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Dem Sen. Joe Manchin: Obama has "failed to lead" on spending
Updated 12:23 p.m. Eastern Time
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia took to the Senate floor Tuesday morning to criticize President Obama for a failure of leadership in the effort to deal with the deficit and debt.
Manchin deemed the two budget proposals expected to be considered Tuesday - a Democratic plan containing $6.5 billion in new cuts and a Republican plan to cut about $60 billion - flawed. The former, he said, "doesn't go nearly far enough" to address the nation's fiscal woes, while the latter "blindly hacks the budget with no sense of our priorities or of our values as a country."
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is bringing both proposals up for a vote even though neither is expected to pass; he says he wants to get the votes on the record and show that compromise is necessary. Manchin denounced the strategy as "political theater," asking, "why are we voting on partisan proposals that we know will fail, that we know don't balance our nation's priorities with the need to get our fiscal house in order?"
Manchin, who is facing a tough reelection campaign in 2012, then went after the president.
"Why are we doing all this when the most powerful person in these negotiations - our president - has failed to lead this debate or offer a serious proposal for spending and cuts that he would be willing to fight for?" asked Manchin. "How does that make sense?"
He went on to say that "this debate will be decided when the president leads these tough negotiations. And, right now that's not happening."
"The bottom line is this - the president is the leader of this great nation, and when it comes to an issue of significant national importance, the president must lead. Not the majority leader or speaker, but the president," the West Virginia Democrat said. "He must sit down with leaders of both parties and help hammer out a real bipartisan compromise that moves our nation forward and establishes the priorities that represent our values and all hard-working families."
Manchin added: "I truly believe that he can do it."
CBS News Congressional Correspondent Nancy Cordes called it significant that Manchin went after Mr. Obama both harshly and repeatedly.
"Outside of Anthony Weiner and maybe Joe Lieberman, that's just not something you hear very often from a member of the president's own party," she said. "And in Weiner's case, he's pushing the president to be more liberal -- not more conservative. You could say that Manchin's remarks aren't a huge surprise given the lack of fondness for Obama in West Virginia, but that in itself is part of the story: the new political reality after the last election, which left many democrats eager to put some distance between themselves and Mr. Obama."
Even before the speech, Manchin would not have been mistaken for a party-line Democrat; in his hard-fought Senate campaign last year, the then-governor famously shot a cap-and-trade bill. (Manchin was elected in a special election to replace Sen. Robert Byrd, which is why he is up for election again next year.) His criticism will put more pressure on the White House to take a stronger hand in working out a budget deal, without which the government will shut down on March 18th.
When the Senate passed a stopgap measure last weekto keep the government open for two additional weeks, Reid called on the White House to take an active negotiation in working out a longer-term compromise bill. Republicans have been cool to White House involvement, however, and the man who is meant to serve as lead negotiator - Vice President Joe Biden - today arrived in Russia. Republicans are saying that a longer-term deal is unlikely before March 18th and telling reporters that another sort-term Continuing Resolution will be necessary to keep the government open.
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland) told CBS News Senior Political Producer Jill Jackson that Manchin is incorrect in his assessment, insisting, "the president has been engaged."
"The point person is not out of the country," he said. "The point person is the President of the United States and his people are fully engaged in this effort."
Reid said Tuesday that he would force a vote on the Republican budget plan even as Senate Republicans, perhaps fearful of having to vote in favor of some of the drastic cuts in their proposal, move to keep the vote from taking place.
In addition to Manchin, at least two Democratic senators - Claire McCaskill of Missouri and Ben Nelson of Nebraska, both of whom are up for re-election next year - have questioned whether the Democratic proposal goes far enough.


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Over the past few months, we at Wisp have encountered a few clients who have had some strange (and at times terrifying) experiences with some Facebook crooks. These scammers may not have infected a computer with a Facebook virus, but they definitely were up to no good. While each instance was unique, they all had similar themes and were fixed with a thorough virus removal/malware scan at Wisp.
Our clients told us that they attempted to login to Facebook and it either looked different than it normally does or it told them their password doesn't work. They were then redirected to a "Help" page that includes a phone number to call to "Reset your password" or "Get help with Facebook." Some clients did an online search through Google, Yahoo or Bing and were directed to a "help" page. Unfortunately, what most do not realize is that he or she did not access the official, legitimate Facebook at http://www.facebook.com. After calling and getting connected to a person that is supposed to help walk a client through resetting/fixing your Facebook, they were prompted to allow the person on the phone to remote access your computer.* We have had clients that have been prompted to use www.logmein.com and join.me*.
Once the scammer had access to their computer, they took control of the computer and "scanned for problems" or "located the issue." From there, they require a large sum of money to clean the computer or otherwise fix the Facebook issue. Clients have told us anywhere from $199 to $399. At this point, our clients have declined that service or asked for time to think about whether or not they want to spend that much money. After disconnecting from the phone call, the scammer once again logs into your computer. Several of our clients had web cameras and the scammers turned it on and intimidated them by showing them they had full control of your computer.
We can't imagine how scary that is! Having someone access your computer that you thought was helping you and then using your web camera to intimidate you - terrifying.
Here are our recommendations for this type of problem and how you can prevent your computer from be infected with viruses and/or being remote accessed by a scammer.
1. Always check to ensure you are accessing the correct and valid website you are looking for. In this instance, http://www.facebook.com.
2. If you can't remember your Facebook password, reset it here: https://www.facebook.com/login/identify?ctx=recover
3. If Facebook looks strange (different colors, not showing your account, the browser window isn't how it normally looks) try to log out and close the browser. Attempt to login from http://www.facebook.com. If at this point you are still unable to login to the official Facebook website, contact us at Wisp for more help, you may have a virus, malware or spyware problem.
4. Do not allow anyone to remote access your computer unless you trust them 100% with your information. Wisp utilizes remote access in cases where our clients are not in the area but still want us to remove viruses or configure settings. This is a valid way to utilize remote access.
5. If you feel your computer has been accessed with bad intentions or your computer is acting suspicious (lots of pop up windows, unable to connect to the internet, unable to use certain web browsers or otherwise slow and lagging), bring your computer in for a Free Diagnosis with Wisp.
We will scan your computer for viruses, remove viruses, remove malware, spyware and bloatware (those trial versions of programs or pre-installed programs just taking up valuable computer space). We will then perform a through removal of all the viruses and malware on your computer. Our technicians will also install a free, reputable anti-virus and ensure that your computer is being protected.
*Remote access is a legitimate resource for many technology issues. Remote access should only be used by an individual or company you completely trust. Logmein.com and Join.me are safe, helpful ways to allow a professional to access your computer from a distance. Unfortunately, individuals with bad intentions use these services as well.

