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Last month, I took a trip to the local indoor salvage yard. An entire warehouse was filled to the brim with charming relics that were graciously saved from old homes. The creative juices were pumping as I felt my heart rate rising with excitement. Pathetic, I know...who gets excited over a dirty and dusty warehouse full of "junk"?
I went there with the intention of looking for a single pane window to create a chalkboard for the baby's room. The idea is to periodically write messages to the baby, for example, a favorite bible verse. Another possibility is to write a message of encouragement to myself as I spend many tired moments in that room nursing. Who knows how often I'll change the text but I hope to keep it fresh and new as often as I can. The picture below is where I initially got the idea from- a wonderful blog I follow called Life In Grace.
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After searching through 60 plus windows with varied finishes, I walked away with one that is painted white and another that has dark stain frame. This is when my indecisive habit comes into play, but hey, at $4 a window, I couldn't resist both options.
This weekend's project is to get that chalkboard window completed- of course I will take precautions by wearing my attractive filtered mask so the little bean is unharmed. Stay tuned for the finished product!


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Copyright pirates, they're certainly no Boy Scouts
And if they were … well, I guess they wouldn't be able to get this new activity badge, would they? The MSNBC story notes:
Boy Scouts in the Los Angeles area will now be able to earn a merit patch for learning about the evils of downloading pirated movies and music. . . .
The movie industry has developed the curriculum. "Working with the Boy Scouts of Los Angeles, we have a real opportunity to educate a new generation about how movies are made, why they are valuable, and hopefully change attitudes about intellectual property theft," Dan Glickman, chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, said in a statement Friday. Scouts will be instructed in the basics of copyright law and learn how to identify five types of copyrighted works and three ways copyrighted materials may be stolen.
An interesting way to try to rein in the Young and the Lawless, no? There are obvious issues here — in particular, whether the Boy Scouts should be turning over instruction on a somewhat controversial issue to an advocacy group. On the other hand, if executed well, this could be a good idea. Given the widespread use of file sharing programs, and misunderstandings about law, I suspect that many Scout-age youth could use a sobering reminder that they can't just copy anything and everything.

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by Tammy Taylor
Recently I wrote a piece that was published by Mother Earth News about how self reliance and voluntary simplicity equals power. The advertising moguls would have you believe that you need them to do things for you – that many of those convenience items are just too complicated or time consuming for you to be able to do them for yourself. Don't buy into it! I've found that when I practice Voluntary Simplicity and Self Reliance that I feel empowered. Empowered to do more, and to do for myself better and cheaper than they can and certainly with a greener footprint. What in particular brought me to this realization? Read on, dear friends.


