(
Suertemom...I know! My dad is going to be gone for almost all of January due to travelling for work. he says he is going to teach me to use the snow blower for the really mild days and he's hiring someone else for the really bad days. So, hopefully it will all be okay. :)
I think I like the idea of snow :)ReplyDelete
It's not so bad (once it's out of your driveway).ReplyDelete
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I stumbled up on the AuthenticMatters opportunity somewhat haphazardly (so much so that I can't really recall where I came across the post). That said, after getting the offer to climb aboard, I started to sense the opportunity here. Just a few hours in, I quickly started learning. I was briefed on the clients, the various projects, and got a true picture of how my help would contribute both to the clients and the business. A few days in, I started sitting in on client meetings, gaining useful and interesting insight from some really, really smart people and understanding how this stuff worked. A few weeks in, I started getting acquainted with how PR, done the right way, can really drive results. Now I've started to understand the ecosystem surrounding this industry—and that has helped me clear up some post-graduation murkiness of what kind of career path I'd like to pursue later on in life.
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Speeding issue on West Pikes Peak
Note: The following is an edited reprint of a letter sent to the city that was shared with the Westside Pioneer.
I live on West Pikes Peak Avenue, 100 yards from "No Man's Land." There is a designated bike route in front of my house. I see and talk to people riding bicycles from all over the world that come to Old Colorado City to vacation or to condition themselves for the Olympics. I love to see these people enjoying themselves.
What I also witness on a daily basis in front of my house is vehicles traveling at high rates of speeds, with children riding on bikes or skateboards.
Please invest in slowing these people down and maybe save a life. Putting a cop out for a week with RADAR won't fix the problem.
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Russell Westbrook had 51 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists in Game 2 but the Oklahoma City still can't get over the hump, losing 115-111 to the Houston Rockets.
"It wasn't pretty," Harden said. "We didn't make a lot of shots. We gave them the early lead and we had to fight our way back and we did. We didn't give up. We continued to fight and grind and figure out a way to win."
Harden scored 35 points and the Rockets had to overcome a Westbrook's franchise-setting 51 in the playoffs. It was the sixth career playoff triple-double for Westbrook, who had an NBA-record 42 in the regular season.
But he shot just 4 for 18 in the fourth quarter and the Rockets clawed back from a double-digit deficit.
He was not in the mood to talk about his statistics after the game.
"I don't give a [expletive] about the line," he said before glaring at reporters. "We lost."
Thunder coach Billy Donovan thought Westbrook might have gotten tired late after playing the entire fourth quarter, but Westbrook brushed off that notion.
This was a much different game than the series opener, when Houston routed the Thunder 118-87. On Wednesday night, Houston trailed by as many as 15 and didn't take a lead until the fourth quarter.
The Rockets benefited from a balanced scoring attack, with Lou Williams adding 21, Gordon scoring 22 off the bench and Game 1 star Beverley chipping in 15.
Houston used a big run early in the fourth quarter to go on top for the first time in the game with about eight minutes remaining. Harden's 3 about three minutes later made it 104-100.
Andre Roberson added a tip-in layup for the Thunder before two free throws by Westbrook tied it at 104-all with about 3 minutes left.
The Thunder led by seven with about nine minutes left in the third quarter before Westbrook had four quick points to extend the lead to 79-68. Houston scored the next six points, but Oklahoma City answered with seven points in a row after that, with five from Westbrook, to extend the lead to 86-74 with about 3 minutes left in the quarter.
The Thunder led by as many as 15 points in the first half, but Houston had cut the lead to 68-62 at halftime.


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Miami, FL 33130
Mr. Blanco is an Associate at Beltran Brito LLP. He provides counsel in all areas of U.S. business immigration law, particularly employment-based immigration matters. From investors to individuals with extraordinary ability, Mr. Blanco prepares both nonimmigrant and immigrant visa petitions for corporate and individual clients alike. His representation spans the fields of science, art, education, business, and athletics, as he represents medical professionals, researchers, musicians, producers, entertainers, professors, business executives, and professional athletes, among others.
