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Love Letter in a Dream September 2, 2014
Tags: Carl Jung, consciousness, Divine Feminine, dream symbols, Dreams, emotions, inner work, Jungian psychology, psychological awareness, Self knowledge, Spirituality, symbolism, the Self
8 Responses to "Love Letter in a Dream"
Catherine Says:September 2, 2014 at 2:58 am
Dear Jean, I have just typed my version of your words, printed them and placed them on a wall in my study. Life is challenging at the moment. They are a reminder that life is also precious. Thank you.
..The Sacred Mystery of life dwells within.
I am known and loved by something deep within.
An unimaginably benevolent and wise entity sends me love letters when I'm asleep.
Through dreams I am affirmed, guided and provided important insight.
Call it Mystery, Life, call it Self, call it God, Goddess, the unconscious, Dream Mother, the Christ within, or the Beloved.
I am known and held …
September 2, 2014 at 10:04 am
Oh Catherine……I am so glad this post came at a time when you were in special need of it. I take this synchronicity as another love letter from the Mystery. And I suspect that your intent to stay mindful will bring many more such letters in the difficult days to come. Blessings, Jeanie
Brian Carlin Says:September 2, 2014 at 10:45 am
I don't know if this is a Big Dream as you refer to it, but it had been a recurring one through my early life. First time when I was about five years old and lastly in my late teens. I think only partly remembered, but you bringing it to mind today it had that heart thumping quality you mentioned.
I'm young, the age I was when I had the dream first time, and coming out from playing and returning to my house via the communal stairs. As I go up them my way is blocked by a man who is dressed in what I'll call magicians clothes: black top hat with black silk ribbon, black cape with red lining. He has a black moustache. Around his neck he has a tray , like the usherettes at the cinema used to have and it is filled with oranges. I turn away from him and run to go back out but he is now at the entrance blocking my exit. On turning round I find him at the top of the stairs, the oranges are tumbling towards me. I realise he will always be there whichever way I turn.
This terrified me as a kid. The stuff of nightmares. When I had it again in my teens, the same dream, although scaring me in the same way, my feelings later on were along the lines of, amazed something like that could return after all those years, and reassured in a way that this thing was a part of me.
Meaning of it, I haven't really begun to scratch. I had an aversion to most adult male figures in my younger life. I wonder if it was telling me that growing up was going to be ok- the fruits from it?
Magicians outfit? Me transforming into an adult? I don't know.
Amazing if dreams are sending messages at such a young age, a shame I lived in fear of it for so long.
September 2, 2014 at 12:13 pm
I'd say this is definitely a Big Dream, especially since it was recurring. Also because I got goose bumps reading your comment. I'll share a few associations in the hope that some might be meaningful to you.
First of all the Magician is an archetype that represents the Creator and Trickster. The following quote is from Jung and Tarot: An Archetypal Journey, by Sallie Nichols. Whereas the Fool (another version of the Trickster) represents "that impulse deep in the unconscious that sets us on the quest…the Magician might symbolize a factor in us that directs this energy and can help to humanize it. His magic wand [like a pencil in his hand (my comment, not hers)] connects him with his ancestor, Hermes, the god of revelations. Like the alchemical Mercurius, who possessed magical powers, the Magician can initiate the process of self-realization which Jung called individuation, and he can guide our journey into the underworld of our deepest selves. Man has always recognized a power transcending the ego, which he sought to propitiate through magical rites." p. 45.
A few other snippets from the same book: "The Fool and the Magician are both at home in the transcendental world…..the Magician journeys through it as a seasoned traveler…..The Fool plays tricks on us; The Magician arranges demonstrations for us. The Fool perpetrates his surprises behind our backs; the Magician can perform his magic before our eyes if we will attend his performances. The Jester fools us and makes us laugh; the Magician mystifies us and makes us wonder….." A personal note: I see that wonder in your poetry which you "demonstrate" for us. "The Fool is a loner, his method is secretive…The Magician will include us in his plans. He welcomes our attendance at his magic show, sometimes even inviting us on stage as his accomplice." pp. 45-6
Also, "The Fool is a happy-go-lucky amateur; the Magician is a serious professional…he is a dedicated artist." As you are! "When one of his creations fails, he is concerned and tries to understand why." Like you. And finally, "The Magician, being Tarot Trump number one, has a very different psychology [from the Fool.] He is interested in discovering the one creative principle behind diversity. He wants to manipulate nature, to harness its energies. The most primitive magic rites were connected with fertility." p. 46. An aside here: oranges, because of their many seeds, are, like all fruits, symbols of fertility!
There are 24 pages of associations with the Magician in Chapter 4 of this wonderful book, which I highly recommend. I suspect you'll find a great deal of meaning in it. If I can figure out how to scan this chapter into my computer, I'll e-mail you a copy.
I think it's very meaningful that this powerful archetypal image appeared to you as a child. Naturally you would be afraid of it. We're always afraid of the archetypes when they emerge into our consciousness because we intuit their transcendent power and know our egos are no match for them. If this were my dream I would think the Magician archetype appeared to me so many times in my youth, particularly when I was ascending the community's stairs (aspiring to the heights of spiritual knowledge) because it represents the essence of my soul: I am one who is destined to travel the inner journey to self-realization, or individuation, and return to bless my community with what I learn. I will do this by attending the Magician's performances, i.e. paying attention to my inner life which both frightens and fascinates me and fills me with wonder. Along the way I will become a serious professional, a dedicated artist who will use my creative energies to create magic (with my poetry) that will mystify others and make them wonder as well. As oranges fall from the tree to implant their seeds in the earth so that new orange trees will grow to nourish others, so my creative outpourings will tumble out of me to become my nourishing offerings to the world. This is my special gift, my destiny.
P.S. Red is the color of "the pulsing blood and of fire," creative fire included, and "for the surging and tearing emotions." (p. 53, J.E. Cirlot, A Dictionary of Symbols.)
If I didn't already know it, this dream would convince me: you are the real thing, Brian, and I thank you for sharing your profound dream here. I'm sure its significance will be as apparent and inspiring to others as it is to me.
Brian Carlin Says:September 4, 2014 at 4:14 pm
I've gone ahead and ordered a copy of the Sallie Nichols book. What you write above about the Fool and the Magician is fascinating to me. Considering that the major traits of the character I chose to display for the best part of thirty years coincides exactly with those mentioned above of the fool. The writing too has changed from those days. And my attitude towards it. I thank you so much for the above.
September 4, 2014 at 4:43 pm
I thought you might like this and I'm glad you've ordered the book. Apart from its traditional function as an oracle used by gypsies and wise old women, (which is why Christian authorities demonized it),Tarot is a psychological symbol system, a compilation of universal archetypes and their symbols that exist in all of us. Sort of like a symbol dictionary without words. However, its value as a healing tool that can lead to self-discovery has only been recognized since Jung's time. I had a similar experience of hiding my most important archetypal potential behind an if-not-more-socially-acceptable at least less-personally-threatening mask for the first half of my life out of fear of being criticized for my unworthiness. It's a heavy load for a child and young adult to carry, but it becomes so habitual it feels normal. It took me a big wake-up call at mid-life to finally see the toxicity of this way of living. When I did, everything in my life changed for the better. It still is.
You're most welcome.
elainemansfield Says:September 6, 2014 at 5:40 am
"Because of these and other dreams I now know that I am loved by an unimaginably benevolent and wise entity that sends me love letters when I'm asleep." It seems to me we can get through anything with this love behind us.
I'll quickly share the first dream I had after my husband's death, a time when I needed a guiding dream: I was in the chaotic house of the Green Man. Huge and handsome with bronze leaf hair and pale green skin, he sat in a large porcelain bathtub with droplets of water on his skin.. I was given an uncluttered quiet nun's cell where I could stay and knew I would stay for a year." This dream gave me direct instruction about how to handle my loss. Stay in the House of the Green Man (northern European nature god of rebirth after death) where I would be protected and instructed. Keep life uncluttered and quiet. I spent huge amounts of time outdoors all summer and winter and this soothed my grief tremendously. When spring came after winter, I felt life surging in me. I learned to trust in the cycles of nature. The dream helped me cooperate with the initiation I was going through since there was so much advice to see friends, distract myself, and keep busy.
September 6, 2014 at 11:29 am
Wow. Now that is a love letter of the first magnitude! How wise you were to listen and accept its guidance. Over the years I've found that writing down my dreams, especially Big ones like this, is the key to helping me remember and continue to act on their wisdom. It's so easy for me to slip back into unconsciousness, forgetting that I already have the answer within me. Having the dream written down to return to again and again helps me remember, keeps me moving in the right direction. I know that your altar, with Vic's Green Man picture on it, and your art—I expect you painted this dream too—were also of enormous help. Conventional wisdom about how to handle profound loss is not always best for us. How wise you were to know that your dream held the right answer for you! It's that kind of trust built up by many years of dreamwork that has brought me to this time of life characterized by more ease, peace, appreciation and gratitude for "what is" than I've ever felt before. Now I know what Mother Julian of Norwich meant when she said, "All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well." Blessings on you, sweet Elaine.