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(Editor's Note: This is a replacement story. A previous story on ride-sharing service Uber raising a new funding round was withdrawn by Reuters.)
(Reuters) – An investor in Uber, the fast-growing alternative taxi service, has reached out to a venture capital firm about a potential new funding round that could value the company at $1 billion or more, a person familiar with the situation told Reuters.
Uber's chief executive, Travis Kalanick, said the company was not currently raising money.
Uber allows customers to quickly find rides among for-hire car services, such as limousines, by using an app on their phone. It has proven popular in areas where cabs can be hard to hail, such as its home base of San Francisco, and recently gained approval to operate in New York.
If the company were to raise funds at $1 billion or more, it would join an elite group of start-ups that have commanded 10-figure valuations.
Kalanick said the company "has not raised funds or approached a single investor about raising funds since our Series B round in November 2011. Any reports to the contrary are just completely untrue."
Uber, launched in 2010, has grown rapidly on word of mouth. At the Disrupt NY technology conference on Monday, existing investor Bill Gurley of Benchmark Capital called Uber "probably the fastest-growing company that we've ever had," saying Uber was growing faster than eBay- another Benchmark portfolio company – did in its early days.
Technology start-up companies sometimes informally gauge interest in funding without launching a formal fundraising process. The source told Reuters that an Uber investor, whom he declined to identify, had been in touch in early April to gauge interest in the possible new funding.
Uber is considered by many in Silicon Valley to be one of a handful of companies with massive growth potential, and investors have shown a willingness to pay a premium for such firms.
Companies that have won valuations of more than $1 billion recently include SurveyMonkey, recently valued at $1.35 billion; online bulletin board Pinterest, recently valued at $2.5 billion; and payments company Square, recently valued at $3.25 billion.
(Reporting By Sarah McBride; Editing by Tim Dobbyn)
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Eliminating the fake out of ample ankle rocker through foot pronation in the squat and similar movements: How low can you go ?
This is a simple video with a simple concept.
* Caveat: To avoid rants and concept trolling, am blurring lines and concepts here today, to convey a principle. Do not get to tied up in specifics, it is the principle I want to attempt to drive home. What you see in this video is clearly more lunge/knee forward flexion rather than hip hinge movement. However, keep in mind, that this motion does occur at the bottom of many movements, including the squat.
You can achieve or borrow what "appears" to be more ankle dorsiflexion, a term we also loosely refer to as ankle rocker, through the foot, foot pronation to be precise. Do not mistaken this extra forward tibial progression range as ankle rocker mobility however. When you need that extra few degrees of ankle dorsiflexion deep in your squat, or similar activities, you can get it through your foot. Often the problem is that you do not think that is where it is coming from, you might just think you have great ankle mobility. Many deep squatters are borrowing those last few degrees of the depth of the squat from the foot. This is not a problem, until it is a problem. Watch the video above. Why ? Because when the foot pronates and begins to collapse (hopefully a controlled collapse/pronation) the knee follows. Forcing the knees outward in a squat like some suggest is a bandaid, but I assure you, the problem is still sitting on the table.
Go do a body weight squat with the toes up like in this video. Toes up raises the arch from wind up of the windlass and increased activity of the toe extensors and some assistance from the tibialis anterior and some other associated "helper" muscles. When the arch is going up, it cannot go down. So, you raise your toes and do your squat. This will give you a better, cleaner representation of how much mobility in your squat/lunge/etc is from ankle dorsiflexion, knee flexion and hip flexion. You can cheat and get some from the foot. The foot can be prostituted to magnify the global range, and like I said, this is not a problem until it IS a problem. We know that uncontrolled and unprotected increases in foot pronation can cause a plethora of problems like plantar tissue strain, tibialis posterior insufficiency and tendonopathies, achilles issues, compression at the dorsum of the cuneiform bones (dorsal foot pain) to name a few. This dialogue however is not the purpose of this blog post today. You can read more about these clinical entities, proper foot tripod skills and windlass mechanics on other blog posts on this site.
Today, we just wanted to bring this little "honesty" check to your awareness. Has been a staple in my clinic for over a decade, to help me see where limitations are and to show folks how they can cheat so much through the foot. Go ahead, try it yourself, see how much you use your foot to squat further if you have end range mobility issues in the hips, knees or ankles. The foot is happy to give up the goat, it just doesn't know the repercussions until they show up.
So, lift your toes, do a full squat. Go as low as you can with good form with the toes up. Then, at the bottom of the squat or the bottom of your clean mobility, suddenly drop your toes and let the arch follow if it must. Here is the moment of truth, at that moment the toes go down, feel what happens to the foot, ankle, tibial spin, knee positioning, pelvis posture changes. Careful, these are subtle. You may find you are using foot pronation more that you should, more than is safe. Now try this, bottom out your cleanest squat as you regularly would, and at the bottom, raise your toes and try to reposition the foot arch and talus height. In other words, reposture your foot tripod, see how difficult this is if you can do it at all. Perhaps you will find your toe extensors are too weak to even get there. This is how we cheat and borrow. We should not make it a habit, it should be used when we need it, but it should not be a staple of your squatting diet, it should not be a regular event where you prostitute sound biomechanics. Unless you wish to pay for it in some way. What should happen is that you should be able to bring your toes down and not let the arch follow, but that is a skill most have not developed. It is a staple move in your clients' movement diets.
Does all this mean you should squat with your toes up ? No, but it may serve you well in awareness, evaluation, and looking for potholes and power leaks. At the very least, give it some thought and consideration. You may see some smiles and have some lightbulb moments between you and your athletes and clients.
Plan on blocking this foot pronation range with an orthotic ? How dare you ! At least try to do it through reteaching this and the tripod skill first. Give your a client a chance to improve rather than a bandaid to cope.
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Operating in the modern business landscape can be a dangerous and daunting task; companies face a litany of threats to their potential growth and profitability. From SMEs to huge multinational corporations, the spectre of business interruption looms large on the horizon.
Business interruption – including supply chain disruption – is one of the biggest challenges facing companies today. For the fourth year running, it tops the list of global business risks, according to the recent Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Risk Barometer. Allianz surveyed 800 risk managers and insurance experts across 44 different countries, and found that many companies are in the midst of a change in their risk perception. 2016 is seeing a substantial shift in the risk landscape for many businesses.
Thirty-eight percent of those surveyed felt business interruption was one of the three most important risks companies face in today's market. Given the nature of the 21st century economy, and the increasingly interconnected corporate environment, many other risks highlighted in the report will also have major repercussions for companies, as well as business interruption implications. Cyber security and geopolitical risks are just two examples.
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Last week I had the opportunity to work in Mrs. Yoder's 1st grade class. The students are using their iPods and creating pictures using the Doodle Buddy app to focus on being "College Bound." (Being college bound is a mind set that college is in their future and they need to work towards it.) Mrs. Yoder's sponsor school is Mount Vernon Nazarene University (MVNU), and it just so happens that the MVNU girls' volleyball team will be playing St. Francis in the near future. The students will also have the opportunity to go to the game; so the whole experience will be exciting for them. I was excited to be able to help them in this activity. They all took a picture of a volleyball and created some spirit posters to help encourage the Mt. Vernon Cougars towards a win. I helped them with the devices while Mrs. Yoder taught the lesson on how to use Doodle Buddy. They were extremely excited and some were even able to make multiple pictures. I hope to be able to continue participating in classrooms like I did in this experience.
Here are a couple videos to show the experience:
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Growing Herbs
Growing herbs is fun; using them is a joy, whether you're using them for cooking or for fragrance or for medicinal reasons.
We have herbs year-round at Woodland Gardens, though we do not have as wide a selection in the winter because some herbs simply don't like being in the greenhouse. In the summer you can expect to find a wide variety - for instance, we don't just have mint, we also have chocolate mint and orange mint (the selection always changes).
This page includes links to fact sheets on choosing and growing herbs, as well as some ideas for using herbs grown and sold at Woodland Gardens.
Click on any of the following links for very informative tips about choosing, planting, and growing herbs.
- "Growing Herbs in the Home Garden" - U. Illinois Cooperative Extension
- "Growing Herbs for the Home Gardener" - N.C. Cooperative Extension
- "Growing Herbs Indoors" - Missouri Cooperative Extension
- The Herb of the Year - chosen by International Herb Society
Make an Herbal Vinegar
1 cup fresh herbs for every 2 cups good-quality or favorite vinegar.
No need to heat vinegar.
Put herbs in very clean jar. Pour vinegar over herbs. Cover jar tightly. Leave jar in dark place at room temperature for 8 weeks. Taste. If you want more flavor, add more herbs and steep another 3 weeks. Strain and fill sterilized jars. Store in a cool, dark place.
Make an Herb Butter
Herb butters are a delicious way to add the full flavors of fresh herbs to dishes.
Use them on sandwiches or to add zest to meat, fish, and veggies, especially mushrooms, onions, peas, potatoes, tomatoes, and zucchini. To make: beat 4 Tbsp. chopped fresh herbs into 8 oz. soft butter till smooth. Beat in juice of 1 lemon; add salt and pepper to taste. Chill (or freeze for winter use).
Using the above recipe, combine oregano, thyme, parsley with basil. Beat in some olive oil, minced garlic, and parmesan cheese. Spread on Italian bread and broil until lightly brown.
Make herb cheeses by substituting soft cheese for butter.
From Sara's Superb Herbs (www.superbherbs.net)
From Sara's Superb Herbs (www.superbherbs.net)
Basil (annual in Zone 5)
1. Chop leaves, sprinkle on sliced fresh ripe tomatoes, top with olive oil or favorite dressing. Yum!
2. Chop leaves finely, mix with olive oil to make thick paste. Freeze in small amounts to use in winter as you wish.
3. Make basil pesto for a sauce on hot pasta or as a dressing on a pasta salad.
4. Make basil vinegar. It's a great gift!
5. Basil freezes well. Roll washed leaves into tight, sausage-like rolls, and freeze.
To use, just unwrap, slice off the amount you need, refreeze. Easy!
Chives (perennial in Zone 5)
1. For a delicate onion flavor, try minced chives. They're good with just about any vegetable, as well as with poultry or fish.
2. Add minced chives to salads or to herb omelets.
3. Chives make a delicious herb butter or a good raw vegetable dip when mixed with cream cheese.
4. Don't forget minced chives as a garnish, such as on a cold creamy soup in summer, or with baked potatoes and sour cream, or in a potato salad.
5. The flowers can also be eaten or used as a garnish.
Chives can be frozen (but when thawed, they'll be limp and good only in a cooked dish).
Sweet Bay (bay leaves) was named the Herb of the Year (2009) by the International Herb Association.
The mature leaves can be used fresh, but when dried, the oils are more concentrated. Hang the leaves in bunches in a warm, dry place to dry. They should retain their flavor for about a year in storage. Bay leaves are an essential ingredient of the herb mix 'Bouquet Garni'. The somewhat fennel-like sweet, spicy flavor is released slowly, so the whole leaves should be added to dishes that cook over a period of hours – unlike most herbs which give off their flavor in a short cooking time and should be added at the end of cooking. The leaves are also quite tough and should be removed before the dish is served – and therefore are normally not chopped up. This herb is typically used in stews, roasts, casseroles, and soups with a relatively long cooking time, and also for pickling and in marinades. The dried leaves can also be used to make an herbal tea.
From U. of Wisconsin, Dept. of Horticulture.
Cilantro (annual in Zone 5)
1. Cilantro is the name for the fresh herb. Coriander is the name of its dried seed.
2. Cilantro is the spicy herb found in South American, Chinese, Asian cuisine.
3. Cilantro is an essential herb in salsa. Make your salsa from scratch, or jazz up some store-bought salsa with minced cilantro to taste.
4. Use it in an herb butter.
Cilantro is best used fresh. Many people say it doesn't freeze or dry well. But save the seeds. They're best when ground to bring out the most flavor.
Dill (annual in Zone 5)
1. Dill is particularly suited to fish and salmon dishes.
2. Dill is also well suited to cucumber salads.
3. Try mixing dill with sour cream or yogurt and adding some onion, vinegar, salt, and pepper to taste. Makes a good dressing for sliced cucumber or a dip for raw vegetables.
4. Saute sliced zucchini or summer squash and sprinkle it with minced dill.
5. Learn to make pickles - even dilled green beans!
Though dill is an annual plant in our zone, its seeds will drop and start new plants for you next year.
Horseradish (perennial in Zone 5) was named the 2011 Herb of the Year by the International Herb Association.
It's easy to grow - in fact, it spreads vigorously, so you want to be careful where you grow it.
Here's a large collection of Horseradish "tales" from the American Herb Society as well as growing tips and recipes. Lots of good reading!
Parsley (annual in Zone 5)
1. Curly parsley is a great garnish. Flat-leaf parsley (also known as Italian parsley) has the most flavor.
2. Parsley is full of vitamins, high in chorophyll—a natural breath sweetener.
3. Make it into an herbal oil paste or an herb butter for use in winter.
4. Parsley freezes well. Roll washed leaves into tight, sausage-like rolls, and freeze. To use, just unwrap, slice off the amount you need, refreeze. Easy & good all winter long.
5. Parsley is good with just about every food. Just try it!
Joanne's Parsley Pesto
2 cups flat-leaf parsley leaves
2 garlic cloves, peeled
1/3 cup pine nuts
3 Tbsp. freshly grated Parmesan
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp. salt
black pepper to taste
Put all ingredients into a food processor or blender and blend until smooth and well combined. Taste and adjust ingredients as desired. Serve with hot pasta.
Rosemary (annual in Zone 5)
1. Put stems on the coals on your barbecue grill or use thick stems as skewers.
2. Minced rosemary is great on lamb, pork, and chicken. Try combining it with minced garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper and rubbing the meat with it before cooking.
3. Try combining it with freshly squeezed lemon juice, garlic and oil, and using as a marinade for chicken.
4. Make an herbal vinegar or an herb butter.
5. Garnish your dinner plate with a sprig of rosemary.
Though rosemary can't stay outside in the winter, it can be grown indoors.
Al's Rosemary Roasted Vegetables
1/2 pound carrots
1/2 pound parsnips (optional)
1/2 pound turnips (optional)
2 large yellow onions
1/2 pound beets (optional)
1/2 pound white russet potatoes, unpeeled
1 head garlic
4 Tbsp. olive oil
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbsp. fresh rosemary needles
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Peel and trim the carrots, parsnips, turnips, onions and beets. Cut into similar-size cubes. Cube potatoes. Divide garlic into cloves, peel, and cut in half lengthwise. In a very large bowl, toss all the vegetables with the oil, salt, and pepper. Spread them on large sheet pans, one layer deep. Roast for 20 minutes. Add the rosemary and toss thoroughly. Return to oven and cook until beets and parsnips are tender, about 20 more minutes. Serve hot, topped with a light drizzle of olive oil and more pepper to taste.


