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5 years ago, I got a special birthday present from my fellow Twins blogger and long time friend: tickets to Twins Fest at the Metrodome. I was pretty darned pumped to go, both because it was Twins fest and because I had a serious crush on her.
The Twins had just completed a surprisingly effective 2008 campaign and we had every reason for optimism going into 2009, and all kinds of excitement for the impending move to Target Field in just one year. We went. We met Gardy. We found out the Jesse Crain is a heckuva nice guy and we perused all kinds of various kiosks hocking a wide array of baseball paraphernalia.
At one of those stalls a vendor implied that my friend out to get me something. Not because we said it was my birthday celebration, but because he thought we were a couple.
We both laughed a little awkwardly and randomly changed the subject. I laughed awkwardly because, like I said, I was sweet on her. I didn't realize that her having the same reaction could well mean that she had the same feelings for me.
Fortunately, she was able to piece those two thoughts together. A few weeks later, thanks to her, we had "the talk". A few days after that we actually went on some honest to goodness "dates", and before long we realized there was no need to worry about scheduling the next date.
5 years later, we still care for each other, we still care about the Twins, and while we haven't been back to Twins Fest, it is where I got the best present ever.
Enjoy Twins fest, you never know what kind of great things you'll find there.


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There was once a man who attained enlightenment. Not by praying to gods, not by worshiping any deities, leaders, or other men, but by sheer will and effort. Siddartha Guatama, considered one of the most influential men of all time, is the Buddha.
Siddartha was born a prince in a small kingdom in India. At his birth, many gurus from the surrounding areas came to see the small prince and celebrate. As the story goes, one of the gurus proclaimed that Siddartha would either become a great king or a great spiritual teacher. His father, wanting to keep his heir, shielded Siddartha from the unpleasant experiences of life and made Siddartha live a luxurious life.
Growing up, Siddartha became a skilled warrior and meditated to increase focus. It is said that in his early childhood, Siddartha developed the first jhana, or deep meditative state, through concentration. At 16, he marries his cousin and spends 13 more years with her and has a son. Still living in lavish, Siddartha has it good.
One day, Siddartha ventures on an excursion outside of the palace walls. He sees what has been purposely veiled from him: a decrepit old man, a diseased person, a corpse being cremated, and a sadhu (a holy man). Realizing that individuals have little control over the life as they will all experience old age, sickness, and death, Siddartha returns to the palace slightly disturbed.
Eventually, Siddartha leaves his princely life behind to become a penniless and homeless wanderer. Brahmanism, a sect of Hinduism, was all the rage at the time, and so Siddartha became a disciple of several famous Brahman teachers and eventually attracts his own. He eventually takes on a life as an ascetic, one who gives up all worldly possessions and limits themselves from food and water.
After a long period of self-mortification and nearly death, Siddartha accepts some rice milk from a local village girl and loses all his disciples. He returns to his practice of meditation and eventually finds himself underneath a Bodhi tree in Bodh-Gaya, India. There he sits for seven weeks meditating until he attain enlightenment.
Siddartha contemplates whether to share his findings with others, thinking most were not ready or in the capacity to understand his realizations. He comes upon his former disciples at a deer park in Benares, and delivers his first sermon.
In his first sermon, the Buddha (a title for teacher or wise guru) revealed four truths about existence.
1. Inherent in life is dukkha. Dukkha is a Pali word (Indian dialect) for unpleasantness, dissatisfaction, or suffering. There isn't a concrete translation, but most Westerners commonly regard dukkha as suffering. Dukkha comes in many forms: physical pain, emotional loss, melancholy, depression, PTSD, and many others. The Buddha taught that we experience dukkha in life, despite our best efforts to be happy.
2. The origin of dukkha is tanha. Tanha means thirst/craving and is commonly translated as attachment. The reason we experience dukkha in life, despite our best efforts to be happy, is because we crave things. We either crave for tangible objects, for our lives to remain the same, for family members to live forever, or for change. When we experience the opposite of what we want, we experience dukkha.
3. The complete cessation of dukkha is possible. The Buddha says that even though, despite our best efforts to be happy, we continue to experience dukkha, it is possible to completely cease experiencing dukkha. But how?
4. There is a path leading to the cessation of dukkha. The Buddha revealed that there is a path that leads to the complete cessation of dukkha. It is called the Eightfold Path.
Also in his first sermon, the Buddha revealed the Eightfold Path, which is the path that leads to the cessation of dukkha. Each "fold" of the Eightfold Path begins with "Right." The Pali word is samma, which can also be translated as appropriate.
Note: The Eightfold Path is not meant to be built on sequentially. While the factors below are listed in the commonly accepted order, they are meant to be simultaneously developed.
Right View/Understanding
This factor directly correlates with the Four Noble Truths. Right View is accepting and truly understanding the Four Noble Truths. Accepting that we have little control over our lives, that we will all age, become sick, and die (as pessimistic as the sounds), and that we all can live a happy, peaceful life is key to developing Right Understanding.
Right Intention/Thought
In Buddhism, intentions are everything. Intentionally killing a bug instead of accidentally stepping on one contribute to different states of mind. Having the right intentions behind actions also generates positive karma for ourselves and others! With different translations, sometimes Right Intention is also considered Right Thought. Simply having the right thoughts in the first place will contribute to a happier life for us and others instead of having to forgive ourselves, make amends to others, or experience dukkha in general, we can start from a better point.
Right Speech
While the first two factors dealt with wisdom, these next three deal with ethics. Ethics are the foundation of any spiritual practice. You must have solid ethics to have a solid practice; in the same way you wouldn't want crooked concrete for a skyscraper's foundation, you wouldn't want crooked ethics for your spiritual practice. The first ethical practice is Right Speech, which means speaking positively and generously in all situations. This means you shouldn't lie, speak in slanderous terms, use profuse language, or even gossip.
Right Action
The second factor of ethical practice is Right Action. This certainly means acting generously and positively towards other people. However, the Buddha said that one should abstain from intentionally killing sentient beings, stealing, and performing sexual misconduct. (See the Five Precepts below for more information)
Right Livelihood
The Buddha supported that having an appropriate livelihood generates more spiritual experiences than in an inappropriate livelihood. In traditional Buddhism, Right Livelihood focuses on occupation – you shouldn't engage in the business of weapons, human beings, meat, intoxicants, or poisons. In a modern sense, Right Livelihood also includes your day-to-day habits and lifestyles, like electronics, social networking, diets, and exercise.
Right Effort
Shifting from ethical practice, the Buddha addressed the "meditative" part of spirituality with the next three factors. Right Effort is the backbone of any practice looking to cultivate mindfulness and concentration (the next two factors). Right Effort looks to conquer The Five Hindrances, which are sensual desire, ill-will, sloth and torpor, restlessness and remorse, and self-doubt. By conquering these, our minds open to new possibilities while meditating and in every day life.
Right Mindfulness
At the heart of Buddhism is the concept of mindfulness – being aware. Mindfulness is cultivated through the Four Foundations of Mindfulness. The Four Foundations are as follows: Mindfulness of the Body, Mindfulness of Sensation, Mindfulness of State of Mind, and Mindfulness of all Phenomena. When contemplating each foundation, it is useful to set an hourly alarm on your phone to observe your posture (Body), observe the current sensation and note if it is pleasant, non-pleasant, or neither (Sensation), or give a one word description of the state of your mind like anxious, calm, or restless (State of Mind). Exploring all Phenomena in the Fourth Foundation is a wonderful experience as it is being mindful of what you say, do, how you live, what you think, your pre-conceptions of other people, etc.