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series: Red Letter City
title: Lust
teacher: Jacob Bender
date: May 15, 2016
scriptures: Matthew 5:27-30, Matthew 23:3, Matthew 23:25, Matthew 23:27, Luke 8:17, Luke 12:3, Romans 2:16, Genesis 39, Jeremiah 7:30-31, Ephesians 2:10, Luke 22:15, Psalm 51:10, James 1:17.
I remember picking up my kids from school on Spring afternoon... it was just a beautiful day outside and we were driving home. and on the way home, there is this stop sign at Gratiot that we have to stop at and sometimes its really easy to turn onto Gratiot and other times its a total zoo… so much traffic just flying by and the only way to merge onto the street is to turn into the left turn lane and then make your way over… it was one of those days… and even after I had merged into the lane, it only took a little while before the side of traffic I was on came to almost a stop, just tons of cars, and on the other side cars were just FLYING by.
and I looked over, and standing in the middle lane, the left turn lane, was a man just standing there on his phone, laughing. Just standing there in the middle of traffic. He wasn't really even trying to cross the street, he looked like he was just enjoying a conversation in the middle of traffic, hanging out between the yellow lines. People were trying to get into the left lane from both directions and he was preventing them. It was almost like he didn't even notice what it was that he was surrounded by… like he didn't hear the horns or understand the frustration he was causing actual drivers whom that part of the road is supposed to belong to.
He was so engaged in the world of his seemingly happy conversation, that he paid no attention to the potentially deadly environment that he was literally standing in the center of himself, or the way it messed up other people just trying to get through their commute. and I merged onto the highway and moved on, uncertain of what happened to that guy. But I know this. What he was doing was causing grief and frustration to others… probably unbeknownst to him. and if someone who needed to turn got over and didn't see him…
he wouldn't be laughing on the phone anymore.
It had the potential to fall apart very quickly.
It was a fine line he was walking on, one that he willingly gave up a certain level of control over his own safety for, to engage in this moment privately on the phone, yet surrounded by hundreds of cars who could take him out at any moment whether on purpose or on accident. I think that sometimes we find ourselves in trouble, and we don't even realize it. We don't realize that we are hurting others. We don't realize the danger that we are in. We are think things like, "Oh, it is only in my mind… it will never go beyond this… and its not hurting anyone." and we forget that devastating reality behind iniquity…
"whatever your eye hooks to, multiplies."
and you can think that you have your own little private life in your head and think that its not affecting anyone but I assure you, that as whatever your eye hooks to, begins to multiple your life will begin to change. And you may not notice it right away, but it will wear on those around you. It will cause grief to people and they may not even be able to figure out why. But the truth is… that the reason that Jesus deals so dramatically with the Spirit of the law is because he knows that where your thoughts go… and what you dwell on, is a window into what you are becoming.
So Jesus says "lets cut this off at the source."


