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But here you are, staring at the paper and pen.
You've done nothing so far. You're too worried about ruining the perfectly good sheet of paper. Your recycling bin was already full and collection isn't for another five days.
You don't want that tree to go to waste.
Of course you don't. You regret how careless you were with your ink the past few days.
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Then, you fold the paper, careful not to smudge the ink.
You draw the outline of a paper crane on the wing of the plane, and you toss the paper out the window.
I found it two days later, judging by the date you wrote.
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Empathy + Compassion
Some of the most influential people I know do more than empathise with me. Empathy is important. But when it comes down it, what truly separates world-class influencers from manipulators?
One of the most acutely painful moments in my life made me quite vulnerable. I approached a man who was a leader. Len was also a great talker. He was ready with opinions on most things.
When I told him my news, he did something unexpected.
He wept with me.
Len is no longer with us, but I remember him with great fondness and deep appreciation, not least for that moment. For me, it was a defining moment. His compassion transcended his talk, his opinions, his wisdom. At that moment, he showed me great leadership. At that moment, I realised I needed something other than counsel and direction: I needed someone to walk with me in my pain.
I read this quote recently from Seth Godin:
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"Empathy is not sufficient. Compassion is more useful because it's possible to talk to someone who is experiencing something that you've never experienced."
We cannot always expect to have had an experience similar others. And we can never expect to have had another's experience exactly.
Like empathy, there are examples that corrupt the meaning of the word compassion. But I leave it out there for you today.
Empathy + Compassion. This combination truly separates the forensic manipulator from the servant leader.
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Remember Richard Mourdock? He's the guy in Indiana who hates bipartisanship. After defeating Sen. Dick Lugar in Indiana's GOP primary, he's battling Democrat Rep. Joe Donnelly for Lugar's senate seat.
Well someone on Mourdock's team posted several new videos about the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to his YouTube page—each one envisions a different ending, including a ruling of unconstitutional, upheld, partial rollback, and a non-answer from the court.
The Supreme Court is expected to issue its finding on ACA any day now, possible Monday, and Mourdock's team just wanted to be prepared, a spokesman told Politico.
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If you're into photography and have bought a single lens reflex camera, you'll soon start swearing over the fact that there they don't use the same lens mount.
Canon, Nikon, Sony et al all use their own lens mounts meaning you're stuck with one brand that might have great optics, but only so-and-so cameras. Unless you sell the lot and start again, which is an expensive proposition.
There might be a really great lens from manufacturer A that you would like to use on camera B, but it's not going to work, not usually. There have been adapters around for a few years now, but they tend work with just some lenses, or provide partial features for these. Autofocusing accuracy and speed can get compromised severely using adapters for instance.
Having tried the Metabones III (not the newer IV) adapter with very mixed results to mount Canon EF lenses on Sony A7 cameras, I wasn't sure what to expect from the new Sigma MC-11 device.
This little device sits between the lens and the camera body; the MC-11 is officially aimed at customers who have bought Sigma lenses with Canon EF mount and who wish to use them on their Sony A7 full-frame and other cameras like the A6300 with the smaller APS-C sensor.
The MC-11 makes the Canon lenses seem like Sony ones to the camera, and so far, it's been great on both the A7RII and A6300. Sigma says the MC-11 is for its own ART lenses only, and have listed 19 of them as being fully supported by the adapter.
My 35mm Sigma 35mm f/1.4 lens with Canon mount is pretty much perfect coupled with the A7RII: autofocus is fast and accurate, and camera brings the additional benefit of in-body image stabilisation, something I don't get with my Canon 7D.
What makes the MC-11 doubly attractive is that you can use newer Canon EF (not EF-S) lenses with it. I had the brilliant 70-200mm f/2.8 for a while, and can report that it works pretty well with the MC-11.
Am hoping to have more Canon lenses to try out with the MC-11 soon, but indications are that the MC-11 works well with a range those with a few exceptions.
Note that using Canon lenses with the MC-11 is totally unsupported, so you're on your own if you do. Pro tip: make sure you switch off the camera before swapping lenses, for safety's sake.
That'd be newer Canon lenses of course: for the sake of it, I mounted my now-ancient 70-300mm f4-5.6 IS USM zoom on the MC-11 and yeah, nah, it's not fantastic with the autofocus stepping slowly back and forth.
Drawbacks to the MC-11 include the high-ish NZ price, around $500 when it sells for US$249 in American online stores.
Besides, old lenses just don't have the sharpness required for the amazing Sony A7RII with its 42 megapixel full-frame sensor.
There's a USB port on the MC-11 as well, to update the firmware in the adapter to make it compatible with future lenses which is good.
Drawbacks to the MC-11 include the high-ish NZ price, around $500 when it sells for US$249 in American online stores (around $355, thanks high NZ$) but you have to add freight and GST to that, and bear in mind the lack of local support for goods bought from overseas.
The adapter isn't weather sealed either, which some pros might need.
