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Governor Chris Christie may not have many friends in the New Jersey gaming fraternity right now. His stock has risen in the central state of Iowa though.
In giving bill S-490 a conditional veto the Governor has set it up so that Iowa will likely become the much vaunted "Silicon Valley" of internet gambling in the US should legislation be approved later this year.
We reported yesterday that the bill has already passed a Senate Committee and is now only months from entering law, if the Senate and Iowa House also agree to the bill.
Iowa's "Senate File 1165" online poker bill now has the chance to steal the march on Jersey, California, and Florida in becoming the pioneer of online gaming at an intra-state level.
The fallout from yesterday's veto has also gathered momentum back home in Jersey as Senator Lesniak gained the backing of Gov. Christie to continue working on gambling in the state.
In a statement Lesniak explained that Christie will "work with Senator Lesniak to make sure Internet wagering comes to the Garden State."
The statement also said, "While the Governor expressed concern with some aspects of the bill today, he's committed to the general idea that we have to expand gaming product in order to bring our gaming industry back from the brink of fiscal insolvency.
"I'm encouraged that he's expressed an interest to work together to maintain the core idea behind Internet wagering while making sure that such operations cannot be hijacked by unscrupulous operators."
Whatever the reasoning behind Christie's veto, it's fair to say that the first state to regulate won't be far off. Whether it is Iowa, California, or Florida you feel Christie may rue the decision to veto.


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Moonlight Poetry Sessions
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Join us in the Chapel for our Moonlight Poetry Sessions. Read selections from other poets, your own writing, or just come to be inspired. Coffee and refreshments provided, and donations are always greatly appreciated.

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Evergreen Ash 2013 (Fraxinus Udhei)
The Shamel Ash, also known as the 'Evergreen Ash', is a great solution for just about any landscape that needs a large, fast-growing shade tree. The classic, larger-leaved, green foliage is attractive and compliments just about any landscape. Shamel Ash is generally grown in parks, commercial areas, and large landscapes. The Shamel Ash is simple to grow and always results in a perfect, park style shape with minimal pruning and maintenance.
The Shamel Ash is extremely tolerant and recovers quickly in the rare instances they take on damage. You are getting a high-performance, massive shade provider that will be with you for many years to come when you plant a Shamel Ash.
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After a huge amount of research we decided on the toyota yaris liftback.
stripped. The search was on.......
I bet ya I contacted 9 dealers and well I do not enjoy the dealers that talk the talk and lie because I would rather spend 1000.00 more for a car that an 1/2 honest person was trying to sell me and give him a bit of commission that go with a crook!
Now morels and budget tend to differ a bit but I am that type. Found finally a blue one! In russellville. It was about an hour from hubbys work and we went and looked at it August 10th, 2006 bought it that day because the salesman was up-front and had a nnormall range price.
I have to give this little car an A+
So far my calculations avg. 41 miles to the gallon. Boy! That alone is a nice change from 15 miles to the gallon! It is tiny, but it is only used for hubby's work travel so it is ok. Hubby was paying anywhere from 120.00 to 145.00 a week in work only travel gas and now it is knocked down to aaaaaaaaauuuuu
$31.00 a week.
That is a savings of appoix 100.00 a week.
We paid 12,500 for the yaris but it had a couple more bells and whistles on it that we wanted but they were useful so we didn't bark!~ Hubby will sure love the rear window defroster come cold weather! and He never had a CD player so that help sell the car to him!
I borrowed 2500.00 from my dad because of course as you read before we are broke!
It has been a month, and we have managed to pay insurance 339.00 for 6 months
taxes $875.00 1st car note 200.00
and tags 25.00
I also took on two more saturday runs so I could pick up 100.00 or so in the plus cash flow side. hubby got a couple extra hours to boot!
So all that stress paid off maybe I am a worrier by nature but it seems that If I research something long enough I come out better.
My car has 4200.00 left on it and well Hubbys yaris is 10,000
With what we are saving in gas costs we should be able to pay dad back, pay insurance, and pay car note without ever taking an extra dime from the checkbook!
So today is a good day! Now to find the next challenge to take on!
The one pictured is blazing blue we got a gray-blue one. Called Bayou Blue..
Well....Went for the toyota Yaris~!
After a huge amount of research we decided on the toyota yaris liftback.
5 Responses to "Well....Went for the toyota Yaris~!"
September 12th, 2006 at 03:24 pmOh good for you guys!!
I hate when they break the piggy on their commercial!! So unkind! And for me it's counterintuitive...why would you advertise your car breaking the bank??????????
Sounds like great gas mileage is adding up to more More MORE dollars in your pigster!
September 12th, 2006 at 05:07 pmLots of luck with your new car! Wow that gas mileage sounds terrific.
September 13th, 2006 at 04:32 amWe checked out the Yaris two weeks ago, when we were car-shopping. I loved it! The backseat would fit two carseats (one for the boy, one for the one on the way) if we needed to, but the car was due to be my DH's commuter vehicle and only a family vehicle in an emergency back-up situation.
We didn't end up buying it because my StepMom had a 2005 Hyundai Elantra with only 5k miles that she'd sell us for $11k at 5% rather than the Yaris' 13k at 6.5%. The fuel efficiency costs would even out after six years, we calculated, so the Elantra was better for now.
The next car is definitely either the Yaris or something comprable, though. Enjoy yours!
Broken Arrow
September 13th, 2006 at 05:10 amAn excellent choice!
I wouldn't mind having a Yaris for my next car... if I can find one used. I prefer slightly used cars.
September 13th, 2006 at 09:37 amLuxLiving = I too thought the commerical was a bit off centered! But with commericals the way they are no a days they ten to one knew what they were doing and was doing it because it grabbed your attention.
Moneycents = Hubby filled up at an off beaten gas station yesterday. Grand total $25.03 to fill the tank up. I will no doubt be working (them) numbers when he asks for mo-money for gas next week!
Kadunk= That one was on our list too. But when we went to check out the advertised priced one we got this he-haw soooo bad and the car
dealership put another MSRP sticker next to the orginal and made the price soar. We had a horrible time with that type of car's dealership. My experiance with Elantra dealers in Arkansas was the worst! But since you bought yours from a reliable source I am sure it was way more pleasent than ours!
BrokenArrow = They have been making the yaris all over the world for several years now. That is where I got a huge amount of my information on the reliability of this car. Toyota just introduced it to the US as a 2007 model. Another stubbling block when trying to talk the talk about price and find the right equpped one. I bet since toyota is phasing out the Eco you will be able to pick up a used Yaris in a couple years.
Everyone = I am seriously thinking toward a yaris sedan at this point. My PT crusier get a whooping 26 miles to the gallon and prices are not going down anytime soon. Funny thing is I teased hubby about his 15 miles to the gallon his truck was getting bragging on my PT.. Who is eating Crow NOW!


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Joss Whedon has admitted that he almost quit his TV career after the cancellation of his series Firefly and Dollhouse.
He told The Sydney Morning Herald that the double axe was a blow to his confidence.
"I stopped having ideas, which for me is an extremely rare experience," he said. "It was something much more subtle [than losing hope], it took away my ability to think in terms of episodic television [at all]. For years."
He added that that Fox's cancellation of Firefly in 2002 is "still the greatest grief I have about my career".
Whedon explained that he had been pessimistic about his career prospects until being hired by Marvel to direct The Avengers.
He explained: "Honestly, this year with my career, I've been going, 'OK, is it over? Are they done with me and is it time for me to start doing really small [projects] or make a graceful exit?'"
"But then I got The Avengers. So, clearly, I'm an idiot," he joked.