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This is absolutely amazing. Peter Lightweight writes that his Alienist interpretation of Galatians 3:28, in which "the boundaries of the old world have been shattered in Christ," forming "a single human race," was also Alexander the Great's vision of the world.
But the Bible says nothing about "Scythian, barbarian, Hellene, Roman, and Jew" being forged "into a single people" physically, as Alexander desired. Alexander wanted Greeks and Persians to intermarry because he thought the mixed offspring would form a ruling class that would broaden his kingdom and erase ancient blood bonds. According to Bosworth, "Two motives are given – to reduce his troops' longing for domestic life in Macedonia and to create an army of mixed race whose only home was the camp." He had the ultimate goal of merging Europe and Asia, but the 10,000 mixed marriages that Alexander authorized lasted scarcely a year.
Through force of arms, Alexander was the dictator of the world for a short time (he died at age 33). The book of Daniel foretells, 250 years before Alexander was born, that "there was no one who could rescue from his power; he did as he pleased and magnified himself." Yet his kingdom was divided in four parts after his death, as Daniel prophesied. It was not even a divided kingdom at that point. It was no kingdom at all.
Now read Leithart's approving quote of Plutarch:
[Alexander] brought together into one body all men everywhere, uniting and mixing in one great loving-cup, as it were, men's lives, their characters, their marriages, their very habits of life. He bade them all consider as their fatherland the whole inhabited earth, as their stronghold and protection his camp, as akin to them all good men, and as foreigners only the wicked; they should not distinguish between Grecian and foreigner by Grecian cloak and targe, or scimitar and jacket; but the distinguishing mark of the Grecian should be seen in virtue, and that of the foreigner in iniquity; clothing and food, marriage and manner of life they should regard as common to all, being blended into one by ties of blood and children.
This is what Leithart thinks the gospel does as well! He believes that it mixes all peoples together, allowing them to intermarry, erasing their nationhood, so that the whole earth is considered their country and the whole human race their tribe. But compare what you've just read to what John Calvin taught us:
[Calvin] abominated "mixture," one of the most pejorative terms in his vocabulary; mixture in any area of experience suggested to him disorder and unintelligibility. He had absorbed deeply not only the traditional concern for cosmic purity of a culture that had restricted mixture to the sublunary realm but also various Old Testament prohibitions. Mixture, for Calvin, connoted "adulteration" or "promiscuity," but it also set off in him deep emotional and metaphysical reverberations. He repeatedly warned against "mixing together things totally different." "When water is mixed with fire," he observed, "both perish"…
The positive corollary of Calvin's loathing of mixture was his approval of boundaries, which separate one thing from another. He attributed boundaries to God himself: God had established the boundaries between peoples, which should therefore remain within the space assigned to them, a painful thought for an exile. "Just as there are in a miltary camp separate lines for each platoon and section," Calvin observed, "men are placed on the earth so that each nation may be content with its own boundaries." In this manner, he concluded, "God, by his providence, reduces to order that which is confused." He sometimes conceived of Scripture itself as a God-given system of boundaries imposed on human existence…
The only Christians who still agree with Calvin on this point are Kinists. It's now common for race-mixing "Christians" to refer to believers as their kin, and to unbelievers as foreigners. Cultures, customs, and languages are likewise to be dissolved into an urban soup. Leithart writes:
When the earthquake of Alexander's conquests ended and the rubble was cleared away, the peoples of the Mediterranean discovered, to their astonishment, that he had left behind a new, cosmopolitan type of human.
He believes this to be a precursor of the "single human race" effected by the gospel. The "new, cosmopolitan type of human" is what allowed Rome to be more powerful than Greece, and to accommodate a larger population, he writes. But again, turn to the book of Daniel, where Rome is described as brittle, like iron mixed with clay. It was strong in terms of conquering enemies but weak in terms of uniting the subjugated peoples.
That's because they were still racists, writes Leithart.
Tribal consciousness of course remained strong among pagans. Blood and ancestry and tradition were still powerful social forces. In important ways, though, barriers started crumbling centuries before the cross, during the time when Israel, bearer of the Abrahamic promise, was forcibly sown among the nations.
He believes that the gospel sweeps away "tribal consciousness," "blood," "ancestry," and "tradition." He mistakes these for the covenantal barriers that Christ tears down in Galatians 3:28. He states plainly that "Paul's declaration…[was a] cosmopolitan message [that] resonated with the best aims and aspirations of Greco-Roman civilization. When he addressed a Greco-Roman audience, he didn't have to convince them that cosmopolitan civilization was a human good…" It really worked wonders for Rome, didn't it? And here he plainly states that "Jews" were the last legitimate tribe on earth, and everyone else must be amalgamated: "Cosmopolitan Paul was struggling to graft Jews, the last tribe, into the tree of the Gentiles."
Well, let's see if Lightweight practices what he preaches. First we need to ask why he ran from the mission field in Birmingham, Alabama, and high-tailed it to Moscow, White-aho. Oh, right, it's the "calling." Funny how the "calling" is always to areas of less cosmopolitanism. Here are some pictures of one of his recent church events. You can play "Where's Waldo?" with the black child. Someone should ask Leithart when he's going to get serious about this cosmopolitan, new-human-race splat that he's shoveling.
"The prophets consistently speak of people on the basis of their hereditary identity. God told the Israelites to beware of the Canaanites, not simply unbelievers. God commends the Rechabites who followed the precepts of their forefathers, not simply abstract pious believers. Paul stated unequivocal loyalty to his ethnic nation, even though they were unbelievers (Rom. 9:3). Paul goes on in the next two verses to describe the unique blessings that Israel has enjoyed. Is this because they earned it? No, but it is not independent of heredity either." ~ David O
"A people without a heritage are easily persuaded." ~ Karl Marx
"Plutarch records that Alexander "he believed that he came as a heaven-sent governor to all, and as a mediator for the whole world, those whom he could not persuade to unite with him, he conquered by force of arms, and he brought together into one body all men everywhere, uniting and mixing in one great loving-cup, as it were, men's lives, their characters, their marriages, their very habits of life."
The Romans later adopted Alexander's vision of imperial universalism, as I have pointed out before. More on this subject here:
"Thomas Bertonneau writes:
To the extent that modern liberalism is a type of aggressive, messianic reality-denial, determined to get inside peoples' heads and dictate their beliefs, certain features of antique and late-antique society do seem to forecast it. Alexander's successor in Egypt, Ptolemy I, and his successor in Syria and Anatolia, Antiochus I, both styled themselves soter or "savior." The Ptolemaic and Seleucid dynasts uniformly developed a style of governance that mixed secular authority with priestly officiousness tending toward the claim of living divinity."
Those troops that imposed the will of Hellenistic ruler Antiochus IV Epiphanes (forced cultural assimilation to paganism) on Jews in the Maccabean era were mixed-race mercenaries:
"On the contrary, the Seleucid Empire soon became "Syro-Macedonian."49 The Roman historian Livy, quoting two second century BC testimonies, Manlius and Titus Flaminius, observed that "the Macedonians of Seleuceia and Babylonia have degenerated info Syrians [and] into Parthians … The armies of Antiochus III [222-187 BC] were all Syrians."50″
"First, some background. In 2004, Sandlin agreed with Jew Allan Bloom "that the United States was the first nation in the history of the world of which one could be a part simply by adhering to a set of ideas – skin color and accent and ethnicity are irrelevant"
That statement is actually incorrect. The first major example of "proposition nation" in history was not the United States but the pagan Roman Empire.
In the 2nd century AD, Greek rhetorician Aelius Aristides from Asia Minor thus praised Roman meritocratic universalism in his panegyric:
". . .No part of the earth escapes your rule, unless you have rejected it as useless . . . . And extensive and sizable as the empire is, perfect governing does much more than mere territorial boundaries to make it great. . . .The world is now like a well-swept and fenced-in front yard. The world speaks in unison, like a chorus; and so well does it harmonize under its chorus master that it joins in praying that this empire may last for all time.
. . . Like one continuous country and one race, all the world quietly obeys. Everything is carried out by command or nod, and it is simpler than plucking the string of a lyre. If a need arises, the thing has only to be decided upon, and it is done.
. . . Most noteworthy and most praiseworthy of all is the grandeur of your conception of citizenship. There is nothing on earth like it. You have divided all of the people of the empire—and when I say that, I mean the whole world—into two classes; and all the more cultured, virtuous, and able ones everywhere you have made into citizens and nationals of Rome . . .Neither the sea nor any distance on land shuts a man out from citizenship. Asia and Europe are in this respect not separate. Everything lies open to everybody; and no one fit for office or responsibility is considered an alien. Rome has never said "No more room!"
. . . No envy afflicts the empire. You have set an example, throwing open all doors and enabling qualified men to play a ruler's part no less than a subject's. No hatred creeps in either, from those who fail to qualify. Since the state is universal and like one city, magistrates naturally treat the governed not as aliens but as their own . . . . So of course things as they are satisfy and benefit both poor and rich! . . .
Under you what was formerly thought incapable of conjunction has in fact become united—an empire at once strong and humane, mild rule without oppression . . . So all people are now happier to send in their taxes to you than anyone would be to collect them for himself from others . . . . Everyone clings tight to you, and would no sooner see fit to break away than passengers on a ship would from their pilot."
In 212 AD, emperor Caracalla finally declared all freemen of the empire – from Britain to Arabia – as Roman citizens:
"According to Cassius Dio, the only Roman historian to talk about this edict, and with only one sentence, the reasons Caracalla passed this law were mainly to increase the number of people available to tax. In the words of Cassius Dio : "This was the reason why he made all the people in his empire Roman citizens; nominally he was honouring them, but his real purpose was to increase his revenues by this means, inasmuch as aliens did not have to pay most of these taxes."[1]"
Here is more of Aristides' sycophantic praise of the Roman empire – you will see how New World Order ideology has deep roots (extending all the way to Babel, of course):
"You have divided into two parts all men throughout your empire… everywhere giving citizenship to all those who are more accomplished, noble, and powerful, even as they retain their native-born identities, [Aristides, for example, retained his citizenship in the Anatolian city of Smyrna while simultaneously possessing Roman citizenship] while the rest you have made subjects and the governed. Neither the sea nor the great expanse of intervening land keeps one from being a citizen, and there is no distinction between Europe and Asia…. No one is a foreigner who deserves to hold an office or is worthy of trust. Rather, there is here a common "world democracy" under the rule of one man, the best ruler and director …. You have divided humanity into Romans and non-Romans, … and because you have divided people in this manner, in every city throughout the empire there are many who share citizenship with you, no less than the share citizenship with their fellow natives. And some of these Roman citizens have not even seen this city [Rome]! There is no need for troops to garrison the strategic high opints of these cities, because the most important and powerful people in each region guard their native lands for you…. Yet there is not a residue of resentment among those excluded [from Roman citizenship and a share in the governance of the provinces]. Because your government is both universal and like that of a single city-state, its governors rightly rule not as foreigners but, as it were, their own people….Additionally, all of the masses of subjects under this government have protection against the more powerful of their native countrymen, by virtue of your anger and vengeance, which would fall upon the more powerful wihtout delay should they dare to break the law. Thus, the present government serves rich and poor alike, and your constitution has developed a single, harmonious, all-embracing union. What in former days seemed impossible has in your time come to pass: You control a vast empire with a rule that is firm but not unkind….
As on a holiday, the entire civilized world lays down the weapons that were its ancient burden and has turned to adornment and all glad thoughts, with the power to realize them…. Cities glisten with radiance and charm, and the entire earth has been made beautiful like a garden…. Like a perpetual sacred flame, the celebration is unending…. You, better than anyone else, have proved the truth of the proverb: The earth is everyone's mother and our common fatherland. It is now possible for Hellene and non-Hellene [by this time the term Hellene did not refer simply to an ethnic Greek. It meant anyone who was a Roman citizen and who shared in the Greco-Roman high culture of the empire. Thus, Aristides, a native of Asia Minor, was a Hellene. A non-Hellene, or barbarian, was either someone from outside the empire or one of the empire's uneducated masses], with or without property, to travel with ease wherever he wishes, as though passing from homeland to homeland…. As far as security is concerned, it suffices to be a Roman citizen, or rather one of those people united under your rule….


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Alpha 6 is reminded of another episode in her path to choosing an android life while the rest of the crew of the Business II has gotten themselves in another pickle. A strange machine has swapped their minds and bodies. Can Alpha Six save them? Did she save other people long ago? Tune in to find out!
Written and Directed by Ansel Burch
Music by Arne Parrott
Adam McAleavey as Chuck Codger/Leslie McFlusher
Kat Evans as Alpha 6/Alex Rockwell
Karolyn Blake as Kitchen
Anna Gaetke as Leslie McFlusher/Chuck Codger and Sigma 12
Kamron Palmer as Eric Gordon/Doctor Theobald Howard and Twitch
Derrick Gaetke as Doctor Theobald Howard/Eric Gordon
Stella Cheeks as Kappa 10
With Adam McAleavey on Mouth Foley
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Man Bac excavation in the landscape, 2007 season, Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam
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Thanks for this, Noel. However, with my photo, only when one clicks on it does it appear in a separate window. It seems to have a problem loading when one initially opens your blog homepage…
Haha, never mind! It now appears that my computer was just slow to display it 🙂


