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Hammocks and that Vestibular System
Late last year I wrote about how I viewed Mayan hammocks as a pain management option, in addition to being a great relaxation tool. I mentioned how the gentle rocking/swaying of the hammock could stimulate the vestibular system. Today I'd like to give you the details on why that system is important to everyone, from babies to the elderly.
When asked about the vestibular system, most people will often relate it with balance and inner ear issues. But the VS has more influence on our bodies than you think.
The VS affects all the sensory processes of the body, which makes it important to make sure it is in the best condition. More importantly, the VS is intricately involved with another very important system: the vagus nerve.
The vagus nerve is actually two cranial nerves, extremely long, which earned them the nickname "Wandering Nerves". Extending from your brain stem to the viscera (your internal organs), with branches to the heart, lungs, stomach, and ears, they gather incoming information from the body. This information helps the brain make sure the body is working efficiently. The vagus nerves also dispenses instructions to the body on how to work at peak performance.
This is valuable to know, because appropriate stimulation of the vagus nerve will help you slow your heartbeat, lower blood pressure, and bring about a relaxation response.
Which is where the vestibular system and the vagus complex connection comes into play. When you rock in a chair or swing in a hammock, you gently stimulate the vestibular system and therefore the vagus complex. This leads to mental and physical relaxation without much effort on your part.
The vagus complex is also responsible for your digestive system and its duties. If you are having a bit of trouble with constipation, gas, etc. it might be beneficial to try rocking, gentle bouncing on an exercise ball, or swinging in a hammock (are you noticing a theme here?) if more water and your regular exercise aren't doing the job. (Of course, check with your primary health care provider to make sure there's no major problems first!)
Don't have time for rocking or swinging? Since the lips and mouth are richly supplied with connections to the vagus nerves, try pinching your lips, chewing gum, or (gently!) biting your lips. Any of these will also help you avoid eating when you are stressed. Remember to breathe, drink a glass of water, and rock in your seat for additional tension relief.
Consider investing in a hammock or comfortable rocking chair for their considerable health benefits. In my opinion, the money I've spent on my hammocks (I have 2) has been the best investment I've ever spent on self care. Go ahead, invest in yourself, too!
Wishing you the best of health!
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Born across the state line in Missouri, I moved to Pittsburg in 1983. I spent several years working at Miller's Professional Imaging before deciding in 1993 to devote my life to helping people feel better.
My massage training at White River School of Massage Therapy included anatomy & physiology and several different modes of massage. These included Swedish style, acupressure, Reiki and Craniosacral therapies. After graduating, I added prenatal and facial massage to my skills.
Learning is my first love; I love to research new ways of dealing with pain and tension. An important aspect of my practice is being able to offer my clients suggestions to use between massage visits to help reduce tension and stress.
I have held licenses in both the state of AR (1993-2010) and the state of MO (2010 to present). (Kansas is currently working on a state license law.) I've been certified by the National Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork since 1993.
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[Sunset Mixtape] Upside Down World
This mix is inspired by the wonderful Netflix original series Stranger Things and my growing concern that we might be living in its Upside Down World in light of the domestic shootings, international terrorism, and triumphs of Donald Trump in recent months. The mix also features my favorite songs of the past month, so naturally, it leans toward the more optimistic side–more DNC than RNC, if you will.
There are a few political tracks in the beginning. Then, it dips back into the epic love story consistent with most of my mixes (and most music, for that matter). In Stranger Things terms, the first half is fighting the Demogorgon. The second half is the Jonathan-Nancy storyline.
Spoiler alert: Who else was upset that Nancy got back with Steve? Smh, Steve is a tool.
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Itching to get out of town, but low on funds after the holidays? Or maybe you want to break in that new camera or get to know your area. Whatever the reason, a day trip may be just the ticket. Wiesbaden is centrally located within Germany, so you can easily see another city, state or country in a day and be back by nighttime. There are too many great cities and sights to list, but here are seven great trips to get you started.
1. Cologne (Köln)
Situated on the Rhine River, this 2,000-year-old city is perfect for picture taking, strolling or visiting a unique museum. At just 173 kilometers from Wiesbaden, if traffic is favorable, you can drive here in less than two hours — or better yet, take the train.
The Cologne Cathedral (Dom) is one of the first things you'll see if you arrive at the central station (Hauptbahnhof). You'll want to have your camera ready. This High Gothic cathedral, for which the foundation was laid in 1248, is a stunning piece of history and architecture. The two towers were completed in the 1860s and 70s. The cathedral was damaged by more than 80 bombs during WWII, and after restoration was named a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996.
The Chocolate Museum (Schokoladen Museum), with its glass façade, is a perfect place to enjoy a view of the Rhine on a cold day while learning about the history and production of the sweet treat and even sampling some. If sweets are not your thing, stop by the Mustard Museum (Kölner Senfmuseum) nearby.
Other sites to visit here include the Cologne Zoo; The Odysseum, The Botanical Gardens, the National Socialism Documentation Center; and the Koln Triangle.
2. Luxembourg
Got kids? A visit to Parc Merveilleux in Bettembourg, Luxembourg, will take up most of your day. The 212 kilometer drive takes about two-and-a-half hours. Wander through a fairy tale garden forest on a paved walkway (perfect for strollers, scooters and balance bikes) and discover unique play areas and zoo animals around every turn. You'll see monkeys, crocodiles, rabbits, dingoes and peacocks, just to name a few.
If you have any energy left after a day at the park, consider having dinner in Luxembourg City, just 14 kilometers away.
Make time to visit the Luxembourg American Cemetery just outside the city and pay respects to the more than 5,000 Soldiers buried there, including Gen. George S. Patton.
3. Frankfurt
It would be a shame to live so close to this major German city and only see the airport! There is something for everyone in the city of Frankfurt and it will only take about 35 minutes to drive the 35 kilometers. If the weather is bad, you could spend the entire day in museums. Visit the former home of the famous German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe at the Goethe House and the Goethe Museum right next door. If you have kids, they'll enjoy seeing dinosaur bones at the Senckenberg Natural History Museum or have an interactive experience at the Kinder Museum, experimenting with printing and typesetting (in English).
Other attractions include the Frankfurt Museum of Modern Art and The Old Opera House, and the red sandstone Gothic style St. Bartholomew's Cathedral, which stands out in the city's downtown area.
4. Hanau
During a quick trip to Hanau just east of Frankfurt you can see the 18th century baroque palace Scholss Philipsruhe and walk its expansive courtyard, on your way to pay a visit to the Brothers Grimm monument.
