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following me on Twitter) know, I decided to take a break from that social media website earlier this week. It's not the first time I've done it and it'll most likely not be the last. Right now, I can't see myself returning for a couple of weeks because 1) I have a deadline coming up and 2) I'm starting a new chapter in my vocation (career) so I gotta focus on that. Okay, real talk: I wouldn't have taken the break even with what's coming up if I hadn't grown tired of all the bickering and the "Catholic Twitter" drama that's been going on for weeks.
Admittedly, I don't log into Twitter as often as I have in the past but the little that I did experience in the last few weeks made me want to shut down my account and forget about ever visiting the site again. I wanted to keep up the use of saint quotes and more positive tweets but I just became too overwhelmed... especially when people started using "Catholic Twitter" as a collective noun to lump all Catholics together instead of addressing a small group of individuals who just happen to be Catholic.
News flash: not all those who are Catholic believe the same thing nor do they use and/or express themselves on social media the same. It's a disservice to those who do positive things on the website to be lumped together with the mischief-makers. Using "Catholic Twitter" when you're talking about a tiny number of people isn't nice. Yes, there are some people who love to ruffle feathers and add fuel to the fire but not everyone is like that. Can we please stop these "Catholic Twitter" comments? Don't lump everyone together. If you have a problem with what someone (or a group of people) said, why not address them personally?
Furthermore, it seems like we can no longer express our opinions without someone being offended... even within our little Catholic "bubble." Subtweets, shade... whatever you want to call it -- it all divides us. What happened to the days of disagreeing and being able to talk about our differences of opinions without it becoming a big argument? I remember those days. I remember the days when the biggest problem within "Catholic Twitter" was the big flirt-fests in which we couldn't chat without flirting happening. (Those who've been around since around mid-2008 know what I'm talking about). Now? You simply can't say anything without offending someone. I'm sure that even this blog post is going to offend at least one person because they're going to think I'm talking about them specifically. (hint: I'm not. Don't give anyone a reason to make a "You're so Vain" parody.)
I honestly feel like Twitter (as a whole, not just our little Catholic bubble) has hit rock bottom and I rarely feel joy when interacting with folks on that site. Even if I'm on there for a couple of minutes, I log out feeling angry, hurt, annoyed, and/or incredibly uncharitable. Yes, politics and the state of the country/society have contributed to it... but some of us aren't helping matters. You'd think that, after seeing everything that's been going on, more people would want to contribute to trying to make the site a friendlier, less-stressful place where we could chat with friends... but it's been the opposite.
To those who have the patience and thick skin to continue doing their good works -- sharing saint quotes and other gems that inspire people to learn more about the beauty of our Church: thank you! We need you to keep up the good fight that some of us can't deal with for whatever personal reason. (side note: as previously stated a couple of blog posts ago, I'm personally too sensitive to negativity and I feel physically and emotionally drained when I or someone I know gets attacked for no reason so I avoid those situations.)
To those who contribute to the drama: I will continue praying for you. You're all adults. You know what you're doing. You know Who is going to hold you accountable for your actions after all is said and done. Oh, did you forget that we -- every single one of us -- are all going be held accountable for everything we did in this lifetime? This is your friendly reminder.
I know I have a ton of really dumb stuff that I've already done in my lifetime (thus far); I don't want to add to it, which is why I'm going to avoid whatever will add to it. For now, Twitter is one of those things. As I said, I can't get on it without being uncharitable (even if it's only in my head; God will still know those) which lead to my decision for the break. Perhaps I can return to Twitter in a month's time and things will be better. However, as I continue to work on my relationship with God and try to cultivate a healthier spiritual and interior life, I'm currently not strong enough to log in and let the comments not affect me.
I will continue praying for all of you -- I literally do say "please bless everyone who follows me on social media" when I do my nighttime prayers -- and I hope to return to a Twitter with healthier communication habits.
This blog's Facebook page is still a good place to stay in touch if you ever want to pass along a link or something fun that you think I may enjoy. You can also post any prayers requests on that page or the Frassati Prayer Community page; I check both every day.
Anyway, that's it for now. I've said my piece (and hope that it leads to people considering peace). As I said in my tweet that told every one of my break: please be kind to one another. There's already so much chaos and fighting; we don't need us Catholics to get even more divided on things that don't matter.
And, now, if you'll excuse me, I have a novel I need to continue working on.
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Here's a band from Montreal that sent me some of their songs. As I listen, a small smile stretches across my face, because I hear a twinge of the 90s, which I have been saying is about to explode back onto the scene for about two years now. I love it when I'm right. But, I also have boobs, making that a blatant fact.