Right Concentration
While mindfulness is the practice of being aware, sometimes we become hyper-aware. We notice everything, but that can be distracting in meditation. Mindfulness is cultivated through meditation by focusing on the breath (see The Basics of Meditation here). However, the Buddha taught that attaining deep concentration is the way to fully understanding reality and attaining enlightenment. Deep concentration are contained in the Four Jhanas and the Four Immaterial States. The Four Jhanas are deeper states of concentration that are cultivated through intensive practice and are as follows: conquering the Five Hindrances and feeling rapture and happiness through sustained thought, feeling rapture and happiness through non-sustained thought, feeling equanimity and peace, and neither feeling love, joy, grief, pain, happiness at all. The Four Immaterial States are deep states of consciousness that lead to further enlightenment and are considered exceedingly abstract concepts for beginners. Please talk with our head Dharma Teacher, Dr. Lucinda Green, about the Four Immaterial States to have a complete grasp.
Before a person can attain enlightenment and extinguish dukkha, the Buddha taught it is important to have a solid ethical practice in every day life. For lay people (non-ordained practitioners of Buddhism), there are Five Precepts:
1. One should abstain from intentionally taking the life of another sentient being.
2. One should abstain from taking what is not given.
3. One should abstain from performing sexual misconduct.
4. One should abstain from false and slanderous speech, as well as gossip.
5. One should abstain from intoxicants and drugs that cause heedlessness.
The Buddha taught that unconditional love for other beings helps generate a positive lifestyle that continues to cease dukkha. The Four Divine Abidings (sometimes translated as the Four Divine Abodes) are qualities that are generated for yourself and to others and are as follows:
Loving-kindness (metta)
Compassion (karuna)
Sympathetic Joy (mudita)
Equanimity (upekka)
At the very heart of Buddhist philosophy is the concept of Dependent Origination. It is the Buddhist principle of conditionality, that all thing are interdependent and arise and cease through the influence of different causes and conditions. This not only lends itself to prove that our actions do affect everyone else, even in minute ways, but also to the idea of samsara (see below). Dependent Origination is usually presented in a 12 link linear fashion, but each link is both a cause and effect of all the other links in the chain. They are as follows:
1. Ignorance
2. Compositional Action (Karma formation)
3. Consciousness
4. Name and Form
5. Sense spheres
6. Contact
7. Feeling/sensation
8. Craving
9. Clinging or attachment
10. Existence or becoming
11. Birth
12. Aging and Death
The Buddha taught that life is a never ending cyclical existence. Dependent Origination (featured above) shows us that we are continually born and re-born out of our ignorance. This ignorance causes us to eventually experience craving and attachment, which causes us dukkha. This constant birth and re-birth is called samsara and is noted as "The Wheel of Life." Attaining enlightenment (in the Theravada tradition that Rocky Mountain Insight practices and is located in SE Asia) is escaping this never-ending wheel of life and escaping dukkha.
After craving and attachment, we experience loss because things change. We feel hatred for ourselves, for others, or for whatever caused us to lose something or someone. The Three Unwholesome Roots – desire, hatred, and ignorance – are the "hub" of the Wheel of Life. They cause us to continue being birthed and re-birthed. Through effort and practice, as the Buddha taught, we can work to extinguish the Three Unwholesome Roots and dukkha.
The Triple Gem is not a teaching, but rather a concept. The Buddha taught that individuals should not blindly believe in anything. They should research existence and figure out what they want to believe. When someone believes in God, they usually "take refuge" in Him, meaning they turn to Him when they are doubtful, sad, or afraid.
In the same way, the Triple Gem is what Buddhists take refuge in. They are as follows:
The Buddha. The Buddha was not a deity or a god, he was a human being like everyone else who attained enlightenment through dedication and practice. We take refuge in the Buddha because he showed us a way to enlightenment.
The Dharma. The Dharma contains many things. It means the teachings of the Buddha, but it is also translated as "universal truths." We take refuge in the Dharma because it builds a structure for us to practice within.
The Sangha. The Sangha means community. In traditional Buddhism, the Sangha meant only the monks. However, with modern Buddhism, Sangha usually means, as Thich Nhat Hanh said, a "community of mindful harmony." A Sangha could be a group of practitioners, a crowd at a meditation retreat, or small class studying a certain part of Buddhism. We take refuge in the Sangha because it allows us to grow in our practice and share our experience with others.


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The Singleton family of Solon is on a mission to help other children feel good about themselves.
As the family explained to Fox 8's Stefani Schaefer, they believe if kids feel better about 'who' they are they won't feel the need to 'bully' other kids. The Singleton's created "Thinkie Winks" to help spread their message about staying positive.
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Tired Of Traffic? These Houston Neighborhoods May Have The Answer
Houstonians feel traffic is the worst problem facing the city, according to the 37th annual study from Rice's Kinder Institute. Traffic (26%) topped the "Biggest Problems Facing The City" list, outranking Crime (16%), Economy (14%), and Flooding (13%).(1)
In addition, Houston's population is expected to grow by 12%+ to 7.4 million people by 2020.(2)(3)
This implies that Houston traffic is likely to get worse over the next decade.
One of my clients summed up the challenge well:
To determine the most accessible neighborhoods in Houston, we:
- Analyzed the "Best Restaurants" lists from Houston Chronicle(4), Eater(5), Zagat(6) and TripAdvisor(7) and found neighborhoods with the most winners.
- Compared studies from Forbes ("The Most Walkable Major Cities in Texas"), Houston Chronicle Walkability Study, "Walkable Urban Places," "Most Walkable Houston Neighborhood," "Walkable Neighborhoods in Houston," and "WalkUp."
- Assessed venues that make up The New York Times claim that Houston is "one of the great eating capitals of America."(8)
- Overlaid top ranked grocery stores.
- Compared neighborhoods with Houston's Best Public School Guide.
- Interviewed dozens of our clients to find out where they love living without needing a car.
We also researched the median sales prices of single family homes, townhomes and condos in each of these Most Accessible Neighborhoods so you can see which is right for your budget.
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MOST ACCESSIBLE HOUSTON NEIGHBORHOODSWhere To Live On Your Budget
Median Sales Prices To Live In Houston's Most Accessible Neighborhoods
In the table above, please find the most recent year's median sold home prices for: single family homes, townhomes & condos.
DISCLAIMER: These are the median values. The "premier streets" within each neighborhood typically sell at a premium to these prices. It is also very important to be cautious of being on a major thoroughfare (hurts resale), being near a railroad track (hurts resale), or buying from builders that have poor quality reputations (as the quality of construction varies widely in these areas).
If you're looking to buy or sell a Houston home for sale in any of these Inner Loop neighborhoods, contact Paige Martin, one of the top ranked Realtors in the world and lead of The Houston Properties Team to get candid advice on the best homes and neighborhoods for you.
1. Houston Heights
The Heights is one of Houston's Hottest Neighborhoods and is located north of I-10 highway, south of Loop 610 and west of Highway 45.
Culturemap calls the Heights, "one the most walkable neighborhoods in Houston."
Ranked #4 in CNN Money's Top 10 Big City Neighborhoods, The Heights offers charm and a small-town feel and a fantastic collection of restaurants, coffee bars, antique shops, parks, and running trails.
Yelp alone has over 1,000 rated establishments within the Greater Heights area.
- Popular Neighborhood Venues: Historic Houston Heights Shopping District, Heights Library
- Top Ranked Restaurants Nearby: Coltivare, Shade, Bernadine's, Liberty Kitchen, Down House, Onion Creek, Torchy's, Zelko Bistro, Foreign Correspondents, Teotihuacan
- Grocery Stores: Kroger
- Trails & Parks: White Oak Park, Hike & Bike Trail System
Real estate in the Greater Heights has been a fantastic investment over the past decade and ranked #2 on Houston's Best Land Value Appreciation Rates.
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2. Montrose
Located in the heart of Houston's Inner Loop, Montrose is a diverse neighborhood known for its elegantly restored mansions, contemporary condos, craftsman bungalows, and fantastic restaurants and bars.
