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Travel usually challenges our typical manner of thinking and brings a freshness to our standard life approach. After six weeks on the road in the Bay Area, the LA area, New Zealand and Australia, I am trying to cement into my psyche some travel life learning. I learned more authentically about new places and tried to grasp some life lessons along the way.
Going to Australia and New Zealand is like going to England–they drive on the other side of the road, eat pub food, fish and chips is the national dish, towns and architecture are English feeling–except that the natural setting is completely different, more California or Switzerland than anything else. Culture is English influenced. Many towns have a croquet club, traffic circles are the norm, rugby, cricket and variations thereof are favored sports and the educational and family structure mimics England's.
New Zealand has just four million people, exactly the same size as Costa Rica with a similar economic base—agriculture and tourism. Both countries, wisely, are almost completely energy independent, using a lot of hydroelectric power among other sustainable sources. New Zealand is very far away from its markets and suppliers and third world Costa Rica has a per capita income rate less than half of that of New Zealand's. So how do these tiny countries compete and survive on the huge market stage?
Australia has only 18 million people but on an enormous continent loaded with minerals, metals and enviable quantities of natural resources. With its varied climates it can produce a lot of agriculture for internal consumption but has little infrastructure to manufacture much else. Mining is its key economic engine and coal is king. But is that sustainable over the very long haul? China and India want its metals and underground goodies but can the Aussies make that work for them economically? Both NZ and Australia have strong social networks but then the cost of living is very, very high. Sydney is the most expensive city in the world after Paris! It costs $8 for a basic beer and usually about $20 a six pack.
However, the public services are fabulous–maintained trails, clean public restrooms, solid roads, city services consistently abundant. And we did not see one single homeless person on the streets of either country during a month long trip with stops in six major metropolitan areas and many smaller towns along the way. Coming from Los Angeles and San Francisco living, I appreciate what a phenomenal accomplishment the lack of homelessness is. There are challenges down under, but also some things for us to look to and learn from.
I never quite got the rugby thing but realize each culture has its own passions and idiosyncrasies. I mean we have the NFL and who gets that unless you bleed red, white and blue! I have noticed that in response to Thank You, the Kiwi's and Australians say "No Worries." I find this fascinating and started to compare national and language responses and wonder if they give some insight into culture. While the Kiwis and Aussies are kind, their customer service is not great. Our first day exploring Akaroa, a Kiwi family leaned over from the next restaurant table and apologized for the poor Kiwi service. You're all so nice though I said. Yeah, she said, but we have bad customer service. So maybe No Worries is like, "yeah, I did a nice thing but whatever, don't get too excited," a kind of laissez faire type response, reflecting their attitude about customer service.
In contrast, in Costa Rica, a very friendly culture, the response to thank you is "con much gusto" which means "with great pleasure." Not just "with pleasure" but with great pleasure and they seem to really mean it. In Mexico, the response is "de nada" or "no hay de que" both of which mean, "it's nothing." Mexican culture strongly emphasizes politeness and so maybe it is a way of saying, "well, of course I did that for you, it is expected".
In the US, we have several variations, which perhaps makes sense in such a large country, geographically, and population and cultural diversity wise. When some one says thank you to you, what do you say? Think about it. "No problem", you're welcome", "you're very welcome", it's nothing", "don't mention it", "sure", "of course" are all possible American responses. And they are all a "happy to help out" type of response. These type of cultural nuances are fascinating and yet another reason to explore beyond our regular shores.
So, in this situation of great privilege which allows us to travel extensively, for which we are thankful every single day, I have found it behooves me to ponder—why travel? What are the benefits of extended travel (since it does cost a lot of money and time and takes you out of your regular comfort zone)? For me, travel provides a wide variety of benefits which I am trying to appreciate and learn from.
Traveling to distant and different lands:
Allows me to explore and experience new things
Gives me a different perspective on daily life
Helps me understand that while others may do things very differently, there are lots of ways to live a life and most of them work out just fine
Combats ethnocentricism and the feeling of self-importance that too many people maintain
Facilitates awe and wonder
Reminds me to never stop learning (Michael Lewis in downtown LA speaking on his outstanding new book Flashboys)
Emphasizes the importance of nature in our daily lives and in the long term life of our planet home
Points out how small we are
Notes how important our family and friends are in such a complex, unpredictable world (D and M with our friend Noreen on a tour of SurveyMonkey's new headquarters as construction finishes. Payne and Salvia family dinner at Mike and Sam's new home. Sarah and me at Salt Creek Beach for an Easter picnic. D and San Diego friends John and Leeza goof around looking at surf photos.)
Reminds me of the importance of art to inspire and reaffirm these values
Encourages me to look for small treasures everywhere (last pic is of three kittens we found abandoned at our Costa Rica home when we arrived)
And, in the end, it is all pretty impermanent. Travel does indeed reaffirm and repeatedly demonstrate the impermanence of our lives.
Therefore, let's appreciate what we have, treat each other with respect and caring and work to better the lives of those less fortunate. Because let's face it…there are a heck of a lot of people who don't have it nearly as good.
Stay strong, play fair, be kind to each other and thanks for watching.


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A bit back this was part of a post of mine:
When the NHL CBA talks eventually become the top news in the hockey world, don't think for a minute this will be as simple as owners vs players. This will be big market teams vs small, older players vs younger, stars vs role players. Divisions will center around revenue sharing both among teams and with players. Escrow figures and who if anyone will be be exempt from them are a likely topic as well. One of the favorite topics of pundits over the last month or two surrounding the next collective bargaining agreement is if there will or won't be a one time get buyout period similar to the NBA's to rid teams of bad contracts. An issue that might or might not come up is Olympic play. With the 2014 Olympics looming, some players will be very eager to represent their country even if the NHL doesn't formally break for the festivities. Realignment will also end up on the table. I would not be terribly surprised to see ownership pushing for a unilateral right to rearrange divisions and schedule formats.
The proposal leaked last night reminds me forcibly of what I've heard called "The Best Buy Model". When Best Buy did their rapid expansion from a regional chain to the largest electronics brick and mortar store, they did it with high end product, and they paid the best to be the best. Once they hit the top of the food chain, much of that changed. The sales teams lost commissions and their service quality spiraled. Their "Geek Squad" has been accused of multiple acts of misconduct along the way, and there is serious doubt as to the longterm viability of the entire company. Labor quality is inextricably linked to financial well being for companies. When labor is the product that is even more true. Hollywood can't survive without reasonably able actors, directors and writers, nor can the NHL survive without both star and rank and file players. I don't take the RDS reported ownership positions as set in stone, merely as ominous.


