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Just an hour drive from Bologna there's a place where a miracle medicine was founded, an hippogriff greet you at the entrance and where you can get married within an Esher's painting.
No, I have not exaggerated with Pignoletto, it's Rocchetta Mattei, a unique castle between the hills, ideal for adults and children, that will make you stand jaw-dropping.
Cesare Mattei and a new medicine
Born in Bologna in 1809 from a rich family, Cesare Mattei was among the founders of a bank, a deputy in Parliament and close friend of the Pope. The key event which marked his life and led Rocchetta Mattei to birth is definitely his mother's death. That event produced in Cesare a deep mistrust in traditional medicine and he began to study alone an alternative medicine: electrohomeopathy.
This treatment is based on homeopathic-like granules enhanced with vegetable electricity that Mattei believed to be able to capture in his fluids. His purpose was to restore the balance between body electric charges and bring the painful part to neutral state. The success of these treatments was enormous and immediate: they were sold around the world, expecially in China and India, and he founded the first real drug multinational company, also cited by Dostoevsky in "The Brothers Karamazov".
History of Rocchetta Mattei
In 1850 Mattei purchased the land where stood the ruins of the ancient fortress of Savignano, on which lay a castle that belonged to Matilde of Canossa. On the same year he laid the foundation stone of the castle that would have called Rocchetta, where he settled permanently in starting from 1859 and personally followed the construction.
After Cesare's death, Rocchetta Mattei didn't live a happy time: during Second World War, it was occupied and severely damaged by German troops. Then in the 60's it became a restaurant and hotel, and closed in 1989 with the owner's death. It was reopened to public in 2015.
At the entrance of Rocchetta Mattei you are greeted by statues of lion, hippogriff (yes Harry Potter' fans, definetely him) and harpies, but Christian, pagan and astrological symbols and references are endless.
Rocchetta Mattei's design is based on Copernican's planets constellation: clock tower is the center (that would be the Sun) and the halls are the planets that revolve around it.
Art and mysteries
After the entrance courtyard you meet the "90s' room", where in Mattei's plans he was expected to celebrate 90 years with 90 other people, also 90 years, but he died before, at the age of 87 (a lot for that time).
But the most surprising place is the chapel which houses Mattei's tomb: it is a miniature reproduction of Cordoba's Spanish cathedral with striped columns and a beautiful decorated ceiling.
Nothing here is what it seems, from the slanting columns to the used materials, it seems to enter into an Esher's painting. Styles alternate from room to room, passing by the representation of Alhambra's courtyard in Granada (really!), to the room in which Mattei received his patients with pentagonal ceiling and floor, as alchemists containers.
Among the thousand secrets of Rocchetta Mattei there's also a diamond, perhaps kept in one of the pyramids that make up Mattei's lab ceiling. No one knows if it's really hidden there, but if you decide to get married in Rocchetta Mattei (yes you can!), your love can be celebrated between the mysteries of a unique place.
Why visit Rocchetta Mattei
With the beautiful village of Dozza, this castle is one of my favorite day trips from Bologna. It's just one hour by car from the city centre and in the middle of Appennino hills. If you have kids they will love the mysteries and secrets of this place. If you don't you can learn more about the unique life and ideas of Cesare Mattei. Read my other recommendations about the best day trips from Bologna.
Have you been there already? What do you think about it? I'm looking forward to know your opinion
Rocchetta Mattei
Strada Provinciale 62, 40030 Grizzana Morandi BO
Tel: 051 916845 - 051 6730311
Opening time
Weekend 9:30am-1pm 3pm-5:30pm with reservation required at viviappennino.com
10€/adult 5€/kid
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Since 1978, the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus has been an integral part of the Bay Area arts community, creating extraordinary musical experiences that inspire community, activism and compassion. We've done that in large part from the support of our donors and supporters. And since those first concerts over thirty five years ago, we've continued to grow our audiences, selling out such wonderful venues as the War Memorial Opera House, Davies Symphony Hall, Masonic Auditorium and more! To continue Season 37: JOURNEY, we're offering mini-subscriptions, giving you the best seats in the house for our upcoming shows, as well as special subscriber benefits that say thank you for continuing to make SFGMC such a fantastic and worthwhile arts organization, in the Bay Area and beyond.
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April 1 & 2, 2015 Davies Symphony Hall This Spring, the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus presents "Passion," at Davies Symphony Hall on April 1 & 2, 2015 at 8PM. "Passion" is more than a concert; it's a celebration of life. Sharing stories of passion as only amazing music can express them, the show crosses three different centuries, with three stunning premieres, capturing the passions that define us and bring us together. Featured are the world premiere of "My Friend, My Lover: Five Walt Whitman Songs," from Whitman's brilliant and subversive works of the 1800's; the world premiere of "#twitterlieder: 15 Tweets in 3 Acts," by composer James Eakin and librettist Charles Anthony Silvestri; and the San Francisco premiere of Jake Heggie's amazing choral opera "For A Look Or A Touch," presented in collaboration with the San Francisco Opera and A.C.T., with guest stars Morgan Smith and Kip Niven.
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June 24, 25 & 26, 2015 Nourse Theater One of the most famous journeys began when Dorothy took off along that iconic Yellow Brick Road in search of home. Decades later, the fabulous Elton John revisited that journey and composed a song that became an instant sing-along hit! Our Season 37 ends with a journey through the greatest hits penned by Sir Elton John – from the worlds of pop music, film, and Broadway. And best of all, YOU get to sing along on some of them! So dust off your bedazzled spectacles, strap on your platform shoes and grab your boa for "Rocket Man," "Crocodile Rock," "Your Song," "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" and "Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road."


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SOMERVILLE, MA - April 25, 2002. Cyberosia Publishing is pleased toannounce that Antony Johnston and Aman Chaudhary's debut illustratednovel FRIGHTENING CURVES won the 2002 Independent Publisher Book Award(IPPY) for Best Horror Novel.
Originally serialized on Opi8.com and published in print in July of2001, FRIGHTENING CURVES was written by comics creator Antony Johnstonwith over forty full color illustrations by acclaimed illustrator AmanChaudhary. A supernatural thriller taking place in modern day London,FRIGHTENING CURVES follows the story of Phil London as he tries toprevent the awakening of a terrible power trapped within the LondonUnderground system.
"Antony and Aman have created a compelling story with a creative synergythat is second to none," said publisher Scott O. Brown. "We're ecstaticthat the judges for the Independent Publisher Book Awards recognized andrewarded such a unique book. We're proud to have published it, and we'reproud of Antony and Aman for bringing the project to life."
"This comes as somewhat of a surprise, especially given the amount andquality of the other entries," said author Antony Johnston. "I'moverjoyed; to have your debut novel recognized like this is something tobe happy about. I'm also proud to be associated with Cyberosia, withtheir commitment to innovation."
Illustrator Aman Chaudhary continued, "I'm completely thrilled andsurprised. I didn't expect illustrated prose to fit neatly into any bookaward categories. Seeing the project go from an online serial to apublished book was a reward in itself. Being recognized with an IPPY isan added bonus. What an honor!"
FRIGHTENING CURVES (ISBN: 0-9709474-0-2.) is a 132 page, full color,illustrated novel and is available at finer bookstores through BiblioDistribution and specialty shops worldwide.
The Independent Publisher Book Awards, now in its sixth year, is open toall North American independent, university, and small presses as well asself-publishers. Entries were judged on content, originality, design,and production quality.
Cyberosia Publishing is an independent publisher of high quality graphicnovels and comics related books. Cyberosia's books are distributed tothe Trade by Biblio Distribution, a division of National Book Network,Inc., 800-462-6420, and are available to the specialty market throughDiamond Comic Distributors and FM International. For more information,visit www.cyberosia.com.