Those flaws are not major however, so if you're a Canon refugee to Sony cameras and don't wish to part with your lenses, the Sigma MC-11 is definitely worth trying out.


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FIrst let me mention I am not a CDS or Relational Database expert and most of my knoledge comes from Access bacj in the day. I am trying to wrap my head around Picklist in CDS. If I was building a relational database I would have on table with an ID column and a value column (example: locations) and I would have another table with sales data where one on the columns is the location ID. You could then create a query to get the location name and sales data together. The would prevent repeating the same location information over and over again in one table. Why do we not do this in CDS or should we. Is there a speed difference in PowerApps for creating entities insted of Picklists?
I am having an issue with dropdown and display fields in PowerApps caused by Lookup fields and I am not sure if entities are a better option. I am thinking they are not but looking for a technical reason to wrap my head around.
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If you're looking for a romantic honeymoon vacation in Hawaii, beautiful memories await your arrival! Your ideal honeymoon might be in a resort on the main island of Oahu. On famed Waikiki Beach you can spend romance-filled days and nights in the privacy of a room with gorgeous ocean or mountain views.
The more adventuresome might prefer to drive over Pali Pass with its breathtaking vistas of the windward shore. On the north shore, Waimea Beach's spectacular surf is only for experts. For honeymooners for whom only the most awesome of views approach the wow standard of their private moments, few spots on the main island of Oahu can match Waimea.
Many honeymooners in Hawaii seek romance on the neighboring isle of Kauai where isolated beaches offer the privacy they crave. For a storybook setting, how about orchids that dangle from trees in the inland forests? The island's Waimea Canyon rivals the mainland's Grand Canyon, in a gentler climate.
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Fear has gripped students of Damongo Senior High School in the West Gonja district of the Northern region following the death of Falila Natogma a first year female home economics student.
It was suspected that the deceased student died of meningitis. A source in the school who spoke on condition of anonymity said the late Falila Natogma died at about 1pm and was buried around 4:30pm per Islamic practice.
He said about 12 more students are on admission at the West Gonja District Hospital in Damongo for treatment.
The cause of this, our source says it is as a result of overcrowded classrooms and dormitories in the school.
He explained that "In this school about 20 girls are in one room and in the case of the boys, it's an eye saw"
He disclosed that the case is not only with the Damongo SHS but most of the schools in the Gonjaland suffer this problem.
Meanwhile reports gathered by Rainbow Radio's Prince Kwame Tamakloe indicate that some parents who have their wards in the school have started taking them home before vacation.
Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that the deceased died from meningitis. A preliminary report by a medical team at the Damongo District Hospital, has indicated that the death of a student at the school in the West Gonja District of the Northern Region, was caused by non-communicable meningitis.


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True Love Transcends Time
Lovers Who Were Together Before
She should have just told him everything right from the start. Yet even as her heart was telling her this, her mind already drew up an impressive list of rationalizations. And were they ever creative! She moved through the next weeks in a fog, as if some other power had completely taken over her life. She acted fast, before she had too much time to think about it. She never told another soul. Was there pain? Years later, when she dared to think about that period with distance, the sorrow and pain were still so overwhelming that she wondered how she even made the decision while so young. God, how she loved him! Yet she gave him so many chances, and he blew them all. She may as well have given him her heart on a silver platter. Throw in the soul too.
An Unexpected Twist
Lilly met Liam one afternoon while she was out bowling with her girlfriends. He and some of his friends began playing at the next lane, and the two groups soon had a friendly conversation and competition going. Lilly knew Liam was special the minute she laid eyes on him. He had curly red hair, laughing gray eyes, and the personality of a natural leader. Those eyes always seemed like they could look right through her. But it was more than that. She felt a connection with him that a fifteen year old girl does not yet quite understand. Now she would say she knew him in another life. But at that age Lilly did not have a grasp of such things.
He always treated her like she was so fragile, made her feel beautiful. Her best friend Sherry was there too, they lived only two blocks away from each other. When it was time for the girls to head for home, Liam and his friend Russell offered to walk the girls home. How quaint. People actually walked back then. It was about three miles, so they had time to talk and joke, and all seemed to click together. When the guys left the girls at Lilly's house, they discussed them endlessly. But there was already a problem. Both of them liked Liam. It was unclear if they would all ever see each other again, although they made tentative plans to, so Lilly tried to put Liam out of her mind.
The guys were true to their word, and they came back. There were no cell phones then, so young people who wanted to date got to know each other pretty well before they would take the chance of calling you and getting one of your parents on the line. Then the jig was up, and the parents would want facts, like who is going with who, and where, and what time will you be home? It was best to avoid all that until it had to be faced.
One night when they all came home from a movie, Liam took Lilly aside to ask her something. Her heart almost stopped. He likes me as much as I like him, she told herself. But to her horror, he said, "I really like Sherry, do you think she would go out with me?" And sadly, Lilly knew Sherry would. She did not want to hurt her best friend, but she felt like she wanted to die. She promised to relate this info to Sherry, and she did. So Sherry and Liam went out for a few weeks, and Lilly and Russell accompanied them as part of the foursome.