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FOR a low budget £2million film shot on location in Birmingham, Clubbed doesn't half punch above its weight.
The story of Danny (Mel Raido) – a loser in love and at the factory who finally learns to come to terms with his life – has production values way above its station. Part of that is due to director Neil Thompson's expertise as a music and commercials director – the use of an 80s soundtrack makes this almost as vibrant as Trainspotting.
But it's also a tribute, too, to writer Geoff Thompson's hard-earned insight into humanity.
With Clubbed's locations including Cotteridge, Harborne, Edgbaston, Digbeth, Halesowen and Sparkbrook, where a gym behind the Church of St Agatha was used for the boxing scenes, there's plenty of home town sights for local cinema-goers to recognise for once.
Many viewers will also see people they may feel they recognise and the traits of behaviour which can send people off the rails.
To illustrate all of this, Geoff's semi-autobiographical journey is, at times, hideously violent – hence the increasingly rare adult certificate.
Tomorrow Never Dies star Colin Salmon, for example, is doorman-cum-boxing guru Louis, who "hits so hard his victim's ancestors would feel it".
And, while there's a regrettable over-use of the C word – which will clearly offend many women – it's at least in some sort of early 80s context.
Maxine Peake (Shameless) plays Danny's long-suffering ex, Angela, with the sort of straight bat which Cheryl Gascoigne has recently been told to adopt with Gazza.
In what is a bold attempt at self-promotion, Geoff is not afraid to plant either himself of one of his books into the action.
And the script is peppered with his self-help philosophies, from 'Louis had mastered the art of fighting without fighting' to 'if you want more, you've got to give more'.
Clubbed represents a solid start for Geoff Thompson and a dream come true for many to see a local film on local screens.
It certainly has an honesty and sense of purpose which will drive its writer to higher places.
And, after its ill-judged decision to invest in Gillian Anderson's appalling Straightheads, hopefully Screen West Midlands, too.
Because the French cinema industry is much less dominated by the American distributors than Britain, Clubbed will actually be released (in subtitled format) on more screens in France than here in the UK.
In the West Midlands, for example, it's showing at AMC Broadway Plaza, Vue Star City and Showcases Dudley and Walsall – but not yet at Cineworld Broad Street where Wednesday's premiere was held in two screens simultaneously.
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Numerology – Time for An Updated Reading
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So yesterday I talked about decompressing and what it looks like for me as well as how it's an integral part of rest. If decompressing is largely focused on giving your brain a break on the amount of information it receives, recharging is filling up your emotional gas tank. It's doing something that gives you energy again. Continue reading Service Battery
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So this quarter has been tough. Not because Greek is exceptionally hard. Doing it as an intensive is just a bit demanding. Having one's brain so thoroughly focused on one thing all the time drains you. As a result, you need to do to things to keep yourself happy and avoid insanity: decompress and recharge. I'm realizing these two are very different things.
I'm not really sure how to explain my distinction between the two, so I'm just going to discuss them in separate posts.
First I turn to decompressing. For me, decompressing is the more mind-centered of the two topics. When your brain is running all the time, it needs a break. The body does this somewhat naturally through dreams, but that's mostly for the subconscious. To decompress the conscious you have to immerse the mind in something that requires less—even little to no—work for your mental faculties. This can be a menial task like cleaning, or something more relaxing like reading a book or watching TV.
As mentioned in a previous post, I watch a lot of TV. I mean a lot. It's been declining this quarter and my DVR is actually getting quite full. I hope to remedy that after finals. So decompressing, I've got down. You could call me the king of decompressing. Recharging however, has taken some work. Only recently did I realize the two were actually distinct yet working in tandem. I'll get to that tomorrow.
My question to you is this: what do you do to decompress and how often do you do it?
Two weeks into the New Testament Greek Intensive and things are pretty crazy. Like really crazy. It's a back and forth pattern of getting up really early and sleeping in really late. I've accidentally figured out that I remember more Greek for the quizzes if I study it all that morning before. What makes that even better is that I can get the homework done faster if I do it that morning as well. So this week, I've gotten up around 4 am after going to bed at 9 pm. It gives me plenty of time to do all my work for class and be fairly well rested. By the time I get home, I'm ready for a nap. And I'm not just talking a nap, but a naaaaap.
Like four hours long.
So I wake up at like 7 pm and go about my evening. The problem is that I'm not tired until about 1 am after that. So, I sleep in the next day until about 10 (8 hours + the hour I missed the night before). This is a dramatic difference in schedule. By the time of done my errands it's about 3 or 4 pm and time to hang out with people. So by the time I get home it's 8 and there's not enough time to do any Greek. Thus continueth the cycle.
My pacing sucks. It's effective, but lacks a sense of anything normal.
I, with several seminary friends, am going to run a half marathon in late spring. I am not a runner. I have never been a runner nor have I ever wanted to be a runner. Yet, running with people sounds less terrible. I know that I should do it if I want to full the fitness requirement of my One Word for 2011: grow. Running is free. I can't afford to play hockey as often as I like, so I'm running.
Pacing is important in running. I ran for the first time yesterday and was tired after 8 minutes, and I ran for a minute and then walked for a minute. I haven't figured out pacing in running yet.
I haven't figured out pacing in life yet either. It's not just the routine of Greek being added. I was bad at pacing before the quarter started. I binge on things. It's the proverbial roller coaster. I need to get off the ride.
This. Won't. Be. Easy. I like roller coasters.
#OneWord2011: Grow
So thanks to a genius idea from my friend @gritandglory, I'm joining in on a new way to look at New Year's resolutions. Let's be honest, they don't usually work. My original thought was to get so unspecific that it'd be nearly impossible for me to fail. Alece takes it to a new place with One Word 2011.
The goal is to come up with a single word to help redefine your year. I toyed around with words like discipline and realized they only really tackled one or two areas of my life. Then a word came to mind.
Just Grow.
Grow in discipline.
Grow in faith.
Grow in fitness.
Grow in love.
Grow in community.
It pretty much covers it all. Some of those areas I've never been good at (ahem, fitness and discipline, ahem). Others, I've never had a problem with, but I haven't been growing.
Growing should be easy for me, but sometimes I just don't for no apparent reason. It means: Never. Stop. Moving. Be constantly changing. Always learning. Always checking yourself. Always reading Scripture. Always evaluate what you're thinking and why. Grow.
So, I'm gonna make twenty eleven about growing. Should be fun. It'll be a challenge., but I think it'll be worth it.
Soccer Moms
My mom was never a soccer mom—both literally and figuratively. She did drive a mini van for much of my childhood. Neither my sister nor I played soccer. I do remember the first time I played soccer in elementary school PE. I was talk and lanky for most of my childhood, so the PE coach thought I would make an excellent goalie. Ten minutes later, I had a bloody nose because I tried to stop the ball with my face. It worked, but it has a one-time use policy. My sister played what ever you call girls' softball. (I know it's not little league.) I never played any sort of sport. I'm not really sure why. I guess I never asked. My parents never encouraged me to pursue any. I did tae kwon do for about a year until my yellow belt was stolen out of my bag. Everyone thought I lost it, but we still haven't found it two decades later, so I was right.
As a result of having never having any sport training, I pretty much suck at every one of them. Once I was older and wanted to, I was already too far behind. My dad wasn't sporty either, so I never learned. In high school, I stunted with the cheerleaders. None of us guys had done it before, so we were on a level playing field. Despite some deficit in the art of being coordinated, I did pretty well.
As I've discussed previously, I'm a big hockey fan. I started playing hockey back in Texas because no one from Texas really grows up playing hockey. I wasn't expected to know how already. It was great. Now that I'm in seminary, I'm immersed in the world of intramurals again. Wanting to have no regrets, I signed up for flag football. It's a lot easier when you're playing with friends. They're gracious with patience for my lack of skill. I'm getting better. I feel like a doofus most of the time, but it's still fun. I bought my first baseball (actually I think it's for softball) glove yesterday. I bought my first pair of cleats back in September. It's weird to be doing all of these sporting firsts at the age of twenty six. I may be a late bloomer, but eventually I catch up.
I live in California. Finally. I do have to remind myself a little bit every day. It's not hard. I walk outside and see foothills in the distance. Sometimes they're a little hard to see because of the smog, but they're there. The breeze is cool. It's in the 60s at night and in the morning.
I sort of feel like I'm on vacation. I sort of am. I don't start class for another week, so I've been taking in the sights. I took mom on the Warner Bros. Studio Tour while she was in town. I went to Disneyland last week. I went to the NHL Entry Draft last Friday. I've seen Killers, Toy Story 3 and Eclipse. I've had lunch with a couple of friends. I'm headed to Universal Studios with a friend tomorrow. That's more than you get to do on a vacation sometimes.
Amidst all that, I'm also settling into the new apartment. It's not too much smaller than what I had before, but it doesn't have any walls. Some of my furniture—okay, a lot of my furniture—didn't survive the move. It was poor quality to begin with and I'm not the best mover. So I had to replace some of it. Ikea made it affordable and it looks great.
The Golden State truly is golden. It's more than just a location for me. It's about being in the place that God wants me. That is what really makes this golden.