At the Wilhelmsbad State Park and spa complex, you'll enjoy lots of walking space and beautiful scenery, including a devils bridge and pyramid — the perfect place for a picnic.
If you have time, visit the Fasanerie, the Hessen Doll Museum and the Prehistoric Museum.
5. Heidelberg
The castle along the Neckar River in Heidelberg is the main attraction. Park in the city and walk to the castle or take the funicular railway, which goes even further than the castle for spectacular views. Heidelberg is 95 kilometers from Wiesbaden or about an hour's drive.
6. Pedestrian suspension bridge
Wear comfortable shoes if you go to the Geierlay Suspension Bridge (Hängeseilbrücke) in Mörsdorf. It can be a mile walk just to get to the bridge, depending on where you park. But the view is worth it. Visitors can go both directions on the bridge or just one way and then return to their car on one of the marked trails. There is no cost to cross the bridge, but you may have to pay for parking. The bridge can get crowded on weekends and German holidays.
7. Strasbourg, France
This border city, the capital of the Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine region is 210 kilometers from Wiesbaden, or just under two and a half hours by car. But you won't want to drive once you get there. Find a place to park your car and you'll get the most of this city by exploring on foot or by using the ubiquitous light rail. Without spending any money, you can see the futuristic-looking central station (Gare de Strasbourg), the towering Notre Dame Cathedral, and take photos in the iconic La Petite France area, with its flower-lined river crossings and half-timber houses.
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It is not a question that should be left to chance! Improperly impaired protection, including improperly closed valves could fail to control fires, resulting in catastrophic large scale fires that could cause severe property damage and result in business interruption. In this webinar, you will learn the needed inspections to prevent fire protection system failure. You will also learn the conditions that might impair the effectiveness of a fire protection system.


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Today is Saturday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2010. There are 272 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On April 3, 1860, the legendary Pony Express began carrying mail between St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif. (The delivery system las
Today is Saturday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2010. There are 272 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On April 3, 1860, the legendary Pony Express began carrying mail between St. Joseph, Mo., and Sacramento, Calif. (The delivery system lasted only 18 months, giving way to the transcontinental telegraph.)
On this date:
In 1865, Union forces occupied the Confederate capital of Richmond, Va.
In 1882, outlaw Jesse James was shot to death in St. Joseph, Mo., by Robert Ford, a member of James' gang.
In 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted in Trenton, N.J. for the kidnap-murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr.
In 1946, Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma, the Japanese commander responsible for the Bataan Death March, was executed by firing squad outside Manila.
In 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed into law the Marshall Plan, designed to help European allies rebuild after World War II and resist Communism.
In 1968, the day before he was assassinated in Memphis, Tenn., civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "mountaintop" speech to a rally of striking sanitation workers. North Vietnam agreed to meet with U.S. representatives to set up preliminary peace talks.
In 1974, deadly tornadoes struck wide parts of the South and Midwest before jumping across the border into Canada; more than 300 fatalities resulted.
In 1979, Jane M. Byrne was elected mayor of Chicago, defeating Republican Wallace D. Johnson.
In 1990, jazz singer Sarah Vaughan died in suburban Los Angeles at age 66.
In 1996, an Air Force jetliner carrying Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and American business executives crashed in Croatia, killing all 35 people aboard.
Ten years ago: U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ruled that Microsoft Corp. had violated antitrust laws by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on competitors. (Jackson later ordered the breakup of Microsoft, but the Justice Department ended up reaching a settlement with the software giant.) Michigan State won its second NCAA championship, defeating Florida, 89-76.
Five years ago: A day after the death of Pope John Paul II, the body of the pontiff lay in state. Millions prayed and wept at services across the globe, as the Vatican prepared for the ritual-filled funeral and conclave that would choose a successor.
One year ago: An ethnic Chinese from Vietnam, Jiverly Wong, opened fire inside an immigrant community center in Binghamton, N.Y., killing 13 people before taking his own life. The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously legalized gay marriage. The Labor Department reported unemployment reached 8.5 percent in March 2009, the highest in a quarter-century. President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, arrived in Strasbourg, France, after two days in London. Tom Braden, who helped launch CNN's "Crossfire" and whose memoir "Eight is Enough" inspired a TV show, died in Denver at age 92.
Today's Birthdays: Actress-singer Doris Day is 87. Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl is 80. Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall is 76. Actor William Gaunt is 73. Actor Eric Braeden is 69. Actress Marsha Mason is 68. Singer Wayne Newton is 68. Singer Billy Joe Royal is 68. Singer Tony Orlando is 66. Comedy writer Pat Proft is 63. Folk-rock singer Richard Thompson is 61. Country musician Curtis Stone (Highway 101) is 60. Blues singer-guitarist John Mooney is 55. Rock musician Mick Mars (Motley Crue) is 54. Actor Alec Baldwin is 52. Actor David Hyde Pierce is 51. Rock singer John Thomas Griffith (Cowboy Mouth) is 50. Comedian-actor Eddie Murphy is 49. Rock singer-musician Mike Ness (Social Distortion) is 48. Rock singer Sebastian Bach is 42. Rock musician James MacDonough is 40. Olympic gold medal ski racer Picabo Street is 39. Actress Jennie Garth is 38. Comedian Aries Spears is 35. Actress Cobie Smulders is 28. Rock-pop singer Leona Lewis is 25. Actress Amanda Bynes is 24.
Thought for Today: "Our firmest convictions are apt to be the most suspect, they mark our limitations and our bounds. Life is a petty thing unless it is moved by the indomitable urge to extend its boundaries." - Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher (1883-1955).
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John Galliano's Anti-Semitic Rant Caught on Camera
Will the fashion world have the gumption to show John Galliano the door? The famous designer was accused of an anti-Semitic verbal assault at a bar in Paris last week, and while the fashion press rushed to blame his victims, it turns out Galliano has a history: A similar ugly affair with Galliano was caught on camera. "I love Hitler," Galliano tells the women sitting next to him. "People like you would be dead. Your mothers, your forefathers, would all be f-----g gassed." Neither person he was speaking to was Jewish. The fashion house Dior has suspended Galliano.


