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To get the most out of your body you need to look beyond surface level markers and understand what is happening on the inside
We spend hours tracking our progress on platforms like Strava, Garmin Connect and Training Peaks… but how much do any of us really know about what's happening to our body on the inside?
That's where biomarker tracking can help. By testing and tracking your body's key biomarkers, it is possible to gain valuable information into whether you are over-training, at increased risk of injury, or if your body is fatigued. This will not only help you to optimise your performance but also help to protect and improve your health, so you can perform to your potential come race day.
Biomarkers are substances produced by your body that can be monitored to give you insight into your body's inner health. Biomarkers are usually monitored via the blood. Advances in technology now means that for a wide range of biomarkers, the sample can usually be collected quickly and easily at-home using a DIY finger-prick blood kit.
Forth Edge is an innovative new service that enables you to do just that, giving sports people direct access to the same biomarker profiling used by elite athletes.
That's why DB Max are partnering with Forth Edge to offer our race participants two packages – Race Fit and Endurance, which have been specifically tailored to the demands of our race events.
Once tested the results tracking dashboard enables you to track changes and discover patterns related to training and diet. Rather than a short-term snapshot, this offers long-term insight, helping you to improve your energy levels, reduce the risk of injury and avoid over-training.
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To help you gain a greater understanding of the role key biomarkers play on your health and performance, we've put together an easy-to-understand guide.
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"My generation was schooled in good handwriting, and we spent the first months of elementary school learning to make the strokes of letters. The exercise was later held to be obtuse and repressive but it taught us to keep our wrists steady as we used our pens to form letters rounded and plump on one side and finely drawn on the other. Well, not always – because the inkwells, with which we soiled our desks, notebooks, fingers and clothing, would often produce a foul sludge that stuck to the pen and took 10 minutes of mucky contortions to clean.
The crisis began with the advent of the ballpoint pen. Early ballpoints were also very messy and if, immediately after writing, you ran your finger over the last few words, a smudge inevitably appeared. And people no longer felt much interest in writing well, since handwriting, when produced with a ballpoint, even a clean one, no longer had soul, style or personality."

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Hanukkah dinner at temple
DOWNEY - The public is invited to join with Temple Ner Tamid in their annual Hanukkah dinner Dec. 3 at 6 p.m.Visitors may bring a Menorah and light candles at their table. The dinner will include drawings for door prizes. Cost is $10 per person and reservations are due by Nov. 26. For more information, call the temple at (562) 861-9276.
********** Published: November 18, 2010 - Volume 9 - Issue 31


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I never realized what a treasure this one little gift has been from my childhood home after my parents passed. It sings a familiar tune as the metal tubes sway and tap merrily in the breeze. It lifts me up and takes me to a gentle time and place.
This thought expresses the blessed tone of my parents' life music they sang to us.
Let our words be like wind chimes.
Tone is something we hear like wind chimes blowing in the air. What sounds do our words make…? Communication is more than what we say; it is how we say it and how we sound. As much as possible, without forfeiting what we have to say, let our words be music to people's ears.
Melody Beattie


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For retailers, mobile's biggest draw is the ability to directly engage with consumers. Let's face it, most people keep their smartphones close to the vest. Push notifications can build brand loyalty, keep users engaged and encourage them to purchase, even when the app is not open. However, these days, most consumers are inundated with messaging - but not to worry!
Retailers can intelligently use push notifications by leveraging the unique properties of both global and geo-fence push notifications into their mobile strategy.
Global push notifications are familiar to most retailers and have been part of the mobile marketing landscape for a while. They remain very effective, with a 30% to 40% click through rate. One of the best ways to use global push is when targeting a specific events. Virtually "chiming in" right before a flash sale (all items up to half off this evening only) or a specific event (online only discounts for Valentine's Day) is a great way to close the gap between the intent to purchase and the action of conversion.
Geofencing notifications are newer to mobile marketing but equally as effective, with a 40% click through rate. Geofencing is when a virtual perimeter is placed around a physical space. These notifications are then triggered when a consumer is within that perimeter. Retailers can use geofencing notifications to enhance global, brand events (like triggering a reminder for a flash sale when a user is within range to that store) or to drive location-specific content. These can be anything from sending consumers a mobile-only coupon when they are close to a brick-and-mortar store, or serving content related to a particular item when in proximity of a display in-store.
The bottom line is that push notifications continue to be valuable channels. The best way to maximize impact is to utilize older and newer technologies - both global and geofencing - to reach the consumer, when it adds the most value.


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How many times we forget that there is a beauty which can only be appeared to be visible through long time period of practice?
Seeing one unique dancers or a performance reminds me of why we are heading to 'that' point.
Above all, we must be very confident and independent on the process as well.
Photo: Lake Swan by K-Ballet at Festival Hall in Osaka


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Marking an Important Day
Our rings
Photo taken March 4, 2011
Today is St. Patrick's Day, and six years ago today, Kirk and I began an e-mail correspondence that eventually led to our sharing our lives together.
On that day in 2005, nothing happened that would have led us to suspect it. He has some business to settle with the organization where I worked, and I was the person tasked with following up with him about it. We had met once before, through my organization again, but other than that, we had no real context for conversation.
Except that conversation began to happen, and we learned that such conversation between us could carry on endlessly. We talked about books, God, ideas, theology, life, and lessons learned. The e-mails grew longer and longer, and soon we needed to ask ourselves and each other and God the question: what is going on here?
Neither of us knew St. Patrick's Day would change our lives, but it did.
Fast forward one year, and Kirk asked me to marry him. Five years ago today, we got engaged.
We both had a pretty good sense at least a couple months before it happened that this was the weekend we would get engaged, although we'd never breathed a word of it to each other. He kept to himself his plans to make it so, and I kept to myself my growing sense that it would happen at that time.
Prior to getting engaged, we had talked about a lot of things. It seems we had covered every possible subject two people in a relationship could cover about their lives and future, except we'd never discussed any concrete details about the future: where we would live (since he lived in Florida and I lived in California throughout the duration of our pre-married life), when we would get married, where we would get married, and what sort of ceremony we'd have. These were conversations I knew would happen once we'd made a formal commitment to share our lives together, but until then, we stayed focused on growing as a couple and establishing our relationship on solid ground.
I flew out to Florida from California for the weekend of St. Patrick's Day in order to celebrate our one-year anniversary as a couple. Although nothing romantic sparked on that first day our e-mail conversations began in the previous year, we had decided March 17 was the mark of the beginning of our relationship.
He put me up in the JW Marriott hotel, which is one of our favorite places to stay to this day (and one of the most luxurious hotels I'd ever witnessed up to that point!), and the anniversary weekend celebration soon became an engagement weekend celebration when he proposed that first night in Manuels on the 28th in downtown Orlando.
That weekend, he took me to the Kiev Symphony Orchestra at the Bob Carr auditorium. We went on the Winter Park Boat Tour, which is still one of our favorite things to do in Winter Park. As it is every St. Patrick's Day weekend, that weekend was the Winter Park Art Festival in downtown Winter Park, and we spent some time mingling with the crowds and looking in on the various booths displaying artwork. We rode over to the Isle of Sicily at one point and discovered an old, abandoned piece of property that looked prepped to be demolished soon, and we got out of the car and went exploring on the property, peeking in windows and open doors and walking underneath the trees that lined the lake and dock.
That first night of my visit, when Kirk proposed, was the first time we began to speak of the concrete details of our future life together, and we started with a conversation about the wedding. What sort of ceremony would we have, and where would we have it? Kirk's family is from Central Florida, and my family is in California. Would we have the wedding in one of those two places?
The bigger question for me, rather than location, was the type of ceremony we would choose to have. I'd been married before, at nineteen, and had the kind of wedding you normally expect of a wedding at that time: the big dress, the bridesmaids, the location, the reception, the photographer, the formal invitations, the extensive guest list. I had done that before, and something in me resisted the idea of doing it again. I didn't like the idea of re-creating a similar experience. I didn't want to walk down the aisle in a big dress and have deja vu of walking down the aisle at my first wedding. For a long time, before ever knowing Kirk, I knew that I would do it differently next time, should I ever marry again.
When I was preparing to fly to Florida for that first anniversary weekend, then, I remember starting to ask myself what sort of wedding ceremony I would want to share with him if he did actually propose that weekend. I became aware again of my desire to do something totally different, and for the first time it crossed my mind to plan an elopement in another country -- perhaps England, since we'd always felt an affinity to that place.
I held the idea of England in my mind for about a week, but as the St. Patrick's Day weekend in Florida drew nearer, the reminders of all the Irish roots in our relationship came forward. Our relationship began on an Irish holiday. We might be getting engaged on that same Irish holiday. And we had originally met in Ireland. I began to think, for the first time, that I might want to marry him in Ireland.
The uncanny part of all this (or perhaps not so uncanny, given that God has always been in the mix of our relationship) was what happened when I told Kirk I'd been thinking of a planned elopement to Ireland. He pulled the car over, opened the trunk, and pulled out an issue of National Geographic magazine that had arrived in his mailbox that week. The cover story was a feature on Celtic history, and inside that cover story was a picture of a couple getting married in the ruins of a 12th-century monastery on the Aran Islands of Ireland.
That weekend, we found the monastery online and contacted the priest who performs weddings there. Soon afterward, we heard back from him. The arrangements for a ceremony in that location were quite simple, the fee was nominal, and he would perform the ceremony and provide the photographer. All we needed to do was get ourselves there.
Thus began our three-month engagement season that included preparations for a wedding and honeymoon in Ireland and a cross-country relocation move for me, as I transplanted my life from California to Florida.
So you see, this day, St. Patrick's Day, has always held significance for us. It changed the course of our lives more than once -- first, by being the day upon which Kirk and I began interacting quite innocently by e-mail, and second, by being the day upon which our engagement turned our lives more fully toward one another and our future.
PS: If you'd like to see photographs and read the story of our wedding day, you can find that story here.