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Dorset composer - Rick Birley
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Bishops & Clerks
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Christmas Exultation
Chamber Symphony in Five Movements
Variations on a Plainsong
Movement for String Orchestra "magnas inter opes inops"
A Little English Folksong Suite/ The Ploughboy
English Folksong Suite No.2
Chansons de France
Marat/Sade Suite
Marat/Sade notes
Hebrew Songs of Love, Faith & Survival
Call to Remembrance - a meditation on The Last Post
Sar-planina - a Macedonian folksong
Nursery Rhymes Kaleidoscope
Spanish Folksongs
Olympian Glories
Piano Concerto
the Cuckoo - 'cello & chamber orchestra
A Dorset Rhapsody
Eight Orchestral Studies
Romney Facets
Lord of the Dance
Sea Song
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Piano Sonata
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Dance to Your Daddy
Salutation Carol Prelude [piano]
Grazioso (guitar solo)
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We English - a historical rhyme
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Music Hall for Westfield
May 24th 2014 Orchestral Concert
Hebrew Songs of Love, Faith and Survival:
Solo string quintet (with principal violin) & orchestra
This is a newer 'recording' using the EastWest sound library:
Hebrew songs of love, hope
and survival
On and off I worked on this composition over a period of a couple of years, only latterly putting all the elements together and attempting to make a single movement work of around 35 minutes long. I have made use of half a dozen principal themes including a melody from the Warsaw ghetto which underpins the entire work, a Jewish wedding dance and some traditional tunes, as well as several other less dominant Chassidic melodies. The themes that I picked are all of unknown origin (folksongs). The texts which accompany all of these except the wedding dance are religious aspirations, praising God, affirming belief, invoking the power of God to defeat enemies and build Jerusalem. My settings of the themes are very free, entirely tonal but using very rich and chromatic harmony, and transforming the character of the themes according to my whim. I completed the first full draft on June 25th, 2010. It has since had some minor revisions.
The principal themes I have used are as follows:
ANI MA'AMIN - this is a melody from the Warsaw ghetto with the following text: "I believe with perfect faith in the coming of the Messiah. And even though he delay, still I believe"
TSUR MISHELO - a Ladino folk tune
Y'MEI HACHANUKA - a folk song "the Days of Chanuka..."
NIGUN ATIK - a Jewish wedding dance
AV HARACHAMIM - traditional, with liturgical text: "Father of compassion, do good with thy will to Zion. Build Thou the walls of Jerusalem for in Thee alone we trusted, O Kimg,God, exalted and high, Lord of all worlds"
YIGDAL - a traditional Hebrew melody for a text written around 1300 by Daniel ben Judah, Dayan, based on creed of Maimonides: 'Exalted be the living God....' This theme is reminiscent of the main theme in Smetana's Ma Vlast [My Country]. Actually the melody has also been adapted from the original into a processional hymn, by M.Leoni in 1770. The text was also slightly adapted [by T.Olivers, 1725 - 1799] to become "The God of Abraham praise/ Who reigns enthroned above,/ Ancient of everlasting days,/ And God of Love:" etc. It is hymn no.398 in Songs of Praise, and the first audiofile below shows what it sounds like [scored for string orchestra].
In the last main section, where I introduce yet more Chassidic & other traditional Hebrew themes, I portray in an abstract way the Warsaw uprising, making use of the principal theme of this work, the anonymous melody from the Ghetto, in combination with other themes. The work ends with the solo violin, as at the beginning. What began as a probing research into the character of Hebrew traditional music has been very inspirational for me - the composing has flowed well, but each section has been refined and refined, over and over, and the overall work exceeds thirty minutes - thus becoming the longest single movement I have written to date. It is not just a medley, being conceived on a far more cohesive, integral basis, with an abstract philosophical narrative connecting together themes in an attempt to unleash the full emotive and spiritual power of the deep Jewish culture and its survival despite the unimaginably awful history of persecution and suffering especially in the twentieth century.
I have also made use of the following themes:
YISM'CHU - Chassidic liturgy
LICHVOD HASHABAT - another Chassidic melody, based on L'cha Dodi, welcome of the Sabbath
GILU HAGALILIM - folk song ["Be happy, Galileans, heroes of valour; rejoice and be glad day and night"]
And there are a further four or five melodies I have included - actually many of the themes are very similar to each other, and there are multiple opportunities for combining motifs in rich counterpoint. I have enjoyed composing my own counter-melodies too, and have worked hard to create my own particular sound world: distinct and often very unexpected harmonic progressions; rhythmic patterns that set sections apart; a strong violin solo lead throughout the work, like a concerto; and rich textural underlays.
The final section was completed in a concentrated few days in June, 2010 - albeit in a draft form as I subsequently examined and revised many parts, though only slightly. There is a conscious sense of the 1943 uprising and, in spite of the subsequent annihilation of just about everyone there, the cultural force prevails beyond the tragedy. Whilst I am not drawing comparisons between 1943 and present day occupied territories in any specific ways, I do see the terrible sadness of the oppressed, the disposessed, folk who by an accident of time-and-place find themselves unable to flourish, to achieve fulfilment, to build upon and celebrate their own culture. And I see hatred and contempt as barriers to the possibility of peace, of reconciliation. And this hatred exists between people who are essentially the same as each other! - humankind, sentient beings, all alike seeking the abundance of life, all alike yearning for love and security, all alike needful of a homeland, all alike proud builders of cultural richnesses, yet too often some prefer instead to use terrible violence against people and peoples.... in whose name, by what moral authority, to what aim? And these people have the arrogance to presume that they know that their God supports their actions!
The only path to peace is through respect for and understanding of cultural differences. The common aim of mankind is to survive, with enough to spare to build a civilised place in which to be able to enjoy surviving. Happiness is a product of plenteousness, of loving relationships, of security, of creativity, of harmony. Compassion is the greatest of human characteristics, and this is shaped by empathy; there was no compassion in the pogroms of the past couple of centuries, and there is no compassion in suicide bombing, armed settlements, check points, tearing up of olive groves, firing of rockets, invasions, abductions, imprisonment, beatings and torture. There will never be peace through the use of force, never. Peace will only come through reconciliation, respect, and empathy.
The Hebrew theme adapted by M.Leoni: Songs of Praise - hymn no. 398
(c) 2017 Rick Birley


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Hey everyone – just a quick heads up to remind the Tacoma folks that I'll be out in your neck of the woods this evening. Catch me at the Garfield Book Company [208 Garfield Street,Suite 101; Tacoma, WA 98444]. Tonight, April 15 at 7:00 p.m.
I may or may not read from Boneshaker because (a). I'm getting tired of reading the same sections all the time, and (b). the odds are fair that some of the folks who show up will have already read it.
I'm thinking instead of picking a section from this fall's Dreadnought, or possibly the short story "Reluctance" — which is a Clockwork Century short appearing in the upcoming anthology The Living Dead II. So if the audience expresses a preference for new material over stuff that's immediately available and/or already familiar, then I'll cheerfully whip out one of those pieces and start reading.
So come on out tonight! New material awaits!