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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
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and ugly Christmas sweaters. Our annual YoungLife Tacky Prom was a blast as always. The kids have a few high schoolers they enjoy hanging out with and as you can see from the pics, they just kind of make themselves a part of the group. We played a lot of crazy games this year, and we found out just how competitive high school boys can be. One game involved a long tube with Egg Nog in it. The guys were supposed to blow into each end and the one that breathes or gives up first gets sprayed with the liquid. However, these guys wouldn't give up...simultaneously they passed out from not breathing!!! It was absolutely nuts, a little scary, and after we realized everyone was ok, quite hilarious. High schoolers never cease to amaze me!! The mom.
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I have Bsc in Accounting , certified internal control auditor (CICA)will compete my master in education Technology by March 2018.I have taught for twenty two years in both Elementary, Middle and high school, currently teaching in Travis High School Houston Texas (Teacher assistant).
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Graduate Student Alumni Spotlight
Civil Engineering MS
Student Name: Pedro Zavagna
Program: Master's of Science in Civil Engineering
Hometown: Santa Maria, Brazil
Graduation Year: 2016
Why did you choose to attend UT Tyler?
I choose to attend UT Tyler because the university campus is beautiful and peaceful and there is a really strong sense of community with the campus and the families living around the campus. It also has a great engineering program, with all the department faculty being super helpful whenever the students need assistance, and since I got my Civil Engineering degree at UT Tyler and I was involved with research projects, it was a very easy decision to stay and continue my studies here.
What are your career goals and how does your graduate program support them?
My career goals are to have a good job doing what I love, and the graduate program supports me by providing the necessary education and experience that will be needed to get this job.
What do you like most about UT Tyler?
I love the campus and the faculty, since I moved to Tyler, one of the problems was to find a place to rest, and the UT Tyler campus is perfect in that point, with beautiful lakes and a good diversity of animals around it. And the faculty because as an International student, I always missed my family, so being in contact with them helped me a lot to not feel homesick.
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So I know the sailor jerry swallow is all over the place and frankly I bet you're sick of it, right? Well I made one anyway. Here's Jen of Clothesline Design looking particularly fancy:
I was thinking more about birds like this one in this great old Golden Nature Guide from 1949:
I love the styling in these old books - the fonts, the colors, the maps. So classic. I was also thinking about one of favorite things in the world, my old chinese bicycle(found in an old barn). I ride it regularly to the Virginville post office. It's called the Flying Pigeon, doesn't conjure up the most graceful of images but it's got an excellent logo.
In the lower right we have a lovely watercolor wedding card we received from Beth and Eric of EasySubCult fame. Thanks for the biceps Beth! I love this card!
and let's not forget the boys - I made this for my guy for the times when we are feeling all matchy matchy:
oh wait, one more pic of drool worthy wallpaper from Hygge & West Shop
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"Simple Creature" is now available on DVD and Blu-ray. The film is a modern telling of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as the young Em is changed, forever, by technology. Though her life is saved, with help from a complex chip implant, Em's life is no longer her own - after a brutal bus crash. Simple Creature stars Carollani Sandberg (All Things Hidden), D'angelo Madili (The Invoking), Russell Hodgkinson ("Z Nation"), Alycia Delmore (Grimm) and Tony Doupé (Wild) also star.
Techie college student, Em (Carollani Sandberg) heads home for holiday break, blissfully thinking about her new boyfriend is on the way. However, her life is put on hold when the bus she is taking crashes, nearly killing her. Em's father, Roy (Tony Doupe) is grief stricken. He is also the head of an advanced genetics, nanotech, and robotics lab. Here, he is able to bring her back to normal, with additional technology-enhanced abilities. While Em struggles to find her humanity after being upgraded, Roy's lab struggles to control their most successful experiment.


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SLIB Negotiates $3.7M Sale of 64-Unit Community Near Miami
- Published in The Latest News
LAUDERHILL, Fla. — Senior Living Investment Brokerage has arranged the sale of Lauderhill Manor, a 64-unit assisted living facility in the Miami suburb of Lauderhill, for $3.7 million.
A local buyer purchased the property. The seller was not disclosed.
Lauderhill Manor was constructed in 1989. The new owner plans to invest in renovations and updates to the community.
Bradley Clousing of Senior Living Investment Brokerage handled the transaction.


