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Broccoli: 1 cut into small pieces
Onion: 1 diced
Ginger: 1 tsp minced
Garlic: 1 tsp minced
Pepper :1 tsp
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Wash the Broccoli and pat dry.
In a pan, saute the onion, ginger and garlic till wilted.
Add the Broccoli and let it get cooked but make sure it remains a little crunchy.
Add the salt and pepper and mix everything.
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Aha! My BMI is now below 40. This means I'm no longer technically morbidly obese! I'm just Class II obese!
Of course, I had a Memorial Day BBQ with friends and ate far too much, and had gained 4.6 lbs by the time I got home… So it's Back to the Grindstone starting tomorrow.
I *did* kayak for an hour or so, though – so I did get some exercise…

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On 22 and 23 November the Automotive Meetings Tangier-Med were held in Tangier, organised by the Moroccan Association for the Automotive Industry and Commerce (AMICA). This 2-day event is the automotive business gathering for the Mediterranean region.
This year's edition has brought together more than 150 companies of the automotive industry, which took part in the different presentations, round tables led by experts as well as in the high-quality B2B meetings.
There were outstanding participants, such as the Moroccan Minister of Industry, Commerce and New Technologies and the General Manager of Renault Maroc, as well as delegates from MedZ, AMDI, the Ministry of Labour and Professional Training, IFMIA or ANAPEC, among others.
The Moroccan Minister of Industry, Commerce and New Technologies, Mr. Abdelkader Amara gave a conference about the importance of Morocco as a pole for the automotive industry. Mr Mohssine Semmar, Director of Industrial and Logistics Projects at Medz, partner of Atlantic Free Zone, participated in the round table about Infrastructures and investment in the automotive industry.
Many companies visited Atlantic Free Zone's stand to learn about the benefits of setting up their business and production plant in this industrial park.


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Having bought a huge amount of washi tape on Amazon, I found the quality in some was lacking. Specifically, the sets that feature 10 or more rolls seem the most likely to resist unrolling, tearing apart as you unroll, or simply remaining stuck.
The washi off Ebay and Etsy seems better, or if you buy in single rolls, you get better quality.
But I found a solution for the stuck washi! Super easy too!
First, look at this sad, stuck washi roll:
It had been cute, with cats and little houses. But it would not unroll without splitting.
Brain storm!
Since it was worthless, I took a risk. Putting it on a slightly damp napkin,
I turned the microwave on to 15 seconds. Just enough to create a tiny bit of steam to arise under the roll.
Believe it or not, the tape didn't even get hot to the touch,
but it instantly became usable. This matters if you do splurge on a $10 roll.
Even more fun, if you can't find a sane way to organize your washi,
try my uninspired, super cheap way: a 14" embroidery hoop does the trick fine (I used wood but should have used a metal one).
Lastly, for what it's worth, you can get rolls of washi on Ebay from China for under $1.00 and free ship. Sure, you have to wait a month or so, but a cool treat when they arrive!!!


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In 2010 Salem Art Works partnered with the Lake Constance Cultural Department in Salem, Germany to create an international artist residency exchange program. Every year since, the organizations have taken turns hosting groups of interdisciplinary artists, alternating every other year between Salem, New York USA and Salem, Germany.
This year we will welcome twenty-five Salem2Salem artists to SAW for the 7th anniversary of the program. The public is encouraged to stop by and visit during organized events. Activities include weekly open mic nights, one open studio visit, and a final exhibition featuring music, visual, spoken, and performance art produced during the residency.
Salem2Salem Artists
Adrian Landon
Adrian was born and raised in New York City and attended the Lycèe Français. His father is a violinmaker from France and used to have an art gallery with his mother who is from Holland. He has always aspired to do something creative. First he wanted to be an architect, then a car designer, did a bit of violin making, and ultimately discovered the magic of metalworking and the limitless freedom to just simply create almost anything you can dream of.
After studying Industrial Design at the Academy of Art in San Francisco for a year, traveling and working out in the American West and learning the trade of violin making and horseback riding with his father back in New York, he studied metal sculpture with Cliff Dufton at The Art Students League of New York. His metal shop is currently located in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York. He is mainly self-taught.
Website: http://www.adrianlandon.com/
Amy Kaps
As an interdisciplinary artist, Amy Kaps is in constant dialogue with her surroundings and those who inhabit it. Possessing a predilection for the abstract and surreal while emphasizing the human form and condition, she presents a psychological puzzle hoping to entice the viewer to question what they see. Highly conceptual with the intention of altering perception and provoking thought, her objective is to create honestly and question the status quo while reveling in a feast for the senses. The challenge is to decipher the common denominators, recognizing the similarities within the differences that connect us regardless of age, race or gender. As a solo performer, a seemingly self-indulgent display of personal history yields to an amorphic universal body in an attempt to elevate the banal to the beautiful.
Kaps recently completed two residencies in Germany at the Eremitage-Weidengasse in Cologne and Salem2Salem at the Castle in Salem. She is the recipient of Best Experimental Film, 2016 Fine Arts Film Festival: VICA for Continental Drift. Sponsored by the Arts and Cultural Bridge Foundation, she traveled to Cuba to perform at the Habana Bienal 2015, and was 1st Place Winner, 2014 One Shot: One World International Photography Awards/Lucie Foundation.
Working in the realms of performance, installation, video, photography, music and words in the United States, Germany and Cuba, Amy Kaps was conceived in Columbus, Ohio, born in Brooklyn, NY, raised in suburban New Jersey, schooled in up state NY and Japan, lived in New York, Köln, Germany and currently resides in Venice, California.
Website: http://www.amykaps.com/
Andrea Groezinger
Andrea was born in in Ravensburg/Germany in 1964. In 1988 she graduated from the University of Trossingen with a state exam degree. She went on from there to study vocals at the University of Heidelberg/Mannheim from 1988 to 1990. In 2013 she studied to be an organist with church music director Sönke Wittnebel. Since 1988 she preformed with the choir "Gächinger Kantorei" and BigBand Langenargen at venues in Germany, France, and Italy.
Andrea has been a teacher for piano and singing in Langenargen/Germany since 1991. In 2007 she was the voice coach of the duchess Amelie of Württemberg and the duchess Dorothee of Württemberg in Friedrichshafen and many of her students have successfully participated in music competitions.
Anne Carnein
Anne was born in 1982 in Rostock (Northern Germany). In 2012 she graduated from the State Academie of Fine Arts / Karlsruhe. There she studied Fine Arts/ Sculpture in the class of Professor Stephan Balkenhol. She went on the get her masters in arts from the State Adademie of Fine Arts in 2013. Currently Anne lives and works in Allgau (Southern Germany).
Claudia Dietz
Claudia was born in Stuttgart Germany in 1967. She was first educated as a stonemason and then moved on to study sculpture at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. In 2001 she continued her studies of form at the Academy for Design in Ulm, Germany. Currently Claudia lives and works in Eberdingen, Germany. There she creates sculptures that are shown nationally and internationally in sculpture symposiums and has exhibited in the Park of Götzenburg and Red Castle, Jagsthausen and MIK, Museum Information Kunst, Salon, Ludwigsburg. Dietz is also part of many fine arts associations ranging from VBKW, Association of Fine Artists Württemberg to the Association of freelancing Sculptors Baden-Württemberg .
Dorothea Dieckmann
Dorothea was born in 1957 in Freiburg, Germany. She studied literature and philosophy and works as an essayist and literary critic. She is the author of many novels including Die schwere und die leichte Liebe (The Hard and the Easy Love) 1996, Wie Engel erscheinen (How Angels Appear), Belice im Männerland – Eine wahre Geschichte (Belice in Male-Land – A True Story) 1997, Damen und Herren (Ladies & Gentlemen) 2002, Guantánamo 2004, Harzreise (Harz Journey) 2008, and Termini 2009. Furthermore, Dieckmann is the recipient of various awards and stipends ranging from the Literary Prizes of the cities of Hamburg and Marburg to the stipend of the German Literature Fonds. She previously attended residencies in Wiepersdorf Castle, Linz, and Salem.
