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There is some misconception about diamond cut, most people refer to diamond shapes as the cut, while it's not, diamond cut is more about the symmetry, proportioning and polish of a diamond. The most important factor that's affected by the diamond cut is the brilliance (diamond ability to reflect light), this means if it is cut poorly, it will be less luminous.
Diamond cuts usually comes in 4 known levels (grades) depending on the quality of the diamond: Good, Very Good, Ideal, and Hearts & Arrows (True Hearts in James Allen terminology).
There is a lot of technical stuff to be discussed in diamond cuts, like grading, fancy cuts, round brilliant and the effect of the cut on other Cs, but since most people look for shape rather than the actual cut, we will stop at this point for cut, and go in details about actual diamond shapes.
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Tracking the Development of Central Ideas in "Self-Reliance," Day 2 of 2
Lesson 10 of 13
Objective: SWBAT gain more independence tracking the development of central ideas in Emerson's argument by working on part of a graphic organizer on their own.
Big Idea: The type of thinking required to struggle through a complex task is worth the time, even when the work product indicates otherwise.
In day 1 of this lesson, we worked at identifying the relationship between central ideas Emerson established in the first and second paragraph of the excerpt from "Self Reliance" we have been reading. Today, we work on the third and fourth paragraph. Students will be asked to take on part of this work in small groups and then independently, an attempt at gradual release.
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Whole Class Work
To help students verify they have accurate statements of the central ideas in the third paragraph, we discuss each of the central ideas we are to add to our graphic organizer. To do this I ask students to read over the sentences they have on their paper and share aloud. Two students share their sentences and we verbally combine what they share to create the sentence for one of the two central ideas in the third paragraph, which we decide should say something like, "we should believe in ourselves no matter what." I have to point out that there is another central idea and that this idea is actually the heart of the entire essay. The idea I have in mind is stated in the sentence, "Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist." Students did not readily identify this as a central idea. I suspect it is because it seems too obvious and everything else in this essay has felt so obscure. Soon they begin to say that the other central idea is that one and I confirm this. I give them a moment to write these two ideas on stickies. I ask them to make a third row on their paper using these two stickies paying attention to the order in which they were presented. The one about being a nonconformist should be the first one on that row. Students are now ready to discuss the relationship between these two ideas and the ideas in the previous two rows.
Small Group Work
I ask students to work in small groups to discuss the relationship between the ideas in the third row and the previous ones. They find this difficult. I listen in on their conversations and find that they want to explain meaning instead of relationship. I interrupt their discussions to try and give them more guidance. I ask them to consider why Emerson did not introduce the heart of his argument, that we must be nonconformists, until the third paragraph. I explain that an author decides to organize the central ideas in a particular way for effect, meaning that Emerson felt it was necessary to establish certain ideas first and build from there. I am hoping that they will think about how different this essay would be if Emerson established his belief in being a nonconformist in the opening paragraph. I ask students to get back to their discussions and I continue to listen in and assist groups that ask for my help. Although in much of these discussions I keep pointing out that students are still discussing meaning rather than relationships between ideas there are some students who are attempting to discuss relationships such as one student who has ideas about the specific language he wants to use to describe the relationship he identified. Specifically, he is considering using the words "explain" and "illustrate" to describe the relationship between ideas and I am able to assist him. This short conversation I have with this student in this video is a good example of what I want students to be able to do in this assignment. I plan on having him share this work in the next section of this lesson.
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Students Share
I ask students to share what they have come up with. The first student who volunteers to share begins explaining the meaning of this part of the essay. This reveals that there is still confusion about the difference between identifying the central ideas and analyzing the relationship between them. I try and help them understand this by discussing the meaning of a relationship as it pertains to people because I know they can understand that. I say that when we describe the relationship between two people we say things like:
"They are good friends and rely on each other for support."
"They don't get along and one usually disagrees with the other one and constantly challenges him/her."
"They don't know each other. They have nothing to do with each other."
I hope they can transfer this language to a description of the ideas in Emerson's argument. The next student who shares makes an attempt and eventually gets to the point where she claims that the idea of being a nonconformist is connected to the first ones because, in her words, "they are all speaking of the same thing." This takes us in the right direction and I praise her for that. I say that the next step is to find the language that describes that. The student I spoke with in the video ended up deciding on the word "connect" to describe what this student is trying to describe as she shares so I ask the student in the video to share. It has taken long to get to this point so I summarize the following points in an attempt to helping students understand what I am hoping they can track on their paper:
- Emerson does not present the heart of his argument, that we should be nonconformists, until the third paragraph
- The first paragraph establishes the ideas that we should be ourselves and accept ourselves and what has been given to us
- The second paragraph brings in God to the discussion and also adds the idea that we should trust ourselves.