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In the Slime Girls: The Plot Thickens post, I explored the "history" of how slime creatures and their anthropomorphic sisters came to be such a vaunted jewel of illustrated bestiality bestiary.
While there really isn't much more to explore in those terms, perhaps it is enough to take pause and consider the fantastic imagination of an individual who can take something as natural (and dare I say, commonplace) and lewdify it.
This is a talent not to be taken lightly. It speaks of intelligence, steadfast study, and careful consideration of just how to anthropomorphically sexualize a bee, a cow, or any animal — mythical or otherwise.
For sure, human history is rife with art and media of monsters and beasts such as the succubi/incubi and angels/demons willing to engage in both consensual and non sexual activity with humans. There's very little to be learned from rehashing this.
However, consider the anatomical study that is required to create something as detailed as an insect. It's an impressive task that is usually a work of great love. Did you ever wonder why the A.I. tanks a.k.a. the Fuchikoma (and all their derivatives) look like spiders? Clue phone: Shirow is a spider nut!
So take a long, lustful gander at the most definitely politically-incorrect, but quite possibly anatomically-correct (one other planets? in other dimensions?)… Monster Girls!
"Shark gal nixy" by Maiz
Imagine exploring this cutie's unexplored depths…
"紅帝竜セントヘレナ" by Mr.メタボ
If you're going to go balls out and attack a Red Dragon, wouldn't this be the way to do it? Unsheathe your sword and battle her until she's covered in sweat and love juices.
"Color Practice 05 – Vivian" by Meanybeany
Vivian has come for your love and you'd better come for her.
"ナメクジ娘?さん" by 怪奇ヒト人間
This might be considered a female version of the slug god from my short story "Slug Orgy." Best part? She's always wet!
"蝿の女王様" by 怪奇ヒト人間
Lording over your lust is the Queen of the Flies! It's going to take more than just brute balls to survive her atoll of titties.
"肉食系女子" by ジッツ
Don't throw away that corpse! Feed her right, give her flesh, day and night!
"大口径鬼" by ジッツ
For all you well-hung gents, this Big-mouthed Ogress is more than ready to swallow you whole. And she's as equally prepared to give you ladies a proper lashing with her lavish tongue.
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Entrance Fees
from 15 pers.
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|10,00 €
|school pupils / children
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|* 6,50 €
|children under 6 years
|apprentices / students
|9,00 €
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|senior citizens from 65 years old
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|visitors with disabilities
|7,50 €
|6,50 €
|familiy ticket
( 2 adults and own children up to 16 years )
|30,00 €
|* 1 teacher
* accompanying person (B-pass)
All of the museum's exhibition rooms, including the CHOCOLAT Grand Café and the CHOCOLAT Shop, have barrier-free access. Step-free pathways to the building, ramps, and three elevators enable visitors with disabilities to experience everything the museum has to offer.
Tickets can be purchased at the museum ticket office or online "print at home"
Opening Hours
|All days
|10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Closed on Mondays from January to March and in November!
Carneval Season 2019
During Carneval season the museum will be closed from
Monday 25th February till Wednesday 6th March.
From Thursday, 7th February, we will be back for you
during the regular opening hours and look forward to your visit!
Final admission is one hour before closing!
The production facilities close approximately 30 minutes before the museum closing time.
The Chocolate Museum is a food production facility. Therefore Dogs are not permitted inside the museum.
Getting here
The museum is located between the old town and the Rheinau harbour.
The Chocolate Museum is easy to find, conveniently located on the riverbank of Cologne's old town. Located on a pier head at the Rheinau harbour peninsula, the river runs past us on both sides.
You can reach us the easiest on foot. Starting from the old town and the cathedral, head south along the river (upstream) and once you've passed the ships at the jetties we're just a short, direct walk ahead. The museum is approximately 500 meters from the "Kölner Pegel" – a small building located near the Deutzer bridge indicating the current river level in Cologne.
The Malakoff Tower, which stands directly in front of the museum, serves as a handy point of orientation. Even at a distance, the Chocolate Museum is easily recognizable.
By car
Follow the main road along the Rhine embankment. As you approach the museum this road becomes the Holzmarkt.
Our address is "Am Schokoladenmuseum 1a". As many satellite navigation systems do not recognise this address, we recommend that you type in either "Holzmarkt" or "Rheinauhafen".
Parking is available very close to the museum. Use the underground carpark "Rheinauhafen". There are three entrances on the main road along the Rhine embankment: one in the vicinity of the "Südbrücke", another in the building of the law firm "Luther", which is in near the tram line crossing, and a third at Bayenturm near the harbour offices.
The underground car park is very long so drive to the end of the red zone and use the final staircase, 1.01. An elevator can be found at exit 1.03.
Further car parks can be found in the "Maritim" hotel and beneath the Heumarkt. It is only a short walk (500m) from there along the Rhine embankment to the museum.
With the "Schoko-Express" mini railway
Even the journey to the Cologne Chocolate Museum can be a special experience – with Wolters' "SCHOKO-Express".
The "SCHOKO-Express" runs daily every 30 minutes from the "Burgmauer" (besides the Cologne Tourist Office) near the Cologne cathedral (Dom). The train travels through the old town, along the Rhine embankment, until it reaches the Chocolate Museum, where you can make a stop to visit us. After your visit, you can jump back onto the "Schoko-Express" and travel back through the upper old town towards the cathedral.
With the open-top double-decker bus
Turn a sightseeing tour into an experience aboard CityTour, Cologne's open-top double-decker bus. You can hop on and hop off at the Chocolate Museum.
Discover Cologne with Stadtrundfahrt.com
Discover the city by land or river, by bus or boat.
By boat
Combine your visit to the Chocolate Museum with a panoramic tour aboard the Rhine's "white fleet", the passenger ships provided by KölnTourist.
By bus and train
You can reach the Chocolate Museum from Cologne Central Station using the bus line 133.
This bus line connects the Chocolate Museum to the city's rail network, providing connections to the stops Chlodwigplatz, Ubiering and Heumarkt. Multiple tram and underground lines can be reached from these stops.
By taxi
The "Schokoladenmuseum" taxi stand can be found directly in front of the museum on Holzmarkt, the main road along the Rhine embankment. In the event that no taxi is available, just call one of the following Cologne taxi companies:
Taxiruf Köln 0221-2882 www.taxiruf.de or Taxi17 0221-170000 www.taxi17.de.
Cologne's first rickshaw stop is located directly in front of the Chocolate Museum by the historic swing bridge (Drehbrücke). The rickshaw drivers inform you about the notable sights you'll encounter along the fascinating and diverse trip.
If there are no rickshaws waiting for passengers in front of the Chocolate Museum, find further information at www.perpedalo.de
We look forward to your questions and comments!
Do you have any questions? You cannot find an answer to your question on our website? Of course, we can assist you personally. Please direct your questions per email to us at firstname.lastname@example.com
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The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force with more than 60,000 volunteer members that train for, and carry out disaster relief, and search and rescue missions throughout the USA.Download client story as a PDF
The CAP had very specific performance requirements for its radio communications. They chose a modified Tait mobile radio as the narrowband VHF FM radio for use in their nationwide emergency services programme.
By modifying a Tait mobile radio CAP could switch each radio from wideband to narrowband. Another key improvement was increasing the radio's already high selectivity. The modular design of the mobile radio gives the possibility of adding features and functions in the future. The flexibility and reliability of the Tait mobile radios make Tait an effective long-term alternative for all federal agencies.
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2012. I will never know the details of her birth, how big she was,
exactly where she was born, who her birth parents are. But this I do
know. She is one incredibly loved little girl and I am extremely
blessed to be able to call her my daughter.
On Sunday, our guide brought three birthday cakes to our lunch at the
Jade Factory. One for Tieran who turned eight on Sunday. She was
adopted seven years ago and is here with her family to adopt her baby
sister, and one cake each for the two babies who were to be turning
one today, on the 18th of January, one of them being Keira.
For a little one who had never seen cake before, she was curious and
before I could blink, she had a fist full of whipped cream which ended
up all over her hand and on her snowsuit. Keira then helped Lily cut
the cake and shared it with all of her friends. She has quite the
reach, I tell you! Once the pieces were handed out and I was eating
mine, she grabbed a hold of my paper plate and gave it a yank. Just
like a magic trick, Keira was left holding the plate, and I was left
eating my cake off the table cloth. The rest of group at the table was
in stitches. They couldn't believe she had moved so quickly. Gotta
love her!
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The member of S.H.E is reportedly starting her own company after her contract ends next year
Is 31-year-old Ella Chen, member of Taiwanese girl group S.H.E, planning
to start up her own company after her current contract ends?
The singer is rumoured to have asked fellow band mates Selina Jen and
Hebe Tien to join her new company. Husband, Alvin Lai, whom she married
in May this year, is slated to be her manager. To add to the rumours,
Alvin recently resigned from his job and will be leaving his company on
the 15th of this month.
Alvin was an assistant marketing manager at the L'Oreal Group based in
Taiwan. He left his job stating that he had "other plans in the future".
On the issue, HIM International Music stated that the S.H.E trio are
shareholders of the company and are unlikely to leave the company. HIM
claims that they have a close working relationship and are
tightly-knitted like a family. They also added that the singer did not
inform them about her rumoured intention to leave the company. The
company however, did not comment on the trio's contracts which are up
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This numbered edition Acrylic Glass Print, designed by DesigndN, comes with a numbered and signed certificate of authenticity. Printed on archival-quality photo paper mounted on the back of a 1/8" thick, clear acrylic substrate, this artwork comes ready to hang on a wire attached to a wooden frame fixed on the back.
Abstract, splatter, bright art, brush strokes and polka dots overlays.
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Since January this year, my writing has gone a little stale. As I've written in other posts, since I self-published my novel Searching for Von Honningsbergs I've been consumed by social media and platform building, mucking around with Animoto book trailers, fine-tuning my use of Hootsuite and Twitter posts. I was fearing that I'd lost my writing spark and was wondering whether I'd ever write another worthwhile thing. But then I heard a podcast between Joanna Penn (my self-pub/self-help guru) and author and mentor Tom Evans. Tom Evans was talking about how he's a seasonal writer and he writes better in the Spring and also according to patterns of the moon. This really struck a chord with me, because I do seem to spend the Summer and Autumn not as focused as I do in Winter and Spring. Once I thought about it, over the last two years I've tended to blog more and do other things in the first half of the year and then I settle into serious writing later in the year.
The weather in Melbourne has just gotten cooler, and guess what? I'm starting to feel more creative again in the mornings. I switch on the heater in the study, cosy up in my dressing gown, sip on my long black coffee and the words are starting to flow again. Thinking there really must be something in it, I contacted Tom to find out more about seasonal creativity ...
You've said that you write better in the Spring. Why do you think this is?
Well I should emphasise I am answering this question from the perspective of being situated in the Northern hemisphere. After writing three books over three years, I realised that I had started them all in April. It occurred to me then that there might be a pattern. So for the next four books, I tested it out and they popped out easily. Any attempt to start another book in Autumn seemed like I was pushing water uphill.
So I guess empirically I've noticed I naturally prefer to Spring Forward. I noted too that I got to first draft by the Spring Equinox in June.
How can writers better tune into their own patterns and take advantage of seasonal creativity?
We all have different times when we are creative. Intuitively though we know if we are 'morning' or 'evening' people. So the first step is just to become aware of our most productive times.
We can then go back historically through our diaries and think about projects that went well and those that hit blockages. When we the see the pattern, we can schedule times in our diary in the future for our creative endeavours. For example, when working on a new book, I make 'appointments' with my chapters and book client work in around them. My book takes priority over everything as it won't write itself unless I agree to 'meet with it'.
You also talk about 'harvesting' in the off-seasons - please tell us a little more about this and how writers can benefit from harvesting time.
So even though I write my books in Spring, the reason they pop out so quickly when I start them is that the planning starts in Autumn and through the Winter. So some chapters might start out life as a blog or an exercise I try out in a workshop, in an ecourse or in a client 1-2-1 session. This ensures what I write about has been tested in the real world.
Note that this applies to my non-fiction books on the theme of personal development. This year I am getting back into writing fiction and I suspect the Winter months might suit such introspective writing. The main thing to do is for writers to try out what works. If the Muse is with us, we go with the flow. If it's not with us, don't push water uphill.
How does changes in the moon cycle affect our creativity?
A few years ago, in my esoteric research into the Minor Arcana of Tarot, I found an obscure reference to how the Moon Phase affects our consciousness. As an experiment, I've been operating to Moon Phase since and I can testify that it seems to work. This video explains more:
Tom Evans is an author and author's mentor. He is the creator of two self study programmes, How to Channel Your Book and Living Timefully. Find out more about Tom, his books, blogs and services at www.tomevans.co
Seasonal creativity with Tom Evans
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"Might be a permanent thing. Could be a meaningless fling."0 Comments Published by jonthebeef on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 8:57 AM.
I felt the urge to listen to Brendan Benson's second album "Lapalco" when in the shower earlier. Can't figure out why, Maybe I missed it? I have spent a lot of hours listening to that record over the years. Hmm.
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The Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours, will take place from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23 at Stafford's Art Gallery, 410 Rose Street, across the parking lot from Stafford's Perry Hotel.
Business After Hours provides networking opportunities, hors d'oeuvres, cash-bar refreshments and door prizes. Admission to this event is just $7 for chamber members and $12 for non members. For more information about this event, call the Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce at 347-4150.


