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November 21, 2012
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1. Whistleblowing: Employee did not satisfy the notice prong of her False Claims Act retaliation prima facie claim. U.S. ex rel. Parks v. Alpharma, Inc. 2012 WL 3291705 (C.A.4 (Md.))
2. Discrimination: Workplace comments did not show age discrimination. Reed v. Neopost USA, Inc. 2012 WL 5476909 (C.A.5 (Tex.))
3. Workers' Compensation: Claimant's interest in having "cushion" to safeguard finances was insufficient to justify advance payment up to $2,000. ESIS/ACE American Ins. Co. v. Kuhn 2012 WL 5477109 (Fla.App. 1 Dist.)
4. Workers' Compensation: Pleading sufficiently alleged employer acted with knowledge injury was substantially certain to result from employer's conduct. Jordan v. Western Farmers Elec. Co-op. 2012 WL 5491968 (Okla.)
5. Wrongful Discharge: Attorney did not establish a claim for wrongful discharge in violation of public policy. Wallace v. Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott, LLC 2012 WL 5513156 (D.C.)
6. Limitations: Applying three-year limitations period for willful FLSA violation was warranted in employee's action against restaurant. Gunawan v. Sake Sushi Restaurant 2012 WL 4369754 (E.D.N.Y.)
7. Discrimination: Proposed accommodations for volunteer's sexual misconduct were unreasonable under Americans with Disabilities Act. McElwee v. County of Orange 2012 WL 5519354 (C.A.2 (N.Y.))
8. Discrimination: EEOC alleged sufficient facts to state claim based on hostile work environment against recruiter of foreign farm labor. U.S. E.E.O.C. v. Global Horizons, Inc. 2012 WL 5489955 (D.Hawai'i)
9. Arbitration: Arbitrator's clear legal error under Family Rights Act required vacatur of arbitration award. Richey v. AutoNation, Inc. 2012 WL 5492902 (Cal.App. 2 Dist.)
10. Discrimination: Joinder was not fraudulent given prediction that individuals could be liable for age discrimination under Puerto Rico statute. Bonilla-Perez v. Citibank NA, Inc. 2012 WL 4358738 (D.Puerto Rico)
11. Unions: Court issues protective order to prevent deposition of international union's president. B. Fernandez & Hnos., Inc. v. International Broth. of Teamsters 2012 WL 4361524 (D.Puerto Rico)
12. Hours and Wages: FLSA collective action was not barred by prior FLSA suit brought by the Secretary of Labor. Calderon v. King Umberto, Inc. 2012 WL 4356738 (E.D.N.Y.)
13. Discrimination: Any disclosure of information to prospective employers about employee's migraine headaches did not violate ADA. E.E.O.C. v. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 2012 WL 5846208 (C.A.7 (Wis.))
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Mammalia = Säugetiere
Siehe: Animalia + Insektivoren + Tierische Fetten + Tierische Geruchsstoffe + Tierisches Gewebe + Raubtiere. (Mammalia Anhängsel) + Sarcodes + Reiche/Kingdoms +
Anhang (Ghanshyam Kalathia/Zdravka Hristova) + Comparison Rodents + Insects + Molluscs (Bhawisha Joshi) + Vergleich. Mineralien + Pflanzen + Animalia.
Tieren. ↔ Nitrogen. ↔ Pflanzenx + Felidae (= Katzenartigen)
God sleeps in rocks
Dreams in plants
Awakens in animals
And acts in men.
[Sankaran (2005)]
Animal kingdom remedies often show a mode that is multifaceted and changeable with abrupt changes, so they are unsteady and restless. Causative factors and 201
aetiologies contributing to this state are often rejection, neglect, being looked down on, failure in competition and defence or love and aggression (Sankaran, 2005: 3).
Arising in the Mind themes were issues of disappointed love and heartbreak which were experienced by several of the provers, predominantly the female provers.
These were expressed as chest pain, heaviness, crying, emotional pain, heat, anger and the need for love and attention. Provers 12, 15, and 4 expressed a shyness and
a fear of failure in general and in exams.
The symptoms and dreams presented by the provers show a close resemblance to the themes and sensations of the animal kingdom as well as more specifically the
aquatic kingdom.
[Anne Vervarcke]
The fish knows.everything. (Cfr. Arizona Dreams) The second observation is most notable with patients who need an animal remedy. Time and again it appears to be
an animal that they know about. This is not necessarily so for the homeopath but the patient will have some affinity with the animal, either fascination or disgust.
Strangely enough the patient does not need to attribute the right characteristics to the animal. It suffices that they symbolize the disturbance in his individual case.
I learned from successful cases with animal remedies that different patients experience or symbolize different aspects of a certain animal. Experience or symbolize
different aspects of a certain animal.
Several Lac caninum cases I had illustrated this.
There were for instance three distinct aspects of a dog in the these patients: the feeling of being inferior, loyalty towards the pack and retained aggression.
In a workshop I also heard an Albatross case that differed completely from my two Albatross cases: the patient from the workshop felt as if breaking out of an egg and
made a connection to the substance himself, while my first patient evoked among other features, the sensation of flying and the second the energy and superhuman stamina. Of course there must be enough 'bird characteristics' to be able to speak of a coherent pattern, but the individual interpretation depends on the patient.
Another example is some Rattus cases. I recognized Rattus as the remedy
1. case because of the temptation to which the patient could not resist and for which he was treated as scum;
2. case because the patient spoke with an enormous repulsion about the gluttony, filth and contagiousness with which she linked the animal (and therefore herself)
3. case because the patient spoke of fear of attack and aggression in a merciless world.
In a successful Lac Defloratum case the clue was the aspect of being lost from the herd and being unable to find anyone known, while another case revolved around the
abuse of women by men.
Sankaran had a Lac defloratum case describing the boredom of a cow tied up and walking around in circles. And what about Apis (is not the queen bee).
We know this remedy from provings and a number of successful cases, but there are many other sorts of bees. How you think would a 27 year old man express his bee disturbance (case?)?
I think this fact explains why there is so much confusion about the miasma of the animal remedies. As the patient experiences a different aspect of the animal, a different miasma can be applicable. In other words, one and the same animal remedy can correspond to more than one miasma.
First consultation: 5-11 -2004
The patient comes with her mother and her answer to my question what I can do for her is:
P: I often don't feel well... I feel very, very tired... mama thinks it is only in the school year... I'm super, super tired... I only want to sleep... I don't feel like going to school... everybody is irritating me... I'm like a granny (grandmother)... in the evening I fall asleep... I just want to lead a normal life like any 17 year old... go out and the like...
Now I have to tell myself I feel good ...
I'd prefer to lead a common, common life... I had a boy friend but I stopped the relationship because I didn't have enough energy...
With girl friends they understand ... but in a relationship it is too difficult when you don't see each other for weeks... I have to cancel all kinds of things.. I have to rest..
I'm just very, very, very tired..
H: How did it all start?
P: The first weeks in school it was kind of OK... I got more and more tired... until I couldn't get on... in the 4th year... when I had it the first time... mama, I don't feel like telling more, mama will you tell it?
Mother: Since 3 years.. .She's been ill, psychological... She is really very much attached to me, she literally hangs (clings) on me.
P: It is stronger than me... Sometimes I'm very angry too.. .but it only takes three seconds and then... I love her very much... and then I get very angry again... I don't mean what I'm saying at those moments... that she hates me and doesn't listen to me... I feel alone, very much alone, alone in the world... When I don't have mama, I don't have anybody... then I am alone in the world... and then I can't solve it myself... It is always of and on...The patients almost weeps when telling this...it came quite unexpectedly, like an eruption...she is all the time pinching her own hands. Then she goes on telling about her school, she had to double the year because she lacked the energy but she says she likes the Studies
(Help for Youth and Handicapped).
Mother: Two years ago she gave up her music classes, which she liked a lot. It seems the more she gives up the less she is capable of doing
P: Last week I went to a party but I couldn't keep awake and went home early... Before I used to go jogging with mama but now... the day seems too short... schoolwork always seems more...when I study I always have the feeling: it is not enough... and then I end up by having a ten... I looked for a new and calm hobby...beads...I like
to be at home...when I'm with mama I feel calm.
Mother: She is afraid her mother will go away or let her down.
P: I just want to live a common life...
H: How would that be?
P: Going to school and after school maybe go and drink something...having a hobby... studying... watching TV and be calm... normal... I don't want to pass my life sleeping ... mama don't laugh at me!
H: How is it now?
P: When I don't feel well, I feel panicky, I have a headache, I feel restless...
H: Describe this more.
P: I can't concentrate... feel nervous (hunted)... restless... everything takes too long...
H: More about that.
P: It's a feeling I have to do everything quickly... I lose my way... and then it even takes longer...
P: When I do things quickly then I can rest quickly... not that I want to do something special... something that has a meaning... only something I don't have to think with: computer, TV beads...
H: Then what?
P: This relaxes me a bit... otherwise I'm not able to...
H: Describe once more the two possibilities...
P: When I'm calm everything is normal, common... I go to town... when I'm calm I feel common... like I was before... common.
H: And the other possibility?
