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New Delhi: Two unidentified assailants threw acid on a 30-year-old woman doctor at a crowded marketplace in West Delhi's Rajouri Garden area on Tuesday.
The woman sustained burn injuries on the right side of her face and the right eye whose vision may be affected, doctors treating her at AIIMS said.
The incident was caught on two CCTV cameras installed in the street, footages of which were scanned by the police to identify the accused. The attackers could not be immediately identified as both of them were wearing helmets. They came on a bike.
According to the police, the incident took place around 9:30 AM in Rajouri Garden market when the woman was on her way on a scooty to Employees State Insurance (ESI) hospital in the same area where she worked.
"She had stopped on the spot to answer a phone call.
Two youth reached the spot on a bike and tried to snatch her bag. When she resisted, the pillion rider threw an acid-like chemical on her and fled with her bag. The victim sustained burns in the incident and was rushed to the same hospital where she worked. From there, she has been referred to AIIMS," said a senior police official.
Nobody came to her rescue even after the attackers fled and her groans of pain fell on deaf ears. It was only after a couple of minutes that a man living nearby came to her rescue, informed police and her family.
She was brought to AIIMS at around 11:30 AM.
"She has chemical burns on the right side of her face and right eye. As for the vision, it can be only said after 48 to 72 hours. She is under the observation of Dr Tushar Aggarwal," said Dr Amit Gupta, spokesperson, AIIMS.
Investigators are also questioning her friends and colleagues to determine whether she had any personal enmity or somebody held a grudge against her.
"The woman is single and was not going to get married anytime soon as reported by a section of the media. She did not have any enmity with anyone and has also rejected any possibility of a spurned lover. We have registered a case and investigating it from all possible angles," said a senior police official.
The woman joined the hospital around two months ago. In Delhi, she lived in Hari Nagar along with her brother. Her father, a Deputy Inspector General, BSF, is currently posted in Madhya Pradesh.


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Happy National Breakfast month!
Many of us have heard that "breakfast is the most important meal of the day". And yes, there is some truth to that!
Some studies show that starting your day with a balanced breakfast may help kids perform better in school and adults make healthier food choices throughout the day.
This month we are saying goodbye to boring boxed breakfast cereals and HELLO to these delicious, simple and nutritionally balanced sandwiches.
These are seriously my dream breakfast sandwich: english muffin, avocado, arugula and eggs. The best part: they come together in less than 5 minutes!
I used the Good Food Made Simple egg white patties which are perfect for busy mornings. With 6 grams of protein and ready in just 80 seconds, you can easily add these to your english muffins and toasted bagels. All of the Good Food Made Simple products are made with organic veggies, cage free eggs and never antibiotics. Just delicious food, simple ingredients and no artificial anything!
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- 4 Good Food Made Simple Egg White Patties
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- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 cup arugula
- salt and pepper
- Microwave Good Food Made Simple Egg White Patties and toast english muffins halves.
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If you're like me and have ever run into a case where you'd like to select the parent of a given page element and apply a specific style to it, you've probably wondered if parent selectors are available in CSS. Well, the answer is no, they aren't. There's a good explanation as to why over at css-discuss:
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Instead of exchanging gifts for Christmas this year, Andrew and I decided to give each other the gift of a trip to Costa Rica in mid-January. It's been on Andrew's wishlist of places to visit, he has been wanting to go surfing there. For me, the idea of starting 2015 detoxing with tropical fruit and sun sounds pretty good. We'll have a couple days in Santa Teresa and then the rest of the week in Nosara. What should we see? x
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Cheltenham Racecourse Rock Gem 'n' Bead February Show
February 18, 2017 - February 19, 2017
18th & 19th February 2017 – we're back at Cheltenham Racecourse with lots more exhibitors!
Cheltenham Racecourse, GL50 4SH.
Adults £4.50, Seniors £2.00,
Children (8-16 years) £1.00, under 8's free,
(no advance tickets)
Show open 10:00am – 5.00pm Saturday & 10am – 4pm Sunday
Ample free parking, hot & cold refreshments available throughout the weekend.
2017 exhibitors
Andycraft Beads www.Andycraft-Beads.co.uk
Beads, findings, Kits (Jewellery Making & Bead Art).
Bristol Lapidary Society 0117 9865937
Here's a taste of gem cutting. You can do it too, in our club in Bristol. Need supplies, we have it!
Beadbuyer 01372 727195
One of the largest ranges of semi-precious stone beads in the UK, hand-selected by us on Far-East buying trips for quality, style and affordability. Many beads are unique, created for us to our designs. Complementing the range are hand-made 98% pure silver from Thailand; ceramics coated in precious metals and an expanding selection of pendants. www.beadbuyer.co.uk
Carole McAllister 01271 344798
Glass maker, paperweights, beads, memorial jewellery, freshwater pearls, findings & displays.
Celtic Trees email@example.com
Handmade Gemstone Trees.
Crystal Holdings 01782 810914
Retail/ wholesale supplier of crystals, gems & minerals to New Age Shops, Museums & Gift Shops, Healing Centres.
Crystal Vine 01366 377064
Fine quality mineral specimens, opals of all sorts, including Ethiopian. www.crystalvine.co.uk.
EW & JP Mitchell 01629 825369
Rough rock, cut stones & jewellery sold by Janet & Eric Mitchell in aid of the Children's Society. (Reg. charity 221124)
Fischer Minerals Ltd 01425 473041
High quality and location specimens for collectors of all ages.
Fossilcraft www.fossilcraft.co.uk
Minerals, crystals and fossils. Makers of silver fossil jewellery, framed fossils and more.
Gem Enchantment www.gemenchantment.com
A fully comprehensive high quality jewellery collection.
Gondwana Resources 01243 861687
African minerals and polished stones.
Harmony 01293 524914
A wide selection of jewellery set in silver, small selection of beads and bead bracelets, along with crystals and crystal carvings all selected by ourselves at affordable prices.
Healing Crystals email@example.com
Crystals chosen for healing and collecting.
Ilona Biggins 01923 282998
Quality precious & semi-precious beads, chips & freshwater pearls. Selected gold, silver clasps. www.ilonabiggins.co.uk
Katherine*Aleks 02476 467428
Silver and Gold Jewellery handcrafted by Katherine and Aleks in the UK.
