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"The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked will be put out."Proverbs 13:9and"The light of the body is the eye; therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light."Luke 11:34-36-----Illustration with 13 - The #1 is made into an arrow pointing forward (singular and straight) and the #3 is turned is turned a quarter and made into a pair of eyes. Over the right eye I create an eyebrow sunrise (light) and over the left eye I create a cloud (darkness.) In this way I recall that the eyes of the righteous are desirous for light: they are clean, strong, and focused. The left eye represents darkness and the desire for light to be removed from it. This individual lurks in the shadows and seeks to hinder the progress of light.----"When thine eye is single" ... "If this eye of the soul be single, if it see clear, see things as they are, and judge impartially concerning them, if it aim at truth only, and seek it for its own sake, and be not sinister in looks or intention; the whole body, that is, the whole soul is full of light: it receives and entertains the Gospel in its full light, which will bring along with it into the soul both knowledge and joy. Note: The Gospel will come into those souls whose doors and windows are thrown open to receive it, and where it comes it will bring light with it."-Matthew HenryAnd if the eye of the soul be evil, it will see things darkly: through passions, prejudices, lusts, and desires of the flesh. It will be driven in its conquest to initiate others into darkness and it will bring the shadow of death into the company of those it comes into contact with.An evil eye that insists on remaining evil will be utterly forsaken by God, and in its end, abide in utter darkness, seperated from God and the light of eternity.Because of God's mercy and great lovingkindness He remains long with the "dark of eye" permitting time for repentance and turning. An evil eye that forsakes its way and renounces its darkness to God shall be made right and brought into light.This is the desire of God ... that all should be saved and none should perish.----For singular eye, Lord, we ask and pray; for desires to be clean and pure. For truth to inhabit unclean thought, and for light to dispel all hidden sin.Bring the glorious Gospel into hearts, Lord, which are intently seeking after You. Form Your word and holiness in the souls of those who are single-mindedly in pursuit of You.For eyes dwelling in darkness ... cast the ray of holiness, light, and power. Bring to repentance those who cannot see through the blackness of soul ... rays of truth which dispel such darkness.For eyes dwelling in light let them be as a candle:Shining ... ever shining.In Your light we shall see light.Be Thou our vision.Amen.----THREE QUESTIONS:1) We all struggle privately with specific arenas of sin in different seasons of our lives. By bringing those uncomfortably hard arenas to light ... we allow healing and transformation to occur and we become real. We become "lightbearers" to others.Don't be afraid of the dark ... come into the light, my friend. Utilize the "Contact" page if you are experiencing "aloneness."2) Do you view yourself as an individual composed of light? How is it being transmitted through you?3) When you were in a period of darkness, who became a source of light for you? Take time to thank that individual and lift them up to the Lord in prayer. Be a "light" for them today.
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Nana, 107 Years Later
One of Nana's quilts, however, had apparently been put aside as a wedding present for me and long-lost (I've been married...um...I never can remember off of the top of my head on account of my wedding was a nightmare and I've repressed the majority of my memories of it). The huge fuss I made over Nana's quilts jogged my mother's memory, however, and one quilt that had been stuffed away unseen for probably 30 years now lives in the light on my daughters' bed.I taught myself to quilt a long time before I learned that it's a passion I shared with my great-grandmother. I just hope that ten years after I've died an old, old lady, all the quilts that I've ever made will still be danced upon by little girls in dress-up clothes:
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That would be what I would want, too.
My fiance got a quilt from a great-aunt a long time ago. We finally took it home from his parents' house, with the warning that we should keep it nice. "Maybe you could hang it on the wall," his mom suggested.
I could see us doing that if it was an amazing masterpiece of quilting skill, or meant a whole lot to Chad, but I know that neither of those facts apply in this case. So, I think we should use it on the guest bed! I'm not sure if I can convice Chad of that though, so it's still folded on a shelf in the closet. I think it's a waste.
- January 7, 2009 at 4:35 PM
Very sweet.
We have several quilts that my husband's grandmother made at least 30 years ago. They'd been stored away for years and after discovering them I really debated whether to use them or save them. I eventually decided to just go ahead and use them. Over the past few years a couple of them have started to show some wear and tear from frequent washings (what do you expect when you have kids who have accidents, get sick, spill juice, and drag them around the house collecting dog hair and dirt?) Sometimes I feel the slightest twinge of guilt that we're going to wear them out, then I just hope that the husband's grandmother was the type who would've been tickled pink to know that her great-grandbabies were snuggling with her handmade quilts and using them to make forts. I hope that would have made her happy.
I also found one quilt top in pristine condition that still needs to be quilted and bound. I think that I'll save that one for Anna Pearl- one of these days I'll finish it and save it for when she gets married, or gets her first house or some other big milestone.
- January 7, 2009 at 6:29 PM
- cake said...
what a gorgeous shot, and a great post.
i'm with you, and jenny and meg-- hand made quilts should be used until they wear out. i had one my great grandmother made, and used it on my bed as child, later as a teenager, and throughout my early twenties. i no longer have it or any family heirlooms (long story) and i am happy that i used that quilt instead of "saving" it. the colors and stitching and pattern are etched into my memory forever.
i recently found a gorgeous old quilt at the antique store on walnut, for $35, and snatched it up. i don't have history with that quilt, or its maker, but i just love looking at all the different fabrics, and the hand stitching, and i love having it on our bed. it is worn, the fabric is deteriorating in places, and that is just fine by me.
- January 7, 2009 at 7:35 PM
- julie said...
Yeah, one of the things that blew my mind when I first started studying archival preservation is that we simply can't preserve our stuff forever--forever simply doesn't exist. Even the Gutenburg Bible in the vault of the Lilly Library will eventually deteriorate into dust.
