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- Average Age of an Indian 29
- 50% of the population is less than 25
- Dependency Ratio of India is approaching 0.4
Refer Wikipedia : dependency ratio is an age-population ratio of those typically not in the labor force (the dependent part ages 0 to 14 and 65+) and those typically in the labor force (the productive part ages 15 to 64)
What do these statistics really mean to us?
The millennials form the essential force in any successful team. It's due to various factors
From financial point of view, they are easier on the cost
From HR point of view, they are easier to hire due to availability
From legal point of view, very less baggage they carry
From my point of view, they are simple the crème de la crème (Best of the best)
They are born digital, fast learners, high energy and simply easy to coach.
Today, when I look around the managers in software industry, most of the managers are part of the Gen X or Gen Y. This situation is even more stark when it comes in manufacturing or publishing industry. So what does manager need to do to get the right kind of outcomes either from fellow Gen Xers or Millennials.
To flip the coin, managers managing the millennials need to shed the traditional 'managing' or 'leading' ways as those ways simply don't work. Add this context, to the self-organizing and collective leadership that agile leadership promote, the managers' job becomes unenviable.
Why should managers turn to be a coach
(Lack of) Subject matter expertise – Functional managers are chosen and promoted after very careful considerations by HR in companies. And many readers would agree that the skills that were required when they climbed the ladder are simply not the same as what's needed today. For example, I have seen many a times mainframe team is often managed by a manager with no experience in mainframe. In another case, a DevOps team is led by a skilled QA leader or micro services development team led by a person with deeper domain expertise.
Essentially, core expertise of the team is not necessarily the same as the manager and being a mentor would no longer be an expectation from the manager.
Dependency factor – With the dependency factor at a demographic level increasing, the dependency on a given job for millennials reduces significantly. Hence you do something as I said so, goes out of the door. And appraisals or job promotions also mean very less with more working people, wanting to learn and enjoy the job and want to live for today. And further, each person is unique and has different inspirations that motivate them.
This leads managers to become the beacon of trust and provide the necessary inspiration or provide the big picture on a regular basis.
Sphere of influence – While managers used to have a reporting team members of 6-9 members, agile self organising teams have led to a change in the sphere of influence. With more teams managing their goals with guidance from the product owner or business directly, managers' role becomes a champion of the teams and helping them be focused on the path. And the amount of interaction between team members and leaders would not be as much as ideal.
With increasing sphere of influence, managers need to start trusting the teams working towards the goals, and start sensing when intervention is required.
Simply put, If the leader doesn't transition to a coach quickly, they become holders of escalation or figurative accountability heads. Areas that are hard to manage by teams would held by the managers with limited or no leverage either with the team or the leaders involved.
So what are the key characteristics to be imbibed to nurture millennials in the agile world?
Long term thinking –
Long team thinking versus short term results is an act of balance that every board members is beaten about and this is important for all agile leaders. For e.g. when the performance goals are established, it's important to ensure that the long term goals are inline with the organization as well as steer the members in the direction that they would see themselves towards.
In a day-to-day basis, decisions that are taken, also needs to be with the outlook of long term rather than getting the sprint goals complete or giving a great demo.
Having such a vision, inspires the millennials intrinsically. Other benefit is that, when the same team members are taking micro decisions, the principles are used and there is lesser conflict.
Active listening –
Active listening is one of the key pillars in mindfulness and emotionally strong leaders. All successful coaches also excel in this area. While measuring the final outcome provides a great picture for the stakeholders, sensing the team dynamics and listening to the problems and coaching them helps teams add the dimension of trust for the leader. It's not about finishing a story, but is the person learning from the experience. And what are the technical debts that got closed in the way of development needs to be understood by agile leaders.
Articulating the problem –
Often times, I have seen managers, jumping to a solution based on their understanding of the situation. While immediate reaction would be to find the solution, it's important for leaders to help teams to articulate the problem in the entirety. There are some skills such as design thinking or six thinking hats that leaders need to have a way to facilitate the deeper problem articulation. Its almost similar to leading the horse to the watering hole rather than telling the horse to drink water
Once the complete problem is well understood, teams would come up with a solution or accept the solution that leaders provide. It's not about doing it, but taking pride in the work that they are doing.
Lastly, mindfully aware of the situation of the team and trust the teams that they are doing the best. This not only helps leaders become great coaches, but doing it with the presence of mind. "Being" leads to sense of looking at horizons with no clips in the wings.


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Before we start, remove any eye makeup you are wearing, as this gets a little messy and might mess up the beautiful work you did on your makeup. 😊
Curl each eyelash for thirty seconds each
Make sure eyelashes are well separated with the eyebrow brush before the next step. These are my natural eyelashes. Not very long.
Get some conditioner and rub it on your eyelashes from root to tip. Believe it or not, your eyelashes will start to grow slowly if you keep this process up for about 2 or 3 weeks.
Make sure to put conditioner on your eyelashes every night and every other morning for best results. Make sure not to put too much or get it in your eye. It hurts, trust me. 😁
Using the same method as the conditioner, coat your eyelashes using the petroleum jelly. This will help them appear thicker and gives it the same effect as mascara does, with out the black clumps😉.
This is the after affect. If desired, you can brush through them with the eyebrow brush.
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SYNOPSIS:Carmencita (Sofia Oria) is the young daughter of celebrated matador Antonio Villalta (Daniel Giménez Cacho), cast from grace when her now-quadriplegic father marries his nurse, the cruel, conniving Encarna (Maribel Verdú). Once a teenager, Encarna orders Carmen (Macarena Garcia) to be killed but she is rescued by Los Enanitos Toreros, a troupe of bullfighting dwarves who travel between cities. They nickname her Blancanieves [Snow White in Spanish] and she soon discovers a new and perilous calling: becoming Spain's first female toreador.
Review by Louise Keller:A striking and highly innovative twist on the Snow White tale, Spanish filmmaker Pablo Berger's silent, black and white film speaks loudly from the heart displaying all the colour and verve of a majestic bullfight. Of course, it is impossible to ignore the fanfare and acclaim of Michel Hazanavicius's 2011 acclaimed The Artist that returned black and white silent story telling to the screen, but Blancanieves shines in its own unique spotlight. This is a special film that resonates on every level - cinematically, intellectually and emotionally.The story is established with finesse and style. Aided by the occasional use of stylised title cards, complete with traditional graphics, the scene is set in a grand bullfighting arena in Seville, where all the drama involving the matador and the bull is preceded by the theatrics, costume and ceremony. The music tempo is 3/4 and as triumph turns to tragedy, the time signature changes. Pathos oozes generously throughout, beginning with the tragedy of a wheelchair bound matador Antonio Villalta (Daniel Giménez Cacho) under the spell of a conniving, money grubbing Encarna (Maribel Verdú), who we recognise as the wicked witch character from the onset. I love the imagery as young Carmencita's (Sofia Oria) white communion dress is dipped into a vat of dye and becomes black before our eyes, as a happy childhood becomes transformed into dark, solemn gloom and despair. She has one sole friend, a pet rooster called Pepe - all events accentuated by ever-increasing ominous music strains.The austere family home where the imposing portrait of her famous father hangs on the panelled walls of the sweeping staircase offers shades of Rebecca and Mrs Danvers, and there are heart-warming scenes as Carmencita gets to know her father, who teaches her the art of twirling a cape before the statue of life-size bull statue. Marcarena Garcia in the role of the older Carmencita is vulnerable and lovely and by the time she meets and is rescued by the seven bullfighting dwarves (one of which is a cross dresser), we have totally been seduced by the tale.There is no mirror on the wall, but there is a poisoned apple, exploitation and love's first kiss in this film that won 10 Goya awards including best film, screenplay, music, cinematography, best new actress for Macarena García and best actress for Maribel Verdú. Verdú positively sizzles as the despicable, glamorous manipulator who preens and delights in her own selfish vanity and ambitions. There are countless priceless moments, none more moving than one in that huge Seville arena towards the film's end where the film's black and white status is reinforced in an unexpected way. Bitter sweet moments are a-plenty and I still have a lump in my throat from the unforgettable final scene. A film like this does not come along every day, so grab the bull by its horns!Review by Andrew L. Urban:This is a beautiful film.Making the most of a double layered homage - one to black & white silent movies of the 20s, the other to refashion the Grimms' Snow White fairy tale - Pablo Berger invites us into the dark world of good v evil as the Grimm brothers liked to tell it. Fairy stories are larger than life, and cinema of the 20s also used an exaggerated style. But while daring and bold, Berger is careful to moderate these aspects so as not to alienate modern audiences.The classic elements of an evil stepmother, beautiful daughter, greed and vanity are cleverly mixed in this virtuoso concoction which soars on a multi-faceted score by Alfonso de Vilallonga. Music is crucial in this film. While the score is faithful to 1920s conventions to some extent, it is unafraid to synch with the images, replicating the soundtrack that might have been (eg clapping to a Flamenco dance, a church bell ringing, a vinyl record playing a favoured tune, etc).Beautifully lit (as if shot on old fashioned silver nitrate stock) and offering tight close ups to show emotion and occasional title cards to fill in only essential information, the film straddles drama and fantasy with flair.Perhaps the most important element in this film is the casting; from the lovely youngster Sofia Oria to Macarena Garcia as the beautiful teenage Carmen, from the evil Encarna played by the talented Maribel Verdú, to Angela Molina as the lovely granny Dona Concha, the cast is perfect. Then there are the bullfighting dwarves, another unique element and all unique - perhaps a masterstroke. (Look out for the one who looks like a miniature Bert Newton in drag.)Daniel Giménez Cacho has the toughest role as the bullfighter Antonio Villalta, whose wife dies in childbirth after which he is soon badly gored and wheelchair bound. The screenplay fudges what keeps Carmencita apart from her father as she grows up, but we can speculate that perhaps Antonio finds it too painful face the child who killed - and reminds him of - his wife, as it were. But fate reunites them, and the story develops new themes as Carmen is folded into the embrace of her new family, the bullfighting dwarves.The filmmakers ask us to enter this world with the naïve innocence of children and the sophisticated movie palates of adults, and they give us a sublime, moving finale.Footnote: Blancanieves was one of 12 films invited to this year's Ebertfest (April 2013), and (the late lamented) Roger was one of the movie's biggest champions. It is also the winner of three Goya Awards in Spain: Best Film, Best Actress (Maribel Verdu) and Best Screenplay. At San Sebastian, Macarena Garzia won the Best Actress Award.
CRITICAL COUNTFavourable: 2Unfavourable: 0Mixed: 0
BLANCANIEVES (M) (Spain, 2012)
CAST: Maribel Verdú, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Ángela Molina, Pere Ponce, Macarena Garcia, Sofia Oria, José María Pou
PRODUCER: Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Jerome Vidal
DIRECTOR: Pablo Berger
SCRIPT: Pablo Berger (inspired by the Brothers Grimm)
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Kiko de la Rica
EDITOR: Fernando Franco
MUSIC: Alfonso de Vilallonga
PRODUCTION DESIGN: Alain Beinée
RUNNING TIME: 100 minutes
AUSTRALIAN DISTRIBUTOR: Rialto
AUSTRALIAN RELEASE: October 24, 2013


