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The latest scapegoat in the wild world of news and American politics is "the media." The media is to blame for everything. The media is dishonest. The media should not be biased. The media is too biased. The media is fake news. It's an inaccurate way to talk about such a massive collection of industries and companies.
Is the media the local paper? Is the media Fox News? Or is the media CNN? Is the media AlterNet? Is the media Washington Post? Is the media the publication or the writers? The staff journalists or the freelancers? The investors or the advertisers? Is the media also sitcoms? Is the media Hollywood? Yes, the media is all of those things. Except — that's not what most politicians and pundits mean when they say "the media."
We can make assumptions on what is meant by the term. Sure, we can understand more by seeing it in context, but that's not enough to combat the assault on actual news. Nothing but more precise language will let us talk about the topic of bias in the media. When we are not precise about our definitions, we leave the door open for people to take a generalization and twist it to suit their own logic.
"Fake news" is a buzzword being used by people across the political spectrum — but, most particularly, by President Donald Trump. A lack of specificity is fueling misconceptions about what fake news is and isn't. Is it the Onion? Is it fake news when people believe it is true? Is it news that is just made up, like a fiction book, imaginary. Is fake news propaganda? Is fake news an inaccurate story? Is fake news an unsubstantiated report? Is fake news an article that reports on a report being unsubstantiated? Well, it could be all of these things, but because we don't specify, anyone can decide for themselves what fake news is and why it's bad — without actually knowing why it is fake or bad.
When Trump made his infamous anti-Mexican declarations, his reality show, Celebrity Apprentice, was officially canceled as NBC tried to distance themselves from the controversy. Yet the network did nothing to prevent him from hosting an episode of Saturday Night Live five months after their public condemnation of his politics. Arguably, many layers of bias were at play here: Trump's racism, NBC's bias against loud racists, NBC's bias for money. The reality is, we can never escape bias, but that doesn't mean every biased piece of information is worthless. Calling anything biased "fake news" is a misnomer.
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Waiting for Charlie – (part of the low expectation project)
This was written as part of the low expectation project, taking minor characters from Dickens and giving them a little bit more to do…
(Two soldiers are walking along a path through the marshes. Mist is reducing visibility considerably, their boots are covered in mud and neither looks too happy.)
Sidney Where the blazes have they got to?
Earnest(Shrugs and makes an unintelligible noise.)
Sidney We should be back at fire side, with a little brew….this tramping is no good for my legs.
Earnest You said go left, and that's what we did sir…(mumbles) and if you kept up it'd do you no harm either.
Sidney What's that boy?
Earnest Nothing sir…it is a fair long way and no denying.
Sidney You're not wrong their lad…not wrong at all…but for this fog we'd be away in no time…
Earnest(mumbles) but for this fool, I'd be in bed by much sooner…
Sidney Are you cheeking me boy?
Earnest Wouldn't dream of it sir…
Sidney Good…
Earnest Sir?
Sidney Yes.
Earnest These men…
Sidney The brigands?
Earnest That's them…
Sidney Well?
Earnest Well…what have they done? I mean, I know they're terrible bad men, but what is it they did to get in one them there hulks?
Sidney Ahh, it is a long sad story and that I'm sure…but don't mistake they would not be there, excepting those terrible deeds.
Earnest …but sir
Sidney Mmmmmm
Earnest What was those terrible deeds what got them all locked up and all?
Sidney mmmmnn…I'm not sure how that's the business of the likes of you and I, my boy…they did bad things, awful things…most terrible things…
Earnest yeah, but what things…
Sidney(getting flustered) Look here boy, I don't care a king's farthing what things it is they did, all I know is that those things, what that they did, are most terrible things to do and that it is them that did them. And that the likes of you and I have no business to be asking. We are for the finding and the taking and that is all.
Earnest but..
Sidney What…
Earnest Nothing.
Sidney Go on now…you've got me this far in your damn silly
questions I'll have no peace inside me 'til you've gotten it out…you were the same about that cat…
Earnest Well, if we are sent to find and take, as you rightly say, then how do we know what it is we hope to find if we know nothing of the cause.
Sidney The cause….the cause? Have you not listened to me one bit? The terrible things is the cause, and no mistaking.
Earnest But what if those things, so terrible as to keep them locked on such hulks, were no more right or wrong than say…a trifle…
Sidney Oh, don't speak me of trifle. You torture my belly so? How can it be a trifle?
Earnest I dunno, I once heard a man was hanged for bread.
Sidney Bread? Bread in your ears my boy…they hang 'til dead, you cloth eared fool.
Earnest I swear he stole some bread and was hanged for it.
Sidney Well there you go my boy, you say he stole, and rightly so, he likely got his just desserts….terrible things I say, terrible things…
Earnest It seems a bit…
Sidney If a man stole my bread, he'd soon know what terrible meant.
Earnest Suppose, but….hey look up ahead….is that?
Sidney That's a gibbet and no mistaking…you've been training your eyes or maybe this talk of things has made your neck close to the rope.
Earnest How can talk of things make me bad?
Sidney It's talk that sends you to him, no doubt.
Earnest But I ain't done no wrong.
Sidney Sure, I would hope you've not, but that head of yours will end in trouble if you keep thinking sideways and the like.
Earnest Look, the path goes off in two ways again and right off there it is, the river.
Sidney And full of mud it'll ever be.
Earnest So, which way then?
Sidney(He licks his finger and holds it in the air)
Earnest What you doing?
Sidney I'm getting the feel of it.
Earnest But how will the wind get us where we need to go?
Sidney The wind knows, boy. The wind knows.
Earnest What? How can the wind know?
Sidney Trust me son, the wind knows. It's blown right along with us, from hill and down and now its saying that way's right.
Earnest The left path?
Sidney Right, the left path.
Earnest But if the wind knows the way then how did we get lost in the first place?
Sidney There are mysteries my boy, mysteries not meant for you and me.
Earnest I don't think the way we walk is any mystery, we go left or right and there's the river. How can it be left, it we are at the river?
Sidney The wind says..
Earnest But Sir, we walked towards the river when we came, and come so far left we cannot go much more or will be where we started…
Sidney The wind never failed me yet.
Earnest Then the wind is as lost as us.
Sidney Then what say you…right, I suppose?
Earnest Why not, we keep going left, surely right would be the way to go?
Sidney My poor boy, the fog has got you simple. If left we have walked for such a time then once right will take us nowhere.
Earnest But this ain't the same right as where we went left, it is another and maybe this right is where we're wanting…
Sidney But the wind…
Earnest(Angry, then surprised at himself) Will you shut up about the damned wind!
Sidney(Hostile, but calm) ….How dare you talk to me in such a tone, I will not have such talk from a boy like you.
I said you were for the bad.
Earnest I can't do it…I'll walk in circles all night long if you have it your way.
Sidney Nonsense man, pull yourself together
Earnest No, I won't do it. Not no more sir. It makes no sense.
Sidney Calm yourself
Earnest I'm going
Sidney(Chuckling) Where to, the right?
Earnest The left, the right be damned. The river can take me!
Sidney The river?
Earnest(In jest – mimicking Sidney) I see the river, hear it too, and that smells its making. So by that thinking it's the only way.
Sidney Right you are boy…right you are..
Earnest What?
Sidney You make an excellent case, can't fault you there.
