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I was really inspired to see how much interest there was in my article on chanting. There were a few consistent or excellent questions I heard amongst the responses, so I'll try to reply to them.
About the Speed
I was surprised that a few people found it hard to believe that it is possible to chant rounds quickly (aiming for 3.5 minutes, but at least achieving 4.5 ~ 5 minutes per round). Just get a stopwatch, sit down and time yourself over a period of a few consecutive days, trying to improve your speed. After a few days you'll figure out how to at least be around 5 ~ 5.5 minutes per round. Remember, the chanting must be light if you are doing it vocally.
About Moving Around
Many people found it hard to believe that moving around rhythmically while chanting is counter-productive. To reiterate, the problem is that this will give us the illusion that we are chanting, when actually we are not paying any attention. The movements count off our progress, because its easy to keep track of movements while thinking of something else. The words of the mantra should count off our progress through the mantras, but it is very difficult or impossible to keep track of those words while thinking about something else – and that's why we bop around while chanting.
100% of the time, when I realize I'm not paying attention, I also realize that I'm swaying to and fro to keep the beat while my mind drifts off to some other pasture.
The definition of how we should perform japa is āsana – which means "sitting." And the definition of how āsana should be done is sukha-sthira — comfortable but solid. Solid does not mean bopping around. No śāstra has ever recorded a yogi rapt in concentration while swaying to a beat. They always sit perfectly still.
About Chanting Not Being a Mental Gymnastic
One person asked a very intelligent question. It was something like this, "You said that mental chanting is the most powerful, but you also said that chanting is not something done by the mind. Isn't this a contradiction?"
Even when chanting is done with the tongue, it is not actually the tongue that produces the mantra. Śrī Rūpa Goswāmī cites Padma Purāṇa as saying ataḥ śrī kṛṣṇa-nāmādi na bhaved grāhyam indriyaiḥ | sevonmukhe hi jihvādau svayam eva sphurty adaḥ – "Śrī Krishna's name and so on are beyond the reach of the senses, but if the tongue and so on develop a devotional attitude Krishna will appear there of his own accord."
The mind is the collection of internal senses (the actual sensory powers which receive input through the nervous system from the physical sense organs), so it operates on the same principle. Krishna (his name and so on) is beyond the grasp of the mind. His name cannot be produced by the mind or its sensory tools – but if one takes a devotional attitude, Krishna is delighted to manifest within the grasp of our mind and senses.
To clarify a little bit, while chanting, I have noticed that my mind is only straining and busy when I am trying to wrestle with other simultaneous thoughts. If I simply agree, "OK, no other thoughts right now, I am giving my attention wholly to Krishna – let him take it or leave it as he pleases and do what he wants with it." Then, chanting becomes easy and delightful.
I hope these replies are useful to the great devotees who are sincere about developing a relationship with Krishna name. I hope I am of service to them by posting these articles.
Vraja Kishor das