Review: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/jun/21/saturdayreviewsfeatres.guardianreview4
Ewelina Bochenska
Ewelina Bochenska (b. Lodz, Poland) is a Brooklyn based artist. Ewelina received her MFA in Painting from the New York Studio School and her BA in Art Practice from Goldsmiths College, University of London. Her work has been exhibited in the UK, Poland and the United States, at the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours in London, England, Giampietro Gallery in New Haven, CT, Tiger Strikes Asteroid New York in Brooklyn, the National Academy Museum and Lesley Heller Gallery in New York and Socato Gallery in Wroclaw, Poland. Ewelina completed her 2015 Artist in Residence Fellowship at Salem Art Works, Salem, NY and has been awarded the Jane Chace Carroll Scholarship from the New York Studio School.
Website: https://www.ewelinabochenska.com/
Florian Raditsch
Florian Raditsch was born in Fresno, California. He studied at the Fresno City College Art Department, the Santa Fe University of Art and Design, and the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austra. As an artist, Raditsch practices in photography, painting, and animation. He has exhibited in multiple venues around the world such as the Galerie grenzART in Austria, the Langenzersdorf Museum, the Art Space Gallery, Beijing, Germany, and Italy. Raditsch received the Sofie and Emanuel Fohn Scholarship in 2016 and the Atelier des Landes Oberösterreich, Atelierhaus Salzamt, Linz in 2017.
Website: http://www.florianraditsch.com/
Gabriele Loges
Gabriele Loges was born in the village of Dettingen in Southern Germany. After her high school graduation, she studied German Linguistics and Philosophy in Tübingen (Graduation year of 1988). From 1988 to 2008, she managed the public library of Gammertingen, while attending extra-occupational training as a public-relations manager, as well as seminars in Romance Studies and Social Anthropology in Freiburg.
Since 2009, she works freelance as a novelist, journalist, and lecturer for creative writing. She is a member of the German Writers' Association (VS), Berlin, in the Artists' Association GEDOK e.V., Stuttgart, and of the Segeberger Kreis e.V., association for creative writing, Kassel. In 2007, she was awarded the distinction Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques from the Department of State for the Republic of France for extraordinary transnational services to literature. In 2008 and 2015, she was awarded a grant scholarship of the Society "Förderkreis deutscher Schriftsteller in Baden-Württemberg".
Julie Anne Ward
Ward's work embraces the shift from the physically laborious raw materiality of an iron sculptor to the contemporary technologies of the cool blue screen. In addition to material shifts, she risks exploring collaborative making by inclusion of a variety of art forms and artists, such as musicians, to trace experience beyond the visual. Conceptually, Ward's work folds in the remnants of vanishing industrial practices. The fading past and rapidly evolving present occupy the striated spaces of history giving us glimpses of the spaces between parallel worlds: between past and present, between old and new, between traditional and contemporary, between the material and the ephemeral. Ward graduated from The Ohio State University in 2010 with an MFA in Sculpture. In 2014, Ward completed a second MFA in Electronic Media from the University of Cincinnati's department of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. Julie is currently an Assistant Professor of Sculpture at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL.
Website: https://www.julieanneward.com
Kelly Cave
Kelly Cave is a working artist born and raised in Princeton Junction, New Jersey. She received her BFA from Syracuse University with a degree in Fiber and Material Studies with Minors in Sculpture and Visual Culture. She has attended residencies at Salem Art Works, Franconia Sculpture Park, and the Scottish Sculpture Workshop. These opportunities, in combination with her teaching experience, have been a catalyst for her interest in travel and desire to connect with people. She has recently completed her MFA at the University of Cincinnati, in the sculpture department. Today, Cave continues being a traveling and teaching artist.
Website: https://www.kellycave.com
Maya Kuroki
Maya Kuroki is a musician, performer, director and visual artist currently active in Montreal. After 2 years of studying at TOHO GAKUEN theatre university, 5 years of performing in the HAIYUZA theatre company, and many years of participating in independent productions as a professional actor in Tokyo, Japan, Maya Kuroki explored the world for 2 years.
She "put a stone" in Montreal, devoting herself to music composition, performance, painting, writing, and looking for treasures in garbage. She established the band DYNAMO COLEOPTERA, which offers not only experimental rock in Japanese, but also theatrical performances. This project was given long-term guidance by MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) in 2008, received 1st prize at Mon Accèse à la Scène, 2007, and was awarded a grant from Conseil des Arts et des Letters du Québec. She also collaborated on "Haunted Womb Tour" which received a prize from Tangente at Montreal's Fringe Festival in 2007. In music for films and in improvisations with other musicians, Maya continues to compose and perform throughout Quebec, looking for a world without frontiers.
Website: http://www.mayakuroki.com/
Michael T. Otto
At the age of nine, Michael T. Otto (Germany) began to play the trumpet in a local wind band. After a brief odyssey with military music he began his studies with Prof. Malte Burba at the Cologne University, where he also entered into the realms of jazz and composition. His Debut album "Spin Trumpet" was released by the renouned label "Thorofon" in 2003. One year later, he founded the international "mtojazz-quartett", featuring Olivier Hutman (Paris), Andy McKee (New York) and Bernd Reiter (Paris), an ensemble dedicated to modern jazz. He furthermore is the founder of the Band STUBENJAZZ, an unconventional ensemble of instruments (vocals, kuhlohorn, trombone, guitar, double bass) that interprets contemporary arrangements of traditional German songs. In 2005, M.T. Otto teamed up with the Parisian songwriter Didier Delepeleer to create the French-German children's musical "Pigeon Vole", that was awarded with a second prize by the Robert Bosch foundation. Since 2006 he develops trumpets and flugelhorns with the instrument maker Friedrich Lüttke (ELEPHANT-Instruments).
Michael T. Otto is also the inventor of the Whisper-Penny® and since 2016 he has been the musical director from the MONTFORT JAZZ CLUB. Michael T. Otto has taught at the Musikschule Langenargen, Musikhochschule Nürnberg, and Burba Brass Network.
Mika Fowler
Mika Fowler is a multidisciplinary artist whose photographs, paintings, prints and collages are rich in narrative inspired by literature, psychotherapy and art history. Fowler has created commercial images for Esquire Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Knight Ridder, Gannett and McClatchy newspapers.
His work has been exhibited in galleries throughout Florida in a group and in solo shows since the 1980's and is held in public and private collections. He currently owns and operates Sangha Press, a publishing company and letterpress print shop in Tallahassee, Fl.
Website: http://www.sanghapress.com/
Pat Wasserboehr
Pat Wasserboehr earned her BFA and MFA degrees in sculpture from the School of Visual Arts at Boston University. She currently teaches sculpture in the School of Art at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and served as Head of Department from 1998 to 2010.
Pat's sculpture has been represented in art museums, centers, and galleries throughout the United States and internationally in France, Italy, Germany, and Spain. The North Carolina Museum of Art, the Muscarelle Museum in Virginia, Phoenix Gallery in New York City, and the Fine Arts Museum of the South in Alabama have featured her sculpture and drawings. She was an artist-in-residence with the University of Massachusetts Summer Abroad Program in LaNapoule, France with the University of Georgia's summer program in Cortona, Italy. During the summers of 2014 and 2017 she was invited to attend the Digital Stone Project in Lucca, Italy. Virginia Watson Jones published her biographical information in Contemporary American Sculptors and photos of her sculpture are included in Sculpture Fundamentals by Arthur Williams. She has been awarded research grants and travel awards from UNCG.