Lumina Jewellery 07894 336917
We combine the natural beauty of gemstones with creative use of silver to breathtaking effect.
M&A Designs 07832 112565
Excellent quality gems and pearls in loose beads as well as Gold and silver jewellery.
The Mineral Warehouse 01903 877037
Trade warehouse & website – www.minware.co.uk. For carvings, beads, natural stone etc.
Minerals Bulgaria 07946482423
Mineral Specimens – Quartz, Pyrite Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Galena and Calcite.
Moldavite Mines
Specialist minerals from the Czech Republic including Moldavite.
Monty's Beads www.montysbeads.com
High quality gemstone and pearl beads at super prices! Stone drilling at show for a small charge, bring your pieces with you.
Opie Gems 01994 230 028
Quality crystals, cut stones-many hand cut, wire-wrap jewellery in silver & 14ct gold filled.Minerals, fossils, beads & pearls.
Precious Gems from The Himalayas 07817 071761
All types of minerals from the Himalayas and Northern Pakistan. Aquamarine, Tourmaline, Quartz, Faden quartz and much more.
Pure Stones 01282 815816
Quality Chinese carvings. Good variety of cabochons and gem stones, cords with stones.
Sams Rings N Things 07540 133627
Retail sellers of glass and gemstone beads, jewellery findings and metal spacers, as well as a range of handmade and brought in freshwater pearl and gemstone jewellery, as well as a large range of minerals and crystals.
Shazi Enterprises 07809 719439
Head office in Pakistan and have been serving wholesale/retail customers worldwide.
Terra Bella Gems 07595 908093
A wide range of quality gemstone cabochons and cut stones, beads and silver jewellery.
Varah Fossils 01453 757767 07794 639544
Fossils mainly from the UK. Fossil Lapidary. UK minerals for all interests and budgets.
Wellas 0208 542 5337
Semi-precious stone jewellery, silver set and Bian Healing Stones.
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Sam is doing much better today!!! Praise God! I am so relieved. He still had a fever this morning, but had tons of energy and was just about his normal self. His lungs still sound junky and he still has lots of mucous but we have one more day on the antibiotics so hopefully that will do the trick. He is so cute and loveable. I am so thankful that he is getting back to his old self.
We went to my friend Angela's today and had a wonderful time playing with the kids. The kids loved the water and having all kinds of people to play with.
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Glad the mend seems to be coming! Hopefully it lasts a long time!
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"Once more to China with Absolute Panda-Feb. 2014-Yunnan, Guizhou and Ganxi"
Once again my travel companion on these China trips, Rick joined me to see those portions of southern China where there are a lot of ethnic minorities. This was a photography trip. As we have done before, we contacted Philip and Lily, identified a date and the areas we wanted to see. And once more Philip and Lily pulled it together for us. We started in Yunnan, going up the Nu River valley, one of last undammed rivers, and then up so other river valleys to see the scenery and people. We continued this after we flew from Dali (may not be worth visiting) to Guiyang, and saw a spectacular cave, and the highest waterfalls in Asia. But the real joy of the Guizhou portion was visiting the small villages, and lucking into a post Spring Festival festival. We ended by returning to Yangshou and staying in the Yangshou Mountain Retreat, a really nice way to end the journey. It will probably be a few years before I go back, but it will be with Absolute Panda.
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The service Absolute Panda provided (Phillip and Lily) was phenomenal, from the first time emailing them for their service to the end of our tour when Phillip dropped us off at the hotel. Traveling with Phillip had us worried free the whole time; he had everything covered for us. Phillip speaks perfect English, has great manners and knows a lot about Pandas, Birds and Chinese Culture/History. We wanted a perfect Panda experience and he gave us one at the Bifengxia Center in Ya'an. Phillip has done so many Panda tours, all the staff at the location knows him…which is good because he was able to provide us the best experience possible. We did the volunteer program, played with pandas and hugged a panda; Phil was alongside with us the whole time for translation and explaining the procedures. After our tour at the Bifengxia, he took us to an ancient town in Shangli for an amazing lunch with the locals. We shopped, took pictures and learned more about the Chinese culture. We couldn't ask for more from Phillip, he definitely exceeded our expectation. The tour was priced well, the service is great and Phillip will always go out of his way to make the perfect experience for you. If you go to Chengdu, look into booking with Absolute Panda, you will not be disappointed.
——xrage4200 Everett, Washington, visited Jan 2014
"The Genuine Chine by a very high professional service"
We were interested in traveling through China in a personalized and flexible way, being sure to be safe and avoiding any "banal touristic places". Last but not least, we would like met pandas and interact with them.
We found Absolute Panda on Trip Advisor and we read the excellent opinions on them. So we wrote to Philip He. Since the first contact, Absolute Panda met our expectations fully. We were positive impressed about Absolute Panda proactive and customer oriented approach: before our leaving, Philip tried to understand our needs and expectations, and then sent us a detailed and personalized trip plan, that excited us immediately. Later we were invited to fulfill a form, by e.mail, with our food requirements and some information.
—-serena71 roma Visited October 2013
We would like to thank you once again for arranging this out-of-this-world trip to W. Sichuan for us. Not only have we experienced one of the best kept secrets in Sichuan, Mt Genie, we were so very blessed to have met Wandui Ju Zhang and learn about his ambitious plans for Mt. Genie and the associated challenges that he face every day.
We spent last week and half with AbsolutePanda and Philip. In my 35 years of travelling, I never had anyone pay more attention to personal detail than Philip has with us.His program has been outstanding, he has been very flexible. We have been enjoyed every minute of it.
----Loeta Calhoun Volunteer With Panda Nov 2010.
The trip to China was one of the best trips I have ever taken, and I owe it all to you and Brad. Thank you again for an amazing experience.
I enjoyed traveling with you and l learned a lot about the Tibetan areas of Sichuan that we visited.Hopefully we can plan a trip there.
Once again,Gerri and I would like to express our appreciation for your
enjoyable and in-depth comments throughout our tour.We both greatly enjoyed our time in China,the many great sites and treasurers we saw,and the very nice Chinese people whom we had the pleasure to meet.