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Other plays by Michael Conley
- JEB & DASH, a full-length play, based on the book by Ina Russell
- MEN ABOUT TOWN, a collection of two-character, one-act plays about gay men
- OUT FOR LOVE, a flat-out comedy (with James W. Revak)
Also, these fine sites will be of interest to all writers:
- CraigAbernethy.com: the links page is an invaluable listing of resources.
- Scripteasers.org, where new (and seasoned) writers can get a public reading of their play
- StagePlays.com: check out Playwrights on the Web, a listing of playwrights from around the world
Copyright © 2005 Michael Conley. All rights reserved.


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There are tons of blogs with DIY tips on the web, but they all aren't as simple as they seem. Especially if you're trying to print on wood with wax paper.
This one is pretty straightforward. All you need is some sanded light-colored wood, tape, wax paper, scissors & credit card.
The instructions are as follows:
- Cut wax paper to printer paper size.
- Reverse the image and print on the paper.
- Place the image wet-side down, hold it in place & rub the ink down into the wood.
- Remove wax paper & spray with wood sealer if preferred.
This is all fine & dandy, but doesn't work in practice. Multiple attempts of sending the wax paper through caused annoying jams and ink smearing. It appears you need a printer with a direct feed, or else you'll have our problem. One print managed to get through without being destroyed, and here's how it turned out:
Next, we cut the wax paper big enough so the edges can be folded around a piece of regular paper and taped. This one yielded the clearest results with no ink smudging, but still wasn't worthy of attention.
For the last attempt, we cut a piece of wax paper 8.5" x 11" and taped it directly on top of a normal piece of paper. Again, we had a result that was mediocre at best with more printer smudging:
So don't be completely discouraged when a seemingly simple & trending DIY article doesn't work as advertised. At least you tried!
Here's the full "Wooden Board of Fail" for you to not marvel in awe at. Enjoy & Good Luck!


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One Final Push: Anonymous Alumni Family Bolsters Capital Campaign/
Gustavus Adolphus College, a liberal arts school in Saint Peter, Minnesota, recently received a $25 million gift from an anonymous alumni family based in the Twin Cities area. The gift is the largest single donation in the school's history, and will be used to finish a $65 million renovation and expansion of the school's Alfred Nobel Hall of Science and upgrade its facilities to "better prepare students for careers in the physical sciences and health."
While we don't know the name of the family behind the gift, we do know a bit about them, and that they have the kind of potentially big-giving profile we talk about all the time at Inside Philanthropy. For one, we know that the family consists of long-time Twin Cities entrepreneurs. Further, the family has a past record of giving at Gustavus Adolphus College and counts a total of five family members as Gustavus Adolphus College alumni.
We often talk about the strong forces that motivate an alumni couple to give big, drawn by double the amount of loyalty to a school. In this case, this family's ties to Gustavus Adolphus College span five family members and a past history of giving to the school. While we don't know the exact combination, here, families with kids and even grandkids who've all gone to the same school are a particularly potent mix.
The college's vice president for advancement said of these personal forces that "the family has shared with me their deep appreciation for the quality of education and meaningful personal relationships their children experienced at Gustavus, and they are honored to be able to give back in a way that will help so many others pursue that same life-changing opportunity."
Another element here is timing. The college is in the midst of a $150 million campaign that will end next month in September. I've often written about the ways in which donors are motivated to give at the start of a campaign in order to inspire others to give and get the campaign started with a big push.
Related: How One Alums' Big Pledge Influenced Another Alum to Give Big: A Case Study
But it's also important to remember that the tail ends of campaigns can also be a prime time for donors to give, to help a particular campaign reach its goals and get the most out of a fundraising push.
Finally, it's worth mentioning that Gustavus was recently ranked third-highest in the nation among liberal arts colleges as the baccalaureate origin of physics PhDs. Yep, STEM is still on the minds of many.


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I like a challenge so I thought I'd try to create a self-marking spreadsheet in Excel. (Look, some men like fast cars, some like sport, and some like womanising. Me? I like spreadsheets. OK?)
I was inspired to have a go at this by someone called Lee Rymill, who uploaded a self-marking spreadsheet to the CAS resources area. However, I wanted to take it a few steps further…
Lee's spreadsheet had the answers "hard-wired" into it, ie the answers were in the formulae, like this:
I wanted to create a spreadsheet that was more generic.
Also, I wanted the spreadsheet to:
- Count the number of correct and incorrect answers
- Give the student feedback
- Tell the student where to to go for help or what to do next.
What I came up with seems to work, and can easily be customised for any test or quiz where a particular answer is either right or wrong. If you decide to use it, you will need to:
- copy the formulae down as far as you need to
- obviously save the file under a different name.
I really intended this as a proof of concept.
You could also use it as a means of demonstrating how Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) can be used in the context of Excel and other Microsoft applications (although there is some variation between applications). Even if you don't intend to teach VBA as one of the required programming languages, this spreadsheet is a good demonstration of how programming can make life easier and more interesting for the user. It does this both in the background, and overtly:
- Why not inject a bit of humour into your self-marking spreadsheet?
- Hopefully, this will also demonstrate that spreadsheets don't have to be as dry as dust: what's wrong with a bit of humour in lessons?
- Other messages pop up, depending on whether the user clicks on "OK" or "Cancel".
If you decide to give this a go, you'll need to make sure your security settings in Excel will allow you to run a spreadsheet with macros. The PDF explains how it works. Feedback would be much appreciated. (I can think of one or two things I'd change myself, but I could go on tweaking forever!).
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Related articles
- Using VBA To Automate Internet Explorer Sessions From An Excel Spreadsheet (makeuseof.com)
- Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum (ictineducation.org)