Lovers Work out Problems in Different Lifetimes
As weeks passed and the four of them were hanging out, Lilly and Liam kept flirting like mad, and it was becoming obvious they were the ones who "got" each other's humor. Even if they touched hands while passing each other, it was as if they got an electric shock. When Lilly looked into his eyes, she felt like she had done that so many times before. It was starting to feel like torture. Sherry and Russell were pissed off, but too bad.
Everyone decided they were hungry, so they stopped at a diner to eat. That was when Liam asked once again to speak privately with Lilly, so they sat at a booth by themselves for a bit, the other two giving each other WTF? looks. The jukebox was playing Marvin Gaye's "What's Goin' On?" Liam did not mince words, only took Lilly's hand, and said, "I picked the wrong one, didn't I? How could I make such a mistake?" People who knew each other in a past life make plans and tell each other how they will find each other in the next incarnation, but sometimes make a mistake like this. Lilly's heart felt like it would jump out of her chest, although she did feel guilty about Sherry. Not guilty enough to pretend anymore though. But it was a strong friendship, one that lasted many years. Most women will tell you few of their friendships end over a man (or in this case, a boy, at least at this time).
Lilly brought Liam home for tea, because it was freezing outside. He said, "I feel like we did this before. It's so old-fashioned, you making tea and cookies for me." Apparently nobody ever did much to take care of him. He wasn't living at home, which Lilly later found was a public assistance complex, complete with roaches, crime, and a highly dysfunctional family. Soon it was time for him to leave, and he had to catch a bus. But he missed it (on purpose, he later said).
Lilly was ecstatically in love, but her parents took an instant dislike to Liam. When they found out he was from "that town", and on probation, they forbid her to see him again. Liam had 7 siblings. At first Lilly kept telling Liam to go back home, it was safer, but it finally sunk in that his home life was nothing like the one she experienced. Lilly felt her parents were being prejudiced, unreasonable, and mean, saying, "People have problems, you shouldn't judge them. Sometimes people get in trouble when nobody cares about them."
When parents forbid teens to see someone, they only become more determined to disobey. Maybe the fact Lilly's parents opposed their being together is the reason why she saw Liam on and off for four years, making the forbidden more exciting. But she just couldn't stay away, and neither could he. Thus began the long period of Lilly's growing up to adulthood, and her strange love life, managed with much difficulty.
Time passed, Lilly graduated from HS and went to work. She loved her job and being more independent, buying and owning her own car, eating out at nice restuarants. She was a social creature, and loved concerts in Central Park, long hikes at the Delaware Water Gap, lazy weekends at the Jersey Shore, and going to parties. Lilly went on with her life, but Liam continued to be a big part of it. Her parent's position on him never changed though, so she saw him in secret. He kept getting in trouble though. Lilly went out with other guys too, partly because she liked to go out, but being tied down to a guy she wasn't allowed to see added so much stress. And after all, being human, she did feel attractions towards others.The situation was so emotionally confusing.
By now Liam was fed up with the situation, and would leave Lilly, but then she would start to see someone else, and he would come back into her life. She assured him she was wasn't getting serious about anyone, just waiting until she could afford to move out of her parent's house. But secretly she was scared that he kept getting in trouble, he was even in jail for a period. She was maturing, why wasn't he? But even then, the thought of not seeing him would break her heart.
Sometimes late at night after she came home, he would sit outside her bedroom window and they would talk all night. They saw each other whenever they could. Lilly never felt safer or more at home than when she was in Liam's arms. It felt like it was always meant to be that way. He was angry that she would not stand up to her parents, although she did so several times. But she continued to have doubts about Liam. Why couldn't he hold onto a job? He was older than her, why wasn't he making more of a life for himself? She often paid when they went out too. His jealously about her activities when she went out bothered her. She knew he was not sitting around like a monk when she wasn't with him.
A Psychic Vision Makes it all Clear
One night when Lilly was out at a bar with the girls, a really cute and well-mannered guy struck up a conversation with her. Although she didn't know him, she knew some of the crowd he was with then. He was smart, polite, and thankfully had a car, because somewhere along the way that night her girlfriends left her stranded at the bar! So when he drove her home, his goodnight kiss really made an impression. She continued to see him, but kept it going slowly, because of Liam.
But Liam was not maturing, and this new guy was dependable. If he said he would pick her up at 8 PM, that wasn't 8:05. He sent her roses for her birthday, six weeks later, with a note apologizing that he wanted to plant a rose bush instead, so it could grow with their relationship. It was hard for Lilly to believe someone else cared about her so much, when she wasn't even giving him all her attention. But low maintenance was nice after Liam, and the parents were even cool about this guy. Finally, Lilly broke it off with Liam, and that marked the beginning of the end. But since they had broken up and made up so many times before, he didn't take it seriously, and would often be waiting under her bedroom window to talk,or walk out of the bushes surrounding her house after the new guy dropped her off and left.
