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Nov 9, 2008
Asymmetrical Debate?
Here is a problem for students of the history of ideas, intellectual history, or cultural history: Reason is difficult and rare, but mysticism--in all its many forms--is easy and common. How can reason ever win?
Reason is difficult because it requires effort to be aware, to define a problem, to select a method, to persist in seeking information, to check the results for contradictions with already-held knowledge, and so forth. Mysticism is easy. If it is subjectivist, ideas are whatever the mystic wants them to be, regardless of facts. If it is intrinsicist, ideas simply arrive, either from the subconscious as intuition or from God as revelation.
In debate between advocates of reason and mystics, those who support reason do research, think about their results, formulate answers to essential questions, consider the nature of their audience, and so forth. Mystics need only blurt out whatever they feel.
Consider a contemporary example. In general, the conservative and leftist enemies of a culture of reason are mystics of one sort or another. They do not offer reasoned arguments. If I say I am pro-choice on abortion, a conservative may show me a picture of a dead fetus. A picture is not an argument, that is, not a reasoned process leading from facts to conclusions. It is an appeal to emotion. If I am to win the debate (held before a worthy audience) then I may need to go through a step-by-step argument identifying the problem underlying my opponent's last statement and offering a solution. My conservative opponent, if typical, next responds by screaming that I am a baby-killer. This is mysticism vs. reasoning--in debate.
(Intellectually, no debate is possible between mystics and advocates of reason, but socially such debates occur frequently before audiences that are, one hopes, at least mixed: Some members of the audience are at least implicitly advocates of reason but may not yet agree with a particular pro-reason position on a particular issue.)
Consider another contemporary example. You try to explain a principle of economics--that state interference (aggression) in the home-finance marketplace has long-term destructive consequences--and why. Your opponent responds with a bizarre false-dichotomy based on unspoken hints of egalitarianism and altruism: "But we are just using this bailout as a way of protecting Main Street against Wall Street!" You then must (1) determine what he is talking about in reality, if anything; (2) prepare your conclusions in terms and in a form that a rational but ill-informed audience listening to the debate would understand; and (3) offer an objective alternative based on principles you want to disseminate.
At first sight, the odds seem stacked against advocates of reason ever winning in their struggles with mystics. Yet, advocates of reason have won issue after issue, in some places and in some times. How can that be true when the odds against them seem so high?
I do not have a fully integrated answer to this problem yet, but I can suggest elements. First is the fact that in some societies there have been enough decision-makers and decision-influencers who were rational enough (in most areas of their lives) that advocates of reason and its products had a chance to win enough support, or even merely acquiescence, to at least make progress. Galileo lived in Italy. His ideas were censored there, but he managed to smuggle his writings out to lands where they met an eager audience. Perhaps the political fragmentation of Europe--from the Greeks up to the European Union--usually provided a refuge somewhere for advocates of reason.
Second is the fact--at least in Western culture--that rational people creating rational products have always had an effect far beyond their public numbers. Think again of Galileo. On the short-term he lost in his struggle with the Church in Italy in the mid-1600s. But his ideas ultimately did win wide acceptance among intellectuals. His ideas were presumably persuasive to dozens, then hundreds, then thousands of often nameless individuals in the following decades. In this manner, Galileo's ideas won. The people advocates of reason need to reach are not only the tiny number of Galileos and their peers, but also the thousands (out of millions) of rational individuals who will integrate and propagate, if not originate, rational ideas. An advocate of reason does not need to reach everyone or even a majority.
Only a few people set the direction of a culture. If advocates of reason can persuade, or even just neutralize, half of those people, then the advocates of reason can start making cultural changes within one generation. I have seen this process of changing the views of the powerful minority happen in business. On a committee of twelve people, two to four people either directly make the decisions or influence decision-making. Most of the others on the committee swivel their heads back and forth as each debater in turn presents his case pro or con.
In summary, I do see that reasoned presentations can indeed win support from rational members of one's audience, even in a "debate" against a mystic--but only in a culture already accepting a philosophy of reason to some extent; and only over the long term, which is the time required to analyze problems, develop solutions, figure out the best way to present the solutions, and actually make one's case to the intended audience (narrow or broad).
As a long-term student of history, I would love to have the time to investigate at least one case of such a victory: Galileo's ideas on astronomy, Darwin's ideas on evolution, Locke's ideas on politics, the idea of freedom of speech, or others.
Burgess Laughlin
Author, The Power and the Glory: The Key Ideas and Crusading Lives of Eight Debaters of Reason vs. Faith
3 comments:
- Richard said...
Hi Burgess,
We definitely have the Enlightenment on our side. When I find myself in discussions with religious and milder Leftists, most try to appeal to reason, however faulty their reasoning.
The Enlightenment was sparked by Aquinas, fanned by Bacon and then fueled by such less notable men as William of Baskerville and too many others to mention. At first the fuel consisted of little twigs. Some, such as you have named (Galileo), really added good fuel wood to the fire, while some (faulty ones) added green wood that smoked and went out. Nonetheless, the fire grew over the ensuing five centuries, until reason was the gas furnace of the Industrial Revolution.
In spite of Kant, Reason itself has not died out. Even he tried to use reason, though to wipe it out.
Save for such set backs as Greenspan throwing Rand "under the bus", or Muslims beating us to it, &/or Obama achieving more destruction than we could imagine, the Second Renaissance is probably going to begin within this century.. That entails 1/5-1/6th of the time required for the first.
As a teacher I am pleased that I, as a small dry twig, was able to add a number of young people to that goal. Two of my students are now active with The Undercurrent, and at least one has made a couple of excellent contributions to HBL.
I gained a pretty negative reputation as an Objectivist at the private school, and became disgusted with the "drooling beast" that always seemed to be fighting me. Nonetheless, the owner of the school remarked, two years after I quit, that the standards I once set had clearly ceased to influence the other staff. He observed that they had lost their sense of restraint. They felt free to advocate ideas he knew were wrong but, because he was not among the students, he could not combat. Even the student body acted with a lower standard of decency.
My point is that we have more effect than we realize, simply by using reason and not backing down. Hopefully, my next venture will serve me better, while achieving similar results.
- Nov 14, 2008, 9:46:00 AM
- Peter Murphy said...
Mr. Laughlin –
Contrasting reason and mysticism based on their differing amounts of cognitive effort required is useful in evaluating the battle and prospects for a predominantly rational culture. And it is certainly true that mysticism is easy (at first) - like taking drugs!
Contrasting reason and mysticism based on their respective rarity and commonality, however, does not seem very useful to this evaluation.
