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Chinese President Hu Jintao addresses the opening ceremony of the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, capital of China, July 19, 2012. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)
BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Thursday delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) entitled as "Open Up New Prospects for A New Type of China-Africa Strategic Partnership."
The following is the full text of Hu's speech:
Open Up New Prospects for A New Type of China-Africa Strategic Partnership
Speech by H.E. Hu Jintao
President of the People's Republic of China
At the Opening Ceremony of the Fifth Ministerial Conference of The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
Beijing, 19 July 2012
Dear Colleagues,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear Friends,
I am delighted to meet you at the opening of the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, as we are gathered here both to renew the friendship between the Chinese and African peoples and discuss ways to boost China-Africa friendship and all-round cooperation. On behalf of the Chinese government and people and in my own name, I wish to extend a very warm welcome to all the distinguished guests coming from afar. I also wish to take this opportunity to convey through you the cordial greetings and best wishes of the Chinese people to the brotherly African people!
In October 2000, FOCAC was set up in response to the call of the times. This initiative demonstrates the shared desire of the Chinese and African people to seek peace, cooperation and development in a changing world. In the past 12 years since its founding, the FOCAC member states, maintaining unity and working together, have made important progress in strengthening this mechanism of cooperation. The theme of the current Ministerial Conference is "build on past achievements and open up new prospects for the new type of China-Africa strategic partnership." China and Africa should, with both current and long-term needs in mind, redouble efforts to draw up a blueprint for promoting our cooperation in the next stage and lay a solid foundation for making new and greater progress in growing China-Africa relations in the years ahead.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
When we met here six years ago at the FOCAC Beijing Summit, China and Africa decided to establish a new type of strategic partnership. Since then, important progress has been made in realizing this vision thanks to the joint efforts of both sides. China and Africa have enhanced all-round friendly political relations featuring mutual respect and mutual trust. We have conducted more frequent high-level exchange of visits and more in-depth dialogue and exchanges, and provided stronger support to each other. China's relations with all African countries, the African Union (AU) and other regional organizations have grown in strength. China has formed strategic partnerships and launched strategic dialogue mechanisms with many African countries. And China has supported African countries in independently resolving hotspot issues in the region and advancing the process of African integration. China and Africa have deepened practical economic cooperation featuring mutual benefit. We have joined hands to fight the international financial crisis, effectively implemented the eight measures for practical cooperation announced at the Beijing Summit and eight additional measures announced at the Fourth Ministerial Conference, and made steady progress in building a framework of all-round cooperation. China's trade with and investment in Africa have been expanding. In 2011, our two-way trade reached 166.3 billion U.S. dollars, three times the figure in 2006. Cumulative Chinese direct investment in Africa has exceeded 15 billion U.S. dollars, with investment projects covering 50 countries. The AU Conference Center and Office Complex built by China was handed over to the African side. China's assistance to Africa has been growing steadily. China has built over 100 schools, 30 hospitals, 30 anti-malaria centers and 20 agricultural technology demonstration centers in Africa. It has met the pledge of providing 15 billion U.S. dollars of lending of a preferential nature to Africa. China and Africa have conducted increasing people-to-people and cultural exchanges featuring mutual learning. A number of activities have been carried out, including the Chinese/African Cultures in Focus, Joint Research and Exchange Plan, Think Tanks Forum, People's Forum and Young Leaders Forum. China has trained close to 40,000 African personnel in various sectors and provided over 20,000 government scholarships to African countries. China and Africa have set up 29 Confucius Institutes or Classrooms in 22 African countries. Twenty pairs of leading Chinese and African universities have entered into cooperation under the 20+20 Cooperation Plan for Chinese and African Institutions of Higher Education. China and African have enjoyed closer ties of solidarity and coordination featuring mutual help and mutual support in international affairs. Our two sides have worked closely on UN reform, countering climate change, sustainable development, WTO Doha Round negotiations and other major issues. In so doing, we have upheld the common interests of developing countries, promoted democracy in international relations, and we are working to make the international order more just and equitable.
Facts have shown that the new type of China-Africa strategic partnership is the result of continuous growth of the traditional friendship between the two sides. It meets the fundamental interests of China and Africa and conforms to the global trend of peace, development and cooperation. The forging of this partnership has inaugurated a new historical process in growing China-Africa relations and added new momentum to China-Africa exchanges and cooperation. I am confident that, with our joint efforts, the new type of China-Africa strategic partnership will embrace an even brighter future.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Tremendous changes have taken place in the world since we met here six years ago. Peace, development and cooperation remain the trend of our times. On the other hand, uncertainties and destabilizing factors in international developments have notably increased. The impact of the international financial crisis is still with us. Regional and international hotspot issues keep emerging. The unjust and inequitable international political and economic order still affects and hinders world peace and development. Developing countries have maintained strong momentum of growth, but they are also confronted with many difficulties and challenges.
In recent years, the African countries and people, working with perseverance and vision, have made remarkable achievements in promoting Africa's peace and development. But Africa still faces major challenges in its development endeavor. The international community should continue to give high priority to enhancing peace and development in Africa and increase input in this area. It should respect Africa's wish, listen to its views, address its concerns and help it meet the Millennium Development Goals at an early date.
China is the world's largest developing country, and Africa is home to the largest number of developing countries in the world. China and Africa, together with over one third of the world's population, are an important force for advancing world peace and development. China and Africa share a common destiny, and China-Africa friendship is cherished by the Chinese and African peoples. The Chinese and African peoples have always treated each other as equals and with sincerity and friendship, extended mutual support and pursued common development. No matter how the international landscape may change, China will remain unchanged in its commitment to supporting Africa's peace, stability, development and unity. We will give genuine support to African countries' independent choice of development paths and genuinely help African countries strengthen capacity for self development. We will continue to stand firm with the African people and forever be a good friend, good partner and good brother of the African people.


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Naomi Watts: 2011's Highest Earning Australian Actor!
Naomi Watts leaves her apartment with her kids Sasha and Samuel on Friday (December 23) in New York City.
The 43-year-old actress and her husband Liev Schreiber hauled luggage and Christmas presents into their car to head on a vacation for the holiday weekend.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Naomi Watts
Naomi was just named the highest earning Australian actor of 2011, according to THR! She raked in $19.1 million in earnings and bested her friend Nicole Kidman who brought in $18.6 million during the year.
Avatar star Sam Worthington was the highest earning male actor with $18.1 million in earnings.