Library use, from public to special collections is all about access vs. preservation--the less access you allow to an item, the longer it will be preserved, but the more carefully you preserve something, the less you can have access to it. There's a George Washington letter at the Lilly that lives in a tiny closed box, and nobody ever EVER gets to open that box and look at it. They'll show you the box, and show you a copy of the letter, but the fact is that to keep the letter from being dust already they have to prevent anybody from actually looking at it.
Knowing that, and knowing that the people I might preserve my treasures for may or may not appreciate them the way that I do, I do think that for the most part, it's much better to choose reasonable access over excessive conservation. Unless my quilt is a national treasure...
Matt and I have this joke that on Antiques Roadshow, if something turns out to be REALLY valuable, then as soon as the camera turns off these men in black suits with earpieces will walk up to the hapless citizen and confiscate whatever they have as a national treasure, and they'll take it off to some big warehouse somewhere, never to be seen again.
- January 7, 2009 at 9:28 PM
- julie said...
Ooh, and Meg, you should tell Chad that it's actually much better for the preservation of the quilt to lay it over a little-used bed than to fold it up. Folding it wears on the fold lines, and generally items are preserved best by being placed in the positioning that they were designed for--ie. laid out on a bed.
- January 7, 2009 at 9:30 PM
Awesome idea, Julie! We'll see if he buys it. I'll report back later.
- January 8, 2009 at 7:38 AM
- Abby said...
this is a beautiful post, and that is a beautful photo.
- January 8, 2009 at 2:45 PM
I love your Nana's quilt on your daughter's bed! I enjoy sewing, but have never taken up quilting. I know it brings joy to the quilter and the recipient though (as your photo shows)...and that thought nags at me to try quilting sometimes.
- January 10, 2009 at 12:00 PM
- julie said...
The thing that I hate most in the world is to give or sell a quilt to someone who tells me that they're going to put it away to keep it nice. Ugh!
The only and last quilt I made my mother was one I spent months and months on--I appliqued patchwork squares onto a patchwork background, and on each square I did a T-shirt transfer image of a family member, or the name of a family member. My mother receives it, clearly loves it, and announces that she's going to put it up at the top of her closet to keep it nice.
You know, nice for whom? Me? I spent four months making it--I never want to see it again. I didn't make that quilt to be put up in the top of the closet for 40 years--I made it so that my mother could go to sleep at night embraced by all her loved ones.
And now all her loved ones are stuffed at the top of the closet. Probably in a garbage bag. With mothballs.
- January 10, 2009 at 7:39 PM
Did you tell your mom what you just said to us? Will she understand? I remember reading advice about life being too short to pack the good china away for special occasions, so use the damn things. Same thing goes for quilts, etc. :)
- January 13, 2009 at 2:19 PM
- julie said...
Ugh, no, let's just say that my mother would not comprehend. She'd instead feel unhappy that she wasn't doing something right, and then maybe she'd even try to take down the quilt and use it on her bed because I want her to, but then she'd be unhappy because she'd think she was ruining her nice quilt.
I'll just let her leave it up there in the closet and then bury her with it or something, I suppose.
- January 16, 2009 at 9:12 AM
- Tina said...
I wish I had some quilts from my grandparents. Come to think of it, I should probably call my paternal grandparents because I bet Grammy would have a few kicking around. I remember her being the one to teach me how to sew a button (and that I rolled my eyes and made fun of her in my mind the whole time- rotten kid that I was), and I use to love playing with all the fabric in her sewing room.
I am making a quilt for our king size bed made from our old t-shirts and other clothing that we no longer wear. It really won't be pretty, or even necessarily qualify as a quilt, but it will be warm and it will carry some treasured memories with us wherever we go.
And if it survives long enough, I hope that my grandbabies dance on it every single day.
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I gotta say, I have not always been a hat person. In my youth, I wore hats ever day. Then I got kinda cool guy about hats and had to make sure my hair was looking good. But now I am 30 and I 100% don't care what my hair looks like and I am back into loving hats in a big time way. I'm gonna wear one of these hats maybe every day until I die and now you can too! One-size-fits-all with an adjustable velcro strap. Featuring a sea foam green embroidered hand drawn version of our logo on a nautical red hat.
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Black Wednesday, Thrift Store Style
Here are this weeks thrift store finds:
The start of a new collection: glass vase, $4.99 – hey, the tag is still on it…
King sized comforter and shams for new bed (sorry, I have dogs, the bed never looks made): $24.99; two fitted king sheets: $1.49 each.
King sized platform bed, with mattress, from a guy I knew on Craigslist $300 (purchased new by owner at Ikea for $750.)
Coordinating pillow for chair by bed: $2.49; chair – Grandma's
Two large gingerbread people cutters: $.29 each. Funny and fascinating Japanese mandolin food cutter with corresponding blades and old style instruction book: $2.49.
Pretty little thing to put on table: $1.49.
Weird wood carving for living room: $1.49
Twin headboard and footboard in process of being painted for guest room/office (and oops, so is the garbage can and cement…I'm messy): $12.99.
Tall basket to hide crap in: $5.99
Wood turntable for kitchen: $1.29
Teddy bear for Minnie (and one for Trixie, not shown) $.99 each. Could not find hairpiece for Minnie.
Mid-century ceramic lamp for bedroom: $9.99.
I thought I did pretty well. What do you think?
THANK YOU to all who have donated so far to Blueberry's Operation Fund. Frankie Furter is organizing an auction with proceeds to go to the Fund. Please participate, there's going to be a lot of nice stuff auctioned off!!


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There's no better way to cure the winter blues than to bust out your brightest yarn and create something to keep you cozy until the sun returns. We know sometimes you just need a project you can finish in an afternoon, so we gathered up some of our favorite 1-skein scarf patterns for you to crank out in between deep cleaning your closet and binge-watching Downton Abbey.
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We love the texture in this cowl by Abi Gregario. It's a quick knit and cowls are so easy to wear, all your friends will be begging you to make this one for them.