First, it seems incorrect to summarize, "that reasoned presentations can indeed win support from rational members of one's audience …only… in a culture already accepting a philosophy of reason somewhat." What if there was no reason other than the presenter's in the entire culture to begin with? In such a case, there could be no audience members who already accepted reason, and we'd then have the historical question of how the presenter gained reason in the first place. There seems to be a circularity or fallacious begging of the question here as to just how a rational position arises historically in human thought and discourse.
And that leads to the broader reservation I have about the evaluation, "the odds seem stacked against advocates of reason ever winning in their struggles with mystics." It seems overly simplistic to limit the criteria for calculating such odds merely to the quantities (rarity/commonality) of individuals in the two camps and/or to one person's, like Galileo's, ability to "smuggle" rational ideas to more "eager" foreign audiences.
As Ayn Rand wrote in "What Can One Do?," "History is made by minorities—or, more precisely, history is made by intellectual movements, which are created by minorities. Who belongs to these minorities? Anyone who is able and willing actively to concern himself with intellectual issues. Here, it is not quantity, but quality that counts (the quality—and consistency—of the ideas one is advocating)."
The ultimate minority is the individual, reason takes place in an active individual mind, and the owner of that mind has to choose to reason. Some early individual men had to choose to commence the development of reasoning once upon a time when there were neither ANY others in the culture "already accepting reason" nor ANY foreign cultures "already accepting a philosophy of reason somewhat" that could be smuggled inbound.
Each of Rand's four novels shows a different tactic by which a single reasoning individual successfully challenges the status quo, and two of those works show the creation of an entirely new culture starting with a single individual. Coupled with the facts of her own life, including post-mortem rising sales of her books, I can't conceive of a more compelling body of evidence for how the "odds of winning" strongly favor reasoning quality over the quantity of individuals who reason.
So perhaps the proper "asymmetrical" context to hold when calculating the odds for winning a predominantly pro-reason culture is the context that is ultimately and fundamentally the most powerful and favorable to reason: reality versus fantasy! When holding intransigently to reality through effort and consistency, those on the side of reality always have every long-term advantage.
They also have an inestimably powerful short-term advantage. While it's true that "mystics need only blurt out whatever they feel," any implication of the mystic thereby having it easier would be wrong; it's never easier to set one's subconscious mind at war with itself and external reality like the mystic does. That is a daily, life-long war than cannot be won.
Given the nature of the subconscious – with its automatic functions for storing and retrieving information which reality requires be in logical hierarchies and contexts – the fog of disconnects, compartmentalizations, and contradictions which the mystic forces upon his subconscious filing system ultimately subverts his entire emotional apparatus and his self esteem. He becomes increasingly mercurial or despondent, neurotic, and feeble in dealing with ever more basic requirements of living. For an interesting study in how this operates within a culture, see "The Psycho-epistemology of The Arab World," by Edwin Locke.
So although reason requires far more effort, its crusaders in any cultural battle gain an inestimably powerful short-term advantage – strength of character – including the confidence and courage which only a devotion to reality like Galileo's can have!
- Dec 5, 2008, 3:40:00 PM
- Burgess Laughlin said...
[One fact of communication--face to face or on the internet--is that often a lot of back and forth is required. Misunderstandings are frequent when the two parties don't know each other and don't have a background of common suppositions. One can only start and move forward with the process.]
My responses may be slow in coming, and they may appear in piecemeal fashion.
First, if there is any doubt in the reader's mind that I used the term "smuggle" correctly, I ask the reader to investigate the circumstances of Galileo's life. I cannot at the moment find an exact source (possibly in Randall's Career of Philosophy, which I no longer have in my library), but I do recall reading very specifically that Galileo knew, in his last years, as his illness grew, that his manuscripts were secretly on their way to the Lowlands, where (unlike Italy) printers were eager to print his works and sell them to eager audiences. He could not do so in Italy.
My memories are not proof. To avoid doing an inordinate amount of research for this small but pregnant point, I would refer the reader to such works as Stillman Drake, Galileo: Pioneer Scientist. In the Preface, on pp. xvi-xvii, Drake lists a chronology of key events in Galileo's life relevant to his work as a physicist. On p. xvi, Drake notes about Galileo:
"1630 Visits Rome for licensing of Dialogue on the Tides; Pope requires that tides be removed from title of book . . . ."
1635 Learns that Inquisition forbids his printing any book; attempts to find printer in France or Germany.
1636 L. Elzevir agrees to print Two New Sciences in Holland. . . .
1642 Dies . . . ."
These points made by Drake illustrate my position that the success of attempts at dissemination of rational ideas in one culture relative to another depends not only on the objectivity of the speaker's ideas but also on the nature of the culture (the extent and intensity of the rationality of his audience) in which the disseminator is speaking. Rationality, like all existents, is measurable, and measures of it should be used by disseminators in deciding where they will speak.
To deny the importance of the nature of the culture to which one is speaking (how many rational people there are in it, and to what degree they are rational) would be to deny one of the three essential elements in communication: the nature of the audience. (The other two essential elements for communication are the nature of the speaker--for example, his consistency-- and the nature of the message itself, e.g., is it clearly written, fully substantiated, written in terms the audience already understands sufficiently, and so forth.)
In summary, such a denial would be a rejection of the law of identity as applied to to one or more of the links in the chain of communication.
For example, the existence of licensing, especially by a supreme religious figure prior to publication, is an indicator of the degree of irrationality in a culture. The degree (I said "somewhat") of rationality in a culture matters for predicting success.
I am not Pollyanna. I do not believe that merely being consistent, courageous, and so forth, is enough to justify me in believing that I can be equally successful in any culture--e.g., the USA today vs. the Congo today or Nazi Germany in 1938 (or even 1928).
I would expect that John Galt--to use him as an illustration, not a proof--chose to operate in the USA, not in the looters' state of Mexico, for a central reason. He had a much more receptive audience in the USA already.
- Dec 7, 2008, 9:05:00 AM


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WATER: The Forgotten Macronutrient
Posted by Kostas Kroustaloudis on
We're in the midst of summer and you're probably thinking Gronk Fitness is a bit too dehydrated going around saying that water is an actual macronutrient! In case you were wondering, no, we are not saying that water is a macro. The 3 known macronutrients are protein, carbs and fats and their essential and unique role is a topic for another day. But today, we are going to focus on water and its effect on athletic performance, fat loss, muscle & strength gain.
You've probably heard that the human body consists of approximately two-thirds water. However, this number barely begins to portray the importance of H20 from a muscular or training perspective. In fact, dehydration can have a number of physiological side-effects on the human body but when it comes to athletic performance they can be summarized as follows:
- Reduction in blood volume
- Decreased skin blood flow
- Decreased sweat rate
- Decreased heat dissipation
- Increased core temperature
- Increased rate of muscle glycogen use
What does this mean though, in terms of actual performance?