Earnest(Uncertain) Then, to the river?
Sidney The river, yes…you make some sense with what you say, by Jove I think you're learning.
(They walk off into the river, Sidney grinning ear to ear and Earnest in petrified dismay.)


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A couple months ago we did a Girl of the Year 2014 Ideas post, and now it is time for a sequel to that post.
We still have no physical description of GOTY 2014, but that should change in the next couple weeks. We always have more coming in October. Her name is not specified yet, but the most likely candidates are Teagan and Isabelle. She will be a dancer, and now the summaries of her 3 (yes, 3!) books are up on Amazon:
American Girl GOTY 2014 Book 1 by Laurence Yep – GOTY 2014 is excited about starting her first year at the Anna Hart School of the Arts! But she can't help comparing herself to her older sister, Jade, who attends the same school and is an amazing ballerina. GOTY 2014′s other classmates are equally talented, and she starts wondering whether she really belongs at her new school. She earns a role in the fall festival, but she struggles during rehearsals. Can GOTY 2014 learn how to focus less on those around her and more on her own dancing? With help from her sister and her friends, GOTY 2014 may discover a unique talent that she can truly call her own.
American Girl GOTY 2014 Book 2 by Laurence Yep – As GOTY 2014 rehearses her ballet routine for The Nutcracker, she wonders if she'll ever master her pirouettes, especially with her classmate Renata pointing out her every mistake. She tries focusing on the other parts of the production she enjoys: exploring the costume and props room and helping out with costumes for some of the younger dancers. But when Jade, her big sister who also attends Anna Hart School of the Arts, becomes moody and withdrawn, GOTY 2014 taps into her design skills to try to find a solution for Jade. In the meantime, can GOTY 2014 find the confidence to tune out Renata and perfect her own performance, too?
American Girl GOTY 2014 Book 3 by Laurence Yep – GOTY 14 is doing great at the Anna Hart School of the Arts–her dancing idol Jackie Sanchez even invites her to go on tour! GOTY 2014 jumps on board, but she quickly finds that the traveling show has its challenges, not the least of which is bossy Renata who was invited to come, too. When the dance show suddenly starts falling apart, GOTY 2014 tries to help Jackie pull it back together–and begins to learn more about a mentor who encouraged Jackie to dance as a young girl. As GOTY taps into her talents to try to save the show, she not only discovers who inspired Jackie, but also how she, herself, can inspire those around her.
So, tada! What we know so far! Hopefully a physical description and name soon to come!
As for the vlog, we aren't going to do it, because it wasn't AG related and it was taking too long. Sorry, we haven't done a real post in forever!
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Girl of the Year 2014 Ideas Part 2
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- AnonymousNovember 2, 2013 at 10:01 PM
on doll diaries they the real photo of her on the box still, she looks socutte but like lanieReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, we have been meaning to post pictures also. She does look a lot like Lanie! She is adorable though and has a sweet face.Delete
- AnonymousNovember 8, 2013 at 1:53 PM
Hi, please update. I am new to this blog, and guess what? I have some info: She is named Isabelle, she is a dancer, and I love her shoes!Delete
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Woke up as usual to make hubbie's bfast..Was really sleepy actually cos I did not sleep well.. Tossed and turned on the bed but just cudn't shut my eyes.. Tot of sleeping back after hubbie went to werk but @ around 7.35am, de phone rang. Hubbie picked up the phone and looked @ me.. I heard his conversation "Ohh agaknya dia lupa appt mak hari nie" Ohh Shiiit!!!!! I truly forget that MIL had her hospital appointment today and I'm supposed to accompany her..It just slip my mind.. Duhh!!! W/o giving any notice, I just rushed off to the toilet to take my bath...Didn't even have the chance to say goodbye to hubbie cos I'm late! Had apologies to him.. He was alright wif it cos he oso dunt want to make his mum wait..hehe..Called MIL to ask her where to meet her.. I went out @ 8pm and rushed to the opposite blk where MIL and FIL have been waiting for me...Hailed a cab to TTSH...Reached there quite early.. Went to the registration counter @ Or to register for MIL..I kept yawning.. Awhile later a nurse took MIL in to a room and asked me to come back 2 hrs later..They will gimme a call....Oh ya..a camera has to be inserted inside her body to check whether are there any stones round her kidney or it's just a urine infection cos she been having a cramp at her abdomen thrice last yr and this year... I just sat outside the reception waiting the clock to tick for 10.45am..MIL went in @ 8.40am so by 10.45am she shud be out.. Read newspaper to kill time...FIL was nowhere to be seen...After awhile, I get bored sitting at the reception so I decided to wander around...I look down @ Lvl 1 and saw FIL was sitting in a bench. I went down..Bought coffee for FIL and Peach Tea for myself and sat down with him.. Too my much surprised that around us there are Food Junction, Starbucks, Haagen Daaz, 7-11, bookshops.. Wow!! so many amnenities around...I seldom been to TTHS and that's why I like "jakun" gitu..hehe..
Kill my time by calling kissy and chit chat for awhile before the nurse called me around 10.40am to pick my MIL..Went up and picked my MIL..Went to take the medicine and we off to Geylang...We had so called our brunch @ Pasar Geylang. Had Chicken Briyani...After eating, we went straight home.
Once reached home, I switched on my PC and started to check my mails..At the same time login to ewah2.. Not forgetting to check who's tagging @ my tagboard in my blog.. Oh ya!! I've change a new skin for my blog...How was it?? I really lurves my blog's new look...Very refreshing..hehe... Anyway today I chatted happily as I'm back to my normal self..
Tried forcing myself to sleep but I cudn't eventho' I felt so sleepy..Finished up reading my book...I dunt have to cook dinner today as MIL had bought 2 packets of chicken rice for hubbie and myself...She told me not to cook today cos she knows I will be tired...Thanks so much MIL for yur kind understanding..
Hubbie went back around 6.35pm.. Serve dinner. Catched the last episode of Generasi Tahun 2000 @ Suria.. Hubbie is slogging on his reports...He brought his werk home..Pity him..He's been stressful these few days..Made him a cup of Hot Chocolate...
Watched Chinese Drama @ 9pm...Followed by American Idol....Camile Rulez!!!
Oh ya the Sakurapz Gurlz will be having lunch together tomoro...Yeshh!! Get to meet them again..Yippie...Can't wait actually..hehe...
Stop here for now...Will be back tomoro....Take care and have a good nite!!
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Which is pretty alliterative.
We have had a houseful! Many cousins, sand in the beds, and enormous meals with thirteen of us squozed around the table. I was thinking that our house really expands well. We have a TRULY COMFY sofa bed in the living room, and that room becomes a great guest suite. (My sister made me buy that sofa for its comfort, and everyone says it's astonishingly comfy. We got it at IKEA, after pulling out every sofa in the place and lying on them. We got some funny looks, Ailis and I, but it was worth it!)
We also have a large kitchen, with an extendible table which has a bench along the wall side. You can fit a pretty infinite number of kids on a bench: just keep pushing them on at one end!
So in spite of the large number of people in the house, no-one was uncomfortable (except maybe the kid at the other end of the bench). Fun was had. Loooove was spread. Wine was consumed at not-very-sensible hours of the day.