The Houston Chronicle wrote, "Montrose, the central Houston community known for its diverse lifestyles, vibrant street life and stately historic homes, is being honored by the American Planning Association … as one of the country's 10 great neighborhoods."
Montrose is just minutes from Downtown Houston and The Medical Center and offers one of the best commutes of any Houston neighborhood to these major employment hubs.
Montrose boasts over 50 restaurants and bars, including nine restaurants that consistently make the list of "Top Restaurants in the State of Texas," according to Texas Monthly.
- Popular Neighborhood Venues: Menil Collection, Rothko Chapel, University of St Thomas
- Top Ranked Restaurants Nearby: Uchi, Hugo's, Underbelly, Vinoteca Poscol, Mark's, Paulie's, Common Bond, Agora, Brasil, Da Marco, Anvil, Biskit Junkie, Hay Merchant
- Grocery Stores: HEB, Randalls, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods
- Trails & Parks: Menil Park, Bell Park
Montrose real estate also has been a great investment. The neighborhood is ranked #8 in Houston Neighborhoods With Best Land Value Appreciation.
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3. Museum District
Houston's Museum District is 2nd in the country (only to Manhattan, NY) with the largest number of museums in a contiguous area.
Within a 1.5-mile radius, the Museum District includes 19 museums that offer educational, artistic, and scientific resources. A dozen of the member museums have free admission each day.
YourHoustonNews wrote, "Museum District represents world-class collections of art, history and science – all within a walkable area. The museums are one of the biggest draws to the city – and one of the reasons more and more visitors consider Houston a leisure destination."
In addition, this area includes Rice University, Houston's Zoo, Hermann Park Golf Course, three running trails, Miller Outdoor Theatre and MetroRAIL access to The Medical Center and Downtown Houston.
- Popular Neighborhood Venues: Children's Museum, Miller Outdoor Theatre, Museum of Natural Science, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Zoo, Rice University
- Top Ranked Restaurants Nearby: Lucille's, Bodegas, Monarch, The Park Grill, Barnaby's Cafe Museum District, Raven Grill
- Grocery Stores: Randall's
- Trails & Parks: Hermann Park, Museum Park, Hermann Park Golf Course, Rice University Running Trails
Museum District is among the Houston Neighborhoods With Best Land Value Appreciation.
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4. Midtown
Located between Downtown Houston and Medical Center, Midtown residents enjoy easy access (including the MetroRail) to two of the city's biggest commercial districts.
Midtown is also one of Houston's most accessible neighborhoods. The neighborhood is nestled at the corner where the Southwest and Gulf Freeways meet, permitting residents comfortable access to the city's main commercial and business hubs.
The neighborhood has seen tremendous growth recently. HoustonChronicle(7) noted that "the walking scene for people who live in mixed-use developments in Midtown includes retail, lounges and restaurants. Midtown, just south of the Central Business District, has seen its residential population explode over the past decade, to about 8,600 today."
Midtown residents are a few blocks away from approximately 180 restaurants, bars, and coffee shops. Many of Midtown's new construction homes were designed to accommodate and encourage retail activities on the first floors of multi-story buildings.
- Popular Neighborhood Venues: Houston Community College
- Top Ranked Restaurants Nearby: Brennan's, Breakfast Klub, Reef, Artisans, CoCo's, The Front Porch
- Grocery Stores: Randall's, Fiesta
- Trails & Parks: Midtown Park, Bethel Park, Peggy's Point Plaza Park, West Webster Street Park, Elizabeth Baldwin Park
Midtown also has an excellent reputation in public transportation and bike-ability. The METRORail runs through the neighborhood, providing residents easy access to the main city districts.
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5. Downtown Houston
Approximately 200,000 people from over 3,500 companies work in Downtown Houston each day.
Downtown's central Inner Loop location makes it one of Houston's most accessible districts. It is also bordered by the city's main thoroughfares. Downtown also has its own METRORail station and a local bus service for transportation.
One of the most unique aspects of this neighborhood is that it houses just under 3,000 residents, spread out through a collection of Downtown Houston lofts & condos, giving the neighborhood a "small community feel."
There are 25 residential downtown Houston loft and condo buildings (see map and details below), which compose the majority of the available real estate options.
Many of its lofts and condos are minutes from key METRORail stations. To see Downtown Houston condos near METRORail, see map below.
Residents enjoy living a few blocks away from Theatre District (also 2nd in the nation with the largest number of seats), numerous parks, Sundance Cinema, and the Bayou Center.
- Popular Neighborhood Venues: Central Business District, Minute Maid Park, Toyota Center, Convention Center, Revention Music Center, Wortham Center, University of Houston-Downtown, Hobby Center, Jones Hall, Aquarium
- Top Ranked Restaurants Nearby: Vic & Anthony's, Flying Saucer, Quattro, Irma's, The Grove, Conservatory, Treebeards, Main Kitchen, Hearsay, Prohibition
- Grocery Stores: Phoenicia Speciality Foods, Randall's
- Trails & Parks: Discovery Green, Market Square Park, Buffalo Bayou Trails
Downtown Houston is a bustling district filled with residential and commercial skyscrapers; streets lines up with restaurants, bars, and clubs; parks; and an extensive network of pedestrian tunnels, making for an inviting and fantastic living experience in downtown Houston.
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6. Upper Kirby
Located a few miles southwest of Downtown Houston, Upper Kirby is a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood.
Upper Kirby is among the most accessible neighborhoods in Houston. Schools, restaurants, bars, shopping centers, stores, and cafes are located near Upper Kirby homes. Job and business centers like Downtown Houston and Medical Center are mere minutes away from the neighborhood.
Residents have convenient access to the Buffalo Speedway, the Southwest Freeway, Westheimer Road, and Shepherd Drive.
Upper Kirby is nestled next to the Greenway Plaza, while the River Oaks Shopping Center and the Galleria are within a short drive from the neighborhood.
Apart from reaping the benefits of its central location, the neighborhood is also a destination in itself, with its collection of upscale boutiques, fine dining restaurants, bars, and lounges.
- Popular Neighborhood Venues: Greenway Plaza, Lakewood Church, Edwards Greenway
- Top Ranked Restaurants Nearby: Kata Robata, Fleming's, Grace's, Carrabba's, Mia's, Little Pappasito's
- Grocery Stores: Whole Foods, Central Market
- Trails & Parks: Levy Park, Menil Park, Weir Park
Upper Kirby real estate is among the best appreciating properties in Houston the last 10 years. The area is #11 in list of Houston's Neighborhoods With Best Land Value Appreciation.
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7. Hyde Park/River Oaks Shopping Area
River Oaks is Houston's most expensive neighborhood and is located in the geographic center of Houston, making it one of the most accessible neighborhoods in the city.
The neighborhood is north of the Upper Kirby district and is near many major thoroughfares such as Westheimer Road, Kirby Drive, and San Felipe Street.
Houston main districts Downtown, Galleria and Medical Center are within 15 to 20 minutes from River Oaks.
Parts of River Oaks have acre-plus lots and deed restrictions to keep out commercial establishments. Other parts of River Oaks (notably on the South and Eastern sides) border the River Oaks Shopping Center and Upper Kirby/Greenway Plaza and are home to a fabulous collection of shops and restaurants.
The entirety of River Oaks is a scenic view of towering trees that line streets, coupled with intricately detailed bushes that lead to pocket gardens. There are also plenty of restaurants, bars, boutiques, and art galleries in the River Oaks Shopping Center and West Ave complexes.
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Commonly referred to as a "River Oaks Neighbor," Hyde Park is a small collection of homes on the Southeast side of River Oaks near Shepherd, Westheimer and Montrose that have fabulous access to grocery, shops, restaurants, bars, parks and schools.
