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Friday morning, Marco and I received an email from Andy:
You guys don't happen to have an extra left shimano shifter? Mine seems jammed damn.A short while later, another email:
Guys think I'm screwed.. Left shifter's messed up... obviously no time fix. Take off without me.. don't want to hold you up."Crap," I thought to myself, "this sucks!". The weather forecast for the 3 days was bad enough news. Now this! "Oh well," I thought, "I guess it's just me and Marco."
A couple of hours into our drive, we had crossed the border and well on our way to Killington when we got another email from Andy:
You guys on the road already? Figured out what's wrong.. works finally."Alright," I yelled out loud, "we got our sprinter back!" Marco and I were both happy about that.
Getting to Killington took awhile. We left before 7:00 but didn't get there until 4:00. The drive along I90 went pretty quick but things really slowed down once we left the main highway. It seemed everyone and their cousin had left for the Memorial Day weekend. We sat helpless as our ETA gradually stretched from 2:40 PM to 4-something. I stopped looking after awhile. We did eventually get there, with Andy arriving just 2 hours later.
|The view from our chalet.
The forecast for Saturday was for rain but it looked like it was going to hold off until later in the day which suited the three of us just fine. We could deal with Sunday and Monday`s rain later but it would be nice to at least start the stage race with some sun. Our race didn`t start until 9:20 so we had plenty of time to strategize. There really wasn`t all that much to strategize about at this point. There was one intermediate sprint and there was the finish and both came at the end of the same fast downhill. In all likelihood, Andy would be left on his own to freelance but Marco and I could at least mark any potential breaks. We had fun devising different scenarios.
|Unloading the bikes for the start of Stage 1.
|On the start line for Stage 1 wondering whether I`m ready.
Stage 1 consisted of 2 laps of a |30k circuit. The first 11k of Stage 1 was easy downhill with everyone content just to sit in the pack. But after turning the corner onto Route 100A, the pace gradually increased for 10k to the top of the KOM. The first time up the climb took some effort but wasn`t too tough.
|Getting ready to go (unsuccessfully) for the 1st KOM.
|Andy and Marco hanging tough at the top of the KOM.
After the KOM there was a fast descent and then more climbing before a fast 5k downhill to the finish line. The first time past the finish line was the intermediate sprint and it seemed that after the KOM one of the "Tall Socks" guys had it in his mind to try taking the sprint solo. The pack let him hang out there for awhile but once we started the long downhill, he was quickly reeled in. I attacked right away as soon as we had brought the "Tall Socks" guy back with Andy jumping onto my wheel. We got a gap and stayed away until about 1k to go. I hung in there until 500 m to go and then I was gassed. Andy finished it off for the intermediate sprint.
The second time up the KOM climb was tougher. A group of 3 guys got away and, though they didn't look too threatening at first, they gradually began to eek out a sizeable gap. "There go Andy's sprint points up the road," I thought. I was halfway back in the pack at this point and had to go onto the shoulder to move up to the front. "On your right," I called as I moved up towards the front of the pack. I attacked the pack as soon as I reached the front to prevent anyone from easily getting onto my wheel and did an all out effort for about a minute to try and establish my own gap before settling into a more reasonable rhythm. Upon reaching the break, I just sat on wheels. Apparently, my bridging up to the break injected some pace into the pack and the break was quickly brought back. The pack may have eventually brought the break back on their own but I wasn't taking any changes.
After the 2nd KOM, the pace for the next climb was much harder than the first time up. Marco was vigilant at the front of the pack to make sure nobody got away while I stayed a few riders back with Andy just behind me. I kept checking every once in awhile to make sure our star sprinter was still there and when all of a sudden he wasn't I tried to look further back. Andy wasn`t in sight. "What the heck?" I pulled onto the shoulder and eased up to allow the pack to pass. Andy was at the very back.
"Rich, my calf cramped up," he said.
By this time, the road was starting to flatten out. "You ok now?" I asked
"I hope so," he answered but he didn't look to confident.
"Come behind me on this side," I said. Andy dutifully moved in behind me while I brought him back up towards the front of the pack. As we neared the front, the shoulder gave way to broken-up asphalt so I eased onto the main road but no sooner had I merged when the guy to my left changed his line in front of me forcing me back onto the crap asphalt. "Pstttttttttttttt..." the sound of air leaving my tire was the last thing I wanted to hear.
"Fuckkkkkkkkkk," I yelled in frustration. I passed through the rest of the crap asphalt before pulling over. Fortunately, the SRAM wheel car was right behind me and, in record time, the guy replaced my rear wheel with a brand new Zipp. But the pack were well on their way to the sprint finish by the time I got going again. "Out of contention again," I thought. Ironically, the same thing happened two years earlier where I flatted in roughly the same location. I crossed the line 1:13 behind the main back.
After crossing the finish line, I found Andy and Marco. "How'd you do?" I asked, doubtfully.
"I got it," he answered.
"YES!" I yelled out loud. My mood went from downbeat to elation in a fraction of a second.
|Andy gets down low for the sprint win.
|Andy takes both the leaders jersey and the sprint jersey on Stage 1.
It rained through the night but fortunately the rain had stopped by Sunday morning. Sunday`s Queen stage didn't start until 9:10, again leaving us plenty of time in the morning to strategize. Andy had 18 points from taking both sprints on day 1. It was possible that he already had the Green jersey locked up but if 2nd place was taken by the same guy each time then he wasn`t out of the woods yet so to speak. Checking the results, we saw that indeed Mathew Payne of Jordan Racing had taken 2nd place both times. There were 6 points up for grabs on stage 2 with 4 and 3 points, respectively, available for whoever took 2nd and 3rd in the sprint. With Andy at 18 pts and Mathew at 12 pts, if Mathew won the intermediate sprint on and Andy was shut out then he could lose the jersey. We devised a plan for Marco or me to try and break away early to scoop up the intermediate sprint win. If we were chased down, in all likelihood it would be the Jordan team doing the chasing and Andy would have the luxury of sitting on wheels until the sprint. If they didn`t chase us down then we would scoop the points and Andy would have a lock on the jersey.
|Andy was in a pretty good mood to start Stage 2.
It`s customary for the jersey wearers to be called to the front at the start of stage 2 so Andy and the winner of the polkadot jersey, Travis Burleson, were called up. Marco and I occupied positions at the front of the pack and the three of us rode at the front through the neutral zone and up to the start of the first climb which came about 5k in.
|The leaders jersey and KOM jersey at the front of the start line.
