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Archduke Ferdinand II (1529–1595), housed his world-famous extensive collections in the Unterschloss (Lower Castle), the building constructed especially for the museum purpose.
The core of Ferdinand's collection was the Heldenrüstkammer (Heroes' Armoury). Thus, the Archduke realised the very first systematic presentation of objects in museum history, based on his novel museum idea of methodically collecting. He treasured the original armours that had been owned by all the famous personalities of his time and previous centuries, as well as weaponry and portraits. In order to preserve the memory of their deeds and to emphasize the leading historical role of the Habsburg dynasty, his collection encompassed more than 120 armours, mainly from military commanders. Eight of the original high wooden cabinets still exist today, in which their initial armours bear witness to the history. In the middle, Ferdinand also included himself among the heroes.
Ferdinand selected jousting arms and armour from his ancestors Archduke Sigmund (1427–1496) and Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519) to display the forms of knightly tournament. Today's presentation shows the use of weapons and the procedures of the tournament acquainted from the Freydal, the tournament book of Emperor Maximilian I.
The Second Armoury presents Ferdinand as the host, organizer, and director of courtly festivities and tournaments. It displays arms and armour of tournament such as the free tourney or the foot tourney. The suits of armour were masterpieces by Prague and Innsbruck armourers.
In the centre of the Second Armoury is the magnificent wedding armour of Ferdinand in classical style, commissioned in 1582 for the festivities on his second marriage to Anna Caterina Gonzaga.
The portraits show famous commanders of the 16th century whose arms or armour were displayed in the Heroes' Armoury.
The so-called Türkenkammer (Turkish Chamber), is located at the end of the Court Amoury. The collection of 'Turcica', which Ferdinand assembled, corresponded with the 'Turkish fashion' which was much-loved in the 16th century. The Ottoman armour and military equipment and luxury items, like saddles, arrows and quivers, sabres, shields and helmets, were diplomatic gifts or pieces of booty from the battlefield. These were trophies and mementos of military battles against the then muchfeared Ottomans, who had spread their territory up to the borders of the Habsburg's realm.
The fascination for Oriental art and culture could also be seen in the courtly festivals and tournaments.
In the Third Armoury, arms and armour from the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) can usually be seen. At present, however, a visualization of the Kunst- und Wunderkammer (Chamber of Art and Wonders) is on display. In fact, this was its original site during the time of Ferdinand. In the 1970s it was relocated to the original hall of the former library. The reconstruction, based on Ferdinand's estate inventory from 1596, gives an impression of the Kunstkammer objects that are still extant today. Those that have been lost are indicated by place-holders. According to the inventory of 1621, the illustration also conveys an impression of the dense array of paintings that hung on the walls.
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Sunday, April 21, 2013
the absence of fear: on spanking and yelling.
before ben and i became parents, we made a conscious decision:
absolutely no spanking.
we had several conversations about this while i was pregnant with caleb and i was relieved we were both on the same page. i knew others who i considered to be good parents who spanked, and it was their choice. but for me, it wasn't an option because i felt it was a tactic that promoted fear in children. i had been spanked, and when i remembered those moments, i couldn't ever recall why i was spanked. i had no idea what i was doing at the time, but i could remember the emotions i felt before, during and after being spanked.
fear, anger, embarrassment, hurt, shame.
as a mom i wanted to try to find a way to teach around the behavior of my children, even if it didn't get an immediate reaction the way spanking did. my hope was that consistent teaching would produce long-lasting results of change instead of momentary change due only to the fear of the consequence, not because it was a choice to do better with an understanding of the teaching.
however, we had seen "that kid" enough times to know that we might end up with a child who had very little to no impulse control, or one with such a strong desire for control that they would completely disregard our direction. so, we gave ourselves a disclaimer: if one of our kids completely disobeyed one of our rules regarding their safety, {like running into a road or something like that} a swat on the rear was okay, while teaching around it so that they took it more seriously.
almost eight years into motherhood, i have not encountered a situation where i have found a need to spank any of my children. has been there been a desire? oh, sure. i've felt the desire--even visualized it--and that thought has mainly surfaced during times when one of them is physically hurting one of their siblings. nothing brings out the mama bear quicker than when one of my children is being hurt, even if it's at the hands of one of my others. luckily i have realized the hypocrisy in spanking specifically during those moments...swatting one to prove a point to not to hurt another. it didn't make sense to me, so i found other consequences to fit the actions.
i've been grateful to have been able to find other ways--effective ways--to parent without spanking. it's not that my kids don't push boundaries, or disobey. but up until a couple of months ago, i think deep down i prided myself on parenting without using fear as a tactic to control.
i remember the first time i yelled at him.
not raised my voice, or spoke firmly. i'm talking about yelling.
he was 5, and upstairs in his bedroom with his door open. we were late for school, i had a screaming 2 year old leah on my hip, who was wrestling me to get down so she wouldn't have to get in the car. he was supposed to be putting on his socks and shoes and running down the stairs, as quickly as he could. he knew we were late.
the seconds felt like minutes, the minutes felt like hours. as they ticked on, and i continued struggling with my very strong-willed daughter, i felt like my insides were catching on fire.
"CALEB!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING! HURRY UP!! WE'RE LATE!!" i yelled. and it wasn't just the fact that i yelled, because i hadn't said anything unkind to him. it was the way that i yelled. it was more like a roar, that held a tone of urgency mixed with complete annoyance.
"MOM!! I'M TRYING! YOU'RE SCARING ME! DON'T YELL AT ME LIKE THAT! I'M PUTTING MY SHOES ON AS FAST AS I CAN!" he yelled back from up the stairs, but his voice broke, and i heard him start to cry.
immediately, i knew. i knew i had hurt him with the tone in my voice. after watching the way he works for 5 years, i also knew that he gets flustered when he's in a hurry, and that his little fingers don't work the way other little fingers do, becoming even less efficient when under duress.
what i'm saying is, as his mother, i knew better.
he came down the stairs still crying, asking why i yelled at him like that. i swallowed the lump in my throat, set leah down, and ignored the time on the clock. i knelt down to his level, looked him in the eyes and told him how sorry i was. that i was frustrated because we were late, but that it wasn't okay for me to talk to him that way. he sniffed, said a small okay and we hugged.
when i mentioned in my last post about seeing the ugly inside of me as a mother, i was referring to situations similar to this one. only the child has changed, and the circumstances are different.
a couple of months ago i was staring into two big brown eyes framed with thick dark eyelashes when i yelled as i stood in the door frame of the bathroom, only a few feet away from her.
i watched those beautiful eyes fill up with tears as she covered her ears with her hands, and yelled back,
part of me knew better, and another part wanted to fight back. i listened to the louder part.