- Popular Neighborhood Venues: River Oaks Theatre, River Oaks District, River Oaks Country Club
- Top Ranked Restaurants Nearby: Mockingbird Bistro, Just Dinner, Roost, Paulie's, Mark's, America's River Oaks, Torchy's
- Grocery Stores: Kroger, Randall's, Whole Foods
- Trails & Parks: River Oaks Country Club, Buffalo Bayou Park, Mandell Park
This luxury region is one of the best places to live for great access to shops, restaurants and the finer things of Houston's inner loop.
8. Rice Military
Located in the center of Houston's Inner Loop, Rice Military is bordered by Westcott on the west, Shepherd/Durham on the east, Washington on the north, and Buffalo Bayou on the south.
The Rice Military neighborhood is a few minutes away from Houston's main districts. Galleria and Downtown Houston are roughly 10 minutes away.
Rice Military residents are also a stone's throw away from Memorial Park, one of the nation's largest urban parks with one of the largest trail systems anywhere in the city.
Houston Chronicle wrote, "Rice Military, a historic neighborhood on the fringes, is now a hip locale for young professionals and those without children interested in culture, fitness and walkable living. One thing that appeals to these demographics is the ability to walk to restaurants, shopping, art galleries and of course, Memorial Park, in addition to several other local parks."
The majority of Rice Military's establishments are bars and restaurants and are filled with excitement most weekends. Yelp also has over 500 rated establishments in the area.
- Popular Neighborhood Venues: Target Shopping Complex, Silver Street Studios
- Top Ranked Restaurants Nearby: Max's, Laurenzo's, El Tiempo, Benjy's, Velvet Taco, Hickory Hollow, Urban Eats, Ginger & Fork
- Grocery Stores: Kroger, Sprout's, Whole Foods
- Trails & Parks: Memorial Park, Memorial Park Golf Course, Buffalo Bayou Trails
Rice Military is also #11 in Houston Neighborhoods With Best Land Value Appreciation.
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9. Galleria / Uptown Park
Located just outside the Inner Loop, The Galleria is one of Houston's busiest and most exciting districts.
Nestled at the corner of Southwest Freeway, Galleria is one of Houston's most accessible districts. It is in close proximity to Memorial Park, one of the country's largest urban parks. Downtown Houston, Medical Center and the West University area are about 15 to 20 minutes away from the area as well.
Most of the people who live in the Galleria/Uptown park area live in condo and highrises. (Compare Galleria Condos), as land values are quite high.
Highrise living allows residents to reside just a few blocks from numerous entertainment hubs like The Galleria mall and Uptown Park, as well as several hundred restaurants, parks, and shops.
Galleria highrises also offer great amenities: tennis courts, pools, saunas, fitness rooms, well-kept grounds, roof top decks, and more. Porters, valet, building managers, concierges, trash & dry cleaning pickup are also available at many luxury buildings.
- Popular Neighborhood Venues: Galleria Mall, Galleria Business District, Uptown Park
- Top Ranked Restaurants Nearby: Etoile, Peli Peli, Chama Gaucha, Pappas Bros, Truluck's, Kenny & Ziggy's, Caracol, Capital Grille, Masraff's
- Grocery Stores: Whole Foods, Grocery's & More, Randall's
- Trails & Parks: Waterwall Park
The most popular real estate in Galleria are condos. Most of the Best Houston Condo Investments are within luxury highrises within the Galleria area.
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10. West University
West University is also one of Houston's Top 20 Most Expensive Neighborhoods.
West University offers easy access to Downtown Houston, The Medical Center, The Galleria, and Houston's Inner Loop. The neighborhood is also right next to the Southwest Freeway, giving residents accessibility to the rest of the city's main business and commercial districts.
West U offers some of the best public schools in the State of Texas, a private police and fire department, and the Rice Village Shopping Center with over 300 establishments.
Parts of West U also offer a fantastic small town vibe with easy access to the Rice Village Shopping Center with over 300 establishments. The entire area is also divided into 26 blocks or sections, making it one of the most organized neighborhoods in Houston.
- Popular Neighborhood Venues: Rice Village, Rice University, West U Library System
- Top Ranked Restaurants Nearby: Benjy's, Local Foods, Sweet Paris, Prego, Tiny's, Edloe Street, Buffalo Grille, Azuma, Bombay Brasserie, Kenny & Ziggy's
- Grocery Stores: HEB, Kroger, Randall's
- Trails & Parks: West University Park System, Rice University Running Trails
Aside from being one of Houston's Most Expensive Neighborhoods, West University Real Estate has one Houston's Best Land Value Appreciation.
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11. EaDo / East Downtown
EaDo is one of the Houston's top up-and-coming neighborhoods.
Located adjacent to Downtown Houston (hence the name East Downtown), this area was a graveyard of abandoned supermarkets and restaurants until about 10 years ago.
East Downtown (EaDo) is a vibrant Houston neighborhood near the major business districts of Downtown Houston, the Texas Medical Center, and the Houston Ship Channel.
EaDo is located north of Interstate 45, and between the George R. Brown Convention Center and the East End district.
EaDoHouston.com dubbed the neighborhood as the "Art & Soul of Houston." Formerly referred to as "Houston Chinatown," EaDo was filled with inexpensive land.
Over the past few years, this community has seen one of the largest investments in capital projects of any part of Houston.
EaDo benefits from the new BBVA Soccer stadium, MetroRail expansion, multiple new apartment and townhome complexes and an explosion of (highly rated) new restaurants and bars.
- Popular Neighborhood Venues: BBVA Compass Stadium
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It is vitally important that you work on building a strong CV whatever your current level is on the career ladder. A good CV will get you noticed at the job application stage and take you through to interview but it will also be needed for funding applications, when applying to speak at conferences or when looking to get work published. You may also need a CV if you are looking for an internal promotion and for consideration for a salary increase. Here are some tips on how to build a good CV:
It's an ongoing process
You may think that the only time you should work on your CV is just before you put in an application for a new job. This is definitely not the case. If you are serious about your career and hope to progress you should be constantly updating your CV so that you have an up to date version ready for any eventuality. It is far better to add a new skill, qualification or publication to your CV as you acquire it when you can remember the full details of 'when and where', rather than trying desperately to remember what you did several months or even years after the event. This also has the advantage of focusing the mind and encouraging you to do things to improve your CV.
If you are a postgraduate or a full time academic and haven't done anything in your working life that enhances your CV for a period of more than a couple of months then you need to focus on doing some career building. Most academic CVs are broken down into three areas:
- teaching
- research
- administration
Depending on the job you are applying for, these parts of the CV will be ordered differently reflecting the requirements of the institution. Here are some things to focus on in each area as you try to develop a strong CV:
Thinking about teaching
Many people begin their teaching careers when they are a postgraduate so it's important to start early making a record of every course that you have been involved with. You may not need to include details of your full teaching history in every CV but it is good to keep a record of your experience in case it is required. Make sure you:
- record the institution where you taught
- the title of the course
- the level (i.e. first, second or third year undergraduate, masters etc.
- your duties on that course
When describing your duties you obviously don't have much room to go into a lot of detail on a CV, but you need to convey more than simply 'seminar tutor', for example. Instead write a brief list of things you did such as 'led small group seminars of my own design, set and marked essays, invigilated and marked exams'. This will give readers of your CV an understanding of the skills you acquired while working on that course. Obviously at a higher level you will also expect to show evidence of course design and management, so remember to include those aspects too.
It's important when building a CV to show any qualifications that support your teaching skills, so if you have done a teaching training course at your institution or elsewhere then make a note of this. If this is not something you have had the opportunity to do then ask at your university if they will send you on a training course. It will be time consuming but will make your CV stronger and will give you confidence in the classroom. Later on in your career you may become involved in pedagogical research to develop your own teaching techniques or theories of teaching in general; again, keep a full record of this on your CV.