- The third paragraph relies on the ideas of the first two in that the first two refer to aspects of a nonconformist. Thus, the first two paragraphs lead to the third.
Independent Work
I ask students to edit what they have written on the third row and then to move on and work on the fourth paragraph at home. They will be tackling only one paragraph individually. I will see what they come with.

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At the weekend fell runner Nicky Spinks broke the Ladies 24-hour Lakeland Peaks record, climbing 64 summits to top the previous record of 62 set by Anne Johnson 17 years previously.
It's one of the toughest of British hill challenges, but the rules are simple - climb as many peaks as possible and finish back at the start point within 24 hours. The choice of route is open but has to include all the fells visited by the previous record holder - plus some, naturally. Nicky started from the village of Stair at 3am on July 2, returning there at 2:15am the next day.
'This was the hardest thing I've ever done; I can't imagine what would be tougher'
'I'd been thinking about this challenge for about a year' she tells UKH/UKC. 'Previously I'd done big rounds like the Bob Graham in the Lakes, the Paddy Buckley in Snowdonia and Lochaber's Charlie Ramsay. After these there didn't seem to be anything comparable to do, but then a couple of years ago I managed to beat Anne Johnson's record for the Fellsman race (60 miles in the Yorkshire Dales), and that gave me the idea that perhaps the Ladies Lakes could be possible too.'
In preparation Nicky recced each leg of the route three or four times, making sure she tried the night sections in the dark. Nicky runs for Dark Peak Fell Runners and Penistone Footpath Runners, and on the big day a team of up to 30 fellow runners helped out, carrying food and providing moral support.
'My schedule officially ran to 63 peaks but at each stage I was a little up on the planned time, and at the back of my mind I was hoping for a couple more. I thought maybe 65 but in the end stopped at 64 because I still had to get back to my starting point within the 24 hour time limit. Besides which I'd been sick quite a lot by then, maybe four or five times, and every time that happens you lose a bit of confidence and have to start re-fuelling over again. Being sick is wasted energy.'
Previous record holder Anne Johnson was there on the day to offer support, and to congratulate Nicky when she finished.
'I never thought the record would last this long,' she said on the Racekit website. 'I've seen lots of really good women runners come onto the scene, but the record never got broken.'
'At the end we had a bottle of champagne to celebrate' says Nicky, 'but I could only manage a sip or two before crawling off to my tent; some of the others stayed up partying for several hours.'
'This was the hardest thing I've ever done; I can't imagine what would be tougher. I don't have immediate plans for anything as big, though I'll be racing in the Grand Raid des Pyrenees in August; I shouldn't need to do much training for that - recovering will be more like it.'
Meanwhile Nicky is easing back into normal life by making hay at the West Yorkshire farm on which she lives; some might call that hard work but we suspect she's enjoying the rest.
Nicky is sponsored by Racekit.
For a running commentary on her other achievements see Nicky's own website.
Classic fell running challenges(but maybe a bit easier than the Ladies Lakes?)
Paddy Buckley Round
A 62 mile circuit of 47 Snowdonian summits, the round was devised by Paddy Buckley but first run in under 24 hours by Martin Stone in 1985. The route includes the Carneddau, the Glyderau, the Snowdon range, the Moelwynion and the Moel Hebog range. For more details check out runner Bob Wightman's website.
Bob Graham Round
Done as a sub-24 hour push the Bob Graham round of 42 Lakeland peaks (including the four 3000-ers) is one of the toughest fell runner's challenges in the country. Wearing tennis shoes and fuelled on bread and butter the man himself set the bar high way back in 1932 and his time of 23 hours 39 minutes stood for 28 years. See the Bob Graham Club website for more.
Ramsay Round
An extension of an earlier effort by Philip Tranter, Charlie Ramsay's amazing effort covers 24 Lochaber Munros over around 60 miles, including Ben Nevis, the Aonachs, the Grey Corries, the Easains and Loch Treig Munros and the whole Mamores ridge. Ramsay just scraped inside the 24 hour limit in 1978; the current record stands at 18hrs23. More info at the Ramsay's Round site.


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I'd like to see the video of this battle between the crocodile and two lions. The croc strikes first and looks really pissed off. I'm guessing somebody just came by and his thumb up the croc's butt. That pisses them off every time.
If that lion survived he will need a white stick and a pair of dark glasses
1st again :-)
Actually it's going to be the Lions vs the Packers, same out come though...
who ever wins is one bad assed fucker
You may be king of the jungle, but this is my river bitch!
Happy Thanksgiving to one of them
There will be blood...
it's like watching a bear vs. a shark. epic battles
i bet the lions got the croc
Now thats a match up I would buy tickets to see
Hmmmm eat pussy . . . . cat, or wear a new pair of boots?
they should put me against em. id win against both.