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Well now, Christmas has been and gone, and the thank-you letters are long since written, and we're all long since back to school and to work, and the nights are drawing out again, which should cheer us – but somehow doesn't, because we have that long pull through the dank days of January and February, and either we moan because it has snowed and everything has seized up, or it hasn't and then we wish it would. In our minds, we're all ready to head for the slopes or the Caribbean, back home ten days later in an insufferable glow of health, relaxation and out-of-season colour. In reality, we're wondering if it's really worth going somewhere else to be rained on differently over half term.
When you need to escape, in your mind, children's books can serve you pretty well: it's one of their more important functions, after all. Narnia, Rivendell, Hogwarts and the like may well serve to stretch our imaginative capacity, or explore moral issues at a remove, but we wouldn't keep reading unless they were also exotic, seductive and a delicious release from the tedium of school, home, routine, February and the endlessly disappointing everyday. Adults become coy about escaping to imaginary places: those are relegated to genres, sci-fi and fantasy, chick-lit or thrillers – all, in their different ways, patronised and sidelined, however popular they may be in terms of sales or library borrowings. Instead, the acceptable form of escapism for grown-ups is in history or geography or a winning combination of the two: intrigue in Tudor England or Ottoman Istanbul, Vichy France, Cold War Russia, contemporary India, not to mention the brittle comedies of manners played out between fellow Anglophones in the more picturesque parts of Provence, Italy, the Greek islands and beyond. You might suit the story to the holiday – or if you can't manage the holiday, content yourself with the story and assure yourself that "it's almost as good as being there."
Oddly enough, city-break literature for children isn't nearly as wide-ranging or established as that for adults. I leave you to supply the obvious explanations; but I am now curious to know how many books offer children a real (or unreal) sense of other cities in the real world. For purposes of this piece, I am choosing to neglect a swathe of excellent books set in ancient Egypt, Greece or Rome (although I may have covered some of them in Time Travel), and concentrate on living cities, visitable and recognisable today. I'm also sidestepping all the many excellent historical and contemporary tales set in a real or recognisable London, exotic as that may be if you're based outside the UK: I am looking for places where the language and manner of speaking is different, the assumptions and customs aren't what you're used to and the bread tastes odd, although not unpleasant. Places like Paris, actually, or Vienna, or Venice…
As it happens, we've been to Paris once or twice before: in my post on life after Rainbow Magic fairies, I brought to your attention Rupert Kingfisher's beautifully-packaged confections, Madame Pamplemousse and her Incredible Edibles and its two sequels. We are, let it be said, firmly in fantasy Paris here: you'll not be able to retrace Madeleine's steps through the city to find Madame Pamplemousse's curious establishment, nor locate Monsieur Lard's odiously pretentious restaurant; yet if you've ever ventured into some tiny, time-forgotten back street épicerie fine, crammed with undreamed-of delicacies, all truffles and rose petals and doubtless fresh ortolans if you know how or whom to ask, or endured an indifferent meal in a one-time gastronomic temple, served with haste, disdain and an audacious bill at the end, you'll recognise the essential truth of the portrait – like salted caramels, all richness and sweetness with just the right amount of grit.
Sally Gardner, meanwhile, takes us to real historical Paris (albeit with a strong dash of magic and the supernatural) in her French Revolution-set Red Necklace and Silver Blade. As ever, Gardner's eye for detail is as clear and true as a painter and as bright and greedy as a magpie: her characters live, breathe, love, scheme, fear and overcome fear irresistibly in a time when one day's popular hero may just as well be guillotine fodder the next.
What would Gardner's heroes make of Hugo Cabret's Paris? They'd surely find the Gare de Montparnasse in its pomp, and the imaginative bizarreries of early silent cinema, at least as fearsome and supernatural as their nemesis Count Kalliowski. How have I not found occasion to write before about Brian Selznick's truly wonderful Invention of Hugo Cabret, for once well matched by its movie incarnation Hugo? The story is a beautifully-crafted Chinese box puzzle, with two children unravelling converging mysteries and legacies: orphaned Hugo living unnoticed within the station's walls and corridors and boxrooms, patiently restoring the intricate automaton that was his father's passion, and free-spirited Isabelle, with her grumpy, reclusive grandfather selling toys in a station booth and turning his back on his past as a silent film pioneer. In the meantime, on Hugo's trail is the implacable Station Inspector, for whom Hugo is no more than a tiresome irregularity and a petty thief… The tale plays out beautifully between episodes of wordless images in atmospheric soft pencil, and conventional words-narrative; publishers Scholastic have risen to the occasion with a handsome production of black-bordered pages.
Hugo lives in the interstices; Matteo lives on the margins, similarly unobserved, on the rooftops. Katherine Rundell's exhilarating Rooftoppers is set in an uncertain twentieth-century time in which characters travel (sometimes fatally) by ship or by train, and it's shocking for seven-year-old girls (let alone their mothers) to wear trousers, and yet there's a powerful, humourless state agency in place to determine that mild-mannered scholars are not fit to bring up female orphans. Faced with separation, Sophie and her guardian Charles flee to Paris in search of the cello-playing mother Sophie is convinced must still be alive. Within days, they are under suspicion and confined to their modest hotel; and then Matteo, quite literally, drops into Sophie's life through a newly-opened skylight, introducing her to an unimagined world of roof-roaming, tree-climbing and tightrope-walking high above the city streets, the colony of overlooked urchins living aloft and the less benign gariers that threaten them. Rooftoppers have a precarious life, but it has its advantages: the opportunity to learn languages through eavesdropping on embassy receptions, for one, and also the easy access to upper floors of highly guarded buildings such as police archives: singularly useful, if you're looking for a mother who did not officially drown in a shipwreck that was not officially an insurance scam… Rooftoppers beautifully combines a compelling mystery and adventure with gleeful kicking-over of conventions and even conventional viewpoints: Paris with its conjoined, city-wide six- or seven-storey building blocks couldn't be a better place for a secret roof-dwelling overworld.
For escapism of an imperially grand yet comfortable sort, all coffee and cakes and waltz music, where better than imperial Vienna with Eva Ibbotson as your guide? The Star of Kazan sees the enchanting city through the bright eyes of Annika, mysteriously found as a baby in a mountain church and adopted by a kindly cook and housemaid and their employers, the three unworldly professors. Annika is brought up with great practicality and dear love by her adoptive family, and has devoted friends, from cheerful neighbour Stefan to the neglected old lady who enjoys her company, yet dreams of being reclaimed by her real mother. And yet the longed-for reunion, when it comes, strikes a false note, with her new family behaving more and more oddly. Marooned in a chilly and underfurnished Prussian castle, Annika battens down homesickness for her storybook Vienna, and it is for her old family to understand the duplicity of the new one and undertake an increasingly urgent rescue mission… Ibbotson recalls the glittering Vienna of her own heritage with irresistible warmth and humour.
From Vienna to the ultimate escapist destination, Venice – although in children's-book terms, it's rarely a place of comfort and never of safety. Cornelia Funke's Thief Lord has more child fugitives, Prosper and Bo, taken in by local urchins and hiding in an abandoned cinema, provided for by the enigmatic young Thief Lord, tailed by an incompetent detective, befriended by a prickly artist… and ultimately drawn in by the spell of a legendary carousel with the power to turn time. This isn't picture-postcard Venice at all, but a mysterious place of worn, shabby and secretive things, and no less alluring for that.
Michelle Lovric's Venice is a more fantastical place altogether, fabulous and feverish in equal measure, beginning in dense fog with a family party setting forth to a christening on nearby Murano, and almost instantly struck down by tragedy. Some eleven years later, Teodora visits the city with her adoptive parents from Naples, and feels an instant affinity; a gift of a mysterious book draws her into the hidden world of salty-tongued mermaids (they learned human language from sailors), sinister statues, malevolent seagulls, erudite cats and some truly horrifying historic traitors. Teo learns a highly-charged secret history of the city and discovers her own role in it, along with fellow orphan Renzo, the "studious son" of a gondolier; together they must raise an unlikely army of human and supernatural allies, both living and ghostly, to prevent the plague and ruin unleashed by the crazed revenant Bajamonte Tiepolo. Lovric's imagination is a ferment of the strange, the exotic, the alluring and the grotesque, shot through with flashes of humour, to which the mermaids with their passion for curry contribute greatly. I must admit that I began to find it a little overwrought as the final confrontation approached; but the resident eleven-year-old was beguiled, and lapped up sequel The Mourning Emporium and the similarly Venice-set Talina in the Tower and The Fate in the Box.
The Undrowned Child reminded me – not only because of Mark Robertson's cover art – a little of the vein of strangeness in The Flowing Queen, which I'll admit I preferred: as returning readers may recall, it was my favourite of the children's books in translation I reviewed last summer, not least thanks to Anthea Bell's gold-standard translation. Here again, glossy presentable tourist Venice is not to be seen; instead we have a Venice besieged, shabby and hungry, willing to seek alliances in the unlikeliest places, including Hell itself. Here are more marginal children: orphaned Merle, blind Junipa, pickpocket Serafin. Merle and Junipa are taken in by Arcimboldo, a mirror-maker cast out by his guild, and more open-minded than most: his housekeeper Eft is one of the scarily beautiful shark-toothed mermaids that the Venetians both fear and oppress. Merle has her own magical mirror – one which seems to show a watery surface, and into which you can dip a hand or an arm, although the mirror is flat-backed, and sometimes feel a hand within taking hold of yours… When Merle and Serafin stumble upon a plot to betray the city to the Pharaonic Army, with its legions of undead warriors, Merle is forced into the role of unlikely saviour, and guardian of the Flowing Queen, spirit of the city, without whom all hope is lost. While her fellow Venetians negotiate and scheme, Merle must make her own unlikely alliances, including the winged stone lion known as the Traitor of Old. First in a trilogy that continues with The Stone Light and The Glass Word, The Flowing Queen is one of the most rewarding and imaginative fantasies I have come across lately.
Another rewarding discovery – one that had been on my must-get-round-to list for some years – was Mary Hoffmann's Stravaganza sequence, the first of which is set in a mirror-world Venice. In our own world, Lucien is a teenager undergoing chemotherapy; but when he falls asleep holding a salvaged notebook covered in marbled paper, he wakes up strong and healthy in sixteenth-century Talia, in the city-state of Bellezza. Hoffmann has had some fun and exercised great ingenuity in creating her Venice-that-isn't-Venice: it is ruled not by a Doge but by a Duchessa, always masked; its characteristic small boats are the almond-shaped mandolas, and its basilica is faced not with gold but with the more highly-valued silver. Controlling city-states across the rest of Talia, and seeking to add Bellezza to their domain, is the manipulative di Chimici family under unscrupulous patriarch Niccoló; the di Chimici family will play an increasing part throughout the sequence, each book of which is set in a different Talian city. In City of Masks, Lucien is helped and protected firstly by would-be mandolier Arianna, and then by Rodolfo the alchemist, court adviser and secret husband to the Duchessa. It soon becomes apparent that Lucien has a vital role to play in preserving Bellezza, protecting the Duchessa and her possible successor: a dangerous one, too, given that the di Chimici won't hold back from kidnapping or assassination to achieve their political ends. Bellezza seems like a particularly vivid and exotic dream, but it becomes clear that events in Bellezza have the power to impact on Lucien in his home world and exact the highest of prices. Further books in the sequence build up the tensions between lethal intrigue in Talia and crises in the home world: bullying, absent parents, misunderstanding girlfriends, with Hoffmann cutting expertly between the two. The resident eleven-year-old and I have been vying for copies, both equally gripped.
So you may not be surrounded by fresh powder this half term (unless it's washing powder), and you may be seeing more leafless beeches than palm-fringed beaches; but at the very least, why not treat yourself to a bookish getaway?