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- Tuesday June 21st, 2016 :: 08:42 a.m. PDT
Ripon Police Utilizing New Legal Tool To Combat Illegal Fireworks
Ripon Police Utilizing New Legal Tool To Combat Illegal Fireworks
The Ripon Police Department will be utilizing a new legal tool to combat illegal fireworks this year. Police personnel will respond to reports of illegal fireworks, before, during and after the Fourth of July. The goal will be to curb the usage of illegal fireworks by arresting those responsible.
A newly adopted city ordinance allows police to arrest property owners or occupants in control of the property where illegal fireworks are being set alight. The charge is a misdemeanor violation that will be prosecuted by the City Attorney's Office. Fines are $250 for a first offense and $500 for subsequent offenses.
Department spokesperson, Lt. Steve Merchant said in the past officers have seen illegal aerial fireworks being set off in back yards but in certain circumstances the officers couldn't take action. In other cases officers correctly identified violations, collected evidence and prepared complete reports but charges were not filed by the District Attorney's Office. Now with the new city ordinance, the property owners or occupants in control of the property will be subject to a misdemeanor arrest that will be prosecuted by the City Attorney's Office.
Merchant said officers will fully document illegal fireworks usage by completing reports and by lawfully obtaining video of the violations. If officers aren't able to make personal contact with the property owner or occupant and make an arrest at the time of the violation, the owner or occupant will receive a citation at the conclusion of the investigation. Fines are $250 for a first offense and $500 for subsequent offenses.
Only Safe and Sane Fireworks, like those sold at local fireworks booths, are legal. Any fireworks that have been modified, are home-made or that can be shot into the air are illegal in California. Some types of illegal fireworks may be considered illegal explosives, and persons in possession of these items will be arrested.
Your local Police officers would like this Fourth of July to be a safe and sane event. Ripon citizens are being asked to both support a safe and sane Fourth of July, and to report any known locations where illegal fireworks have traditionally been used by calling the Ripon Police Department information tip line at 599-RTIP (599-7847). If you see illegal fireworks currently being used, immediately call 911 or 599-2102 and report it.
Help keep our neighborhoods safe by supporting a safe and sane Fourth of July.
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There are some people who can sell you sand in a desert. I'm not one of those people.
I'm not a natural entrepreneur. I did not set up lemonade stands on summer days as a kid, and I did not sell anything until I hit college.
My dad held the same government job until his retirement.
The fundamentals of business that come so easily to so many entrepreneurs took me months and years to grasp.
Unsurprisingly, I believed a lot of myths about starting a business. These myths kept me from taking the plunge sooner.
Today, I want to dispel some of these myths.
Myth #1: You need to be business smart to start
In undergrad, I studied English. Then, because I love being unemployed, I followed that up with a Master's, also in English.
So when I say I don't have any business skills, I'm really not kidding around. I can analyze a Shakespeare sonnet, but hand me a business plan and I'll look dazed and confused.
This is important to remember. Entrepreneurs, like writers, do a lot of myth-making.
There is a pervasive myth that you need to be some sort of entrepreneurial genius to start a business or have an MBA and years of business experience.
The truth: anyone can start a business. Anyone!
To create and transact is as fundamentally human as sketching stick figures on a cave wall or falling in love.
Most of the knowledge you need to start a business is easy to acquire. Much of it can be learned on the job.
I'm not saying that an MBA or years of experience won't help. They will, But the average person reading this doesn't need them, at least not at the start.
Business experience is good to have, not a need to have.
Learn to identify between the two. It'll save you a world of trouble later.
"If you are the kind of person who is waiting for the right thing to happen, you might wait for a long time. It's like waiting for all the traffic lights to be green for five miles before starting the trip." – Robert Kiyosaki
Myth #2: You need a flashy website, office, or business card
No, no you don't. I got my first two clients without a website.
I straight up emailed them. Something like, "Hey, you don't know me, but your blog sucks. I'll make it better."
I was shocked by how many people responded. I had no website, no references, nothing.
What I had was a willingness to start a conversation. You'll be surprised how far that can take you.
Even now, my website is just a single page of plain text, nothing fancy. I want to make it bigger and better, but that can wait. Just like the office and the fancy stationery.
Myth #3: You need money to start a business
This is true. Then it's not. It really depends on your business.
You're not going to start an airline without cash, but you can start a service business.
Anything small, simple. Something that requires only one investment. That investment is time.
Think about some of the most successful service businesses: building a website, writing a blog post, mowing someone's lawn, taking care of someone's pets/kids.
Doing any of these professionally doesn't require a lot of initial investment. Perhaps a domain name and a web host at most. That's about $15.
Surely you have $15 to spare?
Myth #4: You need to have a lot of contacts to start a business
I stalled starting a business because I was convinced you need to have tons of contacts to start.
But I'm an introvert. Networking is alien to me. I walk into a room and freeze.
So I stopped networking. Instead, I started giving.
I found my first client by giving something away (a slide share presentation, made from one of her blog posts) for free.
I did not ask anything in return, but when she needed someone to help her repurpose her content, she turned to me.
I made my first friends online like this. A couple of these friends turned into clients.
It's a powerful idea. It isn't transactional. It doesn't assume a ROI.
You give something because you feel it will add value to someone's life. Sometimes, that value will come back to you tenfold. Sometimes it won't, but that's the very nature of giving.
"Chase the vision not the money. The money will end up following you." – Tony Hsieh
Myth #5: Your business needs to be perfect before you launch
You don't need perfection. It's a good aim to strive for but it can often be a crutch. A crutch that keeps you from launching.
Forget about perfection. Instead, embrace the pivot.
Right now, as I type this, I have a huge whiteboard in my room filled with business ideas.
Some of these are service ideas. Some of these are product ideas. I won't work on 95% of them but that doesn't matter.
What matters is that if business A doesn't work, I can always pivot to business B, C, D, E, or F.
That's the good thing about being an entrepreneur. Your first iteration of a business doesn't have to be its final iteration.
There is tremendous room to change in-between.
In other words, build the business you can build today, not the business you want to build tomorrow.
Myth #6: You need to be an expert to start a business
Being an expert is great. It means you have knowledge about a narrow topic. You can often sell this knowledge for cold hard cash.
There is one problem though: becoming an expert requires time. Lots of time.
I'm lazy. I'd rather start a business today than spend years becoming an expert.
So I took the anti-expert route. I figured out what problems people had, then I offered them my help for a fee.
I learned how to solve the problem along the way, or hired someone else to do it.
It's just a faster way to do things.
Myth #7: You need to master branding, positioning, marketing, advertising, accounting, and hiring to start
Before I'd even started a business, I worried about hiring the right people. I wondered where I could find the right people.
Then I wondered whether they would even join my company.
When I got over my hiring worries, I worked myself up into a fit over keeping accounts.
Never mind that I did not even have a business yet, or any revenue.
Before launch, I fretted over branding. I worried if my logo looked good, or if the orange on my site was too bright.
In hindsight, all of these are trivial things. Logos can be changed, accountants can be hired, and people will work for you if you pay well and give them interesting challenges.
The only thing you need to do is go out there and build.