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Dr. Cameron Camp is the director of research and development at the Center of Applied Research in Dementia. Thinking creatively, Dr. Camp has taken a teaching method traditionally used on younger children and applied it to help people who suffer from dementia. Dementia care - the Montessori way has been studied and applied successfully over the last decade.
The 3 primary methods to achieve these goals are
1. Making connections
The idea that people living with dementia still have much to contribute to their families, friends and community members is forefront in Dr. Camp's R&D. The goal is to apply or translate findings from other areas of psychology to work with these patients who receive dementia care. Dr. Camp states that "the focus is working with the strengths that remain: finding the person behind the memory problems, engaging the individual and letting everyone involved have a feeling of success and accomplishment."
2. Creating Memories
Dr. Camp created an intervention called "space retrieval" which teaches Alzheimer's patients how to recall information over increasingly longer periods of time using objects to help them remember.
Dr. Camp affirms that "by creating these cognitive prostheses, deficits in memory and executive function can be circumvented and hence boost people's sense of accomplishment and self-esteem."
3. Development Psychology
To focus on human growth and changes in the development of:
- Physical
- Cognitive
- Social
- Intellectual
- Perceptual
- Personality
- Emotional growth
Who is Dr. Maria Montessori?
Maria Montessori was a physician who lived between 1870-1952. She had unique ideas that changed the way we think about children and learning.
Dr. Maria Montessori's philosophy was to enable individuals to:
- Be as independent as possible
- To have a meaningful place in their community
- To have high self-esteem
- To have the opportunity to make meaningful contributions to their community
Dr. Cameron Camp intertwined the Montessori philosophy and implemented as a philosophy of dementia care for individuals, in particular, seniors by:
- Placing an emphasis on the environment including activities designed for each individual's level of ability, and;
- Placing emphasis on meaning and purpose which includes roles and routines
Below are Montessori based tasks
Use every day material
- Provide structure and order
- Immediate feedback
- High probability of success
- RepetitionTask breakdown
- Task breakdown
Utilize Procedural Memory
- Provide structure and order
- Immediate feedback
- High probability of success
- Repetition
Below is a link to fantastic article on the Montessori Methods for Dementia (dementia care) used in a Toronto hospital
Below is a heartfelt testimonial regarding Montessori based activities for an Alzheimer's patient who is receiving dementia care:
To find out more about Mavencare's Dementia Care services give us a call at 1-800-856-2836. We provide free consultation.


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Alan Clawley sat in on the Cabinet meeting today. Here are his recollections and questioning of the Chief Executive after. His comments are in brackets[].
Councillor Bore said he liked the vision [he had to as it was identical to his vision for the Eastside project] but what did it mean in practical terms? Where was the detail in the reports? He could not understand how his scheme was not economic but this new one is.
Councillor Hassall said that we needed the new library because we all have mobile phones now and one day we will all have hand-held computers. The Council must give the customers what they want. [I thought he implied either that we didn't need a Central Library at all, or a bigger one with less books and more space for other things]
Councillor Scrimshaw just wanted everyone to smile. People needed knowledge now.
One Councillor said that both the MAC and the REP might be closed at the same time, and what would be the cost of keeping the REP closed while it is rebuilt? She asked whether the new library will be called the REP-LIBRARY or the LIBRARY-REP.
One councillor said we needed to have a state-of-the-art library.
I was pleased that Councillor Alistair Dow (Chair of Scrutiny) said the Friends of the Central Library deserved answers to its questions. He pointed out that now the new library is being funded from the Council's own resources [£39 million] the money can also be found to renovate the existing library [a mere £20 million] and that retaining it should be re-considered.
There was some confusion as to the exact amount of floorspace being provided in the new library. At one point Councillor Whitby said that he thought it was 34,500 sq metres but 31,000 sq metres would be adequate anyway. [The cost too appears to have dropped from the first public announcement of £200 million to £193 million].
The Chief Executives' report was eventually approved without a vote [apparently this is quite normal] but on condition that Scrutiny "have a look at" the concerns expressed by Councillor Bore, and presumably Friends of the Central Library, although Cllr Whitby did not of course name us. [This seems to amount to an informal "call-in" – a partial success for us.]
After, in the corridor, under questioning, the Chief Executive dismissed any influence Scrutiny might have, saying that Cabinet had made its decision and even the full Council could not or would not overturn it.
He said an architect will be selected by the normal procurement process (not as previously stated in the press through an open architectural competition). That would have cost £1million and slowed down the process. Richard Rogers will be free to apply if he sees the advert. He dismissed my suggestion that this will result in the cheapest, not necessarily the best architect being selected.
He said the Council has put aside a revenue budget of £24 million [I recall] to manage the project. This is not just from the Libraries budget but from a "variety of sources". His argument was that it was "not just a library". [This reminds me of the way various budgets were raided to fund the ICC. The Library service and other departments are bound to suffer cutbacks in the years ahead to pay for this just as the schools budget was cut for the ICC]
Alan Clawley


