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In search of a "Red" planet?
"The International Astronomical Union has voted to remove Pluto from the solar system–as a planet, that is.
It is now considered a "dwarf planet" because it has an oblong orbit that overlaps with Neptune's orbit."
Late word just in ….
The Reds, still desperate for relief help, have traded for the recently-DFAed Pluto.
Putting the Oriole in Ortiz
No phony Mazzone …. Ortiz an Oriole (my comments in italics)
"The Baltimore Orioles signed right-hander Russ Ortiz on Sunday, hoping that a reunion with pitching coach Leo Mazzone rekindles the success that made Ortiz a 20-game winner with Atlanta."
Right after Leo fixes Cabrera, Chen, etc. …….
"He represents a low-cost gamble by the Orioles, who are responsible for only a prorated portion of the major league minimum salary of $327,000. Ortiz is scheduled to make his Baltimore debut July 1 in Atlanta in the rotation spot previously occupied by left-hander Adam Loewen, who was optioned to Triple-A Ottawa."
I guess this means we can call him Adam Loewen Outside (looking in)
"I've been itching to get back," Ortiz said before throwing a bullpen session with Mazzone before Sunday's game against the Washington Nationals. "I feel great. … I don't think I have anything to prove. I just want an opportunity."
Dear Russ … you need to prove that you still have a pulse, given the last year and a half. (5-16 with a 7.00 ERA in 28 starts with Arizona.
The Diamondbacks cut Ortiz loose despite owing him almost $22 million. Ortiz was 0-5 in six starts this season)
Russ gave "replacement level" a bad name …
D'backs do a strip Ortiz
"The Diamondbacks on Tuesday designated the veteran right-hander for assignment after watching him go 0-5 with a 7.54 ERA in six starts this year and 5-11 with a 6.89 ERA last year. The D-Backs have 10 days to trade or waive him. "We just felt like it wasn't working here for whatever reason and we needed to turn the page," Arizona general manager Josh Byrnes said.
It could well be a very expensive page. Ortiz was signed to a four-year, $33 million contract prior to the 2005 season and if a team claims him it would assume the contract and be responsible for the little more than $20 million that is left on it. A more likely scenario would be that Ortiz clears waivers, becomes a free agent and is able to sign with any club.
The team signing him would be responsible for just the prorated portion of the Major League minimum salary ($300,000) this year with the D-Backs footing the bill for the rest. If that happens, it would be the largest amount of money ever paid to a released player, eclipsing the mark of $16 million the Rockies wound up paying pitcher Denny Neagle last year and the $15.7 million the Angels owed pitcher Kevin Appier in 2003. "That's the ramifications of it if we're unable to work out a trade," Byrnes said of the finances. "That's something that we're aware of and we'll have to deal with. Sometimes when you designate a player, it does initiate [trade] discussions and often times it doesn't — so we'll see."
So, here are the top 10 things Russ Ortiz can now do with his unexpected "free time":
10. Cash one of his checks, spread the dollar bills on his bed, and roll around naked on it, twice a month for the next 30 months.
9. Start his own "Blue Collar Comedy Tour" with Rob Dibble, David Wells and John Kruk.
8. Get picked up by a team that scores 6 runs a game (cough … Yankees … cough), and turn into a 15-win, 5.00+ ERA pitcher.
7. Quickly fly over to Germany and suit up for the US Soccer Team.
6. Sit in front of his TV, eating Cheetos in his underwear, and buy every item shown on Home Shopping Network.
5. Join in the search for Jack Bauer on next season's "24".
4. Start his own blog here at mlb.com (perhaps called "The Russ Bucket" ?) …. with entries like:
June 21
6:30am … woke up … scratched my butt … rolled over and went back to sleep
8:07am … woke up again … stretched … burped … rolled over and went back to sleep …
3. Regain his pitching ability … in MLB 2K6 on his XBox 360.
2. Sudoku Sudoku Sudoku …. 24/7/365.
and the number 1 thing he can do with his unexpected "free time" …
1. Give back the money still left on his contract, one dollar per day
Chads … in Florida … in the news … again
Amidst today's transactions ….
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Optioned pitcher Chad Orvella to Durham of the International League (AAA); released pitcher Mark Malaska; assigned pitchers Justin Miller and Al Reyes, catcher Mike Rose and infielder Luis Rivas to minor league camp; sent outright pitcher Chad Harville to Durham.
They each must have been hanging their pitches …
From yesterday's list of transactions:
Kansas City Royals
Placed RHP Runelvys Hernandez on the 15-day disabled list due to lack of stamina.
And just WHY does Hernandez have a lack of stamina? Because he showed up to camp OVERWEIGHT!
In this day and age, with baseball jobs at such a premium, who dares to show up at camp out of shape?
Somewhere back in Japan, Hideki "Fat Toad" Irabu is shaking his head.


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One of my Favourite Blogs / Blog buddies is having a 'Give Away'. I have been following Sarah at Knits and Crosses since she started her blog and started to weave. Her Blog never fails to put a smile on my face and I am quite literally in awe of Sarah's weaving and how quickly her skills have progresses. I wish I had half the talent. I can not believe how quickly Sarah creates beautiful scarves and fabrics. She adapts ideas and experiments with her own ideas and I really think she is the most inspirational 'weaver' that I have encountered. Somehow she places a funky, contemporary style into her weaving projects and her enthusiasm is infectious. It is a joy to follow her work. Sarah does not run workshops (yet) but it would be a dream to meet up and work with her imparting her knowledge and passion for weaving. I know she will probably be quite embarrassed by my compliments but seriously don't take my word for it, pop over and search some of her 'Woven Work', see for yourselves.
Well, I was overjoyed that Sarah is having a very generous Give Away and offering one of her own hand woven scarves up for grabs. This is not just any old woven scarf, it is a scarf quite literally with a fascinating little twist.
Take a look at Sarah's Etsy Shop too, The Ninth Weave the shop looks beautiful at the moment with a 'Rainbow' of hand woven treasures to inspire you. If you deserve a special treat for yourself or you are looking for a stunning 'One Off' handmade gift for someone, this could well be the shop for you. My favourite piece selling in the shop at the moment is 'Jaipur' the scarf in the photograph at the beginning to this post. It was hard to choose a favourite though.

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The ACT State Emergency Service (ACTSES) has activated all of their volunteer units in response to the storm tonight.
So far 70 calls have been recieved by the ACTSES for help with emergency storm damage.
These jobs are being responded to by ACTSES units and ACT Fire & Rescue (ACTF&R) crews.
Initial reports are the majority of jobs are for water inundation or hail damage and are located in and around Tuggeranong.
No serious damage has been recorded so far.
An incident management team is established at the ACT Emergency Services Agency HQ to coordinate the response.
ACTF&R crews are also responding to reports of power lines down in Curtin and Theodore and multiple automatic fire alarms across the city.


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Lately, I have have been
But to be honest, my desire to start this blog is for three reasons… to swatch my collection, to document any combos I happen to conjure up, and last but not least is to take better care of my nails. Boring! If they will be posing here, they better be in good shape :)
That's all for now,


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Samaritan House Supper Club
For decades our church has hosted a monthly supper at the Samaritan House on Hemphill Street on the first Tuesday of the month from 5-7 p.m.
The mission of Samaritan House is to create a supportive community providing housing and resources for positive change in the lives of persons living with HIV/AIDS and other special needs. Volunteers are needed to provide and serve a meal for about 40 residents the first Tuesday of every month. This is a wonderful way to provide hospitality and compassion for those in our community who appreciate not only a meal but especially a friendly face.
If you are able to participate in this ministry, please contact Robyn Michalove for more details.