The first climb wasn`t particularly steep but at 3 km long it wasn`t short. One thing we wanted to guard against was the possibility of someone attacking the first climb and causing a gap so Marco went to the front and set a steady tempo which just hard enough to discourage anyone from jumping off the front. While Marco set tempo at the front, I dropped back to mark Andy's nemesis. I found him at the back of the pack with the rest of his team mates. I seemed to blend right in which surprised me. I figured that, like us, the other team would have been strategizing about how to take the Green jersey from Andy's shoulders but it wasn't until about 15k to the sprint point that I over heard them talking about it. I couldn't make out what they were saying but it was clear that they were devising some sort of plan on the fly. With about 5k to go, Payne and his team mates began to make their way towards the front which was my cue to find Andy and Marco.
I found Andy and Marco at the front of the pack with Marco still setting a steady tempo and Andy on his wheel. I thought to take my turn and took over from Marco with Andy and Marco just behind me. "Let him go," I heard Marco say to Andy. Without turning my head and steadily pushed on. After about a minute, I looked back, somewhat surprised I had a gap. I pushed on while steadily increasing my power. I had just passed the 3k to go (to the intermediate sprint point) sign so knew I could maintain about a 5-minute interval power. I kept checking back but nobody chased. I heard from the guys afterwards that, apparently, the plan devised by the other team must have consisted of watching Andy because by the time they thought about the guy up the road it was too late. I took the intermediate sprint and, with it, the 6 points available. Mathew Payne was mathematically eliminated.
|Kurzawinski scooped the intermediate sprint points to secure the Green jersey.
Shortly after the intermediate sprint, the road makes a sharp right onto North road for the start of the first KOM. This was the last we saw of Andy which was fine. His job was done. For the next 7k, Marco and I struggled to maintain contact with the front of the race. Over the course of the KOM climb, the pack split into 3 groups with around 10 guys in the front group, another 15 in the 2nd group, of which Marco and I were a part of, and the rest behind us. Marco was able to bridge back to the front group before the top of the climb. Fortunately, for me, the 2nd group similarly bridged back up to the front group on the subsequent descent. I dodged a bullet there. So by the time we got back into the valley leading to the base of the final climb. Marco and I were together with a large front pack of around 25 guys.
With around 5k to go before the base of the final climb, I heard the familiar "Psssttttttt..." Only it wasn't me this time, it was Marco. Of all the luck... I stopped, for two reasons. I wasn`t sure where the neutral support was and I had a spare tube and CO2 cartridge. It wouldn't have done any good because I had clinchers and Marco had Tubulars but I didn't know that at the time. The 2nd reason was to help Marco to bridge back up to the front of the pack. Neutral support wasn't too far behind so Marco was able to get going without losing too much time. I was prepared to work with him to try and bridge back to the front pack but just as we got going, the 2nd pack of around 15 guys zoomed by
us. We quickly jumped on that train and worked with them to close the gap to the front group. By the time we reached the base of the final climb. we had reached the front group.
The final climb was ~9k and ~25 min of agony. The day was really heating up by that time and, with no wind, the heat played a factor. I started the climb riding with Marco but while, he had a Compact crank, I had stuck with my 53-11 and so had to climb at my own pace. While I wasn't able to stick with the top 5 guys, I did finish within 10 seconds of the next five, taking 9th place on the stage. Marco struggled, with his replacement wheel having a strange cassette configuration on which the smallest gears were too large for his chain and had to do the climb in too large a gear. He still managed a respectable 14th on the stage. Andy finished, 25 minutes later, well down in the standings as is customary for the Green jersey bringing up the lantern rouge :)
|Nearly at the finish line (I'm 3rd wheel. Not sure what I was looking at.)
|Marco at the finish of Stage 2.
|Andy on the podium again for hanging on to the green jersey.
|Celebrating Andy securing the Green jersey.
Sunday's Stage 3 TT was pretty much a formality. Technically, Andy did need to finish the stage to officially keep the Green jersey but neither Marco or I had much chance of a GC podium spot. For each of us, it was more a matter of seeing what we could do. The forecast again was for rain but again the rain held off and instead turned into a gorgeous day. We all finished the TT within the top 15 and the race was done by 9:45. Can't beat that! We did have to wait until 12:45 though because Andy was on the podium AGAIN. But the waiting wasn't too hard to take while sipping some freshly brewed Long Trail beer.
|Andy on the podium for one last time.


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|The Samsung Galaxy S9 series. Image Source: Wccftech
Maybe just a while ago we saw on the market both in the mall and in the smartphone seller Samsung Galaxy S9 series sold (with fantastic prices of course). Not satisfied with that, the successor of the S9 has also started to leak "concept" to the public.
Wahyunanda K. P., Tekno Kompas - Samsung Galaxy S10 is reportedly using the code name "Beyond". The name code is quite reasonable, if Samsung really wants to make this device beyond the previous line of Samsung from all sides.
Therefore, the Galaxy S10 will become special edition of Samsung's 10th anniversary. Several leaks Galaxy S10 was lately been widely circulated, as reported by KompasTekno from Mobile Syrup, Sunday May 6, 2018, Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus will be equipped with a screen 5.8 inches and 6.3 inches in in sequence.
|Will it be the Samsung's Galaxy S10? Image Source: Phoneworld.com.pk
The fingerprint scanner sensor is said to be embedded on the screen surface, a.k.a in-display fingerprint, which is forecast to be the trend in flagship smartphones this year and next year.
Some rumors say if both Galaxy S10 will be equipped with a 3D camera to enhance the facial recognition features. Another feature also called will be installed is a video call using a digital avatar. The launch of Galaxy S10 and Galaxy S10 Plus is expected to still be long, meanwhile, Samsung is rumored to be launching Galaxy Note 9 in the near future.
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|Samsung's best rival, Apple, with it's iPhone X. Image Source: MacPoin
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I have seen her twice in the past week. Once in the car on the way home from Chattanooga and once while walking down the street, passing windows, with two friends.
People say I most resemble my aunt and sometimes I see it, in my very blue eyes, in my five foot glory, or the dimple in my chin. But in all the recent sightings, peek-shows in mirrors and reflections, I see my mother in me. Perhaps it's the loose ringlets, encouraged by southern humidity, or the way I walk when I am unconscious of walking at all. I don't know. But I see her often.
I see her in the sewing project that has been spread across our dining room table for a few weeks, slowly filling a large cardboard box set to be mailed to California soon. She sewed baby quilts for all of us; I think mine was dark green, mauve, and grey with a rocking horse on it. The last time I saw it it was hanging on the wall of a nursery belonging to some other person's baby, but there was always the promise of another quilt of my own someday. I've forgotten about it. Now I am sewing baby quilts for someone else.
I see her in my love for colors. My bedroom pieced together in burnt orange, apple green and sky blue, and a plethora of found objects building my eclectic kingdom. People say my room is peaceful. I remember the houses in which I grew up—and it is peace that I remember the most until my teens brought out the monster in me and the angst ridden marriage brought out the fear in the rest of us.
