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Redtopgun123 wrote:Hey Rebecca I am new i've been reading the stuff on the world of lucid dreaming and it looks fun but how long do you think it will take to become a lucid.
Redtopgun123 wrote:Hey Rebecca I am new i've been reading the stuff on the world of lucid dreaming and it looks fun but how long do you think it will take to become a lucid.
jmol wrote:Hi Rebecca,
Short question-For the dreamz app do you suggest I wear headphones to here my audio Cue better?
faunachi wrote:Hi Rebecca,
I'm a high school student in America, and I'm currently researching lucid dreaming for a report. Your blog is a great source of information, and I'm using it as one of my main sources! Aside from internet and print sources, the report requires an interview source. I was wondering if I could interview you, or if you could recommend any other experienced lucid dreamers.
My teacher wants the interview to be set up by the 17th, so it would be great if you could reply before then.
Thank you in so much for your consideration!
TNZ wrote:So this is about two weeks into my LD training and I'm going to sleep using the WILD technique. I get to the hypnagic images and start seeing a tennis match. Somewhere I lose consciousness. Next thing I know I'm in my house absurd ask the question: Am I dreaming? I feel as though something rushed into my head and I get ex uterus, vut quickly calm myself down. I go up to the light and look at my fingers for a reality check. I looked at my palm and saw the A and counted my fingers; some of them disappeared when I counted. I thought that I would try flying first, so I went outside. It was somewhat cloudy outside so I willed it to rain. It did and it downpoured. I willed it to stop as I was jumping somewhat higher than I should be, about 7 feet, and floating slowly back down. The rain did stop and I decided the change the scene into a more suitable flight area. I imagined.my driveway, long and straight, and turned around. There I was. I started running forward and jumping, trying to get higher and beat the gravity that wasn't there. My visualization wasn't the best because to my left was a city. Three goons were there and i wanted to try something out. I willed myself to become invisible. I looked at my arm and after a few moments nothing happened. My arm then began to slowly disappear. When my arm was gone I smiled and tackled one of the goons. I turned visible again but the willed to be invisible when one goon pulled a gun out. I jumped off and ran away a bit. Then I thought about lightning and pointed at one of them. A doodle of a lightning came down and struck a guy in the head and written words BOOM came out. The same thing happened to the other two.I left and explored the city a bit. Eventually I found a street that was like a bouncy castle, so i tried to jump higher with it. I was flipping and doing midair tricks when a friend jumped next to me and told me that the tricks don't male me jump as high, so I stopped. The street ended and I decided to go to New York City. I closed my eyes and imagined a road and turned around. There I was. There was also this toystore that I decided to go into. There was this very loving couple and an old grandma that reminded me of Psycho. I got lost and ended up in the basement, where two teens where trying to brake into a safe. I wished them luck and went for the other door out. I heard a voice call to me saying "SPD leave now". Some police department. I left and a friend told me that if I got something for her she would help me with LDing. I agreed and left the toystore with her. My alarm went off and I woke up.
I would be convinced that this was a LD if it was vivid. This dream was blurry. I'm asking whether I had an LD, partial or not. I think I remember that I felt my muscles when I was jumping and the rain on my body and me tackling the person. Everything in the dream I felt, but since it wasn't fully vivid ( I have 20/20 vision) and some things were out of control (like the goons showing up and the toystore). Need some info I'm really curious and excited thanks.
Alchemy7 wrote:Hi! I've been doing lucid dreaming on and off for the past year, but now that I'm on holiday I've started trying again. I've got issues with WILD, and using binaural beats in conjuction with this and WBTB. Normally when I attempt WILD it goes something like this:
-I lay down
-I attempt gazing into my eylids as to observe hypnogogia whilst not thinking (trying not to think is extremely difficult, even when trying the counting technique etc)
-My body begins to feel a bit heavy
Thereafter, I get an uncomfortable feeling in my solar plexus and I get up. I've also tried this before bed, and after 5 hours of sleep, and 7 on my next try. This process ususally lasts anywhere from 20-40 minutes. I've tried using binaural beats but when I listen to them, I don't get affected by them. When I try doing WBTB after listening to binaural beats, I completely black out without warning. Are there any solutions or is WILD not for me?
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Mother Night
Myths, Stories, and Teachings for Learning to See in the Dark
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Where is memory of who we really are, who sent us here, and what is our work here … and why are we often so unusual, so different, so eccentric, so belonging often to a tribe of one?
Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés, published in 34 languages and one of the most far-reaching artist-psychoanalysts of our time, teaches that in archetypal imagination, "Mother Night is the quintessential medial woman, the woman who can walk in two worlds … 'the one who knows' and who can reveal solid ways of living and unleashing creative life in both worlds."
The program Mother Night presents a new series of audio teachings from the Jungian psychoanalyst and author of Women Who Run With the Wolves. This six-session learning event invites us to tap the generative power of the goodness of the core self—that is, all creativity and understanding that lies out of sight in darkness—often called the unconscious.
Throughout 11 hours of teaching stories, you'll hear 12 stories and myths told here for the first time along with Dr. Estés' commentary, Q&A sessions with her, and special prayers of blessing onto your hearts, bodies, minds, and souls.
According to Dr. Estés, "The most endangered species on earth is the human soul. Many try to stand in one world only, the world of the collective culture, thereby experiencing a sense of standing outside the true self, allowing too much waste into one's life—due in part to over-immersion in the daytime world only. A sense of being 'not in oneself entirely' comes from not returning to the soul's true home, often enough … a home that is not provisioned nor protected by the overculture. Thus, a critical susto (loss of soul nourishment) comes upon us. We are weakly linked or severed completely from the one-of-a-kind wild and wise self that emerges from the realm of mystery, dreams, and shadow.
"I would like to be your traveling companion as we see the way into and back toward home, that is, to return to el mundo doble, the double worldview, one that sees through the eyes of soul as well as through the eyes of the ego. This dual way of seeing, being, and acting is the most direct way to reclaim the gifts and well-being and healing apothecary set into each soul on earth at birth. The archetypal representations of Mother Night, as represented in stories, myths, and amplifications, can show us the way through."
Session One: Walking in Two Worlds—The Archetype of the Medial Woman
In the first session of the series, Walking in Two Worlds: The Archetype of the Medial Woman, Dr. Estés introduces the Medial Woman, a dominant force in the psyche. She is a representation of the strong-sighted and deep-hearted self who lives simultaneously in the world of light (our conventional, daytime domain) and the world of dark (the hidden realm of potential; the depths of the Soul and its making of things to bear, balance, unleash in goodness in the topside world). The medial woman in mythos since time out of mind remains rooted in both worlds; and listening to her ways and means in stories, we can hear, see, and feel the guidance this vital and soulful sense grants: "to live so strong, so wide, and so very deeply … as we promised to do before we ever came to earth."
Here, Dr. Estés helps us "learn to see in the dark," as she brings to life four representations of this archetypal force of restoration and self-empowerment:
- The Erl König
- Cybele—the story of the "helper-healer" medial woman
- Medea—the story of the "twisted" medial woman
- Sophia-Ruach—the story of the "calm-fierce" medial woman
A Q&A with audience members follows Dr. Estés' teachings, and we conclude with the blessing prayer "Prayer for The Outsider."
Session Two: Throwing Off Over-Acculturation—Reclaiming Gifts and Eccentricities from the Shadow
In Throwing off Over-Acculturation: Reclaiming Gifts and Eccentricities from the Shadow, Dr. Estés discusses how as members of a particular culture, we become habituated to seek that which is similar ("like-kind"). Yet in the process, we suffer the grotesqueries and consequences of relinquishing our individuality and the unique gifts that are our offering to the world. Through her one-of-a-kind telling of the classic Sufi tale "The Conference of the Birds," a set of small stories wrapped within a larger story, Dr. Estés helps us "learn to be bi-culturate, to learn to live in two worlds, especially mining the gold of the shadow—the storehouse for acute insight, extraordinary strength, and inextinguishable love."
Following the Q&A session with the audience, we bring Session Two to a close with Dr. Estés' blessing story "They Tried to Stop Her at the Border."
Session Three: Curanderismo—Allying with the Immaculate Heart for Guidance and Recovery
In Curanderismo: Allying with the Immaculate Heart for Guidance and Recovery, we explore curanderismo, the practice of the curandera, the traditional healer in native Latino culture. Dr. Estés tells the story of Los Zapatos ("Little Shoes"), and the story "The Bell Ringing Under the Ground," along with related teachings about susto (the wandering soul), envidia (envy), and mal ojo (evil thoughts that entrap those who think them). "Knowledge of the ways the mainstream collective pollutes the true self and how to do the necessary limpias, cleansings of the mind and heart. These are the keys to creating a consciously strong allyship with the forces of goodness, as well as a code of honorable conduct for effectively helping and healing self and others.
Q&A session with the audience is followed by the blessing prayer "The Heart Pierced by Seven Swords."
Session Four: Premonitions and Apparitions—Valuable Protection and Grounded Intelligence from "The Other World"
In Premonitions and Apparitions: Valuable Protection and Grounded Intelligence from "The Other World," we learn that all of us receive visitations from "the other world" in the form of premonitions, dreams, synchronistic events, and more. Dr. Estés helps us first of all see these messages, "which are sometimes subtle and sometimes carry the cyclonic viento of Espirito Santo, the wind of the Holy Ghost, which can knock one off one's feet in just the right way, or temporarily bewilder or blow one's mind, and in some cases knock one back into one's right mind again."
To help delineate premonitions and apparitions, Dr. Estés will point to science "and indigenous archetypal psychology—the first archetypal psychology regarding all matters of earth, the unconscious, and conscious minds"—as well as stories of legendary seers:
- Tiresias
- The Sybil
- Xilonen, the wife of Smoking Mirror
"The Littlest Lazarus," a special blessing prayer, follows a Q&A session with the audience.
Session Five: Gold in the Darkest Dark—Understanding Repetitive Dreams, Nightmares, and Disembodied Voices
In Gold in the Darkest Dark: Understanding Repetitive Dreams, Nightmares, and Disembodied Voices, Dr. Estés explores the question, "How do we make sense of the sometimes subtle, sometimes harsh, distressing, sometimes extraordinarily loving, sometimes profoundly informative ideas, insights, and data—even summonses and commands given to us by the unconscious?"
