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The 'Poor People's Governor' Bounty Killer has told The Gleaner that his soon-to-be-released album will be "a definite treat for dancehall fans". And, as if to prove it, on Thursday he gave a sneak peak of a scorching-hot collab with longtime Alliance member, Busy Signal.
A video clip from inside King Jammy's studio had Instagram rocking as the 'Father and one of his sons' dropped a song which seemed to be titled ' Bang Bung'. "Turf president and di General nothing nuh normal...."; "Lyrics flow new like January 1st. Warlord in the building" and "Kaboom! Bad like 05 in 2021 style! Da tune yah wicked", were some of the comments.
The full-length album, Bounty's first in close to 20 years, will see him wearing a crown, but not competing for the already much-claimed 'King of the Dancehall' title. The album is titled King of Kingston, and it follows his 2002 offering Ghetto Dictionary, which was released by VP Records.
"It will be quality over quantity," Bounty Killer, quite often a man of few words, told The Gleaner.
Grammy-award winner, Damian 'Jr Gong' Marley, is the executive producer of King of Kingston and he has promised "some real authentic dancehall music".
Bounty's manager, Paul 'Bankey' Giscombe, told The Gleaner that "the listener can expect a fresh sound from the artiste".
He added, "Bounty continues to work so hard on the album, putting his best in it as usual. He spends the time to carefully craft his skills on each song. The album will be testament to that. Madd."
Last June, shortly after the overwhelming response to his and Beenie Man's Verzuz battle the month before, Bounty teased the possibility of an album. Then, in November, he surprised fans with an official announcement on social media. "KING OF KINGSTON….The Album 2021," Bounty said in a post which generated quite a bit of excitement and commendation from his friends Vybz Kartel, Busy Signal, Not Nice and Jamaican-American rapper, songwriter and television personality Safaree.
Bounty Killer's debut album, Jamaica's Most Wanted, was released in 1993 and later issued internationally under the questionable title, Roots, Reality and Culture. Albums which followed include My Xperience, Ghetto Gramma, Next Millennium, No Argument and the two-volume Ghetto Dictionary: The Art of War and Ghetto Dictionary: The Mystery, which all spawned chart-topping hits.


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To celebrate Chinese New Year, I wanted to make something special! It's the year of the pig after all, so how appropriate that I can share indulgent recipes with you.
Here we have spicy vegan dan dan noodles made with an incredibly umami-ish sauce base. It uses szechuan peppercorns that have that magical mouth numbing effect, as well as black vinegar, chili oil, and Chinese cooking wine.
It's worth popping over to your local asian supermarket to get the right ingredients for this dish. But if you're unable, I've offered some substitutes in the recipe below. You can whip this one up real quick and be drowning in saucy noods in no time!
If you want to cap off your take-IN feast with something sweet, try my homemade fortune cookies too!
vegan dan dan noodles
These spicy vegan dan dan noodles are incredibly tasty and way better than take out!
- 1/2 C low-sodium soy sauce or tamari
- 2 tbsp prepared chili oil (such as chiu chow chili oil)
- 2 tbsp black vinegar (or rice vinegar)
- 1/2 C ketchup
- 1/4 C shaoxing Chinese cooking wine (or cooking sherry)
- 2 tsp granulated sugar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 6.5 oz / 185 g vegan chow mein noodles
- 4 stalks bok choy (or 8 baby bok choy stalks)
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1/4 C shallot, diced finely (or 1/2 a small white onion)
- 1/2 tsp ground szechuan peppercorn, ground in mortar & pestle or spice grinder (or ground white pepper)
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 1 1/2 C veggie ground round (such as Yves original veggie ground round)
- 1 green onion, sliced thin (as garnish)
- 1/4 C fried soy beans or crushed peanuts (as garnish)
To make the sauce, in a medium bowl combine soy sauce, prepared chili oil, black vinegar, ketchup, shaoxing cooking wine, sugar, and cornstarch and mix well.
Boil noodles according to package directions and drain, but do not rinse.
In a large non-stick pan over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil and cook shallot for 3 to 4 minutes until soft. Add ground szechuan peppercorn, garlic, and veggie ground round. Break up the veggie ground round into small pieces and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until browned on all sides.
Add all of the sauce mixture to the pan and combine thoroughly with the ground round. Let the sauce come to a simmer for about 2 minutes, then add bok choy and toss to combine. Turn the heat down slightly, cover with a lid, and cook for another 4 to 5 minutes until the bok choy is wilted but still bright green in color.
To assemble, add cooked and drained noodles to a large bowl or portion out into individual servings, add a generous portion of the veggie ground round, bok choy, and sauce. Toss to combine and garnish with green onion and roasted soy beans or crushed peanuts.

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To create a modern working environment that eliminated frustrations and gave its 420 staff the benefits of new technology.
Issued a request for proposal (RFP) seeking a partner with capabilities to navigate a complex transition from Lotus Notes to Microsoft Office 365.
"The consultants became part of my team, and integrated well, they worked closely to transfer knowledge to my team – the partnership between our business and Data#3 was seamless."
Bruce Stafford, Manager of Information Technology Services, Office of Public Prosecutions
The Background
As Victoria's largest criminal legal practice, the Office of Public Prosecutions ("OPP") is a government organisation that works alongside the Director of Public Prosecutions and Crown Prosecutors to prosecute serious offences.
The OPP has staff working in up to 50 courts each day, making mobility and collaboration a priority. IT is seen as a vital tool to support staff dedicated to a fair legal system.
The Challenge
The OPP's email and documentation systems were dependent on an aging Lotus Notes platform, which integrated with a whole of government notes-based address book. Bruce Stafford, Manager of Information Technology Services, knew the Lotus Notes environment needed to be replaced.
"The challenge we had with Lotus Notes was that it was difficult to integrate with more modern software packages, so we were constantly having to implement convoluted workarounds," said Stafford.
"Disaster recovery was a challenge – working with Lotus Notes in that environment was almost impossible."
Integration with mobile devices was especially difficult, and with staff travelling to many of Victoria's courts daily, it was important that they can work as efficiently as possible. New staff who were used to working with more modern systems, found it difficult to adapt to the Lotus Notes environment, placing an additional training burden on the busy IT team.
"It was a common pain point. New staff had been using Outlook and coming to use an old, clunky product like Lotus Notes led to many training issues," said Stafford.
With many new features added to Microsoft Office 365, the product offered clear benefits to the business, but transitioning would be complex. Stafford issued a Request for Proposal seeking a partner for the project.
"The Data#3 response had a specific plan about implementation, and the process they'd go through was clearly documented," said Stafford
"The level of detail made Data#3 stand out above the rest."
IT Outcomes
Data#3 was engaged to migrate from Lotus Notes to Exchange, and provide a transfer of skills to the IT staff so they can confidently manage and support the new platform. The solution was fine-tuned over many months.
"The consultants became part of my team, and integrated well," said Stafford.
"They worked closely to transfer knowledge to my team – the partnership between our business and Data#3 was seamless."