And I seriously lost track of time! Now our guests have moved on: Some to a festival further down the coast (with tents and wellies) and some to continue their vacation (but our sofa is so comfy they might come back) and we're having post-party syndrome here. A bit tired and eyeing the laundry heap askance.
I've got an article at GNM Parents (what do you think of motherhood versus career, my readers?), and a book review on the old blog. Thinking of keeping book reviews there, what say you? It's a great site, I don't want to let it go idle. I haven't really 'set up' this new site properly yet, you may have noticed! When I'm not so busy (husband and 4 boys on holiday, visitors, back-to-school issue of newsletter due out BEFORE school eek!) I will fix it up all nice!


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I've wanted to be a Doctor for a good long time now. It started after I got mixed up into the Med Tech field, which was about a month before I was supposed to graduate with my Biology degree. Regardless, once I got going in the lab my fascination with medicine kind of starting running.
However it took me 3 years of college to actually buckle down and study. Before that I was a C student or so. The first two years I was kind of bored with my classes and didn't try all that much. Then the 3rd year of college I made my glorious come back to baseball. That was a lot of fun however school was put on the backburner and my grades suffered because of it. Only at the start of my 4th year did a light come on. Maybe it was the classes got more specialized or maybe I just matured some. Regardless, I pretty much did a 180 and aced most of my classes. As I dove more into Microbiology, Molecular Genetics, Anatomy and Phys, and Biochem, I realized that my passion wasn't all about Micro. It was getting more into the body, and what can go wrong and how do we fix it. The idea of being a Doctor starting blipping on my radar.
But then I sat back and truly looked. Yes I was getting good grades and living up to the potential student wise that I should be. But let's face it: I pissed away 3 years of school and even if I got straight A's, the GPA wouldn't be where it needs to be. Also, I was almost done with school, I was recently married, and I was looking forward to getting out of the classroom and getting a job and making some money and not flipping textbooks. My job as a Med Tech looked stable and promising, and I was able to push the whole Dr. bit back into the recesses of thought.
Or so I thought.
The more I worked in the lab, and then even more so when I went into the BB full time and started dealing more personally with surgery and what not, the more the fascination with medicine built up. I would see new procedures I never heard of before on the surgery schedule and look up all kinds of things about it until I had a firm grasp on what the basic principle behind it was. If a patient was admitted with some sort of disease I didn't hear about, I looked that up too. It all fueled the fascination until last October I couldn't keep denying the thought of going to Med School. So I announced shortly thereafter to Elli that I wanted to take an MCAT prep course, take the MCAT, and see what happens. I had read that Med Schools like the Med Tech degree, and couple that with my work experience, good letters of recommendations, and a strong MCAT score I could make up for the lower than average GPA and put together a competitive application. The MCAT score was my key I thought, so I wanted to prepare as best as I could. Therefore I thought the MCAT class was needed to guide me to the promised land.
The course did help a lot. My brain remembered lots of stuff, it was just a matter of pulling back up to the surface. I improved each week, studied hard, and saw my practice test scores reflect the hours of putting my nose to the grindstone. As the date got closer to the test, I got less and less worried. "I know this stuff" I thought. I worked harder at Organic Chem and Biology to make up the slack that I would have from Gen Chem and Physics. I even took a whole week off of work so that I could do lots of review and tie up loose ends. The date was nearly here and I felt good and prepared.
Test day came one Saturday. I opted for the afternoon session which started at 1:30pm. I got to the testing center around noon. I found a place to eat and tried to remain calm. I went into it feeling great. During the test I was good and focused, and thought that I paced myself well. I had about 5 minutes left after each section so I was right on the mark with that regard. When it was all over, I couldn't get a read on how I did. I told people I either did really well, or bombed it big time. But I honestly thought it was the first scenario, in that I did really well.
I needed to score slightly above average in order to make a competitive bid. The scores weren't gonna be released for about 3 weeks, so I just tried to go about my business until that time.
When the day finally came, I was checking about every hour or so for a score. And at 2:30pm on May 11th, my score was finally released.
And my dream of being a Doctor was instantly shattered.
I haven't told anyone my score except Elli. I needed slightly above average. I didn't even come close to average. I have no idea what happened. When I saw the score, I was in nothing more than shock. I remember swearing out loud and struggling to wrap my mind around the number I was looking at. Life sucker punched me. Bigtime. When I went home and told Elli, I remember saying to her that I felt like I let everyone down. Lots of people were rooting for me and saying what a great addition I would be to the field, and even though I joked that this was all for not I truly believed I would at least be able to be in contention. With the score I received though, it wasn't even worth doing the application.
I was at rock bottom morale wise, but Elli quickly started picking me back up that night by looking me in the eyes and telling me that I didn't let anyone down and to never say that again. She wasn't the only one. Throughout this journey all of my friends have rallied behind me and encouraged me to go for it. They all asked how the class was going, and after I took the test they were on me every day asking me if I heard anything yet. And when word started getting out that I bombed the test big time, I was instantly flooded with the same people telling me to keep my chin up. No matter what the test number was, it means nothing as far as what type of person I am I was told. I was reminded to take stock of what I had: a very supportive and loving wife, a healthy and spirited little boy, a great network of friends and family, and a stable job that allows me to provide for all of it.
I consider the whole experience a success. Yes I wish I would've at least been able to get to an interview for Med School. However this situation really let me see the big picture. Life delivered one hell of a sucker punch, and it floored me. I struggled to get up from it, but then I was offered a whole bunch of hands to help me back up. These same hands then dusted me off and pointed me back in the right direction to look at life right in the eyes and ask it, "Is that all you got?"
If you are reading this, chances are you were one of those hands. And for that, I sincerely thank you. What's next for me? I'm not sure yet. I'm kicking a few ideas around but nothing big and exciting. Mostly for now I want to sit back and put in hours at work and be a good family man. With Elli graduated from Nursing School, this is the first time in our 11 years together one of us hasn't been in school. So we're looking forward to slowing things down and having a little bit of peace and quiet.
Although that won't last long if at all. We have a toddler son who turned two last March and knows only running as his speed.
And Elli is due with our second in January.
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- AnonymousJune 15, 2010 at 7:06 AM
We are soo proud of you Jake. We know how hard you worked and there is a reason why it didn't work out now! I'm guessing it's that little one that you will see next winter!!! Hope to see you guys again soon!ReplyDelete
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'Networking' Is Not A Dirty Word
by Jessica Melita
Networking can occur anywhere — at a Dad's Weekend, on an airplane while traveling home for a weekend, or at a university lecture your student decided to attend for extra credit.
When people hear the word, 'networking', they may assume it simply means the amount of business cards you give out/take away or the number of connections you have on LinkedIn. While having a high quantity of people in your student's network can be helpful, it is the quality that truly matters. Research has shown employers hire people they know. If your student is not known by the employer, then how can they get hired? They can be intentional in their preparation to network!
First, your son or daughter needs to know themselves before they can really network effectively — whether it is through email, phone, or face-to-face. Without knowledge of themselves, their passions, and their goals, any attempt at networking can be a giant flop. Encourage your student to take a career assessment to learn more about themselves so they are able to effectively communicate with others.
