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I own a replica of this dining set. The previous owner stripped the chairs to the natural wood. Although I do like the look, it is a bit too natural for me. I believe I will restore them to their original painted surface.
I purchased a version of this dresser. I posted it in earlier posts. And, I want the chair, actually I want a matching pair! Love love love the chair!
Even though the mint green phone issomewhat, if not completely obsolete, it tugs at our heart's memories of a time when a phone call was so cherished. Kinda like most things......in excess, we just don't value it as much! : (
I'd love to have this version again.
I'll share pics of "my" french provincial pieces, later, along with other obsessions, as I post "My Obsessions" every week! xo
(PS Sorry again for a duplicate posting. I am still learning!)


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The College Hour is doing something different. We are not going to put HBCU's by states, region or in alphabetical order. We are hoping that you stretch your mind and look at a lot these institutions because they all have a lot to offer. Choosing an institution is a very important decision and shouldn't be taken lightly. The majority of students and parents choose a school a lot of times because of financial reasons. Some choose because we don't want to be far from home. I hope you take this thought into consideration. Choose a school on the strength of it's ability to get you where you want to go in life. I say this because there is a prevailing thought that the ice is colder from someone else's refrigerator. This fallacy is further from the truth than people realize. Statistics show from the 2010 Department of Education that over 40 % of African Americans that received Bachelor Degrees came from HBCUs. Over 70% of African American Doctors and Dentist come from HBCU's. Over 50% of African American Engineers come from HBCUs. Now take this thought with you. HBCUs only make up only 3% of Colleges and Universities in this country. These institutions also have close ties to corporations and foundations for employment and for raising capital for their endowment and working capital. HBCUs give a sense of belonging, self pride and the thought of experimenting and failure is just a learning experience of something not to do again and try another approach to get the answer. The College Hour recognizes that HBCU's are not for everyone. If you are thinking about going to College, GO TO COLLEGE. It is one of the greatest experience that you will have in your life.
But, if you decide to go to college, go to a HBCU!!!!!
Southern University and A&M College
Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is a historically black university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The college "serves as a cultural, political, educational, and industrial center for South Louisiana". A Discussion between P. B. S. Pinchback, T. T. Allain, and Henry Demas at the 1879 Louisiana State Constitutional Convention about an institution to educate people of color led to the creation of Southern University. In April of the next year in New Orleans, the Louisiana general Assembly chartered Southern University.
On March 7, 1881 with twelve students, the doors of the university were opened. Upon becoming a land grant school in 1890, an Agricultural and Mechanical department was added. The school grew rapidly, but there was one problem. There was a lack of land for expansion so they relocated to; back then, what was Scotlandville in 1914. The destination is a part of the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.
Southern University's expansion had a lot to do with the first president, Dr. Joseph Samuel Clark, due to his involvement in the Baton Rouge African community. Clark led Southern University through the 1921 expansion authorized at the Louisiana Constitutional Convention. What use to be forty-seven students, somehow progressed to five hundred under Clark's leadership. The Clarks believed in keeping Southern University in their family because upon retirement the president position was handed to his son, Dr. Felton Grandison Clark, who went on to lead Southern University in yet another tremendous growth period. Also, under Dr. Felton Clark's command, the university was one of the first historically black colleges to receive a visit from a First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, in 1943.
In 1947, four years and one law suit later, Southern University received a law program due to LSU lack of interest to gain African Americans in their law systems. Then, Southern University at New Orleans (SUNO) (1956) and Southern University at Shreveport/Bossier City (SUSLA) (1964) were founded.
In November of 1972, there was a bit of commotion going on around Southern University. Two students by the names of Denver Smith and Leonard Brown were shot and killed outside the Auditorium. They were involved in a protest group on campus known as "Students United". The murders were never solved but the auditorium is now the Southern University Museum of Art. Later in 1974 "a special session in the Louisiana Legislature established the Southern University System". The above schools were added to this system along with Southern University Law Center; Southern University Agricultural Center; and Southern University, Shreveport (SUSLA is a two-year, commuter college). The Southern University Museum of Art at Shreveport is another destination of the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.
Southern University and A&M College, as it is known now, encompasses 512 acres, with an agricultural experimental station on an additional 372-acre site, located five miles north of the main campus. It is also a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. This a beautiful campus that over looks the Mississippi River in the northern section of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This University has a very strong alumni and an dedicated alumni. This is a must see university.
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Our Approach
Our multidisciplinary team includes specialized gastroenterologists, colorectal surgeons, nutritionists, radiologists, pathologists, and nurses that work closely to ensure patient-centered and evidence-based care. Our team meets regularly to discuss how each patient's health, nutrition and overall quality of life can be improved through medical treatments, education and counseling.
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Our specialized gastroenterologists have completed additional training in the care of IBD patients and are experienced with the most advanced and effective medical regimens that are available. They are committed to close monitoring for side effects of medications and of disease-related complications. They are also actively conducting research to better understand the causes of this disease and offer access to promising therapies not yet available at other institutions.
Promising clinical trials include:
- Promising phase 3 trials of an oral (pill-form) medication called Mongerson for Crohn's disease and a novel biologic for ulcerative colitis which blocks a key molecule (IL-23) in the inflammation cascade which is overactive in IBD
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Cat Heaven
A comforting book by Cynthia Rylant
(If you have a dog – please see 'Dog Heaven', also by Cynthia Rylant)
You don't have to be religious to find soothing comfort in this wonderful book called Cat Heaven
A must have book for kids or adults, who are suffering the loss of a much loved kitty cat.
'Cat Heaven' mentions God, but do not worry if you are not religious – it is not 'preachy' in anyway. This book will be a great comfort to you, and especially if you have children that are affected by the loss of a dear pet.
'Cat Heaven' is for those of you who would love to imagine the wonderful time your kitty is having after it's ninth life has sadly been used up. The reassuring illustrations and nice rhyming verses in this loving book will show you that your fur-baby is having the time of his/her afterlife.