Plajia's got this rock power chord thing going on in their song "Dummy," but it's still boasting a light and airy feel to it that makes it easy on the ears. And that's never a bad thing.
Plajia - "Dummy"
I listened to the other tracks they sent me, and I didn't too much care for the cheesy pop and listless lyrics in "Beautiful Explosion." Maybe I had too much Mexican food earlier or something. "Beating the Charms" is okay. It's kind of retro and flowy. It reminds me of seeing fairies in a forest. (And no, I've never actually seen a fairy in a forest, but I imagine if I were going to, this song might be on the soundtrack.)
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Reddit user delpaint noticed that his mom had a rather unusual hobby, and that she was quite talented at it. She would take a photograph (of herself, or family or friends), and then sketch around it to create a larger, more complete image. Here's the thing, though: this wasn't just a case of some enthusiastic doodling – these sketches were stunningly fabulous works of art. They were too good not to share with the world, and so he uploaded her pictures to Reddit.
She starts with a normal photograph... and then extends around it.
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On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, Padwa, Daniel wrote: > Another spin on the same question: when do the core developers (you know who > you are) think that the internal APIs have stabilized enough so that effort > expended porting home-grown modules won't need to be thrown away when 2.0 > settles down? > > Some of us (I don't have enough data to say "many") can't put the server > through heavy burn-in without local modules, and can't justify porting those > to a not-settled set of core APIs. > > Or did I miss the announcement that we had passed this point? It doesn't > need to be an unbreakable promise, just some guidance. Well, there was no announcement, but as I personally see it, the API's haven't changed significantly in quite a while now. I'd personally feel comfortable going ahead and porting a module. The majority of the work that's been going on for the last month or two (at least) has been in fixing bugs and improving performance... not overhauling API's. That's not to say that a function prototype won't change now and then... I'm about to do this myself on one function, for example. But when this happens, it will tend to be small-scale, not massive, I think. [PS: don't read the "Converting Apache 1.3 Modules to Apache 2.0" developer doc on the website at the moment; I discovered yesterday that it's way, way out of date... heads up, doc guys.] That's my take on it, anyway. --Cliff -------------------------------------------------------------- Cliff Woolley email@example.com Charlottesville, VA
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People say I'm unique. I notice details others don't see—a spiderweb on a stained-glass church window, a white bird in winter. The way someone's eyes might be comparable to a planet that is not our own. Uniqueness comes from the chaos of chemicals in a person's brain. And for me, those chemicals just don't add up.
Flash back to February 2014, my senior year of high school, the day I turn 18. I am sitting in a locked, maximum security psychiatric hospital. For the past two months, my life has been a slew of endless sobbing, self-harm to cool the sudden numbness that washed over my body, and spending every waking moment wishing for death. Three days before my birthday, I approached my school counselor, telling her I was not safe. I had a plan to jump off the school's roof and put an end to the misery that had seemed to come out of absolutely nowhere. Promptly, I was admitted to a hospital out of state, eyes red and hands shaking. A blue plastic bracelet was slapped onto my wrist, and I was officially declared a psychiatric patient.
By the end of a week-long stay, I was declared clinically—or "seriously"—depressed on a slip of white paper. For the next eleven months, I struggled—but not only with sadness. My best friend, my father, passed away. I grieved. I cried. Then there were periods of four to five days when I felt euphoric, grandiose, on-top-of-the-world feelings. They were unusual—I felt connected to religions I had never explored, I spoke fast, I started impossible projects, and I believed that my ideas were the best. That the world didn't know what it was missing… because I existed.
Then, all of that would disappear, leaving me stranded with myself, worn and tired and searching for a way out of the very world I had felt I ruled just days before. This was it. I was going crazy.
As it turned out, I was re-admitted to the hospital in January of my freshman year of college, but it was unclear what was "wrong" with me. Frustrated, angry, and scared, I was released after a while and sent into the world to face an unknown monster that raged inside me. I began to feel paranoid in my low points, as though people were watching me through hidden cameras. My highs got worse gradually, until I nearly jeopardized my college career by applying to four other schools in the middle of the semester, abandoning my coursework and classes.
When the rocky school semester finally came to a close and summer arrived, I headed back home and saw the psychiatrist I'd been seeing since the fourth grade. He listened to me describe with great frustration all the pain that I'd been through, all the awful trials and tribulations that had gotten me nowhere. All of the suffering for nothing.
He looked me in the eyes.
"Marissa," he said softly, "what you're experiencing is called bipolar disorder. There are two types, type one and type two. This is a classic case of bipolar disorder type two."