P: Very panicky...my head doesn't work properly... I don't know where to begin... I cry a lot then.. .I'd rather fall asleep for a hundred days until I'm back to normal again...
H: What is the panicky feeling?
P: That I will never get ready with school work... I have four more hours of work... my head doesn't function... I see for instance
Mammal Themes: Family/Nurturing/Female Complaints/Protecting Children/Fear of snakes
Belonging to group, herd and paying the price for that, connection with family (father, mother, siblings). Safety within the group. Fight for the supremacy within the group. Conflict with self over control of sexuality. Dirty feeling, self critical. History of abuse. Fear of snakes. Problems with breasts before menses, problems with breast-feeding. Caring for young ones.
• Verlangt Zugehörigkeit zu einer Gruppe, sehne mich nach einer Gruppe; wenn ich leide, kümmern die sich um mich (ich um sie)
• Verachtung und Herabsehen auf eigene tierische Anteile => Ich und der andere (Opfer-Täter)
• 2 Seiten: Dualität ("In mir die Lustige und die Wilde, die ich hasse")
• Widerspruch in sich selbst
• Schuld: Ich lebe meine Bedürfnisse nicht, tue es für andere! - Abhängigkeit: Sucht, Gier, essen….
• starke mütterliche Instinkte: Mutter sein, Probleme mit der Mutter, meine Familie
• Kopfschmerzen - Verstand und Instinkt
• Leidenschaft
[R. Sankaran]
Auf der Ebene der Energie (der tiefsten Ebene) sehen wir einen "Konflikt zwischen zweien" im Sinne von "wer gibt nach".
• Was innen umwickelt wird; "versucht, sich zur Wehr zu setzen, den Zugriff zu bekämpfen" Etwas ergreift Besitz, hält sich fest, quetscht es, zerdrückt es, drückt es zusammen und es wird sehr eng
• Sinusitis und ein juckender Hals übermannen mich
• Streitereien mit dem Sohn
• Die Schwere zieht dich herunter
• Das Gefühl überwältigt dich
Remedies. associated with love of animals.
Tierisches hemmt Wärme.
Empfindung von gefangen, eingesperrt mit Wunsch frei zu sein, ist vorhanden bei allen Tieren, am deutlichsten bei Vögeln
Animal remedies = in general energetic and rapid in action. Most violent = the poison from snakes. On the opposite end of the spectrum Calc. (usually listed with the mineral remedies)/deep slow action and its cold, torpid, slow functions/stagnations. (the energy or violence represented by Bell. = C/= A).
A snake moves quickly across the land while an oyster stays in the same place on the bottom of the sea. The high calcium content in the oyster shell is the responsible for the mineral symptoms observed Calc. One can not completely understand the nature of Calc. without studying animal's marine habitat and life cycles.
Desire to please to get care and be protected/desire to be accepted by the group/loyalty to the family and friends. Strong feelings of inadequacy/guilt and constant self-reproach (Lac-d); DESIRE to hide and cover up one's weaknesses; also feelings of embarrassment/shyness. SENSE of dependency can lead to vulnerability to abuse. Headache (over l. eye); desires/aversion/< milk; pain in extremities (wrists/ankles/feet)/love of animals (mammals); feelings of competition/love of competitive sports; jealousy.
In need of a mammal remedy: issues about their mother or mothering and about nourishing and being nurtured.
[Misha Norland/Peter Fraser]
Mammals were the latest class of vertebrate to evolve and, following the demise of the dinosaurs, became the biggest animals on the planet. Physiologically they differ from other animals in that they feed their young with milk excreted by the mammary glands, giving perhaps the closest bond between mother and offspring of any creature.
The vast majority are fertilised internally and give birth to live young (covered in fur)
One of the factors that have made mammals so successful among vertebrates is their ability to regulate their internal heat at a constant temperature despite changes in external conditions. This means that they have been able to colonise every habitat on the planet, adapting to every extreme of climate. Some groups also make seasonal adjustments, either migrating to a warmer area for part of the year or lowering their metabolism sufficiently to allow hibernation during the coldest months.
In homeopathy, the Mammal remedies are indicated in people who are particularly influenced by the group or family and are sensitive to the idea of whether they are being looked after or look after others.
While birds have a strong sense of responsibility and desire to protect their young they are not necessarily affectionate, whereas a healthy mammal shows much affection for their young, playing with, washing and cuddling them.
The uniqueness of the breast to mammals is psychologically representative of the mother bond and of nurture and may be indicated where there are physical problems regarding the breast or the issues that the breast represents. There can also be problems around the menstrual cycle. In any group of mammal there is a clearly defined hierarchy and so people needing these remedies are very conscious of their position in society or within their family and this is likely to be a major issue for them.
Sankarans: Säugetier-Themen
• Verlangt Zugehörigkeit zu einer Gruppe, sehne mich nach einer Gruppe; wenn ich leide, kümmern die sich um mich (ich um sie)
• Verachtung und Herabsehen auf eigene tierische Anteile => Ich und der andere (Opfer-Täter)
• 2 Seiten: Dualität ("In mir die Lustige und die Wilde, die ich hasse")
• Widerspruch in sich selbst
• Schuld: Ich lebe meine Bedürfnisse nicht, tue es für andere! - Abhängigkeit: Sucht, Gier, essen….
• starke mütterliche Instinkte: Mutter sein, Probleme mit der Mutter, meine Familie
• Kopfschmerzen - Verstand und Instinkt
• Leidenschaft
Alle Kalk ist aus tierischen Überresten entstanden/alle Carbon aus pflanzlichen Überresten/Nitrat durch Pflanzen aus Luft gebunden/Oxygen durch Pflanzen hergestellt
Plants are producers/Animals are consumers
Hinweise auf das Königreich der Tiere
Auf der Ebene der Energie (der tiefsten Ebene) sehen wir einen "Konflikt zwischen zweien" im Sinne von "wer gibt nach".
• Was innen umwickelt wird "versucht, sich zur Wehr zu setzen, den Zugriff zu bekämpfen". Etwas ergreift Besitz, hält sich fest, quetscht es, zerdrückt es, drückt
es zusammen und es wird sehr eng
• Sinusitis und ein juckender Hals übermannen mich
• Streitereien mit dem Sohn
• Die Schwere zieht dich herunter
• Das Gefühl überwältigt dich
Unterkönigreich – Schlangen.x
Tarax. = Löwenzahn/= Saubleamle/= Saurüssel/= Saustochkraut/= Pissenlit/= Dandelion/= Paardebloem/= Kamphool (I)/= Pu-gong ying/Blätter/Wurzel/= Sonnekraut/
= Augenmilkkraut/= Kuhblume/= Kuhlattich/= Krötenblume/= Mönchskrone/= Schäfchenblume
Phasco-ci. = Koala
Adeps suis. = Schweinefett
Macaca rhesus/= Rhesus Monkey Milk/= Rhesusaffenmilch/= Affenmilch
Bonobos werden oft auch als Kamasutra-Primaten oder Primatenhippies bezeichnet, weil Sex bei ihnen nicht nur der Fortpflanzung dient, sondern auch soziale Beziehungen stärkt. In Bonobo-Gesellschaften ordnen sich Männchen den Weibchen unter, obwohl sie kräftiger sind. Kein Wunder, dass die Tiere von linksliberalen Homo sapiens als Vorzeigevorfahren romantisiert werden. Eine neue Theorie versucht zu erklären, warum die Evolution eine soziale Spezies wie die Bonobos hervorgebracht hat.
Schimpansen leben in streng hierarchischen Gemeinschaften, die von Alphamännchen dominiert werden. Kleine Trupps bewachen die Reviergrenzen, Zusammenstöße mit Eindringlingen enden oft tödlich. Da mag es überraschen, dass Forscher an den Tieren den Ursprung der Moral studieren. Immerhin: Schimpansen vertrauen ihren Freunden.
* Walen
Ambra. = Sil + Hemmung (Stuhl) + erröten/= Nat-m - allein sein wollen/= fauler Materie in Fäzes vom Potwal = Physeter macrocephalus.
Del. = Haut
Orcinus orca. "Hotel Mama"
Physeter catodon = Pottwal
Walrat (= Spermazet/= Cetaceum/= fettartige, Palmitinsäurecetylester enthaltende weiße Masse aus Stirnhöhle und Rückenkanal der Pottwale/gebraucht in Parfums).
Wal: Lac enthält: Solids 1.8, Fat 34.8, Eiweiß 13.6, Lactose 1.8, Ash 1.6;
Rekords Keeper
Whale is very much like a swimming library. Whale carries the history of Mother Earth and is said to have been placed here by the Ancients from the Dog Star, Sirius.
Biologists say that Whale is a mammal, and very possibly lived on land millions of years ago. In tribal legend, Whale's move into the ocean happened when the Earth
shifted and Lemuria, the Motherland, went below the waves.
All of our petroglyphs speak of the Motherland, Mu, and the disaster that brought the red race to North American from the West, beyond the great waters. The symbols
in the pertoglyphs speak of the rivers and mountains crossed by our ancestors when they sought solid ground as the water receded.