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Mom's Spaghetti (one of a kind)
These are dyed in small batches in a tiny home studio in Hamilton, On.
Pictures will show several skeins to the variation of hand dyed yarn.
Prices are per skein.
Basic Stella Fingering
80% Superwash Merino
20% Nylon
115g/426 yards
Basic Stella DK
80% Superwash Merino
20% Nylon
115g/250 yards
80% Superwash Merino
20% Nylon
115g/250 yards
Fluffy Stella
72% Kid Mohair
28% Silk
459 yds/50g
Cozy Stella
74% Baby Suri Alpaca, 26% Silk
328 yds/50g skein
Savvy Stella
90% Superwash Merino
10% Nylon
It is always preferred that you hand wash your knits in lukewarm water with wool wash and lay flat to dry.
These are hand dyed in small batches, so the colours will vary per skein. As well, I have tried to match the colours in the photos to the actual skeins!


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The Kids Fitness League welcomes many high school and university student volunteers. High school students can get community service hours to go towards their 40 hour requirement. We accept volunteers for many of our programs including March break and summer camps, after school program, movie nights, Lazer Tag nights, birthday parties, special events, and more!
We require volunteers to be at least in grade 9.
Interested in Volunteering - here's how to sign up:
Ongoing programs during the school year - Contact Sharon at firstname.lastname@example.com
FAMILY DAY FUNDAY - Monday February 17th, 2020 at St. Mother Teresa H.S. Event runs from 10am-4pm,, Volunteers will be needed from 8:00am-5:00pm
MARCH BREAK CAMPS - March 16th - 20th, 2020 at Holy Trinity H.S. (Kanata) and St Mother Teresa H.S. (Barrhaven). We can only accept a limited number of volunteers per location.
SUMMER CAMPS 2020 -Due to the high number of volunteer requests during our summer camps, we are asking potential volunteers to complete the following form, as well, provide a reference who will be asked to complete a short questionnaire via email.
**PLEASE NOTE** Due the current COVID-19 situation, we have put a hold on our volunteer applications until we have a better idea of what to expect this summer. Once we have our regular programs back up & running, we will open up the volunteer application process. Thank you for your understanding.


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Project Aces returns to the PlayStation Portable this summer in Ace Combat Joint Assault, bringing fierce aerial battles to the skies of London, San Francisco, and Tokyo.
Those are just three of the locations you'll be swapping missiles over in Ace Combat Joint Assault, the second game in the venerable flight combat series for the PSP. While the story seems rather light - players step into the role of an allied pilot, tasked with obliterating the enemy - the new Enhanced Combat View sounds intriguing, as does a new multi-strategic AI, which evolves mission flow based on player choices. It should keep things fresh, at the very least.
Whether you play the game for the story, the eight player online versus mode, or the four player co-op campaign, it looks like you'll be treated to some of the best visuals the PSP can offer.
As long as Project Aces maintains the air superiority it's built up over the past fifteen years, Namco Bandai should be putting a winner in our hands this summer.


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The National Portrait Gallery become a performance art space last Saturday when two District residents, Mike Blasenstein and Mike Iacovone, were detained by police after returning a work of art to the gallery.
Usually, police only get involved when someone removes art, but this was a special case.
As everyone knows, the usually low-profile Portrait Gallery became big news when it removed David Wojnarowicz's video work "A Fire in My Belly" from its current exhibition "Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture" after complaints from the Catholic League and other conservative groups. D.C.'s Transformer Gallery began running the film in its window, and one demonstrator projected it on the side of the gallery building. Blasenstein and Iacovone decided to bring the video back inside.
Blasenstein played the part of gallery wall, standing outside the entrance to "Hide/Seek" with an iPad running the Wojnarowicz work. Iacovone filmed the silent protest. Museum security and the Metropolitan Police Department intervened; the two Mikes cooperated.
And then the performance piece became theatre of the absurd.
The activists did not seem surprised to be removed, and after engaging in their peaceful action, they may have anticipated some sort of sanction.
But the MPD banned Iacovone from the Smithsonian for a year, and banned Blasenstein from all Smithsonian properties "indefinitely."
No Zoolights or Mr. Rogers's sweater or midday IMAX showings of "To Fly" for them. They're banned! Banned, I tell you! Who knew Comic Book Guy from "The Simpsons" worked for the MPD?
Even the authorities concede that this is rather silly. The Smithsonian consists of nearly two dozen museums and galleries in multiple buildings, and none of them check identification. It is possible Mike or Mike could be arrested if a particular guard happened to recognize one of them, but unless they were again engaging in prohibited activity, even that would be unlikely.
Still, it is troubling that the police claim the authority to unilaterally ban individuals from a public place without a hearing.
Blasenstein and Iacovone can call their operation a success. They briefly returned "A Fire in My Belly" to the Portrait Gallery, doing what museum director Martin Sullivan should have done.
The fight continues. National Portrait Gallery commissioner James Bartlett, formerly of the Cleveland Museum of Art, has resigned in protest, and on Thursday, the Warhol Foundation condemned the removal of the Wojnarowicz film, saying the attacks on the work, "based on ignorance, hatred and fear, have no place in America's civil society and should certainly not dictate the actions taken by its cultural leaders."
Warhol, of course, said that "in the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." With their 10 minutes of protest, Blasenstein and Iacovone achieved that -- and struck a blow against censorship.
Follow P.J. Orvetti on Twitter at @PJOinDC