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To the Times of Ti:
The "Kosmider Krowd" is still on the hunt for any dirt or miss-step by the Crown Point town board.
Like little Alinskyites, gathered in smoke filled basements plotting to "crush the opposition," like Chicago "lite" community organizers/agitators, stirring the pot; they've become the ants at the picnic, gnats at sundown, yapping little ankle-biters, children not having their way, having a temper tantrum: to wit—a proctological nuisance!
These brats, during the previous supervisor's stint in office, never offered advice or questioned Ms. Kosmider's authority, nor made veiled threats. Oh no, their silence was deafening. However, now they've found their voices and are interested in every burp or hiccup, every bit of minutiae that transpires at the monthly meetings. Why are they holding this town board to such a high standard but kept silent while the previous one floundered? Constructive criticism is welcomed and considered at every meeting; however the "Kosmider Krowd" is into destructive criticism in an attempt to undermine this board.
This kind of bad behavior is why good people shy away from running for office. Who needs that nonsense? Just recall the words of Edmond Burke: "Evil men flourish when good men do nothing."
So may I give some words of encouragement to all the members of the town board, who are not perfect but striving to do their best…Illegitimi non Carborundum
Mary Capek
Crown Point


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Catherine and Mark welcome you to their Guest House, a quiet part of Clacton but just 5 minute walk to the town centre and 150 yards to the towns award winning beach. All our rooms are en-suite or have a private bathroom. Teacoffee, LED Freeview tv's, WI-FI, breakfast, parking and daily maid service is included within the price. We cater for a number of people with different breakfast tastes, including vegetarian, gluten free etc. In addition, we provide hair dryers, ironing facilities and for a small charge a laundry service. The Westcliff Theatre is just around the corner as is Millers Barn public Golf course. There are many attractions within Clacton and beyond, details of which can be provided.We live by our motto Arrive as a guest and leave as a friend
North or South A12, take exit to A120 which leads into A133. Continue on A133 untill you enter Clacton. Follow signs to seafront. At sea turn right, keep sea to your left, Pass pier on left and continue half a mile. Collingwood Road is the 9th turning on the right after the pier.
You can check in from 12:00. You need to check out by 11:00.


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Church campaigners have repeated their call for an investment of at least £3 billion to provide a targeted investment into the country's poorest communities.
It comes on the 10th anniversary of the Government's pledge to end child poverty in a generation.
In their statement, Church Action on Poverty, who are members of the Campaign to End Child Poverty, asked the Prime Minister: "Will you keep your promise, Gordon, and improve the lives of millions of UK children living in poverty today?"
"As the recession bites, an investment of at least £3 billion would provide a vital, timely and targeted injection into families in our poorest communities who are hardest hit" the statement said. "Without this £3bn in the forthcoming budget, the Government will be 700,000 children short of its target of halving child poverty by 2010."
The Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) said today that it should still be possible to achieve that target set by Tony Blair in 1999.
With the Government now committed to enshrining in legislation his promise to eradicate child poverty altogether by 2020, CPAG urged ministers to seize on the "turning point" created by the economic crisis to build a fairer society.
In a report timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of Blair's original speech, CPAG said that failure to meet next year's target would "undermine" the prospects for achieving the long-term 2020 goal.
600,000 children have already been lifted out of poverty since 1999, with a further 500,000 expected to follow as a result of current policies. But the report said that still left a shortfall of 700,000 on the 2010 target.
Analysts have estimated that an investment in excess of £3 billion would get the Government back on track to meet its aim.
Church Action on Poverty is a national ecumenical Christian social justice charity, committed to tackling poverty in the UK. It works in partnership with churches and with people in poverty themselves to find solutions to poverty, locally, nationally and globally.
More information: www.church-poverty.org.uk


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A huge mass of an Antarctica-based glacier broke loose and started floating freely in the Southern Polar region. The iceberg which is the size of Chicago is a symbol of global warming according to some scientists.
A team of German scientists discovered that an iceberg that was as big as the city of Chicago was floating in the Amundsen Sea. It had broken off from mainland Antarctica and was spied by the TerraSAR-X, a satellite set in orbit by the German Space Agency. NASA's technicians had already noticed a considerable rift in the region which is Pine Island Glacier two years ago. According to LiveScience, the cracks revealed measured 15 miles by 164 feet. A second chasm was detected in 2012. The overall effect of these cracks and fissures was that the large land mass broke loose and started drifting into the Amundsen Sea. As the iceberg travels further in its journey, it will spawn several smaller pieces which will detach themselves from it and carry on in their own individual directions.
The manner in which the ice melts and then cracks remains somewhat of a mystery. Glaciers are constantly shifting their shape. The way in which icebergs react to the tensions and forces surrounding them remains an unexplored topic. Last time this region produced icebergs was 12 and 6 years ago. There is speculation among marine geologists as to the reasons behind this phenomenon. Some say it is climate change due to global warming. However, others deny this and claim that other factors are responsible for the change. It could have everything to do with wind direction. If more pieces break off it could prove troublesome. Scientists are currently observing the situation closely.
Image Credit: Live Science