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Travelers Woods is nestled at the base of the Berkshire Mountains. For the past 35 years we have been providing an enjoyable camping experience for people from all over the United States and several foreign countries.
Since 2001 we have donated over $78,000 split between the Springfield, MA and Boston, MA Shriner's Hospitals from Shriner's Corner sales, activities and events.
Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of 22 non-profit medical facilities across North America. Children with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate are eligible for care and receive all services in a family-centered environment, regardless of the patients' ability to pay.
For rallies/groups, our Pavilion offers a gas stove (provide your own propane), refrigerator, sink with hot and cold water. Picnic table seating for 100.
As a family campground, children under 18 stay free. Ask about our camping club and two for one weekends.
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At Ed Martin's Garage, we are a full-service, family-operated automotive repair shop with more than 42 years of experience. With the exception of body work, we can do just about anything for our customers. In fact, here is a list of some of the auto repair services we offer:
Maintaining your brakes is vital in protecting the safety of you, your vehicle, and anyone else you may have in the vehicle with you. If your brakes are squeaking, for example, it is a warning sign your brakes may need the attention of one of our certified technicians. Any time you think you have a problem with your brakes, don't hesitate to bring your vehicle to us.
When was the last time you inspected and services your tires? If it has been a while, you may experience a flat tire, a blow-out, or something worse! Contact us and let us have a look at your tires to make sure they are in proper working order. One of our experienced technicians can inspect your tires, perform necessary tire repairs, or replace your tires as necessary.
There is no reason for you to roast in your vehicle while you are driving from point A to point B. Our technicians are well-equipped to handle A/C system repair. Whether your A/C system is broken or it just needs recharged – this is something we can help you with. We can provide you with cost-effective repair solutions to get you back on the road with an automobile instead of a hot box.
Without proper steering and suspension function, you could be driving around in a death trap. When was the last time you had your steering and suspension looked at by an expert? Let us take a look and see if there is any cause for concern. Our certified technicians can even tell you when it looks like something is going to go out or go bad soon. This gives you a head start on getting the money together to fix a part before it goes bad.
Without a proper working and charged battery, your vehicle isn't going to go anywhere. It is important to have your battery inspected and services on a regular basis. This is going to save you both money and time. We can check your battery for you to ensure you never end up stranded with a dead battery!
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Holiday treats don't stop for me on January 1st. No, I have one more day to celebrate, one more indulgence. For the past ten years on January 3rd, I go to the store and buy a rich chocolate cake and a pint of vanilla ice cream. After dinner I share this decadence with my family. When we say our "happys" before dinner, I can honestly announce, "I'm happy to be alive." Prior to ten years ago, January 3rd was a day in which I allowed myself to become depressed, morose and reclusive. I wrapped myself in my victimhood, holding that cloak tightly around me, like it was my right. I spent the day thinking about everything I had lost. I lost my self-identity, I lost myriad opportunities, I lost confidence. If I thought about what I had gained it was mostly the negative: a big, clunky plastic leg, stares from strangers, a healthy dose of self-doubt as an attractive woman. I was very private about this and even a little ashamed, but I couldn't help it. January 3rd is the anniversary of the accident in which I lost my leg.
About eleven years ago I started seeing a therapist. Yep, it's a classic story in which the victim gets to discover how she brings that role on herself. When the anniversary of my accident came rolling around, my therapist asked me, in an excited tone, what I was doing to celebrate. What? I thought Is she crazy?
As is so often true in my life, when someone allows me to view life through their own lenses, a new world opens up. This is when I decided that the way I could celebrate January 3rd was with chocolate cake. After I bought my first one, I felt guilty, like I was betraying the young girl I lost that day on the freeway. My despondency on January 3rd was my way of honoring the death of who I was as a two-legged person, much the way I honor my father on the anniversary of his death. I felt like in celebrating my anniversary I was celebrating the death of that young two-legged girl that I used to be.
Chocolate cake works its own magic. That first year, even though I had conditioned myself to feel sad, a smile came on my face as I slowly ate my first mouthful of cake and ice cream. Maybe, just maybe, I thought, I can allow myself to be happy that I'm alive instead of sad that I lost my leg. Maybe the simple pleasure of chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream is enough right now. Instead of feeling sad and despondent, I did allowed myself to be happy. It felt forced at first and I wasn't sure I even believed it, but as I finished my cake I was happier.
Over the years, I've learned to honor this day in a new way. Instead of thinking about what I've lost, I think about what I have gained: lessons too numerous to count, experiences that have made me feel alive, and best of all, no, bigger than best, I have been blessed with a loving husband and two amazing kids. Now that deserves a celebration.


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Aggregate Resource Drilling, LLC is taking applications for an Accounts Payable position.
This position will oversee and execute the Company's accounts payable functions. This position completes payments and controls expenses by receiving, processing, verifying, and reconciling invoices.
- Reviews all invoices prior to payment
- Runs checks and acquires appropriate signatures
- Charges expenses to correct accounts
- Prepares and processes electronic transfers and payments
- Works with purchasing agent and office staff to resolve purchase order and invoice errors
- Reconciles vendor statements, researches and corrects discrepancies
- Insures credit is received for outstanding memos
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The Radiro festival in the Romanian capital Bucharest is a unique event that brings together radio orchestras from around the world and internationally acclaimed soloists and conductors.
The second edition featured top radio orchestras from Finland, the Czech Republic, Germany, France and Romania.
One of the most influential conductors of his generation, Cristian Mandeal was the honorary artistic director of this year's event.
"Radio symphony orchestras around the world are a true force, almost all of them are first rate ensembles. Their specificity resides in their wider approach of a bold, new, sometimes unknown and therefore interesting programme, compared to other symphony or philharmonic orchestras," he says.
Hosted in the Bucharest Radio Hall, this year's event celebrated the 150th anniversary of Richard Strauss' birth with 8 concerts.
Two were performed by the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Stéphane Denève:
"We come from everywhere and we will group in the concert hall, musicians on stage, audiences in front of them and suddenly we are just one body with many heads and we can celebrate this mystery of music which puts us together, the power of music," he says.
Organised by Romania's public radio broadcaster Radio Romania, the event is aimed at highlighting the importance of public radio in bringing classical music to a wide audience.
World-famous violinist Nikolaj Znaider played the second violin concerto of Béla Bartók with the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra.
"Music is important to people, it is part of their lives, it is not something they do for entertainment or to have a nice evening out, but it is something meaningful for them, that they actually must have in their lives, and you can sense that in the way they listen, more than anything, in the intensity with which they listen. I think it is very touching," he says.
A biennial event, the International Radio Orchestras Festival, which attracts several thousand people and is broadcast on radios and televisions around the world, is a chance for radio orchestras from all over the world to show off their repertoire and unique skills.


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Come and check out our Christmas gifts at Leonidas in Jervis Centre Dublin and the Monread Centre Naas.
Beat the queue at Christmas and order in advance!
I am interested in the Yule Logs
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Sorry about the late reply, the logs come in milk and dark chocolate and include 350g of chocolates and cost €24.50


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This walk goes through meadow, woods, and along the back side of Lake Fairfax and will offer a nice variety of birds. Most of the path is natural and along the lake it can be muddy and there are tree roots to negotiate. Proper footwear is important. Sponsored by The Bird Feeder of Reston and Reston Association.
Getting there: From Baron Cameron, turn left onto Wiehle Ave, and then left on the first North Shore Dr.; if coming from the Toll Rd. or Sunset Hills, turn right on Wiehle and then right on the second North Shore Dr. to reach Ring Rd. We will meet in the parking lot across from the swimming pool at the intersection of Ring Road and North Shore Drive. 11032 Ring Road, Reston.