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You and I are inquisitive by nature.
Neither of us were born with the answers; we've had to ask for them. We began asking questions the moment we started becoming self-aware. We both had to learn about the world through experience and from those who raised us. At one point, you and I were both toddlers and 6-year-olds and moody teenagers incessantly asking, "Why?" because we both wanted to know the answers.
You and I are inquisitive by nature. We all are. Ever since man was created, man has asked questions. And no matter what country, culture, era, or family we were born into, we've all wondered the same things: Why is the sky blue? How big is the sun? How did we get here, and where do we go when we die? Whose religion is the right religion? What is the meaning of life?
Is God real?
And no matter who we are, we all want something more than just answers to those questions. Words never seem to be enough. We want evidence. We want confirmation. We want indisputable data. We want our arguments to be refuted and to be astounded out of our skepticism.
We don't just want to be told what's true,
we want to be convinced. We want proof.
And in regards to faith-based debates, irrefutable "proof" is hard to come by. Perhaps even impossible. Of course, as Christians, we can see proof in our own lives and in the ways we've witnessed God at work, but to the disbelieving mind, all of that is just wishful thinking and fictional gibberish. We can't measure how far it is to Heaven, and we can't show our critics a photo of God. We can't open ourselves up to show that our hearts have been transformed. And therefore, in terms of physical evidence and empirical data, we cannot prove it.
The problem with this has implications for you and I, as well. I am a believer. I do have faith. And yet, in the privacy of my room and the secrecy of my heart, I've had all the same doubts as the rest of the world. How do I know I'm right? I've never seen God- how do I know He's there? How can I be sure that the Bible is true?
It's the classic spiral of anxiety and doubt. As disciples of Christ, we've put our faith in things that cannot be seen. And once in a while, in a world where we worship our senses and everything tangible, we start to worry that we're believing a lie.
What do you do when the doubts creep in? Where do you turn when you feel like your prayers are bouncing off the ceiling? How can you trust a God you're not sure is even real?
I don't know about you, but in those moments, I think about the people in my life who convince me of the Truth. Although I know hundreds of Christians, there are only a couple individuals whose lives truly prove that their faith is well-placed. In fact, I could probably count them all on one hand. Just a select few relatives, leaders, and role models. When I remember their quiet dedication and authentic living, I'm persuaded. I think about the lessons I've learned from them, and the examples they've given me to follow, and it's enough to qualm my fears. Their lives are the reason I come back, time and time again.
I ponder the authenticity in the way they live, and I'm convinced. I regard their walks of faith and their love for God and people, and my heart is steadied. I think to myself, "If this was all a lie, there's no way they would be living like that. If God isn't real, then how can anyone explain their radical life of faith?" I know their smart, so I can't call them crazy. I know their real, so I can't disregard them as two-faced. Because of how they live, their faith has veracity. I trust them because they've proved themselves trustworthy.
In my moments of uncertainty, it's never the scientific arguments or logical reasonings that reassure me in my faith- it's people. Not through words, not through debate, but through simply living it out.
They don't even know they're destroying my doubts. They don't realize that they're convincing me of the reality of the Gospel. They dispute my objections involuntarily, and prove the Bible to me unknowingly. Even so, I hear their pitch for Christianity louder than any argument, and the points they make convict me more than any well-written article.
Their simple and certain walk of faith
is what gives me the faith to keep walking
I don't know how many times I would have given up if these individuals hadn't been in my life. I probably would have left the faith years ago if it hadn't been for their gentle influence. During those nights when I couldn't think of any tangible evidence to secure my belief in the Lord, these people and the testimony of their lives were all I had.
But what about the people who don't have anyone like that? I've lived my life surrounded by fellow believers, yet I can only name a few who exemplify Christ's love in a way that is powerful enough to convince me. So how about those who have nobody? The lost who are surrounded by the lost? Or worse yet, the lost who are surrounded by nobody but unconvincing Christians?
Think about the believers in your life who make you doubt your doubts instead of your faith. Now imagine if you didn't know them. Imagine if the only Christians you knew were hypocritical. Pharisaic. Judgmental. Rude. Two-faced. What if you only ever saw Christians gossiping, lying, and cheating? What if your only experience with church had been one of exclusion, rejection, and condemnation? What then?
What if you knew not of one single Christian who actually lived by what they said they believed? On those nights when you wondered about God and life and the meaning of it all, what evidence would you have in favour of Christianity? None. There would be no reason to turn to God. In fact, there'd be every reason not to. If all you'd ever witnessed from church-goers was bias, prejudice, and legalism, you'd be a fool to believe what they were telling you to believe.
It's hard to swallow, but it's true. And so I ask you: Are you the proof of Christ to the people in your life, or are you the one causing them to doubt? Are you their one reason to keep searching, or are you their last straw as they slam the door on Christianity?
Think about it. There are so many Biblical precedents we verbally cling to, but physically disregard. We put up artsy signs on our living room walls saying, "Do not worry about tomorrow." "The greatest of these is Love." "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." "Consider it pure joy." And simultaneously, we spend our time fighting and name-calling in that very room. Stressing over finances. Lying to each other. Complaining and grumbling. Gossiping, slandering, and mocking.
Christians are taking social media by storm by becoming online activists. And while we feel victorious for commenting snarky remarks, shaming those with differing views, and putting people in their place, what image are we exhibiting? We may feel we are doing the world a favour by trying to convert people over the internet and with a cross as our profile picture, but what picture are we painting of Christianity? Are we the Facebook users they block out of hurt and annoyance? Are we the ones they say just "can't keep their mouths shut?" I hope not.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer has this to say on the matter:
Every attempt to impose the gospel by force, to run after people and proselytize them, to use our own resources to arrange the salvation of other people, is both futile and dangerous. It is futile, because the swine do not recognize the pearls that are cast before them, and dangerous, because it profanes the word of forgiveness.... Worse still, we shall only meet with the blind rage of hardened and darkened hearts, and that will be useless and harmful. Our easy trafficking with the word of cheap grace simply bores the world to disgust, so that in the end it turns against those who try to force on it what it does not want.
Our attempts to witness without the corresponding godly lifestyle are embarrassing. Our efforts to convert the lost souls while still living like them are useless. When our endeavours to minister utilize our words at the expense of our lifestyle, we are endangering the character of the church and the integrity of our own testimony.
Titus 2:7-8 - And you yourself must be an example to them by doing good works of every kind. Let everything you do reflect the integrity and seriousness of your teaching. Teach the truth so that your teaching can't be criticized. Then those who oppose us will be ashamed and have nothing bad to say about us.
1 Peter 2:11-12 - Dear friends, I warn you as "temporary residents and foreigners" to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls. Be careful to live properly among your unbelieving neighbours. Then even if they accuse you of doing wrong, they will see your honourable behaviour, and they will give honour to God when he judges the world.
Matthew 5:13-16 - "You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot. You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Whether we know it or not, and whether we like it or not, we are the face of Christianity in our world. And as our faith is a faith in that which is unseen, we are the evidence! We are the tangible proof, the living examples, and the manifestation of the Gospel! We can't show people the cross on which Jesus died, but we can show them the forgiveness and love that He displayed on that cross. We can't show people where Heaven is, but we can show them what it means to live with an eternal perspective, as citizens of God's Kingdom.
We are the light of the world. That's what Jesus said. Not that we should be, not that we could be, but that we already are. At all times, in all places, and to all people, we are painting a picture of the Body of Christ. By the way we live and conduct ourselves, by the way we treat others, we are either giving credit to the cause of Christ, or damaging His reputation. We are His spokesmen. His ambassadors.
So think of the people in your sphere of influence- the believers and the unbelievers, alike. You don't know which of your coworkers is a new Christian. You don't know which of your classmates is weak in their faith. You don't know which of your friends has given up on Jesus altogether. You may be the only other Christian they know, or the only one they get to observe in action.
So be the Christian they just can't explain. Be the believer they just can't refute. Live a life that gives no foothold to their doubts and no opportunity for their mockery.
And in a world filled with "churchy" fraud and religious insincerity,
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The last of our GLYC designers is Louise Zass-Bangham, of Inspiration Knits.
We've talked about/with Louise before, both on the blog and on the podcast. Her accessory designs are characterised by interesting textures coupled to wearable shapes and lots of options for customisation. Her recent book, Knit Play Colour, highlights all of these points, providing patterns for ten accessories with multiple options for yarn weights, colour choices and sizing.
Louise has very kindly provided a selection of her patterns for the GLYC 2016 goodie bags, including her recent design for Unravel 2016, Maltings. Or you might find the Slipstream Cowl, Foolproof, Siren Song or Song of the Sea tucked in your bag.
Louise is also the intrepid leader of Team Bobbles on this year's yarn crawl! Thank you so much to Louise for all her support on multiple fronts over the past few years - she's one of the reasons the Great London Yarn Crawl continues and is the success that it is.


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UK based brand mayamada have released their delicious new manga book after a successful Kickstarter campaign, and just in time for Christmas.
Samurai Chef is an original manga comic created by mayamada. It's the first complete book from their cast of anthropomorphic characters and tells the story of a cooking show where contestants' dishes are judged by the Samurai Chef, with his samurai sword!
It all begins as a simple cooking competition, but becomes something else entirely when dishes are transformed into food monsters turning the judging process into a real battle.
The team at mayamada completed a successful Kickstarter campaign on October 27th, reaching 329% of their funding goal and becoming a Kickstarter staff pick in the process.
They have since wrapped up production of the complete edition of Samurai Chef which includes volume 1 and the new volume 2 in a single manga book.
It all adds up to 144 pages of actioncomedy goodness, printed on 120GSM paper with a 300GSM gloss laminated cover and perfect bound spine.
Samurai Chef has already been featured in a number of magazine and website including Geek Syndicate, Bleeding Cool and twice in NEO Magazine, the UK's biggest anime and manga publication.
The book is available right now at the mayamada.com and Orbital Comics in central London, with more retail locations coming over the next few months. Expos goers also got a first look at the book for the first time at Hyper Japan Christmas in November.
So don't wait to dive into the world of mayamada and this actioncomedy epic. Samurai Chef is a great buy for anyone looking for original comics, and the perfect stocking filler for the comic fan close to you this Christmas. ~Aisha Anime~
mayamada is a storybased clothing brand inspired by anime and manga. Set in a fantasy television world with an all animal cast, the company was founded in London by Nigel Twumasi and Lao K whose passion for creating stories and original fashion led them to fuse both into a world filled with character and limitless imagination.
Website: www.mayamada.com
Samurai Chef shop link: http://mayamada.com/shop/product/191samuraichefcompleteedition