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SCOTT SIMON, Host:
This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon.
President Obama and his family are spending this weekend in Maine, taking a break after a busy week on several fronts. Mr. Obama scored a couple of significant victories during the week. But it's not clear whether that will help his public approval rating.
NPR's Scott Horsley joins us now.
Scott, thanks for being with us.
SCOTT HORSLEY: Good to be with you.
SIMON: And on Thursday, the Senate approved that wide-ranging overhaul of the nation's financial rules. And this has been one of President Obama's top priorities.
HORSLEY: It really has. For more than a year the administration's been pushing Congress to rewrite the financial rule book, hoping to avoid another financial meltdown. They'd hope to have this done before the July 4th recess and it took a little longer after Robert Byrd's death. But they did manage to cobble together the 60 votes to overcome a threatened filibuster, and when the final tally was added up on Thursday, the president was able to check off a major item off his to-do list.
BARACK OBAMA: I said when took office we can't simply rebuild this economy on the same pile of sand, on maxed-out credit cards, houses used like ATM machines, or over-leveraged firms on Wall Street.
We need to rebuild on a firmer, stronger foundation for economic growth.
HORSLEY: And the president expects to sign that bill this coming week. Politically, this is important for the Democrats, because unlike some of the president's other initiatives, there's a lot of public support for cracking down on Wall Street.
SIMON: Another piece of the new foundation the president often talks about from his point of view is clean energy. I know you were in Michigan this, where the president broke ground on a new factory for making electric batteries.
HORSLEY: Right. This is one of nine battery plants funded by the government stimulus program - two in Holland, Michigan, which is really going to be at the center of what the White House hopes will be a new industry, and it's an area that can certainly use it.
Michigan's unemployment rate is the second highest in the country. But Western Michigan, Holland, is also a very Republican area, and in talking with some of the residents there, I've heard a lot of ambivalence over the government's activist role in sponsoring these battery plants.
SIMON: And the skepticism about the president's economic program, if you take a look at the polls, it's not just limited to his obvious political opponents, is it?
HORSLEY: Yeah, for some time now we have seen doubts about the stimulus program - widespread doubts. This week the White House released a report saying that the stimulus had saved or created as many as three and a half million jobs so far. But what the public is really focused on is that still painfully high unemployment, and slower private sector growth than any of us would like.
Also this week, the Washington Post and ABC released a poll saying 54 percent of Americans now disapprove of the president's handling of the economy, while just 43 percent approve.
SIMON: Now, those aren't the kind of numbers that Democrats want to read just a few months away from elections in November, is it?
HORSLEY: No. It's terrible for the Democrats. And the White House's argument so far has been to say, okay, we know progress is slow but we're moving in the right direction and urging people, hey, consider the Republican alternative.
OBAMA: There are some folks who want to go back - who think that we should return to the policies that helped to lead to this recession. Some of them made the political calculation that it's better to obstruct than to lend a hand. They said no to tax cuts, they said no to small business loans, they said no to clean energy projects. Now, it doesn't stop them from being at ribbon- cuttings.
HORSLEY: That seemed to be a dig at GOP Congressman Pet Hoekstra of Michigan, who was sitting in the front row at Thursday's groundbreaking, even though he had voted against the stimulus program.
The president also went after Republicans this morning in his weekly radio address. But he also took some time to praise the handful of Senate Republicans who voted in favor of that financial overhaul bill.
SIMON: Just before the president and his family decamped for Maine, he commented on what he called some good news from the Gulf of Mexico.
HORSLEY: Yeah, for almost three months now those grim pictures of oil spewing into the Gulf have been sort of a sad metaphor for the government's apparent inability to solve big problems, at least quickly. And the president cautioned that this new tighter cap that BP has put on the well is not a final solution but it is, he said, good news. And there's no doubt the White House hopes this will be the beginning of some different images, not only from the underwater webcam, but more generally. There's certainly still a lot of work to be done but at least now it seems the problem is not getting worse.
SIMON: NPR's Scott Horsley, thanks so much.
HORSLEY: Good to be with you.
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Long Landing Page Design StrongDev
Design Landing Page StrongDev
When ordering a design from full Zero:
Design and creation of the 1st (one) version of the basic design concept Landing Page on a pre-approved prototype: Terms of Reference (TOR) – must describe the problem of the future design Landing Page.
by ~ 3-7 working days.
At the end of the work:
You get a unique Landing Page design and layout of the original developed Landing Page.
(Landing Page Layout PSD-prepared for the layout to the programmer and HTML-coder).
What is needed from you in the specifications?
Is This:
- Required components of a single-site Landing Page:
- Attractive headline – precise and concise notation activities of the company.
- Vivid and memorable, high-quality, large images of product or service.
- Phrase – a call to action.
- Description of the action with the established deadlines in order to stimulate the customer to decide to purchase as soon as possible.
- Form to send contact information website visitor (names of the strings in the form).
- A Noticeable button «Call to Action» (call to order, click on call back, click to Buy, etc).
- The Triggers of trust (customer testimonials, examples of works, certificates, documents, etc).
- Product information.
- An accessible description of the process of working with illustrations.
- Block of rapid communication with the managers of the company.
- Contact information.
If Choosing WordPress Theme + Buying 1 Theme, which will be fit for the Business Niche.
1) Pro Version 1 website: Start from $39.
2) WordPress Theme (Buy only one 1 time and using forever) Layout Responsive.
3) Compatible Browsers IE10, IE11, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Chrome, Edge.
4) If you need a simple daily deal website and want to save your Budget.
We'll recommend you use Ready WordPress Theme for your future website.
We'll set up and customize different Plugins for the website, it will greatly expand the functionality of the website.
5) You will don't need Web Designer, Front-end or Back-end Developers.
6) The economy will be in design and development.
7) WordPress Theme already Ready to use.
8) With ready WordPress Theme, you will get a full ready website not more than 3 days, if we count without fillIng goods, texts, logo, etc. For filling goods, texts, photos it will take more time.
We will do:
1) Setup WordPress Theme on new Hosting, Domain.
2) Working with Filezilla FTP Client.
3) Customize WordPress Theme (changing colors, texts, logo, etc)
+ Setup different Important Plugins for the Business Niche.
4) Work and Customize: Google Tag Manager, Statistics, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Yandex Metric, Yandex web master.
5) Working with Google Disk (Drive), DrobBox, Trello, Clockify, Slack, Skype.
6) Writing texts for Websites with using the word – magnets, Identifying the needs of customers and did close theirs.
7) Forming a USP – unique selling proposition.
8) Logotype Design.
9) Fill and prepare all of the materials for the website: post of goods, descriptions, photos, Website Management.
10) Create Advertisement for Youtube In-Stream Ads, Youtube Discovery Ads, Text-Graphics Ads, Text Ads in the Searching Network at Google Ads, Social media marketing, Instagram Promotion.
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The Green Bay Packers franchise was far from a title contender this past year, finishing the 2017 NFL regular season with a 7-9 record, good for third place in the NFC North with only the Chicago Bears trailing the team. However, the Packers remain committed to the team's trademarks TITLETOWN, TITLETOWN U.S.A. and TITLETOWN TOWEL, and the club is making it known through a filing with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
Specifically, the Packers are opposing the registration of a trademark application for TITLETOWN, TX, which was filed by McClatchy U.S.A., a subsidiary of The McClatchy Company, a publicly traded American publishing company. McClatchy filed the application surrounding a Star-Telegram series titled, TITLETOWN, TX, which is a weekly documentary series focusing on the 2016 Aledo Bearcats' mission to earn a sixth state football title in eight years.
The Packers organization says that the mark and its use is too close for comfort, mainly because one of the ways in which it uses the mark TITLETOWN is in connection with entertainment services related to football, video recordings and broadcast media related to football, and digital content available via the Internet. It also points out that it has spent a lot of money surrounding its TITLETOWN marks, including the recent completion of a $65 million, 45-acre real estate development project adjacent to the Packers' football stadium, which bears the TITLETOWN logo and mark.
The key question for the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board will be whether the TITLETOWN, TX mark so resembles the Packers' TITLETOWN marks that when used for the purpose of the documentary, it is likely to cause confusion as to whether the Packers are in any way associated with the project.
Considering the fact that the Packers have used TITLETOWN in connection with very similar services and that TITLETOWN is extremely similar to TITLETOWN, TX, the Packers seem to have a strong start with the opposition. But does the addition of "TX" distinguish the marks enough to the extent that consumers would understand the Packers have no true connection to the state other than when it plays games there against the Houston Texans or the Dallas Cowboys.
McClatchy has until the end of February to answer the Packers' opposition.
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For a few years now, it's been reported that tuna is one of the fish that contains higher levels of mercury. Sushi lovers have pretty much been in denial, but now it's harder to avoid with a new study reported in an L.A. Times article about tests at five top sushi bars carried out by Gotmercury.org. If you tend to eat a lot of tuna and this worries you, it's really time to get more adventurous at sushi bars and seafood restaurants and order more sardines, shrimp, salmon, clams, crab, squid, black cod, etc. If you like canned tuna, be sure to buy light tuna, not white/albacore, which is much higher in mercury.
Here's a handy list of sushi names I borrowed from the Natural Resources Defense Council:
HIGH MERCURY-- Eat no more than three 6-ounce servings per month:
Ahi (yellowfin tuna) Buri (adult yellowtail) Hamachi (young yellowtail) Inada (very young yellowtail) Kanpachi (very young yellowtail) Katsuo (bonito) Maguro (bigeye, bluefin or yellowfin tuna) Makjiki (blue marlin) Masu (trout) Meji (young bigeye, bluefin or yellowfin tuna)Shiro (albacore tuna) Toro (bigeye, bluefin or yellowfin tuna)
LOWER MERCURY-- Eat no more than six 6-ounce servings per month:
LOWER MERCURY-- Eat no more than six 6-ounce servings per month:
Kani (crab) Seigo (young sea bass) Suzuki (sea bass)
LOWEST MERCURY--Enjoy these fish:
Aji (horse mackerel) Akagai (ark shell) Anago (conger eel) Aoyagi (round clam) Awabi (abalone)Ayu (sweetfish) Ebi (shrimp) Hamaguri (clam) Hamo (pike conger; sea eel) Hatahata (sandfish)Himo (ark shell) Hokkigai (surf clam) Hotategai (scallop) Ika (squid) Ikura (salmon roe)Kaibashira (shellfish) Kaiware (daikon-radish sprouts) Karei (flatfish) Kohada (gizzard shad)Masago (smelt egg) Mirugai (surf clam) Nori-tama (egg) Sake (salmon) Sawara (spanish mackerel) Sayori (halfbeak) Shako (mantis shrimp) Tai (sea bream) Tairagai (razor-shell clam)Tako (octopus) Tamago (egg) Tobikko (flying fish egg) Torigai (cockle) Tsubugai (shellfish)Unagi (freshwater eel) Uni (sea urchin roe)


