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Disaster Preparedness & Relief
When disaster strikes, Iridium is there. We are proud to help prepare communities for natural disasters and other emergencies, and assist in relief efforts after tragedy has struck. Through our disaster preparation education, satellite communication trainings, emergency loaner program, and other resources, we are committed to assisting those in disaster-prone or disaster-stricken regions, and the organizations that bravely help rebuild.
Be Prepared for Disasters
Did you know…
- In 2017, due to Hurricanes Irma and Maria, more than 95% of cell sites were out in Puerto Rico and 77% of cell sites were out in the Virgin Islands.
- In 2012, Hurricane Sandy knocked out 25% of the cell towers in the New York City area.
- In 2005, Hurricane Katrina, knocked out the terrestrial infrastructure in the coastal areas of Louisiana & Mississippi. The telephone lines of almost 3 million customers were knocked down & more than 25 million calls failed.
We encourage you to have an emergency kit to prepare for and respond to potential emergencies, including natural disasters. The list below includes suggested items to assemble your own emergency supply kit:
- Canned food and a can opener
- Water, one gallon of water per person per day (for at least three days)
- Prescription medication
- First aid kit
- Cash, traveler's checks and change
- Battery-powered or hand crank radio
- Iridium satellite phone
- A list of key phone numbers (family members, local government, roadside assistance, local hotels, etc.)
- Important documents (insurance policies, identification, and bank records) in a portable, waterproof container
- Portable charger for electronic devices
- Flashlight and extra batteries
- Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation
- Blanket
- Whistle (to signal for help)
- Local maps
Click here to download a printer-friendly version of our Disaster Prep Guide.
Communications Preparations
Part of planning for a disaster is making sure you know how you would call for help or communicate with loved ones during an emergency. Reliable communications can make all the difference. We are proud to provide critical connectivity that operates reliably, effectively, and efficiently – especially when traditional systems cannot. If you have a satellite phone, make sure to test it monthly.
How to Test Your Satellite Phone
- Test your Iridium satellite phone monthly at 00-1-480-752-5105.
- Keep your satellite phone charged and detach the battery before you put it in storage, so the battery doesn't drain.
- Place calls in an unobstructed outdoor area with a clear view of the sky.
- Refer to the user guide for proper use and additional instructions.
- Register Iridium satellite devices with SOS button (Iridium Extreme®, Iridium GO!®, Iridium Extreme® PTT) for emergency services at net.
- Have a solar charger for charging in situations when the electrical grid is damaged. (Example: Solstar)
- Have your Iridium Service Provider's phone number for assistance.
Please view the tutorials below for guided support through your satellite phone test.
United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
Every second counts during disaster preparation and response, so any disruption of communications or delay in deploying equipment can cost lives. Iridium technologies can play a vital role in disaster preparation and response given their global reach, continuous coverage, and ability to perform regardless of the state of terrestrial infrastructure, which is often damaged by disasters.
Iridium is committed to creating solutions to assist with disaster warning, evacuation, disaster strike, first response, search and rescue, disaster assessment, and cleanup. Along with our partners, we are deploying many IoT applications that assist in environmental monitoring, disaster detection, and early warning, which allow residents to prepare or evacuate, and ultimately save lives. Our technology can be used to monitor water levels in rivers or lakes to support flood monitoring and alerting, for tsunami monitors in the oceans, or even to track supplies and personnel that are deployed to support a relief operation.
As part of our commitment to supporting disaster preparation and response, Iridium has donated 70 Iridium phones and unlimited free service on them to the United Nation's International Telecommunications Union (ITU). The ITU allocates global radio spectrum and develops the technical standards that ensure networks and technologies seamlessly interconnect, and strives to improve access to information and communication technologies (ICT) to communities worldwide. After disasters strike, the ITU assists and coordinates with other U.N. agencies and provides telecommunications means to disaster relief teams and organizations around the world.
Iridium Emergency Relief & Sponsorship Program
When disaster strikes, Iridium is there. We are proud to support communities impacted by natural disasters and other emergencies, as well as the organizations dedicated to helping rebuild. To achieve this, we have created an emergency relief satellite communications sponsorship program. Along with our partners, we are able to provide devices and free air-time to organizations working in impacted areas.*
Click Here for more information on our emergency response sponsorships.
*Sponsorships are available on a limited basis. Please read more at the link above.
Enabling Disaster Preparedness & Relief Solutions
We are proud to work with partners all over the world that use the Iridium network to develop solutions designed to detect, prevent, and provide relief following natural disasters.
Hurricane Relief
The Iridium network is independent of traditional terrestrial (ground) infrastructures. Our network can provide connectivity even when terrestrial networks are not available or experience outages. Government organizations, first responders, volunteer relief groups, reporters, and individuals rely on Iridium for critical communications following storms.
Tsunami Early Warning
Iridium and our partners deploy many applications that assist in disaster detection and early warning. Satellite IoT technology is used for tsunami monitors, like the DART stations, in the oceans by organizations like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). These early warning systems allow residents to prepare for disasters or evacuate, ultimately saving lives.
First Response
Iridium is the go-to satellite solution for first responders – our devices support telemedicine in high-risk areas, critical communication and locational support for medivac rescues and supply drops, along with one-to-many communications for various first responder teams in emergency situations.
Climate Change Monitoring
Governments and environmental organizations deploy ocean profiling floats that rely on the Iridium network to transmit critical data from anywhere in the world. Floats measure ocean currents, temperatures, and salinity to help track climate change and the impact on the ocean, ultimately working to help address climate-related disasters. Click here to learn more about our sustainability efforts.


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Jackie and Peter!