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Six years ago, Ilya Zakharevich sent a series of short patches to support a new function require(): http://pari.math.u-bordeaux1.fr/archives/pari-dev-0601/msg00023.html http://pari.math.u-bordeaux1.fr/archives/pari-dev-0601/msg00026.html http://pari.math.u-bordeaux1.fr/archives/pari-dev-0601/msg00049.html inspired by Perl modules. In its simplest form, require("file.gp") it would try to load a GP file exactly once [ the file is not reloaded if we require it again ]. More useful: - require("file.gp", [1,0,4]): do not accept file.gp if its version number is less than 1.0.4 [ version 1.0.3 had a bug, say... ] - file.gp could define functions and variables in a private namespace, say modulename::fun1, modulename::fun2, then require("file.gp", [1,0,4], ["fun1", "fun2"]) would import those functions [ or variables ] in the root namespace and make them available as fun1(), fun2(), etc. ( via an alias() pointing to the private mangled name ) Etc. In short, this implements namespaces to protect GP packages from stomping on each other's variables and functions. The patch obviously will not apply cleanly in current HEAD, and the original '::' syntax (borrowed from perl) clashes somewhat with gp2c types. But it would be easy to reimplement a similar mechanism. What do you think ? Cheers, K.B. P.S: The full documentation for require() in the patch: require(modulename,{version}, {features}): loads the module 'modulename', checks its version against 'version' (unless 'version' is negative---the default), and imports 'features' from the module (unless 'features' is 0). The default for 'features' is 1. A module is a GP file inside a directory on GP load path (or inside a directory in subdirectory \kbd{lib} of PARI data directory). Module name should be a PARI identifier. If a module name contains \kbd{::}, it is replaced by \kbd{/} in the corresponding file name. The file should return a non-zero value. PARI maintains a list of modules which are already loaded; if 'modulename' is already loaded, it will not be reloaded. There are two way for a module to describe its version: either defining a function modulename::HANDLE_VERSION, or assigning the version to the variable modulename::VERSION. In the former case, the argument 'version' becomes the only argument to this function; the function is assumed to call error() if the version of the module is not high enough. In the latter case, the value of argument 'version' is compared with the value of variable modulename::VERSION; if the versions are of different types, or 'version' is higher, the error condition is raised. The module can control export of its features either by defining a function modulename::HANDLE_EXPORT, or by assigning to variables modulename::EXPORT and/or modulename::EXPORT_DEFAULT. In the former case the meaning of "export" is fully controlled by the module itself (unless 'features' is 0); the argument 'features' is passed to this function as is; the second argument given to this function is an empty string (in future this may be changed to the default namespace of the caller). If modulename::HANDLE_EXPORT is not defined, then 'features' should be either 1 (the default), or a list of functions to alias from the namespace modulename:: to the root namespace. (If the value is 1, it is replaced by the value of variable modulename::EXPORT_DEFAULT, or modulename::EXPORT if the former is not defined.) If variable modulename::EXPORT is defined, the elements of the list 'features' are checked to be contained in the array modulename::EXPORT before aliasing. -- Karim Belabas, IMB (UMR 5251) Tel: (+33) (0)5 40 00 26 17 Universite Bordeaux 1 Fax: (+33) (0)5 40 00 69 50 351, cours de la Liberation http://www.math.u-bordeaux1.fr/~belabas/ F-33405 Talence (France) http://pari.math.u-bordeaux1.fr/ [PARI/GP] `


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I am a twenty-one year old college student looking for up to part time or full time work. I will be starting school again on september ninth and will only be available after three pm till december. I will hope fully be recieving my AA degree this winter. I am a quick learner, flexible, very friendly, and never late. I put in all my efforts to make sure the job i am doing is done right and quickly. I have a great personality and strong attributes to offer any company.


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Author: Joy Beard
May 27 – MEMORIAL DAY
We honor the brave men and women in service who died while protecting our country. We will never forget.
Congrats to May Youth of the Month
Congratulations to our May Youth of the Month, Morgan Mayo! Click here for a photo.
Congrats to Rising Students
Monday May 6th we presented our Rising Student Awards to exceptional Forsyth County Middle School students rising into High School . Congratulations to all of our rising students! Click here for a photo.
Last Day of School – Forsyth County Schools
Scholarship Awards Breakfast
Location: Northside Forsyth Hospital, Bennett Room
Please join us as we award Scholarships to our outstanding winners from the Forsyth County High Schools.
Armed Forces Day
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Time: 7:00 am
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Topiary Garden came to Resknow in need of a professional looking ecommerce website that is both responsive and user friendly, not only for visitors but also for the owner of the site to manage.
Topiary Garden was in need of professional help when they first came to us asking for assistance in and advice on creating an ecommerce site. With very basic knowledge of web design and coding, the client had struggled to find a platform that would provide the professionalism and user-functionality required, so we stepped in and sorted things out. After in-depth discussions, the project brief was obtained. Our mission was to get Topiary Garden's ecommerce shop up and running, ready to take orders on a responsive website.
Weeks later, Topiary Garden's new ecommerce shop had been launched online. The design is fresh, with a simple and responsive layout that is easy to navigate. Supplies are categorised for visitors and point of contact is obvious with both email and direct lines displayed on the top of every page, making it easy for clients to find what they need and get in touch.
"After several attempts at creating an online ecommerce site using various platforms with only mediocre results we decided to engage with Web Design / Digital Marketing Professionals and got in touch with Resknow.
Resknow took the time to listen to our requirements in depth, came up with a series of design concepts and encouraged us to move out of our comfort zone – I am so glad we did.
Once the design was agreed, Sam and his team went to work creating a great site. Throughout the build phase Resknow kept in touch, asking questions, providing feedback and making us feel as though we were their most important client.
When the site was ready to go live Resknow provided training at a level we could understand, we never felt as we were asking dumb questions which we no doubt were!
A huge thank you to Resknow for making it happen!
If you're thinking of creating a professional online presence speak with Resknow first."
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Fire Recovery hikes
Sugarloaf State Park
Saturday March 24th -Sonoma Ecology Center staff and park naturalists will host four more Fire Recovery Hikes on Sunday, March 18, Friday, March 23, Sunday, March 25, and Friday, March 31. These hikes are designed to teach people how to interpret fire landscapes that burned in the recent wildfires. Come see the land recover. The Saturday and Sunday hikes run 10 a.m.-12 p.m. The Friday hike runs 9:30-11:30 a.m. Hikers will be assessing burned trees and watching for special "fire follower" wildflowers. Discussion questions include: Why did this happen? What does it mean? How do we prepare in case it happens again? Walk will be 2-3 miles over mostly flat terrain and a few steep inclines. Wear sturdy footwear, and bring trekking poles if you typically use them. $10 for the hike, and parking fees apply. For tickets, visit www.brownpapertickets.com, search "Sugarloaf."