text: Jaehong Kim, newly named as the Henry P. Becton Sr. Professor of Engineering, is interested in diverse aspects of environmental science and engineering, from fundamental photocatalytic and photoluminescent materials chemistry to water quality engineering in the developing world. He is best known for his work on environmental nanotechnology in which he develops various novel nanomaterials for sustainable water treatment. Kim received B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemical and biological engineering from Seoul National University in Korea.


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Salil Shetty, director of the UN Millennium Campaign, told the Financial Times that developing nations are estimated to be facing losses of at least $300bn to their economies up to 2010 as a result of the economic slowdown and are particularly vulnerable to global shocks.
Originally Published Jun 22, 2008 (IPS) – The director of the Millennium Campaign, Salil Shetty, is an angry man. Last year he was confronted with the climate change issue and now it is the global food crisis.
GCAP Korea representative, Hykungung Kim was one of a group of international NGOs to meet Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda in Tokyo on Wednesday June 18th. She also tied a white and, the symbol of the campaign, around the wrist of the Prime Minister who stood for a photograph beside the campaign symbol, a Tanabata bamboo tree.
Representing the massive GCAP anti-poverty alliance, Hykungung explained to the Prime Minister how last year we mobilized over 1.2 million Voices Against Poverty which were presented to Chancellor Merkel just prior to the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm.
Disaster Proofing the Millennium Development Goals
This brochure discusses the importance of improvements in disaster preparednesses in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The dramatic surge in food prices has plunged millions of poor people and many net food importing poor countries into a food crisis. Consequently, it has also put at risk their chances of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. Whilst the focus has been on the impact on the MDG1 of reducing poverty and hunger, given the close inter-connectedness between all the 8 MDGs, the impact on these sections of the poor on health, education and livelihoods more broadly, cannot be underestimated.
8 Ways to Change the World: Local Authorities Guide
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Concrete proposals for Local Authorities both from the North and the South to promote the MDGs at the local level.


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RC: Could you provide an insight into how the global problem of money-laundering is climbing the political and regulatory agenda?
Caruso: Anti-money laundering (AML) compliance has been at the top of the regulatory agenda for a number of years now, and not just in the US. We have seen regulators in every region of the globe stepping up their efforts in oversight of financial institutions in their jurisdictions. Regulation has evolved steadily since 2001, but the exam front has been particularly challenging for global institutions. Whereas in the past institutions could count on a probing review from their home regulator, and also in the US if they have operations there, over the past several years we have seen a rise in exam activity from multiple jurisdictions where a firm has operations, and from multiple regulators in a single jurisdiction. As a result, it is now more common to have multiple examinations hitting an institution at the same time, often making demands of the same personnel who are responsible for responding to the examiners. Those same individuals, in most institutions, are also responsible for running the day-to-day program. The political climate around AML has changed even more dramatically. Congress has had this as an area of focus going back to October 2001 with the enactment of the PATRIOT Act. But the landscape hit a real turning point in the summer of 2012, when a Senate Subcommittee held hearings to investigate AML compliance issues at a major global banking institution. The hearing, and written report of the matter, garnered worldwide attention. And not only was the bank's AML program an area of focus, the hearings dedicated significant attention to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's oversight of the bank. Many in the industry believe that the combination of these matters has had a profound impact on the manner in which banking regulators now interact with the banks they regulate, stepping up the level of scrutiny and the severity of any resulting sanctions for inadequacies that are detected.
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Data gathered when the dwarf planet Makemake passed in front of a distant star last year are shedding new light on the icy orb's size, shape, and atmosphere—or, more precisely, its lack of one. Named for a god of the Rapa Nui culture of Easter Island, Makemake (artist's concept, above) orbits in the frigid realm far beyond Pluto and was about 7.7 billion kilometers from Earth when the brief eclipse occurred. As the dwarf planet's shadow passed across eight telescopes at five sites in central South America, it blocked light for intervals ranging from 59 seconds to 66 seconds, suggesting that Makemake is a 1500-by-1430-km ellipsoid, researchers report online today in Nature. Because the amount of light reaching the telescopes dropped abruptly at the beginning of the eclipse, rather than gradually, and rose sharply at the end of the event, the team suggests that Makemake has no global atmosphere—or, at best, a wisp of methane atmosphere with a surface pressure no more than 12-billionths that of Earth.
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Stafford Rained Out
Racing at Stafford Motor Speedway was rained out Friday. The 60-lap Late Model feature that had been scheduled for Friday will be run May 16. ... Avon sophomore center Abby Laszewski has been invited to try out for the USA Basketball U17 team in Colorado Springs May 22-26. The U17 team will compete in the FIBA U17 team World Championship in Slovakia June 26-July 6. Laszewski averaged 14.3 points and 10.3 rebounds for Avon, which went 23-3 this season. ... St. Joseph College of Maine beat Western Connecticut 10-0 in an NCAA Division III softball regional game. ... The Central Connecticut softball team lost 4-2 to LIU Brooklyn and was eliminated fom the Northeast Conference softball tournament ... The Central baseball team lost 4-2 to LIU Brooklyn in an NEC game.
Rock Cats Lose
Chih-Hsien Chiang hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th to give Bowie a 5-4 win over the Rock Cats in Bowie, Md., Friday night. The Rock Cats got home runs from Nate Hanson, Daniel Ortiz and Brandon Waring.