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The mini version of Comal has Berkeley diners hungry.
Berkeley's Comal serves dinner only, and the wait can be long. But now you can get a taste of its Oaxaca-inspired fare anytime, with new fast-casual addition Comal Next Door.
The small space is bright and airy with three communal tables and silverware in galvanized buckets. Online ordering makes takeout a cinch for anyone doing business downtown.
Burritos and street-style tacos feature tortillas from Concord's Tortilleria El Molino and several filling options, including tender achiote grilled chicken and zippy corn with zucchini and poblano chile. But the signature may be the buttermilk fried chicken torta with pickled jalapeño-cabbage slaw, Jack cheese, and chipotle aioli.
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Trademarks, or "brands" as they are known in the advertising and marketing community, are the more familiar form of Intellectual Property that people interact with on a daily basis. From the morning cup of Starbucks® coffee to the late-night snack from McDonald's® our lives, our possessions, are an array of trademark choices often influenced by a trademark's reputation. As a brand grows in recognition and reputation so can its value and so it is appropriate on World Intellectual Property Day to not only recognize the world's most valuable brands, but also to consider why trademarks are a valuable asset to any business.
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Paper can bend the most 11 times.It proved mythbusters, in one of their episodes, when they took a big piece of paper, and the most they could bend paper is 11 times.Read More......
Paper can bend the most 11 times.It proved mythbusters, in one of their episodes, when they took a big piece of paper, and the most they could bend paper is 11 times.Read More......
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Vasirionovic Joseph Stalin's real name. He took the nickname of Stalin in 1924, which in Russian means a man of steel.Considering all the evil that he done, nickname fits him well.Read More......
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Today, the largest building in the world is Burj (tower) Dubai, 824 meters high (2500 ft). This is an engineering triumph in every aspect, but the Chinese have announced that they will soon make even bigger building.
That is why the Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest buildings ever made.It was bult in 2551 BC and was a high 160 meters (500 ft), but due to erosion is high now 138 meters (455 ft).In it is embedded 2.3 million stone blocks, and each is weight 2.5 tons. It is perfectly aligned to the sides of the world, northern slot correctly shows the North Star and the southern slot central star in the Orion belt.What is even more mysterious, that ancient Egyptians accomplish this before the wheel was invented.Many people believe that they were made gods or aliens.This pyramid is one of the seven world wonders. It was the largest building in the world more than 3800 years, while the Eiffel Tower was built in Paris. Even today this is one of the largest buildings in Africa and the world.
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Kalashnikov AK47 is the best rifle ever produced. AK 47 (AK-automatic rifle Kalasnjikov, 47-designed 1947) is designs by Russian solider Mihajel Kalashnikov 1947.This is the best selling and most used rifle in history, it has produced over one hundred million worldwide. Because of its simplicity became favorite weapon of terrorists and pirates around the world. This rifle is so popular because it is simple to use, easy to maintain and above all, this is the most reliable rifle ever produced. During the war in Vietnam, U.S. Marines were conducted testing, how quickly can learn their soldiers to use this rifle.It took three hours to teach soldiers to use AK 47, M16 for three days.On their reliability enough the fact that American soldiers during Vietnam often used taken rifles, because they are more reliable then M16.Read More......
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Heavyset insect in the world (Goliath giganteus)
This bug is heavy about as a hamburger from McDonald's, African Goliath beetle weighs about 150 grams. But unlike the hamburger, this 10 centimeters (3-4 inches) long bug have strong jaw and horns, and spends days rummage the garbage and fighting with anyone with a mood for battle.
Longest insect in the world (Pharnacia serratipes)
This unusual insect looks like the most common 15 centimeters ( 6 inches) long branches ( with legs), but these kinds of bugs that are widespread in Malaysia and Indonesia and can grow to 55 centimeters ( nearly two feet)! The same kind from the front legs can roll the attacker in the eyes of a substance very similar to tear gas.
Loudest insect in the world (Brevisana brevis)
This beetle, with its drum-like membranes, which are located in the abdomen, this insect is an absolute record in making noise. To attract more beautiful half of its kind, is able to make irritating sound volume to 106 decibels even 50 meters (60 yards) away. For comparison, the drill for breaking up concrete products the noise volume of about 100 decibels.
Bug with the largest wingspan (Thysania agrippina)
Because of the incredible wingspan of over 30 centimeters ( one feet ), this moth in the jungles of South and Central America people often replace for local birds. I didn't verify this information but, as I heard, this moth can make on sweater a hole size of whole sweater.
Beetle best jumper (Philaenus spumarius)
Regular inhabitant of every field, these half-centimeter long bug can drop back 150 of its body length. To this succeeded, 11 percent of the entire body mass are the leg muscles, and at jump experience the strength of gravity even 400 G. Man, for example, lose consciousness already at 4 G.
Most poisonous spider in the world (Phoneutria nigriventer)
Tests showed that a sufficient quantity of only 0.0000062 milliliters of this Brazilian spider venom to kill a mouse. Instead of creating unnecessary network, this spider prefers to hide in the various holes in the jungle and various fruits that are exported from South America.
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Whilst we crack on at the orbit, I'm continuing to post videos to my Youtube channel - Episodes 6, 7 and 8 are all now available. However, I interrupt this exciting news story to bring you something even cooler. I've been waiting a long time to post this! Let me tell you a story....
About 10 months ago, I received an email from the British Antarctic Survey. They'd seen a picture of my Aurora Australis model, with a micro antarctic station in front. This one in fact, from Brick Wonders:
Now, at this point, I will let you into a little secret. We could have chosen the Aurora Borealis (the northern lights), but choosing the Southern lights gave me the chance to not only include all seven continents in Brick Wonders - but also the Halley VI research station, which is more than a little cool. I digress though. The email was a request, asking if a copy of the model could be made for the BAS offices. I'll admit to being quite pleased that they thought it good enough to display - but finding the parts and creating the instructions (there were none at the time) was quite some job. Perhaps we could come to a deal.
"If I find the parts for one.... could I send you two? One for your office and one to go to the real Halley VI?"
A deal was struck! Last July I posted off two boxes. One went to Cambridge, UK, with a model for the offices. The other took a slightly longer trip, but it has eventually arrived. These are pictures of my Halley VI model - in front of the real Halley VI research station - AT THE SOUTH POLE! As I said.... seriously cool :-)
I'll be honest - I am extremely excited to show these pictures off! I am sure that there are other LEGO models on Antarctica, but there can't be too many. If nothing else, the postal deliveries are few and far between!! So a big thank you to the British Antarctic Survey for making this happen. It's put a very big smile on my face and hopefully on those of the scientists who are based down there too!
(Picture credits to Neil Brough. As much as I'd love to visit, I suspect I'd need to actually have a reason to be welcomed 10,000 miles from the UK!)


