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United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Jesse Ventura a/k/a James G. Janos, Plaintiff-Appellee,
Taya Kyle, as Executor of the Estate of Chris Kyle, Defendant-Appellant.
ON APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Civ. No. 12-cv-472 (RHK/JJK) – District Judge Richard H. Kyle
BRIEF and ADDENDUM of APPELLANT TAYA KYLE,
Attorneys for Appellant Taya Kyle,
Executor of the Estate of Chris Kyle
Appellant Taya Kyle, executor of the estate of Chris Kyle, asks this Court to reverse the judgment awarding Jesse Ventura $500,000 for defamation and $1,345,477.25 for unjust enrichment. Review of the record establishes that Ventura did not prove material falsity or actual malice. The court's unjust enrichment award based on allegedly defamatory speech is unprecedented, distorts Minnesota common law, and violates the First Amendment. The judgment, therefore, must be reversed and the case dismissed.
This Court should reverse the defamation judgment because the district court incorrectly instructed the jury about the questions of whether the statements at issue were materially false and published with actual malice. The First Amendment requires an appellate court to examine the record independently and enter judgment for the defendant where, no properly instructed jury could have found defamation liability. See Sullivan, 376 U.S. at 285.
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The district court erred when it instructed the jury it could impose defamation liability based on the entirety of the "story" Kyle told about Ventura, rather than explaining that its original instruction required Ventura to prove all of the elements of his defamation claim with respect to at least one of the three specific statements at issue.
A jury instruction is erroneous if it misstates the law. Wolfe v. Fayetteville, Ark. Sch. Dist., 648 F.3d 860, 864 (8th Cir. 2011). To establish a defamation claim, a plaintiff must prove that a specific statement is both defamatory and false. McKee v. Laurion, 825 N.W.2d 725, 729 - 30 (Minn. 2013). In addition, the First Amendment requires a public figure to prove that such a statement was published with actual malice. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc., 418 U.S. 323, 327-28 (1974).
The Supreme Court, this Court, and the Minnesota Supreme Court have all left no doubt that, to sustain a defamation claim with respect to a group of allegedly false and defamatory statements, a plaintiff must prove each of the elements of his cause of action with respect to each such statement. See, e.g., Air Wis., 134 S. Ct. at 864-65; Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, 501 U.S. 496, 502, 522-25 (1991); Stepnes v. Ritschel, 663 F.3d 952, 964-65 (8th Cir. 2011); Aviation Charter, 416 F.3d at 868-71; Michaelis v. CBS Inc., 119 F.3d 697, 700-03 (8th Cir. 1997); Price v. Viking Penguin, 881 F.2d 1426, 1429 (8th Cir. 1989); McKee v. Laurion, 825 N.W.2d at 729-30.
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I'm cutting myself. What do I do?
If you struggle with self-injury, maybe you're like Annie. She hates her addiction, but letting go of the only control she feels she has is terrifying. It has become a kind of best friend—something to hold on to when life hurts.
Or maybe you're like Jillian.
Jillian wants to stop because she knows it hurts those who love her; she's tired of hiding her addiction, and she want to learn how to be more emotionally intimate with others.
If you can relate to Annie or Jillian, the choice to stop cutting can be challenging and scary. Still, change is possible. How do you know? Christ said you can.
Consider, for example, Matthew 19:26. "Jesus looked at [his disciples] and said, 'With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.'"
Change means confronting a tremendous obstacle, but with God, friends, loved ones and a compassionate counselor, you can take the first step toward recovery.
What are some good reasons to stop?
God has a future and a hope for you (Jeremiah 29:11), and Jesus came to bind up your broken heart (Isaiah 61:1). This means that He wants you to live free from the feelings of guilt, sadness, depression, shame, hopelessness and fear that drive you to cut. You see, cutting is not the problem. It's only a symptom of a deeper emotional pain that God wants to, and is able to, heal.
What first step can I take to achieve victory over cutting?
The only long-term solution to stop the pain you may feel is to ask for help! It's essential to find someone compassionate to walk with you through the emotional pain that has led you to cut. Call 1-800-A-Family and ask for the counseling department. After we talk with you, free of charge, we'll refer you to a counselor in your area so you can continue a treatment program.
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What if I'm referred to a counselor who doesn't understand my problem?
Carrie, a former cutter, says that she was discouraged when she tried to find someone to help. She was referred to several counselors before she finally found the right fit. Don't be discouraged if the first counselor you speak with is not the one who can best help you. If this happens, try again.
Is it important for family and friends to help in the therapy process?
Steven Levenkron, author of Cutting: Understanding and Overcoming Self-Mutilation Levenkron, Steven. (1998) Cutting: Understanding and Overcoming Self-Mutiliation. New York, NY: reprinted by Lion's Crown Publishing., says, "The more people who are available as resources for treatment, the more powerful the treatment becomes."
Because family and friends can act as "windows" into the cutters history. This helps both the counselor and the cutter to gain insight that wouldn't otherwise be available.
If you are a parent or friend of a cutter, ask the counselor or therapist how you can help in the recovery process.
What can slow down recovery time?
Treatment can take longer if the cutter suffered severe emotional, physical, sexual, spiritual abuse or neglect, especially in the early developmental years of life. Other reasons include the child being forced to become a care-taker for a needy or emotionally immature parent or if the client's parents are ill or deceased.
What kind of outlets do those struggling with self-injury have?
When Bethany, a cutter in recovery, has the desire to cut, she finds her sketchbook, magazines, glue and scissors to create a collage. Words like, "pain," "freedom," "trapped," and "anxiety" fill the pages in a burst of color.
This kind of creativity is helpful, she says. "It keeps my hands occupied and the sketchbook is a physical representation of my emotions."
When Bethany glues words representing her emotions on paper, it's a way to work through what she feels and gives her a healthy alternative to cutting.
Besides Bethany's personal creative outlets, counselors also say writing, music and poetry are cathartic and release a healthy outpouring of emotions.


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Angels' Lindsey boasts immense offensive potential
I think Taylor Lindsey is going to be an important part of the Los Angeles Angels' future.
Playing high school baseball in Arizona is really special for any player with aspirations to play professional baseball. The season is long, the traveling squads are abundant and the coaching is outstanding.
I think Taylor Lindsey is going to be an important part of the Los Angeles Angels' future.
Playing high school baseball in Arizona is really special for any player with aspirations to play professional baseball. The season is long, the traveling squads are abundant and the coaching is outstanding.
That's not to say that other parts of the country don't have great prep programs. They do. But high school baseball in Arizona is important. It's relevant.
Lindsey, an Angels second-base prospect, is a product of Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Ariz. It's a competitive, highly regarded program.
And Lindsey was a success in the high-octane environment of Arizona baseball. So much so that he was named All-City, All-Region, All-State and All-American in his high school career. In his senior year, Lindsey hit .592 with 18 home runs and 73 RBIs. He had his eye on attending Arizona State University to play baseball, but he really wanted to sign a professional contract.
And he did. The Angels selected Lindsey as a supplemental first-round Draft pick in 2010. Now, after playing only parts of four seasons in the Halos' Minor League organization, Lindsey is rated No. 3 on the Angels' Top 20 Prospects rankings.
Lindsey has surprising power for his 6-foot, 195-pound frame. He puts a real charge into the ball. Lindsey has hit 35 home runs in his 376 games, covering 1,674 plate appearances.
Last season at Double-A Arkansas in the Texas League, Lindsey smoked 17 home runs to go along with six triples and 22 doubles in his 567 trips to the plate. Frankly, the Texas League is not the easiest place to hit home runs -- quite the contrary, in fact. It's known more for having "pitcher friendly" ballparks. It makes Lindsey's accomplishment even more impressive.
That's outstanding power from any position, let alone from a second baseman. It's a luxury to have a second baseman who can take the ball deep.
Lindsey's mechanics at the plate are highlighted by excellent eye-hand coordination. He gets his hands out in front of the ball, driving pitches to the gaps and using the entire field. Like many left-handed hitters, Lindsey feasts on balls down in the zone.
I got to see plenty of Lindsey while he was playing in the Arizona Fall League. He was adequate defensively, but he's clearly an "offense first" second baseman. I do, however, think Lindsey can play average second base. His arm strength is not the greatest, but what he may lack on defense, he will more than compensate for offensively.