Mr. Blanco earned a fellowship and scholarship to attend the University of Wisconsin Law School, where he received his Juris Doctor. During his time there, he was a clinical legal extern for the Economic Justice Institute's Immigrant Justice Clinic, providing legal representation to individuals filing petitions with USCIS and with matters before the Chicago Immigration Court. Mr. Blanco also served as a legal intern for the State of Wisconsin's Legislative Reference Bureau, providing legal assistance to attorneys drafting state legislation.
While attending the University of Wisconsin Law School, Mr. Blanco twice held editorial positions on the Wisconsin Journal of Law, Gender & Society and was elected to several leadership positions in both the Wisconsin International Law Society and Latino Law Student Association. Outside of law school, he frequently volunteered at the Community Immigration Law Center.
Prior to attending law school, Mr. Blanco received his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies from the University of Miami where he graduated cum laude.
As a Miami native, he gives back to his community by supporting organizations dedicated to preserving the city's history and natural areas. Mr. Blanco is a member of The Barnacle Society. He is also fluent in Spanish..
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Following their album Time Is Up, Denver thrash mettalers Havok return this month with a heavy EP consisting of two original tracks and two covers, one of those covers is of Sepultura's classic, Alive. A strong cover which does them and Sepultura justice.
Havok are a strong band who are technically brilliant, they focus their ability not on the melodical but on the rhythmic aspects of their music. Producing excellent music that puts a spotlight on the drum and bass sections, creating a type of thrash we rarely get to experience.
Opening with Point of no Return, a rhythm heavy track with a stand out guitar solo that holds reminiscent of early Dave Mustaine. From The Cradle To The Grave is a hard and heavy rhythm track with sneering vocals and a baseline that will tear through you.
Their final cover is Slayer's Postmortem/Raining Blood again well executed with a strong rhythm angle to the track. These covers are a band playing homage to bands they respect, and they have covered them well.
Currently on tour throughout Europe with 3 Inches Of Blood this is a band worth checking out!
The Point Of No Return is released May 14th on Candlelight Records


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Hi all!
I know its been forever since I have written here. God has been teaching me a lot and I have been growing in my faith despite some doubting on my part that God would use little old me for his purposes. My church is going out on the streets tonight to share the Gospel and all day I have been nervous and doubting God can use me to share His message of salvation. He always does, but today I have been sad that I am doubtful of the Big God we serve. These songs put me back into a joyful mood and made me realize how big and amazing God is again. If we can use people like David and Esther and Mary and Hannah and Moses for his purposes he can use little old me. I may not see the fruit of my labors now but Lord willing someone later in life will give their lives to the Lord because our group decided to talk to them about Jesus.
So give these songs a listen and I hope these songs give you a glimpse of our Great and Mighty God.
How Deep the Fathers Love for Us
My Heart is Filled with Thankfulness
Behold Our God
Love in Christ,
"Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; sing to his name, for it is pleasant!" -Psalm 135:3 Let us sing all the time thanking the Lord for His blessings He gives us everyday!
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Gods Faithfulness when we are doubting
Posted by Rebecca Ann at 12:57 PM
Labels: faithfulness, God, music, videos
1 comment:
- The Grove Family said...
Rebecca, God is using you! Whether you see results or not, you are proclaiming His truth and He will not let it go to waste! I can't wait to hear how you saw His strength at work.
Love you!
- August 17, 2014 at 12:43 PM
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I quit smoking over 6 years ago and it was a long, hard process. That is why I really liked what I saw in Quitbit. It's a lighter that helps you quit smoking. The Quitbit is an electric lighter with bluetooth connection to your smartphone. Every time you light up a cigarette, it will log your light. Once you know when and where you light up, you can start reducing the times you smoke in a day until you are down to zero.
You can use it to light other people's cigarettes, simply go to the app when done and tell it so. The lighter also will not count if you have too short of a light or have to re-light a cigarette within a certain time period.
The lighter itself can be recharged via USB cable. The connected lighter also can be found if you misplace it via your smartphone.
Quitbit is a bit pricey at $129.99, but if you can reduce your smoking with it, you will make up the difference in less cigarette purchases. The app is available for both iOS and Android. For more info, check out QuitbitLighter.com
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'WWE WrestleFest' Mobile Game Review
Before that pushy World Wildlife Fund got all cranky and lawyered the WWF initials away from pro wrestling, we dug the quarter-chomping arcade game 'WWF WrestleFest.' If the 'Street Fighter II' cabinet was occupied, 'WrestleFest' was our go-to-game.
