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People who are familiar with the Harry Potter series know that it is a tale filled with adventure, mystery, and action. But J.K. Rowling has included a fair share of romance in this fantasy story. In honor of Valentine's Day, we present to you the top 5 power couples of the Harry Potter series! *Spoiler Alert: if you haven't read or watched the series, some of these couples may come as a surprise to you!*
Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley
Even Harry Potter, the chosen one, has time for a girlfriend and a much needed romantic affair in the midst of fighting off those death eaters and dementors! Ginny's initial obsession with Harry turns into an adorable romantic relationship that blossoms between the two. Not to mention that Ginny and Harry are both extremely powerful wizards and truly exemplify power couple status with their magical skills!
Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley
Even though these two, along with Harry, have been best friends since day 1, we never would have guessed that Ron and Hermione end up together! Yet it doesn't seem so unlikely if you read the books or watch the movies looking for clues of their forthcoming relationship. Ron and Hermione's romance is a love-hate relationship of sorts, with Hermione initially hating Ron but eventually coming to love and appreciate him in the end.
Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks
Lupin and Tonks are one of the unconventional couples in the Harry Potter series, but like Ginny and Harry, these two are also definitely power couple status! Despite the fact that Lupin is a werewolf and Tonks is a metamorphmagus, they seem to make their relationship work. Their magical prowess fighting against death eaters and evil forces is as fierce as their love for one another.
George Weasley and Angelina Johnson
This is a couple that is not frequently talked about in the books or the movies. All we hear about their initial romance is that George and Angelina attend the Yule Ball together. Their time spent in Quidditch together probably served as the courtship period for this duo. We wish they were given more screen time in the movies!
Molly and Arthur Weasley
Another power couple in this series, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley serve as parent figures for Harry but are much more than that. Not only are they both part of the Order of the Phoenix, they have also raised 7 kids together, which is no easy feat in the magical world. Arthur's light sense of humor complements Molly's discipline and loving nature, so these two are perfect halves of each other!
Did we miss one of your favorite couples? Tweet us @UrbanAsian and let us know your favorite couple from the Harry Potter series!


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Thanks for all your wonderful get well wishes recently - I'm still not well but I couldn't stay away from those Spectrum Noir pens any longer!
Firstly, did you know that Cover stock is thicker and smoother than Index card stock.
So 60lb cover stock is the equivalent to 90lb card stock and 160gsm, but remember the cover stock is smoother.
And 80lb cover stock is the equivalent to 120lb card stock and 220gsm (approx).
Here's a link to a paper website - http://www.paper-paper.com/weight.html this is the link to the actual paper weights table.
I had a nice man at Staples (here in Canada) who gave me two samples, one was 65lb cover stock and the second was 100lb cover stock. (I will confirm this when I get chance to visit when I'm feeling better)
So, I finally had a play, yeah!
Here is the 65lb cover stock (176gsm). As you can see it bled quite a lot! I was using three blending colours so lots of juicy ink.
Georgia Pacifica (USA) - not available where I live in Canada - not sure if this applies to the whole of Canada
Another highly recommended card, made by several friends, is the Xpress It Blending Card for Copics (250 gsm) - trying to find local stockists or Canadian on line.
Neenah Solar White - trying to find Canadian suppliers
Gina K Design Pure Luxury card - same as above.
I also bought some Strathmore Bristol Paper, at a local arts shop (I think Michaels sell this too) that is 100lb - 270gsm card stock - I have yet to try this.
Who new!
And if I find anymore paper that is good over time, I will let you know.
Thanks for stopping by today.
Happy crafting.


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Meet the Staff
Michael A. Deas, L.M.S.W., Director
Mr. Deas was appointed Director of The Urban Male Leadership Program (UMLP) at Lehman College in August of 2008. He continues to create an abundance of program awareness across the Lehman campus as well as other Black Male Initiative campuses. Always putting the needs of the student first, he has developed a program to strengthen academic skills, personal development and character enrichment.
Prior to Mr. Deas' appointment as Director of the UMLP, he was the New York City Director of Social Work for the Administration for Children's Services Juvenile Justice Initiative. He is an Adjunct Professor at Herbert H. Lehman College (African and African American Studies Department) and at The College of New Rochelle (Social Work Department). In 2006 he became the Recipient of the Adjunct Excellence in Teaching Award at Lehman College. Mr. Deas is a skilled orator, who has often delivered speeches at Lehman College's Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy celebration.
Michael Deas, the director of Lehman's Urban Male Leadership Program (UMLP) was recently honored by the Bronx Chamber of Commerce, as a leader who has made significant social and educational contributions to the city. Director Deas was recognized alongside luminaries such as former New York City Mayor David Dinkins, newly elected Speaker of the New York State Assembly Carl Heastie, and keynote speaker, State Senator Ruth Hassel-Thompson. The recognition is part of the chamber's African-American heritage celebration, an annual event honoring leading African-American men and women for their dedication to the community.
Michael Deas earned his Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Lehman College and holds a Master's degree in Social Work from Fordham University. Mr. Deas has a long history working in public and private agencies providing support and services for children and families. Additionally, he serves as a motivational speaker, and is a U.S. Army Disabled Veteran.
Cleveland E. Beckett, Jr., Assistant Director
Mr. Cleveland E. Beckett, Jr. has joined the Urban Male Leadership Program as a Program Coordinator in August 2015. Mr. Beckett graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, in Political Science from Morris Brown College. He received his Master's in Public Administration from New York University, with a specialization in Financial Management and Public Finance. Mr. Beckett possesses substantive experience in the areas of program management and external relations within the governmental and not-for-profit sectors. He is dedicated and actively engaged in mentoring relationships, to prepare young people for academic achievement and leadership.
Diana Figueroa, Academic Operations Specialist
Diana Figueroa has eight years of experience working at the New York City Council. She served as City Hall Office Manager at the New York City Council, 12th District. Ms. Figueroa was responsible for the daily management of the City Hall Office and facilitating district budget funding requests. The position required her to interface with City Council Central Staff and provide technical assistance to community organizations on Council discretionary funding for youth, seniors, and cultural programs. Her attention to detail, technical, and interpersonal skills, and ability to handle multiple professional assignments and special projects greatly benefited the Council Office, its several highly visible activities, and over 150,000 district residents. Diana earned her Bachelor of Arts in Government in May 2004 and a Masters of Public Administration-Inspector General in May 2007, both from John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
David Tavarez, AIS/Mentorship Coordinator
David Tavarez is a recent Lehman College graduate, earning his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in International Business & Human Resource Management in May 2014. While at Lehman he excelled both in and outside the classroom volunteering as an ambassador and a mentor for the Urban Male Leadership Program since 2010. David was a Lehman L.I.F.E. (Leaders Involved for Everyone) member performing community service in and outside of his local community, including Caimito, San Juan, Puerto Rico and El Progreso, Honduras. Mr. Tavarez remains an active part of his community, participating in Community Service programs such as The Bronx is Blooming, 2013 ING NYC Marathon & 2014 NYC Half Marathon Fluid Stations, and POTS (Part of the Solution). Mr. Tavarez has received various awards, including The CUNY Vice Chancellor's Excellence in Leadership Award for 2013-2014, Champion of Service Award for 2013-2014, Outstanding Leadership in Service by a Graduating Senior for 2013-2014 presented, The Urban Male Leader of the Year award in 2012 and Most Outstanding Workshop Leader for 2012-2013. Mr. Tavarez was also selected as one of five Lehman College recipients to receive the 2014 Bronx Dominican Day Parade Scholarship.