Dehydration & Athletic Performance
Well the human brain is composed of 95% water; blood is 82% water; the lungs are nearly 90% water. Water is critical to the balance of all the body's systems, including the brain, heart, lungs, kidneys and muscles.
How important is this balance? A 2% drop in body water can cause a small but critical shrinkage of the brain, which can impair neuromuscular coordination, decrease concentration, and slow thinking. Dehydration can also reduce endurance, decrease strength, cause cramping, and slow muscular response.
Several studies have indicated that during aerobic performance, such as running or cycling, performance begins to decrease when dehydration progressively exceeds 2-3 % body weight loss. That may sound like a lot, but research has also shown that the thirst sensation doesn't really kick in until you're already dehydrated. So if it helps, think of it this way: If you're thirsty, your performance may already be affected.
Whether you are training in the gym or you're out there playing on the field of court, dehydration is your #1 enemy. It's definitely not your luck and definitely not the opposing team. If you wait until the last hour before your session to hydrate your body, it's already too late. The hydration process must start at least 3-4 hours prior to a session in order to remain 100% hydrated during your session. Of course, you will need to replenish any water that is lost through sweating by drinking more water intra-workout.
Dehydration & Muscle Gain
Water is needed to transport nutrients to your cells and transport waste out of the body. It also helps form the structures of protein and glycogen. In order to move and flex your muscles, you need water. Therefore, if your body is dehydrated, your muscles will be deprived of electrolytes and cramp. Plus, since muscles are controlled by nerves, without the proper water and electrolyte balance, muscle strength and control will also be impaired.
So water won't just directly assist with muscle gain but it will indirectly play a significant role in many processes involved in muscle gain and muscle loss. Not to mention that your overall strength will go down the toilet if you are even 3% or more dehydrated which means you won't be able to handle the volume and weight necessary to progressively overload and build muscle.
Dehydration & Fat Loss
Now, water might not lead to fat loss directly but it has been shown that slim and fit people are usually well-hydrated. This is just an association and might simply mean that fit people usually understand the importance of water and that's why they're better hydrated. However, water can indirectly help with your fat loss goals as well by two different pathways.
First and foremost, it helps flush out toxins created by intense workouts during and after training. Secondly, it can help suppress your appetite naturally and maybe increase the body's ability to metabolize stored fat.
This is thought to occur because a reduction in water decreases the efficiency of the kidneys, which results in some kidney functions being shunted to the liver.
Since one of the liver's primary functions is to metabolize stored fat into usable energy for the body, it metabolizes less fat while performing functions normally performed by the kidneys. This results in less stored fat burned, and a reduction in weight loss.
But even if you don't believe all that, at the very least water will help you stay satiated for longer, especially if you drink enough between and before meals. Drinking 2 glasses of water 20 minutes before a meal will help control your appetite which will help you get rid of excess weight faster.
Plus, a lot of times, it's shown that people may feel hungry but they are actually thirsty. It's a natural confusion that happens to everyone and the only way to prevent it, is by drinking enough water daily!
How Much Water Is Optimal For Athletes?
Depending on your weight, where you live and the intensity of your training, water requirements may vary. As a general guideline, any sedentary person, male or female, should aim for at least 3 litres of water, evenly spread throughout the day. You may think this is not much, but you'll be surprised to find out that 80% of average American citizens are constantly dehydrated!
As for athletes and regular gym goers that have more demanding fat loss, muscle gain and strength gain goals, anywhere from 4 to 6 litres per day should be enough. Of course, there are other ways to stay hydrated other than drinking water, including juices, fruits and vegetables which are high in water content, and tea.
During your training, you're going to sweat a lot so either bring a gallon-jug with you and drink between sets or mix some BCAAs with water to give it a nice flavor while tricking yourself into drinking more water.
Speaking of tricking yourself, you should know that if you have a small glass or jug of water in front of you, your mind is always in preserve-mode, which means you will unconsciously take smaller sips than you would if you had a large gallon-jug. If your mind believes that you're not going to run out any time soon, it's more likely that you'll end up drinking more and more water!
Closing Up
Don't leave your results up to chance. Staying hydrated is the cheapest, easiest way there is to maximize your performance in the gym and afterward, so keep a bottle close at hand and always know where you can get more!
Keep track of your water intake by measuring your progress with a cup or water bottle placed in a spot you will see it throughout the day. Set goals for yourself at time points throughout the day to make sure you are drinking enough.
Share your thoughts with us or at least think about the following…Do you stay well-hydrated? Do you feel a difference when you don't drink enough water? Are you stronger, faster, more concentrated when you're fully hydrated?
Either way…drink more water! It might just be what's missing from your nutrition. It might be exactly what you need to skyrocket your performance and your results!


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Printing Tamara Staples new Chicken series. From the Bearded Belgium D'uccle Mille Fleur to the White Crested Black Polish, these chickens really are the cream of the coop! Tamara's careful selection of background material really makes these images fun and adds to the unique personality of each breed.
I am thrilled to announce a new book of my portraits of show chickens. The Magnificent Chicken, Chronicle Books, will hit the bookstores in March 2013. I am super happy with the cover, but I have to admit that I was surprised by the shell. I designed a grid of outtakes thinking they might be the end pages but when the advanced copy arrived I was delighted with this jewel! There were so many great birds that did not make it into the book, so I was happy to see the images that show the difficulty of photographing a live animal. Original design: Maria Grillo, The Grillo Group.
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Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander è finalmente disponibile per tutti noi. La nuova release marchiata Canonical, porta con se tantissime novità e tantissimi miglioramenti.
Nei prossimi giorni cominceremo è prensentarvi e farvi conoscere Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, per il momento vi lasciamo i link per il download di questa release e anche i link per il download delle distro derivate da Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander.
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The Ubuntu team is very pleased to announce the release of Ubuntu 13.10 for Desktop, Server, Cloud, Phone, and Core products.
Codenamed "Saucy Salamander", 13.10 continues Ubuntu's proud tradition of integrating the latest and greatest open source technologies into a high-quality, easy-to-use Linux distribution. The team has been hard at work through this cycle, introducing new features and fixing bugs.
Ubuntu 13.10 introduces the first release of Ubuntu for phones and Ubuntu Core for the new 64-bit ARM systems (the "arm64" architecture, also known as AArch64 or ARMv8), and improved AppArmor confinement. In addition to these flagship features there are also major updates throughout.
Ubuntu Server 13.10 includes the Havana release of OpenStack, alongside deployment and management tools that save devops teams time when deploying distributed applications – whether on private clouds, public clouds, x86 or ARM servers, or on developer laptops. Several key server technologies, from MAAS to Ceph, have been updated to new upstream versions with a variety of new features.