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Chakraborty, Debolina
- An Indicator for Risk of Phosphorus Loss from Sandy Soils
- The Potential for Plants to Remove Phosphorus from the Spodic Horizon
- Understanding Soil Phosphorus Storage Capacity
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The planets Saturn and Neptune have been in a square dance with each other since last fall, an intertwining connection that will continue for the next several months. And while an astrological alignment of this sort is threaded over a period of time as they ebb and flow out of exact alignment, the times when planets directly connect is when we often experience peaks in our awareness of the archetypes that they represent.
This Friday (June 17) is second of the three exact Saturn/Neptune Squares. The first was on November 26 of last year (Thanksgiving day in the U.S.) and the third will be on this upcoming September 10.
So, this week really feels like a fulcrum point of the kairos pulsing with these in/forming energetics.
Mind you, on the surface of it all, Saturn and Neptune don't seem to readily be easy bedfellow.
Saturn represents the material world, finitude, consensus reality, and borders. Saturn makes us work for things, honors the value of time, and reminds us not to take things for granted. There's a dark and drying feeling to Saturn.
Neptune represents the spiritual realm, the infinite with no beginning nor ending, and that there is no separation because everything is connected and of the same source. Neptune is the reflection of unconditional love, walking-in-your-shoes empathy, and the imaginal realm in which if we envision it we feel it is real. There's a watery feeling to Neptune.
Getting these two together, so that they are not at standstill, nor overpowering the other, is tricky…but doable.
Here are some other ways in which Saturn and Neptune can support each other, and how they may be showing up in our lives and calling us forward. These feel like some of the possibilities that are rife for this time.
During this Saturn/Neptune period, we can…
…work to architect (Saturn) what we dream of for our life (Neptune).
…take stock of (Saturn) our escape mechanisms, the ways we take ourselves out of the game (Neptune)
...do the work (Saturn) to address our addictions (Neptune)
…commit (Saturn) to our artistry (Neptune)
…find ways to better manage time (Saturn) so that we free more up to do the things that we love (Neptune).
…assess (Saturn) what drains (Neptune) resources, energy, emotions, and life force from us
…dedicate our time to learning (Saturn) a mode of healing (Neptune)
…cultivate a practice (Saturn) that has us strengthening our compassion and ability to radiate more love (Neptune)
…learn that saying "No" (Saturn) is often times just as—if not, more—compassionate (Neptune) than saying "Yes"
…galvanize more love for ourselves (Neptune) by strengthening our personal boundaries (Saturn)
…focus on cultivating our intuition (Neptune), keeping track of how/when it guides us so that its lengthening track record (Saturn) can have us have more faith in it.
That said, I don't want to candy-coat any of this. Just because there are gifts, boons, and jewels to be received throughout this time, it doesn't mean that the path is necessarily easy. Remember to shower yourself in compassion (Neptune) as you work towards the new foundations in your life you're building (Saturn).


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We present ISOCAM observations (5-17 μm) of the HST M 16 field, including the striking elephant trunk structures. The spectroscopic data have been obtained using the ISOCAM-CVF low-resolution mode, having a spectral resolution of ~40 (λ/Δλ) and a pixel size of 6". The spectra show a combination of Unidentified Infrared Band (UIB) emission centred at 6.2, 7.7, 8.6, 11.3 and 16.4 μ m, and atomic fine-structure lines of [ArII] 7.0 μm, [ArIII] 9.0 μm, [SIV] 10.5 μm, [NeII] 12.8 μm and [NeIII] 15.6 μm. The spectra were decomposed by fitting a combination of Lorentzian line profiles and a blackbody curve to the data to produce maps of the spatial distribution of the fine-structure and UIB emission features. These maps have been compared with VLA radio, 450 μm SCUBA maps, 12CO ( J = 1-0) maps, and broadband filters ISOCAM LW2 (5-8.5 μm) and LW3 (12-18 μm) observations. Decomposed spectral features have shown that the LW2 filter is dominated by UIB emission and the emission observed in the LW3 filter is a combination of Neon fine-structure lines and a steep continuum, with the continuum dominating. Using the photoionisation code CLOUDY we have produced theoretical values for the fine-structure ratio of [NeIII] 15.6 μm/[NeII] 12.8 μ m, from which we have calculated the effective ionising flux impinging onto the tips of the pillars to be ~ 1-3 x 10 10 photons cm -2 s -1, consistent with estimates made from VLA observations.
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Kate is one of our awesome Museum Hack tour guides in NYC! Read on to find out why she'd want to be a balloon dog and how a compliment from J.K. Rowling basically made her life.
MH: Why did you apply to work with Museum Hack?
Kate: My two majors in college were theater and art history. When I found out this job existed, I couldn't not apply.
MH: Tell us about one of your favorite Museum Hack experiences.
Kate: Actually, going on my first tour with Museum Hack was pretty memorable. My guide was the illustrious Nora and she just floored me with her stories. I worked a whole lot harder on my stories after seeing her tour.
MH: What's a fun fact that most people don't know about you?
Kate: When I was 12 years old, J.K. Rowling told me I had beautiful eyes and that's still the best moment of my life to date.
MH: If you had to be trapped in the Museum overnight, what would you do?
Kate: I would get jewelry from the royal collections and wear ALL of it. At once. Then I would find the a cup from an early American silversmith and fill it up with a root-beer float and wander around eating ice cream and singing loud enough for the galleries to echo. I would then dance with a statue. Before I went to bed, I would reinstate the original glory of the Greek and Roman statues by painting the features back on their faces. I would then nestle into my velvet bed with a tapestry on me like a blanket and a Degas painting under my arm as my teddy bear, and sleep the best jewel-encrusted sleep I will have ever had.
MH: If you could work at any other museum, which one would you choose?
Kate: The Phillips Collection in DC or The Whitney in NYC. Both of them own a version of Thiebaud's Cakes.
MH: If you were to be incarnated as an animal, which would it be and why?
Kate: A Jeff Koons balloon dog. I would like to be shiny and stationary, thank you very much.
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A Grumpy Old Man's musings, coupled with a passion for photography, interspersed with the odd pic or 2 from my travels. For other photos not published here, please head over to www.triplepimaging.zenfolio.com
Tuesday, 3 September 2013
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......and here I was hoping this would be a good week!ReplyDelete
Your news saddens me but I do know where you're coming from P. I've done much soul searching myself regarding continuing the blog (and like you I do no other social media stuff - all shallow garbage). Because I post almost daily it is a lot of work. I do enjoy the creative process of the blog - used to work in art and advertising and miss it - and of course I've met so many people in the past 6 years of blogging, many I've shared real time with over a nice cuppa both here and in other countries. My adventure travel of the past 3 years has given me a place to share memories of amazing places in this world with my stories and photos. I consider it my 'journal' and hope it will, some day in the future, be read by my grandchildren/great grandchildren perhaps!!
So will I go on blogging? I developed this darned autoimmune condition almost a year ago and am having major pain problems making life somewhat difficult. I think expedition travel is over and easier trips just with my husband are planned........and I will perhaps cut back on computer time and give my hands the rest they require these days.
P, I will continue to check your website - you have such talent and your photos are always beautiful. I understand that your busy life of travel for your work, your family, and life in general is enough to keep you busy. Will miss you here of course, your "discordant muttering rambles" were always such fun to read, but wish you well in all you do...................and will let you know if I ever manage to get back to Scotland because we should at least share a nice cup of tea!
Best wishes, good health, be happy, follow your passion with your photography........and I'll always be hoping to spot perhaps a little comment from you now and then.
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My current level is 83 and I have been within the Throne of Tides thrice. Each one yielding a new something…
Trip 1: I was under the impression that this may have been the shortest instance in existence given that we only fought the Shaman & the Neptulon event. It turned out that they had lost a couple people in the group and had already defeated the first two bosses. I was a noob.
Trip 2: Started the full instance but no quests were involved. I saw…for the first time in a VERY LONG TIME…crowd control! I also got to experience the cut scene and all the boss fights!
Trip 3: I just finished EVERY single quest in Vashj'ir (I would note that is the FIRST and ONLY zone I have ever done that in!) and comlpeted the Loremaster achivement for the zone as well as [20, 000 Leagues Under the Sea] and [Visions of Vashj'ir Past]…when I entered this instance this time, there were quests to be had and a superior level of understanding to what is actually going on in this instance and I found it absolutely amazing.
Also, every time I have been in this instance, I have seen something new drop. Something paladin that makes my heart swoon; but I also know the healing mechanics and so I thought I would write it all up and share it!
I won't talk about spec, I am using the same spec that I have already covered recently in build analysis, but I have dumped my 81, 82, and 83 points into finishing off Crusade (in Ret) and maxing 2/2 in Eternal Glory (in Prot).
Healing things to note:
- It is important to keep your beacon up on the tank at all times. Remember that with Protector of the Innocent, you know longer particularly benefit from putting it on yourself. Something to note about Beacon, with the latest hotfixes, you can no longer get HoPo from Tower of Radiance by using Holy Light on your Beacon, it will only benefit and grant charges from Divine Light of Flash of Light (I'm sure I will talk about that in depth at some point).
- Deep Corruptors…the Faceless ones…they have an ability that will pick the group up and then let them fall. At that point they proceed to do a stomp-like AOE sending damage across the party. This is a good pull to make sure you have HoPo charges for Light of Dawn. You can escape further damage by exiting the area of melee and healing everyone back up. Remember as a holy paladin, you can benefit by saving yourself to heal last because of Protector of the Innocent.
- Watch for people standing in the bad!
- During the shaman fight, there is a period in transition between phase 1 and 2 where a party member will be taken over. They are expected to take damage as the party members must attack them but don't fret, they will pop back up somewhere near full health after their stint as an octopus puppet is over.
- The Neputlon event is very easy to heal, the damage isn't massive that randomly throwing out Flash of Light across the party will keep everyone exactly where they need to be. There may be some line of sight issues, I'm not entirely sure but its a round room so be sure to place appropriately if you want to Light of Dawn, but that isn't too necessary given the small increments of damage that occur. In the ending phase, there is a constant damage AOE but everyone has massive health pools and you will have massive through put!
- On the way to the Neptulon event there is a small gauntlet of these little puple elemental voidwalker things. It is very easy to grab healing aggro and for a while I didn't realize it was necessary to run through, but it can be a little difficult to heal if the tank isn't doing a heads up job and noting where all the mobs are targeting. I lost a clothie here once. The damage can be minimal, moderate, or extreme. Be sure to note the level of expertise in your tank (not the stat…the smarts) and be prepared! Based on that Light of Dawn, Holy Shock, and Flash of Light are strong favorites for fast healing if the adds get out of control.
Holy Paladin Gear:
Prime/Optimal (Normal iLvl 308):
- Abalone Plate Armor (from Neptulon): +319 Stamina +212 Intellect +142 Spirit +142 Mastery
- Harp Shell Pauldrons (from Ulthok): +237 Stamina +158 Intellect +105 Spirit +105 Haste
- Periwinkle Cloak (from Lady Naz'jar): +177 Stamina +118 Intellect +79 Haste +79 Mastery
- Pipefish Cord (from Neptulon): +177 Stamina +118 Intellect +65 Crit +89 Mastery
Suboptimal/General Upgrade:
- Anthia's Ring (from the Mindbender): +177 Stamina +118 Intellect +65 Hit +89 Mastery
- Aurelian Mitre (from Lady Naz'jar): Cloth +319 Stamina +212 Intellect +124 Spirit +152 Mastery
- Bioluminescent Lamp (from Neptulon): Off-Hand +177 Stamina+118 Intellect +85 Spirit +69 Crit
- Chromis Chestpiece (from Ulthok): Mail +319 Stamina +212 Intellect +142 Spirit +142 Mastery
- Decapod Slippers (from the Mindbender): Leather +237 Stamina+158 Intellect +80 Spirit +120 Crit
- Sea Star (Trinket from Neptulon): +200 Spirit with Spell Power use
Remember that there is a plate specialization that increases highest stat (Intellect) by 5% and the inclusion of the sub-optimal list in in no means promoting their use nor am I telling you to get it, just putting it out there for the sake of information!
Also, for those of you, like myself, who may be questing as Ret, there are some amazing drops that come from here. I have had the fortune of rolling need off-spec against other people who also want off-spec ((PS. Warrior and Paladin Tanks….you don't NEED that two handed weapon…you has shield like I does!)).
Retribution Gear:
- Anomuran Helm (from the Mindbender): +212 Strength +319 Stamina +142 Crit +142 Mastery
- Conch of the Thundering Waves (Relic from the Mindbender): +67 Strength +100 Stamina 1 Socket +46 Hit +42 Crit
- Eagle Ray Cloak (from Ulthok): +118 Strength +177 Stamina +79 Haste +79 Mastery
- Might of the Ocean (trinket from Neptulon): +200 Hit with STR use
- Nautilus Ring (from Neptulon): +118 Agility +177 Stamina +79 Crit +79 Haster
- Whitefin Axe (from Neptulon): +212 Strength +319 Stamina +152 Crit +124 Haste
Overall, the instance is enjoyable and has some interesting mechanics as a whole. The quests are readily available and do not require you to have quested in the zone of Vashj'ir. At this moment, my character sheet reports that my iLvl (in either set?) is 299. Upon understanding the instance, I haven't lost anyone since but my healing gloves are on and Holy Radiance is mine!
Be on the look-out for more healadin goodness and remember that you must discover all instance entrances before you can be put into them!