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Longevity Meme Newsletter, February 27 2006
February 27 2006
The Longevity Meme Newsletter is a weekly e-mail containing news, opinions and happenings for people interested in healthy life extension: making use of diet, lifestyle choices, technology and proven medical advances to live healthy, longer lives.
- Much More Good Press From the AAAS Meeting
- Scientist's Open Letter on Aging Research
- Aubrey de Grey's Presentation at TED2006
- Discussion
- Latest Healthy Life Extension Headlines
As you'll notice from this past week's headlines, good press is still rolling out as a result of the panel on healthy life extension (and the prospects for radical life extension) held at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). As more people stop to think seriously about healthy life extension it will become ever easier to build the case for large-scale funding and progress towards working anti-aging therapies.
Widespread public support and an environment in which the fight to cure aging is accepted and understood is vital. Massive funding projects, however they are brought about, cannot exist without this groundswell.
Speaking of building the case, another Immortality Institute project has gone public: the Scientist's Open Letter on Aging Research, signed by 54 leading researchers in the field and other noted scientists:
Regular readers will no doubt recognize many of the signatories from science news of the past few years. Kudos to Bruce Klein and the Immortality Institute volunteers for getting this on the road - I expect more signatures to be forthcoming as healthy life extension advocacy makes further inroads in the scientific community.
You can find out about other Immortality Institute activities, such as film and book projects, or the open letter on cryonics, at their website and forum:
The TED conferences are an annual networking event for hyper-networked (and often very wealthy and successful) folk, and as such are off-limits to the mainstream press - you won't have seen much beyond news of the TED Prize articles. Fortunately bloggers get everywhere, and so we have reporting and impressions of biomedical gerontologist Aubrey de Grey's presentation at TED2006:
"How do you make a car last for 50 years? Either you can build it like a tank, or you can take very good care of it. When cared for and repaired by enthusiasts, cars can last indefinitely. Vintage cars die because people don't care about them. De Gray is interested in an 'engineering approach.' It suggests letting metabolism 'lay down damage,' then correcting it with a variety of techniques. He lists a set of different techniques to combat basic cellular damage, arguing that many of these techniques are right around the corner' - in trials in mice, possibly usable in humans in 10 years. Hence, this isn't a 'research' project, but a 'development' project."
You can be sure that there was much networking with the philanthropic community going on in the backdrop. You can find out more about de Grey's proposals for the development of working anti-aging medicine - and more importantly, the development of the research infrastructure that will get us there - in the following places:
The highlights and headlines from the past week follow below.
Remember - if you like this newsletter, the chances are that your friends will find it useful too. Forward it on, or post a copy to your favorite online communities. Encourage the people you know to pitch in and make a difference to the future of health and longevity!
Founder, Longevity Meme
To view commentary on the latest news headlines complete with links and references, please visit the daily news section of the Longevity Meme: http://www.longevitymeme.org/news/
More Signs of Commercialization (February 26 2006)
The Sun-Sentinel reports on progress in yet another variety of first-generation stem cell therapy for heart damage: "Bioheart focuses on cell therapy, in which healthy cells are injected into the heart to replace dead tissue that forms after a heart attack. Called MyoCell, the company's product is derived from immature skeletal muscle cells, called myoblasts, taken from the patient's thigh. ... Cells naturally travel from other parts of the body to help a damaged heart, but that only lasts for a few days - not enough time for sufficient healing ... The technique we developed makes this happen for a couple to three weeks, and that produces a better recovery ... The procedure is in late-stage testing in Europe [and] Bioheart could apply for commercial approval there before year's end. Testing in the United States has not progressed as far."
Removing Cancerous Stem Cells (February 26 2006)
You may recall that accumulated mutations leading to cancer within embryonic stem cell lines were identified as a potentially serious problem - if lines became unusable at a fast rate, it would greatly impede progress. The Australian reports that the problem is on the way to being solved: "scientists have overcome a hurdle in the evolution of embryonic stem cell technology by devising a means of weeding out cells that are potentially cancerous. The [research] represents a breakthrough for the technology, whose critics have used this instability to argue stem cell research be halted. ... the research team also believes the discovery may allow abnormal cells to be identified and then purged, maintaining the health of stem cell cultures."
Towards Tissue Engineered Taste (February 25 2006)
Tissue engineers are working on a surprising breadth of of research, for all that most of the press focuses on major organs. Here, EurekAlert reports on early progress towards regenerative therapies for a damaged sense of taste: researchers "have succeeded in growing mature taste receptor cells outside the body and for the first time have been able to successfully keep the cells alive for a prolonged period of time. ... aims to help people who have lost their sense of taste from radiation or diseases. Identification of factors that promote taste cell regeneration and growth may provide new avenues of treatment for these patients. Researchers also hope to gain insight into how taste cell function changes across the lifespan, from infancy and childhood through old age."
Stem Cell Funding in Maryland (February 24 2006)
WJZ Baltimore reports on movement towards state funding of embryonic stem cell research in Maryland: "Two House committees approved legislation Friday to provide $25 million a year in state funds for stem cell research, with a high priority given to research on cells extracted from human embryos. Approval by the House Health and Governmental Operations Committee and the Appropriations Committee was the first step in what is likely to be a protracted and contentious debate in the legislature over one of the most emotional issues of the 2006 General Assembly session." Similar battles over comparatively small scale research funding - at least compared to Proposition 71 in California - are underway in other state legislatures around the US.
Death Before "Inequality" (February 24 2006)
(From TechNewsWorld). Sonia Arrison catches the same dangerous views that I noticed coming from researcher Shripad Tuljapurkar: "The political viewpoint that anti-aging technologies are problematic because not everyone gets them at the same time is either blindly impatient or a thinly concealed argument in favor of death. Some individuals might conclude they are too old to benefit from the technology. If they can't live longer and healthier lives, the thinking goes, then no one else should either. That view may offend some people's sensibilities, but it does exist. It remains unclear what drives Dr. Tuljapurkar's worry that anti-aging technologies won't spread like other advances. Whatever the motive, we should be wary of irrational solutions that call on governments to limit important scientific work. Longer lives will help us generate solutions to potential longevity problems."