That was it, the moment I truly believed that I was crazy. At the same time, however, there was a strange weight that was lifted from my shoulders. The world was being removed from my arms, and I was light again. There were no monsters in the dark. I learned that my high points were called hypomania, in contrast to my low points: clinical depression.
For a while, I grappled with myself, trying to figure out where I stood: was I crazy, or was I relieved? Would I live a life of endless hospitalizations? But the biggest question on my mind was: What if I forgot how valuable my life was?
Settling in at home, I stared at my computer. I had the itch to write about my experiences, to put them somewhere other than the dark parts of my mind. I sat in that position for hours, hesitating, approaching everything with trepidation.
And then I had an idea. It seemed rash at first. It seemed like a stupid idea, something I would never do in a million years: I went to Facebook. And I wrote down everything—from my experience in the hospital, to facts on mental health and how to get help. I wrote down hotlines. I explained the signs and symptoms of bipolar disorder and major depression. I bared my soul on a huge social media platform—and what followed was beyond anything I could have ever imagined. Within a half an hour, I received countless messages from my peers telling me how much of an inspiration I had become to them, how I had motivated them to seek help, and how brave I was for fighting against myself for all these years. But despite the messages and the thanks that I received, that question of whether or not I would forget how valuable my life was still lingered in my mind.
I wasn't done yet.
I wanted something on my body permanently to remind me that I had a purpose. I wanted something to look down at when I was in a time of need, a time of crisis. I knew that I had to get a symbolic tattoo to remind me that while the waters may get rough, the tide always goes down again and again.
Surfing the internet, I considered tattoos of song lyrics, smiley faces, and even brain chemicals. I spent months searching aimlessly until I came across a website called Project Semicolon. It was a non-profit organization that began when a young woman was tattooed with a semicolon to honor her father, who had passed away like mine. She wanted to show that it was a new beginning and not an ending.
Project Semicolon's idea was that a semicolon represented your story. It was a sentence an author could have ended, but didn't. The sentence was your life. You were the author.
It did not take me a long time to realize that this is what I wanted. In fact, in only took me a matter of minutes to say, "Yes. This is what I want to remind myself that I was and will again be in times of darkness, but that I continued. Through anxiety, through bipolar disorder—I continued." And when I had that in mind, suddenly "bipolar" didn't seem so scary anymore. It wasn't a label. It was a part of my life—but it wasn't me, and it didn't control me.
Now, flash forward a month later. The scene: a shiny tattoo parlor in my own town, my disgruntled mother smiling tightly and offering to hold my hand as I sit on a blue stool, left arm outstretched. I am overcome with sweet emotion as the tattoo artist brings the needle to my skin. When it's over after three glorious minutes, she draws away and I lean in to admire the fresh ink embedded into my skin: a single period, held up by a tiny black comma.
It was then that I realized how important it was to get rid of the phrase "attention-seeker" from our vocabularies as I snapped a picture and returned to Facebook to show the world. Was I seeking attention if I told my story loud and clear to everyone? Was I seeking attention if my aim was to get my peers to speak openly and without taboo about mental illnesses? All my life I'd heard the words "attention-seeker" used for those who struggle with self harm, those who disclose their struggles to other people, and those who decide to share their stories openly. Certainly, we as humans need attention. And that isn't a bad thing. But when it comes to mental health, the stigma is even worse.
I used the photo of my tattoo to show that everyone struggles to different degrees. I told my story again, this time more boldly and more explicitly. One girl in particular saw my post and messaged me, telling me I was her inspiration for speaking so candidly about something so intimate and personal. Telling me that I was her hero, that my story made her gain the courage to seek treatment for her own mental health.
Mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of. And frankly, neither is talking about it. If what you want is to open up to the world, then by all means do not let outdated terms such as "attention-seeker" hinder you or hold you back. Because that just isn't true.
Bipolar disorder robbed me of moments in my life where there could have been great experiences. That only inspires me to make more memories as I go along my journey. I have learned that faith and resilience will get you through just about anything. Speaking up about your mental health is one of the most important things you can do in life. Embrace your best qualities and your best abilities, and embrace your flaws and your faults. That is what makes you uniquely yourself, not your illness. Although it may be a part of your life and a part of your brain, it is never you. You are made of incredible things, and there is plenty of time for first kisses, stargazing, feeling like a child again, and laughing until you're sick to your stomach. Don't ever let the darkness inside your head fool you into thinking there's not.