I recently called her to let her know that the one thing she always did that bothered me most was the one thing I found myself doing. But if you knew that two perfectly good, beautiful pieces of furniture were about to be thrown in a dumpster by unsuspecting renovators, you would rescue them too. A deep blue dry sink and a lovely dijon colored cupboard are residents in our home now. I knocked on a door and asked to adopt them, just like she always did. I refinished one and left the other with all its scratches and coats of paint, because it adds character. Just like she always said.
I see her in the way I apply mascara, lightly and rarely. I see her in my love for folk art and jazz. I see her in the way I am with words, keenly aware of my power to communicate whatever I feel, sometimes unaware that death and life are in the tongue. I see her in my passion for homemaking—for making a home wherever I am with whatever I find. I see her in my green thumb. At last count there are twenty-two plants in residence on our front porch; she and I spent a half an hour text-messaging herb care pointers the other day.
She has short, straight hair now, not the long ripples of black with which I grew up. She drives a black four-door Malibu, trading in the vans and station wagons of my youth. She listens to bands I've never heard of and is up on all the latest BMXing news, compliments of my 18 year old brother who breathes bikes and boards. She calls Florida home now, oddly for me, proudly labeled a northeasterner even if I live in the south. Her new house is filled with black leather couches, pink dining room furniture, and flamingos of every sort—I think they started out as a joke and turned into a hobby.
But some things always stay the same because they are the things she passed on to me, her tangible Bucks County accent, her mannerisms, the tulip I painted on the cupboard, replicated from the fraktur folk art of my youth. We joke about the Brady thighs we both have, and she always tells me I have lips like her mother, round and pouty. We'll never
We don't see each other often, and it is usually when she passes through Tennessee on her way to New York, and I can't promise that we'll live near one another when she, or I, are old and grey. But there are some things that time and money and location and divorce, and even change can't change.
Like my love of color and my green thumb, my frugality and my creativity. These are things my mother gave me for keeps. These are the ways I see my mother every day.
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The Sin Sai Hong Hokkien Opera Troupe held its last performance on 4 March 2014. Unfortunately, I wasn't there to document the end but I was lucky enough to have photographed the troupe in 2010 and 2013.
Sin Sai Hong, the oldest Hokkien troupe, had been performing for audiences in Singapore and Malaysia for the past 110 years.
During the heydays of street opera between the 1930s to 1960s, these street performances drew large crowds. Today, these street opera troupes struggle to stay relevant as audience numbers dwindles. Since the government changed its linguistic policy in the 1970s to favor Mandarin, many of us are unable to understand dialects. This also led to a lack of young talent joining the troupes. Sad to see this troupe that was built on three generations of tears and sweat go, but thank you for the memories, and the warmth the performers have shown me even though I could hardly communicate with them in proper Hokkien. For more photos click here


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Reliance Entertainment (formerly known as Reliance BIG Entertainment) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group handling its media and entertainment business, across content and distribution platforms.
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- The company plans to launch TV Channels.[3]
- On 15 July 2009, Reliance Big Entertainment and Steven Spielberg announced a joint venture with a funding of $825 million.[4]
- Recently, Big 92.7 FM launched a radio station in Singapore considering 8% of the population residing there is Indian.[5]
- On April 5, 2010, they acquired a 50% stake in Codemasters.[6]
- On May 28, 2010, they achieved the first ever Bollywood cross-over into the Hollywood Box Office market in the opening weekend "Top Ten" list after releasing Kites.
- The studio is co-producing director Steven Spielberg's upcoming film War Horse which is due for worldwide release in Christmas. Many other future projects from the director also have Reliance Entertainment as a major producer.[7]
- In January 2012, it was announced that Reliance DreamWorks movies garnered 11 Oscar nominations.[8]
- In March 2010, Reliance Entertainment done a deal with Jalsha Movies Production for selling them the movies of Superstar Jeet produce and distributed by Reliance Entertainment.
- In November 2014, Reliance announced plans to begin the acquisition process of the North American and European mobile game studios of DreamWorks Studios in early 2015.[9]
- ↑ "Talenthouse". Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ↑ "Anil Ambani eyes video rental business". Anil-ambani-news.newslib.com. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ↑ "Anil Ambani to launch 20 TV channels". Anil-ambani-news.newslib.com. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ↑ Anil Ambani meets Spielberg; to provide Rs 4,000 cr for films The Economic Times.
- ↑ "Anil Ambani Group launches radio station in Singapore DNA". Dnaindia.com. 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ↑ Hinkle, David (2010-04-05). "Reliance Big Entertainment acquires 50% stake in Codemasters". Joystiq. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- ↑ Tuesday, Jun 24, 2008 at 1314 hrs IST (2008-06-24). "Reliance, Spielberg in talks over $2 bn movie venture". Financialexpress.com. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ↑ "Reliance Dreamworks movies garner 11 Oscar nominations - The Economic Times". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ↑ Exclusive: India's Reliance Entertainment plans to acquire Western game studios in 2015. Reuters, 15 November 2014
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The ministry options in Belize are endless. Everyone in our group, no matter how young or not so young, can use his or her talents to make a difference. Our mission trip could include kids ministry, orphanage visits, church planting, sports ministry, evangelism, and a variety of other ministry opportunities. Because of Praying Pelicans genuine partnerships already in place, on our Belize mission trip, you will find yourself encouraging a Pastor in a sustainable ministry that will continue to impact the community after you have returned home.
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Belize was originally populated with the Maya whose kingdom stretched from Yucatán Mexico through Belize and into further reaches of Central America. Spanish originally settled Belize as part of the conquistadors but were quickly overrun by the British who named Belize "British Honduras" Popular for it's rich natural resources of mahogany and other lumbers, the British ruled Belize bringing in workers from other West Indies nations. This began to set up the diversity in cultural of the Central American country. Britain granted Belize independence in September 1981.
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US vs British English Differences Explained Through 63 Infographic Drawings
The eternal US vs British English debate will probably never be settled. At least not by us, at least not here, and definitely not now. It's not even the point. The idea is that the English language is so beautiful, so diverse and in a continuous evolution, that even people speaking the same language (English, in this case) could have a hard time understanding each other, and that's not just because of the accent.
The guys at Grammar Check have identified the 63 most important and common differences between American English and British English and have 'wrapped' them inside a very easy to understand infographic. Oh, the wonders of graphic design!
The differences shown in this US vs British English infographic are really funny if you think about them, especially if you imagine an American from the South speaking with an Englishman from Northern England. They'll definitely have their hands full, pardon, their mouths full in trying to understand one another.
Shall we continue with the main differences between the two (one and the same) languages?
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- 23 Foreign Words Related To Travel With No Translation To English
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- True Meaning of Some Words Based on Their Phonetic Definition (Infographic)
What other differences would you add? Are their any major differences not found in this infographic? If so, let us know in the comment section below, or drop us a line via email.