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Network Infrastructure is increasing in size, heterogeneity and complexity. Managing them becomes increasingly difficult. The management applications need to get smarter and smarter to meet the growing demands of the industry. With end-to-end solution and scalability being the order of the day, it becomes important that the management application addresses these aspects. One of the important service that has to meet this demand is Configuration Management. So, following details are about one of the end-to-end solution which also gives configuration management facility.
What StableNet provides for Configuration Management?
Accurate inventory is essential to an IT department. An accurate inventory depends on having a single, trusted repository.
At this point StableNet performs really well. It's discovery capabilities include some powerful and flexible tools that allow you to determine exactly what StableNet will monitor, and how the sub-elements will be labelled and grouped. These capabilities make it possible to automatically initiate data collection, threshold monitoring, and reporting on discovered elements. StableNet® performs topology discovery in the managed network. During discovery, each managed device is probed to determine its configuration and its relationship to other managed elements. With this information,StableNet creates instances and a dependency model.
This simplifies event correlation: there are no rules to be programmed and the event subsystem guarantees that critical problems are always identified. The discovery automatically finds network devices and network topology.
This simplifies event correlation: there are no rules to be programmed and the event subsystem guarantees that critical problems are always identified. The discovery automatically finds network devices and network topology.
The discovery consists of two layers:
• Device Discovery
• Topology and Network Discovery
• Device Discovery
• Topology and Network Discovery
The StableNet Activation Module (AM) consist of a built-in provisioning engine and a plug-able orchestration layer. The built-in provisioning module is using XML JOBs to create, read, update and delete (CRUD) configurations on networked elements. The plug-able orchestration layer gives users the flexibility to optimize the AM to their project and site specific particularities. The optimization can be of technical nature, can relate to business processes or budgetary. The key benefits of device configuration XML JOBs is to allow the predefinition of JOBs for recurring tasks in form of XML templates. The actual JOB can then be configured, respectively parameterized using a dynamically generated graphical user interface (GUI).
Another great thing about this tool is that Performance Management and Fault Management are also part of this configuration management tool.
To get more information about this tools visit StableNet
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China Rankings for resource and environmental sustainability
Posted by kim on Monday, December 21, 2015 Under: Amazing Photo
Shenzhen leaps to top of efficiency list in 2 yrs
A view of Shenzhen's landmark skyscraper Kingkey 100, June 16, 2015. Housing prices in the city surged 15.9 percent in June, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. [Photo/IC]
Shenzhen made great leaps in energy efficiency and environmental quality in the past two years, as did Taizhou, Zhejiang province, but Beijing lost ground, according to a recent study.Using an index developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Accenture Plc, a multinational management consulting company, 100 cities were examined for their "resource and environmental sustainability". Several indicators were used, such as water and energy consumed per GDP unit, the recycle rate for industrial waste, emissions of sulfides, the intensity of fine particulates in the air and carbon emissions per capita.Beijing and Shanghai scored poorly in the index. Of the cities examined, Beijing dropped to 19th, from 15th two years ago, and Shanghai moved from 22nd to 18th. Beijing was dragged down because of its air quality.
A night view of the Bund in Shanghai, July 21, 2015. [Photo/IC]
The study found that China's major city cluster had not climbed the sustainability chart. The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei cluster, as well as the Chengdu-Chongqing cluster saw the deterioration of their environments over the past two years.
A giant panda-shaped art installation on the facade of a shopping mall in Chengdu city, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Dec 23, 2013. [Photo/IC]
Shi Minjun, a research fellow at Chinese Academy of Sciences who participated in the study, said that when considering the integration of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area, Beijing and Tianjin should not only consider the relocation of their industrial facilities to Hebei, but consider how to help less prosperous Hebei improve its capacity, such as the introduction of technologies to lift resource efficiency and curb emissions.The study called for a greater role for information technology to curb emissions. It estimated that digital technologies application could cut annual global carbon emission by 12.1 billion tons by 2030 (annual emission by that year is estimated at 35 billion tons).Li Guanghai, managing director of Accenture Strategy in Greater China, noted that implementing carbon-reduction measures, such as replacing coal with gas, would result in losses for many industrial firms that burn cheaper coal, as they have thin profit margins. The solution is to reduce the cost of new technologies, Li said."Technology is evolving really fast," Li said. "What's great about technology is it helps to thaw boundaries of industries. For example, Uber is changing the roles of consumers, taxi drivers and regulators while making self-ownership of cars less necessary."Many of Accenture's multinational clients are actively embracing technology to save energy and reduce costs, he said. For example, tire manufacturer Michelin installs sensors on its tires to monitor trucks' real-time fuel consumption. The data are used to optimize drivers' behaviors and reduce fuel. Michelin is also leasing, instead of selling, its tires to improve efficiency.Major Chinese companies are exploring various technologies to reduce energy consumption, such as the "smart" electrical power grid, power plants, pipelines and mines, he said.Top 10Rankings for resource and environmental sustainability (2013 rank shown in parentheses)1. Shenzhen (10)2. Taizhou (20)3. Xiamen (8)4. Zhanjiang5. Weihai (1)6. Qingdao (9)7. Haikou8. Fuzhou (35)9. Nantong (7)10. Yangzhou (2)
A night view of the Bund in Shanghai, July 21, 2015. [Photo/IC]
The study found that China's major city cluster had not climbed the sustainability chart. The Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei cluster, as well as the Chengdu-Chongqing cluster saw the deterioration of their environments over the past two years.
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When I heard that Amina Henry was starting her own theater company I was thrilled. I've been a fan of her work since actress Cate Bottiglione brought her in to work on the Sticky series, with her play Bride at Midnight in 2011. Her play An American Family Takes a Lover, at Theatre for the New City last year, is on my top ten performances of all time list, and at present, I can't even remember the other nine.
Amina's got an indiegogo campaign going for her new project– Hunter John and Jane— with her new theater company– The Table— so I thought we should talk about it.
Why did you decide to start a theater company? We've talked about playwright as producer before, and how essential it is for playwrights to be their own advocates. What made you take the leap?
I decided that I had to take the leap because I want to be able to control my own growth as an artist, at least to some degree. I'm inspired people like Young Jean Lee, Kristina Satter, YOU – it's so important to be able to advocate for your own growth. I don't want to always be in the position of pitching to others to let me work – I just want to work. Also, I've found, and am confident that I will continue to find, artists who I truly love collaborating with and I love looking for ways for us to be in rooms together.
The premise of Hunter John and Jane is really compelling. I'm particularly drawn in by some of the questions the play asks: "… how can humans remain connected to what it means to be human? What does it mean to be human? How can we continue to see value in human life?" This is what plays should be talking about.
Yes, I agree, we should all be talking about what it means to be human. I got the idea for the play after watching hours and hours of the Investigation Discovery channel and trying to process how horrible people can be to each other. But then too, people are capable of such tenderness, we have so many feelings, we're so vulnerable. Witnessing all of the protests against social injustice going on right now is really amazing.
It is amazing. And so important I think for people to have an outlet for this righteous anger. What's going on with police brutality erupting into the mainstream consciousness has almost no adjectives– it's just so necessary. I remember the first time I became aware of police brutality: I was told that it exists and mentally, emotionally, I couldn't handle it. My first reaction was to shut it down. My second reaction was to join the protest movements of the late 1990's– Mumia, gay rights– and the anti-war protests in 2003. When did you first become aware of police violence, police violence against black people?
Well, I'm a black person so I think even from a very young age I was aware of a certain tension between black people and the LAW. Rodney King was a wake up call for me. On a more personal level, I became deeply aware of institutional racism when I was around 23 and began to volunteer for a prison enrichment program which I was active with for about ten years. I'll never forget walking into Sing Sing prison and being greeted by black men everywhere; I went home that night and cried. It's very stark and I don't really have the words to describe it.
So Jane looking for her bones in a play that asks how humans can remain connected to what it means to be human, a word the very root of which means to bury (humando, Greek, I think). Do you think that an essential part of humanity is linked to burying? Is about the physical self and mortality?
I think that an essential part of human nature is ritual and burying, to me, is a ritualistic act. Most rituals have to do with birth, life, death, time, love, spirituality – a reaching for something beyond the physical through the physical. I mean, I think.
That's so beautiful. I think of theater as being akin to the original humans, telling tales of the hunt around a fire. Ritual, rights of passage, are so much a part of growing up human. Was there a right of passage, or a ritual, as part of your growing up that represented the transition from childhood to adulthood?
In an odd way, I think most of my rituals, or the rituals that I remember, had to do with becoming a woman and what that seemed to mean in my family. Learning how to cook. Looking after my brother. Doing the dishes. Cleaning the house. Mundane care taking in its various forms. Then there's the whole GROOMING thing that seemed to signal a shift from childhood to womanhood – shaving and whatnot.
There's this idea that the human brain is a collection of chemicals and electric impulses, and that as such, we will reach a point where people can download their consciousness into giant servers and live on forever, perhaps in some kind of simulation of physical life, or as an omniscient, disembodied, consciousness. Do you think those consciousnesses, formerly housed in physical bodies, could be considered human? Do you think the definition of human can evolve, just as the beings themselves have, or do you think it's a fixed definition?
What an interesting question! Yes, I think that the definition of human can evolve because it HAS evolved. I think the word "human" has as many definitions as there are people in the world, it's that complicated.
We spend so much time trying to categorize every aspect of the natural world, the man-made world, and of human experience, trying to define "normal" experience, "normal" reactions. What would happen if we stopped trying to label everything?
I don't know what would happen. I'd be interested to find out. I'm a compulsive "labeller". It's funny, though. I'm not sure that I could give a meaningful definition of "normal"; the word "normal" is itself, on its own, strange. Normal in relationship to what? To whom? To where?
Here's what Amina Henry's got coming up:
HUNTER JOHN AND JANE workshop reading
Directed by Benjamin Kamine
The Brick
January 2-3, 2015, 7 pm
DUCKLINGS Reading
Directed by Christopher Burris
National Black Theater
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The best hip exercises for runners should focus on strengthening the hip abductors and flexors because doing so helps you maintain a wide step width during running which reduces strain on the IT band, helping you prevent the dreaded ITBS.
Hip Exercises for Runners
The main reason for ITBS in runners is a crossover running gait, or a narrow step width. This means that at touchdown, the right foot for example, lands on the midline, when it should land under the right hip. Therefore, developing stronger hip abductors and flexors will widen your step width, keeping the feet away from the midline at touchdown.
More running-related problems caused by hip abductor and flexor weakness:
- gait side-to-side imbalances
- Iliotibial band friction syndrome
- increases hip abduction moments which influence foot pronation –excessive pronation causes Achilles injury, plantar fasciitis, and medial tibial stress syndrome (shin splints)
Below are excellent hip abductor and flexor exercises that will correct biomechanical imperfections during forefoot running.
(A) Lay on your side, knees bent, and together and life the top knee while keeping your feet together -like a clam. Be sure not to let your hips roll back, all the movement should be in the legs, do 3 sets of 15 daily and do them slow, and hold for a few second as well to really feel the burning
(B) Straight leg raises, do 3 sets of 15 daily.
(C) Lay down, or sit-up, whatever is comfortable for you, lift one leg off the ground, be sure to keep it straight as possible, slowly sway it out to the side then back again, being careful not to sway it too far out as this is NOT a stretching exercise, therefore it doesn't matter how far you can swing your leg out, it's the action of lifting the leg and moving it is the key to strengthening the abductors.
Heel Striking and ITBS
Heel strike running can also cause ITBS because this style of running results in a longer stride length, which also causes step width to be narrower as compared with forefoot running. Click here to find out how forefoot running naturally widens step width and reduces strain on the IT band.
If you want to learn more on how heel strike running contributes to injury, check out my other articles:
Knee Pain When Running – Find out how knee extension in heel strike running is the source of all knee problems.
Achilles Pain – Find out why heel strike runners may be at more risk of suffering an Achilles rupture as compared with forefoot runners.
Lower Leg Injury – Understand how the stress-wave at heel strike is not only metabolically expensive on the body, it also is difficult for the muscles to attenuate.
Avoid Heel Strike if You Have One Leg Shorter than the Other – Learn why runners with a leg length discrepancy dodge injury by avoiding heel strike.
Ireland et al. Hip strength in females with and without patellofemoral pain. J Orthop Sports Ther, 2003; 33(11):671-6.
Niemuth et al. Hip muscle weakness and overuse injury in runners. Clin J Sport Med, 2005; 15(1):14-21.
Bretta Riches
BSc Neurobiology; MSc Biomechanics candidate, ultra minimalist runner & founder of RunForefoot. I was a heel striker, always injured. I was inspired by the great Tirunesh Dibaba to try forefoot running. Now, I'm injury free. This is why I launched Run Forefoot, to advocate the health & performance benefits of forefoot running and to raise awareness on the dangers of heel striking, because the world needs to know.
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I can't believe it. This is post # 700. The time does go by quickly. In celebration, we are offering this daring panel which was purchased at Pissott.
It's Stonehenge #3979, 100% cotton by Linda Ludovico for Northcott.
It's 24"x44" or 60cm x 117cm.
We will pick a winner next Monday, February 4th. Anyone that comments will be entered once and if you are a follower, please mention it, and I will put your name in twice. Please leave a way for me to contact you if you are the lucky winner.