Here's their wonderful story:
Our Story:
Although not completely uncommon these days, Peter and I met via the internet. I'd been living in NYC for about a year and a half before we met (in 2005), having no luck meeting people via the usual routes. I did, however, have much luck finding an excellent roommate and buying/selling some furniture on Craigslist, and one day happened to notice that they had a dating section so I figured I'd try my luck there too. Peter was not the first person I met, and in fact I was just about ready to give up. I put up an ad just seeking interesting people to hang out with and do fun NYC cultural-type stuff with (live music, theater, museums, all that good stuff). I got the usual responses from people looking for a hook up, and then I got a (shockingly) long email from someone who appeared to be a genteel man from the 1950s (he used the phrase "I will eat my hat" when letting me know that he would, hands down, be taller than me – and I'm 5'11"!). Intrigued by his polite and antiquated-style message, I wrote back without expecting much. We exchanged emails for the week before Thanksgiving and agreed to meet when he returned the Saturday after Thanksgiving. What really got me was that he proceeded to make all of the arrangements upon hearing that I had been to, and in fact really loved, the place he suggested. Up until that point, no guy I had been on dates with made plans for the date, and in advance no less! Still, I didn't get my hopes up too much because, though a date and time to meet had been made, we had yet to exchange photos. I decided it wasn't necessarily all that important to me, and since he didn't ask for my photo either, I figured we were both throwing caution to the wind! Well, the evening of our first date, I was running late and had forgotten to take his number with me! I was nearly 1/2 an hour late when I showed up at the restaurant, and despite convincing myself that a 6'5″ blond guy would be pretty easy to pick out, it did take me a few minutes and some awkward stares to find him (thank goodness!) sitting at the bar with a beer, patiently waiting for me to show up! Though I wasn't sure what to make of it in the end, we did have a great dinner & conversation, and ended up going to see some live music a favorite place of mine until about 1AM. Admittedly, I sweated it out for the next couple of days wondering if I would hear from or see him again. But 3 days later, he asked to make plans with me for the following weekend! And the rest, as they say, is history…
We have been together for 4 and a half years and in January of this year, Peter asked me to marry him! Within about a month of dating him, I was positive he was who I wanted to be with for the long haul. But upon seeing us together, we are in many ways a very unlikely couple. I am mixed African American and lots of other stuff, from a Northern New Jersey suburb, grew up as an only child in a single-parent household. For much of my life I have been involved in creative endeavors, from creative writing to art to theater, and have not had or wanted to much to do with science, sports or technology. I was the quintessential 80s kid though, growing up watching cable TV and, yes, had big hair, wore lots of neon and had at least 2 pairs of L.A. Gears. And very much a city slicker! Peter is blond, blue-eyed, originally from the Augusta, Maine area, is the oldest of three (and the only boy), and is the epitome of a computer nerd. He is very much into outdoor stuff like hiking and camping and sailing, and was never allowed to watch TV as a kid. He's relatively introverted and I'm pretty social. But despite some obvious differences, we share many many common interests, love NYC, and just somehow "clicked." As with most relationships, things haven't always been rosy. Our first two apartments together we disasters (the first had a bedbug infestation and the second we had mice, rarely ever had hot water, and often got stuck in the elevators, just to name a few issues) and we have both gone through various job growing pains – unemployment, salary cuts, grad school, etc. We have grown together through good and bad, and I am thankful I have had someone like Peter by my side. His family is amazing and everyone gets along so I am super excited to gain some great in-laws! We are looking forward to having a our wedding in the Hudson Valley, a place we've visited many times over the years together, and that is the perfect balance of creature comforts and natural beauty! Plus, it's an excuse to get our friends and family outside the box (or island, as the case may be!). Who knew I'd end up finding the love of my life on a lame-looking website called Craigslist!
To all our couples,
Thank you for your participation in our 2011 wedding photography giveaway. All of your stories were filled with such romance and really warmed our hearts. I applaud the gentlemen for such creative proposals… believe me, my wife gave a lot of why-didn't-you-propose-to-me-like-that looks a lot as we read these.
Jackie and Peter won with 159 comments. Coming in for a close second was Michelle and Christopher with 115.
Michelle and Christopher, as our second place contestants we would like to give you a free engagement session which includes a 2 hour session with web gallery and a $100 product credit!
Thank you again everyone for sharing your lives with us and we hope that you still consider J. Castro Photography for your wedding day needs.

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I. Overview
Customers that generate electric power with FERC qualifying facilities status may take advantage of Schedule SQF. Schedule SQF is available to generation facilities up to 100 kilowatts who do not have any other generator connected to the distribution grid. Under Schedule SQF, the kilowatt-hours produced by the customer and sent to the distribution grid will be credited each month on the customer's electric bill. Special provisions are made under Schedule SQF for generators less than 50 kilowatts that use renewable energy resources such as solar, wind, and/or biofuels.
Generators Over 100 kW
For generators over 100 kilowatts, please refer to Schedule LQF, which addresses Nonfirm Energy Purchased from Large Qualifying Facilities. With respect to requesting to interconnect a generator over 100 kilowatts, please click here and Entergy Texas will contact you.
II. Interconnection Requirements
Customers who wish to use Schedule SQF (or to increase/change the size of their qualifying generator) can do so by installing generation equipment approved by Entergy for interconnecting with Entergy's electrical distribution grid. Approved generation systems must comply with Entergy's Interconnection Standard. For a copy of Entergy's Safety and Interconnection Standard, click here for Entergy's "Connecting Small Electric Generators to the Entergy Distribution System (less than) 300 kVA."
To install a generator under Schedule SQF or to increase/change the size of an existing generator to be connected to Entergy Texas's distribution grid, the customer must submit all of the following:
- An application package completed and signed that includes:
- Application for solar units 25 kVA and smaller
- Interconnection Agreement
- Completed one line diagram outlining the proposed generating facility
Click here for One Line Diagram example.
In addition to submitting the above information, the following requirements must be met:
- Pay for the reasonable costs of connecting, switching, metering, transmission, distribution, safety provisions and administrative costs that are directly related to the interconnection and in excess of the corresponding costs if interconnection did not occur. Interconnection costs shall be paid by the qualifying facility (QF) prior to any purchase of energy by the Company.
- Sign an interconnection agreement with the utility.
- Have a labeled manual disconnect approved by the utility on the outside (available to Entergy 24 hours a day with no notice). Information on labeling requirements.
- Be able to synchronize with the utility and stay synchronized.
- Have safety measures that prevent the generator from feeding electricity to the utility when the line is non-energized, in an abnormal voltage or frequency situation, or cause a degradation of the safety or quality of power on the electrical grid (control packages are available to do this.)
- Meet performance and safety standards including:
- Entergy's "Connecting Small Electric Generators to the Entergy Distribution System (less than 300 kVA)";
- Local and state laws, ordinances, and codes;
- National codes such as the National Electric Code, National Electric Safety Code, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., and Underwriters Laboratories Inc.
III. Monthly Billing
After Entergy's approval of the customer's qualifying generation facility, as necessary, Entergy will install a meter to register the amount of energy supplied to the grid. The meter will replace the current electrical meter if necessary and will separately register both the amount of electricity purchased from and supplied to the utility.
For qualifying renewable energy resources less than 50 kilowatts, the customer will be billed for all energy (kWh) supplied by the utility and will be credited for any energy (kWh) supplied to the grid in accordance with Option 2C of Schedule SQF. The customer will receive a credit for all energy (kWh) supplied to the grid during the billing cycle based on the Company's standard rates for purchases at Avoided Cost. For current Entergy Avoided Cost Data, please click here .
For qualifying renewable energy resources less than 50 kilowatts in which the customer submitted a complete interconnection application prior to January 2, 2018, the customer will be billed for all energy (kWh) supplied by the utility and will be credited for any energy (kWh) supplied to the grid in accordance with Option 4 of Schedule SQF.
If an amount of less than $50.00 is due and payable by Company to the customer, the Company will credit the customer's account and the balance shall be carried over to the next month and each successive month until such time as the credit is greater than $50.00, at which time a check will be issued to the customer. Customers must fill out a New Base Supplier Form to receive the refund. For the New Base Supplier Form, click here.