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The Arctic DP Research Project: Effective Stationkeeping in IceAuthors: Roger Skjetne, Lars Imsland and Sveinung Løset,
Affiliation: NTNU, Department of Marine Technology, NTNU, Department of Engineering Cybernetics and NTNU
Reference: 2014, Vol 35, No 4, pp. 191-210.
Keywords: Arctic oil and gas; Arctic offshore operations; Dynamic Positioning; Ice Management; Ice surveillance; Icebreakers
Abstract: Stress on the environment from a potentially growing energy use is set to rise. Without doubt the energy resources in Arctic regions will be developed. An important goal will be to exploit the resources offered by for instance the Barents Sea as a new European energy province, and to do this in accordance with the principles of sustainable development that have successfully been used e.g. in the North Sea. The special edition of MIC on Arctic DP presents a set of articles that summarize to an extent the activities of the research project Arctic DP: Safe and green dynamic positioning operations of offshore vessels in an Arctic environment. This project was awarded in 2010 by the Research Council of Norway (RCN) as a competence-building project (KMB project) to NTNU and its partners Kongsberg Maritime, DNV GL, and Statoil. The objective was to target some of the challenges related to safe Arctic offshore operations by dynamic positioning. In this first article of the Arctic DP special edition we discuss the background for and establishment of the project, its planning and execution, and project closure. An overview is given for the scientific and engineering research performed in the project, with an account of what we have considered as Effective stationkeeping in ice by dynamic positioning. The corresponding research activities conducted under this main theme is summarized.
PDF (13937 Kb) DOI: 10.4173/mic.2014.4.1
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How the West Was Won: Rose Species Crossing the Atlantic
It is said that it was all the ladies' doing. In France, Marie Antoinette, the Queen of France in the Late 18th century, and Josephine, "Empress of the French" and Napoleon's wife were both infatuated with roses. They influenced the way the symbolic language evolved, ascribing different meanings to each type of rose. Victorians turned flower giving into an art, practiced "floral language" with a vengeance, and dozens of dictionaries were published to help decipher their messages. Later, following the directive of 1836: "Mothers should teach their daughters religion and the art of making a well-made hand bouquet." No wonder the name "rose" comes from French (based on the Latin "Rosa"). These and many other species of flowers in time found their way into the North American continent.
Typical Meanings Ascribed to Rose Species
- Rose: symbolizes love, beauty, congratulations, joy, friendship and more
- Champagne colored rose: symbolizes effervescence, vitality, devotion
- Cherry-red rose: is merriment, sweetness of character
- China rose: is beauty always new
- Pink Rose: is grace, beauty, gentleness
- White Rose: is unity, love, respect, beauty
- Yellow Rose: relates to friendship, highest mark of distinction
- Red and White Rose: reflects creative force, joy, unity
- Coral rose: means I admire your accomplishments, good fortune, beauty
- Damask Rose: reflects brilliant complexion
- Lavender Rose: means rarity, dignity
- Moss Rose: is love, voluptuousness
- And Red Rose, the most passionate of all, symbolizes love, beauty, harmony, joy, and young and beautiful
Million Year-Old Links between Flowers and Animals
In order to ensure successful reproduction, plants have created relationships with animals that go back millions of years. To expedite this process, plants provide the pollinators with alluring signs and rewards. They offer both visible signs, in the form of shapes and colors, as well as scent messages, and for nutritious lures, plants offer nectar and the pollen itself. In addition, imagine this: to enhance the pollinating process, some plants offer insects a narcotic drug which alters the pollinator's behavior.
Flower Reproduction: More Than Meets the Eye
And just in case you didn't know, flowering plants are, biologically speaking, no more than instruments of reproduction. In the millions of years that they've been around, that has always been their prime task, to provide the mechanism for the union of eggs and sperms. For example, they may cause "selfing", which is the blending of sperm and egg from the same flower, or they may specialize in outcrossing, which involves the union of sperms and eggs from different flowers of the same type. They have other reproductive tricks as well and, as you can see, there is more to our innocent-looking flowers than meets the eyes.
The Amazingly Diverse Uses of Roses for Indoors
Roses, mostly hybrids that were bred for their blossoms, have been cultivated as ornamental plants for thousands of years. Countless numbers of hybrids and cultivars, i.e. combinations of plants that are bred for desirable traits, have been in use in gardens as flowering plants and for hedging. But roses have been put to use in many more areas:
- As Cut Flowers: Many people get their first experience of roses in this form, as a bouquet or basket of beautiful cut flowers. In temperate climates, these are usually cultivated in greenhouses and then refrigerated until they are ready for pick-up or delivery. Large quantities are also grown in some tropical countries and then readied for shipment by air to many parts of the consuming world.
- As Perfumes: The product that might be most familiar in this context would be "Rose water", although "Rose oil" and "Attar of roses" have many uses as well. Rose water is used for cooking, cosmetics, medicine and in certain religious practices. Why is it precious? Because roughly two thousand flowers are used to produce one gram of oil.
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- As Culture: Over the years, roses have been a favored subject for portraits, illustrations, stamps, and ornaments on architectural edifices. Renoir had a famous painting of cabbage roses called "Roses in a Vase", and Monet, Cézanne and Renoir have all been prolific at producing still life paintings that featured pretty roses.
"Roses: How Do We Love Thee? Let Us Count the Ways"
As we just saw, roses are species of the genus Rosa. They are daredevil creaturesthatlive just abouteverywhere (except Antarctica) and canbefound growing in the wild in edges of old fields and meadows. They are sturdy warriors, vigorous, relatively disease-resistant and will exceed expectations with minimal maintenance. Their flowers can be large and single or small and in clusters, and colors range from white to pink to crimson to colors in between. There are 5 classes of roses (Gallica, Centifolia, Alba, Damask and Mosses) that comprise what those in-the-know consider to be the most coveted group of cultivated flowers in the history of mankind.
Here Are Five Favorite Rose Speciesfor Sending as Gifts
- Floribunda: Latin for "many-flowering", Floribunda is a group of garden roses that was developed, during the last century only, by crossing hybrid teas with polyantha roses. The objective was to create roses that bloomed profusely like the polyantha, and with the beauty and color range of hybrid tea
- Grandiflora: These are tall, elegant plants which bloom several times during the season. They comprise a cross between a floribunda and a hybrid tea, combining between the robustness of the former and the classic hybrid tea clusters of flowers with their long stems.
- Hybrid Tea: By many accounts, these flowers are the world's most popular type of rose because of their color and flower. The fact that each flower is typically borne to one long stem makes them also ideal for gifting as cut flowers. Hybrid tea flowers are well-formed with large, high-centered buds, supported by long, straight and upright stems.
- Rugosa: This is a stunning example of an ornamental flower that features both beautiful flower heads as well as sweetly scented leaves. The Rugosa is also known as the Japanese rose and the Ramanas rose. It is native to Asia and flourishes along the coastlines of China, Japan and Korea.
- Rosa chinens: This is commonly referred to as the China Rose, and it is a member of the genus Rosa native to a few Southwest China Provinces. It is a shrub growing to 1–2 m (3 to 6 ft.) tall, and it has leaves with 3-5 leaflets. In the wild species, the flowers have five pink to red petals. The species is extensively cultivated in China as an ornamental plant.
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text: I'm still in an constant work in progress on the old apt., but I have to say it's really coming together. I've finally set up my record player again then promptly rocked out to some Aaron Copeland and James Taylor. I know. Awesome. Next I've gotta find some Michael McDonald. That would be the shit.


