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National Survival Games
National Survival Games
National Survival Games
Jim Lively and Sam Caldwell try the Survival Game c.1982
Left to right: Jim Lively, Sam Caldwell, Brad Clark and Kent Meadows, photo credit Jim Lively, c.1982
Splatmaster from the Paintball History at SC Village
The indestructible National Survival Games Splatmaster from our recent paintball history display at SC Village.
National Survival Games' Prototype inline blowback c.1989
National Survival Games developed this inline semi automatic prototype in 1989 which never came to market and Bob Gurnsey kept in his collection until 2015.
The Prototype National Survival Games Rapide – c.1988
Fitting the features of the National Survival Games Rapide into Paintball culture of the late 1980s and how it succeeded as a follow up to the Splatmaster.
RIP Bob Gurnsey, Paintball's Creator, and the NSG Rapide.
Paintball lost it's creator, Bob Gurnsey, of National Survival Games and father to the industry we all love and creator of the Rapide Double Action.
The Ironmen, pictured in Paintcheck 2/92 and early history
Rick Cendejas looks at the Ironmen in Paintcheck February 1992; Mike Baird and Michael Leon comment on the history of the Ironmen from 1985-87.
Bob Gurnsey and Paintball Creator's Memorabilia page on facebook
Bob Gurnsey, the creator of Paintball, is opening up his archive of classic National Survival Games items for sale to the public through facebook.
Super Stanchy Customs on a custom Splatmaster with an Aluminum barrel
Ryan Stanchfield, at Super Stanchy Customs, on the modifications he's done to a family heirloom, his uncle's National Survival Games Splatmaster.
Delaware Delta Dogs memorabilia c.1985-88?
Dominic Michael Caputo II send these photos of his classic Delaware Delta Dog memorabilia, patches, paintguns, trophies and newspaper clippings.
National Survival Game Patch and Bob Gurnsey
I talked to Bob Gurnsey today on the phone and he mentioned still having a bunch of National Survival Game patches left.
The Survivor Player Cup event patch
National Survival Games Hat c. mid-late 80s?
Awesome National Survival Game hat. Camo with the silkscreened logo. Not sure on year, probably 1987-1989?


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Segmental Vibration
In the normal larynx, segmental vibration occurs when both chest and falsetto (head) registers are produced by vibration of the anterior 2/3 of the vocal cords. The posterior 1/3 is "inhabited" by the arytenoid cartilage and does not vibrate.
In certain pathological circumstances such as displayed in the photo sequences below, only a small part of the vocal cords vibrates.
This segmental vibratory phenomenon is typically seen in vocal cords that are damaged—such as by vocal nodules, polyps, cyst, scarring, etc. In such persons, upper voice is typically particularly impaired, until, as the person continues to try to ascend the scale, suddenly a crystal-clear "tin whistle" kind of voice emerges and may continue upwards to very high pitches.
Some in the past have talked about flagelot, flute, bell, or whistle register. We suspect that this was in the days before videostroboscopy and at least in some cases may have been segmental vibration.
The best way to determine if what sounds like a "tin whistle" upper voice extension is due to segmental vibration is by videostroboscopic examination during that kind of phonation. The other way is for the individual to produce their "tin whistle" kind of voice very softly and then try to crescendo. If full length vibration, smooth crescendo will be possible. If segmental, there will be a sudden "squawk" as the vocal cords try to go (unsuccessfully) from segmental to full-length vibration.

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In conjunction with Targeted Notifications, the introduction of the Institution Page is a key component in bringing the Tabs and Modules functionality currently available in the Original experience to Ultra. The Institution Page provides users static information that they may find useful, such as help desk links, library resources, advisor info, and any other bit of text/hyperlinking that they need to be aware of. Over time additional modules will be added as well as the ability to convey 3rd party tools/content.
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There is this amazing site called *The Big Trade-Off* and if you have never visited, it's an absolute must.
It's possible your downloads folder may groan a wee bit, but it's so worth it!
I do think this is such a cute summer type top and it goes with any kind of bottom you want to pair it with.
As with all my downloads, this is elder enabled, meaning that it will show in both elder and adult categories of your game.


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Hoss Glass 18" 50mm Straight Tube w/ Embossed Base & Coloured Logo - Blue
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Water Pipe with Thick Embossed Base
This glass straight tube stands 18 inches tall, featuring a seamless, modern ice pinch, and a coloured Hoss Glass logo on the tube top, downstem, and bowl handle. The huge, 20mm thick base is what sets this water pipe apart from the rest, making it one of Hoss Glass' sturdiest water pipes available today. This purchase has everything you need to start rippin' and more, as it includes your standard Hoss cone bowl, diffused downstem, and bowl handle.
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"Here for You" is the debut single from René Le Feuvre; the up and coming Australian singer-songwriter and performing artist who takes inspiration from the likes of Ben Howard and Dean Lewis to create his own distinctively honeyed sound.
There are very few Indie Folk Pop singles which are soft and gentle but possess such a powerfully arrestive potential. There is absolutely no reason why René Le Feuvre won't be able to follow in the footsteps of Icons such as Ed Sheeran. With the ability to instantaneously draw emotion from you right from the very first verse with his melodically immersive style there will be little that could get in his way on the way to the top.
You can check out René Le Feuvre's single Here for You by heading over to Spotify now.
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The Dimensions of the 2 mm Thick Transformer Insulation Press Board
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And so Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson has gone and messed up their airport.
Back in May, they opened up their new "Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal" which handles all foreign flights. In theory, it's great, because it means you no longer have to claim your bag, then re-check your bag, then re-claim your bag again if Atlanta is your final destination on an inbound flight. Instead you just grab your bag and waltz directly out of the building to your car and... voilà!... you're on your way.
Assuming you drove your own car to the International Terminal and paid their hideously expensive parking rates.
If you didn't, Atlanta International Airport has just screwed you and you don't even know it.
But you will.
Since I (obviously) didn't drive to the International Terminal (my car is back in Seattle), I had to get back to the main terminal so I could catch a hotel shuttle. But there is no train to take you back. Instead you have to wait 5 minutes for a bus... wait another 20 minutes for the bus to fill up... wait another 15 minutes to drive all the way back to the Main Terminal... then wait for your luggage to be unloaded... then wait for traffic... then walk to the hotel shuttle area where you needed to be all along SO YOU CAN WAIT EVEN MORE for your shuttle.
Which, needless to say, IS A HUGE FUCKING WASTE OF TIME!
So now I absolutely HATE flying into Atlanta on an International flight, and will avoid it at all costs. Or at least UNTIL THEY BUILD A TRAIN LOOP TO TAKE YOU BACK TO THE MAIN TERMINAL LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE IN THE FIRST PLACE! I mean, they can build a damn train FOR MILES out to the car rental center, but extending the EXISTING terminal train A MEASLY 500 FEET and adding a secure car to take exiting passengers back to the Main Terminal was too difficult? Apparently so. Or maybe they were too damn stupid to think of it.
But Seattle... frickin' SEATTLE... has figured out how to do this. It's EMBARRASSING that Atlanta... ONE OF THE BUSIEST AIRPORTS IN THE WORLD... has their head up their asses by thinking this absurd "bussing" idiocy is anything other than COMPLETE AND TOTAL BULLSHIT.
It's like the stupid-ass city I live in. The one thing we need where I work? More parking spaces. The one thing they made sure to eliminate when they re-designed the street? THAT'S RIGHT... THEY GOT RID OF PARKING SPACES!
Everywhere you look... from city planners to airport designers... the people in charge don't seem to know what in the hell they're doing. Nor do they give a crap. And why should they? They can just start screaming some bullshit about "saving money" or "having to make hard choices" (or whatever) to justify their short-sightedness. No more taking the time and money to do things right... it's all about making sure there's enough money in the project to pay their huge salaries, and everything else is negotiable. And the consequences? Well, for Atlanta-bound international travelers who just want to take the damn train into the city? FUCK 'EM! JUST FUCK'EM!! They can waste their time riding a stupid-ass BUS for a half hour to get to the MARTA train station! Who gives a shit about THEM?!?