To submit a completed Application, appropriate Interconnection Agreement, One Line diagram and New Base Supplier Form, applicants can send documentation via email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Please click here to submit any questions for potential installations in Entergy Texas, Inc.


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MADISON COUNTY, Ala. - Madison County Schools will soon hire a Director of Equity and Innovation. The Madison County Schools Board of Education approved a job description for the position at a meeting Monday night.
The job is a new position, created in part to manage the strategic plan and also guide the district through its process to come out from under a Federal desegregation order.
Court documents show the district is still negotiating with the plaintiffs: the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and the U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division, on the terms of a joint consent order that would lay out the path toward unitary status. Unitary status is when the district will have achieved equitable education for every child in categories like transportation and course offerings.
Most recently, terms are still being drafted and reviewed between the parties before they will present the joint proposed consent order to a federal judge.
"It's really a good time to have, really, somebody leading that effort that's tying in all the different departments in our district, communicating with stakeholders, and getting input from that. And making sure that we are getting done what we need to get done," Superintendent Matt Massey said of the new position.
Superintendent Matt Massey said this job is also necessary to help out with coordinating the many reports the district needs to submit to the court in response to various requests for information.
"Hundreds of pages of data, from what classes students are taking in every classroom, how many students are in the honors program, what is the demographic makeup of that," Massey listed. "It is going to be a big effort, and so we need some help to be able to do that."
He also addressed board concerns that this job is inflating administration and staffing at the district's central office.
"We're staffed, at our central office, about half of what is normal for a school system. We are already extremely lean," he said. "We are going to view this as a positive process. We aren't giving up any big things. It's about making us better."
Massey said ultimately, the person who takes this job will be leading the way through a monumental time for the school system.
"I don't think it's going to lighten the load," he said, "it's really going to be a torch bearer through that process. And it's a big responsibility and everybody is going to have to pitch in."
He told WHNT News 19 the job would be posted on Tuesday morning, and the application period will be two weeks. After that, the superintendent's office will coordinate interviews to make a recommendation to the board by the end of December. The district will review the applicants with the hopes of having someone in place at the beginning of 2019.
The job description approved Monday night includes:
- Working in partnership with the Superintendent and system representatives to implement the Madison County School System's Strategic Plan
- Facilitating and monitoring the implementation of the MCSS Consent Order and coordinating reports to all required parties
- Writing, revising, updating, and guiding the implementation of district policies and administrative regulations relating to educational equity
The applicants must have a master's degree or higher in the education field, ALSDE administrative certification, and communication skills. The position would report directly to the deputy superintendent.


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Emmanuel Petit slams Arsenal for giving Unai Emery just £60million to spend
New boss needs to make some big changes in order to get Arsenal back up the rankings but has limited funds this summer
EMMANUEL PETIT has slammed Arsenal for handing Unai Emery just £60million for new players this summer.
The former Gunner admits he is tired of seeing Arsenal fail to bring in top-class signings and insists the club is "going nowhere" despite having a new face at the helm.
Emery was confirmed as Arsene Wenger's replacement earlier this month after winning the Ligue 1 title with Paris Saint-Germain.
Fans are hoping the Spaniard will oversee a mass squad overhaul after Arsenal finished sixth in the Premier League last season.
But it's understood the Emirates board will give Emery just a fraction of the budget needed to really make a difference to the playing personnel.
It means Arsenal are likely to target players available on the cheap, with free agent Stephan Lichsteiner and £16m-rated Borussia Dortmund defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos expected to join shortly.
But Petit is outraged the club aren't backing their new man with unlimited funds, revealing that he and other Arsenal fans are sick of the failed youth policy as rivals continue to splash the cash.
Petit said: "When I hear about the amount of money Emery has to spend, I can't believe it.
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"Where are you going with £60m? You're going nowhere.
"With that amount of money, you can put the best manager in the world on the sideline and the team won't change much.
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"There is quality at the club, but not to match the likes of Manchester City or Liverpool. They need to bring in top quality players.
"I want to say to the board: 'Can you just stop bringing in young players for one year?'
"We've had enough of them, the club is full of them. It's been like this for 15 years now, we need something else.
"We need talented, experienced players. We need big characters and big personalities. This is what has been missing. For me, £60m is ridiculous."


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A sale from last year the notification for which became lost in my inbox and that I've only just discovered!
Zazzle says: 'It's time to show off your favourite art, photos, and text with a custom square wall clock from Zazzle. Made for any wall, this clock is vibrantly printed with AcryliPrint®HD process to ensure the highest quality display of any content. Order this custom square wall clock for your home or give to friends and family as a gift for a timeless treasure.'
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Take care and keep laughing!
Some of you know that I had another eye appointment at the hospital on Thursday. The scar tissue was removed by laser, which was fairly painless. I might see a difference in a couple of days but there was talk about it taking six weeks.
No change so far. I've always said I was on this earth to learn patience and so it remains. I shall keep smiling and laughing. Because that's what I do!
And now to the real point of the post.
About a year ago, dear Marilyn of MKG- Memories-Keepsakes-Gifts bought one of my prints from Crated. She has now found the perfect frame, as above, and it's going to look fabulous in her new kitchen. Thank you, Marilyn, for posting about it.
However, took a while for me to realise to whom she was referring:
I first represented this as "Lillian Vernon"… my mistake!… That name always comes to mind when reading Sarah's Blog… I had read and heard of "Lillian Verno…
Source: Sarah Vernon Print – I Found IT! | MKG- Memories-Keepsakes-Gifts
Anyone who is friends with me on Facebook will have seen the photograph below. For anyone else, it just so happens that I bought the same print as Marilyn about six weeks ago from Redbubble and with a frame.
As you can see, it hangs above my kitchen sink. I get such a kick out of it. I'm pretty smitten also with my black tap with a white handle, which is from Ikea and the best and easiest mechanism I've ever tried.
It replaces what I thought was a beautifully sinuous — apparently very expensive — chrome tap installed by the previous owner but it was a painful ordeal for my fingers.
And that's it for now.
Take care and keep laughing!
It's World Scleroderma Day so another outing for this post to spread awareness of this little-known auto-immune condition that affects me.
It's a very strange feeling when you discover that an artist you admire had the same disabling illness as you have, especially when it's relatively rare, not to mention impossible to de…
This is a beautiful tribute to me and my work from Lynz at lynz real cooking. If food and life experiences are your thing, you should hot-foot it over to her blog immediately!
Originally posted on First Night Design.
It's a very strange feeling when you discover that an artist you admire had the same disabling illness as you have, especially when it's relatively rare, not to mention impossible to describe succinctly. Paul Klee — though it wasn't diagnosed until ten years after his death in 1940 — had Scleroderma, an autoimmune condition that can be utterly debilitating. I have wanted to write about Scleroderma and its affect on my life and work for some time but I never thought I would be doing so with reference to Paul Klee!