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The German cities of Hamburg and Lübeck have an interwoven and eventful history. Whereas Lübeck offers an example of how dominant cities may become unattractive and decline when they end up serving the interests of a privileged few and refuse to change, Hamburg serves as a tale of how cities can reinvent themselves by changing with the times.Read more
Is Direct Democracy Better Able to Withstand the Influence of Special Interests?
A new Stigler Center working paper looks into the effects of referendums and public initiatives on public policy and finds that direct democracy better represents the will of the majority, and therefore might also be better able to counteract the power of special interests over policymaking.Read more
How Many Newt Gingrich's Are There in Washington? Much More Than You Might Think
As more and more lobbyists move to consulting and PR agencies, experts say the underworld of hidden lobbying is probably much bigger than what formal disclosures and registries reveal.Read more
Donald Trump's Economic Policies: Pro-Business, Not Pro-Market
Trump is eliminating lobbyists by putting them in charge of all departments.Read more
Democracy Against Domination: Overcoming Economic Power and Regulatory Failure in the New Gilded Age
The financial crisis—and the limits of our regulatory response to the crash—offer important lessons for our broader understandings of how to conceptualize and institutionalize economic governance in an era of economic and political inequality.Read more
Are Special Interests Dooming the Euro to Fail?
As the Eurozone struggles to stave off a lingering economic crisis, four economists debate the measures necessary to ensure its survival and what's preventing them from being implemented.Read more
Productivity, Inequality, and Economic Rents
Curbing excessive economic rents might bolster productivity and address rising inequality.Read more
ProMarket Interview: "The Lobbyists and the Regulators Were Really, Socially and Culturally, the Same People"
University of Connecticut's law professor James Kwak explains the mechanisms that drive cultural capture, and why he think it is less prevalent today.Read more
Study: Journalists' Fear of Appearing Biased Benefits Special Interests
New study that looks into the media coverage of climate change finds that special interest groups often take advantage of journalists' desire to present "both sides" of an issue.Read more
Stigler Fellow of the Month: Beyond the Traditional Capture Theory
Harvard Business School's Rafael Di Tella is "Stigler Fellow of the Month". He talks about how any theory of regulation should consider the roles that media, threats and public opinion play.Read more


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Time flies REEEEEAlly fast when your not rolling. who would have thought it was 2 whole years ago since me and Helen first painted these infamous skulls on the 3 Amigos skate shop on Camden Rd.
2 years of tourists taking photos of the mono-chrome shop front, and of me forgetting to go skating more and more frequently, and then WOW suddenly Petes beard has grown,we're back kneeling on Camden pavements in the August wind/rain/sun, local tourist attraction Amy Winehouse has died of an overdose, and I actually manage to get back on board in time to join my dearest lovenskate boys in the Clissold Bowl.
Now the shop looks like this. and there is a fire starting in my heart.. again.
Here is our little amigo Joe getting stuck in too!


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Innovation in the Fitness & Wellness Industry/
My upcoming presentation for the IHRSA event in San Deigo this March on the future of the fitness industry requires delivering some tough but exciting news for leadership. As with many industries, Fitness and Wellness requires significant innovation to reach its potential. Understanding the existing business is not nearly as important as understanding what the business of fitness and wellness will and can be. This requires huge shifts in thinking and an improved reliance on business process and IT that results in insights which help to service customers uniquely. Some convenient items related to this change are outlined in the book The New Age of Innovation. Watch the video below and read the top 5 things to keep in mind when evaluating your organization or industry in the context of innovation.
1. The consumer must be an integral part of co-creating an experience tailored to their needs;
2. All markets are experiencing the emerging centrality and empowerment of the individual;
3. Globalization and its 4 billion poor are undeniably central to the future both creatively and consumptively;
4. Talented people are essential to the innovation required to reach the potential the future offers;
5. Leadership must get their minds around business process and IT as central to strategic advantage.


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Meditation Retreat
Join the gathering on the 3rd March 2019
Ennismore Retreat Centre Montenotte Cork
Resting in Calm
A Full-Day Meditation Retreat with Paddy Brosnan
Reserve Your Place
Resting in Calm
A Full-Day Meditation Retreat with Paddy Brosnan
Relax your mind and body as you learn to rest in the quiet heart of calm
Join the gathering for this beautiful one-day retreat in the serene and tranquil surroundings of the Ennismore Retreat Centre. Let go of the stress and strains of your daily life and spend some time in calm reflection and meditation under the guidance of renowned meditation & mindfulness teacher, Paddy Brosnan.
Take this day for you and give yourself the gift of time - time to relax, revive and renew.
Typically, numbers are limited to around 20 so that there is plenty of time and space for everyone.
"Meditation is about finding the space where nothing has to happen and where we can rest in calm, free from expectation"Paddy Brosnan
The Venue
Ennismore Retreat Centre
Set on the outskirts of Cork City and yet enclosed by beautiful countryside is Ennismore Retreat Centre. This convenient location, the beautiful grounds, tranquil, peaceful atmosphere along with the beautiful facilities make Ennismore the perfect venue for our retreat. The forest walk that surrounds the gardens is ideal for our Mindful Walking Meditation and the surrounding gardens themselves, offer a space for quiet reflection and contemplation.
Your Day
Resting in Calm Retreat Itinerary
9.30am Arrive at Ennismore and settle in with a welcome cup of tea or coffee.
10am Move to the Meditation Hall for your first meditation session where Paddy will guide you through some beautiful meditations to relax and de-stress.
11.30am Use the next half an hour or so to explore the grounds and spend some time in reflection and contemplation.
12pm Time now to practice the wonderful Resting in Calm meditation, remembering that there's nothing to do and nowhere to go.
1pm It's lunchtime and time to enjoy some beautiful, freshly prepared food. We'll also use this opportunity to practice Mindful Eating.
2.15pm Off to the woods and into nature we go to enjoy a gentle, serene Walking Meditation.
3pm Invigorated by your walk you'll take your seat again in the Meditation Hall and be guided through some powerful meditations that help to foster Peace of Mind and a Calm Attitude.
4.30pm After a quick break it's time to sit in Silent Meditation and put into practice what you've learned during the day.
5.15pm Our day is over and it's time to leave. Refreshed and revived we fondly go our separate ways with the sure knowledge that we are now better equipped to face life's challenges.
About Paddy Brosnan
Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher and Author
Paddy's teachings are simple but at the same time profound. At the heart of this is a very direct and accessible insight into how the development of awareness can ultimately bring us a deeper sense of contentment, happiness and calm. This simple message, delivered with patience and compassion has helped countless people find inner peace and fulfilment in their lives.
He is a sought after public speaker and travels extensively delivering workshops and retreats as well as visiting schools to encourage mindfulness in children


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A coastal favorite, the Jekyll Island Shrimp and Grits Festival combines the classic southern dish with family-friendly entertainment, more than 100 art and craft vendors, live music, kids' zone, food, a craft brew fest, wildlife demonstrations, and more. Mark your calendars for this annual three-day event held the third weekend in September.
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Earlier Event: September 12Fall 2016 AOC Quarterly Artist Meeting
Later Event: September 162016 Ossabaw Island Foundation Pig Roast & Art Auction : Artwork Deadline