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Microdermabrasion (MDA) is a form of mechanical exfoliation in which a hand-held wand is employed to apply a stream of inert crystals at high velocity to the surface of the skin. Simultaneously, a powerful vacuum removes both the crystals and exfoliated skin, allowing for nuanced control of the depth of peeling.
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The divorce is final in the case of Christie Brinkley and Peter Cook. During the hearings, Brinkley had a very hard time with everything as detailed accounts of Cook's affair with a much younger woman and the thousands of dollars he spent on Internet pornography were revealed. But with the dust settling behind her, Brinkley says that she has gotten everything out of the divorce that she wanted – and she's not going back. Meaning, that she will not remarry. From Digital Spy,
"Architect Cook confessed during the trial that he had an affair with his 18-year-old assistant and spent $3,000 a month on internet pornography.
Brinkley described Cook's revelations as "humiliating for all of us" and their divorce "bittersweet".
She said: "It's to me a very bittersweet moment because it really is the death of a marriage. I'm very pleased with the results today. I was here fighting for custody."
Along with the kids, Brinkley also got to keep their yacht, their eighteen properties in the Hamptons and several other assets. After the end of her fourth marriage, which lasted for ten years, Brinkley swears that she is done with nuptials.
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Annual Ladies Tea
These are some photos from our past annual Ladies Tea occasions. The ladies of the church sign up to host a table and decorate it. The gentlemen in the church sign up to be servers. The event includes lunch, games, music, and a guest speaker. It's a great time of food, fun, and fellowship among the ladies of FBC.