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(York) -- A Dauphin County activist plans to burn a combined Confederate-Nazi flag on the steps of the York County Courthouse next week, "rain or shine."
Gene Stilp has burned several other combined Confederate-Nazi flags in other counties in recent weeks including one in Gettysburg earlier this month.
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The 15th annual Spay Day USA is Feb. 24, 2009 and Second Chance Humane Society has obtained special funding to boost its Spay/Neuter Financial Assistance Program for the entire month of February. Qualifying pet owners can get the spay/neuter surgeries for their pets fully covered and thus become participants in the campaign to end the devastating problem of homeless pets.
Pet parents within the Second Chance service region of Ouray and San Miguel Counties can contact Second Chance for a voucher that will cover the full cost of spay/neuter surgeries. This offer exists on a first come – first serve basis until funding is exhausted. Surgeries must be performed in the month of February to qualify (after which the Spay/Neuter Financial Assistance Program will return to its regular coverage available throughout the year in which a portion of the surgery expense is reimbursed rather than the total). Please contact the Second Chance Shelter for details at 626.2273.
Spay Day USA is an annual campaign of The Humane Society of the United States to inspire people to save animal lives by spaying or neutering pets and feral cats. Spay Day 2008 resulted in over 32,000 pets being spayed/neutered across the Nation, and the prevention of hundreds of thousands of offspring from those pets.
Four million cats and dogs-about one every eight seconds-are euthanized in U.S. shelters each year. Often these animals are the offspring of cherished family pets, including purebreds. Maybe someone's cat or dog got out just that one time or maybe the litter was intentional, but efforts to find enough good homes failed. Spay/neuter is the only permanent, 100-percent effective method of birth control for dogs and cats and a proven way to reduce the vast numbers of animals who are born only to die prematurely and without a family who loves them.
Additionally, spaying/neutering of pets leads to many positive behavioral and health benefits for the pet, such as reducing its desire to roam, reducing the risk of ovarian or testicular cancers, decreasing aggressive behavior (particularly in males), and promoting longer and healthier lives of your pets. Spaying and neutering also typically eliminates or significantly decreases a pet's tendency toward marking (urinating in/around the house and neighborhood to "mark" territory).
Concerned community members can participate in Spay Day in a variety of ways, below are a few suggestions from Second Chance:
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3. Become an advocate for spay/neuter and volunteer in the Second Chance Community Outreach Program as an educator of the spay/neuter philosophy.
Second Chance thanks The Humane Society of the United States, The Foundation for the Protection of Animals, and Spay Colorado for making possible this special February funding opportunity of its Spay/Neuter Financial Assistance Program.
Call the Second Chance Helpline at 626-2273 to report a lost pet, learn about adopting a homeless pet, or about the SCHS Spay/Neuter Financial Assistance, Volunteer & Foster Care, or other Programs. Visit our shelter pets online: www.secondchancehumanesociety.org. Questions for next week's column can be sent to: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Thanks to the resonant technology, the power plant group of «Rezonver Pride» is not worn out and is not degraded, that is why it rarely gets broken with time. As a manufacturer we provide a one-year warranty.
Suggested retail price 23 950 RUR
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|3 mm and 4 mm
|Coefficient of load duration
|Floating voltage (no-load voltage)
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|not more than 30 А
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One of the most important characteristics of a welding machine is the load duration time. The higher it is, the longer the machine can work without cooling. The coefficient of the load duration of "Rezonver Pride" is 98 %. This means that at 20 degrees of ambient temperature it will continuously be working for 8 minutes and then it will be cooling off for just 2 minutes.
LED indicator will be on, when the machine will go to cooling. As soon as the LED is off, you can start to weld over.
«Rezonver Pride» is just 3.5 kg and performs maximum output current of up to 200 A. Many people would not believe that such a high power could be achieved in such a small device. We believe that a welding machine for garden, construction site or a workshop should be as effective as «Rezonver Pride».
Choosing a welding machine is an important task, as the result of your work will highly depend upon your choice. If you have any questions regarding «Rezonver Pride», please, feel free to ask us: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Never did any welding machine have such a high coefficient of efficiency of power conversion before. Amazing productivity of this machine gives you an opportunity to effectively use all the power you get from the supply network.


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I've just watched an awesome video of a National Geographic channel reporter shooting a video of the Victoria Falls using his Lumia 930. Man, it's an amazing phone, and I want one now.
Those who know me will know that I'm a bit biased towards Windows and I always have a Windows device. But bias aside, the Lumia 930 is an amazing gadget. I want it.
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Eurovision: an evening of overcoming our differences through song or just another expression of Europe's long-held resentments and anxieties? Either way, we love it.
With 2018's song contest ready to roll tomorrow night, it's time to get the drinks on deck. Whichever country you're supporting, these gin cocktails will keep proceedings well lubricated from opening funnies to grand finale.
UK: English Garden
With the odds against us at 66/1, it's probably best for us Brits to focus on what's great about our nation: beautiful gardens and Gin. This delicious tipple will get you through what, in all likelihood, will be another disappointing year.
50ml of Gin
75ml pressed apple juice
50ml elderflower cordial or liqeur
25ml freshly squeezed lime juice
Cucumber slices, to garnish
Combine first four ingredients in a class with ice. Garnish with cucumber.
France: French75
France always has a hard time of it in the Eurovision song contest, so supporters will need something strong and scrummy to make it through the vote count. A French75 - fortified with fizz - is just the ticket.
55ml London dry gin
20ml fresh lemon juice
20ml simple syrup
55ml Champagne
Lemon twist to serve
Combine gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Fill shaker with ice, cover, and shake vigorously for about about 20 seconds. Strain cocktail into a large flute. Top with Champagne and garnish with lemon twist.
Italy: Italian Greyhound
Rooting for Italia this year? The country which has come close to winning on more than one occasion has recruited the help of Singer-song writer Ermal Meta and Fabrizio Moro to finally take them across the finish line. A patriotic Italian Greyhound - sometimes made with vodka, but definitely better with gin - should do just the trick!
50ml gin (or vodka, if you must)
100ml freshly squeezed pink or red grapefruit juice
Splash of Aperol
Grapefruit and rosemary, to garnish
Fill a glass with crushed ice. Add the gin and juice, then top with Aperol. Swirl a bit, then garnish as desired.
Sweden: Dill Dall
Those Scandinavians - always winning Eurovision! There's no better way to celebrate Eurovison than with a Dill Dall. Developed by Monica Berg of London brasserie Pollen Street Social, this tipple is captures the essence of Swedish summers.
45 ml London dry gin
15ml fino sherry
15ml freshly squeezed lime juice
15ml sugar syrup
1 sprig of fresh dill, plus extra to garnish
Shake all ingredients with ice, then strain through a sieve into a tumbler already filled with ice. Garnish with dill.