Whale saw the events that led to the settling of Turtle Island (North America) and has kept the records and knowledge of the Motherland alive. It is said that Mu will rise
again when the fire comes from the sky and lands in another ocean of Mother Earth. The native medicine people are waiting for this event as the next sign of Earth changes.
Earth's children will have to unite and honor all ways and all races in order to survive. Whale medicine people are coded in their DNA to understand that sound frequencies
can bring up records in the memories of ancient knowledge. They are usually clairaudient, or able to hear both very low and very high frequencies. They are usually also
psychically developed and fairly telepathic.
Many times, however, they are not awakened to their gifts until it is time to use the stored records. Many Whale medicine people are able to tap into the universal mind of Great Spirit, and have
no idea how or why they know what they know. Only later, when they receive confirmation, do they begin to understand how they know or why the received impressions.
Whale medicine teaches us to use the sounds and frequencies that balance our emotional bodies and heal our physical forms. To recall why the shaman's drum brings healing and peace is to align with Whale's message. The drum is the universal heartbeat and aligns all beings heart to heart.
Before the advent of speech and the primordial language, hand signs were used, and many tribes were silent most of the time. The language that was understood was the sounds of Great Spirit's other creatures, the animals.
If you pulled the Whale card, you are being asked to tap into these records and to allow yourself to be sung to be those who have the original language. We are the only creatures who do not have our own unique cry or call. Find yours. Allow your voice to use this sound to release tension or emotion. Whale signals a time of finding your origins, of seeing your overall destiny as coded in
your DNA, and of finding the sounds that will release those records. You may never again be the same. After all you are the melody of the Universe, and the harmony is
the song of the other creatures. In using your voice to open your memory, you are expressing your uniqueness and your personal sound.
As you open to this uniqueness, the animals that are your nine totems may then send their sounds of calls to you or through you. This will open your personal records so that you may further explore your soul's history and commune with Whale, who carries the history of us all.
If Whale has beached itself in your cards, the contrary medicine implies that you are not following your sonar or homing device. On some level you have forgotten that you hold all the answers you need to survive, to grow, and to claim the power of your chosen destiny.
It may be that you are having to deal with a lot of chatter in your hear and cannot get to your personal records. If so, you may need to use other sounds to enter the silence.
The drum or rattle, the Indian flute, or the sounds of nature may help. The call of Whale is the lullaby of the tides. Rock yourself gently and float into the world of the sea. Flow with the waters of time and collect your answers - they are the only truth that will lead to your personal pathway of knowing.
Whale is saying that you must desire to know. You must seek the Whale song within you. In hearing Whale's call you will connect to the Ancients on a cellular level, and then as you relax into the flow of the song's rhythm you will begin to open your unique library of records. It may not come all at once. It may take practice, but if you hold the desire to know close to your heart, it will be Whale's gift to you. Look to the Great Star Nation and send gratitude to Sirius for the song of Whale.
Whale figures in the folklore of all cultures and is a creature of antiquity. In Amerindian legends the whale is associated with the time before the sea swallowed up whole continents in a great world-wide catastrophe. It is therefore regarded as the carrier of ancient knowledge.
Whale as a power animal is concerned with bringing messages out of the depths of your being - out of ancestral memories that lie deep within you in your DNA code.
The answers to many of life's greatest perplexities lie hidden there, as well as the records of your own past and the indications of your own destiny. Whale can help you
to go deep down into the oceans of Time and discover and understand the ancient wisdom. Whale can also help you to find your own unique sound pattern and your own power song that can link you to the "heartbeat" of the universe. Whale has a power song of its own which informs Sirius what Earth children are doing! Wisdom of the Past. Acknowledge your mission. Trust your path. Become your chosen destiny.
Source: Sams, Jamie and Carson, David.
** Paarhufer
* Boves
Carb-an. = Carb-v + Drüsenverhärtung/= Carb-v. + tiefer greifend/= Sep + bösartig
Fel tauri. = Ochsengalle
Hepar bovis. w Rinderleber
Cameli dromedaries = Dromedar Pel camelii = Camelfell
Camelus ferus dactrianus = Trampeltier
Lac jama = Lac glama/= Lamamilch/= Lac-ja.
Enthält: Solids 12.0, Fat 5.6, Eiweiß 4.3, Lactose 3.3, Ash 0.8;
Frax Lama hat bei Azteken gleiche Funktion
Lac cameli. Dromedari = Dromedarmilch/= Lac-dr.
** Unpaarhufer
Lac.x tapir (Tapirus terrestris) = Tapirmilch (Flachlandtapir) http://www.leonardo-apo.de/mittel/eigenherstellung/milche.html
Equus quagga = Zebra
Equus asinus asinus = Esel
Equus = Pferd.x
* Ruminantia = Wiederkäuer
Antelope: Action
When time was just beginning and the "Tribe of Man" was small, Antelope saw that the two-leggeds were naked, hungry, and in danger of extinction. The Ancestors would soon vanish from Mother Earth if action were not taken.
Antelope took action and came into the camp, calling all the two-leggeds together for Council. "Great Mystery sent me to teach you a lesson. The lesson is do. You have no need to be fearful if you know what to do and then you do it," Antelope said.
"And what shall we do?" asked the People. "If you are naked and cold, you should kill me and take my coat to keep you warm. It is my gift to you. Do it."
"We will," said the People. "But what of our hunger. We are starving. What can we do to save ourselves?"
"If you are hungry, you should kill me and take my flesh, for it will nourish you and make you strong. It is my gift to you, and a part of my evolution. It is my service. Do it."
Antelope knew that humankind would survive the Ice Age if the People learned to eat meat. Before the movement of the great ice mountains, fruits and vegetable had been plentiful, and the two-leggeds had had no need to eat of the bodies of their fellow creatures. The clans of the second world, the world of Ice, ate Antelope. Taking the instinct and wisdom of the four-leggeds into their bodies, the People learned, through each creature's essence, how to survive. They were taught never to waste, or to take more than they needed. When they were in need, the two-leggeds knew how to take action.
Humans learned Antelope's lesson well. Because of Antelope, humans took proper action and survived to this present day. Antelope taught humans to honor the gifts sent from Great Mystery, and to avoid indiscriminate destruction of life.
Antelope signifies knowledgeable action; action that has its basis in clarity, focus, and commitment. Antelope is a symbol for the antenna of your hair, which attaches you
to Great Mystery by its long cords of light. As we look at Antelope, we become aware of our mortality and the short time we have on this planet. With this is mind, we must act accordingly. Antelope medicine is the knowledge of life's circle. Knowing of death, Antelope can truly live. Action is the key and essence of living.
Antelope powers have been courted and shamanized since the dawn of time.
Antelope clans have been many, and the power of Antelope people is great. Antelope medicine gives you strength of mind and heart, and the ability to take quick and decisive action to bring our goals to fruition.
If you feel stymied, momentarily lacking clarity or focus, call on Antelope medicine. If you are balled up and twisted in knots, Antelope powers will speak to you of proper action and soon set you free. Many ingenious solutions to such problems are whispered by Antelope. Listen, and even more importantly, act. Surround yourself with the illumination and secret knowledge of Antelope. Combine this with action and you will overcome any obstacle or hindrance in your path. If Antelope is your Centering Tree and strong personal medicine, thank Great Spirit. Say what should be said. Your judgment is sound and your actions will be successful. Always listen to what Antelope has
to say to you. For Antelope indicates a message of higher purpose. Antelope arms you with
the Bow of Authority, and forces you to act on behalf of self, family, clan, nation, and finally Mother Earth.
Antelope says, "Do it now. Do not wait any longer." Antelope knows the way, and so do you. Take courage and leap; your sense of timing is perfect. The time is now.
The power is you.
Antelope is a signal that you are listening, and not acting on the will of Great Spirit. You may be taking more than your share. Antelope medicine in the contrary makes you crazy and quarrelsome. You will certainly be indecisive and not know what direction to turn. You might be lying to yourself and others. Stop lying even in you think it will get you off the hook. Contrary Antelope will trip you at every turn.
Quit being so conventional and following others all the time. Take your own authority. Let Antelope's heart beat strong in you, and you will know the way. But as always, the message is "Do it!" The fear of the unknown subsides once action begins. Contrary Antelope may also be telling you that a decision to start is now necessary. The main element in procrastination is lack of conviction. To hone your chosen destiny is to honor your commitment to doing what you "proclaim" you are doing. Walking your talk is the essence of Antelope people. Talking your walk is contrary Antelope personified. To right contrary Antelope, three steps are necessary:
1. Have the desire to do something.
2. Make the firm decision to begin that action.
3. Do it!
Antelope is a hunted animal so its future is always uncertain. Its major concern is with the Now, and with mortality and survival. As a power animal Antelope stresses the importance of making the best of what you have and of the time at your disposal, and the need for sustenance and nourishment, not so much in a physical sense but mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Antelope can give you the power to strengthen your mind and heart, and to acquire the courage necessary to help you make the right decisions.
It emphasizes how important it is to know exactly what you want, and to then make up your mind to do something positive in order to bring it about.
Antelope points to a higher purpose, beyond the obvious. So listen to what Antelope has to tell you and look carefully at what it is trying to show you. Decisive action.
Time to respond. Take action. No procrastinating. Decide and do it now.