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But one little thing we've noticed is that the product pages (where we actually feature the shiny, pretty products) have not been super-popular in terms of you clicking on them.
So we are thinking of ways we can make it easier for you to buy the products you're interested in and wanted to ask if you would kindly answer our 10-question survey here to help us figure it out. You'll get a better site experience (how technical) and we can make money off the product sales (yay, capitalism).
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Diverticulitis is a type of diverticular disease. It's a serious medical condition that causes inflamed pouches in the lining of your intestine. These pouches are called diverticula. They develop when weak spots in the intestinal wall give way under pressure, causing sections to bulge out.
In most cases, the pouches occur in the large intestine, which is also called your colon. Diverticula often exist within the body without infection or inflammation. This condition is called diverticulosis, a less serious condition than diverticulitis. Diverticulosis becomes more common as you age, occurring in about half of Americans over age 60.
With diverticulitis, these diverticula are inflamed or infected, or they may tear. Diverticulitis may lead to serious health problems or complications, including:
- nausea
- fever
- severe abdominal pain
- bloody bowel movements
- abscess (an inflamed pocket of tissue)
- fistula
Your diet can affect your symptoms of diverticulitis. Read on to learn about certain foods you might want to avoid, and how your diet should vary when you're having symptoms and when you're not.
Because the exact root cause of diverticulitis is not yet known, there's no list of foods that are known to ease symptoms of this condition. Also, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) states that you don't need to avoid certain foods if you have diverticulitis.
However, if you have diverticulitis, you may want to consider keeping certain foods to a minimum. Talk to your doctor about whether you should avoid the following foods or reduce the amounts you consume.
High FODMAP foods
Research has found that a diet that limits foods that are high in FODMAPs (fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols) can benefit people with irritable bowel syndrome. Researchers have suggested that people with diverticulitis may also benefit from this diet.
Some examples of foods high in FODMAPs include:
- certain fruits, such as apples, pears, and plums
- dairy foods, such as milk, yogurt, and ice cream
- fermented foods, such as sauerkraut or kimchi
- beans
- cabbage
- Brussels sprouts
- onions and garlic
High-fiber foods
Foods that are high in fiber may be helpful for people with diverticulitis and may even help prevent the condition in the first place. A 2017 systematic review of studies on Diverticulosis and the occurrence of acute diverticulitis showed a "reduction of abdominal symptoms and the prevention of acute diverticulitis" with the intake of fiber.
However, every individual is different, and your specific fiber needs will vary based on your condition and symptoms. If you're having pain or other symptoms, your doctor may suggest that you limit your intake of these foods for a while. This is because fiber adds bulk to the stool and may increase peristalsis or colon contractions. This may be painful and uncomfortable if you're having a flare up.
Avoiding high-fiber foods, particularly if you're inflamed, may ease symptoms in some people and give your system a temporary rest. In addition, whether including higher or lower amounts of fiber, consuming plenty of water is recommended.
Fiber-rich foods that you might want to limit or avoid include during a flare up include:
- beans and legumes such as navy beans, chickpeas (garbanzo beans), lentils, and kidney beans
- whole grains such as brown rice, quinoa, oats, amaranth, spelt, and bulgur
- vegetables
- fruits
Western diet foods
A standard "Western diet" that is high in fat and sugar and low in fiber may be linked with an increased incidence of diverticulitis. Research suggests that avoiding the following foods may help prevent diverticulitis or reduce its symptoms:
- red meat
- refined grains
- full-fat dairy
- deep-fried foods
Avoiding other foods
In the past, doctors recommended that people with diverticulitis avoid eating nuts, popcorn, and most seeds. This was because it was thought that the tiny particles from these foods might get lodged in the pouches and lead to an infection.
However, more recently, most doctors have moved away from this advice. Modern research has not shown evidence linking those foods with increased diverticular issues.
Some research has also suggested that alcohol be avoided by people with diverticulitis.
Treatment and disease management approaches for diverticulitis vary from person to person. However, your doctor will likely suggest that you adopt certain dietary changes to make the condition easier to tolerate and less likely to worsen over time.
If you're having an acute attack of diverticulitis, your doctor may suggest either a low-fiber diet or a clear liquid diet to help relieve your symptoms. They may recommend following one of these diets until you have recovered from inflammation and pain.
Low-fiber foods
Low-fiber foods to consider eating if you have diverticulitis symptoms include:
- white rice, white bread, or white pasta (though you should be careful to avoid gluten-containing foods if intolerant)
- dry, low-fiber cereals
- processed fruits such as applesauce or canned peaches
- cooked animal proteins such as fish, poultry, or eggs
- olive oil or other oils
- yellow squash, zucchini, or pumpkin (peeled, seeds removed, and cooked)
- cooked spinach, beets, carrots, or asparagus
- potatoes with no skin
- fruit and vegetable juices
Clear liquid diet
A clear liquid diet is a more restrictive approach to relieving diverticulitis symptoms. Your doctor may prescribe it for a short period of time. A clear liquid diet usually consists of:
- water
- ice chips
- ice pops with frozen fruit puree or pieces of finely chopped fruit
- soup broth or stock
- gelatin (such as Jell-O)
- tea or coffee without any creams, flavors, or sweeteners
- clear electrolyte drinks
Other dietary considerations
Whether on a clear liquid diet or not, it's generally helpful to drink at least eight cups of fluid daily. This helps keep you hydrated and supports your gastrointestinal health.
Be sure to talk with your doctor before making any dramatic dietary changes. After your condition improves, your doctor may recommend slowly adding low-fiber foods back into your diet. Once you no longer have symptoms of diverticulitis, your doctor may suggest that you resume a balanced, higher-fiber diet.
Even though avoiding high-fiber foods can help relieve symptoms of diverticulitis, research has shown that regularly consuming a high-fiber diet, with lots of vegetables, fruits, and whole grains, may reduce the risk of diverticulitis.
That's because fiber can soften your body's waste material. Softer stool passes through your intestines and colon more quickly and easily. This, in turn, reduces the pressure in your digestive system, which helps prevent the formation of diverticula, as well as the development of diverticulitis. Fiber is found naturally in nutrient-dense, plant-based foods such as vegetables, fruits, and whole grains.
A high-fiber diet is often one of the first things a doctor will recommend if you've been diagnosed with diverticulosis or have already recovered from an episode of diverticulitis.
If you're not consuming higher fiber, be sure to start slow when adding it to your diet. One prospective cohort study found that those who consumed at least 25 grams of fiber per day had a 41 percent lower risk of developing diverticular disease, compared to those who only consumed 14 grams. For people without diverticular issues, eating a diet that's rich in fiber helps promote a healthy digestive system.
Research also shows that gut bacteria play a role in diverticular disease. Though more research is needed, future studies are likely to support the modulation of gut bacteria through a high-fiber diet and probiotic supplementation.
If you've been diagnosed with diverticulitis, talk with your doctor about both your food needs and food restrictions. It's important to discuss the role food plays in helping heal and possibly aggravating your condition.
If you need additional guidance, ask your doctor to refer you to a dietitian. Specifically, seek out a healthcare professional who has experience working with people who have diverticulitis. They can help you find ways to enjoy the high-fiber foods you need in your diet.
In addition, stay in communication with your doctor about your condition. While diverticulitis may remain dormant for long periods of time, keep in mind that it's a chronic, lifelong condition. If you start to notice your symptoms increasing, have a plan of action ready from your doctor that can reduce pain and discomfort, and help you manage your condition.


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Disabled expat in Dublin, can't get a car insured!
Dear readers and fellow-expat (or expats to-be!),
Exactly one week ago I moved to Ireland from my home country (The Netherlands) due to a great career opportunity. I am only 22 years of age but bursting with ambition, confidence and general curiosity to see the world, and in this case, the part of the world that is Ireland.
Given the fact that I am in a wheelchair and that I have moved on my own to a city where I do not know a single person, it has been a busy but eventful (joyful) week.. Until now.
Let me explain: as my move to Ireland is a permanent one, I am looking at a second-hand Volvo V70 to purchase in the coming week. Back home I have had a full EU drivers license, almost 4 years of experience (albeit on the right side of the road) and built up to 2 years of no-claim bonus. I have spent my the past week and this entire Sunday to get a quote to insure the Volvo I expect to buy, but literally none of the insurance agencies are able to offer me a quote! Some of the reasons for being denied are 1) not having lived in Ireland for at least one year, 2) not having a 5-year no-claim bonus and 3) despite having a ful EU license, it is a license for the RIGHT side of the road instead of the left. I consider myself to be a rather optimistic person but I am really starting to lose the confidence that I will be able to get a car insured for myself so that I can get myself on the road, literally!
Being alone in another country is difficult on its own, aside from having to depend on a wheelchair too. A car is my only means of real mobility (going where I want to go, when I want to go) and having that mobility taken from me is considered a small personal catastrophe. I am both physically and financially unable to depend on public transport!
I am at quite a crossroad here; if I do not succeed to find any car insurance at all, I am being forced to reconsider my move to Ireland. As you'll understand, that is not a consideration that I want to have to make! What can I possibly do to get me out of this wretched situation? Any advice, experiences or possible solutions (ideas) are welcome.
Thank you all for the help, I sure as hell need it.
Warm regards, Arthur


