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How to Embrace Hair Loss
For some, hair loss is simply inevitable. No matter how many solutions you've tried, you just can't seem to get your hairline looking full again. In this instance, the best thing to do is to learn to embrace your hair loss.
Of course, this can be easier said than done. Many of us connect our identity to our hair, and take a lot of pride in keeping a nicely manicured mane. Losing our hair can lead to a plummet in self-esteem, and in turn, a plummet in our identity.
When you're ready, learn more about embracing your hair loss below.
Go to Counseling
For those experiencing a huge hit to their self-esteem as a result of losing their hair, counseling may prove to be a helpful resource. A counselor can help you base your self-esteem on something other than your personal appearance, as many people struggle with that very same issue. Having a counselor in your corner is also beneficial as it gives you a neutral, third-party to speak to about what you're feeling, so that you can get good advice without having to constantly speak to friends and family about your struggles.
Celebrate the Baldness
Being bald doesn't mean that you are no longer attractive — in fact, there are several bald men that are considered some of the sexiest men of all time. Examples include legendary basketball star Michael Jordan, British actor Sean Connery (who was named the "Sexiest Man Alive" by People Magazine in 1989 and "Sexiest Man of the Century" in 1999), as well as iconic rapper LL Cool J. The successful lives and careers of these men have shown that being bald certainly doesn't have to hold you back.
Shave Your Head
Going into the deep end and shaving your head is one way to embrace your baldness. And for many, it may look better than having patches of baldness interspersed between full patches of hair. Today, many people are choosing to shave their heads even if they aren't going bald, as a bald head has become a fashion statement.
If you are worried about the hair not growing back and aren't completely comfortable going completely bald just yet, you can ease your way into it. One way to do so is through scalp micropigmentation. With this new technique, a technician will apply pigments to your head to make it look like hair is beginning to grow back after you shave your head. If this option sounds appealing to you, click here to view more.
Avoid Mirrors
This sounds a bit silly, but one easy way to get rid of your anxiety about losing your hair is to limit your access to mirrors. We don't realize it, but we tend to spend a lot of time looking at ourselves and criticizing our appearance when we look at ourselves in the mirror. Limiting your exposure to mirrors will allow you to avoid criticizing the way you look, especially when you're just getting used to loving yourself with your new style.


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I went to see my friend and his wife and their new baby last night. It was their first child and they were thrilled. I love seeing first time parents with their new babies, especially the dad. In this case, the baby was delivered via "C-section, so mom was still under the influence of the pain meds. They had both seen the baby in the delivery room, but she had not yet been brought from the nursery into their room yet. The nurse had been in checking on mom and said that they were going to bring the baby in a few minutes. At that time it was only me and the parents in the room. Some of the immediate family were on their way and showed up right before they brought the baby in, but I got to hang out with them by myself for a few minutes.
I don't know mom that well. I have met her a few times but never had the privilege of hanging out and getting to know her. I play cards with dad once a month and have done so for over two years. Because I don't know her that well I won't make fun of mom and some of the things I observed as she enjoyed the pain meds. But that is one of the fun things about visiting a mom who just delivered via cesarean. They think that they are acting normal, but they are not.
Dad was trying real hard to act normal, but you can't after your first child is born. You would think that they shared the pain meds with dad sometimes by the way they act. Of course I never acted goofy when my kids were born because, well, have you met my kids? This guy was doing pretty good though. He showed me pictures from right after the birth. Very few babies are cute then, to outsiders, but to dad they are gorgeous. Cesarean babies do look better than those born the other way. Those babies look like cone head aliens, to outsiders, but normal to parents. This was a cute baby. I watched the pride swell with each picture he showed me. It is a special moment.
For a few minutes the conversation went from the tough delivery to our next card game and then back to how beautiful the baby is and finally the family came in. I don't like to hog time from family in any situation that involves a hospital. So I decided to wait until they brought the baby in and get a look at her in person and then head out so the family could have their time. Suddenly the door opened and the nurse came wheeling in the bed with this gift from God in it. They picked her up and handed her to mom and then I got to see that moment that is worth a million moments. It is the one where dad stands next to his wife who is holding their new-born child and he tries with all he has to smile, but tears just start flowing down his face as pride and joy and reality overwhelm him.
With that memory firmly etched in my mind I went over and hugged him and told mom that everything was awesome and bid farewell to the family I had just met. I knew that I had just seen the greatest life changing event a man can go through, other than knowing God. I believe that it is hard to look at this event in life and not consider that something this awesome just doesn't happen without the God of love that I believe in. It never gets old and never ceases to amaze me how a grown man can be turned into a speechless and weeping ball of emotions all because of a little baby. I always thank God for that experience and hope that He never stops blessing me with the chance to see His gifts of children being brought into this world.
Congratulations Dru and Wendy! Welcome to this world Coraline. (Yes, I spelled that right)
Welcome To This World, Coraline!
I went to see my friend and his wife and their new baby last night. It was their first child and they were thrilled. I love seeing first time parents with their new babies, especially the dad. In this case, the baby was delivered via "C-section, so mom was still under the influence of the pain meds. They had both seen the baby in the delivery room, but she had not yet been brought from the nursery into their room yet. The nurse had been in checking on mom and said that they were going to bring the baby in a few minutes. At that time it was only me and the parents in the room. Some of the immediate family were on their way and showed up right before they brought the baby in, but I got to hang out with them by myself for a few minutes.
It's In Us
Last night about midnight I was trying to get my solid white, except for a brown eye patch, Jack Russel to come in and quit barking before the neighbors called the police on us. For about 20 minutes she had been barking continually. Finally I slipped my shoes on and went out to get her only find her in a fight with a very large possum. My dog is every bit if 13 pounds, but in her mind she is 130 pounds. The possum was at least 15-20 pounds and looked like it was doing well in the fight until they ran into the sandbox that has been converted to a mud-wrestling pit. It didn't take long before the possum was not playing possum and I picked up my now solid brown Jack Russel and went in to give her a bath.
Over the years, we have been kept safe from all sorts of wild animals like squirrels, rabbits, mice, and possums. For the most part they are left outside and I dispose of them, but occasionally they get brought in through the doggie door and I find them via smell. That is always fun, but rare.
My wife gets very frustrated with her dog because she wanted a little froo froo dog and she can't accept the fact that this one is a natural-born killer. As I was having lunch with her today, I was re-telling the story of how I was up bathing her dog at midnight while she was sleeping and she asked me, "why does she have to kill every rodent that comes in our yard?" To which I responded, "it is bred into her". For those who don't know, the Terrier breed was specifically bred to hunt rodents. They can't help themselves no matter how you try to raise them, it is in their blood.
I believe that humans are like this in many ways. We are born to sin. No matter how well we are raised, we sin at early ages and continue our whole lives; we can't help it. No one taught us to lie, yet we quickly deny our involvement with another sibling who has just gotten in trouble. As babies we learn that crying will get mommy to come pick us up. So what was meant to be a way of communicating pain, fear, or hunger, becomes a way of getting what we want. We grow up to convince ourselves that there is a right way of lying and deny that the truth is the best thing to handle a situation.