Research, research, research
The research section of your CV will usually come in two sections, the research you have done and its quantifiable output (i.e. your publications) and the funding awards that enabled you to do your research. These are two areas that must be constantly developed if you are to progress in your career. But developing them is time consuming and challenging, especially while holding down a teaching-heavy position that means you can get little done during term time.
In today's current employment climate you must show that you are constantly striving to get more work published: unfortunately having resting or even thinking time is not feasible. If you have not added to the research part of your CV for some time then you need to think about how you can get some work into print. Is there a conference paper that went especially well that you could expand and offer to a journal? Is it time to start thinking about your next book project? Once these projects are seriously underway you can put them on your CV with the label 'forthcoming', although you should have a tight schedule for publication once you include something on your CV. It would be embarrassing to have something listed as 'forthcoming' for more than a couple of years.
In terms of funding, this is another aspect of your CV that will attract a lot of attention from prospective employees, so it's vital to keep it up to date. Funding awards are very competitive so if you are given money this needs to be clearly expressed on your CV. Explain who the award was from, the period covered by it and the title of the project. Briefly describe your role (such as research assistant or project manager). You can mention awards like this even if you were employed after the bid was completed as long as you make clear what your role was. If you are having difficulty boosting this part of your CV, talk to colleagues about best avenues to pursue and also consult your university's research and development office. They are there to help lecturers apply for funding and will have a good knowledge of what is available in your field and how to word applications so they receive attention from funding bodies.
Administrative roles are important too
It's easy to forget that building your portfolio of administrative roles is important to CV building too. When you are a postgraduate or just starting out in your career you can include duties like exam invigilation or being a member of a staff-student liaison committee, but as you progress this section is more likely to include being on managerial committees, contributing to strategic development within your department and holding posts such as examinations secretary, admissions officer and so on.
No one really goes into academia to do these sorts of things but they are important because you can show you have a wide range of skills but also that you take a full part in the life of your department. If you feel this section of your CV is weak, talk to your head of department and see whether there is any role you could take on. If you are inexperienced, offering to shadow a colleague in their job could be a way in. This is an area that is particularly easy to allow to stagnate on your CV so make sure you work hard to do something to enhance this area every few months.
And don't listen to the commercial advice that says a CV must be only two pages long. They are talking about CVs for private sector positions; no one will mind if your academic CV is four or five pages long. Of course all this CV building can leave you with a massive document of about twenty pages once you become more advanced in your career! Don't worry; a shortened version can be presented for job applications, with older or less significant experiences edited out. But it's important to keep a record of all your achievements so that the most important ones can easily be brought to the fore.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Knitting help
12 comments:
They look fantastic!ReplyDelete
Lovely wee cuddlies, and so neat. Well Done. Cheers, JeanReplyDelete
Sweet blankets. I learned how to cast off from a YouTube video; it was in the middle of the night and it was wonderful not to have to wait for anyone to wake up to show me.ReplyDelete
Oh I love this!! How on earth did we learn anything without the internet at our fingertips!! working through mammoth encyclopedias must have been a task and a half!ReplyDelete
Adorable blankets:)ReplyDelete
Sounds as if you learned to knit the same way I have...trial and error, books and the internet. I will definitely check out the how to on weaving in ends...thanks!ReplyDelete
Very sweet stroller blanket. I watched a youtube video about weaving in the tails that was very helpful to me, but can't remember who it was. I subscribed so I should be getting any future videos.ReplyDelete
Hello Dolores,ReplyDelete
The blanket is very cute, there is always something to learn.
Hope the Mum to be is keeping well.
Happy days.
The internet is amazing-I have learned so much from other crafters-it inspired me to return to quilting after a break when my kids were young. Lovely stroller blankets-the colors are very "happy".ReplyDelete
I never learned properly either. I sort of do my best but never really feel I've done it right.ReplyDelete
That's darling, Dolores! I hate weaving in the ends, it's my least favorite part lol.ReplyDelete
Love your blanket! I admire knitters, something I never learned to do.ReplyDelete


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The Game Animal Council is required by Government to be self-funding apart from an annual contribution of $50,000 from Vote Conservation.
The Game Animal Council Act provides a limited number of funding sources for the Council, all of which will require the making of regulations to bring into force. They are:
The immediate focus of the Council is to do what is required to setup the export levy. The Council is exploring other sources of funding for the future from a much wider group of stakeholders, including from the recreational hunting sector. However, for the initial period the Council will depend on the export levy as its primary source of revenue.
The Council will need to raise sufficient export levy revenue to be financially sustainable and allow it to establish the other revenue streams. The Council intends to review the export levy arrangements and therefore the levy rate may be adjusted in the future to take into account other revenue streams.
Section 22 of the Game Animal Council Act provides that:
A person must not export a game trophy from New Zealand that is a souvenir of an animal hunted and killed in New Zealand on or after the day this Act comes into force unless the person pays to the Council the game trophy export levy prescribed (if any) in respect of that trophy.
The Act defines a game trophy as being a whole or part of a carcass of the following animals:
The Act excludes velvet, velvet antlers or the hide of a deer as being a game trophy.
The export levy regulations may:
The Council and the Department of Conservation (DOC) are working together to establish the export levy. The primary objective is to enable the Council to operate on a financially sustainable footing.
The many steps to work through include fully understanding the potential impacts of the levy on people who may be required to pay and also the wider hunting sector.
Section 35 of the Game Animal Council Act 2013 sets out a number of steps that must be undertaken before the Minister is able to make recommendations to establish an export levy. One of these steps is publishing a document to seek the public's views about the export levy. This will allow decision-makers to better understand:
Consultation is planned to begin on 1 December 2016 at the earliest and close at the end of January 2017.
Submissions closed 13 February 2017


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A tale of one of the last Metis Trappers
By Gregory McGrath-Goudie, Orillia Bureau Chief
Horace Goudie was born in North West River, Labrador, on May 14th, 1922. At the time of his birth, North West River was a tiny village with a trading post operated by the Hudson's Bay Company, and it was commonplace for men to spend their lives trapping animals and selling the furs they collected as a means of survival. As one of the last men to truly live this lifestyle, my great uncle Horace not only exhibited mastery in surviving Labrador's harsh wilderness, but his tale also describes the compromises he had to make as modernity wilfully crept its way into his surroundings. His passing this January is not only an incredible loss to the Goudie family, but it marks—in many ways—the closing of an era and the people who survived within it. This is a story of the world he grew up in.
The Hudson's Bay Company, for better or for worse, played a huge role in developing Canada as we know it today. Founded in 1670, it initially served as the de facto government across many parts of Canada, until European states eventually laid claims to the lands it operated in. It was not until 1836, decades after the Treaty of Paris passed Labrador from French to British rule, that the Hudson's Bay Company arrived and exercised a monopoly on Labrador's fur trade for over 100 years. These historical events explain Horace's lineage as a Metis man, as he descended from both Inuit and European origins. Although trapping as a career would soon become a thing of the past, Horace loved living in the country more than anything, and always sought to get back into this lifestyle. In his autobiography, Trails to Remember, he cites his father—a fellow trapper—as his hero and greatest influence, and describes the determination required in making his dreams come true:
"To me, a trapper had to go through [difficult] things, had to accept everything that had to be done, to be good at, like my father. I could not turn around and walk away from it. I had to go through it all in order to become successful at what I wanted to be. That was my wish, that was my dream, and I was willing to do anything that had to be done."
You may be wondering—what exactly was it that he had to do as a trapper? Well, it involved leaving his home in autumn for upwards of several months at a time, and canoeing close to 300 kilometres, upstream, to his trapping grounds near Churchill Falls. This may sound impossible, but since Horace was born relatively late to become a trapper, the only trap lines available to him and his peers were those near the Labrador Plateau, where the Churchill Falls fed the Churchill River that many trappers used. Colloquially known as the Height of Land, Horace and his peers were referred to as the Height of Landers, a name befitting their demanding lifestyles.