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My new project is in Palatine. After a year in Burnidge Woods in Elgin, I am moving on to someplace different. This is the very first shot. You must look very closely. I was walking along and something caught my eye. I looked around and could not find it at first and then I saw it square on. It was looking me right in the eyes deifying me to find it. I saw it and he knew it but he was a perfect match to the surroundings. I have never seen nature blend an animal so perfectly into the background of life, I was Ill this day but the sight of this made me perk up and by the time I was done photographing I had completely forgot that I was sick. I felt better and the clean air just worked my mind. The bird made me think of how most of us are; just insignificant in the things around us. We think we are something; but in fact we just blend in. After death how long does it take for everyone who knew us to die and our artifacts to decay. Then who says our name. Very few people have the luxury of having their names remembered or even mentioned past 20 years or so. Now of course we can save electronic files and they can be viewed at some point in time. Someone has to know they are there and request them.
The bird was taken with my little "walking camera" a DMC FX07 Panasonic 1/200 at F5.3. I bought it just for this occasion. Small lightweight and a powerful Leica lens. It does not do everything but it is one heck of a camera. I love that camera. I can not seem to keep my hands off of cameras in general.


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Thursday, January 25, 2001
Quiz 1
A cord with knots. (Osserman, page 4).
Pythagoras (or one of his followers) stated the theorem in general and gave a proof for it. Implicitly it was well known already to the Egyptians and Babylonians. (Osserman, page 4).
Thales of Miletus. (Lecture)
The Chinese number system is superior: it is more systematic and there are less and shorter words for numbers. (Dehaene, page 102-106).
It was mentioned because around that time people started to settle, thus having more time and more needs for mathematics. The last ice age was 12000-10000 B.C. (Lecture)


text: The Biblical foundation for our call to preach the Gospel to the nations comes from Jesus' command in Matthew 28:19-20. "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you…" It is our responsibility as Christians to take the good news of the Gospel to those who have never heard. Missions are about helping people, but most importantly, missions are about being a part of something bigger than ourselves.


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I'm 33, African, woman living in the US. I'm happy to be here.
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Hi Athena, I'm 35, American, living in the USA and I'm happy that YOU'RE here. Welcome
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Third Annual Photo Geek Christmas Party
Polar bear SUNRISER (Ursus maritimus, Ours Blanc) at sunrise along the shores of Hudson Bay 50km North of Churchill, Northern Manitoba, Canada (North of Wapusk National Park). Image Copyright ©Christopher Dodds. Canon 1DX, 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM @146mm ISO 200 f/5.6 @ 1/125s. PURCHASE A PRINT or LICENSE IMAGE FOR PUBLICATION HERE.
If you are reading this, then the world didn't end after all, and you need to start filling your 2013 calendar. Please book immediately - last year's Photo Geek Christmas Party sold-out quickly!
I'm hosting my third annual PHOTO GEEK CHRISTMAS PARTY!
It's a PARTY with a CAUSE!
Le Nichoir Wild Bird Rehabilitation Centre was founded in 1994 as a non-profit organization (#894112358RR001) and is located in Hudson, Quebec. Le Nichoir is a licensed centre, part of a community of North American rehabilitators, supported by the International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (IWRC) and the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (NWRA). Their mission is to conserve wild birds as part of our natural heritage.
Le Nichoir provides proper care and treatment for injured or orphaned wild birds and releases them back into their natural habitat. Le Nichoir also provides advice and information about wild birds and their environment through educational programs and annual public events. In 1995 Le Nichoir received 478 birds. Today, it is the largest rehabilitation centre for songbirds in Canada. They admit more than 1400 wild birds and receive 5000 telephone calls each year. There is no charge asked for any of their services, but they need our help! It costs about $6,000.00 each for the six wildlife biology students who work tirelessly for the summer at minimum wage.
Join me, Canadian nature photographer Christopher Dodds, on March 9, 2013 at 6:30 PM at the Casgrain Theatre (CEGEP John Abbot College 21275 Lakeshore Road, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Québec H9X 3L9, Canada) for an hour and a half long slideshow presentation to benefit Le Nichoire. The show is designed to be entertaining and informative to all; nature lovers and photographers alike. Stories of adventure, natural history facts and information are all on the menu and this show is designed to offer helpful tips & techniques sure to improve your photography efforts with everything from a camera phone, point & shoot camera or professional SLR camera system. Over one hundred of his images will be projected, many unseen. Everyone is welcome!
Hurry! Only 280 seats. Tickets are only $18.00 each and are available for advance purchase only - every penny is collected by, and goes to Le Nichoir. Please call or email Le Nichoir (firstname.lastname@example.com 450-458-2809) to secure your tickets, or make a donation if you can't make it (be sure to tell them it's on behalf of Chris' Photo Geek Christmas Party) Major credit cards and cheques accepted. There will be ample time to mingle, meet my friends and contacts and share some of your images with others, so feel free to bring prints, iPads or laptops with your favourite images to share. I hope to see you there and PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!
The door prizes were over the top last year, and thanks to my good friends and sponsors, we have secured an even better stash for this year.
- Jobu Designs (use cupon code NATURE to save 15%)
- Canon Canada
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- Nik Software
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- Photo Life Magazine
- Eckla Gear Carts
- Outdoor Photo Gear
- Cotton Carrier
If you would like to contribute door prizes for, or sponsor, this worthy cause, please email me (firstname.lastname@example.com) to discuss. It's a great way to have your product or brand mentioned in every blog post until the main event while helping an awesome cause!
Last year we raised over $2,500.00 and I am asking for your help to at least double that!


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Monday, Monday...
...can't trust that day. It was an okay weekend and it should be an okay day, but I feel off. The sun came out and it's warming up, so perhaps that's a sign that things will improve.
It was raining on Saturday, so the farmer's market was kind of a bust -- there was only a small fraction of the usual vendors. This Saturday will be the last farmer's market of the season, so I hope it's a nice day. We did come upon half-price day at a nearby book sale, though, and I scored "Knit Mittens!" for $2; I also found a pattern booklet from 1965 for knitted shells (and two skirts) for 10 cents, and a couple of other books that I snagged with gift-giving in mind. They included notice of an upcoming book sale in February, and we've already marked our calendars -- we love book sales!
There was some knitting. Despite my lingering Cromarty envy and the fabulous wooliness received from SP2 late last week and the occasional distraction of contemplating Christmas knitting, I kept plugging away at St. Brigid. When I pick it up tonight, I'll start the third repeat. It seems to be going quickly.
I made Knitche's Chili All Day recipe again (scroll to October 13) on Saturday afternoon and took it to Mom's yesterday for our post-game dinner (it was a happy one, since the Packers won yesterday, and the Badgers remain undefeated after their win on Saturday). Thanks again, Abbey; I can't recommend that recipe enough. I let the chili simmer for a good long time on Saturday, plus the flavors blended some overnight, and it was just delicious! Ai even had some, and that's something -- she's my "Mikey"!