Lindsey played 19 games for the Mesa Solar Sox this past fall, and he struggled a bit, hitting only .225 with two homers and 10 RBIs. Even with his mediocre fall batting average, Lindsey was highly regarded in the league. He was named to the Fall Stars Team, playing for the East Division and walking once in two plate appearances in the November game.
Lindsey has improved in his ability to hit left-handed pitching. At one point, it was an issue that he had to overcome. But last season at Arkansas, Lindsey hit .277 against righties and a very respectable .265 versus lefties.
Lindsey is not fast, but I don't think he'll clog the bases. He may surprise with an occasional stolen base, adding value to his overall game.
Lindsey just turned 22 in December. It would not be a surprise to see him continue to rocket through the Halos' Minor League system. Lindsey provides the type of offense that should continue to develop as he matures more physically and gains more playing time against quality pitching.
Given his power potential and his good hitting mechanics that allow him to spray the ball around the diamond, Lindsey has the type of bat that can provide a solid batting average, impressive power and an ability to play every day at second base.
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"We're sending people where the business is," she said. Already this year, travel spending at the East Aurora, N.Y.-based company has increased about 10% from a year ago, as more workers hop on flights bound for China, Germany and the 21 other countries where Moog operates.
"It's not just upper management," Hall-Zientek said. "It's everyone."
And they're finding plenty of company on the road.
After a couple of difficult years, U.S. companies are starting to loosen the purse strings when it comes to business travel. Nearly half of corporate travel managers said their 2004 budgets had increased, according to a survey by the National Business Travel Assn. released in January.
"Corporations have been hunkered down for quite a while," said Bill Connors, executive director of the Arlington, Va.-based trade group. But now there's "a sense that it's time to get out there, to talk to customers again."
Terrorism, the economic downturn, war in Iraq and the SARS epidemic all put a crimp in business in recent years, so companies had ample reasons to slash their travel budgets.
That in turn made corporations and their employees savvier customers of travel services. From choosing accommodations at mid-priced hotels to flying on low-fare carriers, business travelers became skilled at paring expenses.
So even as companies start to green-light more travel this year, they will be clinging to their newfound cost-cutting ways. Nearly two out of three still expect workers to stay at mid-range hotels and fly on discount airlines even more than they did in 2003, according to the NBTA survey.
At Avery Dennison Corp., a Pasadena-based global label maker, employees have learned to be more "efficient" travelers, said corporate travel manager Michael Lyons.
"Our people are still traveling," Lyons said. "They are just doing it more ... wisely."
"The glamour," he added, "is long gone."
To be sure, plenty of business travelers still book stays at luxury hotels and fly first class, but companies are likely to be more discriminating about giving the go-ahead for such trips, said Joe Brancatelli, editor and publisher of www.joesentme.com, an electronic newsletter for business
"Sometimes they do need to be in the Beverly Hilton or the Peninsula" in Beverly Hills for the image of success those hotels project, he said. But "other times, the Hilton Garden Inn in El Segundo works just fine."
The more businesspeople on the road, the better it is for companies such as Carlson Wagonlit Travel, the world's second-largest travel management company. In anticipation that a business travel recovery is in sight, Minneapolis-based Carlson earlier this month bought a smaller corporate travel competitor for an undisclosed amount.
"A year ago, we were in the tank," said Carlson President Robin Schleien. But now, "things are pretty stable," he said, and the company is seeing a 4% increase in corporate travel bookings each month.
At Embassy Suites Hotels, the 174-hotel chain owned by Hilton Hotels Corp., brand manager David Greydanus is "cautiously optimistic" that 2004 will be a better year for business travel. He's already seen a 2.5% uptick in sales in January and a 5% increase in February.
"After three tough years in our industry, we're seeing some good, early signs," said Greydanus, who noted that group travel bookings seem to be increasing.
Embassy Suites, an upscale hotel where suites start at around $150, gets 60% of its bookings from business travelers -- and is working hard to woo more of them.
The company promises that all hotels in the chain will be wired with high-speed Internet access by June.
"It's an informal, relaxed business hotel which demands a premium price," Greydanus said. "But it's a great value for travelers, because you get a suite."
As demand starts to climb this year, prices are expected to follow. The NBTA forecasts that by 2005, business airfare will increase by 5%, hotel rates by 3%, and corporate car rentals by 2%.
Despite such optimism, many large companies say business travel spending will never return to levels of previous years, as corporations strive to keep travel costs low.
"Let's not go on a plane if we don't have to," was the mantra after Sept. 11, 2001, at Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin, a Los Angeles investment bank, according to Co-Chief Executive Scott Beiser.
Although more of his employees have been traveling in recent months, Beiser said the company "certainly considers the costs of travel more than we did five years ago."
At Moog, travel manager Hall-Zientek said that even though more employees had been traveling this year, the company had been able to keep a lid on expenses by renegotiating contracts for hotel rooms and rental cars at the same rates as in 2003.
Competition among travel suppliers made bargaining easy. "They've all been very generous," she said. "They know corporations are struggling to cut travel costs."
Moog's employees also are encouraged to travel on such low-fare carriers as JetBlue or Air Tran whenever possible, and to look for other creative ways to spend less, such as eating at less-expensive restaurants.
Employees know the days of the travel account "gravy train" are over, Hall-Zientek said.
"Everyone is traveling more," she said, "but they are conscious they need to keep costs down."
Road to recovery?
Signs point to an improving business travel climate. These statistics include corporate and unmanaged business transient travel (air, car, hotel) and related travel and entertainment expenses.
U.S. business travel market
(in billions of dollars)
Year Total % Change
2002 $139.50 n/a
2003 $140.90 1%
2004* $146.20 3.8%
2005* $156.30 6.9%
2006* $163.50 4.6%
Sources: PhoCusWright Inc., PhoCusWright/NBTA Technology Trends Survey, American Express, Runzheimer International, Smith Travel Research, Topaz International


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Roger will retire. It's a fact. What will this do to the sport? Will you enjoy watching tennis any less?
I'm old. I remember when Sampras was king (and before). I tend to root for the underdog. So I rooted a lot against Pete and Roger too. However with Rog, I'm starting to root for him at this point. (Something I never came to do with Pete because he bored me.) Roger was so damn good for so long that many of us got sick of him winning everything. But his game is beautiful and he's a great guy, so I'm rooting for another major this year and maybe a Gold at the Olympics. Talk about going out on a high note.
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What i am going to miss is the sanity and consistency of the Prostaff 6.0 or now known as the PS - 90 tour.
the insanity that will follow Federer leaving the sport might ruin the racquet he uses & my racquet of choice right now.
lets look at Agassi for example First (Cause i hate heads marketing of racquet!)
Agassi started playing with the Prince Graphite110. He got a sponsorship with Donay that made a colorful clone of the prince graphite. Meanwhile head was making a similar racquet in yellow and black called the tri-sis series i forgot the original name but the number was 720 all the racquets had numbers at the time. Donay goes under & Agassi paints his donay black and yellow. then all of s sudden the Yellow 720 head tri-sis series becomes the Agassi radical. then it became the the Titanium radical ( worst racquet ever ) the the Entire shape of the racquet changes to a mid wide body called the Liquid metal radical Which Novack Djokovich was using before switching to Wilson ( which will bring me back to Federer in a minute ) Then it becomes the Liquid metal flex point, then Agassi retires from tennis. at this time Andy Murray was playing with the head prestige. Now Head loses their best male player and sales person. there is no real sale point of a radical any more because the radical himself doesn't play. so all heads got is Andy Murray.