There were, said Stafford, 'few surprises' given the magnitude of the project, something he put down to the level of preparation.
"The planning and work that was done prior to migration was executed well, so we avoided dramas, and finished on schedule."
Part of that preparation involved the IT team training users on the new email and documentation system, so they were able to handle the change. Initially, there was a brief spike in support calls as users sought advice on getting the best from the new environment, but then the phones went quiet.
The final migration was undertaken by the IT team, with Data#3 overseeing the process. The changeover went well, and integration with the whole of government email platform occurred without a hitch.
"It was a great experience with very few issues, and all processes were well managed," said Stafford.
"The Data#3 project manager gave regular updates, so we always knew what was happening."
To the relief of the IT team, since the migration, risk has been greatly reduced by the ability to recover the email system in the event of a crisis.
"The project with Data#3 has really enhanced our disaster recovery capabilities," said Stafford.
Business Outcomes
The transition to Office 365 provided a simpler, faster and more user-friendly interface into the OPP messaging and documentation platforms. For most staff, Office tools are already familiar, but where assistance is needed, it is readily accessed.
"Microsoft provide so many online resources that we just need to provide links, people can do self-managed learning," said Stafford.
"This is a real time-saver for all involved."
The collaboration options in Office 365 have been important for staff, lifting productivity. The ability to work offline, and collaborate more closely when working outside the office, make for an improved work-life balance. Cloud-based Office 365 is available from users' choice of devices, giving them a familiar workspace when they're working in court, from home, or in off-site meetings.
With the migration safely completed, the OPP has been able to investigate the many tools included in their Office 365 subscription. Microsoft Bookings has proved valuable for managing time of busy Crown Prosecutors.
"We have a number of Crown Prosecutors who spend time in the office giving advice to our lawyers, and we can now schedule a meeting online, saving a lot of emails back and forth, and making better use of their valuable time," said Stafford.
Since transitioning successfully from Lotus Notes to Office 365, the IT team no longer spends its time creating workarounds on a dated system. The time saved has been invested in more innovation-based projects.
"We can now divert our attention to several technology projects designed to make our users' lives easier," said Stafford.
"We are trialing a paperless workplace – we used to have volumes and volumes of paper, but now staff are getting documents in electronic format."
For Stafford, a highlight was that the combined OPP and Data#3 team met the challenge of a complex project, something he put down Data#3's exceptionally detailed planning for the unique OPP environment.
"Some people here had huge Lotus Notes mailboxes, with some up to 70 Gigabytes, but good planning meant we successfully migrated everyone without loss of any mail or data," said Stafford.


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If you're looking for an hour of laughs, entertainment and maybe a motivational story or two thrown in for good measure, don't hire Author Sherry!
But, if you really want to create lasting change in the businesses and lives of your audience, to have them walking out of the room knowing exactly what they need to do to increase their sales and profits and how to do it, then Author Sherry is exactly the person you need to hire!
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The Direct Aid Program (DAP) is a flexible small grants program through which the Australian Government supports development projects that contribute to sustainable economic growth and poverty reduction.
The project entitle "Innovative Interventions to Strengthen BeFoundation Community Garden in
Barbuda" was launched at the Fisheries Complex in Codrington Barbuda on the 29th April,2022 with the technical activities lead by the Barbuda Council Works Department starting on the construction of the multipurpose room after the launch. Present at the launched were Lucrecia Birch- Policy/Program Officer Australian High Commission who gave brief remarks behalf on the High Commissioner who was engaged in another activity. IICA National Specialist Craig Thomas gave a brief background of the project as well as the role of IICA as the coordinating institution for the project. Bradbury Browne-CARDI Technician who highlighted the role that CARDI will play, as they will focus on the soil and water conservation strategies, also gave remarks. The project will focus on rehabilitating the community garden through upgrade strategies to the screen house, vegetable multi-purpose unit, and water harvesting conservation techniques. The group currently focused on producing vegetables for the community as well as donating surpluses to vulnerable persons.
Since Hurricane Irma Barbudans are still recovering from the aftershocks and through community efforts the Be Foundation was formed to focus on working to transform the lives through sustainable development programs. This project will be focused on innovative sustainable agriculture systems, which will contribute to the food security challenges, which currently exist in Barbuda. Newly appointed Chairman of the Barbuda Council Agriculture Division Mr. Fabian Jones who was present at the launched gave the assurance that the Barbuda Council will support all the activities under the project.
85% of food consumed in Barbuda is imported from Antigua via the United States of America (USA). The high cost to those imported commodities by the local supermarkets contributes to the high cost of living for Barbudans. This project will contribute to alleviating the high cost of vegetables as well as promoting a buy local theme.
The project is a community-based approach whereby it has been as inclusive as possible seeking support from the public and private sector. The majority of activities are to be carried out during the 1st and 2nd quarters of the year minimizing the environmental risk which is normally hurricanes disrupting the work.
Through technical institutions such as the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI) and Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Barbuda Affairs (MoAFBA), regular consultation will be tabled to ensure that the agronomical risk when it comes to pest and diseases, which often times will affect the output from the garden.
A Barbudan overseas diaspora supports the Be Foundation who are considered members. The Barbudan Membership consists of: Direct Beneficiaries -Males 4 -Females 10 -Youth 4.
The project, which is a priority actions by the Ministry of Agriculture, which focus on inclusion of women and youth within the agricultural sector. This activity is a collaborative effort between IICA, CARDI, the Barbuda Council, Be Foundation and the MoAFBA.
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Do you get the sense that nothing will ever go back to "normal"?
Goodness, if you're paying attention to the popular culture, you can't help but feel like things seem to be falling apart. Popular "consensus" is falling by the wayside in an increasingly-fractured society, and the last 18 months have left an indelible mark on our world.
I don't need to recite the litany; you can see it if you are a sentient being.
And guess what?
The same is true in our advisory industry.
It's not just that change is happening — the PACE of that change is accelerating. Moore's law is kicking in all over the place, and it has implications for your practice (and your tax or accounting firm marketing).
Yes, you're tired … it's been a whomper of an 18 months for anyone dealing with the IRS, the SBA, or (frankly) ANY SMB clients whatsoever. Let alone the stories that so many of our clients are walking through in their families.'
But therein lies the opportunity ahead of us. And it is significant.
Because, the very fact that so many of our colleagues are TIRED … well, it opens the door for YOU to build a practice of lasting significance.
And in this webinar, I gave you the tools to do so.
This is a completely new and different presentation in which I give you my "advisory Firm Marketing State of the Union" for 2021.
I cover FIVE big shifts in advisory firm marketing.
The fact of the matter is that our industry does lag behind the forefront of effective online marketing … so the shifts that we're seeing are only beginning to trickle into being (whereas in ecommerce, for example, they are ROARING through the marketplace) …
Which, again, is why if you get on the bus NOW … you will be poised for big profits ahead.
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Google parent company Alphabet is hoping to revolutionize renewable energy storage using vats of salt and antifreeze.