I already seen this on YouTube. Lions win. They eat the gator. IN YOUR FACE YOU FUCKS!
thats what she said
National geographic need to have more of this.
that crocodile's mad like someone stole his krokodil.
Crocs got this in the bag. Hes gonna get some Pussy tonight!
The croc's just playing.
hey that croc dont got any privates!!
I wouldn't like to piss off the croc or lions.
Where's the vid on this? I wanna see this in action!
Biggertalk, I would like to see you take on the crocodile and lions.
its all fun and games till someone loses an eye
What was that about Darwin ?


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Will Cometa Burn Up in the Hotspot Market?
December 16, 2002
Analysts say the late to the party company formed by IBM, AT&T and Intel may not make it, simply because users may not want to pay... but maybe money isn't everything.
If Cometa Networks is to succeed in its quest to build the first nationwide network of Wi-Fi hotspots, they need to listen to what Amy Cravens is saying about the future of wireless Internet access.
Cravens, an analyst for the Scottsdale, AZ-based In-Stat/MDR technology research firm, is just one of those questioning last week's announcement by tech heavyweights IBM, AT&T and Intel, along with some investors. The trio has formed Cometa and foresees 20,000 hotspots in the U.S. by 2004. The company wants to place a Wi-Fi hotspot within five minutes reach of every wireless user in the nation.
Is it possible?
"It's possible," says Cravens, who is the author of a new report on the outlook for commercial 802.11-based hotspots. While the analyst believes Cometa will be a driving force behind hotspot growth, Cravens says the company's projected 20,000 hotspots is more than triple the 6,000 locations In-Stat believes will spring up in the U.S. by 2003.
Falling Short
Other hotspot providers have fallen short in their estimates, says Cravens. Boingo, which had predicted it would have between 2,000 and 5,000 locations by the end of the year, had less than 1,000 sites by the end of November.
For the number of hotspots in the U.S. to grow next year, Wi-Fi operators must change their way of doing business, says Cravens. The first step is getting more users.
While Cometa CEO Larry Brilliant expects Intel's WLAN-enabled Banias chip for laptop computers to swell the currently 3 million 802.11-enabled devices to 100 million devices, for now the user rate of individual hotspots is in the single digits. Cravens says the average hotspot attracts seven users. John Chang, an analyst with Allied Business Intelligence, says T-Mobile, which will have 2,000 locations open by the end of the year, averages about one user a day.
Turn Away from the Past
Chang says there is no way Cometa could turn a profit if they do what others in the hotspot market have tried in the past.
Although Cometa is positioning itself as a hotspot 'plumber,' distancing itself from the more volatile aspects of the market, the company still must depend on the 'build it and they will come' hope of future growth in that sector."All services offering public access to data services in the U.S. for mobile users are doomed to failure," says Allen Nogee, an analyst with In-Stat/MDR.
Nogee says the biggest reason for his gloomy outlook on public wireless networks is money.
"Users aren't willing to pay the fees that are being charged for mobile wireless data access," he says.
Realigning Perceptions
Cravens agrees with Nogee's assessment. While business users, expected to be the bulk of any hotspot's users, are willing to pay between $30 and $40 for monthly unlimited access, the analyst says national providers, like Boingo are charging $75 to $79.
"Price points must realign with user value perception," writes Cravens.
Cometa says it intends to promote hotspots everywhere -- from restaurants, hotels, and convention centers. The company seems split whether to provide access at airports.
Cravens is concerned about Cometa locating in restaurants. In her report, the analyst sees future hotspots focusing on airports, hotels and convention centers.
To get into those venues, Cometa will need to partner with already in place networks such as T-Mobile and Wayport, says Cravens. So far, only AT&T has said it will use the Cometa network.
Nogee says making lots of money may not be the main goal for Cometa Networks, but they instead just favor getting more people to embrace wireless local area networks.
"IBM is a major provider of network equipment and hotspots, already," Nogee points out. "Intel soon will be selling a WLAN chipset for laptops and AT&T doesn't want to be left out, especially since T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint are each starting WLAN networks of their own," Nogee says.


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I have a local site running on XAMPP that I am happy with.
I've uploaded the site to our remote server, nearly everything is okay (couple of URL's needed changing) apart from the right column of the 3 column layout is missing.
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Yolk Saturday Hangover 1
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Yolk Saturday Hangover 1 Walkthrough
LOVE the domino puzzle
Shapes go on pipe puzzle under sink
Dominoes were easy enough, but I haven't figured out the one on the door. There's a pink clover shaped button that I found and added to it, but still can't get any more movement than what I started with.
Pry mirror with fork from yable
Hot spot to right of table
Ah, you drag that button around.
Where to use green bottle?