In essence, Scleroderma in all its forms is a chronic circulatory and connective tissue disorder in which the body's defences attack its own organs and tissues. The Raynaud's & Scleroderma Association website describes it thus:
'Scleroderma is an uncommon disease of the immune system, blood vessels and connective tissue. In this condition the skin, usually…
via First Night Design | Me, Paul Klee, and Scleroderma | First Night Design.
Special thanks are due to Sally of Smorgasbord – Variety is the Spice of Life. Sally has been an incredible supporter of my work this year and deserves innumerable gold stars!
Buying a gift for Christmas for those we love can become more difficult the older we get. We probably have enough ornaments to dust, soap and socks. Finding something that is a little more inventive can be tough but if you enter Sarah Vernon's online shopping sites there is no problem at all in finding just the right piece to delight everyone on your present list.
An actress for over 30 years on screen and stage, Sarah Vernon is also a very talented artist and writer. As a blogger Sarah has delighted with her websites including Rogues&Vagabonds founded in 2001, provided a wonderful look behind the scenes of British Theatre and from time to time further afield with some additional features on television and the big screen.
For those of us lucky enough to have discovered her blog and websites, we have been treated to her original and elegant First…
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It was a treat to answer Sally Cronin's questions for her Smorgasbord blog and this was the result. Thank you, Sally, for allowing me to burble at length!
It's a very strange feeling when you discover that an artist you admire had the same disabling illness as you have, especially when it's relatively rare, not to mention impossible to describe succinctly. Paul Klee — though it wasn't diagnosed until ten years after his death in 1940 — had Scleroderma, an autoimmune condition that can be utterly debilitating. I have wanted to write about Scleroderma and its affect on my life and work for some time but I never thought I would be doing so with reference to Paul Klee!
In essence, Scleroderma in all its forms is a chronic circulatory and connective tissue disorder in which the body's defences attack its own organs and tissues. The Raynaud's & Scleroderma Association website describes it thus:
'Scleroderma is an uncommon disease of the immune system, blood vessels and connective tissue. In this condition the skin, usually of the hands and feet, becomes stiff, tight and shiny. As a result of changes in these three areas, the body produces too much collagen. Collagen, which is the major protein of the connective tissue, binds the body together and is found in the skin, blood vessels, joints and internal organs, such as the kidneys, heart, lungs and bowel. There are several types of collagen and different forms are found in different parts of the body. They are produced by cells called fibroblasts. When fibroblasts produce too much collagen it results in fibrosis, i.e. thickening.
In addition to affecting the fingers, the fibrosis may spread to other areas and organs of the body. The arms, face, trunk and legs may be involved and movement of the limbs may become limited.'
Paul Klee was born into a musical family in Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland, in 1879. His talents were such that he could easily have pursued music instead of art but he found the musical milieu at that time 'restrictive' and was increasingly drawn to the world of art, even though his parents wanted him to follow a musical path. "I didn't find the idea of going in for music creatively particularly attractive in view of the decline in the history of musical achievement." (Wikipedia) He was a leading force in most of the prevailing movements such as Cubism, Expressionism and Surrealism, as is clear from even a cursory look at his work. He created a vast array of watercolours, etchings and paintings during his life.
I'd like to take up his story from 1931. Having taught at the Bauhaus for ten years he went on to teach at the Düsseldorf Academy. But everything came to an end in 1933 when a newspaper denounced him: 'Then that great fellow Klee comes onto the scene, already famed as a Bauhaus teacher in Dessau. He tells everyone he's a thoroughbred Arab, but he's a typical Galician Jew.' Wikipedia
His home was ransacked by the Gestapo and he was fired by the Düsseldorf Academy. He and his family fled to Germany the same year and returned to Bern in Switzerland.
While Paul Klee coped with the rarest and most severe form of Scleroderma, 'diffuse systemic sclerosis (dss)', I have 'limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis' (lcSSc). At the age of fourteen, I was diagnosed with the circulatory condition Raynaud's Phenomenon, which in rare cases can be an indicator of a propensity to develop the far more complicated Scleroderma, as it was in my case. At twenty-one, soon after I had left drama school, the thrilling diagnosis was amended to C.R.E.S.T. Syndrome, as lcSSc was then known. Many of the symptoms are common to all forms.
Klee's illness first became apparent — persistent bronchial catarrh — in 1935. He was constantly tired and that is one of the less painful things I have to contend with; a lack of energy has a serious affect on one's life, especially if you're in your twenties or thirties and expected to be as bright as a button. This is not so marked now that I'm in my late fifties!
Changes to the Klee's skin and underlying tissue all over the body followed. Where he and I differ is that his hands were apparently unaffected. He had no problem painting and drawing. I, on the other hand (no pun intended!) have major problems with my fingers, which have become curled and distorted so that while I have always been able to touch-type, I can now only use two fingers on my left hand, three on my right, and my thumbs. This varies depending on swelling and infection, as well as the time of year.
Whatever else Klee might have endured previously, living in Germany in the late 1920s and early '30s would have been terrifying and shows just how the body can be adversely affected. I have decades of experience to show the direct correlation between life events, my reactions to them, not to mention the cruel reactions of others, and the consequent changes to my entire body. In other words, both physical and emotional pressure exacerbates all types of Scleroderma.
Paul Klee and His Illness: Bowed But Not Broken by Suffering and Adversity
by Hans Suter
In the introduction to his book (above) about Paul Klee and Scleroderma, Hans Suter writes:
'This star teaches bending' is the telling title of a work on paper which Paul Klee completed in the year of his death. This brilliant artist lived the last few years of his life in Bern, but they were years which were overshadowed by a dark star. In 1935 Klee suffered a variety of setbacks and became seriously ill. Although he never recovered from this illness, he always maintained his love of life, facing his suffering with a trenchant 'so what?' But by 1940 he had to accept that there was no hope of a cure or any improvement in his health. The star had taught him to bend to the blows of fate.'
Klee's grandson, Alexander Klee, who is now patron of The World Scleroderma Foundation, has this to say in the preface to Suter's book:
'His later work, which was not only influenced by his illness, but which was done in defiance of that illness, is surely one of the most brilliant demonstrations of how suffering and sadness can be overcome through art and imagery, and in which, despite everything, irony can still shine through.'
The World Scleroderma Foundation writes:
'Although human suffering is universal, not all of us are gifted with the creative talent to express such emotions; we are therefore grateful to Hans Suter for this splendid book in which we share this anguish through the eyes of a creative genius, Paul Klee. In one of his last pictures, 'Tod und Feuer' (Death and fire), one sees the tight, ashen face of the scleroderma sufferer facing his imminent demise.'
'If only the enigma of death were not so ambiguous! No less so is the enigma of life, for one has to wonder what beauty and splendour can be found in the torments of recent times.' Paul Klee, 1938
Take care and keep laughing!