And welcome to Atlanta!
Ever since getting my new MacBook, I've been increasingly fascinated with the pixel density of its beautiful "Retina Display." Everything looks so frickin' amazing on it that I have a really hard time looking at non-Retina-enhanced visuals now... especially when browsing the web. Most websites are built to deliver 72dpi graphics, which end up look pretty bad. And so I've been experimenting with photos here on my blog, trying to figure out how to delivery hi-res images without breaking things for readers who don't have Retina-type displays.
The easiest way is to just double-size all your images. I tried this in my last entry with the picture of the jitney door. It's actual size is 800x1200 pixels, but I define it as 400x600 in the HTML. So now Retina displays get a sharp image to look at, and non-Retina displays just toss out every-other pixel...
Detail of Non-Retina low-res on the Left... Retina double-res on the Right
The problem is this... visitors who don't have Retina displays are downloading much larger images with no benefit at all. Since their browser is just tossing 3/4 of the data, this seems wasteful of their time and bandwidth. And, unlike Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, I give a crap about the people who spend their time visiting me.
This has led me to experiment with Javascript and CSS to deliver regular graphics for everybody except those visiting with a Retina-type display... they'll get the super-res versions. Sure they'll take longer to download, but at least all the pixels sent will be looked at.
And so now I just have to figure out the best way to approach this. All the easy solutions have serious drawbacks in one way or another, so it'll probably take some time and research to get it sorted. But hopefully, if you're visiting with an iPhone 4, New iPad, MacBook Retina, HTC One X, HTC Rezound, etc. - it will be worth the effort.


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The Best Bouldering Gear of 2022
Climbing equipment that has your back
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Winter temps make for good climbing—the cold air improves your skin's friction on the rock. But climbing during snowy months also has its challenges. Namely, it can be hard to stay motivated when you're freezing. Here's the kit that helped push us to new winter heights.
Black Diamond Mission Wool Denim Pants ($150)
The wool, cotton, and elastane blend in these jeans sent three days on cheese-grater granite in California's Buttermilks with no rips or frays. The pants kept our legs warm during 30-degree morning sessions without overheating, and the zippered thigh pocket fit a phone, chalk brush, or tape. (men's 28-38; women's 2-12)
Allez Outdoor Salves Everything Repair Cream ($20)
After testing drawerfuls of oily creams meant to heal cracked hands, we've found none that nourishes better than Allez's Salves Everything. It leaves no greasy residue, smells great, and replenished our testers' overly chalked skin. Credit the blend of soothing chaparral and aloe. Because it's alcohol-free, applying this cream to our winter-shredded fingers didn't sting or burn.
Mountain Hardwear Stretchdown Light Pullover ($240)
Long bouldering sessions involve a lot of sitting around, so a warm layer is key in winter. This lightweight pullover is one you don't have to take off for your send burn. The stretchy face fabric and woven baffles allow significant range of motion and stand up to serious abrasion—even rough desert sandstone and sharp granite. (men's S-XXL; women's XS-XL)
Organic Climbing Deluxe Chalk Bucket ($48)
The Deluxe holds enough chalk to coat the entire boulder (don't do this), and has a zippered pocket that fits your keys, wallet, and phone. Another pocket holds a training notebook, brush, and tape. The Velcro-and-buckle system keeps chalk from escaping during transport. It's built with a thick 1,000-denier Cordura nylon that can stand up to countless shoves between crash pads and is available in more than three dozen colors.
Metolius Recon Crash Pad ($280)
The bigger the crash pad, the more protection it provides. But heavy and unwieldy models can make approaches a total pain. That's why we love Metolius's Recon. It folds into thirds instead of the usual halves, yielding a narrow, 22-inch silhouette in transit without compromising the 42- by 60-inch surface area. That extra seam also allows the pad to bend over large rocks and roots better than most, turning treacherous landings into plush ones. The quick-release retention strap extends to fit another, smaller pad, and a pocket holds shoes, chalk, and snacks.
La Sportiva Testarossa Climbing Shoes ($199)
For the climber who dabbles in different disciplines the Testarossa, which excels on both overhung boulders and steep sport routes, is a dream. Our testers found its fit an ideal balance of volume and precision: its roomy toe box meant even wide-footed testers lasted all day without suffering numb digits, and its Vibram XS Grip2 sole afforded confidence on small holds. While these kicks aren't brand-new (they were last updated in 2019 with a grippier heel for hooking), we keep stashing them between our bouldering pads.
Ibex 24-Hour Short-Sleeve Shirt ($88)
This full-merino tee feels buttery against the skin and won't lose its shape the way other wool tops can. It wicked sweat away from the lower back and armpits like a champ on strenuous approaches, but when worn as a baselayer, it kept testers perfectly toasty at rest. Thanks to the fabric's natural odor-fighting powers, one tester reported smelling just fine even after four days of travel sans showers. (men's S-XXL; women's XS-XL)


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Chen Feng
Congratulations, new faculty and staff, Dr. Hoorfar and Dr. Phillion!
By Sam Charles on September 11, 2015
The School of Engineering is pleased to announce the addition of two new faculty and three new laboratory technicians, and the promotion of longtime professors.
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Silly is often the enemy of cool. Not so for Tig Notaro. She fully indulged her silly side at Sunday night's taping for her new HBO special, "Boyish Girl Interrupted," at the Wilbur. (It will air on Aug. 22.) She shimmied across the stage with a finger under her nose, pretending it was a chocolate ice cream mustache after relating how she once played a whole show with an actual one, and told a story about freaking out over a man in a McDonald's parking lot who looked like Santa Claus. She got the crowd to sing "Yellow Submarine" while pretending to be Ringo Starr's surprised wife hearing the song for the first time.
But no matter how dorky she got, Notaro could not have been cooler. There is a relaxed confidence in her delivery and a liveliness in her ideas. Whatever might be going wrong during the day to supply her with material, Notaro is in complete control once she hits the stage. Sunday night, at the second of two shows that evening, she seemed to feed off the audience's energy.
Notaro casually mentioned her breast cancer diagnosis and double mastectomy — the central topic of her 2013 album, "Live," a personal and professional breakthrough. "I have not told anybody yet," she said. "You're the first people to find out." That caught the audience off guard, and there was a beat of silence and some nervous laughter. Notaro looked at them quizzically. "That's a very cold response," she deadpanned, bringing more laughter.
Before the mastectomy, Notaro used to make jokes about how small her breasts were. "You know what," she imagined them saying. "we're sick of this. Let's kill her." The audience gave her a big laugh and applause. "I'm always thrown off by the clapping — 'Woo! Take her down!' " said Notaro.
That routine ramped up to the biggest reveal of the night. Notaro removed her jacket and tossed it on the mike stand. Then she unfastened the top buttons on her shirt, bringing the inevitable catcalls. "Don't tempt me," she said. Then a couple more buttons, and more catcalls. "I'm not going to take my shirt off for my HBO special," she said, chiding her audience. And then she did just that, to thunderous applause.
As if nothing had happened, she started in on her next joke. "I am very scared to fly," she said.
She performed that last quarter of the show topless. Routines about flying, about music, about randomly texting friends "What's your ETA?" just to confuse them. But nothing more about breast cancer, nothing more about her appearance. The biggest statement was left unspoken: This is who I am now, it's part of me, and it doesn't change anything. I'm still funny. Still silly.
What could be cooler than that?
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Lake Charles American Press,
Monday, May 6, 1983, p. 2:
SULPHUR – Funeral services for Mrs. Herbert (Relief) Schap, 81, of 605
Alabama St. will be at 2 p.m. today, May 6, from Immaculate
Conception Catholic
Church. The
Revs. Roland Bernier and Francis Fitzsimmons will officiate.