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After five days in bustling KL and the heart of Malaysia we decided the time was right to move on…we had after all left London to escape all the hustle and bustle. After some conversations about where to go next we decided that the relative 'escape' to the Cameron Highlands would be the perfect change of scenery. We jumped online straight away and found some bus tickets to get us there the following day (easily found and for only about 35MYR).
All packed and ready to go in the morning we prepared ourselves for what Google told us would be about a 50 minute journey to the bus terminal via KL Sentral…Google lied. However, its not what you think, to our surprise we got there in about 20 minutes by hopping on a local train south from Hang Tuah station which took us directly there! So, arriving with plenty of time we sat back, some fake Oreo's in hand and undertook one of our favourite past times…people watching!
Our first bus journey was, thankfully, relatively uneventful apart from the headache-inducing interior and a 1 hour wait on a mountain road while 3 men tried to saw a fallen tree into what can only be described as kindling for a fire, but hey, travelling in South East Asia we have come to always expect these bizarre things…
We had read in the guide books that the Cameron Highlands was somewhat of a tourist destination for both locals and travellers alike but, arriving in Tanah Rata, we were struck with just how much of the town was doused in bright lights, hotel signs and quirky Asian-Western restaurants. That being said, the views across the mountains and glimpses of the tea valleys on the ride in were very promising for the fresh adventure we were craving!
We had chosen to stay at Fathers Guesthouse; bagging a double room for 70 MYR a night where we could spread out and relax – and as a minor treat for Charlotte's birthday (26…getting old!!). It being late afternoon when we arrived we simply had a wander around the town to get our bearings, a few birthday beers and an early night before we commenced our day of hardcore jungle trekking…well, jungle trekking.
There are 10 paths you can walk in the highlands, all starting, ending and converging at different points. Despite having got up early, raring to set off along path 9, we were soon discouraged by the sign in the hostel, noting this route had recently been victim to a spout of muggings and a frothing, rabid dog biting at peoples heels. No rabies jabs for Josh and the wild man of the woods already haunting Charlotte we amended to path 4. We wanted adventure but we also value our heads and heels so off we went!
Path 4 was a relatively easy 20 minute stroll along a little stream and past a small waterfall but it had already highlighted just how useful our photo-of-a-map was really going to be when the markers to look out for were simply 'concrete bin' or 'electricity pole'. At the top of path 4 we were directed off down the tougher path 6 by a self-proclaimed 'jungle man', but, not before he pushed some of his special leaves under our noses for a smell of course! The adventure had begun!
Path 6 took around 3 hours to complete and despite some initial trepidation – scanning the dense jungle for the mad mugging man – we settled into our stride and absolutely loved it. The first two and a half hours were mainly up hill…our calves did not enjoy it as much!
We emerged from the jungle sweat drenched and sticky with the smell of deet but with a strong sense of achievement! We headed back to the hostel for showers and one would assume to rest our feet but madly, and most likely in the midst of our adrenaline rush, we had decided to walk down the road away from Tanah Rata 5km to the Cameron Highlands Tea valley. It didn't disappoint. Despite having seen some pictures before we arrived, as the tea plantations rolled out before our eyes the view was incredible and definitely worth the walk!
Surprisingly to us but not to everyone else, apparently, you are allowed to walk in the tea fields (if you are happy to ignore the angry sign), which of course we did. After getting our quota of good, bad and downright ugly pics and of course Charlotte being chased by 'stray' dogs we headed back to the cafe for some authentic tea and scones. At this point we had completely forgotten about the 5km uphill walk that faced us with too much cream and tea in our stomachs. You live and learn.
The next day, with the pangs of tired legs, we booked onto a half day tour (50MYR each) and were picked up by camouflage clad Navid at 8.45am. We hopped into his jeep with a few other people in our group and made the bumpy journey to the famous Boh Tea plantations. If we had thought yesterdays views were impressive these were even more so. We watched the tea pickers working in the field, and listened to some info on the history of Boh Tea in Malaysia before heading further up into the mountains. A climb up a rickety, rusty covered watchtower (no health and safety here!) and we had reached the peak of Gunung Brinchang – the highest mountain peak by road in Malaysia – for a view across the highlands. A quick trip to the factory and a taste of the real deal (Boh Tea) our tour was complete and so was the Cameron Highlands.
Two full days was more than enough to explore what the highlands had to offer without having to spend too much time in the small and gaudy town centre.
Off to the islands we go…


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Working though the LABC Consult Network, we are now able to provide these assessments throughout England and Wales for building owners carried out by a Surveyor who has passed accredited Fire Risk Assessment examinations.
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text: Your Electrician Can Hardwire Your Smart House 16 May 2016 Categories: Construction & Contractors, Blog If you are building a new house, you may want to think about making your house an automated or smart house. The best time to think about this is before your house starts getting wired for electricity. Even if you don't want to have a smart home now, you may want to take advantage of the automation features later, and having a house that is ready to go will make the whole process much easier. Read More


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As you should already know by seeing the Tokyo subway map, there are a lot of lines! So, how to memorize them? Colors don't work very well. The result would be something like: "the dark-blue line goes north, and the light-blue line goes south".
So they chose a letter from each line name to identify it! It's actually quite intuitive, in my opinion!


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In Episode 114 I sat down with Johnny FD. He's a blogger, podcaster, author, drop shipper and has been living location independent from work for many years. He got his start by writing a book called 12 Weeks In Thailand: The Good Life On The Cheap and has never looked back. Not only is he passionate about living a self styled life but he loves talking about how to invest a portion of your earnings for retirement on his other podcast Invest Like A Boss. Enjoy!
Show notes: Johnny FD, Nomad Summit, Travel Like a Boss, Invest Like a Boss, 12 Weeks in Thailand, Life Changes Quick, 4 Hour Work Week, Misfits on Instagram, Support Misfits and Rejects on Patreon


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Understanding the protein corona on engineered nanoparticles used in food products
Ong, Lydia Mun Yi
Date of Issue2017
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) such as silicon dioxide (SiO2) and titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles have been commonly used in food applications for decades owing to their ability to enhance food characteristics, production and shelf-life. When humans are exposed to or ingested these nanoparticles, protein corona is formed between the nanoparticles and surrounding biological media in our body. Consequently, nanoparticles own a new biological identity due to protein corona formation. It has garnered much attention lately that the cellular uptake and toxicity of nanoparticles could be altered when proteins are adsorbed onto the nanoparticle surface. As the fate of ENMs in the biological system changes, it is essential to appreciate the risks of engineered nanoparticles in food products. Herein, this project aims to understand the effects of varying protein concentrations and incubation times on protein corona formation. In addition, it investigates the least incubation time at which MALDI-ToF MS could identify the proteins. Food grade SiO2 (E551) and food grade TiO2 (E171) nanoparticles were suspended in model protein Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) solutions of varying protein concentrations and incubation times to evaluate the affinity and adsorption capability of proteins to each nanoparticle type. Analytical tools which include Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-ToF MS), micro Bicinchoninic Acid (BCA) Protein Assay Kit, Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy were used to evaluate the amount and identity of the protein corona. From the results, both nanoparticles displayed a higher amount of protein corona when the protein concentration and incubation time were increased which could be explained by the Vroman effect. Interestingly, the protein corona could be identified after a short period of incubation time, which highly suggests the rapid and dynamic process of protein corona formation on the nanoparticle surface. It was noted from the incubation time point study that the adsorption of proteins onto both nanoparticle surfaces could have reached equilibrium after 24 hours. Overall, different nanoparticles exhibit different abilities to adsorb the proteins as more protein corona was formed in SiO2-BSA samples in comparison to TiO2-BSA samples. These findings are useful to examine and gain a deeper understanding of how varying protein concentration and incubation time affects the protein corona formation on engineered nanoparticles from food products.
Final Year Project (FYP)
Nanyang Technological University


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My December calendar page quotes Hamilton Wright Mable, who says, "Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a CONSPIRACY OF LOVE." That conspiracy of love is everywhere in the month of December. Even the collision repair shop and the car rental place we visited yesterday are part of the "do something kind" campaigns that fill the month of December. Have you noticed any yet?
A friend of mine was at the Oil Kings game the other night when they had their "Teddy Bear Toss." Three minutes into the game, the Oil Kings scored, and over ten thousand teddy bears flew out of the stands onto the ice for kids' Christmas charities. (My friend's wedding ring went flying, too, and the kindness of people searching with him in the stands below brought it back to him. Note to Casey: you might want to get it properly sized!) There are similar activities all over the place if we just look for them.
On a much smaller scale, every year at work, the admin team at L'Arche pulls names for a simple little secret gift exchange at Christmas. It's not the gifts that are so much fun -- it's the opportunity to do something nice for someone in secret. But the exercise of being a "secret angel" in December then begs the question: if I enjoy it so much, why don't I do secret acts of kindness all year round? Occasionally, this space feels like a random act of kindness when I'm able to share a happy little story to try to make the world a better place for people who might stumble across my moodlings.
Random acts of kindness can occur any day of the year. I love this little video of Syed Muzamil Hasan Zaidi's 22nd birthday in Islamabad, Pakistan. He decided to mark the day with 22 acts of kindness. A brilliant idea -- we don't need to be given gifts on special days as much as we need to express gratitude for the gift of life. And we can do that by being secret or not-so-secret angels for others.
The end of his movie says, "Let us be Kind" because basically, we only have each other. Especially during this Advent and Christmas, let us be kind, and carry it forward too, keeping in mind that any angels worth their wings emphasize kindness no matter the season!