Mademoiselle Couture © First Night Design
June is bustin' out all over for me as I have had the most marvellous compliments on my art in the last few weeks and, to top it all, Mademoiselle Couture has just been featured by the RedBubble group, Artists Universe, in their Artist of the Month – June 2013. As a self-taught artist, who has spent most of the last 30-odd years as an actress, this is an honour indeed.
Click here to see how I created this collage.
Take care and keep laughing!
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Following on from The Woman Behind the Curtain, I had some more fun playing with the same Wikimedia ruin and EKDuncan's theatre curtain.
Once again, I headed to the Rijksmuseum to see what might help me to create something unique. That something turned out to be Mary Magdalene – who would have thought! This Mary was painted by Jan van Scorel around 1530. Scorel depicts her holding a jar of ointment with which to tend the feet of Jesus. My Mary is holding a jar of massage oil and is definitely looking for earthly delights!
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Harwich for the Continent
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Poster, London and North Eastern Railway, Harwich for the Continent by Austin Cooper, 1926. Text in blue and green, depicts the flags of sixteen European countries, identified as "Turkey, Poland, Roumania, Holland, Norway, Hungary, Bulgaria, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Germany". Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches. 1016 x 635mm.
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- Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills
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How Couples Counseling Helps
Asking for communication help actually helps you
What if you felt heard and understood at the beginning of conflict? When you feel heard and understood before tension builds to the "red-zone," you get to the resolution much more efficiently. Imagine, for example, that you and your partner are arguing about money, and rather than feeling shot down and criticized, you felt your opinion was respected and valued; that both of you were equal participants in these big decisions about your family. Now imagine how your partner would respond to you if they felt that way, too. Of course, finding a solution to the finances would be much easier, and far less upsetting to the mood of your home. But asking for help can be easier said than done.
Couples counseling that is fair and unbiased
This is where I can help. I can help you find a way to talk to your partner in a way that helps them hear what couples counseling is really about. I will help you clearly communicate that you know that there are things that you do that annoy them and that you are willing to work on these things as well. We will discuss how to tell them that I will not take sides and that I offer support and guidance to both sides equally. Typically, once people see this in action, and they know that they have an ally that will help their concerns be heard as well, they are more likely to engage in couples work.
Two types of relationship problems
- Content – What we argue about: Money, intimacy, and parenting are the top three
- Process – How we go about resolving the content. In my experience, the most common process conflict is when both people are correct from their own perspective
Relationship dynamics
Any relationship between two people has 3 dynamics at play:
- Your dynamics,
- Your partner's dynamics, and
- The relationship's dynamics, which is NOT just a co-mingling of you and your partner's dynamics . . . the relationship's dynamics includes both of you but also has some manifestations of its own.
Each of these three dynamics needs to be taken into consideration when getting a relationship on track. When you have a fuller picture of what you are dealing with, finding common ground and workable solutions are far easier.
Would we benefit from marital or couples counseling?
Anybody who has been married any length of time can tell you that marriage is not as easy as it looks in the movies, or in our fantasies. It is hard work, often well worth it, but sometimes it does not seem like it, and sometimes this dance seems to have no rhyme or reason. It is when you and/OR your partner begin to consistently feel apathy about working on the relationship that couples counseling becomes vital. Obviously, when you can notice things (i.e., mindfulness) going in this direction before the apathy occurs, then even better – get started at that point using communication skills (involving both how to send AND receive communication), counseling, and mutual respect to potentially head off the apathy.
As with many other topics on this website, following through on these ideas/suggestions can be much easier said than done. Keep trying – persistence and consistency are some of the most powerful tools we have available to us.
The Relationship Cure and Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work are extremely helpful books to read when working on your relationships (martial or otherwise).
To learn more about how to fix red-flags in relationships, please visit my Couples Counseling page.
Jonathan F. Anderson, LPC-s has worked in the helping profession since he started college in 1990. After completing his Bachelor's degree at the University of Texas, Austin in 1994, he attended the highly-regarded University of Minnesota to earn his Master's degree in 1997. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and is recognized as a Board Approved Supervisor by the State of Texas Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. Jonathan has completed Level-2 of the Gottman Method of Couples Counseling, and in 1998 received training by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation in Advanced Critical Incident Stress Management & Debriefing. To learn more about Jonathan's practice, click here: Jonathan F. Anderson, LPC-s.


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Big weekend, our driveway was visited by The Loch Ness Monster!
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The Observationarium
Performance Installation by Hazel Evans November 2016
Welcome to the Observationarium, by Hazel Evans, Associate Artist at Lighthouse. This is part of a series of perfomative installation experiences from an ongoing collection of Hazel's work that is concerned with the interplay between our inner and outer world's.
Behold the mystery of The Observationarium, a portal to the pure creation of yourself, your source of inspiration and illumination. Come inside and sit with The Oracle Lady to shine a light on the perfection of yourself and find your house of light within. You may catch her telling a spontaneous story, legend or tale of creative wisdom, offering you one of her oracle cards, or simply sitting in silence radiating light together.
The Gallery at Lighthouse Poole | Event Image Gallery below
Hazel's work is inspired by the play between the inner and outer landscapes of the body, mind and soul. As a multi-disciplinary artist she uses illustration, writing, performance and her voice to interpret multidimensional landscapes to take the spectator on a journey, with perhaps an invitation to meet a part of themselves too.
"What goes on inside, is a reflection of what goes on outside and what goes on outside, moves me on the inside. I am in constant relationship with this beautiful dance of life between inner and outer worlds. I create from the soul. Diving deep into what it means to be present and experience life in the fullness of simply ... being oneself. Taking off the masks, being seen, sharing a story and moving with authentic intuitive expression" Hazel Evans
For more on Hazel Evans' art practice visit www.hazelevans.co.uk
Air, Fire, Water, Earth & Universe
These beautifully illustrated cards were created for the Oracle performance in the The Observationarium Art Installation by Hazel Evans.
Powerful cards to simply ask for which element energy you need for the day or for a particular question you have in mind.
Suprisingly strong for a small deck of five cards, but always spot on for the energy needed for the chooser.
"It was so beautiful to watch people be profoundly touched as they entered into The Observationarium to receive some words of wisdom, many cried as hearts opened and messages were shared."
Great as a little gift of joy for someone special.
Enter into the mysteries of the Universe ... of yourself
"Such a beautiful experience, it made me cry"
An invitation, initiation to hear the voice of wisdom. Essence of space invites you inside, for transformation.
The silence of the soul listens to the whole, as the scent of freedom flies above, in the void, creation births love.
What is your essence .. look inside yourself, what do you see?