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My friend Loeta and I are from the USA. We found AbsolutePanda by surfing on the web. We compared the AbsolutePanda programs with a number of others which have volunteer programs from where we are from. Philip by far the best. It allows most flexibility; It allowed us different place to stay and different menu options; we could arrive a date of our choice; we can stay as long as we wanted. It was a great flexibility. We have a wonderful time. It was even more than we had expected. The pandas are wonderful. I highly recommend anybody travel with AbsolutePanda and Philip in the future.
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When I was younger, I associated being Chinese with never eating McDonald's, never buying things full price, and never getting to eat with other kids during lunch because my dumplings smelled like a fart. But after eating a feast consisting of lobster, pork belly, chicken, asparagus, noodles, salmon (and spending years trying to get over my internalized racism), I can say that it is pretty awesome.
This is the first time since 2012 I've had a Chinese New Years Eve meal with my family, and I don't think I have ever appreciated it this much. One of the things I love most about food is that it is completely tied to family and culture. What you eat tells a lot about where you've been, where you are, and where you come from. The chicken and the pork belly could have been found on my mom's kitchen table forty years ago. But the maple glazed salmon? That's all Canada, and now that's part of our family history too.
Where words fail, food can fill in the blanks. There aren't a lot of sentimental conversations shared between myself and my parents. Yet nothing says "I care about you" more than my mom making scrambled eggs before an exam, a bowl of porridge when I'm sick, or a seven course meal for good luck in the new year. Maybe that's why I eat so much (it's not, I'm a glutton).


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This year has featured an astounding number of domestic natural disasters. In particular, the tornados that struck the southeastern states earlier this year left hundreds dead and thousands more injured or homeless.
In response to this wide-spread disaster, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, and Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL) cosponsored a bill that would provide tax relief for those affected by recent storms.
Specifically, the Southeastern Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2011 provides tax deductions for individuals affected by natural disasters. It gives permanent, uniform tax relief to all victims of federally declared disasters declared after December 21, 2010. This bill would replace temporary legislation enacted in previous years to care for victims of specific disasters.
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- Rises in charitable contribution limits made to causes in support of qualified disaster relief.
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An update: I wrote Day 3's story in an alternate break room at my day job (on another floor in my same building, where most people probably recognize me by sight but not by name, and where the gigantic vending machines don't loom over a single uncomfortable table). It's about a magician, a storm, and a woman.
Yes, I know, it's always about a woman. I can't help it.
Day 4 was my first Friday, when I don't have to be at the day job, though the day job decided to join me at home for a little while. Regardless, I wrote a strange little non-fantasy piece that might be mainstream, might be fantasy (I know, I said non-fantasy and I meant non-fantasy, but I also meant fantasy. Deal with it), and is definitely a reflection of how a boy feels the first time they ask a girl out.
Here's a picture of me at work.
So far, I've discovered a few things:
1. I like the way the fountain pen scratches the paper. I like the sound of it, and the feel of it.
2. Everything so far is a light hearted fantasy, or near-fantasy, though I don't know what that specifically means about me on a deep, psychological level. Probably nothing. I'm a writer. I write.
3. The first four are all fiction. And the first four are all unplanned, unexpected meanderings, little explorations of a simple idea, even if I try to approach those simple ideas with some degree of complexity.
Here, in fact, is a sample from Day 3:
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If you are in Europe and you're a fashion enthusiast, get ready for a fashion fiesta where talented Rwandan designers will be showcasing exceptional designs.
According to organisers, preparations for the first ever 'Rwandan Diaspora Fashion Show' in Europe are in high gear - and local designers and models are busy getting ready for the runway.
The show is organised by Rwandan Women Association and the Embassy of the Netherlands, in collaboration with Kigali International Fashion Week. The objective is to draw attention to the immense talent and sophistication that exists in the fields of culture, fashion and the arts, and to show people how the fashion industry in Rwanda has changed significantly over the past years.
The event runs from March 24 to April 1 in The Hague, Netherlands, before it's staged in Brussels, Belgium.
In an interview with The New Times, Martin Munguzi, the technical assistant and co-organiser, said everything is set, from the designers and models, to the organisers themselves, to make the show a success.
He said it will be a great opportunity to promote Rwandan products.
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20 labels will showcase their creations at the event. They include Patrick Muhire's collections from Inkanda Fashion House, Delphine Uwamahoro, Cynthia Rupari (Rupari Designs), Hakym Reagan, Mimi Mirenge and Sole & Wax, a Switzerland-based fashion house owned by a Rwandan in the Diaspora, among others.


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After the woman left the high school, the teenage girl went to her house in an attempt to retrieve her cell phone, where she was attacked again. This time, LaFrance broke the girl's middle finger by hitting her with a stick and destroyed her car with an ax. She was arrested and charged with child abuse, aggravated battery and strong-armed robbery, and was held on $38,000 bail. She is currently on house arrest until her trial.
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Monday, 15 December 2014
Solstice celebrations at Atticus
We reported that last week that Atticus on King Street are giving Lancastrians a traditional pagan Christmas this year, to celebrate the midwinter solstice this Saturday, 21st December - and now we have more details.
Visit the shop - which is dedicated to raising funds for the Tasikoki Wildlife Centre in Indonesia at this event - and see a traditional pagan Santa, and play seasonal solstice games such as the Scandinavian 'Hide the Goats' with a prize for the last one found.
There will also be other activities, too: join in the Sun Biscuit offering ceremony to ensure the return of Spring in 2015!
The event is entirely free, with a selection of traditional yule-time refreshments provided and will run from 12 noon until 4.00pm.
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Blackberry Future Uncertain as US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Moves to iPhones
Despite its longstanding history as the Federal Government's preferred mobile device, in recent years Blackberry has been losing its grip on the federal market. With announcements from both the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and prominent government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton Inc that they are dropping Research In Motion's device in favor of popular iPhone and Android powered devices, the Blackberry's future appears bleak despite the upcoming launch of their new Blackberry 10 platform.
In the ICE's Limited Sources Justification published to the Federal Business Opportunities website on October 17th, 2012, the agency explains that while they have relied upon the Blackberry for over 8 years thanks to the device's standardized services and capabilities, "the agency needs to update its standard for mobile technology the agency's technical and business requirements" and that the Blackberry "can no longer meet the mobile technology needs of the agency."