Through her family stories of "The Fool and His Feather" and "The Four Rabbinum," Dr. Estés illuminates four ways of understanding uncanny insights that often arise from the dark, that is, from the unknown side of the unconscious. "The hero and heroine's darkest challenges are to ever pull away from scorn and under-valuation of one's own—and others—psychic contents, as well as to not fall into the tar pit of over-valuation of same. But rather to be able to bear, to be able to unlock the mystery that gives the transformative instructions from soul to psyche. The messages of meaning for the dreamer are to be held with inquiry and respect, no matter how odd, misshapen, lumpy, bumpy, distasteful, beautifully fantasy-like they may be. Nightmares, sudden voice-only dreams, and the entire fantasia of dreams are like the map home to center, written in invisible ink until held over the fire built by the soul."
A Q&A session with the audience concludes with a story regarding Our Lady who repulses and leaches away weakening influences, and then the blessing prayer "We Are the Atomic Children, and We Are Still Dancing."
Session Six: Mining the Mother Lode—How to Bring Diamonds from the Darkness (for Artists and People Who Want to Create)
In Mining the Mother Lode: How to Bring Diamonds from the Darkness (for Artists and People Who Want to Create), Dr. Estés explains why "those who unleash their craft do not wait for the muse; the muse is like one's breath, one's arm, one's hips, one's eyes … the muse is always there, waiting to spring into action if only we lay out an empty space. Seed goes first to the places which are most empty." So here, we will see about the places of psyche and soul and both worlds that seem most empty, unknown, and inaccessible. The stories "The Man Who Sought Treasure Afar," "The Rebbe in Prison," and "Coyote Learns to Dance" set out insights about how the psyche taps, nudges, shoves, trying to get its person to unfurl that idea, dare that new venture, complete that meaningful project, go wild and get rid of the "high court of apes" that criticize and condemn any and everything that comes from one's hands, feet, body, or mind. Our work is not to criticize, condemn, or complain. Our work is to do. And then do again. And again, and know for once and for all, that seeking perfection is the abject enemy of "done."
Following a Q&A session with the audience, we close with the blessing prayer "Mary, Covered in Ashes; Mary, Covered in Diamonds."
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- Nothing New Here Review by Sandra Roth
Seem like these stories have all been told before and was not inspired by any of these.
(Posted on 9/25/2016)
- Review for Mother Night Review by heath frost
Once I found out that it was a download, not a hard copy that I would be receiving in the mail, you were helpful in working with me to navigate the computer download process. VERY helpful! Thanks so much!
(Posted on 6/15/2014)
- Review for Mother Night Review by Laura C
I am always deeply engaged by and inspired by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes. I felt like I was sitting by the fire with her in each of the six sessions and plan to spend many fireside hours with her in the future. You will enjoy every minute of Mother Night!
(Posted on 1/8/2013)
- Review for Mother Night Review by Linda R
Very wonderful. I am a medial woman and my love is the SW part of the country, and I speak Spanish, so I felt right at home. Very worthwhile. I have a tribe.
(Posted on 9/8/2012)
- Review for Mother Night Review by brother hope king
if you loved The Dangerous Old Woman, The Joyous Body, The Power of the Crone, and The Blessed Mother, you're going to love this, too!
(Posted on 11/1/2011)
- Review for Mother Night Review by Bonnie Collins
Still listening to this in 'episodes'; am enjoying hearing Clarissa's tales and like the way she teaches.
(Posted on 10/5/2011)
- Review for Mother Night Review by J.I. van der Loop
I like dr. Clarissa's storytelling very much. In very busy times, when I hear her words, she reminds me of my soft and female self. The story's are beautiful and full of wisdom.
(Posted on 4/22/2011)
- Review for Mother Night Review by Maria benjamin
(Posted on 2/22/2011)
- Review for Mother Night Review by Lee Rockwell
I am a Songwriter/ singer, extremely wild woman, physically very squashed. Had been psychically hidden from myself behind a veil of pain. Those "who know "can see me. I have been called a wounded healer. Sometimes the hardest part is to heal ourselves I feel. Women Who Run with the Wolves was given to me by one who does not yet know .It is the medicine for which I have longed with all my soul. Thank you Clarissa!!!
(Posted on 5/15/2010)
- Review for Mother Night Review by Gwendolyn Bowles
The review of Mother Night seems to confirm, complement my Journey as a Contemplative with Christian Meditation in the practice of Centering Prayer according to the method of Fr. Thomas Keating.
I plan to purchase and experience the sessions.
(Posted on 4/6/2010)
- Review for Mother Night Review by Lorraine Zippiroli
What can be said about CPE that has not been said a million times? But, a million times she will tap into your higher self and guide you to embrace who you really are. She invites you to relinquish cynicism and to understand the universal truths that one time or another we all will face. I have loved her since her first book, I have listened to her when her stories were on casettes and now I have been privileged to be part of the "tribe of the sacred heart"
and listen with her and others on Wednesday nights. All week, I looked forward to my own special room filled with her voice, her spirit and the spirit of all sentinenal beings and wished everyone love, enlightenment, joy and wisdom. Thank you, CEP and thank you Sounds True. More of this, PLEASE......
(Posted on 12/9/2009)
- Review for Mother Night Review by Marie (from France)
Being a painter, living in a small village in the middle of France, I am definitely of the Scar-clan, and, for a couple of enchanted weeks, of the Mother-Night-download-clan!
I have just listened to the second session and I can't find words adequate enough to express my thanks to CPE (good idea there, Tami!).
She doen't know it, but she has become a one, true inner friend from the day I read WHRWW with feelings of such gratefulness to discover that I wasn't alone in the desert.
Once more, here you are, dear Clarissa, giving comfort, understanding and meaning to who we really are and, perhaps, best of all, courage and strength to continue growing our feathers, even if they are often wet with tears.
One day, in light or dark, but in love and beauty, we will fly!
Thankyou, dear Clarissa and thankyou to Sounds True.
Love to all, Marie
(Posted on 10/25/2009)
- Review for Mother Night Review by Yolande
Highly recommend... the sound quality was fantastic and it felt like Clarissa was sitting on the couch across from me talking to me personally like an old friend would. Intimate, inspiring, and nourishing for the soul. Well done Sounds True and Dr. E.
(Posted on 10/14/2009)
- Review for Mother Night Review by Jane V.
Well, the first session with Clarissa just ended, and I am thrilled to say that it exceeded my already-high expectations! I felt as if she was speaking to me as a dear, intimate friend and, at the same time, welcoming me to a rich feeling of FAMILY seated around a communal table. What a rich banquet we have to look forward to over the next weeks!
(Posted on 10/14/2009)
- Review for Mother Night Review by Pauline McBeth
I am looking forward to the Mother Night series by Clarissa Pinkola Estes. This will help me in my continued search for the purpose and meaning in the rest of my life. Somehow, I have always known that the path of intuition is the path of integrity...a path that I will continue to follow.
(Posted on 10/13/2009)
- Review for Mother Night Review by suryasol
I have been waiting for this moment for so long, I tell you. How did it happen that Clarissa became like one ofmy friends? After spending so many hours reading what she wrote listening what she said on CD'S... created the intimacy of having spend much, much high quality time with a very trustworthy, loyal, close, dear friend. How can you then stand years and decades not having any news at all from her. Not a sign that she still exist somewhere? I rejoice in her coming back with more inspiration . May you live long and in touch with your deepest inspiration for the good of all.
(Posted on 10/12/2009)
- Review for Mother Night Review by Elizabeth K
Oh my dear, I wouldn't miss it for the world.
(Posted on 10/9/2009)
- Review for Mother Night Review by Patricia Greenberg
When I saw Clarissa's name in my email my heart went Oh My God! (or Goddess!). I have her tapes, have been to several of her retreats years ago, and she has taught me so many, many things. She's an incredible touchstone for sanity, soul survival, and self acceptance. This series is a must have for me. Welcome back Clarissa.
(Posted on 10/9/2009)
- Review for Mother Night Review by Geeta
Years ago when I read WWRWTW for the first time..I thought to myself..I want to be her daughter in my next lifetime. Her words through the years, since then, have always been able to nourish my soul when I needed it..made me recognise my beauty when I felt I alone...on seeing her name in my email this morning,it brought tears to my eyes..as yet again..she has touched me at a very crucial time in my life. It made me realise again...that God was watching over me. I will sit by my "MOTHER" NIGHT'S FIRE..and heal...a wish from long ago..to have her speak to me..the time has come..thank you from the deepest part of my soul...for coming to retrieve me..
(Posted on 10/9/2009)
- Review for Mother Night Review by shewhospiritdreamsanddances
Oh, my, when I saw Clarrisa's name on opening my e-mails, utter delight, then excitement about this forthcoming sacred event. WWRWTW has for me been a nourishing and supportive book since publication,it has during times of deep distress offered me a lifeline, nourished me, and given me courage to carry on, knowing that I am truly never alone. Would love Clarrrisa to come to Scotland.
(Posted on 10/9/2009)
- Review for Mother Night Review by eMmA
I'lle be very interested and happy to attend these courses.
Thank you for having let me know about this amazing event.
eMmA from Paris, France.
(Posted on 10/8/2009)
- Review for Mother Night Review by Muriel Bonnet del Valle
it is increible ! yesterday I was thinking "I have to conect Clarissa" and today I receive this. Synchronicity. I am from France, but in Mexico now where I leave most of the year. I can't come to the session. Just coming from the "moon dance" in Teotihuacan. Is Clarissa thinks coming to mexico ? Has she a course in spanish ?
can I have the course by CD ? LOVE from my heart to all of you
(Posted on 10/8/2009)
- Review for Mother Night Review by Donna
I wouldn't miss this for anything!! I'm in school and have an on-line seminar every Wednesday from 7-8:30 PM. I'll finish just in time to tune in to Dr. Estes. She is my favorite author. I listen to her stories with the delight and wonder of a little child!
(Posted on 10/7/2009)
- Review for Mother Night Review by Agustina
I also love this wise woman and her story telling which brings so much healing. I would like to know, what time this event would take place to hear it online live, in central California???
(Posted on 10/6/2009)
- Review for Mother Night Review by Aida Iris Rivie-Angley
Yesterday I turned 69, impressed w/the fact that I am still here at 69, not everybody makes it! One of my gifts from my husband; was a note book w/a red dragon on the front and the back. (1940 was a dragon year), I got a dragon tattoo for my 60th!. This morning; thoughts of putting my life's story in this "dragon" book are swirling around. Then I receive this email from Sounds True. This "Curandera" is my favorite wise woman. I own the Walking w/Wolves book, cassette of the Stone Child, 2 sets of the Myth CDs; and now this, how lucky can I get? Will not be able to go live, but will download the audio; when it is ready,,,Please let me knot when it is.......Life is full of birthdays gifts....
(Posted on 10/5/2009)
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Contents 6 Sessions (10 hours, 11 minutes) Date Published October 14, 2009 ISBN-13 978000C01528N Product Code WC01528N