Installation soundtrack
The Observationarium
by Momo:Tempo
A specially commissioned piece for Lighthouse Poole
Event photographer Danika Westwood
Additional images and motion documentation by Sharon Gadellaa


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The 2016-2017 Community College Initiative (CCI) Program year was full of excitement! Between launching new social media properties, celebrating the 10th year of the CCI Program, participant excellence across 14 U.S. community college host campuses, and alumni success around the world, it has been a whirlwind to keep up with. We hope that this year in review offers a glimpse of all the ways CCI participants and alumni capitalized on the opportunities provided to them during their exchange year and beyond!
The CCI Program: 2016-2017 Year in Review
The CCI Program Gets Social! – For the first time in program history, the CCI Program launched official program-wide social media properties on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. In addition, the CCI Program worked to enhance exclusive CCI alumni networking groups on Facebook and LinkedIn, and revamped the program's website to include CCI alumni programming resources.
The CCI Program Celebrates Its 10 Year Anniversary and 100 Years of the National Park Service during its Midyear Program in Arizona – From January 7-13, 2017, all 210 CCI students from the 2016-17 program year met in Arizona for the weeklong Pathways to Success Program (PSP). During this year's event, CCI students developed leadership, networking, and goal setting skills through a series of interactive workshops, and the CCI class of 2016-17 also celebrated 10 Years of the CCI Program and 100 Years of the U.S. National Park Service by revitalizing a historic orchard at Lonely Dell Ranch. Watch what they did here! This video was produced by CCI student Hubert "Sando" Famosando from Indonesia—thanks, Sando!
CCI Alumni Around the World Celebrate 10 Years of the CCI Program – To celebrate 10 years of the CCI Program, CCI alumni have been planting #CCISeeds around the world and posting on social media about their experience. The #CCISeeds campaign started as a way for CCI alumni to participate in the 10 Year Anniversary service event at Lonely Dell Ranch, but has since transformed into a year-long opportunity to celebrate the impact of 10 years of the CCI Program. The #CCISeeds campaign is an opportunity for CCI alumni to share how their exchange year enhanced their personal and professional development and to give back to their communities. So far, CCI alumni from 14 countries have participated in #CCISeeds, sowing seeds of good intentions for the future. See what some alumni have already done in Bangladesh, Brazil, Cote d'Ivoire, Indonesia, and India, Pakistan, and the Dominican Republic.
2016-2017 Program Year Highlights
The 2016-2017 CCI participants truly capitalized on all aspects of the CCI Program—academics, volunteerism, internships, cultural exchange, leadership opportunities, and more. Below is just a glimpse of some of their efforts, activities, and successes.
- Meeting with Local, State, and Federal United States Government Officials – CCI participants throughout the year met with U.S. local, state, and federal government officials. Many were invited to tour local government centers and hold question and answer sessions with mayors and state representatives. At Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, participants met Wisconsin State Senator Dave Hansen and Representative Eric Genrich. Senator Hansen and Representative Genrich spoke about their personal experience in politics and gave advice about how CCI participants could get involved in the elections in their home countries. In California at Santa Rosa Junior College, CCI participants met with the mayor of Santa Rosa, John Sawyer, who spent almost two hours with the students. Hearing about U.S. government procedures, ethics, and engagement inspires CCI participants to become more involved in student government, their home country's politics, and international diplomacy.
- Cultural Excursions and Experiential Learning — CCI students immersed themselves in their fields of study while studying in the United States, and throughout the semester went on a series of educational outings to enhance their understanding of U.S. culture. Some examples include CCI students at Valencia College who had a guided tour of Disney World in Florida to learn about American history, business enterprise, tourism and hospitality management, and engineering. Meanwhile, participants at Northern Virginia Community College's CCI host campuses made trips to nearby Washington D.C. throughout the semester to tour the Capitol Building and Holocaust Museum. In the city of Chicago, CCI students studying at College of DuPage learned about the different eras of American architecture from an architectural boat tour expedition. The 2016-2017 CCI participants' cultural excursions fostered a stronger understanding and appreciation of the legacy of American culture.
- Showcasing the Spirit of Volunteerism — CCI students participated in a variety of volunteer activities throughout the course of their year studying in the United States. Some worked hands-on with people in the community, including those with special needs, the homeless, and the elderly. Other CCI participants volunteered with nonprofits like the American Red Cross, local volunteer fire stations, children's centers, and soup kitchens, and many also helped put on fundraising events for organizations like the American Diabetes Association. CCI students further devoted their volunteer hours towards helping the environment by creating sustainable community gardens, cleaning up beaches, and revitalizing national parks. Through their volunteer efforts, CCI students addressed food insecurity, revitalized local community environments, worked on fundraisers and projects for children, wrote letters to U.S. service members and veterans, and embraced America's racial and cultural diversity. Read about their volunteering activities here and here.
- Making the Most of Internship Experiences – Across the United States, CCI participants capitalized on making the most of their internship experiences with local U.S. businesses and organizations. Through their internships, they built hands-on professional experience and explored their academic fields of study as they planned for their future careers.
- Using Media Fields to Share Community Stories: Three participants in Arizona, Tharina Malan (South Africa), Neo Makgetla (South Africa), and Olivia Aboui (Cote d'Ivoire) used their talents and internships in television production and journalism to share the stories of people, issues, and organizations in their host communities. The women spoke about their desire to use their skills back home to create positive and impactful content for youth, and about their feelings regarding women's role in media fields.
- City Year Boston and Beyond: Tumelo Mosweu (South Africa) used his internship with City Year Boston to support and develop education-focused organizations in South Africa.
- Enhancing Women's Empowerment through Entrepreneurship: Naik Alam (Pakistan) completed over 200 hours of internship experience working as a Development Intern at Empowered Women International (EWI), a non-profit organization that helps create jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities for immigrant, refugee, low-income, and at-risk women in the Greater Washington DC Metro Area.
- Academic Excellence – This program year, 95 participants earned a grade point average (GPA) of a 3.5 or higher, and 22 of those 95 participants achieved a 4.0 GPA. Participants studied in fields including agriculture, applied engineering, business management and administration, early childhood education, information technology, media, public safety, and tourism and hospitality management.
- Exchanging Culture with Local Communities – To celebrate International Education Week (IEW) 2016, CCI participants across the United States engaged in several international festivals, fairs, and showcases. International Education Week is a joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education and is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. During these events, CCI participants dressed in their country's traditional clothing and shared informative presentations about their national currencies, arts, flags, foods, languages, dances, and games, truly embracing the mission of exchanging our world.
- Engaging in Leadership Roles – Over ten CCI participants were elected into leadership positions in student government associations, clubs, and organizations within their community colleges. Taking on active leadership roles is just one way that CCI participants help U.S. community colleges internationalize their campuses and engage community college students with global perspectives. At Fox Valley Technical College, two CCI participants from South Africa were elected to serve as Vice President and Secretary for the college's Student Government Association.