Maintenance updates will be provided for Ubuntu 13.10 for 9 months, through July 2014.
The newest Kubuntu 13.10, Edubuntu 13.10, Xubuntu 13.10, Lubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu GNOME 13.10, UbuntuKylin 13.10, and Ubuntu Studio 13.10 are also being released today. More details can be found for some of these at their individual release announcements:
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Braelinn Golf Club
Braelinn is a wonderful collaboration from architects Joe Lee and Rocky Roquemore. The course opened in 1988 and is an 18-hole facility that acts as an extension for the Flat Creek membership. Braelinn features a double-sided driving range with both mat and grass hitting areas, targets, and premium range balls, as well as a short game practice area. The club recently completed a large renovation to its club house and now offers a fully stocked pro shop, member locker rooms, a full restaurant, and large patio dining and outdoor fireplace with large flat screen TV's.


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How I Learned #BloodDontLie With InsideTracker's Help/
Note: I received a complimentary blood test through InsideTracker, but all thoughts are my own! Ain't no time for lyin'!
During my weight loss journey. I've overhauled my food and exercise habits. With help from Weight Watchers and the internet, I pieced together helpful tools and tricks to use in my Batman-type utility belt to fight my battle!
Lately, however, I was noticing my weight creeping up and the amount of processed food I was eating - out of convenience - was increasing. I needed help. I am not a nutritionist nor a registered dietician. I didn't know what my body needed. I was feeling overwhelmed with the suggestions and theories from friends and blog readers.
Because you see the journey evolved after reaching my weight goal. I was no longer focusing on losing weight, but fueling as an athlete. Wow it is still a little weird for me to say that. It is true. I needed help learning what my body really needed to perform at its best.
So when I was asked by InsideTracker to check out their resources I jumped at the opportunity.
For those that don't know, InsideTracker is a Boston-based company.
InsideTracker is a personalized health analytics company founded by leading scientists, physicians, nutritionists and exercise physiologists from MIT, Harvard and Tufts University. The InsideTracker platform tracks and analyzes key biochemical and physiological markers and applies sophisticated algorithms and large scientific databases to determine personalized optimal zones for each marker. InsideTracker's expert system offers science-driven nutrition and lifestyle interventions that empower people to optimize their markers. When optimized, these marker levels have been scientifically proven to increase vitality, improve performance and extend life.
I was skeptical, yet intrigued by what InsideTracker would find. Now with six different tests to choose from I was overwhelmed with the choices. After speaking with Jonathan, I took advantage of the Ultimate package (value $499). I was looking forward to speaking with one of Inside Tracker's dietitians about the results, which was part of that package.
Once the package was selected, the site emailed me to set up a profile and set up my order for blood work. I was able to select which Quest Diagnostics location worked in my schedule. They emailed me the order, I printed it out and headed to the site. The blood work was quick and decently painless for having blood drawn. ;)
I was sad to not have an InsideTracker bandaid like I saw some other folks share on social media. But I consoled myself with post-blood coffee! :)
Within a week I received the email that my results were in.
Boy were they thorough. With the Ultimate test, InsideTracker tests 30 biomarkers as well as your InnerAge.
I think I was most nervous/excited to learn my InnerAge. I was really hoping it would be less than my actual age.
And you know what it was?
YAY! I was pleasantly surprised to see that. I was optimistic with advice from the analysis/recommendation portion of the site I would be able to reduce that age even more.
On the analysis/recommendation part of the site, each biomarker is broken out with suggestions on how to optimize the numbers.
For example, here are my Iron group results:
While the site was easy to understand and navigate, I wanted to get further guidance from one of InsideTracker's dietitians. Jonathan set up a phone call for me with Ashley. I made sure he had someone a dietitian that was sensitive to wording when speaking with someone who has had a large weight loss. There are many in the medical field that do not have the right bedside manor when it comes to that topic.
Before we started the conversation, I set the tone of the call by informing her I was looking to 1) lose weight and 2) maximize my fitness performance. This way she would know my goals and make the corresponding recommendations.
She was personable, easy to talk to and made sure to talk in layman's terms. She gave me specific suggestions of vitamins to use when asked. She was open to following up with me through email, which was very helpful since I couldn't remember all of the specific names of the vitamins.
When discussing the low Iron count, she asked which foods I should include in my diet to help regulate the number, but was understanding when I shared there were certain food groups off limits. I liked the flexibility and personalization of the suggestions in that regard.
When you click on the "more" button (showed in the picture above), you can also taylor the food suggestions to match your dietary needs.
This was a huge help and it shows that it is something that everyone can use and benefit from.
As you can see it can be used for all of the different biomarkers tested.
I immediately put one of her suggestions in to action: a more satisfying and protein/fiber based breakfast. I have started using overnight oats (4 Weight Watchers Points) topped with 1 tbsp of Flaxseed (1 PPV) to help with my higher cholesterol level.
I think the information that shocked me the most was the final biomarker we discussed - Testosterone: Cortisol Ratio.
As you can see this tests your stress level and whether you are overtraining or not.
Seeing as how I felt stressed the entire Summer/Fall, I was expecting a wicked low number, but instead Ashley was happy with my 64.
The testosterone:cortisol score (T/C) is therefore an indicator of whether the body is in a state of increasing or decreasing muscle mass. The score ranges from 0-100, and the higher the score, the more optimal the conditions for increasing muscle mass. A low T/C score can be an indicator of over-training, high stress levels, or poor quality sleep, any of which can result in muscle breakdown and fatigue. A high T/C score can show that your body is getting enough sleep and recovery time to increase muscle mass and strength.
But even with a good number, I have been working to decrease my stress (which has been way lower the past month) and increase my sleep (which is still a work in progress).
Now many have asked how the information from InsideTracker has been working with my Weight Watchers plan. They actually pair perfectly together. The recommendations are pushing me to more natural and satisfying foods than the low point processed crap I had been falling back on.
Additionally the site has a "Food Basket" portion where InsideTracker suggests a meal plan for you based on your blood work results and your dietary restrictions. If you are someone that counts calories, it even allows you to set up your calorie goal for the day and the site adjusts the servings of foods listed to meet that.
For me, I was able to take the food and translate it into Weight Watchers Points Values pretty easily. YES!
Overall, the entire process from signing up, getting my blood work and understanding the results was easy and painless. I was able to get the information and guidance I needed quickly. There is even a live chat available on the site if you need immediate help.