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Talking Back-to-Work with Mitera
Have you heard about Mitera? They design and create gorgeous, chic, yet functional clothing and accessories for moms. Founded by Yoko Shimada, she spent the last 15 years working and traveling throughout Africa and Asia as a global public health specialist. Four years ago, her life changed forever with the birth of her son and she immediately began to feel the pull of juggling her professional life with the demands of motherhood. Mitera was born out of Yoko's desire to look fashionable, and feel beautiful, yet dress practically for the demands of motherhood as a professional.
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The idea of a fishing museum began in 1990. Al Baert, of Sartell, MN, was researching one of his "old lures", a 1912 Surf Oreno, manufactured by the South Bend Bait Company. Looking at the 4" wooden lure in his hand, he realized it was not the value or dollar amount that was so meaningful, but rather the wonderful stories and memories it represented – a piece from a past era.
Al soon contacted his long-time friend, Morry Sauve, of St. Cloud, MN, and they began to lay the foundation for the Minnesota Fishing Museum. Flyers requesting donations of old fishing memorabilia were printed and mailed to friends. Items from all across Minnesota flowed in like a river; people realized it was better to donate items to the museum rather than keep them stored in garages or basements. Housed in a museum the pieces could be appreciated for their history instead of just collecting dust. For the donors, it was a chance to give recognition to significant people in their lives who enjoyed fishing, who share a part in Minnesota's great fishing history.
By 1995 Al's basement took on the look of a 1940's tackle shop. Items occupied every square inch of available space. It was now time to locate a permanent home for the artifacts; one that could not only serve as a showcase for the items but that could also be an education center for future fishing generations.
In 1998, the Little Falls City Council unanimously welcomed the Minnesota Fishing Museum and donated space in the north end of the historic Cass Gilbert Depot building. After six months the museum outgrew its space and moved to the current site at 304 West Broadway, Little Falls, MN.
In 2006 a remodeling project created over 10,000 square feet to display thousands of donated artifacts. When you stop in for a visit you will view well-known manufactures: Pflueger, Evinrude, Hedden, Martin, South Bend and Creak Chub, and others. You can also catch a glimpse of the not-so-well-known: Frog Skin Bait, Jim Dandy, Spoony Fish and Leaping Lena, just to name a few.
In 1852 the first U.S. Patent was awarded to manufacture an artificial lure. Prior to that, lures and decoys were handmade from wood, metal, rubber, bone and even corncobs. In the late 1890's James Heddon of Dowagaic, Michigan is said to have invented the first topwater lure when, while waiting for a friend, he whittled a piece of wood, tossed the small remains into a pond, and watched a bass swimming nearby attack the object. He knew he was onto something. By 1902 he received a patent and a company was formed: James Heddon & Son. A new industry was born as others followed.
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10 Best Must Read Inspiring Zen Buddhism Stories
One of the best way to learn about the teachings of Zen Buddhism is none other than reading Zen stories. Zen stories are normally very short as they are usually designed in such a way that they can be easily digested by our mind. Not only that they can develop our mind, they can also open up our heart and let's us connect to our true self.
Knowing and understanding (deeply) are two different things. Knowing will not make you wiser but understanding, on the other hand, will. This is the reason why the same thing heard by different people will have different impact. One might nod his heard, other might have awakened by it.
Below are 10 Zen stories that I have compiled and which I found quite inspiring and worth to ponder about. Some of the messages that they try to bring out might be easily grasp, some others might need you to think about them thoroughly and realize them in your true self. Whichever it is, no doubt that you will enjoy them.
1. A Cup of Tea
Nan-in, was a Japanese Zen Master during the administration era of Meiji. One day, he received a guest who was a university professor and which he would like to learn more about Zen and Buddhism.
As soon as they sat down, Nan-in served the tea while the professor started to talk about his opinions and knowledge about Buddhism. He spoke continusously, giving no opportunity for Nan-in to interrupt.
Seeing this, Nan-in kept on pouring his visitor's tea until it was overflow and split onto the table. The professor couldn't restrain himself and shouted to Na-in to stop pouring.
In reply, Nan-in said, "Like this cup, you are full of your own opinions and speculations. How can I show you Zen if you don't first empty your cup?"
2. Everything is Best
There was a time when a Zen practitioner was walking through a market and overheard a conversation between a butcher and his customer.
The customer said, "Give me the best piece of meat you have here."
The butcher replied, "Everything in my shop is the best. You can't find what is not best here."
With these words, the Zen practitioner became enlightened and started to experience things differently.
3. Nothing Exists
As a novice student of Zen, Yamaoka Tesshu loved to pay a visit to one master after another. At one time, he arrived at Dokion's place.
Desiring to show off his attainment, he said, "The mind, Buddha, and sentient beings, after all, do not exist. The true nature of phenomena is emptiness. There is no realization, no delusion, no sage, no mediocrity. There is no giving and nothing to be received."
Dokuon gave no reaction towards his statement and remained silent. Suddenly, he raised his bamboo pipe and whacked Yamaoka. This made the novice Zen practitioner quite angry and yelled at Dokuon.
Dokuon inquired, "If nothing exists, where did this anger come from?"
4. The Burden
Two monks were on their way back to their monastery in one evening. It had rained quite heavily and puddles of water were everywhere along the road sides. At one place, there was a young beautiful woman standing unable to walk across because of a puddle of water. The elder of the two monks went up to her and offered to lift her towards on the other side of the road. Once, done both of them continued their way to the monastery.
On the way back, the younger monk asked the elder monk, "As monks, we are not supposed to have direct contact with a woman?"
The elder monk replied, "You are absolutely right."
The young monk asked again, "But then, how could you lift that woman towards the other side of the road?"
The elder monk smiled at him and said, "I have already left her on the other side of the road but you are still carrying her."
5. The Other Side
One day a young Buddhist was on his journey back home arrived at the banks of a wide river. Gazing hopelessly at the great obstacle before him, he pondered for hours to think a way to get across such a wide barrier.
Just as he was about to give up, he say a great master on the other side of the river. He then, yelled at the master, "Oh Master, could you please show me the way to get to the other side of this river?"
The master pondered for a moment and yelled back, "Son, you are on the other side."
6. Heaven and Hell
There was once a fierceful general that wanted to know where is Heaven and Hell. And so he stomped into a nearby temple in searching for his answer. There, he saw a monk kneeling down before the Buddha statue doing some silent prayers. He approached the monk and yelled, "Tell me, where is Heaven and where is Hell?"
Undisturbed, the monk remained silent and continued with what he had been doing. Again, the general repeated the same question but this time with even lesser patience and yet the monk didn't utter a single word.
The general became extremely angry and held his sword near the monk's neck and said, "If you don't tell me where is Heaven and Hell, I'll be sending you to the latter!"
The monk opened his eyes and looked up upon the general and said, "This is Hell."
The general became puzzled upon hearing this and dropped his sword and the monk said, "This is Heaven."
7. The Moving Mind
There were two monks sitting outside of the temple and both were witnessing how the wind was whipping the flag of the temple. This incident has sparkled a debated between the two monks. One said the banner was the one moving while the other one said it was the wind which was moving. They argued back and forth without attaining to the principle.
The Zen Master then walked toward them and announced that both of them were wrong and he said, "This is not the movement of the wind nor the movement of the flag. It is the movement of your minds."
Both monks were awestuck upon hearing this.
8. Is That So?
There was a Zen Master known as Hakuin whom was highly praised by his neighors as one who living a pure life.
There was a beautiful Japanese girl whose parents owned a food store that lived nearby him. One day, her parents found out that their daughter was pregnant.
The parents were dissapointed and angry at the same time. They made her to confess who was the child's father and after much harassment, she named Hakuin.
In absolutely great anger, they went to the Zen Master and cursed him. Hakuin only said, "Is that so?"
When the child was born, both the parents sent it over to Hakuin and let him to raise the child since it was his wrong doing. Again Hakuin uttered, "Is that so?" and accepted the child.
One year later, the daughter confessed that the real father of the child was actually a young man who wored in the market.
Knowing this, both the parents quickly went over to the Zen Master house and sought for his forgiveness and to get the child back again.
Hakuin was willing and in handing the child to them, all he said was, "Is that so?"
9. Maybe
Once upon a time, there was an old farmer who had worked his crops diligently for many years. One day, one of the horses that he reared, ran away. Upon hearing this, his neighbours came to visit and said sympathetically, "Such a bad luck."
In reply, the old farmer said, "Maybe."
After a few days, the horse returned, bringing with it three other wild horses. The neighbors were surprised and exclaimed, "Luck is with you."
The old man gave the same reply, "Maybe."
The following day, his son tried to ride on one of the untamed horses that came back with the runaway horse. He was thrown and broke his leg. The neighors again came to offer their sympathy on his misfortune.
Yet, the old farmer uttered, "Maybe."
The day after, military officials arrived to the village to draf young men into the army in preparation for the upcoming war. Seeing the condition of his son, they passed him by. Witnessing this, the neighbors congratulated the farmer on how fortunate things had turned out.
"Maybe," said the farmer.
10. Life is a Dream, an Illusion, a Buble, a Shadow
Knowing that his time would soon up, an elderly Zen Master decided to expedite his chief diciple in achieving a Great Awakening by driving him out of his complacency through a plan to 'frame' him as a thief in disguise.
At night, the Zen Master hid one of his valuable Buddha images and then cried, "Thief, thief." When the chief diciple ran into his room, the master grabbed him and threw him onto the floor. When other younger monks arrived, he said, "This is the thief and I have caught you red-handed!" The chief diciple was then denounced and told to leave the monastery.
The accused monk was completely disgraced and he couldn't understand why his master did this to him. His ego was totally shattered and it seemed that he had nowhere to turn to. After several weeks of utter desperation, he calmed down and suddenly experienced a Great Awakening. He has now understood that: life is a dream, an illusion, a bubble, a shadow.
He quickly rushed back to the monastery and upon seeing him, the Master stood up and greeted him warmly. The Master, then, conferred the succession upon him and declared that this is the very teaching that he had been trying to impact to the novices for the past so many years.
Zen Buddhism - The Land of the Disappearing Buddha
Zen Buddhist teachings by Chozen and Hogen Bays
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- Zen Quotes for Contemplation
What is Zen? How do you define Zen in the simplest form? The following Zen quotes by Zen masters of the ages might help you discovering your zen.
Awesome stories! I have never read Zen stories before, but they are great. I love the one about the old man who says "Maybe" whenever something good or bad happens :)
Great stories and you have a good focus on the topic
Zen stories are great. I have already read some of the stories up there and they are absolutely awesome. It makes your mind to spin and think what's the message that it tries to bring out. Awesomely great!
There are awesome!
Those you offered to us all happen to be some of my most favorite and instructive koans of all. Thank you for this gift!