Everything got even more confusing after that. Liam knew about the other guy, but Lilly didn't want to confess up about Liam to the new guy. She liked him a lot, but it was so hard to let Liam go. The new relationship began as friendship, and progressed really slowly, but she had lots in common with this other guy.. Finally Lilly concluded that she and Liam were never going to have a normal life together. Liam came to see her one day at work and had her paged to the lobby (he was always dramatic) and said he was going to CA. Lilly was sad, but Liam's mind seemed made up, and she never dreamed this would be the last time she would ever see him in the flesh.
Time kept passing, and eventually Lilly married the nice guy who treated her so well, had a family, and moved on with her life. She wondered about Liam every now and then, because she really did love him. Friends never had news of him, though sometimes she thought she spotted him in a crowd, only to find it was someone else.
It is said that on Halloween Eve, the veil between life and death is the thinnest, so if you want to contact a departed soul, this is the time to do it. Lilly and Liam had unfinished business. He appeared at her bedside one Halloween Eve, smiling at her. Lilly felt confused, unsure if she was awake or dreaming. He told her he always loved her, not only "this time around." That he was sorry for the times he hurt her and left her. She was crying, and began to tell him what she did. But he put his finger to her lips, and said, "None of it matters. I forgive you. I always loved you, I always will, and I knew anyway. I always trusted your judgment, and respected you." When she awoke the next morning, she realized what she experienced was the first of what would become a talent (or curse) for seeing psychic visions.
A few weeks later, Sherry's Mom called Lilly to say a man left a letter which looked very old with her, and could she get it to Lilly? Sherry had passed on. When Lilly read the letter, it was written about thirty five years before, but it said the same thing Liam said on that Halloween Eve at her bedside. It was such a comfort to Lilly that she finally was able to "see" Liam one last time, to reflect on their love, to be able to touch each other once again, and finally lay the relationship they had in this lifetime to rest.
© 2011 Jean Bakula
Reading this made me tears-eyed. Feels like something I'm going through now. At that crossroad. It's so hard to imagine a life without him, but in reality, it's not the life I want to live.
Funny that you mentioned lucid dreams because I have them too. It happens very seldomly-very strange. In mine, I start changing various elements of the dream like my dialouge, scenery, clothes etc.
It's fascinating.
Anything is possible in this life.
You take care.
Wow, what an emotionally roller coaster that was! However, Lilly did the right thing! Sometimes Love just isn't enough and you have to let it go and move on. God, it has to hurt like nobody's business but if what/who you love is hurting you, you gotta let it go for better!
Lovely write!
Hi Jean What a lovely story. I have never read one of your stories like this one. It sure is popular, judging from all the responses. This is a love story like no other, and could be a movie that would be so thrilling. I hope you and your son are doing well. It is so great to connect with you on HP. Pinning. Blessings, Audrey
Spooky! It's so out of this world that it gave me goose bumps. There are many things in this world that we can't still explain. The concept of reincarnation is one. Very interesting!
what a beautiful story...feeling a comfort to read from you, always brings such healing powers to my life :)
I met my soulmate but we couldn't stay together, we don't make good domestic partners but I know in my heart that we have an eternal bond that transcends time & reason ...yeah, all that hockey baloney stuff... I know it's all true
hmm..exactly, I think there are metaphysical realms beyond what we sense! Sometimes the connections are impossible to break, if you are meant to be with this person, it will happen. After a few moments with the woman who would eventually become my wife, I knew we'd be together our entire lives! It just clicked, some people are lucky I guess.
thanks, this is so true! I just posted a story about how I met my wife, and it outlines certain timeless qualities. Thanks for posting this, love is what sustains us, because it gives us transcendence over the suffering in this world. All the best!
it's an amazing story and surprising that this story is common in most.
i liked this story very much.most of us will find that it's there own story.
Bless have a wonderful .
Always great throughout like when you know you made the correct decision. In most cases as you or old as we may be do you know we actually always know .
Life never make anyone fail before they succeed, Not life other entities mabye but not life. It's a difficult one to take but that's one of the proofs. The truthful answer to my statement.
Here is a good true one for you, let truth prevail-every time am about to say your name, I am tempted to write
Queen Bakula.
Give thanks
You had to be very careful who you spoke to much less who you bought home and "IF" you had a phone in the house, be careful who calls.
Nice story, give thanks and thanks for sharing.
Hi Jean,
Very well written. I enjoyed it much, it was interesting. Again, I'm finding out new things with astrology and, the supernatural as a whole that I wasn't aware of were happening before....
Take care of yourself
Love transcends past, present and future and this love story is so amazing.
awwww omg;
this is beautiful!
You truly shine bright!
I love this!
Maybe because I believe in things like that.
Lovers who shared past lives with each other.