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Searchlight eBook Training, Inc. of Ohio and Franklin Electronic Publishers of New Jersey recently announced the creation of the nationâs first all-electronic book, or "eBook" classroom.
Resurrection Catholic School in Dayton was selected from among dozens of elementary, junior, and high schools as the pilot site for the introduction of the innovative form of "paperless" learning.
Interesting trial application. Could revolutionize text book industry.
Photos and reviews of several pen tablet computers. Broad application related trialshttp://web-e6.zdnet.com/pcmag/firstlooks/9811/f981106a2.html
At first glance most people will think the HP
Jornada 820 is a subnotebook. This most
conventional-looking of the first wave of H/PC
Pro devices looks like a slightly underfed
notebook; it has a clamshell design and a
touch pad. Jornada is Spanish for journey, but
the company wants you to pronounce it
"Jornada," not "Hornada." The Jornadaâs
expected street price of $1,000 includes a 56K V.90 internal modem. If you prefer a touch pad to a touch screen and want a conventional notebook-style design, the Jornada 820 is a likely candidate with an unexpected name.
Extensive specs and company propaganda, third party mag rated
Jornada 680
Nizkov Technologies is pleased to announce the availability of the HP Jornada 680 Handheld PC.
Here is a recent news release from HP about this product:
HP Jornada Family Line Now Provides a Windows CE Color Handheld to Answer All Mobile Computing Needs PALO ALTO, Calif., March 17, 1999 -- Hewlett-Packard Company today announced the HP Jornada 680 Handheld PC, the third product in its comprehensive line of Windows CE color handheld products. The HP Jornada family now provides a full range of mobile devices that fulfill the needs of all mobile professionals.
Extensive specs and HP pressrelease for the 680
Current info and photos of hitachi ce tablets
HPW-600EUT ö press release w/specs
PDF with ad cover and spec sheet
great article regarding IA and OS-nonspecific.
Microsoft Office--and in all likelihood Windows--are on their way to becoming relics. The
days of shrink-wrapped, retail software are waning. Web-based delivery of applications
will change the nature of a one-size-fits-all business suite. And emerging Internet
appliances--such as NetPliance.com's Windows-less IPAD, Handspring's Visor, and the
near ubiquitous Palm Pilot--confirm that no one will give a hoot what OS is inside the box.
Dissagree with lots of the garbage/oponion except the last few tech-direction paragraphs.


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At 13:30 EDT (17:30 UTC) on June 3, 2017, we're thrilled to announce the Patientory crowd sale is fully subscribed! We raised $7.2 million USD (based on current ETH value) and issued 70 million PTOY. With 1728 investors, that's more than 40,000 PTOY per investor!
Crowd Sale Statistics
The screenshot below is a frozen snapshot of the crowd sale as it ended. Please note the end time is static and shows the original end date.
Frozen snapshot of the crowd sale. 13:30 EDT, 03-June-2017
Press Release
We've published a press release with broader details about the crowd sale and Patientory's goals.
Thank You!
All of us at Patientory want to take this opportunity to express our appreciation to everyone who has supported us along the way toward reaching this milestone. Whether it was your advice or your investment, we appreciate and thank you for your support.
What's Next?
Now that the crowd sale is over, tokens will be distributed earlier than the original June 28 scheduled date. We appreciate everyone's patience as we take the time to do a complete and proper accounting of the crowd sale.
In the meantime, we also want to answer a few recurring questions:
- The top question we're getting is how you can add a custom token to your wallet. If you are using MyEtherWallet (MEW), you can add PTOY as a Custom Token. Here is the procedure:
- Click on add "Custom Token."
- Put the contract in address box: 0x8ae4bf2c33a8e667de34b54938b0ccd03eb8cc06
- Enter the Token Symbol as PTOY.
- Enter the Decimals as 8.
- Click "Save."
- The second most-asked question we're getting is about exchanges. For now, we will be traded on Bittrex, TokenMarket, HitBTC, and ICObazaar.
- We also want to clarify some reports about HitBTC and ICObazaar.
- After contacting both companies, we can confirm that HitBTC and ICObazaar purchased PTOY tokens during the May 2017 pre-sale.
- Both companies have established trading instruments on their platforms, and are supplying tokens from their own previously purchased stakes.
- The PTOY tokens being traded on HitBTC and ICOBazaar are not available for withdrawal until the official release.
- All questions about these trading instruments should be directed to HitBTC and ICObazaar.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to drop us a line.
— The Patientory Team


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Friday, Feb. 9, 2007 - The united voice of the entire range of highway users and the highway-based service community told the federal government today that privatizing the nation's roads is all about big-business profit, and that it short-changes the needs of the highway system.
The coalition, Americans for a Strong National Highway Network, held a press conference Friday morning at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, outlining the group's concerns about the federal push to privatize more highways.
A letter was also sent to U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters Thursday afternoon.
"Federal promotion of privatization deals that do not consider highway users' interest as the top priority will not achieve your goals of promoting safety, mobility, economic growth, and congestion relief," the members of the coalition wrote in the letter to Peters.
"If ensuring the profit for private companies and quick cash for state and local governments remain the top priorities, these plans could actually lead to a decline in safety and mobility on both the privatized roads and the parallel public roads, as private companies try to maximize their profits and prevent competition."
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association spearheaded the formation of the coalition, which includes AAA, the American Trucking Association, the American Highway Users Alliance, the American Motorcyclist Association, Natso and the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association.
OOIDA has been very vocal in its opposition to auctioning off the interstate system. For example, the Association took a strong stance against the 75-year lease of the Indiana Toll Road. The Association is also lobbying hard in other states where privatization is being considered, including New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
OOIDA Executive Vice President Todd Spencer closed out the coalition's press conference by highlighting just how unpopular private toll roads are - using Indiana's recent lease as an example.
The Association commissioned a poll of Indiana voters on, among other things, the popularity of the lease of the Toll Road and the governor who made it happen.
A majority - 52 percent - of actual voters statewide voiced displeasure with the lease of the toll road. Voters in northern Indiana were more upset with it, where 66 percent opposed the lease.
The opinion poll also revealed a plunge in the approval rating of Gov. Mitch Daniels following the lease of the Indiana Toll Road. His approval rating dropped to 35 percent in April 2006 and rebounded to only 44 percent by the time of the mid-term election in November 2006.
Voters displeasure with the lease appears to be bearing impact on Daniels' political career as the likelihood of Daniels being re-elected isn't very good, according to the opinion poll. Nearly half of the statewide voters - 49 percent - and an "eye-popping" 64 percent of northern Indiana voters would support another candidate over Daniels in 2008, according to a summary of the opinion poll.
"The media did a good job of talking about the issue in Indiana, unfortunately for voters the governor was aware and did a better job of rushing the sale through the legislature, without the consent of voters," Spencer said.