Second, push your student to utilize your network and their growing network. They should not feel awkward if they want to contact one of your friends, distant family members, or colleagues for advice about internships, informational interviews, or career advice. By connecting your student with people you know who could be advantageous to their future career, you are helping them learn how to network for themselves. One suggestion I have is to give your student the opportunity to develop their network on their own. Do not go to informational interviews with them. Do not sit next to them when they are contacting a perspective employer on the phone.
You can support your student before their networking opportunity by discussing challenges of the workforce based on your experiences, any knowledge you might have about the industry, and having them practice potential questions beforehand. Organization and planning is something everyone can improve upon, so assisting your student formulate a plan before a networking event can be key as well.
Third, continue to teach your son or daughter good manners, as you have likely been doing for the past 20-something years. Encourage them to say 'Thank You' when a mentor, coach, or adviser gives them a resource, takes time for them in their busy schedule, or buys them a cup of coffee. Manners go a long way in today's society and you want to make sure others know you raised your child right!
Additionally, encourage your son or daughter to send thank you notes. Handwritten notes may be dying art or inconvenience in some people's minds, but have you ever felt worse for helping someone after receiving a thank you note indicating their gratitude? During an upcoming holiday, you could buy your student formal thank you cards, or a nice accessory, such as a watch, a scarf, or a piece of jewelry, that will make them feel important, polished, and confident when they find themselves in a networking situation, even if it is unexpected.
Finally, in the age of the Y Generation, human contact that is conducted face-to-face is still important. Online networking must be followed up with face-to-face contact to ensure genuine, effective, and productive relationship building so networking relationships continue to flourish long after the connection is established.


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Composting...what is it and why should we do it?
A contribution from an MNS Kuching member and self-confessed "composter". If you have your own composting tales, we'd love to hear from you!
Earth knows no desolation.
She smells regeneration in the moist breath of decay.
- George Meredith
She smells regeneration in the moist breath of decay.
- George Meredith
Composting may be regarded as the deliberate recycling of waste organic matter. In nature it happens all the time...leaves on the forest floor gradually decompose and provide nutrients for the trees to use again. If you dump a load of mown grass in a particular area, eventually it will rot down to a fine tilth probably teeming with earthworms, which will be an excellent fertiliser for your garden!
When we compost we organise this process in our own backyards. We gather organic waste from our kitchens and our gardens and so treat it that it turns into wonderful fertiliser for our plants. This process is beneficial to us in many ways:
Ø It provides a useful means of disposing of organic garbage. No more smelly prawn and fish wastes in our rubbish bins!!
Ø It provides us ultimately with excellent fertiliser for our gardens.
Ø In sorting out our compostable organic waste from our garbage, we reduce the massive amount of rubbish that needs to be collected and disposed of somewhere in our local area. In particular it provides a means of disposing of the kind of garbage that is smelly, messy and attracts flies!!
Ø Composting is also a particularly satisfying activity. There is a real feel-good sensation about making something useful out of waste. Be warned, you can become so hooked on composting that you go actively seeking organic waste beyond the actual perimeters of your home compound!! Even if you do not have an extensive garden, you will find that you have plenty of organic waste to keep your compost bin happy, and your pot-plants will enjoy the resulting fertiliser.
I have many books on the subject of composting, and if you go into the subject scientifically, you can spend a lot of time worrying about the correct ratios of nitrogen to carbon. In fact, as a life-long composter I have never worried too much about such matters. All you have to do is keep an eye on your bin and respond to its needs!!
First of all what can you compost? Well, to begin with, dead leaves and grass and plants from your garden. The latter compost much more successfully if they are chopped up (or cut with secateurs) into smallish pieces. Bacteria are going to work on these plants to turn them into soil, and the more surfaces they have to work on the quicker the process will be. Then there is all the organic matter from your kitchen. All the fruit peels, prawn and fish wastes, chicken bones and feathers, durian skins, outer leaves of vegetables, dead flowers from your vases, hair, dust from your vacuum cleaner, eggshells (best crushed a bit)....anything from plant or animal sources except cat and dog excreta which can present a health hazard.
Now what do you do with all these things? What my father did in his New Zealand garden, and what I have done for years in my Sarawak gardens, is have a couple of enclosures made of either timber or concrete blocks with removable boards in the front to assist in the removal of the final compost. One of these bins is in active construction; the other is left to decompose into compost. A cover of some sort is provided to shelter the bin from heavy rain and keep out marauding animals. The mixture needs to have moisture to rot, so the cover can be left off sometimes to let some rain in, but too much water will wash all the nutrients out of your pile.
To start the composting, you gather a lot of dry leaves, grass clippings and chopped-up garden waste and pile it all in the bin. Then, every day you dig a hole in the leaves, empty your kitchen compost-collecting bucket into the middle, and carefully cover it up again so that it is not open to flies and does not smell. If you dig your holes in careful rotation eventually you will have dumped your kitchen waste (which provides the nitrogen starter) pretty much throughout the bin. If the mixture is sufficiently damp, decomposition will start at once, and the whole pile will become very hot. This is very desirable. After a few days, the pile will be cool, and it is good at this stage to stir it all up with a garden digging fork, to get the pile to heat up again. Then you can let the pile rest under its cover, while you start bin number two.
These days plastic composting bins are beginning to become available in this country. These make the process a whole lot easier, because you have a ready-made receptacle with a lid in which to make your compost. However the same principles apply. You must have a mix of dry leaves, chopped up green matter etc, and kitchen wastes (or handfuls of chicken manure) and the mixture must be just moist enough to start the decaying process. The contents will heat up as in the open bins. A good stirring up is also useful to hasten the decomposition. And it is best to have more than one bin so that you can leave one to finish off, while you start a new one.
It is incredibly exciting to harvest your bin when you have finished! If you have left it to finish off as suggested above, it will often have many earthworms in it. These are further improving your finished product...in fact in many parts of the world worm farming is practised as a slightly different means of composting!! Worm casts are held to be one of the best fertilisers you can get!!
It will be of real benefit to the community if such compost bins can become easily and cheaply available....and if members of the public can be encouraged to obtain them and use them!! It will also of course be in the interest of the local authorities to do everything possible to encourage the composting habit to reduce the volume of garbage!!
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The German emblem is an eagle.
The French wear a cockerel.
For the English, it's three lions.
On an American's shirt it's usually mayo, ketchup and mustard.
My wife called me an annoying cunt the other day.
I almost choked on my vuvuzela.
John Terry: "If we can't be honest, there is no point being out here," said the love-cheat son of a drugs dealer and shoplifter.
I was just playing as England on FIFA World Cup 2010 on the PS3 and was shocked at how realistic it is... Then I realised I'd accidentally turned my controller off
If anyone can learn anything from Uruguay's Luis Suarez.
It's Rob Green.
I asked Fabio Capello if he thought England would go 4-4-2 today. He said "No, I think they will go 7-4-7, it's bigger and offers more leg room."
Went to the chemist for some condoms...
Got the Robert Green ones, extra slippery and guaranteed to fuck all!
Apparently there has been a massive increase in theft and violent crime in South Africa during the world cup.
OTHER NEWS: Liverpool records its lowest crime rate in decades.
What do you get when you cross a Lampard shot with a disallowed goal?
50 million England fans unable to accept that they lost 4-1 not 4-2.
Alcoholic trying to quit?
Try the new England drinking game,
Down a pint every time England score!
Substituting Defoe for Heskey when you need goals?