So Djokovich is with wilson, but you cant paint job a liquid metal because of the ripples in it. so lets build a clone of the head liquid metal radical. hmmm what is like a liquid metal, swords are liquid metal before hardening lets call is a blade.
thus the birth of the Wilson blade. Now sales are down Babbolat is making a killing at this time. let make a blade tour for those serious players and market Novack Yeah! Novack is #3 in the world, and guess what the frame is so unstable it breaks easily. but Novack keeps playing with the orginal blade and not the tour ( i am speculating here about the blade tour vs original blade ) then as get bought away from Wilson to go back to head the Radical went through so many changes that it wasnt the same racquet anymore like the liquid metal so head creates a new line called speed for Novack.
he lost like every match that first part of the year because they couldn't get the racquet right. but they fixed it for him and for everyone else too bad.( this is if you bought the white ones ) but the newer black versions that came out the beginning of last year are excellent very much like the original Agassi racquets. then head goes hey Andy Murray you been #4 all theses years you aint selling the prestige any more you are selling the Radicals. so they took his prestige and made it orange and called it the radical. ( Andy murray is a radical like agassi for many years cause Agassi couldn't win a slam either until Sampras was out. ) you can still see the original head prestige head bumper on it. but if you try to buy one in store it looks like an old Volkl.
ok how does this effect me and Federer. this is how. What happened to the Wilson Jack Kramer it became a regular wilson prostaff ( i own one ) then it became the wilson 6.0 when wilson started their own numbering system to introduce a player friendly version known as the 6.1 classic which came in a mid plus size of 95. they forced Edberg into it. Then wilson stared playing around with materals and changed the graphite and kevlar to hyper graphite and kevlar. even though they still offered the original 6.0 they had different versions. Then Federer comes along in 2001 destroys everyone and the death of the 6.0 started. they changed the color to a yellow and black in a 85 version. ( i wanted that one but could never afford it ) then all of a sudden the Birth of the N-code and the death of the 6.0, they combined the 6.1 classic and the 6.0 to create a new racquet called the N-code 6.1 90 tour which is a great racquet. but no more solid 6.0 were being sold only crappy clones. then after 2 years wilson change it to a k-factor tour 90 which federer won the french with. but the handel of the k-factor tour 90 was different than the n-code. the k-factor grip was more rounded then oval. after 2 year they come out with the BLX 6.1 Tour 90, the handle went a little bigger and more oval it felt more like the n-code and looked better. but federer didnt win many or any majors with it. Thus 2 years later the NEW and improved SIX ONE 90 Prostaff. I( my current racquet ) this racquet has the feel of the k-factor swing, the dampening of the n-code and BLX but feels to me a lighter swing weight and maybe .5 oz lighter. I thinking crap i dont want a lighter racquet Im used to my 13+oz on my racquets.
but with my torn tendon in my elbow i stared thinking that .5oz difference i might need.
Comparing the wilson Pro Staff 85 to the Tour 90 is like cars one handles better and has less power and the other handels great but with a little more power.
my point is
does anyone remember the Wilson Pete Sampras pro staff 88. this racquet was like the original heavy at 13oz it didn't have the curves in the neck leading to the head of the racquet like the 6.1 but it had the same flat beam as the original 6.0
. comparing it like a car it was horrible clone. too heavy, bad balance, no power. it play nothing like the 85 version and nothing like the 90 version. it was around for 1 year until Sampras started bashing Wilson for babbolat.
second point does anyone remember the Agassi Tour Radical re-issue. that was another horrible clone as well it played nothing like the original head Agassi radical which i just sold my original radical for $90 to one of my students 3 months ago.
last point when federer goes so will the racquet. i might have to go back to Prokennex. aka Black MAX
oh sorry i forgot what this discussion is about. the answer is no i will not miss federer.
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When life kicks your ass, knit socks!
I finished another couple of shawls recently and I have a sweater languishing in my project bag, but I can't seem to focus on anything bigger than a sock at the moment.
Forest Canopy (ravelry link) and the Fountain Pen shawl (ravelry link) were very quick knits.
Fountain Pen got debuted at a friend's wedding a couple of weeks ago. If I can find a photo of it in action, I'll post it. Oh yes, and Handmaiden Mini Maiden is like yarn crack. I'm definitely going to use it again.
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
8 comments:
- Admiral said...
If you need a Picture of the most ugliest Turibulum, then let me know. I would be happy to send you my pic of the one of the cathedral of L.A. That I have taken it 2 years ago and the cathedral is worth a regular series here as well.
- May 23, 2012 at 3:39 PM
- Carlos Ramalhete said...
Well, I've just taken a series of pictures of the present state of our magnificent Parish Church of São Lourenço, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The awful nouveau-riche furniture they used to hide the old altar can be seen here: [url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/profcarlos/7251036004/][img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8168/7251036004_592abe914b_z.jpg[/img][/url]
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/profcarlos/7251036004/]Presbitério[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/profcarlos/]profcarlos[/url], on Flickr
The rest of the flickr set is worth a visit, though. Plenty of monstrosities and beautiful stuff.
- May 23, 2012 at 7:11 PM
- Keisha said...
A good idea. I think I'll enjoy it.
- May 24, 2012 at 12:12 AM
Don't forget the disaster at St. Januarius in Naples NY by the rapidly departing pastor, Fr. Bob Ring. He destroyed all the special and natural effect of the sanctuary, in a majority of parishioners' opinions. Visit www.cleansingfireDoR.com and its ZEAL posts for more detail.
- May 25, 2012 at 3:54 PM
Oooh, goody!
- May 29, 2012 at 1:35 PM
If I ever need encouragement to finish my studies and bring BEAUTY back into existence, this site will be my homepage.
Anyone thinking of rebuilding their church with the examples shown on here in mind, had better watch out.
- May 31, 2012 at 12:29 AM
- Gail Finke said...
Carlos R: WOW. That is unbelievable. It's like someone with no talent and really bad taste took some great old churches and tried to copy everything from all of them at once.
- June 2, 2012 at 9:56 PM
- Fr. Larry said...
Have you seen these vestments
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KyleKreations wrote:Hi all you Outlaws. I'm K.Kreations, I'm based on Flickr and many of you may know me from there. I recently joined Lenfald in hopes of being active but things just haven't gone that way. So, after I made a large purchase of Worlpack Minifigures, I've decided to join the Outlaws. My Character Introduction will be up very very soon and I will be very active in the Faction. I am looking forward to a great time building alongside all of you!
What's up Kyle. I thought for sure that you were going to either join Lenfald or Loreos! With Mark always trying to sway new victims into joining Loreos, me and Aeridian are also always on the prowl to stop him every where he goes campaigning, in a friendly way
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Cell Salts are a group of homeopathic remedies made from minerals.
2 words:
- meaning used on the cellular level and
- meaning
mineral or minerals salts. Made as a homeopathic remedy generally 6X potency.
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FAQ's on Potency
There are 12 basic mineral or tissue cell salts in our bodies.
Just starting in homeopathy? Start with the Cell Salts.
Stubborn health condition? Add Cell Salts to your health plan.
Wanting faster results? Use the Cell Salt that matches your symptoms.
Any health ailments can benefit from Cell Salts. How is that possible? Read on--
Biochemistry is a science developed by Dr. Schussler to show how Cell Salts
are utilized in the body. Cell Salts are not measured like supplements such as
500 mg or more, but are in minute homeopathic potency. In homeopathic potency,
Cell Salts balance the mineral in the body and help the body's utilization of the
mineral from concentrations in the blood and minerals from food and supplements.
Cell Salts are safe for those with digestive problems. Cell Salts do not have binders
and since they dissolve in the mouth they do not need to be broken down in the
stomach. The Cell Salts are a wonderful way to help the body take up nutrients.
Kathryn Jones, DiHom, M. Ed., Homeopathic Specialist, feels the Cell Salts
are the best way to become introduced to Homeopathy. Great way to
see the benefits of homeopathy and the homeopathy works for you.
Minerals in homeopathic potency are quite an advantage over supplemental
forms. Here are some basic benefits of homeopathic minerals/ Cell Salts:
1) Immediately absorbed through the first line of digestion-the saliva.
2) Without the need for the body to break down the minerals, they are effective for
those with digestive problems, as well as young, elderly or severe health conditions.
3) Safety because Cell Salts do not have additives or binders that stress the liver,
and potenization eliminates the questions of getting too much, avoiding
problems, such as bowel tolerance that cause diarrhea (seen with supplemental
magnesium), or constipation (associated with iron supplements).
4) Enables more efficient use of that mineral in the body, whether from a food
source or from supplements. Cell Salts are not a substitute for a balanced diet
or supplements, but improve absorption and utilization of that mineral.