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The Hajj 2018- Sun.August 19th/Dhul Hijjah 9,1439
The Hajj ( Arabic: حَجّ Ḥaǧǧ "pilgrimage") is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, the most holy city for Muslims, and a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by all adult Muslims who are physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey, and can support their family during their absence. It is one of the five pillars of Islam, alongside Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, and Sawm. The Hajj is the largest annual gathering of people in the world. The state of being physically and financially capable of performing the Hajj is called istita'ah, and a Muslim who fulfills this condition is called a mustati. The Hajj is a demonstration of the solidarity of the Muslim people, and their submission to God (Allah). The word Hajj means "to intend a journey", which connotes both the outward act of a journey and the inward act of intentions.
The pilgrimage occurs from the 8th to 12th (or in some cases 13th) of Dhu al-Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic calendar. This year the Hajj is being
observed on Sunday, August 19th, (Dhul Hijjah 9, 1439) with the Eid ul Adha, The Day of Sacrifice being celebrated on Tuesday, August 21nd (Dhul Hijjah 11, 1439).
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Because the Islamic calendar is lunar and the Islamic year is about eleven days shorter than the Gregorian year, the Gregorian date of Hajj changes from year to year. Ihram is the name given to the special spiritual state in which pilgrims wear two white sheets of seamless cloth and abstain from certain actions.
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Hey how's it going? This is the first time I've been on your site, driven by the Anubis tattoo. The thing is, I fell in love with the first of your "The Witches Hour!" painting, an I was hoping that you could give me permission to tatto it on myself.ReplyDelete
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What is Access Verbal Processing and how does it work?
Often we can't put into words what the blockage or restriction is that is bothering us, but the "problem" is an energy that is stuck. The energy charge of something is often heavier and more troublesome than the "problem" itself.
With Access Verbal Processing we pinpoint the energy we have unconsciously created and maintained and "clear" it using a verbal clearing process.
The main technique we use with Access Verbal Processing is the "Clearing Statement".
The nice thing with Verbal Processing is that we don't need to cognitively know or understand what the exact source of the problem is. We just call up the energy by asking questions or stating a view point and let that charge dissolve so that it's cleared.
We create space for something new.
What happens after the "clearing"?
A few "clearings" can make a big difference and introduce a different feeling and being into your life. Some experience a feeling of "lightness" where they first felt "heavy", others experience dizziness or tingling in the body, as if more space is being created.
Some blocks only need one "clearing" to shift. Other blocks need more repetitions, depending on the gravity of the energy.
Often, an effect is felt immediately and sometimes it takes up to about three to four weeks before real results and change is felt.
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According to researchers from Oxford University, in the human brain is a department, responsible for conscience. This conclusion the researchers made after a study involving 25 men and women. In this study, researchers wanted to determine whether conscience is purely psychological concept or a clear position in the cortex.
After a research with magnetic resonance was obtained an information about the prefrontal areas of the human brain. A part of the brain that is responsible for conscience was localized by comparison of the human brain and the brain of a primate, since they are almost identical. But in the primate there is no part of the brain that is responsible for consciousness. Thus the researchers concluded that people have a conscience, but in animals it is missing.
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Yes, we did switch suppliers for our pine pollen.
Both in the tincture format and our powder. Many of you may have wondered and simply not asked. Many of you did inquire with us though. For some dumb reason, it slipped our minds to tell all of you that we did this. I sincerely apologize for that.
So hopefully to quell the questions some what, we thought we might answer the most common questions we have been asked about this switch:
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Why did we switch?
There was three main reasons we decided to switch our pine pollen supplier. Two of which involve business and only one of which involved the actually quality of the pine pollen.
1. We needed a lot more Pine Pollen on a regular bases. This is because we were frankly sick of running out of the pine pollen tincture all the time. As one of our best sellers, the tincture has helped many people bring balance to a whacked out hormonal system. Unfortunately, our old producer of the stuff just could not keep up with the demand placed on them, though we repeatedly tried to get them to increase their production batch sizes. This being the case combined with the high cost of production made us consider finding a producer of the stuff that could handle any amount of demand we might push on them. Eventually we found one, but the minimum run per batch was way higher then we previously had been doing (say amount we needed?). We would have to import lots more pollen to cover the minimum. This leads us into the second reason we switched sources.
2. Our old pine pollen supplier seemed to have a lot of trouble getting pine pollen to us at times. This issue had also caused us to run out of the powder on occasion. Clearly, if we were eliminating one products supplier issue, we might as well squash any other pine pollen supply issues we had so we could stay in stock year round (assuming they have enough pine pollen from the harvest for that to take place). To cut a story short, our new supplier of pine pollen handles shipping and customs in a far more efficient fashion then our last supplier and so we should not have any more issues in this department as well. And on top of that they can ship much larger amounts of the stuff which means never ending pollen and tinctures raining down on our collective heads.