RIM's once popular Blackberry has long been the Federal Government's preferred mobile device, even after its popularity waned with commercial and enterprise customers. Even though RIM's new Blackberry 10 platform has received the required security certification necessary for the device to be used by federal agencies, it's unclear how long the company can continue to compete against iPhone and Android.
ICE's recent contract award is expected to procure iPhone devices and services for 17,676 users. The USASpending website's data indicates that in fiscal year 2012, over $5 million was spent on iPhone and iPad purchases for various federal agencies.
Although the Federal Government typically is slow to adopt new technology, this has not been the case when it comes to Apple's popular iPhone and iPad devices. Agencies such as the GSA, Airforce, and VA all made headlines thanks to their enthusiastic purchases of the iPad, not long after its launch in 2010.
The new iPhone 5 has made news recently due to the demand for the new smartphone vastly exceeding the manufacturer's ability to produce them. Apple reportedly sold five million of the iPhone 5 just three days after its launch on September 21st, 2012. Foxconn, the company which manufactures the iPhone, has stated that the difficulty and complexity required to produce the iPhone is to blame for production falling short of demand for the popular device.
The ICE is not the only agency dropping Blackberry for iPhone. Earlier in the year, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration also announced their intention to switch from Blackberry to iPhone. Other private sector defectors include Halliburton and Yahoo dropping the Blackberry for more mainstream, popular options.


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There is a common misconception that whisky is one flavoured drink, but this just isn't the case. There are huge varieties of Scottish whiskies that all have their own unique flavour. The different distillery methods and cask length all create different flavours and aromas. Here is a rundown of the diverse flavours of Scottish whisky and how it is added.
The Flavour Process
Whisky is flavoured throughout the whole production process. During the three main production steps, the flavour is created. Flavour is effected during all of the production steps; firstly, with the distillery process, then the peat process and finally the fermentation process.
The spirit moves on to the peat process where peat is burned to dry the barley used. This is where the deep, smoky flavours are adding to the whisky, providing it with a full-bodied rich flavour.
When the whisky is ready for the fermentation stage, it is left to soak and develop. During this stage the whiskies flavour will further increase the amount of time it is left, affecting the overall flavour of the whisky.
When the spirit is in the distillation process it is extremely sensitive to flavour, therefore anything used during this process is going to affect the final flavour of the whisky. During this stage, there are some unusual factors that can affect the overall flavour. As little as the location, weather and shape of the room the whisky is kept in can contribute to the whiskies character and flavour. Consequently, this stage is vital to the flavour of the whisky.
The Aging Process
Whisky usually only takes a few days to be distilled, but it takes years for it to mature. Whiskies that are only distilled for a few days, are drinkable, however, they would not acquire the same richness of a whisky that had been left for a few years to distill. To gain a rich, smoky peaty flavour the whisky needs to be left anywhere from a few months to a few years.
If you are looking to create a heavy bodied, smoky whisky then you need you leave your whisky in the barrel long enough for the spirit to absorb its flavours. Most whisky barrels have been either toasted to charcoaled to help draw out the unwanted flavours and produced a pure whisky. Hence, the longer you leave your whisky to distill, the purer the whisky will be.
The Flavours Available
Here are many flavours available when it comes to whisky, from delicate to rich. Here are some of the whisky flavours that are available.
Full bodied whiskies- these whiskies are strong and powerful with a smoky underlay. These strong whiskies are usually for the someone that enjoys rich flavours, as these whiskies can be harsh on the palate.
Rich flavours whiskies- using oak casks, these whiskies achieve a rich, smooth flavour that gives a true indication of Scottish whisky. This flavour is added at the final stages of production as the oak casks change the overall flavour.
Spicy and fruity whiskies- these whiskies can be both sharp and mellow, either providing a citrus or a peppery flavour. These whiskies are packed full of flavour.
Light whiskies- usually pale in colour; these whiskies do not have a smoky flavour but provide an earthier aroma.
The vast selection of whisky flavours available means that there is a whisky flavour out there that would suit anyone's palette.


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Jobless claims being taken
The S.C. Employment Security Commission has begun taking claims for 26,000 jobless workers who have exhausted their benefits.
The agency is accepting claims for an extra 13 weeks of checks from a federally funded extension signed by President Barack Obama in November.
The commission's work force centers will stay open longer this week, including opening on Saturday, to accommodate new benefits requests.
Meanwhile, the U.S. House approved a measure Wednesday that would make sure that federal jobless benefits extensions don't expire at year's end.
With nearly 95,000 jobs shed since the recession started two years ago, more South Carolinians are unable to find work and are using up their unemployment check eligibility. South Carolina's jobless rate stands at an all-time high of 12.1 percent, fifth worst in the nation.
The commission has sent notices to 26,000 people who are potentially eligible for the extension because they have exhausted their state and federally paid benefits, said Jimmy Jones, the agency's assistant deputy executive director.
About 71,000 South Carolinians currently get federally funded unemployment extension checks because they have exhausted the first 26 weeks of checks paid by the state.
The jobless in South Carolina could get up to 79 weeks of help before the latest 20-week extension.
But checks from the latest federal extension have been delayed for a few weeks as the state agency re-programmed its 23-year-old computer system, officials said. The system has been trying to keep up with four different extensions the federal government has issued during the recession.
"This is nothing like we've ever dealt with," agency spokesman Clark Newsom said.
Other states have struggled with computer programming over the new payments, said Marc Katz, intergovernmental affairs director at the National Association of State Workforce Agencies: "You're hardly alone."
But those extra jobless checks, along with other benefits for the unemployed, are scheduled to end Dec. 31 without Congressional action.
On Wednesday, the U.S. House approved extending federal jobless benefits through February. The measure also kept $25 added on weekly unemployment checks as well as extended company medical coverage in the months after workers lose their jobs.
The Senate is expected to approve the jobless benefit extensions next week.


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The last full day in Galveston we had a very full day. We visited Moody Gardens. It is a huge resort area next to Schlitterbahn with several areas for kids to play and learn. We went to the Aquarium, Rainforest, and Discovery Pyramids.
In the Rainforest Pyramid, there was a huge exhibit on chocolate!
Penguins at the aquarium. They seem very friendly.
A teachable moment.
Deacon went absoultely wild at the aquarium. We had to get the wagon and strap him in!
Dean and Lola in the Rainforest.
The wild man being still for 2 seconds. He likes to say "cheese!"