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This months book review is on Die Empty written by Todd Henry. I personally am an avid fan of his work and I listen to his podcast, Accidental Creative, every time it comes out, but that is a story for a different time.
Find your passion and make it a priority!
BLUF: This book is amazing and is a quick read, which is really good because you will want to read it more than once. Putting all the amazing actions into motion will take you a bit more time.
RESONATE: One of the key points of the book that resonated with me for the first time that I read it was the simplification of the three types of work that we do:
- Meshing: activites that stretch and grow you
- Making: actually doing the work
- Mapping: Planning, plotting objectives, and setting priorities
The combination of the these three activities combines into four different personality types: driver, dreamer, developer, and drifter. I personally am a drifter!
5 Action Items to Implement from the book
- Find Your Personal Tribe. Identify two people that you can meet with regularly and who can keep you on track.
- Set goals that make your Uncomfortable. Set a daily goal, a two week goal, and one long arc goal that will force you to continually move forward.
- Figure out why you Wander. Evaluate that you are doing something that you stand for and close all the open loops.
- Cultivate a Service Mindset. Every action you take should be influenced by Generosity, Initiative, Forward Momentum and Transparency.
- Seek opportunities to do better work.


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No name is more synonymous with greatness in the sport of golf than the name Jack Nicklaus, and no single person has changed the face of the sport more than Jack Nicklaus—the player, the designer, the philanthropist, and the good-will ambassador.
Jack, 76, was named "Golfer of the Century" or "Golfer of the Millennium" by almost every major golf publication in the world. He was also named Individual Male Athlete of the Century by Sports Illustrated, and one of the 10 Greatest Athletes of the Century by ESPN.
In March 2015, the Golden Bear received the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor the United States Congress can bestow on a civilian. Jack becomes one of only seven athletes to receive this prestigious honor.
In November 2005, the Golden Bear was honored by President Bush at the White House with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor the Office of the President can award any U.S. civilian. Jack is one of only two golfers to receive both the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, and one of only 17 individuals in history to receive both honors.
At the end of 2005, Jack was unanimously named by Golf World Magazine as its Newsmaker of the Year 2005, punctuating a year in which he played his final British Open, his final Masters Tournament, and led the United States to a thrilling victory in The Presidents Cup.
In 2001, Jack was honored with the first-ever ESPY Lifetime Achievement Award, and he became the first golfer—and only the third athlete—to receive the Vince Lombardi Award of Excellence. In 2003, he was honored with the Muhammad Ali Sports Legend Award.
Jack's competitive career spanned five decades, and his legend has been built with 120 professional tournament victories worldwide and a record 18 professional major-championship titles (six Masters, five PGA Championships, four U.S. Opens, three British Opens). He is one of only five golfers—Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, and Tiger Woods the others—who have won all four of golf's modern majors, an achievement often referred to as the career "Grand Slam." Jack remains the only player to have completed the career Grand Slam on both the regular and senior tours. His eight majors on the senior circuit, now called the Champions Tour, remain a record.
Jack is a five-time winner of the PGA Player of the Year Award, was the PGA Tour's leading money-winner eight times and runner-up six times. He played on six Ryder Cup teams, captained two other Ryder Cup teams, and served as U.S. captain for the 1998, 2003, 2005, and 2007 Presidents Cup teams—going unbeaten in his final three captaincies.
The legacy Jack has left as a player can be rivaled only by the legacy he is leaving as a golf- course designer, businessman and philanthropist.
Jack was named GOLF Magazine's Architect of the Year in 2014, Golf World's Architect of the Year in 1993, and in 1999, Golf Digest named him the world's leading active designer. In February 2005, the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America recognized Jack with its highest honor, The Old Tom Morris Award. In 2001, he was named recipient of both the Donald Ross Award (American Society of Golf Course Architects) and the Don A. Rossi Award (Golf Course Builders Association of America), and was honored with the International Network of Golf's Achievement in Golf Course Design Award for 2000-2001.
Jack has been involved in the design of more than 290 courses open for play worldwide, and his thriving business, Nicklaus Design, has close to 400 courses open for play around the world. Nicklaus Design courses are represented in 41 countries, 39 states, and no fewer than 140 Nicklaus Design courses have hosted close to 900 professional tournaments worldwide or significant national amateur championships. As many as 100 Nicklaus Design courses have appeared in various national and international Top-100 lists. The firm currently has projects under construction or under development in 20 different countries.
Since 1962, Jack has added the moniker of "businessman" to his lengthy résumé. He is co- chairman of the privately held Nicklaus Companies. For a record six consecutive years (2004–09), Golf Inc. magazine ranked Jack "The Most Powerful Person in Golf," due to his impact on various aspects of the industry through his course design work, marketing and licensing business, his ambassadorial role in promoting and growing the game worldwide, and his involvement on a national and global level with various charitable causes. He was also named "Golf Development Newsmaker of the Year" for 2005 by Golf Inc., and the Robb Report once named Jack the "Leading Power Player" in the golf market. Jack was also the "Global Ambassador," along with women's golf legend Annika Sorenstam, for golf's unified campaign to gain inclusion into the Olympic Games, a goal realized October 9, 2009, when the International Olympic Committee voted to add golf to the 2016 Olympic Program.
In October 2010, Jack became the first American inducted into the Asia Pacific Golf Hall of Fame on the same night Nicklaus Design was named Golf Course Architect of the Year in Asia Pacific for the third straight year and fourth time in eight years. In just over a four-week period ending in May 2008, Jack received three Lifetime Achievement Awards in three different countries, as he was honored by the China Golf Association, then received the PGA Tour Lifetime Achievement Award, and, finally, was presented the KPMG Golf Business Forum's Lifetime Achievement Award on May 13 in Dublin, Ireland, before close to 350 industry leaders and developers representing more than 30 countries.
In January 2008, Jack was recognized for his global impact through design as well as his philanthropic efforts at home, when he was presented with The Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship. With its Woodrow Wilson Awards, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars recognizes leaders in business and public service from around the world and across the political spectrum. The Woodrow Wilson Award for Corporate Citizenship is given to executives who exemplify a commitment to the common good—beyond the bottom line—and who demonstrate that private firms should be stellar citizens in their own neighborhoods, as well as in the world.
Jack and his wife, Barbara, have a long history of involvement in numerous charitable activities, from junior golf to children's hospitals to several scholarship foundations. Jack and Barbara are the guiding light for the Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation, which supports numerous pediatric health-care services in South Florida, as well as nationally, and has raised more than $35 million in just over 10 years.
In 2015, Jack and Barbara's efforts for impacting pediatric healthcare reached a significant milestone when Miami Children's Health System renamed its flagship hospital Nicklaus Children's Hospital. In addition, its eight outpatient centers spread across South Florida took on the Nicklaus name.
In October 2010, Jack and Barbara were inducted into the Ambassador David M. Walter International Pediatric Hall of Fame.
On the golf side, Jack is a Trustee of The First Tee and a national chair of the organization's "More Than A Game" capital campaign. Three times he has spoken before the U.S. Congress on the character-building aspects of The First Tee.
In July 2013, Jack received the Ambassador of Golf Award at Firestone Country Club on the eve of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. The Ambassador of Golf Award is presented annually to a person who has fostered the ideals of the game on an international level and whose concern for others extends beyond the golf course. Barbara was the 1990 Ambassador of Golf Award recipient.
Because of the contributions Barbara and Jack have made to golf and to community, they were honored twice in 2007—the first being The Boys Scouts of America Distinguished Citizens Award, and then the Francis Ouimet Lifelong Contributions to Golf Award, which drew close to 2,200 people to Boston to set a record for a sports function in New England.
Residing in North Palm Beach, Fla., since 1965 and in the same home they have lived in since 1970, Jack and Barbara Nicklaus are parents to five children and grandparents to 22.