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Today, The Committee On Oversight & Government Reform released a video showing Federal government workers singing to President Obama about the Government Services Administration (GSA) "going green," all paid for by taxpayer dollars. The Committee On Oversight & Government Reform writes, "The video clips below are from the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) October 2010 Western Region Conference in Las Vegas, NV. It was played on Thursday, October 28, 2010 at the "Capstone Dinner Event."
This comes just days after a GSA 'American Idle' video was released showing federal employees bragging about how much money they would spend, and how they would never be under Inspector General Investigation.


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Oh my gosh.... This kit is so, beyond words, gorgeous!
The colors are making you long for hot summer days, an ice cold ice tea and a lovely barbecue.
At least that's the mood this kit gives me.
These will be my last projects for Swirlydoos as a designer.
I wanna thank Krissy, for giving me the opportunity, to design for
The BEST KITCLUB there is. For her support and friendship.
I wanna thank Krissy, for giving me the opportunity, to design for
The BEST KITCLUB there is. For her support and friendship.
I need a break to get my health back and get some things sorted out in my personal life.
But I still will be around there, cause... These ladies over (t)here are like family.
I love ya all savages!
I also wanna say Thank You, to my dear friends and fellow DT members. You are the best!!!
Now on to my projects with the May kit...... My first page is based on the May sketch.
Now on to my projects with the May kit...... My first page is based on the May sketch.
Isn't that a gorgeous sketch?
I wanted it to keep it pretty basic, cause I had this picture of my grandson, that I wanted to use.
Waking Up
here are some close up's:
I twisted some flower-wire into a flourish., and I added some tiny beads to the mint flower that came in the Main Kit.
For the first part of my title, I used the alpha stickers that came in the Main Kit, I inked them up using Archival ink in Potting Soil and in Black Jet. Then I added some doodling using a white gel pen.
The left the second part of the title alone, just raised them by glueing tiny pieces of chipboard to the back. I did a minimum bit of stenciling and added some Inka Gold. The gold splatters were made my watering down some Ranger Gold paint dabber.
Be your own kind of beautiful
When my daughter send me this picture of my grandson, I had a big grin on my face!
I just love his "morning hair do" And when I saw the text on one of the papers in the kit, I thought it was a perfect fit. Here are some close up's:
I used the stencil that came in the Mediums AddOn, and some splashing circles using Distress Stain in Antique Linen.
The DA chipboard came from my stash, which was a special Swirlydoos order. The chipboard first got a layer of Gesso and while still wet, I sprinkled embossing powder over it, in 2 different shades of blue. Then I added some Archival ink (Jet Black) in random spots.
Here's a better detailed look.
I used one of the chipboard frames that came in the Main Kit. Gesso-ed it and added some tiny little rhinestone stars, which were colored black with a permanent marker. The lovely blue pearl flourish was a gift from Rae, I wrote my journaling on the tag and slide it into a pocket which I made from the paper bag, the Mediums AddOn came in. The flower is handmade from a silky fabric.
Bits and pieces, tucked in. A little looping with some twine, some lace, and I liked the way it came together.
Tutorial card/ Thinking of you
You can find a step by step photo tutorial, for this card, right here---->> TUTORIAL
And my last project: Just for you
And I really mean, for YOU!
To thank you for putting up with my (Always) Photo -heavy posts and for your ever so lovely comments.
Here are some close up's:
I started out with a black card, which I stamped with Ranger's Pigment Inkpad in Glacier White. I really love this ink. I think it is the best white inkpad out there.
Some thread which I colored with glimmermist and topped off with a button and some messy black thread.
I only spritzed the chipboard frame with a pink glimmermist, and gosh... It is so gorgeous in real life.
I also die cut some flowers out of fabric (Tim Holtz - Tattered Florals die) and stamped on a few of them with Archival ink (Jet Black)
The metal chain comes from an old necklace, and the button is a left-over from a jacket.
These were my projects, I hope I got you somehow inspired.