Your feline friend will receive a kiss, and a bowl of milk as it arrives at heaven's big yellow door. No more getting stuck in trees – the cats can just fly down. There'll be no shortage of cat toys, because in Cat Heaven, there are thousands and thousands of them, including catnip in the sky! Your kitty can sit on the laps of the angels and get it's ears and nose rubbed endlessly. The cats can look down from Cat Heaven and still watch the house where they once lived, and see the people that loved them inside.
See the video 'Cat Heaven'
By Cynthia Rylant
We've included 2 more wonderful books to help with those grieving the loss of a beloved cat…
'Goodbye Mog'
You may already know all the 'Mog' the cat books by the author Judith Kerr?
'Goodbye Mog' is a farewell to 'Mog'! Mog finally grows old and just wants to rest forever. Yes, we have to accept the fact that beautiful Mog dies.
The Thomas family miss her dearly. A new kitten is brought into the Thomas's home. It is very frightened and jumpy. Mog decides to give a lending 'paw' from beyond. The kitten gets settled, so now it's time for Mog to fly up towards the sun, forever.
See the video 'Goodbye Mog'
By Judith Kerr
Get 'Goodbye Mog' by Judith Kerr…
'The Cat Who Went To Heaven'
'The Cat Who Went To Heaven' is a timeless fable by Elizabeth Coatsworth. Although it was written in 1930, it still comforts adults and older children who have suffered the lost of a beloved cat.
The story is set in ancient Japan and follows the tale of a white cat. A struggling artist doesn't take delight in having an extra mouth to feed when his housekeeper brings this little white cat into his home. Compassion is shown, and the artist ends up including the cat in a commissioned painting of the Buddha. The plot starts to unfold as it seems that the cat, now named 'Good Fortune', has been denied the Buddha's blessing!
A gentle story where tissues may be required!
'The Cat Who Went To Heaven' includes a short telling of the Buddhas life as well as his past lives as animals.
This version has been re-illustrated in black and white by the artist Raoul Vitale.
See a short puppet show of 'The Cat Who Went To Heaven'
By Elizabeth Coatsworth
If you have suffered the loss of your pet, maybe consider getting:
: A cat's grief journal.
: A pet colouring therapy book.
: Commemorate your pet with a beautiful memorial statue.
: A photo and candle memorial plaque.
Get 'Cat Heaven' – on Amazon – also other choices for owners who have lost a beloved pet…
'Cat Heaven', and more – Amazon USA
'Cat Heaven', and more – Amazon CA
'Cat Heaven', and more – Amazon UK
'Cat Heaven', and more – Amazon AU
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Scouting report: Rockets at Grizzlies
When/where: 7 p.m. Tuesday/FedExForum
TV/radio: AT&T SportsNet; 790-AM; Spanish: 850 AM/101.7 FM
So far: Rockets 26-12, Grizzlies 18-22
Lately: The Rockets have won five of their last seven games and beat Minnesota by 30 points (139-109) on Saturday at Toyota Center, their second-largest victory of the season (158-111 over Atlanta on Nov. 30 at Toyota Center). The young Grizzlies have won five consecutive games, a streak that started with a 140-114 whipping of the Clippers in Los Angeles on Jan. 4. Memphis earlier in the season lost nine of 10 games.
Scouting the Rockets: The Rockets are 12-8 on the road, 6-6 against Western Conference teams. They've lost three of their last four games away from Toyota Center… The 139 points the Rockets scored on Saturday tied for third most this season, and the Rockets are tied for the NBA lead in scoring (119.2 points per game). … The Rockets topped the Grizzlies 107-100 in their first meeting this season on Nov. 4 in FedExForum, with James Harden scoring 44 points and Clint Capela grabbing 13 rebounds … Rookie Ja Morant led the Grizzlies in scoring with 23 points in that game … Four of the Rockets' last five wins have been by double digits … The 139 points on Saturday night came on the heels of a season-low in points in a 113-92 loss at Oklahoma City on Thursday. … The Rockets hit 18 3-pointers against the Timberwolves, including a combined 11-of-24 by Harden and Eric Gordon, and made 40 percent of their 3-point attempts (18-of-45). They are 10-0 this season when making at least 40 percent of their 3-pointers.
Scouting the Grizzlies: Memphis is coming off consecutive home victories against San Antonio (134-121) and Golden State (122-102) by an average of 16.5 points. The balanced Grizzlies feature three players averaging between 15.1-18.1 points per game. Jaren Jackson Jr. leads the way with 18.1 ppg, and he's followed closely by Morant's 17.8 ppg. Jonas Valanciunas rounds out the top three with 15.1 ppg, and he also leads the team in rebounding with 9.9 per game … Taylor Jenkins, a former Atlanta and Milwaukee assistant, is in his first season as a head coach. The University of Pennsylvania graduate was a Spurs basketball operations intern in 2007-08. … The Rockets and Grizzlies will play their final two games of the regular-season series at Toyota Center on Feb. 22 and April 15, the latter the regular-season finale.
Injury report
Rockets: Clint Capela (bruised heel) and P.J. Tucker (shoulder) are expected to play at Memphis.
By the numbers
20,000 – The number of career points James Harden reached in the Minnesota game, becoming the 45th NBA player to achieve that milestone.
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Sri Krishna blasphemed by the rabid anti-Hindu atheist Veeramani, Hindus condemn and complaint, Stalin's dubious stand in the politics and elections! [1]
Veeramani's derogatory remarks against Sri Krishna, demonstration and complaint: Speaking at an event organised by Dravidar Kazhagam recently on 23-03-2019, Veeramani spoke on the topic 'Pollachi Scandal – Irresponsible Brahmin Behaviour'. He said Lord Krishna should be the first person who should be booked for the criminal act of eve-teasing[1]. He added[2], "…We can take the example of God known as Krishna. He stole the clothes of women, when they were taking bath and gave back under the guise of giving salvation by asking them to come to him naked and collect the clothes. Such was the crooked Krishna. But, this picture was framed, kept in house and worshipped without shame. So how such worshiping person could be honest and discipline? Thus, from stealing butter at small age, to stealing women's clothes at adolescence and further asking them to come out, Krishna was the instigator of eve-teasing and a criminal. He should be booked and arrested. Can anybody disagree that Hindu religion cannot even project a god with discipline, honesty and decency. How then, the worshipping gang can claim any discipline? But, Periyar brought out all these nonsense and they say that discipline has gone only because of him!." Veeramani is well-known for making derogatory remarks on Hindu culture, practices and Gods. Through its mouth-piece, "Viduthalai," every Krishna Jayanthi, it would come out with rabid, highly malicious and disparaging articles on the Krishna's hagiographic and apocryphal legends. Because of the Tamilnadu state government support, all of his activities are ignored and he thinks that he has been above law. Most of the advocates and judges have been the nominees of Dravidian parties and they have been faithful and obedient employees of their political masters[3].