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I knew after Rio that I could be ready to step away from competitive sport, but I needed a few months to think things over and to use some time to come to a decision. I want to leave at the top – undefeated European Champion over 6 years and Paralympic champion in the 50m Butterfly at Rio 2016. From fourth in London, to Gold in Rio, it was a journey of learning, challenges and ultimately immense happiness. Being awarded an MBE recently in the New Year's honours was a final perfect way to round off 8 years at the top. I leave the sport with 30 international medals and I am proud of my swimming career. It is time for me to step away and to allow other areas of my life to develop as I am getting involved more and more with external projects. I always knew that the day would come when I would want to move on and to return to developing myself into a future leader and to use the other professional skills that I have developed alongside competing as an elite athlete. I feel honoured to have represented my country, to have made it to the top of the podium many times and lucky to have raced against the best. I wish them and the rest of the Paralympic movement huge amounts of luck and success in the future, I really believe strongly in the Paralympics and everything it represents and I hope to remain involved in sport for years to come.
I want to thank the people I have met, the coaches and staff that I have worked with and the incredible people I have raced against over the years. I will miss the incredible moments with my lovely team mates, but I will never forget the amazing memories that we shared. I will never stop swimming; I love it too much, but for now, my racing days are over. Thank you to my family and friends who have supported me and to Steve Bratt, Ron Philpot and Terry Smith at the start of my career and Tony Beckley at the end for all their help. And to Keith Morgan, who has trained me in the gym since day one.
"What appears to be the end, may really be a new beginning"


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Cincinnati is the third-largest city in Ohio, based on the 2010 U.S. Census. Approximately 297,517 people live in Cincinnati, based on 2013 estimates. The city is located on 79.54 square miles along the north bank of the Ohio River, with the downtown area located on the shore of the river. It is in Hamilton County, the most southwestern county of Ohio. Cincinnati was settled in 1788 and was incorporated as a city in 1819.


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In her early film career, Bette Davis set herself apart by being willing to play characters who were unsympathetic; her bad women in Of Human Bondage and Jezebel were her tickets to fame and marked her as different from other studio stars. Jesse Eisenberg is equally unafraid to take on characters who are unpleasant—even loathesome. His performance as the cold and arrogant Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network won him an Oscar nomination. In The New Group's production of his play The Spoils, he plays Ben, whose social graces are in much worse shape, and whose behavior is often repellent.
The actor's first two plays, Asuncion and The Revisionist, proved he was a promising dramatist. In the latter, he co-starred with Vanessa Redgrave, whose participation suggests she can spot talent, and, indeed, Eisenberg has not only written himself a terrific part in The Spoils, but he performs it with élan.
Eisenberg's Ben lives in a high-flying modernist apartment (luxuriously designed by Derek McLane) purchased for him by his father; he shares it with a roommate he found online, Kalyan (Kunal Nayyar). Kalyan has come to the United States from Nepal to study business and has written a book; he's not wealthy and probably couldn't have come without Ben's help. Ben, however, disdains capitalism and has altruistically offered Kalyan the apartment rent-free, though Kalyan is reluctant to take charity. When Ben runs into an old childhood acquaintance, Ted, who works on Wall Street and has the ability to help Kalyan, he is persuaded to bring Ted over for an introduction to Kalyan, even as he belittles Kalyan's ambition to work on Wall Street.
The playwright builds the tension gradually in different ways. Ben badmouths Ted, particularly since Ted is about to marry Sarah Newburg (Erin Darke), a girl Ben has had a crush on since their ages were in single digits. He must, nevertheless, bolster Kalyan in his quest to land a Wall Street job even though Ben, a failed filmmaker, is disaffected and resentful of financial success in others. He talks an artistic game but he lacks inspiration. "I wish the world wasn't a fucked up string of unfair situations that I seem to be embroiled in," he declares with self-pitying confidence. He is also physically graceless, pushing his body into others' spaces and sprawling all over the furniture.
Nayyar's Kalyan is just a tad wishy-washy, manipulatable by Ben; Kalyan is devoted to his benefactor but not spineless. He is dating Reshma (Annapurna Sriram), a doctor who mistrusts Ben and speaks her mind to his face—another source of tension. Ben nonetheless tries to pull off outrageous gambits—claiming a back injury at one point—although Reshma suspects he's faking.
Eisenberg has given the rest of the cast solid parts, and director Scott Elliott has chosen his actors wisely. Michael Zegen's Ted is a likable, decent guy, not threatening or ruthlessly businesslike but with a blandness that wears thin quickly. Sriram's impassioned Reshma is often at the side of the stage, texting or making cell phone calls, as any doctor might—Elliott cannily attends to the details. Darke is exceptional as Sarah: mature, sensitive, and yet devoted to Ted. In a crucial scene, Ben confesses a cringeworthy, scatological childhood fantasy to her—one that is prepared for earlier when he tells it to Kalyan. (The playwright gets further mileage out of the story in a re-enactment; three times is a charm.)
In the end, though, Eisenberg's play is less a portrait of a young generation than a character study of someone who hasn't found his way and denigrates the paths that others have chosen in order to justify his own failure. The questions that roil underneath it are whether success should be judged on ambition or accomplishments, and whether an artist who cannot make money at his art is really worth anything. Ben attempts to concoct a film, based on the story Kalyan has told him, to impress Sarah; when he presents it to her, she sees immediately how bogus he is.
But Eisenberg's brief coda highlights another crucial question: Can adults be hamstrung by events in their childhood that they barely remember? If so, he intimates, redemption may be possible. Something good that Ben once did may just help him to redefine himself.
Jesse Eisenberg's The Spoils plays through June 28 at the Pershing Square Signature Center (480 W. 42nd St. between 10th and 11th Aves.). Evening performances are at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and on Sunday, and 8 p.m. on Saturday. Matinees are at 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, with an additional matinee at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24. Tickets may be purchased by calling (212) 279-4200 or visiting ticketcentral.com.


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This DVD is one of five releases in our new "Taoist Yoga" series from the "A.B. Chi" product line. Many people experience an inability to easily and efficiently utilize both their dominant and non dominant sides of their respective bodies forcing a reliance on mostly one side which can cause structural imbalance and lead to pain in the joints. This set of easy to learn exercises will improve right/left brain coordination and enhance coordinative communication to the limbs. Requiring only minutes a day as an investment in your quality of health and well being, this set includes five easy to learn Taoist Yoga exercises to improve right/left brain coordination in movement to further your health conscious practices. This series has been produced in WideScreen format, shot in high definition and then rendered to DVD. Replete with a special video section on proper posture and the dos and don'ts of body alignment in training, this beautifully produced 33 minute instructional video will provide an extraordinary visual aid for your learning enjoyment. Utilizing multiple camera angles and digital slow motion, we have presented each posture of these highly effective exercises in detailed fashion resulting in an easy to learn format. We have integrated voiceover in five separate shots for each posture; breathing, specific instructions on performance, use of the internal musculature, postural nuance and the specifics of how to coordinate the body as well, giving the most thorough instruction possible on proper performance of the postures. This video is by far one of the most educational reference materials available today anywhere. The video breaks down the Taoist Yoga for right/left brain coordination in easy to digest segments, with a thorough camera expose on each section. Voiceover is constantly employed with the teaching segments reminding and enlightening you with little bits of sage advice. We have included a separate and complete "follow along" section, utilizing picture in picture for clarity, for you to perform the work of the entire set each and every day set to enjoyable music. We are extremely pleased with the way this series has turned out and we think you will be too.
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The Curiosity Mission and Professor Atreya
Posted: July 19, 2012
The most advanced scientific instruments to be used on Mars' surface will land in a crater near the planet's equator on August 5 at 10:31 P.M.
The instruments are part of the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), an ambitious NASA mission to assess whether Mars is, or ever was, capable of supporting microbial life.
One of MSL's scientific objectives is to search for organics, an umbrella term for molecules featuring carbon, the same molecules life on Earth is based on.
To search for organics, Curiosity, the rover carrying MSL, will scoop up soil and drill inside rocks. The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) suite of MSL instruments, parts of which were built and tested at Michigan Engineering, will analyze the solid samples and the air the rover sniffs to determine whether organics are present.
"Organics, whether or not connected to life, have never been positively identified on the surface of Mars, which seems puzzling considering that they have been raining down on Mars for 4.5 billion years, even if Mars never had its own source." says Sushil Atreya, a professor in the University of Michigan Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences.
A science lead on the Goddard Space Flight Center's SAM instrument suite, Atreya contributed to the conceptual development of the MSL mission decades ago, and now he will lend his expertise on trace gases to the mission.
"I will be looking at the SAM measurements of atmospheric trace gases, and the gases evolved from solid samples along with their isotopic composition. Methane is one such trace constituent, as its presence could signify either biological activity or complex water-rock reactions. By combining the SAM data on trace gases and the noble gases with mineralogical, geologic and environmental data collected by other instruments on MSL, I'll be examining the question of habitability and the climate evolution of Mars."
Atreya states MSL is his most exciting Mars mission to date.
Ultimately, Curiosity's findings will be combined with findings from previous and current missions. This information, Atreya hopes, will be applied to extrasolar planets, which are planets outside the solar system. Armed with knowledge of the planets around our Sun, such as Mars, scientists can begin to study the possibility of life on extrasolar planets.
"We want to find out how life began here or elsewhere," Atreya says. "These are very profound, deep questions and with these kind of experiments, we're beginning to inch our way to addressing those questions."