Thriving to be with each other;;
But circumstances get in the way.
But they always find eachother--
They'll always keep trying....
Oh my this is Beautiful!
Many great suggestions Jean - thanks! Neale Donald Walsch says: "Life begins at the end of your comfort zone." I'll see great strides coming for your rough patch - despite the discomfort. Are you on fb? Would love to connect, we seem to have much in common - url on my profile if mutual.
The story makes a lot of sense Jean - and written so beautifully!
I do believe in soul partners - people we instantly click with - that we've shared past lives with. It explains so much of what happens in this life yet it is, more often than not, difficult to even discuss with the other person. Without doubt in the way, anything unresolved can leap into awareness instantly - a picture, a feeling, a lifetime... From my experience, once seen, resolving any unfinished business can be as quick as a decision to do so too, yet there's an enormous pull to want the other to know it as deeply as we do. Perhaps acceptance plays a huge part?
As you said, "now she would say..." It's our decision not to stay stuck - to understand - to know - to keep growing in awareness. "Through the eyes of a friend we see the signs or our own maturity". Maybe their stubborn unwillingness to change helps us more than we realize?
Have you ever read "Sacred Contracts" by Carolyn Myss? She says before we return, we contract with others to help us see certain lessons in order to fulfill the purpose we came to achieve. A girlfriend and I used to joke about how "on contract" our fathers were in their not accepting us - until we finally learned to not need any man's approval to feel worthy. Interesting concept.
Enjoyed your story thoroughly! Thanks for sharing :)
I loved this so much. This truly is a story about love that transcends time and death. If one believes in reincarnation then I suppose that "kismet" that one feels with another at first sight is that continuation of the relationship left behind from a prior life. I've only had that kismet once and it felt as if I had known this man forever. We both were very intuitive about one another and it was as if we had snapshots on our foreheads allowing each of us to deduce one another's thoughts. Unfortunately, we belonged to others in this lifetime but it was an unusual experience to have experienced such passion and intuition about a man who I barely knew in this lifetime. I hope to meet up with him again although platonically.


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No amount of meditation will allow me to unhear the sickening thud of my toddler's head as it made impact with the edge of our wooden coffee table.
The diabolical table, purchased before our child was born, had been a sleek, hulking anxiety inducer for my wife and me ever since the kid had learned how to walk. We had covered its menacing blond-wood edges with protective plastic, but had been unable — either because of laziness or sunk-cost bias — to bring ourselves to remove it.
It was a Sunday night, and we had given our 2-year old, Alexander, permission to jump on the couch before bed. Like any neurotic first-time dad from the Upper West Side, I had propped up big, fluffy throw pillows against the side of the table, and then positioned myself on the floor to monitor the situation. I was not distracted; I didn't even have my phone with me — as I would later point out, perhaps a little too emphatically, to my wife.
I looked over at the other side of the room for a second, during which time Alexander somehow managed to launch himself off the couch, over the protective pillows and right down on the table's edge, whose plastic covering was no match for the blow. I turned around just in time to catch the final collision.
The wailing was immediate. But it wasn't until I was able to unfold his crumpled little body that I was able to get a look at the gaping gash on his forehead, directly above his right eyebrow.
This seems like a good place to mention that for the past nine years, I have been a committed daily meditator — a practice I embraced warily, after long assuming it was only for fans of patchouli and Enya. I've even written a few books on the subject, intended to appeal to my fellow skeptics.
In this moment, however, meditation was doing me no discernible good whatsoever. I was both panicked and nauseated. My wife, Bianca — who is a doctor and happens to be very good under pressure — rushed over from the other room and began tending to Alexander's wound, while also demanding to know what the hell had happened. This is when I began issuing my compulsive, high-pitched assurances that my phone was not on my person at the time. I was watching him, I swear! Bianca announced that we'd have to go to the emergency room.
The Buddhists have an excellent word to describe the kind of mental commotion I was experiencing: prapanca. This Sanskrit term translates roughly to "the imperialistic tendency of mind." Something bad happens, and then we immediately construct a phantasmagoric future.
As I scooped up my son and carried him to the E.R. (which, luckily, is right across the street), my prapanca was going something like this:
Alexander is going to have a permanent, disfiguring scar. Maybe he has a concussion? My wife is never going to leave me alone with him ever again. The nurses are going to think we're child abusers.
For better or for worse, the staff at the E.R. didn't seem nearly as concerned about Alexander's forehead as we were. They sent us to an exam room and told us to wait for the plastic surgeon, who would be coming from home. I paced around, questioning how sanitary the place was, while Alexander, who by now was calmer than I, took advantage of the sudden suspension of regular order to binge-watch "Masha and the Bear" on his mother's phone.
After what seemed to me like entirely too much time, the plastic surgeon arrived. He examined Alexander's forehead and, in an even voice, pronounced, "This is bad."
Then he told us that we would have to tie Alexander up.