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Because minerals are the foundation for enzyme activity in the body and serve
as catalysts in energy cycles and functions.
For example, the body must first have minerals to make vitamins or make use
of vitamins regardless of the source. Cell Salts are used in the basic
functioning of the cells including water balance, digestion, removing toxins,
elasticity of the cells, oxygenation, nutrition, sodium/potassium balance etc.
Cell Salts are my
suggestion for people new to homeopathy because
of the ease of selection and dosing, the safety in potency and the quick results.
When I personally work with a client, along with selection of a remedy,
I will add the Cell Salt that is showing deficiency in the body.
I feel this is an essential step to enable the body to heal.
How Many Cell Salts are There?
There are 12 basic Cell Salts:
3 Calcium minerals: Calcium Fluoride, Calcium Phos & Calcium Sulphate
3 Potassium minerals: Kali Mur, Kali Phosphate & Kali Sulphur
3 Sodium minerals: Natrum Phosphate, Natrum Sulphur & Natrum Mur
Plus: Ferrum Phosphate (iron); Magnesia Phosphate (magnesium); Silicea (silica);
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What are other terms used for Cell Salts?
Cell Salts may also be called Tissue Salts, Biochemic Salts, 12 Tissue Remedies,
Schussler Mineral Salts, Schussler Tissue Salts, Biochemic Remedies. Biochemistry
was developed by Dr. Schussler to show how Cell Salts are utilized in the body.
Individual Cell Salts also go by various synonyms.
Calcium Ph
osphate goes by
Calcium Phosphorus, Calcarea Phosphorica, Calcium Phosphoricum, Calc Phos.
Calcium Fl
uoride: Calcarea Fluor, Calc Fluor, Ca Fl, Calcarea Fluorica.
alcium Sulphate
: Calcium Sulfur, Calcarea Sulphuricum,
also Calcarea Sulphurica, Calcarea Sulphur, Calcarea Sulph, Calc Sulph.
Ferrum Ph
osphoricum: Ferrum Phosphate, Ferrum Phos, Ferrum Ph.
Kali Mur
iaticum, Kali Mur, Potassium Chloride.
Kali Ph
osphorica: Kali Phos, Potassium Phosphate.
Kali Sulph
uricum: Kali Sulphur, Kali Sulfur, Potassium Sulphate.
Magnesium Phos
: Magnesia Phosphorica, Magnesium Phosphoricium, Magnesium Phosphorus, Magnesia Phos, Magnesium Phosphate, Magnesium Phos, Mag Phos, Mag Phos, Mg Ph.
Natrum Mur
iaticum: Natrum Mur, Sodium Chloride (remember this is the mineral,
not the processed with chemicals table salt and is not only safe for those who
need to avoid salt, but is beneficial for those with sodium imbalances.
Natrum Ph
osphoricum: Natrum Phosphorus, Nat Phos, Nat Ph.
Natrum Sulph
uricum: Natrum Sulphur, Natrum Sulphate, Nat Sulfur.
: Silica.
Is there a Homeopathic Remedy that will help my entire system?
Yes, Bioplasma supports the entire body and immune system.
is a combination of 12 Cell Salts. Bioplasma can be taken daily to keep our health and energy at their best. Use Bioplasma before and after exercise to maintain electrolyte level. Use when stressed or starting to feel ill or out of balance. Bioplasma is useful for family use, for pets and farm animals for general health care and healing.
What is Bioplasma?
is a combination of all 12 Cell Salts.
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This balanced combination is helpful for maintenance of good health.
Use more frequently to replenish cells during illnesses.
before and after exercise to maintain electrolyte level.
Bioplasma includes:
Calcarea Fluorica 6X(Calcium Fluoride)
Calcarea Phosphorica 3X (Calcium Phosphorus)
Calcarea Sulphuricum 3X (Calcium Sulphur)
Ferrum Phosphoricum 3X (Ferrum Phos-iron)
Kali Muriaticum 3X (Kali Mur-potassium)
Kali Phosphorica 3X (Kali Phos-potassium)
Kali Sulphuricum 3X (Kali Sulphur-potassium)
Magnesia Phosphorica 3X (Magnesium Phosphorus)
Natrum Muriaticum 6X (Natrum Mur)
Natrum Phosphoricum 3X (Natrum Phosphorus)
Natrum Sulphuricum 3X (Natrum Sulphur)
Silicea 6X (Silica)
What is the difference between Bioplasma and the individual Cell Salts?
Bioplasma is a remedy in itself. It keeps the minerals in balance &
can be taken daily to keep energy levels high, boost the immune system,
and keep your physical performance at its best.
Think of Bioplasma as a homeopathic One-A-Day general supplement.
Do I match the particular Cell Salt to the symptoms or use Bioplasma?
Individual Cell Salts treat imbalance and health problems.
They are taken when specific health problems arise. If you are showing deficiency
signs of a particular mineral, then restore balance with that specific Cell Salt.
Cell Salts can be used with other homeopathic remedies and therapies to
speed healing.
Detailed information is available online by clicking onto the Cell Salt links below
I recommend Cell Salts be used in 6X potency when just starting treatment with
Cell Salts, or when the health condition requires regular maintenance dosing.
6X is also the best to help
build or restore
mineral balance in the body.
The Calcium Cell Salts are important for bone and dental health, and skin healing.
Calcium Phosphate
is the Cell Salt for growth and health of the bones.
Deficiency symptoms include aching pains, growing pains, bone ailments.
Calcium Fluoride
is the Cell Salt for problems with the surface of bones and skin.
A much safer source of fluoride than supplemental fluoride.
Deficiency symptoms include poor dental enamel; spider and varicose veins.
Calcium Sulphate
deficiency symptoms include acne and other skin problems,
slow healing wounds, abscesses, swollen glands, negativity, apathy.
The Potassium Cell Salts are important for emotional health.
Deficiency symptoms include nervousness, anxiety, mental confusion.
Kali Mur
deficiency symptoms include colds, sinus inflammation,
arthritis inflammation, lack of energy and interest.
Kali Phosphate
deficiency symptoms include anxiety, irritability.
poor memory and physical fatigue.
Kali Sulphate
corrects the functioning of oils in the body. Deficiency symptoms
show up as dryness and in the later stages of inflammation including acne and
intestinal disorders. Mental symptoms include worry and lack of judgment.
The 3 Sodium Cell Salts balance fluids and water in the body and support
the functioning of the kidneys, pancreas, stomach and digestive system.
Natrum Mur
helps with edema, headache, weakness in the sun or heat,
chronic sinus conditions.
Natrum Phosphate
is for complaints of the digestive system. Take right before
meals for improved digestion. Deficiency symptoms include acidity, indigestion.
Natrum Sulphate
for strengthening pancreatic functioning.
Ferrum Phosphate
is the oxygenating Cell Salt, so remember for physical fatigue.
Useful for inflammation, fever, and infection.
Magnesium Phosphate
is found inside the cells of muscles and nerves. Deficiency symptoms include muscle pain, muscle fatigue, muscle spasms.
is the hair and skin remedy. Deficiency includes excess perspiration,
unhealthy skin, brittle nails and hair.
For additional explanation of how Cell Salts help us absorb minerals
look at magnetic principles. I like to use the following illustration: Just as a
north pole magnet repels another north pole magnet; a like homeopathic
medicine will repel a like vibrational illness in the body. Once the imbalance
is thrown out, the body can heal itself. New studies verify that homeopathics
do indeed carry a vibration with them. In magnetism a like pole repels a like pole.
But a weak like pole can also be regenerated by a like pole.
Likewise, cell salts help to strengthen their like fields in our bodies.
To encourage this regeneration, Cell Salts are taken at low potencies.
Information on SPECIFIC Cell Salts:
Calcium Phosphate
is the #1 mineral for bones. Important support for growing pains in youth. This Cell Salt helps with absorbtion of Calcium.
Helps solve the problem of hard to dissolve supplements and high Calcium blood levels, but low Calcium in the cells. Homeopathic Cell Salts are the ideal solution and so easy to take. Also remember for numbness in extremities, painful joints, tooth decay problems. Symptoms aggravated by cold, damp weather, stress.
Calcium Sulphate
are same names for the important Cell Salt or Tissue Salt found in the liver.