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THE Dow Jones industrial average has nose-dived more than 500 points, or over 3 percent, since the Federal Reserve chairman Ben S. Bernanke's somewhat upbeat, if ambiguous, statement on the economy on Wednesday. Hurrah!
Many interpreted his remarks — which followed a two-day meeting of the Fed's policy-making committee and which noted, among other things, that the Fed expected the unemployment rate to decline to around 7 percent next summer, from its current perch of 7.6 percent — as signaling the beginning of the end for the controversial program known as quantitative easing, or Q.E., now in its third round. That program, in which the Fed has purchased tens of billions of dollars of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities a month, has kept interest rates at rock bottom since 2008, and helped propel stock and bond prices to their recent heights.
But since Mr. Bernanke's remarks, the dominant market sentiment hasn't been euphoria, but fear.
What happened to change the mood so dramatically, so quickly? Is the panic selling justified — or is it just the first glimmer of hope that the Fed will finally take the metaphorical morphine drip out of the arm of the capital markets and allow the forces of supply and demand to set long-term interest rates?
Before answering those questions, it might be useful to review what exactly Mr. Bernanke said. First, he said that there should be no immediate change to the stimulus program. He said the economy looked as if it was slowly improving, that Fed officials saw signs that employment was picking up and that the inflation rate was hovering below the Fed's target of 2 percent.
Good news, right? He said that if these encouraging economic trends continued, then it might be appropriate to begin easing up a bit on the Fed's $85 billion monthly bond purchases. He said that nothing was set in stone and that all depended on what the economic data revealed in the months to come. He made the analogy to driving a car. "Any slowing in the pace of purchases will be akin to letting up a bit on the gas pedal as the car picks up speed, not to beginning to apply the brakes," he said.
But the fact that the bond and stock markets panicked in the wake of these relatively innocuous statements is a testament to how off-kilter things have gotten: the market has become addicted to the Fed's artificial stimulus and the mere thought of its ending has brought on the ugly symptoms of withdrawal.
To Mr. Bernanke's credit, the idea behind quantitative easing is intellectually creative, especially when the sole rate that the Fed can unilaterally control — the short-term federal funds rate — is already, at 0.25 percent, about as low as it can go. With such an extraordinary level of demand injected into the bond markets (which has driven prices higher), long-term yields, which move in the opposite direction of prices, have fallen to preposterously low levels.
Mr. Bernanke's bet remains that these low interest rates will spur increases in home buying, corporate borrowing and consumer spending, which in turn will increase the overall demand for goods and services and lead businesses to hire more workers.
But so far, the biggest beneficiaries of quantitative easing haven't been workers and consumers, but rather the Wall Street banks that have taken the cheap money that Mr. Bernanke insists on giving them and have gorged on the very Treasury and mortgage securities that the Fed has agreed to buy at artificially inflated market prices.
It has been a virtuous, and profitable, circle for the big banks that thrive on this kind of easy arbitrage. For the millions of Americans who live on fixed incomes, though, quantitative easing has been a disaster. Savings go unrewarded, and in order to get any meaningful return, investors have had little choice but to overpay for risky debt securities — or head to the stock market, which until recently had also been inflating like a balloon.
The good news is that, finally, the artificial high might just be coming to an end. No addiction is healthy and this one is no exception. Weaning ourselves off the Fed's cheap money will hurt. Between the sudden collapse of bond prices and the sharp drop in the stock market, investors are now feeling some pain. Good. A healthy economy demands that the price of borrowed money be set by the market to correspond with risk, not be distorted by a half-decade's worth of interventions from a central bank.
As we saw throughout much of 2007 and 2008, when markets badly misprice risk it can have disastrous consequences for economies throughout the world. The sooner we get clean, the better.


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Well, not really. Harley and I took a walk this morning that actually lasted almost half an hour. I know that doesn't sound like much. But for a couch potato like me, that's a huge accomplishment. I'm so proud of both of us. I just wish there was a way for me to have gotten it on film so I could share it with anyone who was interested.
Off to eat breakfast, shower and get ready for a puppy shopping trip. I'm still trying to find a good, safe, comfortable, and fashionable harness for the little guy. Wish me luck!
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One of two new Drake songs on his So Far Gone EP. I'm diggint it, it's pretty dope and I hope he has more songs like this on his album. I'm expecting it to be an album full of songs for the ladies, but we'll see.
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Drake – Fear
Posted by tyltempest on 09/05/2009
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Chamillionaire – Good Morning
Posted by tyltempest on 09/03/2009
The first single from Cham's upcoming album. It's a different sound not only from him, but in rap in general. You don't usually hear something like this. I like it, but I'm unsure if it's the kind of song that could be successful on the radio.
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Jay-Z Blueprint 3 Commercial
Posted by tyltempest on 09/02/2009
This is one of the dopest commercials I've ever seen. It's a sham that the Blueprint 3 album cover wasn't like his other ones, it would have been a nice way to end the commercial. Good stuff nonetheless.
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Doom Patrol Recap: Break Out The Drano, We're Officially On Hair Patrol
Ask yourself: are you sure that you want to know what happened back at Doom Manor while Larry's Negative dude was helping Cliff navigate Jane's brain? Like, even if it involves a trichotillomania fetish and beard hair procured from a swampy sink drain? Okay, but remember: you asked for it. While three of the five Doomies were unconscious, Rita and Victor were dealing with a Bureau of Normalcy mercenary whose superpower involves the ability to track down anyone, anywhere and anywhen simply by ingesting their (*gag*) beard hairs. It's maybe the grossest superpower we can think of. No, it definitely is.
The Beard Hunter has been sent to track down Niles Caulder on behalf of the Bureau, and after snacking on a clump of his hair (this is where the bathroom sink drain comes into play) he thinks he knows where he is. Rita and Victor manage to detain the Beard Hunter for a while, but after he gets a taste of Victor's beard he suddenly has the upper hand. What Beardo sees inside Victor's mind (yes, via his facial follicles) confirms what Jane's painting has already warned of: Victor is not in control of his own system.
All is not lost, though. Even though Mr. Beard gets the best of Victor, Rita still manages to plant a tracking device on him—one that could lead them to Niles. That said, we do get a sneak peek at where the Beard Hunter's powers have taken him, and it isn't pretty. Which leads us to the other half of this story about immortality, Niles Caulder, and a Canadian wolf/bear/walrus hybrid monster/god who rules the north.
Back in the day (1913, specifically), Niles was an employee of the Bureau of Oddities (now the Bureau of Normalcy). On an expedition to track down a wild thing in the Canadian Yukon, Niles was separated from his travel partner, gravely injured, and taken in by the very "creature" he was there to track down (and bring back to "civilization" so that she could be studied, gaped at, and exploited). During his time in the Yukon, Niles came to see the error of his privileged, Western-centric ways. He fell in love with this immortal woman (no longer a "creature") who saved his life and left her only to protect her from the outside world and the Bureau. Now Mr. Nobody wants her, and he's threatening to destroy Niles' band of Doom Manor misfits if he doesn't get her.
5 questions we have about this week's episode of Doom Patrol:
1. What is up with Victor's CPU? Will he be able to fix the malfunction before he hurts someone?
2. The Beard Hunter joins the list of people who've told our heroes that Niles Caulder isn't who he seems. So who is he, exactly?
3. Is Niles really so callous about what happens to his Doomies, or is he simply calling Mr. Nobody's bluff?
4. Niles' Canadian girlfriend: what happened to her? Where is she now?
5. Why is Mr. Nobody willing to let Niles go for information about where 'the girl' is? Is it immortality he's after?
Check out the full episode below:


