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ENG 381: Comic & Graphics Novels
Spring 2012 Jan Susina • Illinois State University • English Dept.
Course outline for Spring 2012 updated 1/19
Required Texts:
- Scott McCloud. Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art. HarperPerennial, 1993.
- Jeet Heer & Kent Worcester, eds. A Comics Studies Reader. U of Mississippi P., 2009
- Charles Schulz. Peanuts: A Golden Celebration. ed. David Larkin. It Books, 1999.
- Herge. The Blue Lotus (The Adventures of Tintin). Little Brown, 1979.
- Art Speigelman and Francoise Mouly, eds. Big Fat Little Lit. Puffin Books, 2003.
- Alan Moore & Dave Gibbons. The Watchmen. DC Comics, 1995.
- Frank Miller, Lynn Varley & Klaud Janson. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, DC Comics, 1997.
- Art Spiegelman. Maus I & II. Pantheon, 1986 and 1992.
- Joe Sacco. Palestine. Fantagraphics Books, 2002.
- Lynda Barry. One Hundred Demons! Sasquatch Books, 2002.
- Daniel Clowes. Ghost World. Fantagraphics, 1998.
- Craig Thompson. Blankets. Top Shelf Productions, 2003.
- Alison Bechdel. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. Houghton Mifflin, 2006.
- Chris Ware. The Adventures of Jimmy Corrigan, The Smartest Kid on Earth, Pantheon Books. 2000.
- Bryan Lee O'Malley. Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life, Vol. 1 Oni Press, 2004
- Gene Luen Yang American Born Chinese. First Second, 2007.
- Joseph Gibaldi. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Sixth edition. MLA.
Alan Moore's The Watchmen
Watchmen Analysis and Criticism (WatchmenComicMovie.com) Detailed analysis
"The Myth of Superman" by Umberto Eco (.pdf)
The Watchmen, chapter by chapter
The Watchmen, Warner Bros official movie site
An Internet Companion to The Watchmen
"Watching the Watchmen" book released Oct. 2008
Interview with Alan Moore from Mile High Comics in 2005.
Interview with Alan Moore in 2003 from Arthur magazine.
Alan Moore on "Watchmen's 'Toxic Cloud' and Creativity vs. Big Business" from co-Create at Fast Company.
Alan Moore interviewed by LA Times about The Watchmen film (9/18/08)
Links to interviews with Alan Moore
Merging Charles Schulz and The Watchmen by cartoonist Evan Shaner.
Bryan Lee O'Malley. Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life
Radiomaru (Bryan Lee O'Malley's website)
YouTube videos
- "Scott Pilgrim" by Plume Tree 3:18
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Clip #1 Hey (2010) 1:19
- Scott Pilgrim vs the World 2/10 L-Word 2:30
- The Runaways Cherry Bomb from film
- The Runaways official music video "Cherry Bomb"
- Scott Pilgrim film. "We are the Sex Bob-Bombs" compilation
- Frank Black's "I Heard Ramona Sing" music video
Scott Pilgrim wiki "over 220 articles, and 1,843 files"
Comic Book Reader interviews O'Malley about new Scott Pilgrim editions in color (March 2012)
Joe Sacco Palestine
Handala.org. Through the eyes of a Palestinian Refugee
Art Spiegelman's "Drawing Blood"
Joe Sacco artist's bio on Fantagraphics
Joe Sacco's website on Drawn & Quarterly
Sacco interviewed by Al Jazeera Jan 2010
Charles Schulz and Peanuts
- official Charles Schulz website
- Charles M. Schulz museum website
- Play the Peanutizer game: which character are you?
- Peanuts animation website, from MIT developer
YouTube videos on Schulz and Charlie Brown
- American Masters: Good Ol' Charles Schulz: PBS. 3:18
- "Charles Schulz Draws Charlie Brown" from an unreleased documentary.
- Clip from "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" (1963)
- Genesis of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" 3:20
- Bill Melendez and Lee Mendelson on genesis of "A Charlie Brown Christmas"
- Bill Melendez on animating "A Charlie Brown Christmas" 3:11
- A Christmas Miracle: The Making of a Charlie Brown Christmas. 16 min
- American Master's website for documentary on Schulz. Watch a video preview.
- Video segment from 1985 documentary about Schulz, especially on animated specials. 6:31 on YTV
- Video segment from American Master's documentary on Schulz creating Charlie Brown. 3:28 on YT
- Author David Michaelis on Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts. 4:36 video on YT,
- Clip from 1963 documentary "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" 4:36 video on YT
- Documentary: A Little Love: The Art of Bill Melendez. YouTube. 9:31 min
"Comic Art, Children's Literature and the New Comic Studies" by Charles Hatfield published in The Lion and the Unicorn vol. 30.3 (Sept. 2006): 360-382. link to pdf of essay
Mad magazine/Harvey Kutzman
Doug Gilford's Mad cover website
Comic Book Greats: Jack Davis Harvey Kutzman Stan Lee (YouTube video 45 min)
Harvey Kurtzman website including "Hey Look" samples
Al Jaffee's fold-ins for Mad magazine, connected to a New York Times article (Oct. 2010)
Tom Richmond's Mad blog, about cartooning, drawing and behind-the-scenes
Tintin sites
Official Tintin site. Includes video extract link on front page, biography details, & book material.
Tintin and I. From the PBS television's POV series.
Titinophile blog with links.
National Maritime Exhibit website. Tintin at Sea.
LeTinTin movie site. good links explaining Tintin and videos
"Hero, Villain, Yeti: Tibet in Comics" an exhibit at the Rubin Museum. Interactive site for the exhibit.
TinTin on YouTube videos
- The Adventures of Tintin. 2011. Dir. Steven Spielberg. Trailer #2. Another Trailer. The Hollywood Reporter interviews Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson on Tintin film. 3:58 min
- Hergé's Adventures. A West End play, based on Tibet book.
- Hergé's Adventures. Play. shorter video, quick overview.
- Tintin in Tibet. Animated version in English. part 1. about 10 min Tintin in Tibet. Cartoon in English. part 2.10 min. begins with Snowy getting lost.
- Tintin in Tibet. Cartoon in English. part 3. "We must save Chang!" 10 min.
- Tintin in Tibet. Cartoon in English. part 4. Begins with meeting in monastery. 10 min.
- YouTube. Tintin, in Swedish (I think)
- Link to Arefee's YouTube page with many Tintin animated versions in English.
Maholo.com's relatively encompassing page on Tintin, includes 45 minute show of Tintin in Tibet and many links
Tintin Euro coin. Good only in Belgium. Link to article
Peter Conrad of The Observer on the Guardian.co.uk on Tintin's appeals in a 2004 essay on Tintin's 75th anniversary
Brief New Yorker piece (Aug. 19, 2008) on a yet another Tintin controversy
Link to abstract of Anthony Lane's 2007 New Yorker essay critiquing Tintin
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
- section after the song at beginning, getting out of China, flying plane (part 2). YouTube
- section when they're just arrived in India. ( part 3) YouTube
RAW Comix edited by Art Spiegelman
"Portrait of the Artist as a Young %@?*!" by Art Spiegelman Virginia Quarterly Review. 2005.
Susan Stamberg interviewing Art Spiegelman. NPR Morning Edition. 1-26-05.
Harold Marcuse's website on Maus for his Univ of California-Santa Barbara History course on the Holocaust.
History of RAW Magazine, from Indy Magazine in Winter 2005 by Bill Kartalopolous
Little Lit site of Spiegelman and Mouly
Interview with Spiegelman on RAW magazine from Comics Journal and similar article from St Louis Post Dispatch in 1991
Read Yourself Raw. lots of links
Selection about RAW magazine from Stephen Heller's Design Literacy
Lambiek.net's interview and overview of Art Spiegelman
A little off topic, but funny clip from The Simpsons about comic book stores featuring Dan Clowes, Spiegelman and Alan Moore. 2.30 min on YouTube
Little Lit
"A Mash Note to Crockett Johnson" by Dorothy Parker (.pdf)
Little Lit site of Spiegelman and Mouly
"Back to the Future" Time magazine article on Little Lit (2003)
"It was a dark and silly night" by Neil Gaiman and Gahan Wilson from Little Lit. Animated version (5 min)
"Comics for kids?" Review of Little Lit in January magazine by Claude Lalumière. Nov. 2000.
Joe Sacco's Palestine
Interview with Joe Sacco on Palestine (.pdf)
Biography of Joe Sacco from Fantagraphic Books' website
Joe Sacco's website at Drawn & Quarterly.
"Eyeless in Gaza" interview with Joe Sacco in The Guardian by Rachel Cooke Nov. 2009
Joe Sacco interviewed by the A.V. Club website
Linda Barry
- Linda Barry's website, in progress
- Marlys Magazine
- Hillary Chute interviews Lynda Barry in The Believer (.pdf)
- Interview with Lynda Barry on NPR radio program, June 2008
- "Lynda Barry will make you believe in yourself" article in The New York Times Oct. 2011.
- A fan's site to Lynda Barry, comprehensive, but not recently updated.
- News briefs featuring Lynda Barry (from Drawn and Quarterly site)
- A few links to her book One Hundred Demons: At Copacetic Comics. A Books Blog reviews it with photos
- "Autobifictionalography" by Nathalie op de Beck (.pdf)
Daniel Clowes
BBC. Secret of Drawing, part 1 of 6 on YouTube. Includes main section on Dan Clowes. 9 min.
Smile and a Ribbon, section on song from Ghost World. YouTube. "Smile and a Ribbon." song sung by Patience and Prudence with updated cutout doll visuals. YouTube World of Henry Orient segment from 1964 movie. When the teen-age girls decided to learn everything about the semi-famous pianist Henry Orient, who's the object of affection of one of the girls. Directed by George Roy Hill. YouTube.
- Turner Classic Movie info on World of Henry Orient
- DVD Classics on World of Henry Orient, with synopsis and reference info to Ghost World
- Detailed Daniel Clowes bibliography with many links. Click around.
- Salon interview with Daniel Clowes from 2000.
- Interview from Jan. 2008 of Daniel Clowes on A/VClub website. He talks about Chris Ware's work, the New York Times work and writing about teenagers.
- Dan Clowes's Artist bio at Fantagraphic Books
- The A.V. Club interview with Dan Clowes by Noel Murray October 19, 2011
American Born Chinese links
- Monkey King with Jackie Chan and Jet Li. YouTube video 8 min.
- Gene Yang's website HumbleComics
- Weblog of First Second, publisher of American Born Chinese, as well as others including Prince of Persia, Sardine in Outer Space, The Lost Colony, and Alan's War
- NPR interview with Gene Yang (1/23/08)
- Back Dormitory Boys. BDB's VBlog on YouTube. BDB's Chinese website. BDB's web blog
Craig Thompson's Blankets
Craig Thompson's website Doot Doot Garden
interview with Craig Thompson about Blankets by Bookslut. February 2004
Tracker. Blankets: Recordings for the Illustrated Novel. link to the digital CD to accompany the novel.
Craig Thompson on his influences in a blog entry for Boneville.com
From Thompson's blog "The comics narrative part of the CARNET DE VOYAGE.was constructed during a more comfortable part of the day or the next morning. I kept a separate journal to doodle and piece out my thoughts and thumbnail page compositions. Here's a peek at that:"
an rejected image from Blankets
From Thompson's blog: "Okay. And now since this is supposed to be a visual blog, here's a sample of the construction of a single HABIBI page.(recently shown at my Wordstock and PNCA talks)
1) the first draft drawn directly in my sketchbook in ballpoint pen. 2) the messy, re-edited / page breakdown version. 3) the penciled page, and some ornamentation I sampled and digitally arranged. 4) the final inked page.
Click on the following images for links to bigger images of preliminary sketches for Blankets
A page from a proposed screenplay of "Blankets"
Portland Life interview with Thompson about Blankets
Thompson talks about his 2007 Grammy award nomination for best record packaging for CD by Menomena
Link to the band Menomena's website, note Thompson graphics
Alison Bechdel links
Alison Bechdel's website Dykes to Watch Out For: Life in a Box
Video of Bechdel at Rutgers (5 min)
Alison Bechdel Coming Out (.pdf)
From Bechdel's wikipedia entry: "The strip popularized what is now known as the Bechdel Test, also named the Mo Movie Measure or Bechdel's Law. Bechdel credits her friend Liz Wallace for the test. The test appears in a 1985 strip entitled "The Rule", in which a character says that she only watches a movie if it satisfies the following requirements:
- It has to have at least two women in it, who
- Talk to each other about,
- Something besides a man."Edit
Dykes to Watch out for archive on planetout.com
Biographies for Bechdel's characters, from her blog
Bookslut interview with Bechdel from March 2007
Pine Street Art Works, a gallery representing Bechdel. Here showing large sketches on kraft paper.
Article on Bechdel on Afterellen.com
Austin Kleon's blog notes on talk by Alison Bechdel, nicely detailed, particularly on how she creates her comics. Oct. 2006
Comics Should be Good blog from 11/18/08 Review of Bechdel's work
New York Times article about Dykes to Watch Out For, Dec. 3, 2008
Chris Ware's Jimmy Corrigan
"Is there an African-American graphic novel?" by Michael A Chaney (.pdf)
Photographs from the World's Columbian Exposition: World's Fair of 1893. Site from the Chicago Historical Society.
Chris Ware interviewed on French television in 2005. YouTube videos
- part 1 of 3.
- Chis Ware interviewed on French television in 2005. part 2 of 3
- Chris Ware interviewed on French television in 2005. part 3 of 3.
Tavi, at Rookie magazine, interviews Dan Clowes in Dec. 2011
YT. Chris Ware on graphic novels vs. comics terms. 40 sec.
Images from Jimmy Corrigan on Random House website (a series of 4 images)
Chris Ware gallery on Random House page. with single images of Jimmy Corrigan
Chris Ware The Whitney Prevaricator 2002 From the Tate Modern collectionTranscript of Chris Ware interview on PBS, including thoughts on Tintin Copyright
Carl Hammer Gallery in Chicago, one of the galleries representing Ware. Check out b/w early versions and later color versions of work.
Adam Baumgold Gallery in New York. Links to some Chris Ware works. includes link to four New Yorker covers for Thanksgiving 2006.
Chris Ware original art, framed, from David Chila. Many links to Corrigan pages.
Article from Publishers Weekly blog on comics about Chris Ware and the Columbian Exposition
Comic Book Code of 1954
Charles Burns
Interview with Charles Burns in The Believer
Charles Burns's biography from Fantagraphics Books
Charles Burns's work at Adan Baum Gold Gallery
Interview with Charles Burns on X'ed Out from Comic Book Resources. Oct. 2010
Lambiek site about Charles Burns
The A.V Club's interview with Charles Burns from Nov. 2010
Dan Clowes Ice Haven
- Dan Clowes official website
- BBC Interview
- Dan Clowes's artwork at Richard Heller Gallery
- Leopold and Loeb. Famous American Law Cases
Edward Gorey
Edward Gorey house. Official website of the Massachusetts museum.
Good Edward Gorey site with page by page of text and illustrations from three books
Essay from Salon by Amy Benfar on an appreciation of Edward Gorey upon his death. scroll down to link to various images.
Online version of a Gorey alphabet., The Gashleycrumb Tinies (This site looks a tad odd at the top, but scroll down and you can see images fine.)
Goreybooks, a site that sells all of Edward Gorey's books
Website for Gorey documentary.
The Exuberant Funeration. great slightly animated version using original illustrations. cool. YouTube. about 1:30 min
Edward Gorey YouTube selections
- Tour of Gorey's house from "All Access CapeCod." Greatest tidbit: he had 25,000 books in the house and a collection of cheese graters. Interesting. Shows the exhibit of Gorey's children's books. May 2008. YouTube. 4:17 min.
- Well designed version of Gashleycrumb Tinies. Good sound and clever execution. about 5 minutes.
Reading of "Gashleycrumb Tinies" probably the shortest at about 2 mins. Good
Interview with Gorey about his work on the PBS Mystery! series.
Video from a segment of Edward Gorey documentary. Interesting to watch him narrate his story as enacted by puppets. He gives specific stage directions. You Tube. 3 mins.
Great reading of Gorey's The Epipleptic Bicycle. Page by page reading by two clever readers. YouTube. about 3 min.
Mystery! introduction by Edward Gorey. You Tube. 45 sec.
Oliver Twist and Fagin the Jew
- The 24 illustrations George Cruikshank created for Dickens' monthly installments of Oliver Twist
- Complete e-text of Oliver Twist, for reference
- Good overall introduction to Charles Dickens' Oliver and general info about Dickens' time and works
- "Rekindling the Victorian Reading Experience." Good brief essay about reading Dicken's Oliver Twist in the original format, which was magazines. Discusses how reading the novel is somewhat different in serialized form. From the MLA website. Essay by Catherine Golden
Krazy Kat
Website devoted to Krazy Kat and Coconino County. Lots of color and b/w images.. Good history.
Krazy Kat animated cartoon from 1916. 3 minutes on YouTube "Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse at the Circus"
View a few more large panels of Krazy Kat at this site. Introduction to Kat panels . (Arrows to navigate are on the bottom of pages)
Link to full-page spread of Krazy Kat from Nov. 1937 Sunday. From the exhibition "Masters of American Comics" at the
Hammer Museum at UCLA.
Essay post by Jeet Heer about the language of Krazy Kat from the blog "Sans Everything"
...after World War II, when I came home, Krazy Kat became my hero. I had never seen Krazy Kat up until then because neither one of the papers in the Twin Cities published it, so I didn't know Krazy Kat. But then it became my ambition to draw a strip that would have as much life and meaning and subtlety to it as Krazy Kat had.
Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts
Recent links about comics & graphic novels
"New Books from Old: Turning Classics into Comics" by Ada Price, Publishers Weekly 12/21/2009
Chris Ware and history of comics
- Link to BBC article
- Selection of Ware's b/w versions at the Carl Hammer Gallery. You can see his work at various stages.
- Link to image of the McSweeney's cover by Ware
Rodolphe Topffer Rodolphe Töpffer
information from zomplist.com with line illustrations
Lambiek.net on Topffer with images
Chris Ware's book review of two new books on Topffer in article titled "Strip Mind" in bookforum.com
"Monsieur Vieuxbois " cartoons by Topffer
work by Topffer
A few interesting sites for reference
- Columbia University's Graphic Novels Page.
- The comics librarian at Columbia University's monthly column on comics and choosing them for the library
- Comixology. sort of a BoingBoing and review site for comics
- Kentucky Department for Library and Archives' approved list of comics and graphic novels for several age groups as well as links about them
- Brodart's Core List of Graphic Novels for public libraries
- SequentialTart: a webzine about the comic industry, regularly updated
- A resource site for parents, teens & librarians about graphic novels. good links
- Graphic novels for teens in the curriculum, enhancing literacy and in libraries. A site from Scotland.
- Friends of LuLu: encourages women reading comics and participating in the industry.
- Gene Kannenberg's Comic Research website
- Scott McCloud's website
- Fantagraphic Books website
- The Acme Comic store website in Normal
- International Journal of Comic Arts website
- ImageText: Interdisciplinary Comics Studies (University of Florida)
- Gene Yang's Humble Comics website (Yang is the author of American Born Chinese)
- Dav Pilkey's Website o' Fun (Pilkey is the author of the Captain Underpants series)
- Ivan Brunetti's website
- Ivan Brunetti talks abouting creating his compilation books for Yale. YouTube video
- A website about Winsor McCay
Lambiek Comiclopedia
Babymouse! website. Interview with Matthew Holm, co-creator of Babymouse
D.C. Comics website
Minx Books website
Brian Selznick The Invention of Hugo Cabret website
Website devoted to the history of Flipbooks. At end of this page is one of Chris Ware's viewers
Essay about show at Vancouver Art Gallery. "Krazy: Delirious World of Anime +..."
A/V Club website. A compendium of the latest on popular culture, treat comics and graphic novels as an important part.
The ESSL Children's Literature blog from U of I about comic resources
Notes on Arabic version of Superman, called Nabil Fawzi from "Tintin Travels" blog. Saudi Aramco World magazine article from March/April 1970 on bringing Superman to Arabic world. Blogpost from "The Hooded Utilitarian" on localizing Mickey Mouse for Egypt
A few comic sites recommended by Gene Yang
- Global Hobo Comics (hand made and hard to find)
- Image Comics
- ICv2.com Inside Popular Culture
- Comics Reporter
- Comic Book Resources