We ate lunch at the Rainforest Cafe that day. No pictures of that-batteries had died. The kids loved it.
That evening we headed to the beach one last time to take pictures, eat dinner, and swim.
The wild man being still for 2 seconds. He likes to say "cheese!"
I love this.
Look how they both have their right foot raised.....it's just perfection.
I'm pretty sure her innerds were sqaushed after this!
What a pretty girl!
She didn't have the same fear of the water that she had at swimming lessons!
Little pasty boy got to take his shirt off to swim, since we were there so late!
He looks so big here!
This was the view from our window-not too bad!
We ate sandwiches on the beach-Deacon tore his to pieces, threw it in the sand, THEN proceeded to eat it. Gross. He didn't mind.
It started to thunder a little while we were swimming..........and then lightning! We went to Ben & Jerry's that night-an actual Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop. It was cute!
We got up early Saturday morning to head for Dallas.
This was the view from our window-not too bad!
Both kids loved looking out the window. It held Deacon's attention for a really long time. I guess he had a lot to think about?!


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The Book of Tobit (/ˈtoʊbɪt/; from the Greek: Τωβίθ Tōbith or Τωβίτ Tōbit,[1] itself from Hebrew: טובי Tobi "my good"; Book of Tobias in the Vulgate from the Greek Τωβίας Tōbias, itself from the Hebrew טוביה Tovya "God is good") is a book of scripture that is part of the Catholic and Orthodox biblical canon, pronounced canonical by the Council of Carthage of 397 and confirmed for Roman Catholics by the Council of Trent (1546).
Canonical status
The Book of Tobit is listed in the canon of the Councils of Hippo (393 AD), Carthage (397 AD), and Florence (1442), and is part of the canon of both the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Churches, although Roman Catholics often refer to it as deuterocanonical.[2]
Article VI of the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England lists it as a book of the "Apocrypha".[3] Protestants regard Tobit as apocryphal because it was not included in the Tanakh nor considered canonical by Judaism.
Before the 1952 discovery of Aramaic and Hebrew fragments of Tobit among the Dead Sea Scrolls in Cave IV at Qumran, scholars believed Tobit was not included in the Jewish canon because of late authorship, estimated to be 100 AD.[2][4] Yet the Qumran fragments, which date from 100 BC to 25 AD, agree with the Greek text existing in three different recensions and evidence a much earlier origin than previously thought.[2] These fragments evidence authorship no later than 2nd Century BC and at least contemporary to the date modern scholars ascribe to the final compilation of the Book of Daniel, which did attain canonical status.[5]
Other scholars have postulated that Tobit was excluded from the Jewish Scriptures for a halakhic reason, because instead of the groom as required under Jewish rabbinical law, Raguel, the bride's father, wrote the marriage document discussed in 7:16.[2]
However, it could be hypothesized that some ancient Jewish rabbinic scholars may have considered Tobit to be historical. Midrash Bereishit Rabbah, an aggadic commentary on the Book of Genesis compiled circa 400–600 AD, includes a truncated Aramaic version of Tobit.[6] Tobit was also considered part of the Septuagint (the Greek translation/interpretation of the Hebrew bible).[2] In more contemporary times, a number of Jews in Israel sought to reclaim Tobit as part of the canon.[7]
This book tells the story of Tobit, a righteous Israelite of the Tribe of Naphtali living in Nineveh after under Sargon II deported the northern tribes of Israel to Assyria in 721 BC. (The first two and a half chapters are written in first person.) Tobit's paternal grandmother Deborah raises him. He remains loyal to the worship of God at the temple in Jerusalem, refusing the cult of the golden calves Jeroboam, king of Northern Israel, set at Dan. He is particularly noted for his diligence in attempting to provide proper burials for fallen Israelites whom Sennacherib has slain, for which the king seizes his property and exiles him. After Sennacherib's death, Tobit is allowed to return to Nineveh and buries a man who has been murdered on the street. That night, he sleeps in the open and is blinded by bird droppings that falls in his eyes. That strains his marriage, and ultimately, he prays for death.[8]
Meanwhile, in faraway Media, a young woman named Sarah has prayed for death in despair. The demon of lust, Asmodeus, "the worst of demons", abducts and kills every man she marries on their wedding night before the marriage can be consummated. God sends the angel Raphael, disguised as a human, to heal Tobit and to free Sarah from the demon.[8]
The main narrative is dedicated to Tobit's son, Tobiah or Tobiyah (Greek: Τωβίας Tobias), whom his father sends to collect money that the elder has deposited in the distant Media. Raphael presents himself as Tobit's kinsman Azariah and offers to aid and protect Tobias. Under Raphael's guidance, Tobias journeys to Media with his dog and over the objection of Tobit's wife Hannah, whom Tobit's nagging has discouraged.[8]
Along the way, while he washes his feet in the river Tigris, a fish tries to swallow his foot. By the angel's order, he captures it and removed its heart, liver and gall bladder.[9]
Upon arriving in Media, Raphael tells Tobias of the beautiful Sarah, whom Tobias has the right to marry because he is her cousin and closest relative. The angel instructs the young man to burn the fish's liver and heart to drive away the demon when he attacks on the wedding night.[10]
The two marry, and the fumes of the burning organs drive the demon to Upper Egypt, where Raphael follows and binds him. Sarah's father has been digging a grave to secretly bury Tobias (whom he assumed would die). Surprised to find his son-in-law alive and well, he orders a double-length wedding feast and has the grave secretly filled. Since the feast prevents him from leaving, Tobias sends Raphael to recover his father's money.[10]
After the feast, Tobias and Sarah return to Nineveh. There, Raphael tells the youth to use the fish's gall to cure his father's blindness. Raphael then reveals his identity and returns to heaven, and Tobit sings a hymn of praise.[10]
Tobit tells his son to leave Nineveh before God destroys it according to prophecy (cf. the Book of Nahum). After the prayer, Tobit dies at an advanced age.[11] After burying his father and mother, Tobias returns to Media with his family.