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Quick Update – Marathon Weekend
So it has been a little while since my last Daily Photograph, but I will get some great photos up soon. I have been quite busy with a number of things, most especially training for my first marathon, the Marine Corps Marathon this Sunday, October 28th. I am running as part of ZERO's Dash for Dad Endurance Team, raising awareness of prostate cancer in honor of my father-in-law Tom. Find out more about my fundraising efforts, or about prostate cancer in general, by clicking here: https://zerocancer.org/races/raise?form_id=MjQ2
I'll be sure to provide an update afterwards to let you know how the 26.2 miles went…as long as the hurricane/nor'easter storm doesn't blow me away!
Photo #1431 – 10.15.12
Ocean Blues
This is basically just a photo of swirling water…not all that interesting, but it sure captures some nice blue hues. This was taken looking straight down from the back of a cruise ship down in the Caribbean, where the ship's propulsion was creating great amounts of sea foam across the surface of the ocean. The foam was constantly changing, and I liked contrast of dark blues with white patterns laid throughout.
Photo #1430 – 10.14.12
Lots O' Boulders
Have you ever asked yourself, "I wonder what 16.5 acres of large boulders looks like?" I'm guessing no…but if you have, then here is your answer! This huge boulder field is located in Hickory Run State Park in Pennsylvania, and it is a really interesting place to explore. I was there with fellow graduate students on a geology field trip (a few of them are carefully navigating boulders on the left), since the field represents a neat geologic mystery where the exact mechanism for how all these boulders got where they are is not entirely understood.
Photo #1429 – 10.13.12
Main Street, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory
When you think "capital city", a scene like this is probably not what you think of. I'm not necessarily implying that Whitehorse, the capital city of the Yukon Territory, is not a bustling city…because it is certainly a busy place compared to much of the surrounding small towns and endless wilderness! But this stretch of Main Street is a great example of the down-to-earth character of the Yukon, and it had a number of great shops like a delicious bakery/coffee place (Baked) and cool book store (Mac's Fireweed Books). In fact, there were a bunch of great eateries and little shops all over the city that made it a cool place for a stroll about town.
Photo #1428 – 10.12.12
Leaf Play, 1986
What is it about large accumulations of dead leaves in autumn that makes playing around in them so thrilling for kids? I'm not sure, but I would say it is just plain fun…speaking from plenty of experience, of course. At about 2.5 years old in this photo, I was probably enjoying leaf piles for the first time, while my brother and sister were likely seasoned veterans at this point. I don't remember this, but I would like to imagine they showed me some classic leaf-playing techniques, like burying your sibling, tunneling through the pile, jumping out of a pile to surprise someone, and throwing a sibling into a leaf pile. Whatever they showed me, I'm sure we had a fun time together!
Photo #1427 – 10.11.12
Purple and White Macro
Here's a flower close-up with a bit of an in-focus/out-of-focus mixture and a nice purple and white color scheme. I often forget just how cool flowers like this can look when you zoom in real close!
Photo #1426 – 10.10.12
Summer Sunset in New York
What's not to love about a summer sunset, especially when you get to enjoy one on a lil' camping trip? The sun sank behind some clouds a bit above the actual horizon on this August evening, but it still created a great sunset sky over the rolling hills in this area of New York.


text: Legal challenges alleging religious discrimination have been launched against the travel ban [Reuters] The United Arab Emirates' foreign minister has said that US President Donald Trump's travel ban on citizens of seven mainly Muslim countries, which has triggered global outrage, is not Islamophobic and does not target any one religion. Trump's order affecting nationals from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen has sparked protests across the United States and beyond. Four US states have filed legal cases against the travel ban for alleged religious discrimination. US judge blocks Trump's order to ban Muslim travellers But Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan, foreign minister of the UAE - a Muslim country - defended the ban on Wednesday. He said that most Muslims and Muslim countries were not included in the ban. The affected countries, he added, faced "challenges" that they needed to address. "The United States has taken a decision that is within the American sovereign decision," he said at a joint news conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in the capital, Abu Dhabi. "There are attempts to give the impression that this decision is directed against a particular religion, but what proves this talk to be incorrect first is what the US administration itself says ... that this decision is not directed at a certain religion." Trump on Friday signed the executive order that will curb immigration and the entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, saying it was a necessary measure to improve national security. He separately said he wanted the US to give priority to Syrian Christians fleeing the conflict there. READ MORE: Nowhere to go after Trump's Muslim ban The travel ban has disrupted many people's lives by dividing families and left travellers stranded. Dozens were detained at airports, including green card holders. Gulf Arab countries have been largely absent from the condemnation of the ban. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar and Bahrain have traditionally been close US allies, and all were left off the travel ban. Of the five countries, the only one to express mild disapproval in public was Qatar, whose foreign minister was quoted during a visit to Serbia as saying he hoped Washington would reassess the ban. "When it comes to be addressed in a Muslim framework, I think this is something we will stand against," Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said. Some Gulf officials even backed it openly. Dhahi Khalfan, a senior Dubai police official, tweeted on Monday "complete support" for Trump's ban. "Every country has the right to protect its security ... Trump, what you're doing is right." Meanwhile, European leaders, the United Nations and international groups have condemned Trump's measures, as passport holders from Arab countries affected by the ban were blocked from passing through customs at US airports and others were prevented from boarding US-bound planes. READ MORE: Trump's Muslim ban: 'It's shock and awe without bombs' US sanctuary cities oppose Trump's immigration policy The United Nations refugee agency and the International Organization for Migration called on the Trump administration to continue offering asylum to people fleeing war and persecution, saying its resettlement programme was vital. "The needs of refugees and migrants worldwide have never been greater and the US resettlement programme is one of the most important in the world," the two Geneva-based agencies said in a joint statement on Saturday. Amid growing protests, legal challenges to Trump's anti-immigration moves have spread. The US states of Massachusetts, New York, Virginia and Washington have filed legal cases, contending that the order violates the US Constitution's guarantees of religious freedom. Inside Story - What are the consequences of Trump's refugee policies? SOURCE: News agencies Human Rights Politics Middle East United Arab Emirates United States