Burial will be in Goos Cemetery under direction of Hammer
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Schap died at 6:57 a.m. Sunday in the Sulphur
hospital. A
native of St. John's Island, she was a lifelong resident of
Sulphur. Mrs. Schap retired from Cities Service in 1965 where
she was a switchboard operator. She was a member of the
Southwest Louisiana Chapter 1900 of the American Association
of Retired
Persons. She was
the great-granddaughter of Capt. Daniel Goos, the pioneer
lumberman who came to the area in 1855 and located in what is
now known as
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Glen (Georgia Lee) Bonin
of Sulphur; two sons, Edward (Ed) Schap of Gonzales and
Herbert D. Schap of Lafayette; one brother, Guy L. Jessen of
Hackberry; nine grandchildren and seven


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Manju Howard
Joint Interview: Author Cathey Nickell and Agent Keely Boeving
I'm excited to learn how indie picture book author Cathey Nickell found her agent.
Plus, I would like to welcome Keely Boeving, agent with WordServe Literary.
For our Kidlit Creatives Members, you have two chances to win one of Cathey's picture books. To WIN this special prize, follow the directions at the end of this post.
Hi Cathey! Congratulations on your two indie picture books. Did you oversee all aspects of publication? Both books have received numerous awards. How did you discover the right award possibilities for each book?
Hi Manju! Thank you for including me in this feature. Yes, I handled all aspects of publication for my two picture books—Arthur Zarr's Amazing Art Car and Yazzy's Amazing Yarn. I didn't use a vanity or hybrid press, but instead hired my own editor to proofread the stories, and I found my illustrators through searches on the SCBWI website. Bill Megenhardt (for the art car book) and Emily Calimlim (for the yarn bombing book) were a joy to work with, and both created the digital book files that we uploaded to a printing company. I decided to publish my books through offset press, instead of print-on-demand, in order to get the printing, design and paper quality that I desired. As for finding award possibilities, I discovered a group called the Alliance of Independent Authors, and I followed their "ALLi Watchdog Desk" list that vetts and ranks book contests according to their legitimacy. If anyone is interested, that list can be found at: https://selfpublishingadvice.org/author-awards-contests-rated-reviewed/
Cathey: Before querying your middle grade manuscript, did you research agents? Why did you decide to send your manuscript to Keely and later sign with her?
Oh yes, "research" was my middle name! I spent oodles of time on Manuscript Wish List and on agency websites to find agents who were looking for contemporary middle grade stories like mine. I also did a good bit of research on my agent, Keely Boeving, prior to querying her. I looked her up on Publisher's Marketplace, and I liked the deals she had made for another middle grade author whose writing has a similar feel to mine. I also liked that Keely was listed in the "top 100 dealmakers" on PM, because this gave me confidence in her ability to negotiate and close a contract. I queried her in the traditional way by following the submission instructions on the WordServe Literary website. My query included a pitch for the book, the first five pages (with no attachments), and the word "query" in the subject line of the email. A month later, Keely wrote back and requested the full manuscript; ten days after receiving the full, she asked to schedule a phone call, and she made the offer of representation on that call. I've always heard that you need an agent who champions your book, and I found that in Keely. I'm thrilled to be working with her, and she has exceeded my expectations.
Hi Keely! Why did Cathey's middle grade manuscript appeal to you?
Hi Manju! Thank you for letting me be a part of this interview. I fell in love with Cathey's manuscript because of the voice. The main character, Bee, is so full of energy and enthusiasm that I knew I wanted to stick with her and see where this story went. It also has a really unique STEM angle that I hadn't seen explored in a middle grade novel before, so I was intrigued. Once I started reading, I fell in love with Bee and her family—especially her sweet relationship with her grandfather—and I knew I wanted to represent this one.
Cathey: Could you share why you wanted to tell this story?
My story focuses on a specific environmental cause, and the premise leapt into my mind one day and wouldn't let go. From the very start, I could envision the hook, the characters, the setting, the story arc, and the title of the book—even before I began writing. I interviewed numerous experts on the subject, read books, watched documentaries, and I've enjoyed learning how we can all work together to make small changes at home that could create big results for our planet. It's been a fun journey, and I'm excited that the manuscript is out on submission. I know it's a long shot, but my fingers are crossed!
Keely: What's on your manuscript wish list? What qualities do you look for in a manuscript that makes it a good fit for your client list?
I represent a wide range of projects, both adult and children's, but right now I'm focusing on building up my children's list in the area of middle grade. First and foremost, I want really good stories, the kind that pull at your heart and also make you laugh out loud. I'm looking for contemporary novels that explore current issues from a unique lens; and I really love books that come from diverse perspectives and voices. I want children to be able to see themselves in the pages, maybe for the first time. I love books that explore themes of family, growing up and figuring out who you are, and anything that teaches me something new about the world.
Thanks very much, Cathey and Keely!
Cathey Nickell is a Houston-based author and elementary school speaker. She is the author of two successful indie picture books, Arthur Zarr's Amazing Art Car and Yazzy's Amazing Yarn, which has offered her the opportunity to present about writing and creativity at more than 100 elementary schools, bookstores, and children's museums in Texas and other states. Cathey has a background in journalism and public relations, a Master of Arts, and is now writing middle grade novels that she hopes to someday see on bookshelves. She is an active member of SCBWI, Writers' League of Texas, and Independent Book Publishers Association. Find her online at catheynickell.com or as @catheynickell on Instagram and Twitter.
Keely Boeving is an Agent with WordServe Literary. She began her career in New York working as an assistant editor at Oxford University Press before moving back to her home state of Colorado in 2014. She now lives in Denver with her husband and their boy/girl twins. Keely represents adult nonfiction books in the areas of health and wellness, business, parenting and family life, social justice, and books for the Christian market. In the children's market, she represents middle grade, picture books, and the occasional YA novel; she loves stories that feature characters who are quirky and complex, and books that allow children to see themselves in the pages, perhaps for the first time. You can find out more about her at www.keelyboeving.com and find her on Twitter @KeelyBoeving.
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Writer Jack Fairey has taken on a huge task in adapting the substance of Homer's Iliad into a modern story still firmly embedded in the Trojan War with a running time just short of an hour. Director Joe Malyan similarly has his work cut out staging the The Wrath Of Achilles for Bedivere Arts at Greenside, Infirmary St.
A modern and accessible version of the Iliad
Fairey's device is to revolve the action around the three central characters. Achilles is obviously the central figure. Michael Ayiotis dominates the stage in this role with his physical presence, powerful voice and commanding performance. Opposite him is Briseis, the enslaved queen. Laura Hannawin, though turned into a concubine, is anything but submissive as she rails against the iniquities of war and her plight. Between them there is also a sense of mutual respect. Making up the ménage à trois is Patroclus, lifelong companion of Achilles and fellow combatant. Here, their intimacy clearly goes beyond just friendship, but there is a certain lack of credibility in it that derives from Jack Fairey' portrayal of the man who, according to Homer, is supposed to be the older counsellor to whom the leader turns. It is easy to see why Patroclus would fall for Achilles but less clear what Achilles would see in someone so hesitant who behaves more like a lackey that a general.
The remaining cast of Amy Tickner, Tabitha Baines, Keir Buis and Joe Malyan make up the chorus and gods who move in and out of the action separating the various scenes. They chant a haunting score by George Jennings in Ancient Greek which was probably a lot of work for only minimal impact. The everyday language of the script makes this play a modern and accessible version of the Iliad with themes, particukarly about the treatment of women, that are passionately highlighted. What keeps it in period are the splendid costumes by Anne Thomson which would look well in a film version but are perhaps oversized for this intimate venue.
Bedivere Arts describes The Wrath Of Achilles as 'a cinematic and powerful adaptation of Homer's Iliad', which rather begs the question, 'What is it doing in a small room at the Festival Fringe?'


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My Van Life: Day 19
Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Dorchester, WI
Unfortunately it was just another boring work day in the books today. Don't you just hate that for me? I know I certainly do. Although I will say I was 100% convinced that today was Thursday so imagine my disappointment to realize in fact tomorrow is Thursday and I still have one full workday left in the week. This is my last Friday off, as a reminder, my company gave us every Friday in July completely off which has honestly been such a blessing, so you better believe I am absolutely going to live it up this last Friday. There's just one more day between me and that light at the end of the tunnel.