"I'M SORRY YOUR FEELINGS ARE HURT! DO WHAT YOU'RE ASKED TO DO!!" i roared again.
she began crying harder. exasperated, i turned my entire face up to the sky.
i left her there, crying. i left her because i didn't want to yell anymore. but even though i knew the reason behind my walking away, i could tell she internalized my absence as rejection, because her cries of anger turned to pitiful wails of my name over and over again.
i didn't turn back to comfort and reassure her, but instead went into my bedroom and began to cry. i knew my tactics were not only failing, but they were wrong. wrong for me, because i knew the emotion my loud voice and narrowed eyes had brought out in her.
the worst part is, i was actually trying to scare her, because i felt i was out of options. this was the fifth time that day she and i had come to this place--arguing over going potty. things would begin pleasantly, me talking softly and just prompting her when i saw the signs. she would begin by refusing in a cute and silly way. but no matter how nicely our exchange began, we continually wound up here.
she had just finished her round of antibiotics from the bladder infection she had given herself from holding it for so long, so this wasn't a time i was willing to give her back complete control of yet. i had explained this to her in detail, teaching her that it was important for us to listen to our bodies, that God created us to take care of ourselves, if we listen to our body's needs. when we're hungry, we eat. thirsty, we drink. and this same thing applied to going potty. i told her what happens when we don't listen is we either have accidents or make our body sick...leading to pain and discomfort, doctor's visits and medicine.
we talked about it, and she understood what i was teaching her, but then when it came time to her actually doing what we had talked about, she refused. i knew she wanted control, but also knew it wasn't clicking yet, because she had gotten into the habit of holding it for so long and didn't like putting life on hold for minor interruptions like going potty.
which brought us to here, with me crying in my bedroom while she cried in the bathroom.
i wasn't being the mom i wanted to be, the one i knew i had been before, and could be. i knelt down next to my bed and prayed for extra patience. to dig into the depths and find softness for this little girl i loved so much, who i knew was merely trying to exercise her free will and who i knew didn't understand the connection between her choices now and the ramifications they led to in her future. i asked to be shown a better way to help her, one that removed the tactic that had snuck upon me, and had settled into as a habit:
parenting with fear.
this was what God showed me that afternoon. the ability to see the teaching wasn't getting through to her because the behavior i was using was only effective in getting an immediate reaction without the long-term change.
i realized this, and it was hard for me to shown. i'm not much of a yeller in general--neither ben nor i work that way--and yet here i was, and i knew then that it was no better than spanking. so i cried some more, and apologized for hurting one of my sweet children. i stood up, resolved to do better.
i walked into the bathroom where leah was still crying, and sat down next to her. i held her in my lap, started crying again, and told her how sorry i was. that it wasn't okay for me to yell, even if i was frustrated. that i was going to try my best to be more patient and speak softly, and i needed her to try to realize that i wasn't perfect and made a mistake, and asked for her forgiveness. she said "yes" in between sniffs, and we hugged. we also talked about how i was trying to help her, and i needed her to work on being more obedient when it came to going potty. even if she didn't want to, because i was helping her learn how to listen to her body while she was having a hard time doing it. we both promised to do better, and shook on it.
i'd like to say that's the perfect ending, but it isn't.
i've made mistakes, but those moments are much more rare. i make a conscious effort to stay in check with my emotions. i read an article written by a mom who was a yeller, and some tactics she used to stop the habit. i tailored these to what works for me, and have on more than one occasion--when i feel like my insides are lighting on fire again--walked into my bedroom, buried my head in a pillow to muffle the bloodcurdling screams i let out until i've felt the fire disappear. my kids don't even know i'm doing it, and i return to the situation able to handle things without using fear to teach them to obey. i let them know i'm frustrated, but then teach them why and we work through it.
i also wrote a list of what my triggers are. being late is a huuuuuge one for me. i get snappy when i'm running late, which can quickly turn to yelling if any of the kids act like, well, a kid. fighting or wanting a toy, or suddenly needing a drink or refusing to put on their seatbelt. it pretty much happens every time we're going anywhere, but when we're late? it puts me over the edge. now that i'm aware, i work harder to not run late, and when we are, i stay aware of my emotions. another trigger is being exhausted. so i'm making changes to not be the night owl i've been, because when i'm tired i'm not the mother i know i can be.
the good news is, leah and i are doing much better. i've had to be firm but loving with her, immediately starting out with a choice to do what she's asked or to go on a time out. that's it, no other options. she learned the hard way to do what she was asked. once we had that down, i was able to ease up, giving her the choice to go potty immediately, or to go in 3 or 4 minutes. and she always chooses to go later, but it's done easily, without a fight. {for the most part--she isn't perfect either.}
together we're seeing our way out of the ugly patch that shadowed our relationship for a couple of months. and we're both growing and finding other ways to communicate and work with each other. motherhood is tough business, one that is constantly stretching and humbling me. and it's for these exact reasons that i wouldn't trade it for any other job in the world.
i've been focusing lately on finding the fear in my life, and working with God to figure out how to eliminate it. it's become my mantra for 2013. next i'm going to write about how it took me a couple of years to recognize, admit and change being a mother who parented out of fear. also known as, "the helicopter mom."
5 comments:
- Nana said...
Linsey, I so wish you were around when I was raising my girls! You are brilliant beyond your years! You are a wonderful mother and I admire you!
Sending love your way as you fulfill the measure of your creation!
- April 22, 2013 at 8:47 AM
- LYDIA said...
I love how honest you are in your posts. It's inspiring :)I admire what you are trying to do as a mother and your mantra for 2013.
- April 22, 2013 at 4:24 PM
- Michelle said...
Hi linsey, your posts always make me think. This one made me uncomfortable--because I am learning these lessons in my mothering too right now. And they are hard. I have found that most of the time I don't actually yell-- but I am "snippy" and short-- which my children (Age 7 and 5) call "yelling" so even though I have learned to not raise my voice, my irritation has been just as hurtful to them. So that is where I am focusing right now. But keeping my tone kind the WHOLE day seems really overwhelming to me. So this month I decided to just focus on our mornings; just being pleasant and loving to my little kids while I get them off to school-- it is only a short amount of time AND I feel rested so I knew I could do it. While I have definitely had my slip ups, I am so happy to tell you how much of a difference it has made in our home. And I find more resolve later in the day to keep those nice feelings going (Still have a long way to go . . . Maybe when I really master mornings I will work on the bedtime hour!) Thanks for your honesty and thoughts.
- April 22, 2013 at 9:02 PM
- lynsey said...
thank you for your comment! i love the idea of picking a smaller goal of time to help change feel not so overwhelming. funny, my kids call my firm tone "yelling" too when i'm actually not, and i remember feeling like if that's what they considered yelling, when then i was doing pretty good! but you're right, it's all about the tone. and i don't want my kids to ever pick up from my tone that i'm disgusted with them. they internalize so much at a young age. it's okay for me to be frustrated, and to vocalize it. but there's a fine line, and i can feel deep down the times that i've crossed it. we're all a work in progress aren't we?
thanks again for the comment. :)
- April 23, 2013 at 1:22 PM
- Rachel Chick said...
I love you so much. I really appreciate your perspective - as always. These are lessons that I'm also learning, but I'm coming along and making progress. I find the more of my own insecurities that I root out, the easier these kind of things go. The more gentle and understanding I am with myself, the easier it is for me to extend that to my children. Thank you, as always, for making me think. You truly are such an influential person to me. You inspire me to be more thoughtful and purposeful in my parenting and I will forever love you for that.
- April 23, 2013 at 7:33 PM


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UK phone-hack probe begins
Leveson today met his inquiry team for the time today. British Prime Minister David Cameron had ordered the inquiry in the wake of allegations of wrongdoing at the now-shuttered `News of the World` tabloid owned by media titan Rupert Murdoch. The probe committee has 12 months to report back to government.
The six-member team includes Indian-origin Shami Chakrabarti, director of campaign group Liberty, George Jones, former Daily Telegraph political editor, David Bell, former chairman of the Financial Times, Elinor Goodman, former Channel 4 political editor, Lord David Currie, former chairman of regulator Ofcom and Sir Paul Scott-Lee, former West Midlands chief constable.
In a statement, Lord Leveson said: "It may be tempting for a number of people to close ranks and suggest the problem is or was local to a small group of journalists then operating at the News of the World.