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Safely and gently we release past hurt, trauma or emotional baggage that set you off on this path. Once you start clearing these beliefs you naturally become more confident, assertive and start taking control of situations that no longer make you happy.
During your EFT sessions you tap (being guided) on various meridian points around your body while focusing on the problem. Sending vibrations along the energy paths which work by unblocking and rebalancing your energy system.
Tapping removes irrational or excessive reactions such as anxiety, fear, anger and hurt which lead to the unhelpful beliefs and patterns that keep you stuck.
Even if you've tried everything else, this really is a simple, almost magical way of clearing emotional baggage for good.
It's totally life-changing when you don't feel emotionally triggered or anxious by past incidents, difficult people or situations anymore. Friends and family will be amazed and intrigued by the calm, strong and positive changes in you. I know this because of the incredible results..
Clients say they feel more relaxed, confident and genuinely happier. You'll learn this simple, effective tool that you can use any time and any where.
Resolving and releasing….
- Anxiety
- Stress
- Limiting beliefs
- Negative and relentless thinking
- Self-sabotage
- Low self-esteem
- Procrastination
- Unhappy events
- Emotional eating / cravings
- Public speaking fears
- Physical pain
- Trauma
and creating…
- A positive outlook
- Confidence and self belief
- Self love and acceptance
- Calm under pressure
- Clearer decision making
- Assertiveness
- Success mindset
- Relationship harmony
- Healthy relationship with food
Please note, I'm not a medical practitioner and for any health issues please see your doctor.
EFT Tapping Twickenham
One to one sessions with Heidi Wells
Throughout your EFT Tapping Sessions, we will be working to uncover, identify and resolve the emotional effects of past events that are stopping you from living your life to the full. Increasing natural self-confidence, self-belief, assertiveness and motivation. How many sessions will you need? It's difficult to say. Some women may only need a few sessions and others may have deep rooted or complex issues that require a longer time to work through.
Try it - Experience the amazing power of EFT Tapping in Twickenham
This session is 75 minutes.
Together we will create a simple tapping plan of action for you to incorporate into your everyday life.
Please note we won't be dealing with deep rooted issues but you will experience the power of Tapping to shift your emotional intensity during times of stress or when feeling triggered by people or situations.
4 x Transforming Beliefs / Anxiety Release / Self Esteem - EFT Tapping in Twickenham
Your first appointment is 90 minutes.
3 remaining sessions are approximately 75 minutes.
Full email / text support, guidance and 15 minute tapping between sessions by phone if needed.
Together we will create a simple tapping plan of action for you to use everyday inbetween sessions.
(Please fill out a short questionnaire to highlight what you would like to work on. If you have any questions please call or email me)
8 x Transforming Beliefs / Anxiety Release / Self Esteem- EFT Tapping in Twickenham
Your first appointment is 90 minutes.
7 remaining sessions are approximately 75 minutes.
Full email / text support, guidance and 15 minute tapping between sessions by phone if needed.
Together we will create a simple tapping plan of action for you to use everyday inbetween sessions.
(Please fill out a short questionnaire to highlight what you would like to work on. If you have any questions please call or email me)
6 Month Programme - CREATE YOUR PERFECT FUTURE
At your first 2 hour appointment we create your Empowering Vision. You get totally clear on your goals and desires and for many people this brings up feelings and vibrations of 'It's not possible' which resonates in your vibration and becomes your reality. Many of these beliefs are below our conscious awareness and run as unhelpful and self sabotaging patterns!
Create your vision board, we can do this together or have fun with it at home.
We use the rest of your sessions to tap through your limiting beliefs, raise your vibe and mindset to attract, receive and accept all the fabulous experiences you really want.
11 remaining sessions are approximately 90 minutes each.
Full email support, emergency 15 minute top-up tapping by phone or Skype.
Guidance and inspiration between sessions
8 page e-book – Small steps to big change
You will also be given a simple plan of action to work on at home
Happy Clients…
Remarkable Shifts
Heidi holds a powerful space safe in which you find emotions arising that you didn't even know that you had. She is able to guide you deeper into your wounds in a way that is profound whilst fun and loving. When she taps with you she is able to discern the exact words that help you understand and move what's been blocking you.
She has helped me move beyond patterns that have kept me stuck for many years now. The shift is remarkable. If you are looking for lasting, transformative change then I strongly recommend Heidi.
Negative to Positive Feelings!
Thank you for the great experience of EFT. This has really helped my current difficulties and emotional situation. I know it works, when I came to see Heidi I was upset and anxious and when leaving felt at ease with myself. Heidi was very understanding and adapted to my needs. I'm really glad I went to her for help.
I'm going to continue tapping and will continue to see Heidi in the future to look at other aspects of my life. I recommend trying life-changing technique to everybody, you don't even realise how your feelings change naturally from the negative to positive! Thank you Heidi
I've finally let go of toxic relationships, emotional eating and found true self-worth
Before working with Heidi I'd been in a highly toxic and manipulative relationship for 3 years and I couldn't let it go. I felt lost, stressed and anxious. I was over-eating, had low self-esteem and was really unhappy.
On reflection, I was not being valued because I didn't value myself very much. After using EFT tapping, my feelings of neediness and guilt are gone and with it the relationship! No more emotional triggers and I feel free!
During the 8 sessions we worked through many issues that I was going through. Lots of things from my past came up, stuff that I hadn't realised had affected my confidence and self-worth so deeply. I went through a roller coster of emotions during our sessions but always felt safe and in good hands.
Heidi has been really supportive, always ensuring we had finished what we were working on and going over time to ensure I got the most benefit and I am so grateful.
She has been a fantastic Coach and EFT Therapist. Helping me find direction during these months of confusion. I've found the clarity and confidence to move forward and feel much happier.
I no longer struggle with emotional eating and even enjoy exercise. I've learnt how to love myself and stop putting up with toxic relationships. I've done so many things from my "to do list " which I'd been procrastinating over for ages.
If you're going through a difficult time, feel unlovable, stuck or anxious like I did – I would highly recommend working with Heidi. My life has changed so much. Heidi is wise, kind, caring and very professional.
Thank you. (Update: Wow! recently met a lovely man and early days of a new, healthy relationship)
Confident and safe to explore a positive future,
"Heidi is a highly experienced and provides a private and comfortable setting where one feels both confident and safe to explore a positive future – everything being open to possibility. Heidi's professional business background, coupled with her sensitive nature and insightful intuition is a winning combination. Thank you Heidi, I thoroughly enjoyed working with you."
So happy with the results – I've finally let go of some deep held emotions
When I first started my EFT sessions with Heidi I felt very low and deflated and had pangs of anxiety that would start in my stomach and spread up into my chest.
I had heard about EFT and so came in with an open mind looking to overcome my anxiety and fear of public speaking. Having know Heidi for many years through her Intuitive Consultations and Coaching, I had a lot of trust in her.
I had several realisations during my sessions and I found that EFT cleared away the cobwebs of old unwanted thoughts and feelings that where holding me back. Literally a clear out of my mind. I had been bogged down by other people's perceptions of me, the decisions they thought I should have made and their judgements of where they thought I should be in life.
EFT has helped support me to look after my emotional state and not be upset or triggered by other people's agendas and opinions.
I had a big event coming up that I was dreading and I really didn't want to celebrate. I mentioned this in one of my sessions and unbeknown to me I had a massive emotional blockage around it. It was extremely emotional during the session as I was going back to a very sad event but I felt safe to explore it with Heidi. This was by far one of my biggest break-throughs. I left the session feeling exhausted but with a lot less baggage. Consequently, I ended up organising the celebration with a totally different perspective and had an absolute ball. This was a few weeks ago and I am still feeling the positive effects.
I am very happy with the results. I now feel less exposed emotionally and calmer in myself.
In terms of public speaking, I still have nerves in this area but not anxiety (which is quite normal). Before seeing Heidi if I had to introduce myself to a group of people, my heart would pound so loud that it was all that I could hear. I now feel calmer going into situations where I have to do public speaking and feel I have got my voice back.
Heidi is highly intuitive, has great insight and is a compassionate EFT Practitioner. In my experience EFT is something that can have immediate effect, but releasing some deep held emotions does take time, have patience I'm so glad I did! Doing the Tapping homework also helps.
I would thoroughly recommend working with Heidi, All the best Juliet H x
(Update: Got excited when I thought I had to stand up and speak in front of my new colleagues and felt really disappointed to find out I didn't have to!)
Brilliant approach to tackle anxiety and I'm so much more positive now
I was feeling very skeptical about seeing a coach but knew I needed help with my anxiety. Heidi was so warm, welcoming and patient and gave me the confidence to share my feelings without any judgement.
The coaching and EFT sessions have helped me change my mindset and I think so much more positively now. The tools and techniques I have learnt will now always be part of my life.
I highly recommend Heidi and EFT / Coaching – thank you. Riann K
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JUNCTION residents are celebrating the rebirth of the community's library, following a six-year battle to save it from closure.
Thanks to the efforts of the Friends of the Library group and the Junction Environment Group, the library's new home at the Jumbo Social Centre in Grimshaw Lane has now opened, to offer a range of research and leisure services to local residents.
The new facility is the result of joint efforts by the two groups, led by the secretary of both, Ethel Burgess, and former Middleton East ward councillor Jim Moran. In June 1998, Rochdale Council unveiled plans to close down the library's small and outdated premises in a former shop premises on Grimshaw Lane, and replace it with a visiting mobile library service. Furious locals campaigned against the library's enforced closure and, as a result of their efforts, can now enjoy the latest facilities in the Jumbo Social Centre's spacious surroundings.
A council review of the borough's library services 18 months ago led to further plans to close the Jumbo, prompting further campaigning by Junction residents who didn't want to see their amenities wiped out. The council relented under the pressure of the locals, and the victory saw Junction retain a permanent library in the Jumbo Social Centre, saving the centre itself from closure.
Ethel, who is the secretary of both community groups, said: "The old site was not very hospitable. It was very small with bad lighting, there were no computers and not as many books as we would have liked. Now that we have moved to the Jumbo Social Centre, we have excellent new facilties and we will soon be staging craft afternoons and coffee afternoons as well as many other groups and activities."
The library becomes fully operational in October, and staff are looking for the support they had from residents in a time of need to continue. Anyone is welcome to join, regardless of their age, and suggestions for new groups, sessions and facilities are always welcomed.
Ethel added: "I would like to pass on a word of thanks to the best councillor we have had in years, Jim Moran. He backed us all the way and we couldn't have done it without him."