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I have searched the agenda and minutes of the Waiheke Local Board concerning this event and found some disturbing gaps in due process.
- The $5000 came from the Small Local Improvement Projects (SLIPs) budget. The fund is meant to provide for improvements that benefit the whole community such as footpaths, or wetland restoration. A party for a select few does not meet SLIPs criteria.
- When SLIPs budgets are approved they should be accompanied by full costings so the community has transparency and accountability over how their hard earned money is being spent. No such report appeared on the Board agenda where this expenditure was approved.
- What did appear on the Board agenda to justify the $5000 dollars was the following: "This funding would cover such operational costs (catering, transport, resource costs) for regular youth board meetings; training and development opportunities for members and the wider youth community." ....."this funding would allow for this planning to be completed more fully with budgets for projects allocated by the members."
- Just to demonstrate how slipshod Council Officers have become in preparing local board agendas I note that this money was supposed to be coming out of Albert-Eden Local Board's budget. "9. Funding for the proposed projects within this report will come from the Albert Eden Local Board's SLIPs budget". Duh! What dimwit allowed this through? What dimwits on the Waiheke Local Board didn't even pick it up. Do the Board members read their agendas? (Rhetorical question).
- It seems most of the equipment for the event (BBQs etc) was donated by local businesses so one has to wonder how the rest of the money has been spent. We'll never know of course because no accountability has been attached to the expenditure. Becs Ballard has oversight of the project but I doubt poor Becs knows anything either - although her children can probably tell her.
So Waiheke Youth Voice decided, in their wisdom, to use the money to throw a party for themselves and their mates. How that falls into the category of 'regular youth board meetings; training and development opportunites for members and the wider youth community I do not know. Nor do I suspect do the ratepayers of Waiheke who are having their money squandered in this outrageous way.
Given the composition of Waiheke Youth Voice, it is not surprising that this is the outcome of their collective wisdom. They will no doubt be being mentored by their politician parents on how to waste taxpayers and ratepayers money. There could be no better teachers on that subject than Denise Roche and Paul Walden.
What they have taught their children seems to be that taxpayers and ratepayers are a bottomless source of money that can be tapped for every penny to pay for politicians entertainment and enjoyment. Just like the $15,000 junket for the Waiheke Local Board and their mates when they first took office.
And these same politicians want control of our rates to run a Waiheke District Council? Only in our wildest nightmares.