Source: Sams, Jamie and Carson, David.
Bovisgruppe = Kuh
Cervidae = Hirschen
Capra ibex.x = Steinbock
Mosch. = Moschusrind
Oves. = Schaf
Malva sylvestris = Große Käsepappel/= Käslikraut/= Hanfpappel/= Hasenpappel/= Johannispappel/= Pissblume/= Rosspappel/= Schwellkraut/= Stock-rose
Rangifer tarandus = Reindeer
Cladon-r. = eine Rentierflechte
Ran-g. = reindeer flower
Loxodonta Africana. = Elefanten
Lac-lox. = Elefantenmilch
Drachenblut. ist entstanden im Kampf von Drachen. mit Elefanten
* Canes = echte Hunden
Canes aureus = Schakale/ägyptische Gott Anubis mit einem Schakalskopf dargestellt/bewohnt von Seele.x
Canis lupus. = Wolf
Canis latrans = Coyote = nativ american Trickster. = Symbol des Chaos
Canes. = Hundegruppe
Vulpes vulpes. = Fuchs = Trickster = Götterbote (Japan)
Lac phoca vitulina. = Milch des Seehundes
* Carnivoren
Ailuropoda melanoleuca. = Giant Panda
Lutra lutra = Europäische Fischotter Kot. riecht nach Moschus.
Meles meles = Dachs
All-u. = Hexenzwiefel/= Daslook/= Bärlauch/= All-s-ähnlich Asparagales.
Mustela nivalis = Weasel/= Marder
Panthera leo = Löwe
Lina. = Frauenflachs/= Lin sauvage/= Toad-flax-Snap Dragon/= Common toadflax/= Froschkraut/= Löwe maul
Panthera panthera = Panter = Bacchus. geweiht
Panthera pardus = Leopard
Acon. = Blauen Eisenhut/= Monkshood/= Ziegentod/= Teufelswurz/= Sturmhut/= Venuswagen/= Fuchswurz/= Giftkraut/= Kappenblume/= Wolfskraut/= Würgling
Arn. = Wolf(erei)/= Saukraut/= Bergwohlverleih/= Fallkraut/= Teufelsabbiß/= Mönchswurz/= Engelkraut/= Leopard's Bane
Panthera pardus Urin.x Quelle: remedia.at
Panthera tigris. = Tiger
Procyon lotor. = Waschbär
* Rodentia = Nagetieren
Pest.x übertragen durch Flöhe auf Nagetiere und lebt in Nagetiere
Comparison Rodents + Insects + Molluscae (Bhawisha Joshi)
Castm. = Biebergeil
Castm. = Bieber N. Amerika
Pel cavae cobaiae = Goldhamsterfell/= Mesocricetus auratus/= Golden Hamster
Pel caviae porcelli = Meerschweinchenfell/= Cavia porcellus
[Katrin Blawat]
Meerschweinchen – Knuddelmimosen
Der Mensch braucht Kuscheltiere. Die Natur scheint das eingesehen zu haben, jedenfalls hat sie mit dem Meerschweinchen ein weiches, wurstförmiges und wenig
wehrhaftes Lebewesen hervorgebracht. "Form follows function" in schönster Ausprägung. Und es wird wohl niemand bestreiten, dass man höheren Erwartungen
ausgesetzt sein kann als jener, ein gutes Knuddeltier für Kinder abzugeben. Doch das kleine Vieh schätzt es überhaupt nicht, wenn ein Kind mit ihm spielen und
toben will, wie man es unter Freunden nun einmal macht. Undank, dein Name sei Cavia porcellus. Wir bieten ihm Streicheleinheiten, Futter und einen quietschbunten
Plastikkäfig - und bekommen als Dank ein trübsinnig herumsitzendes Tier, das sich wahrscheinlich zurück in seine südamerikanische Heimat wünscht. Dabei würde es
dort auch nur am Spieß über dem Grill enden.
Meerschweinchen achten die Freundschaftsanfrage eines Menschen nicht. Wir sind ihnen egal. In ihrer animalischen Arroganz wollen sie sich nicht mit uns Menschen,
sondern viel lieber mit ihresgleichen einlassen. Auf unser Geschmuse reagieren sie nicht selten mit irgendwelchen Verhaltensstörungen, bloß weil wir ihr Bedürfnis
nach Ruhe oder arteigener Gesellschaft nicht immer über alles stellen. Bitte, ihr quiekenden Fellwürste, ihr dürft gerne solche Mimosen sein. Nur seht dann doch bitte
nicht aus wie ein Tier, dem nichts wichtiger zu sein scheint, als von einem Menschen auf den Arm genommen zu werden.
Marmota marmota = Murmeltierfett.x Enthält Cortison. Höhegruppe
Murmeltier lebt gesellig/haben Alphamännchen und Alphaweibchen/nur Alphaweibchen kann Jungen gebären, alle andere Weibchen abortieren ihre Foetusen/alle
Tieren kümmern sich um die Jungen/das Alphamännchen ist der Wächter, der bei Gefahr pfeift. Feinden sind Füchse/Eule/Adler/Mensch.
Fett enthält viel Cortison. Gebraucht bei Arthrose der Gelenke. Quelle: remedia.at
Castoreum. "North America"
Hystrix. = Stachelschweinstachel/= Porcupin
o Tree Porcupine - Sphiggurus spinosus (Sphigg) = Baumstachler/fällt oft und scheidet ein Antibiotikum aus.
Carex hystericina = Porcupine Sedge Commelinidae.
Mus. musculus = Maus
Mus maximus = Rattus norvegicus.
Sanguis-s. = Rattenblut von gezüchtetem Ratte = Rattus norvegicus
Ondatra zibethicus = Bisamratte
Abel. = Hibiscus esculentus/= Bisamstrauch/= Rosenpappel/= Sumpfeibisch
Adox. = Moschuskraut/= Bisamkraut/= Otternkraut/= Stockfarn/= Wanzenwurz
Sciurus vulgaris = Eichhörnchen
Didelphimorphia. = Opossums spritzen ein stinkender Flüssigkeit, die Todesgeruch imitiert/= hergestellt aus Blut des Oppossums
* Lagomorpha
* Eulipotyphla (Insektenfresser)
Erinaceus. europeus = Igel
Pel myotis.x = großes Mausohr/= Fledermausfell/= Myotis myotis
Allerlei: Fauna Rom Göttin der Tierwelt (Wein. und Myrte = in Floras Riten verboten).
Mustela nivalis = Weasel/= Marder (Quelle: Steinmarder = Martes foina remedia.at)
Weasel: Stealth
Weasel has an incredible amount of energy and ingenuity, yet it is a difficult power totem to have. It is not without significance that ermine or weasel pelt is worn by royalty.
Weasel ears hear what is really being said. This is a great ability. Weasel eyes see beneath the surface of a situation to know the many ramifications of an event. This too is
a rare gift. The chiefs sent Weasel to the enemy camp to smoke them for power. "What are the medicines of the enemy?" the chiefs asked Weasel upon its return.
Weasel never failed to give an accurate account of the enemy's numbers, strengths, and weaknesses. It was Weasel who tearfully told the Original People of the coming of
the white boat people. "These brothers have strange new medicines," said Weasel. "They will tell us that to live the way we do is wrong. They will confide us with their talking
bark. They have stolen thunder from Sky Father and placed it in their weapons. They have no respect for the animal brothers and sisters, and they make their thunder speak
to the animals and kill them. They will make the thunder speak to us also. Their numbers are too many to count, and these white brothers will steal everything from us but our spirits.
The great dark shadow of the ravenous bird of death has fallen over the People." Weasel fur changes color with the season. Silent Weasel has many lessons to teach you.
Weasel could confound Great Spirit, pick Great Spirit's pockets, and then leave Great Spirit contemplating the divine navel. If this is your personal medicine, your powers of
observation are keen. You seem to be saying, "Leave me alone and I will do the same for you." You might even look a bit guilty at times due to what you know from observing life. You may be a loner hiding yourself away from others, or perhaps even a recluse. You are a powerful ally to have in any business organization since you can see what the competition is doing. People may make a great mistake in sizing you up since they do not immediately see your powers. But the first time they try to outsmart you, they will soon learn that your intelligence is greater than their own.
Look to Weasel power to tell you the "hidden reasons" behind anything. Some people are put off by Weasel medicine, talent, and abilities, but there are not bad medicines.
We all have power, or we would not be here to heal Mother Earth. Perhaps if you have Weasel power you could use your secret gifts for the good of all. Observe who or what needs attention, or a solution, and offer your assistance in your own quiet or discreet way.
Is contrary Weasel in your cards? If so, look out for intrigue. Someone may be using covert tactics to Weasel into the hen house. Perhaps you should lock your doors and dress your teenager like a nun. Or perhaps you may be lying to yourself about something you know to be true. This can be a lie on any level, for instance, storming the refrigerator at 3 h., and telling yourself no one will miss the half- eaten portion of the pie. If you scratch someone else's automobile in a parking lot, leave a note. Don't slink away because you can. Honesty to self and others is of the utmost importance.