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Dr. Susan Jeffords joined the University of Washington Bothell in September of 2007 as Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs where she serves as the chief academic officer and is responsible for advancing the academic and scholarly life of the campus. As Vice Chancellor, Jeffords oversees academic programs, the Teaching and Learning Center, Information Technologies, the Division of Enrollment Management and Admissions, Student Affairs, the Offices of Research Support and Institutional Research.
Her accomplishments in that role include:
- organizing and completing a comprehensive ten-year strategic plan for the campus's academic growth
- development and launching of new science initiative
- restructuring of the Divisions of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs
- development of new initiatives in sustainability, diversity, and educational technologies.
Jeffords instigated strategic planning that resulted in the 21st Century Campus Initiative, University of Washington Bothell Priorities Plan 2008-2020. The plan has guided growth in academic programs across the campus, including 20 new degree programs with eight in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields. In 2013, a new School of STEM was established, uniting the Computing and Software Systems Program and the Science and Technology Program to support the increasing collaborations among faculty, staff and students.
Previously Dr. Jeffords held the position of Vice Provost for Global Affairs for the University of Washington Seattle.
Jeffords served as a faculty member of the English Department before becoming Chair of the Women Studies Department in 1992. In 1995, Jeffords was appointed Divisional Dean for the Social Sciences where she oversaw thirteen departments and supported the development of new interdisciplinary research centers and degree programs.
In addition, Jeffords has led delegations abroad in community-university strategic partnerships and was appointed by the UW president as the Chair of the International Task Force in 1995, which resulted in a university-wide report on the UW's international expertise and current activities. Jeffords also serves on numerous boards that reflect the region's strong international interests.
Jeffords has written and taught broadly in the area of American popular culture, with a particular emphasis on Hollywood film, the Vietnam War, and feminism. She is particularly committed to increasing opportunities for more diverse and underrepresented communities to participate actively in higher education, including expanding opportunities for international engagement.


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use it for ME if I wanted...cuz LOOK!
It CAN BE a BOY tent too!
McCall's Pattern #M5827
If you decide to make one, I'd LOVE to see pictures of the finished product!
And someone also asked if she made the pillow???
No. She bought it at Cost Plus World Market...but it looks like she made it, since it matches PERFECTLY!
BUT...I did look and there IS a pattern to make the pillow mat for the floor INCLUDED in this pattern...so you CAN make one yourself!


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Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., made some bold accusations during his exclusive appearance on CNN's State of the Union Sunday morning. Namely, Issa said an IRS employee testified under oath the Cincinnati office at the center of the Tea Party scrutiny scandal received that direction from Washington. He also called White House press secretary Jay Carney a lair. "Their paid liar, their spokesperson, the picture behind, he's still making up things about what happened and calling this a local rogue," said Issa, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee. (Carney was pictured behind Issa on set.) "The reason the Lois Lerner tried to take the fifth is not because there is a rogue in Cincinnati, it's because this is a problem that was coordinated in all likelihood right out of Washington headquarters and we're getting to proving it," he added. Issa was trumpeting a big get, in his mind, when one IRS agent apparently said they were receiving direction from Washington during the IRS investigation. Issa provided the transcript to CNN ahead of his interview, but host Candy Crowley wasn't as convinced as Issa. Her reading of the transcript:
The investigator said, "so is it your perspective that ultimately the responsible parties for the decisions that were reported by the IG," that is the decision that target tea party and Patriot applications, "are not in the Cincinnati office?"
The employee says, "I don't know how to answer that question. I mean, from an agent standpoint, we didn't do anything wrong. We followed directions based on other people telling us what to do."
Investigator, "and you ultimately followed directions from Washington, is that correct?"
The employee, "if direction had come down from Washington, yes."
The investigator, "but with respect to the particular scrutiny that was given to Tea Party applications, those directions emanated from Washington, is that right?"
The employee answers, "I believe so."
It's totally not definitive.
But Issa is determined that his committee will prove the White House is lying and that they demanded the Tea Party groups get extra attention."This is a problem that was in all likelihood right out of Washington headquarters," Issa said. "We're getting to proving it." Then he unloaded some Detective Mulder level truth-seeking rhetoric: "What we have is people who have to come in and transcribe interviews. They're saying under penalty of crimes that certain things are true. We have subpoenaed documents that would support that that they say emails went back and forth," Issa said. "We will learn the whole truth." It's probably out there.


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Skeleton Instead Of Blueprint (Self-Rejected) HTML5 instead of transitional
Posted 05 November 2011 - 09:51 PM
Basically Susy means that I can have all grids in one.
Even several types of grids depending on resolution due to media queries.
It requires Sass/Compass, so it's not for everyone.
But I am sold.
Posted 19 November 2011 - 11:28 PM
After reading your first post several times, I went on searching for comparisons and tutorials about less and sass. I finally decided to give sass a chance and now, a few weeks later, I'm really happy with it. Don't want to write plain css ever again. It's so straight forward... Introduced it when I had some already existing css files and changed them whenever I had to touch something - not a problem at all.
Alone the support of variables is something I missed so much all the time...
Posted 21 November 2011 - 08:06 AM
Sass/Compass is totally cool. Really addicting.
The generated css can be a bit bloated if you're not careful, though.
We have another option, which IMO is better than Twitter Bootstrap:
Zurb Foundation
It's more configurable, more responsive and IMO a lot better than Bootstrap.
And it has a Ruby gem if you want to use it with sass.
If you're looking for the sass part of it on it's repository at Github, you can't find it.
Instead, just get the gem:
ruby -S gem install foundation-sass
And then create the project like this:
compass create project-name -r foundation-sass --using foundation-sass --force
You will get a directory with html, javascript, sass - everything you need to create a responsive web design.
I especially like the grid, but also their mobile visibility layout:
You are on a desktop machine. You are on a tablet device. You are on a smartphone like an iPhone or Android phone.
You are not on a desktop machine. You are not on a tablet device. You are not on a smartphone like an iPhone or Android phone.
If you don't want to use sass, just get it from their site or Github.
Posted 03 January 2012 - 02:26 PM
ekerazha, on 05 November 2011 - 02:50 PM, said:
Foundation is a very good Bootstrap alternative (we will see how Bootstrap 2 will improve).
We are talking about full featured toolkits.
But if you are looking at simpler things, this is an interesting approach http://goldilocksapproach.com
Posted 03 January 2012 - 02:55 PM
It's your choice, though.
Posted 01 February 2012 - 06:19 PM
cool ...
Posted 02 February 2012 - 11:37 AM
That doesn't prevent me from using other frameworks for the front-end - and share the semantic css glue code.
But Bootstrap 2 actually looks like something I could use.
Especially when there's a decent Sass/Compass port.
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 09:22 AM
Instead of - if we chose Bootstrap - looking like one of thousands of other sites built with it.
Mike: Yes, ideally!
Let me suggest the following:
1) Yii goes for ZURB Foundation.
2) Optionally, by means of CSS shims, it could be made to support Bootstrap.
3) If people choose to use Bootstrap, there is an excellent and well-maintained extension by Chris.
The result:
Win-Win-Win. ../../../public/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif
If we put our mind to it, of course.
Let us choose Foundation because it offers more flexibility and doesn't make Yii generated projects look like yet another Twitter Bootstrap site, but a really cool Yii site.
It wouldn't be a big deal to make it support Bootstrap:
Semantic CSS shim is the answer!
I don't think neither Foundation nor Bootstrap really has semantic CSS built in, but if we create two versions, one for Foundation (the default) and one for Bootstrap (optional), then we can have it all.
Even a third or a fourth CSS framework, like Blueprint.
That solution brings all the power to the users of Yii.
Wrote this in another topic in the Yii 2.0 forum.
Let's not base this on popularity, or what Twitter has chosen to bundle with Bootstrap.
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Posted 14 March 2012 - 02:11 AM
But, I think I'll look at foundation too. I just discover it with these topic and the other one in Yii 2 forum...
It would be great, if we could choose which CSS framework we want :
yiic webapp --skel=Foundation yiic wepapp --skel=Bootstrap yiic webapp --skel=BluePrint yiic webapp --skel=UserContributedSkeletonUrl
with automatic downloading
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Posted 01 April 2012 - 06:41 PM
I do like how they packaged a lot of things nicely for the GUI.
I do not like that the support 960 out of the box.
However there is also a lot that liked
But ... The grid ... Nahh!
Foundation looks interesting, will download later!
Posted 01 April 2012 - 07:52 PM
Yup - that's my opinion of Bootstrap as well.
Even though they changed it, I still feel that Foundation - or maybe something else - would be better.
Bootstrap added a lot of sugar, which is why people think it's the coolest thing since sliced bread..
Posted 02 April 2012 - 01:55 AM
I built an inhouse system and then found bootstrap, i almost cried until i opened up their code and realized that I'm glad a pieces together several different projects and have human readable css. Its not as good but the next person can walkin and within a hour be up and running.
Foundation sites look good my iphone. Bootstrap sites go both ways ... But that is a designers problem probably...
I dopped blueprint for boilerplate + 1140grid
Are tou just using foundation?
Posted 02 April 2012 - 01:59 AM
That's really flexible.
Posted 03 April 2012 - 07:33 AM
foundation from zurb !
This is to maximize the size of most monitors in used today ... as they both adapt to big screens & small screens alike (mobiles,tablets, handhelds) and on the same token ... they are light !
I will try to integrate one of these 2 css frameworks into my Yii app very soon !
This is my vote.