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Hello, April! Another month means another giveaway, and this one is seriously delicious. St. Louis' premier chocolatier Bissinger's rings in holidays in big, tasty ways, including over-the-top edible centerpieces. I love decorations and I love eating… is there a better combination? To ring in Easter, Bissinger's will give away one of its legendary centerpieces. But before we get to that, let's get into … Keep reading…View Post


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Breastfeeding can be used as a highly effective form of temporary birth control. You can use this method for the first 6 months after giving birth by only nursing your baby from the breast (no pumping). This is called continuous breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding is very effective birth control. If continuous breastfeeding is always used, less than 1 out of 100 women will get pregnant each year. If continuous breastfeeding is not always used, 2 out of 100 women will get pregnant each year.
If you use this method, you should:
Breastfeeding is only a temporary method of birth control. Once you get your period again, breastfeeding is no longer a reliable form of preventing pregnancy.
While you are breastfeeding continuously, your body doesnt make a hormone needed to release an egg. Pregnancy cannot happen if an egg is not released.
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Fun Fact: Ostergaard was crowned Miss Minnesota in 1997.
1. Do you have a favorite Gillette story or memory? In addition to therapy, I regularly see children for psychological testing evaluations. I have a talking hippo in my office, which was a distraction to one of my patients that I was attempting to complete testing with. I pretended to have the hippo whisper to me, nodded in agreement with the hippo, and set it aside informing the child that Mr. Hippo said that he wanted him to complete his testing, and would wait for him on my shelf to talk to him later. The child walked over to me, motioned for me to bend down to come closer to him, put his hand to my ear and very earnestly whispered, "Can you teach me how to talk hippo?" Of course, cherished moments are every time I hear from a parent, "Thank you, that was very helpful," and get bear hugged around the knees by a child.
2. What are some of your hobbies outside of work? Running and hiking. I also love to travel, especially to the National Parks. I have been to 22 out of 52 and am planning to add 23 and 24 at the end of the summer. Yosemite, Zion, Yellowstone, and Glacier are my favorite parks, so far. If you want to see the glaciers of Glacier National Park, you better go soon. All of the glaciers are projected to melt in less than 10 years. It's beautiful and I would highly recommend it!
3. Do you have any children or pets? I have a Pomeranian named Daisy. She is very cute!
4. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go? I would head to Peru to hike the Inca Trail or explore the Galapagos Islands.
5. What is one fun fact about you? I am many nationalities: Polish, Danish, English, German, French, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh.
Did you know? The Miss America Organization partners with Children's Miracle Network Hospitals to raise funds and awareness for children's hospitals throughout the United States, including Gillette Children's in Minnesota. Contestants competing in Miss America-sponsored competitions raise donations through appearances and fundraisers that benefit Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and the Miss America Scholarship Fund. In addition, each new Miss America becomes the goodwill ambassador for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, speaking on behalf of kids treated at children's hospitals and raising awareness around the country.


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Several months ago, I wrote about the condo that was too good to be true. Then, I wrote in January about how I wasn't going to look for real estate anymore, because buying a condo in Portland was just too expensive to consider all by myself.
One of the things that came from me writing that blog post is that Andi, one of my friends from the internet, who recently got her real estate license, emailed me.
"I really hated that story about your experience, and I don't want that to make you change your mind about Portland real estate altogether," she said.
"Let me introduce you to my friend in the mortgage business."
I met with him, and he was cool. I even have a tiny, innocent, I know he's married, so don't give me a hard time, crush on him.
Then, I decided not to buy.
Nothing was available in my price range and location and "not needing a scary dog or a large man around all the time" neighborhood.
It wasn't going to happen. Not while I'm single. Not at this price range.
Last week, I was out-of-town attending to the only business that really matters, family business. But of course, I was never very far away from my computer, and Andi sent me an email.
"Hey, so that condo you loved? It's now FHA approved. I know you said you didn't want to buy, but I thought I should check with you anyway."
It was an easy choice. This condo was far and away the prettiest, fanciest, most adorable little thing I had seen. The location, while not 100% amazing, is not "scary dog" bad either.
So now, after wondering, "whatever will I do with all this money that isn't going toward debt repayment each month?" I have an answer: it'll go right back to debt repayment.
Yesterday, Andi came by my work to get me to sign a few more things (holy cow buying a condo kills a lot of trees!) and to get "earnest money" from me.
The Concept of Earnest Money
Earnest Money is a little funny to me. I mean, for one thing, it implies that every other dollar I've been spending has been frivolous. It also implies that maybe, just maybe, I was pretending. Maybe I like signing papers. Maybe I just want to see what the seller will negotiate down to. Maybe I like wasting everyone's time.
But now, the title company has a check that says, no, actually, I do want to move in there. In fact, why not have half of my savings account? There we go. Now I'm earnest.
And now, we inspect.
"Congratulations!" people say. And really, I'm so excited. But I also want to throw up a little. And cry a little.
I like it, though, the idea that I don't actually need to wait around for "some man" to help me afford to live somewhere. That waiting struck me as oddly anti-feminist. You know what, universe? I can take care of myself! And I get to move into something that is uniquely mine.*
Sure, my sister will live with me for six months. But she can only suggest design things. She doesn't get to decide. I don't have to compromise on anything.
Also, hardly anything has to be done to this place.
It's so, so lovely.
My only complaints so far are that there is no washer and dryer (which seems silly to me —- the seller went the extra mile with a gas range and stainless steel appliances, why leave out the washing machine?) and that it looks a little like a timeshare. However, I had wondered whether I should buy a timeshare at one point, so it appealed to me.
Like a ski lodge timeshare.
As far as complaints go, though, they're minimal. Nitpicky, even.
Anyway, as long as the inspector says "looks pretty good to me," we will close on May 23.
And I will live there for the next decade, at least.
Which is about as close to forever as I can think these days.
The Moral of this Story
I know, without a smidgen of doubt, that I would not be buying this condo were it not for this blog. Andi is wonderful, and I never would have met her. My old realtor never informed me about the change in the financial situation of this place, so it wouldn't have come up. Even if I'd seen it on Trulia, there's no way I would have known that it had turned magically into something I can buy.
I wouldn't have gotten to know Andi, either, as nice as she is. We just don't run in the same circles (and by that I mean, she doesn't come over to my home while I'm in my pajamas on my computer!).
The internet is a strange and wonderful place. Filled with (b)logger friends. I cannot recommend starting a blog enough, friends!
Who wants to come visit? I will have a guest room!*Uniquely mine comes with a HUGE caveat: my parents are filled with more goodness than I could ever hope to consider and are gifting me the down payment. There's just no way on earth I could do this without them, and I'd be doing a HUGE disservice to them if I neglected to mention just how lucky I am to be able to buy now instead of in five years (when real estate prices will have skyrocketed and I'll be so glad I bought!). So, again, Mom? Dad? You are two of the absolute best people on the planet. I love you!


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Whenever I'm in New York City, I make a pilgrimage to the Rubin Museum. Housed in the old Barney's Building on Sixth Avenue and 17th Street, I love to sit in its Cafe, eat vegetarian MoMo's and think to myself "this used to be the hosiery department. This is where I used to buy my hose."
More hours still, I've spent wandering its Galleries, gazing at the Bodhisattvas, permeating myself with their teachings. In one trip a few years ago, I was going through the Rubin's Online Resources gallery and was so moved by a passage I found, I scribbled it down with the paper and pencils they had for put out for children's art projects. I came across it last night, and thought I'd share it with you:
In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
Buddhists believe that clinging to a sense of self is the fundamental cause of suffering. The antidote to that suffering is compassion for others. Compassion in action is having the desire to relieve them of suffering.