Universal Superlongevity (February 24 2006)
Via Betterhumans, an essay on the likely future of radical life extension: "He predicts that the initial preference for radical life extending technology will be somewhere at in the 30 to 50% range. He suspects that there will be some initial opposition in the first generation from those who are unaccustomed to it. However, writes Walker, for the first generation that grows up in a world where there are superlongevitists, the preference rate will likely jump up dramatically to about 80% or more. ... Given that superlongevity is technically possible, and this is starting to look more and more the case with each passing year, Walker believes that our descendents will opt to use this technology and that it is, morally speaking, a good thing." The fight we must win is the fight to bring this future close enough to save ourselves from suffering and death by aging.
Considering Working Anti-Aging Medicine (February 23 2006)
The Economist digests recent discussions from the scientific community: "the point at which age turns to ill health and, ultimately, death is shifting - that is, people are remaining healthier for longer. And that raises the question of how death might be postponed, and whether it might be postponed indefinitely. ... if ageing humans can be patched up for 30 years, he argues, science will have developed sufficiently to make further repairs more effective, postponing death indefinitely. ... It would thus appear that death can be postponed by various means and healthy ageing extended by others. Whether death will remain the ultimate consequence of growing old remains to be seen." It's good to see these discussions moving further into the mainstream - all very necessary in order to craft an environment in which healthy life extension research is funded.
Comments on Stem Cells, Heart Regeneration (February 23 2006)
Some commentary from one of The Scientist blogs: "The Keystone Symposium I'm at this week in Santa Fe is billed as being about two related subjects: the molecular mechanisms of cardiac disease and the molecular mechanisms of regeneration ... the use of stem cells to regenerate the heart is already the loud buzz at poster sessions, and is at least a whisper in talks whose subjects suggest they about pure molecular mechanisms. ... I want to inject a note of caution. The ongoing clinical studies essentially support not the differentiation of stem cells into beating cardiomyocytes, but a paracrine effect. ... It may not be the stem cells themselves, but some factors they secrete, or an environment they create."
Prostate From Embryonic Stem Cells (February 23 2006)
EurekAlert reports on an impressive step forward for tissue engineering and the control of embryonic stem cells: "Melbourne scientists have grown a human prostate from embryonic stem cells. ... the discovery will allow scientists to monitor the progression of the prostate from a normal to a diseased state for the first time. ... We need to study healthy prostate tissue from 15-25 year old men to track this process. Understandably, there is a lack of access to samples from men in this age group, so to have found a way we can have an ongoing supply of prostate tissue is a significant milestone. As nearly every man will experience a problem with their prostate, we're very excited about the impact our research will have." Much of embryonic stem cell research at this time is aimed at understanding the progression of disease.
Sinclair, Guarente on Longevity Genes (February 22 2006)
The latest Scientific American takes a good look at research into the genetics and biochemistry of calorie restriction: "Because people have sought to slow aging for tens of thousands of years without success, some may find it hard to accept that human aging might be controlled by tweaking a handful of genes. Yet we know it is possible to forestall aging in mammals with a simple dietary change: calorie restriction works. And we have shown that Sirtuin genes control many of the same molecular pathways as calorie restriction. Without actually knowing the precise, and potentially myriad, causes of aging, we have already demonstrated in a variety of life-forms that it can be delayed by manipulating a few regulators and letting them take care of the organisms' health."
Future Anti-Aging Drugs (Or Not) (February 21 2006)
Red Herring gets into the act with a rather traditional research mindset: "Every five years for roughly the last three quarters of a century, life expectancy in industrialized countries has risen by about one year in a phenomenally regular manner ... brought about by medicines that either cure a problem or increase the length of time people can live with chronic diseases. But drugs that prevent aging itself are on the distant horizon, and with them could come dramatic social changes. ... While many scientists agree immortality through pharmacy is not yet worthy of serious debate, and many are cautious of even making hard and fast predictions about life-extending therapies, most agree they are worthy of discussion and tentative planning." I doubt that effective therapies for aging will look anything like present-day drugs. Drugs are old school; the future is stem cells and gene therapy, engineered bacteria and nanomedical robots - and more.
NYT on Cancer Stem Cells (February 21 2006)
The New York Times reviews the state of research into cancer stem cells: "stem cells are the source of at least some, and perhaps all, cancers. At the heart of every tumor, some researchers believe, lie a handful of aberrant stem cells that maintain the malignant tissue. ... It's a very challenging population of cells to identify, but thus far in every cancer in which cells have been carefully screened they have been found ... If the notion of cancer stem cells is correct, how can they be eliminated without also killing the normal stem cells that are vital for maintaining the body's tissues? Researchers hope that the cancer stem cells, because of their excessive activity, may be more dependent than normal cells on certain cellular processes and thus will be more vulnerable to drugs that block those processes."
More From the AAAS Annual Meeting (February 20 2006)
The Senior Journal has another article on discussions of healthy life extension at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting: "While future models seem bleak to some, [there] is much to be learned from the past. It may be more difficult to adjust to abrupt fertility changes than to anticipated increases in life expectancy due to mortality change ... Thus, since the developed world has already dealt with rising and subsequent falling fertility rates, she believes the future may not be as problematic as some believe. ... Now the question is: What will the adverse consequences of living a long life be? I think they will not be anything we cannot deal with." Being alive and healthy to tackle issues is far better than being dead - I hope this is as obvious to most folk as it is to me.