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A Tampa in GTA San Andreas.
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The Tampa is a two-door compact featured in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and seen only in one cutscene in The Lost and Damned. It returns as a fully-drivable car in The Ballad of Gay Tony.
GTA San Andreas
The Tampa in GTA San Andreas resembles a 1965-1969 Chevrolet Corvair, except it is not rear-engined and it has a grille. It has plain steel wheels, slightly lopsided bumpers, crocked license plates and mismatched paint on multiple body panels, indicating it was put together with spare parts from a junkyard. It also appears to be over-scaled and in comparison to some under-scaled cars, as it looks much larger than an old compact.
The Tampa is one of the gang cars used by the Da Nang Boys, a gang based in San Fierro.
The Tampa's performance is, at best, below average, with sluggish acceleration and mediocre top speed, as well as heavy steering and unstable cornering.
The Tampa in GTA San Andreas can be modified at a TransFender garage, which offers a moderate range of parts to the car.
Italicized pricing denotes prices at the Las Venturas TransFender, which charges 20% more except Colors.
Even though the car can be upgraded to an excellent state, it will always have crooked license plates. Adding a 5-shot of nitrous, the bottle will magically stick halfway through the back glass window. Also, any paint colors obtained in Transfender will be lost in a Pay 'n' Spray.
The Lost and Damned — The Ballad of Gay Tony
In both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, the Bravado Tampa is redesigned as a far more beefy muscle car that may butt heads with the Sabre GT. The front of the Tampa resembles a 1970-1972 Dodge Dart Demon; the roof and sides of the car are reminiscent of the '68-72 Chevrolet Nova (but with less of a fastback profile); the rear is reminiscent of a 1968 Dodge Charger. The stripe across the back is similar to the bumblebee stripes on Dodge vehicles. Being a muscle car, its engine sound is similar to that of a Sabre GT or Dukes. It can be seen sporting one all-over color, or with a double-stripe scheme.
The Tampa in TLAD only appears in the opening cutscene in front of the Pay n' Spray, and is also featured in the BradyGames Strategy Guide for the episode. There was speculation by fans that the vehicle was available to drive outside of the cutscene, and the claims were backed up by lines in the game code which specify the handling and animations of the car; indeed, the car can be spawned by using cheat device and driven like a normal vehicle - it has every data to being drivable. An email sent by Rockstar indicated that the car was not actually drivable in the game; the car is also not programmed to appear on streets, even if player drives it.
Tampa reappears in TBOGT as fully functional car and is a common sight early in the game. While still lacking a manufacturer's badge, the car is implied through police chatter to be a Bravado car.
A Tampa in The Ballad of Gay Tony (Rear quarter view).
The Tampa's performance, which is identical in both TLAD and TBOGT, is considerably good in terms of raw power; the car's acceleration is excellent and the car can reach a considerably high top speed of 155 km/h (96 mph). Cornering is less predictable, however, as the car can spin out in sharper turns or burn out, if the player applies gas to the car, as the car generates excess torque. Braking is considerably impressive considering the car's weight, providing the car with shorter stopping distances.
Prominent appearances
- In "Nines and AKs" in GTA San Andreas, the player goes to do some target practice, and has to eventually shoot at a Tampa's gas tank using a pistol, making it explode, and passing the mission. It has a unique license plate reading "FELTCH".
- During "Yay Ka-Boom-Boom" in GTA San Andreas, the player has to destroy the Loco Syndicate's cocaine factory in Doherty with a rigged Tampa. The rigged Tampa has a unique numberplate reading "TIMEBOMB".
- Another modified Tampa is used in "Puncture Wounds" in GTA San Andreas, when it is equipped with stinger traps to burst the tires of the vehicle needed in the mission and bears a license plate which numerously reads "LION CUM"; if the Tampa is saved in a garage, it will lose the ability to drop stingers, as well as its unique plates.
- The Tampa in The Ballad of Gay Tony shares the same interior as the Sabre GT.
- The Tampa plays the following radio stations by default when entered :
- K-JAH West in GTA San Andreas.
- Liberty Rock Radio 97.8 in The Lost and Damned.
- San Juan Sounds in The Ballad of Gay Tony.
- GTA San Andreas
- Can be found parked at the used car lot in Jefferson, Los Santos.
- Can also can be found driving in the Easter Basin and Garver Bridge region in San Fierro along with the Buccaneer and the Manana, both used as the Da Nang Boys' gang cars.
- The Ballad of Gay Tony
- Rarely spawns in Boulevard and Fortside, Bohan.
- Can be seen in traffic in southern Algonquin and Middle Park, Middle Park West.
- Rarely spawns in, Northwood, likely to spawn in, Chinatown, City Hall, Fishmarket South, Castle Gardens, Algonquin.
- If a Buffalo is driven through Lancaster, a Tampa may appear.
- Often seen driving on the Northwood Heights Bridge.
- Often seen at the Francis International Airport.