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What is Spiritual Development?
Spiritual Development is the process of unfolding the full human potential. It takes into consideration the many facets of the human being and has many benefits to offer. Spiritual Development is not only dependent upon the learning of knowledge, but it is also the facilitation of what we already know to be true and/or how to shift to a perspective that benefits all. Spiritual Development moves us from a place of victimhood to unity consciousness through the study of spiritual principles and practices. Courses also help shape and define our personal relationship
with the Divine.
Centers for Spiritual Living offers courses for the beginner and advanced student of spirituality and New Thought. There are courses designed for personal and spiritual enlightenment as well as deepening one's spiritual practice. Courses in CSL's spiritual development may lead one to a professional track of study to become a CSL Licensed Spiritual Practitioner or Minister.
If you are interested in attending one of our classes, please fill out the form on the registration page and we will be in touch with you. Please note that course registration is open through week two, of ten week courses, and through week one, of eight week courses.
Please visit our calendar page to see our schedule.
Foundations of the Science of Mind
Foundations of Science of Mind is a ten week course which introduces you to ten basic spiritual principles. Each week, a new principle is presented as well as a spiritual practice to support this principle. The Creative Process (how your thoughts work to create your experience) is introduced at the beginning of the class and flows through each week. This allows you the opportunity to see the Creative Process at work in each spiritual principle and then use it to change your life. By week six, many people who have taken this class have experienced significant positive change in their lives. Each week also features the writing of one of our elders as well as one of our contemporaries on the subject being introduced. These include Dr. William Hornaday, Dr. Frank Richelieu, Terry Cole Whitaker, Dr. Jesse Jennings, Dr. Linda McNamar, and many more. Join us for this exciting opportunity to bring about the Life you love to live!
This class is the prerequisite for many of the other classes taught at CTCSL.
Length of course: 10 weeks
Certification hours: 30 credits
Textbook: Science of Mind, by Ernest Holmes
Tuition: $295
Spiritual Economics
Spiritual Economics focuses on your prosperity consciousness. You will gain a greater understanding of the basic metaphysical principles which govern our financial well-being. You will learn how to use these principles effectively in everyday life. This is a sensible, solution-oriented class and is appropriate for the new or advanced student.
This is an elective class for those planning to go the Practitioner training path.
Length of course: 8 weeks
Certification hours: 24 credits
Textbook: Spiritual Economics, by Eric Butterworth
Tuition: $245
Creative Process in the Individual
Thomas Troward was one of the main influences of the New Thought movement and of Ernest Holmes. This class is based on his book which explains the nature of creative action, beginning with the formation of the universe and ending with a vista of infinite possibilities attainable by all individuals. See how the spiritual maxim "Principle is not bound by precedent" becomes a powerful instrument for you to take a more active part in your personal growth and evolution.
Length of course: 8 weeks
Certification hours: 24 credits
Textbook: Creative Process in the Individual, by Thomas Troward
Tuition: $245
Meditation is More Than You Think
This is an introductory meditation course that explores the powerful tool of meditation in many different modalities. Topics include meditation with light, mantras, sound, movement, breathing, and more. Each week is very experiential, highlighting different forms of meditation that you can incorporate into a richer practice at home.
Length of course: 8 weeks
Certification hours: 24 credits
– An Easy Guide to Meditation, by Roy Eugene Davis
– How to Meditate, by Lawrence LeShan
– Journey to Awakening, by Ram Dass
Tuition: $245
Practical Mysticism
Explore mysticism, what it is and what it is not. This class provides a framework for the student to live a more mystical life in present time. Each student sets a personal intention for his or her life. Emphasis is given to the practice of meditation and the practice of witnessing consciousness. This course is ideal for anyone seeking to deepen his or her own awareness of the Divine Reality in daily living.
Length of course: 10 weeks
Certification hours: 30 credits
– The Foundations of Mysticism, by Joel Goldsmith
– Entering the Castle: Finding the Inner Path to God and Your Soul's Purpose, by Carolyn Myss
Tuition: $295
Self Mastery: The Emergence of the True Self
We life in a world of duality, at times causing us to feel separate from our Divine Spirit. The Self Mastery Course focuses on healing the perceived separation between personality and Spirit. Through an active exploration of the creative nature of thoughts and feelings, beliefs and emotions, you have an opportunity to gain mastery in the art of living as a conscious, intentional being.
Length of course: 8 weeks
Certification hours: 24 credit hours
Textbook: Living the Science of Mind, by Ernest Holmes
Tuition: $245
The Essential Ernest Holmes
Dr. Ernest Holmes was a prolific writer and lecturer. This course is a loving tribute to him and all of the wisdom he brought to our world. Each week you have the opportunity to examine a topic addressed by Ernest Holmes and to uncover ways to make the power of his teaching come alive in your life. Dive progressively deeper into the Light to find inner Truth!
Length of course: 10 weeks
Certification hours: 30 credit hours
Textook: Essential Ernest Holmes, by Jesse Jennings
Tuition: $295
Treatment and Meditation: Spiritual Practices for Daily Living
This class focuses on the development of lifetime habits of meditation and Spiritual Mind Treatment. Meditation is studied to still the mind and be in the silence, to allow intuitive guidance to enrich and fuel the power of Spiritual Mind Treatment. Spiritual Mind Treatment for self is reviewed and strengthened as a regular practice for changing your life. You then advance to treating for others.
Length of Course: 10 weeks
Certification hours: 30 credits
– Journey of Awakening, by Ram Dass
– Can We Talk To God?, by Ernest Holmes
Tuition: $295
Exploring Roots
This course is a requirement for those planning to go on the path to become a Licensed Spiritual Practitioner. You gain an understanding of Thomas Troward, Emma Curtis Hopkins, and Ralph Waldo Emerson, all three of whom were significant influences to Ernest Holmes.
Length of course: 10 weeks
Certification hours: 30 credits
– The Science of Mind, by Ernest Holmes
– Emerson's Essays, by Ralph Waldo Emerson
– The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science, by Thomas Troward
– Scientific Christian Mental Practice, by Emma Curtis Hopkins
Tuition: $295
The Power of Your Word
This is an amazing course on the power of Spiritual Mind Treatment, using experiential exercises to deepen your understanding of prayer. You will learn how the nature of God and man create prayer, the impact of creative law and beliefs, what to pray for, how you limit and interrupt your own prayers, and the state of continuous prayer.
Length of course: 8 weeks
Certification hours: 24 credits
Textbooks: How to Use the Science of Mind and Can We Talk to God?, by Ernest Holmes
Tuition: $245
Professional Spiritual Practitioner Studies
This is a two year program preparing the student for licensing as a Professional Spiritual Practitioner with Centers for Spiritual Living. Each year consists of three terms, ten weeks each term. Each term will include treatment, meditation, reading, writing, journaling, experiential activities, a term paper, and a final examination.
Practitioner Training: Year 1
The first year of Professional Practitioner Studies is devoted to self-awareness and healing. The year is divided into three terms, consisting of ten weeks each, with studies focused in the following areas:
Term 1 – How Life Gets to Be the Way It Is
Term 2 – Living a Life of Choice
Term 3 – Living Life Fully
Tuition: $295/term or $885 for the year
Practitioner Training: Year 2
The second year of Professional Practitioner Studies is about "The Life of the Professional Practitioner." It focuses on the consciousness, skills, and responsibilities of the Practitioner. The relationship of the Practitioner to the Principles we teach, to the client, to the process in healing, to our Spiritual Center, to the community, and to the world is also explored.
Term 1 – Professional Skills and Responsibilities
Term 2 – Spiritual Healing
Term 3 – Dedication, Commitment and Service
Tuition: $295/term or $885 for the year
For more info please see Becoming a Practitioner.
Science of Mind Toolbox – A Selection of Spiritual Tools
This Summer, CTCSL is offering a series of two week workshops which will focus on spiritual tools to help you in your daily life. There are no prerequisites to attend any of the workshops. Each one can be taken independently. Whether you are a new user of the tool or have been using it regularly, there is something for you!
The tools we will be focusing on are:
– Spiritual Mind Treatment: We will discuss prayer in general and focus on Spiritual Mind Treatment, structured affirmative prayer, in particular.
– Meditation: What is meditation, what does it do for me, how do I do it?
– Journaling: How does journaling help me on my spiritual journey? How do I journal? What do I write about?
– Visioning: What is it? How do I do it? What do I do with the information I get when I do visioning?
– Mental Equivalents: How does having a mental equivalent help me realize my dreams? How do I use it?
– Understanding the Law: An introduction into the creative process and how the Law is an integral part of realizing or manifesting our intentions.
– Spring Cleaning Your Life: The clutter of our minds can manifest in the physical. When we work with the physical clutter, we work with the mental clutter.
– Circle Songs: This experiential workshop offers an immersion in sound, creativity, learning, and community. Embrace the freedom to play, sing, invent and imagine music! (Tuition: $25, one night)
Length of courses: 2 weeks (each topic)
Certification hours: non-credit
Text: no specific books required
Tuition: $50
See the calendar for the complete schedule.