text: Many thanks to Northwest Federal Credit Union for its very generous gift of 100 Backyard Birds of the Mid-Atlantic folding guides. In addition to use in support of ASNV's Youth Education Programs, the guides will be used in conjunction with Celebrating Birds, a summer-long, family-focused program investigating the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics of birds. Celebrating Birds is a collaboration of the Audubon Society of Northern Virginia, Children's Science Center, and Cornell Lab of Ornithology. The program will include various bird-related activities and guest presenters at the Children's Science Center Lab (11948 Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax), participation in Cornell's Celebrate Urban Birds global citizen science project, and a Family Bird Walk at the Loudoun Water campus on Sunday, July 22nd. The groups hope to inspire their young birders-in-training both in the Lab and in the field with their new bird guides. Thank you, Northwest Federal Credit Union!


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Data Quality is one of the most important and growing issues that face executives today. It has a snowball affect on the organization's cost structure, and more importantly it restricts an organization's ability to be nimble when new business opportunities arise in the marketplace. Check out one of the Data Clairvoyance founders, Reuben Vandeventer, as he speaks with Peter Ku on the steps to quantify investments into data improvement at a fortune 500 insurance firm.
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text: Support 240 #1 Posted August 15, 2018 Social media is a place where we should first seek to be light and salt to a world that needs Jesus. I don't block a lot of people on Twitter. But sometimes I do, and people ask me why. First, I found Jonathan Merritt's article on how he mutes some and not others to be helpful. Merritt explains, "The biggest reason not to block is that it often makes matters worse by adding fuel to the fire. It gives the critic a reason to keep attacking you. They'll tell all who will listen that you simply can't take criticism, and you'll end up looking like a petty child with your index fingers showed into your ear canal. And they will use it to perpetuate their own narrative of victimhood." Merritt hits a crucial point here: Some people see blocking as a vindication; that they bested you and as a result you fled the field of battle. While I have a combative instinct to not give in, we need to realize that these trolls will claim victory no matter what we do. More importantly, I am hesitant to block because I remain committed to good and healthy dialogue. I have never blocked someone because he or she has disagreed with me. On the contrary, I find that on rare occasions my thinking can be sharpened and my blind spots uncovered by thoughtful responses from other viewpoints. This is one of the benefits of the medium and that continues to draw me back into conversation despite its flaws. Social media is a place where, first, we seek to be light and salt to a world that needs Jesus, and second, where we are to allow others to share their own considerations as we ourselves speak into various events and conversations. So, why do I block people? To be honest, I actually don't generally reply to that question on Twitter, because then the conversation becomes, "Well, prove that I did this or that…" ... Continue reading... View the full article Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Green Growth
by Daimen Hardie on November 25, 2015
by Daimen Hardie on November 25, 2015
Problem: Business as usual is what got us into this trouble. Economic development based on unrestrained use of the Earth's resources, especially fossil fuels, has been status quo for the last 100+ years, and now we're paying for it.
Opportunity: It's time to disrupt the status quo. It's time for a third industrial revolution, one that decouples the growth of the economy from the destruction of the planet. Low-carbon, regenerative solutions such as renewable energy, cradle to cradle design, and the sharing economy are just a few of the innovations now unseating old school economics.
Future: Which nations will emerge as leaders in this new era of 'green growth' innovation? Climate changes everything – so who's leading change?
To foster environmental stewardship internationally by establishing community forests, promoting sustainable forestry techniques and initiating environmental education.


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Chocolate Pudding is everyone's favorite dessert! My family loves fruit desserts like Rhubarb Crisp and Strawberry Pie but sometimes I just need my chocolate fix! Light, creamy, rich, and chocolatey, this easy chocolate pudding recipe goes perfectly with fruit or on its own!
This recipe has been sponsored by Horizon Organic
Why Organic Milk Is Worth the Extra Cost & How to Make Chocolate Pudding
I am so thrilled to partner with Horizon Organic tell you why it's good to buy Organic Milk and create a delicious dessert made with organic ingredients that will satisfy your chocolate cravings!
Buying organic milk is worth the extra cost as it's better for your health and the environment.
Organic milk comes from cows that aren't treated with antibiotics or given growth hormones. Not only that, organic rules prohibit the use of certain harmful pesticides on crops and promote environmental care.
This recipe has been created using Horizon Organic milk. Choosing organic milk while shopping is one place where it is worth it to spend a little bit extra as buying organic milk is for better for yourself, your family and our environment.
Organic milk is worth the extra cost because of its health and environmental benefits, I've created an organic chocolate pudding recipe so those who choose to live a more organic lifestyle have the ability to enjoy a decadent (and easy) dessert without preservatives. You can feel better knowing exactly what you're eating while still enjoying your favorite desserts!
Chocolate Pudding is an easy recipe to make, it really doesn't take much to prepare from scratch. I know you can get chocolate pudding in a jar or a box but there are a lot of ingredients (and preservatives) that I can't even pronounce. So I prefer to make my own!
This chocolate pudding recipe takes no time at all on the stovetop, and then a quick chill while you're eating dinner and voila! Homemade chocolate pudding can be made in advance and stored in the fridge until you're ready to enjoy it.
This recipe makes a pretty good amount so it's perfect for packing in lunches. Grab some single serving plastic containers and you have delicious chocolate pudding to send with your kids (or yourself) for the whole week.
Depending on the time of year, we love to have fresh berries in desserts like Blueberry Cobbler or Fruit Salsa with Cinnamon Crisps. This delicious homemade pudding is perfect to top with raspberries and strawberries from the garden.
How To Make Chocolate Pudding
Chocolate pudding is as quick to whip up as it is to devour. Start by mixing the dry ingredients in a saucepan – the cane sugar, cocoa, cornstarch, and salt. Whisk in Horizon Organic Reduced Fat Milk, and increase the heat to medium, stirring constantly.
Make sure you don't stop stirring while the chocolate pudding thickens. This helps to avoid a lumpy chocolate pudding. Once the chocolate pudding reaches a boil, allow it to boil for about a minute. Don't stop stirring!
Remove it from the heat, and stir in the Horizon Organic butter. Butter helps to give the pudding a velvety texture and a richer flavor. Cool it completely before you serve it!
Chocolate Pudding
- 1 1/3 cup organic cane sugar
- 2/3 cup organic cocoa
- 1/3 cup cornstarch
- pinch of salt
- 4 1/2 cups Horizon Organic Reduced Fat 2% Milk
- 3-4 tablespoons Horizon Organic butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
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In a saucepan, combine sugar, cocoa powder, salt, and cornstarch. Mix well. Add in cold Horizon Organic milk, whisk until combined.
Increase heat to medium, stirring constantly until mixture reaches a boil.
Allow mixture to boil for 1 minute while stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in Horizon Organic butter and vanilla.
Allow mixture to cool completely, stirring occasionally to avoid a skin forming on the pudding.
Serve chilled or warm.
(Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.)
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More Chocolate Desserts You'll Love
- Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
- Chocolate Ganache Frosting – Just 2 ingredients.
- Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies – Popular recipe!
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Horizon Organic. The opinions and text are all mine.