Alumni Highlights – What CCI Alumni Are Doing Abroad
CCI alumni are incredibly active in their home communities and engage in environmental, entrepreneurial, and educational efforts to enhance their home countries. Below are the stories and highlights we shared this year about what CCI alumni have been up to.
We hope you will follow us on social media to learn more about the impact CCI participants and alumni are making on their U.S. host and home communities, and look forward to sharing the CCI alumni stories of impact abroad in your country. Please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com if you have a story to share!
- Bangladeshi CCI Alumnus Plants Over 10,000 Rice Seedlings as Part of #CCISeeds Campaign
- CCI Alumna Receives Recognition for Internship Abroad
- CCI Alumnus Helps Welcome Wisconsin Study Abroad Students to Brazil
- CCI Alumna Plants CCI Seeds in Brazil
Cote d'Ivoire
- CCI Alumna and Fulbright English Teaching Assistants Collaborate for International Education Week in Cote d'Ivoire
- CCI Alumna Launches Children's Community Center
- CCI Alumni Plant CCI Seeds and Reflect on Ivorian Community Projects' Successes
Dominican Republic
- CCI Seeds: Zulfiqar Sheth Uses CCI Year to Continue Educational Pursuits
- Vijaya Reflects on CCI Year and Celebrates 10 Years of the CCI Program
- Promoting Peace Through Education in North Maluku
- Backpack Library Program in Indonesia Helps Promote Literacy and Celebrates CCI Seeds
- CCI Alumnus Wins Prestigious National Photography Award
- Taking Initiative and Following Your Passion
- Contributing to Poverty Alleviation in Indonesia
- CCI Success in Previous Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund Competition Years
- Pakistani Alumnus Receives Promotion as Rescue and Safety Officer
South Africa
- Information Technology Students Bring Computer Skills Training to Underserved Communities
- Creating Opportunities for Future Leaders


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By Damien Knight
This year for thanksgiving I did 30 days of writing 3 things I was thankful for. Some of these repeat but you can never be too thankful for something.
By Damien Knight
This year for thanksgiving I did 30 days of writing 3 things I was thankful for. Some of these repeat but you can never be too thankful for something.
By Damien Knight
The job of the stay at home parent. It is never done, constant cleaning, meal prep. I have had next to zero time to write and no time to study. I been catching up on the mountain of laundry I had to do. It was not fun. Almost done with the next chapter of the novel though. Hope to post it soon.
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Back in 2010 I wrote a blog about my journey for a spiritual name. At the time I followed an Egyptian Pagan practice. I am still a Kemetic Pagan though I am now more of a solitary practitioner. Part of my faith is the selection of a spiritual name that would be my "magickal" name. At the time I picked Scaledshadow to honour both my faith in dragons and my fight with the concept of shadow self.
The shadow self is a spiritual belief that we have two versions of ourselves. One version is who we are based on hereditary traits and conditioning by society. It is the face we wear in public, who everyone thinks we are.
The other us is what the "shadow self" is. This self is the one we deny and suppress. The "shadow" carries all our dark desires, the things we view as sin. These can be true psychopathic thoughts or things society has told us to deny. Lust, Greed, and the other 7 deadly sins are things our shadow self might hold as values. My shadow self held something central to my identity as a value: Masculinity.
I took myself to task to find my spiritual name without realisation that I had my name long before that journey. That journey I took ScaledShadow from wolf as he slept. If I had listened to my own dreams, I would have known I was Koraki. It's cliché to have the name Raven in pagan circles. For me though the Raven is an archetype that fits. He is the light giver and trickster in various folk traditions. He also goes through a transformation.
I will write the story I once read about the raven later for this blog. Koraki is my shadow self the darker aspects society locked away. The desire for masculinity, the hunger that burns and I see him in my dreams fighting to be acknowledged. He tells me I am stronger than I think I am. I am a fighter, a king and that I can still be a man.
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I like to spend lazy days playing video games, sleep and write. I use to play League of Angels all the time, Skyrim is still my favourite. Play MMO's and RPG's, they are a great way to escape reality for a few hours. You just go fight dragons, save Tamriel it's great. Video games and story writing are methods of escape where I can be a hero, a villain or both. That's how I spend a lazy day.
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For several weeks I've had an outpouring of muse. Today I feel I've run dry again. I deleted several poems for personal reasons. I am going through a cycle of depression and feel like I should just focus on my novel. After all raising two kids and taking college courses is hard enough. I'll make sure to have at least one post a day.
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Hey guys, Damien, head blogger of Shade of Writing here. If you can't tell by my recent poems I caught a cold or maybe flu. Not sure, Anyway this means I been busy laying jn bed bored since I got out of class. Plenty time to blog!
We at the Shade of Writing are a blogging family for those new here. That means we do have family expenses, cat food, homeschool texts, college, morgage. We would love to do more travel blogs and post fun things! That's where you come in!
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Hello, I am Damien, the head blogger of our family blog The Shade of Writing. We are a home-school family of writers that love to travel. We write on various topics such as education, philosophy, poetry and history. We also have a Twitter, an Instagram and a YouTube.
I write poetry and share drafts of my novel when I am not in classes at the local university. My kids post their writing assignments from their books and papers on topics that interest them. My spouse travels for his job and most of our travel and food reviews are from him. We all are open to questions so ask away.
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Here are the latest posts about Zoos on Science, Space & Robots:
Bronx Zoo Opens Komodo Dragon Exhibit
The Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo has opened an exhibit featuring Komodo dragons. Komodos are the world's largest lizard and can weigh up to 360 pounds. (May 26, 2014)
Tokyo Zoo Runs Escaped Gorilla Drill With Woman in Gorilla Costume
The Tokyo Zoo ran an escaped safety drill. A woman dressed up in a gorilla costume to serve as the escaped animal. (February 7, 2014)
Baby Pudu, World's Smallest Deer, Born at Queens Zoo
A baby southern pudu has been born at the Queens Zoo. The doe weight one pound at birth and will weigh up to 20 pounds as an adult. (July 12, 2013)
Smithsonian's National Zoo Takes Steps to Prevent Another Red Panda Escape
Smithsonian's National Zoo takes steps to prevent another red panda escape. Rusty believed to have escaped on temporary bridge of tree limbs and bamboo. (July 6, 2013)
Tokyo Zoo Trains for Zebra Escape
Zoos in Japan run safety drills to prepare themselves for possible animal escapes. (February 6, 2013)
Rare Bongo Calf Born at Taronga Zoo
A rare Bongo calf was born earlier this month at the Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia. (April 28, 2012)
Eight Baby Cantil Vipers Born at Denver Zoo
Eight baby cantil vipers (Agkistrodon bilineatus) were born on February 12 at the Denver Zoo. (March 19, 2012)
Zoo Gives Elderly Gorilla a Pet Bunny
The Erie Zoo in Pennsylvania gave a bunny to its elderly western lowland gorilla. (March 10, 2012)
Baby Elephant Arrives at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo After Nearly Two Year Gestation Period
A baby Asian elephant arrived at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo in London earlier this month after a nearly two year gestation period by his mother, Azizah. (October 28, 2011)
Birth of Two Asian Lion Cubs at London Zoo Captured on Film
The birth of two Asian lion cubs was captured on film at the London Zoo. (October 21, 2011)
Heidi the Cross-Eyed Opossum is Dead
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One thing must be clear from the outset; Nostradamus is not a purveyor of doom and gloom. He does not predict the end of the world nor does he foretell of the "second coming" of anyone. Regardless of the words, he does not believe in an anti-Christ. Nostradamus does not tell "all" in the quatrains, rather he reveals his mysteries in his symbols.