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I met a fairy today who granted me one wish. "I want to live forever," I said.
"Sorry," said the fairy, "I'm not allowed to grant wishes like that."
"Fine," I said, "I want to die when West Brom win the premier league."
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England players: protect yourself from Emile Heskey by disguising yourself as a goal. -----------------------------------------------------------------------
England will be playing Algeria on Friday evening.
If you don't want to know the score... watch it on ITV HD.
In the jungle, South African jungle
Three lions sleep tonight
Cos in the morning, the early morning
They have to catch a flight
A win no way, a win no way
A win no way, a win no way ----------------------------------------------------------------------
I didn't doubt England for a minute.
I doubted them for ninety three.
No wonder Rooney's been scoring in training, as Capello claims. He's been playing against England's defence.
Match of the Day - Slovenia 2-0 USA at half-time.
American News - Suspicions of oil under Slovenia.
Top Tip for England's next game:
If you're watching on Sky+ press pause and wait a second before pressing play. Being a second or two behind the live play will give you that authentic Emile Heskey viewpoint.
I think I finally understand the offside rule! If that black guy touches the ball, then it's offside, right?
(Emile Heskey)
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Good News:
"Controversial UN Ambassador to Step Down"
Unable to win Senate confirmation, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton will step down when his temporary appointment expires within weeks, the White House said Monday.
I think it's wonderful that we will be rid of an Ambassador to the UN that hates the UN and is notoriously undiplomatic!
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"New "Defeat for the Devil"
Chavez thanked supporters gathered outside Miraflores Palace for the win. He also thanked his opponents and urged them to join him in continuing his efforts to remake the country in his self-styled socialist revolution. "Long live the socialist revolution! Destiny has been written," Chavez shouted to thousands of flag-waving supporters wearing red shirts, according to The Associated Press.
"That new era has begun," he declared with religious fervor, raising a
hand in the air. "We have shown that Venezuela is red! ... No one should fear socialism... Socialism is human. Socialism is love."
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I think I need sunglasses to work on this thing, even though, technically, I don't have to LOOK at it while I'm knitting it. It seems like after I've been knitting it for a while, everything in the room starts to take on a yellowish tinge, like the whole world has jaundice and I am the only one who is immune.
Plus it's dull. It's stultifyingly dull, it's so dull that it's dullness cannot be measured on Janine's Standard Scale for Dullness. It broke the meter. Sigh.
Luckily, it does go fairly quickly, WHEN I can bring myself to suffer the dullness. Which is mostly while I'm reading online, where dullness is not a factor, it is an advantage. When you think of all the mistakes I made on the
I'm perverse, I know.
But last night, while I was alternating reading and knitting (book comb went to ground AGAIN...where could it be???) the dullness of the Squat's Wallaby became absolutely unbearable.
So I pulled out this. It's the perfect antidote. For one thing, it's a UFO, so it is a virtuous project. I'm not buying new yarn and I'm not starting yet another project which has a high statistical chance of suffering the same fate as this sock did.
Plus the pattern on this cabled sock requires absolute concentration. Clenching your teeth and other parts of your body is definitely called for. I can get through one repeat of the pattern before I run screaming from the room. I worked on it for one repeat last night and tried to remember HOW I managed to get through one whole sock and this partial one without giving up. I'm mystified, honestly. The span of my life when I worked on this is a blur and I'm not sure I want to know what is under that blur.
I have it on four needles too, which normally I like, but it's really, really a pain this time. I do have to wait to stop after the pattern repeat, though, so I know where I am the next time I start. I am required to finish the repeat.
I figure, if I can manage a repeat of the pattern a day (at least) I'll have the cuff of this sock done by next week. By then I should be on the interesting part of the Wallaby. Life will balance, all will be right again with the world.
Yarn love
Last night, I summoned Emily into my room. I was going to save the yarn I purchased for her and show it to her another time, but I couldn't resist.
I said, "Emily! C'mere!" I beckoned to her mysteriously. She followed me into my room.
I reached into the temporary yarn stash, aka my clothes closet, and pulled one skein of the variagated Plymouth Encore from the bag. "What do you think of this?" I said, handing her the skein.
Her eyes lit up and she impulsively hugged the skein to her chest, put her cheek down on the skein and cuddled it like a doll!
See? I know what I'm doing! And anybody who loves yarn THAT MUCH is bound to be a knitter when they grow up, don't you think?
She was even happier when I told her it was going to be a sweater for her. I love knitting for my kids...they appreciate it so much! I must be doing something right!


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Deepak Perwani, that Non-Muslim Pakistani who we as a nation are proud of, stuns us yet again.
Deepak has designed clothes for over 200 music videos, and for several movies which include Raat Chali hai Jhoom ke, and even Javed Sheikh's Khulay Asmaan Ke Neechay. However, he says that Punjab Nahi Jaungi was indeed a challenge for him and his team altogether because they had to design 300 outfits in total, and probably no one in Pakistan has still done that. This time, the house of Deepak Perwani was not only designing dresses for the main cast, rather, they were designing outfits for everyone in the film, including the different and changing outfits of the songs. The team had to keep in mind all the characters, their personalities, and had to match outfits for them and their personalities together. It was a challenge, but a challenge Deepak successfully passed!
This just makes Punjab Nahi Jaungi even more interesting for us, we wonder how amazing will all those outfits look now, knowing that they were designed by the house of Deepak Perwani! Have you grabbed your tickets for the shows yet?
If you haven't, you better get your hands on them before they are sold out. Moreover, here's a list of movies you should watch this Eid. Enjoy!


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Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Perfect parking on 5th right by the museum. We have good parking luck. Was this lady watching us? Was my friend being trailed? She was all up into us as we sat for a while.
Spook up in out car I'll spy on you too, plastiqua. I think she was waiting for her access-a-ride.
Kandinsky. No photos beyond this point. Peg says. All the people in the lobby were spooking my photography so I stopped.
Fat chateau out the window. Never to be had.
We kept slowing down and speeding the car up to get this retarded Madison Ave lady in Issey Miyake with lime... NO sorry MINT (big difference) stocking and patent shoes but we kept missing her!
Appointment later. Sprouse. Biggest sapphire I've seen in a long time.
The most beautiful blind woman I've ever seen.
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Friday, October 17, 2008
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- Johnno said...
And That also makes Dieter next weeks judge...also....only one photo each please peoples...*cough
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- Patty said...
welldone, congrats Dieter, and thanks to Johnno and his offsider for judging. :) *claps
- Friday, 17 October, 2008
- dieter said...
Thank you Johnno's offsider I had another in mind. Ok I get to pick again. How about fruit?.
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does that mean i came second as the B entry!!!!lol
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I have to ask, though, why a woman at the very end of an age range of 42-52 would even bother going to such an event?
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An architectural icon of Australian theatre has undergone a large scale restoration of its facade to celebrate its centenary of film.
It's now been 100 years since films were first shown at James Theatre, Dungog, and to celebrate the facade has been restored to reflect its 1930s Spanish Mission style.
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Autodesk Sketchbook Pro Android for Galaxy note!
yes! FOR galaxy note! there is a different version of Sketchbook Pro for Galaxy Note and Tab, the ones that Support Spen, 1st will start off with why this baby is sooooo damn good!
the brush opacity and size can be controlled by the brush properties in the middle of the screen where you simply press and hold in the middle and if you go left or right it control the brush size, up and down controls the opacity.
you have the fit screen option on the top right and clean layer on the top left, undo and redo on the bottom sides of the screen.