I'll admit I woke up feeling kind of out of it this morning. I was disoriented when I first lifted my head off the pillow, very much convinced it was approximately 6am when in reality it was 8:30am and it was all downhill from there. Just one of those days when you're not particularly in the mood for a whole lot of anything. I received some not particularly great news this morning, my internet was on the fritz ALL day long as I was repeatedly kicked OUT of Zoom meetings, I'm still sweltering hot and it's been raining on and off not only leaving the ground wet but keeping us from outdoor play time. I definitely missed that this evening. I'm getting to the point where I'm just craving a traditional workout SO much I don't know what to do with myself. Like I've mentioned before we've been pretty good about getting creative and squeezing workouts and movement in on a regular basis but as of right now it's just not cutting it for me. I need my workout routine back in my life! Give me F45 or a boutique studio workout class any day. PLEASE.
Our van charge also dropped below 50% today which was a first. Since we've been in primarily sunny destinations throughout our trip, we've never had to worry about the van's charge. Today was cloudy all day and thus our solar panels did not charge as much as they traditionally do when we're parked under the beating sun. Of course as a result we immediately looked for ways to reduce our energy usage – unplugging things, turning things off, etc. – but within an hour both of our computers were dying and had to be plugged in. So much for that plan. The van does have the ability to be plugged in and charge which is good and that gave us a little extra juice at our campsite but it indicated it would have to be plugged in 8 hours in order to get that full charge. That's a full work day! With the rain coming and going we didn't exactly have that kind of time but it gave us the little charge boost that we needed and helped us both feel better about the van's charge status.
We squeezed in a walk this afternoon before the rain comes in later this evening as apparently it's supposed to be a level four storm! Truthfully I don't know what that means but four sounds like a high number on the storm scale radius so I'm going to go ahead and assume we're expecting a lot of rain, wind, etc. I'm off to bed early tonight as the plan is to wake up and get some driving in before work hours so I apologize for this boring post but I guess to be expected for boring ole work days staying in the same destination, in the same spot for hours on end. Until tomorrow!
(An hour later) Late breaking update, someone from the city fire department literally just knocked on the passenger side door of our van saying we can take shelter in the local fire department if needed because of the level four storm coming this evening. UHM WHAT. I'll report back tomorrow. In the meantime, say a little prayer for this West Coast Girl about to encounter a level four storm apparently?!
(See below for more pictures from our campsite where we've been staying the last few days. All pictures below taken directly from the Village of Dorchester website).


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Epcot (or the park formerly known as "EPCOT Center") is a popular theme center at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. It usually easy to find if you remember to look for a gigantic-looking golf ball. The park is popularly owned and run by the Walt Disney Company Parks and more specifically, its Resorts division. Inspired by an idea developed by Walt Disney, the park opened on October 1, 1982, and was the second theme park out of four to be built in Walt Disney World, after the Magic Kingdom was developed. With it's size stretching out to a 300 acres, which is more than twice the size of the Magic Kingdom park, Epcot (A.K.A. Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow);s pledge is to observe the ever-evolving success of human achievement, technological advances and various worldly cultures. It is often attributed to as a "permanent World's Fair". Epcot is divided into two sections: Future World, which contains eight pavilions within its vicinity, and World Showcase, which celebrates eleven of the world's most festive countries. Today, in light of the center's 35th Anniversary, Do You Remember celebrates by giving you a tour of just some of many, many groundbreaking attractions you get to encounter when you visit the universally famous EPCOT!
- Mission: SPACE
This shuttle simulator gives its visitors a chance to experience real NASA-based training as the ride blasts its passengers all the way out into the great unknown in this extraterrestrial space launch!
Enjoy stories from the screen regarding the final frontier? Check out our Star Trek VS. Star Wars Story!
- Spaceship Earth
On this fun and educational ride, explore the history of the world of communication as you travel in time from the days of stone age scriptures all the way to the days of the advent of the Iphone!
- Coral Reef Restaurant
Hungry? Go grab something to eat at this phenomenal restaurant which contains a beautiful aquarium within its walls.
- Frozen Ever After
Are you a huge fan of the Disney hit Frozen as much as I am? Set sail enroute to Arendelle on an ancient Norwegian liner as you sail into the frosty world of Frozen!
- Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros
Enjoy some gorgeous insights of Mexico and the popular bickering of the classic 3 feathered amigos on this pleasant, slower boat ride through the famous Mexico Pavilion (great for couples!)
Those are just five of the 30+ attractions you may run into when you have the blessing of visiting EPCOT! Now, in celebration of the center's 35th anniversary, we leave you with a warm video of the innovator himself, good old Walt, describing his concept for the park!
What is your favorite EPCOT attraction? Tell us in the comment section below!
What is your favorite EPCOT attraction? Tell us in the comment section below!
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Disneyland Posters and Souvenirs of Yesteryear
Alan Menken, The Musical Genius of Disney
In 2015, the park hosted about 11.98 million guests, ranking it the third-most-visited theme park in North America and the sixth-most-visited theme park in the world.
The park is represented by Spaceship Earth, a geodesic sphere that also serves as an attraction. Epcot was known as EPCOT Center until 1994 when it was renamed Epcot '94, then Epcot '95, now commonly known simply as Epcot.
BTW, when you visit Epcot, you can have "Drinks Around The World"… One of the best experiences at Epcot!
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It's the end of the year, when offices are mostly empty and the self-employed are at the movies. Whether you volunteered to stay at work "in case a client calls" or you're just taking it easy in the home office, you have work to do. In this three part series, we'll discuss the key tasks you can do in these final days of the year to ensure a strong kick-off to the business new year.
Today, we'll cover the tasks everyone needs to do, whether you work for yourself, someone else, or are searching for work. You'll need:
- Folders
- File cabinet
- Recycle bin/box
- Separate "to shred" box
- USB key or other portable back-up device
- New office decorations
Step 1: Clean out your files
File cabinets are a great place to start any massive purge. Not only are you likely sitting on a ton of paper you don't need, it makes room for all that paper on your desk we'll be addressing in the next section. Plus, wouldn't you like to be able to open your drawer without using a crowbar?
Prep your cabinet area. Position your recycle and shred boxes close, but in distinctly different places. You don't want to recycle sensitive materials, and shredding unnecessary paper simply costs money.
Review each file. Yes, seriously. Re-read and assign each document as appropriate:
- To keep: materials you need to do your job now.
- To file: materials you need keep, but are not in active use now.
- To shred: sensitive materials you no longer need.
- To recycle: materials you no longer need that are not sensitive. When in doubt, shred.
Return the folders to the cabinet. As you re-file, check the state of the folder. Replace beat-up folders or use labels to clearly-write the folder name. If it's over-filled, break the materials up into multiple folders. (Or at least get a rubber band.)
Step 2: Clean off the desk
This can be painful for pack rats, but it's worth it. Here are some guidelines:
Review every piece of paper on your desk. Same rules apply as filing: keep, recycle or shred.
Install and store software. Have software sitting on your desk? Install it, put the disk away, and return it to IT (or store it).
Rearrange your desk for comfort. I spent nearly a year spinning in my chair and leaning to answer my phone before a co-worker made the obvious suggestion: Move the phone to the left. (I'm left handed.) Simple solutions can make a huge difference.
Edit and update your decorations. We constantly add things to our desk, but when was the last time you took something away? Update your kid's artwork, review your gag gift collection and decide if that plant is really worth it. Can't part with anything? Ask for shelves.
Step 3: Organize your professional library
I'm always amazed by the number of severely outdated books on office shelves. Unless you truly need to hang on to that HTML 1.0 book, take it off the shelf.
Step 4: Clean up your computer
Now that you have a clean desk, it's time to update the space where you spend most of your time: the computer. Here are some guidelines to get you started.