Alphabet's secretive research lab, simply named "X," is developing a system for storing renewable energy that would otherwise be wasted. The project, named "Malta," is hoping its energy storage systems "has the potential to last longer than lithium-ion batteries and compete on price with new hydroelectric plants and other existing clean energy storage methods, according to X executives and researchers," reports Bloomberg.
The system, which can be scaled to energy demands, absorbs energy in the form of electricity and turns it into streams of hot and cold air. The hot air heats up the salt, while the cold air cools the antifreeze. Because salt maintains its temperature well, the system can store energy for hours, or even days.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) reports that X is stepping into a market that could see about $40 billion in investment by 2024. Roughly 790 megawatts of energy will be stored this year and overall capacity is expected to hit 45 gigawatts in seven years, BNEF estimates. Existing electrical grids struggle with renewable energy, a vexing problem that's driving demand for new storage methods. Solar panels and wind farms churn out energy around midday and at night when demand lulls. This forces utilities to discard it in favor of more predictable oil and coal plants and more controllable natural gas "peaker" plants.
Google has recently been involved in other, less secretive energy efficiency initiatives. In July, the tech giant announced it will enter into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Eneco to purchase all of the electricity generated by the largest solar park in the Netherlands. And last year, the company said it was researching how artificial intelligence (AI) may be a transformative tool in improving the energy efficiency of datacenters.


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Coaching is a beautifully personal experience for most people who decide to invest in it, but trying to convey your coaching methods and ideologies digitally can sometimes get tricky.
As a coach, you want your potential clients to feel an instant connection to you and your services when browsing your site, but websites can often feel cold, impersonal and salesy – making it difficult to make the meaningful connections you crave.
Add to that → the coaching industry has soared in popularity over the last few years and while it's wonderful so many people are ready to invest in their mindset, it means there are now considerably more competitor websites to outshine.
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This Showit website template (along with the others on this list) includes a thoughtfully crafted sales page to help you present your coaching services in a smart way – one that grabs attention and never lets go!
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Quick Tip: If you've built up an impressive backlog of blog posts somewhere else, the thought of having to shift them over to a new website might be putting you off from making a switch, but a huge bonus of opting for a Showit template is the ease of migrating existing blog posts cross-platform.
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Everyone's familiar with the Olympics: Chloe Kim's record win, Mirai Nagasu historic triple axel. It's been all over the news this year. However, as the Winter Olympic sports are all involved with ice or snow, it becomes harder and harder to maintain the proper conditions in a gradually warming world.
Previous sites, such as Sochi or Squaw Valley, are no longer reliable. By 2050, it's estimated that nine former locations will be too hot to host the Winter Games.
Many venues with warming temperatures have used artificial means to create snow. But artificial snow machines rely on the cold air to freeze mist into snow, and in areas where the air temperature is several degrees above freezing, this isn't a viable option. So in places like Sochi or Vancouver, organizers have adopted practices of storing snow from the previous year, and piling hay bales underneath ski tracks. Athletes from the 2014 Sochi and 2010 Vancouver games where these methods were used have reported dangerous snow conditions, such as bumps and too soft snow. These artificial methods are barely a temporary solution.
As the weather ticks up, more and more sports are also moved indoors. For example this was the outdoor hockey stadium in the 1928 Olympics, and this was this year's women's hockey stadium in Pyeongchang. But not all sports can be moved, such as alpine or cross country skiing.
This global increase in temperature may also affect athlete training. Already, several ski sites in the U.S. report that their ski season has shortened, and several athletes have moved to colder locations for training instead.
But why is this important? Aren't there many other bigger issues surrounding global warming than the Olympics? And that's correct, in the development of the future, the Olympics aren't very important, but for people, it's a source of morale. It's tradition, culture, and it's all rooted in a shared history.
The Olympic Dream isn't confined by political boundaries. From the world record sprinter Jesse Owens, to cultural icon volleyball player Lang Ping, and to today's Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt, it's also a source of national pride. The Olympic games are something that's so much closer to home than predictions and studies of Earth climate; it's a more personal reminder of the impacts of global warming and a urgent call to action on the parts citizens and athletes alike.
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Track and field roundup: Bilo finishes in the Top 20 at NCAA West Regional
Eleven Mustangs competed at the stormy meet in Lawrence, Kansas over the weekend.
Cal Poly captures six individual championships at BWC meet
Approximately 10 Mustangs will compete in the NCAA West Regional May 26-28.
Men's track and field leads Big West Championships
Three athletes combined for 15 team points to give the Mustangs an early lead.
Men's tennis falls in Big West championship match
UCSB defeated the Mustangs 4-1 to take its second consecutive Big West Conference title.
Track and field team is bested by UC Santa Barbara in Blue-Green Rivalry meet
Cal Poly recorded 16 event wins in the Blue-Green Rivalry meet against UC Santa Barbara.
Men's Tennis sweeps UC Riverside
The Mustangs, originally scheduled to play on Friday, defeated UC Riverside 4-0.
Beach volleyball drops three games in Santa Clara
The Cal Poly beach volleyball team lost all three matches on Saturday to drop to 4-9.
Baseball loses third straight to Santa Clara
The Mustangs fell to 17-10 on the season with a loss to Santa Clara on Tuesday night.
Baseball hosts UCLA, Michigan in busy weekend for Cal Poly sports
Cal Poly teams will attempt to solidify conference seeds and gain berths into national tournaments.
Baseball completes season-opening sweep of Pacific
The Mustangs won all four games over the weekend to start the season 4-0.


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Jonas sees a lot of new and interesting things on his journey, but he is also in danger most of the time. In the beginning, he and Gabe are chased by search planes. They must also travel farther and faster than is comfortable for either of them. They also have to sleep during the day and travel at night in the dark. They slowly run out of food until they are freezing and starving to death.
Along the way, Jonas enjoys new sights such as hills and trees. Jonas does not really see the new things as positive though, because he is always afraid. "The unfamiliar landscape held hidden, unknown perils" (chapter 22). As they go on, however, he is awed by birds and trees. Jonas's greatest happiness is in saving Gabriel. He also has great pleasure in watching Gabe play and explore.


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Mexican animator and FAMU grad José García Moreno on surrealism, Švankmajer and Czech humour
Mexican animator and FAMU grad José García Moreno on surrealism, Švankmajer and Czech humour
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Mexican animator José García Moreno studied at Prague's famous film school FAMU and apprenticed at the animation studio Bratři v triku in the final years of communist Czechoslovakia. There, he made his first short film, and developed what would prove to be a life-long love for Czech auteurs, especially the surrealist Jan Švankmajer. Now a professor in Los Angeles, he spoke to Radio Prague about the differences between American and central European animation, Czech and Mexican humour, and the need for tactility and relation to the animated object through the lens of the Surrealist avant-garde movement.
José García Moreno's life has taken many turns. It was in Europe, on the eastern side of the iron curtain, that he learned the foundations of the art form. He studied oanimation at Prague's famous film academy, FAMU, and went on to teach it his homeland and in the United States.
García Moreno's story begins in Mexico City, where he was born in 1961. During his childhood, most animated films he saw were made in America. But as a teenager, he made a discovery that would shape his personal and professional life – animation of a different sort, originating in then communist Europe.