I would encourage all to take a wider picture of the public good, and help me grapple with the length, width and depth of the problem as it exists."
Leveson said he has the legal power to demand evidence from witnesses and plans to use it "as soon as possible."
He said he would invite all editors, journalists and media owners to highlight what they saw as "inappropriate" practices.
The inquiry will examine press ethics and practices in relation to the public, politicians and police.
Murdoch has been questioned by MPs over allegations of widespread phone-hacking at his group`s Sunday tabloid, the 168-year-old `News of the World`.
Lord Leveson said it was critical that the inquiry concentrated on "the central and most important issue", adding the "focus of the inquiry is the culture practices and ethics of the press in the context of the latter`s relationship with the public, the police and politicians."
He said in September he would hold "a series of seminars on the ethics of journalism and the practices and pressures of investigative journalism", and added: "At some stage there needs to be a discussion of what amounts to the public good, to what extent the public interest should be taken into account and by whom".
There have been concerns that Lord Leveson had some links with the Rupert Murdoch family, due to the fact that he attended two parties at the home of Matthew Freud, the publicist and husband of Elisabeth Murdoch, the daughter of News Corps chairman, Rupert Murdoch.
He said he had met Freud by chance at a dinner in February 2010 when Freud had offered to do some work free of charge on the issue of public confidence in sentencing.
Leveson is chair of the Sentencing Council.
Lord Leveson added that with the knowledge of the Lord Chief Justice, he attended two large evening events at Freud`s London home in London in July 2010 and January 2011 to discuss these issues.


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Internet is going bonkers over a newly launched online makeup store HOK Makeup which caters beauty and makeup products. The website offers a wide range of International makeup and skincare brands at a minimal cost.
HOK Makeup Review:
A lot of customers had their hopes dried up when they came across heartbreaking reviews. Fret not, every online venture must pass through ups and downs before making its way to the top.
Related: This Huda Beauty Faux Filter Foundation Can Hide Your "Tattoos" Or "Scars"
There are pros and cons too just like other online venture carries. According to the reviewers:
- Cheap as compared to Nykaa
- Wide range of products and international brands
- Combo offers, discounts and HOK prof is a bonus.
- Delivery issues as stated by few customers
- Irregular customer service response
- Issues paying refunds to the customers
What to purchase from HOK?
A lot of customers are in favour of Wet N Wild products since they are not easily available elsewhere in India. I was slightly caught up reading HOK Makeup online reviews and found that the Wet N Wild concealers and foundations are burning all the rage on the internet. They are very popular worldwide and is seeming to rack it's rank steadfast post the launch in India.
Popular blogger collabs:
Gradually popular Indian influencers, bloggers and YouTubers are discovering HOK Makeup while keeping viewers on their toes with the collaborations and
Related: Ganoderma Capsules: How to Use it and Health Benefits
Final insight on HOK Makeup reviews: Lot of customers have claimed that the company is involved in doing fake PR and is a large piece of scam promoting fake beauty campaigns. I'd like to conclude that HOK Makeup has a higher responsibility and at times might disappoint their customers but the flaws they make shouldn't define their brand, as every brand is capable of doing mistakes.


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My little sister is crazy about oatmeal raisin cookies. She took the initiative to make these (though I definitely snuck some of the batter beforehand–you know, to make sure it was up to snuff).
3/4 cup vegan shortening or margarine
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
3 teaspoons Ener-G egg replacer mixed with 2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups gluten-free all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 3/4 cups gluten-free oats
1 cup raisins
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening, white sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg replacer and vanilla until fluffy.
3. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
4. Gradually beat the dry ingredients into the butter mixture.
5. Fold in the oats and raisins.
6. Place teaspoonfuls of the batter onto ungreased cookie sheets.
7. Bake 10 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.


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The mum of nine who abandoned her husband of 23 years with whom she had nine children for a Gambian toyboy has defended herself on daytime TV.
Heidi Hepworth, 44, from West Boldon, South Tyneside, revealed how she met Mamadou 'Salieu' Jallow, 32, on Facebook.
Despite never previously going abroad before, Heidi uprooted to Banjul to be with Mamadou, she said on Loose Women today.
When asked if it was true love, Heidi said:
Yeah, I've got photograph on me bank card. I've got three children that were under 16. The holiday was planned for three months. They're all 28 to six.
There were only three of them left behind who I would have loved to take. They were left with my older daughter, she's 28. I went for a month.
They went to school from home and stayed in their own home. It was planned for months.
Speaking about the beginnings of their tryst, she explained:
Salieu contacted me out of the blue. We got talking, just chit chat. Just a friend request. We just chatted for three or fourth months. My marriage was over. The marriage had many, many turns in the road as it went down that straight, as marriages do, you separate. It went stale.
When I first started talking to Salieu (my husband and I) were together. We were friends. But then I made the decision to leave and then things progressed between me and Salieu.
He was like a confidant, he was easy to talk to. And if you had a problem, he'd try and solve it for you. He's 32. I'm 44. I started talking to him in January, left Andrew in May and I went out to visit him in October.
Folk on Twitter went off:
This is disgusting and so close to home for me, it damages relationships with children and these cannot be repaired!!!
— Georgiaa (@GeorgiaMalcolm1) February 1, 2018
Can we have an update on this woman in a few months time when shes been fleeced of all her money im so sorry shes deluded x
— silvana pickering (@silpickering) February 1, 2018
Never accept these friend requests there is only one thing they are after and if she didn't reply some other women would, those poor children x
— Tracy (@tracydepont) February 1, 2018
When Heidi began her journey, she admitted the experience was 'daunting'.
She said:
I got on the plane and thought 'Oh my God, what have I done?'. But then I got there, and he met us off the plane with his brother and friend, and it was alright. It was magical.
He doesn't want nothing. He has three businesses. He has his own passport, his own visa – why would he ask me for a visa if he's got one.
He comes regularly to England to visit his brother's son. His brother had a wife here who's tragically died. And they come regularly.
Despite engaging in a long-distance relationship, Heidi insists it works out. She says Salieu even has a good relationship with her kids and they talk regularly.
"I don't have a single regret leaving my children and husband of 23 years"- UK Woman Who Left Her 9 Children To Meet With Her African Toyboy Speaks Out
A 44-year-old mother of nine, Heidi Hepworth says she doesn't regret leaving her children for Gam… https://t.co/810xfy3XND pic.twitter.com/QUoKPyk5U1
— GidiFeed (@GidiFeed) December 2, 2017
She said:
Salieu video chats to them every day to them. They love him. He's always sending them little presents via video chat, like little dolls and stuff like that. It works.
The older children, there's only two – one lives with their father, one lives with her husband – there's only them two that disagree.
There was a broadcaster here and he reported back to Gambia, and it was all over the radio, TV, with my picture and everything. It was devastating, but I did go to Gambia on my own free will.
Dunno where I stand on this to be honest. I feel bad for the kids but at the same time, Salieu really pulls off sunglasses.
All's fair in love and war.


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Asian equities steadied on Wednesday as investors awaited Federal Reserve policy guidance and the outcome of high level trade talks between the United States and China, while drawing relief from Apple Inc's earnings. Investors were relieved that there was no fresh bad news after the company shocked financial markets at the start of this month when its rare revenue warning sparked fears the U.S.-China trade tensions were taking a toll on the tech sector. CEO Tim Cook, who is in regular contact with U.S. President Donald Trump, also said trade tension between the United States and China is easing in January. That helped boost optimism around current high-level trade talks between the two countries, even though many investors remain sceptical about whether the economic giants can bridge differences over a number of issues, such as intellectual property rights and technology transfers. China's Vice Premier Liu He is in Washington this week to meet U.S. officials, including Trump. U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Tuesday he expected to see significant progress in talks with Chinese officials and that U.S. charges against telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd were a separate issue.