Xenotransplantation Versus Diabetes (February 20 2006)
Under competition from stem cell based regenerative medicine, work on viable xenotransplantation therapies moves forward. From EurekAlert: researchers "have successfully reversed diabetes in monkeys using transplanted islet cells from pigs. ... Researchers have already had success reversing type 1 diabetes in humans through islet transplantation, however, the demand for islet cells grossly outweighs the supply. ... a safe and reliable source of islet cells must be found. ... These results suggest it is feasible to use pig islet cells as a path to a far-reaching cure for diabetes. Now that we have identified critical pathways involved in immune recognition and rejection of pig islet transplants, we can begin working on better and safer immunosuppressant therapies with the eventual goal of bringing the treatment to people." This strategy may also be of use in treating type 2 (age-related) diabetes, but it's worth remembering that preventation is an effective alternative in this case.


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|Chinese landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912). Wang was born in Taicang in the Jiangsu province. His style name was Xuanzhao and his sobriquets were Xiangbi and Ranxiang anzhu. Wang's precise color style of painting was influenced by Dong Yuan. His own works stand out, and he is a member of the Four Wangs and Six Masters of the early Qing period. ... more (Google)
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Where does the time go?
In this weeks Tuesday Tech Tool Tip, we're going to look at time tracking with Toggl. Two reasons for using a time tracking system:
- Time is the most precious asset we have and yet we waste a lot of it on meaningless tasks
- We can't manage what we don't measure
Toggl comes with a lot of great features with the free version. It's really great for tracking the time you spend working on specific tasks and projects. At the end of each week, you can get a great report with a breakdown of where your time was actually spent. Once you enter a specific task, you can assign it to a project and therefore you track time spent on your projects. When you start to type in a task that you have tracked before, it remembers it so you don't have to type in similar tasks every time.
You can manually enter time or you can hit start (using your browser or app) when you start a particular task. Just remember to hit STOP when you're finished. There is also a Toggle Chrome extension. This is a great way to track those smaller tasks, but all this time adds up. You will see this firsthand when you look back at where your time is going and check to see that maybe certain tasks are taking more time than they possibly should or deserve, or certain tasks that don't add any value to the business should be stopped. For example, if we track the time we spent on email or social media, we can be a little bit more disciplined and reduce the amount of time we spend on tasks that don't really add value to our business.
Another option, of course, is to delegate those repetitive tasks where possible to a team member or freelancer allowing you to focus specifically on the high-value task.
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People living in certain geographic areas utilize water softeners on a regular basis to eliminate hard water from their homes. This is accomplished by changing the minerals in hard water to salt. Some people prefer not to have salt added to their water. They may opt for a salt free water softener instead. Also known as a descaler, a salt free water softener prevents hard water damage under certain conditions.
Hard water is full of either magnesium or calcium, which can create problems. These minerals can cause clogs to form in water pipes. They can also cling to tea kettles, water heaters and other household items that contain water. Hard water can also cause soap scum, which can be a home maintenance annoyance, as well as limiting the ability of soap to lather.
To treat hard water, the water can either be filtered through a distillation system, or softened by a water softener. The softener accomplishes this by removing the mineral deposits from the water, replacing their ions with sodium ions. Since salt does not react with soap, or cause the clogging problems that calcium and magnesium perpetuate, its presence is largely considered to be a lesser concern.
For times when salt does become a concern, a salt free water softener is an option. A plug-in magnetic water softener, or electric water softener, may be used. This instrument works by attaching to incoming pipes and distributing a magnetic field. Though unable to actually remove the minerals themselves, manufacturers claim that these devices can prevent or eliminate their effects. The field changes the minerals' electromagnetic properties, forcing them to be repelled by the pipe itself, as well as by other minerals in the water.
Some studies have suggested that a salt free water softener may not offer the same benefits as a traditional water softener. When tested together in clinical trials, the salt free water softener was found to have little to no bearing on the chemical and physical composition of the resulting water. It also may not fully reduce the mineral formations within the water pipes.
Salt free water softeners have been shown to reduce the amount of hard water damage normally caused in washing machines, dishwashers, and other water-based appliances. As long as the water is in motion, a salt free water softener can be of use; however, once the water is sitting stagnantly, the scale, or mineral deposits, will still be able to form and accumulate over time.
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Castle Champions Review
In a land of liege lords, the one with the best strategic mind wins. You have to manage your castle, organize your troops, and earn your keep. There are farm animals to feed, subjects to oppress, and the constant threat of invasion. Juggling everything can become exhausting. The new game Castle Champions smashes together the tower building and strategy RPG genres. An interesting combination to be sure, but will the game make you feel like you're sitting atop a throne or just exhausted on a dirty sofa? Lets take a look shall we?
The heart of Castle Champions is the combination of genres that make it somewhat unique. Building up your castle while at the same time managing a team of heroes to fight in skirmishes with the local beasts and lords requires two types of challenging thinking. It is a test of how well you cope on a mental balancing beam.
The castle construction part of Castle Champions is much like any other tower building game. You build rooms with different functions and earn a living from attracting little sprites to populate your budding keep. They all have different needs and you need to keep up expansion to ensure their comfort, happiness, and open wallets.
The strategy RPG part of the game comes into play when you're defending your denizens from orc invasions and fighting grand battles with local lords. Through the menu system, you have to manage your little team of heroes. Then, when the time comes, literally, you get to unleash them on your foes. In regular intervals, you're thrust into battle. You then get to watch your warriors beat the living hell out of the other team of marauding villains.
The cartoony design of Castle Champions lends a bit of charm to the somewhat schizophrenic gameplay. The large headed people running round your castle are entertaining to watch and the assortment of invading orcs who pop into different rooms of your building are easy to pick out of the crowd. The menus are all pretty clear and concise, directing you to where you need to get to for upgrades and quests for your hero.