In an interview with the Spanish section of Radio Prague, he spoke of the impression it made on him and its later influence on his career.
It was through those projections that García Moreno discovered there was quite a different way of doing animation. He was amazed by the detailed artistry that these works conveyed, since until that moment his model had been commercial American animation.
"There was the expectation that animation was done this way and with this theme, and I realised there were all these other possibilities of animated language; that it was not limited to caricature, but there was a more artistic consideration. And I was really impressed by the Czech animation."
Despite that great interest, and having done his own drawings and having interesting ideas in mind, García Moreno's professional life began in radio. Then a colleague who knew of his artistic interests told him about a scholarship to study cinema in Czechoslovakia.
The scholarship was designed for the cinema, working with actors on screen, rather than voice artists, García Moreno says. But he approached FAMU dean Miloš Pokorný to see if he could follow his true passion.
"I brought along some folders of drawings and asked Dean Pokorný if there was a possibility to somehow contact the animation community in Prague, and he sent my portfolios to Barrandov Studio, to Krátký Film, and specifically to the Bratři v triku studios, and the response was favourable."
Working with and learning from these legendary Czech studios proved invaluable, he says.
"I'm eternally grateful to the Czech animation community; they were the ones who produced my first professional short film, called Abrimos los domingos (Open on Sundays), which was produced in Bratři v triku. With the help of Czech technicians and artists, I was able to do it. We shot it using traditional Russian 35-millimeter cameras."
Asked what about Czech animation made the biggest impression on him, García Moreno again highlights the dramatic difference compared to American production.
"There are several aspects.... Animation for children is very different than in the United States. I feel Czech animation is a great contributor to the national identity. There is a great connection with the folkloric tradition. And on the other hand, there is all this cinema of artistic experimentation, especially through puppets."
"I'm married to a Czech, and we've always thought that Czech and Mexican humour are a bit similar, dark and sarcastic. The Czech sarcasm is delicious. There's always something profound about human nature in Czech stories, but also something representing the struggle of everyday man. Everything Czech that feels universal has to do with the common man: the stories of Kafka; good soldier Švejk."
García Moreno was still in Prague when the Berlin Wall and communism collapsed – an unforgettable experience. From FAMU, he next studied at UCLA, the oldest animation school in the United States.
"My first film, the one I produced in Bratři v triku, premiered in Karlovy Vary. And there were some people from the University of California in Los Angeles, who saw that short, liked it very much, and offered me a scholarship. Prague was my springboard to go to the United States. And I got a (Fulbright Scholar) grant from the US government to do an MFA in animation at UCLA."
Later, he returned to Mexico, where he collaborated with the Cinematography Institute, and made additional short films. But he would later return to LA, to teach at Loyola Marymount University, where he heads the animation programme.
García Moreno spoke to Radio Prague's Spanish language session while in Europe to give a series of lectures. At the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne, Germany, he spoke about animation, surrealism, and the European avant-garde. In particular, he stressed the importance of Czech filmmaker Jan Švankmajer, a major influence on the Mexican animator himself.
"I spoke of Švankmajer as this great Czech surrealist animator… and his concept of needing to touch objects. For him, it is a problem in contemporary society – the absence of touch. For example, in animation, there's a tendency to use computers. And then the animated object is in a virtual reality."
"It's like extracting something from the virtual world that does not exist, and making it a reality, manifesting it in space. So, you print the object in 3D and then start touching it – touching it and transforming it."
Švankmajer and FAMU aside, the Mexican animator says the Czech Republic will of course always be very dear to him, since he is married to a Czech, and they are raising the daughter in both cultural and linguistic traditions.
"At the table I speak in Spanish. Martina, my wife, speaks in Czech. And Carolina, our daughter, answers in English. It's like the United Nations at our family table. When we went to live in Los Angeles, our daughter was five years old, and it was very important for us that she not lose the languages and traditions of her origin, which are double."


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Buckwheat with Mushrooms
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I love buckwheat. Too bad it's not well appreciated here in the U.S., but I hope it will catch on. Buckwheat is crazy healthy; which makes me even happier that my son ate two bowls of this in one day! It's a wonderful alternative to rice.
The combination of buckwheat with mushrooms, onion and broth is scrumptious. You'll forget that it's a side dish; chomping it down then realizing you've missed the chicken and carrots on your plate. Read on to find out more about the triple giveaway!! Woohoo!
A note on buckwheat: I've never been disappointed with any brands from the local Russian store. Buckwheat that is already toasted is best, otherwise it can get a little mushy. If it's not toasted, you can toast it yourself on a skillet for a few minutes which should help.
Ingredients for Buckwheat with Mushrooms:
1 cup whole kernel brown buckwheat
1 Tbsp olive oil or canola oil
2 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
1/2 tsp salt (omit salt if using regular broth)
3-4 mushrooms, sliced
1/2 medium onion, finely diced
1 Tbsp butter
How to Make Buckwheat with Mushrooms:
1. Chop mushrooms and finely dice onion. Rinse the buckwheat (get rid of that dust) and drain well.
2. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Once it's hot, add 1 tbsp olive oil. Add buckwheat and saute, stirring occasionally for 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a medium pot.
3. In the same skillet (no need to wash the pan; you're welcome), Add 1 Tbsp oil. Add onions and Saute for 1-2 minutes. Add mushrooms and continue to saute until mushrooms are soft. Add your mix to the buckwheat and stir.
4. Pour your broth over the buckwheat mix. Stir in 1/2 tsp salt (add salt only if using reduced-sodium broth) and top with 1 Tbsp butter. Bring the pot to a boil then reduce heat to low. Close the pot with a tight fitting lid. Simmer for 15 minutes or until kernels are soft and fluffy. Remove from heat and let it stand covered for an additional 10 minutes.
If you want to incorporate more buckwheat into your diet but don't want to fuss with mushrooms and such, here's the lazy-gal's version (don't judge me). In a bowl of a rice maker, add 1 cup rinsed buckwheat, 1.5 cups broth or water (instead of 2 cups water; rice makers are efficient like that), 1/2 tsp salt, 1-2 Tbsp butter on top. Close the lid and push the white rice button. About 15-20 minutes later you have perfect buckwheat.
Buckwheat with Mushrooms
- 1 cup whole kernel brown buckwheat
- 1 Tbsp olive oil or canola oil
- 2 cups reduced sodium broth, I used reduced sodium "Better Than Bouillon" 2 tsp in 2 cups boiling water
- 1/2 tsp salt, omit salt if using regular broth
- 3-4 mushrooms, sliced
- 1/2 medium onion, finely diced
- 1 Tbsp unsalted butter
- Chop mushrooms and finely dice onion. Rinse the buckwheat and drain well.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Once it's hot, add 1 Tbsp olive oil. Add buckwheat and saute, stirring occasionally for 3-4 minutes. Transfer to a medium pot.
- In the same skillet, Add 1 tbsp oil. Add onions and Saute for 1-2 minutes. Add mushrooms and continue to saute until mushrooms are soft.