In main currencies, regarding EUR/USD, it was a consolidative day, with the price spending most of the day consolidating around 1.1425, the 50% retracement of the January decline, without European macroeconomic releases, bulls struggled to find a reason to buy the common currency. Regarding GBP/USD, once again flirted with the 1.3200 level but failed to advance beyond the key figure, falling all the way down to 1.3124 mid-US session, as EU authorities anticipated that there are no chances of renegotiating the Brexit deal, despite the UK Parliament was determined to vote a series of amendments, something that they actually did, although most of them, were rejected by lawmakers.
In commodities, regarding Gold the buying interest around it remains unabated, with the rates now printing fresh eight-month peaks near 1312 levels, while the yellow metal rose to the highest levels since May 2018. Oil prices on both sides of the Atlantic are flat lined in Asia as sanctions on Venezuela are likely keeping sellers at bay, while the concerns of global growth slowdown could be capping upside.
For today as per the economic calendar, the high impact news are FOMC Statement, Federal Funds Rate and FOMC Press Conference.


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DFRobot TS01 IR Thermal Sensor is a remote non-contact sensor, which can be used to measure the infrared intensity of an object so as to calculate its surface temperature without touching. The built-in temperature compensation for the sensor greatly ensures the accuracy of the temperature measurement. All kinds of internal parts of the sensor are sealed in a metal shell, which makes it able to protect against impact, water, dust and so on. Given stable output data, this temperature sensor can exhibit a much better measurement performance than most other similar products on the market. The product has been calibrated in wide temperature range before leaving the factory. With an operating temperature of -40℃-85℃, the sensor can be used to measure the temperature of -70℃~380℃ while providing a maximum accuracy of 0.5°C.
An optical filter (long-wave pass ) that cuts off the visible and near infra-red radiant flux is integrated in the package to provide ambient and sunlight immunity. As a standard, the sensor is calibrated for an object emissivity of 1. It can be easily customized by the customer for any other emissivity in the range 0.1…1.0 without the need of recalibration with a black body. Its FOV is small as 5°, which means for a heat source with an outer diameter of 10cm, the maximum detection distance of the sensor can reach up to 116cm.
In addition, we use shielding wires to reduce external radiation interference to the sensor as well to decrease its own radiation interference to the outside environment, which makes the sensor able to apply to all kinds of complicated industrial situations. At the same time, the accuracy of the product has been increased a lot.
The relation between the output temperature T(℃) and the current I(mA) the probe output: T=(I-4)/16*450-70
- Operating Voltage: 7.5~36V DC
- Nominal Current: 20mA
- Operating temperature: -40℃~85℃
- Measuring Temperature: -70℃~380℃
- Measuring Accuracy: ±0.5℃~±4℃
- Defense Grade: IP65
- Probe Diameter: 15.4 mm
- Probe Length: 78 mm
- Cable Length: 1.5m
- Interface Type: stripped tin-plating wire
- Hardware
- Arduino UNO Main Board(or analogous main board) ×1
- TS01 Infrared Temperature Sensor 4-20mA ×1
- Current-to-Voltage Module ×1
- Object Detected ×1
- Software
- Arduino IDE(1.0× or 1.8×), click to download Arduino IDE.
Connection Diagram
- TS01 outputs 4~20mA standard industrial current signal, a current to voltage converter is highly recommended when you want to use MCU to read the value.
- The power supply of TS01 is 7.5-36V, so when using Arduino, please connect it to VIN port and adopt external power supply, otherwise the device would not work properly.
Sample Code
void setup() {
void loop() {
unsigned int ADC_Value = analogRead(A3);
float i=(double)ADC_Value/(204.8*0.12);
float j=(i-4)/16*450-70;
Serial.print("mA, ");//printed current value
Serial.println("\u2103");//printed temperature value
Gradient Diagram of Measuring Accuracy
- The field of view(FOV) of the sensor is 5°. The target dimension and the optical properties of the IR temperature sensor decided the maximum distance between the target and the probe. The field of view of the sensor is shown below.
- The gradient diagram of measuring accuracy of the sensor is shown below (To is the measured temperature; Ta is the temperature of the environment the sensor locates in). Please note that the temperature error only applies to a certain isothermal condition, and it's only valid when the detected object is fully filling in the FOV of the sensor.
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Agile is a methodology for the management of software project development. In contrast to a traditional sequential approach to software development, Agile focuses on the development of a series of incremental iterations of the product, each of which is functional and potentially deployable. Agile projects typically involve small teams working in short bursts, with each of the bursts followed by a review process with the client stakeholders.
|What is Agile Project Management?
Agile with the Scrum process framework
- The Agile approach is only a philosophy of development and does not, in itself, provide a specific, detailed framework for project management.
- The Scrum framework is a specific set of organizational structures, methods, and procedures that allows the Agile philosophy to be applied to projects.
- Scrum clearly defines roles of team members and lays out a concrete plan for both the work of the team and the interaction between team and client.
- Scrum includes three participant roles: Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Team.
- The Product Owner is the liaison between the development team and the other client stakeholders. This role is responsible for communicating project goals and requirements to the team and is involved in the process throughout the project.
- The Scrum Master facilitates communication between the Product Owner and the Team and ensures that the Team has what it needs to get its job done. The Scrum Master is responsible for stakeholder management, in that he or she ensures that the goals set by stakeholders are achievable by the Team.
- The Team consists of a small group developers that works independently, managing its own processes and organization.
The Sprint Planning Meeting
- In the Scrum framework, each incremental iteration of a project is developed during a short work period, typically one or two weeks in length, called a Sprint.
- Each Sprint consists of a consistent series of meetings.
- The first meeting of each Sprint is the Sprint Planning Meeting.
- During the Sprint Planning Meeting, the Product Owner communicates to the team a list of priorities for the project, known as the product backlog.
- The Team decides which items from the backlog can be completed during the Sprint, and the Team and Product Owner, in collaboration, set priorities for the Sprint.
- The resulting list of goals is known as the spring backlog.
- The Team builds a set of tasks that will allow it to complete the priorities during the Sprint.
The Daily Standup Meeting
- Each day during the Sprint, the Team meets to review progress made the previous day, to present a plan for the day ahead, and to express any concerns about challenges that Team members have encountered.
- These meetings are typically short, and the focus is on preventing time lost due to irrelevant discussions.
- When Team members identify obstacles they've encountered, the Scrum Master develops a plan for removing those obstacles.
- When Team members have concerns that require more discussion than the concise Daily Standup allows, they may meet separately in a sidebar meeting following the Daily Standup.
- Each day, goals reached or not reached are recorded on a burndown chart, a graphic representation of progress made to date on the project.
The Sprint Review Meeting
- At the conclusion of each Sprint, the Team and the Product Owner come together in a Sprint Review Meeting to review the work done during the Sprint and assess whether or not the Sprint's goals were met.
- At each Sprint Review Meeting, the Team demonstrates a functional, potentially deployable product to the Product Owner and other client stakeholders.
- Through his or her Review of the product, the Product Owner determines if the Sprint's priorities from the sprint backlog have been completed or not.