Clear out your e-mail. Every interaction, from e-mail to calendar requests, contribute to your e-mail limit and bulge. To control the chaos, create folders (by business, client, project – your choice), and start filing. Review and delete mails that are redundant, unnecessary ("thanks" mails) or just no longer needed. Note that many major corporations require employees to delete mail after a certain time period. Check with your legal department for guidance.
Tackle your calendar. Delete the dentist appointments, coffee dates, long-dead project meetings and other detritus. Keep ongoing appointments and recent meetings that may come up in future conversations.
Check your Tasks list. This can also become a wasteland of long-forgotten errands that don't need to sit on the server.
Organize your digital files. All those things you did with your files? Same thing applies here. But before you delete…
Backup! If you work for someone else, odds are they have a backup in place. Self-employed people, you are your IT department. Don't neglect your back-ups. Do a mass back-up now, and then set regular back-ups going forward. (We'll dig into this and other tidbits for the self-employed in Part 2 of the series.)
Step 5: Take home personal files
We all have photos, music and other miscellaneous items on our computers that are just for us. These can be lost in the blink of an eye. Save your personal files on a USB drive or other portable and take them home. If you keep them on your computer, back them up regularly.
Part 2: Spending the end of year organizing your home office/business
Part 3: Spending the end of year on yourself


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Cops can make mistakes, even when they're not rookies. If anyone knows that it's Cass Raines.
Cass took a bullet two years ago after an incompetent colleague screwed up a tense confrontation with an armed suspect. Deeply traumatized, Cass resigned from the Chicago PD, leaving one less female African-American on the force. Now she's the head of a one-woman private investigation agency, taking on just enough work to pay the bills. But when the only father figure she's ever known, Father Ray Heaton, asks her to look into a recent spate of vandalism at his church, she readily agrees to handle it.
Only hours later Cass is horrified to discover Father Ray's murdered body in the church confessional, a dead gangbanger sprawled out nearby. She knew Pop, as she called him, had ticked off plenty of people, from slumlords to politicians, with his uncompromising defense of the downtrodden. But a late-night random theft doesn't seem like much of a motive at a cash-strapped parish. The lead detective assigned to the case is all too eager to dismiss it as a burglary gone awry, just another statistic in a violent city. But Cass's instincts tell her otherwise, and badge or no badge, she intends to see justice done . . .
"An exciting new character-driven series."
—Kirkus Reviews
About the Author
Tracy Clark is the author of the highly acclaimed Chicago Mystery Series featuring ex-homicide cop turned PI Cassandra Raines, a hard-driving, African-American protagonist who works the mean streets of the Windy City dodging cops, cons, killers, and thugs. She received Anthony Award, Lefty Award and Shamus Award nominations for her series debut, Broken Places, which was also shortlisted for the American Library Association's RUSA Reading List, named a CrimeReads Best New PI Book of 2018, a Midwest Connections Pick, and a Library Journal Best Books of the Year. In addition to her Cass Raines novels, Tracy's short story "For Services Rendered," appears in the anthology Shades of Black:Crime and Mystery Stories by African‑American Authors. A native of Chicago, she works as an editor in the newspaper industry and roots for the Cubs, Sox, Bulls, Bears, and Blackhawks equally. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, PI Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, and a Mystery Writers of America Midwest board member. Find Tracy on Facebook, follow her on Twitter @tracypc6161, or visit her online at TracyClarkBooks.com.


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Typhoon Lekima's insurance and reinsurance industry impact in China is expected to exceed US $855 million (CNY 6 billion), according to catastrophe risk modeller AIR Worldwide.
Lekima was the strongest typhoon to strike this region of China since 2015 and as we explained yesterday looks set to deliver perhaps the second highest economic loss to the country from a typhoon on record.
Typhoon Lekima's economic cost is now estimated by provincial and state emergency management departments at as much as CNY 51.5 billion (around US $7.4 billion), which would be the second most costly typhoon ever in China.
Update: Economic loss figures from official sources increased to CNY 53.72 billion, US $7.63 billion on August 15th.
At over $855 million, the insurance and reinsurance industry impact is still only close to 12% of the total, reflecting the still relatively low penetration of insurance protection in China.
Typhoon Lekima came ashore in Zhejiang province China as a Category 2 equivalent typhoon, having weakened after passing the Japanese Ryukyu islands.
217.5 mm of rainfall was recorded by one weather station between Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon, which AIR notes is the highest since record-keeping for precipitation began in 1952. As of August 12th, 73 rivers had reached or exceeded flood stage and further rainfall was forecast.
Typhoon Lekima triggered landslides and flooded roads, homes, businesses, and cropland, while damage to roads and interruptions to power and telecommunications have also been reported along the storm's path.
Major oil refineries were closed down as of August 13th in Shandong province due to flood damage and lack of road access, AIR said, which could bring some interruption claims.
Travel, tourism, and shipping have all been badly affected by Lekima, AIR continued, with cancellations and disruptions seen widely.
AIR's estimate that the insurance and reinsurance market loss would exceed US $855 million is based on assessment of insured physical damage to onshore property (residential, industrial, commercial, and Construction All Risks/Erection All Risks), for structures and their contents due to wind and/or precipitation-induced flooding across the Chinese provinces of Anhui, Hebei, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Zhejiang.
As we explained before, the industry loss from typhoon Lekima has the potential to impact any quota shares that major Chinese insurers have in place with the global reinsurance market, but this would be expected to be a very small number of the overall exposure.
Major global reinsurers may have some broader exposure, as well as some large commercial insurers. Any impact to the ILS market is expected to be minor.
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We collaborated with MVMT and dropped a limited-edition Seek Discomfort watch, with four mantras represented: Seek Discomfort, Dream, Manifest, and Connect. The goal of this watch was a reminder that great things take time.
Can I still get the watch?
Unfortunately, we couldn't believe it, but the watch sold out in a whopping 28 minutes thanks to the support of our community. However, we are exploring launching another watch in the future.
In addition to this piece, we also dropped a few limited edition clothing pieces.
Who is MVMT Watches?
MVMT Watches is a brand that focuses on high quality fashion without breaking the bank. They're inspired by the go-getters, the innovators, the dreamers; and their designs embody that. Their mission very closely aligned with ours, so collaborating with them to create this limited edition piece was a no-brainer.
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Brian Gerrish, Mike Robinson and Alex Thomson with today's news update from the UK Column.
START – Summer Solstice: keep baby wipes handy…
01:20 – Gosport War Memorial Hospital: at least 450 patients died inappropriately
BBC Radio 4: Sir Brian Jarman interview brings up Common Purpose within NHS
UK Column supporters pick up on mention of Common Purpose on Radio 4
The Conservative Woman: Police cower from criminals. Burglaries are ignored
The hand of Common Purpose outed in Police breakdown
Syria: the Common Purpose connection – a programme for Syrian 'leaders'…
Common Purpose grooms Commonwealth 'leaders'
Unilever boss: a role model for Common Purpose 'leaders'
Bank of Zambia, Bank for International Settlements & Common Purpose
17:48 – Brexit: Great Repeal Bill passed…Treason May – a deer in the headlights
20:36 – Jens Stoltenberg: NATO is not in the propaganda business…
Russia pushes back against continuing NATO exercises near their border
NATO continues to antagonise Russia...blames Russia
What is the US game plan for the service branches…?
All to cover basic failings in US Navy seamanship…?
34:31 – Poland, Britain strengthen security treaty…no Parliamentary oversight
The state of the Franco-German axis: missiles but no politics…?
F35 project renders the Dutch unable to build aircraft
39:28 – Rolls Royce: whistleblowers allege management is chaotic under Deloitte
Informed observer: model for RR destruction is a repeat of the British car industry
42:02 – Ian Crane: Humanity vs Insanity, 19:30 tonight
Fracking injunction legal challenge
Frome Stop War event: Reverend Andrew Ashdown speaking, 22 June
Alternative View 9 DVDs available for pre-order
43:08 – Hofschröer case update: SiM – championing Peter Hofschröer in Austria
Grandma B: York Social Services chief culprit – Jane Richardson…?