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Imam Reza was an infallible imam or leader with a flawless character and descendent of the holy prophet Mohammad, sent for the benefit of humanity, and was martyred for carrying out his God-given mission. All of these points give Imam Reza a high status with God and thus in the hearts of Shi'ites; therefore we consider it our religious duty to make pilgrimage to his holy shrine whenever possible. In fact there are many narrations or hadith of holy prophet Mohammad and Imams (pbut) that speaks about the blessings of such a pilgrimage.
One of such narration from the first Imam, Ali ibn Abi Talib(pbuh) , on the authority of the holy prophet (pbuh) says:
"on of my own flesh and blood will be buried in Khorasan , God the high will surely remove the sorrows of any sorrowful person who goes on pilgrimage to his shrine. Moreover, God will surly forgive the sins of any sinful person who goes on pilgrimage to his shrine.
Another important reason pilgrimage is made to Imam Reza`s holy shrine is to ask the holy Imam (pbuh) to intercede on one`s behalf before God, to alleviate some ailment or difficulty. Annually, 20 million pilgrims, not solely Muslims or Shi'ites, make this spirituals pilgrimage seeking divine miracles. In fact, there is an office to investigate and record such miracles at the Haram.


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Arizona Trail – Interlude 2
I have 16 days of hiking left at 25 miles a day. I want to finish at the end of November to meet my mother for a road trip. Therefore I have almost 10 days to somehow use. More site trip adventures!
Day 1
Cake and I hit up Brown's Peak, a short but intense class 3 scramble to the top of one of the 4 peaks in that range.
We got to the top as the sun was setting. It is the best sunset of the year! Beautiful views over the Superstition Mountains in one direction and Roosevelt Lake in the other.
Day 2
We headed up into the Superstitions for another sunset view from the top. We misjudged the timing and were slightly below the top when the sun was going down. Still great views from there and left us with a long, easy scramble back down to the car.
Day 3
Spent the day relaxing in and around Phoenix.
Day 4
Got back on the trail with Cake and camped close to the trailhead. He is coming for the next leg with me. It will be wonderful to have some company.


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Every day our bodies react to our subconscious thoughts and feelings. With out realising it, we are revealing items about ourselves all the time to these about us.
Other boots put on out. It's a reality of life that you know deep down: no matter how significantly you love those new boots, no matter how sturdy and nicely-produced they are, in two or three years' time, you are going to have to replace them. The leather will split, the sole will crack, and the lining on the inside will seep out via the rotting seams and ruin every thing.
The final event of the Grito de Mujer 2016 closure in Madrid, took location on March 16th, 2016 at the Egyptian Institute of Madrid, with a recital of poets of various nationalities such as Carmen Crespo, Asuncion Caballero, Veronica Aranda, Felipe Espilez, Fernando Sabido, amongst other folks, the words of welcoming by the Director of the Egyptian Institute: Dr. Basem Saleh Daoud and the President of Intercultural Circle Hispanic Arabic, Abdo Tounsi. In this event could we enjoyed a magnificent participation of Hispanic-Arabic poets, highlighting the importance of equality between men and females. Upon completion, the Intercultural Circle Hispanic Arabic invited to a tasting of delicious Arabic sweets and tea.
I had no notion what she meant. I showered day-to-day, ironed my clothing, brushed and flossed, and kept my hair neatly styled and groomed. I said as much to her. She seemed angry that she had to clarify but she told me she meant make-up. She insisted on at least eyeliner and lipstick when I rebelled at the concept of foundation. No way was I going to use foundation! And at the time, I had the most beautiful skin. It is nevertheless fairly nice, but back then it was (aside from two modest scars, a single by my eye and one particular in my eyebrow) flawless. I cannot imagine why she even recommended it! Why ought to I wear make-up if I do not even feel I require it and never like what it does to my skin? But the fact is, my boss told me that putting on face paint was needed to look expert.
No one forces the Westerners to come to Saudi Arabia. If you dont like the Muslim culture or Islam keep in you personal nation…dont come to Saudi Arabia. I can not imagine also several wives being interested in the mindset or wellbeing of the mistress. this dates back to Atlantis. a place we had been always told didn't exist. Oh yes it sure did!! They have the capability to give birth. I could quit here, but I will continue. If for some purpose you would like to contradict this point, I look forward to your opinion. I do agree with kiss that harmony in marriage in virtually not possible in absolute equality.