Calc Sulph is known as a blood purifier. Helps with cleansing toxins in the body. In the liver it helps in the removal of wastes. Indicated for abscesses, wounds and acne problems that don't heal. Taken in early stages of colds and sore throats to prevent illnesses from worsening. Deficiency symptoms of Calc Sulph can be negativity, apathy, poor skin, teeth, swollen glands. Calc Sulp resembles Hepar Sulph, but acts deeper and can be used after Hepar Sulph.
Magnesium Phosphate
is found inside the cells of muscles, nerves, bones, the brain and spine. Deficiency affects muscle fibers and nerve endings. This show the wisdon of using Magnesium Phosphate for muscle spasms in the back, and menstrual and leg cramps.
Magnesium is involved in more than 300 enzymatic reactions involving energy and nerve function. Homeopathic Magnesium Phos goes quickly into the system for prompt relief. Studies have shown that most adults are deficient in the mineral magnesium. Refined foods, pollution, non-absorption and insufficient ability of the body to utilize magnesium in the body are some of the causes. It is especially recommended that diabetics, individuals with heart disease and those with high blood pressure have their magnesium levels checked.
Magnesium Phos, especially in low potency 6X, can help your body utilize magnesium in the body and from food and is completely safe (unlike 500 mg supplements that can cause bowel overload with resulting diarrhea).
Magnesium is one of the trio including Potassium and Calcium involved in muscle function. Magnesium deficiency has been linked with CFS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Consider Magnesium Phosphate when there has been nerve injury or damage. Injury recovery will benefit from Magnesium Phosphate. Magnesium Phosphate is indicated when nerve pain is shooting, darting, or spasmodic. Couple this with magnesium's presence in the brain and you'll see Magnesium Phosphate's importance in neuralgias and headaches.
Remember Magnesium Phosphate keyword spasmodic, when treating spasmodic coughs (even hiccups!). Magnesium Phosphorus/Magnesium Phos is the best remedy for muscle spasms-back, leg, abdomen or calf. Use in the evening for a peaceful night sleep without charley horses. Relax tight back muscles. Supports intestinal health and beneficial for abdominal spasms and intestinal problems such as colitis or constipation. Magnesium Phos calms agitated nerves for pain relief of headache, writers cramp, sciatica, neuralgia. Use before and after dental work to calm tooth pain. Spasmodic is a key symptom and Magnesium Phos calms spasmodic coughs, menstrual cramps.
Cell Salts improve the body's ability to absorb Magnesium. If lacking in Magnesium Phos, nerves are on edge with the inability to relax emotional (showing as anxiety, nervous disorders, depression) and physically (showing as muscle problems, fibromyalgia even worse with a light touch, nerve sensitivity-even the skin may feel overly sensitive).
Deficiency symptoms include stress, pain, anxiety, depression, muscle spasms, migraine headaches, PMS headaches, agitation, irritability, constipation, fatigue.
Magnesium Phos is the #1 mineral used within the cells for nerve pain. Indicated for migraines, fatigue, hearing disorders, Meniere's disease, neuralgia, panic attacks.
Kali Phosphate
is homeopathic Potassium. Potassium is an important electrolyte and is crucial for energy. Potassium controls pH balance and water balance. Regulates the transfer of nutrients into the cells. Potassium supports the adrenals, so is helpful for stressful times that can overtax the adrenals. Remember Kali Phosphate for mental energy and for physical energy. If you lack stamina part way through the day, use Kali Phosphate. Helpful in times of stress that need a clear mind, such as before an exam or presentation. Kali Phosphate has been called the pick-me-up Cell Salt and #1 stress remedy. Relax the tensions of the day. Remember Kali Phosphate for the stress of teens also.
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Halas, Nordlander win American Physical Society's Isakson Prize
The American Physical Society (APS) has awarded Rice University researchers Naomi Halas and Peter Nordlander the 2014 Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids in recognition of their groundbreaking research in nanophotonics.
Halas and Nordlander, whose research collaborations span more than 20 years, have addressed a broad spectrum of topics ranging from electromagnetic theory to chemical nanofabrication. Most of their work focuses on the interaction of light with engineered nanoparticles, and their research has resulted in new cancer-treatment technologies that are in clinical trials as well as an off-grid, solar-powered sterilization system that could aid more than 2.5 billion people who lack adequate sanitation.
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Halas, who was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Science in April, is one of the world's most-cited experts in nanophotonics and plasmonics. She is the Stanley C. Moore Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering and a professor of biomedical engineering, chemistry, physics and astronomy at Rice. She also is founding director of Rice's Laboratory for Nanophotonics and director of the Rice Quantum Institute.
Nordlander, professor of physics and astronomy and of electrical and computer engineering at Rice, is one of the world's leading theoretical experts in nanoparticle plasmonics. His recent contributions include the development of the plasmon hybridization method, the theory for plasmonic Fano resonances and advances in the field of quantum plasmonics. He is a past director of the Rice Quantum Institute and fellow of APS, American Association for the Advancement of Science, the International Society for Optics and Photonics and the Optical Society of America.
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As of Nov.19, there have been 480 cases nationwide of fungal meningitis related to contaminated steroid injections. That number includes 33 deaths in 19 states.
A potentially lengthy incubation period related to the recent fungal meningitis outbreak became apparent Monday when the Florida Department of Health announced a confirmed case involving a 56 year-old man who was injected with the contaminated steroid in June.
Typically, people infected with the fungus show signs of it within six weeks.
The man received his injection from one of the three contaminated lots of methylprednisolone acetate at the Florida Pain Clinic in Marion County. The lots were manufactured at the New England Compounding Center (NECC) in Massachusetts, which has since closed its doors.
The latest diagnosed infection brings Florida's case number to 24, which includes three deaths.
All three deaths involved people who received injections in Marion County.
"We continue to work closely with health care practitioners to ensure timely detection, proper follow-up and support to each patient who may have received contaminated steroid injections," stated State Surgeon General and Secretary of Health Dr. John Armstrong on Monday in a news release. "We remain vigilant in our efforts to keep Floridians safe, and urge any individual who received contaminated steroid injections to seek medical attention for any related symptoms."
As of Monday, there have been 480 cases nationwide of fungal meningitis related to contaminated steroid injections. That number includes 33 deaths in 19 states.
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On Friday evening we attended the Wildlands Earth Night at Sibaya Casino. A beautiful evening, sponsored by Old Mutual, to celebrate the projects by Wildlands and sustainable conservation in South Africa. Local and limited edition art went up for auction with some pieces going for over R20 000.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Due to the anticipation of rain in the Santa Barbara area on Friday night, the final regular season home game for the sixth-ranked UCSB men's volleyball team has been moved from Robertson Gymnasium to the Thunderdome. The match against No. 3 Stanford will begin at 7:00 p.m. and be preceded by a salute to the Gauchos' eight senior players.
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The title of this song comes from a great book by Naomi Klein. The interpolation is based on a Fugazi track from 1989 called "Waiting Room". Big thanks to Ian MacKaye and Dischord Records for personally clearing and letting us use his classic song for our beat.
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As promised, I've been adding a song to my Myspace page every week until the record drops. The final track I'm previewing is "No Logo" with my friend Jesse Dangerously, in which we drop knowledge on bumper sticker activism.
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'The Voice' Recap: Live Elimination Round
Tonight's installment of 'The Voice' (Nov. 8) – also known as the live elimination round – determined who has moved on to the top 12 and who was sent home. America voted for two winners from each team, and the coaches were left with the difficult task to pick their third contestant.
Maroon 5, fronted by coach Adam Levine, were featured in this special episode, rocking the stage with their new hit single, 'Daylight.' Last season's winner of the show, Jermaine Paul, also debuted his brand-new song, 'I Believe In This Life.'
The singers representing Team Adam and Team Blake got the crowd pumped-up and ready with a performance of Kelly Clarkson's 'What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger).' Later in the episode, the contestants from Team Cee Lo and Team Christina strutted their stuff with a powerful version of Train's 'Drive By.'
And now, onto the results from the live elimination round:
Amanda Brown: This talented background singer representing Team Adam received the most votes from America out of the team's five remaining contestants. She blew away not only the judges, but viewers at home with her stunning delivery of Aerosmith's 'Dream On.' Brown has star quality and deserves to keep on shining.