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New to the RTS Siege Up game? Learn all of its basic concepts with this RTS Siege Up walkthrough guide available with tips and tricks
RTS Siege Up Walkthrough Guide, Tips & Tricks: –
This article covers the RTS Siege Up walkthrough to the first five missions, about the game basics, tips for battles and resource management, and other aspects such as buildings, objects, and much more. So, let's get straight to the RTS Siege Up Walkthrough guide and tips: –
Get Started With The RTS Siege Up Basics
In the RTS Siege Up game, you progress through the stages – at each stage, you get a unqiue mission to complete. For example – King's Guard is one of the stages where you have to guard the King against the enemies and move to the fortress. If the king dies, you will have to restart the level. Just like this, there are so many stages with unique missions that are available in this game. In some missions, you get a pre-built army and city – to fight the enemies, while in some missions, you start the city and build an army from scratch. You will have to act according to the mission.
Walkthrough To First Five Missions
Walkthrough Stage 1.) South Coast – Help us defeat the Bandits
In this mission, you get two damaged houses(you can repair them), two workers, one city hall, two farms, and some resources. Clearing this level is pretty easy – first, get more workers(tap the city hall and produce more workers). Assign them to the farm so that they can derive more food. You can assign two workers at a farm. Command other workers to collect wood(tap the worker and then tap on any nearby tree). You have a tower already that deals with early enemies. Once you have enough resources, build two barracks and archery range and start producing the army.
Once you have a decent number of troops in the command, go further and lift the fog; you will meet bandits/enemies there. Defeat 'em all. Keep the melee troops in front and ranged-troops in back. Read the battle guide below for more info.
Walkthrough Stage 2.) First Siege.
This is a pretty easy level – all you need to do is command the troops in the right way. The goal is to destroy the enemy's city hall and other facilities. You can go inside it once you break one of the entrances; check the blue color HP bar on the entrance when you start targeting it. Once it gets destroyed, you can enter the fortress and destroy other buildings.
Tip: use catapults to destroy the walls. Before you go inside, eliminate the enemies at the top of the buildings as they can inflict DMG to your troops from a height and range. The ranged troops and catapult can help you with that. Once you eliminate them, you can easily destroy the buildings – without having to worry about the troops loss. Read the troop guide below for more information.
Walkthrough Stage 3.) Mountains
In this level, you get a city hall and mines to produce metal and coins. Also, you have some resources in hand. First, build a farm and hire more workers to boost resource production. Then build the barracks or archery range – start producing the troops. Build a house to increase the population and hire more troops to build a large and strong army. Once you think that you have a decent number of troops of bother classes, go further and move on the left side, you will find the enemy's base camp. Destroy everything there to clear the stage.
Walkthrough Stage 4.) Two Feudals
This is pretty much the same as the previous level – with a little tweak; In this stage, there are two enemy base camps that you need to destroy. You have a boat that you can use to invade an enemy; tap it and tap where you want to move it. Go further and you will find the base camp near the river area. You can at least destroy one or two facilities there with a boat.
Use the given resources to build farms and hire workers. Then build army facilities to start producing the troops.
Walkthrough Stage 5.) King's Guard
It's an interesting level where you have guard the king – if the king dies, you will get defeat. You have a few troops at first, lead them, and fight the first few enemies. Move further and take the right side -> you will find the broken bridge and one cavalry soldier that you can control. Assign army; cavalry and melee first and then ranged troops. Move further and you will find a giant enemy to defeat. Defeat him and move further; destroy the barrier on the bridge to move to the other side of the river. You will enter a fortress with a bunch of troops. Also, you will get access to all of its facilities.
The giants will start attacking after a few seconds; you can use the resources to start the production; food and wood. Then train more troops to increase the army size. Keep your king out of the fight if he is low on HP. Defeat all three giants and move further to enter the fortress. That's it!
Walkthrough Stage 6.) Giants Attack
In this stage, you will get a full army + resources + pre-build fortress. The giants spawn every few seconds – place your troops in the front; melee first, then ranged ones. Defeat all the waves to clear the level. You can use the resources to build a farm and start getting food. And, then hire more workers to collect wood. Then use the resources to get more troops.
Guide To Resources In RTS Siege Up
Resource management is important – before you start building the facilities or produce the troops with the initial resources that you get on a stage, you may want to build the farm and hire workers so that you can get the resources over time. Without resources, you can not build facilities, hire more workers, and produce troops.
The main resources in RTS Siege Up game are; gold coins, metal, food, wood. Metal and Gold coins are obtained from the mines; gold mine and metal mines are present in almost all levels – the mules that you see on the map collect the gold and metal from these mines and drop in the city hall. You will need gold coins and metal to produce the melee troops in barracks.
For food, you will need to build a farm and assign a worker on it. Tap on the city hall and spend the food to get a worker. Then tap on the worker and then assign him to the farm to start collecting food.
For wood, you need to hire a worker and assign him to a wood collection job. Tap on the city hall -> produce a worker. Tap on the worker -> select a nearby tree. You can change the workers' jobs at any time.
You Can Repair The Damaged Facilities
In some RTS Siege Up levels, you get damaged facilities. Instead of building new ones, you can repair these damaged facilities with a few resources. Just tap on a damaged facility -> tap the hammer/repair button.
Guide & Tips For Troops In RTS Siege Up
There are several types of troops in RTS Siege Up that you can produce in barracks, archery range, and other facilities. All these troops have a unqiue specialty: –
- Catapults – these units excel in destroying the walls. If you want to destroy the enemy's fortress's walls to break in- deploy catapults at a distance. Please do keep your troops away – they may get injured
- Ballista – if the enemy has assigned catapults to destroy the walls, you can put ballista in action. Ballista excels in dealing with catapults. Improve your defense with Ballistas
- Cavalry/Knights – these units are good in dealing with catapults and archers that attack from a distance.
- Swordsmen – good against archers; because of the protection bonus
- Spearman – good against cavalry/knights
- Crossbowmen – one of the most durable units – equipped with heavy armor and excels in leading from the front
- Archers – good against lightly armed troops
Build an army based on the enemy's weakness. To command the troops, you need to select them first; you can use the selection function by tapping the mouse cursor on the right side -> then select the troops that you want to control and then tap where you want to move them.
Guide To Base Buildings In RTS Siege Up
There are so many buildings that you can construct while playing a mission; you will unlock new objects or base buildings at higher levels: –
- City Hall – produce workers
- House – increases the max number of people that can stay
- Farm – produces wood
- Mine – gold and metal
- Barracks – produce melee troops here
- Archer Range – produce archers and crossbowmen here
- Stable – produce knights/cavalry here
- Workshop – here you can build catapults and ballista
- Tower – attacks the enemies when they are in the range
- Walls – can be destroyed with catapults
So that's all we got in this post on the RTS Siege Up walkthrough guide and tips.


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By Martin Vogel
One doesn't need to work long as a coach to encounter clients who bridle against the profession's non-directivity ethos and demand answers. "I want tips, not coaching," one said to me recently. "What's making you say that?" I replied – impolitely deflecting the request.
In fairness, this encounter arose at a time when I was particularly unlikely to comply. Through the pandemic, I've been musing on what I call my unknowing project. I've become convinced that we cherish knowing too much – or rather, the feeling of knowing. We live in an era of intersecting complex challenges – globalisation, environmental crisis, social and racial inequities, nationalism. Covid, sometimes referred to as a syndemic, cuts across all of these. Complex challenges are defined by the difficulty of designing a solution. Yet they characteristically call forth simplistic answers from people who are uncomfortable with this fact. Which is to say, most of us. Homo sapiens, the man who knows, prizes having answers. But we are, as Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach have found, more ignorant than we allow.
Any client who comes into coaching feels, at some level, the pressure of the need to know. Coaching risks colluding with the fantasy of knowing in the face of complexity. Perhaps, instead, we can contextualise it. Both coach and client can try to approach the world with some humility about the limits of our knowledge.
My thoughts on unknowing are a work in progress; their application to coaching, even more so. I would welcome feedback.