Another message of reversed Weasel is to acknowledge why you have been doubting your feelings. Weasel upright observes all actions, feelings, and situations with keen senses. In the contrary, those abilities of observation are dulled until confusion sets in. When you don't know how you feel or what is occurring around you, doubt becomes the barrier to your progress. Then you may find a bit of paranoia seeping into your life.
If you want to right the situation, start by shaking the dullness out of your head and observing the obvious. No one can fool if you watch your step, honor your knowing, seek
the "hidden reasons," and use discretion in the process.
Weasel has an acute sense of hearing and the ability to see beneath the surface. As a power animal, Weasel helps you to develop your inner hearing so that you can listen to your inner voice, and to heighten your perception so you can see beneath the words and actions of others and ascertain their true motives and intentions.
Weasel is a help in determining the reasons why something may not be obvious. So ask Weasel for help in those areas of life which are confusing and worrying, and ask for
answers to why you feel as you do about a particular situation. Look beneath the surface.
Be the detective. Honor what you find. The truth is out there.
Source: Sams, Jamie and Carson, David.
Creek Indians: Rabbit stole fire from the Weasels.
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Follow us as we build a garage/apartment at LNP
Outside is done...next stop: interior
We are tired of using a ladder inside to get up to the second floor. A couple of our trips during last winter delivered some really lousy weather....perfect for inside work. The stairs jump up to the top of the short-term priority list.
When I laid the floor plans out, I took alot of time trying to minimize the amount of room that the stairway would take up, both downstairs and up. The killer is the height between the 2 floors. The entire distance is just short of 11 feet. In order to make that ascension, and to maintain reasonable stair treads and risers, the plan is laid out to utilize a landing between 2 stair runs. My first construction attempt really caught me off guard when I gave it a dry run.
UH OH! This was definately NOT in the plan. This was a classic case of "back to the drawing board". I cashed in this weekend's production, went home and recalculated. When I returned, I proved out our recurring theme of "it ain't done right 'til it's done twice" . I tore it apart and tried again.
We removed one step from the lower stair run. This then extended the upper run a bit further into the landing. The lost real estate is still within acceptable limits and we luck out. It works! Yeah, I had to replace the upper stair stringers with new, longer 2 x 12's, but that's the price of admission in my DIY world. The following weekend, Donna puts the deck paint to it and we trade in our extension ladder for a stairway to heaven.
There will be some "code restriction" details that need to be addressed (railings), but that will be taken care of further down the road...after we finish carrying all the big, bulky junk upstairs. Things like fiberglass shower stalls, refrigerator, etc. In the meantime, it's as close to an escalator as we are gonna get. We'll take it.
Movin' on up...
Like every step of our progress, a multitude of construction facets are listed, considered, and given priorities. Our team of 2 is the general contractor and all the subcontractors rolled into one (or is that two?), so planning is a never-ending process as we consider the next set of construction projects. We are now moving into the colder temperatures; winter will soon come. Yes, we will be working in insulated coveralls, winter coats, and gloves....but....the protection of a completed "shell" will be a constant reminder of just how far we have come. Wind, rain, and snow will now be an "outside nuisance" as we enjoy the protection of walls and a roof. The control of temperature will continue to elude us since we have no insulation installed. Yes, we will use temporary heat sources in a feeble effort to try and create some improved level of comfort, but the result will only be more of a campfire kinda thing...a place to stand next to, warm our hands and roast marshmallows. So be it.
Knowing all this, insulation moves quickly up the priority list. We have already purchased the upstairs wall insulation and have it stacked and ready for installation (based on a good price at the home center and enough nickels in the till to afford it at the time). We will have to save up a bunch more nickels to purchase the ceiling insulation, floor insulation, and the remaining wall insulation for the downstairs/garage area walls.
There is only one major thing holding back the insulation installation. We have to complete all the work that will be buried behind it....you know, little things like electrical and plumbing. OK, most of the plumbing is within interior walls, so that shouldn't hold up the insulation show. Let's take a quick look at the short-term priority list.
Let's look at #1
Have you ever seen the catastrophic film clips of houses in super extreme wind conditions (or even tornadoes) where the entire roof is lifted off the house framing and blown off like a leaf in the wind? Not good! This is typically the result of nailing everything together without and use of hurricane strapping or similar construction practices. Today's homes are normally upgraded to include tying all the different levels of the entire structure together to minimize the possibility of uplift by extreme wind conditions. We are taking the time to add these elements to the LNP project. It is a type of construction insurance policy that you hope you never need, but should that situation arise, you're damn glad you have it. Here's how we applied bonding all the elements together in our project.
It all starts at the foundation and moves up to the roof. The first floor walls are all bolted to the top of the concrete foundation. This is normal practice for any structure and is the first point of bonding. The next point is whatever sets on the tops of these walls. In our case, it is the 2nd floor framing (the matrix of I-joists and framing that creates the floor decking for the 2nd level). The most common method of bonding at this point is strapping. Quite simply, metal straps (galvanized metal strips, about 2" wide and about 18" long) are nailed on; 1/2 the strap is nailed through the 1st floor wall sheathing and into the studs, the upper half of the strap is nailed to the 2nd floor framing perimeter. We achieved what we consider to be an even stronger bond by taking lemons and turning it into lemonade.
Our first floor walls are 9 feet tall. This means standard wall sheathing (at 8 feet tall) won't reach all the way to the top of the framing. The cost for upgrading to longer sheathing is considerable and would have dented our budget. This is our lemon. So, we used the standard 8 foot sheathing and used it to make our lemonade.
This leaves about 12" at the top of the walls that will require more sheathing. We finished the first floor walls this way, then installed all the 2nd floor deck framing on top of them.
We then installed the next level of outside wall sheathing as one piece, tall enough to cover that last 12" at the top of the walls AND reach up and cover the outside of the 2nd floor deck framing. A thick bead of polyurethane caulking is laid along the top of the 8 ft tall sheathing so that the next bonding row of sheathing "gishes" down and seals the seam between the two. Lemonade complete.
OK, first floor is mechanically bonded to the 2nd floor framing. What next?
Well, during our drive to get the entire shell completed and weather-proofed, we skipped bonding the 2nd floor walls to the work we just detailed above. We did use construction screws to tie the 2nd floor walls down into the floor deck and framing, but never assumed that this would be enough for long term stability. Let's put this transition on hold for now and move up to the next layer; the tops of the 2nd floor walls as they attach to the roof.
This segment of bonding WAS completed during installation. Actually, it was probably the simplest step and followed normal practice. We used galvanized truss brackets. They were installed along the entire top plate of the completed walls before the roof trusses were installed. This accomplishes 2 jobs: it establishes the exact location of those big ol' clumsy roof trusses (simplifying installation) AND it provides the mechanical bond needed to tie the wall to the trusses.
OK, that ties it all together, from bottom to top.....almost. This is where we backtrack to the missing bond between the 2nd floor decking and the 2nd floor walls. What a shame it would be to have our roof successfully bonded and hold on to the walls thru extreme winds, only to have it all sucked up and blown off leaving the first floor behind. DOH!
We elect to use 3/8" carriage bolts around the perimeter, bolting the base plate of the 2nd floor wall framing to the 2nd floor decking. At the gable ends, this job is pretty simple since the 1st and 2nd floor walls are stacked up directly on top of each other.
(2 pics detailing the bond at the gable end of the structure)
The shed dormer walls were a bit different. They also deserve alot of attention since they are the strongest player at holding onto the roof trusses that are attached directly to their top plates. Since the shed dormer walls are NOT stacked directly on top of the 1st floor walls (design characteristic for gambrel structures), we are not able to simply bolt the top wall directly to the bottom wall. In fact, the 2nd floor walls have only 2 elements to tie to; the 2nd floor decking they set upon or the engineering I-joists supporting the floor decking. Since we do not want to compromise the integrity of the I-joists by drilling holes thru them (along with the difficulty of locating the hole), that leaves only the decking. Since the decking is glued and ring-shank nailed to all the supporting I-joists, it is a reasonably stable anchor. OK fine, but the decking is not all that structurally strong and a bolt with a washer could easily be pulled thru it's 3/4" thickness. So....we decide to add a larger washer to spread out the resistance. We use 14" long sections of 2 x 6 lumber as the washers beneath the 3/4" floor decking, adding a good layer of construction adhesive to bond the 2 x 6 to the bottom of the decking.
We are also adding more bolts to the tops of the 2nd floor gable end walls to tie the gable peak framing together, but that project is likely closer to overkill than necessary. All in all, we are confident that we did a satisfactory job of tying it all together. Moreover, we are in no hurry to find out how well we did.
Time to move some inventory...
One of the advantages of building this project one nail at a time is that it allows us time to think and prepare. Having the ability to clearly sort out and line up all the steps sometimes baffles and eludes us, but we do pretty good overall. This foresight includes taking advantage of good deals on all the products we will need. In essence, we maintain a mental list of every item we will need to make this thing come together....every item. Then, we keep constant vigil by watching and searching all the clearance areas of home centers, retail stores, and on-line stores. We might not actually be installing something for over a year, but if the deal is good we will buy it and put it into storage. Examples would be faucets, shower door, wall insulation, tankless water heater, bathroom vanities, toilets, kitchen wall oven and cooktop, blah blah blah. The list goes on and on. These items are then stored at our garage at home until we are organized enough at the LNP project to move them there without getting in the way. Well, the time has come for some inventory transfer.