- Add your mix to the buckwheat and stir.
- Pour your broth over the buckwheat mix. Stir in 1/2 tsp salt and top with 1 Tbsp butter. Bring everything to a boil then reduce heat to low and cover with a tight fitting lid. Simmer for 15 minutes or until kernels are soft and fluffy. 6.Remove from heat and let it stand covered for an additional 10 minutes.
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Thank you for introducing us to buckwheat! When I saw this recipe I knew we had to give it a try, so I ordered some off of Amazon. The earthy flavor reminds me of wild rice, but has a better, fluffier texture. Everyone at our dinner table gave it a thumbs up.
Thank you so much for your Russian recipes!!! My mother was from Ukraine and she cooked without recipes. I'm always trying to remember how she made things and it's very helpful to have your recipes. Keep up the great work!! ❤😊
i love kasha varnishkas (kasha & bowties). Any idea how to translate it to an instant pot?
Hi I've used this recipe for years and love it!
I recently ordered a large amount of buckwheat only to find out it was raw… Oh No!
Can you recommend a good method for toasting buckwheat?
I cooked buckwheat for the time today, I cooked it as I cook rice. I added half a teaspoon of cumin and an oxo chicken cube. I washed the buckwheat and added to the boiling water, then cooked it covered on low heat. My son turned up his nose when I told him it was buckwheat, but he tasted it. He had second helpings
Awesome, I'm glad to hear the recipe was a success! Thanks for sharing Sheila!
Just curious. Why do you make plain buckwheat with 1 3/4 cups water to one cup buckwheat but in this recipe it's with 2 cups of broth to one cup buckwheat?
I though about adding other vegetables to the mix like maybe zucchini but now I'm confused what my portions should be.
II use Bouillon if I have run out of chicken or Beef stock when making soups and gravies. Not as good but works in a pinch.
Could not find out how to write you directly..I wanted to share my dinner's recipe of this evening..
100 gr grechka, washed a few times and them poured boiling water on top , left it aside to swell..
3 spoons of greek yogurt
2 pcs of garlic, chopped
A handfull of parsley and dill, chopped
1 small cucumber sliced
Dry mint leaves, crushed
Smoked chilly flakes
Mixed all of them in the same bowl, and ate one of my besy grechka meals 🙂
Thanks for your recipes 🙂
All the best
I love ukrainien borsch. I like varenuku. Good luck!
I live in the Middle East. They do not have 'Better Thank Bouillon" here, but, the last time I went home to the USA, I went to Costco and bought 12 giant cans of it, not knowing that I would get to use it in your delish recipe. I just made "Buckwheat with Mushrooms" and I love it. Thank you for this! Susan
This is delicious, thank you!
I use Vegeta for making broth works well. Never have seen 'Better the Bouiillion'
Yum, I love grechka! I also put mushrooms in mine but I also add shredded carrots and really enjoy it.
IT WAS DELICIOUS!!!! Thank you 🙂
Greetings Natasha!
I have a little dilemma…
My husband does NOT like mushrooms whatsoever. I love them, but I have also learned to bypass them when preparing a meal or whatnot. Can you please be so kind as to possibly giving me an idea on what I can replace the mushrooms with? Same goes for other meals I seen on your site. They are delicious looking but I can never seem to figure out what I could replace them with. For instance, I made the Podlivka, and that too, requires mushrooms. So i just grabbed what was next to them in the grocery store: eggplant 🙂 It didn't turn out bad at all… in fact, it was really yummy! I just want to see your input on this one. What would be the best mushroom replacement for the grechka??? Thank you!!!
<3 Aniya
Aniya, to please both you and your "not loving mushrooms" half make plain buckwheat (that you can top with a piece of meat if needed) and separately -white mushroom sauce for mushroom loving members of the family. I personally am guilty of serving my grechka with whole milk and sugar (breakfast or snack, instead of cookie or cereal) . Good luck experimenting !
I think I will give it a whirl tomorrow. I've had grechka in my cupboard FOREVER and I never know what to do with it.
Awesome! I will try this recipe
Ok so I grew up eating this kasha/buckwheat prepared like this add to cooked bow tie noodles in a casserole dish and bake it for 30 mins til kasha golden on top. It's kasha varnishkas !
I love BTB! I use it for Soups stews and gravies. I don't eat gluten, so tonight I'm using it to make some beef, buckwheat, and mushroom soup with fresh parsley. Mmm so good! I also love buckwheat with cinnamon, walnuts raisins and almond milk. Your site is great and I'm going to share this post on my FB page 🙂
I absolutely love your site!!! Made this yesterday and my family loved it!! So easy to make!! Thank you Natasha!! :))
Natasha, I love your version – and the photos! I make buckwheat with mushrooms as well, but add carrots in the dish, too: http://nami-nami.blogspot.com/2007/03/heartfriendly-warm-buckwheat-and.html
You can also make the buckwheat in the rice cooker, brown ground beef mix together. And stuff portobello mushrooms with it. The mushroom is huge, so it is filling and delicious. I brushed olive oil on the cookie sheet and baked them and put mozz. cheese on top!
Hi Natasha,
New to your site and new to cooking, just wanted to know how much water did you add to the buckwheat
I am thrilled to find your site.I am Russian but both my parents are Ukrainian. Currently I am on a strict diet but I am able to eat buckwheat with mushrooms and onion.I love it.I have been eating it sense childhood.I eat it now as a complete meal with no meat or fish.Sometimes I add a salad with it.But it pretty much is a filling meal.Thanks for creating your site.Have a great week.
I was wondering if you have the recipe to the alevia salad on your site? I am curios to find the English translation for it. Thanks for your help.have a great week.
Thanx for the reciepe, I just made it and it's soo good!! Love ur website, already made so many meals using your reciepes… Thanx again!
Definitely a favorite of the family. My dad always says to make more but no matter how much I make, always gone in less than two days. Thanks for such an easy and delish recipe:)
Looks great! And fascinating that it seems very much like the Ashkenazi Jewish dish kasha varnishkas, traditional in my husband's family. But now I've started exploring my Slovenian roots and have discovered buckwheat is a staple in that cuisine, too. Lovely site!
Simple and delish! Thank you
LOVE this product! I use it in soup and rice 🙂 I wish they had a bigger container 🙂 So happy for you and your blog, it's really taking off! Many more blessings! <3
Believe it or not I.never tried boulion in any of my soups that I make or any other food I make.After seeing all your recipes I want to try it …. I hope I get this gift:)))
Hi! I really love using this better than bullion in many dishes instead of broth or just water. It adds really great flavor without having to add meat. 🙂
I love to use this for tsupa Toscana it's delish
Love it in soups.
I shared your blog on facebook.
Pinned your Spartak recipe, my favorite cake!
I always put bouillon in my boiling water before i throw in pelmeni!