3. The last reason we decided to switch was because of a certain nonissue. One of the reasons we never switched sooner to rectify the first two points was that most suppliers irradiate their pine pollen. Ostensibly this is a great way to kill everything in the pollen, good and bad. The trouble with it is simple a matter of taste. That is we shy away from any extra radiation in our lives. This includes our diets. We were proud to offer, as far as we knew, the only non-irradiated pine pollen in the US market. The only thing was that our microbiological tests were not ideal. While well within the range of the American Herbal Products Association and state and federal government regulations and standards, the microbiological tests were higher then we personally desired. This opinion of ours could of course be due to having been raised in a sanitize-everything culture. Seeing as we have never had an issue with our customers about this, us personally having taken the stuff for years, and being well within safety standards, it seemed a none issue at best. If anyone is put off by this admittance, we must remember that we routinely eat insects in our vegetables that are not suppose to be there (yes vegans, even you) and the government has minimum standards as to how much animal parts can be in food products. Did you know a certain amount of pus is allowed in dairy milk? We also have had our tests up on the site for a couple years now so the info has always been provided for those that are really concerned about it. That being said, this new supplier offered something no one else offered us before, using steam to clean the pollen. No irradiation, just good old fashion excited H2O molecules. As you can see here, our initial microbiological test come out way cleaner compared to the old stuff.
Why does it taste and smell different?
This is the most common question. Many people take issue with the new taste or smell. Personally, I feel it tastes and smells the same as what you would get if you collected the stuff in the wild. If you want to experiment and prove me wrong, next time the male catkins on your local pine trees are full of pollen (spring time), go shake one out into your hand and eat the pollen. However, I do know some people feel our old pollen tasted and smelt more like a pine tree and this new stuff is more mild. Seeing how I and others feel the complete opposite, this might just be a matter of taste.
We all tend to get use to something and when it is changed, disagree with that change until enough time passes and we become use to it. There is a process of growing on you that must occur with somethings. Certainly, their has been a lot of music I really like now that I thought was nothing special when I first heard it.
Cloud and I initially did not want to change the pollen because the old taste was a bit easier then most pine pollens in our experience and personally I thought the texture of the new a bit weird, think more grainy. Now that I have been taking it for awhile, I kind of like that it is this way.
The same thing happened with the the name for Lost Empire Herbs, It just didn't feel right but I had been conditioned to Super Man Herbs and to be honest when we first choose that name, I was not in favor of it.
My point here is just to give it a chance. If you still can't stand it after a couple weeks then maybe we did you wrong but understand that as we grow as a company and more people invest in our products, economies of scale mean sometimes we must balance offering better business services with the desires of the few. It is an unfortunate thing to have to face for us as we wish to be able to serve everyone to the best of our abilities but we must be realistic in understanding that we cannot make everyone a happy customer. The math is against us in that regard.
Finally, I should mention that seasonality, location, method of processing and storage of pine pollen means that taste, smell and feel of pine pollen will deviate slightly. Even one grove of trees on one side of a mountain may taste a bit different then another grove on the other side, assuming they are the same species. This is really important to remember with all herbs as many people are use to the sameness of supermarket produce that is only achieved through globalized transportation and mass production of mono-cropped veggies and fruit. This is completely different then it use to be with the many heirloom varieties of fruits and veggies that once existed from region to region. The exactness of industrialized plastic foods to be the exact same in taste and smell from one package to the next also cultivates a expectancy in us.
Will I get the same effects?
A very important question. Yes, the same effects should be had as the old pine pollen we sold. The species is the same though androgen counts and nutritional quality will differ slightly based on the above discussed variables.
Our tinctures are different as well and smell like the forest. They should still have the same effect as before.
We do want to know what you all think about the new stuff, especially where it differs in effects with our old stuff, for better or for worse. Please leave comments on the pine pollen sales page or sent us an email at firstname.lastname@example.com. We highly value your input which allows us to refine the business to become better at what we do!
Nutritional breakdown?
We have been asked for a nutritional breakdown of our pine pollen many times over the years. Currently, all we have to offer is the Heavy Metals and Mineral Test Report.
Please understand that we are not some big company with many tens of employees, so the fact that we have not tested the nutritional content has more to due with our desire to make sure all our products were tested first for identification purposes (unfortunately, some suppliers are very sneaky bastards) and then to prove that they are safe to consume.
Many customers assume these tests are cheap, one guy even said a test should be $10 and therefore we had no excuse! I wish it were so! That is simply not the case, with a limited testing budget and so many products it will take some time to get nutritional testing for each. We are about to start that process though so that we can get a nutritional facts panel on our products. We are of course going to start the process with pine pollen.