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Monday, October 19, 2009
Doin' the stupid
I had planned on running twice in the woods this past weekend. Dummy me that I can be, I did not go either day. Friday I decided to run the Run with the Penguins 5K in Mystic since the race director is a friend. I would do the race and then run the course again to get in some easy miles. Then Sunday I would go out to North Stonington and run on my favorite trail. Friday at work I was able to get out for a run at lunch time and I decided to see how well I could do running on my forefoot. I read 'Born to Run' and realized that my feet problems could probably (this might be stretching things a bit) be blamed on too much cushioning in my shoes and running the wrong way. So why not give it a try, slowly, to change my running style. So Friday I gave it a try. It was not very comfortable and I had to concentrate just to keep it going, but I did it. I also strained my right calf, which seemed to get worse as the day wore on. So Saturday morning it still was sore and I told myself to keep it low key and just jog it out, hoping that it would ease up with the warm up. When the gun went off for the race, I actually took it easy at the start. Unfortunately, I did not keep it easy and by the time the race hit the farmer's field (with some very enjoyable mud) I was moving faster and ignoring the signals from my leg. But what I did not realize was that my left leg was trying to compensate for the right leg and by the time that I was in the finishing stretch, my left hamstring and left abductor were making quite a bit of noise. Do you think that hearing that noise, I would not go for the extra run? Of course not. Just who do you think I am? After getting home and getting cleaned up, I went out with Carol to do a bit of shopping, hoping that the hamstring would loosen up a bit. That did not happen. So Sunday on the trails also did not happen. I am nearing fifty years old and I would think that I should have the ability by now to learn from my mistakes, but in the case of running it does not seem so. I ran this morning to the fitness center and on of the trainers, Ben, showed me some stretches that have help it already. I ran easy for seven miles and with the stretches, I am hopeful that I have not put my 50K in jeopardy. We will see.
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Saturday 15:00-15:20 in Hall C4
Shaï Sebbag, a great composer and guitarist, plays WorldMusic / Jazz style.
His music is like a guitar's journey through the music of the middle-east and Slavic cultures mixed with his very personal universe.
He played in the famous Koktebel International Jazz Festival in Crimea, in September 2013 (alongside Erik Truffaz and others). In January, he played at "All Star Guitar Night" in Los Angeles, a show that brought together the biggest names in guitar for almost 21 years: Mike Stern, Tommy Emmanuel, Martin Taylor, Lee Ritenour and many others.
After a tour in the USA, Shaï journeyed to France to record his third album "En Equilibre", released in June. In November and December, he will play alongside Trio Joubran and Louis Winsberg.
It's a big honor to play for this first edition of the Holy Grail Guitar Show
Presented by Ken Parker Archtops


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After reading Joan Didion's 'Why I Write' I was inspired to step back and look at my own writing as a whole from an outsider's point of view. I wanted to identify the small kinks and flickers of a developing style that I usually do not pay attention to.
Over the course of this semester, I have tried to mold my writing. I often find myself focusing too much on expressing emotion and finding words that sound right rather than paying needed attention to grammar and structure. After reflecting upon my work I have realized that there is more to writing than creating art and expressing deep thoughts and emotion. It can be just as powerful if not more to have writing that is simple and grammatically correct. Writing does not always have to put forth prolific ideas and abstracts about the world around us. That is what I feel I have struggled the most with this semester, the pressure to produce work that defies expectations and puts forth new thought and ideas, which has in turn taken away from my work. I think that I sometimes focus too much on what I'm saying rather than how I'm saying it. This class has taught me the tremendous power of 'the author's craft'. After reading the dynamic works of carefully picked authors for our talking notes, I have noticed the distinctive styles each writer possesses and how that propels their ideas forward. This has inspired me to develop my own voice as a writer and to refine my style of writing to work for me rather than against.
I often find myself romanticizing certain moments in time with my writing. I enjoy the use of metaphors and symbols, that push the reader to read between lines and deduce a meaning which is varied from person to person. I also like playing with time, either by writing in a flashback or by elongating specific moments in time. I think I do this because time has a sense of serenity to me and because writing is one of the only mediums that can truly control it. I do however feel that sometimes my work starts to loose direction along the way, I constantly try to decorate my work and build layers to my writing that sometimes it's the base that falls short. This is what I have tried to change about my writing this semester, to step back and take an analytical voice and make clear precise deductions rather than poeticising moments and paying attention to the superficial layers of writing.


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By opening a business in Islington, you are choosing one neighbourhood over the many others in the UK. Be sure you understand how to tailor your product to the customers that are in this area of London to ensure your business stays in business. Familiarize yourself with the things to do.
Be aware that Islington has a very theatre-centric community. With the Almeida Theatre and the Arsenal FC around, you will have a lot of people coming into the area in order to attend some kind of production. This is also why Islington is known for the food they have. Restaurants have already catered to the theatre crowd in order to offer everything under the sun for the taste buds.
As a result, the trends that the area takes tend to be very artistic and high-end. When you create your products, your services, your marketing campaigns and even your prices, you will need to take all of this into consideration. Keeping up with the trends will allow your business to evolve with the community to ensure you continue to produce a product that people want.
The longer you can maintain a captive audience, the easier it will be for you to become a mainstay and earn your right to be a part of the community itself. As more people learn about what you do, you will be able to increase business. The key is to research the trends and stay up on them at all times.