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It was about seven or eight years ago that I sat on my couch with a friend, sipping coffee and catching up, while our kids played upstairs. I was about 6 months pregnant with yet another surrogate baby.
"I plan to write a book," I declared. "Two books in fact."
"Wow, really?" my friend said, taking another sip of her coffee. "About what?" she asked, as she carefully set down the cup.
I took a deep breath and said "Well, the first will be about my experiences as a surrogate mother, and I see the second one as something related to creativity in the family."
"I can totally see it," cheered my friend. Then she added "And when you say you're going to do something, you always mean it. I'm excited to read them!"
Fast forward to about two years ago. No progress had been made on either of the books. In fact the idea of actually writing a book, let alone two of them, seemed as farfetched as having babies in my mid-forties.
I was talking with that same friend again but this time we were at her house, and we sat outside on her deck. She had a new garden chair, and I was in love with it.
It was made of a plastic-like wicker and hung from a stand, so when you sat in the chair you could move freely – you could rock back and forth, swing side to side, spin around, or even bounce. I loved how you could hang out and talk yet still bounce and twirl around a little bit and it wasn't the least bit inappropriate. I was smitten with that chair and wanted one for myself.
Until I looked it up online and saw the price. Youch! It was well outside of our budget for something as extravagant as a garden chair we did not need.
But I saw myself sitting in that chair (well, bouncing and spinning, really) and writing in my backyard. Gazing out into the trees with fingers clicking at the keyboard. Listening to the songs of the crickets and the birds and the crunch of the squirrels bounding through the leaves and slow moving cars passing on the street, all humming in the background as my thoughts and feelings formed into sentences. The smell of honeysuckle in the summer and fireplaces in the fall, pages growing into chapters on the screen.
I wanted to write to those sounds, to those sights, to those smells. I wanted to write to those motions - twirling and swaying in that chair.
That image was stuck in my mind; it was around then that I started blogging regularly.
Doug and I continued to comb the discount and overstock furniture sites for that chair, we even stalked a few thrift stores. No affordable chair was to be found.
I kept on writing, mostly in the house on the couch or at my sewing table or on the floor or sometimes at coffee shops, and I kept on posting to my blog. I joined an autobiographical writing group and started putting my surrogacy experiences down on paper in the form of themed essays.
I performed a version of one of those essays at Listen to Your Mother in May and as I kept on writing, I saw the shadowy outlines of a memoir start to emerge. Was this the book I had spoken of years ago, coming into focus? I thought perhaps it was, but I wasn't sure.
I started my Motherhood by Design series in January of this year, and greatly enjoyed it (I still do). As I saw the variety of responses I was getting back from the interview guests, I was struck by how many of the themes were aligned with much of the writing I had done on the topic of making and motherhood (but have not published anywhere, not even on the blog). Huh, I thought to myself.
I wondered what to make of the fact that these themes were recurrent for me, and they were ideas I was continually drawn to. Could it be, I wondered to myself? Noooooo. No, no, no, I don't think so.
But maybe?
Maybe this is the second book starting to make its way into the world? One of the two books I'd spoken of eight years ago, but let languish in the everyday crush of non-profit work, mothering, homeschooling, marriage, pregnancies, hobbies, and more. Maybe?
I think so, maybe.
Fast forward to today. I have a book coming out soon, very soon! I will spill all the beans on that in next week's blog post, but I'll tell you that it's not the surrogacy memoir nor is it the book on creativity and motherhood. It's actually a shorter book that's meant to pave the way for the surrogacy memoir.
My plan was to get this short book out into the world and then work on the memoir in earnest. Now you may already know this, but in case not, you're about to find out. Some books are written in their entirety and then pitched to agents, while others you write a book proposal first and if a publisher decides they like it, then you actually write the whole book.
Memoirs can go either way – you can write the whole thing and pitch it, or you can write the proposal and pitch that. My plan was the latter, since I have several sample essays written already – so I planned to start working on my book proposal shortly after launching this first initial book. I was super-excited to work on the proposal, being a formula-loving geek and all. I was really ready to dig into the research and somewhat technical writing already. Let's get this show on the road, I thought!
Two weeks ago I took my breakfast and my laptop out to the deck to work for a few hours before yoga class. I was mentally bogged down with some projects and decided to give myself a break by researching memoir book proposals.
And it was then that I discovered that in my specific case, it was probably a better idea to write my whole book first before diving into the book proposal.
I was a little deflated. OK, I was a lot deflated in that moment.
I had mentally planned to dive deeply into the proposal development process, not start mining the intense emotions that come with all of my surrogacy stories. "No, no, NO," I thought to myself, "I can't go there! Not now! I'm ready for some technical writing, not the soul-searching and emotionally-wrenching writing I need to do in order to get this memoir out of my heart and into the world. NO."
But what choice did I have? If I wanted to get this book published, it was clear I had to write the whole thing, then pitch it to agents. Logically, I knew this was the right way to go.
My heart, however, was very slow to come around to this new plan.
Feeling somewhat dejected, a lot overwhelmed, and definitely resigned, I slapped the laptop lid down and got ready for yoga. I was hoping that 90 minutes of reflection on the mat would help me see this latest discovery in a more positive light.
And it did help. I finished class with a limp body and an open heart, accompanied by a much more zen feeling from letting myself acknowledge my deflated feelings but also starting to feel the kindling glow of a creative spark just starting to catch. I still wasn't thrilled about it, but I was coming to accept that my next several months would be a deeply emotional challenge. I would not be researching and making notes, writing in short, succinct paragraphs, but instead I would be writing, writing, and writing some more, letting my story out into the world. I came to terms with the fact that there would be nothing I was going to do more than write for the next many months.
It didn't yet feel good, but it felt real, and that was going to have to be enough for now.
I drove home from class and Doug met me outside on the front porch. He said my birthday gift was ready and I should close my eyes.
I closed them tightly and he took my arm to lead me through the house. We snaked our way through the foyer, through the kitchen, through my art room and I tried not to trip on dog toys or soccer shoes. Finally we made it to the French doors leading out to our deck.
He told me to open my eyes.
And there was the chair that I had been wanting for years.
The one I had always pictured myself writing in.
And now I was certain it was time to write.


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Start your morning off right with this decadent, yet healthy, Walnut Mocha Smoothie!
"I received free samples of California walnuts mentioned in this post. By posting this recipe I am entering a recipe contest sponsored by the California Walnut Commission and am eligible to win prizes associated with the contest. I was not compensated for my time."
When California walnuts decided to team up with the Recipe Redux for a contest, I was so excited. We were given a lot of leeway in developing our recipe which was great but also made it hard to know where to start. I took the first couple weeks just deciding which meal to focus on before starting to work on my recipe. Since walnuts are so delicious and versatile, I incorporate them into all of my meals so picking just one to focus on was difficult. I top my oatmeal with them in the morning, add them to salads for lunch, pastas for dinner, snack on them plain, and they make a frequent appearance in desserts.
In the end, I decided on a smoothie that I enjoy for breakfast but could easily pass for a snack or dessert. This Walnut Mocha Smoothie is divine. I always know I have a winner on my hands when my husband tries it, comments on how good it is and then continues to say "This is SO good!", "What all is in this that makes it so good?", and "Wow, that was really good" in between each sip he takes. That, my friends, is how we know we have a winner on our hands.
The reason I love this smoothie so much is because it tastes outright decadent but doesn't even have to be considered an indulgence. It contains just a few simple ingredients to give it a mocha, chocolately, creamy goodness. The walnuts give the smoothie some staying power with 2.5 grams plant-based omega-3 fatty alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), 4 grams protein, and 2 grams fiber per ounce. Walnuts really pack a punch in the nutrition arena.
I hope you enjoy this smoothie as much as we have this weekend!
Walnut Mocha Smoothie
Makes 4 servings
1 cup brewed coffee, cooled
1 cup coconut milk
1 frozen banana
4 Medjool dates, pitted
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1 cup walnuts
4 large ice cubes
1. Place all ingredients in a blender. Turn blender on low and then gradually increase to high. Blend on high until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes.


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"When faced with a feeling of stagnation or confusion, it may be helpful to take an hour, an afternoon or even several days to reflect on what it is that will truly bring us happiness" Howard Cutler
I'm currently reading Independence Day by the immensely talented Richard Ford. His protagonist, Frank Boscombe, mid 40s, bereaved and divorced, five years ago walked out of his career as a sports writer and entered what he terms his "Existance Period". His life, though outwardly mobile – new job, home, relationships, all appearing to be hanging togther, inwardly is cruising in neutral. His acceptance, and naming of the directionless eddy in which he has foundered seems to me a rare thing. For how many people do you know who would acknowledge, even to themselves that they are not heading anywhere?
I find the admission liberating as I didn't know we were allowed to do that. Surely we must always be heading somewhere? Setting goals, seeking new challenges and striving for greater sucess? That's what I was brought up to believe. And that's how life is structured too, certainly in the early years of school, university, professional qualifications, promotions and new jobs. And yet, I suddenly don't know what it is I want to strive for anymore.
This fills me with panic – surely I must be heading somewhere. If I don't know where, I just need to look harder, look faster and then I'll find it. But is this the right approach?
Not for William Bridges who, in his wonderful book Transitions, calls it The Neutral Zone. He says that every major life transition, such as career change, has three stages which must all be dealt with – An Ending, The Neutral Zone and A New Beginning. Bridges draws attention to how we have lost our appreciation of this gap in continuity. The emptiness now only indicates an absence – one that we try to fill as quickly as possible, either by rushing forward to inappropriate new realities or, when possible, scuttling back to where we came from. "But you don't see" says the man who approached him after a lecture. "I'm nowhere and I want to get somewhere".
In reality, a career change can happen instantaneously – as if you have been unplugged from one role and plugged into another. But the interior transition takes longer and requires personal transformation before that sense of being dislocated is lost.
But what if you've swum away from one shore and can't yet see the other side? Instead of panicking and thrashing aimlessly forward – or backwards, try just floating for a while. Watch the clouds and give yourself the gift of your own Neutral Zone. Use the time to learn – about yourself or to see the world differently or to gain new skills. Focus on enriching your life. Practise mindfulness and stay in the moment.
After all, you've been moving forward all your life, a little break won't hurt.