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Last weekend we packed up the car with pretty much the whole house, and headed down south for one of the best weekends we've had in a while to visit my chum Rosie and her man Tom. And of course little Bodhi (we tried ever so hard to sneak him home in our bags...) who is officially awesome!
Armed with goodies for all the clan (including the noisiest dog toy ever - it's the only way!) we arrived on the Friday night and within moments were right at home and catching up, just like you do with old friends.
We began our weekend with a chilled dog walk, where for once I had practical shoes on which was a rare moment. Once Bodhi was all raced out, we headed to Boscanova for some pretty delicious breakfast full of pancakes, syrup, halloumi, pitta and coffee. It's the best kinda way to start a morning.
Once our stomachs had been fed and watered, the afternoon was spent strolling along the Poole Quay discussing what kind of boats we'd have, debating what we'd do if we lost a shoe and admiring those seagulls (that was just me)!
As we ambled along the Quay, we passed the folk festival and felt it only right to stop for some fruit ciders and ales whilst we soaked up the afternoon sunshine. For that brief moment, we considered becoming Morris dancers.
Rosie and Tom took us to the Boathouse for dinner much to Little B's delight. With Camembert on the menu, there is no question about whether or not it's going to be ordered, so we tucked into two tasty pots full, with some fresh bread.
The rest of the food was incredibly delicious as we tucked into fish, chicken and a second helping of halloumi (I can't get enough of it!). Sadly we didn't have room for pudding, but some Pimms and cocktails sorted us right out.
As you get older, sticky dance floors aren't always the most fun and with the evening sun still shining we strolled through Christchurch harbour talking to the swans, hiding in the graveyard (a perculiar kinda evening I know) and talking about those greatest mysteries of life. And laughing at the lumberjack boys.
There is nothing quite like waking up to the sound of seagulls when you're near the beach, and with an early morning came a cute little face to wake up Little B. I think they've become pals since he bought Bodhi a treat.
After we'd sipped on fresh tea and coffee and finished up with some pretty scrummy bacon sarnies, we packed up the van and headed for the beach. We made sure to stop at a local farm shop for the sweetest of strawberries.
Sunday afternoon was perfect. Once we'd finally unloaded the van, armed with BBQ's, food and everything that you need for a dog day at the beach, we set up camp at Highcliffe beach and lit the BBQ's. The afternoon consisted of chorizo burgers, stone skimming, ambles along the beach, wedding plans and enjoying each others company. Oh and a cheeky little dog weeing on my sandal (it's OK, he's too cute to tell off...!).
We literally had such a wonderful weekend, and both felt a little sad heading back home. It's funny how I've only met Rosie a handful of times, and Matt and Tom hadn't even met, yet somehow last weekend felt like we were just catching up with old friends (not literally old, Rosie!). We did try our hardest to move in - I had my bags full! But instead we're already planning when the next adventure will be up our way.
It really was an ideal way to spend a weekend.


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Having diarrhea can make it feel like you're kind of handcuffed (buttcuffed?) to your toilet. For many people, these bouts of excessively loose, watery stools are blessedly infrequent. But for people who have Crohn's disease, diarrhea and other symptoms can happen often enough to interfere with regular life.
Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation in the lining of your your digestive tract, which can spread deeper into your digestive tissues, according to the Mayo Clinic. Though people with Crohn's can have symptom-free periods, during flares they may have to contend with awfully unpleasant or even debilitating symptoms that can run the gamut.
"Crohn's disease may attack different portions of the gastrointestinal tract and thus cause different problems in different people," Jessica Philpott, M.D., Ph.D., a gastroenterologist who specializes in treating inflammatory bowel disease at the Cleveland Clinic, tells SELF. In general, though, people with Crohn's disease will experience some of the following symptoms:
1. Diarrhea
Sure, pretty much everyone has diarrhea from time to time. However, if you have Crohn's disease, you might experience it on a much more severe level, Ashkan Farhadi, M.D., a gastroenterologist at MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center and director of MemorialCare Medical Group's Digestive Disease Project in Fountain Valley, California, tells SELF. Though it can vary, during flares people with Crohn's disease might have diarrhea lasting anywhere from a few days to a few months, Dr. Farhadi says.
The diarrhea happens because of the gut inflammation inherent to Crohn's, Dr. Farhadi says. Even though Crohn's can impact any part of your digestive system, it typically affects the last part of the small intestine (where most of the digestive process happens) and the colon (the longest part of the large intestine, which moves stool so it can exit your body), according to the Mayo Clinic. It makes perfect, painful sense that when these parts of your digestive tract are irritated, they can't do their jobs properly—and you can get some pretty nasty diarrhea as a result. What's more, that Crohn's-induced inflammation can also cause the affected parts of your digestive tract to become hyperactive and spasm too much, Dr. Philpott says, which can force food to move through your system far too quickly, resulting in those really loose, watery stools.
2. Bloody poop
No one likes looking into the toilet bowl and seeing blood, but this can be a reality for people with Crohn's. The illness can cause open sores (ulcers) anywhere in your digestive tract, the Mayo Clinicsays. Unfortunately, those ulcers can bleed, causing bloody poop, Dr. Farhadi says. This is one of many reasons why you might see blood in your poop, which is always something to bring up to your doctor, even though it's not always a sign of something this serious. But when accompanied by other symptoms on this list, it's a clear red flag that something's up with your gut.
3. Stomach pain and cramping
So, remember how that inflammation can make your intestines go way overboard with cramping? That can introduce a ton of pain into your life. Also, people with Crohn's may eventually experience scarring and narrowing of their intestinal walls (known as intestinal strictures). "This causes pain and bloating because the stool has a hard time getting through," Dr. Philpott says.
4. Fever
It's not like if you have Crohn's disease, you're burning up 24/7. Instead, your temperature might spike when your digestive tract is under siege during a Crohn's flare. Fever is one sign that your body's immune system has activated in response to a threat, and this can happen because of inflammation tied to Crohn's disease, Dr. Farhadi says.
5. Fatigue
It's pretty much a given that when you're dealing with Crohn's disease symptoms like diarrhea and a fever, you're not going to feel bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. All that inflammation and your body's resulting immune response can make you feel wiped out, Dr. Farhadi says. Diarrhea and its effects can also be a culprit, Dr. Philpott says. When you have diarrhea, your body doesn't absorb the nutrients you eat as well as it should, and that can affect your overall health, she explains. This can possibly even lead to issues like anemia and dehydration, both of which can make you feel tired. Finally, to round it out, symptoms of Crohn's can keep you up at night, making things even worse, Dr. Philpott says.
|Read on: 10 Crohn's Disease Symptoms, From Diarrhea to Beyond | SELF