The book is also closely related to Jewish wisdom literature; nowhere is this more clear than in Tobit's instructions to Tobias before his departure for Media in chapter 4. This instruction particularly praises the value of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving; in the Latin Rite, readings from this section are often used in the liturgy. Because of the book's praise for the purity of marriage, it is often read during weddings in many rites. Doctrinally, the book is cited for its teaching on the intercession of angels, filial piety, and reverence for the dead.[12]
The story in the Book of Tobit is set in the 8th century BC, and scholars traditionally thought that it was written at that time.[13] However, a number of historical errors rule out contemporaneous authorship,[14] and most scholars now prefer situating the composition of Tobit between 225 and 175 BC.[15] The direct quote in Tobit 2:6 from the Book of Amos ("Your feasts shall be turned into mourning, and all your mirth into lamentation"[16]) indicates that the prophetic books had become not only fixed but authoritative, signalling a post-exilic date.[15] Moreover, reference to the "Book of Moses" (6:13, 7:11–13) and the "Law of Moses" (7:13) echo identical phrasing in the Book of Chronicles, which some believe was composed after the 4th Century BC.[17] Contextually, dating Tobit's authorship to after 175 BC is problematic, as the author expresses no awareness of Seleucid attempts to Hellenize Judea (from 175 BC) or of the Maccabean revolt against the Seleucids (165 BC), nor does it espouse apocalyptic or messianic expectations upon which later writings focused.[18] Nevertheless, some scholars espouse a later date of composition of at least portions of Tobit.[19]
No scholarly consensus exists on the place of composition, and "almost every region of the ancient world seems to be a candidate."[20] A Mesopotamian origin seems logical given that the story takes place in Assyria and Persia, as does the invocation of the Persian demon "aeshma daeva," rendered "Asmodeus" by Tobit.[20] But significant errors in geographical detail (such as the distance from Ecbatana to Rages and their topography) render this origin questionable.[21] Arguments against and in favor of Palestinian or Egyptian composition also exist.[22]
The original language of composition remains unclear. The book may have been originally written in a form of the Aramaic language. Jerome described his version for the Vulgate as being made from an Aramaic text available to him. However, four Aramaic fragmentary texts of Tobit and one Hebrew text (4QToba–dar; 4QTobe) were found at Qumran in Cave IV.[23]
Surviving Greek translations are found in two versions. The shorter, which Robert Hanhart called Greek I in his edition of the Septuagint, is found in Codex Vaticanus, Alexandrinus, Venetus, and most cursive manuscripts. The Greek II version, 1700 words longer, is found in Codex Sinaiticus and closely aligns with the Hebrew and Aramaic fragments found at Qumran. Apparently the Old Latin (La) manuscripts are also translated from the longer Greek II version. Most English translations since 1966 have relied on the Greek II version.[23]
See also
- Mary Untier of Knots (painting with Tobias and the Angel)
- Tobias and the Angel (Verrocchio)
- Philosopher in Meditation ("Tobit and Anna in an Interior" by Rembrandt)
- ↑ Τωβείθ and Τωβείτ spellings are also attested; see iotacism.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Fitzmyer, at pp. 55–57
- ↑ "Anglican Articles of Religion". Anglicansonline.org. 2007-04-15. Retrieved 2014-03-11.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Scrolls Content". The Dead Sea Scrolls. Retrieved 2014-03-11.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ R. Glenn Wooden, "Changing Perceptions of Daniel: Reading Chapters 4 and 5 of Daniel," in From Biblical Criticism to Biblical Faith, Brackney & Evans eds., p. 10 (Mercer Univ.Press 2007) ISBN 0-88146-052-4.
- ↑ Jared L. Olar, Introduction to the Apocrypha, Part Six: The Book of Tobit.
- ↑ Mark Bredin, Studies in the Book of Tobit: A Multidisciplinary Approach, p. 3 (T&T Clark 2006), ISBN 0-567-08229-6.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Tobit, book of", Jewish Encyclopedia
- ↑ "Tobit 6 GNT - Tobias Catches a Fish - So Tobias and". Bible Gateway. Retrieved 2014-03-11.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Book of Tobias".<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Tobit's age at death is variously given as 127 years in Greek I, 117 years in Greek II and the Vetus Latina, and 102 years in most manuscripts of the Vulgate , 112 years in others,
- (158) "an hundred and eight and fifty years old" in Tobit 14:11 KJV (Wikisource)
- (102) "a hundred and two years" Tobit 14:2 Douay-Rheims (Biblegateway)
- ↑ "Introduction", Tobit, NAB, Libreria Editrice Vaticana
- ↑ Miller, at p. 10.
- ↑ Miller, at p. 11.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Fitzmyer, at p. 51.
- ↑ cf. Tobit 2:5–7 & Amos 8:10
- ↑ Fitzmyer, at p. 51; Miller, at p. 11.
- ↑ Fitzmyer, at pp. 51–52; Miller at pp. 11–12.
- ↑ Fitzmyer, at p. 52.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Miller, at pp. 12–13.
- ↑ Miller, at p. 13.
- ↑ Miller, at pp. 12–15.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 A.A. Di Lella, New English Translation of the Septuagint, "Tobit" (PDF), 2007
- Fitzmyer, Joseph A., "Tobit", (de Gruyter, 2003), Commentaries on early Jewish literature, ISBN 3-11-017574-6
- Miller, Geoffrey David, Marriage in the Book of Tobit, pp. 10–15 (Walter de Gruyter 2011), ISBN 978-3-11-024786-2
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- World Wide Study Bible: Tobit
- 2012 Critical Translation with Dramatized Audio Version (Tobi)
- Milbank, Alison; Talbert, Andrew (2010). "Tobit". Bibledex: Deuterocanonical Books. Brady Haran for the University of Nottingham.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
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U.S. Colleges Opening Minority Aid to All Students
By Jonathan D. Glater
Facing threats of litigation and pressure from Washington, colleges and universities nationwide are opening to white students hundreds of thousands of dollars in fellowships, scholarships and other programs previously aimed at minorities.
Southern Illinois University reached a consent decree last month with the Justice Department to allow nonminority students and men access to graduate fellowships originally created for women and minorities. In January, the State University of New York made white students eligible for $6.8 million of aid in two scholarship programs also previously available just for minorities. Pepperdine University is negotiating with the Education Department over its use of race as a criterion in its programs.
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The institutions are reacting to two 2003 Supreme Court cases on using race in admissions at the University of Michigan. Although the cases did not ban using race in admissions to higher education, they did leave the state of the law unclear, and with the changing composition of the court, some university and college officials fear legal challenges.