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Letter sent to the Barclays' Bank Chairman by Evesham and District Justice and Equality Network
The Chairman
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1 Churchill Place
29th January 2011
As members of the Evesham and District Justice and Equality Network (EDJEN) we have been outside your local bank today to protest about the current role of the banks in our society in general, and the size of bankers' bonuses in particular. I enclose a copy of our leaflet which states the direction which we believe the Banks should take. We make it clear we believe banks are an essential part of our society. They have done much good in the past. We recognise banks contribute greatly to our economy, although many people think you have become too influential, as opposed to manufacturing and related industries which have declined considerably over the past twenty years.
We do not oppose bonuses per se, though we believe people should do the work as agreed with their employer, and if that employer chooses to give a modest bonus in appreciation of service over and above the call of duty, maybe 10% would be adequate, as one would offer for good service in a restaurant or similar establishment. The enormous size of bonuses encouraged investment bankers to gamble with your and our money, led us into the dreadful financial situation which has required £800 billions of public money to bail you out, and left us with an extremely large public debt.
We also want you to stop assisting rich clients to avoid tax. It is very clear that the wealthiest people salt their money away in tax havens – Jersey, the British Virgin islands, the Cayman islands, Bahamas, even the Isle of Man – while the rest of us who can't afford your costly 'advice' pay our taxes as due – which is as it should be. If all the avoidance, evasion and fraud was stopped, HMRC has estimated up to £40 billions a year would be raised – which would prevent some of the vicious cuts in welfare benefits, especially to the young and disabled, which are now taking place.
We also believe banks should separate your 'retail' business, i.e. the normal business which ordinary customers expect, from your investment business. It is the latter which allowed some of your most highly paid staff to gamble with our money, and when they lost it didn't cost them a bean, but we are having to pay very dearly. If bankers want to gamble, do it with your own money, or those of your clients who can afford to lose, not with ordinary people's money, and not to the degree which requires the massive bail-outs of the last two years.
Finally we believe you are failing to lend to small and medium businesses as is necessary to restart the economy which your activities have helped to stall. Government has been trying to get you to operate in this more socially responsible manner but their efforts appear to have been rebuffed. It is unacceptable that you take our bail-out, then refuse to support local businesses who are the main hopes of economic recovery. We look forward to your response.
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Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Rav Hirsch to Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Kalischer
"My mind is too small to recognize the good and truth that will result, according to you, from your efforts in colonizing Eretz Yisroel. What you consider a mitzvah and a great obligation, does not seem so in my humble opinion. I have no knowledge of secret matters, and I see nothing better than to continue on the road paved by our fathers and predecessors, who made it their goal only to improve our Torah observance, and to look forward to the redemption, which might come any day, if we only listen to G-d's voice. They never approached redemption through the improvement of the Holy Land, only through the improvement of our hearts and deeds." Rav Hirsch to Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Kalischer, 1864 (Shemesh Marpei, p. 211)
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All my life, I've been a happy go lucky, peaceful type of person. As a child I never liked confrontations, fights or negative attitudes. I still don't. Matter of fact, I was usually the peace keeper always wanting everyone to get along. When I was younger, I remember my parents arguing in front of me. I reacted by not talking to them for days. No matter what they did, I wouldn't talk to them. It concerned them enough to change their ways
(a strategic move on my part) so they argued when I wasn't around.
I knew then that anger and negative actions were not suppose to be a part of my blueprint. My friends use to make fun of me saying that I was from another planet because I had so much patience. One day while doing some research, I stumbled upon a book called Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman. I was truly overjoyed and relieved because the book connected a lot of dots for me. I had a better sense of clarity about why I am the way that I am. The book states that Emotional Intelligence is a trait not measured by an IQ test. A set of skills including listening, control of one's impulses, self-motivation, empathy and social competence in interpersonal relationships. The people who possess these skills are usually
outstanding performers and business leaders.
I am now a mature women with an exceptional personality and the same emotional skills. I call it "The Gift With A Price". The gift part of my emotional stability is that I have this uncanny ability to help, reason, calm and redirect those who do not posses the emotional skills to do so and they listen! This ability also helps me focus on and compartmentalize what the real issues are when dealing with an emotional uprising and not on the angry negative emotions being thrown around. The price for this gift is that it can be quite draining at times and I "must" have other emotional IQ individuals around that I can use as sounding boards.
Aristotle writes "Anyone can become angry-that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way-that is not easy".
In my last entry titled Emotional IQ; The gift with a price. I spoke about Emotional Intelligence and how it's been so effective in my life. I would like to share five ways to quickly improve your Emotional Intelligence. Emotional Intelligence (EQ or EI) can be defined as the ability to understand, manage and effectively express one's own feelings as well as engage and navigate successfully with others. According to Talent Smart, 90% of high performers at the work place possess high EQ, while 80% of low performers have low EQ. Emotional Intelligence is absolutely essential in the formation, development maintenance, and enhancement of close personal relationships. Unlike IQ, which does not change significantly over a lifetime, our EQ can evolve and increase with our desire to learn and grow.
1. The ability to deal with one's own negative emotions
"We become what we think about all day long" -Ralph Waldo Emerson-
Perhaps no aspect of EQ is more important than our ability to effectively mange our own negative emotions, so they don't overwhelm us and affect our judgment. In order to change the way we feel about a situation, we must first change the way we think about it. Neuro-psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Amen developed an easy to practice exercise call "ANT Therapy-Killing our Automatic Negative Thoughts," which helps us examine the nature of our negative experiences and relate to it in such a way as to reduce our negative emotions. (This link I provided has to be placed in manually unfortunately it's not available through this video link. Click on link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SGDnL1j7lw and copy it onto the you tube search for) Dr.Amen(Change your brain; Change your life 7-8) explains A.N.T. Therapy from 01:04 to the end of the clip, and at the very beginning of the next sequence. Please watch it and share with me what you learned from this. video clip. Dr. Amen is very funny as well as informative. In part three, four, and five of Emotional IQ; the gift with the price I will be sharing the next four tips so please log in.
2. The ability to stay cool under pressure
"Trouble comes from the mouth" - Chinese proverb
Most of us experience some level of stress in life. How we handle stressful situations can make the difference between being assertive versus reactive, and poised versus frazzled. When under pressure the most important thing to keep in mind is to keep our cool. Here are some quick tips:
A. If you feel angry and upset with someone, before you say something you might later regret, take a deep breath and try to calm down so that you can think about how to figure out a better way of communicating the issue, so that you can reduce, instead of complicate the problem. If you're still upset after taking a deep breath take some time away from the issue or situation if possible, and revisit the matter after you have calmed down.
B. If you feel nervous and anxious, put cold water on your face and get some fresh air. Cool temperature can help reduce anxiety levels. Avoid caffeinated beverages which can stimulate you nervousness.