"Voters never truly had a say in the process, so come 2008 we'll see what the voters have to say."
In addition to the lack of support from the voters, Spencer and others in the coalition expressed serious concern that the leases would not help eliminate the problems the infrastructure is already facing.
"Rest assured the companies lining up to buy our roads aren't doing it out of the goodness of their hearts. They see long-term cash flows and guaranteed, healthy profits at the public's expense," Spencer said.
One of the big arguments for privatization is that allowing the private sector to operate these roads will help reduce congestion - a major problem nationally and one talked about frequently by the feds.
"The companies investing in our roads want to induce congestion on the roads they profit from, not reduce it. Their profits are derived from high traffic volumes and high tolls," Spencer said. "Remember, they are accountable to their shareholders, not to the public."
"We recognize elected officials are confronted with difficult funding decisions, but these deals are akin to a pawn-shop mentality of hocking your assets for cash now, but paying much more down the road."
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Preparing For Emergencies And Evacuations With Your Pets
You never can be too prepared in an emergency or disaster especially when you have a pet. We not only have to worry for our own safety, but we have to think about the safety of our beloved pets.
Sandy Monterose, director of national outreach at ASPCA, said it is key to plan in advance and know where you will take your pets if there is an emergency evacuation. There should also be a plan for family, friends, or neighbors to look out for your pets if you are not home during a natural disaster.
Steve Dale's Pet World offers some helpful tips on what to have prepared if an emergency does strike your community:
- Documentation with your pet's name, age, breed, and pictures of you and your pet. Personal contact information, where you may be staying, and your veterinarian's contact information should also be included.
- A pet carrier for small to medium sized pets
- Water
- Extra collar and leash
- Current vaccination records and any medication that your pet may be taking
For more information and tips, visit Steve Dale's Pet World.
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That was the title one of my MBA teammates' recent emails. I couldn't bring myself to respond to it because it brought to mind so many interesting images. There was no way I was going to be able to say anything serious.
The thing is, that's kinda how it feels.
Spreadsheets are a lot of fun. Analyzing business data is fun. Data anal is what all the cool kids are doing now. Get with it, people.
Some things in my real life have been decided, pending other, very small factors. These things will be massively huge in my work/writing life, but most importantly it will be huge for my family life. In a good way. I hope. I will, of course, let you all know as soon as I can.
No, I don't have a record/publishing/film-making deal, but there are more subtle, delicate ways of measuring happiness and I hope that these big, decided things will go a long way toward a measure of happiness.
It's impossible not to put yourself in your writing. No matter how hard you try, you keep sneaking back in. This one time, when I was three, I was playing out in the yard and my mom went inside to answer the phone and just then a small bird landed in my yard. I wanted to touch it because I'd never been that close to a bird before. I wanted to feel what that felt like, to touch the untouchable. I walked toward the bird, but it hopped away. I chased after it, passed one house, then another, then another. The bird wouldn't fly. It couldn't fly. I reached out to hold it in my hand. Then I heard my mom, and she was yelling, and then her hands were on me, dragging me away from the bird. I reached out to touch it, but I couldn't; the strength of my mom was too much. She hugged me tight and she scolded me to never leave out of her sight again. Never again. I looked over my shoulder and the bird was gone. I was very sad.
My mom spanked me, to show me how serious this all was. I believed her.
When you chase after something really hard, your head bent down in the striving, sometimes, when you look back up, you can be surprised at just how far you've come.
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We've had a special emphasis in our church over the past month and a half. During worship and Sunday school time we've focused upon salvation and reaching out to those who are lost around us.
In our particular area we can't quite claim to be Christian or probably not even the Bible belt anymore. The statistics show that at least every other person I meet as I go about my little town is lost.
Now here's the part that hit me during our last Sunday school session. Do I care?
As I'm sitting in my church surrounded by family and friends who are saved, I can say, "Of course, I care." But do my actions match that statement? Am I really reaching out to those who are lost? Or am I just satisfied to know that my little circle is saved?
When Christ gave the Great Commission, He said to make disciples of all nations. He didn't say to make sure your family and friends were taken care of and then you're done.
Jesus set the example of truly caring and having compassion for every person. He comforted and touched the leper who no one else would go near. He noticed people who weren't noticeable. He fed people He wasn't responsible for. The Bible states often that Jesus looked on people with compassion.
The ultimate way to look on others with compassion is to want to bring them to Jesus, to have an effect on their lostness.
Now back to that hard question. Do I care for lost people? If I do, I'll act in compassion. Compassion is sympathy and empathy with work clothes. In other words, it isn't enough to feel sorry for them. It isn't enough to say, "I remember. I've been where you are." Really caring is acting when we encounter a lost person.
What does this look like? This may mean I have to meet physical needs before a person is willing to listen to me. It could mean that I have to build a relationship with the person so they know I really care.
My brothers and sisters in Christ, I'm beginning to care more and more. I'm asking God to show me those who need Him. I'm asking Him to let me see them as He sees them.
The Bible states that it isn't God's desire that any person die without Christ as their Savior. I am working on making that my desire as well and then to do all I can to introduce them to Christ and what a relationship with Him means.
Do you care?


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Over the years endowed funds for collection development have played an important role in the growth and success of the University of Pennsylvania Library. Many Classes have shown their support of Penn by supporting its heart, the Library.
Members of the Classes of 1883 and 1884 endowed a fund for general Library acquisitions. A century and a quarter later, their gift continues to provide new resources for today's - and tomorrow's - students.
Materials purchased through this fund include:
- Akiko Takizawa : where we belong
- Alphabetical : how every letter tells a story
- Amore innamorato [sound recording]
- BMW art guide by independent collectors : the global guide to private yet publicly accessible collections of contemporary art
- Bamako sounds : the Afropolitan ethics of Malian music
- See additional titles purchased through this fund


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Saturday, I had the opportunity to visit the N scale layout of John Johnson (CARM founder and Canadian editor – pictured above) in Hamilton, ON. This was the much anticipated operating session on his Grand Trunk Southern layout and followed his excellent presentation last October on layout operations. The Grand Trunk Southern is a two level freelanced layout set in Central Pennsylvania in 1969. The layout is DCC powered with Digitrax and features early diesel power.
I was especially excited as this was only the second time that I had been invited to an operating session, and the first time that I had used car cards and waybills. My job was to run a local that switched the industries in Nathansville. Powered by two beautiful Rapido GMD-1s, I spent an enjoyable hour shunting cars between the interchange track, the builders supply, the propane dealership etc. and building the train to Clarion.
So some thoughts about my first 'real' OPs session…
Model railroad operations is work. Real, hard work. But man is it fun work! After an hour of thinking about how to achieve the tasks at hand, and constantly checking to make turn that the turnouts were properly aligned, I was ready to take a break. This gave me an appreciation for the real work done by the real railroads.