The quatrains are like the parables that are understood by the few. There inner truths reserved for the initiates. While many quibble over the meaning of the words, they fail to see the heart that lies beneath. The Universe speaks in images and symbols and Nostradamus was a tool of the Universe – he was an initiate of the highest order and it is to his symbols one must turn to grasp the rudiments of the words. They go hand-in-hand; they are the duality that shapes the entire manifest world.
Perhaps the biggest failure of most is their attempt to try to interpret his symbols from the perspective of religious dogma. While he had to use the words of the day and placate the powers that be, Nostradamus was not under the thumb of religious ideology. He knew how to play the game in order to keep his head. So much has been slipped under the nose of theocracy it is a wonder they have not seen the writing on the wall. There is a famous quote about pearls before swine and so few have really understood its meaning.
As I have said in my writings in the novel, WAKING GOD, certain symbols have been our guide for countless millennia. These symbols became what are commonly called the Tarot. While many will argue that the Tarot was a 16th century creation, that argument also falls under the category of those beautiful pearls. That Nostradamus used that symbology is indisputable. His real story is in the picture and not the text. However, if one uses Christian myth as the basis for interpreting those symbols, you are condemned to mire in the muck of ignorance.
It is little wonder that the Church created devils and demons to gain and maintain their power over the masses. All reasoning people would surely understand that stories of a vengeful god, filled with wrath and contempt for its creation would garner few converts unless they were threatened with eternal damnation for disobedience. The serpents and dragons of Nostradamus do not represent evil. That is merely a lie told by those trying to protect a lie. Certainly, anything that would expose that lie would be considered evil. To them, the "truth" is evil since it underpins their very foundation.
To begin to understand the inner message of Nostradamus, all religious connotations must be cast aside. Do not think of the images of the pope as necessarily being the literal pope. Do not see the serpent as evil, see it as wisdom. When Patrick drove the serpents from Ireland, what he really did was drive the Druids from their homeland. The serpent represents wisdom in the same way it did in the story of Moses. Is DNA involved in his images? In WAKING GOD we talk of the 'good seed' imbedded within our DNA and this reference is made in numerous Tarot pictographs. The wisdom of the awakening DNA was no stranger to Nostradamus. Beware of seeing the crescent moon as a symbol of Islam. It is important to note that it is often portrayed as a double image. This deals not only with the inner and hidden meaning of Islam; it also deals with the Goddess whose Tarot card is number two. It is she who is the fount of wisdom. His many female images do not allude to foreshadowing a female pope, but rather to the return of the Goddess and all of her wisdom.
Contrary to very popular belief and error, the burning tower does not represent the end of the world. The tower is man's dogma undergoing purification of the spiritual fire. This fire is often portrayed as destructive in religious circles, e.g the fires of hell and the lake of fire in Revelations. Contrary to this erroneous thinking, the alchemic fire gave birth to the universe and its purifying nature frees the mind from mental bondage. Even Jesus said he came to" baptize by fire." I doubt he meant he wanted to burn everyone in the flames of Inquisition. Keeping in mind the importance of numbers and their meaning, note that the tower has three openings. The number three appears everywhere in the Tarot and in the plates of Nostradamus. Card three of the Tarot is the Empress, the Goddess, who gives birth to wisdom. She has one foot on a crescent moon and her crown is adorned by 12 stars. Card 12 is the hanged man who, by reversing his thinking is awakened to the inner truths of the Universe. His coat displays two crescent moons.
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Hi. I think your post is great. I do think, though, that Nostradamus, being brought up in both a Jewish as well as a Christian backround, did believe and did write about the Second Coming of Christ, which I believe has already happened. In Century VIII. 38 Nostradamus writes:
"The King of Blois shall reign in Avignon,
Once more he shall be the sole ruler of his people,
He will build his wall on the land that is bathed by the Rhone.
Fifth of his name, and last of his rank before the Second Coming of Christ."
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- December 31, 2007 at 7:43 PM
HI, we're very thankful and we agree with your sensible and truthful interpretation of these facts, which deal with the "real" and the "official" truths certain circles have been trying to impose us through history.
We live in the farthest corner of the world, in Latin America, and we are eagerly looking forward to your next third part issue of this really relevant issue.
- February 18, 2008 at 10:00 PM
interpretation...this goes for everything!!!!!
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I have been able to put in a single reference for an organization with a comma so that it comes out like (Ministry of Silly, Obtrusive Thoughts 2012) by editing the reference in the text (by removing the author and re-typing). However, I now have multiple years and can't seem to find my way around getting that to work by editing the author name. The outpute either lists two complete individual references, or separates them by a semicolon, not a comma.
e,g, for output: (Ministry of Silly, Obtrusive Thoughts 2012, 2013, 2015)
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When dealing with Corporate Authors that have a comma in the name you should enter them in the library in the following format:
Ministry of Silly,, Obtrusive Thoughts
You should then get the format you require when the references are cited together.
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09-12-2018 03:25 PM - edited 09-12-2018 03:31 PM
Unfortunately, the fix proposed by TMartin won't produce the correct citation, just the correct bibliography entry. It will end up showing just the first half of the organization. To achieve the output you want in the citation, you will have to hide and add the "author". Alternatively you might get away with a period rather than a comma. Not correct, but it works and looks very similar?
09-12-2018 03:59 PM - edited 09-12-2018 04:00 PM
Rereading your issue, you might want to hide the whole reference (author and years - or my preference to make the citation itself "hidden text") and just type in the whole thing, I guess. (The period rather than double comma, will work though)
I'll give that a try--thanks for your quick reply.
Seems odd to have to suppress author and year, and not to have a 'built-in' format for this, but having read all the previous posts regarding institutional/organizational names with commas, I knew it wouldn't be straightforward.
As noted by Leanne, you would still need to Exclude the author and type the name into the Prefix box but if you are using a style that will omit the author if it is the same author but different years like APA6th then you would only need to exclude the author on the first one in the group citation. EndNote would automatically be supressing the other citations automatically so you would still end up with the format of
(Ministry of Silly, Obtrusive Thoughts 2012, 2013, 2015)
The setting in the style is under Citations > Author Name > Consecutive Citations by the Same Author
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