2- cool brush varieties and customization engine that it has, it gives you a good wide choice of brushes that you can use for sketching, rendering and bringing out a high quality work for your Note or Tab lets say technically you will have a Wacom Centiqu in your Pocket or Backpack without the need of a laptop! a digital Sketchbook you can take with you on the go!
as for the color wheel we have the basic color wheel where we see in every illustration software and the HSB controls, color picker but! if you click on the circle of colors on the top left of the screen it will shift you to hue and saturation mode of colors, a simple color table which is very useful! and if you click it again! the eye candy comes!
scroll down please.
here is the eye candy! a set of copic markers! you have totally what you need in your pocket on the go enjoying your artistic expression with those babies! yeah! and if you click on the color you will notice information will pop up at the button window and it will tell you the name of the color with its number and also the complementary of it! Copic and Autodesk does it again!
3- in the preferences you have Pen Mode showing up after you use the pen on the screen, this mode will allow you to draw only using the pen! your hand will control the menu normally but drawing will only happen using the pen! cool ha! no more jumping lines! ( this is the option i talked about that comes only for Galaxy Note and Tab! it is designed for it! for an artist! how cool is that!
4- the last I will say that the layer option is cool where you have few blending options that you can have for your daily use! and it export as Tiff ( Sketchbook pro ) PSD ( Photoshop ) JPEG and PNG
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A rendering from September 1971 shows the prospective CLEARWATER MALL as an L-shaped structure with three anchor stores. The completed complex would turn out to be a pistol-shaped structure with four.
Drawing from the St. Petersburg Times
North Carolina's J.B. Ivey ("Ivey's") chain anchored the original complex, along with Montgomery Ward and Alabama's Gayfer's. Here we see the mall's Main Entrance, circa 1973.
Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy, stars of stage, screen and television, officiated at the November 8, 1973 grand opening of CLEARWATER MALL.
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Built with solid concrete block construction for lower utility bills sitting on a NO HOA 2.5 acre lot w/ picturesque Sonoran desert and mountain views abound. Marvelous wine cellar for the wine connoisseur! Stunning iron/glass 12 ft front door, gourmet kitchen with subzero refrigerator, Dacor double oven & 6 burner cook top, black galaxy granite center island, breakfast bar, walk in wet bar. Outdoor kitchen, patios, French fireplace & front courtyard w/zen water feature where you can dine under the stars. Gorgeous travertine floors, wood shutters, thermo pane windows, & alder cabinets/doors throughout. Spacious master suite w/ fireplace, custom walk in closet & luxurious rain shower. Private and quiet location. The guest bedroom has it's own bath and arched cathedral ceiling while the Jack and Jill bedrooms have their own private patio. There are 3 air conditioners, a gas water heater and the master bed has it's own tank less water heater. This home is exquisite and built to perfection so be sure to schedule your private showing today!
Direction: Take Scottsdale Road to Jomax. Go East on Jomax to Miller Rd. Go North on Miller and East on Pinnacle Vista until you get to 78th Street. Talk a left on 78th Street to Nimitz and another left to home
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- Address 7700 E Nimitz Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85266
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OK so here's the update. All the reserved places are paid for. MF, B&P are in RV spaces near the log cabins, which are occupied by Keeka (Fri-Sun)in one, and V. Moore's family (Thurs-Sun)in another!!! Very glad Vince is coming. I didn't even recognize his voice. Shoo in a Duplex Fri-Sun, Suella and whoever else they've brought in tow in the other duplex, Fri-Mon. (I think there's a Legoland adventure in the works for Monday) RBG's clan in our rental cabin will be the first to arrive on Wednesday. Another addition is Maggie formerly Patterson's family, just fo rthe day though.
Celeste is working with Annamarie to figure out who needs to bring what. There will be various opportunities for general mischief but Saturday afternoon will be the big meet and eat at our house. Of course, a group photo will commence. No funny faces unless you were born with it.
Typical to mountain weather, it can range from 40 degrees to mid 90's in August. I'd predict comfortably warm. Sunscreen, bug spray, fishing stuff, hiking stuff, and old pictures of past things would all be good.
There is still one log cabin available, already paid for. RV sites and tent space too, but if anyone else is coming better let me know quick. Still working on Ronn and Father Joe.
Friday, June 20, 2008
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I am truly sad, but I will not be able to make it for the reunion. My (step) sister Wendy is getting married the same weekend in Seattle. It is a big deal for us and Wendy is probably the only member of my family that is not criminally insane.
Hopefully there will be more chances like this in the future as I think about and actively miss most of the people of the list.
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The stories behind the tagline are really the only exciting things that happened this last week. Being able to meet with our now recent convert is really the brightness that keeps us trekking on through the rain and snow (yes, we had a lot of snow this week).
I can't even recall all of the ways in which I've been impressed by this guy. He fellowships investigators the moment he sees them, tries his best to reactivate people that are in our area, wants really badly to do missionary work with us, and a whole lot of other stuff.
Just yesterday, we had a lesson with him. At the end of it, he asked when he could come out with us this week. So, since this whole week is filled with being in Helsinki due to Zone Conference and MLC for my companion, we asked him to come with us out on Saturday, in the evening. He asked how long he was allowed to stay with us. We stared at him. He said his entire day was free. We said we could visit an investigator and perhaps a less active. He asked how long that would take. We said perhaps an hour, at most, for 2 20-30 minute lessons. He asked what more we could do. We suggested another less active and a few potentials we could drop by, taking another hour. He said sure, and as I blocked in 2 hours time with him into our schedule, he said, "Oh, by the way, we should meet an hour earlier-" (I thought he was then going to say "for a lesson to me" or "for dinner". He then finished the sentence,) "-for contacting on the streets." We were floored. No, we did not rope him into 12+ hours of missionary work, but he kept asking for more. He's totally awesome. My companion was trying not to cry when the recent convert then bore testimony on how important it is to get used to it before his own mission, which he has made tons of sacrifices already to make possible. He's just unstoppable.
Well, yup. That's what makes Porvoo worth it. Not too many people want to meet with us anymore, but with that mighty testimony of a Recent Convert, how can we help but feel more encouraged to do our responsibility and fulfill our purpose as missionaries?
Onto the questions.
Have you walked on water lately?
Ahh, no. All of the ice is still around on the lakes, but the river is all broken up and flowing, so I don't dare venture out onto the ice on the lakes, snow or no. But thanks for checking up on keeping me sane! If I was wandering out now, you'd probably end up with a Vanhin-sicle. (I love when he makes up words! ~Mom)
Have you met anyone new in Porvoo?
We do have a few new people we've met. None of them are investigators yet, due to them being female and us not being able to yet set up solid lessons with them and a male member, but they have copies of the Book of Mormon and are reading from it, so we'll see! They are remarkably all in the same building complex. Out of the 4 or so that we tried in that area to tract out, all of the potentials lived in the same one. Weird... But convenient!
Did you get to teach anyone this week?
Just really our recent convert. With the lack of progression that we have had with our existing investigators (mostly due to them dodging lessons) we have decided to wipe the slate almost entirely clean and focus, as has been our focus for weeks, on Finding. We are hoping that our Recent Convert can aid us in this, too.