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In atoms, electrons don't just stay stationary relative to the nucleus, or orbit the nucleus in a fixed path. Instead they are found as, well, they are not found. It is impossible to know the exact location of an atom. But, there are areas which there is a probability of finding an electron, called electron probability clouds. The configuration of these clouds and electrons are called orbitals, a.k.a atomic orbitals.
Orbitals have 4 types; S, P, D and F orbitals. There are multiple orbitals for every shell, for example the first shell only has the 1s orbital, while the second shell has the 2s and the 2p orbitals.
All orbital types except S can be separated into various counterparts. A p-type orbital has 3 parts; px, py and pz. The d and f orbitals are more complicated, and I won't go over them in this post.
Orbitals, take part in most phenomena that most people don't know the reason to. A good example of this is why the water molecule is bent. This happens because of orbitals trying to not overlap each other (because two electrons repel each other). And because they get as far away as possible from each other, oxygen takes a tetrahedral shape. And if oxygen is tetrahedral, no two bonds will make the molecule straight. A similar example is why methane is tetrahedral. Carbon is tetrahedral too, just like oxygen. A tetrahedron has four vertices, methane has four hydrogen atoms. So, the four hydrogen atoms bond to each of the vertices of the tetrahedron the carbon forms, therefore making methane tetrahedral.
This is all for now, I am in a rush right now, and that is why I couldn't write too much. This is all for this post, I will make another post on Sunday explaining orbitals, more in detail. Take care!


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The 360° mountain views take your breath away
Beautiful mallorcan townhouse at the residential end of the main shopping street in soller so perfectly situated to access town on foot and the tram to the port or train to Palma. Views are stunning.. the photos are great on the ad but when you're actually there and see the 360° mountain views from the garden and upper floors it takes your breath away. Owners could not have been more charming and responded quickly to a few requests. Would love to return. The house was in perfect order. However we were disappointed with the state of the garden and pool area.. definitely could have done with being swept and the pool cleaned of leaves etc. The owner told us the cleaner forgot to remove the outside cushions the day before we arrived when it rained heavily but they didn't offer our do anything about the cushions that were so saturated we couldn't use them all week. Also, obviously not their fault, but the house next door is having a nice extension built so every day we were subjected to noisy machinery which ruined our afternoons in the pool area. As someone who has lived in mallorca before I am very aware of building restrictions in the summer months and therefore the owners would have been aware that work would resume now and we could have been informed.


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Ron Lieber wrote in The New York Times that JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America have overhauled their debit card overdraft fees.
Read article (9/23).
This has been a multi-billion dollar annual boondoggle for the banks at the expense of millions of consumers. The larger question is why haven't the banks also addressed merchant interchange fees – which account for substantially more unfair costs to businesses and consumers?
It was the public outcry, an NBC Nightly News segment and extensive media coverage on debit card overdraft fees that helped cause this very rapid shift in policy. It is also being used as a marketing tool, as the credit card issuers can now promote they have waived and adjusted the terms of these overdraft fees to better compete. However, there is no competition when it comes to merchant interchange fees; retailers are still forced to accept Visa and MasterCard's terms. Issuing banks can simply pass along any lost overdraft fees with higher merchant interchange fees, which simply means that ultimately the consumer still gets screwed.
My five-year legal battle as class-representative in an antitrust class-action against Visa, MasterCard and its member banks continues to reap unsubstantiated profits for the credit card companies with even greater costs.
Merchant interchange fees are an insult that is an atrocity and slap in the face of every consumer and merchant that accepts debit and credit cards. Along with the banks, which until Visa and MasterCard's IPO's controlled one-hundred percent of the two giant credit card associations, are continuing to wage a battle against its customers. If only they listened to their critics addressing these equally excessive charges.


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The Man tops off his Raisin Bran with granola nearly every morning. Sometimes he switches things up and has Frosted Mini Wheats, but there is always granola. He's a creature of habit.
One of his other daily eats are nuts. Roasted and salted almonds, pistachios, pecans, walnuts, cashews...you get the idea. He doesn't discriminate, and will power through an entire bag in no time. So when I was on location in Texas, the homeowner (Thanks, Susie!) shared a granola that was jam packed with nuts, and I knew I had to make it for him as soon as I returned home.
The Ultimate Nut Lovers Granola
3/4 c canola oil 1/2 c honey 1 c light brown sugar, firmly packed 1 tablespoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon salt 8 cups rolled oats (not quick or instant) 2 cups pecans halves, raw 1 cup walnuts halves, raw 1 1/2 cups whole almonds, raw 1 1/2 cups dried cherries 1/2 cup dried cranberries
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line two, 12 x 17 baking sheets with parchment paper. In a large mixing bowl, combine oats and nuts, set aside. In a large sauce pan, combine oil, honey, brown sugar, vanilla and salt. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves, about 3 minutes. Pour mixture over oats and nuts and stir until well coated. Spread mixture evenly among baking sheets. Bake 25 minutes, stirring 3 times during baking process (or until golden brown). Remove from oven and let cool. Add dried fruit and mix well. Will keep for about 3 weeks in a covered jar.
It's especially good straight from the jar, but would also be delicious as a topping for yogurt or ice cream. This makes a HUGE batch...so you'll have plenty to share with friends and family.


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Famed songwriter Jack Tempchin is known for penning some of the most durable tunes in American music for a variety of artists that includes the Eagles, George Jones, Glenn Frey, Randy Meisner, Glen Campbell, Emmylou Harris, Trisha Yearwood and many others. He's also co-written with a who's who of American roots, rock and R&B composers that embraces Tom Waits, J.D. Souther, Bobby Whitlock, Jim Lauderdale and Beth Nielsen Chapman.
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All Levels Flow
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Mellow Flow
Our cooler and slower paced alternative to All Levels Flow. This class starts with Journey Into Power flow including slower transitions and finishes with Yin Yoga where postures are held for longer periods. The more gentle nature of this class is great for beginners and also wonderful for regularly practicing students who want to slow it down and sink deeper into their practice. Room is lightly heated to 80 degrees.
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$10 and taught in same style as our All Levels Flow classes. Often these classes are lead by our teachers in training. Purchase this $10 class, use a class from your existing package or join us as part of your unlimited monthly membership.
Intro to Baptiste Yoga
A 90 minute workshop where you will learn basics of Baptiste Yoga using True North Alignment- the blueprint for all postures. It's the perfect opportunity for yoga beginners or yogis wishing to deepen their learning to gain confidence in the form, alignment and flow of the poses in the Journey Into Power sequence we teach at PDX Power Yoga.