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A Journey to Self-Compassion Through Healing Your Relationship with Food
A blog post by yoga teachers and dietetic interns,
Emily Unwin and Maddy Walters
You have to create within yourself the experience of beauty, liberation, and infinity. This is health. Healthy plants and trees yield abundant flowers and fruits. Similarly, from a healthy person smiles and happiness shine forth like the rays of the sun. – B.K.S. Iyengar
A bit about us...
Emily: Hi there.
For those who don't know me, this is Emily Unwin, a yoga teacher at Shakti, taking over the self-love blog for the day with a lil help from one of my best pals, Maddy.
I've been practicing yoga for five years now, teaching for two. I went to Auburn University for my BS in Nutrition and Dietetics and found my first real yoga home at Yogafly Studio where I received my RYT-200. When I came to Athens to start my master's degree in nutrition and my dietetic internship, the first thing I did was look around for studios, and the first studio I came to was Shakti! The freedom I felt with finding a yoga home that worked with my body and allowed for space to feel all the sh*t that comes up when we do yoga was palpable. Thank Yeezy for this studio.
Anyways, that's enough about me. Self-love is a topic that is close to my heart and is so closely intertwined with nutrition. So, in order to talk about nutrition & self love and do it justice, I've asked my dear buddy, yoga warrior, and nutrition blogger extraordinaire, Maddy Walters, to help me out.
Maddy: Hello friends!
I'm Maddy, and I am currently completing my master's degree in nutrition science and my dietetic internship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
I have been practicing yoga on and off for about seven years and habitually for three. I received my RYT-200 through Yogafly Studio as well and have been teaching for seven months. After having some anxiety and reservations about whether or not I should pursue teaching, I decided to get in contact with a local community center where I taught my very first yoga class! Currently, I teach at the community center and at the UAB Campus Recreation Center. I have grown so much already, and I continue to find my voice as a teacher and as a human.
Self-love is a journey. It's a journey in which I have progressed and regressed and progressed again, and it's one I will never ever ever give up on. As Emily said, nutrition is such an integral part of self-love; and I have found that my practice in nutrition and my yoga practice have become absolute essentials in navigating through life in my body in a gentle and caring way. My body is my container, and I have to be kind to it. Love it. Spend time listening to it, and give it what it needs.
Emily: ^^^ So you guys now understand why I need Maddy here to help me. She's incredible, and I can't wait to delve into more details about what nutrition & self-love means for us.
The long(!!!) journey to healing & self-compassion through nutrition
Emily: So Maddy and I actually met our freshman year but didn't become best budz<3TM until our sophomore year when we went to Italy for a couple weeks to study the Mediterranean diet...
Maddy: …We were roommates throughout the study abroad; and, in hindsight, I think we were in very similar places in our journeys of re-establishing mind-body connections...
Emily: ...Truth! Many of my teenage and young adult years up to that point were hounded by body image issues, food restriction, and disordered eating patterns. Yoga was slowly but surely pulling me away from those habits, however reluctant I was to let those coping mechanisms go, so it's safe to say that finding a like minded person who was on the same soul journey was an immense blessing...
Maddy: Similarly, my teenage years were wrought with anxiety, self-doubt, and self-deprecation. These things resulted in restriction and rigidity when it came to food. At the time Em and I went on this study abroad, I was mid-cleanse -- purging my life of some toxic relationships and encouraging good ones to bloom. With the help of my soulmate/better half/older sister and many others who love me so well, I began to come out of my own toxic relationship with myself and my body as I was led by example and supported by love and authenticity.
Emily: Like Maddy, relationships pulled me out of that dark place and see myself through a compassionate lens. Relationships and loving people that brought me to a deeper connection with myself through food and intuitive eating.
Hm okay, but how are nutrition and self love related?
Emily: Let's get into the meat of it.
To talk more about what intuitive eating (IE) means, I'm going to hand this over to Maddy, our very own IE guru.
Maddy: In a nutshell, intuitive eating is making peace with food. It's neutralizing our relationships with different foods and rediscovering the "dynamic interplay of instinct, emotion, and thought, which work together to orchestrate life" (from the Intuitive Eating kweens). A large part of intuitive eating is relearning and honoring our hunger and fullness cues -- something that seems so basic yet is constantly overlooked or battled.
Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole MS, RD and Elyse Resch MS, RD, FADA alongside the Intuitive Eating Workbook are resources that have made leaps toward straying away from the widely adopted and endlessly toxic diet mentality -- a cycle of restricting and craving and frustration. This mentality can be incredibly detrimental to our mental and physical health, and many people don't even realize they possess it.
Ask yourself... When the last time was that food made you feel anything at all? Did it made you feel happy? Did it offer relief and settle your stomach? Have you ever looked at food and thought, "I shouldn't eat that"? Have you ever felt regret after a meal? Food is an emotionally charged subject, and intuitive eating is the practice of neutralizing these strong emotions surrounding food.
So, what does intuitive eating look like? It's eating when we're hungry and eating things we like and enjoy. It's incorporating variety, balance, and moderation. It's going out to eat with your friends and not feeling guilty. It's relearning to find the pleasure in food and reconnecting with your body. Because a healthy diet is a balance, not a restriction. My journey with intuitive eating and the journeys of clients I have gotten the pleasure of knowing have all resulted in a connection between mind and body that was not there before. These journeys, without exception, have moved us into a completely different stream of consciousness because it has changed both our mental and physical health.
Emily: Dang, right? Drop the mic.
Where does yoga fit into all of this? *Mindfulness
Less words:
Yoga has helped manage my body image issues and guide me back to a healthy relationship with food and my body.
More words:
Yoga creates a sacred space so that I can see and generate a sacred space within myself. Yoga serves as a reminder that taking care of myself will produce fruitful benefits—anywhere from making progress towards a specific pose, improving the way I treat others, or seeing my body in a more compassionate light. Acting "cleanly in the present" frees my mind from good and bad conditioning. Asana is a means of practicing this application—letting poses go and sensing where my body is right here, right now. Creating "yogic action" by acting from a place free from self-critique and judgment. Yoga is the taking in and expanding from the inside, seeing and accepting ourselves while expanding our knowledge and softening.
Before consistently practicing yoga, I had lost all connection to my body. I no longer saw it as something sacred. With yoga, I have come to re-see myself as a moving and breathing part of nature. I have reformed the connection with myself and my surroundings and have realized that I can have a direct impact on a universal quality of energy with just my own energetic shifts. With yoga, I take the time to sense what energy I am creating within myself and how I can compassionately encourage my thoughts to be more loving.
Less words:
Through yoga, I have developed appreciation for my body and repentance for ever being harmful. I have reconnected to my body as a sacred vessel and one that deserves to be cared for.
More words:
Every interaction with others, with the world, and, perhaps most importantly, with ourselves is an opportunity to create space for what is pure and true and divine. I do my best to come to my mat exactly as I am each day and give my body what it needs in that particular moment. I work to notice how good it feels to be me, which was never a common practice for me before I committed fully to my yoga practice. This idea of being present and being at ease with where I am is mindfulness and it is yoga, and it translates into my everyday life. It's not always perfect, but that's not the point. The point is that I do the work to get there.
A lot of different things have come up on my mat, and I constantly have to remind myself that they're not coming out of thin air, they're being uncovered. And, often, that's hard to face. This mindfulness to what is already there has made me a better version of myself — a better daughter, friend, sister. Yoga has brought every emotion, every aspect of me, to the surface. All the good, bad, and ugly. The things I wanted and needed and dreaded discovering. Yoga has given me a home base where the things that pull at me don't seem so strong, a place where I can grow and become stronger, a place for me to be loving and take care and be grateful for what my body can do and not focus on what it can't. And in being present and gentle with myself, I hope to extend the same kindness to others.
Emily: Yoga is the bomb diggity. That's all.
Moving forward: resist restriction & embrace self-love through food
Emily + Maddy:
Okay, let's start with the ~lightly negative~ so that we can get it out of the way. It's nearly impossible, whether that be through social media, health professionals, friends & family, popular diets, ~society~, to avoid the idea that weight and what your body looks like dictates health (overweight = unhealthy, & thin/fit = healthy). The overemphasis on weight loss and "healthy BMI" as the end-all-be-all for shiny, perfect wellness is an outdated idea that just won't go away. Understandably so, since the diet industry and diet culture make billions off weight loss products. $$billionz$$. With a B.
Not only that, but within the healthcare professional community, weight is used as the undisputed champion and predictor of well being. Too bad this isn't really supported by research. I know, right. Wondering wtf? Ya, me too. That's a whole nother six page long blog post, so I'll just link you to a lil something if you want more info on Health at Every Size.
Enough of that. Instead...
Let this sink in.
Health is so much more than weight and what your body looks like.
More than your fitness level.
More than your ability to do a crazy-a$$ yoga pose.
More than what you see in the mirror.
More than a few pounds here or there.
More than your pant size.
If only our minds would accept this fact right away.
But under the guidance of intuitive eating, we are invited to reclaim our bodies just the way they are and to create our own version of health.
We'll leave you with this…
How can I love my body each and every day, no matter what?
Whenever a negative thought comes up, get curious. Is this a healthy, rational thought? Or is this my inner critic? Once you discern between the two, you can invalidate the thought and move forward. My best advice for a starting point here is to feel your body in motion. It doesn't have to be anything extravagant -- closing your eyes and placing a hand on your belly to feel it rise and fall with each breath. Going on a walk and noticing physically how it feels to stretch your legs. So I guess my best advice is noticing. And then once you notice, show gratitude for all your body does for you.
How can I fight back against diet mentality?
Ride the wave of changing thought, hop on board with the rebels and health-at-every-size-ers, and reject the mentality that our bodies are not good enough.
Instead of asking what your body weighs and looks like, ask:
How does my body feel when it's happy and nourished?
Can I see my body as honorable and cherishable?
Can I challenge my own weight biases without judgement of myself or others?
Can I accept the way my body is at the present moment and let that be okay?
Can I love myself each and every day? Yes, you can.