The affected areas include programs for high schools and graduate fellowships.
It is far too early to determine the effects of the changes on the presence of minorities in higher education and how far the pool of money for scholarships and similar programs will stretch.
Firm data on how many institutions have modified their policies is elusive because colleges and institutions are not eager to trumpet the changes. At least a handful are seeking to put more money into the programs as they expand the possible pool of applicants.
Some white students are qualifying for the aid. Last year, in response to a legal threat from the Education Department, Washington University in St. Louis modified the standards for an undergraduate scholarship that had been open just to minorities and was named for the first African-American dean at the university. This year, the first since the change, 12 of the 42 first-year recipients are white.
Officials at conservative groups that are pushing for the changes see the shift as a sign of success in eliminating race as a factor in decision making in higher education.
"Our concern is that the law be followed and that nobody be denied participation in a program on account of skin color or what country their ancestors came from," said Roger Clegg, president and general counsel of the Center for Equal Opportunity, which has been pressing institutions on the issue.
"We're not looking at achieving a particular racial outcome," Clegg added. "And it's unfortunate that some organizations seem to view the success or failure of the program based simply on what percentage of students of this color or that color can participate."
Advocates of focused scholarships programs like Theodore M. Shaw, president of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc., challenge the notion that programs for minority students hurt whites.
"How is it that they conclude that the great evil in this country is discrimination against white people?" Shaw asked. "Can I put that question any more pointedly? I struggle to find the words to do it because it's so stunning."
Shaw said protecting scholarships and other programs for minorities was "at the top of our agenda."
Travis Reindl, director of state policy analysis at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, said hundreds, if not thousands, of scholarship and fellowship programs historically used race as a criterion. Reindl estimated that as many as half of the four-year colleges in the United States had reviewed or modified such programs.
Neither the Justice Department nor Education Department, nor organizations on all sides of the discussions over affirmative action, have gathered statistics tracking the trend. In January, The Chronicle of Higher Education named more than 12 institutions that had made the changes.
Clegg said that since 2003 his center had sent 200 challenges to colleges and universities over race-based scholarships and other programs, warning of legal action if changes were not made. He said more than 150 institutions had broadened their programs in response.
The two Supreme Court affirmative action decisions that are worrying the institutions involved the University of Michigan. In Grutter v. Bollinger, the court upheld the use of race in admissions decisions at the law school. It found that there had been a "highly individualized, holistic review of each applicant's file" in which race could be properly considered.


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Thursday, March 03, 2011
5 months, where have they gone?
Tomorrow will mark Leilani Maxine's 5 month birthday! Whewww...what a roller coaster ride it has been. I can't believe how the time has flown and how incredibly our lives have changed.
Here are the top 10 things I have learned from becoming a mother:
1 ) Everyone was right. It is the most difficult, but most rewarding job in the world. I have never done anything harder in my life and never will.
2 ) It is perfectly normal to say 20 times in one day, "Lord, please help me." I sometimes back that up with, "No, really. I am begging you."
3 ) It will be the only time in life when you can blow in someone's face and they will laugh incessantly and want you to do it over and over again.
4 ) It becomes second nature to cry over every child on television who has suffered hardship.
5) Mother's guilt is the worst guilt and I don't think it ever gets easier, it only makes you a better mother.
6 ) You learn to laugh at yourself when you and your husband have become "that couple" with the crying child that everyone is staring at.
7 ) There are days when you feel like you have been thrown in the washing machine and hung out to dry while the world around you keeps going.
8 ) The pride you feel when you take your child out for the first time is like no other. And it only gets better.
9 ) A whole new love for your husband develops when you see the amazing father you knew he would be when you married him.
10 ) There are snippets of life that you will cut out and put in your pocket and cherish forever. Dancing with my newborn baby girl, sleeping cheek to cheek in the whee hours of the morning, giving her zerberts, watching her smile for the first time, seeing her love our dogs, watching our parents adore her, seeing her become her own little being.
Becoming a mother has been difficult, amazing, emotional and incredible. But I've also learned its important to keep your sense of self, thus my blog and my art. Thank you to everyone for all of your support and for reading!
No one can ever prepare you for becoming a mother, that's for sure. And I wouldn't change a thing.
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Don't forget becoming the wonderful mother that your husband new you would be! Love you! Give Leila a hug and kiss for me! MUAHReplyDelete
Erin.......That post put tears in my eyes.ReplyDelete
It really came from the heart.
This post is especially beautiful for me to read as I prepare to walk down a similar road in a few short weeks. Thanks for your transparency. All the best to you! ~Laura
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The best example of a hotspot producing a line of volcanic islands is the Hawaiian hotspot. This drawing, from Thurman's Introduction to Oceanography, illustrates how the Hawaiian chain formed as the Pacific tectonic plate moved over the hotspot.
A hotspot is theorized to form as one of Earth's outer tectonic plates moves over an unusually hot part of the Earth's mantle and large amounts of magma rise up, piercing through the plates and producing large volcanic eruptions at the Earth's surface. Hotspot volcanism would thus be unique because it does not occur at the boundaries of Earth's tectonic plates, where other volcanism occurs.
The mantle plumes that form hotspots are thought to be relatively stationary, while tectonic plates are not. As the plates continue to move away from oceanic volcanoes, the volcanoes cool and subside, producing older islands, atolls, and seamounts. As continental volcanoes move away from a hotspot, they cool, subside, and become extinct. In this way, hotspots can produce lines of volcanoes, known as hotspot tracks.
A seamount might stay volcanically active for two or three million years while it is above a hotspot: lava streams out of its summit and down its flanks, building up a volcanic mountain. As the volcano is carried away by the moving tectonic plate, its volcanic activity begins to wane and eventually goes quiet, only to be replaced by volcanic activity at a new seamount being born on the ocean floor that has moved on top of the hotspot.
This is occurring today in Hawaii, perhaps the most well-known example of a hotspot track. Here, volcanic activity on the Island of Hawaii is slowly being replaced by activity on nearby Loihi seamount. The Hawaiian hotspot is believed to have been active at least 70 million years, producing a volcanic chain that extends 6,000 kilometers (3,750 miles) across the northwest Pacific Ocean.Keep in mind that much of what we think we know about hotspots is based on theories. There continues to be scientific debate about whether hotspots are actually deep phenomena or even "fixed" in position. Such is the nature of science and why we continue to explore and learn.