Hindus staged demonstration: As the video was widely circulated on WhatsApp, it drew the attention of a large number of Hindus. Dr. M.A. Venkata Krishnan Swamy has given a proper rebuttal to K Veeramani. Pointing out to the blabbering of Dravida Kazhagam's leader, he questioned[4], "Whether the Dravida Kazhagam accepts the character of Bhagawan Krishna? People who kept talking that there were no such characters(Lord Krishna) and Puranas were fake seemed to have accepted the Puranas now. So, it conveys that they have accepted Lord Krishna and Devas as well. Since they have accepted the God now, it is clear that they talk nothing but blabbering." While reminding about E.V. Ramaswamy's derogatory comments about womanhood and marriage relationships, Dr. MAV Swamy added, "Pollachi rapists should have followed EVR and definitely not Lord Krishna". The rebuttal video from Dr. MAV Swamy is also getting circulated on social media[5]. As this time, this roused passion among the Hindus, they demonstrated against his remarks and also filed complains. On 02-03-2019 [saturday], Hindus staged a demonstration at Chepauk condemning Veeramani, in which, many scholars participated. Particularly, Prof M. A. Venkatakrishnanan, HOD of Vaishnava Studies, University of Madras participated and explained the issue in context, condemned Veeramani and exposed his illogical blasphemous statements. Perhaps, this has been the first time in the Dravidian rule that Hindus have effectively come out and refuted the atheists and condemned them[6]. However, the media has downplayed the event. What prof M. A. Venkatakrishnanan spoke can be listened to here[7].
Criminal case has been booked by the Central Crime Branch police: The Central Crime Branch (CCB) police has booked a criminal case against Dravidar Kazhagam leader K. Veeramani for his disparaging remarks against a Hindu God while addressing a public meeting recently[8]. The police filed the case after receiving complaints from Hindu Makkal Katchi and Thirumoolar Thiruthondu, a religious organisation[9]. In their complaint, the Thirumoolar Thiruthondu members alleged that Mr. Veeramani spoke of Lord Krishna in a derisive manner at a meeting in Periyar Thidal, Vepery. B. Senthil, general secretary, Hindu Makkal Katchi, complained that Veeramani, in his speech, had made derogatory remarks hurting religious sentiments and promoting enmity. Hence, they wanted the police to take action against him. The CCB registered a first information report (FIR) against Mr. Veeramani under sections 153 (Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot), 153A (Promoting enmity between classes), 295A (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings), 298 (Uttering, words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings of any person), 505 (1)(b), (Inducing any person to commit an offence against the State or against the public tranquility) and 505(1)(c)(statements creating or promoting enmity, hatred or ill-will between classes) of the IPC.
Congress leader sat with rable rouser Veeramani: A day after a few Hindu Munnani cadres disrupted a Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) public meeting at Trichy, the city police on 08-04-2019, Friday arrested a total of 16 people in connection with the incident. The arrested include cadres from both outfits[10]. Gandhi Market police registered a case and arrested nine Hindu Munnani members including functionaries Manikandan and Balamurugan[11]. The police also arrested seven DK members including local functionaries Arockiyaraj and Mohandoss. This has been typical secular police action, just to satisfy both cadres. DK members alleged that negligence in providing security and failure to evacuate Hindu Munnani cadres from the venue led to the violence which left four of their cadres injured. The outfit was holding a public meeting showing support for Congress candidate Su Thirunavukkarasar at Keerakadai Bazaar when a host of Hindu Munnani members threw stones at the gathering. In fact, video shows exchange took place between the two groups. However, it is strange to note, how, Thrunavukkarasar, who wants his name to be called so not as "Thirunavukkarasan" or "Thirunavukkarasu," but with respect, sat together wit the anti-Hindu Veeramani, tha too, when he indulged in such rants recently made against Sri Krishna. He was in AIADMK and BJP and now in Congress, therefore, none could believe that he has been so naïve to accommodate such rabble-rouser.
DK justifying the derogatory remarks of Veeramani: DK members said that permission for the meeting was obtained from the election and police departments by intimating them of the presence of DK president K Veeramani and DMK MLA K N Nehru. Though DK cadres preferred to host the meeting near Sedal Mariyamman temple in Bhima Nagar, they were given permission to host the meeting at Keerakadai. As the meeting progressed, while DK's general secretary Arivukkarasu was justifying a controversial remark made by DK leader K Veeramani at Hindu god Krishna, a group of Hindu Munnani cadre pelted stones and plastic chairs at the dais. "It seems like a planned attack as there was no adequate police protection to prevent the violence. Even after the assault, the vehicle of our leaders was stopped and there were attempts to assault them," a DK member.
Permission to conduct meeting does mean to justify blasphemy: Already, police complaint has been lodged against Veeramani. Therefore, it is meaningless, justify his statements made against Sri Krishna. Meanwhile, Hindu Munnani founder organiser Rama Gopalan claimed DK members attacked them first after they opposed DK leaders criticising lord Krishna. "As per election model code of conduct, remarks insulting religious sentiments are prohibited. Though we have lodged complaints across against K Veeramani's derogatory remarks, police are hesitant in taking action," Rama Gopalan said. People of Tamilnadu should wait and see, what action police or any law enforcing authority going to take against Veeramani or his cadre?