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Immune responses to viral or tumor antigens are typically initiated by the process of cross-presentation. Cross-presentation is believed to be the major way that innate immune cells, such as the classical dendritic cell 1 (cDC1) subset, activate and prime immunological T cells. Theisen et al. used CRISPR-based screening to identify regulators of cross-presentation by cDC1s (see the Perspective by Barbet and Blander). One such regulator that was identified, WDFY4 (WD repeat- and FYVE domain–containing protein 4), was required for cross-presentation of cell- and bacterial-associated antigens. WDFY4 played a critical role in cDC1-mediated viral and tumor immunity yet did not seem necessary for major histocompatibility complex class II presentation or for cross-presentation by monocyte-derived DCs.
During the process of cross-presentation, viral or tumor-derived antigens are presented to CD8+ T cells by Batf3-dependent CD8α+/XCR1+ classical dendritic cells (cDC1s). We designed a functional CRISPR screen for previously unknown regulators of cross-presentation, and identified the BEACH domain–containing protein WDFY4 as essential for cross-presentation of cell-associated antigens by cDC1s in mice. However, WDFY4 was not required for major histocompatibility complex class II presentation, nor for cross-presentation by monocyte-derived dendritic cells. In contrast to Batf3–/– mice, Wdfy4–/– mice displayed normal lymphoid and nonlymphoid cDC1 populations that produce interleukin-12 and protect against Toxoplasma gondii infection. However, similar to Batf3–/– mice, Wdfy4–/– mice failed to prime virus-specific CD8+ T cells in vivo or induce tumor rejection, revealing a critical role for cross-presentation in antiviral and antitumor immunity.
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The Knockouts have one task this week -- to beat the Baltimore Kingfishers.
And not just beat them... utterly destroy them by a score of 4-0.
Because unless the ultimate destruction occurs, there will be no more United States Chess League season for the Knockouts. A 4-0 win by New Jersey will propel the Knockouts into the playoffs. Any other score will send the Knockouts to the phones to set up their tee times.
Watch all the action on the Internet Chess Club, Monday October 25, 2010, at 7:45pm.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Do or Die Day for the Knockouts
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CLAREMONT, CA. – The No. 6 Pomona-Pitzer Men's Tennis team fell in a close match to No. 5 Washington University of St. Louis 5-4 on Wednesday morning at the Pauley Tennis Complex.
Season Impact: With the loss, the Sagehens take fourth place in the Stag-Hen Tournament and drop to 11-6 overall and Washington University of St. Louis improves to 5-3 overall.
The Sagehens began the day falling behind on doubles as they dropped two out of the three matches to Wash U. Pomona-Pitzer came out and got the first win of the match as the team of seniors Graham Maassen and Jake Yasgoor got a win at the No. 3 doubles by the score of 8-1.
The Bears then took the next two matches as seniors Antony Bello and Spencer Simonides fell in their match at the No. 1 spot in a breaker 9-8 (4) and the team of sophomores Josh Gearou and Sam Gearou lost 8-2 in the No. 3 doubles spot.
After falling behind during doubles, the Sagehens regrouped and took two early singles match as Yasgoor finished off his opponent at No. 1, 6-2, 6-3 and Bello won his match at the No. 3 singles spot, 6-2, 6-2.
Wash U went on to win the next two singles matches as Maassen fell in the No. 2 position 6-4 and 7-5 and freshman Quinn Hirsohn ended his match in the No. 6 singles with a loss by the scores of 6-4, 6-4.
The Sagehens needed a win to stay alive and got one off of the racket of Marko Mandic as he came back after dropping the first set 4-6 and won the second set 6-3 and finished off his opponent to keep the Sagehens alive with a 6-1 victory.
The Bears went on to clinch the match in the No. 5 singles position as Josh Gearou lost a hard fought match as he won the first set 6-4 but Wash U came back to win the second set 6-1 and took the match with a 6-3 win in the third set.
Up Next: The Sagehens will next host non-conference opponent Sewanee on Tuesday, March 21t at 4:00 p.m.


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What makes a great property management firm in San Francisco?
A legacy of trust.
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The Real Management Company is a full-service property management, leasing and sales company. We strive to make property ownership a more profitable and less stressful endeavor.
Voted Best Property Management Firm for 2015 by the San Francisco Apartment Association (SFAA) The Real Management Company has operated in the same location in the heart of Noe Valley at Castro and 24th Streets since 1981. RMC offers comprehensive property management services including regular maintenance, rent collection and bookkeeping, leasing and tenant screening, and payment of bills (including utilities, mortgage, insurance, and taxes). Essentially, RMC will do everything for your property that you would do and RMC will send you a monthly check for the building's proceeds and statements, including a current cash flow and balance sheet so you'll know what we're up to.
Even if you would rather manage your building's day-to-day operations, RMC can still help you to find the perfect tenant for your vacant unit. Our office is open 7 days a week to allow tenants to check out keys and visit vacant units, allowing you to achieve maximum exposure to potential tenants.
For tenants interested in finding a new place to live, see our current listings and get information about visiting our available apartments, applying for them, and contacting us with any questions.
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For over 30 years, RMC has offered property owners professional management solutions to maximize the value of their portfolio. Our philosophy of growing portfolio returns hails from our buy and hold roots which is a policy has that has proved very effective for the vast majority of our valued customers.
For property owners seeking portfolio expansion and higher rental yields, we offer RMC's Strategic Sales solutions, an approach that allows you to effectively reconsider alternate portfolio returns based upon a deeper understanding of your existing rental business combined with RMC's deep insight within the SF Rental Market.
RMC can give you the numbers to help you determine if your building is a good candidate for a sale based upon your long term goals. In many cases, we'll tell you to stay and hold, but in some cases, there may be an opportunity for you to benefit from a strategic sale, allowing you to either cash out, make needed improvements to another property or take advantage of opportunities in the market to add higher value properties to your portfolio.
Either way, you can trust RMC to give you a frank assessment to help you make an informed decision. For more information, call 415-230-8887.
Senior Agent, Joshua Silverman, is a Bay Area native born in Berkeley. Josh joins RMC with a wealth of experience in real estate brokerage. He began his real estate career with a boutique apartment brokerage firm in Oakland and has since expanded his market coverage to include residential properties. He has closed nearly 100 transactions, including multi-family properties (ranging from duplexes to a 37 unit building), single family homes and condominiums. Josh enjoys crafting solutions to help his clients reach their financial goals. Whether the client is a first-time homebuyer or seasoned investor, Josh takes the time to weigh the pros and cons from both a short and long-term perspective, working diligently to help his clients make the right call.
Josh's enthusiasm for the Bay Area is infectious. He's also a proud co-owner of investment properties on both sides of the Bay and offers his own lessons in property ownership to his clients. He has a keen awareness of how important these assets are to the financial futures of both buyers and sellers. Josh graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature after which he went on to attend San Francisco State University and earned a Executive MBA (where he befriended J.J.). Josh absolutely loves the Bay Area and looks forward to sharing his passion for the region and all that real estate has to offer with his clients.


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From pre conception to post birth care, our mother/baby program will provide you with the best possible care as you plan your pregnancy, during your pregnancy and afterwards.
Three practitioners are involved in this program, however you can choose which elements of the program you wish to utilise, and there are no up- front payments.
We have Hicaps for immediate refunds.
Margi is as an expert acupuncturist and particularly enjoys working with pregnant women. She is also our natural fertility practitioner for those who are having trouble conceiving, or who require IVF support.
For a luxurious touch, our massage therapist Erica Borel gives the most wonderful and relaxing pregnancy massages. Massage during pregnancy is extremely useful in reducing water retention, enhancing blood flow and for relieving leg and back pain.
If you are carrying a breach baby, we have great success in turning the baby using moxa therapy.