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Thoughts on Calming Signals in Dogs
In a previous hub, published a couple of years ago, I discussed the role of calming signals in dogs and how dogs use them to show signs of appeasement/stress towards other dogs and humans. For those not familiar with calming signals, I suggest reading my hub "Understanding Dog Calming Signals", or better, I recommend purchasing the book "On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals" by Norwegian dog trainer Turid Rugass. It is thanks to Turid's years of studies and observations that today we can decipher many of the cues dogs send to other dogs and humans in their attempt to communicate.
As I watch dogs interact throughout the day in my boarding and training business, I have noticed though that's there's more than appeasement going on. Yes, the dog is trying to communicate an intent to do no harm, but if we carefully look at each calming signal and try to decipher it, we will see that they mostly are conveying one important message that delves a little deeper into the "do no harm" intent. I find this very interesting, and would like to share my thoughts and theories.
Offensive or defensive aggression?
Animal behavior professionals tend to distinguish between offensive and defensive aggression. In offensive aggression, the dog has an intent to do harm, he therefore moves forward and tries to appear more intimidating. In defensive aggression, the dog may rather not do harm, but may bite if he has no other solution. The dog may try to move away and will attempt to make himself smaller. Finally, more confusingly, there are dogs who manifest ambivalent behaviors, by alternating offensive and defensive behavior. The dog may have ears flattened but may also be lunging forward.
Thoughts on Dog Calming Signals
Calming signals is a term used to depict appeasement signals, but what's the real purpose of them? We have to read Turid Rugass' book to learn about them, but dogs do not read books nor do they go to school where these signals are explained to them. They simply interact with other dogs and understand them. How is that? I think something similar takes place to what happens in the human world. For instance, in the human world, we know that handshakes are a way to communicate friendship, but what's really in a handshake? Yes, we know that it's a little ritual where two people grasp each other's hands and accompany it with a brief up and down movement, but history buffs know that there's more to it.
If we take a look back in ancient times, we will notice how men were often in conflict and they would "bear arms." The real underlying meaning of the handshake was therefore a demonstration that, back in time, medieval knights were not concealing any weapons, and as such, they meant no harm.
In the dog world, I feel that something similar may be taking place. What are the dog's main weapons? It doesn't take rocket science to understand that their teeth are the their main defense. Aiming to bite also requires a frontal facial approach and direct eye contact so the dog can decide where to bite. The tongue must be out of the way. In offensive aggression, the dog may also wish to look large and intimidating. Now, if we look at several calming signals, we can look at how they are meant to convey no harm by putting an emphasis on deflecting the teeth area and performing some behaviors that are quite incompatible with acting aggressive. The dog may also wish in some cases to appear smaller, almost insignificant. Let's take a look at some common calming signals.
- Turning the head. In this case, the dog is moving the head away, a behavior that is incompatible with biting. The eyes which are fixed and direct in the case of offensive aggression, in this case aren't visible, and the dog's mouth with its weapon teeth are completely out of the way.
- Turning the back. Even more significant than turning the head, a dog turning its back is not giving direct eye contact, the mouth is away and turning the back is the total opposite behavior compared to a dog that wants to attack which requires a frontal approach.
- Sniffing the ground. I have trained my dogs to sniff the ground on cue when I create set-ups for dogs suffering from dog aggression. This behavior helps calm dogs down. Why? I have a possible explanation. Years ago, when reading a book about animals in the wild, I often thought how vulnerable animals like zebras and gazelles must feel when drinking from a stream. The eyes are looking away, the head is lowered. My thoughts are confirmed when I notice how dogs and cats will not drink or are very tentative in drinking when they feel vulnerable. And if they do manage to drink, they may take a really quick sip the moment the person or other dog they do not trust moves away. In a similar fashion, a dog who is sniffing the ground is not giving direct eye contact, the head is lowered in a vulnerable position. Offensively aggressive dogs keep their heads high, the eyes fixed and their bodies are ready for action. Sniffing the ground is incompatible with acting threatening, the eyes are not giving direct contact and the mouth area is lowered to the ground. Sniffing also requires some concentration.
- Licking lips. Before biting the tongue is safely inside the mouth and out of the way. When licking lips or the nose,the tongue is in the way, making it difficult to give a bite, unless the dog doesn't mind biting his tongue! Be careful though, when that lip goes back in the mouth, the dog may decide to bite in a split second.
- Sitting/ lying down. Once again, the dog is in a position where it's more difficult for him to bite. The ideal and quickest way to bite is to lunge forward, a dog that is sitting or lying down requires often a change in position.
- Softened eyes. As mentioned, in order to bite, a dog must pay attention to where he wants to aim. With soft eyes, the eye lids are lowered in a sleepy expression which is incompatible with attentively looking.
- Moving slowly. Aggression often happens quite quickly, the dog must be fast to bite so he can attack and withdraw as necessary. Often, people don't even have time to intervene it happens so fast. Moving slowly is incompatible with attacking.
- Paw up. Delivering an attack requires good balance, something that cannot be accomplished when a paw is kept up in the air.
- Flattened ears. When dogs attack offensively, they want to appear larger than they are. The ears are kept erect or forward. When the ears are flattened, dogs are more on the defensive side; indeed, by flattening the ears against their heads they are protecting them from getting bitten, and the dog is trying to appear smaller and innocent, almost neotenic as when they were puppies. However, these dogs may still bite if they feel threatened enough.
- Lowered tail. Just as with flattened ears, these fellows are trying to appear small. The tail is tucked in between their legs as to protect it from getting injured and once again to pass unobserved.
These are just thoughts and theories I am sharing. Please keep in mind that they are not scientifically proven nor are they the results of studies.
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My 3.5 y/ female Maltipoo, Lucy went through two traumatic experiences but no fault of mine. I moved to a new city and took her to a new groomer who basically, I believe, manhandled her so I took her to a new vet who checked her and saw inflammation at neck area. It took 4 weeks to get over that. one week later on our nightly walk we ran into a friend and Lucy happily sat on her lap and when it was time to go she twisted around fell on the ground and had a seizure. We rushed to the emergency vet..this is at 9 p.m. Pet Rays showed fractures on left side base of her head. She had 24/7 vet care 4 days then came home with Gabapentin and strict rest no jumping, etc. She had a little ataxia. The vet and I decided to take her off the Gabapentin after 3 days and gave 1 week observation before CT scan. Vet said she would need another x-ray after 3 months, right now it's 2 months and 1 week and she is back to her old self even learning new tricks, I was so happy she recovered, but embarrassingly emotional during that time. I am not working because of a leg injury I got before I adopted her so I take her everywhere and she's very attached but very sociable with people and other dogs, even big dogs . She weighs 5lbs!! I hate to admit it but I am a smoker so after her head injury I decided I was not going to smoke around her anymore which I really didn't much anyway so I go in the kitchen turn on the stove fan. then go back out and play with her. I've been getting busier I'm on the phone a lot so last Sunday I turned off the phone & TV to play. She got on my lap and I was rubbing her belly then all of a sudden, she twisted and tried to bite me, fell on the carpeted floor from regular chair height, and whimpered under the bed. I thought she broke or hurt her leg.. I had a friend come over and lift up the bed. She ran scared but not limping to the other side of the room went under the other bed. She wasn't crying or making any noise. Just looked scared. I had same friend come knock on my door about 20 mins later and she came out from under the bed ran to the door and barked like she always does but she wouldn't let me pick her up, and she always wants me to pick her up. Since then she won't let me come near her, like she's really scared of me..She will sit outside of the bathroom or kitchen and comes for treats or food but runs when I approach her. I taught her to shake my hand for treats but won't now. She always sleeps in my bed so I pick her up because she can't by herself. At first she yelped but now sleeps in her carrier beside my bed. I thought there was something wrong with her stomach so I took her to the vet and she is physically fine she just seems to be really afraid of me but won't let anyone pick her up. The vet said she may have selective memory of the previous head injury and groomer. Will she get over this? I don't know what to do. I've tried not to smother her and give her space. She will let me rub her belly inside the carrier. She always sleeps with me at night and now won't even approach the bed. It's been 5 days now . I read that I should not reward her for that behavior by baby talking for forgiveness and trying to engage her..I don't know what to do. I adopted her 2 years ago from a loving home. She's with me all the time and spoiled. One thing I'm thinking of is I've been busier than usual lately plus I smoke and after her head injury I decided I was never going to smoke around her again. I'm a very light smoker so I go in the kitchen, close the door and turn the stove fan on then she'd be waiting for me but run away again. I need a dog shrink. Or one for me. I can't stand this, maybe she senses my dear even though I'm trying to act normal??
Sorry for the long post but I'm very detail-oriented thank you.
Some people just have a sense for dog's behaviors in their very own special way.
A friend of mine is really good at this type of thing. It always looks like some form of wizardry to me! Well written, by the way.