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Fido & Me Commander in Chief
"Hey hey hey hey!" Fido yelled over his shoulder. "I am really like-like-LIKING this guy!"
Fido got a big goofy grin on his face.
"We've been talking! He likes the same things I do!"
"Wow that's good to hear, Big Boy. You never know how a cat is going to fit in."
"He'll be just GREAT!" Fido said. He nuzzled the cat and whispered something in the cat's ear.
The new creature is a big, orange-and-white tuxedo tabby, and seemed to consider what Fido had murmured, but he did not show much of a reaction. Rather, he pointed his nose in the air and nodded, ever so slightly, and then leaped up onto a high spot.
"He's so …"
"What's the word you're looking for, Fido?"
"He's regal!"
"Is that a good thing?"
"A little bit of regal goes a long way," Fido said. "He has this way of kind of sorting things out; like, who gets what, and when, and who gets to sit in the Sunny Spot."
"You don't mind?"
"I'm a dog!" Fido effused. "He can have the Sunny Spot all he wants. There are plenty of sunny spots, anyway, and I get too warm over there most of the time."
I pointed out to Fido that he was being unusually magnanimous.
"Sometimes, either the cat doesn't like the dog," I said, "or the dog doesn't like the cat.
"It just works out that way sometimes. But in this case, it looks like you both are doing fine."
Fido appeared as if he were sinking into a bit of confusion.
"Suit yourself," I said to Fido, "but I'm wondering what you mean when you say he likes the same things you do."
"This morning, we played cards," Fido said. "We played 52-Pickup."
"That's a game where you can make up the rules as you go along," I said.
"I know! But since he's a cat, he can make up the rules. I don't mind a bit."
"Gosh, Fido, you're really getting the hang of cats right away."
"I know one thing for sure," Fido said. "He likes the sound of a can opener in the morning. And he likes NBA basketball on TV. What are we going to call him?" Fido wanted to know.
"He came with a name, you big, red lug."
"But so did I! At the Whitmore Shelter, they called me Red. As soon as I got home, though, you called me Fido. I answer to both. It's cool having two names."
"What would you suggest?"
Fido scrunched up his face in thought.
"I like the name Commander," he said. "Or Sagamore. Or Boss. Something like that. Padrone, maybe. Or Liege?"
"What are you getting at? They all kind of more or less mean the same thing."
"Well," Fido said, "How about Chief?"
"We'll think about it, Fido. In the meantime, he can still go with the name he has."
"I say he can go with whatever he wants. He's a cat. He makes up the rules."
"Atta boy, Fido."


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Shadowhouse Creations focuses on giving away free textures, brushes,overlays, and tips to designers,photographers, and the hobbyist.
December 2011 Square Set
December 2011 Square Set contains twelve new GRUNGE textures,
each measuring 2000 X 2000 pixels in size.
I see these being highly usable for those who like to give their images a
grunge/painterly effect. As always, hope they may be of some use.
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31 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Thanks Jerry..hope your feeling better..
- December 06, 2011
- Grandma Deal said...
It always makes me so happy when I see "Shadow House" in my Google Reader. Thank you for these great textures.
- December 06, 2011
- Anonymous said...
Thank you so much for all the nice work you do.
- December 06, 2011
- Country Girl said...
Thank you Jerry. Still waiting for my EHD to be returned from the computer specialist. It crashed last week and I hope I haven't lost everything.
- December 06, 2011
- Jerry Jones said...
Sorry to hear the bad news, hopefully you have happier results than I did.
- December 06, 2011
- Anonymous said...
Thank you so much, these are fantastic!
- December 06, 2011
- merkusje said...
Many thanks Jerry
- December 07, 2011
- BlueCat said...
Thank you very much.
- December 07, 2011
- latz said...
These are all lovely. Thank you for sharing them with us. I do appreciate have them in my collection.
- December 07, 2011
- CBH said...
Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBH Digital Scrapbooking Freebies, under the Page 4 post on Dec. 07, 2011. Thanks again.
- December 07, 2011
- Aigha said...
Wonderful as always, thank you ever so much!
- December 07, 2011
- deborah said...
Great textures, thank you for your generous spirit.
Happy Holidays!
- December 07, 2011
- neki desu said...
thanks Jerry! i can see you're feeling better :)
- December 07, 2011
- Shuckclod said...
Thank you Jerry...
- December 07, 2011
- LindaM said...
Thank you - lovely textures as usual.
- December 08, 2011
- Jeannie said...
These are wonderful! Thank you. Merry Christmas!
- December 08, 2011
- Unknown said...
Very cool set, thank you so much for your generosity. (Great pic of you too!)
- December 08, 2011
- Lisa B said...
these are fab, thanks so much.
- December 09, 2011
- ZeeOlga said...
Thanks Jerry for your new, amazing texture... they always greatly inspire me with their genuine, intriguing quality.
- December 09, 2011
- Distressing Delilah a.k.a. jenn said...
Thank you Jerry! You are such a talent.
- December 10, 2011
- Cindy said...
Thank you again Jerry for sharing your talent. I so appreciate the gift that you share with all of us!! These are beautiful!
- December 11, 2011
- The Saint said...
you rock, Jerry :)
- December 17, 2011
- Aimee said...
I have loved your textures. You are very generous to provide these. It seems you've changed your file sharing website and I'm unable to access the downloads. Is there another way to get these? I don't have any trouble with the downloads on the Skydrive website. If you can help, you can contact me at email@example.com.
- December 18, 2011
- Anonymous said...
Thanks for another great set of textures!
- December 26, 2011
- Sue said...
Fabulous textures! Thank you! :)
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- Georgianna said...
These are fantastic, Jerry! Wishing you a very happy, healthy, prosperous and creative New Year!!
- January 09, 2012
- Crystal said...
Thank you! I've just found you today...can't wait to try some of these out.
- January 11, 2012
- Al Alpha said...
Thank you again :-)
use in the here : http://al-alpha.blogspot.com/2012/01/ancient-street-story.html
- January 24, 2012
- Anonymous said...
Thank you so much! I am learning PSE from workshops and was directed to you for the backgrounds. You make beautiful things, thanks for sharing!
- February 03, 2012
- Robyn said...
Thanks a million!
- June 01, 2012
- Edson said...
Thx dear Jerry! ...used here -> http://moodyblue.deviantart.com/art/One-Day-You-Will-Teach-Me-To-Forget-My-Fears-328606254
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When someone hears the name Fox Terrier, they may think of either a Wire Fox or Smooth Fox Terrier. While the two breeds are similar, the main difference is the coat and they are bred independent of one another. A Smooth Fox Terrier has a coat which is smooth and flat, yet thick, dense and hard. On the other hand a Wire Fox Terrier has a broken coat which has a dense, wiry texture to it. The coat color is alike on both dogs, and each can have a base coat of black and tan, or tan with some white spots.
Another thing that makes the dogs similar is that both were originally bred for hunting foxes. Fox Terriers were bred and trained to chase foxes into a hole and actually venture inside to retrieve the fox. Because the fox would often act out with aggression towards the dog, a Fox Terrier needed to be courageous enough to pursue the fox and not back down. Both breeds still display the same brave temperament today, never cowering when up against another animal, no matter what the size may be.
Throughout the years, a Fox Terrier was a blanket name given to a group of fox hunting dog breeds. The Wire Fox and Smooth Fox continued to be shown in professional shows under the same breed standard for several years. Research concluded the two dogs should not have been categorized together as one breed alone. Though many terrier lovers refer to the dogs as cousins, the belief is actually that the two dogs are not related at all.
Terrier lovers claim the Wire Fox is a descendant of the Rough Black and Tan Terriers, which hail from Wales. The Smooth Fox Terrier finds its origins in the combination of a Smooth Black and Tan, a Bull Terrier and a Beagle. The Wire Fox and Smooth Coat were eventually broken into different breeds. In 1985, the two breeds were actually separated and recognized as two distinct dogs. Now, each one is registered separately with the American Kennel Club and other professional organizations. Most people do not realize the Smooth Fox Terrier was a recognized breed in the United States for more than 15 years, long before the Wire Fox Terrier burst onto the scene.
Both dogs are similar size-wise, each weighing around 15-25 pounds and standing between 15-18 inches in height. Both breeds have a high energy level and active nature, and display a fierce streak of independence. One major feature of the terrier breed is their capacity to respond well to training, being naturally intelligent, the dogs love to participate in obedience and agility trials. The dogs also need training to avoid becoming bored and acting out in a destructive manner. Both breeds have strength, power and endurance that can seem to be never ending. The Smooth Fox and Wire Fox both make suitable breeds to bring into a home and will provide years of love and loyalty for their owner.