Rather than sedate our son, the doctor would rely on local anesthesia to numb the area. But that meant we had to subdue Alexander so that the surgeon could do his work. That entailed wrapping the kid in bedsheets, all the while telling him we were playing a game called the mummy. The doctor then instructed me to hold down Alexander's torso while Bianca got his legs. By the time our son figured out what was going on, he started screaming and writhing. He wasn't in pain; he was just scared. Holding him down was agony. He was staring directly into my eyes and yelling, "I don't like the mummy!"
More prapanca: This is all my fault. He's never going to forgive me. I'm going to end up on the cover of Bad Parent magazine.
The doctor worked with remarkable speed. After a few minutes, Alexander was stitched up and unwrapped. He was sweaty from all the crying, but he recovered quickly, curling up in Bianca's arms, returning to his cartoons. I, meanwhile, resumed my pacing, if only to make sure I didn't faint.
At this point, though, it dawned on me that maybe my meditation practice was actually working. True, guilt and fear had been coursing through my veins, but the point of meditation is not to ensure that you never experience difficult emotions, but to help you not be so yanked around by whatever you're feeling. And in this case, I realized, I had been reasonably good at seeing my anxiety and prapanca clearly, so that they didn't completely govern me, which allowed me to be present with my son when he really needed me. As I often remind my readers, meditation is not supposed to propel you into a permanent bubble of bliss, but rather to enable you to handle life's vicissitudes with more equanimity.
My meditation practice also helped prevent what could have been a nasty fight with my wife. Instead of reflexively retreating to a defensive crouch when she pointed out that I needed to be more careful, I acknowledged her point (albeit with a few more "I didn't have my phone" protestations), and moved on.
It's a good thing I was calm because, as the doctor prepared to leave, he looked me and said, "Hey, are you the meditation guy?" (He explained that he, too, was a converted skeptic.)
By the time we arrived back at our apartment building, I was still pretty shaky, but Alexander seemed totally fine. He walked into the lobby on his own steam, and after explaining to the doormen how brave he'd been, he wheeled back around, waving his index finger in the air, declaring, "But I don't like the mummy!"
Two months have now passed. The wound has healed nicely. (Apparently doctors who meditate do nice work.) And I'm more confident than ever about the efficacy of my practice.
Also, the coffee table has been removed — and our son has been told that he is not allowed to jump on the couch until he turns 18.


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GLENDALE, Calif. — Southern California TV station KABC-TV had to air its Wednesday afternoon newscast — weather, sports and all — from the building's front lawn after a bomb threat.
Anchors David Ono and Ellen Leyva stood on the grass and were dressed more casually than usual on a 90-degree day, using trucks to broadcast as though they were reporters in the field.
"In 20 years, David, I've never had this before," Leyva said.
"It's a highly unique situation," Ono replied.
Glendale police said they received a call from an anonymous man who said there were multiple bombs inside the building, though none was found.
The KABC newscast included shots of the empty newsroom from an unmanned camera. The station's helicopter hovered overhead and showed the surreal scene of the makeshift newsroom on the grass.
With limited resources, the newscast focused mainly on the threat itself and included interviews with police and a dog-wrangling member of the bomb squad.
Still, the mood was largely light-hearted.
Meteorologist Dallas Raines, whose slick hair and sunny personality have made him a local celebrity, wore sunglasses and used an iPad to show his five-day forecast.
"It's neat not to just forecast the weather, but to be in it," Raines said.
The station's sports and entertainment reporters also appeared on the lawn in their usual timeslots.
KABC's offices are also the home of West Coast operations for ABC national news. The building, along with several others in the area, is owned by Disney, though no others were evacuated.
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Pear Shaped Engagement Rings
Pear shaped engagement rings look gorgeous and are the most sought after rings for women. Read on...
Sujata Iyer
Mar 14, 2019
Engagement and diamonds are inseparable. Diamonds are rare and so is true love. And giving something precious to someone even more precious is one of the best gifts ever. That's where the engagement ring steps in.
Even within the diamond ring circuit, (an obviously popular choice) there's a new and rapidly upcoming contender, the pear shaped engagement ring. Yes, these rings are truly unique in style and appearance. Whether they are antique or the more contemporary ones, they are gorgeous in all forms.
What are Pear Shaped Engagement Rings?
Let's start from the beginning. What exactly is a pear shaped engagement ring? As you may have already guessed, it's a ring which has a pear shaped diamond set in it. This ring is called by different names, such as the marquise, teardrop or a combination of oval and round.
The most famous pear shaped engagement ring was perhaps the one that Richard Burton gave to Elizabeth Taylor, which sold for a whopping $3 million! The distinct shape of this ring is what makes it a favorite among celebrities too. It is said that this special style of ring was invented in Belgium in the 15th Century.
The genius creator of this ring was Lodewyk van Berquem. Since 15th century, women have adorned their fingers with this stunning ring. Many women wonder about which way to wear this ring because of its shape: whether the tapering end should face towards the body or away from the body.