Bryan Keith: His passionate rendition of the Goo Goo Dolls' 'Iris' during the live playoffs was quite an obvious hit, securing him a spot in the top 12. He has such an amazing stage presence, but there's also an emotional rawness to his voice that no doubt caught America's attention.
Melanie Martinez: Her coach was 100% behind her from the start, and it was likely this unwavering faith in her one-of-a-kind voice and style that inspired him to keep her in the running. "You are so incredibly unique and different and I love that about you," Levine said. "Moving forward, I am going to choose Melanie."
Sadly, this meant that Loren Allred and Joselyn Rivera were sent home. "Love you guys …this is not fun. No one is better than the other," Levine remarked.
Terry McDermott: This Scottish singer came away with the most fan votes for Team Blake. His near-perfect execution of Journey's 'Don't Stop Believin'' in this week's live playoffs impressed judges and fans alike, earning him a spot in the top 12.
Cassadee Pope: Pope's experience and vocal precision kept her in the running. It also doesn't hurt that as a former frontwoman for the band Hey Monday, she probably already had quite a few supporters back home. "You're clearly one of the fan favorites," Shelton commented, going on to say that there's no doubt she can make it as a solo artist, whether she wins 'The Voice' or not.
Michaela Paige: The 16-year-old singer has demonstrated promise, passion and confidence on the show so far, and she charmed the audience and judges with her performance of 'Everybody Talks' by Neon Trees. According to Shelton, she's worth keeping around. "I gotta go with my heart and emotion … I gotta pick Michaela," he said.
While Shelton proclaimed, "There's nothing more exciting than when America makes their decision," he also stated that there's nothing quite as sad as sending his contestants home. The country singer said goodbye to Liz Davis and Julio Cesar Castillo tonight.
Dez Duron: It's no surprise that this charming, talented teen heartthrob was the first winner to be announced for Team Christina. After his dazzling delivery of Hunter Hayes' 'Wanted' during the live playoffs, it was evident not only from the judges' remarks, but from the enthusiastic crowd response, that he was a fan favorite.
Sylvia Yacoub: This multi-talented artist has proven that she's not afraid to take risks. She sang an extremely heartfelt version of Katy Perry's 'The One That Got Away' last night, all the while accompanying herself on the piano. Yacoub now gets yet another chance to show us what she's got as she moves on as part of the top 12.
Adriana Louise: Aguilera selected the third winner for her team based on her belief that this particular contestant didn't have a chance to properly showcase what she's made of. It was a nail-biting and highly emotional decision for Aguilera, but she ultimately went with Louise (which might come as a shock to anyone expecting her to choose De'Borah based on that same exact reasoning).
As Aguilera bid farewell to De'Borah and Devyn DeLoera, she was sure to drive home the following words of encouragement derived from her own personal experience: "I just want to tell you, please never, ever let anyone or anyone's opinion ever define who you are. You guys are so special and so talented …Take this opportunity from here, look beyond the show, and this is just the beginning for all of you."
Trevin Hunte: Hunte has been a favorite all season long, so it only makes sense that he was the highest-ranked contestant from Team Cee Lo. The shy yet incredibly devoted singer received a standing ovation during his segment of the recent live playoffs – and he obviously won over the hearts of at-home viewers as well.
Nicholas David: His looks don't quite match up with his voice, which makes him a bit of an ever-present question mark, but he must be doing something right (after all, Levine did comment that he "kinda wanted to make a baby" after his cover of Barry White's 'You're the First, the Last, My Everything' in the playoffs). David's soulful vocals and interesting persona have propelled him into the group of last men and women standing.
Cody Belew: Cee Lo was faced with an extremely tough decision; the choice was impossible for him to make based purely on talent, because they all have so much to offer. In the end, he selected the contestant he believes has made the most progress since the beginning of the show. "I'm going to pick on the grounds of the most improved," Cee Lo said. "I've gotta go with Cody."
Poor MacKenzie Bourg and Diego Val, though. Bourg was in tears once he realized that he lost, and Val looked like he wasn't far behind. However, Cee Lo hugged them both before they departed, leaving them with words of hope and wisdom. "As always, this experience is not only important but iconic … no one will leave empty-handed," he reminded them. "I will always be with you in spirit and support."
Well, that's all for now, folks. Be sure to tune in to 'The Voice' next Monday to watch the top 12 singers perform!


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Well the three day shifts I did lived upto (or down to) expectations, we were late off each day which, added to being late off on all my previous night shifts, has left me completely and utterly knacked!! And guess what? I,m back on nights tomorrow for 4 x 12 hour shifts!! Really looking forward to those…not!!
One of the things that amazes me within the medical profession is why dont Doctors stay on scene with their poorly patients and wait for us to arrive? We were sent to an 83 year old male who was unconscious and breathing, suffering recently from a UTI (urinary tract infection).
We arrived at the address (within 8 minutes so the great God ORCON will be pleased) and found the patient in bed and in a very serious state. His breathing was laboured and his blood pressure was in his boots (very low). Oxygen was given, he was monitored, cannulated and a call put into the A/E for resus to be put on standby.
All the while we were doing this and getting the patient ready for rapid transportation to the hospital, the staff at the Nursing Home told us that the G.P. had left 5 minutes prior to our arrival. Why? He could have assisted us in getting a more detailed history of his patient, the least he could have done seeing as he left without giving us any initial observations to go on. This patient was "proper poorly".
The times that we are told "…doctor is on scene." and we arrive to find that they have gone beggars belief. When a doctor has stayed on scene I have found them (in the majority of cases), to be very helpful and they are usually surprised as to how much we can do. I still believe that most of them think we are just ambulance drivers and thats all!
With this gentleman there was some confusion in the history and we kept being told that he had a UTI. It was written in his care plan and the antibiotics had been noted down. On listening to the patients chest with the old stethoscope it was obvious that he had a severe chest infection and URTI (upper respiratory tract infection.) A simple mistake in putting down his condition in his care plan when using abbreviations had occured.
We went on Blues & Twos to the A/E where the team were waiting. Turns out he had right sided pneumonia.


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A couple of nights ago, I walked out into my driveway to throw a bag of garbage into my trash can.
A couple of nights ago, I walked out into my driveway to throw a bag of garbage into my trash can. On my way back into the house, I looked down and jumped about a mile straight up. Well, maybe not a literal mile, but I jumped. I was literally scared of my own shadow. I don't know why I jumped like I did, but I got a big laugh out of it later.
"Scared of his own shadow" is a clich�, but it wasn't that night. I was sort of distracted, trying to put together in my mind all the things I had to do for the next day. When I'm thinking about something, I am easily startled. However, I'm usually startled by living beings, not my own shadow. I'm surprised that the streetlight cast enough light to make a shadow big enough to startle me.
Of course, the experience got me to thinking about shadows.
"Shadow" is one of our more basic words in English. By that, I mean that it comes straight from Middle English and means "shadow" or "shade." Many words in English have metaphorical origins, but our words to describe easily understandable concepts do not. The general idea is that if a person can put a hand on something concrete, the word for that thing is usually not metaphorical. The word "hand," for example, comes from a Middle English word that means "hand." The word "metaphor," on the other hand, comes from a Greek word that means "to transfer." The origin of the word "metaphor," therefore, is metaphorical.
The observation that "shadow" is a basic word that is somehow "concrete" cracks me up. No one can put a hand on a shadow, but the origin of the word implies that people once felt that we could.
Our literature is chock-full of references to shadows. One of the most charming references is a riddle: "Only one color, but not one size, / Stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies. / Present in sun, but not in rain, / Doing no harm, and feeling no pain." I think the source for that form of the riddle is J.M. Barrie's "Peter Pan," but it sounds older to me.
Shadows are usually threatening in some way in the literary references. Shadows are associated quite often with death. In "The Odyssey" by Homer, for example, Odysseus travels to Hades, the place of the dead in Greek mythology, to ask advice and direction from the ghost of the prophet and seer Tiresias. When the souls of the dead surround Odysseus, Homer describes them as "shades."