John was a gracious host and especially patient with a newbie like myself. I was very appreciative of his insights around operations and for his help in planning operations on my QGRY.
Thank you John for a wonderful Saturday afternoon!


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In gearing up for this year's Google IO, I started looking over all of the sessions from the last few years to see what kind of gems are hidden there. I recently watched the latest Google IO session on Memory Management within Android. While I watched the video, I took some notes of what I thought were the more important and interesting points. At a high level, the video has some interesting info about how memory is allocated in Android (and really, Java itself).
Garbage Collection (GC) is the process of reclaiming old memory in your application. Or in other words, taking objects that are no longer in use and freeing the memory used by them so the memory can be used for new objects.
The most interesting points in the video were about the Android Heap. The Heap is where all applications are stored within Android. Each Android app has a limit that is specific to each device. To find that limit, use the method ActivityMonitor,getMemoryClass.
Sometimes that Heap size isn't enough. Luckily, there is a way to increase the Heap size for your app. To increase the size, add the tag bigHeap to your Application tag in the manifest file. However, increasing the Heap can be a double-edged sword. By having a large Heap, GC can take considerably longer because GC has to go through a larger Heap to check for objects that can be freed. So just using this tag to get away from memory leaks in your app is a pretty bad idea and will only make your app performance decrease.
This video also goes into memory leaks. To start off, a memory leak means you still have a reference to an unused object, which means GC can't remove an object. One common memory leak in Android involves keeping a reference to an Activity(or a context) for far too long. This is especially common when handling Activity rotation changes. Finding and fixing memory leaks is more of a dark art of software development. It's a very important skill to have in your pocket simply because the Garbage Collector won't save your memory in all cases. For example, if you happen to pass Context objects around frequently in your application, it's much more likely that a memory leak has crept into your app. By using the Eclipse Memory Analyzer, it's pretty simple to find a leak using a few tricks that are shown in the video (like using Dominator Trees) and to do a few changes to your code to fix it.


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Monday, 13 November 2017
The darkest nights...by Angie Coomber
For this month's post I looked back through my art journals for some inspiration and came across a Birgit Koopsen technique I learnt last year.
For this page I chose some acrylic paints (yellows, white and a tiny bit of red) and painted a page in my journal.
I used the Artistic Stamper
Mini Masks
and the same colours to add some stencilling.
Next I added some stamping (The Artistic Stamper
Mini Backgrounds #2
Mini Backgrounds#3
Star Plethora
) (I like any excuse to use stars on my pages!)
I used blue paint to carefully paint around the stars, adding a little white paint towards the top of the page for a slightly lighter blue.
I used the background and star stamps to add some white embossing.
Lastly some doodling and of course the quote!
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Episode IV Economic Order - Crisis - and The Wheel of Opportunity.
Dagne: Welcome to Episode IV of the Infinite Potentials Series. Also, this is our first video web cast. So, Adam, experts say that the current economic collapse is the worst since the 1930's. Experts say nothing of this size has ever before happened in the US and world financial markets. Many of those who have money are terrified by their losses and the rest are worrying about how they are going to survive. Can we discuss how the ordinary person can meet the challenge of this mind blowing crisis?
A: You and I have also been hit incredibly hard. Maybe we should first find out if we are going to survive economically before we give advice.
D: We've done the arithmetic. We think we are probably going to make it. Although, we have had to go from plan A to plan B. We have even discussed a back up plan C.
A. I hope we won't need to implement it.
D: Before we get into some ideas about what to do now. Can you say something about what you think is actually happening? I don't think most people understand this crash yet. In fact, I think an awful lot of people are in denial about it and don't realize how big it actually is.
A: I'm thinking about it as an evolutionary economical liminal moment. Something old is dying and something new is being born. Of course, at times like this everyone wants to find out who is responsible and punish them. But I think we are all to some degree responsible. Some more, some less. Reminds me of the old Pogo cartoon. "We have found the enemy and he is us". But looking at the bigger picture it seems to me that globalization is inevitable and there is no turning back. But globalization grew so fast in recent decades that it has outrun our international and national financial institutions. A rapidly emerging tsunami is sweeping the earth and it is a new world order. This collapse and rebirth of the world wide economic system is a necessary step. Kind of like discovering that wagon wheels are torn to pieces if you attach them to a powerful car and try to drive it 120 MPH. Historians will look on this economic evolution as necessary to create much better economic institutions. But right now, I think you really have to want to survive economically and be ready to work hard at it or chances are you are toast.
D: So we need a transformation of financial institutions - an evolution. But what can folks do now to survive and make lemonade out of these lemons?
A: Downturns and periods of instability are times of enormous opportunities for those who can think in new ways.
D: Where do we start? With the basics?
A: When in trouble always get back to the basics. For 15 years or more we have been discussing a concept called Economic Order. Those who were living according to the principles underlying economic order are generally in better shape now than those who were not. Economic Order is one of the areas we focus on in the MindFitness Training. Economic order of some kind is critical to mindfitness and quality of life including happiness.
D: We have mentioned The MindFitness Training several times but haven't said much about what it is. Could you explain a bit?
A: I assert that a substantial percentage of ordinary people are living extraordinary lives. We discovered some strategies which have worked well so far for us. So we made a study to see if it is possible for others to benefit from what has worked for us. Furthermore, the more individuals unfold their own potential the greater the consciousness of the electorate and a more conscious electorate is the best, fastest way to meet the current crisis, evolve our country and contribute to the evolution of the world. So like many others we set out with the intention of understanding how to bring oxygen and fuel to what we see as a flame of awakening spreading throughout America and the world. Being physically fit is fashionable and easier to do than ever before. It occurred to me that just like physical fitness there are particular, relatively easily learned strategies and principles which can build mind fitness just like physical fitness. So, we registered the term MindFitness® and set out to make those strategies and principles available to as many as I can as inexpensively as possible. That means doing research to discover better ways to learn to enhance mindfulness - quality of consciousness including creativity, sub consciousness, unconsciousness and supra consciousness. We founded the International MindFitness Foundation and the Infinite Potentials Series is one way to share these treasures (these notions, principles) with others.
D: Our intention is to bring encouragement - good news to those who can use it.
A: Yes. It is fun and besides it helps us unfold our own potentials.
D: Could you describe the MindFitness Training a little more and then we can go back to Economic Order?
A: I have been thinking about what people can do to reduce the negative effects of the economic crisis and maximize their ability to seize the opportunities. And, you know the basic mindfitness training itself seems to address the challenges amazingly well even though it was developed during a time of unprecedented prosperity.