We are entering the next big phase of our development; interior partition walls. This is a pretty big jump and should create renewed excitement, but after some 17 months of plodding along on this project, we sometimes see the glass as half empty. The thrill can often be somewhat muted, but we usually find the glass half full when we get into the job and actually see the results coming together.
Since we will be installing permanent framing inside, we need to consider if it will hinder movement and installation of anything else....for instance, stuff like a big ol' 1-piece fiberglass shower enclosure (yeah, more of that "planning for future steps" stuff that is so critical). Quite frankly, unless we have dropped the ball and missed something else, the only 2 items that we can think of that are bulky enough to create installation or movement problems after the interior walls are installed are the shower stall and the drywall. We are counting on being able to bring in the drywall thru the picture windows by using a delivery truck with a cherry-picker crane, so that can happen later without issue (we hope! ). The shower stall, though, is definitely something to deal with now, before we proceed. That being the case, it's time to bring it to the show; a job for the utility trailer. Heck, let's load up the trailer and bring a whole buncha stuff. The trailer is staged with the Beverly Hillbillies look and we hit the road.
This really opens up our garage at home (finally), to make room for more junk. It also forces us to make the move we have dreaded; carrying that stinkin' shower stall up the stairs by ourselves. I could write an entire chapter on this little mini-project. It took a couple of hours, a few quarts of sweat, some cuts and bumps and bruises, and a fistful of ibuprofen. In summary; it sucked. Donna, like she usually does, summoned superwoman strength and stamina and we did finally get that bulky piece of molded fiberglass up to it's new home. Stuff like the weight and bulk of the wall oven/microwave unit seemed like cake, comparatively. Anyway, it's done and behind us.
Next step; interior walls
The warm weather held up very well and quite long last year as we headed into winter. This year, not so much. Like so often happens in the midwest, fall weather seems to come and go with a blink of the eye as the warmth of summer quickly dissipates into the frigid temps of winter. Well, it happens and we are now preparing for cold weather productivity. The real blessing is that our work moving forward is underneath a roof and behind protective walls. When that wind starts honkin' and snow flakes are blowing by horizontally, we take comfort that our worst enemy has been narrowed down to the frigid ambient temperatures inside the structure. This is where our next set of planning steps come into focus.
Heat inside will really make a difference (as will air conditioning in the summer). Without insulation, though, heat and A/C will be lost and rendered virtually useless. This opens the door to our next set of goals. I say "set of goals" because a number of projects must be aligned and completed to get us to an insulated structure capable of controlling the interior temperature.
There are a number of critical components that must be installed before we can bury them in insulation. We must run the rough electrical and get that approved by the inspector (this is no small chore). Plumbing is not so much of an issue for insulating the walls since most all the plumbing runs through interior walls. So....the focus is on electrical. Since the rough electrical inspection will cover ALL the electrical within the structure, and since much of it runs within the framework of the interior partition walls, our electrical focus must go on hold until we complete interior wall framing. OK; focus shifts to framing.
I spend a Monday night sitting at home and creating the next shopping list for the lumber needed to do the interior walls. For now, we are going to stay focused on the upstairs walls only, since they are the most complex (compared to the simple walls required downstairs to separate the garage from the shop area). At this point, we must now commit to the exact floor plan. We tug and pull at the original floor plan, but there isn't alot that can be done with 1100 square feet. Maintaining the basic premise that this is all about the view and the living space, the decision to keep the sleeping quarters on the smaller side is kept on the drawing board. In the end, not much is changed from the original plan and the committment is made.
We hook up the trailer (again), grab our shopping list, and head to the lumber yard one more time to hand pick the arrows we seek. The bunk arrives at the jobsite in good order and the fun begins.
The second floor is 1100 square feet of wide open living space. As one large room, it feels like a small auditorium, but this will soon diminish as we begin framing in each room. We begin by snapping chalk lines onto the floor to locate the bottom plates of each wall. Since we have no laser capable of transferring vertically plumb lines and locations, we will use a good old fashioned plumb bob to transfer the floor lines we just snapped up to the ceiling rafters. It goes slow, but the location transfer is dead-on accurate. Many of the walls wind up somewhere in between rafters and exterior wall studs, so we have blocking set between the flanking members. These blocks are also snapped with the chalk line. The goal here is to have every wall pre-located with chalk lines and some pencil construction lines on the floor, ceiling, and exterior walls. This serves 3 purposes. First, it allows us to walk through and make sure we are comfortable with the room sizes, locations, and traffic flow. Second, and arguably the most important facet, it allows time to evaluate the locations of plumbing. We cannot have toilet or shower drains directly above a supporting I-joist. Thirdly, it will make the framing process move along quicker since wall locations will be pre-determined and marked....kinda like color-by-number painting.
Having everything laid out leads right back to our old favorite; framing. Before we proceed, much consideration was given to "how best to do it"? The ceilings are a 3:12 slope that creates a peak height just short of 11 feet at the center of the room. We are going to keep the ceiling trajectory intact throughout the entire layout, so all the walls must run up to it. This means alot of the wall framing will require a different length for each stud. The walls creating the hallway down the center (hallway is centered directly below the peak) will be a bit easier since each wall stud will the the same length. But even then, each stud will have an angle cut at the top to seat correctly against the wall top plate.
One very important consideration is flex and give. You see, we designed this second floor to be supported by 28 foot long joists. Each of these floor joists are only supported at each end; nothing in between. As a result, the second floor is plenty strong by design standards, but it does have a minimal amount of "bounce" if you jump up and down near the center of the room. We knew this would likely be the case when we had the engineers at Georgia Pacific lumber design the second floor framing matrix. It is the payback for having no supporting columns or beams on the ground level. So here is my thinking. If the roof is stable and doesn't move (much), and the walls are framed in tight between the floor and roof, if the floor moves or flexes for even a moment, we may experience drywall cracks at the corners where the walls meet the ceiling. Compound this potential with hot and cold temperature swings (since this is not a full time residence yet and I'm not gonna pay for heating and cooling when I'm not there). OK, I know that there are special drywall tapes that do provide some flex. We will use these products at these sensitive areas, but is there anything else we can do up front to be proactive? Yes, there is....and it fits right in with my overkill attitude. The decision is made to screw everything together and pass on nails. The thinking here is that screws are more resistant to component separation thereby minimizing the potential for corner fractures in the drywall. The upcharge to use screws is about $60 additional for hardware. The real loss is the extra amount of time required....so it gets racked up with the tons of extra time already expended to do the job a notch better. Furthermore, since we are using screws and since so many of the walls are varying heights, we are going to set the bottom plates, set the top plates, then fill in each stud one at a time. This will allow us to custom cut each stud to an exact length that fits snugly. Yeah, it's crazy and if it were a bigger area to frame, I might reconsider this extra effort. Instead, we go for it and find an immediate payback. One payback was finding some errors in my location and dimensional calculations...so we unscrewed it and fixed it. No muss, no fuss. The other payback, and this is huge, is the change in the floor stability. It is absolutely tight as a drum. The bounce is virtually gone. In essence, what we have done is to tie the floor to the ceiling with a mechanical bond of wood and screws. The end justifies the means.
To anticipate the question "what the heck is with the plastic at the tops of the walls?", I will explain. We are going to use unfaced fiberglass insulation. Kraft faced is junk for vapor barrier and I'll have nothing of it. Instead, we will apply our own vapor barrier of 4 mil plastic sheeting to both the exterior walls and the ceiling. Our goal is to not only stop vapor transmission, but to also significantly slow the movement of air. Plastic sheeting, carefully installed, can perform both these functions. Since the plastic cannot be installed until after the insulation is installed, it is normally done after all the walls are framed in. This means that the plastic does not continue across the tops of the walls (or the sides at the exterior walls). This is a weak link in the vapor barrier, so we pre-install short strips about 36" wide before we install the walls. Then, when we are ready, we will fill in the open areas with the remaining vapor barrier and run it well over the pre-installed strips. This, in of itself, will help to seal up the airspace. I am not ruling out the possibility of taping the vapor barrier seams we have created....but that remains on the overkill list for the future.
In the meantime, we have completed the upstairs framing and all the blocking required to firmly screw drywall to every wall and ceiling corner. The floor in these areas is now stiff and we are pleased with the final product. Before we let this little chapter go, I took a 5 gallon bucket and turned it upside down right were the master bath throne will be placed. This shot is the view from the throne.
Unintended as it was, this landscape view will be a subtle reminder of the months, no...make that years, that we lived inside that 120 sq foot love nest below while we built the throne structure. Kinda fitting.
With the upstairs living area completely framed, we move back downstairs to the garage area. There is a bit more framing within the garage to create a separation between the vehicles and a shop area. The shop area is defined by the concrete slab that was poured with the pex radiant heat tubing embedded within.
A quick reminder of the preparation performed some 19 months ago...