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Professional Dog Trainers in Virginia
All ABC Certified Virginia Dog Trainers
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Dog Training - Winchester, Virginia 22602
ABC Certified Dog Trainers in Virginia
Dog training isn't just about teaching your dog how to be obedient. When you train your dog, you gain a better understanding of your dog's behavior so you can apply the right methods of training for the best response. The more compliant your dog becomes, the better the relationship between you and your pet. You can learn a variety of training techniques by becoming a certified dog trainer through Animal Behavior College.
ABC has an excellent dog obedience training program you can complete in your hometown. The program involves taking online courses and gaining hands-on training with the help of a professional mentor trainer. Once you master the skill of dog training, you can start a dog training business wherever you please.
Resources for Dog Owners in Virginia
Virginia Dog Parks
Socialization is important for dogs just as it is for humans. However, a leash can put a strain on your dog's ability to play with fellow canines. Fortunately, Virginia has dozens of dog parks that embrace the off-leash policy. Many of these parks feature fences, assuring you your pooch is safe. While your dog socializes, you can sit back and relax with other pet owners. Let your pet free at any of the best dog parks in Virginia.
Arlington, VA 22206
Barker Field at Byrd Park
Richmond, VA 23221
Darden Towe Dog Park
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Vienna Dog Park
Vienna, VA 22180
Dog Run Park at Carlyle
Alexandria, VA 22314
Canine-Friendly Communities
Living in Virginia is easy for dogs. All over the state, there are dog-friendly cities with numerous amenities for your pooch. There are dozens of pet stores, veterinary clinics, and pet sitters. If you want to take a vacation with your pet, you can find hundreds of hotels and cottages in the state that welcome dogs. Wherever you are in Virginia, you are sure to find yourself in a canine-friendly community.
Here's a list of the pet-friendliest cities in Virginia:
Just six miles from downtown Washington, D.C. lays the suburb of Alexandria. The independent city includes compact neighborhoods, recreation centers, and sports facilities. Alexandria zip codes include: 22301, 22304, and 22313.
Named one of the best cities in America by Bloomberg Businessweek in 2011, Chesapeake boasts a large infrastructure. Chesapeake has been the hometown of many famous athletes, such as DeAngelo Hall and B.J. Upton. Chesapeake zip codes include: 23320, 23326, and 23328.
Hampton's beginning dates back to 1607. The city, supported by an extensive transportation system, established the country's first free public school in 1634. Hampton zip codes include: 23630, 23665, and 23669.
Part of Hampton Roads metropolitan area, Newport News features its own sheriff and court systems. Many of the residents are known for their Tidewater accent, which is a variation of the typical Southern accent. Newport News zip codes include: 23601, 23603, and 23607.
Bordering Elizabeth River and Chesapeake Bay, Norfolk is home to the world's largest naval base. Norfolk is the cultural hub of the Hampton Roads area, hosting a variety of festivals and parades annually. Norfolk zip codes include: 23501, 23504, and 23515.
Despite its name, the historic and active Norfolk Naval Shipyard is located in Portsmouth. P-Town gave rise to rapper Missy Elliott and fashion designer Perry Ellis. Portsmouth zip codes include: 23701, 23703, and 23708.
Richmond is marked by architectural buildings of different styles. Virginia's state capital offers families plenty of parks, auto racing events, and educational institutions. Richmond zip codes include: 23218, 23222, and 23234.
Residents of Roanoke can enjoy everything from festivals to professional sports games. The more interesting festivals include the Chili Cook-Off and Big Lick Blues Festival. Roanoke zip codes include: 24001, 24009, and 24020.
Suffolk contains a diverse economy with businesses in peanut processing, manufacturing, and farming. Residents have several options when it comes to transportation, including bike trails, waterways, and highways. Suffolk zip codes include: 23432, 23433, and 23436.
Known for its gorgeous beachfront, Virginia Beach is touted to have the world's largest pleasure beach. Given the number of outdoor facilities scattered around the resort city, residents have no excuse not to go outside. Virginia Beach zip codes include: 23450, 23460, and 23467.


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(You can read Part 1 of this series on sweeteners, here.)
There were actually several reasons I could've qualified as the weird kid. It probably started with the fact that I couldn't handle any sort of remotely scary movie, at all — so when Cujo was the flick for the night, I could be found with a Sweet Valley High book in one of the empty bedrooms. Second strike: I had the audacity of always being the first kid to fall asleep — leaving myself prey to everything from gawking (at my odd ability to sleep with my eyes partially open) to being the object of eyeliner pranks. Thankfully, no one ever put my bra in the freezer — because that would've really been traumatic.
And lastly, there was breakfast time.
Pancakes, everyone! With donuts for dessert!
Um, I'll just have a bowl of cereal, thanks.
What??? Why would a 14-year old not want pancakes? What's WRONG with you?
Oh, it's nothing really. They just give me a headache is all.
And that's where it my whole sugar thing started. One time in middle school I fainted, and ended up in an emergency room (it was unfortunate that this fainting spell happened at the local swimming pool), where they made me drink an orange soda, and then proceeded to prick each of my 10 fingers over the next two hours. The diagnosis: hypoglycemia.
Which really just meant that my body acted like it was supposed to act — that is, a little freaked out — when I ate too many refined sugar and carbs on an empty stomach. When a person eats sugar that is found in nature — like a piece of fruit — that sugar is buried among nutrients and fiber. So the body takes a while to process it all and convert the sugar into fuel (it helps that the whole fruit package brings with it some of the nutrients necessary to do all that processing). On the flip side, when you eat refined sugar, it's like giving your body an overload of instant fuel. Not only that, but your body has to use up reserves of nutrients to process it since it comes empty-handed. Your blood sugar spikes, and then you crash.
But outside of ruining my 14-year old slumber-party rep, what else does a sugar crash do to your body?
For one, it instantly suppresses your immunity. The "crash" after your body's blood sugar spikes causes your insulin to drop — and when that happens, your body is affected chemically in several ways. Hormones that help regulate immune response are depressed, and sugar molecules fight for space in cells, leaving no room for vitamin C (which is structurally similar to simple sugar). This, in turn, lowers the white blood cell count, which directly effects a cell's ability to fend of viruses and bacteria.
Sugar consumption also contributes to an acidic pH in the blood, which is linked to weakened immunity, candida overgrowth, and degenerative disease. Is it coincidence that tons of viruses go around the schools right after Halloween? It seems easy enough to blame the colds and bugs on cooler weather, or more time indoors. But I tend to think it has a lot more to do with all that candy.
Whenever I read about all the ways sugar wreaks havoc on our health, I'm left with one thought: our bodies simply weren't made to eat this way. One website I read used a great automobile analogy: it's like we're expecting our car to run on jet fuel (by the way, smarties — a car on jet fuel would not fly — the engine would burn up).
But this is how we grew up. What do we do about it now? Sure, it's easy for me to avoid doughnuts in the morning — but am I advocating a Nazi-like approach to a war with sugar?
Not exactly. If you've spent anytime at all reading the recipes I post, you'll notice there are plenty with sugar. My kids still went trick-or-treating, and we make loads of Christmas cookies every year during the holidays. So, how can we take a balanced approach?
There is unfortunately no hard-and-fast answer. I like to limit our sugar as much as possible without being so strict that I cause more emotional stress than it's worth. To give you an idea of how we attempt to handle sweets (without implying that this is how everyone should do it), I made a list of unofficial rules. Which I've never even thought about until I tried to write them down:
1) Absolutely no artificial sweeteners, ever. This includes sugar-free gum (my family doesn't chew much gum, but when my kids beg for it, they get a piece of Glee gum, every once in a while, as a treat). You can read the first post in this series to find out why I am a tyrant on this one.
2) Most often, our "dessert" is a piece of fruit. And — since fruit is relatively high in sugar, I do actually treat it as dessert or a treat for my kids. They don't just snack on fruit all day — they don't get to eat a handful of grapes unless they eat their vegetables and protein alongside.
3) We limit our consumption of processed foods. Yes, there are still nights when my kids eat boxed macaroni and cheese. But most everything else we eat is homemade, so I can control how much sugar is added. This makes a big difference in foods such as granola, spaghetti sauce (yes! those jars can be loaded with sugar!), and yogurt (we only eat plain whole milk yogurt — adding a little honey, applesauce, or real-fruit jam to sweeten. I learned last week at a talk by Michael Pollan that, per serving, flavored yogurt often has more sugar and calories than soda!).
4) We skip sweetened drinks (and soda is banned — the tyrant returns — from my house). My kids get unfiltered apple juice once a day — after they've consumed at least 8 ounces of water. And then, they get 4 oz juice mixed with an equal amount of water. I put honey in my tea in winter, and occasionally drink diluted juice.
5) When I make a birthday cake, a pie, or cookies (which I do often!) I use unrefined sugar when possible. But when not (a yellow cake isn't a beautiful yellow without refined sugar) I use plain old white sugar. Baked treats are just that — treats. So when we get them, it's ok if they contain more white sugar that we typically consume. The balance is that we eat those things in moderation; and when your sugar intake is limited, one cookie or piece of cake is all your body desires, so it's easy to stop.
6) We have a "candy box." We never buy candy, but when it's given to the children (Halloween, or birthday party favors) it goes into the box. Every few days or so, if they eat a good meal, they get one piece (one lollipop, or one mini-candy bar). I'll be honest here: I don't even like this practice. But it's my way of striking a balance, picking my battles.
All of these things might be difficult to put into practice, at one point or another. But it's kind of like carseats: yes, it would be lovely to not have to deal with those bulky fortresses, and just stick my kids in the car. But we chose to deal with them because we believe it will keep our kids safe. I feel the same way about sugar — not only can it help build stronger immunity for them now, but it can also help them grow into young adults that are not already fighting a losing battle in addiction to sugar.
Realizing, of course, as I type this, that I'm effectively growing three kids who will be The Weird Kid At The Slumber Party. Oh, well. Maybe all that hazing wasn't so bad after all…
Part three of this (admittedly long-winded) answers the question: Then what CAN I eat?
ADDENDUM: My husband read this post and told me he thought I (ahem) sugar-coated it. That I made it sound easier than it really is to avoid sugar. Which might be the case — often times I find myself writing more of a reality that I wish existed rather than the reality that… does… exist. If that makes sense.
He says our kids eat candy more often, more like every other day (every day during the week or two after Halloween). Which goes to show how consistency is difficult. AND, that I can hold myself up as a clear example of how we tend to think we eat less sugar than we actually do.
For what it's worth. I know. Sugar is hard.