Website: http://www.pwasserboehrsculptor.com/
Philippe Wozniak
Philippe Wozniak is a double bass player, performer and composer who was born in Berlin, Germany in 1985. Philippe's work deconstructs and reorganizes space and time in sound. He investigates the perception of common realities, acoustic and visual, by indicating individual components (which mostly remain unrecognized by our consciousness) and metamorphosing them. He works with various disciplines and art forms to develop concepts and realize finished works, including video and sound installations and sculptural performances. As such, collaboration with other artists, across media, is a significant aspect of his larger practice. Currently Wozniak is based in Berlin, Germany.
Website: http://www.phwo.tk/
Richelle Soper
Richelle Soper is a sculptor working in mixed media. She focuses on the essence of materials and the relationship of their uses in both industrial and domestic contexts. Her work has been exhibited widely up and down the east coast. She earned her BFA from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh in 2013 and her MFA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2016. She has been recognized for scholastic and artistic achievement and has appeared as a guest artist and lector at various institutions and universities around the country. She currently is an adjunct professor of sculpture at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Website: http://www.richelle-soper.com/
Russell Serrianne
Russell lives in Glens Falls, NY where he has maintained his studio at the Shirt Factory since 2006. He attended the New School of Art in Toronto, Ontario with a concentration in drawing and screen process printing followed by printmaking at the Center for Music Drama and Art in Lake Placid, NY and lithography at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. He founded Seri-Graphics in 1978. The company specialized in hand screen printing original four color process works on textiles until 2005.
Since 2008 the focus of his work has centered on the vine tendril as his medium. The energized line naturally found in the strength and determination of the vine tendril captivates him. He uses the vine tendril as his drawing tool, or mark, as three-dimensional line. His process centers around the selection of individual tendrils, each having a complex simplicity, which once interwoven create a fluid shape, a composition.
Russell's solo exhibitions include Salem Art Works in Salem, NY and Castleton College, Castleton, Vermont. His has displayed in invitational and juried exhibitions including the Artists of the Mohawk Hudson Region 2016, the Lake George Arts Project, Albany Center Gallery, the Laffer Gallery, Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, and the Lake Placid Center for the Arts.
His work is included in the collection of the Albany Institute of History and Art and private collections.
Website: http://www.russellserrianne.com/
Salome Schmuki
Salome Schmuki is a graphic designer and artist. She examines the structure and organization of language, the way in which written language is coded, and relationships and/or disruptions in various aspects of perception and the (sub-)processes involved in it. She has also been interested in dyslexia for a long time. Based on different aspects of the reading process, she creates typographic designs in which she resists the uniformity of letters.
Salome Schmuki completed her studies at the Hochschule der Künste in Zurich and the Gerrit Rietveld Akademie in Amsterdam and had a two-year scholarship at the Jan van Eyck Academie, Postacademic Institute for Research and Production in Fine Art, Design and Theory, Maastricht. Her recent presentations include, et al.: the Frauenpavillion St. Gallen; Kunstmuseum St. Gallen; Mukha Antwerpen; Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Barcelona, and Komplot, Brussels.
Website: http://www.salomeschmuki.ch/
Vicky Chow
Canadian pianist Vicky Chow has been described as "brilliant" (New York Times), "a monster pianist" (Time Out New York) and "new star of new music" (Los Angeles Times). She is the pianist for the Bang on a Can All-Stars, piano duo X88, Grand Band, New Music Detroit, and has collaborated with other ensembles such as the International Contemporary Ensemble and Wet Ink Ensemble. Her latest recordings of Steve Reich's 'Piano Counterpoint' (Nonesuch) and Tristan Perich's 'Surface Image' (New Amsterdam Records) was included in the top albums of the year lists such as The Rolling Stone Magazine and Rhapsody. Her solo album AORTA (fall 2016 - New Amsterdam Records), features six new works by American composers such as Rome prize winners Andy Akiho and Christopher Cerrone. Later this year, An EP of a solo piano work by Bang on a Can founder Michael Gordon titled "SONATRA", will be released on Cantaloupe Music. As an artist frequently broadcasted on WNYC's Q2 radio, her recorded work can be found on the 'Nonesuch', 'New Amsterdam', 'Tzadik', 'Cantaloupe',' Innova', 'Hinterzimmer', and 'AltaVoz' labels. Interviews and articles featuring Ms. Chow were published in the Huffington Post, Gramophone, The New York Times, The Vancouver Sun, and many more. Her performances of Morton Feldman and John Cage were featured on BBC3's documentary series 'The Sound and The Fury', based on Alex Ross' book 'The Rest is Noise'.
Starting piano at age 5, she was invited to perform at the age of 9 at the International Gilmore Music Keyboard Festival. She made her orchestral debut at the age of 10 with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and made her NY orchestral debut appearance at Alice Tully Hall with the Juilliard Symphony performing Bartok's Piano Concerto No. 1. Ms. Chow is a Yamaha Artist.
Website: http://www.vickychow.com/


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Sneak Peek: Target's New Designer Kids' Goods Hit Stores Dec. 1
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The Art of the Phone/Text Conversation
One thing my parents can't seem to wrap their heads around is why people are texting more than they are talking on the phone. I'm not even sure how to explain this conundrum myself either. Even my father who is as old school as they come has succumbed to texting me instead of calling me because the success rate of getting a response from me is much higher.
In the scary world of dating, most plans and hook ups are done through texting. I use to think that I appreciated being able to communicate through texts. I could take my time reading it, deciphering it, agonizing over it, asking second opinions about it and take a even sweeter ass time compiling an equally witty text. Mind you, there are of course rules to texting your dates. You have to be wary of how long you take to text them, the length of your texts in comparison to theirs and making sure to leave it open ended.
I had met a guy at a bar one night four months ago, numbers were exchanged and the texting began. We had a really good vibe going on, our texts were funny, witty and engaging. His weren't just the two liners I usually receive but were ten lines, something unheard of! We bantered back and forth and finally managed to go on a date three weeks later. The date went well and there was definitely chemistry. The next day, I got the follow up text about how he had a wonderful time and I was all giddy inside. We continued our texting relationship but eventually dwindling down to one text a day but they were still long and meaningful ones. Our texts would flirt along the skirts of the idea of the second date but do you want to guess when that took place? Two months later! Has texting a novel to each other hindered his ability to simply just ask a girl out on a date? I have to rule out that he wasn't interested because what kind of guy would spend so much time coming up with a long text to a girl if he wasn't? We continued texting after but I started to resent it and kept putting it off because without engaging in real life, it felt so pointless. Needless to say, I had to sever that relationship.
Lately, I've been talking to a, how should I put it… a special friend which I also met at a bar. I was hesitant at first on going on a date with him but his insistence wore me down. He did start off with the texting but the day before our scheduled date, he called me. The ringing of my phone is usually only reserved for my mother. I answered it with uncertainty. At first, I thought he just wanted to confirm our date but instead he wanted to ask me how my day was and what I do. I was thoroughly impressed that at this day and age of texting, he wanted to call me and have a real conversation with me instead of hiding behind his screen. The weirder thing is, he has continued to insist we talk on the phone. After years of texting, I am now stumped in this art of the phone conversation. No longer do I have the sweet luxury of time on my side where I can collect my thoughts and put together a clever text. I had to be on the ball! I even find myself coming up with conversation topics throughout the day. Not to worry though, I'm confident I can dig through my past to the days before texting became a norm for the dating game and uncover those phone conversation skills again. This bit of old fashion-ness feels like a breath of fresh air for me and I will happily welcome that in my life.
Gentlemen, next time you're thinking of texting your lady, dial her number instead.