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In 2010, John Fisher lost his wife while driving along Alabama's weathered Interstate 20. Concrete kicked up by another car flipped through Fisher's windshield. The piece that struck his wife was from a broken pothole patch.
Out of 33,000 deaths on U.S. highways every year, half involve compromised road conditions.
Of course, the real problem with our transportation infrastructure isn't its "crumbling" or catastrophic disintegration. It's that systems need regular upgrades in good times and lean, and we happen to be in the latter. Times like these bring into question what's worth refurbishing and whether serious disrepair is a good excuse to bag old designs for new. After all, most U.S. systems for aviation, railway, maritime, and public transport don't exactly showcase world-class innovation; current road and bridge conditions vary about as much as the geography they traverse.
Consider that vehicle miles traveled on paved roads providing "Good" ride quality — a tidy Dept. of Transportation quantification — have actually risen in the last decade, mostly thanks to highway improvements. Beyond the offramp, your car's shocks are in for a workout: Rural major collectors (country roads), urban minor arterials, and urban collectors (side streets) are worse for wear, with only about a third rated Good. This is also where federal funding gives way to state and local dollars from taxes on property, sales, and gasoline. Disparities betray national priorities: For example, one might see new highway off-ramps accommodating exurban development a few miles from inner-city byways left to deteriorate.
For bridges, the main issue is that many are dated traffic bottlenecks. Ominous-sounding DOT bridge ratings usually describe the likelihood of congestion, not collapse: Structurally deficient bridges (71,177 out of 603,259 at last count) are prone to flooding or have defects necessitating load restrictions. Functionally obsolete bridges (78,477) are not designed for current levels of traffic.
Normally, the DOT fixes such problems with gasoline-tax proceeds and occasional cash infusions. Shortfalls in recent years can be traced to numerous forces: Most state and federal gasoline taxes haven't been adjusted for inflation in over a decade; better fuel economies have curbed consumption; vehicle miles driven have fallen off; the stock of adult drivers climbs modestly; teenagers are choosing the Internet over driver's licenses and the open road.
The federal $50 billion "Fix it First" program aims to close shortfalls and upgrade public transportation and airports. It augments the $40 billion annually dedicated to highways and smaller budgets for aviation and rail. Gas-tax increases remain unpopular, so the program also encourages add-on projects through private financing backed by federal loans.
In a similar approach, 25 states facing budget shortfalls are looking to fund road improvements by privatizing highways — nearly 80 major U.S. highways plus bridges and tunnels when it's all said and done. Short-term benefits are clear, but long-term effects are not: Typically, leasing roads or leveraging toll revenue through bonds raises cash for improving highways and byways alike. Deciding which ones get upgrades provides innumerable opportunities for debate.
These modes of funding are based on the assumption that good infrastructure pays for itself. In fact, transportation systems aren't designed to make money or even break even, but to facilitate the movement of goods and give people efficient travel options to conduct their affairs. If you don't buy that argument, consider that subsidies always pay for the construction of transportation infrastructure, and partially fund its upkeep. In return, a few hundred million people move 5 trillion miles yearly; 20 million tons of goods, $14 trillion worth, are transported. Accepting that infrastructure operates at a net loss to support commerce and society would help to right-size reinvestment for projects that offer the most economic and social benefit.


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01.30.09: The Flavor Packet Song
Buppy Loves Mickeleh!
The Personal Blog of Buppy the Puppy II
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01.30.09: The Flavor Packet Song
01.30.09: The Flavor Packet Song
So Mommis got a new car. It's just like the old car, only it smells different. And it might be cleaner. But we will make it homey like the other car. Just give us a few weeks and some trips to the dog park.
Mommis is very brave. She took us in the new car on the very first day. Something's a little different about climbing into the back seat, and I've tripped over it twice loading up, but Paunnie has no trouble with it, and he used to hate getting in the back of the old car.
It will be fine to drive to Half Moon Bay. When do we leave?
Auntie Carolyn came back from the Inauguration full of stories of how she met everybody but couldn't get into everything. We went on our walk in the park with her this morning for the first time in months. She told Mommis that she loved the Sunday concert, and that she went to a ball where Melissa Etheridge and Sheryl Crow sang.
Then she and Mommis got into their same conversation about the economy, and Mommis said how proud she was of Auntie Carolyn. Auntie Carolyn is a Realtor, but the market's bad and she was worried about how she would feed Sophie and the Little Man and Dexter.
So guess what she did? She ran for Constable in our neighborhood, and SHE WON! She has a big badge now that she wears to the park with us.
I think we have to be good.
She's still in India, and she keeps running into these litters of puppies. I'm hoping she hasn't forgotten me. These belong to a husband and wife architect team that built a mud house. I bet I would love it. I love mud!
Notice that Mommis is taking pictures of other puppies. Maybe I'm too old and she's tired of me.
I haven't seen her in days. She's in India, and this is the Jiva Culture Center at Vrindavan, where they have two litters of puppies from two different moms. All at the same time. And they have cows and horses and a garden.
Mommis says they have monkeys in the garden and they eat all the vegetables.
Mommis left for India today. I am already lonely.
And last night Paunnie spent the night in the hospital, and I was supposed to take care of Mommis but Monti wouldn't let me on the bed! He slept right next to Mommis all night long, even though his parents were home.
Paunnie ate a bone about a month ago and it's still in his tummer. Mommis saw it in an X-ray. Paun was vomiting for a couple of days, so Mommis took him in before she left to make sure nothing was wrong. She thought something was wrong because Paunnie usually cleans up his throwup right after he does it, but he left this out on the rug for her to see (and clean). She saw a piece of tennis ball come up.
On the X-ray, the vet saw the bone. They kept him overnight to see if he vomited again, but he didn't. So he came home. The vet told Mommis (for $356) that either it would come out one way or the other or it wouldn't. And that he would either die with it in him, or if he started vomiting again they would take it out.
Seems like there's a 50-50 chance of everything. Mommis is not amused. I'm going to try to be good while she's in India.


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Summer is beginning to tentatively show itself, and we'll all soon be showing a little more of ourselves too -- so naturally, we thought this would be the perfect time to ask the question: where can you find the capital's fattest, most belly-bursting meals? Well, for starters (and mains, and desserts, and sides), try these spots...
The Wonder Cafe Challenge
Wonder Cafe (address and info)
This charming, old-school caff has been quietly serving the quaint area of Hillingdon since 1976, but don't let its reserved history fool you. It officially threw down the breakfast gauntlet with its full English Challenge. It features four fried slices, four slices of toast, four eggs, six sausages, six rashers of bacon, six hash browns, four black pudding, plum tomatoes, mushrooms, and a whole bowl of beans, to be consumed in under 45 minutes. Only one person (competitive eater, Emma Dalton) has ever seen the empty plate of victory.
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Limitless Daily Specials
Big Easy (address and info)
Covent Garden & Kings Road
Over in 'Murica, they do things big. So it's no surprise that Southern-style Big Easy likes to keep things authentically massive. On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, find yourself up to the ears in unlimited porky goodness, shrimp, or its massive Hog Roast, plus all kinds of sides. Get stuck in for the long haul; if you're still eating, they just keep bringing you more.
2ft Sausage Roll Challenge
The County Arms (address and info)
They say size doesn't matter, but we all know they weren't talking about sausage rolls. The County Arms has one measuring out at a glorious two full feet of flaky, golden crust with juicy spiced meat inside. Sure you could wimp out and only get a portion of the beast, but then you wouldn't be able to look another sausage roll in the eye again.
'Bull's Head' 1kg steak
Gillray's (address and info)
This 1-kilo slab of top-shelf steak is grilled to order and smugly waiting for you to try and eat it. It takes no prisoners and boasts less then a 10% finish rate. In fact, only around 60 people have even had the stones to try.
Lazy Sumdays
Ping Pong Dim Sum (address and info)
Various locations
On Sundays, the PP crew realises that your brain might be preoccupied with headaches and such, and dealing with a vast dim sum menu could be too much of a task. With the Lazy Sumdays menu, you can keep ordering until you work your way through the entire menu. And then start at the beginning again.
Dino Ribs
The Blues Kitchen (address and info)
Camden & Shoreditch
These cartoonishly large Flintstones-style ribs are only available on Monday evening, and must be pre-ordered. They weight 5/6kg each, and if you can finish one unaided, you'll get it free, plus a T-shirt, and a serious case of the meat sweats.
Triple Chili Challenge
MEATliquor (address and info)
Various locations
This famed challenge has been wowing London since the dawn of the house of meat & booze. The game is to polish off the whole trinity of a dog, burger, and fries, each loaded with chilli cheese, and each of which is a whole meal unto itself. Do it under 10 minutes and get it for free -- but you may want to train first. The fastest time is currently a lightning-fast 2:47, so good luck.
The Empire State Challenge Burger
Tinseltown (address and info)
Various locations
20oz of meat stacked four patties high with four slices of cheese, onion, lettuce, tomato, and of course, two sides for extra measure. Not enough for you? Upgrade to The Towering Inferno Challenge Burger and load it up with jalapeños.
All you can eat BBQ
Frankie's Sports Bar & Diner (address and info)
You'll never finish this meal because it almost literally never ends -- the food just keeps on coming with unlimited hot wings, pulled pork, ribs, fries, and grilled corn until you either tap out or pass out.
The Beast Challenge
Blacks Burgers (address and info)
This vast burger is officially Europe's largest, weighing in at 7lbs of beef, nine bacon rashers, nine slices of cheese, a whole head of lettuce, and seven whole tomatoes triple-layered between a bun larger than your head, plus a pound's worth of skinny fries and a full-sized milkshake. Polish it off and land yourself on the sparsely populated Wall of Fame, but crash & burn and find yourself immortalized on the crowded wall of shame. These guys wanted to make sure only the most serious of eaters got involved, so this monster has to be booked and paid for 48 hours in advance.
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1. Wonder CafeLong Lane, Hillingdon
2. Big Easy12 Maiden Ln, Covent Garden
3. The County Arms345 Trinity Rd, London
4. The Blues Kitchen111-113 Camden High St, London
5. Frankie's Sports Bar & DinerStamford Bridge, Fulham
6. Gillray'sLondon County Hall, London
7. Blacks Burgers920 Brighton Rd, Purley
This charming old-school caff has been quietly serving the quaint area of Hillingdon since 1976. It's especially popular during breakfast time, and if you're REALLY hungry, try to battle Wonder Cafe Challenge, which consists of four fried slices, four slices of toast, four eggs, six sausages, six rashers of bacon, six hash browns, six black puddings, plum tomatoes, mushrooms, and a whole bowl of beans, to be consumed in under 45 minutes.
These guys boast some of the craziest limitless menus in town, and they really aren't kidding. Monday-Wednesday they have daily specials from which, if you can keep eating, they'll keep bringing more. And just so you know what you're getting into, The Big Pig Gig (Mondays) has ribs, chopped pork, chicken, slaw, beans, hush puppies, fries, and a jug of beer.
The County Arms sure is an impressive establishment, serving up a menu focusing on fresh British seasonal produce and a variety of beers in a spacious Victorian building.
The Blues Kitchen, located in London's Camden neighborhood, serves a combination of classic stateside comfort food with an excellent selection of sides: regional brew, bourbon, wine, and bubbly. Rib Mondays also ensures that you'll be crawling home, happy.
Frankie's is an American-style sports bar that features 10 big screens, a host of beer options, and delicious eats like burgers, wings, ribs, and more.
On the part of the Southbank overlooking Parliament, Gillray's is the sort of place that will nonetheless give you red if you ask for blue: a steakhouse housed in a curved space whose plush, Art Deco-y vibe is reminiscent of a gentlemen's club... from back in the days when that unfortunately meant just what it sounded like.
Blacks' concept is simple: good burgers with all the fixins. It bakes its buns and mixes its meat and sources fresh ingredients. And if you're feeling VERY hungry, try The Beast burger challenge, which consists of Europe's largest burger, weighing in at 7lbs of beef, nine bacon rashers, nine slices of cheese, a whole head of lettuce, and seven whole tomatoes, triple layered between a bun larger than your head, plus a pound's worth of skinny fries and a full-sized milkshake.