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In honor of National Poetry Month, we've asked some of the poets who have published in the Princeton Series of Contemporary Poets to highlight and discuss a single line in their poetry that has special significance. Today Eléna Rivera, author of Scaffolding, talks about inspiration while writing "Sept. 1" (Scaffolding, 24). Check this space each week for more favorite lines.
A line comes into one's thoughts as a kind of inspiration, or it finds its way by sheer persistence ("no that word won't do," "this doesn't work" and "that one doesn't have the right amount of syllables," "what about…. " ). The 11-syllable line forced many lines into shape in Scaffolding. The "meaning" came with the form, counting syllables; in trying to get that right something was revealed in the line that was often unexpected and surprising—"Oh really, is that what this is about?" That kind of discovery is what makes writing interesting, engaging, a necessity. The line can be scary, disturbing, or just pleasing; there's so much to let go of in the process (i.e., the sense of having control over a work). As if there were a voice beyond the learned language of childhood, beyond dailyness, beyond fear, awkwardness, the "should's," beyond the doubts of ever being able to say anything. Persistence, working through a poem, waiting for the words to fall into place, or not, facing that what one originally loved may be destroyed with nothing to take its place; it's all about words, sound, rhythm, image, and "intellection" (as Louis Zukofsky called it). The line comes as a surprise because it is bold, unexpected, and points toward where the poem lies. In the poem "Sept. 1" the line: "'I write to keep alive" Who said that? I did" shows the back and forth between different selves in the poem itself, the questioning and the constant back and forth that happens in language.
Eléna Rivera is a poet and translator. She is the author of The Perforated Map and Unknowne Land, and her poems have appeared in the Nation, Denver Quarterly, the New York Times, and many other publications. Her translation of Bernard Noël's The Rest of the Voyage won the Robert Fagles Translation Prize. She was born in Mexico City, spent her childhood in Paris, and now lives in New York City.


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Mountain of Judgement - Mountain of Judgement [2010]Posted by Captain Beyond Zen on Monday, March 8, 2010
Do you like Cosmic Doom with monstrous crushing guitar riffs and brilliant space synths in the tradition of space/psych pioneers Hawkwind? Then you will definitively not be disappointed by Mountain of Judgement. These vibrant, swirling, subsonic, earsplitting and HEAVY songs raise a sound thunderstorm. Sadly to say that this album is a posthumous debut self-titled album containing all the music the band recorded between 2003-2009. Shame on me, you and the music industry because Mountain of Judgement from North Carolina is one of the most underappreciated bands of the last few years. This album shows proof. Formed back in 2003 the original line-up of Mountain of Judgement Scott Cline (bass), Dave Easter (drums), Scott Isenhour (synthesizers) and Chad Davis (vox, guitar, synthesizer) started recording this album in 2005 but was only completed by Davis 2009. The other members have left the band and Davis re-recorded the drums himself and arranged the songs anew. The result is a timeless masterpiece which sounds very unique deviant from average doom metal. Absolutely magnificent!
Track Listing
1 Neptune's Reign
2 Magic Eye
3 The Witch
4 One Within The Beyond
5 Bringer Of Infinity
6 Globule
7 The Burning Stone – Neptune's Reign
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African American DNA Research Forum
Re: Tikar people of Cameroon!
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Hello, Cousin. ;^)
My matrilineal ancestry is also from the Tikar of Cameroon. Quincy Jones is another "cousin," per the results shown on the PBS show, "African American Lives."
If you have not already done so, go to the PBS website for that show. There is a lot of very good information, including lesson plans for various grade levels, which can aid in your understanding of what you now know.
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(2015) is an intergenerational project in collaboration with five dancers aged 11 – 67 that sits at the intersection of dance and performance. The work explores the meetings between generations and how we feel about our public and private selves at different stages. Moving between the playful and furtive, childish innocence and adult desire, H2DANCE investigates the generation gap, norms and taboos, dignity, expectations and prejudices.
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Dancers: Emilyn Claid, Darren Anderson, Laura Doehler alongside young dancers Honey Codrington-Makwana, Sandro Gillgren Bonfanti, Sean Dodgson and Ella Sophoclides.
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One of the more disturbing rituals of youth involved bigger kids at the local Boys Club stripping smaller kids of their towels after open swim to point, gawk, and loudly announce: "Saw you naked!"
I watched one tough from the local housing project respond to a target's resistance to this locker-room custom by pinning his arms down with his knees and beating his nose bloody. This pugilistic feat occurred, a la the ancient Greeks, completely nude and within view of a club attendant–unmatched in his zeal for admonishing adolescent boys to "wring your suits" after swimming and accused posthumously of child molestation, allegations that surprised in their belatedness but not in their substance. So jarring to witness what was surely so scarring to experience, the 8-year-old me simply pulled my sweatpants over my wet swimsuit–even in the dead of the New England winter–after open swim as a protective measure against the violent voyeurs.
The Boys Club enforcers presumably grew out of this ritualistic humiliation to pursue some other less socially-destructive habit such as methamphetamines or stealing copper pipes. Society retains this locker-room impulse to strip the famous naked and point fingers. Not satiated by the saturation of images of Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst, Hayden Panettiere, and other starlets on screens large and small, hackers pilfered private images of such eye magnets for the purpose of denigrating the celebrated. Saw you naked!
Pitcher Justin Verlander, presumably accustomed to nudity in plain view of cameras in the Tigers clubhouse, appears sans clothes in publicized private pictures with girlfriend Kate Upton, whose presence in the photos tends to avert eyes from the Rookie of the Year and Cy Young Award winner. The cell-phone selfies in the bathroom mirror quickly elicited jokes, of which Verlander invariably acted as the "butt."
Detroit Tiger picture Justin Verlander in one of the leaked/hacked Kate Upton pics. No wonder his ERA is almost 5.
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Saw you naked!
Three societal developments help give context to the controversy.
An evil egalitarianism increasingly compels bottom feeders to pull down top achievers to the muddier depths. The malefactors no doubt rationalize the invasions of privacy because the exposed enjoy better looks, more accomplishments, and greater wealth. It's only fair to humiliate the successful whose existence humiliates the envious. But the fact that the hackers jealously guard their own privacy behind pseudonymous screen names suggests that, deep down, they know they do wrong.
Second, the supply of such indecent photos–obscene less in their content than in their publication–stems from an insatiable public demand. The nerds wouldn't have hacked if we didn't want. Rather than focus on their own lives, large numbers of bored people choose to live vicariously through their celebrity "friends." Like the papparazi hounding Lady Di, the hackers putting the private moments of public figures on blast stems from the public's appetite. Give the people what they want.