This area is 15' x 28' and will be sectioned off as a shop area. When we laid out the framing and window location within this zone, we did our best to anticipate not only the best use of the view out to the pond, but considered the possibility that it could someday be converted to actual living space by splitting it down the middle to create a pair of 15' x 14' bedrooms (or something similar).
(another look at the shop area, pic taken from the parking side of the garage; darker slab is shop)
An important facet of this smaller wall framing project is creation of a mechanical room. It will be built around the incoming PVC chase pipe and the pex tubing bundle (covered by white plastic in above pic). We want this mechanical area to be large enough to house all the HVAC stuff and domestic water stuff, yet allow elbow room for maintenance. Our location of the window on the wall combined with the overhead door that is some 6 feet away turns out to be a questionable design feature and limits how wide we can make this room, so we steal as much real estate as is practical. We snap chalk lines to locate the base plates and the top plates of all the wall sections, using a plumb bob to keep them perfectly vertical to each other. The base plates are installed using the same sill sealer foam product that we used to seal the base plates of the exterior walls where they meet the top of the concrete foundation. This seal is created at the interior wall for 2 reasons. First, it creates a positive air seal to stop air flow and possible critter/creature flow between the garage area and a living space. Second, and likely more important, the sill sealer will stop carbon monoxide fumes from idling vehicles in the garage AND unanticipated spills of flammable or caustic liquids within the garage side. We will have to take similar "sealing steps" for the edges of the walls and along the ceiling, but those areas are only concerns for gaseous passage....not liquid passage.
The base plates are green treated 2 x 6, bolted to the concrete floor with wedgit bolts drilled into the top 1-1/2" of the slab. The top plates are regular 2 x 6 lumber. We did suffer some anxiety as the holes were hammer-drilled into the concrete slab that houses the pex tubing, but felt (somewhat) assured that we would come nowhere near it since it is embedded at the bottom of the 5" thick slab and our holes only penetrated 1-1/2".
We return a couple weekends later to finish filling in the framing.
The blocking is attached to create a place for drywall attachment at every corner. This completes the framing portion of our show. Sadly, we realize that there should be no more trips in the middle of our work week to hit the lumber yard and pick thru dozens, no....make that hundreds of pieces of lumber to select the arrows for our project. This milestone brings a tear to our eyes....NOT.
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Volvo had bought a 13 per cent stake in Nissan Diesel in March from Tokyo-based Nissan Motor Co., and Monday's purchase from Nissan Motor adds six per cent at about 439 yen ($3.77) per share.
The Swedish truck maker said the deal will help balance the company's offerings of heavy trucks and give it broader geographical reach in Asia.
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said in a statement the sale was part of the Nissan's strategy to focus on its passenger and light commercial vehicle businesses.
``We firmly believe that Volvo is the best partner for Nissan Diesel,'' Ghosn said. ``During the past four years, Nissan Diesel has seen a turnaround in its business performance to become a valuable company.''
AB Volvo, the world's second-largest truck maker after DaimlerChrysler AG, has reportedly been outlining ambitious plans for a series of acquisitions to broaden its product range.
Volvo's purchase of a 13 per cent stake in the truck maker in March from Nissan, Japan's second-largest automaker, made Volvo the top shareholder in Nissan Diesel.
The agreement announced Monday dissolves Nissan's capital relationship with Nissan Diesel, Nissan Motor said.
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Following today's ruling by U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss, Career Education Colleges and Universities president and CEO Steve Gunderson released the following statement:
"Today's ruling is not surprising, but it is disappointing as it will only create further confusion for students and schools regarding many different issues. The Judge correctly stated that "this is not the first (and presumably not the last) chapter in a dispute about the fate of regulations."
Steve Gunderson, President and CEO of Career Education Colleges and Universities, criticized the U.S. Department of Education for their failure to complete final rules on Borrower Defense and Gainful Employment by the November 1, 2018 deadline.
"At a time when the nation desperately seeks skilled workers, career education desperately needs stability in regulations and operations. The Department's announcement that they will fail to meet the November 1 deadline only imposes greater chaos and uncertainty on the very schools whose sole purpose is to provide career education skills," said Gunderson.
U.S. Department of Education Creates One Set of Metrics for All Programs and All Students in Higher Education
August 10, 2018 - Following the release of the U.S. Department of Education's proposal to expand the College Scorecard to include outcomes data on programs in higher education, Steve Gunderson, President and CEO of Career Education Colleges and Universities, released the below statement:
"This proposal represents the most significant action by any U.S. Department of Education to provide complete transparency on the outcomes of today's higher education programs. By making available, in a student friendly and transparent manner, key data points on debt, loan repayment, completion, and earnings of graduates, the Department will empower prospective students with the information needed to select their preferred academic and career preparation pathway.
Steve Gunderson, President & CEO of Career Education Colleges & Universities, issued the following statement:
On behalf of the nation's 2,700 postsecondary career colleges and universities we are deeply disappointed that the Democrat proposal continues the ideological war against our sector using old issues, and old data as the basis for their proposal. Today's sector is not defined by Corinthian and ITT, and public policy should not be defined by the past.
Recognizing the call for outcomes and accountability, today's postsecondary career education sector has better completion rates, and far better placement rates than those sectors of higher education awarded in the Democrat proposal. Our two-year and less schools, which comprise over three quarters of the institutions in this sector, have graduation rates more than two times better than the 2-year public sector schools. When one combines instruction and student service expenditures, we make a larger financial commitment to the total success of our students than any other sector.
During the earlier discussions on Gainful Employment and Borrower Defense, most Democrats told us they support one set of rules for all schools but the current statutes did not allow them to create a rule that did so. Yet, the Democrat proposal goes further than current law to create one set of provisions for traditional schools and another set of provisions for our sector.
Finally, Democrats need to stop making veterans political pawns in the debate over public policy. Veterans listen to veterans. And veterans enroll in our schools because they seek accelerated, focused academic programming leading to a career. Veterans have earned their GI Benefits, and they should be allowed to use them at any institution of their choice.
This nation faces an important challenge today. A healthy economy needs skilled workers. We are committed to working with everyone engaged in preparing a new generation of skilled workers. All we ask for is fairness. Over 2,000 campuses have been closed since 2010 – most were part of the many large publicly-traded systems that no longer exist. Today's career education schools reflect the multi-generation family-owned schools that have always served their communities well.
Following the release of the proposed borrower defense to repayment rule for public comment, Steve Gunderson, President and CEO of Career Education Colleges and Universities, released the following statement:
"After much stakeholder engagement, the rule carefully developed and put forth by the Department stands on two strong pillars: protection for all parties involved and respect for due process. There should be no doubt that this rule will help students who are victims of fraud find relief, and ensure colleges and universities are part of a fair and objective adjudication process.
"Since the concept of the rule was first proposed, our position has remained unchanged: any student at any institution who is a victim of fraud must be protected, and there must be a clear and uniform process for seeking and receiving relief. Earlier iterations of the rule did not respect the letter nor the intent of the law. Carte blanche approval of batches of applications would only serve to cutoff access and opportunity for future students. A deliberate and responsive process – as prescribed by this rule – ensures opportunity, access, and justified outcomes for students.
"The Department has undertaken a thoughtful and deliberate approach to this rule, and we applaud their hard work on this important matter. We hope that going forward all stakeholders in higher education will work together around the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. We need to advance public policy that can stand the test of time regardless of which party controls the government.
"This is a critical moment for higher education. Since the last reauthorization of HEA - the entire landscape and demand for postsecondary education has dramatically changed, yet the overarching federal law remains, for the most part, unchanged since 2008. It is time for Congress and the Administration to lead the way on comprehensive reauthorization that empowers all stakeholders to create an American workforce for the 21st Century."
CECU Applauds Judge's Ruling on ACICS
Steve Gunderson, President and CEO of Career Education Colleges & Universities, today applauded a judge's ruling that President Obama's Department of Education failed "to consider various categories of relevant evidence" in reviewing ACICS. "All we have ever asked for is due process and fairness," he said. "This ruling makes clear the process used in revoking ACICS recognition was not complete and fair. We now hope the current Secretary will recognize the need to work with ACICS, the schools impacted by this ruling to find a path that keeps students in school and on their way to achieving career skills."
CECU Congratulates Full Sail University Graduates for Academy and Grammy Award Winning Projects
March 5, 2018 - Arlington, VA - The nation's Post-secondary Career Colleges were again recognized for the quality of their graduates at this year's Oscar Awards! The recognition follows similar achievement at the 2018 Grammy Awards.
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Opportunity AreaHow might we improve data systems for healthcare delivery?
The proposed title of your ideaYAPS - Youth Advisory Peer-to-Peer Services
Please describe your idea.YAPS will provide counseling (advisory services) and information to both adolescents and youth in their most convenient and friendly manner.
What problem does your idea solve in the market?It has been revealed that more than five young people worldwide are affected by Sexual and Reproductive Health problems including infection of HIV/ AIDS Eaton et al. (2003). This is because adolescents are frequently reluctant to seek sexual and reproductive health services (SRH). YAPS will help provide this information to the youths with a lot of ease and provide the counseling services from fellow peers through sharing experiences and experts through answering queries raised by the peers using this application.