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I just got an iPad for school. I'm in the dark ages and don't have an iPhone, so I'm new to the apps world. I've downloaded a few things already, but I thought I'd ask for suggestions of other cool (free please!) apps. Any recommendations for cool learning-ish tools? Any good strategy or puzzle games?
7 Little Words - its sort of like doing a crossword puzzle without the crossword part
Gum Drop! is another one that is surprisingly fun for as simple as it is. Colorful word/image matching game putting you against the clock
seriously, it looks like its for little kids, but it gets pretty challenging and definitely gives your brain some exercise
I'm pretty sure those both were free, at most $.99
There's also Strategery, which is pretty much like the board game Risk.
I love the game Unblock me. It's awesome! It uses jenga looking tiles, and one red tile. You have to move the blocks around to get the red one through a hole. There's like 1200 puzzles, and different levels. Free!
I love 7 Little Words, but I beat it and don't want to pay for more...ha.
I also play Hanging with Friends Free, and Words with Friends Free, if you decide to get these, let me know and I'll send you my username.
I also play Tuti Fruiti Free which is very similar to Bejeweled. You have to get the fruit faces to match up 3 or more in a row and then they vanish, etc.
And for the really lameness in me I play Ninjump. It's a little ninja guy that you make jump by tapping the screen. He goes from building to building and you have to make him miss building edges, birds, flying blades, and a fox. It's lame, but entertaining.
PS. This is what I do at the bus stop & at ballet & spech therapy for the kids I nanny.


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iOS 11 will make it impossible for cops to force you to unlock your phone
The new feature is activated by pressing the lock button five times in a row. When you do this, the phone enters an emergency mode that brings up a second screen with the SOS button that, if toggled, alerts your emergency contacts to your location. What it also does, regardless of whether you tap the SOS button, is lock down your device and disable Touch ID until you verify your identity with your passcode.
With plenty of controversy surrounding the rights of citizens and the legal implications of police forcing individuals to unlock their phones with their fingerprints — or even using a person's prints against their will — it's an extremely powerful feature. Apple hasn't spent any time talking about the new privacy tool, but with iOS 11 expected to hit iOS devices sometime in September, it'll be available to millions and millions of people in just a few weeks.


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I met David Sutton (a brilliant photographer among other things) at the York Cigarbox Guitar Festival this past summer. We had a nice chat and I drooled over his fine book of photos and how-to on CBG and like-instrument building. Besides plenty of excellent quality pics he has thorough sections on various -kinds- of building as well as pickup-making and more, bios and interviews with some of the earliest key people in this movement.
As his studio is only 30 mins. from me (he's up in Evanston, Illinois) I drove up and we shared a wonderful breakfast chat, tour of his studio and he's shooting some pics of a few of my builds for another book. BUT… if you've not seen this you really should have a look. I own Cigar Box Guitars: The Ultimate DIY Guide for the Makers and Players of the Handmade Music Revolution and it is frankly, The Definitive book on the subject, gives history and many-faceted insights on the history and allure of making, playing and general creativity that has been literally sweeping the world with these cool instruments.
Click and enjoy- along with video clips (PBS Channel 11 and Fox 32 both in Chicago) include him and others involved in this movement. Then buy his book (see the on his site) and get building, learning and having fun! Thanks for stopping by, -Glenn
His main site (with video clips, etc.):http://www.suttonstudios.com/
His book site: http://www.cigarboxguitarbook.com/Welcome.html


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One of the most influential works on the history of the transit of Venus is Harry Woolf's 1959 book The Transits of Venus – A Study of Eighteenth-Century Science.
Woolf gives a detailed account of the English and French expeditions of 1761 and 1769, drawing on archival records, private correspondence and memoirs.
Today, many of the publications he consulted can be accessed first hand via digital archives such Google Books, the Hathi Trust, La Bibliothèque nationale de France and others.via transitofvenus.nl
Preparations for next year's transit of Venus are already rekindling those French-English rivalries in some corners of the globe.