The psychologist Carl Jung used the word "shadow" to describe the darker side of our personality that we reject. In Jung's thinking, that dark shadow lies deep inside our minds because we repress it. However, it is there. Jung didn't necessarily think it was evil; his "shadow" simply does not exist in our consciousness, which might be thought of as the light. I've often wondered if the creators of the old radio-play character "The Shadow" were thinking of Jung's theories. After all, "Who know what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows!"
Of course, there are references to shadows all through the Bible. Many of those references have a threatening edge, like the famous "Valley of the Shadow of Death" from Psalm 23. However, shadows in the Bible can mean other things. For example, the shadow is a metaphor for the brevity of human life. To Job, "our days on earth are a shadow." My favorite references to shadows in the Bible are to comforting images like in Psalm 36: "How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings."
That's how I normally view the shadows. There is nothing so wonderful in those stupidly hot and humid days of high summer in the South as a shadow. I've always been amazed on days like these when I walk out of the sun into the edge of a wood. The temperature noticeably changes, and there is nothing more refreshing than the shadows of the trees.
I still cannot tell y'all why I jumped at my shadow the other night. Maybe it was just looking down and seeing "something" that I didn't expect at my feet. I jumped just about as high one time when I nearly stepped on a big old copperhead. A copperhead is more dangerous than a shadow, though.
However, both that copperhead years ago and my shadow the other night had the exact same reaction. When I jumped, both took off. The copperhead slithered off quickly into the underbrush, and my shadow jumped just as high as I did.


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Think cathedral choristers, and you might just find yourself imagining a world of wealth and privilege inaccessible to most of us.
Charles Harrison, organist and master of the choristers at Chichester Cathedral, has made it his mission to correct the misperception.
His point is that Chichester Cathedral Choir is open to boys of all backgrounds. They just need to be the right age and show signs of musical potential.
Class and privilege absolutely don't come into it, Charles insists as he contemplates recruitment in the year ahead.
The truth is that nationally it is becoming harder to fill our cathedral choirs. For Charles, the first step is to dispel the myths.
"There are a lot of people that have musically-gifted children that don't understand what a choristership is all about, what it involves. People perhaps don't see it as something for 'us', that it is about privilege, about a certain background. But none of that is true at all."
As he says, the boys – pupils at the Prebendal School – receive a 50 per cent scholarship from the cathedral: "And we have access to funds that can top up with additional bursaries for those unable to afford the remainder. It can go up to 100 per cent."
As Charles says, we are talking about ordinary boys – ordinary boys who happen to be doing an extraordinary job.
"They are benefitting from the English cathedral tradition which I passionately believe provides the best musical education in the world. But we are definitely talking about normal boys. They do their sports. They have all sorts of interests. We have got some very good young actors among them, and they have a normal school day.
"They come here (the Cathedral) twice a day to do a little bit extra, but the fact that they have to fit it all in with the normal curriculum makes them very organised, makes them very efficient workers. And it is skills like these that have a tremendously-positive spin-off into the rest of their lives, whatever they go on to do.
"I think what is particularly special about a chorister's life is the fact they spend a great deal of time with adults. And they are working with adults on equal terms as professionals. I can't think of any other arena where children can benefit from that sort of experience. They are part of a professional team and are treated as professionals – and they revel in that.
"Obviously, the setting is very traditional, but the way we work with the children is really relaxed and really friendly. It is very enabling. It is very much in our interests that the children have a great time. Part of our mission is to make sure they are enjoying themselves and making the most of all the opportunities because they will only do their best when they are having fun and are relaxed and happy. I would say the atmosphere surrounding the children is very much that of a family."
And that's an important point. Charles acknowledges that the boarding requirement is potentially an obstacle as far as many parents are concerned.
"But they do have to be boarders. We find that boarding encourages the close-knit community that we need to make the choir the success it is, and logistically it helps them a great deal to cope with the workload. They are singing twice a day, sometimes more than that. But the boarding requirement is only for four nights… and if someone finds that an obstacle, I would say 'Come and talk to the parents of other choristers.' A lot of them may have had the same reservations, but they find that it all works out absolutely fine. The atmosphere here is very, very supportive and effectively they find themselves having a second family here."
Recruitment is certainly an issue nationally: "I attended a conference the other day, and it was one of the areas we covered, but really I just think that it is our duty to reinforce the fact that this is a fantastic education and a fantastic experience, not just in terms of the musical skills they develop, but also in terms of team work and confidence and organisation and ambition… all skills that will be transferable to other areas of their lives, and we know that our choristers will do well academically."
Charles said he would be delighted to speak to parents of prospective choristers at any time. They just need to contact him through the cathedral.
Equally there is an open day coming up, offering a direct insight into the life of a chorister.
Saturday, February 6: Chorister Open Afternoon (2pm); also Saturday, March 12: Chorister Auditions (1.30pm-4pm). Again, contact Charles through the cathedral.
Speak to the choristers, and they certainly exude the enjoyment Charles talks about.
Oscar, 12, from Westbourne, said: "I really enjoy it. There are so many things that make it good. I like the choir tours that we do, and I also like the Christmas services – and the Easter ones as well. It is definitely hard work, but you get a great reward. You get to sing in a really well-known cathedral, and you can sing in the Southern Cathedrals Festival."
Oscar has been with the choir for six years: "I have changed in lots of ways, I think. My voice has improved, and I have got many more friendships than I would have had if I wasn't a chorister."
Head chorister Jonathan, from Rustington, is similarly enjoying the experience: "I would sit in the car with my grandparents and we would sing some songs, and my mum noticed and said I had a good voice. I had to come to a few pre-auditions here, but it was great. I was quite young, but everyone was being really friendly.
"It was quite hard going from being at home all the time to staying at school, but after a few weeks you get used to it, and I am loving it. I think my voice has really developed a lot. Since I started, I have become more confident."
And it is a similar story again from Isaac, aged nine, from Alton, who has been with the choir for a year and a half. He is now looking forward to taking his musical education further: "I just want to get better at what I do. We have got a job to do, but we also enjoy doing it. It is great fun."


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You don't even want to know what titles I rejected before I went with that one.
Hey, a recap of the weekend post! I feel so original!
What the heck, a lot happened that was fun, so let's go for it.
Wow, what a weekend. I've been playing so minimally lately, just really logging on long enough to do some Kara and then gone again, that I forgot what it was like to have the time to go do stuffs.
Cassie and I have been doing all sorts of stuff, so I'll start there. Her Paladin, whom she fully intends to play as a healer at level 70, has been leveling Retribution, and dinged 54 last Thursday. She has been working at Mining, and recently switched from Blacksmithing to Engineering.
Likewise, my Hunter Windstar has taken Engineering (again).
So I spent a GREAT deal of time farming Ore in Badlands to get us to the point we needed Thorium, and then many hours circling Silithis and delving deep into Hives in search of the precious Ooze Encrusted Thorium nodes.
I'm proud to say that both Cassie and I hit 300 Engineering yesterday, with not a dime spent on insane AH Thorium prices. I dno't know what the prices are like on your server, but the AH seems to have Thorium at 50 gold a stack. Um, heck no.
So it's to Fel Iron we both go now, thankfully. Farming while flying for the win!
I HATE farming in Azeroth, and seeing an Ore node in someplace like Azshara where it turns out to be 2 feet away… up a 50′ tall inaccessible cliff. Crap!
I can now use Goblin Jumper Cables XL, and I spent some time farming the mats for the Gadgetzan Teleporter (still need 4 Core of Earth… plus 4 more Core of Earth for Cassie's Teleporter)… and then I thought, "But wait… Windshadow has Jumper Cables XL, and I don't think they're BoP… I can mail them to Windstar."
Yes, I did have Jumper Cables XL on Windshadow… that said "Made by Windstar".
Oh yeah… this is the second time I'll be leveling Engineering to 375 on Windstar… and last time I was Goblin. And when I wanted to go Gnome, I ended up having to go read the book in Tanaris to change my spec.
So now I have Goblin Jumper cables XL that I made, but I'm a Gnomish Engineer.
I swear, it's embarassing how many times I change professions. I guess it keeps the Auction House in fees, though. I'm doing my part to support the economy!