There is another thing that I believe humans are born with that is often covered deep with sin and humanistic teachings and that, is a desire to know God. God created humans with this in hopes that one day we would seek the truth and see that it is Him that has the answer to the meaning of life. In fact, it is God who is the author and finisher of life and until we get to know Him, life is a continual search for a purpose that we can't fulfill on our own.
God has been the heart's desire of every human ever born. The Greeks and Romans created gods for every reason a man could think of. They built statues and worshiped them as if they were alive but never found satisfaction because they were not real. The native Americans had gods of nature and animals but were not satisfied because the life that these gods had were taken by the humans that worshiped them. And from the beginning of civilization, man has claimed to be his own god more often than not. Believing that we are the saviors our selves, only to be let down by our own frailty. No god created by man will every satisfy what the one true God put in us and that is a desire to know the truth and He is that truth.
This time of year, Christmas, the whole world hears of a Savior that was born some 2000 years ago. Something in us tells us that this is a special time of year. A time of peace and hope and giving. A time of family and friends and brotherly love. A time of trying to deny the truth and substitute the man-made meaning of a God-given Love. So many times we hear tragic stories of brokenness and loneliness because what we desire is a relationship. This relationship can never be filled with people or things but rather the love of the meaning of it all, Jesus. For unto us a child was born, Jesus, and He will save the people from their sins. He was given because of God's great love and His desire to know us intimately.
Like my dog, who can't help but chase rodents, humans can't help but chase God. Why not turn to the true God and forget about the lies that lead us in the wrong direction? Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ who died a sacrificial death for all who will accept it as payment for our sin. And whoever will call on Him will be saved and given eternal life. A life of meaning, purpose and hope. A life of love and a relationship with the God of love. It's in us.
Where Do Babies Come From
The other day I received a note from one of the mom's at our church who was telling me that her child was asking that scary question of where do babies come from. Most parents face that question and fear that they will say the wrong thing that will scare their child away from ever having children and therefore the world's population will gradually decrease until there are no people left on earth. Right?
I have heard some really weird answers to that question. The one I dislike the most is the stork. Storks are not baby carriers. They do not have the neck muscles that would be needed for such a task. Even if they did, their skinny legs would snap upon landing and if that happened around a pond or river, like where you see most storks, then the baby is likely to float off and be raised by a family of wolves or snapping turtles.
My parents told me that I was found under a cabbage leaf. I thought that this was a good explanation until I was old enough to actually smell cabbage cooking and see where it came from. If you have never smelled cabbage cooking, then you can't understand this. It stinks! No baby would ever be found near something that has the capability of stinking so much while it is being cooked. The other problem with this is that cabbage is grown in open gardens in dirt. This leaves the possibility of the baby being carried away by deer or rabbits and then growing up thinking it is okay to jump in front of moving cars, or to be sucked into the ground by worms.
Most parents who are shooting for the honesty thing tell their children that babies come from mommy's belly. That is not true because that is only where the baby stays until it is time to be born, meaning it had to have been put there somehow. Kids are not that stupid and will eventually ask about this.
Many kids are told that the doctor put the baby there to grow and will take it out when it is ready. I would never let my wife go back to the doctor that put a baby in her belly because I know the truth. Secondly, not all babies come out of the belly directly. It is only in recent modern medical history that this could be true. The caesarean birth is not the original way for babies to get out and thus we are stretching the truth a bit if that is all we tell the children.
That leaves telling the children about sex as an option. Then we have to decide if it is worth the anxiety this causes us. Most kids don't really care about the mechanics of sex, but for some reason we think that we need to get way more graphic than we should, causing anxiety, and resulting in us saying something like, "the stork brings them".
Christians default to God as the one who puts babies in bellies. This would be fine if we are talking about Mary, the mother of Jesus, but most of us did not marry, Mary. The Bible does say that all children are a gift from God, but He allows us to have a bit of fun to make those gifts. So what now? What are we going to tell those pesky little kids who ask those tough questions?
Much is dependent on how old they are when they ask. If they were below the age of 12, I told my kids to go ask their mother. If they were over they age of 12, I told them that this was so important that it would require us to spend two or three hours a day together talking for a few months, at least. That sent them running to play video games and me never having to talk to them again about anything serious.
Seriously, unless you want your child learning from his or her older, "smart" friend, the best thing that you can do is tell them the truth and keep it age appropriate. Most kids who grow up to be adults figure out where babies come from, but sadly they go through much unnecessary experimenting to find out. The Bible is full of examples of people having sex in order to create a baby. That might be a great place to start, reading the Bible. Whoda thunk it?
Do not be afraid to answer the question, where do babies come from?
What More Can They Want?
Five years ago today I did a wedding for a couple of young people who were weird and wacky. They had dreams of making it big in the music industry and living happily ever after. They went to school, moved around, and chased a dream. Dreams come true.
My youngest son and his wife celebrate 5 years of marriage today. I know that this does not qualify as happily ever after but it sure is a start. Few couples that I know have been willing to make the sacrifices and work as hard to make their dreams come true as these two. Paying their own way through school, taking jobs that seemed quite a stretch to achieve their goals and never giving up on seeking what they were looking for.
Today they serve in the music ministry in one of the largest and most dynamic churches in South Carolina, maybe even the USA. The music industry can be a brutal place to make a living and certainly to live out a Christian life. Staying true to your roots and to yourself and to each other can be extremely difficult, but so far so good. I have watched them take risks that many warned against taking and watch the rewards of those risks pay off now. As a pastor and a dad I can't be more proud of where they serve and how they serve and what they have done so far.
Not only do they celebrate their 5th wedding anniversary, but this year they will also celebrate the birth of their first child, a boy. Although this will be our 7th grandchild, it is not less thrilling! Anytime that God blesses one of your children with a child it is incredible. Children are a blessing from God and grandchildren are the crown of the grandparents! We can't wait to hold him in our arms and tell him of our love for him and our pride for his parents and our thankfulness to God for him.
It would be nice to be able to send them away for week as they celebrate their anniversary or to lavish them with other expensive gifts, but unfortunately that can't happen right now. We feel as though we are the ones who have gotten the gifts with the way they live their lives and have blessed us with a grandson. But what I can do and will never stop doing is praying for their marriage, their children, and their ministry. I will always have great pride in them being my family and great humility in knowing that they are all a gift from God. And now, I have included them in a 2nd blog…what more can they want?


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In computing, a data warehouse (DW or DWH) is a database used for reporting and analysis. The data stored in the warehouse are uploaded from the operational systems (such as marketing, sales etc., shown in the figure to the right). The data may pass through an operational data store for additional operations before they are used in the DW for reporting.
The typical ETL-based data warehouse uses staging, integration, and access layers to house its key functions. The staging layer or staging database stores raw data extracted from each of the disparate source data systems. The integration layer integrates the disparate data sets by transforming the data from the staging layer often storing this transformed data in an operational data store (ODS) database. The integrated data is then moved to yet another database, often called the data warehouse database, where the data is arranged into hierarchical groups often called dimensions and into facts and aggregate facts. The combination of facts and dimensions is sometimes called a star schema. The access layer helps users retrieve data.