Briefly explain how you identified the need or opportunityAfter working with UNICEF on the Youth Bill that was supposed to pass by 2016, i met a lot of youths who didn't know anything about there rights, the adolescents who didn't have any idea about effects of SRH to there lives yet they were living testimonies of these effects. With the use of resources provided by YIYA Foundation to our Group Icon256 BLISS, we started to develop an all round application that will help educate youths on the effects of SRH and advise them on the way they can avoid the effects.
Who are the beneficiaries of your solution and how will they benefit?The beneficiaries are Youths all over the world who are daily being victims of SRH problems.
Why are you convinced your solution will solve the problem?From the report on Mobile phone usage in Uganda and its growing rate written at this address "http://www.internetworldstats.com/af/ug.htm", i have to believe that with YAPS in place i the next 2 years, the number of youths that will be saved from problems of SRH will be at 70% more that the usual number. Youths of late use mobile media communication more than they eat, or drink which makes it a better way of providing information on SRH to them. I believe YAPS will solve the problem.
What other initiatives like yours exist out there? How will you differentiate your solution?U-Report is am SMS platform by UNICEF that helps communities air out challenges they face in their regions and help is provided to them. The major barrier for U-Report is that they users are limited to particular languages and its not engaging. With YAPS, the youths will be given a chance to share there experiences and in turn receive advise from both fellow peers and experts in those different fields. Yaps will also be able to keep records of which problems are common in the different areas and help find a way to stop them. We also hope we can join hand with U-Report to interlink these two platforms in order to widen the gap of coverage as first as possible.
What have you done up-to date to test your idea with potential users? What learnings do you have to share?I have worked with UNICEF on U-Report platform and have seen the effect it has in the different communities. As per the YAPS application, We haven't had a chance to launch because of challenges of funds and resources, but it is still under development to attain perfection. With U-Report, the feedback was positive but with a few challenges and these challenges are the ones we are addressing in the YAPS application to give the best experience to all classes of users on the system.
How will you financially sustain your business?We hope to cover a big gap/number of youths around the world (concentrating more on Uganda). This will give us ground to be able to reach a big number of people at a time thus we can use this to an advantage by providing advertising services to the different organizations which want to pass down information to the youths at a fair cost in turn helping us sustain the running of the application. We shall also be welcoming donations from different well wishers by using the links we have the prominent organizations at the time and we are hoping that more well wishers will get on board.
Please share a link to a 3 minute online video that best describes your idea and teamN/A
Please tell us about each founder and their roles on the team. How do you know your founders and how long have you worked together?Henry Kwaibwe - CEO Icon256 BLISS, studied Accounts and Finance at Nkumba University. He is an grown body with a young and youthful spirit. Helps us stay in line as youths. Joshua Nabuka - Cooperate Secretary Icon256 BLISS, studied Software Engineering at Makerere University. He is a self motivated and ambitious young man, open minded and easy to work with. Kennedy Akena - Programs Manager Icon256 BLISS, studied Software Engineering at Makerere University. He is a self motivated and focused programmer. loves his work. Simon Lubangakene - Chief technical officer Icon256 BLISS, studied Software Engineering at Makerere University. Shevena Ruth - Marketing director Icon256 BLISS, studied Project planning and management science at Makerere University. Hard working, strong willed, focused and vibrant lady.
Please tell us about other team members that are not cofounders.Daniel Okot - Research and development manager Icon256 BLISS, studied Software Engineering at Makerere University. Best researcher have worked with. Christine Nsimire - Projects manager Icon256 BLISS, studied Software Engineering at Makerere University. She is bold, upfront, young and vibrant lady.
Which members of your team will attend the program full-time?Joshua Nabuka, Okot Daniel and Simon Lubangakene
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Guess who is almost done with redesigning their store?
Yes! It's me! There is still bits that need adjustment, but basically its pretty much done now. Which is good, as there are Events ahead that require my attention. But right now! There is that one Event that requires YOUR attention:
Fantasy Cream is up and running again for 4 weeks.
What to do? Go shopping for the Fantasy Cream Exclusives Creations, hunt for the extras , vote for your favorites and maybe win more goodies.
Designer in this round :
|Angel Fae Boutique
|BamPu Legacies
|Dragon Magick Wares
|Lilith's Den
|~*Sweet Revolutions*~
|Sylvan Moon
|Touryuumon: Maho Sukuroru
|Dandelion Daydreams Factory
Here is what I made:
And together with Luna selling our beautiful Beach Huts :
But not enough!
There are 2 more hunts running. You find the hints in the new lobby of Lilith's Den
Available in Around The Grid in 80 Days Hunt 4
For 1 L if you search or 25L if you buy it from the poster – or you wait until I set it on regular sale after Sept 30, 2016 , when the hunt is over.
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Nintendo Direct Recap – E3 2018
Nintendo knew they had the show-stopper this year, and they kept it for the end. While fans knew to expect the new Smash Brothers game, they were surprised by an impressive number of games coming to the Nintendo Switch. Let's dive right in.
Daemon x Machina
Release Date: TBA 2019
A mech action game is coming to the Switch, and it looks great. Highly-stylized cell-shading and freeroam flying are complemented with what appears to be huge scale boss battles. It looks like a Suda-51 mech game, which is dope.
Xenoblade 2: Tornada – The Golden Country
Release Date: September 2018
The DLC reveal is cryptic, centred on mech angels and demons which confront humanity. The RPG is open world, and the landscapes are quite impressive. The same complex action battle system is back. If you're a Xenoblade fan, it's a must-have.
Pokemon Let's go Pikachu and Let's Go Eevee
Release Date: November 16th, 2018
Journey through Kanto, based on the catching system of Pokemon Go. There are even co-op and transfer options from pokemon go.
At the conference, they also announced a new "Pokeball plus" that allows you to play the full game.
Super Mario Party
Release Date: October 5th, 2018
The switch gets a Mario party game that allows cross-switch play. If you've got two consoles, you can link them together to expand the map for friends to play. We're getting a nice expanded cast, and the multiplayer mini-games seem great as ever. You can even take a picture of your victory to shame your friends.
The added joycon motion allows for some great new invention.
Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Release Date: Spring 2019
For the first time on Switch, Fire Emblem is coming to the Switch. The battle system is expanded, allowing control of units in up to three unit combat. The story and characters are brought to life. A castle allows you to communicate with your units, and expand on inter-character talk.
Fortnite – Nintendo Switch
Release Date: June 12, 2018
The popular game makes a debut on Nintendo's console, bringing the freeform battle royale fun to a new horizon. As on PC, the game will be free!
Overcooked 2
Release Date: August 7, 2018
The sequel is coming, and it's full of new recipes and the ability to throw ingredients. The game is also bringing some dynamic kitchens
Killer Queen Black
Release Date: TBA 2018.
The acclaimed multiplayer phenomena are coming to the Switch, and for the first time, up to four teams can fight.
Hollow Knight
Release Date: June 12th, 2018
Team Cherry's beloved game is coming to the Switch. The hand-drawn Metroidvania offers hours of exploration. If you haven't played it before, now is the time.
Octopath Traveler
Release Date: July 13th, 2018
We got some extra information on the upcoming Square Enix release. The demo will be available on June 14 for the switch-exclusive game.
It's time folks, for rapid fire Nintendo Switch Release Dates!
(get your Switch's ready)
Starlink: Battle for Atlas – October 18
Arena of Valor – Spring 2019
Minecraft Mario skin– June 21
Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido – Available Now
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle: Donkey Kong Adventure – June 26
Pixark – Fall 2018
Ark: Survival Evolved – Fall 2018
Just Dance 2019 – October 23
Dragonball Fighter Z – TBA 2018 (HYPE)
Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion – Summer 2018
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – July 13
Crash Bandicoot: N-Sane Trilogy – June 29
Ninjala – Spring 2019
Carcassonne (HELL YES) – Holiday 2018
Fifa 2018 – Available Now
Fifa 2019 – September 28
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut – Fall 2018
Paladins: Champions of the Realm – Available Now
Fallout Shelter – Available Now
Dark Souls: Remastered – Summer 2018
SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy – September 7, 2018
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate – August 28th, 2018
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus – June 29th, 2018
The World Ends With You: Final Remix – Fall 2018
Megaman 11 – October 2
Mario Tennis Aces – June 22, 2018
And the conference ended with Style, Masahiro Sakurai introduced his new Switch Title!
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
Release Date: December 7, 2018
The returning fighter was a surprise to no-one, but we got some great reveals for new characters. Inklings are making their way to the battlefield, as we know, but we're also getting the return of Roy, Pichu, Snake, Young Link and Wolf. Also, updated Zelda (a link between worlds), Mario and Link (Botw) costumes look great. They're also allowing us to switch between two versions of characters like Ike.
Every fighter in super smash bros history is joining the battle. Nintendo has made the impossible possible, and it's going to be EPIC.
Sakurai highlighted that the initial roster will be as small as the original game, but that the unlocking mechanics will be more predictable.
By popular demand, the video ended with the announcement of Samus' nemesis Ridley!
Nintendo had a big year this year. With such impressive additions to the Switch roster, they might make 2019 their year.
For more information on Nintendo's E3 conference, check back regularly on IMGMR.