The largest problem with the game is the multiple-personality disorder. It feels like two different games have been butted up against one another with a bit of slight feathering in between to try and smooth over the edges. The tower building mechanic is fun and has a decent bit of depth, but when paired with the strategy RPG that is basically run through menus, it feels a bit wrong. You don't get a sense that your fingers actually do anything. You tap your way through a bunch of menus to get to the battle screen and from there you watch your decisions pan out with little input from you. It all feels disconnected. You eventually get the feeling that you're not needed at all and this little castle would be better off without someone bumbling through a bunch of menus.
While Castle Champions is an interesting concept, each aspect of its gameplay detracts from the other. In this combination, the differences in gameplay are all too evident and jarring when you go from one to the other. That isn't to say that you can't combine tower building and strategy RPG, but Castle Champions isn't it. This game would have been better off being split into two fully formed titles, each with more direct control and expanded scope and scale.
This game might appeal to a middle manager who likes giving orders and never actually does anything himself. You get to watch the action while kicking back in your corner office playing Pac-Man. For the rest of us looking for a more hands on experience, Castle Champions is more tiring than building a castle out of real stone.
App Store Link: Castle Champions for iPhone and iPad | By Gamenauts | Price: Free | Version: 1.0.0 | 47.3 MB | Rating 9+


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Windows Vista 64 bit could not detect my iPhone
I have upgraded my Windows XP desktop that has an Intel Pentium 4 processor, 2 GB RAM, 500 GB HDD and 1 GB Video Card to Windows Vista 64 bit.
My desktop now could not detect my iPhone 4S with iOS 6.1.2.
What could be the problem?
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Decline in canal water irrigation leading to fall in ground water table in Punjab: Report
The sharp fall in the use of canal water for irrigation has resulted in the steep decline in the ground water table in Punjab. The fact came to light in the latest report of the Central Ground Water Board titled "Water Quality Issues and Challenges in Punjab".punjab Updated: Sep 01, 2014 23:34 IST
The sharp fall in the use of canal water for irrigation has resulted in the steep decline in the ground water table in Punjab.
The fact came to light in the latest report of the Central Ground Water Board titled "Water Quality Issues and Challenges in Punjab".
The report accessed by HT categorically stated that there has been a reduction of over 35 percent in canal-irrigated area since 1990, due to reduction in the water capacity of canals. The situation resulted in increase in the number of tubewells, which were used for irrigation.
At present, there are 12.32 lakh tubewell connections in the state as compared to 1.92 lakh in 1970 and the area under irrigation by ground water in the state has increased from 55 percent to 73 percent.
The report said that the use of ground water at present in the state is 145 percent and out of 137 blocks, 103 blocks are overexploited, 5 blocks are at a critical stage, 4 at a semi-critical stage and only 25 blocks are in the safe category.
Due to excessive use of water for agriculture purposes, especially for paddy, the water table is depleting at an alarming rate in the entire state, except in the low-lying pockets in southwestern districts.
The report also blamed the excessive use of fertilisers, pesticides, insecticides, herbicides for excessive use of water mentioning that the ground water table was at an alarming stage in the Malwa region (cotton belt), which accounts for nearly 75 percent of the pesticides used in the state.
The use of N & NPK fertilisers has also increased 8 times since 1971.
Stressing upon the need to encourage canal water irrigation, the report said that there has been continuous rise in water levels in the canal command areas and it has increased after the development of the new canal system.
"The areas experiencing declining water level trends in both pre- and post-monsoon periods are the central and northwestern parts of the state as about 66 percent of the area shows the declining water level trend in pre-monsoon period while 59 percent of the area shows the decline in the post-monsoon period", reads the report.
As per the report, the average annual rainfall has also decreased during the last two decades by 45 percent from 755 mm in 1990 to 418 mm, but the irrigated area of the state has increased from 71 percent in 1970-71 to 97.4 percent, as compared to 40.5 percent national average.
Though the state has a fully developed network of a planned irrigation system consisting of about 14,500 kms of canals, distributaries and minors, but the area irrigated by canals dwindled from 12,860 sq km in 1970-71 to 11,100 sq km, said the report. The surface water resources cover only 29 percent of the total irrigated area, while the area under irrigation by ground water through tubewells has increased to 73 percent.


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Military Science – U.S. Army
The Department of Military Science provides undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to earn a commission in the United States Army through a program of combined academic study and military officer training. The department offers both lower and upper division courses. Enrollment in upper division courses requires approval of the Professor of Military Science, Washington University, telephone (314) 935-5546.
Curriculum Overview
Lower Division (General Military) Course
Military Science courses MILS 1010 through MILS 2020 are basic or general Military Science courses. Grades earned in these courses will be computed in the student's overall grade point average, but credits for these courses will not be included in the credits needed for graduation determined by the student's program affiliation. Advanced Placement for lower division courses can be granted for qualifying students.
Upper Division (Professional Officer) Courses
Military Science courses MILS 3010 through MILS 5010 are advanced or professional officer development courses. Enrollment requires satisfactory completion of lower division courses or equivalent advanced placement credit. While flexibility of scheduling exists, MILS 3010 and 3020 must be taken sequentially.
|Introduction to Leadership I
|Introduction to Leadership II
|Innovative Team Leadership
|Foundations of Tactical Leadership
|Adaptive Team Leadership
|Applied Team Leadership
|Adaptive Leadership
|Leadership in a Complex World
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MILS 1010 - Introduction to Leadership I
Credit(s): 2 Credits
Examine the challenges and competencies that are critical for effective leadership. You will learn how the personal development of life skills such as cultural understanding, goal setting, time management, mental/physical resiliency, and stress management relate to leadership, officership, and the Army profession. MILS-1010 is open to all students and enrollment does not require a commitment to join the US Army.
MILS 1020 - Introduction to Leadership II
Credit(s): 2 Credits
Investigate leadership fundamentals such as problem-solving, listening, presenting briefs, providing feedback, and using effective writing skills. You will explore dimensions of leadership attributes and core leader competencies in the context of practical, hands-on, and interactive exercises. Learn fundamental military concepts and explore the Army's leadership philosophy. MILS-1020 is open to all students and enrollment does not require a commitment to join the US Army.