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Luiza Bialasiewicz is a political geographer and Professor of European Governance in the Department of European Studies. She has been a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Natolin since 2013, where she teaches an annual course on European Geopolitics. Bialasiewicz is also the co-director of the Amsterdam Centre for European Studies (ACES).
Her work focuses on the political geographies of European foreign policy and EU geopolitics, with particular attention to the EU's external borders and the out-sourcing of migration management. Her most recent research has examined the changing spatialities of migrant reception within urban spaces and anti-migrant movements.
She is one of the editors of Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space, an international journal of critical, heterodox, and interdisciplinary research into the relations between the political and the spatial.
Her most recent books are the forthcoming co-edited volume Spaces of Tolerance (in the Routledge Series 'Research in Place, Space and Politics') and the edited collection Europe in the World: EU Geopolitics and the Making of European Space


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Chiropractic offer a hands-on approach to alleviate pain and improve function, addressing the cause of the problem at its source. We conduct a detailed examinations to determine if chiropractic is the right treatment for you.
Treatment is mainly focused on the function of the neuromusculoskeletal system (nerves, muscles and joints).
If you dislike or have a preference for a particular treatment method, please inform your chiropractor. There are many different ways for us to treat the same area, as detailed below, and we like to ensure the comfort of our patients.
Chiropractors primarily use a technique called spinal manipulative therapy. It helps to reduce pain and correct dysfunction in joints and muscles, treating the cause. SMT is a precise, high velocity, low amplitude (high speed, low force) thrust that is delivered by the hands to the dysfunctional joint.
Mobilisations are gentle, often oscillatory, passive movements applied to the spine or joints of the body so as gently to stretch and improve ranges of motion.
Functional massage treatment is a great alternative to SMT, for those patients for whom it is contraindicated, or if is something the patient doesn't want. Still using chiropractic diagnostic techniques to diagnose injuries or dysfunction, a combination of soft tissue massage, trigger point therapy, activator tool (see below), stretches and mobilisations are then used to treat.
This spring-loaded tool was designed in order to increase the precision of the adjustment procedure. The activator is a great alternative to SMT for patients
with osteoporosis or those who do not like some SMT techniques. This is because of the tools' high level of precision, and the ability to fine tune the amount of forces but still give the same
'Kinesio Taping', or sports taping, is designed to facilitate the body's natural healing process by providing support and stability to muscles and joints without restricting the body's range of motion.
By providing extended soft tissue manipulation it is thought to prolong the benefits of manual therapy administered within the clinical setting.
It is widely used in sport, thought to enhance performance, and in clinic to reduce post-treatment soreness or support acute pain patients
In cases where SMT is not appropriate the chiropractor can place these wedges under the patient so that only their body and gravity is making the adjustment. Normally used in combination with an activator.
The patient lies on a special table with sections that move up by less than an inch. The chiropractor applies a quick light thrust, and at the same time the section drops back to the start position. The dropping of the table allows for a lighter adjustment without the twisting positions that can accompany other techniques.
Specific tailored exercise and stretch routines are provided after consultation.
We also have the facilities to provide one-to-one rehabilitation sessions at the clinic.
Tailored to the individual.
The first, and only, clinic in Wales to be awarded both of the prestigious Royal College of Chiropractors Quality Marks
Located above the Snowdrop Mobility Shop, Whitchurch, our clinic entrance is on Church Road.
For those who may have difficulty getting up our steps to the first floor, video chiropractic consultations are available, see our Telehealth section.
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OK all my kinderGARDEN friends...you all seem to have Blogger blogs and Blogger says many of you don't exist, which I know is sooooo not true!
I have been trying since yesterday to comment on your blogs and Blogger won't let me...darn Blogger.
Whatever is going on with them better get fixed or I might have a fit!
I'm pretty sure my youngest would give me lessons!
I am not even remotely superstitious but did somebody crash Blogger as a Friday the 13th prank?
Maybe WordPress ate Blogger!
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From gerrymandering to record voter turnout, it's been a busy year for democracy. This doesn't mean that everything has been positive, but there's certainly plenty to reflect on. This week, Michael Berkman and Chris Beem take a look a look back at some of the biggest democracy-related stories of the year and look at what's in store for next year.
Thank you to everyone who supported Democracy Works this year. The show has been more successful than we ever imagined. If you like what you've heard this year, please take a minute to leave us a rating, review, or recommendation wherever you listen to podcasts.
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UPDATE: adidas Utilizes a Light Blue & White Blend for the UltraBOOST Clima Parley
The Summer 2018 campaign gains traction.
UPDATE: According to Sole Collector, Parley's UltraBOOST Clima LTD is set to hit adidas shelves on June 8.
With 2017 quickly closing in on its conclusion, adidas is gearing up for next year in a major way. Planning to continue the evolution of the increasingly-popular UltraBOOST silhouette, the sportswear brand has introduced plans for the UltraBOOST Clima Parley.
A collaborative effort between Parley and adidas, this latest UltraBOOST presents a lighter-toned blue and white color blend as the star of the show. Crafted using functional Primeknit material, the UltraBOOST Clima Parley is all about subtlety, quality construction and delivering a look that's vibrant and tasteful.
You can take a look at the new adidas UltraBOOST Clima Parley above, while the shoe itself will hit the shelves of select online and physical retailers during August of 2018; consumers can expect to shell out around $200 USD for the final product.
Along with this high-profile release, adidas's 2018 schedule will also produce the UltraBOOST 4.0 LTD "Silver Metallic" and an UNDEFEATED UltraBOOST collaboration.


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A look at some late fall and early winter deals and events in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Winter escape. The Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Resort is offering a Winter Escape Package through Feb. 29. Rates for this hotel usually start at around $179, but the package deal offers rooms ranging from $119 to $169 per night and includes a s'mores kit. Guests can enjoy the River Marsh Golf Club, the resort's Stillwater Spa and shopping in nearby Cambridge, as well as various holiday events and activities. Rates are based on double occupancy, and do not include tax or the $20 resort fee. Go to chesapeakebay.hyatt.com or call 800-633-7313. Use offer code WINTER.
Anniversary celebration. Shepherdstown, the oldest city in West Virginia, is turning 250 this year. On Nov. 25, join the town in celebrating with various festivities for family and kids, including the grand tree lighting, a Christmas parade or horse-drawn carriage rides. The historic town is about a 90-minute drive from the Baltimore region. Go to shepherdstown250.com or call 304-876-8321.
Vineyard visit. For two weekends in November, 13 wineries along the Mason-Dixon Wine Trail are participating in Wine Just Off the Vine, a chance to sample freshly-pressed wines and Nouveau, while the winemakers reveal the secrets of the vineyard. Tasters will also be able to enjoy special presentations and winemaker-selected pairings at the events set for Nov. 12-13 and Nov. 19-20. Tickets are $15 and include access to all events, a collectible wine glass, wine tastings, light refreshments, winemaker presentations and also a 10 percent discount to all participating wineries. Tasters must be 21 years or older. Discount tickets are available for designated drivers. Go to uncorkyork.com or call 717-852-9675.
11/11/11. For 11 days, guests who book a room at Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center Hotel will be able to upgrade to a traditional club room for $11 and will also receive 1,111 Starpoints. A club room includes continental breakfast, afternoon hors d'oeuvres, free high-speed Internet and a sleeper sofa. Traditional rooms start at around $99, while the club room typically starts around $144. Guests must book between Nov. 11-21 and also be a Starpoints member. Go to sheraton.com/AtlanticCity.
Sunshine savings. Receive a $25 discount code from Visit Florida, the state's official tourism group, for use on a Southwest Airlines flight to any Florida city when you book by Dec. 5. For more details, go to http://bit.ly/SWA_share.
Holidays in the Bahamas. The Atlantis Resort wants families to ditch the turkey and spend the holidays swimming with the dolphins. The resort is offering free nights and airfare credits — one per room — in two packages. The Thanksgiving Special offers the fourth night free and a $250 airfare credit on a four-night stay when you travel Nov. 18-28 and book by Nov. 21. The Christmas Getaway Special offers a similar airfare credit plus up to 30 percent off rooms when you book by Nov. 21 for stays Dec. 22-29. Some hotels are not included. Call 800-285-2684 or go to atlantis.com.
A look at some late fall and early winter deals and events in the Mid-Atlantic region.