Impermanence is commonly associated with the negative, or death, the end of a lucky streak, or the termination of a relationship. But this is a limited view that does not account for the necessity of impermanence and the positive beginnings that arise from endings. Impermanence can be good news. The end of infancy is childhood, the end of war is peace, the end of loneliness is companionship. Without the end of day we would have no sunset, no moon, no stars.
As Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh has reminded us, impermanence is "an instrument to help us penetrate deeply into reality and obtain liberating insight. With impermanence, every door is open for change." When we can let go and embrace the unknown, fear subsides.
Again, it is Thich Nhat Hanh who has said it best: "It is possible to find ease and grace in the world of change; it is possible to trust the mind of non-clinging and so find our liberation within the world of impermanence." As we see impermanence clearly, we see that there is nothing real that we can actually cling to.
Many of our good customers at Bodhisattva are destined to share their singing bowls with their communities. But few have put more research and energy into immortalizing these vessels of peace than our customer who is simply known as Hans. A lanky, razor sharp Californian, Hans amassed a world class collection of singing bowls in quartertone tuning (close to Solfeggio) in a breathless year and a half, over the course of maybe four or five collections. Then he recorded. 33 Bowls, in our opinion, picks up where One Hand Clapping, the first digital recording of Tibetan Bowls and nature sounds, left off. That torch has been passed. Thank you, Hans, for lighting up the world with it.
If anything, 33 Bowls is a confluence of ancient bronze technologies and – as of today – state of the art high resolution recording technology. Tell us about your technical and artistic background that brought these technologies together.
I am in awe of the masters of constructed/studio soundscape, Thomas Dolby, the late Hector Zazou, Allan Parsons of Pink Floyd, Delerium, Michael Brook, to name a few; and yet the challenge of creating, capturing, or really facilitating a natural soundscape — antique musical instruments in a live acoustic space — is/was what intrigued me.
When younger, I hung out more with nerds and musicians than with motorheads or jocks, and somehow managed to avoid serious hearing damage. Nuance and subtlety in music and sound have always been fascinating to me, and have been an attraction as to how we hear, and how to reproduce or re-create the experience in recordings.
I have both a technical and Artistic background, and firmly believe in integrating both hemispheres. I think I innately understood electronics before I could speak! For many years I was with Laserium, combining visuals of bright clear laser light with music in Planetarium domes, and facilitated thousands of mind expanding trips without partaking in any hallucinogens. Later, I was part of an analog chip design group, and left the words "Don't Panic" from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in micron sized letters on a chip that is part of the Internet backbone.
What is ongaku?
There is a word used in audiophile circles: "ongaku" which means soul or essence of sound and music. That also describes the presence of live un-amplified music in a good acoustic space that is felt as much as it is heard. Most recordings and systems fall short, one can easily hear from the next room if it is live or reproduced, regardless of what a famous tape company claimed in '70s and '80s ad campaigns.
What attracted you to the bowls initially? And what inspired you to record them?
While studying massage with the many hours of practice, I put together some remixes for massage music that were popular with fellow practitioners and recipients, but the complexity and cost of multiple copyrights prohibited general release. The call for something more fluid, natural, timeless, ethereal, and original was sparked. So, 33 Bowls started out as a couple of questions: "what if" and "wouldn't it be nice to" in the context of Singing Bowls. It is also a story which does not have a place in the realm of strict left brained linear planning: it was a mind blowing experience of serendipity or synchronicity to piece together a set of pitch matched antique metal Singing Bowls in a relatively short period of time once the intention was set and released or let go of if I may end a sentence with a preposition. The pitch is not western A440, it turns out to be closely aligned to an older scale which is harmonically related to terrestrial and cosmic cycles, that is referred to (and unfortunately hyped) as the Solfeggio Scale, but the ratios are harmonious to western ears. It is my contention that as we, through our ancestors, have heard these sounds for centuries, and there is something innately familiar, even sacred, about the sound of antique musical instruments tuned to this scale.
What attracted you to the antique singing bowls, as opposed to Crystal bowls?
Although the more modern crystal or glass Singing Bowls can sound quite nice, particularly when accompanied by female voice, and are easier to record as they are considerably louder, the resonances are less complex. It is also arguable whether they are truly crystalline, as they are crafted as a spun amorphous slurry at high temperatures which gives them their close to perfect radial symmetry. Ironically it is the slight imperfections in metal Singing Bowls that add the complex harmonics and sub harmonic beats. Take that as a metaphor about perfect imperfection. Antique metal Singing Bowls in particular can have a rich, sonorous, smooth sound quality. But the complex harmonies and particularly sub-harmonic beats that both match and induce deep, meditative states in the brain, mind, heart, and gut are what appealed to me.
Why 33 Bowls?
I was playing live for a thanksgiving day yoga class, and the Yogi, counting the class attendees noticed there were 33 students there, and that there were 33 Singing Bowls. So the name became obvious.
Tell us about the Artwork.
The cover Artwork is from a painting in a private collection by a relatively obscure, modest, and very talented Artist. I wanted something that looked like the music of 33 Bowls feels, and this painting matched in a way that was instantly "it". This is what the Artist had to say about the music that her painting matches: "It connects me back to something, an older language of sound that just resonates in a way that doesn't even have words. Feels like I'm joining an ancestry, it doesn't feel like my emotion…something that's been dormant, becomes enlivened." I specifically do not put my name or image on/in the album cover Artwork or liner notes, as it is about the music and not the musician, and certainly not about the musician's ego.
The bowls are notoriously difficult to record. Tell us in general terms your approach to engineering the recordings. Were all the bowls recorded live?
Technology: I started off with the proverbial blank sheet of paper. There is no single facet or piece of equipment in the recording chain that makes the recordings sound the way they do. There is a gestalt or synergy of everything involved. None of it is "off the shelf"; all is either modified, custom, or built from scratch. The intention was/is to capture as much of the nuance as possible early on in the signal path. Once that is lost, it is "gone forever" and no amount of studio trickery can re-constitute the aliveness of the real thing. Particular attention was/is paid to minimizing time smear in each facet or component and the implementation of that component. There are a few unavoidable background noises of a live event, but it is close to what one would hear if relaxing in a room hearing the Singing Bowls live, with full ambience and presence. It is not a studio piece by piece creation, so the continuity of the live experience is there. On a reference system, 33 Bowls is the only recording of Singing Bowls that I am aware of that has consistently fooled a variety of listeners into thinking there was a live performance of Singing Bowls in the next room. The CD and high resolution 24 bit downloads provide the highest level of fidelity, but mp3 and iTunes versions sound surprisingly good, again as the recording started out early on with full nuance and resolution.
How do the bowls affect us? How does brainwave entrainment expand our consciousness? Tell us about your work with using bowls as bio feedback instruments.
I believe there is a poignant need for awakening, coherence, articulation, integration of complexity; and hope that music such as 33 Bowls contributes to that. Although statements like that do sound rather abstract, such phenomena provide an archetypal underpinning for "concrete" embodied experiences. They are not a luxury, they are essential for not only our survival, but our "thrival" as a species on this emerald earth. I also believe it is important for us to re-discover our innate embodied, yet environmentally interconnected wisdom and how it ties in with the flow of a bigger picture; whether we call it intuition or hunches, or listening to the heart, or splenic/sacral/plexus knowing.