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IN late September 1934, Hank Greenberg, the great Detroit Tigers slugger, chose not to play a crucial game against the Yankees so that he could observe Yom Kippur. A hero to Detroit's Jewish community in only his second season, Greenberg's appearance at Shaarey Zedek synagogue moved the congregants to burst into applause as four rabbis prayed.
''Here was this Jewish fella, walking into the synagogue,'' Bert Gordon, a fan, recalls in ''The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg,'' a new documentary by Aviva Kempner. ''Six feet four! My God, nobody had never seen a Jew that big. Everybody was 5 foot 5, 5 foot 6!''
The Tigers lost the game, 5-2, yet won the American League pennant. But Greenberg's decision to honor his heritage galvanized his bond with Jews. ''The Jewish people,'' Bud Shaver wrote in The Detroit Times, ''could have no finer representative.''
Aviva Kempner and her brother, Jonathan, knew of Greenberg from their father, Harold, who left Lithuania for Pittsburgh in 1925 and settled in Detroit. To Harold Kempner, baseball was a ritual of American assimilation and Greenberg a symbol. As Senator Carl Levin, Democrat of Michigan, puts it in the film, Greenberg ''validated that this was the land of opportunity: look, we could even play baseball!''
So each year, Harold Kempner reminded his children that Greenberg sat on Yom Kippur. ''I thought Hank Greenberg was part of the Kol Nidre liturgy,'' Ms. Kempner, now 53, said in a recent interview.Continue reading the main story
Harold Kempner died in 1976 and Greenberg died 10 years later, one day before Ms. Kempner attended the Los Angeles opening of her first film, ''The Partisans of Vilna,'' a documentary about Jewish resistance to the Nazis in that cultured Lithuanian city.
''As soon as I heard that Hank had died, I knew he would be my next film,'' she said.
To Ms. Kempner, documenting the life of a Jewish ballplayer is only a small leap from chronicling Jewish partisans in the ghetto. ''With 'Partisans,' I tried to figure out the unanswered question, 'Why didn't Jews resist?' which was totally incorrect,'' she said. ''It should have been, 'How could they resist?' It was so difficult. They were so isolated. With Hank Greenberg, I wanted to counter the screen stereotype that Jewish men were nebbishes. There was another image, and for my ethnic background it was Hank.''
Despite acclaim for ''Vilna,'' raising $1 million was not easy when her subject was a dead ballplayer who did not marry a movie star, endorse products or make staged stadium appearances, like Joe DiMaggio. There would be no grants like the $400,000 provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities for ''Vilna.'' Several times she shut down filming to rustle up money from a a variety of sources, including regional and local arts groups, Jewish organizations, individuals like Kirk Douglas and Norman Lear, the Greenberg family, and the Shaarey Zedek synagogue.
''In the beginning, we weren't even sure it would be completed,'' said Alva Greenberg, Hank's daughter. ''We'd see 10-minute segments, but we didn't know what it would add up to be.''
But after 13 years -- as long as Greenberg's baseball career -- ''The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg'' will open on Wednesday at Film Forum in Manhattan for a two-week run.
Spending so much time on a single project requires tenacity, even a crush on one's subject. Occasionally, Ms. Kempner said, she spoke to a life-size hooked rug bearing Greenberg's likeness that hangs in her house in Washington. ''Many a night,'' she said, ''I'd just go into the living room and turn the lights low. I'd look at Hank and say: 'I'm going to do it. It's going to get done. And I'd pray to my dad.'' She paused, then regained her composure. ''It's just how I honor my father,'' she added. ''If he could see this film, he'd be kvelling.''
Greenberg's greatness is undisputed. In a career interrupted for most of five seasons by World War II, the lumbering first baseman hit 331 home runs, compiled a .313 career batting average and knocked in 1,276 runs. In 1937, his 183 runs batted in were one fewer than Lou Gehrig's league record. His 58 home runs in 1938 were second to the 60 hit by Babe Ruth in 1927.
''No question that he was the greatest Jewish hitter of all time,'' said Steve Greenberg, one of Greenberg's two sons and a former deputy commissioner of Major League Baseball. ''But that's not how he wanted to be remembered. If you talk to players of that era, they knew he was one of the greatest players. Ted Williams said he was his idol.''
In Ms. Kempner's homey documentary -- a quilt of newsreel footage, interviews and spirited music selections like Mandy Patinkin singing ''Take Me Out to the Ballgame'' in Yiddish -- Greenberg is a quiet hero flawed only by his fielding range. To the worshipful fans who adored him as ''Hankus Pankus,'' Greenberg was a ''messiah,'' ''a Jewish god,'' a Moses-like savior who refuted the stereotypes about what Jews could do.
''I had this Captain Marvel, Hank Greenberg, on my shoulder,'' Rabbi Reeve Brenner says in the film. ''He was my big brother, my mishpocheh'' (family). Alan Dershowitz, the Harvard Law School professor, adds, ''He was what 'they' said we could never be.''
When the Tigers traded Greenberg to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1947, Don Shapiro, an oral surgeon and fan, felt as if ''your bubbe'' -- grandmother -- ''moved to Mississippi.''
The passion is poignant, humorous and over the top, like Ms. Kempner's. Yet those who admired Greenberg know his achievements came in the face of ethnic baiting by fans and rival players and the anti-Semitic rantings of the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, the so-called radio priest from the Detroit suburb of Royal Oak, and Henry Ford.
''At the height of domestic anti-Semitism and the Nazis overrunning Europe, here was a Jewish player so good, so powerful and almost breaking Ruth's record,'' Ms. Kempner said. ''Two months after Hank nearly broke Ruth's record, Kristallnacht happened in Germany.''
In a 1984 interview used in the film, Greenberg recalled: ''There was always some leather lung yelling at me. I found it was a spur to make me do better because I could never fall asleep on the field. As soon as you struck out, you weren't only a bum, you were a Jewish bum.''
Greenberg served as an unusual Jewish icon. He was raised in an Orthodox household and had a bar mitzvah, but as an adult he grew distant from Judaism. ''He took the 10 Commandments as his code of living,'' Steve Greenberg said. ''You wouldn't find him in the shul at High Holidays, but he thought about being a mensch.''
MS. KEMPNER'S film is a reminder of Greenberg's significance at a particular time, but his life does not resonate as powerfully today as it did in the 1930's. Jews still constitute a distinct minority in sports, but their status is rarely an issue.
''Hank Greenberg was a tough Jew when tough Jews were important,'' said Peter Levine, author of ''Ellis Island to Ebbets Field: Sports and the American Jewish Experience'' ''But if you wanted tough Jews after 1948, you looked at Israel, where Jews put their lives on the line. He was a role model for my parents' generation.''
Yet Alva Greenberg, who knew little of her father's impact until she attended college, said: ''People don't understand what happened then and what's happening now. We need to understand that the roots of anti-Semitism go way back. His story is important to tell.''Continue reading the main story