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Think Managing Big Data Is Much Too Complex? Just Wait
The complexity of big data, and the learning curve for data professionals charged with managing it, continues to grow, much to the frustration of many organizations. At the recent Strata & Hadoop World conference in New York, Information Management spoke with Jason Schroedl, BlueData's vice president of marketing, about the implications.
Information Management: What are the most common themes that you heard from attendees?
Jason Schroedl: Probably the most common theme is that big data today is about much more than just Hadoop. It's about Hadoop and Spark, Kafka, Flink, TensorFlow, NiFi, etc.; about NoSQL databases like Cassandra, MemSQL, MongoDB, etc. and about data science tools like R, Python, Anaconda, H2O, Zeppelin, Jupyter, etc.; and all the BI / ETL / visualization / analytics applications that were featured at the Strata + Hadoop World event.
This aligns with what we've been seeing with dozens of enterprise customers over the past year, and it came through loud and clear during our meetings with participants at the conference.
The ecosystem continues to evolve and expand at an astounding pace ... and the success or failure of a big data implementation may hinge on how well the organization handles the rapidly changing menagerie of applications and tools that their data scientists, developers, analysts, and engineers want to use.
IM: What are the most common data challenges that attendees are facing?
Schroedl: Finding the right set of big data expertise and implementing best practices for this continuously evolving and expanding ecosystem of big data applications and tools is both difficult and time consuming.
It's even more difficult due to the rapid pace of big data innovation, as new versions and new tools are constantly being released (and of course, data science teams want to use the latest and greatest). This continues to be one of the biggest challenges for many enterprise organizations: the complexity and learning curve for big data deployments is daunting, and it's not getting any easier.
IM: What are the most surprising things that you heard from attendees?
Schroedl: One thing that is somewhat surprising is how quickly the public cloud has moved to the forefront in discussions with attendees about their big data initiatives. Here at BlueData, we've seen this coming for a while now -- but public cloud adoption for big data workloads is happening even faster than many industry observers expected. This was evident in many of our conversations with attendees at the event this year.
As we announced this past June, BlueData is extending our support for AWS and other public cloud environments. The fact that we built our software platform on Docker containers provides inherent flexibility and portability across on-premises and public cloud environments. Our ability to support both on-prem and public cloud deployments has been very well received by our customers, and we will continue to accelerate our investment in this area throughout 2016 and into next year.
IM: What does your company view as the top data issues or challenges in 2016?
Schroedl: The inherent complexity of big data deployments remains a top challenge in 2016 -- as mentioned earlier. Ultimately, this is a major barrier to moving these projects from pilot to production and (as cited in a recent Gartner survey) it's holding back the ROI for many big data initiatives in the enterprise.
Our mission here at BlueData is to help simplify and accelerate big data implementations, from initial prototyping to enterprise-wide production deployments. Leveraging Docker containers and our own software innovations, BlueData has introduced a fundamentally new deployment model that can help to deliver faster time-to-value, lower TCO, and increased ROI for Big Data initiatives.
IM: How do these themes and challenges relate to our company's market strategy this year?
Schroedl: Here at BlueData, we're committed to helping our customers keep up with the rapid pace of big data innovations – enabling unparalleled application flexibility and choice to meet their organization's unique data science use cases. Our Big-Data-as-a-Service software platform enables data scientists and analysts to spin up self-service clusters, within minutes (whether for Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Cassandra, or other Big Data frameworks and applications).
Ultimately, we aim to provide this capability whether they deploy their Big Data environments on-premises and/or in the public cloud.


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Another Music Festival, to be held April 18 and 19 in the Entertainment District of Downtown McAllen is looking for volunteers. For more information, applications, and perks included with volunteering visit www.mcallenmusic.com.
�We need about 100 volunteers to help make AMF a great success. Volunteers must apply to be considered and attend a mandatory meeting/training session,� said Catia Hernandez, Volunteer Chair for Another Music Festival. �We are looking for volunteers who can help in various areas such as general access, venue access, guest services, stage crews, hospitality, logistics, and runners. There are some perks that come with volunteering. All that information can be found on the website,� said Hernandez.
�Another Music Festival highly encourages local non-profit organizations, churches, sororities and fraternities to participate as volunteers. It would be great to see the local businesses get involved, too. It�s a great opportunity to not only help this event succeed, but it has the added benefit of accumulating community service hours.�
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In 2006 and 2007, while that idiot Cramer of "Mad Money" fame was touting Countrywide Mortgage as a "buy" on CNBC, I was watching Angelo Mozilo. Mozilo was the founder of Countrywide Mortgage and he was selling hundreds of millions of dollars worth of company stock. I was tracking his insider sales on E Trade.
So about the time Cramer had Mozilo on his TV show, I very nearly threw a brick through the Samsung. I remember Cramer saying Mozilo had founded the company and was entitled to take a "little money off the table." To say that Cramer kissed Mozilo's ass is an understatement. He completely avoided any mention of the size of those sales. Mozilo was completely liquidating his ownership in the company.
I truly hope nobody bought Countrywide. Cramer should have been flogged in the square for his role in that interview. To this day, I refuse to watch his show.
I had a mortgage originator insider tell me what kind of loans Countrywide was making at that time. No documentation, no income statements, absolute fraud. I shorted Countrywide. Unfortunately, I covered far too soon. Should have spent my life savings on put options. Countrywide went bankrupt. Mozilo got a cushy job at Bank of America. B of A was forced to swallow Countrywide's toxic assets. Now Bank of America is truly a zombie bank. Mozilo didn't ruin one company, he has helped ruin two. Thankfully, we tax payers get to backstop the zombie mess as well. Trust me, if Bank of America had to actually "realize" their losses- the stock would hover around two bucks instead of 12.
Angelo Mozilo may be one of the great architects of this depression. I've read about all of his shady deals, his signature loans to friends and Senator Dodd's questionable purchase of a little Irish cottage. All of this garbage is on line- and I am desperately trying to avoid an aneurysm by looking it up again.
Today, the SEC announced a 67.5 million dollar fine levied on Mozilo like it was a great victory. I am not convinced that paltry amount even accounts for a quarter of his net worth. Not only that, but he won't get criminally charged.
I absolutely detest this fucking two tier criminal justice system in America that allows criminals like Mozilo to buy their way out of jail. The rest of us peons get sent to prison for a hell of a lot less. This is one of the reasons why people detest government. Mozilo, one of the chief architects of our depression, should be spending the rest of his life in prison and forfeiting ALL of the money he snuck away with while touting his company. I won't be happy until this piece of garbage is bunking with Bernie Madoff. Aneurysms available at the link:


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An Android app that diagnoses retinopathy diabetes based on an image of the retina using machine learning.
Using AI to solve gun violence.
An app that allows teens to destress by analyzing a picture of their face to find the perfect song for them.
An Android virtual reality app that turns boring Google Slides presentations into immersive, exciting presentations.
An artificial intelligence approach for automation in the agricultural industry on Android devices.
An app that streamlines the process of finding places to volunteer and finding volunteers for an event.


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There are four commonly used business structures in Australia, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. It's important to decide which one is right for you, as it can affect certain aspects of your business, including the tax you're liable to pay. Let's take a high level look.
Sole trader
One of the most common business structures is that of a sole trader. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) defines this structure as an individual running a business. Not only is it one of the simplest structures to set up, but also one of the most affordable.
As a sole trader, you will use your individual tax file number to complete your tax return and report your income. You will need to apply for an Australian Business Number (ABN) and register for GST if your annual GST turnover is $75,000 or more. You may need to set money aside quarterly, known as Pay As You Go (PAYG) instalments, in order to pay your tax at the end of the financial year.
A partnership is common when friends or a group of people decide to carry on a business and distribute the income or losses among themselves. Similar to a sole trader, a partnership is relatively inexpensive to set up and operate. While it is not required, the ATO recommends a written partnership agreement is drawn up to outline how the business will be controlled and the income distributed.
Like a sole trader, a partnership is required to have an ABN and register for GST. The business will also need its own tax file number and an annual partnership return has to be lodged every year. Instead of the partnership paying income tax on profits, each partner must individually report their income from the partnership on their own tax return.
With higher set-up costs, the third option is a company. A more complicated structure than a sole trader or partnership, a company is run by its directors and owned by its shareholders. In this business structure, the company must apply for a tax file number and register an ABN. You will also need to register for GST if the company has an annual GST turnover of $75,000 or more.
The company will own the money that the business earns and will be required to lodge an annual company tax return. Tax has to paid at the company tax rate, most likely using PAYG instalments.
The fourth business structure is a trust. It is likely to be the most expensive structure to set up, as a formal deed outlining how the trust will operate is required. The trustee is legally responsible for the operation of the trust, which can be an individual or a company. The profits from a trust must go to the beneficiaries.
A trust requires a tax file number, an ABN and it must be registered for GST if it has an annual GST turnover of $75,000 or more. The tax aspect of a trust is more complicated than other business structures, depending on how the income is distributed and how the deed is worded.


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Clubs are urged to appoint or elect a club member to become their Club Service Chairperson (CSC). This Lion becomes a member of the Global Service Team and has the ability to submit club service activities within MyLCI. The Club Service Chair provides the following benefits to a Lions club:
- Takes the service activity reporting burden away from secretary.
- Allows another Lion upward mobility into a leadership role in the club.
- Encourages creation of new service opportunities. (Coming soon are a new series of Lions International grants designed specifically for clubs. Plans for these grants are currently being finalized. Initial word is these grants are independant of all other District grants and are designed to match club funds for maximum local impact.)
- Directly receive new resources and ideas from LCI.
Current Resources for the CSC include: oCSC e-book and CSC webpage.


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August has finally arrived—which, for denizens of the Bay Area, means that the sun should start to make more regular appearances in the weeks ahead. This is great news for those of us who have become tired of the frequently gloomy weather of the past couple of months; but for your skin, summer can be the most dangerous time of the year. Sun exposure is one of the primary factors that lead to skin—especially the sensitive skin on your face—aging prematurely. Sunlight causes skin to wrinkle in two ways: 1) it damages the collagen fibers in your skin, which eventually reduces the elasticity of your skin and causes wrinkles to develop, and 2) its UV rays cause free radicals to enter your body, which can damage your cells and cause collagen breakdown.
So how to shield your skin? Primarily sunscreen (SPF 30 or higher) and protective clothing, but there are other measures you can take as well. For one, keep in mind that the sun's rays are the strongest between 10am and 4pm, so if you can stay in the shade for at least part of that time, you'll be much better off (know, though, that water and sand are reflective enough to do damage too, so even under an umbrella you should wear plenty of sunscreen). Drinking lots of water is another excellent way to take care of your skin; sun exposure removes nutrients and fluids from your skin, making it more vulnerable to harm, and hydrating replenishes them. Considering alternative tanning options, like spray-ons and lotions (not tanning beds!), is also a great idea.
A tan may look nice, but protecting your skin from beginning to wrinkle —and worse, cancer—is far more important than looking bronzed. We can't escape the aging process altogether, of course; but we can slow it down considerably by preventing the sun from doing unnecessary damage.


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If you don't have a backup generator ready to go, you could end up in trouble when your power goes out. Get a generator installation today from Electrical Industries. We'll install a backup generator at your home in Dearborn, MI so you can keep your house supplied with energy even during power outages.
Our units are installed outside, similar to AC units. We'll help you decide what wattage your generator should be to be able to power your house or business. You won't have to worry about important appliances and equipment like your refrigerator, HVAC system and lights going out.
Call now to discuss generator installation in Dearborn, MI.
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WPP #3: Overheating
Warning! This post is rated PG-13 for frequent coarse language and frightening scenes. At least it would be if a video of me during what these next two paragraphs describe was in here. I'll admit it: I have broken something and yelled (quite explicitly) out loud after losing particularly painful games, as this personality test asks. To some degree, that's why this post is particularly fun to write. I can release emotions, contribute to the chess community and give you some hilarious, graphic food for thought all at the same time.
With that in mind, I would like you to meet two little creatures who live in my closet. You probably already know them by name, and have met them many times. They can be a real pain in the rear, or they can be natural and completely necessary human feelings. Their names are Stress and Anger, and I'll leave it up to you to decide what they look like, because right now I can't get two pictures in here at once.
Well, we do have an amazing visual for Anger, but Stress is much more difficult.
Stress is universal. It's what happens when we have something, anything to lose. It's what happens during a test or a job interview, but it's also what happens when the game is tied in the last minute of play. It's what happens when you're faced with a position which is beyond your abilities to play, or when you botch the opening and are forced to sort out the mess in front of you.
Anger is also universal. It's what happens when in the moment you hate yourself for botching the opening or missing a tactic, or when in that same moment you hate your opponent for getting an undeserved win without really being the better player. Maybe in that moment you hate the worst of Chess.com, those that call anyone rated lower than them a patzer or make ignorant general statements about lower-rated players, and maybe you feel you have something to prove to them.
Or maybe I'm just an everyday Vassily Ivanchuk and you're all sensible, chill people.
At any rate, Stress and Anger are helpful in real life (who here hasn't ever rightly chewed someone out?), but they inhibit calm, logical thought - the main ingredient of any good chess game. Look over this game, and you'll see why the expression "can't handle the heat" is used so often in games where one opponent is younger or lower-rated. You'll also see the havoc our two little friends can wreak upon unsuspecting chessplayers.