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I'll See You Anon
In this self portrait series I assume the performative role of a white-masked figure, manifestation of numerous inner demons and photograph myself in an array of different environments and scenarios.
The series emphasises a universal connection of man to nature. Using florals to mask the dominant facial features of the male subject "fragility" strikes a balance between the masculine and feminine psyche.
this still life;
"this still life;" is a sort of coming of age story, compiling images from what I see every day and places where I feel comfortable, familiar. The series offers an appreciation for the way life is right now and to acknowledge that things don't have to be moving forward at full speed - sometimes its just about stopping and seeing what's right in front of you
scream queen
Inspired by the work of Cindy Sherman, "Scream Queen" concerns my desire to change the perceptions of gender identity in cinema. The short collection addresses my experience with the slasher film; the male gaze, how people look at me and how I look at myself.
utopia tomorrow
"Utopia Tomorrow" documents the last days of the high rise flats in Cumbernauld. Exploring these derelict spaces there was a comforting nostalgia of what these buildings used to be - homes to hundreds of people. However a palpable sense of pathos lingered in the air: soiled clothes; broken furniture; children's handprints; sockets ripped out of walls and clean patches of wall where old pictures would hang - echoing the lives of those who once called these places home.
the eye of pica
"The Eye of Pica" is a fashion based contemporary portrait series inspired by old british nursery rhyme "One for Sorrow".
Euan Kinloch
is a contemporary portrait, Glasgow based photographer currently working towards a BA (Honours) in Photography at the University of the West of Scotland.


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guest essay: tributes to mothers, from daughters
My Mother kept a garden,
a garden of the heart,
She planted all the good things
that gave my life it's start.
She turned me to the sunshine
and encouraged me to dream,
Fostering and nurturing
the seeds of self-esteem…
And when the winds and rain came,
she protected me enough-
But not too much because she knew
I'd need to stand up strong and tough.
Her constant good example
always taught me right from wrong-
Markers for my pathway
that will last a lifetime long.
I am my Mother's garden.
I am her legacy-
And I hope today she feels the love
reflected back from me
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Thank you to the daughters who wrote these beautiful tributes to their mothers.
Camille - by Shara Green
My stepmom Camille is an amazing Female farmer - my mom passed away when I was 9 years old (Breast cancer) and my dad re-married to Camille - Camille gave up a real-city job in Seattle to come live/work on our fruit farm and raise me. I'm so glad my dad and her fell in love, because she has been an incredible inspiration and step-mom to me.
My dad passed away two years ago from a sudden heart attack while skiing at the local ski resort/mountain. He was in great shape and former ski patrol - it was a huge shock to us all.
Camille had been farming side by side with my dad since the early 1990's when they married- so she knows all of the daily operations, irrigation, tractor equipment - they ran Smith Orchards together (45 acres) for over 20 years full time.
When my dad passed - Camille had to manage the entire farm all while dealing with the grief of such a shocking/unexpected loss.
After her first cherry/pear harvest on her own in 2014, she asked my husband and I if we'd be interested in selling our house in Seattle and moving to the farm - so my husband could learn the ropes from her and help her out. We agreed and we moved April 29, 2015 - Camille is training my husband to know all of the things she does. She's an incredibly knowledgeable woman - she's one of the few female (sole proprietors) here in the Lower Yakima Valley I believe. She knows the wind machines, all 6-tractors on our farm, irrigation problem solving, hiring/payroll, the works - she runs it all and it is just amazing to me.
Camille loves horses (she takes care of 2 in her spare time) she skis - even though it's very emotional to go skiing at the resort where my dad skied his last run, and she is a lover of local wine, and she is an amazing cook.
Camille is "a salt of the earth" kind of lady - she's not a makeup wearer - she is a super practical, hard working farmer and her inner beauty shines through every day. She is a rubber irrigation boot wearing, independent lady and I'm so proud of her for how much pride she takes in her work - her orchard is pristine and I am so impressed with her work ethic, and passion for farming - she loves being a fruit grower.
Ruthie - by Trina McAlexander
(edited from her blog post here)
My mother is she is hands down the most generous person I know. She never ceases to amaze me with her thoughtful extensions of love and support.
I want to be like her when I grow up because she is the bravest woman I know on the planet. From being the only girl willing to learn to play the trombone in 5th grade to being on the catcher on the first women's softball team at the University of Oregon this woman was made to be a pioneer and defy gender stereotypes from day one. When I was saving up to buy our small family farm she told me she fell in love with farming at a young age and didn't care that their were no other female farmers. She remembers driving around my grandparents orchard on her tractor all summer summer long around the tender age of eight, imagining what it would be like to raise a family on an orchard one day. She explains that she responded to her calling of becoming a farmer easily and took on her families mantle of growing food for our region with great satisfaction and pleasure and she always hoped and prayed one of her daughters would follow along in carrying on the farming legacy. I was unsure of what it would be like to be a single female farmer in such a small town but my mom assured me that if that was what I dreamed of then I should run after it with all my heart.
She raises beautiful fruit and has learned the important of being a farmer that is well known. She has been a farmer for 65 years and still farms just as hard since I bought the farm 2 years ago. She loves to have large school groups and international farmers come visit and she happily takes them on farm tours because we are a farm that really cares about agri-education and teaching people where their food comes from. She also happily helps out other farmers on the street because she know how important it is to help one other out and be a farmer who is willing to assist another farmer, especially those just starting out.
She is such a compassionate woman and regularly gives away fruit to those who cannot afford it and annually gives fruit away to the Oregon Food Bank and many non profits and schools. My mom with her sisters when she bought the farm in the early 1970's
There isn't one job not the farm that she is not willing to do and she has taught me a lot about being a farmer that really values and honors their employees. Many of the families that work on our farm have been here for over 40 years and we have many multi generational family members that help us harvest each and every summer because they have become kin and they believe in the mission of our small family farm. We believe in always upgrading housing, paying as much as we can afford and always extending generously to your employees is how my mother has taught me how to farm. It is a total dream come true to farm besides my amazing mother and I hope and pray she lives forever because deciding to come home and carry on the farm was the best decision I have ever made thus far in my life. Sure do love you Mom. Thank you for being a farmer and encouraging me to follow after your farming legacy.
You are my My SHero! xoxox Your grateful farmer, Trina
Mindy - by Heather Nedroscik
Mindy is a super awesome lady! She seriously is one of the hardest working people I have ever met, she is strong, tough and a country girl at heart but is also a very well traveled. She spent a year traveling literally around the world when she was college age and even after all that decided the best place on earth was her family farm.
After her travels, she studied at Cornel and completed a bachelor of science in Pomology, and then returned to the family farm in the late 70's. The farm struggled at times, as most farms do -- but Mindy has been paramount in creating a farm that can sustain our whole family.
A lot goes on at Becker Farms these days; we do school tours where Mindy shares with the students about our family farm. We offer 'u-pick' fruit, we have a 200-person CSA, a winery, a brewery, a bakery and large private events section. Mindy does a little bit of everything at the farm, although her heart still lies with the agriculture.
She works almost every single day and can often be found on a tractor with her team of little dogs close behind. And even with that full-time-plus job, she somehow found the time to raise three children and enjoys lots of time with her granddaughter while still working super hard.
Thank you Mindy!
Originally Published on May 06, 2016