Some leaders condemn Veeraani, but, attack also: AMMK deputy general secretary TTV Dhinakaran, in Trichy on Friday, condemned the attack by Hindu Munnani members on the cadres of Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) over the alleged derogatory remarks on Hindu gods. He also disapproved of the comments made by the rationalists[12]. "What they (DK) did was also wrong. But if they say something derogatory in a democratic country, one can sue them and can react to them in the court of law. The act of attacking them will set a wrong precedence in Tamil Nadu and it will trigger turbulence among the people. If they take the law in their hands, it will boomerang," Dhinakaran told the reporters in Trichy in his response to DK and its president K Veeramani's religious remarks on Hindus[13]. As he has been talking according to the occasion and context, it cannot be taken taken seriously.
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[1] Viduthalai, Pollachi – a warning, where is disciple Periyar and indecent Krishna and his gang of followers?, 24-03-2019.
[2] https://www.viduthalai.in/page1/178638.html
[3] When Karunanidhi died, the advocates, judges of all categories gathered to pay homage and sing eligi and how they cae out with their confessional statements or loyal obedient submissions about the work done during their tenure. In fact, they themselves have felt ashamed of what and how they spoke ath the occasion. So the question is when such obedient and ideological oriented persons occupy higher positions, how the state missionaries could function when Karunanidhi like politicians sit as CMs?
[4] Rightlog.in, As the 2019 general elections approach, anti-Hindu muck of Dravidian politics resurfaces, Pranesh Rangan by Pranesh Rangan March 30, 2019.
[5] https://rightlog.in/2019/03/dravida-kazhagam-hindu-01/
[6] For attacking a Brahmin and cutting sacred thread, two years back, in Mylapore, Hindus came together and complained t the police.
[7] பொள்ளாச்சி பாலியல் கொடூரத்திற்கு ஈவேரா கொள்கைகளே காரணம் டாக்டர் எம்.ஏ.வேங்கடகிருஷ்ணன் சாட்டையடி பதில் (வீடியோ இணைப்பு) – https://www.facebook.com/namtvnews/videos/631989670562525/
[8] The Hindu, Veeramani booked for offensive remarks, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT CHENNAI, APRIL 05, 2019 01:18 IST; UPDATED: APRIL 05, 2019 01:18 IST.
[9] https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/veeramani-booked-for-offensive-remarks/article26738747.ece
[10] Times of India, Stone-throwing: 9 of Hindu Munnani, 7 of DK arrested, tnn | Apr 6, 2019, 04:38 IST.
[11] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/stone-throwing-9-of-hindu-munnani-7-of-dk-arrested/articleshow/68746893.cms
[12] Times of India, TTV condemns attack on DK cadres, tnn | Apr 6, 2019, 04:40 IST
[13] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/trichy/ttv-condemns-attack-on-dk-cadres/articleshow/68746920.cms


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What is shamanism?
Shamanism is a permission-based practice of powering up your spirit and removing the items that are no longer necessary.
Shamanism is a method to heal. It is the science of spirituality whereby the shamanic practitioner journeys to helping spirits to receive information for healing.
As old as humanity, itself, it is the foremost tool to provide healing. Don't get it twisted – shamanism is not religion. In fact, it co-exists with religions in many cultures.
The word "shaman" translates to one who sees in the dark or one who knows or "sees with their heart".
By using a drum beat to shift consciousness or achieve a trance state, or theta wave state, the practitioner journeys to enter non-ordinary reality (spirit world) to meet with helping spirits to gather information and bring it back to help.
In ancient times, the survival of the tribe depended on it.
Please read this article to understand better if shamanic healing is right for you: We Are Not Alone.
Is there a particular tribe or country of shamanism that you practice?
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Core Shamanism consists of the universal, near-universal, and common features of shamanism, together with journeys to other worlds, a distinguishing feature of shamanism. As originated, researched, and developed by Michael Harner, the principles of Core Shamanism are not bound to any specific cultural group or perspective. Since the West overwhelmingly lost its shamanic knowledge centuries ago due to religious oppression, the Foundation's programs in Core Shamanism are particularly intended for Westerners to reacquire access to their rightful spiritual heritage through quality workshops and training courses. The Foundation, a non-profit organization was founded by Michael and Sandra Harner in 1985. Michael began as an anthropologist out in the field, conducted cross-cultural research, lived with indigenous cultures and was recognized as a white shaman by the Conibo and Shuar in South America; the Coast Salish, Pomo, and Northern Paiute in western North America; the Inland Inuit and the Sami in the Arctic; and the Tuvans of central Asia.
What is a spirit?
An animate essence with intelligence and varying degrees of power.
There has been proven by science an invisible world where spirits and essences live. We access them for healing and help.
Why do you access the spirits?
Spirits care about relieving pain and suffering in this physical world. They need humans to connect and work in partnership with to provide healing and harmony in the world.
What is soul retrieval?
In the process of going through life, a person may lose some of his or her personal spiritual power. This will cause symptoms like chronic fatigue, a run of bad luck, chronic illness. The shamanic practitioner will attempt to restore the client's power, usually by reconnecting the client to a former source of power, often in the form of a power animal or totem.
When traumatic events happen, a portion of our vital essence (soul) can become separated and lost. This can happen in both physical trauma (accidents, anesthesia, physical abuse) and emotional trauma (separation, loss of love, emotional abuse). Sometimes we even (unconsciously) "give away" our vital essence, or unwittingly participate in someone else taking it. The shamanic practitioner attempts to locate these lost fragments of vital essence and determine if it's safe for them to be brought back at this time. If so, the shamanic practitioner will bring back the client's lost essence, or "soul parts". This work is often combined with power animal retrieval.
What is a power animal?
The essence or spirit of an animal or type of animals to bring power to the person.
It's your guardian spirit that keeps you safe and you can tap into its power when you need to. Try and connect with this animal spirit.
Advice on Power Animals – don't talk about your power animal causally. Don't share your power animal- it gives the power away.
What is extraction?
The removal of small, negative thoughts or intrusions that may cause localized physical symptoms are removed by the shamanic practitioner.
What is divination?
This is where the shaman will attempt to get information for a client from the spirits — by reading cards, tossing stones, or directly in a journey. Additionally, the shaman can use the spirits of nature, trees, plants, drums, crystals, etc to receive information.
What is psychopomp?