Believe me when I say we want to know that stuff just as much as anyone! Everyone that works for the company takes these herbs so not knowing the carb content of Pine Pollen is just as annoying for us as it is for the customer.
We really would appreciate any and all feedback of our new pine pollen. Most importantly, we would like to know if you get the same results as the old stuff or if you are new to pine pollen, what effects actually occur with you.
Questions still come in about not feeling the effects of the pollen (old and new), especially in relation to what some testimonials claim to feel. This is normal. From one person to the next pine pollen and other herbs will differ in the strength and efficacy of its effects. Even I get a bit envious of some of those testimonials because I certainly don't see the same results! For me personally, consuming pine pollen daily (about a heaping Tablespoon currently) helps me feel good and stay motivated (a sign of good T-levels), happy, with enduring energy. Not crazy amounts of energy, just the type of energy that doesn't dissipate over the day.
Your effects might vary from mine. And just cause we don't see effects, does not mean you are not supporting your health by consuming pine pollen at the cellular level. Course if you need to see to believe like many do, maybe you aren't ready to explore an herbal option to a healthier lifestyle just yet.
For those that want undying health though, herbs can be amazing helpers and pine pollen is a simple way to get started.
If you are interested in purchasing some of the new stuff click here: Pine Pollen Powder and Pine Pollen Tincture
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Quantifying the shape of aging
PLoS One, 10:3, e119163 (2015)
Schlagworte: comparative analysis, demographic indicators, mathematical demography, mortality measurement
In Biodemography, aging is typically measured and compared based on aging rates. We argue that this approach may be misleading, because it confounds the time aspect with the mere change aspect of aging. To disentangle these aspects, here we utilize a time-standardized framework and, instead of aging rates, suggest the shape of aging as a novel and valuable alternative concept for comparative aging research. The concept of shape captures the direction and degree of change in the force of mortality over age, which - on a demographic level - reflects aging. We 1) provide a list of shape properties that are desirable from a theoretical perspective, 2) suggest several demographically meaningful and non-parametric candidate measures to quantify shape, and 3) evaluate performance of these measures based on the list of properties as well as based on an illustrative analysis of a simple dataset. The shape measures suggested here aim to provide a general means to classify aging patterns independent of any particular mortality model and independent of any species-specific time-scale. Thereby they support systematic comparative aging research across different species or between populations of the same species under different conditions and constitute an extension of the toolbox available to comparative research in Biodemography.


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Allen Iverson infamously derided it as just "practice." Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan commanded his team to skip it today and play golf instead.
The team, 9-7 this past season, has had a lot of time to play golf in recent years. The Bills last appeared in the playoffs fifteen years ago, when the Tennessee Titans cruelly sent them packing in the Music City Miracle.
The new coach for the Bills opted to use one of his ten allotted "organized-team activities" slots for his roster to attend Jim Kelly's charity golf tournament. The Hall of Fame quarterback survived a cancer scare last year and remains perhaps the most popular athlete in Buffalo despite initially bolting to the USFL rather than playing along the Canadian border after spending his college years in Miami.
The sponsorship for the tournament, featuring a Caddyshack theme (Rex dressing up as Judge Smails or Al Czervik?), runs between $5,500 and $25,000. The tournament's website describes what sponsors receive: "Each foursome is paired with a celebrity golfer, and at the Gala we offer a celebrity draft which gives all foursomes the opportunity to bid on a specific celebrity to golf with on Monday."
Presumably, the golfers pay to play with the Bills rather than vice versa. Who's buying a foursome with Richie Incognito?
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tough day...but we had snow. so we rode.
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Ryan is sporting his new Alpha jacket since the trees are now prime for banging. The new bullet proof Kelvar panels are wearing awesome especially in the extreme wear zones.
The Alpha bibs share the same technolgy, lining the inside of the legs to combat the abuse delivered by the running boards and tunnel.
The entire alpha lineup is a new animal built for the serious tree rider. Hoping to try the Alpha boot with BOA system soon, Ryan is raving about their super-light weight and industry 1st sole.
Heal up JP, we need our Team Leader back in the Lead position. RO
Super sick lately! This vid is from the 27th. On the 28th I hit a stump right out of the gate!! Oops. As Jordan would say.. "live it, love it"
Super deep pow all day under bluebird skies! Doesn't get much better than that. 60-70 inch base in the backyard!!
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...to my Treehouse, where I do a bit of sharing goodies with my readers, and a lot of showing off of my CT tags. It's my little nest in the busy world of psp.