MILS 2010 - Innovative Team Leadership
Credit(s): 3 Credits
Explore the dimensions of creative and innovative tactical leadership strategies and styles by examining team dynamics and leadership theories. The course continues to build on developing knowledge of leadership attributes and core leader competencies through the understanding of Army rank, structure, and duties as well as broadening knowledge of land navigation and squad tactics. Enrollment in MILS-2010 does not require a commitment to join the US Army.
MILS 2020 - Foundations of Tactical Leadership
Credit(s): 3 Credits
Develop greater self-awareness as you assess your own leadership styles and practice communication and team building skills. Examine and practice the challenges of leading teams in the complex operational environment. Study dimensions of terrain analysis, patrolling, and operation orders. Explores the dynamics of adaptive leadership in the context of military operations. Enrollment in MILS-2020 does not require a commitment to join the US Army.
MILS 2930 - Special Topics
Credit(s): 3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
MILS 2980 - Independent Study
Credit(s): 1 or 3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
MILS 3010 - Adaptive Team Leadership
Credit(s): 3 Credits
This is an academically challenging course where you will study, practice, and apply the fundamentals of Army leadership, officership, Army values and ethics, and small unit tactics. At the conclusion of this course you will be capable of planning, coordinating, navigating, motivating and leading a team or squad in the execution of a tactical mission during a classroom practical exercise (PE), a leadership lab, or during a military situational training exercise (STX) in a field environment. Prerequisite for this course is the successful completion of MSL 101 through 202; OR attendance at the Leader's Training Course (LTC). Contact the Military Science Department for more details.
MILS 3020 - Applied Team Leadership
Credit(s): 3 Credits
Continue to learn and apply the fundamentals of Army leadership, officership, Army values and ethics as you hone your leadership abilities in a variety of tactical environments and the classroom. Successful completion of this course will help prepare you for success at the ROTC Leader Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) which you will attend the summer following this course at Fort Lewis, WA. You will receive systematic and specific feedback on your leadership attributes, values and core leader competencies from your instructors, other ROTC cadre, and senior cadets. Prerequisite for this course is the successful completion of MILS-3010.
MILS 3930 - Special Topics
Credit(s): 3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
MILS 3980 - Independent Study
Credit(s): 1 or 3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
MILS 4010 - Adaptive Leadership
Credit(s): 3 Credits
This course focuses on practical application of adaptive leadership. Throughout the semester, students will apply the fundamentals of principles of training, the Army writing style and military decision making. Students will study the special trust reposed to Army Officers by the US Constitution and the President of the United States--a special trust given to no other civilian professions. Students will also study the Army officer's role in the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and the counseling and development of subordinates. Prerequisite for this course is the successful completion of the ROTC Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) or permission of the instructor.
MILS 4020 - Leadership in a Complex World
Credit(s): 3 Credits
Explore the dynamics of leading in the complex situation of current military operations in the contemporary operating environment. Examine differences in customs and courtesies, military law, principles of war, and rules of engagement in the face of international terrorism. You will also explore aspects of interacting with non-government organizations, civilians on the battlefield and host nation support. Significant emphasis is placed on your transition to officership, preparing you for your branch school and first unit of assignment. Prerequisite for this course is the successful completion of MILS-4010 or permission of the instructor.
MILS 4200 - Seminar in Leadership and Ethics
Credit(s): 2 Credits
The curriculum in MILS-4200 is designed to focus on student (cadet) learning, rather than on any specific subject matter. Focusing on the cadet requires student-centered objectives and conscious attention to how the cadets interact with the subject matter presented. Learning occurs during class in the same way it does outside the classroom: Through both structured and unstructured experiences in which the cadets interact with the instructor, each other, and the instructional material. All seminar material is focused on experiential and participatory learning. Cadets meet independently with the instructor to determine both focus areas and instructional schedule. Instructional material includes a focus on the ethics of the military profession, an examination of various theories of leadership, and applied leadership and ethical decision making in historical settings.
MILS 4220 - Leadership & Ethics
Credit(s): 3 Credits
Identify and resolve ethical dilemmas. Refine counseling and motivating techniques. Examine aspects of tradition and law as it relates to leading as an Army officer.
MILS 4500 - Modern American Military History
Credit(s): 3 Credits
A survey of US military involvement beginning with the Treaty of Versailles following World War I and concluding with the current Global War on Terror. Students will follow a chronological study of crucial battles of World War II, Korea, Vietnam and conclude with in-depth case studies from Iraq and Afghanistan. The class focuses on both tactical and strategic lessons learned and the political and cultural influences that effect the way wars are fought. Prerequisite for this course is sophomore status and good standing in the ROTC program.
MILS 4930 - Special Topics
Credit(s): 3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
MILS 4980 - Independent Study
Credit(s): 1 or 3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
MILS 5010 - Advanced Leadership Training
Credit(s): 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MILS 4020
MILS 5930 - Special Topics
Credit(s): 3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
MILS 5980 - Independent Study
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Although start-up costs for RCA church plants vary, most new congregations can build a balanced budget from year one.
On average, plants need $200,000 (more than $66,000 annually) in outside support over their first three years. That might seem like a lot of money, but there are a number of different ways plants can get support over the first three years:
- A parent church can typically commit to $50,000 (about $16,500 annually).
- The classis and regional synod can together provide $40,000 to $80,000 (about $13,300 to $26,700 annually).
- Micro-grants are available for up to a total of $20,550 from the RCA.
- Donations from other churches or individual donors over the first three years can often add up to $25,000 (about $8,300 annually) or more. Click here for fundraising ideas.
Ideally, the plant will finance a greater portion of its own expenses each year. Bivocational planters may create a four to five year plan to become self-supporting. Full-time planters should seek to replace external funds with internal funds by the start of the plant's fourth year. To generate $150,000 in annual income internally, you will need the support of about 100 working adults who are committed to your church.