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Donald Trump, these days, is in his Element. Shortly before the Midterm elections, the U.S. President has switched entirely to campaign mode. Instead of every couple of weeks, he is now several times a week on a stage and touts in front of Thousands of followers for yourself and also for the Republicans.
Nevada, Montana, Arizona or West Virginia – States visited Trump, are by no means chosen randomly. He relies on the electoral districts, in which there are many swing voters and the race, are still rather open. With this strategy, he won the presidential election in 2016 – and it could well contribute to the Democrats, at least in the Senate, the majority is impossible.
Because the chances of a democratic majority in the U.S. house of representatives are also, in the Senate, it looks for the Democrats is bad. Also, 35 of the 100 Senate seats are on 6. November re-elected, the Democrats of the 24, the Republicans nine. In Maine and Vermont independent senators are up for re-election. The Democrats (and Independents) would have to defend for a majority all of their own seats and the Republicans at least two Senate seats remove.
This sounds at first glance not feasible, but a total of ten democratic senators to stand alone in such States for re-election, in which the majority of the voters in 2016, Trump agreed in part with more than 19 percentage points ahead. And this is not the only challenge facing the Democrats in the States. What you need to know about the most important race.
North Dakota: National policy on persons
incumbent Heidi Heitkamp was elected in 2012 as the first woman in the US state in the Senate. Your re-election is at all in jeopardy, is rather surprising: their popularity ratings fell under Trump, the Democrat, is still popular – and, actually, incumbent, particularly in smaller States an advantage against their Challenger.
Heidi Heitkamp
The race in North Dakota serves as a good example of how national politics on local elections is decisive. Trump has won the election here in 2016, significantly, 57 percent of the people in the state appreciate his work – this is the country with the second highest value. Heitkamps Challenger Kevin Cramer is considered to be followers of Trumps and represents in many respects his opinion. This is what the voters.
And the Republicans run a hard campaign against Heitkamp, especially with your ' no ' to the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, a judge of the Supreme Court mood. The majority in the state was for the controversial candidates. Heitkamp was initially open to it, to give him their vote, but then decided at the last Moment and voted with no. This step is justified officially in order that they can not vote against their Conscience. However, shortly before polls were published, in which you significantly behind your Challenger has been lagging. Maybe the Democrat would have helped so is also a strategic Yes to Kavanaugh little.
Heitkamp is not the only democratic Senator whose re-election is in danger. Also in Florida, Missouri, Montana and Indiana, the candidate are currently head to head with their Republican challengers.
West Virginia: the success of The conservative Democrats
Slightly better for the democratic Senator Joe Manchin in West Virginia. The statistics of RCP, the incumbent is around nine percentage points ahead of his Challenger. Here, the state is marked is actually very Republican, the majority of the citizens is very religious and against stricter gun laws and abortions. And the majority is behind Trump, 2016, he won 68 per cent, two years later, 62 percent are still with the work of the US President, satisfied.
Joe Manchin
Manchins success is based on his own political stance: He is considered to be one of the most conservative Democrats in the U.S. Senate. In the vote on Kavanaugh, he was the only Democrat who voted Yes – all the others had forgiven him the voters in the home it hardly.
Arizona: Trumpistin instead of Trump's critics?
With Jeff Flake is one of the few critics Trumps pulls back under the Republicans from the Senate – where he left it, however, mostly in words, and more rarely also active against the policy of the US President. The race for his seat is one of the scarcest in this year's Midterm elections: First, the Democrat led Kyrsten Sinema, Republican Martha McSally has caught up in recent weeks and is now on par.
Martha McSally and Kyrsten Sinema
The strategy of the former fighter pilot McSally does not seem to be working: they distance themselves from Trump, but in the election campaign videos on his page and continues on the aggressive rhetoric. "As our President, I have excuses, tired of politically correct politicians and their bullshit," she says. You have fought in the war against terrorists because the liberals in Washington have made her not afraid.
For a Trump-critics, so the one that is the President of style, similar. In Arizona, there is a tie in the polls reflects the mood in the state when it comes to Trump: About 47 percent do not appreciate the work of the US presidents, 50 per cent. A crucial factor could be in the end a few votes, as so often in the electoral system of the United States.
Nevada: Republicans in Clinton-state
in Nevada, Republicans and Democrats, to provide a head-to-head race, with slight advantages for the conservative incumbent Dean Heller. The initial conditions differ in one point is essential: Nevada is the only state in which presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016 won and now a Republican inaugural cher Senator up for re-election. In addition, more people than Democrats are registered than Republicans – the voters ' potential is generally higher. The chances for the Democrats, the Republicans a Senate place to take off, they are nowhere as big as in Arizona and Nevada.
Texas: Democrats-hope-and not voters-potential
This race is probably one of the most described this year's Midterm elections: Ironically, in conservative Texas Democrat could be the long-established Republican Ted Cruz is dangerous. Beto O'rourke is regarded as a new light figure of the Democrats, and a symbol of hope for a better, different country (read here more about the "white Obama").
Beto O'rourke and Ted Cruz
In the points O'Rourke, with its demands for health insurance for all, environmental protection, immigration, and stricter weapons laws at the conservative Texans. His example, the different development in the city and in the country is clear: It is the liberal city-dwellers who want to vote for the Democrats. That alone is not enough, however. In order to have a Chance against Cruz, do not need to O mobilize'rourke also the many voters in Texas. In the recent Midterm elections, only 28% of those Eligible cast their vote.
Should be subject to O'Rourke at the end of just or Cruz, even beat, that would be a Sensation. In the most recent surveys, however, Cruz has his lead again to slightly expand, and he is, according to the RCP average of seven points ahead of his Challenger. Is not decided the race. Without Arizona, Nevada, and Texas, the Democrats have a little more chances of getting a majority in the Senate, and in almost all other States where a Republican is up for re-election, the democratic Challenger even worse odds.


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Alan Byrne over at Cogmotive reminds us that while Microsoft have raised the Shared Mailbox limit from 5 to 10GB, many have not reconfigured the limit in Exchange Online.
Early instructions guided us to create a Shared Mailbox with PowerShell and manually set a limit of 5GB. If your organization wants to benefit from the increase to the 10GB limit, you'll need to use PowerShell and raise the limit.
Alan shows us how in this article:


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Growing up in a musical family helped Miguel Harth-Bedoya face his first conducting challenge.
At the age of 15, when he was an assistant to a tenor and had no formal training, he was offered the chance to briefly direct the National Orchestra of his native Peru during a "Tosca" opera dress rehearsal.
"I really did not know what I was getting into," he remembers with a laugh. "But I had watched my mother, a choir director, how she acted in front of an ensemble. To a certain extent, it was like moving from riding a tricycle to a bicycle — or a car."
That improvised debut launched a career that has made him one of the most sought-after conductors in the United States.
On Jan. 26, the 38-year-old Harth-Bedoya will display his powers with the baton at Carnegie Hall when he leads the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra — an ensemble he is credited with transforming into a top-tier powerhouse during his seven years as musical director.
The highlight of the company's debut as a full orchestra at Carnegie will be the world premiere of "Mariel," a piece by Argentine composer Osvaldo Golijov, whom Harth-Bedoya has known for almost 20 years.
The piece for cello and orchestra was inspired by the sudden death of a woman named Mariel that Golijov knew, while she was breast-feeding in a parked car.
"It is about that shock of understanding someone's death," Harth-Bedoya says. "There is a fraction of a second between the moment you learn of the news and the moment you can feel something.
"[Golijov] wanted to remain in that lapse of time in which you cannot react. Music allows you to do that, to stretch something and advance at the speed the composer desires."
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Later this year, Harth-Bedoya will resume one of his most personal projects: "Caminos del Inka, A Musical Journey."
Named after the Inca Trail, a road that connected six countries in South America during the Inca Empire, the decade-old research project explores the musical legacy of Latin America through presentations combining music performances with images.
"The project covers both ancient and contemporary music. I am interested in highlighting compositions from periods such as the 19th century, which have not been promoted enough — even baroque Peruvian music," he says.
"It is incredible to discover what kind of music was being made in South America when Mozart was working in Europe."


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NEW YORK — A Prudential Douglas Elliman report released today depicts the spectacular rise of home prices over the past decade, but also the sudden — and definitive — arrival of the real estate slump in Manhattan.
In 2009, Manhattan co-ops and condos saw year-over-year declines for the first time since 1996, the report shows. The average 2009 apartment sold for $1.39 million, down 12.5 percent from the previous year. The median price dropped 11 percent to $850,000 from 2008, while the average price per square foot sank 14.2 percent to $1,073.