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Bats and construction
[edit] Introduction
In the United Kingdom, there are 18 different species of bats, all of which are legally protected. They live in a variety of environments across the UK. All their breeding sites and resting places are fully protected by European Law.
[edit] Habitats and lifecycle
In order to survive, bats require water and insects to eat, hunting areas (foraging habitat), places to hibernate, sleep and raise young (roosts). They also require routes between these different locations (commuting routes).
[edit] Roosts
Bats require a variety of different roosting habitats depending on the time of year. In the summer, female bats will require a maternity roost in order to raise young, while in winter, hibernation roosts are required by all bats. Roost sites vary and can include:
[edit] Foraging and commuting habitat
All UK bats feed on insects and so foraging habitats include pastures, woodlands or water. In order to navigate between areas, bats use echolocation to navigate along hedgerows, woodland edges, treelines or watercourses.
[edit] Hibernation
Bats spend the winter hibernating, starting in October/November and typically emerging in March/April. The breeding season begins in June and continues over the summer.
[edit] Protection
Due to the decline of bats across Europe, they are a European Protected Species. As such, they are protected by both European and UK legislation.
It is illegal to:
- Capture, kill, disturb or injure bats (either deliberately or by not taking enough care).
- Damage or destroy their resting or breeding places.
- Obstruct access to their resting or sheltering places.
- Possess, sell, control or transport live or dead bats, or parts of them.
Any such offence could result in a prison sentence of up to 6 months and an unlimited fine for each offence together with the seizure of wealth gained by committing the offence and equipment used to cause the offence e.g. plant, machinery, vehicles etc.
[edit] Works that could affect bats
There are a range of situations in which bats could be present and affected by construction works:
- Renovation works to an existing building.
- Demolition of a building.
- Pruning or cutting down a tree.
- Repairing or replacing a roof on a house.
- Repointing brickwork.
- Works to lofts including insulation or conversions.
- Removing commuting habitats such as hedgerows or watercourses.
- Treating timber.
- Installation of wind turbines.
[edit] Bats and development proposals
If it is considered that bats could be affected by a development, surveys by an ecologist may be necessary.
[edit] Survey methods
There are a variety of survey methods that are appropriate for different structures at different times of year, including:
- Visual inspections.
- Surveys using bat detectors.
- Netting and harp trapping.
- Radio-tracking.
[edit] Visual inspections
Visual inspections might be appropriate for buildings, structures or trees. For buildings, this could include a combination of an internal inspection of roof voids or loft spaces, and an external inspection for potential entry points. It is possible for inspections to be undertaken at any time of year.
If it is not possible to determine whether a roost is present from an inspection, further bat detector surveys are likely to be required. If evidence of bats is confirmed during the inspection, it is likely that further detector surveys would be required to inform licensing requirements.
[edit] Bat detector surveys
Bat detector surveys can only be undertaken during the bat active season which is typically considered to be between May and September. During that time period, several surveys are usually required at dawn or dusk. The surveys will last at least 2 hours.
[edit] Mitigation and licensing
If bats are found to be present and are considered likely to be affected by proposals, it may be necessary to obtain a protected species mitigation licence from Natural England, Natural Resources Wales or Scottish Natural Heritage in advance of works taking place. As part of the licence, a mitigation strategy will be required which will detail how impacts on bats and their habitats will be avoided or minimised wherever possible.
Mitigation measures may include:
- Altering work methods or timing to avoid bats.
- Creating or improving roosts.
- Creating or improving foraging or commuting habitat.
- Monitoring the roost sites after development.
[edit] Find out more
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- Ecological Impact Assessment.
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- Ecologist.
- Eco-Management and Audit Scheme.
- Environmental impact assessment.
- Environmental plan.
- Environmental policy.
- Great crested newt.
- Japanese knotweed.
- National nature reserves.
- Natural England.
- Preliminary ecological appraisal.
- Protected species
- Protected species licence.
- Sustainability.
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Adorable and delicious bite-sized apple pies make for a fun little fall dessert!
Oh me! Oh my! I made mini pies…again!
It all started with my Pecan Pie Bites and then Mini Chocolate Fudge Cream Pies! So fun, super yum, and no way you can eat just one! 😉
Well, now, I'm proud to introduce you to Apple Pie Bites…
I mean, just look at them! The cutest little pies you ever did see, right?! And you can eat them with your hands! Oh happy day!
Double-crusted two-bite pies filled with sweet juicy apples and topped with a sprinkle of sugar make for a fabulous fall treat that everyone will want to eat!
Fun to make and fabulous to eat! My family went crazy about these little bites of apple pie bliss and have already added them to the dessert menu of our Thanksgiving feast. Such a great recipe to feed and satisfy a crowd.
So go apple picking and get to baking! You're gonna love these cute and crazy delicious little apple pie bites!
This recipe was created as part of my partnership with Gold Medal Flour however thoughts and opinions are certainly my own!
- Crust:
- 1-1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup dark brown sugar
- 3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Filling:
- 4 cups chopped McIntosh apples, about 4 large apples
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- Topping Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoon butter, melted
- ¼ cup sparkling sugar
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 24-cup mini muffin pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and brown sugar until well combined. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt and cinnamon. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat on low speed until just combined and then beat on medium speed until the dough is thick and starts to come together.
- Take one tablespoon of dough at a time and flatten it between the palms of your hand. Press into and up the sides of one of the mini muffin cups, letting some of the dough hang over the top of the cup. Repeat until all cups are filled with pie dough.
- In a large bowl, add the chopped apples and stir in the vanilla. In a separate small bowl, whisk together the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Add the sugar mixture to the apples and stir to coat. Let set for 5 minutes. Scoop a heaping tablespoon of apples into each pie crust, filling each one overly full.
- Take almost one tablespoon of the remaining dough and flatten it in the palm of your hands. Place it over a mound of apples and press around the edges to seal the bottom crust to the top crust then the tuck the crust in and make sure the top is smooth with no cracks in it.
- Take a sharp knife and cut 4 small slits into the top of each mini pie. Brush each pie with some melted butter and sprinkle generously with sparking sugar.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until the top crust of each pie is golden brown. Let pies cool completely in the pan. Run a sharp knife around the edge of each pie top before gently lifting and removing it from the pan.