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David Zeiler writes: With silver looking even more alluring than gold lately, it##Q##s smart to consider investing in silver miners – and a new ETF gives investors one more option.
The PureFunds ISE Junior Silver ETF (NYSE: SILJ), launched in November, differs from other silver mining ETFs in that it focuses only on junior silver miners.
The PureFunds Junior Silver ETF joins just two other silver mining ETFs, the Global X Silver Miners ETF (NYSE: SIL) and the iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF (NYSE: SLVP).
While silver mining ETFs, like silver mining stocks and gold mining stocks, have not tracked the rise in price of the precious metals themselves – many are down anywhere from 10%-20% year to date – the tide is ready to turn.
Many signs point to increasing silver demand in the months ahead, and in recent weeks more money has started to shift out of gold and into silver. Investing in silver mining ETFs is one way to get out in front of this trend before the rest of the crowd.
"For 2013, I think silver, like gold, will set a new all-time nominal price record, likely reaching as high as $54 an ounce," Money Morning Global Resources Specialist Peter Krauth said in his 2013 silver price forecast.
Why Silver Prices Will Rise and Boost Silver Miners
Silver prices have languished so far in 2013, meandering from about $32 to about $28.50 currently.
But some technical analysts say silver prices have just about bottomed out and are poised for a big rally.
That##Q##s being foreshadowed in a trend of increased buying of physical silver in recent months by silver-backed ETFs like the iShares Silver Trust ETF (NYSE: SLV). There##Q##s also been unusually strong demand for Silver Eagle coins from the U.S. Mint this year.
What##Q##s more is this latest projection that##Q##s bullish for silver prices: Industrial demand for silver is expected to rise 7% this year and another 6% next year.
"People have been buying silver both as a base and precious metal," Rohit Savant, a senior commodity analyst at the New York-based research company CPM Group , told Bloomberg News. "Economic demand will push prices higher."
When silver prices do start to make their climb, expect silver miners to go along for the ride.
Investing in Silver Miners, Junior Style
Because it##Q##s concentrated on small-cap junior silver miners, the PureFunds Junior Silver ETF is prone to be more of a high-risk, high-reward play on silver.
According to PureFunds, the Junior Silver ETF "seeks to replicate as closely as possible …
the price and yield performance of the ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) Index" by tracking "public, small-cap companies that are active in the silver mining exploration and production industry."
Junior miners tend to focus more on exploration than their larger brethren, which is why they tend to be a lot more volatile, prone to giant price swings. Individually, they can make you rich or take you to the cleaners.
"Junior mining stocks are not for the faint of heart," Krauth warned.
But using an ETF as a tool for investing in silver miners does help mitigate the risk.
Here are the top 10 silver mining stocks in the PureFunds Junior Silver ETF:
■MAG Silver Corp. (NYSE: MVG): 7.79% of portfolio
■Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (NYSE: FSM): 6.98% of portfolio
■G-Resources Group Ltd. (HKG:1051): 6.38% of portfolio
■Mandalay Resources Corp. (TSE: MND): 5.99% of portfolio
■Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE: EXK): 5.73% of portfolio
■Orko Silver Corp. (PINK: OKOFF): 5.68% of portfolio
■Aurcana Corp. (PINK: AUNFF): 5.60% of portfolio
■Gabriel Resources (PINK: GBRRF): 5.42% of portfolio
■Silvercorp Metals Inc. (NYSE: SVM): 5.37% of portfolio
■Bear Creek Mining Corp. (PINK: BCEKF): 4.65% of portfolio
"There are few other industries where $1 spent drilling in the right place can return $100 dollars to early investors," Krauth said. "Junior miners offer that explosive potential."


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Ollie is our best known team member; she joined our team just before Canada Day in 2010! She is a Resident Orca and loves to eat Salmon. Keep a look out for Ollie as she is roaming the docks and boats, you might even see her downtown Campbell River!! And by the way.....kids love to give Ollie a good whale hug!
Lucy Schoenfelder - Guest Experience Coordinator
This will be my 6th season working with DMS and I still love coming to work each day! I'm a born and raised island girl and have lived in beautiful Campbell River since 2009. I still find myself looking around this place in awe; we truly live in paradise!
Each day brings new excitement and I really enjoy greeting our guests, finding out where they're from, and getting them out on the trip of a lifetime. You'll catch me in the office part time as I have two crazy (but cute!) little boys aged 2 and 4......needless to say they keep me busy! I'm fluent in French so venez nous visiter et nous partirons à la recherche des baleines!!
I grew up in and around Campbell River and love spending time on the water! I am so excited to be working here for my 3rd season!! Come September you will see me running in and out of the office as I am going to school full time to be a Registered Nurse!
See you soon!
This is my second season with DMS and I am loving it. Drawn to the ocean and all the creatures in it we relocated to Campbell River last year and it has been a wonderful adventure. I am a mother of 5 amazing kids with an equally amazing husband. Seeing the look on someone's face when they see their first whale or other marine wildlife is a highlight for me. I look forward to the season ahead and to meeting each of you as you come on an adventure with us.
I was born and raised in beautiful Bavaria, Germany, where I studied the Art of Graphic Design. My passion has always been nature - and animals in particular. In 1993 I decided to pack my cat and suitcase and move to the land of my dreams.
At Discovery Marine Safaris I make sure we look great and that our customers can easily find us in a crowd when they search for a premier tour operator with ethics and the mission: Your Adventure is Our Passion!
Although I have moved permanently to Calgary to join the Calgary Fire Department, I am not completely done with helping Discovery Marine Safaris. I am still keeping a close eye on our website, maintaining our social media pages and giving technical support to our team "thanks to Skype"!!
My wife and I are still visiting Vancouver Island frequently. We had our dream wedding on "Tenacious III" on August 15th 2012 and therefore it will always be a special place for us.
Being born in Berlin, Germany, I fell in love with the great Canadian out-doors as soon as I got here. Eighteen years later, and I still get as excited about seeing Orcas and Grizzlies as I did for my first time!! It's this excitement that keeps me attached to this business.
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Watch how to make this recipe.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
For the batter: Mix the butter and eggs. In a medium bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together. Mix the granulated sugar, milk and lemon peel together. Then mix the butter and eggs into the milk and sugar mixture. Mix the flour into the wet mixture and blend.
Place paper cups into a pan, spray with butter baking spray and fill each cup three-quarters full with batter. Drop the coated blueberries on top. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes.
For the frosting: Combine the powdered sugar, butter, cream cheese, lemon juice and zest together until light and fluffy. Pipe onto the cupcakes and decorate with lemon peel, blueberries and a mint leaf.
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FieldCore Commissioner - Wind in Charleston, South Carolina
Requisition Number 18-0478
Post Date 8/13/2018
Title Commissioner - Wind
City Remote
Country United States
FieldCore, a GE company, is a new, independent industrial field services company that will deliver the highest standard of field services excellence and capabilities for GE and its customers. FieldCore will bring together
the field services expertise and people from both Granite Services and GE's Power Services into one powerhouse. Driven by the values of safety, quality, and integrity, FieldCore will be built to deliver operational excellence for customers in the power generation,
oil & gas, nuclear, and wind power markets.
Wind Commissioning Technicians are responsible for initial startup and operation of GE wind turbines. Acts as part of a team to achieve safe and efficient operation following satisfactory turnover from GE's designated construction contractor. Perform the
initial startup on the turbine. Synchronize turbine to the grid and prepare it for normal operations, work is 80% Electrical, 20% Mechanical. Will be part of a team that performs maintenance, electrical repair and modification to Wind Turbines.
Competitive Per Diem Rates
Comprehensive benefits package beginning day one of employment
Matched 401k vested day one of employment
GE OEM Training Provided
Career advancement
Opportunity for exposure to other energy sectors
Duties and Responsibilities:
GE Wind OEM certification in 1.x ESS basic, 2.x ESS basic, or 1.x Bachmann basic
Climb 300 feet wind tower multiple times each day (There are two to three decks between the bottom and yaw decks to take a break if needed).
Successfully complete site training including GE EHS Climb Test
Understanding of basic AC/DC electrical circuits and ability to T/S and conduct circuit analysis (24VDC, 166VDC, 120, 230, 400, 575, 690VAC) Understanding of PLC Controls
Mechanical aspects include but not limited to oil/oil filter changes, lubrication, generator to gearbox alignments and torqueing
Work at heights of up to 300+ feet
Work in confined space(s)
Lift and move objects up to 50 pounds
Work outside in extreme temperatures and weather conditions. (i.e. Desert in the summer and freezing conditions in the winter)
Must have one to three years of electrical background
Comprehend and retain provided safety training and be able to follow safety procedures at all times.
10 hour OSHA Safety training qualified
Must use/wear proper PPE i.e. hard hats, steel toe boots, gloves, climbing gear, lanyards/lad safe and harness
Completed the EHS requirements for commissioning and adherence
Proficient with electrical test equipment
Proficient at reading electrical schematics
High level computer skills including understanding of network communications (IP addressing)
Proficient at troubleshooting electrical circuits
Mechanical skills include understanding of bolt torque, bearing lubrication, Heating and
Responsible for immediate report of errors, violations or problems to Granite lead for action.
Responsible for performing all tasks assigned by the site management.
Extended times of travel and work overtime in a moments notice.
Education/Experience/Training :
GE Wind OEM certification in 1.x ESS basic, 2.x ESS basic, or 1.x Bachmann basic
Two year technical degree or equivalent experience with a minimum 3 years experience as a technician.
Current valid drivers license is required.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and vets.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled and vets.
For more information regarding affirmative action and equal employment opportunity click here at http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf .


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Open Thread: Friends and Family and Everyone Else
Here's a place to talk about the relationships in your life whenever you want.
As a manager of a small sex shop in Alexandria VA, I'm privy to a lot of behaviors that you don't see at your typical retail establishments. I recognize that sex can be a sensitive topic for a lot of people, and nervousness over a topic or stressful location can often affect your behavior. So here are 10 of my recommendations on how not to be a dick in a sex shop.
1. Keep your ID on you.
In a number of states you have to be a certain age to go into a sex shop, and most places are going to card you if they think you look younger than the age limit. Bring your ID with you, and be polite when handing it off to the person asking for it. Trust me, we aren't doing it to pick on you in particular. We do it so we don't get in trouble by breaking a law. There are some states and stores that won't even allow parents to bring their own children. Which leads me to...
2. Kids in the store.
First off, I applaud you for being an awesome parent who wants to discuss sex openly with your child. I still think you need to ask first. Some stores just don't allow children. If your child is allowed in the store, make sure they behave themselves. Don't allow them to tear around the store touching and moving everything. Don't allow them to scream and cry in the store. The other customers probably came into the sex shop with the idea that they would be somewhere where there weren't any children. When you allow your child to behave poorly in an adult environment, other customers may feel uncomfortable and awkward, be considerate.
3. Do ask questions.
Everyone has a very different relationship with their own sexuality. Most sex shop employees understand if you are uncomfortable with asking questions, and they are usually willing to help you become more comfortable having a discussion about your needs. If you're still uncomfortable with the idea of asking an employee what a toy does, or how a toy works, don't try to open the boxes of the toys to find out. Most sex shops have a box of gloves on hand for testing sex toys before purchase, make sure to ask if there is any way you can see the toy outside of the box. Touching a sex toy in the box without gloves or clean hands is gross, and can transfer all manner of bacteria if another person buys and uses that sex toy without cleaning it beforehand.
4. Don't be an "inside jerk."
One of the many perks of my job is being exposed to a lot of behaviors that don't often occur elsewhere. One such behavior is the sex shop jerk. The first is the inside jerk. These jerks typically say negative things about the items in the shop. For example, a group was browsing around the store and came across our anal toys for men. One person giggled profusely and another said "That's disgusting. What kind of fag would use those?" I will absolutely not deal with that behavior. I have no qualms about kicking someone out of the store after educating them on the health benefits of prostate stimulation. Don't come into the store and insult the sex toys, or the people who use them.
5. Don't be an "outside jerk" either.
In the same vein as the inside jerk, sometimes we get outside jerks. This particular breed of person is quite possibly the most obnoxious. Our street can get very busy, and the outside of our store has a beautiful window that we use to advertise our toys and workshops. The outside jerks will make nasty comments about how disgusting the store is, or even how disgusting they think the employees are. Here's the catch: We can hear you. Just because we are working at a sex shop, doesn't mean we like to be abused by the customers. If you do not like or agree with a sex shop signage, or with the fact that the store exists at all, that is your right. But please do not come into the store screaming at the employees there about how offensive you find it.
6. Don't talk down to the employees.
I can't even believe I have to write this. But it happens often enough that I do. Be nice to the employees. Some may think that no one would work a potentially seedy dead end job like a sex shop employee. That we are vastly uneducated. I'd have to disagree. Three of the girls who work at my store have their Masters degrees. Don't talk down to the employees. We work very hard at our jobs. We remember materials, and number of settings, how to clean, how to power, and the price of most of the toys. We remember what lube is safe to use with what toy, and what lube is recommended. We work very hard at what we do, and it is super insulting when someone talks down to us because they feel we are just a lowly retail worker.
7. Don't scream at the sales associates.
I know you're upset. I know something didn't go the way you wanted. I know you're angry and frustrated and you want to be heard. I get it. There is no need for you to scream at the sales associates. They haven't done anything wrong. They followed the rules and sold you an item. We don't carry a lot of items on the shelf, and we offer a lot of special orders. This is because we are a very small store. Yelling at us because you wanted to walk out the door with your sex toy immediately isn't going to change anything. Yelling because you didn't like the return policy, or a sign that was outside of the shop, or anything isn't going to change anything. In fact, if you've yelled at the girls who work at this store I, the manager, am less likely to want to help you. Most retail employees don't get paid to deal with your bad attitude and sex shop employees are no different.
8. No refunds.
This shouldn't be complicated folks. If you are unclear on the refund policy at the sex shop you're at, please ask. We will be happy to tell you. Most stores have a solid defective toy policy where they can get a replacement, and rarely -- an exchange. Do not come back to the store furious because you bought something that you didn't end up liking. Do not come back to the store with a toy you didn't use or open hoping for an exchange. Let's be honest here: would you really buy a toy from sex shop that you knew took returns?
If you are not sure about your purchase, ask more questions before leaving the store. Try to see a demo of the toy you want to purchase. Ask to have your toy tested before leaving. Most sex shops have a policy where the employees will don a pair of gloves and put batteries in your toys to test them and make sure they work. Take advantage of that policy so that you know what you're buying before you remove it from the store.
9. Don't be creepy.
If there is one thing that has always made me dread working at sex shops, it's the creepers. It's the people who come into the store overly intoxicated and ask a bunch of totally inappropriate questions. It's the obnoxious to downright harassing prank call and sex calls. It's the people who (intentionally or otherwise) make my skin crawl.
If you have questions about a toy it's OK to ask for a personal recommendation. Don't ask which toys an employee has used. Don't get intoxicated and treat the employees like sex workers. We are retail employees. We are not hotline operators. We are not having sex with you in our dressing room. We are not trying to hit on your partner. We do not all have crazy kinky sex at all times.
Please remember that most sex shops allow for their employees to boot someone out if they (or other customers) feel uncomfortable. Keep an eye on your behavior and don't become an anecdote told about working in a sex shop!
10.Respect the store.
I am completely aware that a sex shop may be a new experience for you. It is OK to be nervous or giggle or say something wrong. Just try to be respectful. Try to keep the same kind of behavior that you employ in every other retail establishment. The only difference in my job from when I was working at an electronics store to working in a sex shop is that instead of talking about the components of computers and how they work, I'm now talking about the human body.