Squirrely has been my nickname since I was a child, both because it rhymes with my real name, and because I'm forgetful and just plain nuts at times. I've been tagging for 2+ decades off and on, and now that I'm retired/disabled I'm pretty much on most of the time now.
I love to share what I make with you, and I LOVE it when you respond with love back for the shares. So have a look around, take what you like and enjoy yourself. Just watch for splinters.
Squirrely has been my nickname since I was a child, both because it rhymes with my real name, and because I'm forgetful and just plain nuts at times. I've been tagging for 2+ decades off and on, and now that I'm retired/disabled I'm pretty much on most of the time now.
I love to share what I make with you, and I LOVE it when you respond with love back for the shares. So have a look around, take what you like and enjoy yourself. Just watch for splinters.
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Friday, April 17, 2015
Beautiful Spring Fairies are about....
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What do you get when you cross a beautiful Spring Fairy wearing a satin slip dress by artist Andy Cooper, with a downright stunning and cheerful Spring Fairy Serenade kit by Chili Designz?
You get a lovely set of snags to get you through Spring! Click on them to bring them to full size, then right click and save to your computer. Enjoy!!
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Thursday, April 2, 2015
Easter Village - a ptu tut
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Tube - I've used a super cute 'free with purchase' exclusive tube, "Bunnieta" by which can be found HERE as part of the EASTER BUNNY COLLAB KIT at S&Co. You can also purchase this tube for $1.
Scrap Kit - I've used Kizzed by Kelz super pretty part of the 'free with purchase' EASTER BUNNY COLLAB. The word art I've used is also part of the collab and created by CT Manager Tweety. Don't ignore this collab because Easter is almost over - the flowers and artwork in it make glorious Springtime tags as well.
Template - 'Be Right' template by the incredibly creative Dee of Dangerously Delicious Designs HERE.
Filters - Eye Candy 3.1 Drop Shadow (optional but used for all of my tutorials) & Glow (for your name)
Font - Janda Silly Monkey
Tutorial abbreviations:
s/sa/fl/defl/ = Selections/Select All/Float/Defloat
c/p = copy & paste
d/s = drop shadow
f/f = flood fill
r/s = resize
Unless otherwise directed, add an EyeCandy drop shadow of direction 310, distance 5, blur 10, opacity 31 with color #000000.
A note about template use - Templates don't always have to be used as they come, though I very often do with one I really like. I feel that sometimes they're simply helpful tools for giving balance to your tag. This is especially true when you're using a scrap kit that's got alot of elements that you want to use, a good template helps you avoid a big clutter of otherwise beautiful elements, that ends up looking like you just threw the tag together. I really love this template as is, but I liked the placement of the shapes in it which is why I chose it for this tutorial.
1. Open Dee's template, duplicate and close the original. Delete the layers from the top all the way down to and including the white star layer, as well as the strip of stars layer. Move to the bottom of your layer palette and highlight the beige top circle.
2. Open elem 20 and r/s 75%, c/p as a new layer and use it to cover the beige layer. Highlight the brown square, s/sa/fl/defl and add a new layer. Open paper 6 and c/p into the selection, select none. Highlight the bottom beige circle layer, s/sa/fl/defl.. Open paper 7 and r/s 50%. C/p as a new layer and position it within the selected area, invert and tap delete, select none.
3. Highlight the green rectangle layer, s/sa/fl def. Open paper 10 and r/s 75%, c/p it over the selected area, invert and tap delete - select none. Move up to the blue oval, s/sa/fl/def. Open paper 9 and r/s 75%, c/p as a new layer moving it around until the darker pink color is on the left side of the oval, invert and tap delete, select none. Now go back and delete all of the layers that you've covered up, and leave the ones we haven't as they are.
4. Open elem 22, c/p as a new layer moving it until it covers the right side of the paper 9 oval. Open elem 37, r/s 47% and c/p as a new layer, dropping it below and moving it behind the frame layer. Using your magic wand, loosely trace around the mushroom cap roof. Promote this as a new layer, select none and move this new layer above the frame in your layer palette so it appears the house is coming out of the frame. Merge these 3 layers together now.
5. Open elem 40, duplicate and close original. R/s 50% all layers UNchecked. Open elem 33 and r/s 70%, c/p this onto elem 40. Move around elem 40 until the bottom of the grass lines up with the wago's handle. Add d/s's to each and merge together. C/p this cluster as a new layer onto your tag and move it to the bottom left side of your tag.
6. Open your tube and r/s it accordingly (I r/s'ed this tube to 480 height). C/p as a new layer and move to the bottom right in front of the frame.