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To open your calendar in Outlook Web App, click Calendar in the Navigation Pane. While you're viewing your calendar, you can double-click a meeting or appointment to open it. After you open an item, you can view details or make changes. If you double-click a repeating item, for example, a weekly meeting, you can choose to open the occurrence (the meeting only on the day you selected) or the whole series (every meeting). For more information about how to work with repeating items, see Repeating Items.
To display dates that aren't sequential
In the Day view, locate the first day in the date selector, and then click it.
Press CTRL, and then click up to six additional days from any month or year.
An appointment is a block of time you mark on your calendar for a specific activity, for example, a lunch appointment, or to set aside time to work on a project. Appointments can be a single occurrence or can be scheduled to repeat, for example, a weekly appointment to prepare a report. Your appointment may be with other people, but will appear only on your calendar.
If you want to share an appointment with other people in your organization so that it appears on their calendars in addition to your own, you can Request a Meeting. A meeting is an appointment you share with another person. When you request a meeting, in addition to setting a time and subject, you'll add a list of attendees to invite. You can also add resources, such as a conference room or projector. If the recipients are in the shared address book, you'll be able to see their free/busy time. Most recipients will be able to respond to the meeting request by accepting, tentatively accepting, or declining your invitation. Like appointments, meeting requests can be for a single meeting or can be scheduled as repeating meetings.
Appointments, meetings, and tasks may be one time occurrences or may repeat. A repeating item is one that appears in your calendar or tasks list multiple times, based on settings you control. For example, a meeting can be configured to repeat weekly. A task that has to be performed monthly can be configured to repeat on the first Monday of every month.
You can share access to your calendar with anyone in your shared address book. You may also receive invitations to share other people's calendars, and requests to share your calendar.
Calendar publishing creates a URL that you can give to people so they can view your calendar. You choose how much information to share.
What else do I need to know?
You can use Outlook to add holidays to your calendar. See Add or delete holidays and custom events in your calendar.
To print your calendar in day, week, or month format:
Go to your calendar and click the print icon in the toolbar.
Select the options you want.
Click Print.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Thursday asked an Oklahoma court to clarify a decision striking down a state law that regulates the abortion-inducing drug RU-486.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court voided the law in December 2012 on the basis that it violated a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that set the standard for how courts should weigh abortion restrictions.
In a brief order on Thursday, the justices agreed to review the case. But before doing so, they want the Oklahoma court to answer two questions on what exactly the state law prohibits and whether it conflicts with Food and Drug Administration guidance.
The 2011 law prevents doctors from "off-label" use of the drug mifepristone, also known as the "abortion pill." It is sold by Danco Laboratories as Mifeprex, which is used with other medications to induce abortion up to seven weeks into pregnancy. The drug was approved by the FDA in 2000 subject to the instructions contained on the label.
The "off-label" use prohibited by the law developed later and allowed less physician oversight when the drug is used.
Opponents of the law, who support abortion rights, say the banning of off-label uses effectively prevented all medication-based abortions.
Once the Oklahoma court answers the question, the high court is then likely to decide what action to take, including whether to hear oral arguments. The court is in recess until October.
The case is Cline v. Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice.
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It has been a lot of years — more than 30 — since I have submitted a freelance article to an editor. The last time I did, as a senior year college student at the University of Guam, my approach was very different.
I typed my story, which was about an education program on the Northern Marianas island of Rota, on a manual typewriter. (I typed it several times, in fact, because I was unwilling to submit it with even a single typo or blot of Wite-Out.) I dropped my finished article in the mail at the campus post office. Several weeks later, when it was published in the Islander magazine section of the Pacific Daily News, I was overcome to see my words, and my name, in print.
For the past 21 years, as the editor of Raising Arizona Kids magazine, I have been on the other side of that experience. I'm the one who creates opportunities for writers, the one who makes decisions about whether something is worthy of pubication, the one who nurtures and encourages writers but also reluctantly wields the power to crush their confidence. So I approached my recent independent freelance assignment — a story about EthiopiaStudio, a design studio for sixth-year architecture students at ASU — with a great deal of reverence and care.


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Cuban sandwich apricot glazed shaved pork, house made pickles, monteforte cheddar & chicharron served on marble rye with hand cut fries or green salad ($12).
This sandwich is delicious from the moment you first lay eyes on it right down to the very last crumb of fluffy marble rye. Piled with shaved pork, smothered in melty monteforte cheddar cheese and punched up with housemade pickles, how could you go wrong? But, the real secret in this sandwich is the chicharron.If you're not familiar, chicharron is a fried pork rind. Along the same lines as putting potato chips on your burger or in-between a grilled cheese, the chicharron adds a big crunch and smoky finish to this Cuban sandwich, making it a big favourite for me.


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Ridgway boys golf downs Johnsonburg
Ridgway boys golf won 205-222 over Johnsonburg on a rainy Thursday afternoon at Laurel Mill Golf Course.Individual medalist honors were split among four different golfers. Josh Roselli and T.J. Schlimm shot 39 for Ridgway while Cameron Grumley and Nate Burgeson did the same for Johnsonburg. "Some nice playing under tough conditions for the first group," Ridgway coach Dave Zawatski said. "Our depth once again was the difference." Jesse Reynolds had a 40 for Ridgway and Josh Mitchell followed with a 43. Morgan Eckenroth carded a 44. For the Rams, CJ Herbstritt had a 45 and Quinn Luhr finished at 46. Caleb Hefright finished at 53 to round out Johnsonburg's team scoring. Mitchell Gilmore had a 45 for Ridgway while Matt Aiello finished at 46. Jake Klawuhn carded a 47. For Johnsonburg, Tyler Martonik had a 55. Dave Sallack finished at 62 and Taylor Feronti had a 65. The focus will shift to the final round of the District 9 boys golf championship Saturday morning at Bavarian Hills. Roselli, Schlimm and Grumley will all be competing for a chance at a district title and a regional qualifying spot. "We would like to wish Cameron good luck on Saturday," Zawatski said. "We will be pulling for him, Josh and T.J. to place in the top eight to move on and represent District 9 at regionals."


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Today in Finland, T-Mobile USA and Nokia Siemens Networks announced a new standard called Long Term HSPA Evolution (LTHE?), which promises to deliver speeds of more than 650 Mbps. The proposed key features of Long Term HSPA Evolution were accepted during a meeting of 3GPP group last week and T-Mobile expects it to be available for commercial deployment by 2013.
T-Mobile's current 4G HSPA+ network offers maximum speeds of 21 Mbps, but the carrier already announced they plan to double that to 42 Mbps next year. Many in the industry have been speculating which technology T-Mobile would migrate to after HSPA, but it sounds like the carrier is sticking with it for the foreseeable future.
Neville Ray, T-Mobile USA CTO said, "Long Term HSPA Evolution will allow us to enhance our 4G mobile broadband network beyond its current and planned near term capabilities, and provide room for considerable growth and speed enhancements. As customer demand for wireless data increases, we are well positioned to compete based on the speed, breadth and evolution path of our mobile broadband service."
Nokia Siemens Networks' Single Radio Access Network (RAN) platform is already prepared for Long Term HSPA Evolution, so carriers like T-Mobile should have an easy path to introduce the new technology. Long Term HSPA Evolution features are also backwards compatible (just like HSPA+) and can be used with existing HSPA devices.
I'm just happy my current phone can do speeds over 5 Mbps, so it's a little crazy to think about mobile downloads over 100 Mbps. Heck even my Time Warner Cable tops out at 20 Mbps, so maybe my home internet will be wireless in a couple years.
What do you think about T-Mobile's 4G strategy?
Long Term HSPA Evolution will offer the following features:
- HSDPA Multicarrier evolution: Combines up to eight carriers and provides peak data rates of up to 672 Mbps along with improving spectrum utilization. To overcome operators' spectrum fragmentation constraints, HSDPA carrier aggregation enables carriers from more than one frequency band to be combined.
- HSDPA Multipoint transmission: Significantly increases the cell edge data rate by coordinating and combining signals from multiple antennas.
- Dual antenna beamforming and MIMO in uplink: Improves the uplink performance with dual-antenna transmission, doubling the uplink peak data rate and improving the user average data rate by 30% with 2×2 MIMO/ beam forming. With 2×4 MIMO, over 100% increase in average user data rates can be achieved due to beam forming gain and four receive antennas in the base station.
For further information on Long Term HSPA Evolution, please refer to the white paper titled Long Term HSPA Evolution – Mobile Broadband Evolution Beyond 3GPP Release 10.


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BEIJING—The invisible man behind China's $3.8 trillion foreign-cash hoard is disappearing.
Zhu Changhong, a former star bond trader in the U.S. who was recruited by Chinese officials about four years ago from investment firm Pimco to manage the country's foreign-exchange reserves, resigned unexpectedly, officials said Tuesday. The move comes as China grapples with boosting returns at a time of turbulence in global markets.