There are souls of deceased humans that may be unquiet spirits that bother other living beings. They are in the wrong place and may have a problem- sometimes caused by an unexpected death. They may be confused. Psychopomp work escorts souls to the spirit world.
Can I bring my child in for a shamanic healing?
Yes, but I will ask for both parent's permission.
After a session, your soul parts are now infused back into you, notice what happens. You may behave differently, have different thoughts, have new outlooks and react to life in a different way. Notice, but don't get wrapped up in analyzing the story.
There is nothing to figure out, nothing to analyze. Many people don't recognize that they healing has occurred in their body. Many will forget that they were even sick.
May take 7 days, up to 6 months to integrate these new soul parts into your life.
Most clients take 3 – 7 days and may even feel something as the session was occurring.
Some people may feel resonance with their soul part that came back – nostalgia, tears, emotions, sadness or a vague, sense of shock.
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What are the benefits of meditation?
There are specific meditations for a variety of needs: reduce stress, work on addictions, increase vitality, and clear chakras, are a few.
What happens if I can't meditate?
There is a myth that when you sit down you should be able to quiet your mind. The mind generates thousands of thoughts per second. When you sit quietly and turn the focus inward, you become very aware of what is going on in the background of your mind. Distractions are the rule.
Just keep going back to the mantra or other points of focus. Do not evaluate or react to the extraneous thoughts. Let them be processed by the mantra. Have patience with yourself.
What should I expect to experience in meditation?
Meditation can frequently be blissful or very cozy as the meditative mind establishes a place of elevated consciousness. Sometimes meditation can be downright miserable. Meditation is a cleansing process. You may find yourself observing some very unpleasant, ugly thoughts while you're meditating. The important thing is, keep up! The mantras and meditations are doing their job. You're cleaning out and getting rid of negativity that has been covering up the divine light inside you.
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For decades, the Alhambra Police Department has offered Citizens Academy classes that give residents a taste of the training and situations its officers experience on a daily basis.
This spring, the department will open up the academy to a segment of the city's population which previously couldn't fully participate — Mandarin Chinese speakers.
Starting May 16, Alhambra police will offer their six-week Citizens Academy entirely in the Mandarin dialect, led by Mandarin-speaking officers or in English with a translator, depending on availability.
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Chief Timothy Vu, who has led the department for about a year, said one of his goals coming into the job was to expand the department's community engagement, and offering the Citizens Academy in languages other than English will help accomplish that.
"We already have an English one, so why not do one for Mandarin speakers so we can get our seniors who maybe don't speak English well and new immigrants in the community who don't understand what policing is like here," Vu said.
Later in the year, the department will present a Citizens Academy in Spanish, and it will hold its English academy in October as it usually does, Vu said.
Residents of all ability levels can participate, Vu said. Participants can observe any portion of the academy that they are unable to physically participate in.
"There's nothing that requires seniors to scale a wall or put handcuffs on anybody," Vu said. "The idea of the academy is to be really transparent about what we do for our residents, so they can understand why we do what we do."
Crime Prevention Specialist Jessica Cuchilla oversees the Citizens Academy program for the Alhambra Police Department. One important goal for the Mandarin academy is to show participants that they need not be afraid of reporting crimes or asking for assistance from Alhambra police, she said.
"It's a different way for us to reach the Chinese population here in the city," Cuchilla said. "We want to let them know that we're here to assist and help them in any way we can."
Those seeking more information or an application can call Cuchilla at 626-570-5177 or email email@example.com. The deadline to submit the application is April 25, and the maximum class size is 25.
Vu agreed with Cuchilla that the academy is one of many ways the department can break down the language barrier with its non-English-speaking residents.
"At many city events, seniors who don't speak English will meet us there and shake our hands," Vu said. "Having a face-to-face ahead of time goes a long way to establish a rapport with community members before things go bad."


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Nairobi, Kenya. ©2009 Bauzeitgeist
I've been working away at this post on African Cities in my mind (mostly) and at my laptop (occasionally) for a while now. Partly, I have hesitated because it is such a ridiculously enormous topic to cover (although others try to do just that, see below), and also there has been such a stream of further print articles and design community commentary about the topic over the past month, that just left me increasingly overwhelmed. This arch of fresh media became a torrent as my twitter page revved up in tph (tweets-per-hour) as the UN General Assembly, with its ocean of words over the MDGs, occurred this week in New York, and twinned with the Clinton Global Initiative.
This all has followed on the closing of David Adjaye's "Urban Africa" exhibition at the Design Museum in London, which was on since March and is moving on to South Africa, Berlin and then Lisbon, and is a furtherance of a smaller sampling of his photos that he put up at Harvard GSD. Thank you to the excellent Africa Is A Country for the reminder.
I'll save space here and not regurgitate others' descriptions of the show's details, (also here), beyond to mention that Adjaye spent about ten years traveling to somewhere between 45-55 African cities (only national capitals, it seems), taking over 30,000-35,000 point-and-shoots of these cities, of which about 2,500 to 3,100 where tossed on the walls at Shad Thames.
To begin, two general comments I have:
(1) What an envious endeavor, to be able to have the means to visit every African capital city over ten years. Supercool. Hope to do it some decade very soon.
(2) Its pretty much lots of pics, up on the wall, then?
Others have commented on Adjaye's less-than-stellar technical and even artistic photography skills, which seems a shame, if only considering the carbon footprint involved. Would that someone with a better shutter-thumb had made the journey. Still others have pointed out that a more revealing stack of snaps can be had by spending some time at Flickr with some more talented and professional camerawork, or the forums Skyscraperpage and its rival, Skyscrapercity (whose African city forums are quite active, up to date, and exhaustive). These two are often mainly an agora for local building enthusiasts, and so often boasts better information than Adjaye could have hope to assemble as he zoomed around each city in a taxi for a few hours. Not to dump on him too much, but I was surprised at his curious pronouncations of the cities' names, and wondered if he had spent so little time in each place that he never got the words right. As someone with an architectural background, I was also haunted by his assertion that he didn't have time to sketch on his journey, so that his "camera was [his] sketchbook," he giggled. So much for the Grand Tour, in that case.
courtesy of Adjaye Associates
I still I am not clear if the possibility of a deeper analysis occurred to Adjaye, and its certainly not to say that the journeys weren't totally worthwhile, at least for him personally. But the whole undertaking seemed both to be too wide: Is Cairo really as unfamiliar a place, and as adequately captured in a handful of pictures, as Bissau and Nouakchott? Also, how curious his decision against adding to the architectural discourse on sub-Saharan Africa's foremost megacity, Lagos, because technically it is no longer the capital of Nigeria?