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It is the 23rd of December and all over the US, holiday shoppers are out buying last minute gifts. It reminds me again of the pervasiveness of procrastination.
I recently watched Ted Urban's TED talk on procrastination (and highly recommend it). He describes that master procrastinators have in their brain a "rational decision maker" who would make logical time management decisions if it wasn't for his pesky shipmate the "instant gratification monkey." The Monkey finds endless distractions and is only frightened by one thing: the "panic monster." The monster that reminds of looming deadlines or the impact of poor performance. His description of procrastination sounds like laziness, lame excuse making, or even attention deficit disorder. He ends his talk recounting the misery that is caused by procrastination, in his own life and that in people that he encounters around the shared topic of procrastination.
And this negative view of procrastination is as prevalent as procrastination. We say "Now or Never" or "Time is Money." Even the prolific Ben Franklin is said to have penned the popular proverb "Do not put off until tomorrow what you can do today." Practical advice from an over-achiever, we think. We idolize those who save, plan ahead, and are prepared. We fear missing out or missing the train with slow decision making. There is a general view that people who are operating at higher levels of performance or efficiency avoid procrastinating. I have been taught in my personal and professional life that making fast decisions (and course correcting, if necessary) is infinitely better than acting slowly.
But, is that true?
Is procrastination a vice or is it a virtue?
Here are three reasons why procrastination could be the best approach.
1. Tomorrow you will be smarter than you are today
Whether through more life experience, through the solicited advice of others, or with the revealing of new facts and information related to the decision, it is safe to assume that you will know more tomorrow than you do today and that might lead to a better decision. Of course, we can get stuck in the cleverly titled "analysis paralysis" loop where we never make a decision, but perhaps that is a risk you take when trying to be as prepared as possible to make the right decision.
2. Tomorrow new options exist
When I see holiday shoppers out on Christmas Eve (and I see them because, well, I am often with them), I wonder why they procrastinated. They could be horrible at keeping secrets or perhaps they have been extremely busy. Or, they could have been waiting until payday or until a particular item they wanted was on sale. In other words, the options they would have had yesterday are not the same or as favorable as the ones they will have tomorrow. Tomorrow they will have money to spend and their dollars go further. Sometimes making decisions too early, like shopping ahead, can actually lead to worse decisions. In business, the new options available tomorrow might be access to capital, people to work on projects that are currently occupied elsewhere, or even the mind space to explore more creative alternatives that might not exist today. Waiting until tomorrow keeps your options open.
3. Tomorrow you can implement better
Even if the direction you are heading or the decision you intend to make doesn't change from day to day, the extra time might allow you to get more people involved or on-board with the decision. You can take time to solicit more feedback (see #1), and that has advantages beyond just getting more information. It can get key stakeholders aligned with the plan and committed to implement it. Not only that, fast decision makers rely heavily on mid-stream course correction to respond to new information or feedback. This can lead to rework, the need to communicate new directions, the whiplash that can happen in the organization of changing directions or priorities, and can lead to waste. "Haste makes waste" is often forgotten in the wake of our desire to move forward.
Overall, I am impatient when it comes to making decisions. I would rather decide, communicate a decision, and wring out the ambiguity in the organization (and risk acting hastily) than risk missing an opportunity or the productivity hits that come from delaying decisions. It requires a great deal of discipline for me to wait.
But sometimes waiting is best. Sometimes instead of making excuses to justify why we didn't take action, we should coin some new proverbs like "tomorrow is option-filled" or "I will be smarter tomorrow" and stop making excuses. Sometimes procrastination is wise.
Or perhaps I am just trying to justify the fact that I waited until right before the holiday to publish my monthly article for LinkedIn Pulse?
Have a warm and wonderful holiday season and as you think about setting goals for the new year, I hope you give yourself permission to procrastinate.
This article was originally posted on LinkedIn Pulse.


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Oasis / Blur / Pulp / Triple Header Tribute Show
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- Arches Venue Coventry, Coventry
Oasis / Blur / Pulp / Triple Header Tribute Show
The Britpop Reboot Tour 2018 COVENTRY
MAD4It - Oasis Tribute are the UK's most electrifying Oasis tribute.
Focusing on bringing the raw energy of Oasis in the mid 90s up to now, with a set spanning the whole of the back catalog, MAD4it strive to create the most authentic Oasis show possible.
Blur2 are the ultimate and definitive live blur tribute band. a complete recreation of the Britpop icons. Currently touring with the Britpop Reboot Tour,
Bringing all the hits from the bands storied ...
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Arches Venue Coventry
Arches Venue Coventry The Arches Industrial Est, Spon End


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De Gaston (Paul), CHINA – CHINESE NATIVES CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA OF DE GASTON SHOW YOU CHINA, CENTURIES-OLD LAND OF TURMOIL, AS IT IS, 1935
This 30-page soft cover book unveils its beauty as soon as you pass the cover.
The cover design seems almost too 'cinematic' considering how graphically strong the book's main body is. The photographs have a strong bold and graphic quality to them and at the same time they have a soft pictorialist look. Close-up portraits and scenes of life in China. The full-page photographs are printed with a warm, sheet-fed gravure like, appearance.A short explanatory text is printed on the opposite page. The texts are kind of bold just like the photographs. They seem as if they were plates from a silent movie describing each scene. There is a kind of naive quality to this publication, which is part of its charm.
The only text in the book are the descriptions, and the publisher's credit line printed on the reverse of the front cover (see below).
The texts are in a block, in sans serif typeface. That reminds somehow of the French Arts et Métiers Graphiques Photographie annuals published between 1930 and 1947.
The publisher Whitman Publishing Company, based in Racine, Wisconsin USA was mainly known for publishing books, playing cards, games and greeting cards. They also had a licensing contract with Disney and published many early classic titles such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Tarzan.
(Paul) De Gaston is a relatively unknown figure in the photography world. Some of his China photographs were published prior to this book on fifteen pages in the November 1934 issue of the National Geographic magazine. Seventeen photographs were used to illustrate the article China's Teeming Life on the Rivers and Sea (pages 626 to 640). This publication of De Gaston's China photographs predates his China book by a year (see below). De Gaston's history has proven to be both elusive and bizarre. Various online articles refer to (Paul) De Gaston as an actor and photographer in Hollywood, a "Hollywood violinist and medical student", an artist, and even an abortionist who was charged in a Los Angeles murder case in 1934 (the year of the National Geographic publication). Whether any of these stories refer to a single man, two men of the same name, or the (Paul) De Gaston who photographed in China, it still remains unclear.
16 photographs (Including cover image)
Published by Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin 1935
Soft cover (staple bound)
24.3 x 32.7cm
32 pages (including covers)
The National Geographic magazine, November 1934


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The U.S Dollar is trading in favorable ranges in comparison to last week following new developments affecting faith in the Euro and Pound. Policy divergence is also playing a role in advancing the "buck" as recent commentary from different Fed figures has almost guaranteed a second hike in interest rates at the FOMC meeting on June 14. Chances of a hike are at 95.0%.
This week will be busy in terms of data with Non-Farm Payrolls and the Employment Situation the most highly anticipated figures on Friday. The expectations are low, so a NFP reading above 200K shall be good for the dollar.
Personal Spending and Income both rose and met their exact expectation of 0.4% expansion. Personal Consumption Expenditures, the Fed's favored inflationary measure, also satisfied estimates. With focus on troubles elsewhere and potential return to good economic performance in the U.S, we feel the dollar could be up for some gains in the next few weeks.
The Euro improved by 2.4% over the course of May, benefitting tremendously from the relief felt around the continent as France elected Emmanuel Macron over the anti-EU candidate Marine Le Pen. Also, economic numbers impressed as it became clear that Germany could grow in the midst of instability and the recovery hoped for by the European Central Bank actually widened across borders. However, the shared currency could start facing some doubts as it deals with the details of Brexit talks, but more importantly, the struggles of Italy, its third largest participant.
The Italian government is voting to change party-eligibility rules and actually hold a general election before 2018. Established parties are shooting for this to pass because they feel that ongoing criticism over the bad situation in the country will only fuel popularity for the Five-Star Movement, the now more renowned opponent of the Euro and EU membership. Bank reform attempts have failed, the economy is slumping, and overall mood in the country is that things ought to change. This naturally bodes well for the dollar against the Euro in the next few months, but any slip on our side will continue to keep U.S. Dollar gains subsided.
The Pound had a very strong start to May, but has since dwindled by almost 1.0% as recent days came with negative headlines for the U.K. Aside from the terror that struck Manchester, Britain is now coping with pessimism over its Conservative administration.
When PM Theresa May announced the snap elections scheduled for June 8, her party held a 20.0% lead over the competition. Now it's different, as that discrepancy has fallen to single-digits. The early obstacles in Brexit negotiations where the EU has looked determined to make the UK pay a heavy tolls prior to re-working trade, anxiety over big job losses down the line as companies leave, and geopolitical concerns are now weighing on Sterling.