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Could you make yourself 10% more comfortable right now?
You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. – Mary Oliver What would the soft animal of your body love right in this moment? A sip of water? A stretch? A deep breath? To stand up and walk out into the beautiful world and unplug for awhile?
Meet Erin
Hi! My name is Erin Elizabeth Geesaman Rabke.
A few perspectives on who I am and what I'm about:
By training and profession, I am a somatic educator. Over the past 25+ years I have trained in and taught modern dance, tai chi, Indian and Tibetan yoga, yoga therapy (specializing in back pain). I completed a 4-year professional Feldenkrais training in 2007 and a 3-year Embodied Life training in 2014. I also study and work with somatic meditation and the profound practice of embodied inner listening known as Focusing.
My work is about sharing potent practices to not only heal and befriend the body, but to enter into a radically new, non-dual, and liberating relationship with embodiment. My work is about listening to life through the ever more finely tuned instrument of the living body, and supporting my clients and students to do the same. My work is to support people in learning to move with greater awareness, pleasure, ease, and clarity – a surprisingly powerful and unending education that effects everything else in life in potent ways. I believe embodied learning, decolonizing our bodies, and returning to our intelligent, organic wholeness is intimately connected with the healing of our world. I believe mindfulness and lovingkindness must be embodied practices rather than mental concepts to be of genuine benefit.
By lineage and inclination, I am a meditator and spiritual practitioner, blessed by many years of study in the Tibetan Buddhist traditions of Dzogchen, Lojong, and Somatic Meditation.
My work is to grow my capacity for grounded, centered, embodied presence and vast, spacious awareness. Both of these together offer generous room for the broken-open heart that allows me to fully welcome the beauty and heartbreak of this precious life, and to support my clients and students to do the same. I also consider it my work to grow maitri – what Chogyam Trungpa translates as brave, unconditional friendliness toward what is – and to support my clients and students to do the same. This kind of brave lovingkindness is an embodied wisdom that can transform all that it touches – body, mind, soul and world. Additionally, I've been powerfully called to Tend the River of Grief, alone and in community. My work is about waking up more and more fully so I can live a life of benefit to the whole web of life. I commit to using all that arises in my life in support of this intention. By lineage, I am a white woman of Bohemian Czech, Scottish, German and English descent and am fortunate to live in gorgeous Salt Lake City, Utah, on historically native Shoshone, Paiute, Goshute and Ute land.
By choice and good fortune, I am honored to be mother to an impossibly beautiful and bright 7-year old boy. I am wife and consort to my beloved partner in all things, Carl Rabke. I am a daughter, a sister, an auntie, and a friend. I am a writer, an amateur photographer, a passionate learner and a convener of inspired communities. I am fortunate a student of many powerful and profound teachers.
My work is to honor my good fortune with gratitude of equal measure, and by using my great good fortune in working toward the healing of our world. I'm deeply inspired and humbled by Nelson Mandela's phrase: "Free yourself. Free others. Serve everyday." This is my work.
I am devoted to growing:
- embodied presence,
- awakened heart-mind,
- and freedom in myself and in the world.
I am called to help my clients and students develop:
- maitri (unconditional, brave friendliness)
- courage and wholehearted participation with life,
- grounded sensitivity,
- somatic intelligence and physical autonomy,
- and trust in the indigenous, embodied perspective.
I am inspired to help my clients and students uncover:
- a sense of self as vast and open as space,
- a heart as naturally warm as the sun,
- and trust in uncontrived naturalness of body and mind.
I am motivated to help my clients and students develop:
- skills of deep listening,
- unprecedented creativity in many aspects of life,
- and in finding and living from their unique genius (which is often hidden behind a wound.)
I am honored to help my clients and students to develop:
- a sense of play mind,
- possibilitarianism,
- authentic, unforced gratefulness,
- less effort and more pleasure, (even in the most challenging situations)
- and potent practices of positive neuroplasticity.
A few more things:
I love poetry. I adore good questions, especially the unanswerable ones. I'm a voracious reader and a lover of books. I believe in going barefoot as often as possible. I love to cook. I love to learn. I love to wander in wilderness.
Some of my heroes are Maya Angelou, Mary Oliver, Georgia O'Keefe, Pina Bausch, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Brother David Steindl-Rast, Rigoberta Menchu, Ruthy Alon, Mr. Rogers, Wangari Mathai, Vandana Shiva, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Kathleen Dean Moore, Deena Metzger, Shabkar, and Pema Chodron.
I love travel, and have a special resonance with the high desert beauty in southern Utah and New Mexico. I am in love with my morning coffee and am an unapologetic coffee snob. I also love good whiskey and big red wine, and sharing those with people I love. I am seeking a sane and humane relationship with digital technology. I adore silent retreats and time in wilderness. They fund my life.
I'm an INFJ Scorpio Ox, and my top 3 strengths are Connectedness, Empathy, and Positivity.
Thanks to the amazing writer, Kathleen Dean Moore, for the framing (training and profession, lineage and inclination, choice and good fortune.) Her self-reflections inspired mine. If you haven't read her book Great Tide Rising, may I highly recommend it?
Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions. – Hafiz
I believe our bodies are a source of intelligence, satisfaction, guidance, insight and many other nameable and unnamable qualities.
I believe that we can easily become disconnected from our embodiment much of the time. When we are disconnected from our embodiment, we seriously limit our experience of life.
If you compare the amount of time you spend in front of your computer today to 10 years ago or 20 years ago — It's scary.
How many times a day is your attention magnetized to your phone?
Again, this is very different from 10 or 20 years ago, let alone how humans were 1000 years ago.
The speed of life, the technology, and the amount of sensory information we ingest on a daily basis draw us up and out of our bodies. One computer programmer client described his experience of his body as being "an elaborate platform" to carry his brain, thoughts and ideas around in the world.
Embodiment is not a gift that only some of us have — It is a birthright.
Most of us have embodiment "trained" out of us from a very early age when we go to school. Well meaning teachers force us to squeeze our energy, movement and vitality behind small desks, where we are expected to sit still and narrowly focus on subjects outside of ourselves.
Then, through the years, we master the art of ignoring what is happening in our bodies in favor of our ideas, preferences, thoughts, jobs, schedules, our families, and our iPhones.
When we are not in our bodies, we limit ourselves on a number of levels. On an outer level, we do not move well.
When we use more effort than is needed in standing, walking, sitting, etc., these activities become a source of strain and tension.
We believe the grunts and aches that come with activities are just "how it is." We don't notice the minor imbalances or tensions that can lead to greater injures and chronic tension. Or, perhaps, we think we constantly need to offer a correction to ourselves, — e.g., pull the shoulders back, or suck in the belly, which can be an exhausting and futile way to be with ourselves.
On an inner level, we miss out on huge amounts of information and intelligence. Life always affects us on a bodily level: Conversations we have, news stories we read, and our successes or failures all create a bodily manifestation. It's what happens in our breath, our chests, and bellies. We often pay little attention to the changes, and focus, rather, on our ideas or thoughts about a situation.
The good news is, no matter how long or how out of touch we are with our bodies, they are always waiting for us when we return.
Would you like to work with me?
Email me at firstname.lastname@example.com
or call me at 801-671-4533.
Wondering where the name Body Happy came from?
In 1995 I, Erin, spent 3 months in Nepal studying with 2 amazing Buddhist teachers, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and Tsoknyi Rinpoche.
While I was staying at Naygi Gompa, the mountain hermitage of Tulku Urgyen and also the home of a nunnery he headed, I made many dear friends, including a young Tibetan nun named Yeshe Wongmo.
Every morning she'd come out in front of the little building where I was staying and she'd follow along as I did my yoga or tai chi practice. We had a lot of laughs, though shared very little language in common as my Tibetan was minimal (or mostly related to words about meditation and prayers) and her English was minimal too.
One morning after a few weeks of her showing up to join me in my morning routine, I did my best to ask, "Yeshe Wongmo, why do you come do this with me in the mornings?"
And she thought silently for a moment about how to say what she felt.
Then her eyes lit up and she said simply, "Body Happy!"
It was so pure, so enthusiastic and so heartfelt, it brought tears to my eyes.
When my tech-savvy mom encouraged me to start a website way back in the 90s, it was the name we chose. And it stuck.
May you be BodyHappy. :)
Whether you are young, old or somewhere in between, you can become body happy and keep deepening it through your whole life.
But, don't simply take our word for it. Read what others have said about working with us here.


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Surf Dog Bar & Grill
Welcome to the Surf Dog Bar & Grill.
We wanted to create a fun, unique eatery that captured the spirit of the Jersey Shore.
Surf, sun, sand and above all, good times. With this idea in mind we created Surf Dog Bar & Grill. So come relax in our dining room or sandy beach bar. Cold drinks, fresh local seafood and great burgers will have you unwinding in no time.