Third, the Peeping Tom flatters rather than disturbs an aggressively exhibitionist America. We watch more than we do, all the while pining for others to watch us doing nothing. The overwhelming fantasy of the people sharing and tweeting the ill-gotten snapshots hopes that others will someday find their private lives as captivating as they evidently find the private lives of Kate Upton and company. Justin Verlander's nightmare is their dream. Why else, to borrow a favorite phrase of the Twittericans, all the TMI–the "Dear Diary" blog posts, the YouTube confessionals, the homemade pornography on Tumblr? People devoid of boundaries don't comprehend violation.
Verlander tweeting out the pics would be cause for embarrassment. But is purloined photographic evidence that one dates a one-percenter in the looks department really cause to hang one's head? The lookers at the pictures, rather than the lookers in the pictures, should feel shame.
Justin Verlander standing naked in the bathroom mirror next to any one of the millions gawking at him might prove terribly humiliating. A sports-journalist-turned-pornographer snapping a pic of him showering beside Joba Chamberlain certainly would provoke embarrassment. But Kate Upton?
She's beautiful. The parasites feeding off the pair's pictures are not.
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JavaOne is over for another year. For those of us unlucky enough to be stuck at home or work, here is a Voxxed roundup of last week's events complete with links to session recordings.
Java EE is on the table
In the JavaOne opening keynote, we were assured that Oracle is listening and that there is a very well defined plan for Java EE 8 and Java EE 9. The proposed next stage for Java EE is 'New AppDev Style for cloud and microservices'. Keen to evolve it and respond to the community's demands for active development on Java EE, Oracle have produced a survey. They ask that participants consider the proposals for Java EE described at JavaOne 2016.
Fill out the official #JavaEE survey and let your voice be heard: https://t.co/bRnMdXkGWZ #javaone #java
— Kito D. Mann (@kito99) September 19, 2016
If you didn't already know about Project Jigsaw…
Then you have at least five videos waiting for you. Oracle's Alex Buckley and Alan Bateman have given most of these talks before but they are worth a watch. According to Buckley: "Modules are about the shape of programs in the large. We deal with classes and packages and get bigger from there."
First, Oracle's Alan Bateman invited us to Prepare for JDK 9. This talk focused on the implications of the changes in JDK 9, particularly on the strong encapsulation around the JDK internal APIs. The presentation helps if you are worried that JDK 9 will break your existing code.
Second, Bateman is back with Introduction to Modular Development. This is a gentle introduction to the Java Platform Module System in JDK 9. It covers the basics of the modularity landscape and includes a demo on how to develop a module from scratch.
Going deeper
Oracle's Alex Buckley gives Bateman a slight break by giving the first half of Advanced Modular Development. The talk focuses on migration. This deals with, in essence, where modules come from and how you are going to convert your application into something modular. Buckley discussed top-down migration of an application to the module system. Bateman deals with bottom-up migration, looking at libraries in the second half.
Buckley then gives the forth talk, Modules and Services. This is the first presentation on this and is well worth a watch. It discusses what services are and how they work. You have to very explicitly design for services, according to Buckley: "If you reshape a module, its quite likely that other people will notice. And although modules are expressed in the Java language, they are in some ways outside the language. They define architecture more than code… I say this because services are the purest form of architectural construct offered by the module system."
Finally there is Project Jigsaw: Under the Hood, which is a deep-dive into the key feature of JDK 9. Buckley discusses how the module system works with the Java language and VM to improve reliability of your code, as well as migration and what modules are fundamentally capable of. He concludes with what to watch out for on the road to JDK 9.
If that is not enough, have a look at the Project Jigsaw Hack Session or Ask the JDK Architects.
Hot topics
Java 8
Old favourite lambdas were covered by Java Champion Henri Tremblay from Terracotta's Learn Java 8: Lambdas and Functional Programming tutorial.
There was a good, clear demo on Refactoring to Functional Style with Java 8 from award-winning author Dr. Venkat Subramaniam, as well as A Few Hidden Treasures in Java 8 – a valuable look beyond lambdas and streams.
On the subject of refactoring, another must-see is Trisha Gee from JetBrains with Refactoring to Java 8, which is not yet on the JavaOne youtube channel but you can see her give the same talk at Devoxx UK 2016.
Refactoring with @trisha_gee #JavaOne pic.twitter.com/42416qfn46
— Paul Webber (@sdjug) September 21, 2016
Microservices are becoming more common. Voxxed top pick from JavaOne is Microservices for Mortals by Bert Ertman, a Fellow at Luminis. His session goes over the benefits, and more importantly the pitfalls of using a microservices-based architecture: "I have seen many, many presentations on microservices already, and most of them really have this 'alleluia' vibe to it. So this is not going to be an anti-microservices presentation but it sure is an objective view…".
Fully packed room at #JavaOne for rerun @BertErtman's talk about 'Microservices for Mortals #Luminis pic.twitter.com/BFMLW2n81O
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Another great talk is by Mark Heckler, Principal Technologist/Developer Advocate at Pivotal. Unfortunately his talk, 'Bundling Microservices to Optimize Consumption for Devices with Spring Cloud and Netflix OSS', is not available on the JavaOne channel yet (but the talk at a previous conference can be seen here).
Other sessions to look out for
Java Libraries You Can't Afford to Miss with Andres Almiray and Ixchel Ruiz from Canoo Engineering AG discusses some fairly new libraries that are 'bound to make a big impact in the ecosystem'.
'Increasing Code Quality with Gamification' by CGI Java developer Alexander Chatzizacharias is a fun session on the power of gamification and motivating fellow developers. This isn't yet on the JavaOne youtube channel, but its worth looking out for.
The Community Strikes Back
JavaOne wasn't all about Oracle. The conference finished on a high with IBM to open source the IBM Java SDK.
Amazingly I have been paying attention to the entire IBM keynote. That is a first in 15 #JavaOne conferences. Cool stuff.
— Bert Ertman (@BertErtman) September 22, 2016
Several key announcements, such as the Lightbend survey, the release of MicroProfile 1.0 and Gluon's Ahead of Time compiler point to a changing mood since Oracle's continued delays. The community are making it clear what they want and need from Oracle. This is with thanks especially to the campaign of the Java EE Guardians. Oracle is responding, and in areas where they are falling behind industry demands, other players are stepping in and providing solutions.


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The subject of art versus craft continues to interest me, and others, evidently. Or perhaps I am just very tuned into this channel.
Most recently I spotted this post by fiber artist, Kathleen Loomis:
Clawing your way out -- or in
Kathleen makes the case that it is possible to back into the fiber arts, and be recognized or appreciated, if one first obtains a fine arts degree from certain academic institutions. Such fiber art is recognized as art. Even if it is not particularly good.