Part 1 of this two-part series explores what I mean by unknowing. Part 2 considers how this might inform the practice of coaching.
Why unknowing?
Unknowing is not a celebration of ignorance. It's an advocacy of scepticism. If we create false knowing in response to difficulty, the risk – all too apparent in the current moment – is that our answers solidify into intolerant orthodoxies. Unknowing is not a political agenda. But I'm liberationist in my sympathies and my framing of unknowing reflects this. I'm allergic to any whiff of dogma or authoritarianism. Unknowing can counter such forces. Intolerance and polarisation are creating jeopardy in people's lives – many fear saying what they think and calling opprobrium upon themselves.
It would be helpful to step back from our habitual responses to make space for nuance. If one dislikes populism, is it possible nonetheless to understand the real grievances that ignite it? If one agitates for social justice, can one recognise why the rightness of the cause does not automatically legitimise a particular form of campaign? When we advocate for a position, are we motivated by desire for material change, or perhaps simply enacting a preferred identity?
Jeopardy is present in corporate life as much as in the civic realm. Organisations coalesce around believable narratives which harbour authoritarian internal cultures. Corporations such as Facebook or Google elicit cognitive dissonance among employees who struggle to reconcile their toxic impacts with the spin of their being benign innovators. Even organisations with public purposes struggle to deal with uncomfortable facts that contradict the narratives that sanctify them – see, for instance, Oxfam, the NHS or the BBC.
The veneration of knowing in working life creates unreasonable expectations – to be world class, to work beyond the point of exhaustion, to leave normal values at the door when you start work each morning. Clients who come into coaching have learned to know the way their organisations know. If coaches collude with them, they introject the unreasonable pressure that their clients already bear.
The roots of unknowing
Unknowing is a tricky term. It can describe naivety or stupidity. But another usage has roots in the wisdom traditions and carries through to significant modern thinkers.
Buddhism recognises that that not knowing is a condition of life. The Buddhist practice of right view entails, in part, a letting go of attachments to opinions in order to appreciate that reality is not equivalent to our thought processes. A Medieval Christian mystic text, The Cloud of Unknowing, also advocated relinquishing routine knowing, the better to bring one's whole being into apprehension.
Not knowing is the impetus that drives the scientific method. Each discovery extends the boundaries of knowledge – but then stands contingent until disproven by the next advance. Post-war social scientists were animated by anxieties of misguided knowing. John Rawls introduced the thought experiment of the veil of ignorance, behind which – shorn of our identities and (again) attachments – we might be more likely to reach reliable conclusions about what constitutes justice. Friedrich Hayek worried that the essential unknowability of life made it dangerous to try to build societies that attempted to rectify injustice – it would entail investing too much power in those who presumed to know, creating seedbeds of totalitarianism.
The former US Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, became a kind of poet of unknowing with his reflections on the known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns that confront decision makers. Curiously, he neglected the unknown known, a kind of non-cognitive knowing. The psychotherapist Christopher Bollas described what he called "the unthought known" as "an experience of being rather than mind, rooted in the total involvement of the self rather than objectified via representational or abstract thought."
To advocate unknowing is not to denigrate knowing. Knowing is a necessity even when it's not wholly accurate. Our heuristics – the shortcut mental models by which we recognise the world – need only to be good enough to enable us to function in our environment. But our conceit that we are the knowing species disguises our discomfort that there is much that we don't know.
But surely we are disabused of this attachment to knowing by now? The developments we have experienced in recent years – Brexit, Covid, the storming of the US Capitol building, the rapid warming of the planet – have catapulted us into a world of unknowing in which old certainties no longer apply. The complexity of our challenges means that old-think won't suffice. We need to let go of the deceptively easy thinking of solutionism, the reaching for beguiling abstract nouns which conceal the lack of substance behind our knowing. Instead, we need to learn the difficult business of being with our uncertainty in the world.
How to go about this is the subject of Part 2.
If these ideas interest you, I am developing them at The Unknowing Project. Please join me there.
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Park City's Biggest Outdoor Dinner Party
Savor the Summit returns in 2019 with great music, food and spirits
This is not your average dinner party. Park City's Savor the Summit, presented by the Park City Restaurant Association, returns to historic Main Street for the largest dinner party in the state.
On Saturday, June 22, 2019 at 6:00 p.m., a variety of restaurants will be serving their specialties to over 2,500 participants, al fresco, with an abundance of mountain views. Park City's biggest outdoor dinner party offering diners a unique celebration of fabulous food, drink and live music while seated in the middle of Main Street. The best restaurants in Park City will showcase their culinary talents in an open-air community celebration.
You don't need a ticket, but you do need to make a reservation directly with a participating restaurant. Each will offer their own unique menu and pricing, and you can find the lost of participating restaurants here.


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You Can Heal From Any Disease. Don't Let Anyone Tell You Otherwise
You Can Heal From Any Disease. Don't Let Anyone Tell You Otherwise
Video Overview
WARNING – Rated R for Language (sorry!) All disease can be healed. In this video, I answer what the point of no return is (generally) for healing and the lies you are sold in the doctor's office. The orthodoxy is run akin to a cult so it is important not to become a victim of a profitable business model that is not interested in actually healing you.
One part I wanted to mention but didn't in the video is the lie of genetics. Doctors will tell you it's genetic so there is nothing you can do about it. Wrong. Epigenetics has taught us that the terrain environmental control of the membrane can affect the on/off switches of DNA…this means that as we can alter our terrains, we can alter our expression of certain proteins. This means the DNA does not have to be in charge.
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This article is for those wonderful women who are planning to start or up their vlogs and want to have the best Vlogging Essentials You Need to Kickstart Your Career on YouTube. Today, vlogging is one of the most famous forms of digital content and career for many people also.
To become unique and build a following of dedicated subscribers, there are two important things you need, first great content and the right YouTube gear and equipment.
To help you sort out your vlogging kit, we have compiled the list of Vlogging Essentials You Need to Kickstart Your Career on YouTube:
Quality Camera
The camera is the most important device to start a vlogger career or increase the number of viewers and followers on your YouTube channel. At the initial phase, you can start your channel using a camcorder or webcam, as you grow your online presence, you will need a high-quality vlogging camera. According to your budget and skill level, you can go from a compact, DSLR, or mirrorless camera.
Video and audio are two major elements of best blogs. You need to make sure that your audience can hear you properly, and the camera's built-in mic can only take you so far. To capture your viewer's attention, invest in an external microphone. This external mic will muffle any background noise like traffic, the sounds of nature, or the hum of household appliances.
Once, you have done all the planning and creativity that goes into a vlog, the final thing you want is to end up with shaky and unsteady footage. Trust me, it will completely distract your viewers and might even cause them to stop watching.
But you can prevent these shaky shots through tripod. It will hold your camera still and reduce shaking and jarring and give you clear, blur-free footage. Tripod is also helpful in freeing up your hands so you can use them to animate your hands and nail your framing.
Perfect Lighting
Nothing puts a viewer off faster than a dark and shadowy blog. Make sure you have good and consistent lighting to keep your audience engaged.
In a few situations, you can get rid of poor lighting by changing your location and moving closer to an available light source. But this is not the permanent solution. As a vlogger, you will have to get a dedicated light setup that you have full control at all times.
A Gimbal
A gimbal is an amazing tool that allows you to rotate your camera smoothly on an axis. It stabilizes your camera while you tilt, pan and broil, and eliminates jerking and jarring- even if you are on the move. Through gimbal, you can confidently shoot handheld knowing that you will have smooth and fluid footage.
One more thing, in case you vlog as a hobby or produce low-key vlogs, gimble is not necessary for you. But if you want to take your videos to the next level, a gimble will really help you.
Additional Things
Last but not least, spare memory cards and batteries are also important. Like all creative pursuits, half the battle of vlogging, you have won. Once you have all these things, you will not run out of power or storage space.
Now you are aware of the Vlogging Essentials You Need to Kickstart Your Career on YouTube. There has never been a better time to start a vlog channel.