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Early voting begins Saturday to choose between two Central businessmen who are vying for a seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Scott Wilson, who also is a East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council member, faces Barry Ivey, a first-time candidate for public office, to replace Clif Richardson, R-Central, for the remaining 22 months in the House District 65 seat.
Richardson resigned for health reasons.
Early voting continues through Feb. 23. The election is scheduled for March 2.
Both Republicans oppose a loop around Baton Rouge, gay marriage, funding for Planned Parenthood and legislative pay raises. They differ, slightly, on their opposition to abortion with Wilson willing to make exceptions for rape and incest, while Ivey does not.
Traffic congestion is a key issue for people living in the eastern part of East Baton Rouge Parish, both candidates said.
"I commute down Greenwell Springs (Road). I know what it's like to wait in traffic," Wilson said.
"You have a lot of traffic going through the heart of Central," Ivey agreed. "We need alternative routes."
Both said they would work to complete the Hooper Road extension into Livingston Parish.
Ivey points out that the city-parish budget has increased 40 percent in the past eight years. The state budget has increased from $10 billion to $25 billion in 15 years, he said.
In both cases, lawmakers who described themselves as "conservative" made those votes to increase the size of government. Ivey said he hopes to rally conservatives to review state government operations and reduce the size of state government.
"When I am a legislator, I will make sure there is a voice at the microphone letting the citizens of this state know what is going on," Ivey wrote in his questionnaire for the East Baton Rouge Parish Republican Party.
Wilson points to his experience running a business and as a councilman. He said he helped remove a key "slush" fund from the mayor's control and returned that money to the city-parish budget. He criticized the DBE contract process in local government, arguing that the awarding of contracts should not be limited by race or gender.
Wilson also said he worked closely with state and local officials to complete Phase I of the Central Thruway project and helped find the monies needed to kick-start the BRAVE anti-crime initiative.
"I have been in the trenches on a daily basis — providing constituent services, casting votes and making tough decisions in the best interest of our communities," Wilson wrote in his questionnaire for the East Baton Rouge Parish Republican Party.
Wilson said he generally supports overhauling the state's tax system but wants to see specific details, which have not been released, yet. "It's a good idea, but you have to look at what they're going to do," Wilson said.
Ivey also supports the concept of eliminating personal income tax and corporate income and franchise taxes but is noncommittal on Gov. Bobby Jindal's plan because the governor has not released details.
Ivey said he favors the voucher program.
"Education is the key to future success," Ivey said. "We need to improve the performance."
Ivey said he would like to be on the education committee.
"I support the voucher system. It gives parents the opportunity to control the destiny of their own children," Wilson said.
Wilson said he would be a good fit for the House committees that deal with labor, transportation and municipal issues.
Louisiana House District 65 represents about 42,000 people living in the northeastern portion of East Baton Rouge Parish, roughly south of Denham Road to about South Harrell's Ferry Road and east of Flannery Road to the Amite River. The district's population is 71 percent white, and 39 percent of the voters are registered Republican.
The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry found both candidates acceptable.


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New DAB radios are coming in thick and fast this month, however that hasn't stopped Tangent radios launching a two new colours to brighten up this awful summer we are having here in Britain.
Mellow Yellow High Gloss and Tasty Lime Green High Gloss are the hues supposedly in this month.
The new £159.99 radios are actually the same as the old ones and come with a 5-watt amplifier, 3-inch speaker and heavyweight furniture-grade wooden cabinet,
According to Tangent, the TRIO sounds better than 99% of known DAB radios (wonder what it thinks is the other 1%).
Tangent say it has deliberately avoided costly and fashionable frills like SD Cards, Instant Replay, etc, that most people don't want, don't understand and don't use.
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Linguistics is the scientific study of language. It is interdisciplinary, overlapping the human sciences (including psychology, neurology, anthropology and sociology), the humanities, and the arts. In other words, you'll find the study of language reflected in almost everything you do.
Linguists conduct formal and cognitive studies of sound structure, grammar and meaning. They also investigate the history of language families, and research language acquisition. And as other scientists, they formulate hypotheses, make observations, and work to support explanatory theories.
Discovering Rules in an Extinct Language: Sound Patterns of Osage
The goal of this class is to address the following question: How do we know what the rules of language are like? We will address this question via a close study of sound patterns of Osage, a recently extinct Native American language. The importance of language preservation and formal methods of inquiry will be underlying themes of the course. Active group work and class presentations will be key forms of evaluation. In taking this course, students will be prepared to take further courses in linguistics and related topics.
Program in Culture, Brain, and Development (CBD)
For students interested in the intersections between cognitive and cultural development of language, the Foundation for Psychocultural Research-Hampshire College Program in Culture, Brain, and Development (CBD) provides a great resource. CBD is an interdisciplinary effort to reconceptualize the intersections of neuroscience, linguistics, anthropology, psychology, and related fields, sponsoring seminars, lectures, research grants, and cross-school courses.
ERP Lab
Hampshire's own event-related potential (ERP) laboratory, an electrophysiological data collection and brainwave-imaging facility, is available for use by students looking to conduct original, participatory research in the fields of linguistics and cognition.
Five College Consortium
The Linguistics Department at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst is a world-renowned program at the graduate and undergraduate levels, recently ranked first in quality of education by the National Research Council. This resource is open to Hampshire students through the Five College consortium, and many linguistics concentrators have taken graduate-level courses as part of their Hampshire education.


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Our original intention for tonight was to liveblog only the fights you care about. Then we looked at the lineup and quickly realized that unless you live in Brazil or are in some way related to one of the fighters, UFC Fight Night 32's main event of Vitor Belfort vs. Dan Henderson is the only bout on the card that's halfway interesting. And even then, we're talking about a meaningless light-heavyweight exhibition between two guys who are allowed to use performance-enhancing drugs.
If the UFC is going to put such little effort into a fight card, then we're going to put an equal amount of effort into covering it. After the jump, Elias Cepeda will be jotting down quick results from the event, and then he'll give Belfort vs. Henderson the full liveblog treatment whenever it begins. (The main card broadcast starts at 8 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1, by the way.)
Let us know if you're here by typing some gibberish into the comments section. Fanks, God.
Cezar Ferreira def. Daniel Sarafian via unanimous decision
Rafael Cavalcante wins via TKO over Igor Pokrajac at 1:18 of round 1
Brandon Thatch knocks out Paulo Thiago at 2:10 of round 1
Ryan LaFlare wins a unanimous decision over Santiago Ponzinibbio
Jeremy Stephens KO's Rony Jason via head kick at :40 of round 1
Sam Sicilia TKO's Godofredo Pepey with punches at 1:42 of round 1
Omari Akhmedov KO's Thiago Perpetuo at 3:31 of round 1
Thiago Tavares submits Justin Salas with a rear naked choke at 2:38 of round 1
Adriano Martins submits Daron Cruickshank at 2:49 of round 2 with a kimura shoulder lock
Dustin Ortiz def. Jose Maria at 3:19 of round 3 via TKO (punches)
Vitor Belfort vs. Dan Henderson
We're live with the fight you haven't been asking for since 2006 – Vitor Belfort vs. Dan Henderson II. Vitor comes out to the Octagon and his hideous hair cut keeps getting better.
Round 1:
Both men moving laterally, stalking one another without a single strike feinted or thrown for the first minute before Belfort lands with a left uppercut punch to the jaw, dropping Henderson to the mat. Henderson appears to recover off of his back and gets back to his feet.
Belfort does not let up for a moment and connects with a left head kick, dropping Hendo again and finishing the fight!
No need for rounds two through five, people. Belfort wins his third straight fight and avenges his 2006 decision loss to Henderson.
Thanks for joining us for this abbreviated Liveblog. Fun while it lasted, 'taters.


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As you walk by you overhear her inquiry and can not help yourself as you suggest something, "Why not make it something like a jungle scene, for example you are running through the jungle when you see a white Zafara that you decide to help."
She looks up and glares at you, "You you you why is everything about you? After all this spotlight is supposed to be about the pet which happens to be me so why is there a you in it? Just as I thought no reason get out of my sight you piteous excuse for a human being."
She glares back down at the paper and then starts to doodle something on it that seems to look similar to you, for some odd reason. She then makes a big fat x across it and nods approvingly as if it was a great masterpeice.
She looks up at you and hisses, "Are you still here? Why are you here in the first place and what are you still doing here? I thought I told you to leave and get lost because you are annoying me to a high extent that I can not handle at this moment in time."
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