There is a phrase that is popular to the point of being a cliche, but does have meaning: "holding the space". Much, maybe most music is about communicating a message of sorts, usually emotional. 33 Bowls does not do that, it holds the space to facilitate and enhance whatever is present. What it is doing is providing a coherent, yet complex natural "signal" for the ears/brain/mind to entrain to and "drop" into a more relaxed, lower stress state of being. Our ears are not passive; they are active participants in sound, interacting with the environment in a way which leads to brain/mind entrainment with what we hear, whether it is shamanic drums, Singing Bowls, cacophonic city noise, or the breath and heartbeat of someone close to us.
Here's something to try: while listening to Singing Bowls live or via a high resolution recording, notice the embodied sensation, physically, inside your ears. It may be subtle or it may be obvious, but there will be a sensation of the area inside your ears pulsing, or moving to the sub-harmonic beats. You may even notice background sounds modulating or phasing in and out inversely. That is the mechanism of brain/mind entrainment as your ears phase lock and entrain to sounds. Once you get it, Singing Bowls and possibly other sounds may never be quite the same again.
This is likely an evolutionary throwback of our physical ancestors by which our ears have an expanded dynamic range for greater sensitivity: predator and prey developed and favored an adaptive hearing ability while listening for each other in the context of background sounds; those that were more successful passed the epigenetics to future generations.
It is possible, even probable that temple meditation in ancient times was more than enhanced by the sounds of Singing Bowls through entrainment. Once one has consciously experienced a particular state, even if induced externally, it is possible to achieve it individually sans stimulation. The practice of Mindsight and the modern field of Interpersonal Neurobiology is confirming such a hypothesis. Compassion and empathy do naturally occur with expanded external and internal focus and concurrent integration.
I have heard from numerous healing practitioners of various modalities that their clients love 33 Bowls as background music, that it enhances the healing process. I do hold a special place in my heart for those who endeavor to make the world a better place one body/psyche at a time.
Your dedication to the artisans who made the bowls I found very moving. Do you get a sense of the bowls' history? Do you get a sense of timelessness? Do you get a sense of their future?
Very much I get the perspective of standing on the shoulders of giants, the Artisans who crafted these Singing Bowls centuries ago; their focus, intention, timeless expression of beauty and beauty in expression. Hence the dedication of gratitude to them is included in the cover Artwork. Looking to the future, unless we figure out teleromes, the collection of Singing Bowls will likely outlast me as they have with their original Artisans. One benefit of the pandora's box of modern technology is that many more can enjoy and benefit from the sounds of Singing Bowls, particularly if they are well recorded as described above.
How many downloads of 33 Bowls have you gotten so far? What other singing bowl projects are in the works?
Actually, with "just" word of mouth and zero advertising budget, 33 Bowls has been in the Amazon New Age downloads top ten for the past year. They seem to have a mind of their own! Sequels will be released when there is genuinely something worthwhile to say. I can say that the next release will segue with the end of "morning" to make a seamless extended session of 33 Bowls. Plus, maybe, something specifically for headphones. We shall see. For announcements, check back here or visit 33bowls.com.


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Wednesday meals are served at All Saints' at 1:00 P.M., after the noon worship service, and at 5:30 P.M. September through May.
Wednesday lunches are made "from scratch" by loving hands that make the food delicious and interesting.
Wednesday evening dinner is catered by the Left Bank Bistro. Take time to enjoy this fellowship of food and friendship!


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Pentecost 3: 14 June 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 (11-13) 14-17
The key to understanding these chapters of 2 Corinthians is to recognise that Paul faces criticism because of his ministry. It is personal and probably also directed against his particular theology. His opponents who have infiltrated Corinth sought to undermine him at a number of points. They apparently make much of their successes. They live "victorious Christian lives", whereas Paul shows many signs of being weak and vulnerable.
When he asserts his confidence in 5:6, we need to see it in the context of his statements in 4:16, 4:1 and earlier in 3:1-6. There Paul rejects the Corinthians' preoccupation with credentials against which they measure Paul. He refuses to sell or promote himself, as his opponents have been doing. The only letter he will bring them is the one written on his heart: namely his love for them (3:30). Yet he cannot simply go "belly up", as it were, and surrender. Not only is his personal integrity at stake, but so is the gospel. For Paul, that gospel is about the way of the cross, not the way of success. This was why he began the letter by referring to his sufferings. Rather than being a sign of incompetence and weakness, for Paul they are signs of being in touch with the way of Jesus. Paul's struggles repeat themselves in Christianity today, especially where the gospel is sold as something to bring people blessing, a kind of spiritual capitalism.
Paul has confidence to live in the here and now, knowing that he has not arrived. He also has confidence in a future beyond this life, which he imagines, using the notion of a new kind of human embodiment. He has explained this in 5:1-4. It is typical, however, that in 5:9 he insists that the main thing for him is not his state of happiness in his earthly human body or in another realm, but living a life that pleases God. That relationship matters most. There is almost a sting in the tail of his assertion of hope in 5:10. At the judgement God will assess not the impressive credentials which his opponents manipulatively hawk about in their letters of commendation (he is quite sharp in his comments - see 1:12; 2:17; 4:2), but their actual practice of ministry and his.
In 5:11 he speaks of fear or reverence. He takes the relationship with God seriously - with awe. It is not that Paul is acting out of fear (in his own interests). That kind of motivation cannot be sustained. In 5:11 he speaks of a total transparency and hopes the Corinthians will recognise it and see the contrast with those who have been playing games with them at his expense. It is tricky for Paul, because he wants to reject their self-commendation in which they are engaged, yet needs also to speak up for himself and so lays himself open to the same accusation. Hence 5:12 backs off and declares that his purpose is not self-promotion, but he really does want them to appreciate what he is about and be able to stand up to his opponents. Paul is really saying: look, can't you see that my ministry is driven by compassion for you, not by a need to play power games and put myself in the centre. He does not mind being thought of as quite mad at times, as long as they see where his action and ministry is coming from.
This then, form the background for the famous assertion in 5:14, whose translation is somewhat uncertain. It does not mean that Christ's love holds him back ("constrains him"). If anything the context suggests that it means that the love of Christ drives him on, keeps him going, holds him on track. For Paul, this takes him back to the heart of his spirituality. Christ died in a sense that all others, too, might join him in death - death to selfishness and self-promotion which generates sin. Faith celebrates resurrection to new life where people no longer live for self-promotion, but for love. Paul understands that as living for Christ and so for God, and for what God is about, which he will explain in terms of love and reconciliation.
Paul has thought his ministry through. His faith has enabled him to deal with his neediness. It has therefore freed him to be there for others - and for himself, in the best sense. His ministry agenda is not contaminated by the urge to meet his own needs. That is crucial for ministry. Where such issues have not been faced, ministry so easily becomes a form of manipulation and at worst, abusive. Paul is facing a version of these issues with his Corinthians opponents. He espouses a different value system which no longer looks at people according to the agenda of how impressive they are in winning others' favour and affection.
In a daring move he asserts that this is also lousy christology. If you value the humanly sensational in Jesus, such as the miracles, you miss the point about him. These are the common distractions of a certain kind of spirituality. Paul's story of Jesus is informed by the cross. So is his understanding of spirituality and ministry. Some of his best writing was penned to counter such spiritualities. Foremost among such achievements is what he wrote in a previous letter, 1 Corinthians 13. The problem was widespread: see also Matt 7:21-23 and John 2:23 - 3:5. It still is a big problem.