Did you learn something new this week?
I think most of my learning was focused around our recent convert and his experiences that are helping his testimony grow even bigger. He has been seeing a ton of blessings. I don't want to get too into his personal life, so I'm not going to share those, but I think the overall thing that I have had impressed into me this week is that the Lord doesn't expect us to just go out and "convince" people that He is there without any of His aid. He has placed people in situations in their lives so that they are actively searching for Him, and it is our job to Find them, to the best of our ability, so that they can start to define what it is that they are searching for by coming closer to our Heavenly Father. The testimonies of those that have searched for answers and found them within the Gospel are fantastically strong, and I am so blessed to be able to see just how much it can mean to someone who has been growing that desire for so long.
What opportunities do you have to do service in Porvoo?
It seems that all of the service opportunities that we have had in Porvoo have come, one way or another, through a member. We semi-often are helping people with English corrections in papers they have, or sites they are making. It's kind of interesting to be in charge of editing stuff for Finns. I know far too much about different opinions of people when it comes to Global Warming and IPCC's claims now... We also are tasked with bringing the Sacrament to a less-active woman that can't leave her house, but that's a really fun thing to do, so I don't see it as a burden at all. I don't think there's been too much else in the way of service that we can do in Porvoo, we actually asked our recent convert once if there was any sort of volunteering facility and the only thing he could think of was construction-related, and that's kind of a no-go when the construction is with GIANT telephone poles and buzzing electricity.
Well, that's it for this week. It's getting pretty slow, so here's to hope that it'll pick up soon! Be safe, everyone!
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Saturday, May 25, 2013
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In this way, there are manifestations — I usually refer to them as objects, events, circumstances, and conditions — and a relationship to them. On this level, the relationship is formed by my personality, my intellect, my opinions, my emotional reactions. No matter what the objects, events, circumstances, and conditions are, everything that "I" is is attached to them. It can't help interpreting them or trying to assign meaning to them.
Yet the objects, events, circumstances, and conditions do not have my opinions. They don't have my intelligence, my awareness, or anything else. They just are. They are, in other words, objective. The entire manifestation of reality and the Dharma is objective. Each "unique subjective" — each manifestation of "I" — is an individual encounter with that objectivity. The responsibility of material embodiment is to manifest this, in the guise of what we call the ego.
Yet in the second nature, the unique subjective is surrendered. Having firmly committed myself to the inhabitation, interpretation, and understanding of the material, I must now dare to move past that into unknown territory, in which my own ego existence is uncertain. Paradoxically, the material manifestation of ego exists side-by-side with my higher nature; and in this higher nature, none of the things that take place in the ego are going on.
In a certain sense, there is nothing happening here. Everything is still happening; yet in an inner sense, there is nothing at all happening. Things are quite still. There's a separation between all of the activity that is still taking place in ego, and this still quality that is connected to an inner expression of Truth.
In this place, there is a quality of waiting. Perhaps one discovers an intimate contact with this place; if so, one decides quite gently and easily that one could inhabit that; and one just sits down there and waits.
The outer action of Zazen, that beautifully disciplined form, is nothing more than a mirror of this action, expressed externally. The action is to go there inside and sit. One sits because one sits; one doesn't sit for any particular reason, or to get anywhere. One just sits there. There is no specific reason to sit or not sit, but one sits. We have heard Zen masters say such things; yet we attach them to the outer action of sitting, rather than seeing that there is a place inside in which this action is undertaken — no matter what else one is doing. One can be walking up a hill or driving a car, and still sitting. One can be yelling at one's child and still sitting.
This is because to be still sitting is to be still sitting anywhere.
This activity may be unfamiliar, because the lower parts are accustomed to the idea that they ought to be doing something. They need to be allowed to do that, and not interfere with sitting. It's a most peculiar thing; on the one hand, everything is going on. On the other hand, there's nothing happening.
Practicing in this way, one may eventually begin to find that aside from the definite necessities, there is no need for a lot of the other external activities. One can just be there. Being there is enough. There is no need to make things or undertake artificial entertainments. It's a most curious situation. Typically, it makes the lower parts uncomfortable, because they discover that they are quite satisfied, but still think they ought to be "doing" something.
But they quiet down when they see that things are just fine as they are.
When this state is available, everything is completely sufficient. I remember my teacher, Betty Brown, telling me about a day like this that she had a year or so before she died. She found it quite astonishing; everything was completely sufficient, and there was absolutely no need to do anything. Her children and her family were over to visit her, and she was completely contained, sitting within herself, not needing or wanting anything — completely invested and satisfied with the simple truth of everything that was around her.
Any day can have moments where this becomes more apparent. But only if one comes into relationship with the inward flow that is attracted by the action of an inward sitting.
May your soul be filled with light.
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Adult patients with coronary artery disease and abnormal endothelial functioning who were given ticagrelor showed improvements in their endothelial functioning, according to a new study.
Researchers—led by Shahar Lavi, MD, with the division of cardiology at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada—performed an open-label clinical trial with 45 adult participants. The team's results were published online July 26 in JAMA Cardiology.
To qualify for inclusion, the patients had to have coronary artery disease, with at least two cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes or hypertension, and abnormal endothelial function, defined as a reactive hyperemia index (RHI) of less than 2.0.
Over the short term, the researchers found, RHI in these patients (41 men and four women above the age of 18 with a mean age of 64 years) improved with the use of ticagrelor. The investigators assessed endothelial functioning before and after giving a dose of the drug, with assessments scheduled at the drug's peak and trough levels. When ticagrelor levels were highest, patients showed significantly improved endothelial functioning compared with measurements taken at baseline and when the drug was at its lowest levels.
In a negative finding, they found that the use of ticagrelor did not improve measures of arterial stiffness. "Considering the twice-daily drug administration, endothelial functioning may be improved during the dosing cycle of Ticagrelor," wrote Lavi et al.
They pointed out, though, that the beneficial effect is not sustained throughout the 12 hours between drug dosing times. It is maintained only when patients continue taking the drug.
The team also noted the contrast between their findings in older patients with coronary artery disease and the lack of impact of ticagrelor on reactive hyperemia in healthy young people. The researchers speculated that the potential benefits of this drug may only be seen in patients who have established cardiovascular disease and endothelial dysfunction.


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"If someone cuts with a rusty and rough hatchet, even though the worker is a good craftsman, the hatchet leaves bad, jagged, and ugly gashes. So it is when God works through us" Martin Luther
Monday, January 30, 2006
Intelligent Design vs. Naturalism
Here's a commentary from the Church Times entitled "How to probe the science of creation" which I feel is helpful in teasing out the nuance of the Intelligent Design-Naturalism (which unfortunately has been wrongly labeled "Evolution") debate. I think that he has done a good job of clarifying the positions and philosophical presuppositions, and this deserves careful consideration!
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Saturday, April 01, 2006
SPRING is here
Oh yeah BABY! SPRING is HERE!
I love flowers (these sadly are not from my garden...) but I wanted to share some of the colorful floral scenery from my neighbor's yard. Ms. Lillian, who knows everything about everyone in P'Ville, has a lovely green thumb so today, I share her flowers with you.....