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The pan-Europe event, now in its 14th year, took place Sunday in two dozen countries around Europe.
The European Day of Jewish Culture, or EDJC, is loosely coordinated by the European Association for the Preservation and Promotion of Jewish Culture and Heritage, a body formed by B'nai B'rith Europe, the Red de Juderias de Espana-Caminos de Sefarad, and the European Council of Jewish Communities.
Each year a common theme links EDJC activities, which include concerts, lectures, performances, food-tastings, visits to Jewish heritage sites, and book fairs. This year's theme was "Jewish Heritage and Nature."
Events were staged in Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom...more.


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Has it ever happened to you that your website has disappeared from your hard drive or some files went missing, or even worst case, your hard drive crashed? If not then you are lucky, but if it has you may have learnt a lesson to backup your web frequently. Unfortunately, Expression Web does not have a Recycle bin, so any accidental deletions would mean they are gone forever.
In this article, we will explore how to publish your local web on your hard drive to back it up.
1. Open the site you wish to back up using Expression Web. 2. At this point we would want to recalculate the hyperlinks. Go to Tools > Recalculate Hyperlinks. 3. Do one of the following: a. Go to Site > Publishing Settings… b. In Site View, choose the Publishing tab (at the bottom of the window) and click on Publishing Settings 4. In the 'Site Settings' dialog box, choose the Publishing tab.
5. Click 'Add' to open the Connection Settings window.
Enter following details in the window: a. Name: Enter the name of the site followed by the word 'Backup'. b. Connection Type: Choose 'File System' from the dropdown menu.
c. Location: Type the folder name where you want to publish the backup. The path could be 'C:\Users\Minal\Documents\My Web Sites\mysite2' or you can browse to an empty web, if you have created one for the backup. d. Click Add. 6. Click OK to exit the Site Settings dialog box. The Publishing tab in the Site View should display the newly created backup location in the 'Connect To:' dropdown menu. If the folder does not exist, Expression Web will prompt you to create it. Click 'Yes' to let Expression Web create it. 7. Click on 'Connect to Publishing Destination' option on the 'Publishing' tab in Site View.
8. You will see your website in the left column and the newly created backup site in the right column. The arrows in between both the columns will let you publish and synchronize files.
NOTE: The arrows will be activated only when you select a file to publish.
9. Under the View dropdown menu, choose either 'All Files' or 'Changed Files'.
Depending on what you have chosen to be published from the View dropdown menu, the left column will be populated.
10. To publish all the files to the site, do either of the following: a. Site > Publish All Files to "Name of the web". b. Shift + Ctrl + A.
c. On the Standard or Common Toolbar, choose the 'Publish all files in your site'
d. Using the Shift key, highlight all the files in the left column and then click the first arrow. 11. When the publishing process has begun, you will see the files being transferred. And when the process is complete, you will see the following message that says uploading has been done. Hope you liked the article and I thank you for viewing it.


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The lymphatic system is the defense network and waterway of the body, and is a primary route for cleansing and detoxifying our blood, kidneys and liver. The lymphatic system defends the body from foreign invasion by disease causing agents such as viruses, bacteria, or fungi.The lymphatic system consists macroscopically of: the bone marrow, spleen, thymus gland, lymph nodes, tonsils, appendix, and a few other organs.
It also contains a network of vessels that assists in circulating body fluids. These vessels transport excess fluids away from interstitial spaces in body tissue and returns it to the bloodstream. Lymphatic vessels prevent the back flow of the lymph fluid. They have specialized organs called lymph nodes that filter out destroyed microorganisms.
When the organs of elimination – the liver, kidney and intestines – are healthy, the lymphatic system is usually able to do its job well. When these organs become burdened and toxic due to unresolved negative emotions, poor diet, inactivity or other such factors, the lymphatic system can become stagnant. The waters of life are no longer flowing freely. This is a major predisposing factor to chronic pain – physical or emotional.
According to Peter Mandel, the founder of the Colorpuncture system, the lymphatic system is also the "psychic buffer" between the conscious and subconscious minds. Stagnant lymph can allow negative and fearful programs in the subconscious to become manifested as chronic pain and disease. This reminds of the Michael Crichton novel "The Sphere," in which scientists investigating an alien craft at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean start experiencing various horrific events as their inner fears and fantasies start coming true and manifesting physically. Turns out that using technology to remove their "psychic buffer" was the alien's way to cause them to kill each other off!
Reinhold Voll, the German pioneer of microcurrent electro-acupuncture taught that many cases of challenging chronic pain cannot be resolved without mobilizing stagnation in the lymphatic system. He discovered a new meridian on the body to address lymphatic healing (see below).
Treatment of imbalances of the kidneys and liver, from a Western or TCM perspective, often requires lymphatic drainage to be fully effective. Kidney "deficiency" - a commonly seen TCM syndrome, may be due to stagnation, i.e., excess in the lymphatic system. That is why moderate detoxification and drainage may actually raise the qi of the kidneys.
Both microcurrent and color light therapies have been shown effective in helping mobilize stagnant lymphatic function. Yellow is the primary color indicated for promoting drainage of the lymphatic system. Red is used on some points to add dynamic Kidney Yang energy to system, while green is used to balance liver function.
This therapy must be used with caution. Clients with chronic health pain and disease and those with strong emotional repression or control can only tolerate gradual opening of their psychic buffer. Start with only a few points per treatment and gradually increase in subsequent sessions.
It is essential that all patients undergoing lymphatic treatment increase their pure water intake, and take a good liquid mineral supplement. Meridian and chakra balancing is highly recommended as an adjunct.
Microcurrent Settings: According to EAV, 2.5 Hz clears edema and varicosities, and 9.2 Hz is effective for supporting kidney elimination. 13 Hz resonates with the lymphatic system. These frequencies may be used with lymphatic drainage. The indicated points may be treated at these frequencies bilaterally @ 50 – 100 µA, adding indicated color light simultaneously to improve results and help address the emotional level as well. Treat for about 30 seconds per set of points.
One of Voll's great contributions was to map out meridians unrecognized by Chinese Medicine that he used for both electro-diagnosis and treatment. One of the most important new meridians was that of the lymphatic system. Here are the points on the upper extremity (chart).
The Voll Lymph vessel also has a point on the front of the neck that also influences lymphatic drainage when used with yellow light and microcurrent stimulation. This can be treated with other local acu-points as shown in the next diagram. For patients with sluggish Kidney Yang or excessive fear, the posterior points shown can augment lymphatic drainage, mostly treated with Red or Scarlet light and microcurrent.
These microcurrent and color light lymphatic treatments can be excellent adjunctive therapy for the following needs:
- Chronic pain patients
- Facial and whole body rejuvenation
- Weight loss programs
- Patients dealing with depression or anxiety
- Some cases of cancer (do not use any pad electrode treatments for cancer patients)
Again, it is vital that patients undergoing lymphatic therapies drink sufficient pure water throughout the process to allow the body to drain off discharged toxins. You need to let them know that there could be temporary uncomfortable symptoms such as fatigue, nausea, headaches or revival of past symptoms through the Law of Cure. This is a principle from homeopathy that states that the healing process of some diseases could cause the patient to temporarily experience symptoms of past diseases in the reverse order in which they originally manifested. This is considered a good sign of deep resolution.
Appropriate Chinese herbal therapy and homeopathic drainage remedies can help minimize these uncomfortable symptoms and speed recovery. The use of simultaneous microcurrent and color light is a very effective means to treat the lymphatic system, as it addresses both the physical and emotional underpinnings of the patient's issues together. This is very appropriate for treating the lymphatic system because it is both a drainage system for the body's tissues and its psychic buffer.
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America may have established the first national park – Yellowstone, in 1872 – but you can find beautiful national parks across the globe.
Governments around the world have established thousands of protected areas in support of wildlife conservation, natural beauty and ecotourism, from the Galápagos Islands west of Ecuador to the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.
Have you visited a national park outside the U.S.? Where's the best park to take in breathtaking scenery? Climb a mountain? Be wowed by wildlife? Show us the most beautiful national parks you've visited around the world.
Upload your favorite original images (horizontal, high-resolution photos are best), and tell us what made the park so special.
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