In addition, in its New Congregation Plan, each church plant commits to giving 10 percent of its offerings to a supporting planting agency (the parent church, the classis planting fund, or an RCA mission share for planting). This may seem counterintuitive since the plant is receiving so much outside help, but there are long-range benefits:
- The new congregation learns to trust God and to give back from the beginning. It's better to learn that principle early, beginning with small offerings.
- The new congregation shows gratefulness and a relational connection to supporting RCA partners.
- The gifts fuel more planting and gain favor with other existing churches, countering the criticism that new plants suck up resources rather than giving back. Instead, the new plant serves as an example of maturity in missional thinking and action.
- The new congregation will be in a good position to organize as an RCA church. Assessments for membership actually require a lower level of giving than this practice encourages.


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Farrell, Peskin at odds over owner move-in eviction proposals
A push to crack down on deceptive landlords pit Supervisors Mark Farrell and Aaron Peskin against each other Monday, and their supporters faced off at City Hall.
Farrell, a political moderate, and Peskin, a progressive, have each crafted legislation to combat what they say is a new eviction epidemic — landlords who boot out tenants and say they plan to move in themselves, but instead rent the property to someone else.
Both supervisors' ordinances would require owners to declare under penalty of perjury that they plan to occupy the property for three years and then to follow up with official verification, such as a utility bill.
But Peskin's version, co-sponsored by Supervisor Jane Kim, goes one step further, dangling the threat of a misdemeanor — and the possibility of six months in jail — for landlords who pretend to move into a unit and then rent it out at a higher price. Also, tenants' rights nonprofits would be able to sue the owner, even if the tenant didn't agreet.
Peskin, Kim and the tenant advocates who back them say the misdemeanor charge is critical. They sent out press releases and held a rally outside City Hall to drum up support for their legislation on Monday, an hour before Farrell's bill went before the board's Land Use and Transportation Committee.
A small army of housing organizers showed up to the meeting to plug the Kim/Peskin bill, which wasn't on the agenda. About a dozen landlords came to support Farrell, who chairs the committee.
"Despite recent press releases and press conferences arguing otherwise, I look forward to working with everyone," Farrell said, grimacing.
He continued his bill until June 26 so that both measures could be heard together.
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Seattle, WA—Tuesday, January 24, 2017: Volt Athletics Inc. (Volt), the global leader in technology solutions for sport performance training, announced that they have closed a funding round of over $770,000. This investment brings Volt's total funding to $3M.
The new funding will be used to develop new technologies, invest in strategic relationships, and push into new markets.
"We're seeing technology's role in athletic development grow globally," says Dan Giuliani, MSAL, CSCS, Volt Co-Founder & CEO, and Adjunct Professor of Sport Performance at the University of Washington. "Athletes are demanding more than tracking apps, and we've been proving that our intelligent training system offers an affordable and effective solution for athletes looking to train the right way for their sport."
While most fitness apps track what a user has already done, Volt actually tells the user what to do. Volt provides sport-specific, professionally designed strength and conditioning programs that grow and adapt to the user throughout their training. Using Volt's proprietary intelligent training system, athletes can walk into the weight room with their unique training plan and trust Volt will deliver the proper workout for them, every time.
Volt works with tens of thousands of high school, college, and professional athletes and coaches around the world. Teams that use Volt have won numerous state, national, and professional championships.
"At Volt, we're focused on providing all athletes and teams with affordable access to professionally built strength and conditioning," says Giuliani. "Our technology is being used by athletes and coaches around the world, and this funding allows us to accelerate our growth and reach more athletes."
Volt has a dynamic team of 16, including engineers, coaches, and athletes, with experience spanning through the sports and technology industries from Major League Baseball, NASA, Amazon, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Expedia.
Volt Athletics Inc. ® ('Volt') is a Seattle-based sports tech company that brings professional-level sport performance training to athletes and teams worldwide. Volt's proprietary Intelligent Training System leverages decades of proven strength and conditioning research and science to build hyper-personalized training plans delivered through an intelligent training system.Media Contacts
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Nuisance Raccoons
Highly intelligent and very curious, raccoons are somewhat sociable especially during mating season. They are nocturnal in nature. Custom Pest Solutions has great success with setting humane traps and removing them the next day.
Raccoons will often seek to gain entrance into houses and buildings through attics, chimneys, and roof angles. Uncapped chimneys are becoming more attractive dens than the traditional tree hollow. Often raccoons will tear off shingles, chew holes in soffits or facia boards in order to gain access to an attic. The raccoon is able to climb close hanging tree limbs and jump to the house to gain access as well.
Raccoons are at the top of the list of wildlife that destroy vegetable gardens. They also are notorious for raiding bird feeders at night as well as garbage cans left along curbs for pickup. With this in mind, it is no wonder raccoons will consume nearly anything including aquatic animals, fruits, nuts, grains, small mammals, birdseed and garbage. Raccoons' amazing dexterity allows them to open eggs, doors, jars, bottles and latches.
Raccoons average 12" high and weigh anywhere from 15-48 pounds. In the wild they have an average life span of 10 - 13 years. This small land mammal is extremely adaptable and has thrived in the suburban and urban areas. Raccoons can be easily identified by the way they communicate with a variety of whimpers, whines, squeals, screams, and purrs.
Also, tracks are easily identifiable since they have five toes on each foot and longer toes on the hind feet. The front foot resembles that of a hand. If you're lucky, the ground was damp and there is a clear footprint in the mud. If not, the easiest way is to sprinkle the hard surface with flour and the prints will show up.
Females usually give birth to 1 - 6 baby kits. These baby raccoons will stay with the mother until autumn and then go off on their own to find a hollow for winter. While the ideal den is a cavity in a large tree, raccoons will also use manmade structures such as attics, chimneys and outside of buildings.
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