So now we are ready for the famous statement in 5:17. Its context is the conflict over ministry. The following verses continue on the theme of ministry. Here, "a new creation", is another way of talking about the totally different mindset ("born again" in John 3:3 addresses a similar conflict about faith). In this new creation we have a different mindset, which does not look to impressive credentials which people can muster to claim the adulation of their fellows and so make their lives meaningful and valuable. Instead, the new kind of being believes in being loved and being set free from self-preoccupation with one's own worth. One can drop all the manipulative efforts to sustain an impressive image and win love from others to establish one's worth. Love has already declared the worth, announced the forgiveness, offered the hope, so the old ways can go. It's all new. What a relief - for us and for others around us! We no longer have to prove ourselves! We can be free to love.
Elsewhere Paul shows that this is not a sudden change (e.g. Romans 6 and 8). It needs fairly constant attention. Some ruts run deep and patterns are well established. So Paul will talk about the need, if we live in the Spirit, to walk in the Spirit. We need to keep focussing, keep returning to the centre, keep allowing ourselves to encounter the risk and reward of being loved. The following verses return explicitly to ministry. God is about setting relationships right in this way, reconciliation, and has entrusted us with this ministry of reconciliation (5:18-19). With this authority Paul then pleads with the Corinthians on Christ's behalf to be reconciled to God (5:20).
A very interesting way to deal with problems in ministry - but usually never very far from the mark when such issues arise.
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Starting with the the Orange Stockholm (which is a re-branded version of the Huawei U8160), this is an Android 2.2 device with a 2.8-inch QVGA TFT capacitive touch screen and a 3.2-megapixel camera.
It packs HSDPA 3G+ with UMA signal boost (meaning that you'll be able to connect to friendly Wi-Fi networks and receive your voice calls and messages via Wi-Fi rather than over the 3G network) along with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and has all the other ingredients that will keep its tween-based target market happy - such as an FM radio, an MP3 player, and push email.
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The Orange Monte Carlo is a Gingerbread device that Pocket-lint first saw back in March. It's powered by an 800MHz chip and has a 4.3-inch display and a 5-megapixel camera. There are also HD Voice capabilities and HSDPA, 3G+, DLNA and Wi-Fi connectivity.
The Monte Carlo is, in fact, the ZTE Skate in new clothes and is possibly the most attractive sounding Orange branded budget smartphone yet.
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Canadian artist Yanick Paquette returned to Fan Expo in Toronto this year and, as is the case every year he attends, he was a popular choice for autograph seekers and sketch commissions. After working at Marvel for the last four years on various X-titles – including "Ultimate X-Men" and "Young X-Men" — the Montreal native signed an exclusive deal to return to DC Comics and was almost immediately announced as the artist for "Batman: Return of Bruce Wayne" #3, written by Grant Morrison.
Paquette and Morrison previously enjoyed critical acclaim for their 2006 collaboration on "Seven Soldiers: Bulleteer," and Paquette told CBR News that a reunion with Morrison was the impetus for his return to DC Comics. Next up for the dynamic duo is a team-up on "Batman, Inc.," a new ongoing series which launches November 3.
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CBR: Are you excited to be working with Grant Morrison again on "Batman, Inc.?"
YANNICK PAQUETTE: Oh yeah, totally. In fact, the point of leaving and going back to DC was for Grant. I did the move, from the very start of the discussion between DC and Marvel, so I could work with Grant again. That really mattered.
So your return to DC wasn't connected to working on Batman?
I was willing to do whatever Grant was into at the moment whether it be Batman or something else. There may be plans for other things eventually but he was into the Batman thing and he had these projects to take care of, I guess, finishing what he started with Batman years ago and make it come to some sort of end or something like that. So while I was just glad to be a part of it, it wasn't Batman in particular. Although, I love Batman. He's fun to draw.
What is it about Morrison that makes him such an intoxicating collaborator?
Grant is at point now where he can do pretty much what he wants. And he can feel it somehow. I've worked on projects like big crossovers where the writer is forced into doing stuff that they don't really want to do and they cannot explore things or they have to be very classic in their approach because that was such a big franchise and you don't mess with it. Grant, even though he's tackling big franchises, one of the biggest at DC, he's still doing experimental things which are highly original and almost without compromise, it seems. So, this is a perfect mix.
What does Batman offer in terms of subject matter, and are there elements of his costume and overall look that you find most inspiring?
I really love to play with shadow and draw big settings. And Batman is a perfect opportunity to play with light to create these things. That's not the case with a character like Superman, say. Or if you're using light in a very dramatic fashion, it's against the grain of the character even though lighting and environment can work for Batman. Plus, I love to draw cities and architecture and stuff, so again, Batman is involved in a surrounding environment where this could be exploited.
But I guess the real appeal with Batman is all these crazy foes that he has. Even when Batman is not there, it's still fun. And it's so inspiring and weird to draw. It's either beautiful, dangerous ladies or crazy maniacs, so it's always fun.
Do you have some favorites from Batman's rogues' gallery?
You know, I still have to draw more of those to figure out where my instincts are. For some reason, I never drew him, but Killer Croc seemed to be kind of cool to draw. I've never done it though. And there's Catwoman. When I was at DC years ago, back in the day when Jim Balent left the "Catwoman" book — remember that time? — I tried to get the book. It was around my "Wonder Woman" period, I believe. Or I was about to move onto it. I always wanted to draw her because, again, I get the dramatic lighting, I get the city, I get the girl. That's all perfect for me, but my career took another turn and I went to work on another project. But with "Batman Inc.," I get a chance at drawing Selina for the first time, so that's always fun.
The question on everyone's mind is what will happen in the DC Universe with both Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson running around Gotham with Batman suits on? Have you had an opportunity yet, or will you get the opportunity in "Batman, Inc.," to draw both of them in the same panel or on the same page – tête-à -tête – wearing their full Batman costumes?
I don't know. Not yet. What I got so far doesn't include this kind of thing. But I don't know, I'm still haven't read that much so far, so it might come to that point.
So you're already drawing the first issues of "Batman, Inc.?"
Oh yeah. I'm not quite that advanced but I'm into it. Everything is under control, let's say that.
As a warm-up to this assignment, you were able to draw a pirate version of Batman for Morrison's "Return of Bruce Wayne." #3. Did that prepare you for what's coming next or was the story just too far out there to be used as a Batman primer?
Actually, after four years at Marvel, I was pretty much disconnected as to what was going on at DC. And when they asked me to do Bruce Wayne's return, I just didn't know that Batman was dead. I was that confused. But still, I approached that story as a pirate story. I knew that Grant would steer the boat in a logical fashion after and my only job was to make it as pirate-y as possible. I wanted it to smell like the sea with fish and stuff like that. It ended being a bunch of pirates walking into a cave but still that was my job to do the atmospheric thing.
Did you go back and read classic back issues of "Batman," "Detective Comics" or "Batman Family" in preparation for this assignment? Or watch some old Adam West and Burt Ward episodes of "Batman?"
Not in particular. I should probably do a little more research now that you mention it. [laughs] But I was pretty familiar with the universe and everything, of course. I know that Grant will probably force me to go back into some obscure, almost forgotten Batman story and I'll have to go back and look at them for reference. You always like to do links with almost forgotten stuff so I'll probably be exploring stuff I just didn't know existed before. But for now, I just listen to my instincts.
You teased that there may be plans for you and Grant Morrison to work on a second project beyond "Batman, Inc." Can you share any more about that or if not?
This is the part where I just can't say what's going on. But just to get the speculation going, when they approached me to get back to DC and be exclusive and work with Grant, the project that really got me going is not announced yet.
So there is definitely something else coming from you and Grant?
Yes. Eventually.
"Batman, Inc." #1, written by Grant Morrison and featuring art by Yanick Paquette, is scheduled to be released on November 3 from DC Comics.