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The Common Fund's mandate is to enhance the socioeconomic development of commodity producers and contribute to the development of society as a whole. In line with its market-oriented approach, the Fund concentrates on commodity development projects financed from its resources.
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Creative Pop-up Store in Poland Made of Cardboard and Aquariums
Designers of mode:lina (Pawe? Garus & Jerzy Wo?niak) created a pop-up store for Swedish watch manufacturer Triwa. Here is the information we were sent in the official press release: "November 19, at Galeria Malta shopping in Poznan in Poland, opened the first pop-up store for the brand, which creates useful objects true works of art. By working with a pair of talented architects the shop itself became also a small designer object, which ideally reflects the philosophy of the brand. The investor required low budget solutions, 100% recyclable materials. Also, the company required that the construction of the shop take less than 8 hours and that the product design and the brand be highlighted. To build this pop-up store, cartons for the transport of goods were used – this raw material is easily available, easy to recycle, and above all cheap and surprisingly durable. The cardboard was supplemented by glass aquariums (30×30 cm) great for the construction of the stand". After dismantling the store, the boxes will be used to transport watches again and the aquariums will be utilized to build the next pop-up store.


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Our program of the month is North Jersey Brain and Spine! We're so grateful to work with them to offer yoga classes to those with movement disorders.
The physicians and surgeons of North Jersey Brain and Spine have offered expert, innovative, personalized and compassionate care for patients with spinal and neurological disorders for over twenty years. The insights offered by the physicians and surgeons of NJBSC function as a resource of area physicians, neurosurgeons and surrounding hospitals for the management of complex spinal and neurological disorders. A testament to the reputation and trust earned by the practice is reflected by the over 5000 new patient visits and over 2000 surgical procedures performed annually.
Kula is thrilled to have offered chair yoga sessions for patients with Parkinson's at NJBSC for over year. We'd like to send a special thank you to the dedicated staff and eager participants who come every week. We are looking forward to offering additional classes as more and more patients express interest in trying yoga!


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St. Patrick's Day is right around the corner. And while we don't celebrate this holiday as much as we do the other holidays in our home, I still like to do something a little different so the day does not feel like every other day. In my home growing up, my mom always made us a green breakfast and I find myself inclined to do the same for my children.
But instead of just coloring the same old pancakes green, I thought we would give Mint Chocolate Chip pancakes a try. And of course I used my family as my taste testers. They were a hit for all…and if you have kids, you know that is saying something!
We modified a Buttermilk Pancake recipe and added some mint flavoring. The first batch came out a little TOO minty, but the second try we seem to have gotten the right mix. I am hoping to figure out how to make these gluten and dairy free for me and have been doing some research on alternative ingredients!
Mint Chocolate Chip Pancakes
- Yield: about 12 pancakes 1x
- 1 1/3 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon pure mint extract
- 3 to 4 drops green food coloring (optional)
- 3/4 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips, with a few for garnishing
- Mix together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a bowl.
- Whisk together buttermilk, egg, butter, extracts, and food coloring (if using) in a small bowl. Add to dry ingredients and stir until mixed well. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Pour about 14 cup of pancake batter onto skillet for each pancake.. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until bottom is golden brown and edges begin to bubble, then carefully flip and cook on the other side for 1 to 2 more minutes.
I think these will be our new St. Patrick's Day tradition. The sure did disappear fast enough the first time. You can even make them ahead and then pop them into the toaster or microwave to heat them up if you are short of time on the morning of St. Patrick's Day….or any day for that matter. You could also whip some of these up and serve them as a dessert by adding a scoop of vanilla icecream and covering with some creamy hot fudge!
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Product Spotlight: Lingerie Patterns and Kits from Sophie Hines
by Cameron
We've just started carrying lingerie kits and patterns from Sophie Hines! We have carried lingerie lace and some hardware odds and end for quite awhile, but this is the first time we've offered a complete package for you bra makers out there.
Sophie's designs are modern - totally different from other bra patterns I've seen.The bra kits contain all of the materials you need to make one Euler bralette - but you will need to buy the pattern separately. The kit above is the beautiful Flora, but we also have some kits in basic black and grey.
Isn't it pretty?!
The design lines on the bralette and undies are special. I'm not sure that you could buy anything quite like it (other than Sophie Hines' ready-to-wear line, I suppose). Plus you'll have all the satisfaction of knowing that you made something as essential as your bra and undies! We've heard from customer who make their own bras that it's an empowering set of skills, and once you've made it through constructing and fitting a couple of bras, they come together very quickly. Imagine, never shopping for a bra again. Dreamy.
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Nasal secretions
Dear Dr. Roach: I'm almost 84, and all my life I have had a problem with sinusitis. Never headaches, just post-nasal drip and use of multiple tissues. (I really should buy shares in tissue companies, as I'd rather leave home without my clothes on than without a couple of tissues.) I blow my nose an awful lot.
Anyway, I have always thought that yellow mucus was a sign of infection, but recently my doctor assured me that the color is no longer considered an issue, unless it is a very dark brown. Do you agree with that opinion? — V.M.
Answer: Normal nasal secretions are nearly colorless, and they become colored due to the action of bacteria. So, in cases of bacterial sinus infection, the mucus is usually colored. However, bacteria that normally live in the nasal passages can turn the mucus to a yellow or light-brown color even in the absence of infection. The color intensity is due more to the amount of time the bacteria spend in contact with the mucus. Mucus color is not a reliable indicator of infection.
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Amazon's spokesperson has now announced:
This is an embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error for a company that prides itself on offering complete selection.
It has been misreported that the issue was limited to Gay & Lesbian themed titles – in fact, it impacted 57,310 books in a number of broad categories such as Health, Mind & Body, Reproductive & Sexual Medicine, and Erotica. This problem impacted books not just in the United States but globally. It affected not just sales rank but also had the effect of removing the books from Amazon's main product search.
Many books have now been fixed and we're in the process of fixing the remainder as quickly as possible, and we intend to implement new measures to make this kind of accident less likely to occur in the future.
In the universe of all possible outcomes, this is a relatively good outcome. But, I have some additional thoughts. Mostly it relates to how the world is now quick to view this problem as a technical bug.
There are some interesting inside details provided by Mike Daisey:
A guy from Amazon France got confused on how he was editing the site, and mixed up 'adult,' which is the term they use for porn, with stuff like 'erotic' and 'sexuality.' That browse node editor is universal, so by doing that there he affected ALL of Amazon.
So: at one level, it's not JUST a glitch at all. Clearly Amazon really does have a policy of removing the sales ranking of some books, and the "glitch," we're being told, is that somehow LGBT books got lumped in with the icky books. There's still a part of me that's fundamentally unsatisfied with that answer but, whatever.
One can look at this whole fiasco with an Agile programmer's eye and wonder: where were the automated tests? Why didn't the French programmer get feedback that she or he was about to do something Really Bad? And those are all interesting questions. Perhaps Amazon's "new measures" should include tests like that.
But. I think it's a truth of software that errors get out to production. Sometimes errors get past the developer testing and get past QA testing and they get found by real, actual users. And if your company is organized in a way that prevents user problem reports from being recognized and acted on (which seems to be what happened at Amazon — people have reported raising this as a problem since last August) then your organization is broken. And that's not, in my opinion, a technical problem; that's an organizational problem.
It's not "a glitch". It's "a glitch AND…"


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- TheStreet's Jim Cramer paused during a busy day at the NYSE to answer questions from his Twitter feed.
He told Debra Borchardt that he likes Yelp (YELP - Get Report) at current levels, but admitted it's one of the few stocks that could be under pressure from profit taking since it's up 214% in 2013. So many investors have such massive gains that the downward price action is likely causing some to lock in profits, he said.
In fact, that's what caused Cramer to sell the Facebook (FB - Get Report) position in the Action Alerts PLUS portfolio. He said Facebook stock was becoming "tepid" and his team didn't want to give up the big gains from buying this stock when it was in the $20s.
Cramer says U.S. Airways (LCC) is a buy, as are Delta Air Lines (DAL), Spirit Airlines (SAVE) and United Continental Holdings (UAL). He said the airline sector is one of his top picks to continue outperforming in 2014.
-- Written by Bret Kenwell in Petoskey, Mich.