A data warehouse constructed from integrated data source systems does not require ETL, staging databases, or operational data store databases. The integrated data source systems may be considered to be a part of a distributed operational data store layer. Data federation methods or data virtualization methods may be used to access the distributed integrated source data systems to consolidate and aggregate data directly into the data warehouse database tables. Unlike the ETL-based data warehouse, the integrated source data systems and the data warehouse are all integrated since there is no transformation of dimensional or reference data. This integrated data warehouse architecture supports the drill down from the aggregate data of the data warehouse to the transactional data of the integrated source data systems.
Data warehouses can be subdivided into data marts. Data marts store subsets of data from a warehouse.
This definition of the data warehouse focuses on data storage. The main source of the data is cleaned, transformed, cataloged and made available for use by managers and other business professionals for data mining, online analytical processing, market research and decision support (Marakas & O'Brien 2009). However, the means to retrieve and analyze data, to extract, transform and load data, and to manage the data dictionary are also considered essential components of a data warehousing system. Many references to data warehousing use this broader context. Thus, an expanded definition for data warehousing includes business intelligence tools, tools to extract, transform and load data into the repository, and tools to manage and retrieve metadata.
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- IV The Emperor (shown upright but came out reversed)
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- Outcome – XIX The Sun
The querent (the person getting a reading) is coming out of a period where effective communication and passionate action were required of you and following through on ones words or intentions may have been a point of reward or contention. Internet or other quick moving correspondence along with travel is indicated in the past. As there is quite a bit of fire energy in this spread, either you or this person are likely to have fire energy prominent in the natal chart (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius, Jupiter or Mars). Now, you're communicating directly, learning from your past experiences and may be practicing detachment. Recognize that you're in the middle of a learning curve that requires you acknowledge the maturing you still have to do and apply your efforts to application. Underlying a prevalent sense of detachment is a bond or connection that may have been broken; a separation that occurred in the past or on that is pending. With the underlying reversal it appears feelings were mutual, but compatibility was an issue. 2 people found they were unable or unavailable to be vulnerable with each other.
Your advice is to identify and clarify your goals in love, keeping the lessons learned from previous relationships and the deeper relationship with self in mind. Take slow consistent steps toward the building and growing of your own life, mentally, emotionally, physically, and financially and DO NOT give up. Remember you are worth as much of your effort as anyone else and as you see the results of your continued focus on self-care and applied lessons, your awareness of your own abundance and that which is coming to you will increase. A joyful, healthy, loyal and passionate partnership is yours for the taking, provided you foster that with yourself first & foremost.
You are now coming into a period stability and authority. It is time you embrace it and actively seek situations and environments where your passions are celebrated, your creativity is acknowledged and you detect potential for success. Balance is also suggested here with your motivations both being even numbered cards solidifying your self-esteem, stabilizing your lifestyle, and taking control and responsibility for your desires are important aspects that will make you feel as if you are making progress and winning in love. In other words, taking on attitudes and actions that support your individual identity and self-expression will put you in a position to not only get what or who you want in love but to recognize and appreciate when it comes to you.


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Penance and Reconciliation(commonly called Confession)
is the Sacrament in which the faithful obtain absolution for the sins committed against God and neighbour and are reconciled with the community of the Church
Individual ConfessionSaturday: 11.30am – 12.30am
Eves of Holy Days & First Fridays: 10.30am
Communal Reconciliation Services during Advent and LentThe Sacrament of Reconciliation is a common name used for the Sacrament of Confession. Whereas "Confession" stresses the action of the believer in the sacrament, "Reconciliation" stresses the action of God, whose love for us surpasses anything we may have done. God is not out to catch us in our sin but is intent on reaching out and hanging on to us in spite of our sin. Reconciliation (and the new Rite is careful to point this out) is not just a matter of getting rid of sin. Nor is its dominant concern what we, the penitents, do. The important point is what God does in, with and through us.
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Amina Memon, Orla Cronin, Richard Eaves
Ray Bull
Portsmouth University
This paper reports some preliminary research in which the various mnemonic components of the Cognitive Interview were isolated and compared with an instruction to try harder. The purpose of this was to control for possible motivational effects. Adult and children (aged 5- 9 years) were asked to recall details of a staged event under one of four instruction conditions. In the first condition, they were encouraged to reinstate context; in the second condition to change perspective; in the third condition to report the event on reverse order and in the fourth condition to try harder. There were no significant differences in correct recall or errors as a function of instruction condition. An analysis of different types of information reported in the interviews suggested some types of information were more frequently reported. Accuracy rates were high and while the older children recalled more information correctly they were no more accurate than the younger children. The implications of the findings are discussed with reference to some of the theoretical and methodological issues raised by research on cognitive interviewing.
Experimental studies of human memory have clearly demonstrated its limited capacity to store information, its reconstructive nature and its deterioration over time (e.g. Kail, 1979). It is also well established that the recall of information from memory is influenced by the strategies used to gain access to that information (Ornstein, Medlin, Stone, & Naus, 1985). This knowledge has in recent years, been applied to the practical problem of remembering in the context of eyewitness memory. The cognitive interview (CI) was developed by Geiselman and Fisher as a procedure for increasing the amount of correct information recalled by a witness (Geiselman, Fisher, MacKinnon & Holland, 1985). CI was presented in the form of four 'mnemonic' strategies and was derived from pooling research on retrieval pathways, encoding specificity, and schema related recall. The success of the CI relative to a standard police interview has been attributed to the cognitive, memory enhancing components of the procedure (e.g. Geiselman, 1988). In the 'enhanced' CI (Fisher and Geiselman, 1992) a further increase in recall is attributed to other, more 'social' aspects of the interview setting and procedure.
The aim of this paper is to evaluate experimentally the effectiveness of the cognitive components of the CI procedure using adult and child witnesses to staged events. Empirical support for the technique was generated by several studies of eyewitness memory performed by Fisher, Geiselman and colleagues which have been replicated by researchers in Germany. (See Memon & Köhnken, 1992 for a recent review).
This paper reports some preliminary research in which the various mnemonic components of the CI were isolated and compared with a control group and in which we attempt to control for possible motivational elements induced by the CI (e.g to try harder). This paper also examines age differences in recall of event information and the effectiveness of CI instructions with child witnesses. This follows an earlier study with six year olds where the full CI was no more effective than a good standard interview (Memon, Cronin, Eaves & Bull, 1992). The Cognitive Interview. The original CI procedure (e.g. Geiselman et al., 1985; 1986) comprises four 'cognitive' (mnemonic) techniques. The CI-trained interviewer encourages the interviewees/witnesses to use these techniques to help them remember. The CI techniques are derived from two principles regarding the structure of memory. Firstly, according to Tulving (1974), multiple retrieval pathways exist to a given encoded memory of an event and so a variety of retrieval cues or strategies are needed to maximise the chances of a complete recall. Two such strategies are the 'change order' and 'change perspective' instructions which encourage interviewees to recount events in a variety of orders, and from a variety of perspectives, respectively. These techniques have been shown to be effective in eliciting extra details (Loftus & Fathi, 1985; Anderson and Pichert, 1978) and may work in part by reducing the extent to which prior knowledge, expectations and schema influence and/or limit recall (Norman and Bobrow, 1978).