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It was dark, too dark to see, as if the sun had been extinguished from all existence, and god had left the scorched earth to grow arid. The only thing to sense was the groaning and crying of mothers bent over their children, and children searching for anyone at all to help them. Babies squealed, trapped in their mothers' arms, unknowing of what had truly happened, too ready for the next meal that would not come. Nothing could have foreseen the events that proceeded to annihilate anything above ground level.
Holocaust would be a true description of what had occurred, if understating some. Above, lights began to appear, apparently stars, to the people below, but they grew, larger, and larger, and larger still, now accompanied by a hurtling sound. Huge metal darts struck the ground, burying themselves so that only the very tops were exposed to the outside. They opened up, and soldiers clambered out, forming a circle with rifles pointed outwards. Finally, a last one climbed out, landing with a crunch as he broke through a thin layer of dried magma. The leader. He was different from the others, while they had cumbersome suits, black, with a red bio-hazard sign on the chest, the leader had a more compact suit, with three lines, slightly glowing red in the pitch black, on his shoulders.
There were two others next to him, both with two stripes, lower ranks, the leader indicated to the first one, a group of soldiers, and they marched off in the direction told to them. The other two-striper asked the leader a question,
"Shadow, I'm taking Delta squad then?" The leader, now identified, turned, anger apparent in the way he spun at the soldier, who had spoken in a feminine voice,
"Yes, Lieutenant Mia, and remember to use proper terms in the future." He spoke in was seemed like a growl, but Mia understood it perfectly, and took off with Delta, leaving only a last group with Shadow, each had 'Alpha' written on their shoulders, a sort of way to show their superiority.
Marching on, the soldiers pointed the lights coming out of their rifles around, looking for anything that had survived. Stopping as the leader signaled, they all went to one knee, and something behind Shadow, small, and moving slowly, reached out, trying to grasp a metal foot. It's owner was struggling for survival, away from the safety of it's mother's arms, a safety it was not rewarded, Shadow turned, glared down, at the small infant, before pulling the trigger, and shattering the small skull, causing blood to add a small amount of colour, crimson to the greys of smoldering rubble.
Looking to what he had done, Shadow simply shrugged to himself, and ordered his men on, there was a task to do. Shaking past the broken remains of buildings, Alpha group arrived at what appeared to be a safe, built into the ground. As the men aimed rifles at it, Shadow saw that it was rusted, but not too badly damaged by the blast, and had survived, but more importantly, so had it's inhabitants. Using a flame-rod to melt the lock, the men on top were readying to open up the shelter, and others on the side held grenades, ready to destroy all within. The flames finished, and the door lifted, grenades were thrown in, and after their vicious explosion inside, 3 men jumped in, taking out the rest. Shadow followed, holding up a pistol, and walked down a corridor, to which at the end, there was only one door. Kicking it down, Shadow took out 3 soldiers in quick succession with his pistol then clubbed a fourth over the head, knocking him out. The mission was a success.
After having being picked up by a lander craft, Shadow sat next to his Lieutenant, who was looking out of the window in disgust,
"All of that. The Blood. The destruction. The Death." her voice quibbled, as if she were on the brink of tears, "All that to capture one man?" She looked, eyes full of tears, to her commander, who did not immediately respond.
"Remember this Mia, we are not in command of what happens, we are noble Konah, and the humans will order us to do anything that makes us evil. Remember this, and keep your heart pure, for when the revolution comes, we will survive. We will survive."
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Tuesday, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the final scheduled speaker at the week-long opening of the UN General Assembly. With the presidents and prime ministers who had earlier descended on New York long gone, he hoped to avoid being last and least.
As it turned out, there were two countries listening closely: North Korea and Iran. Their permanent U.N. representatives decided to exercise a "right of reply."
North Korea called Israel "a cancer in the Middle East."
The Iranian ambassador pounded his chest and then said Iran was guilty of nothing but a "smile attack."
Ironically, the two made Netanyahu's case for him. The threats of antisemitism and of nuclear weapons in the hands of states sponsors of terror are inextricably bound.
The Israeli Prime Minister pointed to a series of inconvenient facts about Iranian intentions and actions that the Obama administration has either rejected or ignored in its quest for peace in our time.
When the Iranian regime's stooges chant "death to the Jews" they mean it. Rouhani is "acceptable" inside Iran because he's a loyal follower of its Supreme Leader.
There was nothing democratic about Rouhani's election, which came after 99% of candidates were banned from running.
Rouhani is no innocent; he was national security advisor while his regime murdered Israelis and Americans around the world.
After his appointment, the Iranian nuclear weapons program has continued unabated. His rhetoric may be "soothing," but there is no substantial difference with his predecessor, Ahmadinejad.
In Netanyahu's words: "I wish I could believe Rouhani, but I don't. Because facts are stubborn things."
His problem, however, is that President Obama is even more stubborn.
The Israeli leader may have thought that the facts would speak for themselves. He quoted Iran's obvious lie only last week that "it has never chosen deceit and secrecy."
Actually, in both 2002 and 2009, Iran was caught red-handed secretly building nuclear facilities.
Netanyahu quoted from Rouhani's own published playbook: he had fooled the West by manufacturing "a calm environment" while his nuclear program proceeded full steam ahead.
The Israeli prime minister spelled out exactly what Iran really wants from its so-called "charm offensive." It wants "to retain sufficient nuclear material and infrastructure to race to the bomb at a time of its choosing."
And he tried to make the point as plain as possible. He quipped that Rouhani thinks "he can have his yellow cake and eat it too."
What he didn't say, was that Rouhani has invited Obama to tea and the president of the United States has accepted.
After setting out the facts, the Israeli leader tried to sound the alarm to those beyond Israel. He cautioned that "a nuclear-armed Iran will make the specter of nuclear terrorism a clear and present danger" and that "a nuclear-armed Iran will not be another North Korea, but another fifty North Korea's."
And yet Netanyahu knew full-well that his U.N. warnings had fallen on deaf ears year-after-year. So he concluded with a summary of what Israel intends to do if nobody listens.
First, his country takes Iranian promises to wipe Israel off the map seriously. Such words are not "bluster." "The world may have forgotten this lesson. The Jews have not."
And second, "Israel will not allow Iran to get nuclear weapons. If Israel is forced to stand alone, it will stand alone." The Jewish people are defenseless no longer.
It was a powerful moment. But it was just a moment.
U.N. delegates went to lunch. The country went back to thinking about gridlock in Washington. And the Iranian centrifuges continued spinning.
With business as usual all around, there are very few mysteries left in this saga. What will President Obama do to Israel to attempt to prevent Netanyahu from making good on his promise to stop Iran and defend the Jewish state? And will it work?
Anne Bayefsky is director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust. Follow her on Twitter @AnneBayefsky.


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17 Pumpkin Patches in Central Arkansas to Visit this Fall
Moms scrambling for a way to get kids out into the crisp autumn air, rejoice! Little Rock Family has put together a list of 17 pumpkin patches for the whole gang to enjoy. It's a tradition to take home a pumpkin fresh from the field and carve it up into a jack-o'-lantern, but the fun doesn't stop there. These mostly family-run businesses offer train rides, corn and hay mazes as well as petting zoos and more.
Note: We advise that you call ahead before your pumpkin patch visit; for many farms, opening dates and hours are dependent on the weather.