A: One way to describe The Process or Mindfitness Training is to use what I call The Wheel of Opportunity. (Show full wheel) The challenge is not so much availability of information but motivation - the energy, the passion, the vision to take the next usually simple and basic steps. So I envisioned a Wheel of Opportunity which might clarify some of the primary categories of concern and opportunity applicable to most of us. These can be thought of as areas or strategies or principles that can be used to get started. Note they all lead to the same place - the center which represents Infinite Potentials. When coaching an individual I can start with the area that (s)he is most interested in at the moment. Success in the first area can lead to the next step and so forth. Of course, everyone has to start with Mind. (go to blank wheel of opportunity and add mind) Because only mind can generate the energy and focus necessary to begin work on the first area of primary interest (challenge) whatever it is. Of course, if we are working with a group we all work on the same area at once. Logically the next focus is on Stress Science. Reducing unhealthy stress conserves energy and allows mind to quiet itself which can bring economic order. It takes energy and mental quietness to go to the next step Exercise. Exercise further builds energy required to improve economic order and take on the incredibly important principle of enhancing Attention. Even small increases in attention can produce outsized results. Some of the best teachers have said that increasing the ability to attend is probably the highest priority self actualization strategy we can apply. Attention goes way beyond concentration.
The Breath Work - learning for oneself how to maximize breathing efficiency through all of the stages of life is common to all of the other episodes. However breathing requires careful (special} attention in order for most to gain the enormous benefits hidden there. Sleep Science is another misunderstood and enormously under utilized opportunity for bringing about extraordinary improvement in day to day quality of life.
D: Next, we come to Economic Order. Please define it.
A: I like the term because it gets away from the notion of being rich or poor. Economic order is different for everyone. Perfect Economic order as I see it is having the resources that allow an individual to do what (s)he loves to do 100% of the time.
D: 100% of the time? What about things like chores and housework and people who are trapped in a job they don't like but are afraid to leave?
A: Well, in that sense economic order is relative. I think if people can do what they love 10 or 15% of the time they are usually happy campers. The key is to make a beginning.
D: If one love's something (s)he gets better at it and probably improves so much that after a while he can do what he loves 20 or 30% of the time and so on. And so becoming stronger, happier and more grateful.
A: Right! One builds from there towards the 100% mark. Of course, there are chores and stuff that may not be easy or fun like working out, paying bills, doing the dishes etc.
D: Changing diapers isn't necessarily pleasant but it is part of doing what one loves. The Process of all this changes one's consciousness so that even the chores and tough stuff can become fun. Sort of back to the physical fitness model. The work out might hurt but somehow it hurts good. And you feel so good and energized afterwards...the shower can be delicious.
A: Dean Martin was driving into the Beverly Hills Country club and he ran into Jack Benny coming out. So Dean said , "Jack, how was golf today?" Jack answered in his classic dead pan way, "Well, the golf was so-so but the towels were wonderful".
D: So, how does one achieve economic order? Lower one's economic goals?
A: I'd rather say, one must set wise economic goals and learn to practice voluntary simplicity. (create a slide for this).
D: Voluntary Simplicity is definitely the place to start in this economic crisis. Don't you think? How would you define voluntary simplicity?
A: OK, but first I'd like to look into a hidden challenge that most of us have when we think about economics. Our culture conditions us to an economic, mental double bind. On the one hand we are conditioned to want to compete and make money and live lavishly. The commercial forces hammering on our brain to buy, buy, buy and conditioning us to judge ourselves based on our economic success and physical attractiveness and popularity are overwhelming.
D: It takes awareness, wisdom to free oneself from this kind of conditioning. Mindfulness?
A: Right. On the other hand we are often taught that the meek will inherit the earth and that there is great virtue in not wanting a lot for yourself, giving to others, living simply. See the double bind?
D: When I was growing up after the New Deal era many people believed that if you got rich you must be stepping on someone and the true salt of the earth is the working class.
A: So first thing is to break through that kind of polarizing cultural mythology and eliminate inner conflict because it drains energy. So thinking in terms of economic order rather than rich or poor seems to help many of us rise above the double bind...the cultural trance.
D: You were explaining voluntary simplicity. (Growth of volumtary simplicity over time slide?)
A: John Naisbit, and other futurists report that voluntary simplicity is one of the ten top trends worldwide..at least in the developed countries. One of the interesting things about voluntary simplicity is that it seems to have begun or at least gained momentum among those who are what the Value Added Survey calls Actualizers. Actualizers are the more educated segment of the population - people with more discretionary income and time. From a psychological perspective they tend to be people who are less conditioned, less disassociative, more mindful.
D: Can you give an example?
A: Well, typically a person decides to begin practicing voluntary simplicity because he has come to a realization that he or she is working too hard, commuting too far, the kids are becoming latch key kids and relationship with the spouse is deteriorating. So, a decision to change is made which often means quitting a good job or at least making major changes in the way work gets done. Actualizers tend to have marketable skills so they can continue working from home or close to home. They are willing to earn somewhat less money but have a more satisfying life. Interestingly, those beginning to practice voluntary simplicity often do earn less in the start up period but in time they often wind up earning more.
D: Because happier people are more creative and productive? Happier people tend to spend less because they are already satisfied with life. Over consumption is a sign of discontent. An attempt to fill a void.
A: Exactly. People discover that buying only what is really needed is a more efficient, healthier, a more fun, much freer way to live. So, they begin to generate savings and learn how to invest, manage their portfolios, and earn and spend in tax efficient ways.
D: Some wealthy people probably disagree.
A: Sure, but we are focusing on people who need to improve the economic order in their lives. Rich people are more likely to focus on other areas of the Wheel of Opportunity. But many wealthy people are increasing their consciousness and quality of life by simplifying as well. In fact the Voluntary Simplicity Movement is often led by people who already earn a decent living. D: Now the ecological movement, inflation, higher fuel and food prices are adding even more momentum to the notion of buying only what we really need.
A: Exactly. So one must begin with simplifying one's economic life. Paradoxically it takes a lot of creative thinking and energy to actually make this happen. It can feel like a campaign, a crusade...taking heaven by storm.
D: We've been doing this for nearly 50 years and find it a lot of fun and even addictive in a healthy way. How does one get started?
A: Practically, this usually means that one must do a careful evaluation of what one's actual resources are. Everyone that I know of who understands how to do a (carefully) meticulous listing and evaluation of personal resources has realized that they have more resources and much more freedom to make changes than they realized before they did the math. That's the first step. The next step is to find out what one truly loves to do. Then start doing that in one's spare time. So far as I can see this pattern almost always leads to increased economic well being.
D: What if what you love to do is drink or gamble?
A: Plenty of people who love to drink and gamble have reasonably good economic order. If any of us goes too far, lives unhealthily, lose balance then hell emerges.
D: But the more you do what you love the better you get at it which leads to more time and resources to follow your dream - do more of what you love.
A: That's the principle and strategy. It's a very old idea which has to be rediscovered within the context of each individual's present circumstances. Many people do not yet realize that thinking in these ways is critically important.
D: Friends, time is up. We will continue with Economic Order and how to get it in Episode V. Thanks for being with us.