C. If you feel fearful depressed, or discouraged, try intense aerobic exercises. Energize yourself. The way we use our bodies affects greatly the way we feel. As the saying goes-motion dictates emotion. As you experience the vitality of your body, your confidence will also grow. Some other suggestions are to go out with a few friends and engage in some really fun activities such as sports, or playing games at an arcade or to the movies and see a really good comedy movie because a good laugh or laughter will create feelings of well being.
D. If you feel overwhelmed, confused, stuck, or uninspired, go outdoors and clear your head. Go into nature and surround yourself into the beauty of color. Walk. Take deep breaths. Empty your mind. Come back with a fresh perspective.
~Preston Ni~
The ability to read social clues
"We don't see things as they are. We see things as we are."
Anais Nin
People with high EQ are generally more accurate in their ability to perceive and interpret others' emotional, physical and verbal expressions. They also know how to communicate effectively to clarify intentions. Based on the writings of Ronald Adler and Russell Proctor ll, here are a couple of tips to increase the accuracy of reading social clues:
A. When we see an expression from someone that we don't understand fully, come up with at least two possible interpretations before jumping to conclusion. For example, I may be tempted to think my friends not returning my call because he's ignoring me, or I can consider the possibility that he's been very busy. When we avoid personal-zing other people's behaviors, we can perceive their expressions more objectively. People do what they do because of them more than because of us. Widening our perspective on the situation can reduce the possibility of misunderstanding.
"A negative look from someone else may mean nothing more than they're constipated!"
~Daniel Amen~
B. Seek clarification when needed. If necessary, inquire with the other person for clarification on why she's behaving the way she does. Ask opened ended questions such as: "I'm just curious, can you tell me why.., " and avoid accusations and judgments. Compare that person's words with body language and behavior to check for congruency.
4. The ability to be assertive and express difficult emotions when necessary
"Being who we are requires that we can talk openly about things that are important to us, that we take a clear position on where we stand on important emotional issues, and that we clarify the limits of what is acceptable and tolerable to us in a relationship."
~Harriet Lerner~
There are times in all of our lives when it's important to set our boundaries appropriately, so people know where we stand. These can include exercising our right to disagree (without being disagreeable), saying "no" without feeling guilty, setting our own priorities, getting what we paid for, and protecting ourselves from duress and harm.
One method to consider when needing to express difficult emotions in the XYZ technique- I feel X when you do Y in situation Z Here are some examples:
"I feel strongly that I should receive recognition from the company based on my contributions."
"I feel uncomfortable that you expect me to help you over my own priorities."
"I feel disappointed when you didn't follow through when you told me you would."
"I feel frustrated when you continue to bot take our finances seriously."
"I feel hurt when you made fun of me at dinner last night."
Avoid using sentences that begin with "you" and followed by accusation or judgment, such as "you are...," "you should....," "you need to...," "You" language followed by such directives put the listener on the defense and make them less likely to be open to what you have to say.
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Perhaps an article I wrote on August 4, 2016 may shed some light as to why Trump is involved:
Exclusive: Facebook Censoring Donald Trump Videos
First you have Google in bed with Hillary Clinton making little lie babies. Now, Facebook is apparently is also in Hillary's bed, making it a ménage à trois. Facebook is censoring Donald Trump videos that rip Hillary Clinton and her e-mail scandals. In the video of Hillary defending herself in the e-mail scandal (shown in the post below this one)and her claims being destroyed by Rep. Trey Gowdy and the FBI director, you can't see that video and the message says: "Something Went Wrong Sorry we're having problems playing this video" and of course, you can't watch the video.
Same with another video and the same concept and you get the censorship message....
I sampled probably 25 videos and found that 11 videos could not be played, and the rest did play. So, clearly, it's not a computer problem.
So, once again, a liberal web site, run by an extreme liberal is trying to rig the election.
And the liberals complain that Trump is inviting Russia to meddle in our election. Well, what about U.S. tech companies trying to rig the election? Where are the democrats condemning Google and Facebook?
Update: I went to the Hillary Clinton Facebook page and lo and behold, not one of about 20 videos on her Facebook video page were censured.
There is no doubt that Facebook is censuring Trump by knocking off the videos from his Facebook page but allowing all of Hillary's videos.
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The Benefits Of Renting A Gaming Truck or Gaming Trailer For A Children's Party
The birthday of your child is extremely vital for you to celebrate with the family and with his friends and to make things more memorable and exhilarating for him, it would surely be great if you could hire the best game truck or even gaming limos in the industry. If your kid and his friends are also fans of video games, this could even turn into something more special for him which is why it is something that you should greatly consider.
You'll surely be impressed with gaming trucks, gaming trailers or gaming limos as these trailers or bus are exceptionally equipped with the most cutting-edge gaming technologies out there, engaging televisions and more, while the fact that it would be the one to go to your home for you and your kids' convenience is something that should be rejoiced as well. It is not surprising though if you find your desire to rent a gaming trailer suddenly plummet if you learn more about its price but of course, you'll surely change your mind swiftly with the aid of the tips below.
Since the party would surely be all about kids, it is vital that all of them, without exception, would be entertained during the party. Gaming trucks would have staffs going along with them to assist in using the gaming consoles and devices but more than that, they could also be the ones to distribute the kids through the myriad games on the truck and let them play in multiplayer modes in a way that no one would be left out without a game to play. The most typical games would allow multiplayer modes on a single console but the video game trailers would have their way of connecting the stations to each other so it will be more fun for the kids to play with kids on the other stations.
It is highly likely that even if you have a gaming console in your home, it may not be the latest one there is but with the help of this kind of truck, you'll surely be thrilled to know that your kids would be able to experience superb fun with the most cutting-edge gaming technologies and games today. This option is definitely for you especially if there's no way you'll purchase multiple of cutting-edge gaming consoles and games for a party.
There's also no doubt that cleaning up in a party with a video gaming trailer would be a cinch as well. The reason for this is due to the fact that the gaming truck would be the core entertainment of the party and the only mess that you'll be left with are from foods and drinks of the kids.


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international / anarchist movement Wednesday March 31, 2010 22:22 by Thomas
How do we, as anarchists, differ from others in how we view organization? Or more specifically, how does our view of individuality differ from the common misconception of anarchism as the absence of all accountability. This essay will describe anarchist accountability and how it differs from the types of accountability were trying to replace. Implementing accountability in all of our practices is fundamental to our effectiveness now in our practice and how it prefigures the kind of society that we want to replace the existing society.A key anarchist insight in opposing top-down accountability is that to address the root of the problem the top-down structure and relation must be changed, not the person or group holding it. Anarchists believe that its the structures and relations of hierarchical domination and oppression themselves that must be destroyed and replaced with egalitarian and horizontal structures and relations.