1. Arkansas Frontier in Quitman
Not only can your family pluck a pumpkin from the U-Pick Pumpkin Patch, they can also learn about the lives of early settlers and Native Americans on the living history farm. Tour a replica of a pioneer homestead, learn a lesson in the schoolhouse, see a covered wagon and meet the animals who live on the farm—pigs, miniature horses, sheep, rabbits and a llama. You can also participate in rubber duck races, sift for gem stones in the old-fashioned mining sluice, and dig for dinosaur eggs. In the Enchanted Forest, visitors stroll through a nature trail of storybook characters like Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs.
1625 Wesley Chapel Road, Quitman. Admission ranges from $8-$10 per person, pricing details are available here; pumpkins purchased separately.
Oct. 1-31: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays. Available for groups by reservation Monday through Friday. For info: (501) 589-3122, ArkansasFrontier.com.
2. Asbury UMC Pumpkin Patch at Asbury United Methodist Church in Little Rock
Can't make it all the way to a farm? You can still get the pumpkin patch experience at this convenient location in west Little Rock. Pick your perfect pumpkin and take pictures—and if you stop by on Oct. 15, take part in the free festivities. A children's festival on the lawn will include bouncy houses, plus a chili cook-off and dessert bake-off.
1700 Napa Valley Drive, Little Rock. Free admission. Pumpkins range in size and price, an average pumpkin is $10-$15.
Oct. 1-31: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. For info: (501) 225-9231, Asbury-LR.org.
3. BoBrook Farms in Roland
This pumpkin patch is known for its proximity to Pinnacle Mountain. A charming sunflower maze and hayrides accentuate the fall spirit, and farm animals and a hay maze are also available. Plus, kids can climb on a hay mountain formed from 200-300 bales of hay and jump into the corn pit of 5,000 pounds of corn. To find a pumpkin, kids can look to the 12-row pumpkin patch, where some of the pumpkins are even left on the vine for families to cut themselves. Concessions and crafts are also available for purchase.
3810 Combee Lane, Roland. $6 admission includes all attractions, children under 2 are free; pumpkins sold separately and range from 50 cents-$12.
Sept. 30-Oct. 31: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday & Sunday For info: (501) 519-5666, BoBrookFarms.com.
4. Cox Berry Farm & Nursery in Clarksville
This family-owned farm, in business for almost 50 years, is a Clarksville institution, allowing families to choose from many pick-your-own experiences ending in late fall with pumpkins. In September and October, families can also collect apples from the orchard. And in autumn, younger children can walk and find photo opportunities along a trail lined with fun characters, decorations and a rope maze.
1081 Hwy. 818, Clarksville. Entry to the farm free; pumpkin prices vary by weight; pumpkin trail costs extra.
Oct. 1-31. Dates are approximate and based on weather conditions. Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Call ahead before visiting: (479) 754-3707, CoxBerryFarm.com.
5. Family Farm Fall Harvest and Pumpkin Patch in Malvern
This summer day camp destination transforms into an autumn wonderland. The farm is complete with a pumpkin patch, hayrides, a John Deere train, pond fishing, farm animals for petting, zip-lining, slide mountain, hay tunnels and a climbing wall in October.
18448 Hwy. 67, Malvern. Admission is $5, children 2 and under are free. Admission includes all attractions except the zipline; pumpkins sold separately.
Oct. 1-29: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; available by reservation Monday-Friday for school field trips ($7 per student). For info: (501) 337-4171, FamilyFarm.org.
6. Garner Homestead Family Farm in Lonsdale near Hot Springs
Who has pumpkins and a piano-playing duck? That would be this family farm near Hot Springs, which also offers a hayride, cornfield trails, and an animal petting area. But the barnyard animal show is where you'll see to musical duck, along with a rooster that can answer audience questions. Youngsters can find a play area with tire swings, tunnels and climbing poles, hunt for arrowheads or hike a woodland trail down to a creek bank where to pan for fool's gold. You can also make a reservation for evenings. Don't forget to grab a pumpkin, too!
1376 Hwy. 128/Hot Springs Village Cutoff, Lonsdale. $7, includes all attractions, children under 3 free; pumpkins sold separately and range from $2-$25.
Sept. 28-Nov. 4: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. For info: (501) 463-0510, GarnerHomesteadFamilyFarm.com.
Evening hours for groups are available on Fridays and Saturdays from 6-9 p.m. By appointment. $7 per person ($100 minimum). Includes a Hayride, bonfire and your choice of a scavenger hunt.
7. Hicks Family Farms Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch in Lonoke
Mosey through the corn maze with the kiddos before visiting the pumpkin patch. The maze features a new design each year and is accompanied by a barnyard brimming with animals. Pony rides and hayrides are also available.
184 Lasiter Road, Lonoke. $8, includes all attractions, children under 5 free with paying adult; pumpkins and food sold separately.
Sept. 30-Oct. 29: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays, 1-6 p.m. Sundays; available by reservation Monday-Friday for school field trips. For info: (501) 941-2703, HicksFamilyFarms.com.
8. J&P Ranch, Inc. in Scott
Since 1999, this pumpkin patch has been bringing smiles to little ones. Kids can wind their way through a hay maze made of round bales, take a hayride in a tractor-pulled covered wagon, gaze at an aquarium filled with fish, and feed rabbits, goats and chickens in a petting zoo. Little ones can also hop on a horse for a quick, hand-led horseback ride or blow off steam on basketball and volleyball courts. A mobile pumpkin patch (complete with Frankenstein-esque monster) is available to visit to schools and churches, and brings along pumpkins, chicken and rabbits.
966 McCoy off of I-40 East, Scott. $5, includes all activities and a free pumpkin for each child under 12.
Oct. 1-Nov. 5: 1-5 p.m. Saturday & Sunday; field trips and groups welcome 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday. by reservation only. For info: (501) 920-6537.
9. Mary's Place Pumpkin Patch in Bryant
A train takes riders through Sherwood Forest, with a stop at a Western town setting offering plenty of picture opportunities. Kids can also can play in a wooden maze, a treehouse, a bounce house and a hay mountain with a tunnel. Playground equipment is also at hand.
3705 Hwy. 5 N., Bryant. $9 includes all attractions and pick-your-own pumpkin; $6 includes all attractions and no pumpkin.
Sept. 21-Nov. 4: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. For info: (501) 847-3900, MarysPlaceInBryant.com.
10. Motley's Pumpkin Patch in Little Rock
This Little Rock agritourism farm has been offering family fun each fall since 1982. A full day of entertainment includes a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, country store, tractor-drawn wagon rides, and a petting zoo full of goats, chickens and pigs. Kids can also climb on a hay bale mountain and take a slide back down to the ground. Or, pick an oinker to compete in the pig races. Concessions—hello, caramel apples!—are also available. And don't forget to pick up homemade sweets in the Fudge Kitchen.
13724 Sandy Ann Drive, Little Rock. $8.95 basic admission, $11.95 do-it-all admission, children under 3 and seniors ages 55 and up free.
Sept. 30-Oct. 29: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturdays & Sundays; available by reservation Tue.-Fri. for school field trips. For info: (501) 888-1129, MotleysPumpkinPatch.com.
11. Fall Festival at Mountain Home Berry Farm
If you're in the northern part of the state during the harvest months, make a stop at this popular attraction. During its Fall Festival, families can go on an hour-long hayride tour that stops by the petting zoo (featuring an adorable miniature donkey), Mulch Mountain, kid's corn maze and the pumpkin patch. A country store features homemade jams and jellies, apple cider, local honey and more.
693 County Road 57, Mountain Home. Entry to pumpkin patch free; $6.50 includes Fall Festival attractions; pumpkins sold separately.
Sept. 22-Nov. 5: noon-5 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays & Sundays; available to groups, birthday parties and field trips by reservation Wed.-Fri. For info: (870) 425-7028, MountainHomeBerryFarm.com.