What Is A Hotspot?, GalAPAGoS: Where Ridge Meets Hotspot
Geological Origin of the New England Seamount Chain, Mountains in the Sea 2003
Volcanic History of Seamounts in the Gulf of Alaska, Exploring Alaska's Seamounts 2002


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I'm very proud of the brothers and sisters in our singles ministry here in the Seattle Church of Christ. John Novak is an engineer in Belltown who was met by the disciples at the Seattle Art Museum. George Hwang is a physical therapist in West Seattle and was brought to church by Chelsea Zhang.


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Don't you love it when the mailbox gives you Happy mail? You know the sort… actual mail and not just junk or bills. Actually junk mail is almost all that arrives in my letter box these days seeing I get the bills via e-mail. You begin to realise how electronic our communication has become when the box receives nothing along the lines of actual paper with actual words written out by an actual person.
So imagine my surprise when today's postie leaves me a big envelope. And it's not marked from Open Poly. Cos I still haven't finished my assignment yet so there is no way they have sent my result back.
I head inside and open it.
It is a HUGE friggin poster of… the Crusaders! Woohooo! And even better, it's been written on: " Happy Birthday from Richie and the boys".
Now, as much as I would like to believe that hunky hunk forever known to the mad girls in the Coven as the "McCaw Burger" has read ma wee blog {Hi, Richie!!!} I'm fairly certain that it is not so. And even if he had read the wonderful tribute to his gorgeousness, I'm even more certain he does not know when my birthday is. {It's next Wednesday people!!}. So who the hell sent me such a vision in the letterbox??
And yeah, even is Richie is reading my blog and he figured out my birthday, this writing is way too girlie for me to think for a second that it 'twas him that sent me some love.
Sigh…. that dream is over in a nanosecond.
So I don't know how this heavenly item has fallen into my hands – but thank you Postie!!


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I'll cut straight to the chase....
By tits I mean the spot between the nipples and by ass I mean just that – your backside.
But I'm not really going to be talking about the actual physical part of us, I want to go into a deeper realm.
Our energetic body - The Chakras
I find this subject to be delicious as it truly touches on how and where we store all our stories from conception up to now. The two spots I chose represent the Base Chakra and the Heart Chakra; the lower and higher conscious in other words, our external and inner worlds
I chose these two spots as this is where our problems and our solutions lay
Firstly I will explain what each Chakra represents and what happens when we store unprocessed emotions, traumas, stories, events and everything that happens to us
I shall start with the base that takes us all the way, in the invisible deep level of energy, from the anus right down to the feet.
This spot called Muladhara is associated with our basic needs of survival, food, clothing, rest, shelter, money and procreation. It links us to career, sense of belonging, money mindset and survival
Now this is what we really truly need to know about the Mulhadara
When we lack nurturing from childhood, we get stuck in a lower conscious mode of living and it becomes all about attachments, inability to let go, hoarding, constipation, depression, anger, terror of abandonment, rage, sexual disconnection, numbness, financial uncertainty, blaming, longstanding resentment, insecurity, monotony, materialism, greed, fear of change, addiction to security, guilt, shame, distrust, Impatience, desire to hide, white knuckle grip on life, tendency to push for things, victimization, expecting the worst, numbness, neediness, denying own needs, rejecting femininity or masculinity, rigid social beliefs, bitterness and fear of mother & father, distorted sexual & intimacy beliefs, dispassionate about life, excessively sensitive and strong emotions; invasion of others, seductive manipulation, obsessive attachment and emotional dependency, fear, prolonged uncertainty, powerlessness, unresolved anger, aggression, domination, control, blame
Quite the list but lets extract the highlight
This energetic area determines how we deal with certain situations and if it is weak, under nourished or blocked reacting will be the default coping mechanism. When this energy is dull we get stuck in that mud; we look at the problem and find it hard to shift from stagnant matter
Learning how to shift and draw the energy right up to where we need it, is key
I will come back to this point but first I will move up towards the Heart
Also referred to as Anahata, this is the area just above the transitional point – the Centre - which takes us from the UnConscious level to Super Conscious. From Ego to Soul; from problem to solution!
This spot, right in between the nipples is linked to love and compassion. When open and healthy, it vibrates at a very high level and when in sync it allows us to have this very sensational soulful style of living. The energy here is incredibly pure and is in no way reliant to external circumstances.
The Heart knows all, this is where all our solutions reside.
Remember those words from your teachers when you were at school, 'Go home and learn this information by heart' No one ever told us to study by mind!
Here's the journey to take
Close your eyes
Take a situation that is creating havoc in your life right now and just for a few seconds imagine letting go of it completely, absolutely, totally. No matter how hard it wrenches you internally, just release if for a few seconds.
Now picture your feet beautifully rooted in raw earth then from that same place, create an ascension of energy right up from ground to feet to legs to pelvis to solar plexus and then give it a final push until it reaches your heart. When it reaches the area, draw the energy in the perineum in and up and retain it like you are trying to keep yourself from poohing without the bum contraction.
This ascension of energy is there to support you from drowning in a quick sand to seeing the problem from a much higher perspective.
In return you get to keep your spirit, your health and your soul intact.
Not a bad deal at all!
When we react to a situation we cause ourselves a very limited existence and with the false, clingy ego as the main navigator, we lose our soulful, pure, child-like projection towards our earthly existence.
When we work with this energy, we literally open the root chakra and clear it from bullshit and drama. With this openness, we are able to take the steps necessary to take care of ourselves and lift our existence to higher realms
The sacredness of the energetic movement brings forth the highest qualities and heal the malfunctions caused by all our traumas and negative experiences from this or any other life.
You will shift from finding a problem for every solution to actually finding the solution to every problem.
This creative mental journey linking creativity and visualization, awakens this beautiful and sophisticated cord of energy between the two spots beyond our anus and our heart, It is an internal dance and weaving of energies containing feelings emotions and memories of a lifetime. When done with eyes closed, it explores the deepest layers of our being, turning the mind inward and one-pointed, diffusing anything beyond our human existence.
To a smooth transition from our anus right up to the heart...
For a real, raw, authentic breakthrough…