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Western blot analysis of extracts from Jurkat and C6 cells using MAPKAPK-3 Antibody.
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Supplied in 10 mM sodium HEPES (pH 7.5), 150 mM NaCl, 100 µg/ml BSA and 50% glycerol. Store at –20°C. Do not aliquot the antibody.
For western blots, incubate membrane with diluted primary antibody in 5% w/v BSA, 1X TBS, 0.1% Tween® 20 at 4°C with gentle shaking, overnight.
NOTE: Please refer to primary antibody datasheet or product webpage for recommended antibody dilution.
From sample preparation to detection, the reagents you need for your Western Blot are now in one convenient kit: #12957 Western Blotting Application Solutions Kit
NOTE: Prepare solutions with reverse osmosis deionized (RODI) or equivalent grade water.
Load 20 µl onto SDS-PAGE gel (10 cm x 10 cm).
NOTE: Loading of prestained molecular weight markers (#13953, 5 µl/lane) to verify electrotransfer and biotinylated protein ladder (#7727, 10 µl/lane) to determine molecular weights are recommended.
NOTE: Volumes are for 10 cm x 10 cm (100 cm2) of membrane; for different sized membranes, adjust volumes accordingly.
* Avoid repeated exposure to skin.
posted June 2005
revised November 2013
Reprobing of an existing membrane is a convenient means to immunoblot for multiple proteins independently when only a limited amount of sample is available. It should be noted that for the best possible results a fresh blot is always recommended. Reprobing can be a valuable method but with each reprobing of a blot there is potential for increased background signal. Additionally, it is recommended that you verify the removal of the first antibody complex prior to reprobing so that signal attributed to binding of the new antibody is not leftover signal from the first immunoblotting experiment. This can be done by re-exposing the blot to ECL reagents and making sure there is no signal prior to adding the next primary antibody.
NOTE: Prepare solutions with reverse osmosis deionized (RODI) or equivalently purified water.
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revised October 2016
Protocol Id: 10
MAPKAPK-3 Antibody detects endogenous levels of total MAPKAPK-3 protein. This antibody does not cross-react with MAPKAPK-2 or -5.Species Reactivity:
Human, Rat, Monkey
Polyclonal antibodies are produced by immunizing animals with a synthetic peptide corresponding to the amino-terminal region of human MAPKAPK-3. Antibodies are purified by protein A and peptide affinity chromatography.
MAPKAPK-3 has a single potential SH3-binding site in the proline-rich amino terminus, a putative ATP-binding site, 2 MAP kinase phosphorylation site motifs, and a putative nuclear localization signal. It shares 72% nucleotide and 75% amino acid identity with MAPKAPK-2 (1). MAPKAPK-3 has been shown to be activated by growth inducers and stress stimulation of cells. In vitro studies have demonstrated that Erk, p38 MAP kinase, and Jun amino-terminal kinase are able to phosphorylate and activate MAPKAPK-3, which suggested a role for this kinase as an integrative element of signaling in both mitogen and stress responses (2). MAPKAPK-3 was reported to interact with, phosphorylate, and repress the activity of E47, which is a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor involved in the regulation of tissue-specific gene expression and cell differentiation (3). MAPKAPK-3 may also support luteal maturation through the phosphorylation and activation of the nuclear transcription factor CREB (4).
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Dementia is a cognitive dysfunction in which memory, attention span, and problem solving are affected. The most common types of dementia is Alzheimer's disease (AD); however, other types include multi-infarct dementia, Lewy body dementia, Pick's disease, alcohol related dementia, and other unusual types.
AD results from the degeneration of the nerve cells and the deposit of specific proteins within the brain cells. The typical presentation is slowly progressive loss in memory, problem solving, and cognitive dysfunction. The patient is noticed to forget names of close family members, repeating themselves, forgetting doing things they have done a few minutes earlier, getting lost driving, inability to balance checkbook and other symptoms.
The diagnosis of AD is based on the clinical presentation; however, tests are done to rule out any other diseases that mimic AD. Typical workup includes MRI, metabolic workup (blood work) and possible EEG. It essential to rule out and diagnose other types of dementia since the treatment and progression can be different from AD.
There are two classes of medications approved for AD; acetylcholine esterase inhibitors (Aricept and Exelon) and glutamate receptor modulator (Namenda). In addition, B vitamins can be helpful such as Cerefolin with NAC or over-the-counter B complex. These medications do not produce an immediate effect seen on day-to-day bases but instead they slow the progression of the disease over the years. Family education about AD and counseling is essential in managing the patient.
AD can also have associated sequelae or symptoms in addition to the memory including agitation, delusions, insomnia, and/or sleep disorders. These conditions are treated be addressed accordingly.


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Prepare your fall garden with our wide variety of plants for sale at San Diego Botanic Garden's 29th Annual Fall Plant Sale.
More than 100 local growers, wholesalers and retail nurseries are among those who have donated plants for the fundraiser.
Plant selections include California native plants, cacti, succulents, bromeliads, fruit trees, and sub-tropicals.
Visit our Botanic Attic for garden-related items for purchase or take advantage of the popular sit-down Bakery Shoppe, which serves cakes, cookies, pies, and coffee.
The garden will offer a $5 coupon good towards plant purchases to everyone that pays full admission price (excluding members and anyone using coupons for admission.)
The event takes place Saturday, October 15- 16, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the San Diego Botanic Garden, Quail Gardens Drive in Encinitas.