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Yogi has an ear problem similar to Cocker Spaniels, he has trouble with water in his ears. The problem I encountered last night tho, has forced me to use the Elizabethan Collar on Yoge again, as his scratching at his ear was causing it to bleed. He actually seems quite happy with it on now, and he hasn't tried to scratch at his ear AT ALL today. Not like last night where it was constant shaking/scratching! He is just a VERY sleepy puppy, cos it wasn't until like 4am this morning that I actually found the 'bucket' for him, after he woke me a few times with his antics. But in saying that..he really does look very tired in these pics, so, in all fairness to Yogi, I only took these two today.
Aww Mummy, I'm not ready to be ZORG today..I soo schleepy not even TREATS will help!
Hmm, maybe tomorrow Auntie Anne will put my ZORG cape on me, then I'll feel better! I'm gonna dream that she is, hehe niteni.....zzzzzzzzzz


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How you talk about a customer's problem makes all the difference. The best salespeople understand how to leverage value based selling tools to provide business reasons for a customer's need to buy. The next time you want to justify your solution and build business case, try one of these three advanced selling techniques.
The cost-to-delay is the amount of money your prospect is losing (per month, per week, per year) if they don't move forward with your solution. It's an easy number to calculate. Simply divide the yearly value of your solution by 12. When you say, "Not doing anything to solve the problem is costing you $25,000 a month," it helps the prospect think about the situation with new sense of urgency.
Payback Period
Your prospects want to know how long it's going to take to see results. Lower your buyer's perception of risk by calculating the project's payback period. Many buyers ascribe a shorter payback period, believing less can go wrong in the short term. You can use this to your advantage by telling your prospects, for example, "If we start now, you'll already be ahead three months from now."
Value Drivers
You have more influence with prospects when you build your business case around the biggest value drivers. Use a value calculator to provide prospects with a cost breakdown and savings summary for your solutions. Users can enter their own data or use the pre-populated data to estimate cost savings in categories. Once buyers realize how much they can save, and where the savings come from, Salespeople can provide real numbers to justify the value.
When deals stall it's often because the buyer lacks the financial justification for your solution. You have to give buyers an economic reason to make a change. When you present a compelling business case and can justify the value of your solution, buyers recognize it's a smart decision to work with you.
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Vintage Seiko 7T32-7C20 Quartz ChronographJanuary 4, 2021
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Vintage Seiko 7T32-7G40 Quartz Chronograph
129,00 €
incl. VAT. (differential taxation according to §25a UStG.) plus Shipping costs
Vintage Seiko 7T32-7G40 Quartz Chronograph
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Another Seiko 7T32 based quartz chronograph, this time it is the Vintage Seiko 7T32-7G40 Quartz Chronograph. I guess I love these quartz chronographs a bit too much… Yet, this one also has got to go, unfortunately.
This is the more elegant version of the other Seiko 7T32-7D90 we have on sale, with a deep blue dial and silver subdials, white hands for good readability and a stainless steel bracelet to top it off. The hour markers are huge lume dots, making it almost impossible to hide it in a dark room…
What we like about this watch:
This is a very classy watch, with extremely good readability and a nice weight to it, being also very comfortable to wear. The lume dots are a plus, making it easy to read at night, and the movement works flawlessly, as it should. All functions are given and work perfectly well, since the watch was recently serviced (as per all the watches on our shop, to be honest). The big crown offers a good grip, for the rare case you will need to use it (this is a quartz chronograph, no need to wind it!) and the pushers feel nice to the touch, offering a good feedback.
What we don't like about this watch:
All shiny as it is, I suspect it was polished in the past. The bracelet is too shiny if compared to the rest of the case, but at least who did polish it, did a fine job. I could restore the fine brushing on the case, bracelet and especially the clasp, but apart from it being a lot of work, I really think the polish is not that bad (apart from the clasp, that is).
Finally, we would like to say:
Here we have kind of an underdog, working with the tried and tested 7T32 quartz chronograph movement, recently serviced by us, in good condition. This Vintage Seiko 7T32-7G40 Quartz Chronograph was polished sometime in the past, and the original brushing on the case, bracelet and clasp is only a faint remembrance of what it once was, but still it looks good enough to be used on a daily basis without any shame. The big lume dots are the perfect hour markers when you scramble in the dark and the brightness lasts really long.
|125 g
|Movement type
|Bracelet Material
Leather Strap
|Case Diameter (Without crown)
|Lugs Dimension
Alarm, Chronograph, Date Display, Dual Time, Quickset date, Tachymeter
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Warning: This post contains spoilers for Game of Thrones.
The second episode in Game of Thrones' eighth season was chock-full of reunions. But one in particular stood out to fans: the one between Sansa Stark and Theon Greyjoy.
Midway through the episode, Theon returned to Winterfell Castle after rescuing his sister Yara to join the Fight for the Living. Sansa, who has given the cold shoulder to several characters this season, embraced Theon like her best friend — or perhaps something more, fans speculated. Their hug seemed more emotional than Sansa's reunion with her own sister, Arya last season.
Does the show want us to think that Theon and Sansa are in love?
A brief refresher on the history between these two characters: Ramsay Bolton physically and mentally tortured both Sansa and Theon (then known as Reek). A brainwashed Reek blocked Sansa from escaping once by telling Ramsay her plans. But when Ramsay was off fighting Stannis Baratheon, Reek finally seemed to remember his identity. And together he and Sansa jumped off the walls of Winterfell and made a run for freedom. When they thought they were about to be cornered by Ramsay's forces, Theon risked his life to help Sansa escape. By the time they parted, Theon was still Reek, but he had begun his journey to recovery.
It looks like Theon's return to Winterfell is part of his great redemption arc. After all, Winterfell was the scene of his great betrayal of the Starks — he murdered two boys that he claimed to be Bran and Rickon. Winterfell was also the backdrop for his torture and time spent as Reek. Theon had to muster a lot of bravery to return to that place, and specifically to face Sansa, whom he also once betrayed. But now it seems that Sansa trusts him with her life, trusts him perhaps more than anyone else (besides maybe Brienne).
So yes, they are probably the only two humans left alive who truly understand what the other person suffered — Ramsay flayed just about everyone else. Eventually, they saved one another and formed an emotional bond. The two shared what could be their final meal together before the Battle of Winterfell. But does that mean they are in love?
I hope not. Yes, Theon is on a redemption tour, but it's all rather new. Just a few weeks ago, he jumped off the side of a ship while his sister was being kidnapped out of fear. He proved his bravery by scuffling with a few Iron Born (and realizing that he has an advantage over anyone who tries to kick him in the groin.) He later saved Yara, sure, but that rescue mission felt way too easy. Theon still has to prove himself to the Starks. He's asking for a chance to do so. But that's just the first step.
As for Sansa, she was once a young girl who dreamed a prince would sweep her off her feet. She suffered under at the hands of two different masochistic princes and learned how cruel the world could be. But she has emerged from hell as a strong leader, one who understands how to garner her peoples' loyalty in a way that Daenerys and Jon seem to be struggling with in the North. She does not need a love story by the end of this show.
She already has an impressive arc as a woman who learns to have faith in her own abilities. It's nice to see that Theon returned to serve her — but as the Lady of the North, not a love interest.
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"The Space Between"
"The space between
The tears we cry is the laughter keeps us coming back for more
The space between
Our wicked lies where we hope to keep safe from pain
The space between
The space between"
Lyrically inspired by Dave Matthews Band
Beautiful Aspens in the middle of no where - Eastern Idaho
Some trees are over photographed. There are particular trees that photographers stand in line to photograph. Despite that there are beautiful trees set in beautiful scenes all over the world. I obviously have a thing for trees and would probably take that photo of the most photographed tree ever as well. However I prefer this tree and the solitude in which this photo was created.
The least photographed tree ever - somewhere secret off the Blue Ridge Parkway in NC, in the fog, on a mountain, by a bush and a yellow flower.
A foggy surreal scene in Miramar Beach, Florida.