Gak! when you land on a different pattern, those gates are controlled; you lose control of the others.
Behind mirror is 14-7-5, that isn't what I counted for first number.
Use green bottle after solving pipes puzzle
Use bottle in hole to the right of the table, after you get water.
Out, a puzzle game instead of a find-the-clue-and-type-it-in game. I like that!
Yep, interesting all around. I never related the numbers clue to the count behind the mirror, just added a few to the count till it opened.
I like that the puzzles don't reset when zooming out
bummer, expected a real puzzle behind mirror, but you only have to click the next indicated dot...
btw, pentagon from mirror puzzle
sink puzzle is pretty easy
just connect the 2 blue corresponding shapes
door puzzle
click the corresponding direction arrow on pink button & drag
finally got door puzzle
before changing to red, leave the yellow barriers horizontal
you can then pass thru the top red barrier, then the bottom one
interesting fun game, sth different - liked the puzzles, esp. the domino one - thx Yolk ☺
(just the music I had to mute - sth more subdued would have been great...)
btw, where was the hangover guy? ;-P
i wanna see that hangover.. guy... i have seen the text in the end that hangover guy ll be seen in nxt series...
Hi Game Lovers,
This is from YolkGames
You can see the hangover guy in our upcoming Hangover series...and he can do more funny things to make excite you...
Thanks for your support ...
How do i refresh the door-puzzle? I didn't put the yellow back to horizontal and am stuck now.
Nomnivor von bücher verschlingen: You cant refresh ... but it easy to finish..
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Tuesday, January 02, 2007
"So farewell then" 2006
Politically it has been slightly inconclusive- although the Conservatives have advanced, it does not, as yet, seem enough to give them the chance to win outright, come the next election. Labour seem more becalmed than in actually stormy water, and while the Lib Dems have had a generally poor year, the party is at least becoming more coherent and although polls have been generally down, in local government by-elections, the Lib Dems have achieved considerable success. However, I think no party can look at 2006 with unalloyed satisfaction.
So from the perspective of Liberalism, some progress inside the party, but a generally poor press and falling polls have clearly hurt. Many of our political enemies would like to write off the chances of the Lib Dems- well, the world is littered with the bones of predictions that never happened. The only thing that I can do is to campaign for the core principles that this blog espouses. I believe that we are winning the argument. I also believe that unless the idea of freedom is explicitly incorporated into policy formation, then our society risks blundering in some very dangerous directions.
Another key area for those who advocate strict limits to the state: privacy, is also set to rise up the political agenda. Already I detect a backlash against the snooping state- and, for example, as more DNA is kept on record, the risks of intrusion increase.
Despite the mushiness of both the Labour and Conservative intellectual platforms, I believe that the electorate is seeking a more crunchy style of politics- I hope that the Liberal Democrats can provide it. 2007 may well be the year that we finally see whether the political pendulum will come our way, or whether we have to endure another dead end government.
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Cicero cut andre-pasted for you. Lepidus...
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My dear Consul I am flattered. The last time you got so worked up was over that Chap Catiline. Not having as much time as you I will have to reply in two parts the first shorter the "low" politics as you quaintly put it and second ly in a later post the loft ideals you go on about. B4 I began though if you have'nt had a look at last week's Economist article I referred to on Polish highlanders, do so your take would be worth hearing.
It is indisputably the case the Tories are on the up. Their vote share will increase and they will highly likely take votes and seats from the Lib Dems. However barring extraordinary events no one really believes more than 15 Lib Dem MPs at most will seriously be under threat anyway. That leaves a baseline of 47 MPs at the minimum probably a few more.
So why do Tory votes matter well take two case studies. Manchester Withington probably the most extraordinary Lib Dem result of all time. Bigger swings have been achieved but really only in By-Elections. Tory vote drops by a third, John Leech elected. Take two Islington South close marginal, Lib Dem vote rises but so does the Tory vote! result Emily Thornberry MP. That is is why Withington was won and IS not. There are scores of seats up the Country where Labour's machine has atrophied with decent Tory votes but with the Lib Dems having surged into second. The Tory votes in such seats will indisputably be key as to your seat count. I bet Lord Rennard thinks so. Agree do you not.......
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Hamilton and Inches raid: Police revisit £1m jewellery store theft scene
Detectives investigating the theft of more than £1m of jewellery from a shop in Edinburgh are revisiting areas connected with the crime.
Three men, carrying bladed weapons, smashed display units at Hamilton and Inches on George Street on 6 June, before driving off in a white BMW.
Eight Patek Phillipe watches, ranging between £22,000 and £68,000, were among the items stolen.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
The car used in the robbery was later found abandoned in Gloucester Lane and detectives believe the thieves entered a dark-coloured medium to large sized car and fled the area.