Once the journey on canoe was finished, trappers would venture down their trap lines, where they had various tilts (tiny log cabins) set up along the way. They would set up traps for anything ranging from otters, beavers, lynx, and foxes, as well as weasels, martens, and minks. After collecting the pelts that they could, trappers would build a toboggan, generally out of tamarack, to pull their furs and luggage home. As it was impossible to canoe downstream in a Labrador winter (where temperatures could drop to -50 Celsius), the Height of Landers had to walk up to 22 days to arrive at home, and had to leave their canoes behind. Naturally, this walk was a gruelling experience, but Horace's arrivals at home over the years generated some pretty funny stories.
My father, Jason Goudie, told me of a time where Horace had finished the walk home, and asked his sister to cook him eggs until he was full. In the end, he ate around 40 eggs in a single sitting. Another time, his mother and fellow author, Elizabeth Goudie, had prepared 5 pounds of salmon for the entire family to eat the following day, but good old Horace unwittingly ate it all—as a snack before going to bed.
Once the trappers arrived at home, they sold their furs to the Hudson's Bay Company. The reason the Hudson's Bay Company was able to generate as much profit as it did was due to the fact that they purchased furs at a high profit margin—thus leaving little money for the trappers themselves. This simple fact of life caused the people of Labrador to adopt a high standard of professionalism borne by scarcity of resources. For example, it was often considered wasteful to take only one animal with a single bullet. I was told a story where Horace was hunting ducks, and he saw several of them floating down a river on an ice flow. Although he had a perfect shot at one of them, he waited patiently until three of their heads were lined up, and instantly took three ducks where many others would have only been able to take one.
My father also told me the story of his first caribou hunt. At this time, traveling by snowmobile was commonplace, so he and Horace travelled up to the Churchill Falls area, met up with other hunters who were using a truck, and ventured off towards Esker. As they were driving, they startled two caribou that were resting near the road. They slowed down and Horace, who was into his senior years at this point, hopped out of the still moving truck and quickly set up his rifle. Although it appeared that he would only be able to hit the rear end of the caribou, he lined up his shot perfectly and managed to shoot it through heart, at a range of around 100 yards. A shot through the heart is one of the most humane ways to kill an animal, and the fact that he was able to pull it off at such a ridiculous angle is a testament to his professionalism as a trapper.
Although hunting animals was and still is commonplace in Labrador, my great uncle Horace displayed a deep compassion for the wilderness and all the creatures that lived within it. In Trails to Remember, he recounts his appreciation for the cleverness of beavers, who knew how to set off traps using sticks, lest they get caught in one themselves:
"I found it strange and amazing when I learned about the way beavers live and work. I could hardly believe how clever they are. […] When we came back the second time […] all the traps had a little stick in them. When we checked the traps for a third time, the beaver had […] got careless. He took a little short stick, about three to four inches long in his paw and held it, just like a man would hold it in his hand, and pushed it down on the bridge of the trap. The trap struck up but this time the stick was too short—his foot was already inside the jaw, and the trap struck across it. The little stick was still in his paw when we found him. That was proof to me that the beaver had really done it."
Living in the kind of country that they did, people from this time often came close to death in their efforts to complete their work. These experiences altered their characters—they became tough, strong, and often laughed at dangerous situations. Fear gave way to fortitude and common sense. Although I largely grew up in Ontario, I was fortunate enough to personally hear a great story out of Horace when I saw him in 2010. He told me of a time where he, along with many other trappers, had set out in the fall to complete the winter's work. It was fairly common for trappers to shoot a bear, if possible, as its fur was valuable for staying warm throughout the winter.
One of Horace's friends noticed a bear swimming across the river, and decided to shoot it. Naturally, the bear sunk to the bottom of the river, and when he asked the group if anyone would like to retrieve it, they unanimously replied, "Well, you shot it. You go get it." After this man dragged the bear's body from the riverbed to the riverbank, something we would today consider horrifying happened: the bear awoke, as it had only been knocked unconscious, and began chasing this man up the riverside. Instead of panicking and rushing to help their friend, Horace and the rest of the trappers were too busy having a laugh over the ordeal. Of course, someone soon shot the bear down and helped out their friend. This story, though, is remarkable to me because I would be incapable of laughing at such an experience from the vantage point of my time and upbringing. Horace and his fellow trappers, however, were tough to the point that they could quite literally laugh in the face of death.
Despite their ability to laugh at situations like this, people from this time also displayed a legendary capacity for kindness. In World War II, a military base was set up near Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Labrador, and American soldiers began frequenting the area. My uncle, Scott Goudie, recalls a compelling story about Horace's father, Jim Goudie:
"He once saved some American pilots. He was home for some reason in the winter and heard a crash. He walked for two days and found them all ready to starve or freeze. He brought some extra food and then walked another two, three days in order to get them rescued."
With the construction of the military base, Horace's home underwent a transformation. The frontier life of Labrador slowly gave way to urbanization, and this affected the ability of people to continue living in traditional lifestyles. Over these years, Horace took various jobs—including driving trucks, working as a security guard in Toronto, and even working as an outside manager for the Hudson's Bay Company, to name but a few. Although he enjoyed the challenges of his work at times, he perpetually yearned to get back into the country, where his heart always felt at home. Whenever fur prices rose high enough to justify trapping for the winter, Horace was the first to get back to his true calling. In his book, he states how he felt lonely when he was not in the wilderness, even though he was often alone when he did his work. When he met his wife, Anita, she asked about the loneliness of the wilderness, to which he replied, "No, I am happy out there, but I am lonely when I am here in the Valley, it's just too crowded here for me."
My grandfather, Joe Goudie, succinctly describes his brother as "a man of the country," and it is sad to see his way of life come to an end. Despite that, those that are alive today can learn lessons from Horace's hardships, his brilliance, and his determination to live the life that he thought was right. He was hard and strong, yet brilliant. Ruthlessly efficient, yet compassionate. These are only a few of the words that can describe Horace Goudie, as well as the people of Labrador.


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Episode Archive
33 episodes of Productivity Guild Podcast since the first episode, which aired on April 15th, 2017.
17: The Explicit Show
August 3rd, 2017 | Season 2 | 53 mins 37 secs
Josh has been waiting and waiting for this show to get here. And now it's here. You've been warned. Also, Joe has some big news about the Guild.
16: I'm a Blue Person
July 27th, 2017 | Season 2 | 47 mins 15 secs
Fires all around. Joe adds to the list of people he blames for missed goals. Josh is not losing weight. And they both struggle with being real on the internet.
15: Make The Bad Guy Relatable
July 19th, 2017 | Season 2 | 57 mins 54 secs
Josh doesn't like sleeping and learned some things about writing without mental reserves. Joe rebranded the Guild and started pulling in content. And both of them digress on finances and chip cards.
14: What Comes First?
July 13th, 2017 | Season 2 | 57 mins 4 secs
Are Josh and Joe trading places? And how does one go about marketing themselves without coming across as pushy? Also, they want to share more tidbits. So there's more tidbits.
13: Season 2 Goals
July 5th, 2017 | Season 2 | 2 hrs 6 mins
Mike Schmitz joins Josh and Joe this round to discuss the new goals they've chosen for season two. Which is tricky since Josh started the show with only two goals.
12: Season 1 Post-Mortem
June 29th, 2017 | Season 1 | 59 mins 50 secs
It's the end of a season, which means Josh and Joe need to go through the last 12 weeks and review their progress. Some things went really well and others were a dumpster fire. But that's to be expected.