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The BMW 3 Series has gone through five generations since its inception in 1975. The windshield-washer reservoir holds the solvent that is pumped through the washer system and sprays onto the windshield, helping the wiper blades clean the windshield of rain, debris, and other obstructions. The windshield-washer reservoir sits in the engine compartment on the passenger side. However, the easiest way to reach it is through the passenger-side wheel well. If your reservoir leaks or has been damaged in an auto accident, removing it is a straightforward process, although getting the tank off the car requires an extension socket wrench, since the bolts are very difficult to reach by hand. However, with this tool you can finish the job in an hour.
Crouch next to the front-passenger wheel well and notice the bolts holding the front inner-bumper well to the BMW. Remove these bolts with the socket wrench and tuck the bumper well out of the way.
Pull back the inner bumper slightly and notice the large white tank with a black cylinder attached to it. These are the windshield-washer reservoir and washer pump, respectively.
Detach the power cable from the pump by depressing the tabs on either end of the plug and pulling it off the socket. Pull the delivery hose off the pump nipple opposite the power socket.
Shine the light of a flashlight into the cavity housing the reservoir and note the two hard-to-reach bolts securing the reservoir.
Remove the two bolts securing the reservoir using the socket wrench with an extension, turning left to loosen.
Gently pull the reservoir out of the cavity by pulling it toward yourself and rocking it to the left and right to work it out of the cavity and past the inner bumper.
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Lord, we entrust to you our country, the Philippines, for the crucial voting on the controversial Reproductive Death Bill both at the Lower and Upper House (expected on Monday, Dec. 17) for the third and final reading. Please bless our legislators with wisdom and courage to say NO to RH Bill. In this Year of Faith, we trust on your special grace to help us win this battle against these modern-day Herods. Lord, we don't know what to do but our eyes are upon You.
We ask this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, through the intercession of Our Lady, St. Michael the Archangel, and all the angels and saints in Heaven.


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Vince Riley began his career at Caltech when he was just 15 years old. He started as a participant in a summer program in 1978, and three years later, he began working full-time. In 1991, he became a senior building supervisor in the physical education and recreation division of the athletics department. Currently, he serves as the Caltech "athletics ambassador," organizing the daily functions of the athletics department.
In May of 2012 he was honored with Caltech's Thomas W. Schmitt Annual Staff Prize. The prize recognizes staff members within the Caltech community whose contributions embody the values and spirit that enable the Institute to achieve excellence in research and education.
Riley was a member of Caltech's football team for 10 years beginning in 1982.