High-visibility patrols
Efforts are continuing to compile an inventory of the items which were taken.
Police said officers would carry out high-visibility patrols in George Street, Frederick Street, North Castle Street and Gloucester Lane to gather information from anyone who was in the area at the time and might have seen anything suspicious.
Det Insp Carol Craig said: "So far, the response and assistance from the public has been fantastic and we continue to progress a number of lines of inquiry.
"However, we have yet to receive that vital piece of information that will lead to tracing those responsible for this robbery and recovering the stolen jewellery.
"Police will have a large presence in a number of streets linked to the investigation and we would urge any members of the public who were in these areas last Friday during the times around the incident to speak with officers if they have information that can assist with our inquiries."
The three robbers who entered the shop were dressed in dark clothing.
Robert Kirk Inches and his uncle James Hamilton opened their first premises at 90A Princes Street, under the name Hamilton & Inches, on 10 November 1866.


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Hello everyone! I'm pleased to be adding a new posting to the blog today, and it's a good one!!
Not long ago, Scott, over at www.hermantheduck.org forwarded me an email he'd received from a former North Central Stewardess that was wondering if someone would be interested in items that she had. I immediately responded...
Sandy Hoksch was a Stewardess with North Central from 1968 to 1970 when she decided to move onto other ventures in life. Even so, Sandy retained all of her original pins, wings, employee handbooks, blankets, copies of The Northliner, her uniform and even her liquor cabinet key for the aircraft for the past 41 years! Sadly, her original North Central issued Stewardess Hat didn't survive the years and, as she put it, it 'disintegrated.' Nonetheless, Sandy wanted these items to go somewhere where others could appreciate them and I'm happy she did...as well I'm sure you are! Enjoy...:)
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Time doesn't fade memories...
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Collector friends...
Hello everyone, I just wanted to share how wonderful it is to have like minded friends in the collector World. This point is made in the recent visit of my friend, and fellow North Central collector, Steve from MKT (Mankato, MN).
Having lunch with Steve, we chatted it up about what's happening in collecting, Ebay, collector shows and the general histories of airlines and aircraft. Always good to 'chew the fat' about these subjects!
I was also able to have Steve over to the house to view some of my personal collection and share any extra things I had with him. See, to me, collecting is not about hoarding, nor about the 'it's all mine' mentality. To me, it's a way to share with others who have the same interests and passions that I do. I've met other collectors of the same frame of mind, and I've met the other side as well. I guess, to each their own, but for me, I'm content with my choice...:)
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It's gut check time for Texas grain sorghum producers: time to ante up, cut the cards, hold'em or fold 'em.
Here's the problem. The Texas Grain Sorghum Association has too little money to do the work that needs doing to provide the industry with the research, development and promotion necessary to compete with other crops in the state and the country, as well as in the foreign trade arena.
Currently, grain sorghum acreage in Texas is "about half what it was 20 years ago," says Wayne Cleveland executive director for the association. Cleveland discussed the challenges facing grain sorghum producers during the recent Texas Commodity Symposium in Amarillo.
Acreage reductions and production problems in the past few years have resulted in severe budget constraints for the association. "We don't have an overseas office; we don't have an economic staff; we don't have the research and promotion budgets we need," Cleveland says.
"We're asking for an increase in the checkoff. Currently, we're getting 17 cents per acre in assessments. We're asking for 25 cents. If we get that, we can go forward, if not, we'll stay where we are."
Cleveland says ballots went to producers Dec. 5. Growers have until the end of the month to vote. "We'll know the results by Jan. 9," he says.
No elasticity
"Sorghum has been left out in the past. We don't have a lot of research and farmers plant grain sorghum because they have to, when cotton is hailed out or they can't get a wheat or corn crop in. We want to turn that around so farmers plant because they choose to."
He says it's a chicken and egg dilemma. "There is no elasticity in the grain sorghum market. Producers are broke and their association is broke. But, in many cases, livestock producers would prefer grain sorghum but run out and have to switch to corn. Feeders want consistency in their rations. We need to grow more sorghum."
He said assessment funds have helped develop "a huge market in Mexico. And we've done a lot of work on ethanol for Texas. Grain sorghum is the crop of choice for ethanol production and Texas could become the next big ethanol state."
Cleveland will move his office to Austin in an effort to serve sorghum producers more efficiently. "I'll be closer to growers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and the Coastal Bend," he says. "I'll also be close to the Texas legislature. Our legislators need information and being in the capitol helps us get it to them."
Cleveland says the Texas rain sorghum industry now has the best potential to move forward than at any time in years. "Staffing issues are straightened out and we see a better attitude in the association and in producers. We have some momentum and have come to a check point."