The second principle adopted in the CI is Tulving & Thomson's Encoding Specificity theory (1973). A memory trace is made up of several features; to maximise recall, an effective retrieval cue needs to comprise as many of these features as possible. Context provides cues which increase feature overlap between initial witnessing and subsequent retrieval contexts (cf. Flexser & Tulving, 1978). Context reinstatement involves emotional elements ('How were you feeling at the time?'), which may work via state-dependent effects, perceptual features ('Put yourself back at the scene of the crime and picture the room, how did it smell, what could you hear?'), and sequencing elements ('What were you doing at the time?').
The perspective, order and context instructions are directly related to memory theory. The status of the fourth - an instruction to the witness to report every detail irrespective of perceived importance or triviality as a mnemonic technique is not as clear. In practice, this instruction is given in conjunction with the instructions that precede each free recall by the witness, and is a means of enhancing the communication by the witness of the information elicited by whichever of the other techniques is being used at the time. Thus, use of this instruction recognises that, from a forensic point of view, even seemingly trivial facts can be important. For the purposes of this study, the 'report every detail' instruction will not be considered as a separately assessable mnemonic technique, primarily because alone it does not instruct the witness to make a recall attempt, but instead is given as a supplementary instruction to those that do (Eaves, 1992).
The CI was developed, tested and refined in a series of studies employing trained interviewers (police and students), simulated incidents and police training films (e.g. Geiselman et al., 1985), and, more recently, in field studies using a small sample of detectives and witnesses to real events in Florida (Fisher, Geiselman & Amador, 1989) and in the U.K. (George & Clifford, 1991). Later studies of the CI have largely used the 'enhanced' version which includes some general principles for improving communication and facilitating the effective use of context reinstatement.
Acquisition of mnemonic competency A review of the effects of rehearsal on memory retrieval across various groups shows that older children are more likely to engage in active rehearsal than younger ones and are more efficient in the implementation of mnemonic strategies (e.g. Ornstein et al., 1985). However, there is also evidence to suggest that if children are directed to relevant cues and sufficiently prompted to use cues, ages differences in recall performance are eliminated (Kobasigawa, 1974, Pipe, Gee and Wilson, 1993).
This evidence suggests the cognitive interview, if appropriately applied, may facilitate recall in child witnesses. The CI has been modified in recent years and tested using children as witnesses to staged events. Memon and Köhnken (1992) review the recent research, a sample of which will be outlined here. Studies by Geiselman and colleagues (Geiselman & Padilla, 1988; Saywitz, Geiselman & Bornstein, 1992) suggest that CI (the original procedure) is as effective with children as it is with adults, particularly if children are familiarised with the CI before being questioned. However, Köhnken, Finger, Nitschke and Hofer (1992) report a substantial increase in confabulated details when the enhanced version of CI was used with children.
In an earlier study, we compared the original CI with an interview that was identical to it in all respects apart from the mnemonic techniques (this latter interview being called the standard interview or SI). We found no significant differences between CI and SI in a between subject or within subject comparison (Memon et al., 1992). There were qualitative differences in the interview transcripts which suggested that not all the child interviewees understood and could use the CI techniques (cf. Cronin, Memon, Eaves, Küpper & Bull, 1992). Interviewers showed some individual differences in their application of the various CI instructions. This was also noted in the Saywitz et al (1992) study, where an overall positive effect of CI was recorded. On the basis of this earlier research we refined some of the CI instructions and incorporated a practice session in our design to encourage the children in this study to actively use the CI techniques. Before presenting the research, the methodological issues pertaining to the cognitive interview literature will be summarised. Previous Research on CI: Methodological Problems _ In earlier studies of CI (e.g. Geiselman et al., 1985) the experimenters set out to evaluate the effectiveness of the CI by comparing it with a 'Standard Interview' (SI). Usually these SI's were modelled upon the police investigative interviewing practices used by officers untrained in CI techniques. Some of the officers had never received interview training of any description. The success of the CI over the SI has often been attributed to its mnemonic components. However, in the absence of a suitable control group (that is, interviews identical to the CI save for its special techniques) it is not possible to say why the CI is more effective.
The scoring procedure (particularly the definition of a 'correct detail' and an 'incorrect' and 'confabulated' detail ) has not been fully discussed in any of the previous publications. Some studies report an increase in confabulations when CI is used. Köhnken and Brockmann (1988) report an increase in confabulations with CI, but it is not clear what constitutes a confabulated detail.
Finally, recent research suggests the CI technique results in substantial increases in correct information recalled with nine to ten year olds (Köhnken et al., 1992). However, in the same study there was a corresponding increase in confabulated details. In this particular study, the CI interviewers asked twice as many questions as the SI interviewers and errors fell largely into the person and action description category. This work suggests it is important to monitor the type of errors that may occur when CI techniques are applied.
The justification for including a 'try harder 'control group. The observed success of the CI may be due to relatively more recall attempts than are generated by the SI (cf. Scrivner and Safer, 1988). In addition, motivation may be higher in the CI groups merely because of the complex instructions they receive. A 'try harder' control group was therefore used in the studies presented below.
The pilot study (Eaves, 1992) examined the recall- enhancing properties of each of the mnemonic components of the original CI by studying them individually, comparing each one with the other two and the control group. The data from this study suggested that when the mnemonic techniques of the cognitive interview are isolated and tested individually, their so called mnemonic effects are no more apparent than the motivating effects of the 'try harder' instruction. The design employed in the pilot study was retained in subsequent studies of CI in order to examine the effectiveness of the individual CI instructions (the change context, change perspective and change order) compared with a try harder control using larger samples of college students (experiment one) and children of different ages (experiment two). In each study interviewer differences were minimised by use of a fixed interview protocol in each condition.
There were 68 participants in this study: all were biology students (aged 17 and 18 years) attending a local sixth form college. The participants were randomly distributed across conditions: try harder (N=14), context reinstatement (N=18), change perspective (N=17) and change order (N=19).
The staged event involved a postgraduate student from the university (a stranger to the class) who interrupted a lesson in order to request the students' help in completing a questionnaire. Interviews took place 10-14 days after the event. Each of three interviewers followed a clear interview protocol for each condition. This comprised an initial free recall in which subjects were specifically asked to give as much information as possible about the person and event, followed by one of the four instruction conditions: (i) Try harder; (ii) Change Perspective (iii) Reinstate Context; (iv) Change Order. Full details of the instructions are available from the first author. In each condition, the first recall consisted of a narrative account of the event. If, on completion, the participants had neglected to make any reference to a description of the man, of what he did, of what he said, or of what happened to him, they were prompted once for each of these elements. This ensured that neglecting to mention an element would not be misidentified as inability to recall anything about it
Coding and scoring of data. There were three coders and scorers. Each coder went through a sample of transcripts and assigned information to various categories. At this point accuracy of details were not assessed. Inter-coder discrepancies were discussed by working through all the codes given for each transcript and coding rules were modified once a consensus had been reached.