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My Versatile Blogger Award
This past week, I was nominated for the VBA by the awesome Karen Bradshaw @TheMommyLady85 on Twitter! You can find her on Twitter by clicking the link!
I want to say a huge THANK YOU to her for nominating me! Putting my name out there for her community to see means heaps and bounds in my book! So thank you, thank you, thank you!
To find Karen's blog, click HERE! I am beyond grateful for the recognition and the support I have received from her and the entire blogging community over the past (almost) year since I've been blogging!
So now, it's time for me to pass on the love!
There have been So Many blogs that I have found and loved lately. I mention a lot of them HERE on my Blogtober Blog Hop. Here are a few more that I believe have earned some attention! So head on over and check them out!
- Help Momma Sparkle
- The Hels Project
- Just Nina
- Lavrax Blogs
- Ivan Siladji
- Veggie Vibe
- A Lota Thoughts
- Billie-Rae O'Reilly
- Living As Allison
- A Life With Purpose
- Her Life In Ruins
- Kylee Cooks
- Finding Nicole
- Little Blog Of Positivity
- Charlotte Nichole
I would have loved to nominate more, but we are limited to 15 so here they are!
Go show them some love on their blogs and if you aren't following them on Twitter, well, you should be!
Lots of Love to all my nominees!
~ Ray
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Now, for the seven things about me. I assume this means random things, so here we go!
- When I started this blog back in January, I really had no idea what it was going to focus on or really be about. As life would have it, in February, I found out we were expecting Baby H. So, most of my blogging has been centered around that and just general life posts lol.
- I am a Christian. Proud to be. Born and raised in a Southern Baptist Church and I'd love to raise my littles the same way.
- I'm 27 years old, a wife, and a soon to be momma to our little boy. 🙂
- I love writing, especially when the weather is cold and I have candles burning, it just really puts me in the creative mood.
- I really enjoy summertime. Swimming, sand, beach, bathing suits, all of it… for about 1 maybe 2 months. June, July, MAYBE part of August should be the only summer months IMO! I wish actual Fall weather started in September! After about 2-3 months, I am so over summer!
- I love sweet tea. Being raised in the south, sweet tea has always been, and will always be a staple in my home. Ice cold, refreshing, and always in the fridge!
- I got the absolute best of both worlds with my grandmothers. One is Mexican and makes the absolute best authentic Mexican food. Tamales, enchiladas, Mexican rice, refried beans, homemade tacos… just delicious! My other grandma is a true GRITS (Girl Raised In The South) and makes the absolute best down home southern food. I'm talking biscuits, gravy, okra, cornbread, beef stew, you name it and she'll whip it up!
There you have it!
Thank you again to Karen for my nomination! I can't wait to read the posts from my nominees! Be sure to tag me when you post!
Love y'all,
~ Ray


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Welcome to Sagittarius Season… today, the Sun moves into the sign of the intrepid explorer. Aim your arrow high, my friends. There are philosophies to be developed and wisdoms to be discovered. We must form our own opinions. As the third fire sign, Sagittarius wants to know— "What is this spark of life that ALL of humanity shares? What are we doing here on this plane of experience? What is the point? How shall I aim my own arrow?"
Get philosophical, babes. It's time.
This is a big week. On Tuesday, we have Mercury Sextile Jupiter. Your mantra for Tuesdayis, "I decide how I want to expand. I am supported in clear thinking."
On Wednesday, things get a little serious with Mercury Conjunct Saturn. This is when we say, "Okay, how do I structure myself now?" Without getting down in the dumps, can you apply some rules and boundaries to how you think and communicate? Feel the support of structure. Take yourself seriously. Put your brain in boot camp. Come out the other side a self-made warrior for ALL PEOPLE.
Thursday we experience the first of 3 squares between Jupiter and Pluto. (The other two will happen in March 30th and August 4th of 2017.) Find your ambition. This is expansion and evolution in a challenging and conflicting aspect.
Uh-oh— what does that mean?
First of all, what is expansion?
Expansion is-- Where are you going? Where would you go if there was nothing in your way. Ask yourself the miracle question… If a miracle occurred in the night while you were sleeping, how would your life look when you wake up in the morning? You can ask this question for your life in general, or a specific area where you are stuck.
The answer to this question is your vision. The answer to this question is your expansion.
You will want to know how to expand in ways that are in alignment with your vision. As you yearn to expand, you must be careful not to take on too much. Jupiter in Libra reminds us that there is always balance needed.
Second, what is evolution?
Evolution is the cycles of life and the cycles of the Soul. In life, we are born, we create, we die. We are born again. In the cycles of the Soul we are born, we create experience, and we must let who we have become die away so that we can be born on a higher level of experience. We yearn to evolve. Evolution brings with it destruction. It's just a part of the cycle.
As Jupiter and Pluto tango in the sky, we will wrestle with the part of ourselves that needs to die away so that we can expand and evolve.
We will have to face off with whatever it is that we are trying to control. We will have to Let Go. Think of yourself as a tree letting go of leaves every winter so that it can move gracefully into the next season. Themes of Forgiveness may be coming up in a big way as we move through this massive cycle. Let go. Forgive. Accept. Surrender. Free up energy so that you can put it toward your vision. Be willing to break open. It can be painful. Be brave.
We may see ourselves wrestling with these ideas of expansion and evolution on the collective levels and on the personal levels. Show up however you can.
Oh boy, we aren't even done with the week yet…
On Friday, we've got Venus square Jupiter and Venus conjunct Pluto. This throws a little grace into the process I just described above. Venus is coming in to soften and make nice. Don't underestimate beauty. Don't underestimate love. This process of growth and letting go should align with your ideals. It should be a beautiful vision.
It almost seems like too much information, but I didn't write this week, the Universe did... so on Saturday, Mercury is square Chiron and Mercury is trine Uranus. Your brain is ready to make some new connections in relationship to some old wounds. It's time to shake up the little snow globe that you live in and see things in a new way. Let it be cathartic. Let every circumstance bring you more healing in a major way. Don't look away. Look for deeper understanding.
Sending you so much love. If you are yearning for personal guidance at this time, click here to learn more about what a Strong Eye Reading is and how to book. I am here for you and I am ready to help!
Sagittarius :: Sagittarius Rising
A needle pulling thread. The driving force behind progress. You need to find your driver. What is the philosophy that is pushing you forward? What is your mission? Look for clearcut understanding. Find the structure that you can use to help define who you are. It's time to take yourself seriously. You aren't being given much room to cut corners right now. You have to show up. If you experience conflict this week, it will be because you are trying to skip a step. It's not any more complicated than that. Go back and check your work. See where you've been putting in less than your full effort. Check your stitches.
Capricorn :: Capricorn Rising
A fountain. The inner wellspring. It's time for you to focus your attention inward. Your emotions are begging to be noticed. You have to rewrite your subconscious stories so that your reactions are more comfortable. You can back-engineer this process. When you have an uncomfortable emotion, start asking yourself lots of questions to get to the root of it. Interview yourself. Ask, where is this emotion in my body? When was the first time I felt this way? What does this circumstance remind me of? What are the personality traits of the people involved? Who else in my life has these same traits? Are the emotions actually about this other person? Start digging to reach the source of the deep emotional waters. You get to form new subconscious beliefs this week, start an excavation to see what is ready to change.
Aquarius :: Aquarius Rising
A flock of birds taking flight. You're ready to reach higher ground. Everyone is going with you. You may need to mobilize a group of some kind— friends, work, volunteer organization, community board. Don't shy away from this opportunity to structure your vision of progress. Use your organizational skills to take action on a higher level. Move. It feels serious right now. It feels like there is work to be done and you have both the flexibility and the dedication you need to make change happen. Stay upbeat and objective and keep your eyes on the goal.
Pisces :: Pisces Rising
Ferns growing tall. You are poised to unfurl your talents. You are reaching for a higher level with your career. This week, you can restructure how you think about your work. Allow yourself to step into the limelight. Think about how you want to be seen. Think about what you want to do. Then make some plans. Get really grounded in your intentions. Consider it a responsibility. The world needs your work. The world needs your special offering. Set yourself up so that you can deliver.
Aries :: Aries Rising
Running on new legs. Like Bambi. You're a little unsteady, but excited and ready to move forward. Figure it out. How do you do this? How do you explore the world? What are you looking for? Where are you going? You are trying to re-orient yourself now. Things have changed and new direction is needed. Only you can hold yourself up. Only you can get yourself through this nascent stage of discovery. Keep yourself oriented toward gratitude and love as you make your way through a new world of unknowns. Don't let fear creep in. Embrace the invincibility of youth.
Taurus :: Taurus Rising
A picnic basket. You have everything you need. You are prepared. So let go of fear of survival and step into trust. You're safe enough to take the journey. Your work right now is to know that you are safe, know that you are prepared and loosen up your grip on control. Let go. Forgive. Flow. See where the path takes you. Make a promise that wherever you go this week, you will witness yourself. You will stand by, securely tethered to trust in yourself, but open to understanding and merging with the other person's perspective. Witness your emotions so that you can hold space for another person's experience. Take the journey toward union. You have what you need to stay safe along the way.
Gemini :: Gemini Rising
Kneeling in prayer. You can have lots of conversations this week that help you grow. Share yourself with another person. Share your mind, your heart, your trust. You will find support in relationship. But you may also have to remind yourself that structure in relationship can bring freedom. You just have to get over feeling limited. The stretch that you want to make is toward security. Stability may seem dour and boring, but you can make it light and expansive if you want to. Ask for the experience that you want to have in relationship and then trust that you can have it.
Cancer :: Cancer Rising
Penguins sliding down slopes. Make fun a part of your day. If you don't, you may become fatigued. Truthfully, you are about to put a lot more structure and meaning into your daily schedule. The important thing is that the new habit you are creating need to come from within. So that they don't feel forced. The healthy choices need to feel like an offering of love that you give yourself. Don't shy away from structure. Meditate more. Eat the foods that your body needs. Plan to get enough sleep. Celebrate your accomplishments on a regular basis so that joy is a part of your daily life.
Leo :: Leo Rising
A new kind of pottery. Something sculptural, yet utilitarian. Something wild and perfectly creative. This week, you take leaps and bounds forward with your self expression. You can be truly alive, exactly the way you want to be. You need to focus on it though. It won't just happen automatically. You have to think it through. What kind of offering are you prepared to make? The world is begging for your light. What will you give? It can't be random. It must be planned. It must be envisioned. Go to the drawing board and outline your plans for creative expression. Don't get distracted from this task.
Virgo :: Virgo Rising
Birthday cake. A nostalgic moment. It's time to make sure your inner child is really pleased. They need to be celebrated. Take them out on the town with you. Make sure they feel included and loved. Think back over each of your childhood birthdays and remember how they felt. Which ones were joyful? Which ones are forgotten? Which ones lacked something important? Give your child self whatever was missing, now, in your mind. If you needed attention, give yourself attention. If you needed understanding, give yourself understanding. Time doesn't really exist, so this process is truly fulfilling. It will allow you the structure you need to move forward with emotional security.
Libra :: Libra Rising
Playing paddle ball. Watching the ball go back and forth. Watch your thoughts as if they are balls bouncing back and forth. The path is somewhat logical. This week you are making new connections in your thought process. Notice what you are thinking about with clarity and alacrity. If your thoughts are tending toward work, get clear about what you are working on. If your thoughts are dense with emotions, get clear about your emotions. If you are grieving, remember the five stages of grief and be aware of which one you are in at any given moment. Get clear. Think of yourself as a narrator— as you think, tell yourself what you are thinking about. This will help you define yourself and stay on track. You have a lot to do this week and you need to be operating at a high level of consciousness. Step up to take your place in the game.
Scorpio :: Scorpio Rising
A dusty letter. Epiphany. You are ready to uncover a hidden understanding. New realizations. Does it seem like self-discovery is speeding up? It is. You are in a fast and furious evolution. A new cycle has begun. It may be helpful to remember that you have resources that will protect you as you continue to learn about yourself. Your self-worth is intact. Do what you need to do to remind yourself of that. Do what you need to do to feel solid and structured. You are strong enough to grow. You are strong enough to see new parts of yourself. Trust in the process as you accumulate new knowledge and experience.