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Over on the YBC Yoga Forum, I've created a little space for collaborations. A while back, I shared my own personal yoga journey story, and thought I'd reach out to see if anyone had an inspiring journey they wanted to share. This is the first of a series of YBC Reader Yoga Journeys. It's my hope that they will inspire, offer hope, and be a means to connect.
Angelina U. is 30 years old, and from Southern California. In March of 2012, she began a 30 day yoga challenge at her local yoga studio. In the middle of her challenge, her father was murdered. This is her story.
My dad
My dad was a very complicated man. He had many ups and downs and didn't make the best choices in how he lived his life. His lifestyle and choices eventually led to the events around his murder. We had a rocky relationship, but in the past couple years of his life, I began to make peace with who he was and not being able to change him. We were becoming closer friends and appreciated each other as individual adults.
For all his faults though, he was still and will always be my dad. I always loved him and always will. At his best, he was hilarious and loved to make people laugh. He joked often and did great impressions of people. My sister and I inherited that from him and he would love when we imitated other people or repeated scenes from funny movies.
My dad was intelligent, but never pursued much higher education. He was very proud of his daughters for going to college and loved to hear about what we were learning.
My dad was very passionate about family and loved to help people. He took pride in being able to help someone out who was in need. He taught us to always put family first and be there for one another.
My dad constantly told me how proud he was of me and anytime I met someone who knew him they would tell me how much my dad talked about my sisters and I. When my dad introduced me to people, he did not merely say, this is my daughter. He would say, "This is my daughter who runs marathons and has a Masters degree." I used to think it was ridiculous at the time, but those are small things that I miss the most.
The 30 Day Yoga Challenge
I did the first 30 day yoga challenge that my yoga studio hosted in 2012. At the time, I had been doing yoga since 2008, on and off. I started going to yoga to help me with the effects running was having on my knees, ankles and back. I wanted to do the 30 day challenge to establish a more consistent practice and advance in some of my poses.
I started the challenge on March 1st and I was noticing more strength and flexibility. I was also noticing how easily yoga was fitting into each day, when I made it a priority.
The night of my father's death
I ended that evening the way I do most evenings, by reading in bed. Cheryl Strayed's "Wild" was a new release and I was immediately intrigued. I hope to hike the Pacific Crest Trail one day, so I was very excited to see a book released by a woman who had done the trail alone.
In the book, Strayed describes what it was like to lose her mother to cancer. I had just read the passage where her mother passed and was very moved by it. I thought about how painful that must be and how grateful I was to still have my parents. I soon feel asleep, but woke up having to use the restroom about an hour later. I checked my phone and saw tons of missed calls from my brother and sister. I listened to a tearful voicemail from my sister saying my dad had been shot and to call her immediately.
I started crying right away and called my sister to update me on the situation. I told her I would be right over to my dad's house, where the police where still holding my 14 year old brother. He was the one witness to the event and had to be questioned, extensively.
My initial reaction was that I knew my dad was gone. I just knew it, even though all I was told is that he was rushed to the hospital.
My most immediate feelings were worry for my brother. Because my brother was at the house when it happened, I was most immediately fearful and worried about him. Each time I tried calling his cell phone, he would try to pick up, but the police who were questioning him would not allow him to talk with anyone. Logically, I understood why, but emotionally, I felt so helpless. I knew he was scared and traumatized. He was only 14 and all alone in this terrifying situation. I just wanted to hold him and be with him, but I could not even talk to him. It was the single most panic-filled, helpless and frustrating situation of my entire life.
I felt a deep, empty hole develop in my stomach and I felt absolutely sick with sadness, dread, worry and fear. At the same time, I also felt numb and could not wrap my head around the whole situation.
My sister and I eventually went to the hospital and I knew when we were led not to the emergency wing, but to a lower level, that we were going to where families gather, after someone has already passed. Many of my family members were already there and my Aunt told me officially, that my dad did not make it.
I just wanted to be alone with my sister and mom at this point. I needed air and we made our way outside to try to figure things out. We were still waiting for my other sister to arrive, who was attending college about 90 minutes away. We went to my mom's house to wait for her, then we all went to the police station to wait for my brother. He was not released from questioning till almost 3 AM, and it was the biggest feeling of relief when we all four were able to hug each other at once. We are not ones to hug each other often, and I will never forget that moment when we all hugged each other tightly, leaning on one another and supporting at the same time. It set the prelude for how we would get through this….together.
Finishing the Challenge
I went home, barely slept and made my way to my mom's house in the morning, where my family was all waiting for me. I was confronted with the stark realization that because my parents had divorced years before, I was next of kin and had some big decisions to make. My family was extremely supportive and we started arrangements that day. Around 4 PM, I realized I had completely forgotten about yoga.
I was in my mom's kitchen, with my mom and husband and said, "Well, I guess I will have to drop out of the yoga challenge." My mom looked at me and firmly said, "Go. You have done all you can do for today."
I probably would not have listened to anyone else if they had this, but coming from my mom, it was powerful and gave me the permission I needed to begin healing. I was able to make it to the 5:30 class that evening and approach yoga in a way I never had before.
I thought I would feel stronger, more flexible, fit and zen. Instead I felt shattered, weak, vulnerable and shaken.
Stages of grief
I went through different stages in processing my father's death. The very first thing I had to go through was accepting the manner in which he died. Losing someone to a violent crime is a much different type of loss. I felt extreme anxiety anytime I thought about how he died. I kept re-creating his death over and over in my head, even though I had not witnessed any of it. I started having nightmares and was avoiding sleep for fear of being pulled into the trauma all over again. I realized how unhealthy this pattern was becoming, so I began using meditation to deal with the murder. I started to fixate on the images that were making me anxious while I breathed and tried to find peace with them. I worked to be at peace and accept the way my dad had passed. I worked to release the disturbing images from my heart and mind. It took me about two months to finally stop fixating on the murder itself.
Once I moved passed that, anger moved in quickly. I am not normally angry, so this felt absolutely foreign to me and I wanted to repress these feelings when they came up. However, I knew in order to move past them, I had to be present with the feelings and accept them as part of my healing. I sat with them in meditation, validated them and slowly released them.
In the absence of anger, sadness and loss set in heavily. I finally faced that my dad was gone and the sadness swept over me until I felt like was drowning in it. I REALLY wanted to avoid these feelings, and must admit, sometimes I did. Yet, I knew in order to heal in a healthy manner, I had to sit with them and FEEL them. I was very committed to meditation during this time because it was so necessary to keep myself from flying into crying spells at random times throughout the day. I knew I had scheduled my time to sort through these feelings and that helped me keep it together during moments when I felt I would fall apart.
Yoga was my main source of coping. However, I had a very supportive network of family and friends that I could always call upon when I was having a tough day. My siblings and I get together when we need to (for my dad's birthday or to celebrate Dia de los Muertos, a Mexican tradition to honor the dead), to be together and share memories.
The Yoga
After the murder, and in dealing with my grief, I started to learn more about all 8 branches of yoga and take a more holistic approach to my practice.
Dhyana (meditation) and Pranayama (breath work) were really the keys to helping me find peace with the situation and deal with the roller coaster of emotions.
I also completely changed how I approached the Asana. I begin to practice Santosha (contentment) on my mat. I tried to be at peace and content even when I was in challenging poses or poses I would like to avoid. I practiced breathing through the pose and finding gratitude and strength, even in that difficult moment. This philosophy helped me off my mat and in my current situation to not think about "what if?" or "why me?" as my anxious mind is prone to do.
Yoga has changed my life and helped me to deal with grief, anxiety, stress plus many physical issues. Yoga may not be for everyone and I am not saying it is a guarantee remedy for grief, but it worked for me. Yoga is more than just a good workout for me. I try to study and embrace all 8 limbs as I approach challenging situations both on and off my mat.