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Tuesday, 25 June 2013
A few pictures of blossom I took a while back in London. Now the blossom is over but everything is lush and green.
I'm so busy at the moment I don't know whether I'm coming or going. My sewing machine decided to start to break though which is simply typical. It is fixed - for now - and it feels good to be back on track.
Don't forget to follow my blog via Bloglovin' (other blog followery things are available) if you are currently using Goggle, because something is happening and that will no longer be possible. I won't pretend to know exactly what's going on, because I don't really have a clue. However Bloglovin' is actually really good for reading your blogs and it's got a good app too. You can follow my blog here - Hello, hello, follow me and read my blog yes.
I hope everyone's having a lovely week. Guess what? I'm going to Glastonbury tomorrow and I'm so bloody excited. See you on the other side.
Photos Of People I Don't Know
Friday, 21 June 2013
I can't help myself when I see a box full of old photos or postcards in a junk shop I just have to have a rummage. Here are some that I bought in Falmouth yesterday:
I chose these photos because they have a summer holiday sort of vibe. I chose the last photo because that woman's face makes me happy. I hope it makes you happy too.
Build Me Up Buttercup
Friday, 14 June 2013
/ / Jacket - Oxfam / / Crop top and big ol' briefs - American Apparel / / Necklace - Alex Monroe / / Jeans - Topshop / / Christmas dinner badge - homemade \ \
This is a field on the way out of our village. In the evening it gets the most amazing light. I'm so happy summer seems to have arrived, we didn't have one last year, so the feeling of sun on the skin is something rather magical.
I treated myself to about five things in this floral print from American Apparel for my birthday. I know it's cliche summery to go all floral but I love it anyway. I realised looking back at these photos that it looks so silly to have these short/pant things pulled up over my trousers. I'm just terrified of having a builders bum. Oh well, I'd rather a strip of undies than a flash of butt crack.
And on that note, I'm off. I hope everyone has a lovely weekend.
Studio Update
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
A little bit of what I've been up to in the studio lately. Another special Liberty print Macaroon dress, this one's a real sweetheart.
I love packing up orders, I've always been pretty geeky about wrapping presents and it's nice to get something special in the post. I've been rummaging through old Country Living mags and pulling out all the pictures of blossom and flowers to make into thank you cards.
These half finished blue dresses are a little peek into what I'm working on too. I am trying to create a bunch of one off dresses in various sizes to add to my shop. Just picking up some fabric and sewing it into something unique always feels so satisfying - and also helps me get through my rather ridiculous collection of fabric. So anyway, hopefully a few of these lil' numbers will be up in the shop over the next few weeks.
I hope everyone's having a lovely start to the summer, it's amazing how the year is just long enough for every season to be such a wonderful surprise. These long days are my absolute fav.
Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary.
Monday, 3 June 2013
How does your garden grow? This is the first dress I made for myself after my good intentions to make myself more clothes. It's not gone too well as this one is still unfinished and I have now got a part time job as well as sewing orders to get them out on time.
I don't mind that I don't make myself that much clothing as I get a nice amount of satisfaction knowing other people are wearing it. But still, now summer has arrived I will be making myself a swimming costume (fingers crossed).
The table in our bedroom has become a growing station. It's like a little green house in the window so it's the perfect spot to start off our plants. All these pots are nasturtiums that I'm growing to have on the tables at my sisters wedding. They've shot up since these photos and the table is now a mass of green. My windows need a good cleaning.
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Mirandinha: Toon twice tried to tempt me back
English football's first Brazilian, Mirandinha came to Newcastle 22 years ago – and has now revealed that the Magpies tried to re-sign him not once, but twice.
Speaking exclusively to FourFourTwo, Mirandinha says that Kevin Keegan tried to tempt him back to Tyneside during his first spell as Magpies manager – and that Bobby Robson offered him a coaching job.
Turning up in Toon two decades before Robinho's high-profile move to Manchester, Mirandinha cost Newcastle £575,000 – and repaid them with goals against Liverpool and Manchester United.
"When I look back at my career, Newcastle was my best experience," the Brazilian reveals in this month's FourFourTwo – a special South America issue.
"The fans even created a song for me: 'We've got Mirandinha, he's not from Argentina, he's from Brazil, he's f*cking brill'!"
Sadly for Mirandinha, new boss Jim Smith wasn't quite so enamoured and sent him back to Brazil – but a change of guard brought a change of heart.
"When Sir John Hall took over and brought in Kevin Keegan, I had the opportunity to return," he reveals. "And then I made the biggest mistake of my life: I chose to stay in Brazil. How I regret that decision…"
Since then, Mirandinha has coached all over the world – but he knows where he'd like to end up.
"I have coached teams in Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, but my dream is to return to Newcastle.
"When Bobby Robson was there, we almost closed a deal – I was going to be one of the youth team coaches.
"I have a good relationship with Dennis Wise, so I'm working as a scout for Newcastle. I'm confident that in the future we'll work something out."
To read the whole story of What Happened Next to Mirandinha, see the April edition of FourFourTwo – out now.
A South America special, it features the 10 best new wonderkids from that continent, including exclusive interviews with Manchester United's twins Fabio and Rafael da Silva plus Sao Paolo's £100m-rated "new Kaka" Hernanes.
There are also interviews with Zico and Socrates; a look at the Boca Juniors academy responsible for Tevez, Burdisso, Gago, Banega et al; and the Lord of the Rings star so dedicated to Argentine outfit San Lorenzo that he bunked off a film set to see them play.
NEWCASTLE FANS! Check FourFourTwo.com's ever-expanding interviews archive for more stuff to read:
Web Exclusives Les Ferdinand
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After all this whinging about what Peterson has written it's about time I tried to explain what it all looks like to me.
What do I think?
I'm not sure yet whether all I have said undermines his basic argument.
I am still struggling to articulate exactly how I would develop a model to bring it closer to what I experience as reality. In a way, I am grateful to him for having pushed me to think more deeply about this issue, even though I am uneasy about a basic aspect of his model.
Anyhow this is how my thinking goes so far. And in case any of you need to know I'm handing over the writing of this to my right-brain, which, when I have the patience to listen to it on such matters, is almost always right.
First things first. I firmly believe that labels, dichotomies and categories, when employed in the social or cultural field are almost always not only false, but potentially fatal. I am not saying this as a reward to my right-brain for having had the patience to let my left-brain bang on about everything it's read on the subject for the last ten years. My left-brain believes it too, but can't always act on it in the heat of the moment. It's so much easier to slap a sticky label over the complexity of social experience: it makes deciding what to do so much quicker and easier.
So, you can see why I'm so uncomfortable when I feel that Peterson, in spite of all the good things he says, seems to be happily dwelling in the land of opposites. If he was distancing himself from the categorising tendency he ascribes to our interpretation of the world, instead of seeming to be contentedly identifying with it, I'd be more inclined to agree with him. Yes, he sees its limitations, but seems to feel that it is an inescapable feature of our perception of the world, one which we have to be aware of, and adapt to, even if we need to soften its hard edges, if we are to function wisely in the world.
He seems to have decided, perhaps not consciously, to live in the left-brain world of, to use McGilchrist's words I quoted earlier, 'language, logic and linearity.' He doesn't seem to entertain, at least in the first half of the book, the possibility that we could give more space in our perspective to the paradoxical and ambiguous take on the world of the right-hemisphere as McGilchrist describes it. This suggests to me that the part of his analysis, which contrasts chaos and order so definitively, is buying into the left-brain's perceptual bias in favour of categories.
He does eventually produce an admission of the dangerous weakness of the left-brain approach (page 217):
The capacity of the rational mind to deceive, manipulate, scheme, trick, falsify, minimise, mislead, betray, prevaricate, deny, omit, rationalise, bias, exaggerate and obscure is so endless, so remarkable, centuries of prescientific thought, concentrating on clarifying the nature of moral endeavour, regarded it as positively demonic. This is not because of rationality itself, as a process. That process can produce clarity and progress. It is because rationality is subject to the single worst temptation – to raise what it knows now to the status of an absolute.
However, he reverts, in my view, to overstating the value of words again later (page 281):
The past can be redeemed, when reduced by precise language to its essence. The present can flow by without robbing the future if its realities are spoken out clearly. With careful thought and language, the singular, stellar destiny that justifies existence can be extracted from the multitude of murky and unpleasant futures that are far more likely to manifest themselves of their own accord.
An 'essence' or 'stellar destiny' of any kind is more elusive than that. Peterson's lack of coherence in the presentation of his ideas sometimes allows him to believe that he can have his cake and eat it too. Believing language can accurately capture the essence of experience is one of the things that can lead to our succumbing to the temptation of believing that what we know is the absolute truth.
Again I need to acknowledge that an earlier discussion on genuine conversation (pages 253-56) illustrates how we can enhance our understanding by the use of words, rather in the same manner as I would argue can be done by consultation, in the Bahá'í sense of that word.
In addition, I must add that what the right-brain would see as beautiful, if we let it, comes to seem scary rather than promising when the left-brain dominates with too little restraint. As McGilchrist puts it: 'This is much like the problem of the analytic versus holistic understanding of what a metaphor is: to one hemisphere a perhaps beautiful, but ultimately irrelevant, lie; to the other the only path to truth.'
Only when we refuse to categorise, and can rise to the challenge of absorbing the blending of parts that is reality, can we have any hope of accessing the truth. Not a possibility Peterson seems to recognise. Without linguistic analysis, he claims (page 282): 'Everything will bleed into everything else. This makes the world too complex to be managed.'
I feel the right-brain can make a better fist of grasping the blended complexity of reality than he allows for. Einstein, after all, describes how he sensed the truths that he was groping for, at first as almost kinaesthetic shapes in his mind or as a kind of music: 'If… I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music.'
In consequence, I even think that not just our social world, but developments in modern post-Newtonian science are forcing us to accept this as a fundamental characteristic of reality. Flux, unpredictability and ambiguity confront us the more deeply we seek to penetrate below the surface of our world. Machado captures this brilliantly when he says: 'cambian la mar y el monte y el ojo que los mira' (sea and mountain change, as does the eye that sees them' – quoted in Xon de Ros The Poetry of Antonio Machado, page 5). If we refuse to let the way we see change, we will never see the world as it is, only as we think it should be. Seeing the world more as it is may be scary, but it's not chaos, and it need not be dangerous.
One thinker quotes convincing evidence to confirm that this fluidity and chaos underpins not just quantum matter but our biology as well. Jonah Lehrer writes in Proust was a Neuroscientist (page 47):
Molecular biology, confronted with the unruliness of life, is also forced to accept chaos. Just as physics discovered the indeterminate quantum world – a discovery that erased classical notions about the fixed reality of time and space – so biology is uncovering the unknowable mess at its core. Life is built on an edifice randomness.
It seems we can't escape it.