Cleveland says grain sorghum provides too many advantages to be relegated to second class. "It's drought tolerant, an excellent cover crop, good in rotation and a good feed grain. It's an ideal crop for this area."
The industry just needs to decide whether to forge ahead or settle for status quo.
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Yeah you described it. the pulsing is caused by that effect, And the breathing technique works too i know what you mean.The pulsing goes up an down. but you can lock the feel and that when you will start start to see sweat rolling down from under your arms and tear come out uncontrollably. The sensation is very intense and i have no idea what it is either. Some speculate chi. But i don't have to be moving either. But i can do this well walking or anything. Its most powerful when im really well rested. If im really well rested i can do some amazing things with it. But after charging i often feel depleted after 30 minutes.
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I should also say that the sensation can be brought on by positive emotional states as well. Witnessing something truly beautiful, for example, can trigger it without any thought on my part.
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Just out of curiosity, what type of mood are you in when experiencing the(for lack of a better term) shudder? I mean thoughts as well. Like are you in a state of mind similar to despair, or are you filled with desire or perhaps both?edit on 6-3-2013 by eyezenmaitreya because: sorry for the double post
1 9. Frisson – Thrills from Chills The experience of musically induced "shivers" is often reported as a notable or peak emotional response while listening to music (see, for example, Sloboda, 1991; Gabrielsson & Lindstr ö m, 1993, 2003). The response might be described as a pleasant tingling feeling, associated with the flexing of hair follicles resulting in goosebumps (technically called piloerection), accompanied by a cold sensation, and sometimes producing a shudder or shiver. Dimpled skin is evident, espe cially in the region of the back of the neck and upper spine, often including the shoulders, scalp and cheeks, and sometimes extending to the entire back, belly, groin, arms, chest, or legs (Panksepp, 1995). This experience may last from less than a second to 10 seconds or longer. Longer responses usually involve one or more "waves" of spreading gooseflesh. The experience is phenomenologically pleasurable and accessible to conscious awareness. Grewe et al. (2007, 308) note that the occurrence of such "shiv ers" is significantly correlated with judgments of the pleasantness of music works. Some reports mention that the response may be accompanied by smiling, laughing, weeping, lump - in - throat, sighing, breath - holding, or heart palpitation. For the purposes of this chapter, we will focus exclusively on the prototypical response involving topical (skin - related) sensations. Researchers have proposed a number of different labels for this response, including thrills (e.g., Goldstein, 1980, Konen č i et al., 2007), chi lls (e.g., Grewe et al., 2007, Guhn et al., 2007), and frisson (Sloboda, 1991; Huron, 2006). Gunther Bernatzky of the University of Salzburg has suggested the term skin orgasm – a term also recommend by Panksepp (1995
However, this latter term has gain ed few adherents. In the interests of precision, we will follow Sloboda's suggestion and employ the French loan word, frisson . Listeners can find music "thrilling" without necessarily experiencing gooseflesh. The term "chills" is best reserved for the phen omenological feeling of coldness, which, like piloerection, may be considered characteristic symptoms of the frisson response.
Listeners who experience music - induced frisson are typically able to point to particular moments in a work whe n the frisson is evoked (Sloboda, 1991). This specificity has naturally attracted researchers to search for musical features that might be responsible for the frisson. These efforts have been confounded, however, by poor inter - listener consistency (e.g. B lood & Zatorre, 2001). Early on, investigators discovered that musical works that evoke frisson for the experimenter often fail to evoke frisson in other listeners. Asking participants to bring their own frisson - inducing music reinforced this discovery: wh en participant - selected music is employed as stimuli, listener's inevitably experience more frisson in response to their own music than to music brought by other participants. Moreover, when different listeners experienced frisson in the same work, the poi nts of frisson can differ.
This effect led some researchers to conclude that familiarity may be a key to music - induced frisson. However, this observation is confounded by the reliance on participant - selected music; if asked to bring a piece of music that c auses you to "shiver," participants are likely to choose pieces that they particularly love, and well - loved pieces are apt to be highly familiar. Consider a gustatory parallel. If asked to bring a dish of your most favorite food to a potluck dinner, what is the likelihood that you will find a dish brought by someone else that you like even better than your own favorite dish? If people attending a potluck dinner tended to prefer their own culinary offering to those of others, one would not be justified in c laiming that familiarity is the most important aspect of taste. Guhn, Hamm and Zentner (2007) addressed this possible confound by measuring the familiarity of different works not selected by the participants. They found a correlation of zero between the fr equency of frisson responses and familiarity. This suggests that listeners become familiar with works that a priori cause them to experience frisson, not that frisson arises due to increasing familiarity.