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New Era | NFL
A lot of the work that went into this project was adjusting the stadium. The following video is a breakdown of some of the shots.
New Era | NFL Training
Although different in tone from the first video, all the footage was captured during the same shoot. Having the opportunity to incorporate graphics into footage in many different ways has opened my eyes to a lot of possibilities. I look forward to any project that involves finding creative ways to do this.


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On one hand, systems with multiple processors are a solution to von Neumann's bottleneck; on the other hand, it is necessary to know their detailed features in order to break some myths about them. They do not offer an immediate performance improvement for all applications! The dilemma is that systems with multiple processors are not always the most appropriate solution to a performance problem.
There are two basic procedures for distributing tasks in systems with multiple processors:
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All your Itero scans are readily available for export to your MoonRay 3D printer.
First, log into your account at https://mycadent.com/
From there, find the case you need to print and click the ID number.
On the order information page, you will find the button to export to OrthoCAD (boxed below).
The file will then download and open in OrthoCAD, and the export screen below will come up. At this point we have two options:
- Open Model - You will have to trim this model and add a base with a program like EasyRX or Meshmixer.
- Solid Model - This will have OrthoCAD generate a base automatically. Ready to print, but not optimized, these will take longer to print and use more resin. Some people prefer to edit these models instead of the open version.


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6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGD) is aberrantly upregulated and activated in cervical cancer cells and patient tissues compared to normal counterparts. 6PGD inhibition decreases growth and migration, and enhances chemosensitivity in cervical cancer. Inhibition of 6PGD activates AMP-activated protein kinase and decreases rhoA GTP-binding protein and rac1 GTP-binding protein activities.
identified that 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (6PGD) is critically involved in the development of anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) resistance to doxorubicin. 6PGD inhibition disrupts metabolic reprogramming in doxorubicin-resistant ATC cells.
Studies indicate link between the 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, oxidative pentose phosphate pathway (PPP) and lipogenesis through Ru-5-P-dependent inhibition of serine/threonine protein kinase LKB1-AMPK signalling.
copy number gain of the PGD gene was consistently identified in cervical cancers but not in the normal tissues
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Expression of 6PGD positively correlates with advancing stage of lung carcinoma. Knockdown of 6PGD by shRNA potently inhibits c-Met tyrosine phosphorylation.
Glycolytic cancer cells lacking 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase metabolize glucose to induce senescence
A protein encoded by this locus was found to be differentially expressed in postmortem brains from patients with atypical frontotemporal lobar degeneration.
Data suggest that the affinity of Nox2 for NADPH is increased in the presence of 6PGDH on cell stimulation.
Hsa-miR-132 and -212 were negatively correlated with PGD in the prefrontal cortex of individuals affected with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders.
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IsoAcoustics ISO-PUCK Speaker, Sub, Amp Isolation (2 pucks per pack)
Isolation Pucks for Studio Monitors, Subs, and Amps.
I isolate all my speakers now.
You can read what I wrote about the ISO-155 here.
Since getting my desktop speakers, I got a subwoofer, but the one I got has legs on it which don't fit any standard isolation stand. When I learned about the Iso-Puck, I knew it would be perfect for my sub with strange dimensions. I can place the pucks under each leg and keep my sub isolated from the floor letting it do what its meant to do.
IsoAcoustics ISO-PUCK's provide an innovative new approach in isolating studio monitors, guitar amps and other systems. This unique design provides a high degree of isolation while resisting lateral movement and oscillations, which results in greater sound clarity and focus. Possibly the most versatile isolation tool available for the studio, live stage or home as you can place them as needed to improve the clarity and performance of your pro equipment and monitors.
Each pack comes with two pucks.
Overall size: 2.4"x1.2" (6 x 3cm)
Weight cap: 20lbs (9Kg) per ISO-PUCK
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TIME – 15 mins
Optional Materials: Basket with mixed currency amounts, ie, change, $1-$20 bills
This game is to experience *being* in economies & resource-sharing. Everyone has a chance to move resources around the group, be silly and react quickly. It is direct metaphor for how money moves: people move it! Sometimes the *being* is: hold on, sometimes we have to accept resources; sometimes we pass resources thru; sometimes we want to control it; sometimes we can release, or get to choose where it goes; sometimes we don't...
Invite everyone to pull a random amount of money from their wallets that they want to gift to the group. It can be loose change, a dollar, multiple dollars, or a larger bill of any denomination. If you are working with a diverse class group, pass around a basket & invite folks to "Choose a random amount and/or pull something from the basket."
Now everyone clusters together, closely like penguins.
Invite everyone to feel the money in their hands, & to imagine what they could do with it. Offer these prompts, allowing 2-4 minutes for each pace:
Begin circulating the money slowly, handing it off to someone else.
If you get a larger bill, try to hold on to it for a bit.
Try to get rid of your loose change.
Keep the money moving. Silently pick who you want all your money to go to, & keep directing it towards them. Do it slowly.
Do it quickly.
Now just be generous, give as much as possible to as many people as possible.
Do it slowly, holding the money as you receive it. Bless it. Pass the blessing.
Keep circulating.
Hold what you have. Put it in your pocket.
It ends with folks getting what they get.
Pair off to sharing about what they notice about *being* at each pace & circumstance, then move into a group dialogue on forwarding resources.