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6 medium potatoes
6 slices bacon
3/4 cup chopped onion
2 Tablespoon flour
1 2 Tablespoons sugar (as desired)
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
Dash pepper
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup cider vinegar
Boil potatoes in skins until tender.
Peel and slice thinly into bowl.
Fry bacon, until crisp.
Cook onion in bacon fat (1/3 cup) until yellow.
Stir in gradually flour, sugar, salt, celery seed and pepper.
Stir in gradually water and vinegar.
Cook, stirring until mixture boils.
Boil 1 minute, pour over potatoes.
Add crisp bacon, broken into pieces, mixing gently (Save some for garnishing).
Cover and let stand until ready to serve.
Heat over hot water (only if you let sit until it cools).
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The fact that your modality supposedly can help everyone doesn't mean you can help everyone.
Or that you should even try.
Is your modality one of the many that boast being able to offer something great for everyone on the planet? Mine is. The problem is that while it's true in general, in the specific, concrete realm of your daily life, it probably doesn't quite work like that.
In this article, we're going to look at how sticking to the mantra that "my modality helps everyone" could be really hurting you, and you'll find out what you can do about it, starting now.
Not everyone wants it
Okay, we can accept that in the best of all possible worlds, everyone would love your modality and line up to reap its benefits on a regular basis—meaning that Earth would need a trained practitioner of your modality for every few thousand people on the planet in order to satisfy the demand… that means millions, no matter how you divvy it up.
But you know it isn't like that.
The truth is that no matter how terrific that modality is, people are different and not everyone wants to do what you did to get the transformation that was essential to you.
It's impossible for people to benefit from it if they don't want it.
That has nothing to do with the practitioner, skill level or sales ability—it's about the potential client.
Some people don't like to be touched. Some people have an adverse reaction to scents. Some people don't want to slow down or look inside for their own answers or take responsibility for themselves. Whatever the features of your modality are, they will attract some people and repel others.
That means there are people your modality cannot help because they simply will not "go there."
There's no need for blame, no need for "Yes, but if they would only… " and no need for wondering what's wrong with them. They are simply not candidates for your modality. And that means they are not your potential client.
What to do: 1) Acknowledge reality
- Make a list of reasons you love your work… all the features that really light your fire.
- For each thing on your list, find at least one reason that some people may have a different, maybe opposite reaction—one that you would want to be respected if it were your own position.
What to do: 2) Stop focusing on what doesn't apply and focus instead on what does apply
- Don't take it personally—it's not about you, and it's not a statement about your modality.
- Don't waste time trying to convince people who aren't interested.
- Celebrate the fact that the job of finding your clients just got easier, because you don't have to worry about anyone who simply isn't interested in your modality!
Your modality is not your work
It's quite possible that you spent a long time training in your modality, and identify with it as "your work."
Unfortunately, that reduces to a mere commodity the priceless and unique training you've spent your entire life acquiring so that you can serve precisely the people you are designed to help. It can turn your incomparable Life Ph.D. into a generic form of bodywork that people think they can get from any and every other practitioner who offers your modality.
It's even possible that your work is perceived as interchangeable with other touch modalities that are very different from yours.
Your work is different from everyone else's because only you have the unique constellation of life experience, lessons and skills you've learned from your challenges, and the expertise you've acquired from your modality training.
Nevertheless, there are many reasons you might discount that—
Maybe you believe that you "are supposed" to advertise your modality so that it will become a household word.
Maybe you are loyal to your modality because you experienced transformation through it… and you want to help others to experience a similar shift.
Maybe the common belief in your community is that your modality is superior to everything else out there… so you think it would be sacrilegious to "mix it up" with anything else you've learned.
Maybe you feel too small on your own… and talking about your modality gives you an inner sense of credibility that you don't feel when you talk about your specific ability to help people.
Sentiments like these are often expressed by those small but incessant voices that keep you and me in check. They have a beautiful goal in mind for us, but their purpose often needs updating.
In reality, the clients you can help the most are the ones who will be attracted to you because of the skills you've developed over your lifetime, not simply because you "do" your modality. When you relate to them as a leader who has overcome challenges similar to the ones they face, they know there is something special about you and their desire to work with you goes beyond wanting to enjoy the generic benefits of your modality.
What to do: Embrace your entire self in your practice.
- Identify challenges you encountered in your life (the ones you think you should hide are probably the most relevant).
- Mine them to find out what you learned about, from and because of them, including the skills you developed.
- Think about how those skills are useful to your clients now and how you can use that connection to help people see why they need to work with you.
You may not have the skill to help everyone
This is not a revolutionary idea: skill develops over time. It's how we learn most things, and your practice is no different.
As a new graduate from a training program, you can help some people, but it would be ridiculous to think that you can get great results with the wide variety of clients your trainers work with.
It doesn't mean there's anything wrong with you, and it certainly doesn't mean that you shouldn't work with clients yet, or that you shouldn't charge the people you see. It simply means that you need to find the people who need the skills you have at the present moment—not the ones you will develop in another 5 or 10 years.
When you focus on the people you are currently able to help, you'll find that working with them offers a natural way to embed everything you've learned. What you know in your head and in your own body begins to come through your hands during your sessions. As you reach the limits of your knowledge at any given level of development, it's easy to identify which advanced work is going to move you forward. That, in turn, expands your comfort zone in the easiest and most natural way possible.
On the other hand, increasing the pressure you may feel to produce results with clients you don't feel prepared to help is just one of the ways that emphasizing your modality instead of your own work is ineffective in building your practice. In addition, it can increase competition, foster the feeling that you are "less than," and even stop you from looking for clients.
What to do: Avoid the double bind created when your modality "helps everyone," but you don't feel confident to help everyone right now.
- Identify the people you CAN help NOW.
- Focus your efforts on finding those people. You'll feel that your comfort zone gets bigger, and you'll start to see clearly what you want to learn next as a logical expansion of what you are currently doing.
Building your practice without relying on helping the entire world may seem like a daunting task, but in fact, it works better and faster than trying to appeal to everyone!
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Legislation was passed unanimously by the House last night that would ease the regulatory burden on summer camp operators when it comes to certain types of building structures. House Bill 706, sponsored by Representative McGrady, provides that in the case of open air camp cabins, the state's Building Code Council must not enforce requirements more stringent than the following:
- The open air camp cabin must have at least two remote unimpeded exits, but lighted exit signs are not required;
- The open air camp cabin will not be required to have plumbing or electrical systems, but if the cabin has these systems, then the provisions of the Building Code otherwise applicable to those systems apply; and
- Smoke detectors and handheld fire extinguishers may be required as otherwise provided in the Building Code, but no requirement for a sprinkler system may be imposed.
"Open air camp cabins" are defined as single-story structures that (i) have three walls consisting of at least twenty percent (20%) screened openings no more than 44 inches above the floor; (ii) have no heating or cooling system; (iii) are occupied for no more than 150 days within any rolling 365-day time span; and (iv) accommodate 36 or fewer persons.
Typically, as businesses, summer camps fall under the same commercial building codes that have been developed for structures like multi-story office buildings and hotels. "Increasingly, summer camp operators are being forced to build camp cabins that are more like Holiday Inn rooms than camp cabins," said Representative McGrady. "It's the unintended consequences of the tightening of building codes."
Representative McGrady served as the Executive Director of the North Carolina Youth Camp Association from 2009-2010. He is also Director Emeritus of Falling Creek Camp, which dedicated a new gym named in honor of the McGrady Family in July of 2014. Chuck and his wife Jean served as directors and owners of Falling Creek from 1989 to 2005.
Click here to learn more about Representative McGrady's remarkable history of public service, including his extensive dedication to young people and the environment.


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To mark the DC Preservation League's 45th Anniversary, the organization will honor individuals, corporations, and projects that have made a catalytic contribution to the city's civic and cultural legacy.
We are pleased to announce the following award recipients to be honored at the 45th Anniversary Celebration on May 14, 2016.
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Legacy Award
Mr. David Bonderman will receive a Legacy Award for his authorship of and advocacy for the Historic Landmark and Historic District Protection Act of 1978 and its catalytic contribution to the preservation of historic resources in the District of Columbia.
1718 Connecticut Avenue, NW
1718 Connecticut Avenue, NW, will receive an award as a significant early example of compatible infill development in the Dupont Circle Historic District in a post modern idiom.
Awardees: David M. Schwarz Architects, Inc., David Bonderman, Mel Garbow, Sigal Construction Corporation, James Cutts, Vincent Lee-Thorp
Art Deco Society of Washington and Richard Striner, PhD.
The Art Deco Society of Washington and Richard Striner, PhD., will receive an award for their important contributions to preservation efforts in Washington, DC.
Awardees: Art Deco Society of Washington, Richard Striner, PhD.
The Greyhound Bus Terminal
The Greyhound Bus Terminal will receive an award as an important early example of the adaptive reuse of an under appreciated historic structure that was incorporated into a market driven development.
Awardees: Keyes Condon Florance Architects (now SmithgroupJJR); Tadjer-Cohen-Edelson; Shefferman & Biggleson;
Vitetta Group/Studio Four; Wiles, Dailey, Pronske
Capitol Hill Restoration Society
The Capitol Hill Restoration Society will receive an award for its advocacy, education, community outreach efforts and for its early and sustained contributions to preservation efforts in Washington, DC.
Awardees: Capitol Hill Restoration Society
The Mather Building
The Mather Building will receive an award as an example of effective public-private partnership and adaptive reuse that served as a model for projects that integrate multiple uses including office, residential, and arts functions in historic buildings.
Awardees: Cunningham | Quill Architects, PN Hoffman, Gilford Corporation, Ehlert/Bryan, Inc., Summit Engineers, The Eddy Group, Inc., EHT Traceries, Frazier Associates, Best & Joslin, Ferguson Engineering, CORE architecture + design
O Street Market
O Street Market will receive an award for historic preservation and planning for the integration of the historic market building in a large mixed-use program that also included the reopening of a portion of 8th Street, NW; the project has served as a catalyst for significant enhancement of the Shaw Historic District.
Awardees: Shalom Baranes Associates, Roadside Development, Clark Construction, Tadjer-Cohen-Edelson, Girard Engineering, Cecconi Simone, Wiles Mensch Corporation
R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center
The R.I.S.E. Demonstration Center will receive as award as an example of the adaptive reuse of a non-contributing building in a historic district intended to serve as a catalyst in an under-served community.
Awardees: Cunningham | Quill Architects, GCS, Inc., Wiles Mensch Corporation, Silman, Setty & Associates, Landscape Architect Bureau, ECS Envelope & Environmental, Polysonics Corporation, Sustainable Design Consulting
Roosevelt High School
Roosevelt High School will receive an award as an example of the exemplary and catalytic rehabilitation of many of DC's historic public school buildings. The project resulted in the creation of a 21st century academic facility that retains the historic character of a treasured community resource.
Awardees: Perkins Eastman DC, Atlantic Refinishing & Restoration, Worchester Eisenbrandt, Inc., AV Smoot, Roman Mosaic & Tile Company, Heller Electric, Hayes & Howe, Department of General Services, Gilbane Building Company, Smoot Construction, EHT Traceries
Warner Theatre
The Warner Theatre Block (including the new office construction to the east) will receive an award for the catalytic effect of the restoration of the landmark Warner Theatre on the city's cultural life and the development of the adjacent E Street, NW, block that served as an early and guiding example for contextual new construction.
Awardees: Shalom Baranes Associates, Tadjer-Cohen-Edelson, GHT, Sacha Morgan Studio, EHT Traceries, Marshall-KMK Acoustics, LTD.
John A. Wilson Building
The District Building (John A. Wilson Building) will receive an award for the catalytic impact of the District of Columbia Government acknowledging its civic responsibility for publicly owned historic properties and re-establishing the seat of government on Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
Awardees: Shalom Baranes Associates, Washington Development Group, DC Government, Clark Construction, K.C.E. Structural Engineers, R.G. Vanderweil Engineers, Oehrlein and Associates, Kendal Heaton Associates
Awards Selection Jury
Special thank you to our Awards Selection Jury.
Marcel Acosta
Benjamin Forgey
Thomas Luebke, FAIA
David Maloney
Howard Berger
Rebecca Miller