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Twin Flames Survival: How To Live When You Feel Like Dying Part 2
I felt it was time for me to complete the second part of this article:
I've been receiving several emails from people asking for advice on how to survive the Twin Flame journey. I want to start by telling you that you, too, can be victorious in this situation. You can get to the other side of this connection and live a happy life. I am living proof of that. And I have met others who have not only survived the connection, but overcame the obstacles of it, made it through the pain, and transformed into incredible people. They are now "kings" and "queens." And since their journeys, nothing can hold them back from living their lives out loud with fiery passion. They have all chosen their own happiness over the connection. They are free to live again.
To get to that point in the journey, takes time and hard work. It's difficult, and it forces you to put all your deepest, darkest issues under a spotlight. You will realize things you never did about yourself. You will have epiphanies about your issues from childhood. You will recognize toxic relationship patterns. The connection will show you all the issues you've been hiding from; all the problems you've been avoiding. These all rise to the surface so they can be fixed. It's an arduous process of healing and clearing.
What does it feel like to lose a soul connection? It feels like death. And in a sense, you do die. The person you were before meeting your twin disappears; like a snake shedding its skin, you let go of all the pieces of yourself that no longer serve you. You transform. You lose friendships. Your interests change. The way you look at the world evolves. You become more spiritual, more philosophical. But the pain remains. It never seems to go away.
When I separated from my soul connection, it felt as if I had lost my husband of fifty years. I grieved him. It was as if I had loved him for decades even though I had only known him for months. These connections are so powerful because you have known them in past lives. I was told by my Reiki healer that he was an ancient soul mate. When we broke up, it was if my soul had shattered into a thousand pieces. It was devastating.
The feeling of loss overwhelmed me. I fell into an abyss of blackness. I don't know how I functioned. I don't know how I went to work. I had never felt hopelessness until I lost him. It was as if my soul had died within me. My healer performed a soul retrieval, a powerful shamanic healing method, on me. Because the separation had been so traumatic, I had lost a fragment of my soul.
From all the different methods with which I experimented during my spiritual journey, these will bring you to the other side of the connection: Reiki healing sessions, yoga, and wearing hematite on a regular basis to ground your energy. I would also include magick, which is manifesting by manipulating energy. However in the place of magick, daily affirmations are also effective. If you tell yourself that you're beautiful or handsome, and that you love yourself, eventually you will believe it. Anybody can feel like a king or queen if they put their mind and energy into it. Transformation starts in your own mind.
To get through the connection to the other side of it, you must have strength and perseverance. You must be willing to try different methods until you find one that works for you and in turn, reaching a place of surrender. If you continue to cling to the connection, you will not be able to move on from it. If you tell yourself that you will be able to get through it to the other side, you will.
There is a myth that you will never be able to ever get over a "Twin Flame"or have another relationship. This is not true. Many people find love again. It happens all the time. Just because you and your twin do not choose to stay together doesn't mean that you can't continue on your life's journey with different partners. You are connected to your twin forever. They are within you, and you are within them. The love that you feel for them can be spread to others. Love is as vast as you want it to be.
The people I have talked to who were unable to move on past their soul connections took on the role of a perpetual widow or widower. They did not want to let go. Some of them lingered decades later, playing over memories of the past on a continuous loop in their minds. They believed their soul connection was the only one they could ever love and the only one that could ever love them. They believed they would never feel a greater love for another woman or man; therefore, they closed themselves off to any other romantic opportunities. Because they put out the energy that they would never love again into the Universe, they turned it into a self-fulfilling prophecy.
We become the people we wish to be. If we want to play the role of the widow/widower for the rest of our lives, the Universe is not going to stop us. If anything, the Universe is going to help us in our mission, because it matches the energy we feed it.
This is why I am starting to dislike the "Twin Flame" label more with each passing day, because it makes people think that this one soul is their one and only soul mate, and if they can't be with this untouchable, completely flawless god/goddess, they can't and shouldn't be with anybody else. That is just not true.
Twin Flames are not one soul. They do not share a soul or a Higher Self. They are two separate souls. They do not complete each other. They are already complete. If you think that another soul makes you whole, the Universe is showing you that you are codependent. Most importantly, these strong connections are members of our soul community, which is a large group of souls in which we have incarnated with in our lifetimes.
We have many soul connections. Each one touches our lives in different ways. Some teach us hard lessons. Some help us grow. Some show us how to love and be loved. Some become our husbands and wives. Some tear our whole world apart and leave us to pick up the pieces. "Twin Flames" are powerful soul connections that teach us, help us heal, and spiritually awaken us.
They are not magical beings. And they are not our one and only anything. The "Twin Flame" label keeps us from truly living, because the entire concept implies that our life and happiness is dependent on another person. The only soul who can make us truly happy is the one we find within ourselves. So how do you live when you feel like dying? You use every cell of your being to make it happen, because you know you have no other choice but to live again.