It has now been just over two years since my dad's death. I feel like I am doing well and have a healthy perspective on the loss. I will never be "over" it and am not working towards that. I work towards integrating it into my life and finding peace with that experience. I am not afraid to talk or share it, if it can help someone else. I work as a high school counselor and share about the experience with any student that I feel could benefit from it or is having a hard time dealing with another similar.
A memory
My dad was a runner when he was younger and he would give my sisters and I advice about our own running, and goals in general. He'd often say, "Eyes forward."
By this he meant do not get distracted by looking side to side or behind you, just keep your focus on the present and your future goal.
I have used that on my mat and my Asana practice. I try to remember to practice with my current body. Not the one I had five years ago or even the one I want to have, but to be at peace and present with where I am currently.
I use that mantra also when I am dealing with a stressful or anxious situation. I try to keep myself present and not focus on what things used to be like or what I want them to be like, but to stay present with my current reality and deal with one thing at a time, as it happens.
Related Confessions of a yoga teacher: thoughts on suicide.
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John Murray on an exciting new venture for Horse McDonald
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The Diamond Speaks refers to the diamond Mary Queen of Scots gifted to Elizabeth I.
The project is so new that no material has even been recorded (or rehearsed) yet but this will be done at the Glasgow show for projected autumn release as an album.
The band features harp with Gillian Fleetwood and audio samples which will give a modern feel.
This new band line up will promise new arrangements of Horse songs too.
This one off performance is at the Mitchell Library Glasgow on January 29.
With a jangly reminder of the Postcard Records of Scotland house style a new track called Nobody's Empire is getting good airplay these days.
This very personal song with fine harmonies is actually the first track from the ninth album from Glasgow heroes Belle And Sebastian.
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The new Southern Tenant Folk Union album, The Chuck Norris Project (Johnny Rock), is a concept album for the Edinburgh alt folk combo.
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A Little Bit of Everything: Liriano Has a Rough Night
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And to kill this particularly story: this wasn't Salty. It was ugly, but it wasn't Salty.
Liriano gave up five runs on three hits, and walked four. And didn't get out of the first. Russell Martin could not have saved this.
Jesus could not have saved this. And the Lord is great at baseball.
When asked "WTF?"*, Liriano said:
* 'WTF?' is a legit journalistic question. They teach you that the first day of journalism school.
The prevailing talk last night was "why is Martin sitting when he's the Liriano whisperer?"
The lesson from the last couple of seasons is Martin wears down and having a back up who only caught one guy and was an offensive black hole was not conducive to optimal Martin. I think they want to see what they have in Saltalamacchia sooner rather than later. They want to determine if he is going to be a workable, usable backup. And, as many pointed out last night, Saltalamacchia caught Liriano for a good portion of the spring and Liriano had the best spring. And Saltalamacchia had a hit last night.
I want to know if I need to learn how to spell "Saltalamacchia".
I would like Russell Martin to catch Liriano as much as possible. But I'd also like Russell Martin to catch into October. Through October. He should be able to catch on a float going down York and Front in early November.
Liriano is not such a special snowflake that he needed his little buddy to fix him. He didn't throw strikes and the strikes he did throw went bad places. It happens.
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by Nootan Bharani, AIA, Lead Design Manager
On October 8th, the Glessner House Museum, in partnership with Landmarks Illinois, the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, and Friends of Historic Second Presbyterian Church, hosted a day-long symposium on historic preservation. As promoted by the hosts:
This day-long symposium event will celebrate one of the first great preservation success stories in Chicago, explore why we continue to save old buildings in the 21st century, and generate broad input into the future of historic preservation, its role in society now and for generations to come.
Nootan was invited to participate in the symposium's panel, The Future of the Historic Preservation Movement.
The 50th anniversary of the enactment of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) was at the heart of the day-long symposium. The day's activities included a case study presentation on the Glessner House, a review of NHPA's impact since its enactment, and a keynote by writer and human rights activist Jamie Kalven. The day closed with a guest panel, The Future of the Historic Preservation Movement. The event sought to look backward and forward at the legacy and development of this niche profession.
I admit that throughout the morning, I had moments of intense Imposter Syndrome. I doubted the value of my presence and input at the impending panel, and kept wondering: Why was I invited here? How can my experience, mainly in adaptive re-use, possibly influence a generation of folks that have done exceptional work in technical building preservation? I worried there would be retribution from traditional preservationists, if they learned about how I had to make hard choices to alter details in old buildings.
As discussions continued during the day, I learned that the origins of the Historic Preservation movement actually have a lot in common with the work that I do. I discovered that early building preservation movements were acts of activism—where communities found common ground in the collective effort to save structures endangered by outside interests entering the neighborhood. Preservation became a vehicle for communities to find agency in saving important cultural icons in their communities.
An example would be the preservation efforts that occurred during the 60s in Lower Manhattan. These efforts united culturally disparate communities in pursuit of a shared goal: to protect their places. This movement to preserve and protect their buildings from the impositions of outside forces is credited in part for keeping the community united.
Though not expressed in the discussions, I felt that early preservation movements, of which there are many examples all across the country, shared a commonality: the story of the local communities at the time of the preservation efforts are just as significant as the stories of the earlier communities who created the structures. To include and amplify both narratives in the preservation process cultivates community pride in the building.
It was this thought that made me realize why I was invited to speak at the panel. Layered storytelling about a singular place was a concept I was already intending to discuss in my presentation. Somewhere along the way in legitimizing and formalizing the Historic Preservation process, an important reason to preserve at all had become lost: the creation and nurturing of community pride in place.
Place Lab works with all of the entities that have been created by artist Theaster Gates to bring the contemporary community's relationship with the built environment to the forefront, while also honoring past communities.
The adaptive re-use of the Stony Island Arts Bank exemplifies this approach. Designed by William Gibbons Uffendell and built in 1923, the bank has a storied history. In the 60s and 70s, the Bank was where the grandparents of today's generation secured loans to launch businesses or purchase homes; where great uncles and aunts saved for their families' futures. At one point, the savings and loan was black-owned; it provided access to credit to a historically excluded people, and served as an emblem of autonomy and self-determination in the neighborhood. The preservation of this community anchor aimed to recall this heritage while simultaneously preparing the bank for its next life.
The same reverence for the meaning of place was at the heart of early preservationists' efforts, but that value seems to have been eroded over time. Historic preservation's original aim was to prioritize communities over buildings—a good thing—and highlight the stories of people alongside the stories of place. That there is a multiplicity of narratives isn't considered in the current formal process of preservation. Our approach at Place Lab is to layer multiple stories—of the past, the present, and the possible future—to develop an even greater narrative of pride in place.
A return to the belief that the narrative of people and place are strongly interdependent may mark the direction for the Future of Preservation.


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Eric Flanagan is the founder and visionary behind the Flanagan wines and Flanagan brand.
Our journey into wine began with a love of wine and an appreciation of the places that create unique wines. In the early 1990's, wine quality exploded higher in Sonoma and Napa. It was an exciting time to be a consumer of wines from Northern California and a great time to come and meet the vintners who were responsible for these inspiring new wines. We began in 1999 with the purchase of forty acres in Bennett Valley. In 2011, we acquired a small Russian River Valley vineyard, and, starting with the 2014 vintage, we have added vineyard designated wines from top vineyards in the Russian River Valley and the Sonoma Coast. Vineyard sources now include Ritchie Vineyard and Bacigalupi Vineyard for Chardonnay, and Sunchase and Sonoma Stage for Pinot Noir. In 2015, we will also add the iconic Platt Vineyard as a source for both Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. We believe that Platt may be the best vineyard in California for those varieties.