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Overwhelmed by WIPs
It had to happen some time but I think I've finally reached that point where I've got a few too many WIPs on the needles. I know my stitchy friend Lara would agree as she helped me discover quite of few of them when we did a tidy up of my stash when she was visiting last autumn.
While I've been working away on a number of projects, as you can expect there wasn't too much forward momentum happening on any of them. I've had to adjust tacks and streamline my rotation of projects and now I'm pleased with how things are progressing (minor mistakes discovered notwithstanding).
It probably helps that a fair number of them are garter stitch, which right now seems to make me unbelievably happy. There's a comfort to garter stitch - it's familiar and squishy and dependable. Perfect for mindless knitting, you can just keep knitting without having to pay too much attention to the pattern (or any at all if you want to inadvertently omit part of it as I've just discovered I've done).
I'm still at the garter stitch portion of Rachel's new shawl design too. The rhythm of the garter stitch is keeping me calm while I "just keep knitting, just keep knitting" - and slowly chip away at projects, and my stash!
But I think it will be time for something new soon. How about you?


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The ban on war in the UN Charter is often celebrated for restricting the reasons that governments can go to war. But those limits are also empowering for governments: the Charter authorizes governments to use force in self-defense, and they have shown themselves eager to make use of that authority. This facilitates the use of force by states rather than limiting it.
By creating the legal category of 'self-defense,' international law gives to states an iron-clad legal rationale to legitimate their wars. And over time, the category has expanded as powerful states have used it to justify ever broader military interventions in the world. My new article shows the permissive power of international law on war and suggests that the ban on war may make it easier, not harder, for governments to go to war.
Ian Hurd, "The Permissive Power of the Ban on War," European Journal of International Security, August 2016, pp.1-18. pdf here and website


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Working on: A Historical Western
Mood: Damn the Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead
Ah, the booksigning. The chance for an author to meet her readers or make new ones. A moment to emerge from the cubbyhole office and enjoy the "glamorous" side of the writing business in a mall or a brick-and-mortar bookstore.
"Do you know where the restrooms are?"
"I'm looking for a dictionary. Where can I find them?"
"You know, these books really give women a distorted idea of what a relationship is like."
"I can't believe anyone buys this kind of junk."
"Hah! I outsmarted the bookstore and got your book used for fifty cents. Will you sign it?"
"Is Sears around here?"
"Where do you get your ideas?"
"I've got a great idea for a story but I don't have the patience to write it. If I tell it to you . . . "
"Will you look at my manuscript?"
"How did you get your agent?"
"I don't read THESE books."
"The manager didn't tell me there was a booksigning today. We don't have your title in stock." But I came here to San Antonio for this. It was all arranged. Is the manager here? "Sorry."
Yes, friends, we've all heard these and more.
In fact, early in my career I wrote for the Topaz imprint at Penguin. Some of you might remember the Topaz Man in all his puffy-shirted glory, a marketing creation to compete with Fabio. I did a booksigning sitting beside him at the Women's Fair at the Portland Convention Center. The come-on was buy a book and have your photo taken with Steve Sandalis, the Topaz cover model. Females of all ages lined up like it was the Running of the Brides Day at Filene's Basement. It was thrilling! All these people eager to read the story I had labored over for six months.
I thought.
"Oh, Steve, sign your book for me!"
"Steve, where do you get your ideas?"
"I've got a great idea for a story but I don't have the patience to write it. If I tell it to you . . . "
"How do you find time to write and model too?"
And best of all: "Why is that woman signing YOUR books?"
I was the fly in the ointment.
Then, of course, there were the times when no one showed up. The bookstore manager, wringing his/her hands, offered, "Well, it's a nice day, so people are probably out in their yards." Or, "It's raining. That always slows down business."
One of my favorite memories (now) was a signing I did at Rolling Oaks Mall on a different trip to San Antonio. It was a Friday evening in early December, 1997. I figured business would be good, people out doing some early Christmas shopping, You could have fired a cannon through that place and not hit anything or anyone. I was scheduled to be there for two hours (hidden next to the dictionaries) and I swore the clock was running backward. Though I tried in vain to make eye contact with the few people who came through, I did not speak to one shopper. Toward the end of this interminable event, a store employee finally said, "You know, I think everyone is downstairs at the multiplex to see that new movie. Uh, something about the Titanic. The lines were really long."
I was furious with James Cameron for snatching my own little contributing piece to the entertainment industry until I saw the movie. Then I forgave him for everything and privately thanked him. I've lost count of how many times I've watched it, but it still makes me cry.
Of course, the best part about booksignings is that they aren't all stinkers. I've talked to people who've enjoyed my work and have been a great privilege to meet. People who gave me the courage and will to forge on because they love my stories. Sometimes they are the ones who will keep an author moving forward when everything else seems to be going wrong.
I've always said yes to a store manager's request to do an in-store, and I always will.