What needs to change is our attitude to what our analytical mind, with its fixation on the maps it already has, finds disturbing. If we can trust our flexible right-brain intuitions more, what is new to us will feel less scary, and we will also tune in earlier to subtle shifts in the familiar, which are telegraphing imminent change, in a way that will help us deal with it more effectively. What I am striving for a lot of the time is to let my right-brain lead when I have to process complexity. After that, I need to integrate what it shows me into my left-brain maps without distorting or discounting anything essential.
Much of our way of seeing, when we use the categorising tendency that Peterson both critiques and yet accepts as somehow inevitable, creates avoidable problems, even becomes toxic, lethal. More of that in a moment.
I am not convinced that replacing categories with dimensions will in the end be a completely satisfactory way of interpreting the world. For a start it's hard to use the difference between the known and the unknown as ends of a dimension anymore than to see it as indicating two categories.
I have concluded, as I explained earlier, that knowing/unknowing are not identical, as Peterson seems to think, with chaos and order, which I am also saying may not be so easily distinguished either. This is because knowing and not knowing are characteristics of consciousness. The diagram on the left attempts to express that relationship.
The dotted line around the edge of the known indicates my sense that the boundary, if there is one, is at best fluid. How do we deal with the forgotten – what was once known, is now not consciously remembered and yet almost certainly subliminally influences how we see the world and how we react to it?
The dark area around the outer circle is meant to represent where physical consciousness of any kind ends – death if you like. Even this needs a dotted line, I think, given my belief that physical consciousness is not all there is. As I have explored that at length elsewhere, I've decided not to go there in this sequence which is already long enough, and I have to keep my left-brain quiet long enough to finish even this much.
If we accept for now that thinking in terms of dimensions is legitimate, there are at least two categories of dimension active here, within the zones, if that is the right word, of knowing and unknowing. One concerns perceived reality, which stretches along a dimension relating to order and disorder between the extremes of order on the one hand, which can become tyranny, and on the other of chaos, which can be creative. The other dimension concerns the preference pattern of the mind that interacts with those perceived possibilities: among many other possibilities, in addition to the holistic and analytical I've already touched on, there will be risk-takers and risk avoiders, as Peterson makes clear he is aware towards the end of his book. Please hold in mind my fundamental scepticism about the need to accept that we have to split reality up, either in terms of order/disorder or degrees of risk taking, whether as dimensions or categories. Let's accept for now that they hold good up to a point.
A risk-taker will delight in what they experience as the excitement of what the risk-avoider will see as the dangers of chaos, and conversely will feel stifled by the perceived order a risk-avoider thrives in.
It is important to note that perception is indeed an unavoidable mediator of all these interactions between reality and consciousness. I don't think Peterson attaches sufficient importance to the flexibility of perception, and even fails to consider the possibility of its using dimensions rather than discrete categories. Nowhere that I've read so far does he deal with the possibility that we could potentially transcend even dimensional thinking when it is necessary to do so, either because it ceases to be useful or becomes potentially dangerous. Left-brain perception is his default mode, just as much as it is that of our culture. The rich potential of right-brain perception, in spite of the value he clearly sets on myths (reduced though to his left-brain interpretations of his selection from them), doesn't really feature.
Why should we exert ourselves to go against our left-brain tendencies? They've lifted us out of the middle ages. Why can't they lift us further?
That's a complex issue, parts of which I've addressed at length elsewhere on this blog in terms of altruism, compassion and civilisation building.
In the light of the various references I quoted in the earlier two posts in the context of why human beings can perpetrate such evil, I'm going to focus briefly on why labelling, a left-brain temptation with emotional consequences, is so toxic.
I have worked for more than thirty years in mental health. I have seen at close quarters the costs and benefits of diagnostic labels. Yes, getting the label of schizophrenia will open the door to the benefits system and give you access at least to some form of drug treatment. But drugs are a double-edged sword as I have discussed before. One edge can, if the patient is lucky, cut through the tormenting ropes woven around the mind by derogatory voices, but the other edge all too often clouds any clarity of thought and stupefies the mind. The diagnosis also carries, as so many labels do, a heavy weight of social stigma, which all too often more than outweighs any benefits. It's far better, in my view, to look at the person as a whole, and tackle the more complex question of what these so-called psychotic experiences mean, and where their roots are in the felt life of the person.
Other labels are often at least as bad if not worse: abnormal, disabled, backward, black, unclean, alien, outsider, mad, cockroach, sewer rat, immigrant – the list is potentially endless.
If we see ourselves as in the normal, able, white, clean, insider, sane, human, legitimate citizen category, we can smugly comfort ourselves that we deserve all the good things we have whereas these people don't and perhaps even couldn't. It's very cosy. It gives us no motivation to change anything. It even justifies to us in our own minds taking steps to protect what we are and what we have from 'contamination' or destruction, even if that means harming other people perceived as coming from any of those completely false categories. It wouldn't take long, given the right circumstances, to tipple over into enthusiastic eugenics or even forms of genocide. We can see these toxic options unfolding around us even now.
Using only our left-brain analytic mind it is hard for us to experience the world except in such categorising ways. Yet, experiencing the world holistically is exactly what we have to do, especially in terms of our perceptions of our fellow human beings, and also the life-world around us. Labels won't work if we're going to survive. We are interconnected. In fact we are in essence one family, even one huge multi-minded entity. Only by operationalising this insight can we transcend this problem. And I think, from the evidence I've quoted earlier in this sequence, it's not just Bahá'ís that see it this way.
We believe that this will not be an easy vision to bring into reality. The Universal House of Justice, our central body, wrote in a letter to Bahá'ís of Iran (2 March 2013 – my emphasis):
The rejection of deeply ingrained prejudices and a growing sense of world citizenship are among the signs of [a] heightened awareness. Yet, however promising the rise in collective consciousness may be, it should be seen as only the first step of a process that will take decades—nay, centuries—to unfold. For the principle of the oneness of humankind, as proclaimed by Bahá'u'lláh, asks not merely for cooperation among people and nations. It calls for a complete reconceptualization of the relationships that sustain society.
The bar is raised very high, as the Universal House of Justice explained to all those gathered on Mount Carmel to mark the completion of the Shrine and Terraces project there on 24th May 2001:
Humanity's crying need will not be met by a struggle among competing ambitions or by protest against one or another of the countless wrongs afflicting a desperate age. It calls, rather, for a fundamental change of consciousness, for a wholehearted embrace of Bahá'u'lláh's teaching that the time has come when each human being on earth must learn to accept responsibility for the welfare of the entire human family. Commitment to this revolutionizing principle will increasingly empower individual believers and Bahá'í institutions alike in awakening others to the Day of God and to the latent spiritual and moral capacities that can change this world into another world.
Not for nothing do they describe it as the work of centuries, and Paul Lample, clarifying this is not just the work of the Bahá'í community, writes (Revelation and Social Reality – page 48):
Generation after generation of believers will strive to translate the teachings into a new social reality… It is not a project in which Baha'is engage apart from the rest of humanity.
The diagram at the bottom of this post seeks to represent the magnitude of the task we face, moving as we must from the self-centred and short-term processing our bodies are programmed for, to the transcendent vision of our ultimate goal, far in the future though it may be, of a united humanity working together in harmony.
We acknowledge that religion has been and sometimes still is an obstacle in the path. 'Abdu'l-Bahá, anticipating by at least six decades Robert Wright's caveat quoted in the first post, made it quite clear that 'religion must be conducive to love and unity among mankind; for if it be the cause of enmity and strife, the absence of religion is preferable.' (Promulgation of Universal Peace – page 128).
Treading this long and difficult road will involve resolving conflicts within us as well as between us. Most of us are still divided selves, as Bahá'u'lláh indicated (Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh – page 163):
No two men can be found who may be said to be outwardly and inwardly united. The evidences of discord and malice are apparent everywhere, though all were made for harmony and union. The Great Being saith: O well-beloved ones! The tabernacle of unity hath been raised; regard ye not one another as strangers. Ye are the fruits of one tree, and the leaves of one branch.
And the way forward, we believe, lies in recognising a higher and inspiring source of value that will help us lift our game in a way that can be sustained over centuries. For us that is God (From Selected Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá – page 76):
Let all be set free from the multiple identities that were born of passion and desire, and in the oneness of their love for God find a new way of life.
For others, such as Rifkin, it is awareness of the supreme importance of preserving our planetary homeland.
Whatever the source of our inspiration, it has to bring the warring selves within us into harmony before we can create a truly peaceful world. Whatever the value is that we find, it has to be a very powerfully motivating one, but essentially benign nonetheless. It must not replicate the self-righteous crusading we can still see around us, which believes that if you are not for us we can kill you.
A commonly used phrase captures an important aspect of this vision: unity in diversity. It allows for perceived differences within an essential unity, but does not fossilise them or make them an excuse for discrimination.
I am fairly sure that Peterson would not disagree, at least, with this sense of our common humanity, and the imperative need confronting us to recognise and act upon it. Because he comes from a Christian perspective, I'm sure he would recognise the importance of God as well.
I hope I have not been attacking a straw man in all this. Even if I have, I hope I managed to avoid placing him in a separate category of human being from my more enlightened self. In many ways he seems to have thought more deeply than I have about whole aspects of this problem, and I owe him a debt of gratitude for forcing me to think more deeply about my own model of the world.
Oh, and in case you hadn't realised, his book, 12 Rules for Life, though its over-assertive and somewhat divisive in tone, confusingly organised, very left-brain in most of its language and at times testingly macho in style, has flashes of insight that might make it worth reading despite all I've said, even though I abandoned it before finishing the last chapter. Before going out and buying a copy it might be worth reading someone who has had the patience to wade through far more of Peterson's prose than I did and probed more deeply into the problems and challenges his perspective creates. Nathan J. Robinson concludes at the end of a long critique:
. . . since Jordan Peterson does indeed have a good claim to being the most influential intellectual in the Western world, we need to think seriously about what has gone wrong. What have we done to end up with this man? His success is our failure, and while it's easy to scoff at him, it's more important to inquire into how we got to this point. He is a symptom. He shows a culture bereft of ideas, a politics without inspiration or principle. Jordan Peterson may not be the intellectual we want. But he is probably the intellectual we deserve.
'You finished now?' I hear my right-brain snap. 'Can we get back to the poetry again please?'
'I guess so,' my left-brain sighs wearily. 'This last lot was all your idea though!' it growls, trying to fight back, but in the end can't be bothered. 'I'm too tired to argue after scribbling your stuff down for so long. I'm not doing this again though. Take my word for it.'
My right-brain smiles quietly, thinks 'Fat chance!' but says nothing.


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