7. Open elems 2 & 8 and r/s them both 50%. C/p 8 as a new layer, dropping it below the bunny cluster in your layer palette and moving it above it on the template so you can't really see the bottom edge of the basket. C/p elem 2 and 'sit it' on top of the basket. Open elem 34 and r/s 25% and mirror. C/p as a new layer below elem 2 in your palette and move it so it sits in the middle of the 2 chocolate towers.
8. Now we decorate:
:::Open elem 4 and r/s 50%. C/p as a new layer under the chocolate bunny layer. Free rotate left 45 degrees and move it a bit above and to the left of the chocolate bunny. Add a d/s of distance 8, blur 16, opacity 34 to this ribbon.
:::Open elem 26 and c/p just below your tube layer and tuck it around the left side of the frame.
:::Open elem 6 and r/s 50% and then 25%. C/p a few scattered about.
:::Open elem 12 and r/s 50% and then 25%. C/p and move to the top left corner of the white layer. No d/s on this layer.
:::If using Tweety's word art, r/s 50% and duplicate 2x. Merge visible, then c/p as a new layer just above the frame layer, moving it to the left. Add a d/s of distance 3, blur 3, opacity 75.
9. Crop and/or r/s as needed, add your artist's copyright information and your name, and you're done!
Enjoy your tag and if you celebrate it, I wish you a lovely Easter!
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Too Busy to Talk for Business Development?
This was brought to my attention the other day and it made me smile and think about business development
How often have you, as an agency new business person, felt like this poor chap. There you are, with a really great offering and yet no-one will even give you the time of day. Why is that?


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The Belsize Walk was introduced in the early 2000's by Camden and TfL, with significant input by local residents, as part of the "Walking Plan for London". A London Plane leaf found on the route, was used for the design of the metal discs (right) marking the walkways which join two of London's largest green spaces; Regent's Park and Hampstead Heath.
Early in the walk and slightly off route, is Primrose Hill (65 metres high) one of six statutory protected views of St Paul's Cathedral and the walk terminates on another protected view, Parliament Hill (98metres high). In between is a two and a half hour heritage walk of notable and varied architecture which passes through the Belsize Conservation Area, previously part of the Manor of Belsize which was extant in 1317.
Download the Belsize Walk Leaflet here
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Epilepsy Ireland is conducting a survey of women who are taking the epilpesy drug Valproate (Epilim). The survey aims to find out whether women are aware of the risks associated with the drug in pregnancy and whether there is active communication taking place between women and their healthcare professionals.
All women with epilepsy (and parents of girls) taking the drug are invited to take part. The link is:
Background to the survey:
Two years ago, The European Medicines Agency introduced tighter restrictions on the use of the anti-epileptic drug (AED) sodium valproate (Epilim) in female children, adolescents, women of childbearing potential or pregnant women.
The restrictions were introduced because a number of studies found developmental problems in young children exposed to valproate in the womb. Previous studies had linked valproate to increased risk of autism, ADHD and malformations such as cleft palate at birth.
Since then, both Sanofi, the manufacturers of Epilim and the HSE have prepared information materials for healthcare professionals to advise them on the new restrictions and have issued patient information materials to assist medical professionals in communicating the issues with their patients.
In April and November of last year, Epilepsy Ireland conducted an online survey of people with epilepsy taking Valproate to determine the level of awareness of the new restrictions and to find out if discussions were taking place between patients and their medical team. The surveys found that the majority of patients were not aware of the issues and that discussions were not commonplace.
Epilepsy Ireland believes that all patients who could potentially be affected by these serious side-effects of valproate should be informed of the risks by their medical team and that informed decisions should be taken on their future epilepsy treatment.
We are now (November 2016) conducting the survey again to determine if the new materials and other awareness initiatives have led to greater discussion between patients and their medical team and to find out if further additional action is needed by bodies like the HSE and the Health Products Regulatory Authority and by organisations like the FACS Forum.
The FACS Forum is a group of charities that has come together to raise awareness of the issues involved. It includes Epilepsy Ireland, Migraine Association of Ireland, OACS Ireland, Disability Federation of Ireland, Shine, MRCG and GRDO.
Taking the Survey
To take this survey, you should be either:
(a) female and currently prescribed the drug valproate (epilim)
(b) The parent of a female child currently prescribed the drug valproate (epilim)
If you took the survey last year, YOU CAN STILL TAKE IT AGAIN NOW. We want to hear from everyone, whether you are aware of the issues or not.
The survey will take approx 10 minutes to complete.
Closing date: Friday, January 13th 2017


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