Smile.....IT'S SPRING, BABY! (you have to say it like Austin Powers....)
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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North Korea on Tuesday vowed to expand its nuclear weapons work and restart a reactor capable of producing weapons-grade plutonium, retaliating more provocatively than expected against UN condemnation of its recent rocket launch.
Pyongyang said it would never again take part in six-party talks, the diplomatic framework aimed at getting North Korea to dismantle its nuclear arms. The six parties are Russia, China, the US, Japan and the two Koreas.
"We have no choice but to strengthen our defensive nuclear deterrent in response to increased military threats from hostile forces," North Korea's foreign ministry said in a statement carried on the KCNA state news agency.
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text: OrangeManiac Posted April 20 (edited) You know what? Let's get this ball rolling. What is this thread? DrButler decided to be MVP and make an initial thread to try to touch the waters whether people could be interested of a "Global Battle Association" type event in PokeMMO. The response so far has been positive so in an agreement with DrButler I am opening a thread to start a discussion for the rules of this format. Discussion consists but it's not limited to: - Tiering of the Pokemon involved in this format - The overall ruleset of the tournament - The progression of the tournament series What are the basic rules of this format? This tournament series will open with an draft, where every Pokemon specie is open to be drafted. When said Pokemon has been drafted, no other player may get that specific Pokemon for their team. After draft, the battlers will battle every week with teams that are made out of their drafted Pokemon. To give a clear example of this, you can watch this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS4LkgpSpD4 What are the MMO exclusive features to this format? Rather than being a small league just for only 16 players, everyone up to 48 players are allowed to join while the PokeMMO Battle Association will be split into smaller leagues/divisions. Each divisionwill have its own draft pool from where the Pokemon are drafted. The players will battle against the people in their division but the top 2 players from each league will make it to the "final tournament" to battle for the title of "Grand Champion of the PokeMMO Battle Association", which contains the biggest share of the prize pool. (This all is just my suggestion, everything is up for debate.) How does the tournament series progress? After draft, there will be played 6-7 rounds of Swiss inside the league and the best of each league will qualify to the final stage. Who will be hosting this? I'll volunteer to host this tournament, however I will require some back up with this because I cannot be available in daily basis which is what these tournament series need. If you're willing to help me with this, I'd be happy if you let me know. I wouldn't mind like 3-4 co-hosts for this format. I see no problem with a host also participating as a player in this format as there is no advantage to gain and really no punishments to be given, besides activity losses. How does the Pokemon draft work? Every player starts the draft with 1000 credits. With these credits the players will purchase a team of 8 Pokemon max (6 minimum), which are the Pokemon they use to battle in this format. You may not purchase a Pokemon someone else already has in your division. Here below are the suggested "tierings" for each Pokemon. These are all just my opinion based and I would encourage discussion whether you feel like a certain Pokemon is tiered too high or too low. If you want to agree with someone about a certain nomination of a Pokemon for certain tier, hitting the like button for a suggestion post is an easy way to do it. Keep in mind these costs are made based on their expected viability in a mixed tier environment, rather than in OU environment. The difference I'm making is that there is no limitation how many Pokemon a player has from each tier. Only limitation is that the credit limit may not be exceeded. Tier 1 (cost: 300 credits per Pokemon) Spoiler Blissey Chansey Conkeldurr Dragonite Dugtrio Excadrill Ferrothorn Gengar Gyarados Hydreigon Mamoswine Metagross Reuniclus Salamence Scizor Skarmory Tyranitar Volcarona Wobbuffet Tier 2 (cost: 250 credits per Pokemon) Spoiler Chandelure Cloyster Darmanitan Gliscor Haxorus Hippowdon Kingdra Lucario Magnezone Mantine Mienshao Milotic Pelipper Porygon-Z Porygon2 Snorlax Starmie Swampert Tier 3 (cost: 200 credits per Pokemon) Spoiler Aerodactyl Alakazam Arcanine Azumarill Bisharp Breloom Cofagrigus Dusclops Flygon Forretress Gligar Heracross Jellicent Jolteon Kabutops Rhyperior Roserade Scrafty Tentacruel Togekiss Torkoal Vaporeon Weavile Weezing Tier 4 (cost: 150 credits per Pokemon) Spoiler Blaziken Bronzong Clefable Crobat Dusknoir Espeon Galvantula Gigalith Houndoom Krookodile Machamp Mandibuzz Medicham Sawsbuck Slowbro Typhlosion Umbreon Quagsire Victreebel Venusaur Yanmega Tier 5 (cost: 50 credits per Pokemon) Spoiler Absol Altaria Ambipom Archeops Armaldo Bellossom Blastoise Braviary Carracosta Charizard Claydol Cradily Donphan Durant Eelektross Exeggcutor Ferroseed Froslass Gallade Gardevoir Golem Golurk Gorebyss Haunter Hitmontop Honchkrow Kangaskhan Kingler Lanturn Linoone Ludicolo Magneton Manectric Miltank Mismagius Ninetales Omastar Pikachu Rhydon Sceptile Scyther Sigilyph Slaking Slowking Steelix Tauros Tangrowth Venomoth Vileplume Zangoose Free: Spoiler Everything else. *Chansey, Dusclops and Porygon2 are listed higher than they should be currently but it's to ensure that the users of these Pokemon wouldn't get their Pokemon value raised by a mile if Eviolite would be implemented, so their preliminary value is based on assuming we would have Eviolite in the game. I'm willing to discuss if any other Pokemon deserves a higher ranking because of this but I feel as Eviolite is the biggest thing that could skew the rankings a lot. Comments, concerns, opinions? Let me have them. Donations? I will donate 1 million additional Pokeyen for every 5 million the community will donate to this event. This means everything you donate will be transferred to prize pool as 120%. Let that motivate you to donate. Current donations: 3 mil by me 2 mil by DrButler 2 mil by JJ 2 mil by itsSara 1 mil by RacheLucario 1 mil by Parke 1 mil by StriderXD 650k by aftershocker 500k by Bartolomew 500k by SweeTforU 500k by Bearminator 400k by BlueBreath 250k by ElCoolio 200k by HXIN 100k by REEVS = 15 mil total currently. + The choice of 5x31 competitive Pokemon from the winner's drafted team, donated by Razimove Donation goal: 15+ mil Edited May 23 by OrangeManiac 22 Suneet, Walerito, DoubleJ and 19 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post


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Jesus is the lover of our soul. He will never let us go.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Busy Day
Tomorrow is first day of school, students and employees will be busy preparing for tomorrow's activity. busy streets, busy day.. i need to get up as early as 5AM to prepare for everything. first things first, need to do my devotional, then need to prepare Yoshi's milk, and then my lunchbox and cycy too. thank you Lord for the strength.
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Ice Hockey fans could soon find a new home in the region.
Council bosses in Durham are in talks with County Durham Ice Foundation and potential developers about the possibility of building a rink.
Durham's old rink at The Sands closed in 1996 and once played host to the all conquering Durham Wasps.
Now the foundation has received a £4,000 grant to help build its profile.
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text: Teen is forced to sing with hundreds of snakes. When you see these images you'll be surprised, as it is too strong and very bold. There is a reality where people are forced to sing facing some difficulties, in this case touched a teen to sing in a container full of snakes and when looking at the number of live, honestly I was more than surprised.