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This security upgrade for West Yorkshire Police was undertaken following several recent terrorist incidents. Because of these, West Yorkshire Police needed to be able to utilise their existing building stock on their Wakefield HQ site and bring the facility up to recognised security levels.
To meet the rigorous standards, a 'ring of steel' was created around the whole city centre block. As this work was in progress, minimal disruption to the live police headquarters also had to be maintained. The detailed brief and schedule of requirements provided a starting point for the design which included a new security gatehouse, fencing, window and door upgrades together with the restoration of a Grade II listed property on Northgate to provide offices for a relocated police station staff base.
Niven worked closely on this D & B project with Clugston Construction to achieve an efficient and successful outcome.
Location: Wakefield
Client: West Yorkshire Police
Construction Value: £1.1M
Status: Completed
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Commissioned by a local public artist, this complex of 8 units and a private residence for the client is designed for the working artist. With large sliding doors which open and close to expose double height studios, the three buildings work in unison to open and close the flows throughout the complex.
A large courtyard is centralized and to be used as a common area for production, collaboration and events.
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Yummy Yellow Cocktails
Let's kick March off with these yummy lemon cocktails to get your Spring started off! There is nothing more refreshing than a nice cold cocktail that involves meyer lemons. MMMMMM.
1. The Painkiller Cocktail via Waiting on Martha: Need some way to take away your pain of a long winter? Try the Painkiller! 2 oz of Rum + 4oz of Pineapple juice + 1oz Cream of Coconut + 1oz Orange Juice = The Painkiller.
2. Meyer Lemon Margaritas via Freut Cake: Mix tequilla, Cointreu, fresh squeezed meyer lemons, and simple syrup and you will be in the most heavenly margaritaville!
3. Meyer Lemonade with Rosemary and Vodka via Food Fashion and Fun : 1 part Meyer lemon syrup, 2 parts Meyer lemon juice, 1 part vodka, and a splash of sparkling water. This cocktail will quench your thirst long enough to get you to summer!
4. Limoncello Prosecco Cocktail Float via Today: This 5 min cocktail is easy and will get you realxing in no time! 1/4 cp limoncello, 1/4 cup prosecoo both chilled!


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Hi, I'm an illustrator based in Helsinki, and spend my days drawing illustrations, storyboards, sketches for presentations and 3D modeling. Constructing narrative with images, to make them tell emotive stories is what I'm particularly interested in.
I'm a graduate of Aalto University, and have worked in advertising. Currently I'm working as a freelance illustrator.
I'm available for work on a short notice, for projects big and small.
PIKKU NÄRHI / Jaybird An award-winning comic book
These are samples from the comic book Pikku Närhi, Ahonen&Ahonen, Egmont 2012. Awards won: Sarjakuva-Finlandia (Comics Finlandia), Kultahuippu (Best of the Year) 2012, ADCE 2012 Nomine, Gran Guinigi 2014.
PIRATE LADY Sculpt, lowpoly and textured, posed model.
This is self-promotional work done with Zbrush, Cinema 4D and Substance Painter. A posed, game-ready model with 16k polys and a set of 4k textures for pbr, normals, alpha and ambient occlusion.
GOBLIN DUDE Sculpt, lowpoly and textured, posed model.
This is self-promotional work done with Zbrush, Cinema 4D and Substance Painter. A posed, game-ready model with 12k polys and two sets of 2k textures for pbr, normals, alpha and ambient occlusion.
CHOCOLATE VILLAGE A christmas display window
I designed and modeled the village and the characters who live in it. They were 3D printed and installed in a giant rotating snowglobe and displayed at Fazer's christmas display window at Stockmann department store.
Agency: Zeeland Family. Done in Cinema 4D.
RARE EXPORTS A poster and props
The poster for the movie Rare Exports and illustrations that featured in the movie itself.
Done entirely in Photoshop, with the box from scratch.
ATRIA CHICKEN Illustrations for print
Atria featured recipes for chicken in print ads. These recipes were illustrated with a chicken character dressed in theme with the recipe, along with ingredients found in it.
Agency: TBWA. Photoshop.
KHL ICE CHALLENGE A print illustration
The ilustration for a print ad for a match between the St. Petersburg Ska and Helsinki Jokerit, in an outdoor arena in Kaisaniemi park built specifically for the event.
Agency: BBO
FINNISH DOG BREEDS Illustrations for Kennelliitto
A series of illustrations of five finnish dog breeds, used in print ads and a poster.
Agency: BBO. Photoshop.
DRONNINGHOLM JAMS Fruits and berries
Illustrations for the labels of the Dronningholm line of jams, done in an old-fashioned illustrative style.
Agency: Zeeland United. Photoshop.
KALABALIIKKI An illustrated background for a browser-based game
A scrolling background for the game Kalabaliikki on Veikkaus' online casino.
Agency: Anima Boutique. Photoshop.
CHOMPY Character design and 3d modeling
A series of still renders used in print ads for Elisa mobile subscription. The ads featured chewed up prices.
Agency: Bob the Robot. Zbrush, Photoshop
ERFWORLD Inking and coloring
Samples of a comic drawn and colored from pencils for Erfworld LLC.


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So, I've been preparing for a big licensing exam for the last two and a half months, and in recent weeks my procrastination in studying had gotten out of control. I came across Lotus Wei around the same time I was fed up with my procrastination and inevitable internet holes and I decided to pull the trigger because the reviews on Lotus Wei's site were just so positive. Read More
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There are few things in this world that someone does not own. When I say things I am referring to property, that includes both real property and personal property. Real property is land, water, and the things located on them. Personal property is tangible items that one possess that can be carried about or items that are not related to the land nor sea, or restricted to being used only in a particular location. All real property located in the developed areas of this country has some form of documented ownership by someone or some entity. Some personal property requires documented ownership.
The document that shows proof of ownership for real property is call a deed, or in some cases when the land is used as collateral to secure a loan it will have a deed of trust to show the ownership to the loan holders, and those paying the loan. Personal property that require or offer documentation of ownership is noted by a title.
Real property is either owned by individuals, corporations, or the government, either local, state, or federal. Records are kept in the local court houses that show ownership of land. The owner of the land should also be in possession of a copy of the deed to any land they own. These records are public, and not private.
Personal property that require a title to it is also owned by individuals, corporations, or the government, be it local, state, or federal. Since most personal property that require titles are vehicles, mobile homes, or trailers, the title for this property is located in the local Division of Motor Vehicles. If personal property is used to secure a loan the title will have listed on it that their is a lien against it. Once the lien is satisfied, the lien will be removed and the title will show no liens. The title to personal property is held by a public entity, but is not made accessible to the public as easily, and as readily as a deed is. If one desire to find out about a title, in some case a freedom of information act request may have to be submitted and approved. Of course the police departments have easy access to this information, and sometimes they will share it with individuals they deem to have a need to know.
There are two ways to obtain a deed and a title. The first way to obtain a deed is by homestead, that is done by claiming land that has never been deeded to anyone. The second way to obtain a deed is by transfer, that is to receive it from a previous owner. The first way to obtain a title is by being the original owner to possess a brand new car, trailer, mobile home or the like. The title will indicate that you are the original owner. The second way to obtain a title is by transfer from a previous owner. So by title or deed, one is designated as the owner of property.