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Vajrayana Based Novels For Teens
Yudron Wangmo: Vajrayana Based Novels for Teens
Yudron Wangmo is an American Nyingma practitioner who completed a three-year retreat in 2012. Since the early nineties, she has been guided by the late Lama Tharchin Rinpoche, Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche, and Adzom Rinpoche. Yudron is currently continuing her Dharma path and writing fiction for teenagers about Buddhist values and healing the heart. She lives in a peaceful sanctuary in the middle of Oakland, California where birds chirp in the foreground and gunshots resound in the background. www.yudronwangmo.com
Lama Dechen Yeshe Wangmo: Welcome to Vajrayana World and thank you for sharing your experimental journey as a Vajrayanist novelist for teens. Very cool!
I love that the strong story-telling tradition in Tibet inspired you to write these novels to help teenagers understand and heal their experiences. Many parents are probably prostrating to you! How did you come to identify teenagers as your audience?
Yudron Wangmo: Thank you, Lama Wangmo. I had two or three dreams that made me think that I had some connection to teens and college-age students.
In one dream, I found myself on a stage with an acoustic guitar, singing to a large crowd of young people. I was singing a classic song in a simplified folk style and the crowd was loving it. I was wearing all black, including leggings, top, and a leather skirt. People who know me will recognize this as an extremely unlikely outfit for me! It evoked the attire of both a wrathful female deity and Saraswati, deity of music, writing, and language.
In this dream, there was a boy in the crowd with longish hair, colored purple in part. A gay teen. I got a ride with him and other young people who were getting involved with drugs. I started to teach them, very simply, how meditation might help them with their pain. I had a sense it could save their lives.
My lamas have never addressed there being such a thing as dreams that are not based on our ordinary mental habits. Sure, there are practices to do before and during sleep, but they assume the impurity of our dreams—dreams as yet another manifestation of our desire, aversion, and ignorance. That being said, based on these dreams, I decided to move forward with attempting to communicate about Dharma with young people in high school and college. I haven't taken up singing to them yet, but I am writing young adult fiction.
Novels reach beyond mainstream Dharma
My novels attempt to communicate traditional tantric Buddhism in a simple way that may catch the ear of people who the learned scholars and enlightened yogis cannot. If even one young person turns to Dharma as a result, I'll be completely satisfied.
DYW: Cycle of the Sky is a four-book series about four young women and Granma Sandy, aka Lama Sangyey. Each teenager represents one of the four enlightened activities that benefit beings— pacifying, enriching, magnetizing, and subjugating. Two novels are already published — Excavating Pema Ozer and The Buddha of Lightning Peak. Can you share the story lines?
YW: These novels take place in the four seasons of one year. In the summer, a girl named Weslyn, whose relentless panic attacks following the trauma of learning that a young child who she loves had been shot, have made her feel alienated from her friends; depressed and withdrawn. When she goes to live with her beloved eccentric grandmother for the summer and she finds someone else is living there in a backyard shed—a Tibetan meditation teacher. She begins to attend classes with him, and this stimulates a series of dreams of being the attendant to Uza Khandro (later known as Sera Khandro) in Golok, Tibet, in the early twentieth century. The girl is named Pema Ozer. The title Excavating Pema Ozer refers to this process of discovery. Parallels between Weslyn's current life and Pema Ozer's life launch her on her own heroic journey to retrieve the missing works of Sera Khandro's partner and teacher Tulku Drime.
The Buddha of Lightning Peak takes place in the autumn. It is a harsher book. The protagonist, Dee Adair, has had a rough life. Her brother is in a juvenile detention facility in Oakland, her uncle a drug dealer, and her grandmother is abusive. It is through sports, and particularly connecting with the natural world, that she has been able to decompress. More recently she connected with Weslyn's Granma Sandy and the Tibetan lama, and began practicing Vajrayana in the practical, simplified, way her Tibetan teacher recommended.
Each summer, she is a counselor at a summer wildlife camp, and this means everything to her. Suddenly, she discovers that the mountain that rises above the camp is going to be mined and flattened, sending her and her friends on a crusade to save it. In that dangerous struggle, she relies on her new meditation practice and her trust in her teachers to guide her.
Hidden benefit of independent publishing...
It should be said that Dee is a black lesbian. It is because I am not writing for a commercial publisher that I can write a book about characters who are far afield from the typical people you see at Tibetan Buddhist centers. I run the risk of straight people thinking this is a book for lesbians, lesbians thinking this is a book for Buddhists (it doesn't have the romance element or coming out as central themes,) white people thinking this is a book about a black person, black people being wary of a white author writing about a protagonist of color, and so on. Publishing independently has allowed me to put this powerful story of personal transformation out and let its destined audience gradually find it through the powerful Amazon search engine.
Fiction which parallels deity practice and sadhana...
DYW: You've also written about novels which parallel deity practice and sadhana practice since they are both transformational modalities. This is a very interesting idea. Please give us an example as it applies to your novels.
YW: My books are thematic and symbolic but also realistic. It would be easy to go into fantasy but I don't. Yes, the heroines experience healing and transformation through their Buddhist practice but they also gain a sense of purpose, dignity, and satisfaction. This means they do not fly out of their problems on the back of a turquoise dragon. Instead, they turn and face them.
Before I starting to write Cycle of the Sky, I created names and traits for all the characters. Lama Sangye (Sandy) is the central Buddha Family dakini. Then there are those that represent the dakinis of the five families, the four enlightened activities, and the five protectors—including a California spiney lobster who represents Rahula. There are also hints of the animal-headed dakinis. Mr. Archer, the Tibetan lama, represents the mahasiddha Saraha. His late father (Lama Sangye's original teacher) represents Padmasambhava, Guru Rinpoche.
The metaphysical map in these novels that overlays the material world is a vast sacred circle or mandala. The center is Lama Sangye's house situated on an island in the middle of the San Francisco Bay. Her pure realm overlays the Bay Area and also encompasses infinite space.
The four girls —Weslyn, Dee, Shanti, and Graciella—are activity dakinis. Their adventures take them in the direction associated with their activity: Weslyn's magnetizing activity takes her to San Francisco and the Peninsula, Dee's subduing activity takes her to the northern Central Valley, Shanti's pacifying activity to the Sierras, and Graciella's enriching activity to San Jose and beyond. At first, the girls exhibit the afflictive emotions associated with their buddha families: Weslyn is plagued by an unmet desire for love and inclusion, Dee is competitive and envious, gentle Shanti has a hidden anger, etc. By the end of each story, these karmic features have begun to undergo the process of transmutation.
Since the cycle of the black wrathful dakini is associated with practice of severance or chöd, the girls all go to scary places and encounter sudden upheavals. They face off with demonic adversaries by drawing on their connection with their lamas and their practice instead of guns or arrows.
Interesting characters, conflicts and plot drive a good story. My challenge is to put these themes and symbols in the background and let the drama play out between the characters in a compelling way.
DYW: Thank you for sharing your template. This brings me to ask if we might see a sadhana-novel for adults in the future?
YW: I've promised my readers four young adult books. I also have material for two non-fiction works about Buddhist practice on my hard drive. Whether I continue with fiction—teen or adult—will depend on how many sales the Series generates and the moral support I receive for going forth. Writing a bad novel draft is easy but making a fictional work people want to read is an amazing amount of work!
I think of myself as creating these books as treasure packets for young people with a karmic connection to Vajrayana. But, if it turns out that fiction is not effective, then maybe we will see the creation of more Buddhist movies, video games, and music that speaks more effectively to teenagers.
DYW: My guess is that there's not much in the way of Buddhist teen fiction these days. How have your novels been received? What's the buzz? Who are your colleagues?
YW: My books are doing better than your typical self-published novels and they are being well-reviewed by people I don't know. I promote my work on social media. I'm waiting until next year when I'll have released three novels, and will be working on the final book of the series, to do more costly publicity. Readers like for there to be a body of work published before exploring a new author.
My biggest surprise has been that a few guys in their twenties have been my most vocal fans. Who would have guessed that? The most gratifying things I have heard is from mothers of Asian-American girls who really loved Excavating. The girls are shy when they met me in person. However, one mother told me her daughter would re-read the book each time she felt down. It made her feel better. That totally rocked my world!
As for my colleagues, Ellis Nelson's Into the Land of Snows tells the story of an American teen boy who has meaningful encounters with lamas in the Mt. Everest region. It includes some supernatural elements that don't match with a strictly Buddhist point of view, but it is a good read that could interest a teen in lamas and the Himalayas.
David Michie's novel series that begins with The Dalai Lama's Cat is both popular and accurate about Dharma. It's a charming and clever tale about a feline friend who wanders around the neighborhood of the Dalai Lama's palace and temple in McLeod Ganj. He is an excellent writer, but we haven't had a chance to connect yet.
DYW: I know you enjoy outreach—presenting your books at events and meeting your readers. Has anyone come forth to tell you about the impact of your novels?
YW: Yes, this happens. I was delighted to hear from a European mom that my books were being passed around by the teens at Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche's youth program in Mexico. That was a peak moment for me.
Another highlight was leading a meditation at a private school to teens who had not read my books yet. They seemed extremely interested as I introduced a short meditation on Tara, so I splurged and gave away a bunch of paperbacks to them.
DYW: I'd also like our readers to discover your blog that goes beyond the scope of your teen novels. I recently saw your posts on meditation, bodhicitta, reincarnation and more. How does your blog play a part in the universe of Yudron Wangmo?
YW: The "Yudron Wangmo" personality I call my own is an expressive one that has a desire to write, speak, and—yes—sing. Also, there is a desire to help sentient beings. The Carefree Yogini blog on my website is geared to sharing what I love about Dharma in a simple way, mainly for adults. I'm also on Twitter and if they want to see the old gal, I have videos on YouTube.
DYW: Yudron, before we end, I would love you to talk about what you've called magic.
YW. Let me say first what is not magic about Vajrayana. As an un-enlightened practitioner, I have never experienced anything in practice that could not be explained away by a scientist. It took me a long time to figure out that Vajrayana is not about having special experiences. The signs of accomplishment that matter are the deepening of bodhicitta, becoming more trustful of Dharma, and retreating less into a fortified sense of oneself. That might even make one seem increasingly boring to others.
So, to me, the magic of Vajrayana is feeling as though the wisdom accessible to all Buddhas and Bodhisattvas is inside me, too. And, at the same time, I can't shake the belief that my enlightened lineage lamas—whether they are embodied or not—are guiding me to eventual enlightenment.
Being a Vajrayana practitioner who is at once the central deity of my mandala, and a peripheral deity in the mandala of Guru Rinpoche, gives every encounter—every event—in my life meaning.
What greater magic could there be than changing from a pointless life racing around like an animal searching for pleasure and avoiding pain, to a fully supported quest for enlightenment?
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From Lama Dechen Yeshe Wangmo: Hope you enjoyed this interview. If you know some teenagers or have some yourself, get on over to Amazon and purchase a book or try a digital version.
Meanwhile, I love for conversations to happen here on Vajrayana World. I asked Yudron how VW could be of assistance. She would like to ask you some questions. Please reply below and Yudron will reply to you:
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Anyone using Lightroom or Elements with Windows 8 yet?
Anyone using Lightroom or Elements with Windows 8 yet?
Yes, my wife has been running Lightroom 4 on her Windows 8 laptop since December. She's not a heavy user, but has not had any issues.
I do,but I have only used it on windows 8 as I'm new to lightroom so I can't tell you if it works better or worse on win 8 or better .Btw no need to be fearful of win 8 it's easy to use and works well for me.It only took me a little while to figure it out
I scream at my wife if her finger gets too close for comfort to one of my screens. I don't see how a touch screen can be compatible with Photoshop. Windows 8, anyway, is a 2 mode OS - either you use the conventional Windows paradigm or you adopt the mobile phone/tablet paradigm. For the moment at least you can choose. You certainly don't need a touch screen. Windows 8 is not selling all that well, so it may be a good idea to wait for Windows 9 to come along to see where Microsoft ends up going. By then there may be more touch screens to choose between too.
Using LR4 and Elements 11 on a laptop running Windows 8... no problems noted, but not a "super user"
I have been using Lightroom 4 with Windows 8 for a couple of months after receiving some good advice from this forum. I have catalogued some 10s of thousands of photos and I love the Lightroom catalogue, library and collection systems but still use Photoshop for edits. I have had no problems whatsoever.
Thanks for the feedback Grant and Martin. Do you like the touchscreen format of Win8?
I haven't quite figured out how to get 8 to go directly to the desktop view and it's still a bit of a challenge for me to figure out where things are.... open/close/resize/power off etc.
My son just bought a new(no touch screen) laptop (with 8 installed) and has no such issues... he seems to like it just fine.
It works fine but Windows 8 is slow to use on any computer that does not have a good ten finger touch screen. Lightroom 4 is perfectly OK on Win 8 equipped touch screen computers. As a heavy computer user I would strongly advocate not using win8 without a touch screen if you want to work quickly. Win8 is tablet friendly not especially laptop friendly in my experience.
This link might help ease some of the issues. Microsoft started irking me with version 7 and the ever interruptive intuitive interface, which was designed to anticipate my every need and thoughts with popups that I didn't want. Reminds me of the joke by Daniel Tosh that Google was ruining his relationship (when he allowed his girlfriend to use his computer) by anticipating his search needs.
Now I just have to get used to Lightroom. Not as user friendly as Elements or even Photoshop.
You could buy a Mac - no touch - no tiles - no compatibility issues - it just works.
I don't understand why Microsoft are pushing a touch interface on a computer, try holding your arms out straight for half an hour and you'll be in agony, its barmy. Touch works on a horizontal surface and on smaller surface when you're not flailing about like a loony.
I don't use the Windows 8 interface and touch screen. There is a plugin that makes it look like Windows 7 or XP and I find that more useful plus I don't get a whole lot of sticky fingermarks that make editing photos problematic. As for learning Lightroom the hardest part was figuring out exactly what it does. Once you understand how to set up and maintain a catalogue the rest is fairly easy. Adobe.com has plenty of informative videos and whenever I find something I don't understand I just do a Google search for a suitable UTube video. Faster than struggling through a book.