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In the five years since Grave Babies' debut album Deathface was released, founder Danny Wahlfeldt has been handling all songwriting and recording duties for the Seattle-based band, with invaluable help from friends in performing their material live. For their newest album entitled Holographic Violence, Wahlfeldt chose a different path, causing a significant change in the band's overall sound.Holographic Violence is Grave Babies' second Hardly Art full-length after Crusher (2013), and further explores the themes of nihilism, the pending doom of mankind, and shaming humanity, which the band has been building their gloomy reputation on since the beginning. By leaving the edgy, lo-fi haze of earlier output in the past, these songs have clarified what the music of Grave Babies has to offer the future. That is, if humanity has a future?The 11 new songs on Holographic Violence present this powerful combination from a science fiction perspective, begging the question: has our imagination outpaced the confines of our reality as we keep going down the same path, believing there's hope? Playing anthemic pop songs with a strange male choir-esque sound to the vocals adds a distinctly cultish feel to the abrasive exercise of figuring out if it is possible to circumvent destructive human predispositions. Grave Babies mission is not to find the answers to these questions, but to challenge the listener and on Holographic Violence, their uncompromising aesthetic makes the suffering a little prettier. LP has MP3 DL cardLike Psychocandy-era Jesus and Mary Chain dressed as Throbbing Gristle for Halloween." -- The AV Club"Zen spirit, bubblegum heart." -- The Seattle Times"Sometimes violent, sometimes ugly, and always bursting with the kind of passion that begetsviolence and ugliness." -- MTV Hive
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What do you call it when employers use Facebook's advertising platform to show certain job ads only to men or just to people between the ages of 25 and 36?
How about when Google collects the whereabouts of its users — even after they deliberately turn off location history?
Or when AT&T shares its mobile customers' locations with data brokers?
American policymakers often refer to such issues using a default umbrella term: privacy. That at least is the framework for a Senate Commerce Committee hearing scheduled for this Wednesday titled "Examining Safeguards for Consumer Data Privacy."
[...] What is at stake here isn't privacy, [it's] the right not to be observed. It's how companies can use our data to invisibly shunt us in directions that may benefit them more than us.
[...] revelations about Russian election interference and Cambridge Analytica, the voter-profiling company that obtained information on millions of Facebook users, have made it clear that data-driven influence campaigns can scale quickly and cause societal harm.
And that leads to a larger question: Do we want a future in which companies can freely parse the photos we posted last year, or the location data from the fitness apps we used last week, to infer whether we are stressed or depressed or financially strapped or emotionally vulnerable — and take advantage of that?
[...] It's tough to answer those questions right now when there are often gulfs between the innocuous ways companies explain their data practices to consumers and the details they divulge about their targeting techniques to advertisers.
[...] AT&T recently said it would stop sharing users' location details with data brokers. Facebook said it had stopped allowing advertisers to use sensitive categories, like race or religion, to exclude people from seeing ads. Google created a feature for users to download masses of their data, including a list of all the sites Google has tracked them on.
Government officials in Europe are not waiting for companies to police themselves. In May, the European Union introduced a tough new data protection law that curbs some data-mining.
It requires companies to obtain explicit permission from European users before collecting personal details on sensitive subjects like their religion, health or sex life. It gives European users the right to see all of the information companies hold about them — including any algorithmic scores or inferences.
European users also have the right not to be subject to completely automated decisions that could significantly affect them, such as credit algorithms that use a person's data to decide whether a bank should grant him or her a loan.
Days after the Trump administration instituted a controversial travel ban in January 2017, Google employees discussed ways they might be able to tweak the company's search-related functions to show users how to contribute to pro-immigration organizations and contact lawmakers and government agencies, according to internal company emails.
The email traffic, reviewed by The Wall Street Journal, shows that employees proposed ways to "leverage" search functions and take steps to counter what they considered to be "islamophobic, algorithmically biased results from search terms 'Islam', 'Muslim', 'Iran', etc." and "prejudiced, algorithmically biased search results from search terms 'Mexico', 'Hispanic', 'Latino', etc."
The email chain, while sprinkled with cautionary notes about engaging in political activity, suggests employees considered ways to harness the company's vast influence on the internet in response to the travel ban. Google said none of the ideas discussed were implemented.
"These emails were just a brainstorm of ideas, none of which were ever implemented," a company spokeswoman said in a statement. "Google has never manipulated its search results or modified any of its products to promote a particular political ideology—not in the current campaign season, not during the 2016 election, and not in the aftermath of President Trump's executive order on immigration. Our processes and policies would not have allowed for any manipulation of search results to promote political ideologies."
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There seems to be a lot of science being thrown at the "Trump Phenomenon." Salon covers yet another, and interviews the author.
A new paper, recently presented at the American Political Science Association's annual convention, suggests a widespread motive driving people to share fake news, conspiracy theories and other hostile political rumors. "Many status-obsessed, yet marginalized individuals experience a 'Need for Chaos' and want to 'watch the world burn'," lead author Michael Petersen tweeted, announcing the availability of a preprint copy.
Truth, in such a worldview, is beside the point, which offers a new perspective on the limitations of fact-checking. The motivation behind sharing or spreading narratives one may not even believe can help make sense of a variety of threatening or confusing recent developments in advanced democracies. It also sheds light on disturbing similarities with outbreaks of ethnic or genocidal violence, such as those seen in Rwanda and the Balkan nations during the 1990s.
Preprint of the paper available at PsyArXiv, here. [DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/6m4ts]
U.S. Justice Department officials said on Thursday they have charged and sanctioned a North Korean man in the 2017 global WannaCry ransomware cyberattack and the 2014 cyberassault on Sony Corp .
The charges, part of a strategy by the U.S. government to deter future cyberattacks by naming and shaming the alleged perpetrators, also alleged that the North Korean hacker broke into the central bank of Bangladesh in 2016, according to a criminal complaint.
Park Jin Hyok worked as part of a team of hackers, also known as the Lazarus Group, to try to breach multiple other U.S. businesses, according to the complaint. In 2016 and 2017, Park's targets included defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp . The complaint said there was no evidence Lockheed was breached.
The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions against Park and the Chinese-based front company he worked for, Chosun Expo.
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The Justice Department has charged a North Korean computer programmer in major cybercrimes over the last four years, including the WannaCry ransomware attack and the Sony Pictures hack.
The DOJ said Thursday that it's charged Jin Hyok Park, a North Korean computer programmer, with one count of conspiracy to commit computer fraud and abuse and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The charges are related to a massive attack against Sony in 2014, the $81 million Bangladesh Bank heist in 2016 and the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017 that ensnared thousands of computers in hospitals, universities and banks worldwide.
The Sony attack was tied to the film The Interview, starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, a comedy that depicted an assassination attempt against North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.
In retaliation, North Koreans pulled off one of the most damaging hacks on a US company, leaking thousands of emails between Sony executives, including personal information about employees and celebrities. The attack also crippled the company's computer infrastructure.
The WannaCry attack locked up more than 300,000 computers in 150 countries, demanding that victims pay the ransom or risk losing access to their devices forever.
Park is not the only person accused in these attacks, but he is the only person named in the criminal complaint. DOJ officials said that Park didn't act alone and that the investigation is still ongoing.
It appears that the French environment minister has become so disgusted with his government's inaction that he has publicly resigned.
PARIS (Reuters) - French Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot resigned on Tuesday in frustration over sluggish progress on climate goals and nuclear energy policy, dealing a major blow to President Emmanuel Macron's already tarnished green credentials.
Global Engineering News reports:
Hulot said in the interview France is "persisting" in a nuclear industry that's a "useless madness, economically and technically".
"I don't want to lie to myself anymore", said Hulot.
The TV personality was lured into government past year as President Emmanuel Macron sought a high-profile figurehead for the environmental agenda.
In his radio interview, however, Hulot emphasized the inadequacy of "mini-steps" on climate change by France and other nations, voicing hope that his exit might "provoke deep introspection in our society about the reality of the world".
Texas Lawmakers Press NASA to Base Lunar Lander Program in Houston:
The Apollo missions that flew to the Moon during the 1960s were designed and controlled by what is now known as Johnson Space Center, the home of the famous "Mission Control." Moreover, the astronauts that flew to the Moon all lived in Houston. It would stand to reason, therefore, that as NASA gears up to return to the Moon, major elements of this program would likewise be controlled from the Texas metropolis that styles itself "Space City."
Times change, however. In recent months, the politically well-positioned Marshall Space Flight Center, in Huntsville, Alabama, has been quietly pressing leaders with NASA Headquarters for program management of mid- to large-size landers to the lunar surface, which would evolve into human landers. Sources indicated this effort was having some success.
However, Texas legislators have now begun to push back. On Tuesday, both of Texas' senators (John Cornyn and Ted Cruz), as well as three representatives with space-related committee chairs (John Culberson, Lamar Smith, and Brian Babin), wrote a letter to NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine.
"We support NASA's focus on returning to the Moon and using it as part of a stepping stone approach to place American boots on the surface of Mars in the 2030s," the Texas Republicans wrote. "As NASA reviews solicitations for lunar landers, we write to express our strong support for the establishment of NASA's lunar lander program at the Johnson Space Center." The letter reminds Bridenstine of Houston's strong spaceflight heritage.
Somehow, "Huntsville, we have a problem" doesn't have the same ring to it.
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Getting to the polls can be an obstacle for many American voters. Thirty-five percent of youth who didn't go to college say a lack of transportation was why they didn't vote in the 2016 election, according to The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.
Ride-hailing service Lyft said Thursday that it wants to help tackle the problem by offering half-priced rides across the country during this year's midterm elections. Riders can enter location-based codes into the Lyft app to access the discounted rides.
"It's about using our voice and our platform to make sure folks have access to go vote," said Mike Masserman, Lyft's head of Social Impact.
The US midterm elections will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
Source: https://www.cnet.com/news/lyft-will-offer-discounted-rides-to-voters-during-midterm-elections/
Sen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later turned his rebellious streak into a 35-year political career that took him to Congress and the Republican presidential nomination, died Saturday after battling brain cancer for more than a year. He was 81.
McCain, with his irascible grin and fighter-pilot moxie, was a fearless and outspoken voice on policy and politics to the end, unswerving in his defense of democratic values and unflinching in his criticism of his fellow Republican, President Donald Trump. He was elected to the Senate from Arizona six times but twice thwarted in seeking the presidency.
An upstart presidential bid in 2000 didn't last long. Eight years later, he fought back from the brink of defeat to win the GOP nomination, only to be overpowered by Democrat Barack Obama. McCain chose a little-known Alaska governor as his running mate in that race, and turned Sarah Palin into a national political figure.
After losing to Obama in an electoral landslide, McCain returned to the Senate determined not to be defined by a failed presidential campaign in which his reputation as a maverick had faded. In the politics of the moment and in national political debate over the decades, McCain energetically advanced his ideas and punched back hard at critics — Trump not least among them.
The scion of a decorated military family, McCain embraced his role as chairman of the Armed Services Committee, pushing for aggressive U.S. military intervention overseas and eager to contribute to "defeating the forces of radical Islam that want to destroy America."
Asked how he wanted to be remembered, McCain said simply: "That I made a major contribution to the defense of the nation."
Also at The New York Timesand c|net.
As Twitter Suspends Alex Jones, Should We Worry About Silicon Valley Regulating Speech?
Apple, Facebook, Spotify, and YouTube's decision to ban right-wing shock jock Alex Jones and his media site, Infowars, from their platforms in early August has reignited a debate about what, if any, obligations these companies have to provide access to ideologically diverse users in the name of free speech. Twitter came under enormous criticism for refusing to go along, but on Tuesday announced that they were suspending Jones's account for one week due to violations of its rules. Jones was banned after years of public outrage over lies spread by Infowars, including the infamous "Pizzagate" conspiracy and the false claim that the Sandy Hook shooting, in which 26 elementary school children and staff members were killed, was a hoax. Jones is also known for tirades against Muslims, immigrants, and transgender people.
Some critics have claimed that, given the monopoly-like power that Silicon Valley giants now exert over the internet, encouraging them to regulate content based on ideology, hate speech, or arbitrations of "truth" and "falsity" will jeopardize internet freedom and vest a handful of corporate executives too much control over it. But others have defended the choice to ban Jones, citing the anti-hate speech rules and nonviolence policies almost universally adopted by major internet platforms. Because terms of service are open to interpretation — "hate speech," for example, can be difficult to define — there is a significant risk that standards will be inconsistently applied. The ambiguous policies also present a threat to controversial speech from the left — think, for example, of speech related to the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, or expressive speech about bad cops or white men.
Twitter had been heavily criticized in the days following a Aug. 8 statement by CEO Jack Dorsey explaining that Alex Jones and InfoWars had not been banned because they had not violated Twitter's rules.
Taibbi: Beware the Slippery Slope of Facebook Censorship:
Many of the banned pages look like parodies of some paranoid bureaucrat's idea of dangerous speech. A page called "Black Elevation" shows a picture of Huey Newton and offers readers a job. "Aztlan Warriors" contains a meme celebrating the likes of Geronimo and Zapata, giving thanks for their service in the "the 500 year war against colonialism." And a banned "Mindful Being" page shared this, which seems culled from Jack Handey's Deep Thoughts bit: "We must unlearn what we have learned because a conditioned mind cannot comprehend the infinite." Facebook also wiped out a "No Unite The Right 2" page, appearing to advertise a counter-rally on the upcoming anniversary of the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Facebook was "helped" in its efforts to wipe out these dangerous memes by the Atlantic Council, on whose board you'll find confidence-inspiring names like Henry Kissinger, former CIA chief Michael Hayden, former acting CIA head Michael Morell and former Bush-era Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff. (The latter is the guy who used to bring you the insane color-coded terror threat level system.) These people now have their hands on what is essentially a direct lever over nationwide news distribution. It's hard to understate the potential mischief that lurks behind this union of Internet platforms and would-be government censors.
Deplatforming: does it work?
The Trump administration is expected to issue a proposal in coming weeks that would make it harder for legal immigrants to become citizens or get green cards if they have ever used a range of popular public welfare programs, including Obamacare, four sources with knowledge of the plan told NBC News.
The move, which would not need congressional approval, is part of White House senior adviser Stephen Miller's plan to limit the number of migrants who obtain legal status in the U.S. each year.
[...] Though its effects could be far-reaching, the proposal to limit citizenship to immigrants who have not used public assistance does not appear to need congressional approval. As the Clinton administration did in 1999, the Trump administration would be redefining the term "public charge," which first emerged in immigration law in the 1800s in order to shield the U.S. from burdening too many immigrants who could not contribute to society.