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Change and prospects!
Verse for Today: Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Genesis 17:5 – No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
God seeks to elevate those who put their faith in Him. He gives them greater role in His plans and programs as they trust Him to break, mold and reshape their lives. When God called Abram, he was an exalted, but childless father in his clan. Yet through his worship and sacrifices at Bethel and Hebron, Abram committed himself to God to reorganize his life prospects. When Abram surrendered himself to God, he walked according to God's call and instructions. He talked to God just as friends talk to each other. He believed all the promises God gave him. When God received Abram to Himself totally, it pleased God to change his identity and character. Abram was no longer to live as a childless exalted father of his clan, but to become Abraham, the father of many nations. God looked into the prospects of Abram in the future. It was God's plan that many nations, kings including the King of kings and rulers emerge from him. Abram was to receive the everlasting covenant on behalf of Israel and to inherit the land of Canaan which pointed towards the everlasting covenant of grace between God and man. His experience of Canaan stood for the life of Christ's followers. Today God gives all His spiritual blessings to those who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ who came to the earth through the faith of Abraham. Like Abraham, our faith will become a reality when we allow God to change us according to His good, pleasing and perfect will. It happens through devotion, commitment and sacrifice of all that you are and have at His altar as did Abraham.
Dear reader, are you willing to submit yourself as a living sacrifice at the altar? Such devotion comes as a result of your realization of the greatness of God to elevate you and make you a blessing. It involves the fulfillment of His promises in your life. It will be consequent of the remolding of your life by His own hands at His time. He forgives your past with all its failures, defeats, losses and detours when you repent. He is willing to rebuild your life just as He did with the life of Abraham. It is futuristic because God sees only the prospects of repentant lives. God remolds us when we make our lives fully available to Him. The ruins of our past will be wiped out in His grace and a new testimony will be built in the future according to His plans for us. He rewards us with an impact oriented future when we submit ourselves to Him as in the case of Abraham. When we submit our past with all its inadequacies, God will enrich us and enable us to touch other lives to make it a blessing. Our best is yet to come in God's will. He will rewrite our lives to touch other lives to transform it to great blessings as Abraham has become a blessing to all the nations. Today God challenges us to allow Him to rewrite the story of our lives futuristically to make it a blessing. Let our lives touch other lives to impart spiritual healing, strengthened faith and rebuilt relationships. Let us become streams of living water so that others can quench their thirst and find rest and peace in Jesus. Let us not waste our days in quest for the perishable fortunes of this world, but find the imperishable goodness of our God in our lives so that the spiritually poor lives may be made rich.
Philippians 4:13 – I can do everything through (Jesus) who gives me strength.
Thought for Today
A surrendered life knows no boundaries for God to make use of it.
Prayer for Today
Lord! Help me to make my life unconditionally available to you so that You can use me to touch other lives to make it a blessing. Amen!


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Louise Richardson
Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Louise Richardson became Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford on 1 January 2016. Richardson previosuly served as principal and vice-chancellor of the University of St Andrews. She specializes in the study of terrorism. Richardson also was executive dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University.
A political scientist by training, Richardson has specialized in international security with an emphasis on terrorist movements. Her publications include, Democracy and Counterterrorism: Lessons from the Past (2007); What Terrorists Want: Understanding the Enemy, Containing the Threat (2006); The Roots of Terrorism (2006); and When Allies Differ (1996).
Richardson's research has been recognised with awards from, among others, the Ford Foundation, the Milton Fund, the Sloan Foundation, the Krupp Foundation, the Center for European Studies, the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, and the United States Institute of Peace. She has also been awarded the Sumner Prize for work towards the prevention of war and the establishment of universal peace. In March 2010, Richardson was elected to a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
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Congratulations, you've been admitted! We're so excited for you and hope you are ready to join the Illinois legacy.
Visiting the campuses you've been admitted to and are deciding between attending is such an important part of the process. We hope you feel at home on our campus in Champaign-Urbana, and there's no better way to know that for sure than to come visit. All of our visit programs can be found on our website.
Now, let's break down what these visit options are.
Admitted Daily Visits
Mondays through Fridays and some Saturdays at 10:00 a.m.
These days start at the Alice Campbell Alumni Center. An admissions counselor (maybe me!) will kick things off with an admitted student presentation given by an admissions counselor. You'll be with other admitted students—hopefully your future classmates—and we'll walk through what you need to know and do before enrolling on campus in the fall and joining our Illinois family.
Once the presentation is over, we'll send you off on a campus tour with our tour guides at 11:00 a.m. After that, the day is yours to make the most of your time on campus. You can register to meet with the college you've been admitted to, tour a residence hall, or maybe sit in on one of your future classes!
Illini Days
Select Mondays and Fridays at 9:30 a.m.
These days are a fantastic way to get the full picture of life on campus as a student. They start the same way as our Admitted Daily Visits, but they also include over 30 departments at a Campus Resources Fair, a meeting with your college, multiple tour options, and the chance to meet with Financial Aid, Housing, the Career Center, and other offices on campus. Students typically arrive on campus by 8:30 a.m. and stay on campus until 3:30 p.m.
More Options
Multiple College Open Houses are also held throughout the spring. Put on by the colleges themselves, these are great events to attend as well to see everything your college has to offer.
You can also choose to sit in on a class during your visit. If you don't see one specifically related to your major, I still encourage you to sit in on a topic that sounds interesting to you! All of the professors on the list gladly welcome prospective students in their classes.
In addition, I highly recommend visiting a residence hall (or two!) while you're on campus. All freshmen are required to live on campus their first year, so this is a great way to get a sense of what options you have. Keep in mind that there are about 38 options total, so by no means should you expect to visit them all while you're on campus!
Virtual Visits
Can't make it to campus? No worries. We've created some great tools for you to explore campus virtually. University Housing has quick virtual tours of their residence halls, too.
Let us know if you have any questions, and I hope to see you on campus soon!