Mind-blowing for the early 90′s, 'WrestleFest' lined up the likes of Hulk Hogan, the Ultimate Warrior, Mr. Perfect and Earthquake to let you partake in turnbuckle-hopping fisticuffs. But like wistful memories of middle school cafeteria food and old episodes of 'The Snorks,' some activities are best left to the past.
The iOS remake 'WWE Wrestlefest' suffers because it's so good at replicating the now-disappointing classic whose time has long since passed. You control your guy with a touchscreen joypad and a pair of action buttons. Well, you more suggest moves than actually control your wrestler. Animations are lengthy and tough to cancel out of, and you're often sucked into your opponent's plans to pin you or send you stumbling toward the ropes before you can execute moves of your own.
The game starts you off with eight wrestlers, mixing stars from various eras, with options to buy new characters via downloadable packs.
More power to you if you're able to stay interested in the game long enough to feel the need to add more dudes. There's little to distinguish one puffy-faced guy from the next, with the sluggish controls rendering everyone a retro-rendered meat stick. Online play is available, but it was a bit laggy for our tastes.
We'd like to think the original game was better than this, but in reality it was probably much worse. Now it's on you, World Wildlife Fund, to make the next great WWF game.
'WWE WrestleFest' ($3), available on iOS, was published by THQ, which provided a download code for review. We played the game for two hours on an iPod Touch.


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Prayer is not so much about what we do for God, but what God does for us and in us. Advent and Christmas time is all about God coming into the human story. God's initiative. The best way to celebrate Advent is in a prayerful way. When Luke in the gospel of the first Sunday of Advent says 'Stay awake, praying at all times..' he means tune into the fact that God is coming to you and me.
(Luke 21: 25-28, 34-36)
It is hard to do this in our time as there are so many messages battling for our attention. Christmas comes earlier and earlier every year so its like Advent hardly gets a look in. However, we are still encouraged to make prayerful preparation in Advent.
In his book "The Good News of Luke's Year" Fr. Silvester O'Flynn writes:
"We wait for the Lord if we live with attentive minds and prayerful hearts. Prayerfulness is the art of seeing and hearing the constant signs and sounds of God's love in our lives. Those who mastered this sensitivity were saints. In the words of T.S. Eliot;
'But to apprehend the point of intersection
of the timeless with time, is an occupation for the saint.' (The Dry Salvages)
The best way to stay awake is to be awake to the needs of others, especially those who for whatever reason are fearful of Christmas time. Just today, I met two men (30's) who are not looking forward to Christmas as they both find themselves homeless and are away from their families. "Christmas will just be another day for me." one said. "I wish it was all over to tell you the truth." said the other. I also think of people who dread Christmas as perhaps this will be the first Christmas that a loved one won't be sitting around the table or the fireside in the family home.
During Advent let us pray....


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Given my slow-as-molasses metabolism and my continued desire to eat, exercising for me is a big deal. It is a must. I need to do it regularly and I need to make sure sweating is involved. The good news is that I am getting better and better at doing "real" exercise. The challenge is continuing to make it a priority in my schedule. So far, so good.
In order to keep myself honest and to keep track of my exercising, I write it down on a calendar printout for each month. Since May I have done this on an ongoing basis. I think it has really helped. For each month there were only 5 days out of each month that I didn't do exercise.
Looking back at both June and July I see all variety of exercise. There are the regular exercise routines. I added endurance training to that. Then there are the bike rides on the weekends and hikes when we were on vacation. I have also started my summer swimming times. Variety is a good thing for me. I just can't do the same thing over and over again. Even with my free weight work outs I need to switch up the routine. To that end I set up another 2 training sessions with my trainer at the end of July. She, too, keeps me honest. Somehow there are those exercises that fall out of the routine...and there are always new ones to learn. This month I wanted to learn more exercises for my "quads" and "tries". I also worked on improving my form when doing the assisted pull ups and the bench press so I don't get anymore crashing headaches after doing them.
August and September I will be doing a fair amount of traveling so keeping up with exercising will be more of a challenge. But for now I am keeping up with the commitment and enjoying the daily challenge.