It has also been pointed out to me that if fiber art is made by a man, then it is noteworthy. It may be viewed as art. When women produce fiber art, it is craft or even domestic crafting. Perhaps I overstate the case, but see, for example, this art show in NYC: alt_Quilts. Two men, one woman, alternative materials. And the pieces are actually very good. Thought- provoking on several levels.
Last night at my quilt guild, a member showed a lovely piece she made that hangs in her *studio.* It was a lovely piece. Art that happened to be composed of fabric and stitch. The guild leader raised her eyebrows at the mention of her studio.
I must confess that I have trouble referring to my space as my studio. I'm much more comfortable calling it my sewing room. After all, I came to fiber art via my attempts to make things that are useful:
Can I wear it?
Can I sleep under it?
Can I put my stuff in it?
The label of artist is not something I come to easily. This denial denigrates my work, ultimately. It is self-sabotage. I don't actually make things, create art, in order to meet a need. No, I make things because I long to create and I am nurtured when I create.
Just tonight, I realized that calling it my studio means that I speak out loud my intention to create art. Calling it my sewing room allows me to just sew. That also means that I am not taking any risk. I am not pushing my boundaries. And that may actually limit my creativity.
My new, new year's resolution is to claim my artistic endeavors, to claim my sewing studio as a haven for my art, and to name myself artist. It will not happen tonight. I wonder if a year is long enough.
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First of all - I believe in communism, as a result this site devoted solely to communist beliefs. Together, I believe, we could give tips and stretegize on the foundations of communism, as portrayed by Marx and Engels in their internationally famous pamphlet - The Communist Manifesto (free and full text here). Guyanese Thoughts and Discussions only supports communist views, but is open to arguments, discussions, and thoughts about the issues and related subjects. This site is not a fact-book, however, it will give statistics which might be helpful to give you and idea of what exactly is going on - especially with relation to subjects such as emigration, race, and society in general.
"What can anyone do?"
That is a question many people need an answer to. Some people conveniently decide that they don't have the time to take part in even simple activities such as writing messages, articles, or letters. Of course there is no specific duty anyone has to do; no pressure is being laid on your backs. But what I will say is that if you know that you or your people are being oppressed by the policies of the US,British, or any of its supporters and partners in crime - why should you NOT do anything? My form of action and bringing awareness about certain topics and issues is through writings on this site. (You can do the same, yes you can either create your own website or write for mine (my email link is below for anyone who is interested). You may protest a cause like the war in Iraq or exploitation of other nations such as Guyana, Jamaica, El Salvador, etc. Action is the best form of social protest, and although I mostly take part in building this website, I do support the protests, resistance, and questioning of the authorities when necessary - they have no right to treat us the way they do in many cases - police brutality, terrorism, and discrimination. As head of the world's criminal nations - the US ranks #1 - as a result, I directly condemn many of their policies, including their foreign policies which have made poverty such a rapidly growing concern in many nations. The elites of nations like these capitalist exploiters care for nobody but themselves and have to be removed from their positions. Because they have direct influence over the military and high ranking politicians in many 'third world' nations,this is a situation whereby a great sacrifice has to be made initiating a global movement towards goals like the complete eradication of poverty and capitalism from the face of this planet. However,before I encourage you to just go out there and spread the words of enlightenment, you have to do much research. There are many questions - too many to be answered here at Guyanese Thought sand Discussions, because of this I have uploaded many links to the 'Links' section so that you can get some more information and ideas - the internet is one of the best sources of information, along with local libraries. Catering for people in nations with not-so-good resources, the net is the best place to gather information and read.
"Regarding Guyanese"
Too many Guyanese have forsaken their homeland, too many have given up hope; it seems as though no patriots or fighters are left. We have a government that is not doing it's duty, but what most Guyanese don't realise is that it's the people of Guyana who own Guyana - NOT the government. We have the right and duty to fight for what he own and deserve: justice, equality, and our land. Quitters have no place here. I'm not saying that people don't have the right to pursue their own happiness, but I know for a fact that many Guyanese do find the most happiness in Guyana, so why not fight for it? Many years of harsh strife were made, and for some reason, has been stagnated for a long period now.It is not enough to struggle then give up - because victory can only be achieved if you fight and win or die fighting. The cause is still present; our fight is all that is needed now. The people of all oppressed nations have to resist the temptations to run away, rather than fight; set the example that others will follow. Cuba has pioneered the battle against US imperialism through revolutionary struggle, we as people of oppressed nations should follow their example and find the best way to solve the problems we are faced with every day and believe we can't do anything about them. Personally, one day,beyond my time perhaps, the nations which were stepping stones for the oppressors will rise like a giant family of blood, and will crush the few who have sought so long to find sly and cruel ways to doom our future while making the vision of their's an ardent success. If you have any questions, comments, or believe that something should be added to this or any other section please send a message via email to 'Rage' at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Superstar investor Seth Klarman's controversial plan to develop a quarry in Ontario could pay off bigtime.
FORTUNE — Drive an hour northwest from Toronto along Highway 10 and you come across some of the best farmland in Canada. Folks here call it the Garden of Eden. Atop a 15,000-acre plateau sits a layer of dark dirt so perfectly balanced with clay and nutrients that it breaks apart in your hand like potting soil. "The stuff is like butter," says a local potato farmer, David Vander Zaag, who sells his spuds to Frito-Lay. Even better: Below the rich topsoil lies a limestone deposit some 200 feet thick, creating an ideal natural drainage system. It once rained nine inches in a day, says Vander Zaag, and he didn't lose a single potato from his crop.
It's that limestone, though, that has brought the farming town of Melancthon, Ontario, pop. 2,900, the fight of its life. Last spring a Canadian firm called the Highland Cos. submitted an application to turn 2,300 acres of area farmland into one of the top-producing rock quarries in Canada. One of the principal owners of Highland is the Baupost Group, a $24 billion hedge fund based in Boston and run by a secretive investor named Seth Klarman.
Highland's quarry proposal has ignited a firestorm of controversy in Melancthon. Residents have myriad concerns — from increased truck traffic to the impact on the water supply to the unsightliness of an enormous pit mine in the distance. The farmers feel betrayed by Highland chief John Lowndes, an entrepreneur who grew up in the area. Beginning in 2006, Lowndes spent two years and some $50 million amassing 6,500 acres from some of the area's biggest farming families. Several farmers claim that he approached them by saying that he wanted to build the region's largest potato-farming operation — which he did — but never mentioned a quarry. Only after he owned the land, the farmers claim, did Lowndes reveal that Baupost and Highland had other plans. Lowndes declined to speak to Fortune.