The coding scheme that was used was determined to some extent by the details of the to-be-remembered event. For example, the central feature of the event was the 'questionnaire' that participants were asked to complete. Thus we had a category where information about the questionnaire was placed. The other categories were: person descriptions, person action, location of persons and objects, temporal information and subjective information (information that was uncheckable including impressions of the event and person). Errors were coded as incorrect details (e.g. a blue shirt reported when the shirt was green) or confabulations (e.g. jacket reported when there was no jacket). Errors were coded and scored in the same way as correct details. For example, "he wore a green shirt and carried a black briefcase" was coded as a person descriptor with correct details assigned the following scores: one point for green and one point for shirt and errors scored as follows: one error score for black and one for briefcase.
A one way ANOVA showed no significant differences across conditions in free recall of correct or incorrect details (all F's<2). The number of errors in the free recall accounts were small (mean error rate =0.6%). All but two accounts were free from confabulations. A series of one way ANOVAs were then performed on the pooled accuracy data (i.e free recall score combined with additional details elicited following instructions). There were no significant differences between conditions across any of the comparisons (all Fs<1). As indicated in table one, the means tended to favour the 'try harder' control group with the context reinstatement condition producing the least amount of overall correct information. An examination of types of information elicited under each condition showed some interesting trends. The amount of location information differed across conditions F ( 3, 64)=7.71, p<.01, with more details about locations in the try harder as compared to context conditions (Fisher PLSD=.589, p<.05). Furthermore, there were more details in the change perspective conditions as compared to the change context conditions ( Fisher PLSD =.559, P<.05). The change order condition elicited more temporal details as compared to the change perspective condition (Fisher PLSD= .552, p<.05). These trends will be discussed in the conclusion section of the paper.
TABLE 1: Experiment 1: Mean number of details recalled in each condition
There were no significant interviewer differences in total information, total correct information or errors (all Fs<1).
The main conclusion drawn from this study was that the CI instructions have no general effect over and above the motivational element to try harder. Since the interviewers correctly followed the interview protocols each time, such a finding cannot be attributed to the failure to instruct interviewees in the use of the technique. It may be the case however, that the interviewees were not following the instructions. When participants were asked informally at the end of the study which techniques they had used the only one mentioned was context reinstatement. It may be the case that our interviewees had not understood the instructions sufficiently. In the next study we included a 'practice session' to give interviewees an opportunity to try out the techniques. As discussed above, there is some evidence to suggest that a practice session may maximise any beneficial effects of the CI (Saywitz et al., 1992).
The participants were 68 children aged five to nine years divided on the basis of school year group. The youngest year group were five to six years (N=17), the intermediate group were six to seven years (N=19), and the oldest age group were eight to nine years (N=31). There were an approximately equal number of children in each of the four conditions.
The event took the form of two strangers taking part in a school assembly by reading and acting out a poem. The event lasted about 10 minutes and memory was tested approximately a week later. As in the previous study there were three interviewers (all were female) and an interview protocol was strictly adhered to by each interviewer. Each interview began with a practice session in which children were asked to describe what they did when they brushed their teeth in the morning. In most cases the children gave a brief account without any prompting. The interviewer then asked them to give a second account but this time it was preceded by the specific instruction to try harder, to change perspective, to change context or to change order. The younger children (five to six year olds) required more prompting in the last three conditions as they did not readily understand the instructions. Our observations during the practice session suggested that with guidance and prompting children became familiar and felt comfortable with the techniques. However, it was not possible to conclude from this that the children understood and could apply the techniques when asked to describe the event (this point is taken up in discussion).
The categories into which recall data could be placed were determined by the nature of the event (see Table two for a list of categories) and we followed the procedure for coding and scoring outlined earlier.
A three (age) by four (condition) analysis of variance on total correct information (free recall and cued recall data pooled) showed a significant main effect of age F(2,55)= 5.19, P<.01 with the eight year olds producing significantly more correct information than the five year olds (Scheffé's S= 6.23, P<.01). The intermediate age group (six and seven years) did not differ significantly from either of the other two groups (cf. Davies, Tarrant, & Flin, 1989). There were no significant differences in errors or accuracy (number of items correctly recalled as a proportion of total number of items) as a function of age or condition (all Fs <1). It is interesting to note that the younger children recalled less information but were no less accurate (cf. Poole and White, 1992, Saywitz et al., 1992).
An examination of age differences in total correct information as a function of information type showed significant effects for descriptive details F (2, 55)=3.57, p<.05. with the eight years olds producing more information within this category than the five year olds (Scheffe's S=4.55, P<.05). There was also a significant age effect on subjective information F (2,55)=4.43, p<.05 with the eight year olds producing more information in this category than the 5 year olds (Scheffé's S= 1.42, p<.05). Given the small frequency of errors within each category, the analysis of error type has to be interpreted with caution.
TABLE 2: Experiment 2: Mean number of details recalled in each condition
There was no significant main effect of condition on total correct information F(3,55)=2.20, P>.05 or errors. There were significant differences between conditions in total information (total correct plus errors F (3, 64) =2.85, P<.05) with the try harder and change order conditions producing more information than the change perspective instruction (Fisher PLSD= 7.78 and 7.43 respectively, p<.05). However, more errors occurred in these conditions, although as indicated earlier there was no significant main effect of condition on error means (F(3,64)=2.33, p=.08). There were no significant interactions between age and condition on any of the measures (all Fs <1).
To summarise the data from Experiment two, there were no significant differences between the try harder control and mnemonic instruction conditions in total correct or incorrect information elicited. The results showed the youngest age group produced less correct information than the two older age groups but did not produce more errors and were no less accurate. In the absence of significant interactions between age and condition it is not possible to comment on age differences in performance under each condition. There are however, some notable trends in the means which warrant attention in further studies: (1) Inspection of the means for total correct information suggest the youngest age group perform less well under the context conditions as compared to the eight year olds which is consistent with the recent findings of Pipe et al., (1993) and (2) the youngest age group perform less well under the perspective conditions (cf Saywitz, et al., 1992) and we argue below that this may be due in part to the difficulty the children have understanding this instruction.
In the three studies there were no significant between group differences in the effects of CI instructions as compared to a try harder control group. This leads to the conclusion that the memory enhancing effects of CI reported in earlier studies may be due to increased interviewer and interviewee motivation to work harder. We are undertaking further research to explore this hypothesis in more depth. One factor relating to use of the CI that has been overlooked in earlier research is that it relies upon the co-operation of the interviewer and witness. The way in which the CI instructions are communicated and the extent to which the witness understands them is therefore critical in determining the success or failure of the procedure. For example, with respect to the change perspective instruction we found that interviewees were more likely to understand what we meant if we asked them to adopt a different location perspective rather than a different person perspective (cf. Saywitz et al., 1992).