So if too wide, it was also, critically, too shallow, missing a lot of evident opportunities at furthering discussion of exactly what African cities are made up of, other than derivatives of non-African cities' elements.
The exhibit of the photos seemed to be remarkably devoid of even a cursory juxtaposition, other than a clumsy curatorial sorting. Organized around odd choices, cities are grouped by terrain type, (with "savanna" and "grassland" considered distinct, but the latter lumped in with "forest"). From the photos are grouped by prosaic building-use typology (public, private, etc).
The scale seemed suddently to be too narrow when shifting through a mountain of photos which a moment ago was supposed to be about cities. Why the leap to the level of individual building, when I thought we were looking at the whole place? Are we focusing on Architecture, or on Urbanism? What is the conclusion? Do banks in the Savanna all look the same?
What about buildings which once had one purpose and now are something else? What about structures that weren't built by construction companies, the teeming districts of informal structures with multiple uses? Aren't these where most African city-dwellers reside?
I guess it just wasn't that type of thing. It was for looking at a pic and saying, so that is what a ministry in Kigali looks like, and so on.
Nonetheless, Adjaye has a certain point, that African cities are less familiar and recognizable among the types of people who go to the Design Museum than cities on other continents that they might also have never visited. Africa has some huge cities, which, despite having half a century as independent, national capitals, could use some publicity, and furthermore, some integration into the global conversation of cities as destinations for visitors.
These cities have plenty of slums, but they also have stocks of 20th-century buildings, designed and erected by architects, many of them from Europe and the United States.
Is it at all a stretch to conjecture that the lack of iconic recent buildings and iconic architects has contributed to African Architecture being overlooked? In which case, Adjaye would be the crown prince ready to ascend to a new throne, as the most prominent architect of African parentage, and the only individual to come from Africa to reach the starchitect heights of the contemporary global scene.
However, he hasn't done much work on the continent, instead building in Denver and celebrity homes in London, among other locations. Adjaye's previous exhibition in London featured drawings, photos and models of his work alongside the odd African artifact, which struck me as kind of daft, and really the same kind of hollow, thoughtless gesture that haunts the Design Museum show. He has just started to work in Africa, whereas other African architects who had successful academic careers and professional practices elsewhere, like Joe Osae-Addo and Francis Kere, have already built in their respective home country. Theirs are admirable designs which push the integration of global contemporary architecture and African built identity forward. Among Starchitect celebrities, Even Foster has a project in Sierra Leone already.
Adjaye seems somehow disengaged from his home continent, and the glossy exhibition, with its glossed-over disposition, only reinforces this notion that he is as unfamiliar with the subject as any of his peers. I see a parallel between Adjaye's by-passing of his homeland on the road to superstardom, and Zaha's late, first commission in her ancestral home, Iraq. But I'll not explore this tangent; the topic at hand is enormous enough.
"Africa" and "Architecture" are huge subject areas in and of themselves, but "African Architecture" is an under-developed area of enquiry and publication. This is changing, not least because Africa is urbanizing at an incredible pace, at the same time that its economies are among the most rapidly expanding in the world. The two phenomena cycle on one another, and the growth of Africa's cities and its economies are starting to be linked by observers, both in the media, in the development-aid complex, and in the architecture and design community, (especially the socially-responsible end). African cities are being introduced to the outside world, and the global architecture profession is increasing its activity in Africa for the first time since the immediate post-colonial period.
The Economist recently featured a piece of Addis Ababa, specifically discussing its growth and architecture. The article itself, as well as the discussion in the comments, covers the topic pretty well, including the presence of "Architecture" in Africa's boom towns, Aside from the technical HVAC and seismic discussions, the debate is pretty insightful on how Ethiopians view what is happening to their blooming new flower, with its lack of democratic input into the city's growth, and the cronyism and corruption through which most building is conducted.
Of course, more traditional city planning has taken place, and continues. A curious proposal for the emerging South Sudan, led to derision. Perhaps its childish, cartoon gimmick of the plan fed the notion among foreign readers that Africa is a place devoid of more serious architectural and planning decision-making. Perhaps this notion even points to a valuable truth.
But such one-liners ignore some very ambitious developments in these fast-growing urban economies. For instance, the Governor of Lagos has gained attention for his grand plans for his city-state. This is probably the largest urban transformation in the works south of the Sahara.
rendering of Eko Atlantic City, Lagos, courtesy of Eko Atlantic City
Other reporting is less focused on new development, but on the experience of the place. There are some rewarding finds here. Maputo was recently the subject of a compact little videopodcast at Monocle, which is actually not their first short film on an African place. Put alongside videos of the Venice Biennale, and the Geneva Watch Fair, this is a meaningful symbol that African cities are serious subjects for travelogue and enquiry. This follows a beautiful bouquet of prose authored by David Smith for the Guardian at the beginning of the summer, a melancholic essay bursting the unique atmosphere of a crumbling, post-colonial, pre-boom African city.
I'd like to conjecture that the readership of all these publications are on the cusp of a new phenomenon, of African cities as places of business and growth rather than poverty and ruin; the African City as subject as well as dateline.
Mogadishu has all too often been both subject and dateline, a classic example of poverty and ruin. It embodies all that is hellish about Africa, from the perspective of a news audience. The Somali city (dare call it a "capital"? The limits of central government control are measured in blocks...) was the one city that Adjaye didn't visit, because he didn't want to photograph the ruins and there was no civil society, or something like that (its understandable that the place isn't the easiest to get to.) I find the comment fascinating because of course the citizens of Mogadishu live in those ruins, but the exclusion seems another example of the pre-determined definitions in Adjaye's mind.