Well, here's the answer. Because it has such a distinct shape, the method of wearing it depends entirely on the woman wearing it. Wearing it facing away from the body definitely makes the finger looks longer and more slender, while wearing it facing the body may make it seem closer to the heart.
The best part about this ring is that it can match almost any diamond jewelry and looks great with formal and casual clothing.
Tips to Buy One
Buying an engagement ring must always be done with utmost care. And for a pear shaped ring, even more. There are certain specifications required for a pear shaped diamond, which need to be taken care of, in order to have the perfect precious pear shaped gemstone. These specifications are as follows,
The stone should have 58 individual aspects/facets.
The bottom of the 'pear' should have a distinct arch to it. Some jewelers avoid this to increase the karat count. Make sure yours has the arch!
The most suitable ratio of the
of the diamond to its
is, on an average, somewhere between,
1.50 to 1.70.
All the sides of the diamond should be symmetrical. You can judge this even by just looking at it.
When you look at the stone from any angle, if you see the formation of a blackish bow tie effect at the center, ask the jeweler to cut the stone more, to slightly reduce this effect.
The point of the pear should be sharp. However, it should be duly concealed in a V-shaped prong to protect the stone and the wearer.
Most solitaires are set with 3 prongs, but because of its pear shape, this ring should ideally have 6 prongs.
Gold or platinum are the best bases to enhance and swank its stunning beauty.
Most women will go for pear shaped engagement rings with side stones, but the ones with pave diamonds give a more classy look. Another question to answer is how and what kind of wedding bands are the best option for these? Well, you can go for a simple band in gold or platinum for your wedding.
Wear the wedding ring first, and then the engagement ring. This keeps the wedding ring closer to your heart. So, that's almost everything you need to know about these rings. You should be almost halfway out the door by now! Sparkle away!
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Ultrasonic Spot Welding of Galvanized Mild Steel to Magnesium AZ31B
Ultrasonic spot welding (USW) is a promising joining method for magnesium to steel to overcome the difficulties of fusion welding for these two materials with significant differences in melting temperatures. In a previous paper, the results of ultrasonic spot welding of magnesium to steel, with sonotrode engaged Mg piece, was presented. In this study, same material combination (0.8-mm-thick galvanized mild steel and 1.6-mm Mg AZ31B-H24) was used, but with sonotrode engaging steel piece. Various welding time, from 0.4 to 2.0 sec, were applied. Tensile lap-shear test, optical metallography, and scanning electron micrography were conducted for joint strength measurement and microstructural evaluation. The joint strength reached over 4.2 kN at 1.8 sec welding time. Mg-Zn eutectic was formed at the interface, indicating the interfacial temperature over 344°C. The study demonstrated USW to be a viable process for potential manufacturing of mixed-metal joints.


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Thermal Imaging & Industrial Applications
Engineers, inspectors and managers equipped with thermal imaging industrial technology can see things they never would have seen before. They can spot a potential problem before it develops and causes major damage. Thermal imaging allows for non-destructive and non-invasive monitoring of machines and processes, and also allows its users to create new ways to examine operations that were not even available before.
For example, sugar beet farmers in Minnesota typically pile their harvested sugar beets in numerous large pyramids, and then process them one pile at a time. Problem is, if just one beet begins to rot and ferment somewhere in a pile, much like the proverbial apple in the barrel, it can destroy all of its neighbors. Thermal imaging offers an easy solution, clearly revealing which piles are heating up fastest and need to be processed first. The savings and efficiencies are obvious.
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Mechanical inspections often require comparing similar pieces of equipment, as well as their actual operating temperature. For example, two identical motors operating under the same load should look alike through a thermal imager. When they don't, an impending failure can be detected and replaced before it's too late. After all, early detection of a failing component allows for scheduled repairs and avoids costly downtime. Using a camera with direct temperature readout, a technician can see if mechanical parts are operating within temperature design tolerances. An engineer can survey drill bits in a machine tool and see by their heat build up whether they're still sharp, saving working time, quality of work, and possible danger.
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Noranda Aluminum Inc. (New Madrid, Missouri) purchased a thermal imaging system for industrial maintenance. According to Ben Ashley, PdM Thermographer, the camera has brought excellent results. "We've used our thermal imager for a variety of maintenance applications, from checking the safety of power switches to measuring the amount of product in bulk tanks." Noranda is an aluminum primary reduction plant and produces ten million pounds of aluminum per week. The around-the-clock operation can't tolerate downtime.
During a routine infrared survey, Ashley, and Director of Predictive Maintenance Dennis Nolan, noticed a hot spot in one of the incoming power line switches. The 161,000-volt high voltage disconnect switch provides electrical power for Noranda potlines and is critical to plant operation. A typical potline in the plant uses over 100 megawatts of continuous power and must remain online. Fortunately the anomaly was found early enough to be corrected before any serious damage or loss of production occurred. "The failure of one of these switches could cost tens of millions of dollars depending on circumstances," states Ashley.