The Sprint Retrospective Meeting
- Following the Sprint Review Meeting, the Team and the Scrum Master meet without the Product Owner present to review the successes and challenges the Team encountered during the Sprint.
- Team members are encouraged to speak honestly during the Sprint Review, expressing their concerns about things that went wrong during the Sprint and giving suggestions for improvements.
- After concerns are expressed, the Team compiles a short list of process improvements to be employed during the next Sprint.
- In large-scale projects with multiple teams working independently from one another, an Overall Retrospective Meeting may be convened to review interactions between the teams, as well as interaction between the teams and the rest of the organization.
Onward to the Next Sprint
- After the completion of the Retrospective Meetings, the process begins again.
- The Product Owner and Team come together for another Sprint Planning Meeting, during which new priorities are drawn from the product backlog and goals are set for the next Sprint.
- The process continues, with each Sprint resulting in a new iteration of the product, until all of the priorities of the product backlog have been achieved and the product is complete.


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Hallmark Electricité is a small family business offering a comprehensive range of services, including: electrical installations, electronics and auto electrics. We pride ourselves on first class customer service and aim to provide 100% customer satisfaction, responding to customer needs in as timely fashion as possible. This often entails a 24/7 service.
Whilst we are based in the South Deux-Sevres, practically on the border of the Charente, we cover the entire Poitou-Charentes region but will travel further afield, subject to mileage surcharges.
Hallmark Electricité is registered and insured in France for all of its activities. When making price comparisons please ensure that the company you compare us with is also registered/insured. The last person who works on an electrical installation in France takes full responsibility for that system. If they are not qualified/insured and they make a mistake your insurance may not pay out.
Our two vans carry advanced testing equipment for electrics, electronics and auto-electrics. All installations undergo full final testing upon completion of the job to ensure compliance and quality control.
Hallmark Electricité can survey your job requirements FREE OF CHARGE to produce a detailed devis that is sent to the customer as soon as possible.
We are CAI qualified (Confederation of Aerial Industries) - the CAI are the recognised body for the Aerial and Satellite industry. Our electrical service complies fully with French regulations and we are always prepared to spend as much time with the customer to ensure we fully understand their needs and requirements.
Hallmark Electricité offers a wide range of services based around the electrics/electronics/auto-electrics theme - please visit the links for more information.
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What to Expect.
Please wear whatever will be comfortable to move around in. Yoga clothes are not necessary. Bring a mat, or rent one of ours. A water bottle is also helpful. We do not sell water, but do have a cooler to refill yours. Our studio is not heated, but feel free to bring a towel if you would like.
There are multiple places to park. Metered street parking along Plainfield is an especially good option for early morning, evening, and weekend classes, as meters are not enforced at these times (read: free to park). Other options include the free public parking lots off Quimby (behind the brewery east of Plainfield, or behind Culver CPA west of Plainfield), and free on-street parking on Coit (the street behind the studio). See a map of the options here.
walking in.
Walk in the front door (or, if you're running a few minutes late, please walk down the alley to the back. If more than 5 minutes late, please consider another class). You'll be greeted by the teacher or check-in staff, and sign in for class. This can be as simple as giving your last name, or, if it's your first time at the studio, providing additional information and signing a waiver. Payment is necessary at this point.
Your stuff.
Please remove your shoes as you come in. In the back of the studio, you'll find cubbies for your shoes as well as your personal items. Coats go on the rack.
Setting up.
Grab a block (or two) from the wall on the side of the studio. Set up your mat (if you need to rent one, simply let the staff know at check-in).
Enjoy your class!
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The Warrensburg murder charges have been dropped against 24-year-old Ziyad Abid. The Saudi national was charged with first-degree murder in the 2012 death of Blaine Whitworth.
Authorities first questioned Reginald Singletary Jr. for the crime. Singletary was an employee in a bar owned by Whitworth.
As reported by Fox 4 News, Singletary confessed to killing 25-year-old Whitworth. However, he explained that the murder was a hired hit. Singletary contends that he was hired by Abid to kill his Whitworth. A motive was never revealed.
Abid was arrested an held on $2 million bond. Although the bond was provided in April, Circuit Judge Michael Wagner denied Abid's release. The $2 million was paid to the court by the Saudi government.
Judge Wagner was uncomfortable with the source of the bond. He was also concerned that Abid would flee the country. Abid remained in jail for nearly a year.
Pat Peters, Abid's attorney, argued that there was no evidence against his client. Peters contends that Singletary changed his story numerous times.
Throughout his questioning, Singletary reportedly blamed a gang and the Mafia for hiring him to kill Whitworth. He eventually changed his story one last time, pointing the finger at Abid.
The Warrensburg murder charges against Abid have now been dropped. As reported by KansasCity.com, Prosecutor Lynn M. Stoppy issued a statement about the unexpected change:
"Very recently, our understanding of evidence previously obtained from a critical witness has changed… the state is currently left without sufficient evidence to support the prosecution at this time."
Chief of Police, Bruce Howey, is disappointed with the prosecutor's decision. He points out that law enforcement is tasked with investigating crime to the best of their ability. When they are satisfied with the evidence, it is turned over to the prosecutor.
He explains that when a case is turned over to the prosecutor, law enforcement has no power to challenge their decisions.
Due to Singletary's pending case, Chief Howey declined further comment.
The Warrensburg murder charges have been dropped against Ziyad Abid. However, he is now facing deportation. He was granted a student visa while studying in the US. However, his visa expired while he was in jail. He is now in the US illegally.
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👊Less Pain All Gain👊
What do we really know about pain?
Pain is one of those "you know it when you feel it" kind of sensations. But it's also a strange phenomenon, when you think about it. A snowball is cold, and so it feels cold when you touch it. A block of concrete is rough, so it feels rough when you touch it. But a knife isn't painful on its own. Neither is a pot of boiling water or the leg of a table. We handle these things safely all the time, and experience their mass and temperature and texture. But pain exists only in the body, and even more specifically (as people who've experienced anesthesia know firsthand) in our minds. But that doesn't make it less real! So what exactly is happening when we feel pain, and how do we stop it from negatively impacting our lives?
How does pain work?
There are three primary types of pain, and each of them works a slightly different way.
1.) Nociceptive pain (tissue pain).
There are many different kinds of sense receptors in the body. Some are sensitive to heat or cold, some to touch or pressure. Others, called free nerve endings, aren't specialized for any one type of stimulus. When a significant stimulus triggers these nerve endings, they send a message through the spinal cord and up to the brain indicating that something potentially dangerous has happened. The brain then decides (without consulting the part involved in conscious thought, alas) whether this is something to ignore or brush off or if it seems likely that damage has occurred. This then sends this message back down to the affected part of the body.
If the message is "No biggie, 'tis but a scratch," then you'll most likely shake yourself off and forget the incident even happened. If it's "WHOA, THIS SEEMS LIKE A PROBLEM," then you experience this as pain.
This is useful! Just ask someone with CIPA, or congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis, a disease that leaves people insensitive to pain. Imagine not noticing a bit of grit in your eye until it damages your cornea, developing stress fractures in your feet because nothing is telling you it's time to sit down, or ending up with burns in your mouth and throat because you don't realize your coffee is scalding hot. Pain stops us from trying to walk on a sprained ankle or go for a run when we have a fever. Tissue damage, high temperatures, low pH, and capsaicin (the active ingredient in hot peppers) are all common triggers for this process.