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international / anarchist movement Monday February 15, 2010 21:53 by European Conference
Last weekend delegates from six European anarchist organisations met in Paris for a European conference of Anarkismo.net groups.Members of Alternative Liberataire (France), Organisation Socialiste Libertaire (Switzerland), Workers Solidarity Movement (Ireland), Liberty & Solidarity (Britain), Federazione dei Comunisti Anarchici (Italy) and Counter Power (Norway) spent the weekend debating and agreeing a set of texts and proposals.
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international / anarchist movement Thursday January 28, 2010 19:42 by Richard Estes and Ron Glick
"The whole idea of 'anarchism', the whole word, has gathered a lot of connotations over time which have obscured peoples ability to understand it. I mean, in the public mind in the States I imagine its pretty similar to a lot of other English-speaking countries: anarchism is seen as chaos, disorder, and so on. But when you look closely at anarchism, to understand what its core ideas are, you have to look at its history, you have to look at when it emerges. And when you look at its emergence, you have to go back to the 1860s, you find it emerging in the union movement, the workers movement, in the socialist movement."Richard Estes and Ron Glick interviewed Lucien van der Walt, co-author of Black Flame: The Revolutionary Class Politics of Anarchism and Syndicalism, on their show Speaking In Tongues, KDVS, 90.3 FM, University Of California, Davis. The interview took place on September 25, 2009.
The interview covers issues like defining anarchism, anarchism and trade unions today, the issue of centralisation, anarchism and globalisation then and now, the Soviet Union and Communism, the Spanish Civil War, anarchism and immigration today, the relationship between class struggle and other forms of oppression, anarchism after Seattle, and anarchism and postmodernism.
international / divers Friday December 18, 2009 10:23 by Emma Klotz
« Jai des doutes sur les attentats du 11 Septembre. » Qui na déjà entendu cela ? Les théories du complot nont cessé de se développer depuis dix ans, et cela na rien de réjouissant. Car, après les superstitions et les religions, elles constituent de nouvelles illères, une nouvelle entrave à la révolte, en obscurcissant la compréhension du capitalisme et de limpérialisme.
internazionale / ambiente Monday December 14, 2009 06:57 by FdCA - Gruppo di Lavoro energia e ambiente
Quanti anni sono passati dal vertice di Kyoto che partorì il famoso protocollo, secondo il quale gran parte degli Stati della Terra si impegnavano a ridurre le proprie emissioni di CO2 e degli altri gas serra, responsabili principali dell'aumento repentino della temperatura media del Pianeta?Come possiamo continuare a delegare i nostri bisogni, la difesa della nostra salute e dell'ambiente biologico in cui viviamo, a persone che, per il ruolo sociale che rivestono, pensano prima di tutto ad accumulare denaro e proprietà, infischiandosene del bene collettivo?
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Thursday, July 12, 2007
a few nice folks on the sunset ride
I was enjoying a nice leisurely ride yesterday evening when at about 2 1/2 miles up the trail I came around a sharp turn and glanced down the trail behind me. I spotted another rider a couple hundred yards behind me. Suddenly, without consciously deciding to do so, my pace bumped way up and that old competitive spirit spiked my veins. I don't even know why. I didn't even know this other person and suddenly I just had to make it to the top ahead of him.
At the first saddle/trail junction I stopped as usual to take a break and get a good drink of water. Here, I met John, who was asking a few questions about the riding/trail options. Apparently, he hadn't been up here for a few years. He was just coming back from surgery on both knees after a bike crash in La Tuna canyon (ouch!). He was waiting for some of his friends. I thought maybe that other rider was one of his friends so I stayed and talked with John awhile to find out.
But, that other rider continued on ahead up the trail. It wasn't John's friend. So, now the race was on again and I was behind – oh, dear no! So I wished John well and headed off. I was a little more in control of my senses, so I just rode casually up the trail for a while, not wanting to crowd the ride for the other rider. But, then, there he was again right in front of me and I just had to creep up behind him. We both said "Hey, how's it going" at exactly the same time, so I felt obliged to add "Nice day for a ride," to which he responded "Yeah, it's perfect," And, he was right. It was nice and cool with plenty of shade in the corners of the trail. But I couldn't stay to ride with him 'cause once you get that competitiveness into the blood it's really hard to let go of it.
I saw him again at the top after I'd finished the last of my water and was ready to head back down. We both came back down the same way we had come up. He caught up with me toward the bottom of the trail (I guess a full suspension bike really does hold some tiny advantage over a no suspension bike after all.) We chatted briefly again and I found out that he rides this trail twice a week. So, maybe we'll run into each other again soon and we'll be able to ride together without being so competitive. Maybe John will show up again, too. It would be nice to have a few nice folks to ride with.
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so it's been a pretty hectic week. It was October break but instead of having a nice relaxing week, I had sat cram class all day, everyday. It was crazy! Then on Saturday I took my sat (for the last time, hurrah). BUT the best part of my week was that night when I got to go to BEIBERS CONCERT. yeah, that's right, I'm a belieber.
I know there's a spectrum from hate to love for Beiber but honestly, he was very professional. He was not late or drunk or high. He was also a great singer and he really developed that potential everyone saw on YouTube. anyways, it was an amazing concert.
So, now it's Monday and I'm suppose to have school but god listened to my prayers and it's a typhoon day! An extra day of vacation? hell yeah!
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Study of Romans - 8
Romans 12 & 13
Romans is clearly the book of the new birth. Perhaps that's why it is strategically placed after the Gospels, in which Jesus worked with the Holy Spirit, and after Acts, in which the Apostles worked with the Holy Spirit. Now it is time, after these descriptions of what to do, for the people of God to work with the Holy Spirit, and Romans starts us at the starting gate: get born again! And then get baptized in the Holy Spirit.
Just as a point of review, when we are born again, the Holy Spirit moves into our spirit and never leaves us or forsakes us, no matter how stupid our human behavior may be. However, if we want His power to work in and with us, we must have His baptism, as that is when power comes upon us. That power doesn't stay steady, we can lose it and regain it all day long. As Marilyn Hickey says, we leak. He's always there, but we need the Anointing for the power to work. How do we get and keep that Anointing? That's what the rest of the Bible will teach us.


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Ofsted May 2017
Golden Rules
"Always do your best"
"Always be kind and respectful to other people"
Day to Day School Rules
1. You should always listen and respond to all staff in school.
2. You should always be friendly.
3. You should always behave sensibly. Bad language and violence is not to be tolerated in school.
4. Arrive at school not before 8:45am and not after 8:55am.
5. Children should walk calmly in school at all times.
6. Leave valuable items at home.
7. These items are banned from school; chewing gum, sweets and crisps at playtimes, items with sharp blades, glass bottles, toys (unless permission is given by the class teacher).