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I love the internet.
GONintendo.com received a submission of this inspired bit of animated Photoshoppery, taking a few recognizable faces from the industry and placing them in one of the most memorable scenes from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. You have to love Shigeru Miyamoto's facial expressions; he's so heroic about the whole affair. It all seems that much more appropriate, too, what with the whole knighthood thing. Other highlights? Reggie's early cameo and Boba Kutaragi's weapon of choice. Hats off to the maker, nicely done. I wonder who Jabba would've been?
May the Revmote be with you.


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We'd love to hear from you!
As we are often visiting vendors, or on site tours meeting with wonderful couples and families such as your own, the best way to reach us the first time is through email. From there we can set up a time for a phone call, when we're sure we'll be able to connect.


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Paramount Pictures
On August 9, season 15 of anarchist cult series for paramount appears home entertainment on DVD Hamburg, 09.07.2012 – you\'re back, and worse than before. No other series is out so extreme about virtually any subject of public interest mainly below the waist. Beginning of the 15th Squadron caught it that everyone\'s favorite and hot coveted iPad: Many students of the elementary school in South Park have it, only Cartman has received only a low-budget Tablet by his mother. Therefore, he must also vigorously suffer the hateful comments of his classmates. However, Cartman swears revenge! On August 9, home entertainment is the long-awaited 15 season with all 14 episodes aired in Germany in the exclusive four-disc set at paramount.
Celebrity – trouble also the prominence is not unscathed. Stars like Selena Gomez, Natalie Portman and Sarah MacLachlan properly get their fat at the nasty comments of the South Park kids. Of course the hearty critical acclaim humor not is missing this time. Unintentionally as Kyle the AGBs von Apple agrees, he completely entangled in the \"HumancentiPad\"-experiment of the computer giant and ends up behind bars. Here, he can hope grace only on Steve Jobs\'! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SCANDALS CHURNING! Stan is celebrating its 10th anniversary.
But instead of enjoying his day of glory, omitted, he finds everything all of a sudden, pardon, \"shit\". Even his best friends suffer increasingly under his cynicism. A \"Serving Royal pudding\" is served as Canada\'s beautiful heir to the throne is suddenly kidnapped on their wedding day. Kyle\'s Canadian adoptive brother upgrade also IKE, all Canadian men. So missed the theatrical performance of the South Park elementary school and thus his major appearance as a caries although IKE, but the rescue of the Princess is more important than anything else. If wiki-leaks scandals, robots using joke algorithm, illegal drug laboratories or an alien Thanksgiving season 15 has new brilliant adventures of chaotic basic school kids. All episodes appear uncensored on 3 DVDs a New South Park milestone! Technical data:-genre: animation series country/year: United States 2011 image format: 1.78: 1 audio format: Dolby Digital 5.1, stereo languages: English, German subtitles: English, Dutch, German, English for the hearing imparied runtime: circa 301 minutes FSK: from 16 years Extras: – audio commentary – 6 days to broadcasting: \"The making of South Park\" – 6 days to broadcasting: behind the scenes of \"city sushi\"-season 15 deleted scenes about paramount home entertainment paramount home entertainment (Germany) GmbH was founded in January 2000. The company is a subsidiary of the globally active VIACOM media group and is responsible for the marketing of films on DVD and Blu-ray in the Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The extensive portfolio includes feature film productions of Hollywood studios paramount pictures, DreamWorks and DreamWorks Animation, the Studio Constantin as well as productions of the music channel MTV, Nickelodeon TV transmitter and acquired license products including CBS, Hasbro and Pro cinema. Marketing includes both rental and purchase Media and is carried out in cooperation with the highlight film and Home Entertainment GmbH. The catalogue of available products consists of feature films, TV series, children\'s and family programs, and special interest titles. The company\'s registered office is in Munich. Vice President Managing Director of PHE Germany is Dr. Andreas Kelz. Stefan is sacristan as Marketing Director responsible for the consumer and trade marketing. Frank guide is Sales Director and Werner Glass Sales Manager rental. The most successful titles include. The Godfather, game me the song of death, Indiana Jones, Forrest Gump, mission: impossible, transformers, Shrek, Madagascar, as well as the Star Trek films and serials.


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Nailpolish Jelly Clutch
Nailpolish Jelly Clutch
This all-purpose clutch is for makeup lovers and fashionistas alike. Made of a durable jelly material, this bag can store anything from your favorite lipstick to your smart phone.
It can be used as a statement piece alone or as a travel bag to fit easily inside of your kit or suitcase. It is approximately 8.5X8.5" and comes with a silver metal zipper.
FUN FACT: This bag is vegan and cruelty-free!
This is not your ordinary makeup bag!
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A few months ago, I shared some little boy shorts that I made from the spare tropical holiday red cotton fabric … from my Sophia Dress. They were the little Oliver + S Art Museum Trousers, but these gingham ones are my first pair!
Felix wore them a few times over summer when the weather wasn't too hot, but he has officially gone off them… and that happens, so looking at them again here, it might be cause they're a little small already. Kids grow! That happens too.
I just L.O.V.E.D making this pattern, it is spot on in shape, design and has just gorgeous little details! I adore little children in sharp trousers, so I will definitely make them again… but will try a bigger size… this one is a 3 and maybe if I try a winter pair in the size 4 it will be just right for the next 6 months.
Perhaps the trousers are a little on the slim shape of sizing, if you're noticing your child has the bigger bones and the bigger tum… Felix is kind of inbetween that kind of sizing… but considering he was two in these photos, the size three was just right. He's still got his baby shape, and often wears a 4 or a 120 size here in China around the waist/shoulders.
But overall, for a child's trouser pattern, it's quick to put together, but the welted pockets, the pretend fly and the pockets at the front make it a really stylish pattern! So lovely!
This week, I'm SO excited: on Thursday I'm hosting my first workshop about writing & blogging and connecting with your crowd online... here in Shanghai as part of the Literature Festival. Over the moon, and I send you all a big THANK YOU for reading my blog over the years, for it's a super successful (in my book) endeavor and has kept me learning not only about sewing but keeping across my love of media ... consumption and production of it! Thank you a million times over!


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One Quick Tip: Bring A Candle With You Whenever You Travel
Here's an easy thing you need to start doing any time you go away on a trip: bring a candle with you. This seems like a meh tip, but trust me, it's not.
Here's why the hell you need to bring a candle with you every time you travel:
1. It will make your hotel room smell delicious and sexy.
2. You will come home, and months later you'll be doing laundry or cleaning your dog's poop off of the floor, and you will see the candle sitting on your coffee table. Then you will light it, and you will be instantly whisked back to your amazing trip to _____________.
3. Two and half years later, you'll be digging up in your cabinets for for Siracha sauce, and you will see this amazing candle from your trip to _____________. Then you will smile, and light it, and YET AGAIN, be whisked back in your mind to your amazing time in ____________.
I *still* think of the Amalfi Coast in Italy where we went for our honeymoon anytime I smell the Santiago Huckleberry Voluspa candle.
Life is about moments and memories...and this one little tip will help you make your memories last longer than Lindsay Lohan's downspiral.


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I'll always love a good farm wedding. Nikki and Alex were married on a friend's farm close to where Nikki grew up. It was a warm, sunny and spectacular late summer day. Surrounded by their closest friends and family, Nikki and Alex said "I Do" underneath this gorgeous tree. It was heartfelt, real and personal. It was so surprise that the day was wonderful, these two are so laid-back, caring and full of love for their friends and family. I felt honored to be part of such a special day.
And just as guest started to gather for dinner, the most stunning sunset happened. We had to capture those colors! Thank you Nikki and Alex for choosing me to be part of day that made my heart feel so full, you were a dream to work with.