But brains aren't always correct when it comes to assessing danger. Lorimer Moseley gives a brilliant example of this in his TEDx talk. What's the difference between the pain from a scratch on the leg and the pain from a nearly-fatal snake bite? Spoiler: it's whatever your brain is expecting. That's why you might feel little pain after a bicycle accident, but be in agony when getting the wound stitched up two hours later. Pain is weird.
2.) Neuropathic pain (nerve pain).
This is pain that results from an issue with the nervous system itself, rather than surrounding tissues. If you've ever banged your funny bone, you know this feeling well. Common forms of neuropathic pain include:
- Sciatica: pain in the sciatic nerve running through the hip and down into the leg and foot
- Diabetic neuropathy: nerve damage resulting from fluctuating blood sugar levels
- Carpal tunnel syndrome: pain resulting from the compression of the nerves that run through the wrist into the hand
Less common forms include phantom limb pain (pain that feels like it originates in an amputated limb) and postherpetic neuralgia, which occurs as a result of getting shingles.
Neuropathic pain can be especially frustrating because the normal things we do to reduce pain are often useless when it comes to pain originating in the nervous system. Moving or not moving our muscles, applying heat or ice, these can have relatively little impact on nerve pain.
What's more, nerves don't heal as well as things like muscles and skin do, which makes nerve pain more likely to become chronic pain.
3.) Other kind of pain. The unknown. Where and Why?
Pain is messy, and a lot of it doesn't fall into either of the two categories above. Fibromyalgia is a great example of this. Is it pain resulting from tissue damage? Nope. What about nerve damage? Not as far as we can tell. It's caused by the nervous system malfunctioning, sometimes in horrible ways, but that don't result from actual nerve damage. Often a lot of it. And the world of medicine is still trying to figure out why.
So how do we alleviate pain?
There are several different options.
- If the pain is caused by some kind of physical injury or stimulus, you can work on fixing that. If your hand is being burned on a lightbulb, you can remove your hand, which will make most of that pain go away. If you're experiencing a muscle cramp in your foot, you can flex the foot (manually, if necessary). If you're experiencing pain from sitting in the same position for too long, you can move around and shake out your legs. If the cause of the pain is inflammation, anti-inflammatories and ice can reduce that. This is perhaps the ideal form of pain relief, although it's not always in the realm of the possible.
- You can block the messages that tell your brain you're in pain. This is how many painkillers work. Ice can also numb nerve endings.
- You can convince your brain that you're not in any real danger. This is a tough one, because the brain doesn't just listen when you tell it things. But it's well documented that fear, stress, and anxiety lead to increased pain perception. And of course, pain leads to stress, which leads to pain … General relaxation techniques—from meditation to light exercise to getting a massage—can all be helpful in turning the brain's pain alarms down a notch. Physical therapy (practicing certain motions in a way that isn't painful) and talk/art therapy can also be useful here too.
How can massage help with pain?
Sometimes the issue is one that massage can help manage on a physical level. Such as trigger point therapy or even cupping. But even more often, massage gives the brain a chance to let down its guard and experience something non-painful and even pleasant in the body. And while there's no silver bullet for pain, that can mean a lot for people whose pain has defied more straightforward treatments and whose injuries or illnesses are already healed.
Feeling the hurt yourself? Suffering from chronic pain? Need pain management? There's a massage with your name on it. Book your next one today with Annie at ZenGate Healing Arts!
12 Days of Zen Day 5
On the fifth day of 'zen'mas my massage therapist gave to me! A free printable of The Five Reiki Principles just for me!
Have you heard of the Five Reiki Principles by Dr. Mikao Usui? These five principles, (you can call them little mantras too) are a suggested guideline for all Reiki Practitioners and enthusiasts that everyone can live by; To promote a healthy & loving way of life.
Try them out, recite each one every morning for one week and let it change the way you think, feel & live! Blessings & a hug!
5 Tips for Neck and Shoulder Care Between Massage Appointments
People with neck and shoulder issues often have their pain return before their next massage appointment. Work, play and children all make demands on the body. A dull ache can quickly turn into a burning pain especially while folding laundry, doing yard work, playing on the computer or any of the other million things you do.
What can you do between professional massage appointments to take the edge off neck and shoulder pain? Here are some ideas.
1.Take a Break
Take short breaks as often as you can if you sit at a computer all day. Move your shoulders around and s-t-r-e-t-c-h. Ideally you can get up and move around a bit. But even if you're chained to the desk, you can rock out a little Deskercise to stay loose.
2.Get the kids into it
Have a short yoga break together! There are plenty of videos made especially for kids, and the moves are just as beneficial for adults. Bonus: got a little one averse to naptime? Try the lying-down postures here and maybe you'll get a short break.
3.Heat it
Just 10-15 minutes of heat on your shoulders can make a huge difference in how your tissue moves and feels. You don't need a fancy heating pad, you can DIY that.
Try it, you might be surprised how much it helps! It's not complicated, just grab a tennis ball or a red rubber ball and check out these techniques.
5.Choose the right pillow
You spend about a third of your time in bed, be sure it's cozy for your neck. Side-sleepers have different needs than belly-sleepers. The right pillow at night can help you all day.
A few minutes of self care every day, little changes, can make a huge difference in how you feel. See you at your next appointment!
Should I talk during a massage?
Should I talk during a massage?
Sure, if you'd like to talk go right ahead! At ZenGate we understand that talking can help you further relax into massage, especially if you need to work through any challenges in your life. The important thing to remember is that this treatment is all about you relaxing and enjoying the experience.
While many therapists discourage talking in hopes that you will relax, we understand some people feel more relaxed starting off talking, and as the massage progresses, the nervous system enters to the land of quiet parasympethic relaxation which equals more zzz's!
What it really comes down to is the important issue that there are times when you need to speak up. If the therapist is doing anything that may cause discomfort, makes you uncomfortable, or pain you should let her know immediately. Also, let her know if you get too warm or too cold, if the room is too bright, music is to loud or if the pressure is causing pain. If something is not working for you – speak up! It's OK!
5 tips for ZEN & a happier holiday season
Happy holidays!
Happily 'getting stressed out, trying to do too many things, and shop till you drop' season. Ohhh, wait. That's not promising! Maybe this year is the year to mix it up and make your holidays a little easier on yourself. WHY? Because you are worth it!
1. Forget perfection
Sometimes gingerbread men will be missing a limb. The tree may have a bald spot. The kugel may not taste exactly like your grandma's. Do You Know what? None of it matters. Decide what's truly important to you over the holidays, and focus on that. Maybe its just the family pics and the annual card. (Wait, I think I need to schedule a photo session, never mind, my camera has a timer!)
2. Enlist help
Once you drop the desire for Norman Rockwell levels of perfection, it gets much easier to ask for help and delegate tasks.
Kids can sign the names and address holiday cards. Wrap gifts in plain brown paper and kids can stay occupied decorating with crayons and ribbon.
3.Stick to a budget
Much of the holiday stress people feel can be attributed to money woes. Make a spending budget, a list and check it twice, making sure the gifts you choose are within your budget's reach. And when you're tempted to overspend, remember that things are rarely as meaningful as a kind thought or gesture.
If your a New ZenMommie consider making one of a kind treasured gifts seen here.
4.Shop local
Shy away from the average stuff you get at chain stores and Amazon. Visit your local bookstore, bakery and massage office (Hey! That's me!) to get gifts and gift certificates that really mean something.
Look for a winter farmers' market where you can buy jars of local honey or handmade ornaments. Keep a stash in your car with some gift bags for last-minute "I can't believe I forgot to get a gift for my kid's teacher" type situations. Bonus: you're supporting small business at the same time!