Luckily, someone else tread where Adjaye did not. For a brief period on Thursday afternoon, the headline image on the homepage screen at Msnbc.com, was this awesome photo taken by Feisal Omar for Reuters.
courtesy of Feisel Omar/Reuters
I think the presence of the shark is really what does it for most viewers, but I have to say that I was equally stunned by the ruins in the background. There is a devastated quality of the crumbled shells of the structures which somehow contrasts with the relatively well-maintained right of way of the street that reminds me of pictures and film I have seen of Europe at the end of World War Two. The buildings are dead, but the city is alive.
To me, this photograph says much more about the African City, and the reality of its inhabitants, than several hundred of David Adjaye's travelogue snaps.


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It is easy to look back on the history of Battlestar Galactica and appreciate what it did to break the conventions of the space opera and how well it played the role of NOT Star Trek. The series creator, Ron Moore, and his collection of writers made great strides in making something completely different. It was dark and gritty, and there was nothing but bleakness around every corner. The ship was falling apart along with most of the relationships the crew had. The show should not have ended well.
So why did it? Why did it end with an hour of optimism and the founding of a new race without the baggage of their own hate and technology? Why say that everything was shaped by God? The two "head" characters are angels, and one can make the supposition that Kara Thrace was an instrument of God in the long run. (Or, given how she disappeared, she's Batman.)
It feels like the last hour of the show and its final revelations were out of place. The series is the great Battlestar Galactica, which challenged viewers around every turn. There aren't too many shows that go out of their way to take five established characters and turn them on their heads – and manage to do so without being a complete deal breaker. I know that there are people who tuned out at that point, but it was still worthwhile. It still all worked.
Then comes the ending, which involves everything being far too easy. Baltar's redemption, in the eyes of God, is found in carrying a child 10 feet into the opera house. Caprica Six's redemption is found in accompanying them. The opera house was where they were always located! Cavil, the bleeding nihilist, was subdued by Baltar's speech regarding theology and the promise of resurrection. The notes of Kara's song are actually the coordinates of what seems to be our Earth 150,000 years ago. The cylon toasters are OK with just flying away in the end. And the people on Galactica are fine with basically forgetting their relationships and colonizing various different continents. Everything fell into place way too easily, and it's all because God made it so. The worst part of that is that Gaius Baltar, who is supposed to be full of shit, was right about so very much. It felt cheap.
The entire ending was not cheap, though. The first two parts of the three-parter were fine. There were so many things about those episodes that seemed so right. It's that last hour that bugs me. It disappointed me. It was not Battlestar Galactica. It was something completely different. Some might say the challenge in the end was in accepting something easy for a change. And I say that's crap. I don't know what was going through the heads of all those involved, but this wasn't right.
And the montage of real-life robots in the end? All we needed was "THE END?" and to call it a night. So much for breaking the cycle. At least one show was cleared off of my Friday night/Saturday morning schedule.


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As the #GrabYourWallet hashtag starts trending on Twitter, encouraging a global boycott of Trump-affiliated companies such as New Balance, a group of white supremacist Trump supporters have touted the footwear brand as the 'Official Shoes of White People'.
The claim was reportedly made by The Daily Stormer after the Vice President of the NB's Public Affairs, Matt LeBretton, told the Wall Street Journal that Trump's election win was "a move in the right direction".
The move prompted many Trump critics to take to Twitter again, this time destroying their sneakers in protest.
Amidst the social media madness, New Balance issued a statement to consumers reiterating that, as a company, they do not endorse or tolerate white supremacist values, bigotry, or hate "in any form".
"One of our officials was recently asked to comment on a trade policy that was taken out of context," the posts reads. "As a 110-year-old company with five factories in the U.S. and thousands of employees worldwide from all races, genders, cultures, and sexual orientations, New Balance is a values-driven organization and culture that believes in humanity, integrity, community, and mutual respect for people around the world. We have been and always will be committed to manufacturing in the United States."
In an interview with ABC News the Daily Stormer's founder, Andrew Anglin, did not comment on the New Balance's statement, however, an anti-Semitic comment subsequently posted on the group's website dismissed the post as a hack by the Jewish community. Yes, really.
The takeaway? If you own a pair of New Balance sneakers it might not be a bad idea to swap them out for your Stan Smiths until this all blows over.


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THERE are certain things we take for granted when it comes to Florida. It's flat. There are palm trees and beaches. Sometimes, our aunts live there.
We know that the CSI team in Miami is nothing like the one helmed by TV's David Caruso (though those sweeping exterior shots are pretty darn evocative of the real deal) and that also, real estate is essentially worthless, at least for the moment. We also take for granted that there is more than one Florida.
After all, the state is still in many ways a blank slate on which the dreams of sunseekers (and those seeking do-overs) have been able to write their own stories. From the Bible Belter weekend haunt that is charming Amelia Island way up north, to the uninhibited, Cuba-adjacent Key West at the furthest point south, there are all kinds of Florida.
To boot, there are all kinds of ways to experience life along even the most beaten paths. Here are eight fresh looks at the Sunshine State.
What Go to the source for excellent oysters
The details Folks in this quiet town not far from Tallahassee like to brag about the oysters that come out of the surrounding waters, as well they should. Chefs across the south prefer the plump, juicy specimens; the local harvest makes up roughly ten percent of the national supply. As towns go, Apalach isn't much — there's charm, sure, but there's also a lot of dust. Still, if you like Gulf oysters, this is Mecca. Start with a dozen or two over at Up The Creek raw bar and work your way from there. The town isn't just a major player in the shellfish scene, it's also maybe even a little bit haunted — one guest at the historic Coombs House Inn recently reported sitting up all night in her room talking to Mr. Coombs, the former owner of the home who died in 1911. No haunting — as of yet — at the smart Water Street Hotel, a newer arrival to the town. Book one of their condo suites overlooking the Apalachicola River, complete with screened-in porches perfect for evening cocktails. And more fresh oysters.