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Mon 04 Feb 2019
It's the 4th – and the start of Guernsey's new 'pay as you throw' waste charge to encourage islanders to generate less rubbish.
How does it work?
You put out your white/clear bag of paper and cardboard for recycling as usual this week, along with your caddy of food waste, for which there is no extra charge.
This week's residual or black bag waste, however, must have a special sticker on it like this to show that you've paid for it to be collected.
The cost is £1.40 for a bag up to 50 litres capacity – equivalent to a kitchen bin liner – or £2.50 for 90 litres. That's a dustbin liner-full.
No sticker, no collection. Instead, you'll get a reminder of the new system and a request to 'sticker up' and put it out for collection next time around.
Much more information from the States here plus a warning that trying to avoid the charge could lead to a fixed penalty of up to £60 and any fly tipping of up to £20,000 and a criminal conviction.
There's also a Q&A from the States here.
Where can you get the special stickers? According to the States, from Aladdin's Cave, Alliance, the Co-op, Forest Stores, Iceland, M&S Food Halls, Morrison's Daily and Waitrose.
So, a quick reminder of this week's 'bin night' arrangements and the need to sticker up:


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Empowering Travellers
More than three years ago, the UK transport minister at the time, said that steps were being taken to ensure that there were enough charging points available for passengers at UK airports. The security protocol for US-bound flights, and then for flights to other destinations, required passengers to be able to switch their devices on for staff at the gate before boarding. While this policy is no longer in operation, being able to use electronic devices while travelling and having access to points for charging up depleting batteries, has become the expected standard.
Unfortunately, my recent experience at Gatwick showed that there is still some way to go in terms of providing a good customer experience for working and communicating on the go. As a regular traveller through Gatwick Airport I found myself recently up against a deadline and having missed the opportunity to catch an earlier flight. I have an easyJet plus card which is great and means you can move onto an earlier flight but sadly not until you've waited in a queue at a customer service desk at the airport (why on earth can't we do this online easyJet?!) meaning you miss the deadline for changing to the earlier flight. Anyway this debacle meant I had a couple of hours at the airport to meet my deadline. I didn't really want to pay through the nose for a short stay in a fancy lounge, I just needed a quiet spot with some power to give my laptop a boost and get some work done. Imagine my delight when I found just that spot, a nice quiet zone in a far corner of Gatwick's north terminal. That delight quickly turned to annoyance when it turned out to have no accessible power points next to any seating, never mind a table.
Funnily enough there are tables at the gate, with power points but anyone who travels frequently with easyJet will know the journey from lounge to gate to boarding is a quick one – and anyway, surely the airport wants us spending time in the lounge, spending money to make our stay more comfortable?
Trying to balance time available with comfort (i.e. I didn't want to sit on the floor!) I took a tour of the north terminal departure lounge and frankly found it wanting. No power points upstairs – missing a trick here Starbucks, Eat, etc – I'd have bought a coffee and some snacks to go with my power, but no joy. Back downstairs and despite the promise of some over in the distance by WH Smith, it became clear that this window ledge was it...
And, even more annoying, on my way to the gate, this is what I saw…
Why can't Gatwick put charging points in the departure lounge, where people have to spend most of their time, as well at at the gate? And why not at the various cafes? I travel regularly through many of the UK airports and can think of many others where power points and tables to sit at are in abundance – Luton Airport, we salute you. Maybe we need a league table.
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September 4th Wednesday Evening
Beginners Workshop
This 3h workshop is a crash course in Adobe Lightroom. You will learn a tried and tested workflow that covers; importing & organizing your files, making batch edits, custom edits and exporting your images with different requirements ie; web, print, press etc… We will also touch on incorporating Adobe Photoshop into your workflow for more advanced edits. No previous knowledge of the software is required.
This workshop is suited to amateur and professional photographers alike, looking for a workflow to organize and edit their images.
Students will need a laptop with a full or trial copy of Adobe Lightroom 5 or up and some raw files to edit.
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GUEST POST by Jonathan McKee. Jonathan is the author of numerous books including the brand new Candid Confessions of an Imperfect Parent, as well as youth ministry books like Connect: Real Relationships in a World of Isolation. You can find his excellent blog here.
Would you like to get your thumb on the pulse of today's youth culture? If you're willing to invest just a few minutes into research but you don't know where to look, just open up iTunes and take a peek at the top songs and videos at any given moment. You'll find that the messages of many of today's top songs resonate with today's teenagers.
What's this message they're connecting with? After only a few minutes staring at today's lyrics, I think you'll find a few common denominators: the cry of hurt, regret and the search for happiness.
Don't take my word for it, look for yourself. You'll probably find some of Adele's songs near the top of the charts. Songs like Rumour Has It or Someone Like You. Songs with lyrics like:
Nothing compares, No worries or cares
Regrets and mistakes, They are memories made.
Who would have known how bittersweet this would taste?
Or how about Rihanna's We Found Love, (currently #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart) a cry of anguish from a girl who is willing to go through "all that bad stuff" again just to have a few moments of good.
Relationships are the common denominator in most of these hits. Of course many of the songs are dealing with breakups, lonely nights, or as Katy Perry's new video for The One That Got Away reveals, reminiscent thoughts about an old boyfriend. (I find it intriguing when mankind expresses the God-given desire for love and relationships. Few would deny this need.)
Sometimes today's songs provide an answer from the artist. "You're hurting? I'll take care of you." Even foul rappers are showing their sensitive side. Lil Wayne with How to Love, or Drake teaming up with Rihanna in Take Care, with a chorus that says:
know you've been hurt by someone else
I can tell by the way you carry yourself
if you let me, here's what I'll do
I'll take care of you
Yes, media shapes youth culture. But we'd be foolish to not recognize that it also reflects elements of our culture.
Simply put—the most powerful media is a two way street. It initially resonates with young people on some level, meeting a felt need, whether emotional or even carnal. The scary reality is, that once this connection is made, the young person is a captive audience. Teenagers feel like, "This artist understands me! They know what I feel. They know what I want." So they listen to the artist, in turn.
What message are young people hearing?
Like I said… don't take my word for it, take a peek at the charts yourself. Google the lyrics of the top 5 or 10 songs on iTunes today. Watch the top 5 iTunes videos on YouTube.
Question: Why are young people connecting with these songs? What messages did you hear? Share your thoughts here.


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We're having a party! A one night, sneak peek, release of a 2016 red wine made by Mark to celebrate. Small bites and cake to be provide as well. Stop in and wish Mark a happy birthday!
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Earlier Event: May 29LLWC Book Club
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How can I manage multiple stores
If you have multiple accounts with Clavo Hub app you can manage all those accounts with single login.
Steps :
- Register with multiple merchants for Clavo Hub app.
- Login to Clavo Hub app - use the account which you want to be main or host account.
- Click on Multi-Locations will open the page where you can send the invite for account link.
Linking Account steps :
- Move to Multi-Locations
- Click on +Link Account button.
- On new page enter the following details
- Enter email address
- Select account from drop down.
Note: Once you enter the email address and click on "Go" account list will get enable and you can select the account from drop-down.