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WholeYou #4: Translating the Wisdom of Yoga into Daily Life
The WholeYou: the Mind + Body + Spirit Show
Welcome back to WholeYou #4! It's been a few months through the holidays, and when I was away traveling, but this was such a fun conversation. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!
Audio Note: You'll notice that the audio has a little bit of distortion at parts — it's not too bad, but you might wonder if there are little gremlins whispering on the recording. ;) We did our best once we realized the issue, and will work on fixing it before we record next time!
Thank you all for your comments and thoughts on our first few shows. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen and share your thoughts. If you like the show, subscribe on iTunes for automatic shows or leave a review!
In this show, we chat about our experiences from our yoga teacher trainings - I did mine at the end of last year, and Valerie is in the middle of hers right now. I shared lessons from my YTT in two recent blog posts, so we broke those down to expand and explore them more. There's a lot more to yoga than you often see in studios or on social media, so we hope these lessons guide you in your personal journey.
Here's what we chat about:
- What "yoga" really means
- It's about much more than just the physical asana practice — more about some of the original purposes of yoga
- The importance of finding your own personal practice and voice
- Body diversity in yoga (and taking the Instagram yoga world with a grain of salt)
- How moving slowly in your practice can benefit you
- Respecting boundaries as a yoga teacher
- Some key points about trauma-sensitive yoga
- How yoga can help you learn to trust your body even more
We'd LOVE to hear your thoughts, so if you take a listen, please leave a comment on your thoughts, or any questions or ideas you have.
So, go ahead and take a listen!
Show Notes & Quotes
- Our eBook, Hips, Hunger, & the Pursuit of Healing
- A hilarious comedy youtube show - "Namaste Bitches" by Summer Chastant on the underground world of yoga, social media, and the superficial representations of "yoga"
- CurvyYoga.com
- Awesome body positive yogis on Instagram - @mynameisjessamyn and @nolatrees - Check out their workshops across the country too!
- Online yoga practice - YogaGlo.com, OneOEight.Tv, Gaia, Cody App plans (Join for $10 off your first plan!)
- Trauma Sensitive Yoga
- Janne Robinson
- "There is more wisdom in the body than your deepest philosophy." by Friedrich Nietzsche
- "Love the Shit out of Yourself." - my favorite quote from YTT by Kaudri Kurgun, meditation and yoga teacher
- Lauren's posts on YTT Lessons Part 1 and Part #2
- Val's blog post on the 5 levels of the mind in yoga (and how to chill out)
More from Valerie
- Blog: WakingUpinWonder
- Instagram: @ValKay (shout out to #wholeyou)!
- Get your free Meditation App Resource Guide and Mind + Body + Spirit Guided Meditation
More from Lauren
- Blog: LaurenFowler.co
- Connect over on Instagram: @LaurenFowlerRDN and tag #wholeyoushow
- Make Peace with Food free Email Course
*Music credit for our mini theme song is Little Idea from Bensound.com. Thanks, Ben!


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ACT NOW - Overtime Laws Are Changing!!
On December 1st, the U.S. overtime laws will change dramatically - giving more money to employees (supposedly) and more headaches to employers (definitely!). Is your business ready for the new legal rules? If not, now is the time to prepare! Follow these steps today:
1. AUDIT: Work with your HR team or Employer-Lawyer to audit the salaries and duties of all employees.
2. IDENTIFY: Determine which persons/positions will be affected by the new federal overtime pay rules.
3. CHANGE: Adjust salaries, work schedules, employee count and employee status (exempt vs. non-exempt, salaried vs. hourly) to ensure compliance with the new overtime rules before they take effect.
4. TRAIN: Teach employees, supervisors and managers how to comply with the new overtime rules to keep themselves (and your business) out of trouble.
TAKE-AWAY: Time is running out. ACT NOW to ensure your business is in compliance with the new federal overtime pay rules. Call Employer-Lawyer today!


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If you have a business and you want it to be successful, you need to have an online presence. No two-ways about it.
However, as the online economy boomed and everybody scrambled for their personalized .com piece of web presence, few gave too much thought to the maintenance it would require. After all, if it isn't current, then it isn't useful.
When this realization began to occur, the majority of businesses lunged towards the trend of the time – templates.
These were pre-designed and pre-coded websites where companies could simply fill in the blanks. The problem, as it is right now, is that these templates all began to look the same over time. Until we have the web which we do now, with many websites looking almost identical to the last.
For business owners, this used to be a tricky spot. Do they spend a lot of money on a developer or leave the site be.
Now, however, there is a product which can help. It's called Drupal.
The best way to describe Drupal is by equating it LEGO. A base Drupal website would be considered the LEGO base, where all of the pieces will stick to remain upright.
The pieces that you will build on the board, in the case of a Drupal website, are called modules. These modules perform a range of tasks, from taking online orders to arranging shipping, to estimating delivery prices.
Of course, these modules can also be fully integrated into existing backend CRM systems for easy interoperability.
With over 16,000 modules to choose from, building a site with Drupal is designed to be as simple as possible.
Of course, functionality isn't the only benefit which small businesses can see. Personalization is at the core of Drupal, with numerous options for creative influence available to select from. In fact, most of the websites you shop at likely all use Drupal without you knowing it. Whether it's music sites like Spotify or the Groupon Coupons page for rue21.
Infrastructure such as Drupal is a powerful tool for small businesses to compete on an even footing when it comes to the online marketplace. If you are running a small business and are looking to upgrade your online presence, consider the benefits which Drupal can provide to your business and your customers.


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Top 3 Teams Selected for NC Datapalooza
Raleigh, NC – NC Datapalooza has announced the Top 3 teams making it into their 30-day accelerator. This year, NC Datapalooza is focusing on innovation through open data in the health vertical.
Top 3 Teams
Here are the teams along with a short description of their business idea.
- LocalMedAdvisor: Our goal is to change the way patients select physicians and healthcare facilities, using Medicare billing data, insurance plan trends, customer reviews, and other data sources.
- FreeWheeling NC: Crowdsourced bike routes based on real-time GPS/rider feedback in order to influence public policy, aid users with optimal results, and promote biking as transportation.
- Stone Soup: A platform to help those who need food, or those with food to donate, find food pantries in their area. Individuals in need can also register to get alerts when food is available. Food pantries can also register so they can keep their information up to date.
The teams now have 30 days in an accelerator with mentors provided by the Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network.
NC Datapalooza Final Event
The final NC Datapalooza event will be on Friday, September 12th, from 9-11 A.M. (EDT) at the Red Hat Tower in Raleigh, NC. The teams will present to a panel of judges to see which team will win the NC Datapalooza competition. Register soon for the final event as the Early bird rates end on August 31st.
NC Datapalooza Process
NC Datapalooza runs for about 6 months. Here is the schedule for 2014:
- Open Data Bootcamp – April 24, 2014
- DataJam Open Data Startup Weekend – May 16-18, 2014
- Team Pitches – August 11, 2014
- Accelerator for Top 3 teams – August/September
- Final Event – September 12, 2014
Previous Articles on NC Datapalooza
- Last Chance to Enter NC DataPalooza
- Health DataJam winners
- NC Datapalooza is Off to a Great Start
- NC Datapalooza Starts April 24
- NC Datapalooza
- Winning NC Datapalooza: Q&A with Ian Henshaw
Disclosure: As CEO for the Open Data Institute of North Carolina, I am a judge for the final presentations on September 12. While I have been active as an organizer of NC Datapalooza and lead the efforts of our Data Tiger Team, I have not seen any progress of the teams since the DataJam Startup Weekend in May.


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