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Vision boards can change your vision of yourself, and of your aspirations. Visualizing helps us in achieving what we set out for, it's a daily reminder- and vision boards can be very influential.
Vision boards can be influential because they draw our attention, attention is needed to achieve our goals. But Vision boards answer questions that may be nagging reasons as to why we have yet to fulfill our goals.
- If there were no obstacles who/what would you be?
- What motivation would you need to achieve your goals?
So let's make a vision board; magazines: check, poster board: check, glue: check.
First, cut out images and words of who/what you want to be or have. Surround yourself with these images, and meditate on your goals. It maybe that you are focusing on one goal, or it may be many- which is ok. We often carry one goal at a time, and your vision board can be reflective of that.
Next, glue your images onto the vision board. As you do so imagine those images/words sticking to you. Then as you are visually sticking the photos to yourself, in the center of your vision board stick a photo of yourself to the middle of your vision board.
Lastly, place your vision board in a place you will see it- and see it often. Vision boards are great, because they are daily reminders; but you must be able to see it daily.
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BUILDING projects in Nuneaton and Rugby just missed out on honours, despite being shortlisted for prestigious regional awards.
A new community centre at the heart of Nuneaton's Camp Hill housing estate and a new £18million structure to replace the fire-ravaged Avon Valley School in Rugby, were acknowledged by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
The two projects made it to a shortlist of just seven in the final of the West Midlands regional awards.
The Pride In Camp Hill shortlisting was for the new £1.9million Camp Hill education, sports and social centre, which includes a library, education centre, IT facilities and youth centre.
The centre has been created at the heart of the estate undergoing a major transformation.
Colin Ball, the project director for Pride In Camp Hill, said: "It recognises the high quality design and thought put into the creation of this building, which was developed by Lovell as part of the Phase II village centre development."
Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College was completed in just 18 months, in time for the August 2007 term.
The RICS awards ceremony, which took place at Birmingham's Botanical Gardens, was hosted by BBC television presenter Nick Owen.
A county council spokesman said: "We are naturally disappointed that we didn't win, but nevertheless very pleased that Avon Valley School and Performing Arts College was short-listed for an award in the "Community Project" category, and that Pride in Camp Hill was once again held up on the same platform as some high profile projects in Birmingham."


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NORTH OKANAGAN - Our lakes are full and that might put a bit of a wrench in May long weekend boating plans.
For starters, you may have trouble finding a place to launch your boat.
The District of Coldstream has closed all launches at the north end of Kalamalka Lake until further notice. Meanwhile, the North Okanagan Regional District has shut down the boat launch at Paddlewheel Park on Okanagan Lake citing hazardous boating conditions and high water threatening shoreline properties.
"While we recognize that this is just one of many launches that access Okanagan Lake, and that boaters may still choose to launch from other access points, this closure demonstrates the seriousness of the hazards that exist as a result of the current high water conditions," regional district chair Bob Fleming says in a news release. "We are strongly encouraging people to stay off of the lake this weekend, if possible, and if they must be out on the lake, to keep their speeds down in consideration of the unprotected shorelines."
Transport Canada says anyone operating a power-driven boat in B.C. must adhere to a speed limit of 10 kilometres per hour within 30 metres of shore, states the regional district.
The City of Vernon said Thursday, May 18, that its boat launches at City owned lake accesses are open, but that could change quickly.
"The City of Vernon is monitoring lake levels and may close boat launches prior to or during the Victoria Day long weekend," the city says in a news release.
Boaters are reminded that there is a high level of debris in Kalamalka Lake and Okanagan Lake, and to use caution if they must go out on the water.
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Police say they are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a St Helens teen who has been missing from home for a week.
Shane Appleton, 17, has been missing from his home on Oak Avenue, Newton-le-Willows, since March 5.
He was last seen at an address on Wargrave Road, Newton-le-Willows, at about 1am that day.
Shane is described as white, 6ft tall, with a slim build, blue eyes and short blond/brown hair.
When he was last seen he was wearing a grey Adidas tracksuit top, a red Nike T-shirt, light grey Adidas tracksuit bottoms and black trainers.
Officers are appealing to Shane, or anyone who knows of his whereabouts, to phone the police on 101, or the Missing People helpline on 116000.


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Alumni game brings in funds for scholarship fund
Neighbors | Submitted .The White team from the Cardinal Mooney Alumni Basketball game posed for the camera. The Alumni game honors the late Dave Petty, a graduate and teacher at Cardinal Mooney High School before his passing.
Neighbors | Submitted .Pictured are Petty's daughter Magen (CMHS '20), Raynae Petty, Petty's Widow, with son William (CMHS '24) during the second annual Cardinal Mooney Alumni basketball game.
Neighbors | Submitted .Pictured is the gray team that participated in the Cardinal Mooney Alumni basketball game on Dec. 27. More than $2,500 was raised for Adopt-A-Student. The gray team came out victorious.
On Dec. 27, Cardinal Mooney High School, located at 2545 Erie Street in Youngstown, hosted its second Men's and Women's Alumni Basketball Game in honor of alumnus Dave Petty, class of '84.
Petty was an alum, coach and teacher at CMHS before his passing in 2010. To honor Petty's legacy, CMHS hosted a coed basketball game to benefit its Adopt-A-Student Scholarship Fund. More than 200 attendants helped to raise more than $2,500 for Adopt-A-Student, which provides tuition assistance to deserving and at need students. The teams (gray and white) largely coached themselves, with current CMHS boys basketball coach Carey Palermo and girls coach Jason Baker acting as referees.
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In one thread of this story, Kafka, a mature 15-year-old, runs away from home to escape a dark prophecy. He is intelligent but troubled. So he hides in a library where he meets a woman who lives in her memories.
The other thread is Nakata, an elderly simpleton, who is neither intelligent, nor troubled. Mr. Nakata can talk to cats. As he searches for a lost cat, he finds himself drawn despite himself into a courageous quest. Can Kafka run from his destiny? Or must he and Nakata act out their destinies to keep the universe from going awry?