12. Peebles Farm Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze in Augusta
Pumpkins take over 60 acres of Peebles Farm, with 10 acres set aside for visitors to pick their own. Plus, visitors can hop on horse and wagon rides, explore the you-pick cotton field, fire up the corn cannon, snap photos in the three-acre sunflower field, visit the barnyard and more. Adventurous tykes can stumble through a 20-acre corn maze—the aerial view of the labyrinth forms the outline of the state of Arkansas with a farm scene in the middle. Fearless families can even try and navigate the maze with flashlights after dark on Friday and Saturday evenings, but be prepared for some extra thrills and frights!
Hwy. 64 between Augusta and McCrory, Augusta. $8, includes most attractions, such as barnyard, corn maze, cotton patch and admission to pumpkin patch; children ages 2 and under free; hayrides $3; horse and wagon rides $3; pumpkins sold separately.
Sept. 22-Oct. 31: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Fridays & Saturdays, noon-6 p.m. Sundays; available for field trips by reservation. For info: (870) 919-6162, PeeblesFarm.com.
13. Pumpkin Hollow in Piggott
When in Piggott, enjoy a pig scramble. In fact, spend a full autumn day enjoying the fun at Pumpkin Hollow, including corn mazes, hayrides, pony rides. The pig scrambles, events where kids try to catch a slippery pig, are reserved for weekends. But everyday events includ farm animals, an interactive Kids' Barn, the Pumpkin Hollow Express barrel train, a pond levee slide, and shopping. If that's not enough, try tasty treats, haunted attractions and much more. The Friendly Forest is designed just for children and the faint of heart. Two separate corn mazes with different difficulty levels are also available; if the 6-acre maze sounds daunting, families can practice in the children's maze. If you dare, bring a flashlight and brave the mazes on Fright Nights, when other hair-raising attractions are also open, such as the Frightmare Farmhouse, Bubba's Butcher Barn and Zombie Paintball Patrol.
671 County Road 336, Piggott. $10 for standard package, $15 for Kids' Daytime Armbands (Saturday and Sunday only).
Sept. 16-Oct. 31: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-6 p.m. Sunday. Corn Maze open additional evening hours on Fright Nights; see website for details. For info: (870) 598-3568, PumpkinHollow.com.
14. Roseberry Farms in Benton
A short drive from Little Rock, Benton or Hot Springs reveals a pumpkin patch operated by three brothers on a 56-acre farm. Offerings include homegrown pumpkins in the 3-acre, a pick-your-own patch; farm animal visits with chickens, goats and rabbits; hayrides and thrills on the tractor-pulled barrel ride; a hay fort; tricycle races, face painting, potato sack races and lots of photo opportunities. Treats at a small concession stand will also be available.
12223 Hwy. 9, Benton. $7, children under 2 free; pumpkin prices vary.
Sept. 30-Oct. 31: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday-Sunday; available by reservation Monday-Friday for field trips. For info: (501) 722-8545, Roseberry-Farms.com.
15. Schaefers and Collins Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze at Lollie in Mayflower
A hayride takes kids to the patch to pick out a pumpkin. Then they can meet the barnyard animals and tumble around a play area with hay tunnels, cut-outs for pictures, a large sandbox, swings and extras. On weekends, delight in train and pony rides, bounce houses and face painting. Later in the month, families can go on a spooky haunted nighttime hayride. Next stop is the corn maze next door (a separate business) that sports a different design each year.
Pumpkin patch: 864 Lollie Road, Mayflower. $6 (cash or check only) includes play area, barnyard animals, hayride and a pumpkin; other attractions and concessions available for additional fees.
Pumpkin patch opens Sept. 23-Oct. 31: 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Saturday, noon-7 p.m. Sunday. For info: (501) 470-3127, SchaefersPumpkinPatch.com.
Corn maze: $7, seniors ages 60 and up $6, children ages 3-12 $5, children under 3 free; mini corn maze, hayride and train ride $3 each.
The maze will be open late Sept.-Nov.; check website for updates. Noon-10:30 p.m. Fri., 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Sat., 1-7 p.m. Sun. For info: (501) 269-7903, CornMazeAtLollie.com.
16. Arkansas Portable Pumpkin Patch
Schools, churches, daycares and families can summon the fun of the pumpkin patch to them through the Arkansas Portable Pumpkin Patch, which is based outside Conway. On-farm pick your-own pumpkins are available as well, for kids who really enjoy trudging through the patch.
50 Daughtery Hill Road, Conway
Call for reservations: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Call ahead. For info: (501) 703-8147.
17. Wye Mountain Pumpkin Patch
Pick your perfect pumpkin from the patch growing beside a field of beautiful sunflowers. Admission includes touring the farm in the tractor pulled hay-wagon and visiting the animals in the barn area. Kids can also ride the berry choo-choo barrel train and have playtime in the funland, which features a tractor tire mountain, maze, slides and more!
20309 Highway 113, Roland. $6 per person, kids 2 and under are free.
Sept. 30-Oct. 29: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays. For info: (501) 330-1906, WyeMountain.net.


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Adobe Opens Digital 'Museum' Amid Flash Bashing
Slick online venue was built in collaboration with Goodby and Unit9 co-founder Piero Frescobaldi.
Slick online venue was built in collaboration with Goodby and Unit9 co-founder Piero Frescobaldi.
The maker of Photoshop, InDesign and Flash is set to open an online "museum" that will showcase the best of digital art and draw attention to what can be done with its products – most notably the much-derided Flash.
The Adobe Museum of Digital Media, from San Jose, Calif.-based Adobe Systems, will go live on October 6. The company describes it as "an interactive venue to present and preserve groundbreaking digital media works, inspire creative ideas and experimentation, and provide a forum for expert commentary on how digital media influences culture and society."
Adobe has a history of using public "events" online to show what its products can achieve. Since 2008, the company has sponsored an annual game called Layer Tennis in which designers "lob" creations back and forth across the globe, each team adding elements before passing it on. The game has attracted upwards of 500,000 viewers per match.
But the slick museum – created with Goodby, Silverstein and Partners and Unit9 co-founder Piero Frescobaldi – can also be seen as a counterattack for Flash, a programming tool increasingly under fire from Steve Jobs and Apple. Jobs has famously blocked Flash from working with the iPad, iPhone and iPod devices, citing security and stability risks.
"Flash is no longer necessary to watch video or consume any kind of web content," Jobs wrote in an April statement on Apple.com. "And the 200,000 apps on Apple's App Store proves that Flash isn't necessary for tens of thousands of developers to create graphically rich applications."(Earlier this month Apple partly reversed the move, allowing developers to use Flash in building applications for its iOS mobile operating system, as long as they don't download code.)
In announcing the museum, Adobe chose not to acknowledge the Apple snubs. "Adobe works with a wide range of creative professionals every day" and sees "extraordinary digital projects that take advantage of current technology and point to where creative minds will take digital media in the future," said Ann Lewnes, SVP of global marketing, in a written statement. "The museum was inspired by them and is a tribute to their talent and innovation."
The museum's inaugural exhibition will be "Valley," a work from American artist Tony Oursler that "explores our relationship to the Internet, underscored by Oursler's often raucous, disarming humor," read the release.
A spokeswoman for Adobe said the company will drive traffic to the site through social media and online advertising. She also noted that all works to be exhibited will be made using the same Adobe software that is available to the public. Artists may also use any non-Adobe software they wish when creating their exhibits.
Clarification: The story previously implied exhibitions must be created using Adobe software. That is not the case, as has been noted above.
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