text: Home > Experts > Question Question Posted by: Lisa | 2012/10/06 In love with another man I''m married and in love with another man, i want to stop feeling what I''m feeling for this man. I want to stop thinking about him, I want to lead an honest life with my husband but this man keeps creeping into my thoughts that sometimes I even think I should divorce my husband and persue him. But my marriage means a lot to me and we have beautiful kids that we love dearly. How do I stop loving this man? Please advice...Thanks! Not what you were looking for? Try searching again, or ask your own question Our expert says: CyberShrink If you are in love with another man, why are you married ? And if you are married, why are you indulging yourself in love for another man ? This other man sounds more like a fantasy, able to be perfect because he isn't your real daily partner, and he's more like the subject of emotional masturbation. See a marriage counsellor together and work on refreshing and enhancing your marriage, and if you have too much spare time in which to indulge in fantasizing about the other guy, keep busy with hobbies and chores and good works with other people. Avoid seeing and speaking to the other man, and when you think of him, recognize this as an unhelpful fantasy, and swat away the thought like a fly The information provided does not constitute a diagnosis of your condition. You should consult a medical practitioner or other appropriate health care professional for a physical exmanication, diagnosis and formal advice. Health24 and the expert accept no responsibility or liability for any damage or personal harm you may suffer resulting from making use of this content. 9 Our users say: Posted by: rose | 2012/10/09 been there too!! But I don''t have a fab husband. We have had 4 kids together and there isn''t much between us. Our sex life is almost non existent, becos hubby says he isn''t interested in sex. He doesn''t see the point of us spending quality time together because we see each other everyday. And does not believe in romance or showing and form of love or appreciation. Says there is no need once you get married. I have kids and a home and value family life. But I found that I also fell in love with someone else, who also had a family. We both valued our families but found that we found friendship with each other and we can ask each other for advice, discuss our problems and even ask each other for advice when we have disagreements with our spouses. We both have partners that are moody and difficult. We sometimes feel lost. We developed a friendship. We live in different cities, so don''t see each other, unless if we travel there for work purposes on occasion. CS I have suggested on numerous occasions to my hubby that we go for counselling. He just laughs at me & says that counselling is such bullshit. CS this is why I fell in love. Lame I know, but I feel less lonely and unappreciated. Reply to rose Posted by: Just me | 2012/10/08 Hi Lisa, is this other male married. Does he have Kids. Does he also feel the same way towards you. Did you tell him how you feel. Reply to Just me Posted by: just me | 2012/10/08 I really hope you are able to overcome these feelings and save your marriage. You will only regret it if you allow this other man tocome inbetween the love you have for your hubby. If you allow this to happen you will loose alot more than just your husband, you will loose your kids and your respect. I think try different things with your husband and bring that spark back. Reply to just me Posted by: Mariana | 2012/10/08 I am on the other side of the coin, my husband decided to move out and live with the other woman while still loving met after 32 years of marriage. He is a very UNHAPPY man and regret it every day. Stay in your marriage and work harder to find the things that attract you to this other man in your own husband........look at him differently as if he is your lover and not your husband.........do the little things for him that you will do for this other person and watch how things will change. Reply to Mariana Posted by: Reagan | 2012/10/08 I understand how you feel about the other man. This is the way you felt when you fell in love with your husband. Don''t prsue your feelings because you may destroyed what you have. Look at the following:1. You have lovely kids - don''t destroy their future2. Your husband you have been together for some years3. Family relationship - they look to your marriage.4. Friends - they respect you for your successful marriageREMEDY FOR YOUR PROBLEM1. Avoid communication if any with this man2. Be busy with your family activities2. Go for holidays with your family and enjoy yourself.3. Look at positive side of your relationship with your husband Reply to Reagan Posted by: frank | 2012/10/08 i think its a human thing, we get bored of monotony, but it doesnt mean we dont love that person. the feelings you have for the other guy is like a rush you are feeling, similar to the feeling when you first met your husband. i am very sure this new person would bore you in a couple of years time. i think if we stay away from t.v and spend that time developing our current relationships, it will help for us not to deviate in thought and feelings. yeah i said it, the likes of shows like desperate housewives etc, make us think its ok to jump ship when it suits us or pursue that fantasy and it will all be ok. Reply to frank Posted by: cybershrink | 2012/10/08 If you are in love with another man, why are you married ? And if you are married, why are you indulging yourself in love for another man ? This other man sounds more like a fantasy, able to be perfect because he isn't your real daily partner, and he's more like the subject of emotional masturbation. See a marriage counsellor together and work on refreshing and enhancing your marriage, and if you have too much spare time in which to indulge in fantasizing about the other guy, keep busy with hobbies and chores and good works with other people. Avoid seeing and speaking to the other man, and when you think of him, recognize this as an unhelpful fantasy, and swat away the thought like a fly Reply to cybershrink Posted by: Dianne | 2012/10/07 agree with the above post. It happens .. that one can love/like 2 men. I have too!! The difference is you recognise your respect and love for your husband and the love of your family. So as long as you dont act on it, its prob ok. Focus on what you have!! (and what you will loose if you go there. so not worth it!!) Reply to Dianne Posted by: Zoe | 2012/10/06 I too have been in love with two men. It is two different kinds of love. My husband is the father of my children and he is No. 1 in my life. The other man is someone that I admire for what he is but he will NEVER take the place of my husband. I adore and love my husband - I love and respect the other man only. He, like me, is happily married....and that is the end of the story!You cannot have everything - its impossible. If you try it only causes cr@p in your life that you can and should avoid at all costs. Keep it to yourself and stay involved with the family you chose in the first place. Reply to Zoe Have your say Your name (optional) Your comment Security × Thanks for commenting! Your comment will appear on the site shortly. Search health advice Find an answer × Thanks for commenting! Your comment will appear on the site shortly. 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May 07
48th Annual Purina Animal Hall of Fame@Purina Pathway(Tues.,May3rd,2016)
Purina honoured (#AHOF) extraordinary acts of animal heroism at the 48th Annual Purina Animal Hall of Fame,hosted at Purina(@PurinaCanada) PawsWay(wwww.PawsWay.ca), its permanent home. Since its inception in 1968, the Purina Animal Hall of Fame has honoured pets and service animals for their remarkable feats of bravery, from alerting humans to life-threating medical emergencies,to saving them from extreme elements.
The 2016 inductees are: Lonca from Toronto, Ontario, Zola from Toronto, Ontario, Rex from Alberdeen, SK, Raya from Fort St. John, BC and the First Annual Purina Better Together Award Receipient is Kayla&Shadow from Port Albemi, BC. The noted guest speakers included:Emcee:John Moore from Newstalk 1010, Melissa Eckersley, Purina Animal Hall of Fame Ambassador, Melani Mariani, Co-Host 102.1 The Edge, Jamie Gutfreund, CP24, Dr.Scott Bainbridge, Veterinarian and Constable Dave Stubbs, Toronto Police Services.
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I returned from this conference with renewed energy and hope. Specifically listening and learning from conference speaker Haben Girma. She has the amazing ability to draw you in while challenging the intersectional stereotype she represents. "The first Deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School, Haben Girma advocates for equal opportunities for people with disabilities."…
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Silent No More.
Myra Bradwell was denied admission to the bar almost 150 years ago—how far have we really come since?
By KJ Williams
Getting to Freedom
We are all searching for freedom; the type of freedom that allows us to be exactly who we are without harm to others; the opportunity to freely be as different and uniquely beautiful as we are. We use the word freedom to express a need to exist without shame, judgement, condemnation and fear. Many if…