More info apalachicolabay.org
What New developments are upping the profile of this Tampa Bay town
The details The Hyatt Regency isn't the first big resort on this beautiful Gulf of Mexico beach, but, along with other developments south of Pier 60 in the tidy town near St. Petersburg, are changing the face of things. Centered along a winding, beachfront promenade, the new Hyatt Regency — offering 250 suite-like rooms, all with balconies and views of the Gulf — joins the Sandpearl Resort, an upscale independent property that took the place of the faded, historic Clearwater Beach Hotel.
More info visitclearwaterflorida.com
What One of the last great undeveloped Gulf beaches
The details You may have heard of Boca Grande, that remote little beach community at the tip of Gasparilla Island near, well, nothing — unless you consider Port Charlotte to be something. You may have even heard of Captiva Island, that pretty little resort destination not far from Fort Myers. But La Costa Island? Maybe not so much. That's because this barrier island, which sits at the southern mouth of Charlotte Harbor, is completely given over to the largely undeveloped Cayo Costa State Park, a rustic camping destination with utilitarian cabins ($40) and campsites ($22) available to those who don't mind the lack of amenities (or the potential for bug bites). To experience the Florida Gulf as it used to be, this one's a must. Hop a ferry boat from Pine Island, a bridge away from Cape Coral.
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What An unlikely leisure destination is experiencing a quiet renaissance
The details It may be one of Florida's largest cities, but it has never really grabbed the spotlight — it's basically Georgia, and all that entails; hosting the Super Bowl in 2005 didn't exactly turn the place into the new hotness overnight. That could have something to do with how far it is from the beach. And how uninspired its closest beach towns are. (Did we say uninspired? We meant kind of gross.) Still, in this southern-to-the-max city you'll find grand old homes, hip little shopping strips and fun neighborhood hangouts in spots like Five Points. Stop in at Three Layers on a quiet corner in the up-and-coming Springfield area for a cup of coffee, a slice of red velvet cake and the scoop on what's happening around town (1602 Walnut Street).
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What Not your everyday Florida condo rental
The details When you think of renting a villa, where does your mind wander? Maybe Barbados, Los Cabos or Tuscany? Probably not to Central Florida on the headwaters of the Everglades, where your neighbors are a lot of wild turkeys, maybe a panther or two and there's nary an inch of oceanfront. But Creek Ranch isn't just any rental. It's a 1,400-acre family homestead amid the cypress trees centered on a quiet, nine-mile-long lake, not all that far from Disney World. Up to eight guests can rent out the main house for an eye-popping nightly rate of $5,000. That does, however, include a chef on call 24/7, all food and drink and on-property activities, which range from horseback riding (under the watchful eye of the two onsite ranch hands) to fishing and canoeing.
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What A new resort turns a cool town into a real destination
The details People give Florida a lot of heat for its poorly organized cities and endless strips of boring condo towers and tatty shopping centers; too often the ribbing is deserved. Then there are places like Delray, a town that, in a refreshing change of pace, makes (almost) total sense. Its greatest virtue is its walkability — the main drag, Atlantic Avenue, is packed with shops, restaurants, cafes, art galleries and bars, terminating at the ocean. Off the avenue (and sometimes on), you have nice homes, apartments and a few hotels. But no truly great hotel. Well, at least not in recent years. The new Seagate Beach Hotel & Spa isn't waterfront, but it's steps away; hotel guests have access to a nearby private beach club. With just 162 rooms, the mood is boutique-like, the décor is sleek and modern.
More info seagatedelray.com
What A New Urbanist's fantasy comes to life (in slo-mo)
The details Of all the postcard-perfect communities along the Panhandle's beautiful Route 30A — Seaside, Rosemary, Water Color — the newest is perhaps the most beautiful. And yet, in a feat of miserable timing, the white (and green and blue) Bermuda-like dream that is Alys Beach, began to take shape just before the economy began to unravel. While things may not be nearly as far along as town planners (and likely, property owners) may have hoped, circumstances have led Alys in some interesting directions. For example, its exclusive, residents-only pool club — a lavish, Moroccan-styled play place — now accepts reservations on some evenings for dinner at the indoor-outdoor Caliza restaurant, starting up for the season on March 3. There may not be as many of them as you'd have expected, but the homes that have been built at Alys are already some of the most beautiful in the state. (Ask about rentals.)
More info alysbeach.com
What Taste the bounty of South Florida's Redlands
The details To see one of the upsides of the Miami real estate crash, hop in a car and drive southwest of downtown and into the region known as The Redlands. Those open fields with the dirt that gives the region its name, the orchards, groves, nurseries, even vineyards? They're still there. Driving through the Redlands is about as vintage Miami as it gets; even though the city has changed immeasurably from the time when, say, the Knaus family opened their Homestead berry farm more than half a century ago, you can still pick your own strawberries (yes, they survived the cold snap) or pick up a half-dozen freshly-baked cinnamon rolls — at least until May 1 when they close for the summer. Local expert Robert Burr has put together a self-guided tour and map for those interested; stops include the venerable Fruit and Spice Park, a botanical garden where you can taste the plants on display, or at least what they're bearing, and of course, the up-and-coming Schnebly Redland's Winery where, even if the sweet wines don't float your boat, the nicely-done tasting room and grounds probably will.
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Google Home speakers just got significantly more valuable for tuning in to music.
The organization has revealed a refresh to the Google Home application that gives you a chance to associate your Assistant-empowered speaker to any bluetooth speaker.
To set it up, you should simply match a bluetooth speaker to your Google Home in the Google Home application and music and podcasts will naturally play on the associated speaker as opposed to the speaker locally available the Google Home.
Or then again, you can make things a stride further and interface numerous speakers so Google Assistant summons will play music in different rooms without a moment's delay. (Of note: on the off chance that you need to converse with Google Assistant despite everything you'll have to utilize the Google Home.)
It might seem like a little refresh, yet it's one that improves Google Home much for music. It additionally makes the $49 Google Home Mini substantially more alluring as it helps address one of only a handful couple of downsides of the speaker: its dreary sound. In spite of the fact that the minor speaker is sufficiently intense to fill a better than average measured room, its sound isn't so rich as bigger speakers. or then again even the full-sized Google Home.
In any case, by including support for bluetooth speakers, you would now be able to associate any of your current speakers without relinquishing the comfort of Google Assistant.