The necessity to prompt with specific questions poses an additional problem in interpreting the effects of CI on recall performance: namely, that any increases in information obtained with CI instructions may be an artefact of the language that has to be used to fulfil the instructions given, and not a product of memory improvement. For example, in one study (Memon et al., 1992) we found the CI increased the reporting of details about the location of various people and objects (cf. Smith, 1979) as compared to a similar interview where the special CI instructions were not applied. It was also noted in one of the studies reported in the present paper (Experiment 2) that the 'change order' instruction tended to produce more information about the timing of events. Such details may of course be relevant in some cases (cf. Fisher and Geiselman, 1992).
The difficulty in communicating the CI instructions to the witness is one problem. Another is that it is not clear to what extent the success of CI resides in the motivation of the CI interviewer to produce a better interview and more information. The CI clearly takes more time and effort to perform than what has been described as a standard interview (George, 1992, Saywitz et al., 1992). The major way in which the CI components may differ from the 'try again' instruction is in the 'novel' way they request the interviewee to recall further information. Although more recent studies of CI (e.g. Köhnken et al., 1992) have tried to ensure their control groups received equivalent levels of training to cognitive interviewers the motivational element has, prior to our studies, not been sufficiently addressed in earlier studies of CI. Future studies of CI need to include a try harder group as an additional control group and compare this group's performance with that of the so called standard interview group.
Physical context cues and props may have powerful effects on recall (See Gee and Pipe, 1993 for a recent review). Yet, in the present studies we found no effects of context. Gee and Pipe argue that young children (six year olds) are less likely to use spontaneously generated cues such as imagery, and the re-enactment of an event using cues and props makes communication easier than merely reinstating the environmental context. They also show that the types of cues used and the method of presenting them are important determinants of the amount and accuracy of information reported. This reinforces the point that was made earlier about the communication of CI techniques.
Because of its potential application in the field of police interviewing, it is essential to scrutinise very carefully the experimental data related to CI. An ESRC funded study is currently underway to look more closely at the ways in which differences in interviewer style, interviewer non-verbal behaviour and witness motivation may influence the potency of any effects obtained with the CI.
We are grateful to the staff and pupils of Taunton College and Bevois Town School in Hampshire for their participation in this research. We are also grateful to Trudy Wright for her help with data collection and to Sigi Sporer for his comments on an earlier draft of the paper.


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In January 2017, I left for the United Kingdom on a Fulbright Distinguished Teacher fellowship. I conducted research at the University of Glasgow on cross-demographic arts education. I'd been preparing for this fellowship since 2008 when I first joined Teach for America as a corps member — checking off the requirements one by one (masters degree? check! coaching experience? check! national awards? check!). This Fulbright had been almost a decade in the making — so what happened once it was over? And did the experience live up to the hype?
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The Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching was created so that teachers could conduct research abroad and then utilize their findings in the classroom. My intention was to return to Uncommon Schools when I wrapped up my fellowship, possibly to a brand-new position at our high school. However, life takes you in all kinds of different directions and, while I was abroad, I met a Glaswegian-accented lad and got engaged!
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(NTSA Session 2 students performing The Dolls of New Albion at the York Theatre off-Broadway)
NTSA is still one of my major passions, but I've also come to realize that I need to be realistic. There were hundreds of times last summer when I thought: "I really wish that I could clone myself." Unfortunately, that's not possible. And until it is (c'mon, science!), NTSA will have to be a bi-annual program so that I can get the free time that I need to recharge in between seasons. To be fair, the national youth theatres in Scotland and Ireland have also chosen to have bi-annual programs so that they can make sure that every production meets their high standards, so that they can experiment with new types of programming, and so that their staff members can get a well-deserved vacation! Just another best practice that I'm adapting from our counterparts abroad!
Q. Anything else?
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Q. So what are you doing during your hiatus year?
Good question! During my Fulbright, I became interested in long-distance education. I read a few articles (specifically "The Online Devising Process" and "E[Lab]orating Performance: Transnationalism and Blended Learning in the Theatre Classroom"). NTSA was able to break even this past summer, even with all of our scholarship students; however, in order to keep the program affordable for everyone, we're looking into methods for conducting digital rehearsals before coming together for an in-person residency. My research into online teaching led me to a number of different ESL programs serving students in China.
While I was initially interested in their instructional platforms, I started reading blogs and watching YouTube videos and decided to sign up! It's a fantastic way to make some extra money in the wee hours of the morning, and, since you do all of your work at home, it's a job that can move with me from the United States to the United Kingdom. So I went through the interview process with VIPKID and Magic Ears and signed contracts with both of them!
Other than that, I'm planning a July 2019 wedding at the Barn at Harburn in West Calder, Scotland. I'm also taking some time to travel around Europe this year. (My fiancé and I both love Spain!)
Q. So would you recommend that I apply for the Fulbright?
The Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching was the best thing that ever happened to me. I launched a successful summer arts program, discovered an intense passion for travel, am moving to my host country (permanently!), and got engaged to the man of my dreams. Now, I'm not saying that you're guaranteed to meet a dashing Scottish lad à la Outlander if you apply for the Fulbright . . . but I'm also not saying that you won't.
Before I applied for the Fulbright, I read a lot of blog entries that talked about how the Fulbright gives you "the gift of time." Really, there's no better way to put it. During the school year, I always felt so overwhelmed. All of my time was dedicated to my students and my school; there was very little time left for me personally. During my Fulbright, I was able to reflect on who I wanted to be as an educator, what I was interested in doing with my life, and what mattered the most to me. I'm a much different person now than I was when I left for the United Kingdom back in 2017. I'm much happier now than I've ever been before, and I have to credit the Fulbright with most of that. (Thanks, US Department of State!) If you're feeling "stuck" in your craft as a teacher, if you're looking to make a major life change, if you want to move beyond the four walls of your classroom, then I highly encourage you to apply for the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching. It changed my life; it could very well change yours too!
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Depending on your requirements and business needs, you can select the right type of crane. Find out high you want it to reach, how much weight you want it to lift, and what kind of terrain it needs to be operated on.
It makes no sense to hire a crane with a 100 plus metre reach for a smaller job. In such cases, you can look for cranes that are capable of reaching shorter heights. Seek professional advice and suggestions if needed. Similarly, you would need to select flat and stable all-terrain cranes for your business.
You can consult with a few crane companies in Melbourne Australia and choose the best professionals for the job. Collect quotes from some good agencies and ensure that you deliver excellent values onsite, helping your business to manage the deadlines, and improving handling. All-terrain cranes can be the best option for on-site mobility and heavy duty lifting. Look for high quality crane hiring services at cost effective rates. All the best.


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Honeywell Aviation Forecast Sees up to 9,200 Deliveries of New Business Jets Valued at $270 Billion Through 2025
November 17, 2015
In its 24th annual Global Business Aviation Outlook, Honeywell forecasts up to 9,200 new business jet deliveries worth $270 billion from 2015 to 2025, with a 3 to 5 percent reduction over the value noted in the 2014 forecast.
"While emerging markets like Brazil continue to be a bright spot for business aviation over the medium term, we have seen weaker demand across other key growth markets, which may affect near-term order and delivery levels," said Brian Sill, president, Business and General Aviation, Honeywell Aerospace. "And while the sluggish economic growth and political tensions are driving a more reserved approach to purchasing, we are seeing operators invest in retrofits and upgrades for their existing aircraft, especially around connectivity, boosting aftermarket opportunities."