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This isn't the first time Manitoba, Canada has had to deal with extreme flooding. In 1997 "the flood of the century" hit, also as recently as 2009 they also experienced severe floods. For the most current flood which the citizens of Manitoba are bracing for, is expected to be due to large amounts of rain and other precipitation, as well as snowmelt. The province is planning a $22 million dollar project to combat the flood. Near Winnipeg they plan to bring in over 200,000 sandbags to fight the flooding. The soil in the area is made of mostly clay, which makes it much harder for water to drain. The best case scenario for the spring floods, is that it is comparable to the floods in 2009 which displaced thousands.
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You know when you can't decide which lipstick to wear 'cause you have two faves and they're both equally amazing? Well that struggle is now over as two-toned lips are the hottest new beauty trend.
You can now wear a different colour on your top and bottom lip and not feel as if you look like a complete weirdo… ahem.
Whether you want to opt for complementary or clashing shades, we're not sure there are really many rules when it comes to this trend. The lipstick counter is your oyster.
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text: This week on Rough Cut Woodworking with Tommy Mac it's time to take a step back and look at all the progress we've made so far. From the framing to the deck to the finished roof it's been quite a journey. Tommy gets that much closer in this episode by getting the windows and front door in, making sure he gets plenty of sunlight and can accommodate any future project no matter how large.


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Congratulations to the Girls and Boys tennis team for defeating Jackson County. The overall girls score was 3-2 and the boys overall score was 4-1.
One singles Sarah Moore won in a three setter lasting over 3 hours. Her final score was 2-6, 6-1, 6-4. Sydney Tyler faced a tough loss despite the close first set, lossing 5-7, 2-6. One doubles team, Julia Main and Kaitlyn House faced a tough loss as well. Three singles, Gwyneth Miller and two doubles team, Cami Servatious and Catherine Chambers, both won in straight sets, closing out the win for the Lady Dragons tennis team.
The boys team was prepared for a tough match, with both Jackson County and Jefferson undefeated in the region.The boys started out with a win from Marcus Berninger at one singles, he won in three sets. The score was 6-2. 3-6, 6-1. Two singles Caden Mantooth won 6-2, 6-0. One doubles Blake and Caleb won 6-1, 6-3. Closing out the final win was Del and Cooper, winning 6-2, 6-1.
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Dave Ristrim and his Aged Tone Slope.
Dave Ristrim about his Aged Tone Madagascar Slope D.
"It's amazing that a new guitar sounds this good, right off the bench. Like most of your guitars--actually, all of them--this one has even tone response. Show me one that doesn't! It's got plenty of punch in the low end, and the notes ring all the way through to the high end. Overall, its got everything you need, but not too much of anything. Just a gorgeous sounding guitar! That's all I can say about that."


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Hi, I apoligize if this has been answered in another string and I could not find the solution. I wrote to SanDisk customer support who stated that the Memory Zone was not compatible for use in as the back app for my phone (even tho the info material that came with the memory card stated that it was to be used).
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Within the last week I have been getting a pop notification that the current version of Memory Zone will not be supported and I need to upgrade to Memory Zone 4.0.
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From Bloomberg:
"We can't keep on just borrowing from China," Obama said at a town-hall meeting in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, outside Albuquerque. "We have to pay interest on that debt, and that means we are mortgaging our children's future with more and more debt."
Holders of U.S. debt will eventually "get tired" of buying it, causing interest rates on everything from auto loans to home mortgages to increase, Obama said. "It will have a dampening effect on our economy."
Now he figures it out? Now? After tripling the deficit, spending billions trillions on bailouts and "stimulus" that achieved pretty much nothing and continuing the biggest federal power grab in history? Riiiiiight….
There is one way Obama can prove he believes even one word of what he said yesterday – cancel all the new spending in his 2010 budget that we cannot afford. If he would restrict the federal government to spending only the money it actually has, I would believe he has seen the light.
I won't be holding my breath.