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Licensed since 2004, Eric has had the opportunity to serve many clients and found a home on The West Team in 2018. A sales representative specializing in buying and investing, Eric will take his time to make sure he understands your goals. On top of his extensive experience buying and selling residential homes, Eric has also built a portfolio of investment properties and a property management company, equipping him with the knowledge to best serve this niche market.
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Musa's story
Musa was only 8 years old when Retrak met him living on the streets of Addis Ababa. His mum had left him with his father who was an abusive alcoholic. Musa worked at the side of roads collecting tar, he had little to eat, no warm clothes and was regularly beaten. The streets seemed like a better option. Retrak tried to help him return home, but even with the local council's help, his father couldn't manage and he eventually returned to Retrak.
Musa is one of many children Retrak has met on the streets whose family background is so difficult that returning home simply isn't an option. But that doesn't mean they have no chance of a home at all.
Foster care provides the chance for a child to experience the security of a loving family, which can be transformational in a child's life. A safe and caring family provides a child with the best chance to grow and develop in a normally, without the burden of being alone, rejected or uncared for.
In Ethiopia there is very little foster care, but with support from USAID, Retrak has begun to work towards foster care for children on the streets. Retrak, together with UNICEF and other interested NGOs, established a Foster Care Work Group, based on the government's 2010 Alternative Child Care Guidelines. One of the first tasks was to define what foster care looks like in the Ethiopian context. There is not even a word for it in the Amharic language. Retrak helped to facilitate the visit of a specialist to conduct one of the first trainings on foster care in Ethiopia. At the end of this training all 30 participants came away saying "we can also make this work for children in our country!"
Retrak begun to raise awareness and to develop check lists, parenting manuals and guidelines – all to ensure that placements are as safe as possible and in the best interest of every child. Retrak has worked closely with local organisations and government bodies to promote the recruitment of foster families, including placing posters in churches and local council offices.
In order to deepen understanding of foster care Retrak took a group of 12 local government and community leaders to visit a recently established foster care programme in the south of Ethiopia. The trip allowed the leaders to learn about the critical steps of recruitment, assessments, home visits, preparations, placements and reviews. The leaders were amazed when they visited a foster family that it seemed like any other family with all the children being cared for equally.


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Pinwheels Against Child Abuse
April 11, 2018
Dozens of people gathered Saturday morning to plant pinwheels at Sweet Home Police Department and then "Walk for a Child" as part of Child Abuse Awareness Month.
The Sweet Home Police Department is selling blue and silver pinwheels to be planted at the department, homes and businesses
The pinwheel represents the fun of being a kid, a happy, healthy child, said Community Services Officer Gina Riley. Proceeds from the sale of the pinwheels are used to pay for fuel cards to cover the cost of transporting children to the ABC (All Because of Children) House in Albany.
Riley said it it is impo...
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100% of Durban Port Safe for NavigationPort Conditions, Ports & Terminals, Weather — By admin on October 13, 2017 at 11:28 PM
[DURBAN, South Africa, 13 October 2017] All navigable areas of the Port of Durban have now been declared safe for navigation. This follows completion of Transnet National Ports Authority's (TNPA) sounding surveys after inclement weather that affected the port on 10 October 2017.
TNPA Dredging Services division, divers and drones found no further obstructions or obstacles on the seabed.
TNPA's focus still remains on continuing with the implementation of the recovery operations and supporting terminal operators to restore normality.Tags: Durban, South Africa, Transnet National Ports Authority's (TNPA)


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Yellow Gold Molasses Iridescent Silk Dupioni Fabric 13 x 18
Yellow Gold Molasses Iridescent Silk Dupioni Fabric 13 x 18
Cross threads of rich yellow gold and molasses give this iridescent silk dupioni fabric a lovely color and a very lively sheen with excellent depth to the color. The overall appearance is a golden yellow with deeper golden molasses contrasts and undertones. The remnant is 13" wide x 18" long, and I photographed a larger piece of the silk in natural light without flash.
For additional information about color, photography and obtaining swatches of my fabrics, please see the "Silk & Wool Information" link at the bottom of my website.
Your silk fabric will be carefully packed, wrapped in plastic and shipped first class mail with tracking. I combine shipping cost, so you can save money on shipping by purchasing additional items at the same time.
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Mobile is Dead. Long Live the PC!
Soma Games wrote our first line of game code at the tail end of 2008, just as the iPhone was really blowing up and as it happened, we were in the right place at the right time. It wasn't on purpose, it was partly opportunistic, but it worked out. We rode that mobile wave for years and were part of the Indie Game Renaissance it helped generate. (See: Polygon, GDC, Wired)
What made mobile so attractive was, of course, the low barrier to entry but that was only what got us interested. What kept us interested was the demonstrated market for indie games. Hardware constraints initially leveled the playing field so big studios had a much less pronounced quality and scope advantage over small shops so nimble little shops like Soma Games could compete and still land a feature from Apple or get covered by Kotaku.
Now it's 2014 and as far as I can tell, the mobile space is no longer interesting for indies. I'm not the only one either. (See: Gamasutra, and this…for a start.) In fact, just about everybody I got to know as other indie mobile developers in the last several years is coming to the same conclusion. Mobile is over, let's do PC games.


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There are many ways to trigger a dog's passion, from playing games like Tug-of-war and Find it, to heading out for a hike, walk or trip to the dog park, to singing or scratching your dog in their just-right spot!
Find a way to trigger your dog's passion. Nothing beats your full attention while doing what your dog loves best.
I'll leave you with a few images of how we show love in our family! Please share your images with me in the comment section under the poll on my Facebook page.


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Fashion is a form of function not just style. The suit looks good in a magazine or a window, but how does it look when someone is running trying to catch the 5 o'clock train home? Everyday people need it to work for them and be comfortable; not the other way around. This series examines the beautiful people that grace the streets of Toronto trying to get their butts home. Real life, real people, looking amazing while living life.


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There are many free things to do in Galveston, TX. The amazing weather makes exploring the many unique areas of Galveston easy and fun. You may find the challenge is not so much finding something to do, but narrowing down your many choices.
Galveston Island Ferry
One of the more enjoyable things to do in Galveston for free is to take a ride on the Galveston Island Ferry. The ferry runs between Galveston and Point Bolivar. The trip is 2.7 miles, one way, and takes about 20 minutes. Once in Point Bolivar, you can spend time sightseeing and take a later ferry back.
Galveston Waterfront
If a Galveston ferry ride is not for you, consider a stroll along the waterfront. Pier 21 is ground zero for the waterfront area. There are a variety of attractions and plenty of choices if you're looking for a meal. The area is a great place for sightseeing, with a great view of Galveston's working harbor. You can see shrimp boats, tugs and cruise ships.
Saengerfest Park
Looking for a Galveston park to visit? Consider Saengerfest. The entire family is sure to find something to enjoy here. There is a large chess set where you can match wits with friends or strangers. You can sit back and people-watch on one of the many wood benches throughout the park. Saengerfest also plays host to many entertainment events throughout the year.
East End Historic District
Still wondering what to do in Galveston for free? Consider a visit to the East End Historic District. The area between Broadway and Mechanic Avenue, from 10th to 19th Street, is designated a National Historic Landmark. Walking along the charming tree-lined streets is like a trip back in time.
Tree Sculpture Tour
One of the more unusual stops in Galveston is a walking tree sculpture tour. In 2008, Hurricane Ike damaged many of the beautiful old oaks in the area. Rather than remove all traces of these gorgeous trees, local artists chose to create sculptures from their remains. You can find many unexpected delights on a walking tour. Make a quick stop at the Galveston Visitors Center to pick up a map showing the location of all of the sculptures.
As you can see, there is plenty to enjoy in Galveston for free. Don't let your budget hold you back from exploring this beautiful area. Visit Mitchell Historical Properties for more ideas on how to spend your time in Galveston.