5.Get a massage
Taking care of yourself makes you better able to take care of all the people who depend on you! Here's to a wonderful holiday low on stress, filled with fun and a little more of ZEN! To schedule your massage click here.


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Take in the best of historic Bath and buzzing Bristol at the Art Weekender, a three day celebration of the arts across two fantastic cities.
For the first time ever, these two West Country cities are showcasing exhibitions, one off events, artist talks, family activities and performances in over 30 different historic, unusual and outdoor venues. Artists will be coming to Cleveland Pools in Bath (an outdoor historic Georgian swimming pool) and the gorgeous Prior Park Landscape Garden. The streets of Bristol will also be taken over for interactive displays and animated projections will illuminate the buildings. What's more, most of the venues are completely free to visit.
Bristol is just 12 minutes away from Bath by train, so it couldn't be easier to visit both destinations during your trip.
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The ultimate all-inclusive, private vacation villa located in the Caribbean resort, Punta Cana Golf and Beach Club.
Look no further for the ultimate all-inclusive, tropical Caribbean dream vacation destination! Las Arenas is a nine-bedroom, neoclassical, southern antebellum style, single-family home within the Puntacana Resort and Golf Club in the Province of La Altagracia on the eastern Caribbean coast of the Dominican Republic. The location is only a few minutes' drive from the Punta Cana International Airport, which has over 60 flights per day arriving from all over the world. The 13,000 square foot (1200 sq. meters) single-family home complex was built in 2008 for a member of the British royal family, and is privately situated on a 2 acre eco-sensitive property. The compound is comprised of three buildings; the central main house, the guest house and the staff house. The central main home has a spacious, classically-furnished living room, and an exquisitely decorated formal dining room. The luxurious master suite is appointed with a private bath, seating area and private terrace, and adjacent library, computer work station, and entertainment center with cable and projection television and bar. On the ground floor of the main house there are four king-size bedrooms with private baths, central dining room and bar. Artfully decorated interior and exterior terraces on the ground floor offer views of the pool, beautifully landscaped gardens and the crystal blue Caribbean Sea, beyond. Upon entering the main courtyard of Las Arenas, the visitor views the guest house to the east, appointed with 4 bedrooms, two of which have twin beds and one with a child's crib. All bedrooms in the tropically inspired decorated guest house have their own full baths and terraces. All bedrooms are equipped with ceiling fans, and air conditioning as well as wi-fi network. To the western side of the courtyard is the kitchen, laundry and staff residence. The vehicle parking area is located behind staff residence. The full-time Villa staff is comprised of five highly-skilled professionals; the cook, the housekeeper, waitress, chauffeur and gardener. Full-time concierge service will fulfill all your needs. Also, there are three golf carts available for use as well as a chauffeur-driven compact automobile. Meals are prepared at Las Arenas from our extensive, healthy gormet menu and served at the time and place of your choice. Our concierge will work closely with you prior to arrival to arrange the your choices to best suit the desired culinary experience for you and your guests. There are also eight restaurants within the resort to satisfy a wide variety of gastronomical experience, with more dining options located in Punta Cana village, including international cuisine. Each day your bedroom will be regularly cleaned and in the evening your beds turned down. All laundry will be collected each morning and returned the same day washed and ironed. The refreshment bars are set up at noon with cocktails and wine and again in the early evening for aperitifs before dinner. Just a short golf cart ride away, there are four championship golf courses, designed by T. Fazio and P.B. Dye. If you are a tennis lover, six beautifully situated courts are also available within the resort. Lawn croquet is a fun way to spend a lazy afternoon on the lush green lawns of the property. A five-minute walk will lead you to a gorgeous, three-mile long, white sandy beach gently kissing the crystal blue Caribbean Sea. At the end of the beach, by the La Choza restaurant, you will find a complete water sports center for diving, kayaking, sailing, and deep-sea fishing excursions. Also located on the beach, is the famous Puntacana Resort Ecological Foundation Reserve, with 1500 acres of nature preserve featuring pristine fresh water lagoons for a cooling swim. The reserve also a boasts a small zoo populated with indigenous animal life and an organic farm. Walking down the beach in the opposite direction, toward Playa Blanca beach, there is a kite-surfing school, widely used by kite-surfing enthusiasts, where ideal wind conditions exist, most of the year. The international renowned spa Six Senses is practically on your door step. This tropically exotic facility features Thai, Vietnamese and Shiatsu massage for individuals or couples, a beauty room, and treatment rooms ideal for couples. Each has its own relaxation area and steam room. Two outdoor treatment suites are surrounded by an herb garden and tropical plantings with private baths. As part of the spa's holistic focus, beauty and pampering treatments, hydrotherapy, yoga, pilates, reiki and meditation are also offered. Your unforgettable stay at Las Arenas will be tailored to your needs. The all-inclusive 'personal touch' encompasses every aspect of your stay, whether you would like breakfast in bed or dinner by the pool. Our chauffeur will whisk you to any location within the Bavaro-Veron vicinity. Golf carts are on hand if you want to visit the beach, the restaurants and bars or a trip to the ecological reserve. A selection of wine and beer is available for your enjoyment. Special dietary requirements can be arranged for and sourced locally. The all-inclusive Las Arenas experience encompasses the relaxed luxury of a hotel and the cozy privacy of your own home. Amenities included in the all-inclusive rate are: Private check-in/out Welcoming cocktail reception Three daily meals from our extensive menu Soft drinks Alcoholic beverages by generous alottment Three golf carts Compact auto with chauffer Concierge assistance, full-time Daily room housekeeping service Round trip private transportation to and from PC airport Butler service Mobile phone network Wi fi internet service, free Resort amenities access Visit our official website: www.lasarenasvilla.com
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A seeming gentlemen is going on a tour on all the networks making excuses why he is the good guy and President Trump is the bad guy. I call it the excuses tour or maybe the save my butt tour, for selling his book, he has to make a living somehow since he got fired. He probably got sizable advance to publish the book, after all he is Jim Comey who appeared on nationwide TV countless times before and after the election. Democrats will be reading the book since it slams the President. But then again his letter to congress also killed Hillary chances to become president, or so they say. I still can't believe he fully expected Hillary to win the presidency in spite of the investigation going on. Is almost half the country that corrupt to want this particular woman, who is more corrupt than they, are to lead the country?
I watched hours on end of Comey's testimony before the sub committee again. It appears he knew this was to be a complicated mess at the start because of the timing of the election going on. There is no reason to impeach President Donald Trump and there never will be. It is this bitter jealousy and hatred that is doing much harm to the country's morale. It will be very interesting to see how the election goes this fall for congress. By the what, president is morally pure to be President? Can you name one?


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Forgot about myself
Been off this place for a very long time … The daily life made forget about myself. About photography. About being alive. Need to get this thing going. Not necessarily to talk photography, but more as a place to take a minute and reflect. Vacation are coming soon. I'll try to post some stuff while … Continue reading Forgot about myself


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|Archived February 20, 2019
"Team Delmarva" Completes Second Comprehensive Seafloor Mapping off the Delmarva Peninsula
For 37 days this summer, scientists and engineers primarily from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center mapped the seafloor and sub seafloor of the Delmarva (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia) inner continental shelf. This completes the 2-year geophysical mapping component of the Hurricane Sandy Response Project—Linking the Delmarva Peninsula's Geologic Framework to Coastal Vulnerability. Highlights of the 2015 cruise included outstanding data collection, great teamwork, wonderful weather, and a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) rocket launch.