The farmers say Lowndes breached their trust. But they have identified a second, bigger target for their frustration: Klarman. Why, they wonder, does an American hedge fund manager they'd never heard of until recently want to spoil their lush land? "Yeah, there's something I'd like to tell him: Come up here," Vander Zaag says, overlooking his 1,000 snow-covered acres in late December. "I want him to see the land. To see what he's doing to it."
Klarman's name may be new to the farmers of Ontario, but in the world of hedge funds he's long been a superstar. In fact, Fortune identified him back in 1989 as an investor with the potential to become the next Warren Buffett. And Klarman, 54, certainly has delivered. "He's one of the most astute investors of our time," says Jeff Scott, chief investment officer of Wurts & Associates, which advises institutional investors on hedge funds. The proof is in his returns: Klarman has earned 19% annual gains after fees since starting at Baupost in 1982, making $10,000 invested then worth $1.55 million today. (The same investment in an S&P 500 index fund earned $216,000.) Baupost's assets have grown sixfold over the past decade; it's now the world's 11th-largest hedge fund, according to Bloomberg. Klarman's record is all the more impressive because he avoids using leverage to boost his gains. Moreover, he typically holds a third of Baupost's assets in cash — a sign of his strict value standards and patience. (Currently 17% of the fund is in cash.)
So what, exactly, is this investing heavyweight doing in a fight with small-town Canadian farmers? The publicity-shy Klarman declined Fortune's requests for an on-the-record interview to discuss his investing approach or his stake in Highland. Instead, a spokesperson provided a statement. "Baupost's investment in the Highland Cos. is consistent with our long-term, value-oriented strategy," the statement reads. "We take our role as a responsible investor seriously." It goes on to say that Baupost is confident that Highland will proceed in a way that respects the community and environment.
Well, sure, but here's the bottom line: The quarry investment could provide an exponential return over time. Based on recent market prices, the volume of limestone in the proposed quarry is worth more than $6 billion. And its value could be on the rise. The Ontario government expects demand for limestone and other rock used in construction to increase by 13% annually over the next two decades, driven by an ongoing population and construction boom in the province.
In a broader sense, Klarman's willingness to put money into a Canadian quarry is reflective of his view that stocks today offer little value. The really big potential gains, he believes, are in more complex investments. Klarman is not bullish on the recovery. "With most of the world's developed economies grappling with structural budget deficits and a grim outlook," he wrote to clients last July, "and because all foreseeable solutions to excessive borrowing and spending will dampen global economic activity, we find it hard to be optimistic about the economy." At Baupost's client meeting this past October, Klarman told investors that stocks were neither cheap nor expensive. It is the Federal Reserve's policy of near 0% interest rates combined with government bailouts, he believes, that have driven asset gains since the financial crisis. "Massive government intervention in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis is now widely considered to have been a good thing," he wrote in July. "We remain unconvinced." He worries that the next crisis could be worse than the one in 2008.
Klarman grew up in Baltimore, where his father was a public health economist at Johns Hopkins University and his mother taught high school English. The family lived four blocks from Pimlico racetrack and Klarman spent a lot of his childhood there. Today he owns a stable of racehorses with names like Bail Out the Banks and Sovereign Crisis. At Harvard Business School, Klarman so impressed his professors with his market acumen that a group of them pooled their money to form Baupost and recruited Klarman to manage the fund. (The name Baupost is an acronym made up of the professors' last names.)
Klarman's basic investing philosophy has changed little since those early days. He's a generalist who waits to buy assets until they trade far below what he thinks they're worth. (Klarman outlined this approach in his 1991 book called Margin of Safety, and it's a testament to his cult status that the out-of-print tome sells today for $1,700 on Amazon.com.) "His strategy is predicated on waiting for the fat pitch," says André Perold, chief investment officer of endowment-management firm HighVista Strategies. "His investor base understands him well enough that he can be 60% in cash and no one's going to whine."
Former employees say that the Baupost office in Boston's Back Bay neighborhood has an academic feel. Klarman is tall — just over 6 feet — and a little chubby, and has a trim, graying beard that gives him a professorial look. He sits in an open office at the front end of the main floor, facing the analysts and traders. It's usually dead quiet as Klarman and his 180 employees study investments. "It feels like you're in a university library," says a former analyst.
Klarman's biggest bets right now are actually in the credit markets. About 40% of Baupost's $24 billion portfolio is currently in debt — such as distressed commercial mortgage-backed securities and other complex structured products like second lien home-equity loans. One of the fund's largest positions is in Lehman Brothers' debt. And Baupost's investment in the bankrupt bank's notes offers a good example of how Klarman applies his value discipline.
A Baupost team, including Klarman, began analyzing Lehman's assets on the Sunday before the bank filed for bankruptcy in September 2008. The team watched as the price of Lehman debt plummeted in trading from 80¢ on the dollar to 20¢ after the filing — but waited for it to go even lower. Weeks later, the debt of one Lehman subsidiary was trading at 11.5¢ on the dollar when Baupost swooped in and bought one-third of the issue; it now trades for 70¢ and Baupost has a 500% gain on paper. In all, Klarman spent $2 billion buying trade claims on the bankrupt company. Distributions to creditors, including Baupost, are expected to begin this year.
Klarman may not be bullish on equities overall, but he has been strategically boosting his positions in certain names. As of its last filing, Baupost held 22 stocks that trade in the U.S., worth a total of $3 billion. That represented 17% of the portfolio as of October, or almost double the amount from early in 2011. Large purchases included stakes in BP (BP), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), and News Corp. (NWS) — all companies whose shares in recent years have been battered by disaster, management turmoil, or scandal.
Though he stresses a bottom-up approach, analyzing individual assets rather than being guided by a big-picture point of view, Klarman has repeatedly expressed to clients his concern about a crisis scenario: sky-high inflation or a collapse of the U.S. dollar if the government's fiscal experiments go awry. He believes the best hedge against that risk remains gold — but not necessarily bullion. Gold miners are dramatically cheaper than gold itself right now, he told clients in October. Baupost owned shares in miners NovaGold Resources (NG) and Allied Nevada Gold (ANV) as of the firm's most recent filing.
Baupost's own mining venture in Ontario, meanwhile, has gotten bogged down amid rising anger toward Klarman and his partners. Wealthy Toronto residents with weekend homes near the proposed site have taken up the fight, and STOP THE MEGA QUARRY signs have appeared downtown. In September, Ontario's Ministry of the Environment ordered a full environmental assessment, an unusual move that could require two years of studies before the project can proceed. But as Klarman knows well, the payoff on a great investment is always worth the wait.