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186 g/t Gold And 1,055 g/t Silver Over 2 Metres At Sesmo!
Mar 27
186 g/t Gold And 1,055 g/t Silver Over 2 Metres At Sesmo!
Fairly exciting news to report – the first drill hole at Sesmo has been completed (now they're drilling a second!). Next month we're going to find out what Salazar Resources (SRL, TSX-V) and Adventus (ADZN, TSX-V) intercepted below a trench that yielded 186 g/t Gold and 1,055 g/t Silver (including 39 g/t Gold and 741 g/t Silver over 15 m)!
El Domo (one of the world's highest grade VMS deposits) and Sesmo Sur (2.5 g/t Gold and 50 g/t Silver over 15 m) are two examples within the 21,537 hectare Curipamba Property where trenching results led to drilling discoveries. So I'm expecting solid numbers from Sesmo, but hoping for blockbuster numbers!
With two rigs on the ground (pending results they'll be bringing in a third rig), and plans to drill around 20,000 m, these results from Sesmo will be the first in a wave of news flow that continues throughout 2018.
If 20,000 m of drilling, an airborne geophysical survey, bulk sampling, and an updated PEA doesn't move Salazar Resources to at least 25 cents (a "leap" of $12 million in market cap?), I will be astonished and completely dumbfounded (but I'll keep buying anyway).
…please show me another exploration stock, sub $15 million market CAP, with such an extensive work program (on a world class deposit).
Only 1 Of 50 Resource Speculators Knows About SRL!
Ask around.
Okay, on the one hand I wish SRL had an aggressive marketing and promotional program in place. But on the other, I'm completely convinced that when PEOPLE WAKE UP to this opportunity (starting in April) it's going to move very quickly.
The upside of Salazar Resources obscurity is that there are lots of new buyers on the sidelines! If you think purchasing SRL is difficult now, just wait until it breaks above 15 cents on volume. From there the chase will be on because only 30% or so of the shares are in the float (70% is in strong hands, and they're in this for way more than a double).
SRL has bumped its head against 14 cents at least a dozen times since October. More recently, it doesn't want to spend much time below 12 cents. As I see it, by purchasing SRL in this range you're risking a penny or two for reward potential of 30 cents or more (assuming you're patient). I've been adding to my position lately and I'm extremely confident big paydays are coming.
: ) Mr. Market will eventually come around to my way of thinking.
Wrapping up with Salazar Resources, I'd like to remind you that some really smart geologists are digging Curipamba (then provide an introduction to Ruminahui).
- According to my sources, Altius' CEO and Co-Founder Brian Dalton says Curipamba is one of the best exploration projects he's ever seen;
- Lundin Mining's (LUN, TSX) Senior VP of Exploration, Neil O'Brien, is one of Curipamba's biggest fans (which explains why the company took a 5% stake in Salazar Resources years ago at much higher prices;
- Geologically speaking, there are some "weird" and potentially special things happening there, which normally means GOOD things. While the VMS potential is well recognized, Curipamba could also host a completely different type of system (perhaps hydrothermal).
While Eskay Creek is famous for its very high-grade Gold, many people have forgotten that it was technically a VMS deposit with Copper and Zinc to go along with the exceptional Gold and Silver grades (so comparisons are being made between it and Curipamba).
The Entire Country Is Heating Up, And Big Dollars Are Flowing In!
I'm surprised speculators aren't tripping over themselves rushing in to place bets on Ecuador.
…the world's largest mining companies are.
Lundin Gold led the way, but since then (really just last year) BHP has joined the rush, along with Anglo, Vale, First Quantum, Fortescue, and Hancock. Perhaps most notable, Codelco, Chile's state-run and world's largest Copper miner, made its first move outside of their home country.
Here's the deal – Codelco is buying into Llurimagua and partnering up with ENAMI (Ecuador's state-run miner). Llurimagua happens to be located just 33 km SW of Salazar Resources' Ruminahui project.
Maybe it's nothing, but in theory, I could see the market getting excited about Salazar Resources drilling Ruminahui. Who knows, Ruminahui could get a JV partner to bite since it's located on trend with a pair of +1 billion ton Copper deposits (an emerging/recognized porphyry belt?).
Salazar Resources' 100% owned Ruminahui concessions cover 2,910 hectares prospective for Au-Cu-Ag targets. The main targets identified to date are the original discovery areas previously worked by artisan miners.
Gold values from rock chip and channel sampling have returned grades of up to 2.7 g/t Gold over 55 m and 3.4 g/t Gold over 8 m.
In Summary: The market has yet to recognize the value in Curipamba and El Domo (a world class VMS deposit and property with +12 untested targets). Salazar Resources, with a sub $15 million market cap, continues to own 100% of that project until Adventus spends $25 million. In addition to Curipamba, Salazar Resources controls 9 more highly-prospective properties (selected by lifelong Ecuadorian geologists). Ruminahui is one, and happens to be located 33 km SW of and on trend with what will become a massive Copper mine jointly owned by the Chilean-Ecuadorian state-run mining companies.
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A collection of fun and unusual holiday traditions and stories from different world cultures. Learn about the Yule Lads from Iceland, the Krampus from Germany, and La Befana from Italy.
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Earlier Event: December 9Cornelia Fort - Brown-Forman Theatre, 1st Floor
Later Event: December 9Long Meg of Westminster - Brown-Forman Theatre, 1st Floor


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Last year we discussed the story of an article, "Variation in the β-endorphin, oxytocin, and dopamine receptor genes is associated with different dimensions of human sociality," published in PNAS that, notoriously, misidentified what a peptide was, among other problems.
Recently I learned of a letter published in PNAS by Patrick Jern, Karin Verweij, Fiona Barlow, and Brendan Zietsch, with the no-fooling-around title, "Reported associations between receptor genes and human sociality are explained by methodological errors and do not replicate."
And here's the response by one of the authors, Robin Dunbar, entitled
"Sorry, we got it wrong" "On asking the right questions."
Too bad they couldn't simply admit they made an error, stating clearly and without equivocation that their original conclusions were not substantiated. On the plus side, they weren't as rude as these authors.
P.S. The other thing in that post was that I suggested to PNAS that they change their slogan from "PNAS publishes only the highest quality scientific research" to "PNAS aims to publish only the highest quality scientific research." And they did it! So cool.
The post "And when you did you weren't much use, you didn't even know what a peptide was" appeared first on Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science.


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I followed Alabama's limited Gulf shoreline into the Florida panhandle. Much of this is already developed with homes, condo's, hotels and the like. But I did find an excellent section of virtually untouched preserved National Seashore. This peninsula is over 5 miles long. At the very end are the ruins of Fort McRee, a small abandoned US military post. It has not been in use since WWII. Everything has been removed except for some cement foundation and fort walls. Over time sand has drifted up against the once tall walls so they are now only waist high. I guess they could still defend against enemies that are under 3 feet tall? The beauty here was not the historic fort, but the 11.5 mile round trip deserted beach walk to it. Birds were not plentiful but the views were spectacular! Few things in life feel better than walking miles on a deserted beach with gentle waves and sunshine. To top off the day, I got back to the car just in time to enjoy a perfect sunset. I'm both surprised and grateful there are still places like this in the US.
While in northeast Alabama last year I found 88 bird species. By staying near the salt water habitat this year it was not hard to add new birds to my state life list. It now totals 101, making 'Bama the 7th state with 100 or more lifetime species. But only Horned Grebe was a new species for the 2018 year list. I crossed into Florida with 235 for the year.
A professional bird guide I met last year lives in Gainsville, FL and told me that Sweetwater Regional Preserve was a great place to spend a day. So I stopped in. He was right! This marshland was thick with all sorts of water related birds, waders and ducks were everywhere. In a 2-3 mile walk I encountered many species and had great views of them, including 4 new 2018 year birds: Glossy Ibis, Cattle Egret, the noisy Limpkin and the "ugly bird of the day award" goes to Wood Stork.


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Curated by Claus Semerak our next exhibition will show photographs by Sherif Elhage (Nice, France), Raimund Feiter (Munich, Germany) and Anatoly Rudakov (Munich, Germany) at Atelier Alen.
>> 8 December, 2014 - 6 January, 2015
The opening is on December 7, 2015 at 3 pm.
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Product Features
* This 24″ tall second generation Robosapien is now capable of autonomous behavior with sight, sound and touch senses.
* He has humanoid body movements including, bending, sitting, standing, lying down and getting up, waving and martial arts.
* Responds verbally to environmental stimuli and to controller commands. Color vision system: recognizes colors and skin tones; interacts with objects and people.
* IR Vision: detects and avoids obstacles and table edges. Tracks moving objects. True bi-pedal walking with multiple gaits. Precision gripping with articulated fingers.
Product Description
Robosapien Version 2 is the next generation of Robosapien technology and personality from Wowwee. This new member of the robotic family comes with more advanced dynamic motion, interactive sensors, new program functions, speech capability, and a personality all his own. It's clear from the start that he enjoys bowling, dancing, and having conversations.
RobosapienV2 is able to walk forward in four different styles, or gaits. He normally uses his IR vision and touch sensors built into his feet and hands to avoid obstacles, but if put into bulldozer mode, he will walk forward or backward and try to push his way through anything.
Beyond controlling him manually with the included remote controller, RobosapienV2 can explore his environment independently in free roam mode. You can also direct his movements by using the remote's targeting feature–just point the beam to a spot on the floor and he will walk toward it.
RobosapienV2 has been designed with a full range of motion. He can turn his head just like humans. So, too, can he turn at the hips and can move them forward and back and from side to side. RobosapienV2 can move each arm independently, and his hands can grab, pick up, and throw light objects, such as the included bowling balls and pins. He even comes preprogrammed with a selection of dance moves.
Direct RobosapienV2's movements with the remote's targeting beam and watch him walk toward it.
RobosapienV2 is equipped with a powerful vision system that lets him track the movement of objects in his field of view by moving his head and body. He will react differently to things based on their distance from his sensors. He uses his onboard color camera to identify primary colors and skin tones. This helps him identify his bowling ball and pins, and bowling is his favorite game. His ability to detect skin tones helps him know when people are waving to him or when it's time to shake hands.
RobosapienV2 comes with a controller, a green bowling ball and 3 red bowling pins.
He also has hearing sensors that help him detect people in his proximity, tilt sensors that interrupt most functions to prevent damage should he fall, and grip sensors that tell him whether he's been successful in picking up an object.
RobosapienV2 can be programmed to move in many different ways. You simply enter moves into the program using controller commands, and RobosapienV2 will remember them in order. You can enter walking steps, arm and upper body movements, demos and animations, and even program subroutines. Once he's in guard mode, RobosapienV2 will execute the program if he hears a sharp noise or senses movement in front of him. The little guy faithfully remembers his program, even after being shut off, until he's reprogrammed or reset.
Robo Companions
RobosapienV2 can interact with other Wowwee robots, such as the Robopet and the Roboraptor. Just have the robots face each other and watch for surprising interactions.
Product Description
The advanced new Robosapien V2 – now standing almost 2 feet tall – has grown to nearly twice the size of his popular but primitive predecessor. His blue LED eyes light up, blink and track movements with infrared sensors, and they even recognize colors. His vision, touch sensors and stereoscopic hearing help Robosapien V2 interact with his environment with remarkable autonomy.
Unlike the prior generation, Version Two talks in English, interacting with humans and fellow "Signature Series" robots (Robopet and Roboraptor, sold separately) in surprisingly smart ways. The bigger, better body of Robosapien V2 strides with impressive biomechanical fluidity — he can sit or lie down and get up again all by himself. Simply aim the wireless IR wireless controller at his brain and you're in command of scores of functions. Requires 6 "D" batteries and 7 "AAA" batteries, not included.