Sustainability at Flanagan:
There are a few marketing buzzwords that are prevelant in the wine industry right now that can be very confusing to the consumer. Terms like organic, biodynamic, sustainable... What exactly do those terms mean? To us, it's very simple. Sustainabliltiy means we farm our vineyards with long term mindset. We do everything we can to ensure that this land will be as healthy, or healthier than it was when we found it. We are in the process of having our vineyards certified as sustainable by the California Sustainable Winegrowers Alliance "CSWA".
Sonoma County is making a huge push to be the first farm community to be 100% certified sustainable. The CSWA program has 138 catagories for vineyard owners to self assess and then they support the process with an outside auditor. Sonoma County has hired a full time sustainablility coordinator and is making great progress towards our goal of have all of the vineyards in Sonoma County farmed sustainably.
Proprietor Eric Flanagan:
Eric came to the wine business from a love of wine. His family did not own a winery or a vineyard, and Eric did not grow up on a farm. Through his travels Eric became fascinated by how grapes of the same variety expressed themselves in different places. From New Zealand to Greece, Eric visited wine growing regions around the world, but in the late 90's he chose to create his vision in Sonoma. He started in 1999 with the purchase of 40 acres on the side of Bennett Mountain and expanded in 2011 with the purchase of their Russian River Valley site. Flanagan is now producing wines from several of the top vineyards in Sonoma County under their vineyard designate program. Flanagan is becoming known for making great wines from the best vineyards in Sonoma County.
Eric, Kit, and their 3 daughters (Riley, Lola, and Ruby) make their home at the Three Starrs Vineyard along with 3 dogs, 10 ducks, 4 Dwarf Nigerian goats, 2 geese, 1 donkey, and 1 mule (also named Ruby).
Winemaker Cabell Coursey:
Cabell joined Flanagan Vineyards as Winemaker in 2014. His obsession with winemaking began with a harvest in Burgundy while he was enjoying an undergraduate semester abroad. After finishing his B.S., Cabell spent a few vintages picking grapes and scrubbing floors in Burgundy, and then moved up to Oregon's Willamette Valley. Following his time in Oregon, Cabell traveled to Christchurch, New Zealand, where earned degrees in Enology and Viticulture from Lincoln University. During his time in New Zealand Cabell focused on cool climate viticulture, which serves him very well in his current role at Flanagan. Cabell has also held winemaking positions at Alder Springs Vineyard, Dumol, and Kosta Browne.
Cabell's approach to winemaking is to use his senses in conjunction with his knowledge in biology, chemistry, and farming.
Cabell describes his philosophy:
"Winemaking is the culmination of a vast number of decisions. Starting with the site, the farming practice, the response to weather conditions, the picking date, the tank and barrel programs, ferment protocols, and continuing through blending and bottling. It is the daily decisions, actions, and sometimes lack of action that unlocks a vineyard's highest potential. This quest to reveal each vineyards unique personality, while dealing with the challenges inherent in farming, is what makes winemaking challenging, interesting, and highly rewarding. My goal is always the same, to deliver each vineyard's best expression in each vintage and to make a wine where the last glass is better than the first."
The vineyards represents 69 acres in total:
Graves vineyards is 13 acres, planted with Syrah (6 acres), Cabernet Sauvignon (4 acres) and Merlot (3 acres).
Platt vineyards is 34 acres, planted with Chardonnay (13 acres) and Pinot Noir (18 acres) and Riesling (1.4 acres)
and Gaps View is 22 acres, all planted with Pinot Noir.
The Ritchie Vineyard is one of the most famous Chardonnay sites in Sonoma County. The vineyard was planted in the early 1970's to a Wente clone of Chardonnay on AXR -1 rootstock. It was later discovered that AXR - 1 was not phylloxera resistant and owner Kent Ritchie was told he would need to replant the vineyard. Forty years later the vineyard still produces world class fruit! The 2014 Flanagan Chardonnay from Ritchie was barrel fermented in 50% new French oak and aged sur lies in barrel for 11 months before being transferred into a tank for a remaining 5 months. This wine is rich in texture with great acidity. The flavor profile shows tropical fruits and the minerality unique to the volcanic soils of this legendary Sonoma County vineyard.
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The 2014 Flanagan Chardonnay from Ritchie was barrel fermented in 50% new French oak and aged sur lies in barrel for 11 months before being transferred into a tank for a remaining 5 months.
The wine will compliment a wide range of food, from poultry to fish, grilled vegetables ... or even on his own.
"The 2014 Chardonnay from the famous terroir/vineyard of Ritchie offers plenty of caramelized citrus, honeysuckle, a touch of orange blossom and apple pie. It is ripe, medium-bodied, light to medium gold in color, and best drunk over the next 3-4 years."
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Next week, I want to chat more about the actual how-to of setting up payments and billing and using social media. For now, please enjoy your weekend, catch up on some posts and make some new friends.
I believe in small business it's so important to find a community of like-minded people. So many of the people I follow on social media are small business owners or creative that inspire me and motivate me to keep going when it get's hard (because it will get hard.) Here are some links to those I virtually admire. Enjoy!


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From giving and serving to feasting and celebrating, I want to share just a few of the moments I had the privilege of capturing during that time, the first of which happened at Willard Elementary in Compton.
On a normal Friday, local artist and muralist, Sara Christensen, gives her afternoon to a class of third graders at Willard, where she teaches them the basic fundamentals of art. But on a special Thursday in early December, Sara showed up at Willard with a surprise for every third grader. She raised enough donations from friends and community members to provide a personal art kit (complete with 100 pieces and every art medium you could imagine!) for every one of the 150 third graders at the elementary, much to their joy and excitement. The students were called in class by class, the gifts were handed out, and…the cafeteria was full of screaming, smiling third graders — tearing off wrapping paper and grinning from ear to ear when they saw their gift!
What a great way to kick off the Christmas season! What a great way to continue to spread beauty in Compton!
I love these kids!!!! Thanks for documenting that fun day!


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This is the website of Zenzeleni.net – an emerging umbrella body of community telecoms organisations, inspired and led by Zenzeleni Networks Mankosi, the first telecoms co-op. Not only is Zenzeleni itself work in progress, so is the site http://zenzeleni.net !
Please also check out our Facebook group "Zenzeleni Community Telecoms"


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All about design of water feature fountains
When our customers want to know, how to make a dancing fountain, they turn to us for advice on their project. In this post we summarize what are the steps to be followed in order to get, in a technical and commercial way, the development of a dancing fountain. As guiding thread of this post, I will use the documentation of one of our latest projects.
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Those are the general steps to be followed for any marketing, technical development and execution of a dancing fountain: Read More
To develop the 3D video of your project we will need, in addition to the requirements listed above, the following information:
Based on the detailed requirements at the beginning of this article we will develop the control panel to rule your dancing fountain.
We hope to have helped you to understand the steps that we must take to be able to market, develop and implement any project. All about how to make a dancing fountain.
Hello Jim,
In this post we haven´t gone further in these kind of details but as you comment we always suggest to use a filter in the pumps according to the environment where the fountain (dancing or not) is installed.
Thanks very much for your comment :-)
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click here to see the calendar of Friends' Events for 2016/2017
Here is a recent email from Farnham Town Council
From: Lara Prior Sent: 09 March 2016 15:56 Subject: Thank you for supporting Clean for the Queen!
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to say a very big thank you on behalf of Farnham Town Council for all your help on Saturday at our Clean for the Queen event.
It was amazing to see you all there, especially considering the weather was not particularly favourable!
Overall, 25 bags of rubbish were collected on the day and Farnham is looking much tidier as a result!
We're hoping for some coverage in tomorrow's Herald – so watch this space!
Once again, thank you so much for your support.
Kind regards
We have a friendly and active PTA at Potters Gate School, better known as The Potters Gate Friends. Parents from across the year groups organize regular events to raise money for the school, and the direct benefit of the children.