Shared on facebook 🙂
Here is a recipe my mom used to make and I still make it as a treat for my grown boys. After I've boiled and mashed some potatoes, I pour raw buckwheat into the hot potatoes. Cracked buckwheat gives a finer texture, whole buckwheat gives a nuttier taste. Mix in the buckwheat slowly until you have a nice ratio of potato to buckwheat. Spread this into a pie plate or rectangular baking dish and bake uncovered until the top is golden brown and crispy. Serve this with blobs of butter and even bigger blobs of sour cream. Not sure if this is anyway where near Ukrainian in nature but my mom was and she ate/made this all of her life.
I would love to win this! This stuff is awesome! Use it in all my soups.
I love adding bouillon cubes to my soups they give the soup that extra "umpth". Love love love ALL YOUR RECIPES ( thank you so much for them). I also found the "trybochki" metal horns at bed bath and beyond 6 for 2.99.
I don't know if I'll win, but it's fun to try.
Pinned it http://pinterest.com/pin/190769734186239486/
Shared on facebook
I use Boullion for everything ! Especially love it in soups
I also posted the link on facebook! 🙂
Hey Natasha, first of all I just wanted to say that I LOVE all of your recipes, thank you so much for taking your time to post all the recipes! I never used better then bouillon before, i always use just the regular chicken bouillon cubes, i use them for everything soups, gravies, golybtsi, potatoes… I would love to try the BTB.
Pined it on Pinterest
Just like on Facebook your post.
I love this brand of bouillon! And use it in gravey, soups, chicken dishes….basically almost everything.
Also posted this on Facebook
You have great recipes, especially desert. Since my husband has a big sweet tooth, I visit your site daily. You have good taste. thanks for your commitment.
I pinned a few of your recipes on Pinterest as my favorite 🙂
I've liked this post on facebook 🙂
Hi Natasha, I'm hooked to your website, I just have to go in everyday to check for something new and yummy. I've tried lots of your recipes and my hubby who is spoiled and would only eat food that looks good (which is good because he's always right if I ask him if he thinks this or that is good) , enjoyed many of the recipes I tried….that tells me that you don't just post anything, you post the best recipes. If I win, I would try using better than bouillion in my soups, never tried them before.
I've got to admit… I've never really liked buckwheat. Disliked it ever since I was a little girl. My mom couldnt get me to eat the stuff! But one day…. I was baby sitting for a friend, and she asked me to make it for her little girl. Since I've never made it before, I went onto your website to check for directions.
I saw this recipe… Looked easy enough, so I made it.
But boy, I wasnt expecting such a wonderful aroma of satueed oinions and mushrooms to hit me! It smelled so amazing, I simply couldnt resist a sample. lol. It was really good 🙂 Cant say that I'm a die-hard fan of buckwheat now, but at least now I can eat it. Occasionally. lol.
Thanks for the recipe. The BTB really gives it a lot of flavor.
This product sounds great, would love to try it. I love cooking with mushrooms so I can't wait to go home and try this new recipe 🙂 I shared this on the Facebook, please add my name to this drawing. Thanks!
I love using bouillon for soups, and grechka.
I like to use boulion when making gravy.
I also shared and liked this post on FB 🙂
I love love love love better than boullion! I use it in alot of soups and gravys! Fave soup would have to be Zuppa Toscana! Its simple and the better than boullion paste makes it even yummier 🙂
Thanks for this awesome blog!! Its a life safer 🙂
Hi, Natasha!
Thank you for this wonderful giveaway that is going on ))
I agree. After trying many other brands of bullions, i stopped on BTB. It tasted like real bullion and even better. I add it in so many dishes. Those include: Macaroni, soups, borsh, liquid for golubtsy, pelmeni (as a finishing seasoning on the top), casseroles… To name a few )
Best wishes for your family. Thank you for your wonderful posts. I never hesitate whether to start making a dish from your post or not, I am sure it will taste awesome!!!
I use bouillon in my soups as well as rice dishes 🙂 love love it!!!
I use the bouillon in soups and meat recipes
I pinned it on Pinterest http://pinterest.com/pin/262123640782388807/
Liked this post on my FB!!! 😉
Great giveaway Natasha!!! I use the Better than Bullion a lot: in soups, rice, sauces… With ths busy life schedule, this product makes cooking much easier and faster.
I liked this post on fb.
I'd use it in curries or soups.
Posted this to my facebook
I use bouillon in making sauces, enhancing soups, enriching gravy.
It is good to omake bouillon from scratch if lots of time, but oft time need something quik an ease.
Love your website and am thrilled to see these delicious recipes.
Thank you for doing the drawing. 🙂
I love to use the bouillon in almost anything that requires liquid, soups, borsht, gravy, etc. Makes it taste so much richer. Thank you for the giveaway.. 🙂
I use it in soups, sauces, rice or side veggie dishes. Love it!
I liked on FB, too!
I use bouillon for soup, mainly. Sometimes when I make a soup which would ordinarily have meat (such as borscht) I only use buoillon and no one notices.
hi natasha…i have been following your website since it started. I am always excited when you post something new. Thank you for introducing me to better than bouillon. i always keep it in my refrigerated an use it in many things especially in soups. I would love to win the gift basket!
I have never tried Better than Bullion so far. That's because I'm so…scared about everything is powdered….. I never know what's in there. But, I'll give it a try. I rely on yours and your commentators' endorsement.
Oh and BTW, I loooove buckwheat, I think I already mentioned that on this blog :-). Thank you for this recipe.
Hi! I would love to win a gift basket! My husband is always on your website and telling me about all your great recipes!
I don't do much cooking, but my wife uses that stuff and I know it's good because her food always tastes great!
I use this better than bouillon from Costco too! I also like the beef one. It goes into everything; soups, rice, buckwheat and more 🙂
I also shared your link on facebook.
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The U.S.-Canada Softwood Lumber Dispute Reaches a Climax
November 30, 2005
With the Doha round in trouble, the so-called "spaghetti bowl" of multilateral trade rules and proliferating regional trade deals is, once again, prominently on the radar screen of the international trade community. A perfect example of this image is the US-Canada softwood lumber dispute. This longstanding trade spat, extensively litigated in the dispute-settlement procedures of both the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the World Trade Organization (WTO), is close to reaching a climax. Fueling the suspense is the possibility that the WTO and NAFTA may reach different results.
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Further complicating the picture is the fact that three Canadian lumber companies (Canfor, Tembec and Terminal) have, in their capacities as investors in the United States, invoked the investor-state dispute mechanism of NAFTA Chapter 11. They claim, inter alia, that US treatment of Canadian lumber imports is discriminatory and constitutes "indirect expropriation." Together, they seek a total of US $540 million in compensation from the US government. Avoiding further risk of inconsistent rulings (this time within Chapter 11 of NAFTA), on September 7, 2005, a NAFTA panel consolidated these three requests in one single proceeding.[3]
What if this NAFTA Chapter 11 tribunal finds one thing and the WTO (or, for that matter, a tribunal operating under NAFTA Chapter 19), finds another?
The short term answer to these questions is that Canada is sure to appeal the November WTO panel decision to the WTO Appellate Body. The result of this appeal can be expected somewhere around April 2006.