11. Causes of Frisson In light of the high proporti on of nonresponders and given the high individual variability between responders, the best efforts to identify potential causes of frisson have involved careful pre - selection of experimental participants. When selected according to high self - reports for mu sical sensitivity, Guhn, Hamm and Zentner (2007) were able to show a high degree of inter - subjective consistency in the location of frisson responses as determined by self - report and skin conductance measures. In addition, Guhn and his colleagues found tha t heart rate responses are also highly correlated between such subjects. Even when a participant doesn't exhibit a frisson response, heart rates are still highest at moments when frisson responses are evoked for other participants. This suggests that sympa thetic arousal may be a necessary, though not sufficient, component of frisson.
Among researchers, there is considerable agreement about acoustical and musical correlates of frisson (Blood & Zatorre, 2001; Craig, 2005; Guhn, et al. 2007; Grewe, et al. 2007 ; Sloboda, 1991; Panksepp, 1995, 1998; Rickard, 2004). The most important acoustic correlate is a rapid large change of loudness, especially a large increase in loudness ( subito forte ). A less robust acoustic correlate appears to be the broadening of the f requency range (i.e., the addition of low bass and/or high treble). Musical correlates include the entry of one or more instruments or voices, the return of a melody, theme, or motive, an abrupt change of tempo or rhythm, a new or unprepared harmony, abrup t modulation, or a sudden change of texture. Music deemed "sad" (slow tempo, quiet dynamic, minor key) is roughly twice as likely to evoke frisson compared with "happy" music (Panksepp, 1995). Notice that two common elements can be found in this list of fe atures. First, adjectives such as abrupt, rapid, sudden, new, and unprepared suggest that the precipitating musical events may be surprising or unexpected. A second common theme is high energy, such as increased loudness or the addition of sound sources. N otice also that slow, quiet passages (such as commonly found in sad music) provide an especially contrasting background against which unexpectedly energetic events may be highlighted.


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This documentary traces the creative lives of five women artists from various cultures and backgrounds who have been drawn to live, work and create in New York City. Although these artists work in different media, each woman's art is a spiritual, creative and sometimes rebellious response to the cultural forces of puritanism, poverty, war, social inequality and sexual stereotypes. Over a period of two years, these women each face personal struggles and artistic triumphs.
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Keywords: Charming , Quest , New York City , Inspiring , Transformation , 2000s


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#1 rule in my opinion, choose more foods without label than with labels.
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In the end being balanced is the most important key to "diet".
I personally don't believe in "DIETS" only because I don't think they work, especially for the average person. While a lot of people have jumped onto the "clean" or "paleo" bandwagon ( and that's great for them) I know that I cannot sustain any restrictive diet long term, which in turn sets me up to fail. I simply follow what I call a "traditional" lifestyle. I eat as much whole food as I can, including wheat and dairy (I have no food sensitivities and I feel for those that do). I cook my meals most of the time and bake weekly. I try to avoid sugary or processed foods when possible, but I do indulge once in a while.
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In 1868, Ann Jarvis established a day to foster friendship among mothers whose families had been torn apart during the Civil War. After Ann's death, her daughter, Anna Jarvis, campaigned for Mother's Day to become a national holiday to honor mothers who had lost sons in the war. Furthermore, it was also common to wear a red carnation if your mother was living and a white one if she had passed away.
Embrace the roots—literally—of Mother's Day by planting and growing carnations to honor mothers in your family's history. Not only will this educational activity test your child's green thumb, it's also a great bonding experience for mother and child!
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- Before you begin, go online and research the history of Mother's Day in the United States. Who is Ann Jarvis and how did her actions and daughter's action impact the development of Mother's Day? What was the original meaning of Mother's Day?
- After you and your child understand a bit more about the facts of Mother's Day, take your red and white carnations and plant them in honor of the mothers in your family.
- Next, encourage him to find a sunny area to plant the carnations. Dig a small hole for the carnations so that the roots are completely covered and the stem remains above ground. Use extra soil to make sure the carnations stay standing.
- Now, repeat this process with each of the carnations—and make sure to keep at least a foot between the plants.
- Invite him to lightly water each plant.
- Next, he can make tags for your carnations out of index cards. Do this by cutting the index cards into 2" x 3" rectangles, or smaller.
- On each rectangle, have him write the name of each relative you wish the carnation to represent.
- Help him laminate the tags with clear contact paper, and trim the excess paper.
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So the title gives it away but I did it I completed the pedal for pounds 5.
It was a fairly grueling affair but to be truthful a little easier than I expected.
Day 1 started by waking up at 4.20am and getting stuff together. Thankfully I got picked up and got a lift to canalside where the coaches gave us a lift to london.