In the school year 2014-2015 the Friends have run a number of successful events, for both parents and children, and have introduced a number of FREE events for families to enjoy. These events have raised over £17000 for the benefit of the school and our children. In this past year the Friends have used some of the funds raised to support the following:
- £6200 towards the installation of new playground equipment.
- Dragons Den event which allowed all 12 classes £200 to spend on a special item or trip.
- Gruffalo Picnic for the new entrants
- Purchase of Christmas trees for the school
- £600 per annum to support disadvantaged families to participate in paid school outings
- £390 to buy new instruments for the music room
- £419 for the Year 6 Leavers
- Purchase of new books for the school library.
We are very proud to have supported projects which benefit the whole student population. We are looking forward to this year's opportunities which will include the upgrade of the school's library books and the creation of a new Art and Design studio for the use of the whole school.
For the easiest way possible to support the school fundraising efforts don't forget to use the website www.easyfundraising.org.uk when doing any online shopping! Select Friends of Potters Gate School as your chosen beneficiary and every time you shop the school will earn money, without costing you a penny extra.
Do come and get involved. The fundraising work the Friends do benefits the school as a whole and fills those gaps where funding is not available to make the best possible learning experience for our children.
We look forward to parents joining in again in the 2014-2015 school year!
Friends of Potters Gate C of E Primary School, Potters Gate, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7BB
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Fitness for losing weight typical misconceptions
So the diet doesn't help. Or helps, but not for long. Only the good old method to combine diet with exercise. But how to exercise to lose weight? There are a number of misconceptions about this.
First, the Load must be serious
The subtitle to this statement could be an expression: "the camel Has two
humps, because life is a struggle". Many believe that if they declared war on excess weight, you need to stand to the death, as if the Germans were near Moscow.
The only problem is that the higher the load, the more time you need to recuperate. Even if you aspire to vrabotalsya" to crawl out of the gym on all fours, it is unlikely to speed up your weight loss. Doctors say that the optimal training schedule – not more often than once in two days.
It is also important that the load should be increased gradually: just as any training begins with a warm-up, Continue reading
Jogging in autumn features and rules
The beginning of autumn – a perfect period for the acquisition of new habits. One of them can and should become a morning jog. Nothing invigorates the morning, as running outdoors. But the benefits of such physical activity is difficult to overestimate.
The lack of movement – one of the main problems of modern man. Many diseases are associated with a passive lifestyle. The best solution to this problem is to run. Moreover, the run – the most affordable sport that requires minimal investment. The main thing – to have the desire! Jogging in
the fresh air and strengthen the immune system, which is especially important in the autumn-winter period. Also while running involve almost all the muscle groups. Of course, the main burden falls on his feet, but the press, hands and neck, too. Running is the best cardio training, that is, strengthens the cardiovascular system, helps to burn body fat and improve endurance. And in the struggle with the stress of running Continue reading
LOAD WHEN PERFORMING PHYSICAL EXERCISES is the magnitude of the impact of physical barriers. exercises on the body. If certain conditions are met, the load leads to an increase in functional capacity of the organism, the development of the physical. abilities. This is used in the practice of the physical. education. Re-applying the load, gradually increasing and alternating them with the necessary rest, seek perfection of body, ensure the development of needed physical. qualities.
The load has two different sides: the volume and intensity. Under the
amount of stress her understand the total amount. (for this lesson, week, month, etc.) measured in the time, distance (yardage and mileage), weight, and quantity. accomplished physical. exercises, etc. specific indicators. The intensity of the load means the degree of tension of the efforts involved, the degree of "concentration" load-in time. A measure of intensity can be: the speed of the movements, the power of operation, the magnitude Continue reading


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Based: Cape Town
Fresh from his 10 day special at 2016 National arts festival run with his one-man show "Gluten Free". Nkosinathi Maki is currently travelling the country with "Gluten Free" and getting great reviews. Nkosinathi is a diverse comedian with the proven record and ability to adapt to different audiences, with critically acclaimed performances of recent week run at Parkers comedy club in Monte Casino and a frequent Support Act at Cape Town Comedy club. From PopArt – The Box comedy in Jo'burg to the Cape Town Comedy Strip , rocking the Daisies Music festival to name Just a few.
Nkosinathi Maki Started stand-up comedy in 2011 and on that very same year he started a running his own Comedy gigs, as a result comics like Yaaseen Barnes and Stuart Cairns are a result of those gigs till 2015. He then took a break from hosting comedy shows and focus on his One man show "Gluetn Free".
He's performed everywhere and shared a stage with the to 20 comedians in South Aftica. From PopArt in Jo'burg to the Cape Town Comedy Strip. He is one of the funniest comedians in SA and a sought after comedy host.


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Comfort Tracts
The Great Physician (#107)
Bible version used: NKJV
I am giving you this short note to assure you of my sympathy with you in your illness and to express my sincere wish for your early recovery.
The value of bodily well-being is usually not realized until one's health is impaired. It is good for you to desire to become well again. It is appropriate to seek the best care that is available.
Will you allow me to remind you that it is your privilege also to express this desire in prayer to the Great Physician, Jesus, to ask him to bless the means being used for your recovery? He is the great healer and he demonstrated that repeatedly during his brief ministry on earth.
And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people. Matthew 4:23
Even today he is able and willing to grant his divine blessing to all those who suffer in body or in soul. Do not forget to ask him for his blessing over the care and assistance which is being given to you.
Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me. Psalm 50:15
During times of illness and hardship, many explore their relationship with God. Have you given thought to that question? Jesus has some comforting words for such times:
Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28
My hope is that you will consider the love of Jesus for you during these days of illness and recovery. This is a time to throw yourself into the loving arms of Jesus, confessing your sins and walking closely with him the rest of your days.
Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6:2
Texts used are from the NKJV.
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Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was first published anonymously on January 10, 1776, during the American Revolution. Common Sense was an instant best-seller, both in the colonies and in Europe. It went through several editions in Philadelphia and was republished in all parts of united America. It spurred the American colonists to raise an effective revolt against the British rule and strive for independence. Paine structured Common Sense like a sermon and relied on Biblical references to make his case to the people. The pamphlet was worded simply but effectively, so as to reach out to commoners and win over the majority of the population. American victory in the Revolutionary War is often attributed by historians to the resounding success of Common Sense.
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Closing Night:
American Dreams
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Uptown Cinema 1
Awards Ceremony immediately follows the screening
Adult: $12 | Youth: $11 | Group: $10
For many Americans, life in the land of the free can be a grueling, isolating journey. These eight stories examine the struggles, triumphs and hardships facing various populations within our borders. As our nation grows, the mighty voices of the unheard are often diminished. We celebrate those voices by showcasing stories that prove America is truly the home of the brave.
Kevin Brooks - 22
United States
A young man embarks on a day full of skateboarding with his friends, only to return home with a different outlook on how he's truly seen in society.
Closing Night: American Dreams
Raquel Korman - 22, Tim Deters - 22, Connor Ellmann - 23, William Yelton - 22
A candid look into the lives of an extraordinary family who struggle to provide secure and loving futures for their ten children they adopted from the foster system.
Cammeron Neely - 21, Kaard Bombe - 22, Jon Melton - 22
A performer is encountered outside of his usual environment by a fan.
Olivia Peace - 22
A lonely girl stranded on a rooftop desperately tries to return her life to a state of equilibrium after she is separated from her family.
Johnny Chang - 23, Neema Sadeghi - 19, Dian Qi - 23, Aaron Bonnema - 18
The year is 2019. A couple from Glendale, CA feels the backlash from America's new hateful rhetoric which brings along a new daunting reality: some of us need to survive.
Kevin Giles - 22, Molly Morris - 21, Anthony J. Marotta - 22, Charmaine Cavan - 22
New Jersey
An aspiring music producer is forced to confront his inner conflict during an interview for admittance into the Witness Protection Program.