The long term answer is more complicated. Although clearly dealing with the same broader dispute on lumber, the different rulings out of NAFTA and/or the WTO are not, strictly speaking, in conflict. Traditionally, for the principle of res judicata to apply and, therefore, for two rulings to be genuinely in conflict, the overlapping proceedings must involve (1) the same parties, (2) the same subject matter, and (3) the same legal claims.
Most obviously, as concerns the first requirement ("same parties"), the NAFTA Chapter 11 cases are between private Canadian investors and the US government. In contrast, the WTO and NAFTA Chapter 19 disputes are between Canada and the United States as states (although Chapter 19 also involves private parties).
Considering the second requirement ("same subject matter"), the NAFTA panel rejecting a US finding of threat of material injury was made with reference to a US determination of May 2002. In contrast, the WTO panel accepting a US finding of threat of material injury relates to a December 2004 re-determination concerning the same period of investigation but made on the basis of a different (i.e., reopened) record.
Finally, the different proceedings do not exactly involve the same legal claims (the third requirement for res judicata). WTO panels examine claims of violation of WTO rules. NAFTA Chapter 11 tribunals examine claims of violation of NAFTA. Crucially, while the WTO panel accepting a US finding of threat of material injury did so pursuant to WTO rules, the NAFTA Chapter 19 panel rejecting a US finding of threat of material injury did so pursuant to the United States' own trade laws. Indeed, the applicable law under NAFTA Chapter 19 is not NAFTA but the domestic law of the defending country.
Nonetheless, the absence of res judicata should not lead one tribunal to completely ignore the work of the other.
First, WTO panels must carefully examine whether NAFTA proceedings do not preclude the WTO's jurisdiction (and vice versa). As far as normal trade panels under NAFTA Chapter 20 are concerned, for example, (to be distinguished from NAFTA Chapter 19, dealing exclusively with dumping and subsidies), Article 2005 explicitly provides that "disputes" regarding a "matter" arising under both NAFTA and the WTO can be brought to either forum. However, once "procedures have been initiated" at either forum, the forum selected shall be used "to the exclusion of the other."
Second, even if different proceedings can advance in parallel (or sequentially), as is the case for WTO and NAFTA Chapter 19 cases, one might still expect a WTO panel to take cognizance of a NAFTA panel's analysis (and vice versa), as well as factor in the risk of inconsistent rulings. Showing no sense of such "judicial comity," the November WTO lumber panel, however, did not make a single reference to the concurrent NAFTA Chapter 19 proceedings.
Where does this leave the Canadian lumber producers, that is, the original complainants in this dispute? Even if the WTO Appellate Body confirms that the December 2004 US re-determination complies with WTO law, the fact remains that the NAFTA Chapter 19 proceedings have determined that the United States violated its very own laws, at least as between May 2002 (date of imposition of the duties) and December 2004 (date of the re-determination), a period during which around US $3 billion were collected. In this context, it is instructive that Article 103 of NAFTA includes a general conflict clause in favor of NAFTA in the event NAFTA provisions are inconsistent with GATT or other agreements to which all NAFTA members are party.
Canada is now suing the United States before the US Court of International Trade to have the duties removed and the deposits returned. In response, the US Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports has challenged the constitutionality of NAFTA Chapter 19 before the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. If the United States refuses to comply with NAFTA Chapter 19 -- that is, its own laws as interpreted by a NAFTA panel -- Canada can request the establishment of a Special Committee under NAFTA Article 1905. If the Special Committee finds against the United States, Canada has the right to suspend any NAFTA benefits vis-Ã -vis the United States "as appropriate under the circumstances."
Relief for Canadian lumber producers under NAFTA Chapter 19 may, therefore, not be immediate, but it could operate retroactively (at least from 2002 to 2004). The prospective removal of the duties may well require more litigation at both NAFTA and the WTO. Proceedings in both fora are pending, not on injury, but on whether Canada is dumping or subsidizing lumber in the first place. The US determination of subsidy has been condemned five times by a NAFTA Chapter 19 panel and three times by the WTO. As recent as November 22, 2005, the United States, implementing the most recent NAFTA ruling, reduced its determination of subsidy from an original 19% to a 0.8% de minimis level. Nonetheless, the duties of 21% continue to be collected. The US determination of dumping, in turn, has been the subject of three negative NAFTA Chapter 19 rulings and one negative WTO Appellate Body report. US re-determinations, which continue to find dumping (in some cases at higher levels than beforehand), are currently under review in both fora. Under NAFTA Chapter 11, finally, three Canadian companies may obtain retroactive compensation of over US $500 million, if the consolidated NAFTA tribunal overcomes the obstacle in NAFTA Article 1901 that nothing in Chapter 11 "shall be construed as imposing obligations" with respect to US "antidumping law or countervailing duty law." Even if this obstacle were overcome, the question of double recovery - once under Chapter 19, a second time under Chapter 11 -- may arise.
In sum, when it comes to softwood lumber, the WTO-NAFTA spaghetti bowl is very real. Yet only the law firms involved seem to be enjoying the feast. Litigation may soon reach its limits. Finality is likely to depend on a comprehensive political settlement.
About the author
Joost Pauwelyn, an ASIL member, is a former WTO official now teaching international law at Duke Law School. He is the author of "Conflict of Norms in Public International Law," Cambridge University Press, 2003, and, most recently, "The Transformation of World Trade," 104 Michigan Law Review 1 (2005).
[1] Panel Report on United States -- Investigation of the International Trade Commission in Softwood Lumber from Canada, Recourse by Article 21.5 of the DSU by Canada, WT/DS277/RW, circulated on 15 November 2005.
[2] Opinion and Order of the Extraordinary Challenge Committee, In the Matter of Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada, Secretariat File No. ECC-2004-1904-01USA, 10 August 2005.
[3] Order of the Consolidation Tribunal, In the Matter of: NAFTA and a Request for Consolidation by the USA of the Claims in Canfor Corporation v. USA and Tembec et al. v. USA and Terminal Forest Products Ltd. V. USA, 7 September 2005.


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The same principles in a lab-engineered product could have a crucial role in surgeries. Wilker and his team are testing how the adhesives could bond bone or skin instead of stitches.
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Program Your Subconscious Mind
Programming the Subconscious Mind takes effort and an understanding of the unique nature of the brain. These top-ten tips on how to program your Subconscious Mind can give you a general understanding of the power of the subconscious mind. Scroll down to check out the bonus material by Emmit Fox – The Seven Laws of the Subconscious Mind.
10 Basic Tips to Program Your Subconscious Mind:
To program your subconscious mind the goals must be realistic -– Losing 200 pounds in a week is impossible, no matter how good you are at programming your subconscious mind. Think in ways that will not set up a conflict between the thoughts and your feelings about the thoughts. For example, see yourself looking down at a scale that shows you are 10 or 15 pounds lighter or wearing clothes 2 sizes smaller.