11: A Moral Dilemma
June 21st, 2017 | Season 1 | 54 mins 2 secs
Josh is full of requests this time. He also has a moral dilemma that Joe is unable to help with. But it's at least interesting to consider.
10: Single Character Variable Names
June 14th, 2017 | Season 1 | 1 hr 11 secs
Joe has three thumbs up this week. It's about time. Josh hates meetings but they both decide to contemplate their goals for the next round.
9: Form Letter Podcasting
June 8th, 2017 | Season 1 | 1 hr 36 secs
Josh and Joe are blaming their wives for various things. That's not always wise but they have a plan forward regardless.
8: You Have Created Audiobooks
May 31st, 2017 | Season 1 | 1 hr 9 secs
Although Joe doesn't like audiobooks, he has created them. And Josh loves being frozen. There's also a bit of a personal note in this one.
7: Making Money While I Sleep
May 22nd, 2017 | Season 1 | 49 mins 33 secs
Joe is finally getting Discourse League back on track. And Josh has excellent intercellular water levels. Throw in an added goal and a tweaked goal and the week is complete.
6: The Bacon Stratagem
May 15th, 2017 | Season 1 | 56 mins 41 secs
Josh finished up one of his goals! And that means this show has a lot of conversation about Ignite Minneapolis.
5: Know Your Stuff
May 11th, 2017 | Season 1 | 56 mins 8 secs
Ignite time is here and Josh is getting nervous. Joe will be there to make sure he doesn't screw it up. But all-in-all their goals on getting back on track. But all-in-all their goals on getting back on track.
4: Blame The In-Laws
May 4th, 2017 | Season 1 | 1 hr 5 mins
The parenting questions continue while Joe struggles to do anything on his goals and Josh preps for his Ignite talk.
3: A Pair of Tirades
April 24th, 2017 | Season 1 | 58 mins 59 secs
Raising kids is hard. And sometimes a bad experience for your child invokes a guttural and passionate response by the parent. Thus, Josh's tirades.
2: The Math Show
April 20th, 2017 | Season 1 | 1 hr 30 secs
Joe had to (almost) double his development rates. Josh keeps trying to do math. It doesn't go as well as expected.


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Pune Techtrol Pvt. Ltd. has evolved from a six employee enterprise, in 1984 to become a premier Indian company recognized for quality level measurement and process automation systems for liquids & solids. We are an ISO 9001 2008 Company located in the Industrial belt of Pune, around 180 kms from Mumbai, the commercial capital of India. Pune is famous globally for quality instrumentation industries with ample skilled & talented work force. 'Techtrol' is recognized as most reliable & trusted brand, delivering quality products unsurpassed in terms of accuracy, workmanship, performance, safety & ease of installation, providing long uninterrupted service in wide & varied industrial applications. Our products are designed & engineered for optimal performance and with practical experience gained over last several years has equipped us, to meet the most demanding user requirements.
Our technical support to customer starts from the enquiry stage, through proper selection & guidance, right up to supervision of installation & calibration at site. This is accomplished through large network of experienced representatives & distributors backed by our team of enterprising sales & service engineers.
Our people are our strength and as such our prime philosophy is to respect them as individuals with inherent skills, to be channelized to create value for our society & country. We believe that, our reputation and our product quality & services are a result of their team work and as such, it has been our endeavour to train them continuously for higher multi-skills and better understanding of our products & customer expectations of us.
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No short term plans to implement this. However, we're keeping open so that we can hear from those who feel this is important. Thanks.
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We support WAV and GSM today. Thanks for the feedback on other formats you're looking for. We don't plan to implement this in the short term, but this feature will be open for voting. Please comment or vote if it's important to you.
Matt Healey commented
MP3 is not a native format for SIP calls, so you would have to transcode the file in real time to shunt it down the SIP channel. This adds unneeded CPU overhead.
Perhaps an alternative would be to allow MP3's to be imported, and then transcode and cache them once.
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I would think general support for MP3 would be a nice elimination of some steps in production. However, not sure if SIP supports a full MP3...?
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Important to reduce storage...
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Cryotherapy : My visit to Cryo Shield in San Diego after YAGP
When I was back in San Diego for YAGP semi-finals I finally tried cryotherapy!! I have a couple of friends who do it quite frequently and they both seem to really like it. I have also seen a lot of big athletes around the world using it to help their bodies. Cryo Shield is a San Diego cryotherapy company and the passion project of professional MLB pitcher, James Shields.
During YAGP (Youth America Grand Prix) I started having this pain in my lower back, upper buttocks. It felt like a pinching pain in the muscle. It would only hurt when I would kick my leg to the back. After YAGP I took a few days off, but I still had the pinching feeling going on, so my mom suggested I try out cryotherapy. The first visit was only 25 bucks, so Ashlyn (my roommate) and I decided to try it out.
Cryotherapy is a distribution of liquid nitrogen in a vapor form that can get as cold as -202 degrees Fahrenheit . Starting temperatures can be between 14 and -40 degrees Fahrenheit and during the treatment it can range between -166 degrees F and -202 degrees F! It's been found to be more effective and efficient than an ice bath! Here is good link to give you more information about cryotherapy. http://www.cryoshieldtherapy.com/about/
When we first got there, they signed us in and then took us back to take our blood pressure. They have to do this before each time you go because your blood pressure may drop once you start the treatment. My blood pressure was pretty low, so they had me do some jumping jacks and jogging in place to bring it up. Ashlyn had to do the same. After that we were both good to go!
Ashlyn decided to go first, so we headed to one room with one of the workers there. She basically walks you through the whole process and stays with you while you are getting the treatment. First she had us step inside so she can add or take away some mats for our heights. Your whole body is inside except for your neck and your head. After this she turned on the machine to get it ready while you change. They have you put on socks, booties and gloves. You can wear a swimsuit or wear nothing at all besides the socks, etc. They also tell you to take off all of your jewelry (earring are fine) so you don't get a freezer burn.
The first half of the treatment isn't too bad, you start to feel cold but it isn't painful. I definitely think the middle part is the coldest and feels the longest! During the whole three minuets I would keep moving my body, walking in circles, moving my joints around…this definitely helped with the cold. Before we started, the woman helping us also told us to move the part of your body that is hurting. So if it's your ankle, circle your ankle, if it's your back, circle your hips, etc..
During those three minutes you know when it's not going to get any colder because it starts flashing. That is sort of a relief, but it is still so cold!!! My arms and my thighs definitely felt the most cold. If you are standing, being frozen basically, for three minuets it can seem very long. These actually went by pretty fast because I was talking with the assistant and Ashlyn. After I was done I felt pretty good!! My legs and arms felt tingly for the first few moments after I stepped out, but then your body just feels really good after that. I don't even really know how to explain it honestly.
I definitely think that if you were to do cryotherapy more consistently it would really help current injuries and hopefully prevent future injuries. At the particular place I went they had amazing deals going on. If I was in California more often I would consider getting the unlimited monthly package. You can go once a day every day if you want!! Obviously these places aren't only in California, that location just had some awesome deals.
Here is a quick video of my getting the treatment. You can tell I was pretty cold! 😉
My sister, Kyla had a pretty serious back injury and I am definitely going to get her to go and see if it helps relieve her back. I'll let you guys know if she tries it, and let me know your experiences if you have tried it before or if you are going to!!
Overall I really enjoyed cryotherapy at Cryo Shield and I will definitely be using this in the future to help my body.
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An admiring reappraisal of the belligerent fleet commander who carried the day for the American Navy during World War II.