Key global findings in the 2015 Honeywell outlook include:
- Deliveries of approximately 675 to 725 new jets in 2015, a single-digit percentage growth year over year. The improvement in deliveries expected in 2015 is largely due to new model introductions and an increase in fractional-usage type of aircraft deliveries.
- 2016 deliveries are projected to be slightly lower reflecting weaker emerging market demand partially offset by deliveries to fractional operators.
- Operators surveyed plan to make new jet purchases equivalent to about 22 percent of their fleets over the next five years as replacements or additions to their current fleet.
- Of the total new business jet purchase plans, 19 percent are intended to occur by the end of 2016, while 17 and 20 percent are scheduled for 2017 and 2018, respectively.
- Operators continue to focus on larger-cabin aircraft classes, ranging from super mid-size through ultra long-range and business liner, which are expected to account for more than 80 percent of all expenditures on new business jets in the near term.
- The longer-range forecast through 2025 projects a 3 percent average annual growth rate despite the relatively flat near-term outlook as new models and improved economic performance contribute to industry growth.


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Mental patients at service told castration is answer
ATASCADERO — A nurse who told patients worshipping at a state mental hospital that castration would set them free is being investigated after one patient removed one of his testicles.
Atascadero State Hospital nurse Hal Tune, who worked with sexually violent predators, delivered the freedom-through-castration sermon on Oct. 28. He is now being investigated for possibly jeopardizing the health of the patients.
Officials were also investigating whether the unauthorized church message led one of the patients to slice off one of his testicles about a week later, hospital spokeswoman Leslie Malcom said.
Tune, who said he was not disciplined by hospital authorities but instead chose to retire last week, advocated removal of the testicles as a way to eliminate deviant sexual urges.
More than a dozen patients walked out in the middle of Tune's message.
"Hal said he had a message of hope. I thought the message would be positive. But when he said 'surgical castration,' the whole place erupted," patient Rex McCurdy said.
Tune said he based his speech on an essay he wrote about sexually violent predators.
The essay "Hope for the SVP" cites biblical fragments, statistics about sex offender recidivism and details about the surgery.
"You will be released from a sense of guilt of your sexual behavior. Your mind will no longer dwell on it. Imagine the peace of mind, never to be tempted to repeat your crime," Tune said, reading from the essay he distributed to patients.
Tune said he spoke to patients on his own time before his shift officially started and that he was not delivering the message in his capacity as a hospital nurse.
Malcom said Tune wasn't authorized to talk to patients about castration during the religious service and he didn't get permission to speak about the controversial subject.
Tune said from his Morro Bay home that he didn't think he needed permission and he didn't think there was anything improper about his lecture.
"I wanted these folks to have some hope," Tune said. "This way they will find happiness. That's how I found happiness."
Tune said he was castrated five years ago after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Since the operation, he is no longer having sexual fantasies, he said.
Patient Steven Cerniglia filed a complaint against Tune on Monday claiming castration recommendations from someone viewed as an authority figure can have tragic results on the mentally ill.
"He was up there playing God and doctor," Cerniglia said.
Some patients claimed Tune's speech was partially responsible for the actions of a fellow patient who mutilated his genitals with a pen.
But Douglas Rose, the 28-year-old patient who removed one of his testicles about a week after Tune's address, denied that the speech had anything to do with his decision to castrate himself.
"I did it because of deep personal issues," Rose said, noting he didn't attend Tune's church speech and had previously attempted to castrate himself.


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Chakra Meditations and New Blog
I have enjoyed this chakra meditation video very much over the last few months. It has a nice grounding effect and is quite relaxing.
Each day Jeremy and I do some combination of between 2-4 meditations spread throughout the day. It is part of the Gupta Amygdala Retraining Technique we have been doing and it helps immensely. Though the program starts you off with guided meditations of their own and cd's to help you get started, we've taken it beyond those to now encompassing other meditation styles too.
Sometimes we skip the afternoon meditation in favor of a walk in the park or around our semi-rural neighborhood. This also seems just as relaxing and really depends on the day as to which we do.
Over the last several months of this program I have had a lot of time to think. Originally I was unsure as to when I would share with my reading community that I was doing the Gupta program, as it is a bit alternative and honestly, I wasn't ready to face people judging me or how I choose to heal myself. Sad that even with all I've been through from these illnesses, there are those people out there who will harshly judge anyone who dares to break their own boundaries by becoming well.
Unfortunately, I did indeed face some negative criticism and a fair bit of what I felt to be an irrational anger towards me for not sharing on my blog all the intimate and private details of my life. As though somehow by denying this person those details, I am not only standing in the way of their own healing, but outright doing them harm.
I hate to admit it, but even despite finding their position to have been in the minority it did take away some of my enthusiasm for sharing this healing journey with you, my readers and friends. At this same time in life, I found myself to be going into a bit of a downturn in health because of our cat, Tashi, waking us multiple times a night and causing enormous difficulties. I love that cat, but she knocked down a considerable part of my health for the better part of four full months. All in all, as you may have noticed, I haven't been posting very much for sometime now.
But that's about to change… just not here.
Now I'm bouncing back quickly, more quickly than I had even dared to hope! With this gigantic boost in health is also the same boost in motivation to get a move on life. Jeremy and I are going to see about moving to Colorado, sooner rather than later, and start the process of getting back to school through the work training programs available to us.
Jeremy and I started a new blog for us to share, A Thousand Miles, where we will detail out more of our adventures while trying to find enough money to make the move. Being on Social Security Disability and food stamps doesn't leave much money to try and save up for a big expense, and being on an island means big expense if you want to move off it. Plane fare alone starts around $1200! If we actually want to take with us anything besides carry-on luggage, such as shipping our computers to Colorado or blankets, well the costs skyrocket.
Life is full of challenges and as any who've read my blog here for very long knows, we take each challenge and overcome them. It's all just a matter of time.
New home for Tashi. :(
I've been down and out of life for the last couple of months, mostly because Tashi has been waking us up multiple times a night since mid-February. She's a wonderful cat in all other ways, but sadly she has trouble with being afraid of things in our home environment which we have zero control over.
The main trigger for her nightly wake-ups seems to be our neighbor's voice coming in through our windows at all hours of the night. I don't blame the neighbor, she works until midnight and we knew that before moving in. Everything is at a normal speaking volume, she's just awake much of the night. We've worked far too many lousy jobs that require that sort of shift to complain about someone else who's working that shift and simply unwinding at night by chatting with their boyfriend.
And so we've found Tashi a new home. It's a good home and she will be moving there at the end of this week. There are 3 other cats and a dog, along with some nice folks. A much bigger home, more windows for her, and most importantly – neighbors who's windows are much further than 5 feet away.
I'll be very sorry to see her go. I haven't posted much about her here, but she's been a real highlight in our lives these last 6 months. Were it not for this constant lack of sleep and what it's done to our health (a full stop on our healing progress for CFS and some regression), it would be a great joy to keep her with us.