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By Greg Mellen
Tuffy, the fearsome elephant mascot of sports teams at Cal State Fullerton, may have a heavy rival.
Meet Titanotaria orangensis. OK, it may be a mouthful, but that's what CSUF paleontologists dubbed the extinct tuskless walrus in honor of the Titan school mascot and Orange County.
At more than than 10 feet long, about 1,200 pounds and 6 to 7 million years old, Titanotaria represents one of the most complete known fossil walrus skeletons in the world.
The fossil, which was excavated about 90 percent intact 25 years ago in Lake Forest in an area near Saddleback Church in the Capistrano Formation, represents a previously unknown genus and species of walrus that made its home in the ancient waters that covered much of Orange County.
Leading the team in the painstaking study of the fossil and naming of the new genus and species was Isaac Magallenes, under the mentorship of Prof. James Parham, a paleontologist and associate professor of geological science at Cal State Fullerton.
.Although graduate students usually undertake such projects, Parham chose Magallenes, who was a promising undergraduate at the time.
Their research is described in the paper "A New Tuskless Walrus from the Miocene of Orange County, California, With Comments on the Diversity and Taxonomy of Odobenids," published Oct. 12 in PeerJ – The Journal of Life and Environmental Science, a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal.
Wait, what?
"Walruses in Orange County. What? How? Why?" Those are the questions and reactions Parham said he often gets when he tells people about one of his academic areas of interest.
"Lake Forest is the Mecca for extinct walrus fossils," he said.
Turns out, at least 23 known species of walrus, some with two to four tusks and some with none, swam the fertile waters of Orange County 5.8-6.7 million years ago. Parham said it is likely that even more species may be discovered in coming years.
Titanotaria was one of the last of its kind, soon to be succeeded by more modern species.
So invested in the fossil was Magallanes, now studying for a masters of science at the University of Florida, that he helped work on the study and was lead author of the paper during his vacations from graduate school. The walrus was also the subject of his senior thesis. Magallanes has presented his project at conferences in Dallas and Denver and at an international meeting in Washington, D.C. In 2016, he won an award for best undergraduate research at the Geological Society of America meeting in Ontario.
Barham said the paper and fossil are benchmarks in the study of ancient walruses for the insights they provide.
Going forward he says, "every paper will have to refer to it."
Much of the extensive detail in the report was available because the fossil was discovered largely intact.
Of ancient walruses, Parham said, "much of what is known is from very poor specimens," adding in past years paleontologists have been lucky to work from fragments of a skull or jaw.
Having virtually the entire skeleton to work with was a game changer.
Hidden in plain sight
The "discovery" of the fossil is a bit of a misnomer. It has been a well-known part of Cal State Fullerton's famed Dr. John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center collection for years.
It had just never been properly studied. Therefore, although the fossil was plain to see, it had no scientific validity until it was examined.
In that sense, it did not "exist scientifically," Parham said.
The examination and study gave CSUF the right to name the previously unknown genus and species and claim "discovery."
Since he arrived at Cal. State Fullerton in 2012, Parham said he wanted to study the fossil. After several other academics, who had previously expressed interest, moved on, the way cleared for Parham and his team.
Although walruses are just one of Parham's areas of interest, he maintains an affinity for all things walrus, from Chumley of 'Tennessee Tuxedo" fame to walrus references by the Beatles.
The modern walrus, hanging on to the diminishing icebergs and habitat of the arctic, is the "last vestige," Parham says, of a once dynamic and diverse family of sea mammals that populated the Pacific from Baja to Japan, as well as areas around Canada and Greenland. Today's walrus is the last species of the Odobenidae family of pinnipeds.
The study of the Fullerton walrus is significant and particularly notable because it goes beyond dry recitation of characteristics.
"We didn't just describe the genus and species," Parham said. "We talk about how diversity changes through time."
And that allowed for inquiry about the effects of climate and environment change on existing pinnipeds, including seals, sea lions and sea elephants.
Fulfilling boyhood fantasy
As a child, Magallanes was enthralled by paleontology, dinosaurs and all things "Jurassic Park."
When offered the chance to be a part of the study, Magallanes "took about a half-second" to agree, Parham said.
"What I found fascinating about walruses are the various tooth morphologies they developed throughout their history," Magallenes said in a release. "Since the modern walrus is recognized by its two giant tusks, it was interesting to find out that walruses over the ages had even weirder teeth arrangements."
"By looking at the distinguishing characteristics of the fossil walrus' skull and skeleton, we were able determine its evolutionary relationships among living and fossil walruses," he added.
After he completes his master's degree in May, Magallanes plans to pursue a doctorate and a career in academia as a professor and researcher in geology and paleontology.
In the meantime, Tuffy's position seems secure. After all, the walrus was tuskless, so he's probably not a fit mascot for a school whose battle cry is "Tusks up."
Still, Parham said he is currently studying walrus fossils that are a little, um, longer in the tooth.