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Buying 3CX
3CX phone system is available as an on-premise solution (with server located in your offices) or hosted in the cloud.
As well as the Free PBX edition, which has limited functionality, 3CX phone system is available in three commercial editions Standard , Pro or Enterprise, depending on whether you need an additional license key for backup and certain advanced call centre features. Licensing is based on the number of simultaneous calls you make.
What you get when buying 3CX
Without going into detail about the operational benefits and rich feature set of 3CX phone system – when purchasing 3CX, you're paying for the software license.
Therefore, you'll need additional hardware such as a server (either physical or virtualised) phones and any other associated hardware, phone lines and connectivity – dependent on your choice of underlying infrastructure.
3CX works with most IP phones and SIP trunks, and with VoIP gateways can be connected to the standard PSTN as well.
A quick guide to 3CX options
3CX Editions
- 3CX is available as a free edition called PBX Edition which has limited functionally. It is also available in three commercial editions – 3CX Standard, 3CX Pro and 3CX Enterprise each with differing feature sets. You can upgrade by purchasing more simultaneous calls or upgrade editions eg PBX Free to Standard or Pro or 3CX Standard to Pro or Pro to Enterprise.
3CX Versions
- 3CX Version numbers increase with each new major release of 3CX phone system – same as it does with most software. Without 3CX maintenance in place, version upgrades are chargeable.
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St. Neots, United Kingdom
PV system power:
3.825 kWp
Annual Production:
approx. 3,645 kWh (953 kWh/kWp)
CO2 avoided:
Approx. 2.1 tons per annum
Schott Solar GmbH POLY 225
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Sunny Boy 4000TL-20
Installation of 17 x 225 kWp Schott poly panels divided 1/3 : 2/3 on two adjacent south facing roofs. The two strings/arrays terminate on an SMA SB 4000TL multiple power point(MPP) inverter. Two strings were used to maximise generation and the panels were positioned to avoid anticipated shading. The inverter shows all panels are producing electricity @ almost 100% of anticipated efficiency. We installed the PV system in the Autumn so we could learn to maximise our use of our "home grown" electricity during low sunshine time of the year to take full advantage of the free power in the summer. The most satisfying experience to date has been to watch the Electricity company's meter go backwards! I'm sure this will be eclipsed when we get our first cheque from the government for the energy we have generated. We bought our PV system from Solar Panels Cambs Ltd.
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The Data Protection Act gives individuals the right to access information about them. A request for such information is known as a Subject Access Request (SAR) and can be made by following the steps below.
If you wish to make a SAR, you must apply in writing stating the name of the Data Subject (either yourself or another if you are making the request on their behalf), and the scope of the data requested.
How to contact us
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We will respond within one month.
If you wish to make a complaint about the SAR process, you should contact either the EIS Data Protection Officer, or contact:
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It hasn't been an easy couple years on the national stage for the state of Delaware.
Vice President Joe Biden has often found himself on the receiving end of zingers from every end because of his propensity to talk more than a sugared-up kid at an amusement park. Dr. Earl Bradley has shown the world just what a real-life monster is, and a teen beauty queen has fallen from her lofty perch, subjecting herself to ridicule and cheap shots because of a poor decision.
It's bad enough that we're often thought of solely in terms of toll booths up north and a panacea for businesses to incorporate in, but a few isolated instances have certainly given us a collective black eye across these fruited plains.
But, just like those few things have caused some jokes and scorn throughout the nation, here's hoping that the bright light shining from the University of Delaware women's basketball team can lift us up back into a positive position for all to see.
On Wednesday night, the UD women hosted the vaunted team from the University of North Carolina in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament for the right to advance to the "Sweet 16," a place the UD program has never found itself in to this point. Behind their unquestioned leader, Elena Delle Donne, and her 33 points, the scrappy Lady Blue Hens came out on top with a 78-69 victory.
For those unfamiliar with Delle Donne's story, it is a good one, and one that I hope gets much more national play with the Lady Blue Hens' recent accomplishments.
She was a national figure when she was playing basketball at Ursuline Academy. Considered by many not only to be the top women's player in the country at that time, she was considered one of those "once-in-a-generation" players. She broke a national record by once converting 80 free throws in a row, and her scoring and passing skills were unique.
She was recruited to play basketball at perennial powerhouse Connecticut, but left the school before she ever played a game. At the time, whispers were that Delle Donne was homesick and couldn't handle the rigors of playing at that level. Her response at the time was that she left for personal reasons, and many in her camp were suggesting she simply wanted to be closer to her sister, who reportedly suffers from cerebral palsy.
Either way, Delle Donne resurfaced again at UD, as she joined the volleyball team as a non-scholarship, walk-on athlete. Eventually, the lure of basketball brought her back on the court, and she played her final home game Wednesday night, notching her 3,000th career point and lifting the school to heights never seen before on the basketball court.
As the buzzer ended on UD's biggest win, the team gathered near the middle of the court and waved to the fans as a gesture of thanks for their support. I'm certain for the fans in the arena, it was one last chance to offer their thanks for the memories this amazing group of young women have given them.
"It was a little sad, it was emotional, saying goodbye," said Delle Donne, as quoted by an Associated Press article. "But to leave this way is absolutely incredible. I even said to the girls before the game, 'We deserve to win our last game on this court.' That's how everybody played."
Watching the game at home, I was alternating between the television screen and Twitter on my iPad. I was smiling at the support the team was receiving, reading Tweets from local news people and Selbyville's Alyssa Murray, our Miss Delaware, and a student at UD.
There was pride in the school, and in the state, and that's always a good thing. It was fun seeing people agonizing over the last couple minutes of the game, and I was tickled to see that the team would next be playing in Connecticut — a place with unique ties to Delle Donne.
"I enjoy the irony that I'm playing in the Sweet 16," said Delle Donne, with a grin. "Obviously, I'll be in Connecticut. That's great. It's a beautiful state and I'm excited to play there."
No more than the state of Delaware is excited to have Delle Donne play for their school. And at a time when our little state has not been getting the best of publicity, it's terrific to see a woman like Delle Donne carrying the torch.


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Sold by Douglas Winter Numismatics: Extremely Rare 1821 Half Eagle/
I love early gold. I love the designs, the history, and the dynamics of the market for United States gold issues made prior to 1834. There are many specific issues which I love, but, viewed as a type I can't think of a group of coins that excite me more than the Large Diameter Capped Head Left half eagles made from 1813 through 1829. During the 15 year duration of this type, many of the all-time great early gold rarities were produced. These coins tend not to be rare as a result of limited issuance (with the exception of the 1815 which had just 635 struck), but rather due to comprehensive meltings beginning in 1834 when the weight of the circulating gold coinage was lowered and these coins became worth more than their face value. In many cases, well over 99% of the original mintage figures were lost to the melting pot.
This is clearly the case of the 1821 half eagle. While 34,641 were made, the number of survivors is believed to be in the area of just 14-16 coins, including two Proofs. The 1821 is less rare than the 1815, 1822, 1825/4, and the 1828/7 (all of which are major, major rarities) but it is among the rarest "collectible" issues in the series. I feel that the variety which corresponds most closely to the 1821 is the 1819 5D/50, and this latter issue seems to be just a bit more available in Uncirculated.
Around a year ago, I was outbid on an amazing PCGS MS63+ 1821 half eagle. I was pretty bummed at the time as this was a coin which I truly wanted to own. But the final price realized was just too much and I walked away from the coin.
A strange set of circumstances occurred and, as fate would have it, the same 1821 was available once again as a featured coin in Heritage's 2015 FUN sale. The collector who I bid on the coin for a year ago was still interested and we figured that it would be less expensive this time around due to a softening of the market at the upper end and the unfortunate death of another collector who I knew had been one of three people who bid on the coin the last time it appeared.
When this 1821 last sold (see below for a full pedigree) it brought a record $540,550. I was able to purchase it this time for $352,500 and, needless to say, the new owner was thrilled to own this exceptional coin at a more realistic level.
There are exactly four Uncirculated 1821 half eagles known in addition to the two Proofs mentioned above (both are currently impounded; one in the Smithsonian, and the other in the Bass Foundation collection on display at the ANA Money Museum). They are as follows:
- PCGS MS66 (!), ex Kosoff, Browning, Naftzger, sold by Paramount in their 1981 Fixed Price List. Likely in the Pogue collection.
- PCGS MS63+, probably ex Atwater, Amon Carter Sr., Amon Carter Jr., Stack's 1/84: 659 ($24,300), Del Valle collection, Goldberg 1/14: 1777 ($540,550), European collector via Joe O' Connor, Heritage 1/15: 4292 ($352,500), private collection via Doug Winter.
- Raw MS63 or so, Bass Foundation, ex Harry Bass collection.
- NGC MS62, ex Seavey, Parmalee, HP Smith, Eliasberg, Bowers 10/82: 377 ($28,600), Superior 5/06: 1104 ($155,250).
One of the things about this series which I find ironic is that even though so many of the half eagles from the late 1810's and 1820's are mega-rare, when they come nice they are really nice. The production quality of this series tends to be extremely high, and original unadulterated coins can show some of the best eye appeal of any pre-1838 gold coins.
As does this 1821, which I mentioned is graded MS63+ by PCGS. If you look at the photo above, you will notice that this coin has wonderful frosty mint luster and exceptional rich yellow-gold and orange color which is absolutely "right" for the issue. There are a few lightly scattered marks in the fields which were likely caused by contact with other coins when this piece was shipped loose in a bag from the Mint to a bank. On a 1 to 10 eye appeal scale, I give this coin a solid "9." (Did I mention I really like this 1821 half eagle?)
The collector who purchased this coin from me realized that this was the 1821 half eagle which made the most sense for his set. The PCGS MS66 coin, assuming that it is owned by the Pogue family, will be available in a few years but it is likely to bring close to—if not more than—seven figures. The Bass Foundation coin could be available at some time but its current status is "off the market." We both agreed that the Eliasberg coin was nice but perhaps a little aggressively graded…which left the Atwater/Carter coin. Luckily for us, the circumstances worked just right the second time around.
Do you collect early gold or are you interested in classic early American rarities? Douglas Winter Numismatics handles numerous important early gold coins every year and we would be happy to work with you. For more information, contact Doug via email at email@example.com and visit his website raregoldcoins.com.


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Barnett finally gets his pay day. Jason Wilde, sportswriter of the year has the article today in the Wisonsin State Journal.
GREEN BAY -- The Green Bay Packers may have spent next-to-nothing in free agency this year, but there's no questioning general manager Ted Thompson's commitment to keeping the team's own, as evidenced by Tuesday morning's signing of middle linebacker Nick Barnett to a long-term contract extension.
Details of the deal weren't immediately available, but it is thought to average between $5 million and $6 million per year and include guaranteed money of more than $10 million.
Barnett was entering the final year of the five-year, $6 million rookie deal he signed as the Packers' 2003 first-round draft pick and was set to earn $1.95 million this season.
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