However it seems to have come down to staying tired and feeling useless in life or keeping a wonderful cat – oddly it was a hard choice. But then being tired and feeling useless is actually what most of life felt like since becoming ill in 2001 – it's only recently begun to change at the end of last year so I'm not as familiar with what that feels like anymore.
What I do remember of December (2012) and January (2013) was a great deal of delight in feeling my energy coming up, actually being able to see and feel life returning to a more normal picture, and being happy that my existence isn't dictated solely by feelings of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Multiple Chemical Sensitives. Thankfully, I'm still seeing MCS improvements, even just yesterday going into a store (Costco) that we had to avoid in the past like the plague due to all the odors and such. Now it was just as I remembered it from when I went as a kid with my mom on shopping day – everything smelled just the same, not overwhelming or frightening. Life with MCS really is coming to a close and it's both a brilliant and wonderful thing.
I know this can happen with CFS too and unfortunately its all too clear that right now that means as best of sleep as we can manage so our nervous systems can calm down instead of being jarred awake several times a night. Truly, Tashi is going to a great home with one of the worker's at the cat sanctuary we adopted her from – actually the woman who helped us pick her out. The woman had always wanted Tashi, seemed a little sad to see her go, but had not wanted to make the commitment before. She's had a change of mind now that she's seen just how wonderful and loving Tashi is as a house cat – they'll do well together I think.
Hopefully in a few weeks time Jeremy and I will be seeing more energy again. Neither of us can hardly wait for the adventures on our horizon and have lots of motivation to make them happen. Brighter days should be coming our way, even if they are a little more lonely without my dear Tashi.
UNTAMED Photography
It seems I have finally accomplished another dream today. For the last year I have wanted to open my own etsy store just as Jeremy had done for his steampunk jewelry business. I've seen him excitedly checking his email and finding that he's sold something, it looked like a lot of fun! Problem was, I didn't know what I wanted to sell…
Then last March I bought a nice DSLR camera and started taking pictures. It seemed pretty obvious what type of etsy store I would be opening up, it was now just a matter of time. In less than a week we found out had to move out of our apartment and the rental search began. As mentioned in previous posts, life with moderate MCS can be difficult – having to find safe housing that didn't make us ill only made this more so.
As the months went by and we still were unsuccessful at our rental search, my ability for photography greatly declined as every bit of energy went into finding us a safe place to live. I would take my camera out for a trip perhaps once or twice a month, but anything more was beyond my physical abilities.
Then we moved! This is a wonderful apartment we have lived in these past 3 months and I often find myself thinking about how much I love it here. My energy came up a bit and again I began my day dreams of an etsy store of my own.
My last post told of winning a prize in a photography contest, it was the first step I took towards my store. Before preparing that photo for the contest, I still hadn't readied a single photograph for printing. Many show how much I have left to learn about controlling my camera and setting up the shot – which means most photos need a lot of post processing work in Lightroom. However I didn't let this deter me from my goal of starting up a store, just means I have opened it with less photographs than I had originally planned.
Which brings me to my grand opening of UNTAMED Photography! 😀
I hope to add to my store over the next few weeks and am very happy to have finally gotten through the steep learning curve to finish opening today. I hope you all enjoy the couple of pictures I have put up there already and I will be writing about new ones as they are listed.
yay! 😀
Winter in Hawaii
I could not have imagined a winter as warm as this. Today has felt more like summer than it has winter. Around Christmas we had 3 weeks of Autumn-like weather – seems that was our winter!
Along with the warm weather is more air pollution in the winter from VOG – volcanic gasses which are heavy in sulfur. They tend to linger at times due to lower Trade Winds and cause the air to feel heavier, more polluted. How polluted? Well, I'd take VOG any day over all the wood smoke we'd have this time of year in Washington. Not to mention the presto logs – those things were toxic to be stuck downwind in their smoke! On the other hand, we are more sluggish on VOG days and it can cause headaches at night for me.
Sunshine – we are in the midst of a lovely period of sunny weather. Weeks of it even!
I remember in Washington we had two warm winters when the winds came up from Hawaii bringing sunshine and zero snow. We always daydreamed about how wonderful it would be to live someplace where it was always that warm – now that I'm here I must say it's a fair bit warmer than I would have believed possible!
T-shirts and shorts are the norm and still you'll find yourself a bit hot by noon. I love it!
In fact, I love it so much that I did something today which exemplifies winter in Hawaii better than anything else I could say at this point.
I went skinny dipping in the ocean!
It's been years since I last stripped off my clothes and hopped into a body of water. Doing so today felt like gaining back a small part of myself which was lost when illness struck.
I may still be tired and sick, but I can swim naked in the ocean with the warm sun upon me like a younger me once enjoyed.
That makes me happy.


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Stalley Textile Co.
Screen printed nothofagus gunnii pouch / clutch / purse - white on charcoal
This pouch is your perfect handbag companion.
It features the beautiful Tasmanian endemic tree - Nothofagus gunnii (or fagus for short), screen printed on the front in white ink on 'brushed charcoal' fabric.
This is my original hand drawn design, which I have converted to a screen-print.
The fagus tree is a Tasmanian icon and displays a wonderful array of colour in autumn when the leaves turn from green to yellow, orange and bright red.
You can use it to hold your makeup, your travel documents or your cards and cash.
This pouch would make an excellent gift for a loved one overseas.
It measures 20cm x 15cm, is lined with a hard wearing fabric, and the zipper is the highest quality YKK brand.
Please note the lining fabric colour may vary.
The reverse side is black vinyl.
Designed and made in Tasmania.


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Bank of Sydney acquires CBD location for future head office
Tuesday 5th March 2019
Bank of Sydney acquires CBD location for future head office
Bank of Sydney is proud to announce that it has reached an agreement to purchase 62 Pitt Street Sydney. The site will act as both Bank of Sydney's signature branch, and its Australian head office.
Bank of Sydney has grown tremendously since its inception in 2001 and is proud to serve all Australian communities. The new Pitt Street headquarters located in the heart of Sydney's CBD is another step in the Bank's ambitious growth strategy and will allow Bank of Sydney to continue to provide an even more improved experience for its valued customers.


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We are delighted to announce that we have sold Indonesian-language rights for historical novel "Mataram" by Tony Reid in advance of Indonesia being Market Focus at London Book Fair 2019 to Indonesian publisher, Gramedia. The book, Mataram is hiding towards its first reprint and has been one of Monsoon's most in demand books since its …Read More about Mataram by Tony Reid to be translated
Author event: Tony Reid in conversation with Jennifer Lindsay
For our Australian readers, we have a brilliant event coming up with our author Tony Reid and his new book, Mataram. Please see below! 6pm Thursday November 15th at Asia Bookroom Tony Reid discusses his latest book in conversation with Jennifer Lindsay Mataram. A Novel of Love, Faith and Power in Early Java Seventeenth-century …Read More about Author event: Tony Reid in conversation with Jennifer Lindsay


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Funky Muppet deliver really fun balloon decorations for various parties and events. What they needed was a site that reflected the fun that they provide. They are happy that they got just that.
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