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Incredible Overnight Fishing, SCUBA & Snorkeling Trip
Get the most of your time in Belize by spending the night at Lighthouse Reef after diving the famous Blue Hole. The Blue Hole Experience is an overnight charter that is perfect for one or two couples that love to fish and dive. The trip includes two full days of fishing with unlimited SCUBA diving and snorkeling, including a once in a lifetime dive in the great Blue Hole.
The air conditioned boat sleeps 1 to 4 adults comfortably with full-sized beds in both the master stateroom and salon. There is also a sleeping berth with two bunks. You will have a full bath with shower, a small kitchenette, and all the amenities for a comfortable couple of days on the water.
Your experience starts with a ride out to Lighthouse Reef, home to the world famous Blue Hole. Jacques Cousteau put this site on every SCUBA diver's must-do list, so we'll head straight there for our first dive of the trip. The rest of the day will be spent in and out of the water, trolling, dropline fishing, diving, snorkeling or just lying in the sun on the bow. Lighthouse Reef is untouched and is home to fantastic fishing and underwater fun.
At the end of the day we will dock at Long Caye to enjoy dinner (freshly caught by you), a nice bottle of wine and a romantic, awe inspiring sunset. After a restful night's sleep and a hot cup of coffee, the second day is more fishing and diving including another Blue Hole dive if you like. We will begin the trip back to your resort mid-afternoon and drop you off back at your resort in plenty of time for dinner.
The trip is fully loaded with a captain, mate/dive master, fuel, fishing gear, bait and tackle, dive and snorkel gear, towels, sunscreen, meals, drinks, and anything else you think you might want. All you need to bring is yourself, a hat and sunglasses, your bathing suit, your favorite tropical playlist and an adventurous spirit. The Blue Hole Experience is fully customizable and tailored to suit your desires.
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Barça and Madrid face each other for the first time in the 2012/13 season in the first leg of the Spanish Supercopa at Camp Nou tomorrow night (kick off 10.30pm local time). Curiously, it is the first clásico with Tito Vilanova in charge, twelve months after the infamous Mourinho finger-in-the-eye incident in last year's Supercup.
Barça lifted the trophy last year after a 5-4 aggregate win but the second game at Camp Nou will always be remembered for the scuffle after Marcelo scythed down Cesc Fabregas with Mourinho calmly walking up and sticking his finger in his finger in Vilanova's eye.
Despite the lack of remorse shown by Mourinho at the time, the Spanish Football association issued a joke punishment of two games for Mourinho and one for Tito for his retaliation, stipulating that the ban was only valid for the Spanish Supercup. Lo and behold, one year on and both coaches are facing each other in the same competition, while the suspensions have both been controversially lifted meaning they will both be on the touchline.
Barça against Madrid is, of course, always a massive game, but while the Supercopa in itself may not be of the greatest importance to the two clubs, the psychological blow served on the loser makes this tie vitally important, and perhaps more so to Barça and Tito who will be judged by many a fickle fan if Barça don't win.
Madrid will be hoping to bounce back from their disappointing 1-1 draw with Valencia on Sunday. It seems unlikely that Pepe will recover from his head-banging party with Iker Casillas which will see Raul Albiol partner Sergio Ramos in defence. Mourinho will probably play the usual 4-2-3-1 system though it can't be ruled out that his defensive instincts won't get the better of him. If he goes with 4-2-3-1 it seems he has three choices to make: Coentrao looks likely to continue at left back in preference to Marcelo, Sami Khedira will probably return to midfield in place of Lass Diarra, while up front he has to decide between Higuain and Benzema with most signs indicating that Higuain will start.
There are also plenty of decisions for Tito. Which two of Piqué, Puyol and Mascherano to play at the back? Does Iniesta return, and in midfield or on the left wing? Should Tello get another chance after his performance against Real Sociedad? What about Alexis? And will there be any tactical variations to surprise Mourinho?
Having watched the preseason I don't expect us to suddenly revert to a defence of three, and I don't expect to see the 3-4-3 very much this season, now that we have a more attack-minded left back in Jordi Alba. I do think we will continue to see a lot of width from the forwards, in the Gamper we saw Deulofeu and Villa both showing the discipline to stay wide that we saw against Real Sociedad with Pedro and Tello. Tomorrow is the first really big test for Tito's team and I'm confident that we can get a good result to defend next Wednesday in the second leg at the Bernabéu.
Possible starting XIs:
Barça: Valdés; Alves, Piqué, Puyol, Alba; Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta; Pedro, Messi, Alexis.
Madrid: Casillas; Arbeloa, Albiol, Ramos, Coentrao; Alonso, Khedira; Ozil, Di Maria, Ronaldo; Higuian.
My prediction: Barça 3 Madrid 1


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Spring Barrel Tasting in Chelan
Sensory Training, Tour, and Tasting
May 19th-21st
Available at 12:00pm, 2:00pm, and 4:00pm
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"This is a recipe I found and slightly tweaked by Barefoot Contessa. There is something so delicious and satisfying about this recipe. When you make it you'll think it will be alright. But when you taste it, its amazingly savory! The sauteed onions, olive oil and balsamic vinegar all play nicely in this dish."
- 1 cup hard winter wheatberries
- Kosher salt
- 1 cup finely diced red onion (1 onion)
- 6 tablespoons good olive oil, divided
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 4 scallions, minced, white and green parts
- 1 red bell pepper, diced small
- 2 small or medium carrots, diced small
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- Place the wheatberries and 3 cups of boiling salted water in a saucepan and cook, uncovered, over low heat for approximately 45 minutes, or until they are soft. Drain and set aside.
- Saute the red onion in 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium-low heat until translucent, approximately 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and add the remaining 4 tablespoons (1/4 cup) of olive oil and the balsamic vinegar.
- In a large bowl, combine the warm wheatberries, sauteed onions, scallions, red bell pepper, carrot, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and the pepper. Allow the salad to sit for at least 30 minutes for the wheatberries to absorb the sauce. Season, to taste, and serve at room temperature.


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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Had some fun. Had some laughs.
A New York native, I first set eyes on Detroit in October 2000. I've spent the last 11 years in and out of the shadows here in the Motor City, pursuing a career in New York City while not-so-privately obsessing over one of the most unloved cities in the country. Looking back, it's easy to figure out why. As a reporter, I saw Detroit as one of the greatest untold stories in the United States.
As happens in this business, professional curiosity can often take you some really unexpected places. Over time, I fell in love with Detroit in a way I never expected to. The city so many were busy fleeing began to feel like home.
I made repeated attempts to transition from being a part-timer, ducking in and out between trips around the globe, trying to see how I might move in for real and settle down. It never seemed to work. The more I came to know Detroit, the more I loved it -- the good and the bad -- but I never felt one hundred percent sure that throwing my pretty good job away and moving to Michigan was a great idea. Anyone who's tried to keep a news career going in Southeast Michigan over these past ten years can no doubt identify.
While I dithered and planned and scrubbed plans and started all over again, times changed. Detroit changed. The city, long left to its own devices, emerged from the shadows. As the economy fell apart in 2008, with the auto industry front and center for the drama, national media types once again took an interest in a city that had been all but forgotten in the decade or more prior.
Soon, Detroit became a thing. Reporters swooped in, trying to make sense of it all, after years of being completely tuned out, often missing the point entirely as they drove around the ruins, writing off the city for dead. (Unexpectedly, it would be a Chrysler commercial that finally showed the world a proper glimpse of Detroit's incredible humanity.)
The word itself -- Detroit -- became hip. Artists flocked in. A new generation of entrepreneurs began to take chances. Downtown, already with so much going for it, flipped into high gear. Then came Whole Foods Markets, announcing a Midtown store -- a curveball that threw even the sunshine-loving city supporters for a complete loop. Today, I read New York-based Curbed Networks' new Detroit real estate blog for the first time, along with many of you. (Another thing to file under things you didn't expect to see around here, any time soon.) Suddenly, Detroit is cool. Suddenly, everyone is saying it is the new Brooklyn. I don't know if that's true. But if that's what people need to tell themselves to get psyched up to come hang out in the city and make it a little better, than so be it.
All I ever wanted, from the very start, was for the world to stop ignoring Detroit. Today, I look around at a city that still faces unbelievable odds, odds it probably won't completely overcome for generations, but I see a city with a brighter future, something I never dared think about, after learning the hard way the perils of treating Detroit as if it were like any other place in the United States.
Today, though, no matter what happens, Detroit is once again part of the national (and global) conversation. This is all that could ever be asked. Magical solutions to its brokenness do not exist. And at day's end, Detroit must save Detroit. But I now take comfort in the fact that the world will be watching, lending a hand where it can, if Detroit will let it do so.
With so many changes both here and in my own life, I'll be moving on for the most part, leaving this blog to internet history. I'll still be involved locally in at least one very fun (and to me, very important) way, working with Eat It Detroit, a local outfit that celebrates Detroit's rich food culture and heritage. Join the conversation over on our Facebook page, if you can.
In summary and in closing, thanks to all of you who read this blog over the years, It was incredible to see the traffic transition from almost entirely local in 2007 and 2008 to an international audience in the years that followed. I hope this did some good. I hope someone learned something. I know I did. Peace.
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If you want to download data and you are challenged for a login, and you have accessed the databases from Sawyer Library links:
It just means that IMF wants you to use an account to manage the statistics you download. But you don't really need to do this. Instead of picking the top two options to use the data (Predefined Data Reports and Build Your Own Query), pick the option for Query Within a Dataset, as illustrated here:
If you want to create a dataset longer than the last few years, here is another tip:
On the page you pick from the "Query with a Dataset" options, don't just take the default. Click on the time link and then change the settings in the drop-down box of the following page.
There is also no need to click "Download." Instead, click the View Data green button option, and then click the Excel icon in the upper right of the next page (when it loads) to download the data you've selected. As illustrated here:
Here are two IMF help publications for more data download instructions:
Query Builder Selection: http://0-elibrary-data.imf.org.library.law.suffolk.edu/Contents/QueryBuilderSelectionUserGuide.pdf
Query Builder View Data: http://0-elibrary-data.imf.org.library.law.suffolk.edu/Contents/QueryBuilderViewDataGuide.pdf
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