Descended from a line of peripatetic buccaneers and sea captains, William F. Halsey (1882–1959) proved an indifferent student at the Naval Academy, but was "full of life and ready for action." His early career benefited from Theodore Roosevelt's plans to expand the Navy, and Halsey learned important lessons as a commander of destroyers after World War I. However, his love of aviation prompted his move to the aircraft carrier. By the spring of 1940, well liked by his men, truculent and with the appearance of a bulldog, he was put in charge of all Pacific aircraft carriers and their air groups. To his consternation, but ultimate good luck, he was out on maneuvers near Wake Island on Dec. 7, 1941, when he was apprised of the attack on the rest of the fleet at Pearl Harbor. Witnessing that scene of devastation and humiliation fueled his anger and determination for the duration of the war, sometimes to cringingly incendiary language ("Kill Japs, kill Japs, kill more Japs!") Halsey proved to be the answer to a swift, bold offensive, and with the elevation of Chester W. Nimitz as Commander in Chief of the Pacific Fleet, Halsey was sent to protect the crucial Midway-Johnston Island-Hawaii triangle from Japanese attack. His series of raids played well on the home front, and the press dubbed him "Bull" and "Knock-'em Down Halsey." Subsequent decisive victories at Midway, Coral Sea and Guadalcanal stopped the Japanese advance. Military historian Wukovits (American Commando: Evans Carlson, His WWII Marine Raiders, and America's First Special Forces Mission, 2009, etc.) deals evenly with Halsey's precipitous, potentially disastrous decisions in October 1944 at Leyte Gulf, and later recklessness during two typhoons. However, the author makes a good case that Halsey was the much-needed warrior for America's darkest hour.
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|Event Date/Time: Oct 10, 2007
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Soybeans opened lower with a lack of fresh news to drive the market. South American weather appears to be supportive of U.S. prices, but market participants say that may already be factored into prices.
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As Chichester astronaut Tim Peake prepares for his historic space mission tomorrow (Tuesday December 15) we provide a quick list of biographical details about the man.
Timothy Nigel Peake
- Born 7 April 1972 in Chichester, West Sussex
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- Interests include skiing, scuba diving, cross-country running, climbing, and mountaineering, plus quantum physics and aviation
- Is a former British Army Air Corps officer
- Began European Space Agency's intensive astronaut basic training course in September 2009 and graduated on 22 November 2010
- Studied at Chichester High School for Boys, West Sussex, leaving in 1990 to attend the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
- Received a Bachelor of Science degree in flight dynamics and evaluation from the University of Portsmouth in 2006
- Beat more than 8,000 other applicants for one of the six places on the ESA's new astronaut training programme
- Set to become the first Briton to fly into space without a private contract (Helen Sharman) or American citizenship (Michael Foale, Piers Sellers and Nicholas Patrick).
- During Expedition 44 Tim Peake served as a back-up astronaut for Soyuz TMA-17M spaceflight.
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|This video was taken of a pea crab in the mantle of a California Mussel at Race Rocks
Brief Definition
Pea/Mussel crabs are tiny creatures that live as symbionts, on or in the bodies of other invertebrates (bivalves)
As their common name implies, Pea crabs are small creatures. The female pea crabs are distinctively larger than the male crabs, reachimg a size of 22mm (0.8in). The males however reach a size of 7.3mm (0.3in).
Pea crabs occupy 2 different niches during their lifetime. Prior to and after their mating season, the adult female lives in a host. Host species include:
California mussels ( Mytilus californianus )
horse mussels ( Modiolus modiolus ).
Mytilus edulisAs well as other species of bivalves including scallops, oysters, cockles and clams.
The juvenile crabs also occupy a host before they become mature.
These crabs live in mainly the northern hemisphere waters.
Including eastern and western U.S.(Akutan Pass, in the waters of Alaska to Ensenada.), Europe, Argentina and British Columbia, Canada.
It is found in 1 to 3% of California mussels along the central California coast, and 18% of mussels along Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
Mussel crabs live in specific hosts because each crab responds positively to only certain chemicals that their hosts emit. In this way, they are able to infest the hosts that have the right conditions for them to survive. While in the host, these crabs do not posses an exokeleton. This is beacause the hosts provide them with protection against predators and other harmful external factors. However, when they leave their host to mate in the planktonic environment, the adult crabs grow an exoskeleton to protect their membranous carapace. These crabs also posses 10 legs, of which 2 of them develop into large and powerful claws to help fend off predators when exposed in the plankton, and to also help in the grasping of food.
Relationship with Host
The relaionship that exists between the mussel crab and the bivalve is a symbiotic one. The advantage of this relationship is that the crab is protected while it scavenges the necessary nutrients needed by it, in the host. The crab however at times robs its host of a large mount of food and it also feeds off the protective mucus layers that cover the host's tender tissues.This results in the mussel's gills been injured. When this occurs the relaitionship becomes a parasitic one as the crab benefits while the host is affected negatively. Hence they are classified as parasites.
Precautions are taken when animals such as Mya arenaria, Placopecten magellanicus, Argopecten irradians and oysters are sold as to not have a pea crab inside it.
Reproduction and Lifecycle
The pea crabs' life cycle has two distinct stages. These two stages are so different that in fact they were classified into two different genera.
The first stage comprises of the large, adult females that have soft membranous crapaces. These adults occupy a host each and they produce larvae that mature into the second stage. In the second stage, the offspring (larvae) of the female (that she had produced inside her host) grow up into adults of both sexes.Having reached maturity, they leave their hosts and join swarms in the water to mate. At this stage the pea crabs look more traditional'. They have hard shells, strong legs (for swimming) and at the front of the carapace they have thick hair. Upon completion of mating, the female returns to her host. For a period of 21-25 weeks, she goes through 5 molts before reaching maturity. The female can inhabit here for up to a year, producing larvae from eggs that where fertilised by sperm from her single mating and then the cycle begins again. The mating takes place in late May.
Note: the male after mating dies.
Source 1: Pacific Coast Crabs and Shrimps by Gregory.C. Jensen, Ph.D
Source 2: Port Townsend Marine Science Center. Marine & Natural History Exihibits
Source 3: http://www.ptmsc.org/html/peacrabs.html
Source 4: http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/~jmatth/Science.htm
Source 5: http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/sci/shelldis/pages/pcbmu_e.htm
Source 6: http://www.indian-ocean.org/bioinformatics/crabs/crabs/tex1.html


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10 Simple Tips for a Happier & Healthier Life
Taking the steps to leading a healthier, happier existence may seem overwhelming, but here's a way to break it down into a series of simple tasks.
To live more skillfully, you have to view life as a set of opportunities, and to regard every aspect of our journey as an important piece of a collective puzzle. Here are ten of my favorite tips to help you get started:
1. Follow your own advice - While advice from others is nice, recognize that no one is in a better position to take care of you than yourself. You have likely given friends and loved ones guidance many times in the past. Return the favor to yourself.
2. Exert self control - Resist just one urge to eat something unhealthy, crack your knuckles, or say something bad about someone. You'll feel better for it and will be more likely to resist the urge again at some point in the future.
3. Forgive yourself for a mistake - Mistakes are inevitable. Identify one thing you've done that was unplanned. Release any guilt you've been harboring because of it, and recognize something positive that resulted from it.
4. Reconsider your needs - Identify something you own that isn't expensive, and quantify its inherent value… a picture your child drew for you; a love note your husband scribbled on a napkin on your first date; a family heirloom… finding the value in inexpensive things will help you reevaluate your need for excessive amounts of money that we have a tendency to crave.
5. Celebrate your age - Consider how fast the joyful times in your life seem to have passed, and rejoice in the time you have ahead of you. Commend yourself on how your experiences have enriched your character, and think about how you'd be different had you never had them.
6. Learn something from your children - Marvel at the ease with which a child interacts with the natural world, and make an effort to release some of the fear that's attached to our boundaries as adults.
7. Defy your schedule - When planning your week, make a commitment on one day to wake up when the sun comes up and go to sleep when the sun goes down. Honoring the sun's cycle will keep you more in tune with nature, and ultimately healthier.
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