Program as if the change you want has already occurred –- For example, if you want to install a program for healthy eating habits visualize yourself as if upon a movie screen eating veggies, smiling and enjoying the food while repeating the affirmation "You/I love to eat healthy food!"Sometimes using first person…"I"…works best, while for others second person references…"You"… works best. You may want to experiment with both ways to see (or hear) what feels right to you. (see below)
- As a rule, program your subconscious mind in third-person… Do this by watching yourself up on a movie screen in your mind's eye and use the reference "you" in place of "I". However, not all people are the same, so if using first-person or "I" seems less awkward and more intense or real to you go ahead and do that. Once the programming part of the session has been completed, at the end it is a good idea to "step into" the movie and experience the finished product as fully and intensely as you can in your mind…act as if you are actually there…seeing, hearing, and feeling as if you are "in the movie" and it is real. (this is how you can "real-ize" what you want)
- Program using as many sensory modalities as comfortably possible – Example: see yourself walking along the beach, feel the sand between your toes, hear the sounds of the surf crashing on the shore, smell the salt in the breeze, hear the gulls overhead.
- Ignore the problem, focus on the solution – Because of the way your mind processes information it's best to program your subconscious mind with what you DO WANT rather than what you DON'T WANT. Your subconscious mind cannot process a negation. A negation is where you present an idea and append the sentence to imply the opposite of the idea. For instance, saying "I don't like to smoke" is a negation – something you do not like. Negations are processed by the higher regions of the cortical or thinking brain, (i.e. the conscious mind). So, you CAN process negatives when you read or hear them, but ONLY at the conscious level. Your subconscious mind must process what "I", "like" and "smoke" means then send that back to the conscious mind where the negation is processed. So, "I don't like to smoke", processed at the subconscious level becomes "I – like to smoke." The thinking mind then processes the negative at the conscious level.
- Use Intensity and Repetition in order to program your subconscious mind –- Making visualizations as vivid as possible and using your powers of imagination will create intensity. Practicing, listening, or programming regularly provides the repetition.
- Keep it simple –- One programming session should include only one exercise or CD at a time. You may have several sessions spread out over the day or week, but one session = one program goal.
- Don't question it, just allow it to happen –- The last thing you want to do after a programming session is to question yourself about whether it worked. The most powerful changes occur after you have forgotten about the programming and suddenly realize, "Wow, it worked".
- Belief and Confidence –- Believe in the power of your subconscious mind because one of the most powerful ways to program your subconscious mind is through your belief systems. What the thinker (conscious mind) thinks, the prover (unconscious mind) proves. Beliefs are taken as instructions to the subconscious mind, especially when accompanied by congruent feelings.
- Program in a highly focused, self-hypnotic state –- Hypnosis bypasses the critical factors of the conscious mind allowing a direct input link to the subconscious mind. The subconscious mind will not accept input that does not fit your value & belief systems. This is why changing beliefs does not involve removing or erasing old beliefs. It simply involves installing new, more desirable beliefs and getting the message of your preference through to the subconscious mind – you guessed it, with intensity and repetition!
The Seven Laws of the Subconscious Mind:
Back in the 1930's, before the Law of Attraction became popular Emmet Fox, the author of many best-selling books including the classic, Sermon on the Mount, outlined seven Laws of the mind. Fox maintained that these Laws must be followed in order to program your subconscious mind. They are:
- The Law of Substitution: This law points out that one cannot make themselves stop thinking of something. For example, try to not think of the statue of liberty — what happens? So, the law of substitution suggests that in order to program your subconscious mind you need to substitute a thought that you do want in place of the thought you don't want. Refer to the Law of Growth below to see why this is important.
- The Law of Relaxation: In this law, Fox states that getting into a quiet, relaxed, meditative state is important in order to program your subconscious mind. This is supported by the very nature of hypnosis: in order to bypass the critical, analytical conscious processes and achieve access to subconscious processes it is very helpful to become absorbed in a relaxed, meditative state.
- The Law of Subconscious Mind Activity: Here Fox points out that the subconscious mind is always busy doing something – it's like a supercomputer that's always on, making millions of computations and calculations as it runs various embedded programs and routines. Once the subconscious mind accepts an idea or suggestion it begins using all of its vast resources to create and activate a subconscious routine to make it happen. See the Laws of 'Duality of Thought' and 'Growth' below to learn why this is important.
- The Law of Practice (Repetition): We all know that "practice makes perfect", here's why: Every fifteen minutes that we devote to learning something new we are growing new dendrite connections (neural networks) or we are shifting established connections in order to accommodate the new learning. This biological activity has been termed neurogenesis or "Brain Growth"…two things are very important to keep in mind here to program your subconscious mind:
- First, Chronic Stress SHUTS DOWN neurogenesis because the brain diverts most of its energy into self-preservation (survival mode). When the chronic stress is relieved the brain can shift into self-actualization (growth mode). So, the relaxation effect of listening to self-hypnosis CDs is in itself a very important thing — even if you get nothing more than that from the time you invest in yourself by listening.
- Second, the "Use it or Lose it" principle is in effect making practice even more important. (See the Law of Growth below)
- The Law of Forgiveness: According to Fox (and the Bible) Forgiveness is a Spiritual Law that must be followed in order for prayer and meditation to be more effective. Fox states, "Unforgiveness fastens your troubles to you with rivets". Seemingly agreement with this Law, Twelve-step philosophy sees resentment, a form of unforgiveness, as "…the #1 offender to sobriety".
- The Law of Duality of Thought: (Intensity) This law points out that the subconscious mind will make the desired changes when it perceives that the changes are indeed desired. To do so, the subconscious mind reads two signals from the conscious mind in order to determine the strength of the overall desire. If those two signals are congruent with each other the signal becomes an instruction to program your subconscious mind. But if the signals are incongruent they will neutralize each other and the signal won't get through:
- 1. The Thought Signal: Affirmations, auto-suggestions, and visualizations
- 2. The Emotional Signal: The emotional "charge" that goes with the thought. If one repeats an affirmation over and over while feeling discouraged and hopeless the signal will not get through.
- The Law of Growth: This Law of the subconscious mind proposes that "what you think upon grows, and what you don't atrophies — in other words, "use it or lose it". What we are learning about the mind bears out the truth of this principle (see the Law of practice above). Fox states, "You cannot dwell upon one thing while trying to create another" — What do you spend your time dwelling upon? Is it what you want or what you don't want?


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2014 Nov 21
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2014 May 13
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2014 April 25 @ 8p
Shawn Lawson (Obi-Wan Codenobi) will be live coding with Ryan Ross Smith (The Wookie) during Celebration: JustPressPlay! for opening night of Gamefest 2014 at EMPAC, RPI, Troy, NY.
2014 August
Operation Human Shield will be included in The Aesthetics of Gameplay exhibition at Siggraph 2014.
2014 March
Halfway to Infinity is permanently installed at Lawrence Technological University.
2014 February
Each Tweet Counts is now at 439,000 tweets, and breaks into the top 250 most prolific tweeters!
2013, October 28 – November 1
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2013, August 26 – December 15
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2013 February 18 – 22
Operation Human Shield is on display in a solo exhibition at Northern Illinois University at Gallery 214, DeKalb, IL.