This article is from the February 27, 2012 issue of Fortune.


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Steal These Habits For A Good Night's Sleep
Last week, I challenged you to make some special time for yourself when you wake. I loved reading everyone's comments on the diverse and unique ways of rising in the morn. So now let's jump ahead fourteen or so hours and get ready for bed…
How you get ready for bed is just as important as how you wake up, if not more. However, ending the day with letting everything go from the past, present and future can often be the most difficult task you face all day. Finding ways to calm your mind and let your body fully recover and restore as you sleep is of vital importance for your health and well being.
Here are a few ways to get a good night's sleep:
Let It Go: Try to stop thinking about what happened that day or what is to come tomorrow. It's time to let yourself relax, so you can be well equipped to face another day. All of your concerns and lists will still be there when you wake (I promise) so say screw it and take a break from it all every night; it's your time.
Tune Out: No big brain activities during wind down time. Let your mind relax and begin to get sleepy.
Stop The Stress: You want your cortisol levels to go down, not up, before you go to bed. So no fighting or worrying or getting into activities or conversations that might rile you up. Your body has a rhythmic clock for a reason; let it do its thing and stay out of the way. Try meditating for ten minutes to truly wind down.
Begin Your Fast: You fast every night, all night until you wake. It allows your body to repair itself and not focus on digestion and creating energy to keep you moving. Not eating four hours before bed will set your body up for its nightly work and help you rest better.
Electronic Free Zone: No electronics in the bedroom. That goes for tvs, computers, iPads or phones. It is a place for rest and sex and should be kept that way.
And here are my top five ways to wind down:
1. A nice hot bath with Epsom Salts, lavender oil and candles in the winter.
2. Fifteen minutes of meditating in bed.
3. Reading in bed.
4. A glass of wine, or herbal tea and a movie. (Not in bed. I know this contradicts the above, but it works for me :)
5. Light stretching, quick restorative yoga session, or a relaxing neighborhood walk.
So now let's see how you all wind down at night. Share away.
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Today has been a day of extreme torture honestly it was as if someone wanted to challenge me today! First there was the cheese and then there was the doughnuts.... luscious chocolate doughnuts...shout out to miss Jennifer Newman who kept telling me NO. Also shout out to Richie for continually keeping on the straight and narrow yet again.
Honestly try sitting by these all afternoon and smelling the chocolate wafting over your desk
I had a major non scale victory I had to get some new work trousers today and I have gone down 3 dress sizes since I started slimming world...and if I am honest the size 26 I was wearing were tight. It was a major non scale victory to walk into New Look and buy clothes in there! I had a lot of fun shopping today treating myself to a few bits including a gorgeous purple owl hat and this little cutie
I couldn't resist him cute little Pugsly!
I also got these amazing cushions modelled by the lovely Doug.
Can you guess I love pugs haha .
On to the food of the day, I had some of my favourite Dorset fruit muesli this morning with some fruit I picked up from Tesco
The fruit pot had kiwi, pomegranate and grapes in, Ive not had pomegranate before and Im not sure I will rush out to try it again
I am definitely enjoying kiwi fruit though so I will be picking some more of the of them when we go shopping tomorrow.
Lunch involved a date with my lovely Jen which will also be known as cheesegate and pointy objects time.
Our local pub with a nice roaring fire. I went for good old jacket potato, baked beans and cheese. I asked for the cheese on the side so I could monitor how much was on my potato
There was a huge amount of cheese left which I wanted but Jen told me NO and took it away from me...I adore cheese so it was hard to only have this small amount. It was during a telling me to be good session Jen found out I have a weird eye phobia where my eyes hurt if someone points anything at them. We spent lunch having a good chat and planning out night out next week. There will be a lot of dancing for us as we are going to a local club which plays some good rock/metal music!
Dinner was a simple but lazy affair due to getting home a bit later than normal but it was very satisfying.
Linda McCartney rosemary and red onion sausages, a fried egg done over easy by the lovely rich, mushrooms and hello kitty spaghetti with some spinach chucked and sw chips. I have definitely got the sw chips down to a fine art now. I had the bread as my second B plus 1 syn.
I had to follow this up with a sweet treat and we found Mikado daim tonight so I had some of those whilst enjoying The Big Reunion and remembering how much I loved Five. I am so glad tomorrow is Friday Ive got a fun weekend planned and have Monday off.


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Murine intraperitoneal macrophages - (Mar/23/2006 )
I'm very unexperienced, so any help would be much appriciated!
We're using PBS to isolate the cells but we get to few cells. The cells are not deviding in culture, is that right? So when I aspirate the media only a few cells remain attached. Next time I will check the viability of the cells in the medium and if they are alive I will seed them again. But still there are only a few cells attaching to each plate. Any tips and experiences anyone? Please???
Thanks a lot!
Hi Moe,
You should be able to get 3 million cells from the cavity (70-80% macrophages, 20-30% lymphocytes). We lavage the cavity with 2 or 10ml PBS using a venflon and someone in our group does culture the cells for at least a week in supplemented RPMI (plus L-glu and pen/strep) plus 5% FCS. (I'm only starting to do this now).
All the best,
ok, thanks a lot. We get that many cells. The problem is it's not enough for Western blots... I got only about 7 µg of protein from one dish last time. But thanks anyway. Now I know at least that the isolation step works as well as i should.
hi moe ! isolation of resident peritoneal macrophages is a very easy task. but you have to take care of few things.
1. if you want to increase the count try giving some inert material 4-7 days prior to isolation like thioglycolate or starch usually 1%w/v is used . these are inert particulate material and macrophages respond well to particulate material. they reach the site( peritoneum in this case) to engulf the matter. these materials being inert does not ilicit any major responses.these macrophages are calledinflammatory macrophages or ellicited macrophages but not activated macrophages.
2. try using heparin @ 10U/ml in isolation solution. heparin prevents aggregation of erythrocytes and there by loss of macrophages which usually gets trapped in the aggregates.
3. use chilled PBS or incomplete RPMI/DMEM with heparin. cold temperatures prevent aggregation of macrophages and also adherence to centrifuge tubes
you can culture these isolated macrophages for upto a week in complete RPMI 1640 or complete DMEM medium. these cells are terminally differentiated cells and they donot divide.( cos they are not cancerous in nature like cell lines.
for further information you can refer " methods in enzymology " vol. 108 pg 274
i hope this will be of some use for you
all the best