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Hotel Palacio Estoril
Spa facilities
- Hot Tub
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- Steam Room
- Hydrotherapy Pool
At a glance
Hotel Spa
The hotel is home to the Banyan Tree Spa, offering an Asian-inspired wellbeing experience.
Recommended Restaurant
The Bar Estoril has been a favourite since World War Two, and the restaurants are known for their glamour.
Convenient Location
Just 20 minutes from Lisbon, the Palacio is within easy reach of the city.
Scenic Location
Despite its location, the hotel is surrounded by gardens and views over Estoril and Cascais Bay.
Close to Lisbon, you are within easy reach of the city's shops, art galleries, and museums.
Hotel Palacio Estoril is 30 minutes from Lisbon Portela Airport. Please note, flights are not included.
Spa & Leisure
A complete wellness centre with the classical ambience that belies the hotel's history and the expertise of the Banyan Tree brand, the Banyan Tree Spa Estoril is home to a thermal pool, gym, steam rooms, a sauna, Jacuzzi, Turkish bath, a relaxation area, a thermal suite, yoga and Pilates classes. Having won a Condé Nast Traveller UK Readers award, the spa takes its inspiration from Asia, offering a wide variety of treatments using oils, salts, herbs and spices, which have made the brand the international favourite that it is today.
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One of the grand European hotels which has been dazzling guests since the 1930s, Hotel Palacio Estoril has since been renovated to encompass the glamour of its past alongside the best of a contemporary hotel. Space is an important factor in the design of the hotel as is a high level of customer service that permeates throughout from the spa to the restaurants. The main restaurant is The Four Seasons Grill Restaurant, which stands out for its elegant style and Portuguese cuisine. The Bougainvillea Terrace, which is by the pool meanwhile, is cool and chic, providing a garden space for drinks and meals while listening to music and watching the world go by. Most famous of all however, is Bar Estoril; a favourite haunt since World War Two, it again has a view of the pool and a distinguished air.


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Leaving games early (footballcentric)
So, I've had a rather grand day in sunny London this afternoon, or at least I should have done....except having trawled round a few of Soho's finest, hopped on a tube to South Ealing and drank in the rather splendid Ealing Road Tavern, we decided to make our way to Griffin Park, home of the first team to be relegated this season (sorry Bees fans) to watch the mighty Reds get three points.
But of course, being a Forest fan, it always goes tits up, and we conceded a dubious 30 yard chip that wasn't over the line but superhuman lino says it was.
So me in my pearl of wisdom says to my friends that if we concede a second I'm off to the lovely Ealing Road Tavern...and just after half time, we went 2-0 down. So I kept to my word....
And as I left, my friends text me it's now 2-1. As I walk in the pub, we've equalised. Halfway through my pint we take the lead, and by the end of pint number 1, (about number 6 of the day actually), we're 4-2 up.
So, does that make me a) unlucky; b) stupid; or c) a jinx on my beloved football team therefore ensuring I no longer attend games this season?
it makes you an absolute cunt
no offense like, but i cant be dealing with people who leave early (especially that early), and reckon you got your just desserts
Never leave a game early. You paid money to see your team go 2-0 down and then left before an apparently awesome comeback.
But at least we beat Yeovil today. XD
it makes you stupid
i hate it when people leave early, but also enjoy it when they miss good bits because i reckon it serves them right. sorry.
But since Christmas
we've been absolute shite, so much to the point where a lot of fans actually want to see us lose so they can protest to get the chairman/CEO/manager out. Before Christmas we were 7 points clear at the top, now we're just about going to make the play offs. The club is a laughing stock yet on Bank Holiday Monday we got the 3rd highest gate in England! For a League One game against Rotherham! And a bigger crowd than all but Newcastle (who were playing Arsenal) in the Premiership. We're pissed off, big time, and it may be stupid to leave early, but it's normally better than watching that rammel.
you're probably right, but I'm gonna be hearing chants of "Forest Til Half Time" (to the tune of Only When I Laugh's H.A.P.P.Y.) in my ears for a long time to come I think.
A few weeks
ago I met the guy that left the Attaturk Stadium at half time when Liverpool were 3-0 down in the Champions League final. Hmm. Poor bastard has never heard the end of it. Whilst I was in the pub about 4 people (2 of which he didn't know) came up to him and made a crack about it. Gotta pity that.
If it was a Cup Final
Play Off game or promotion/championship decider I wouldn't leave early, but...
Actually yes
It was in all the papers at the time!
don't remember
never saw it. Yoikes!
Even the most ardent Forest fan would never do that! And we've had to put up with Gareth Taylor, Neil Shipperley, Marlon King and Neil Harris in recent years.
I can only vaguely remember it
but he had mental health problems apparently.
When are you coming back up to the proper league? Its about time. We (Liverpool) still sing songs about how much we hate you lot. You've been missed.
When that
blasted chairman Doughnut decides to sell the club so we can have someone who actually gives a fuck running NFFC. We're missing the likes of you lot too, although we still hate you obviously!
i absolutely hate
folk that leave games early. i don't care if you want to beat the traffic or being 3 down is too humiliating - stay and support your team.
too many folk at Celtic Park leave with 5-10 minutes to go and the atmosphere just dies. It's shameful. And these folks do it when they know the game is safe. why?
could you imagine how it feels for a player to be on the pitch looking up and seeing hoards of your own fans leave even though you're pumping a team 3-0?
I couldn't
imagine some of our lot care a jot as long as their bank balances are updated by the £4-6k per week they're allegedly getting to be honest.
It always amazes me.
Some people seem to always arrive ten minutes late, go to the bar about five minutes before half time, roll back about five minutes into the second half and then fuck off five minutes from the end.
Fans should only leave if they want to send a message of displeasure to the team/club.
I think that
sums it up for us at the minute!
if you hadn't stuck to your word
they'd never have made that comeback. good on you. particularly since i used to support forest when i was small.
It is acceptable to leave before the end if you need to beat the traffic home. Not if you're losing and can't stand the heartbreak. You take that heartbreak like a MAN!


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I'm trying to learn how to successfully create the "id" variable in MYSQL and then manipulate the effect to show up uniquely. In other words, the thing I was thinking about doing is this:
To relieve much stress and heavy coding, I wanted to create a system in PHP for my archives (multipage feature). Instead of having the multiple pages being like archives1.php, archives2.php, and so on. I wanted something similar to archives.php?page=1, archives.php?page=2, etc. (I could do archives.php?id=page1, archives.php?id=1).
The funny thing is this PHP book I have does not discuss the "id" variable in MYSQL. I created the usual default address book with MYSQL and PHP and it didn't help much, because I couldn't figure out how to include the "ID" tag. Granted the book had me do it a little odd... It had me create a PHP page which would create the database and fields (w/o using PHPMyAdmin). Anyways, I wanted to do something as above and incorporate the multipage and have the "include" parameter in PHP include the TXT multipages.
I wanted to create the system that I could also parse usual pages like instead of having multiple pages for a certain section like say the legal portion of a corporate website. Instead of having multiple webpages like copy.php, faq.php, terms.php, policy.php, etc. I want something to parse those active pages to a single webpage such as corp.php?id=faq.
I could go either way on renaming the ID variable or use it. I just thought I'd throw this out to see how difficult it would be. I don't think I well solve this issue as easy as I figured out the previous PHP issue I had for Coranto.
Best example I could find to help what I want things the end result to look like is... http://www.thewrestlingchannel.tv/promotions.php?id=tna
Let me know if you want me to ellaborate or anything above. I tend to ramble on sometimes. Things that may seem clear to me, may not always seem clear for others.