8. The wearing of jewellery is not allowed except for watches and stud ear-rings. (Ear-rings MUST be removed during PE and swimming lessons)
9. The wearing of make up and nail varnish is not allowed.
10. All clothes and shoes should be clearly labelled with your name.
11. School must be informed of an absence on the first day.
12. Children must go out to play at dinnertimes and playtimes unless the have a pass given to them from a member of staff.
13. All litter should be put into bins.
14. Behaviour in the hall at lunch times should be orderly and calm.
15. Children should be suitably dressed for school – school uniform, suitable outdoor coats & footwear, PE kits and swimming kits.
16. Haircuts should be sensible with no tramlines. Extreme haircuts are not allowed in school.
These School Rules were formulated from the responses of all year group from Reception to Year 6.
They are designed to help make everyone safe, enjoy their time here at Friarswood and above all to provide an environment where children can learn.


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Early LifeEdit
Les was born around 1889-1890 saying himself that he is "near 10".
Les is the brother of David Jacobs and Sarah Jacobs. He lives in a tenement with his family and seems to like hot dogs.
Newsie NameEdit
Les has not been given a Newsies name yet and is just called by his regular name. Maybe he will obtain a name that has something to do with his wooden sword or the hotdog that helped win the strike.
Strike DaysEdit
Les and his brother David have to become newsboys when their father breaks his arm in an accident at the factory and is unable to work.
David is hesitant to join the strike but Les is ready to strike and wants to be just like Jack Kelly.
Les helps out with the strike in an unexpected way when he saves his hotdog in the paper that Denton wrote his un-printed story on.


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Thank you for liking and following my #LiFePO4wered/Solar1 project!
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Last week, when all my favorite surf spots were closed because of oil spills, I headed inland, to a forgotten corner of Wildcat Canyon, to walk a line in the air.
The sport is called slacklining, and it really is as simple as these pictures make it look. Walk the line. No problem, right?
Damian gets high while Stephanie keeps it on the low-down.
I met with Damian Cooksey, who is one of the stars of this obscure sport. He is the first man ever to do a front flip on a slackline and, last year, did the longest slackline ever, 405 feet, in a park in Poland (and subsequently did another of 506 feet, in Germany this July).
Damian is an unpretentious guy with the slender, zero-percent-bodyfat physique of a rock climber, which in fact he is, as are most adherents of the sport. Slacklining began as a downtime activity among climbers in Yosemite Valley and uses the materials of climbing – specifically the inch-wide, flexible webbing upon which one walks.
Damian was kind enough to bring me and Jeffro, who are the rankest of novices, as well as Liz and Stephanie, who can already walk the walk.
We set up two lines. One hung a mere two feet off the ground and ran 30 feet. The second stretched 90 feet across a giant crease in the hillside and stood and 20 feet in the air. The latter is called a "highline."
Damian demonstrates "slackline surfing."
While Liz tried out the highline, calling out tremulously and yelping as she fell, I practiced again and again on the lowline. Here's how it went: Step on, jiggle, fall off. Step on, wobble, fall off. Step on, wobble…pinwheel the arms…dodge hips to the left…ah, balanced!
Fall off.
Standing on that wobbly line is completely absorbing. Your synapses and muscles are entirely given over to the webbing's bobble and sway. No question I'll try this sport again.


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Last weeks I've participated to software studies course and as assignment we were supposed to do little app in Processing. But for some reason I wanted to try doing some interactive piece in Quartz Composer. So after hitting my head to wall almost whole weekend I got it somehowly working. So here's the result. Little game called Red Danger.
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October 21, 2010
October 3, 2010
Little bit personal stuff
This post is more personal than usually. Anyway I shot lots of stuff last summer with my Flip UltraHD pocket camcorder. Now couple weeks ago I started to look material and decided to make little montage of those. Hope you enjoy the summer feeling :D
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Assesing the Curriculum for Special Education
Jaro, Iloilo City
In Partial Fulfillment of the Course
Educ. 647
Supervision of Instruction
Presented to:
Dr. Lucy B. Catalogo
Presented by:
Lori Grace A. Advincula
March 25, 2008
Table of Contents
Chapter I. Introduction …………………………………...2
Background of the Study………………..2
Objectives of the Study ………………….2
Statement of the Problem ...……………..3
Scope and Limitation ……………………4
Hypothesis ……………………………….5
Chapter II. Review of Related Literature ……………..6
Chapter III. Methodology and Procedure …………….10
School can be particularly challenging for children with special needs, including those with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD, who often experience poor academic performance, behavior problems, and difficulties with social interaction. The situation can be further complicated by the fact that there is no typical, predictable classroom style common to all children with special needs, for that matter. It can also be hard for parents to tell how much of any problem identified by a teacher falls into the normal range of a child development, for example how much is due to ADHD, and how much is due to coexisting problem such as learning disability, anxiety disorder, or disruptive behavior and others. Add to this fact that the public school system here in the Philippines may not have Individualized Education Program (IEP) that will meet the needs of these special children. In this study, the researcher will use different basic methods of assessing special education curriculum how it may be integrated into the mainstream or general education particularly in the Philippine public school system, without compromising quality of education. Objectives of the Study
The objectives of this research proposal are a) to assess the basic curriculum of special education; b) to identify the positive and negative effect of the integration of such curriculum with the general education in the mainstream classroom and c) to identify effective classroom and teaching styles of special education. Statement of the Problem
So many parents who have a child with special needs, particularly ADHD, have a dilemma when it comes to placing their children in public school system in the Philippines, since they are not included in the public school curriculum. And most public school teachers, if not some, may not be fully aware of the special needs of a child with ADHD and for that matter, does not have special skills in dealing with such students. Only special schools or some private schools deal with special children or include special education in their general education curriculum. On November 2005, my six-year old daughter was diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Since she was moving up to first grade, sending her to a public school was practical and a good choice, yet doubtful that the public school system has educational intervention for children with special needs like her, within the mainstream classroom setting. Her developmental pediatrician suggested for a behavioral therapy and tutorial through a SPED School, for that matter but it was important for my child to interact with children her age in a normal classroom setting, so the plan did not push through. .
Scope and Limitation
The Department of Education often stresses the need for a good public education which is free and accessible to every child in the country, including children with special needs, particularly those with Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who came from all levels of society. It is therefore important to assess and evaluate special education curriculum to see if it can be integrated in the mainstream classroom. The special education...
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