Lance Oppenheim - 20
At LAX, an employee parking lot has become an improvised village of airline workers.
Tyler Rabinowitz - 23, Denzel Boyd - 21
New York
Seattle's Northwest Tap Connection, a race and social justice-oriented dance studio, responds to the deaths of unarmed black lives at the hands of police officers, using dance as passionate protest in a call to say their names, see their names, and feel their names.


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You are NOT spider man, so why do you use radar charts?
There are few charts in excel that are as revolting as a radar chart. The purpose of a radar chart is to compare m options across n parameters so that audience can be convinced that option A is better than say option B. But, I am yet to come across a radar chart that tells out this story screaming loud.
Despite all this I see many consultants using Radar Charts mainly because they do some complex analysis on decision options and need to show a complicated chart to prove the point in board rooms.
But they still suck, arent they? I mean human eye is not trained to go around circles 4 times stopping at 6 different parameters only to realize that all the options are equally bad (good).
Take a look at this radar chart and tell me if you can interpret anything
Ok, Radar Charts are unreadable, what is your idea?
Even though we can not process 24 data points by a glance, we can do a better job at understanding the options and indulging in a discussion or better still concluding something when same data is presented differently. Here is where I guess Petal Charts can help.
Excuse the name, but Petal charts are nothing but tweaked radar charts that segregate the information yet somehow provide comparability. Take a look:
Download petal chart template in excel and play with it.
How to create this petal chart?
- Take the usual radar chart data and re-tabulate it:
See the example below:
Why should you do it? Because petal chart is nothing but a tweaked radar chart. So a 4 by 6 radar chart converts to 4 by 24 petal chart.
- Now select the new tabular data and create a regular radar chart with area. This will create the petal chart.
- Finally tweak the colors and axes.
- That is all. You now have an interesting way to tell your story. What do you think?
Here is another example of a sample petal chart.
Remember: download the petal chart template excel workbook and play around.
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24 Responses to "You are NOT spider man, so why do you use radar charts?"
You cheated by putting the first petal chart next to the radar chart. They are plotting different data. The petal data on a radar chart would be a set of concentric hexagons, and it would gbe easier to make comparisons than the petal chart.
The last petal chart, the one with ragged petals, corresponds to the radar chart. And I think it shows how ineffective a petal chart is. The reader has to visualize what part of the second petal corresponds to the low part of the first petal, and it's rotated around by 90°. However bad the radar chart is, the petal chart is worse. Prettier, but worse.
Hate to be boring, but the best alternative is some kind of line chart. I'll write a short blog entry in the morning. I've already done the charts, and they aren't too ugly.
I monitor a circular array of 27 temperature sensors on the outlet of a natural gas fired turbine, and when I suspect a temperature imbalance I use a radar plot, which can be oriented to correspond exactly to the real-world physical locations of those sensors. The axis is temperature, and this gives a very good visualization of hot or cold zones. This is the only application I have seen where the radar plot is intuitive.
John -
Good example. Of course it works because you're using the radar chart as a map, as Chandoo points out. A similar usage is a wind rose.
Is this becoming the gallery of bad charts? The radar plot and especially the petal plot create the wrong impression of the data, because they essentially convert lengths into areas. Your posting here made me finally finish my discussion of that problem, see Linear vs. Quadratic Change
Robert -
Chandoo has a knack for picking controversial topics. Good post about areal data encoding.
I use a radar (spider) chart to plot progress in comparing yearly audits. I color 1 series solid and reflect the series for the new year as a line over top. By reversing the polar axis you can see when there's improvements or loses. However, this usage is optical and does not rely on the user interpolating data. i.e. smaller concentric area = better
I'm all for discussion, I just don't understand PHD's motivation. Criticizing a chart and then providing an Excel file is like saying "It's bad to poison your neighbor's cat, but here's a list of good poisons and places to get them." I don't need to poison my neighbor's cat to figure out that I shouldn't do it, and I don't need to see my own data in a radar chart to know it's a bad idea.
Robert -
I'm not sure if you're critiquing Chandoo's approach or Excel's. Chandoo is making a suggestion, saying, here's something, try it out. Well, I tried it, decided it's not an improvement over the radar chart, and I'll write a short post explaining why, and suggesting that people stick the the tried and true line chart variations.
Ford had the Edsel, Chandoo has the petal chart, and for a long time my web site had a speedometer-type chart for Excel. It was wildly popular, and I could have gotten rich charging people to implement it. But I finally realized it went against the other lessons I was trying to get across. So it's gone.
Excel has lots of ways to skin a cat. Some are quite painful, in terms of 3D types and pies and the like, and others are quite ugly, with nasty colors and effects (including the awful defaults). Some are ugly and painful. Sometimes I think my role is to work with the masses who use Excel daily, and help them find attractive and painless ways to get their tasks done.
Chandoo, where is the data that made your original unreadable radar chart? The download file just contains some tame tidy data that isn't the same.
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In my experience, radar charts, if properly used, are intuitive and revealing to a large number of people. In your example it is immediately obvious that whatever is represented by the orange polygon is a high-performance, high-functionality, hard-to-use item- like specialist software. The entity represented by the blue line is a low-performing, easy-to-use item, like simple software with a nice gui, but not very extensive capabilities. The other two are in-between and their specific differences can be observed and compared. What is so hard about that? If those are the messages you want to get across, the radar chart does it reasonably well, and in my opinion, better than the petal charts.
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Hi Chandoo,
My firm uses radar charts to show EFQM audit results for the entire company.
Outer circle is 100% and all points are like SCM, Quality Assurance, Maintenance etc. with two series one showing the previous audit results and a thick one showing this audit results.
This approach I find clearly shows improvements(or deterioration) in each aspect quite clearly. I agree the same data might be shown effectively using colum or bar graphs, but at least here I find the use of RADAR Chart to be quite effective.
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Hi Chandoo,
Is there a way to make a radar chart with difference scales e.g one axis from 0-10 and another from 1-1000?
Just wanted to point out another use for radar plots...
I use them to plot antenna patterns.
As in John Gardner's case, using them for such patterns is a perfect representation of the physical behavior of the antenna.
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Even though I don't consider myself much of a baker, I make a lot—A LOT—of homemade cookies.
A couple years ago I stopped buying packaged cookies from the grocery store. Homemade cookies are SO simple and quick to make (like, done in 20 minutes). And let's be honest, they taste way better, too.
It started to seem absurd to spend $4 to $5 on a package of mediocre cookies, when I could make amazing chocolate chip cookies for a fraction of the cost, with most of the ingredients already on hand in my pantry. Am I right?
So, on the weekends I usually whip up a couple dozen cookies for our kids (and me) to enjoy after dinner, and as a treat in their lunchboxes during the week.
This also means
I get to lick we get to lick the cookie dough bowl, an experience that's sorely missed when you buy the cookies from the store.
It's hard to stray away from classic chocolate chip cookies. They're my F-A-V-O-R-I-T-E. But, since my son's favorite happens to not be chocolate chip, I humor him now and again by making HIS favorite: Snickerdoodles!
Cinnamon sugar, buttery cookie—what's not to love (especially warm right out of the oven)?
- 1/2 cup salted butter
- 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Cream the butter, 3/4 cup sugar and egg together with a mixer for 2 minutes. Sift the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt together in separate medium bowl.
- Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and continue mixing for 1 more minute, or until the ingredients are incorporated.
- Mix the 2 tablespoons of sugar with the cinnamon in a small bowl. Roll the cookie dough into 1-1/2" balls, then coat them in the cinnamon sugar mixture. Place them on an ungreased baking sheet about 2" apart.
- Bake the Snickerdoodles for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges look golden and the tops aren't shiny. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and let the cookies cool for 1 minute before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
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