We got into London at around 11.30 and then all got changed in some tiny changing rooms about half a mile from the emirates. We then rode down to the stadium where we had our picture taken and set off in groups. My team (yellow) were the last to leave at about 1.30
|A perfectly framed picture by josh
We had a fun ride through London through busy traffic and eventually on a cycle path. It took us about 1hour 10 to do 6 miles to get out the city. Not the best start but things picked up from there.
We got to the water stop at around 3 ish.
|Support van run by the lovely support team
the rest of the day was a blur of lovely sunshine and reasonably not very busy roads. Passed a place called Newton and looked but could not spot Tom Adams sadly. we eventually got to the hotel at around 7pm and was starving.
I jumped in the Jacuzzi for 10 mins or so to massage my legs then headed for a meal with the rest of the yellow team staying at the same hotel.
Great end to a good but very long first day.
Day 2
The day started with my bike getting looked at by the support team. I had been having difficulties with my gears. Turns out my large front cog is bent. The guys tweaked the derailleur then we were on our way.
We had a nice gentle start to the day with 10miles of cycle track. the rest stop came too early really the first 25 miles were easy. I only took a short rest and then we were on our way. The next section I found grueling. Feeling lost I was not drinking enough and feeling pretty dehydrated. When I made it to the next rest stop it had been over 27 mile of grueling heat with me not drinking enough. We had a long break and the rest of the yellow team got a picture with Andy Booth (I was in the toilet queue).
|He saw the funny side when we gave him the camera and asked him to take it
Getting going took some effort but thankfully John and Gav talked me through the first few miles then I was okay again. We made it to Leicester late afternoon and all the yellow team went for a meal at the local spoons. It was cheap curry night but decided to give the spice a miss with the biggest day next.
Day 3
We set off early to get going we faced a 75mile day with rain and wind forecast. The rain came early and we had a slow start trying to get out of Leicester. We did eventually and then headed north to Nottingham. We made it to the water stop in south Nottingham at around 11. The roads were fairly okay and we bumped into some lads from Leicester also cycling to the game for charity. We had a nice chat at the top of a hill then set off again. We only stopped briefly at the first stop as we needed to keep moving.
The second stint of the day was crap ... Slow through traffic in Nottingham dying for the toilet but no where to go. We had a fun experience where the cycle route went straight through the centre of a market. Some of our team literally road through a market stall. Next came national cycle route 6 .. Turns out the national cycle routes are grim dirt tracks. Bumping which with two and a half days of saddle soreness was awful followed by trying to cycle through mud. After the first off roading session I got a puncture fantastic! We set off again down some roads then more dirt tracts and fields. We eventually made it to the second rest stop around 430 with over 20 miles to go we were pretty pissed off at this point.
The last stint was a bit better but still a grim time missing turning, My gears were screwed. My garmin battery died 15 miles out. Then Josh had issues with his breaks. We went on and three of us waited for them 8 miles out. With no sign of the three fixing joshes bike We started to worry another team came past and told up they had a puncture.
About half a mile from the hotel we ended up in another field I got stuck in the mud. Got off pushed and tried again but it was futile. I pushed to the end of the field where I saw josh covered head to toe in mud he got stuck and fell over in a puddle. At this point we all climbed over a wall and cylced the last 300m to the hotel.
We set off at 8.30am and made it to the next hotel at 8.10pm almost 12 hours but it was done! We were back in yorkshire
Again we ate as a team at the local pub and had a good evening knowing we had the easiest day left.
Thankfully there was a guy cleaning bikes when we got to the hotel and he looked at my gears. I could do nothing with the middle gears but sorted the top gears.
Day 4
We set off at 8.10 to get in with plenty of time to get to the finish point and get some drinks in. We were facing another over 40 miles which is over my longest training ride but we did not care. The first 10 miles were a doddle and before we knew it we were in wakefield on roads we recognised.
|22 miles left Josh has no breaks
We ended the day with a nice ride making sure we stayed as a team and all met up about quarter of a mile from the training ground and let our leader John lead us into our reception at the club training ground.
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When we arrived I fell off the wagon straight away. I don't like cider but grabbed a can. Alcohol has never tasted so sweet. After that beer was drunk and the victory parade began. The road was closed and we cycled to the ground then went around the stadium it was an amazing feeling.
The support as we were riding through Yorkshire was amazing we also got cheered on the outskirts of London which was great to have a group of people cheering you on when you are facing another 220miles.
Also the support team did a fantastic job making sure we all made it back safe. Here are a few picture from yesterday
|Me and josh at the training ground
|About to enter the Stadium
|about to pass the kilner bank
|Me in front of the Leicester fans with Steve and his lad
There were speeches given at the training ground by all parties involved and one really stuck out. The guy from Yorkshire air ambulance said all rescues in Huddersfield by the air ambulance have been funded by the keep it up campaign since the first bike ride. What a fantastic stat. I am proud to o been a part of that.
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