The Delmarva Peninsula is the 220-kilometer-long headland, spit, and barrier island complex in the Mid-Atlantic consisting of the states Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. Parts of this coastline are experiencing some of the highest rates of sea-level rise in the East Coast (visit National Assessment of Coastal Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise). In 2012, Hurricane Sandy severely impacted many national assets (for example, Wallops Flight Facility, Assateague Island National Seashore, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge) and coastal municipalities along the Delmarva Peninsula exposing the need for knowledge of the sediment sources, transport pathways, sinks that support the beach and barrier system. Comprehensive inner continental shelf geophysical mapping provides the data essential to fill these knowledge gaps. Similar efforts conducted in New York, North Carolina, South Carolina (visit http://woodshole.er.usgs.gov/project-pages/coastal_change/), California, the northern Gulf of Mexico, and Massachusetts have proven crucial to the assessment of coastal hazards as well as to habitat characterization and identification of cultural resources in those regions.
Aboard the 132-foot motor vessel (M/V) Scarlett Isabella, "Team Delmarva," consisting of Bill Danforth, Emile Bergeron, Alex Nichols, Chuck Worley, Jackson Curie, Dave Foster, Brian Andrews, Eric Moore, Wayne Baldwin, Seth Ackerman, and Laura Brothers, collected chirp and 16-channel boomer seismic reflection profiles, swath bathymetry, acoustic backscatter data and sediment samples in June-July, 2015. With amazing weather and solid equipment performance, the cruise had only 52 hours of unscheduled down time during the 6-week period. Working 12-hour shifts, 24 hours a day, in windowless lab vans filled with computers and expertise, the team collected over 5,500 kilometers (km) of geophysical data tracklines. In the last 2.5 days of the cruise, 125 samples and photos of the seafloor were collected.
While finishing survey work in the Chincoteague Bight the morning of June 25, the M/V Scarlett Isabella was instructed to vacate the vicinity due to a rocket launch at neighboring Wallops Flight Facility. From a safe distance "Team Delmarva" had a clear view of the 6 a.m. launch of the rocket RockOnVIII, a suborbital rocket that carried student experiments. That event, along with the many days at sea continuously collecting and processing data, made the 2015 cruise memorable. The more than 5 terabytes of data collected during the cruise are already being examined and prepared for release and dissemination by Elizabeth Pendleton, Ed Sweeney, and Rob Thieler. Between 2014 and 2015, "Team Delmarva" collected trackline data along a linear distance of 10,000 km over an area of 5,700 square kilometers of the Delmarva inner continental shelf. Already, data from the 2014 survey are in use by regional stakeholders. (For more information about the 2014 survey, see Sound Waves article "USGS Scientists Conduct Comprehensive Seafloor Mapping off the Delmarva Peninsula.") The successful 2015 survey completes another USGS regional geophysical study that lays the groundwork for understanding coastal response to hazards.
in this issue:
USGS Completes Second Expedition for Atlantic Submarine-Landslide Studies
USGS Hosts USF Oceanography Camp for Girls
USGS Continues Collaboration for Native Youth in Science
USGS Assists in Another Year of Woods Hole Partnership in Education
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The darkest days of our Adoption
This is one of the hardest posts to write. It is so difficult to revisit all the emotions that I have buried. But it is a story that should be shared.
We couldn't help but be excited about the two new additions that would be coming to join our family. And to top it all off, there was a possibility that we could travel by Christmas. What an amazing gift from God, to be blessed with two boys.
Soon after the fundraiser, that our families put together for our adoption, we started to put together the boys' room. We had decided to let the boys share a room since they were so close in age. It was such an exciting time. We were preparing a room, as a couple would prepare a nursery for their new baby.
Our baby, less than a year old, and our toddler were going to have a really cool room. The theme was woodland creatures. My father-in-law helped us build a small closet in the room which created a reading nook. The walls were a light tan color with a burnt orange as the accent. We purchased a moss green shag rug to bring the feel of nature into the room. One side of the closet was painted with chalk board paint. We were going to attached camping coffee cups to hold the eraser and chalk pieces. We filled the room with stuffed animals, toys, and books. The closet began to fill with clothes. Of course all the clothes were woodland themed. Who can't resist the cute pajamas with baby fox on the feet, or the deer on the butt. The only thing that we needed was the crib, which was going being made by my father-in-law.
November came and we still hadn't heard from our agency regarding our boys. We knew that travel could be last minute. Somewhere we had read that it could be less than 7 days notice to travel. So we continued moving forward as planned. And as planned and required, we paid in full, $25,000 dollars, to our agency for the international fees and agency processing fees. December of 2016 we were contacted by our social worker from our international agency.
We could hear in her voice that something wasn't right. Now, I don't know if it was because it had happened so often,but my brain and emotions just went, "Oh well, it wasn't meant to be. Move on Adam." or was it the fact that I was in complete shock with what was being said to us. Somewhere in the middle of our conversation, it started sinking in that, we were in for a bumpy ride. Our international agency was being shut down by the United States Department of Justice.
So many emotions and questions were racing through our heads. What is going to happen to our boys? How are going to find them? Who is our new agency going be? We couldn't comprehend what was going on. Somehow the social worker convinced us not to worry. She told us that they were going to appeal the decision by the D.O.J. that shut them down.
A few more weeks had passed with very little communication from our agency. They didn't return any phone calls and responded to very few emails. And now, out the blue, we receive an email with a transfer document which stated our adoption file was being transferred to a new international agency. Our current agency was going to pay the $1000 transfer fee and we were to pay the nonrefundable $250 application fee. Well, can I say, at this point our journey pretty much had hit rock bottom. Everything was in limbo. Again everything was filled with uncertainty.
We contacted our new agency and filled out the standard application paperwork.
If you have lost count, this was the third time we had filled out an application!
Part of me should have been surprised when we heard that the $1000 transfer was never received. Not only was that never received, but our $25,000 that we paid in full was never received by our new agency. And just to add the icing on the cake, our adoption file containing all of our original documents was never forwarded to the new agency. For two weeks I continued contacting our old agency attempting to get our money and adoption file.
In the middle of February our old international agency was raided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
I felt like we were on some television drama that was turning into a horror flick. And the worst part about it, is that we felt like there was no way out. You know that part when the actor keeps falling down while be chased by the bad guy? Yep!!! That was us.
Immediately our new agency was were trying to locate our boys. After a few weeks, they were able to locate the older boy, but were unable to locate the baby. To top it all off, they told us that it was very suspicious that a baby was even "available" for international adoption. In Poland, the children need to be available for domestic adoption for a certain time frame before becoming available for international adoption. So many things weren't adding up!
We didn't know where to turn. I started reaching out to attorney friends, trying to get some advice. Our new agency advised us to register our complaint with the State Attorney General's office. Thankfully, we saved every piece of electronic communication with our old agency. In the meantime, we hard to start picking up the pieces, that we called our life.
It was so hard. Out of all the upsets, this hurt the worst. So much hope was instilled in us. Our little boy was gone! One by one the clothes came down from his closet and packed away in a Rubbermaid tote. With each pajama, shirt, and onesie a piece of our heart went with it.
Seriously, are we ever going to have children?
At first, I thought God was punishing us. Then I thought the world was against us. And now it was our very own government. What more do we need to go through? How much more heartache must we endure?
I was tired and I was worn. Above all, I had zero faith it was ever going to happen.


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