Now everyone on Kael'thas, mail Windstar your Core of Earth, and no one will get hurt. Or at least put them on the AH! (Waiting to take a screenshot of 50 Core of Earth on AH with Buyout prices of 1000g each…)
On the topic of the Auction House… does anyone else ever get the urge to take a common item, and keep putting it up on the AH at like 1300g Buyout, or 1274g, or some other ridiculous amount, day after day, every day, just to drive those people with Auctioneer that do frequent scans INSANE?
Just pick an item, like Giant Eggs or Heart of Fire, something that is a white quality Trade Good that newer players might not know what they're for, and just jack that price over a long time to skew the scans?
Or is that just me?
Anyway, sorry… moving on *whistles*
On Saturday, we had a planned event – The Big Dragon Beatdown, where we were going to go in and take down Onyxia as a guild.
I mentioned early in the week how I kind of… blew the Jailbreak escort quest on Windburn. Twice.
Well, I still had Windshadow attuned, but heck, we have plenty of folks that can kick butt as a tank. I really wanted to take Windburn in to throw down the DoTs.
So starting at about 2:30 on Saturday, we went into BRD with a team to get more folks attuned. We had Padrad and Elysse, the alts of Graimerin and Shrinnpoof, Cassie's Paladin, and my Priestie Windburn all needing various stages of the Windsor quest.
However, Elysse the 61 feral Druid was still at work when we went in… but we figured she ought to be online by 3:00. So while we waited, we cleared trash. Then, since Cassie had every bloody quest in the place, we killed Bael'gar and Incendious and the Bar dudes. And then we got drunk in the bar and killed Plugger Spazzring, and that pissed off the bar patrons so we killed them too.
Then we went and cleared even more trash.
When Elysse came online, we had an easy stroll to kill both the General and the Mech-dude… but we had taken so long that the trash started to respawn on Windsor's path.
Okay, no problem. We started clearing it again… and then Elysse started the Jailbreak quest before the others had completed their turn ins. Oops!
Now, let this be a lesson to you folks. Someone else might have been mean. But when you've ruined the Jailbreak not just once but twice less than a week before… you feel a lot more understanding. You HAVE to, God only knows what I'm going to screw up next that I'M going to need understanding for.
But the point is, we ran out, reset the instance, went in and cleared trash again and completed Jailbreak. But now we were running really late. Onyxia was set for 7:00 server, and we were cutting it mighty close, and still had to escort Windsor around Stormwind, get the turn in done in Winterspring, and then do an UBRS clear.
While we were running around, I asked Nasirah to organize the UBRS run… and it turned out 8 people needed Drakkisath's blood to finish Onyxia attunement. And Windshadow was the only one on with an UBRS key. It wasn't looking very good for Windburn's attunement, since I do not know if it's possible for a group to open the door to UBRS, and then have the only person with the key log out and bring in someone else.
We postponed the Onyxia start until 8 "ish", and went running around to finish our attunement, we got our teaser peek at Onyxia when we escorted Windsor to confront her in Stormwind, and generally had fun, but the time pressure was brutal. Here we have a bunch of people all waiting to go, some for Onyxia, some needing UBRS, and we're already late for the start. All waiting on us. Eeek!
We ended up having ten people in the UBRS group, and lo and behold, Doodlebug had his Forged Seal of Ascension, he just needed to turn it in within LBRS, and he'd have the key.
Once we all got to the Blackrock Spire entrance, we had a bit of confusion. Did you know that, first, you need to be in a normal group and not a raid to turn in that quest? And did you know the bug is STILL in place where you need to have an unforged seal of ascension in your inventory to get the quest giver to talk to you, so you can turn in your Forged Seal?
There went another half hour, just figuring out why the damn guy wouldn't talk to Doodle after he stealthed in… and Nasirah ended up going with him since she had an unforged seal.
But heck with it, we're in! Time to clear UBRS in record time!
Which was a shame, since that instance is a lot of fun, and folks were seeing it for the first time, and we took no time to enjoy it. Bleagh.
Cassie's Paladin went with us, just for drops. At level 54 she might not have been the most help to the run, but somehow, a LOT of drops made their way into her hands that would have been tossed otherwise. And it's not like she slowed down the horde of 70s that stormed UBRS. Poor Drak.
We took down Drakkisath, got his blood like the thirsty little vampires we are, and ran like hell for Winterspring to get the attunement finished.
By the time all was said and done, and summons to Onyxia began, it was 9:30, two and a half hours past the scheduled start time. DAMN IT!!!
There were twelve of us that went in, and Nasirah has posted about the actual fight very nicely, so I won't go into it much. All I think that needs to be said here is, we went into Onyxia's Lair twelve strong, and about 15 minutes later we were victorious!
Yay for hours and hours and hours of attunement for a 15 minute fight.
On the one hand, I resent the heck out of spending so bloody much time on ancient attunements to run content that does not scale to the levels of the challengers. On the other hand, the very effort required to get in makes the fight feel so much more fun, it gave me a nice sense of satisfaction to have completed the chain, and the quest chain has so many fun steps, like the Stormwind march, and mounting the dragon head on the city arch, that it truly has an epic feel to the whole thing.
So while I am glad it is still present in it's complete, unaltered version, ugh! It is still a pain. Although now that it's done, I can help other guildies on Windshadow to clear the BRD parts and UBRS. Trying to do it with a Shadow Priest is just not fun. I want AoE!
Amusingly enough, one of the few items that can drop from Onyxia that people at level 70 would like, the Ancient Cornerstone Grimoire, dropped. I love the armored skeleton, to my eyes he looks JUST like Mor'ladim from Duskwood… and after having been ganked by that fast-respawning undead bastard, who WOULDN'T like to have him as your servant?
Ah, if only you could make the little bastard /dance to your tune.
Still! Tons of fun was had, screenshots were taken, and I have to say it was awesome watching the frantic scurrying around.
You'll be happy to know that there was only one death during the Onyxia fight… me. Yep!
Boy, that deep breath still hurts, especially when it nails everyone. No worries, we had some awesome healing. And Elystia got her Tier 2 helm! Woots for phat lewt!
Is that enough fun for one night? Oh, heck no!
Nope, after that Cassie and Windshadow went into BRD again, and cleared that sucker!
My Druid and Cassie's Paladin went into BRD and killed everything she hadn't already done. We killed the bar people again, we completed the Vault in it's entirety (even the small vault that has the Tome items in it), we killed Ambassador Flamelash, we killed Fineous and got Cassie the Shadowforge Key, we did the seven dwarfs and Cassie had the mats to turn in first to learn to smelt Dark Iron Ore, and then we did something that I have never, ever done before… we actually cleared to and killed the Emperor, and freed the Princess.
And I got an awesome screenshot of Windshadow seated on the Emperor's throne. I think it's very cool. It has a strong 'Emperor Conan' feel to it, from the first movie.
All in all, over the course of the day, we had done every single thing there is to do in BRD, except be in there to watch Level 80 Elite Tauren Chieftain play.
Cassie ended up level 56 and then some, just from doing BRD.
So, is that enough for a weekend?
Not quite. We had just one more fun thing to do… but I'll talk about that another time. This sucker is long enough as it is!
Take care, and have fun… time for me to go rest… I mean work. Yes, that's what I mean. Work.


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OK, this has to be a first. A video game is being made out of a movie about a video game.
"Wreck-It Ralph" is a future Disney animated flick set for a fall release, and already this week comes news that a "Wreck-It Ralph" video game will be created for Nintendo's Wii system, as well as its 3DS and DS hand-held systems.
The game is being developed through a collaboration between Activision Publishing Inc. and Disney Interactive.
In the film, Ralph is an arcade game bad guy who longs to be hero for a change. That's kind of hard to pull off, though, since his character is a ham-fisted heavy who naturally wrecks everything in sight. Still, that doesn't stop Ralph from...


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Fur Study II. Drawing Program: GIMP 2.6.11
Another exercise in fur depiction, and lest my cat-loving friends accuse me of favoritism, this time it's a kitty. I was basically trying to find the right balance between fine detail and stylized brushstrokes in this piece. Still have to work on composition (damned ears!), but I might leave fur for now. Any feedback would be appreciated. Meow.
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