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If you can't get em to sit still for a portrait, have them do something that makes them happy and you're sure to get them at their best!
I love photographing this little curly haired towhead and hope he never cuts his hair!
Archive for August 2007
Swing Set
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Posie page
Monday, August 27, 2007
We couldn't resist when Kaspar left the cape at our house. (Sorry Lila) so we tried it on both the dogs. (and yes J, that's the dog on the kitchen table).
Zula and Posie are getting along well, they both sleep at my feet when I work.
Matilda made this cool illustration of her as well....
I've always had short hair......
Thursday, August 16, 2007
I've been tagged by the SUPER talented photographer Sarah Quiara of RoxyandKai and have to come up with 8 interesting facts you don't know about me.....
So here goes:
1. I've always had short hair. (except in high school when I had wings and looked like Farrah Fawcett!)
2. I lived in NYC for 14 years (both our girls were born there-my husband had to give a cab $20 to wait downstairs while I was in labor).
3. I worked for the fashion photographer Bill King (I met Polly Mellen once).
4. I spent my honeymoon on the back of a motorcycle in Europe.
5. I have the same birth date as Jerry Lewis. (March 16-Pisces)
6. We have a pug and a cattle dog. ( our 7 year old talked me into getting a pug after reading Unloveable by Dan Yaccarino- we had to work on my husband).
7. I Love Ween! (They rocked at Stubb's the other night!)
8. I'm a yellow belt in Kuk Sool Won. ( Not good, I need to go more often).
There I did it, not so bad I guess. Thanks for the challenge Sarah !
Audrey & Denver
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
This cute couple was smart and had their ceremony and receptions indoors. It's usually sweltering in July but this year it's been raining all summer.
Either way it was a beautiful day, nice and comforably cool indoors!
Farm family
Monday, August 6, 2007
I photographed the Tecolote Farm family this summer. Tecolote is an organic farm outside of East Austin. They've taken this summer off, but usually have a booth at both of Austin's Farmers Markets at Republic Square downtown and at the Toney Berger Center. They also have a weekly vegetable basket delivery service if you're lucky enough to be on the list!


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Part 1: Wanaka and his unique "Sticky Forest"
We left our home in Switzerland in January 1st and went skiing in Japan for a month. After our short winter we headed straight down into the Summer of New Zealand where we are spending 4 months on a roadtrip with our bikes. We started this adventure in Auckland and are making our way slowly down south in our campervan called "Chröser". So far we stopped and rode our bikes in Rotorua, Wellington and Nelson. After some Westcoast sightseeing we are now in Wanaka and get shown around by friends who live in the area.
Wanaka, with its beautiful lake and mountains, offers a lot of famous hiking options. Rob Roy glacier and Roys Peak are well frequented options in the area. But there are some mountainbiking jewels as well that might get overshadowed by all the fame of Queenstown.
Lucky us, Flo a swiss friend who wo currently works in Wanaka, was able to sneak out of work and show us around in what became his home trails. Sticky Forest, which really is in the middle of Wanaka, has tons of trails built onto a very small hill. All of them are marked and added on Trailforks, but even then it can get tricky to navigate.
Sticky Forest is a sacred place for mountainbikers in Wanaka and after our first session it became clear why. The biking community of Wanaka did an amazing job on those trails. I think I have never been in a trail center with a higher density of (quality) trails. Additionally most of the jump trails are reasonable sized and are perfectly shaped. So much fun riding them – personal favorites were "Pedal or Die" and "GBH".
"Sticky forest" is a trail center we wish we had on our doorstep. Short uphills, trails for every kind of riding and taste, a great community around it and well, you can't complain about the views either.
Some of the trails lead you down to the lake – in summer a great way to end the ride with a dip in the lake. Right now maybe not, though. The trails down to the lake resemble a bit of the "south of France" riding feeling. South exposed, dusty and some pine trees in a wild mix of steep trails.
If you are in the region we can fully recommend a day in this playground. It's only an hour away and the drive from Queenstown to Wanaka is beautiful!
The views from Sticky Forest are breathtaking – unfortunately this might be a bad thing as there are notions to rezone the land to be able to build on it. I hope the MTB community succeeds in saving this unique trail center!
Wanaka backcountry adventure
We arrived on a Monday in beautiful Wanaka after a week of bad weather on the west coast of New Zealand. After a bit of sight-seeing (the walks at diamond lake turned out to be beautiful and far less crowded than Roys Peak) we got the chance to join a backcountry adventure involving a heli uplift and some of the best views over Wanaka country you could get.
In the early morning of our heli backcountry adventure we met with the rest of the group and John, our guide from Wanaka Bike Tours at the airport. We quickly loaded the heli from Alpine Helicopter and then – after some prep talk – we took off towards the Mount Pisa Range.
Timing couldn't have been better and we took of just a bit after sunrise (this might have been the plan all along but we didn't know about it). The views around Wanaka are impressive, but from a bird's eye perspective even better. I am sure the whole group would agree to that.
This will probably be the first time I am complaining about a quick uphill. But really. The flight only took about 15 minutes – enough to embrace the views but surely quite short.
Good thing about having a Photog with you: You get to turn an extra round around the peak for some pictures of the helicopter with the bikes on. Thanks Alpine Helicopters and John for this.
After unloading the helicopter quickly made its way home and left us at the top of the mountain with the civilization far away.
And so we started to make our way down. The ride felt a bit like cliché New Zealand MTB adventure. Amazing landscapes with a lake everywhere you look, that yellow/brownish grass everywhere and not much signs of civilization as far as you looked. And all of that concluded with some sweet trails – what more could you wish for??
Not so NZ cliché was the wind because there was none – I guess it really was our lucky day.
One of the nicest spots of the downhill was this ridge, which sums up the day pretty neatly. Besides the view of the lakes we saw some of the highest peaks of New Zealand, including Mt. Aspiring and Mt. Cook.
The ride is considered one of New Zealands longest, with a starting point of 6500 feet and roughly 1.5 hours of downhill – when you don't stop for the views.
More information about this trip can be found here: http://wanakabiketours.co.nz


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If you haven't seen my previous post this week's Freshly Made Sketch #53 is here:
Card #2 is 6" square. The alternating stripes are from the Zip Strip of the Clementine pack and strips from the Florentine paper pack. The stripes were placed on a Creme Brulee background over black CS. The bottom layer is Clementine paper. Black Baker's Twine was placed under the black 3" circle. the greeting is Happy Birthday from 4 My Friend.
The circles were cut from CTMH Cricut Artiste cartridge and the greeting was embossed with Black embossing powder.
I can't decide which one I like better. Which one do you like better? Thanks for taking the time to look at my blog post!
Happy Creating!
:) Marie


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iCrossing 03/2012 – 02/2017
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Monday, August 29, 2011
School's In Session
So I embarked on my morning with a fake smile and mustered excitement as my boys scurried around the house excitedly preparing for the "First Day of School". Morning chores...check. Special first-day-of-school breakfast....check. Backpacks and home lunches....check. And out the door they rushed for mama to drop them off for the first day.
The 7th grader has rejected first-day-of-school hugs and kisses since kindergarten, but my second born has been a mama's boy since day 1. I always get to hold his sweaty little hand as we stand outside the classroom door and wait for the bell to summon my departure. Then both of us give long bear hugs and fight to blink back tears. I kiss him as his teacher gives me a reassuring smile (as she does to all the other crazy mamas too), and I wave and blow kisses as I reluctantly leave my baby in the care of someone else.
I was prepared for that same scenario today as I carted my dudes off to their respective schools. First drop off...middle school. No kisses or hugs or shows of affection at this establishment. No...such behavior will likely get your child beat up in the parking lot. I've learned those hugs are required in the confines of my home...where no one 10 and up can be witness.
After my budding teen bails out of the barely stopped vehicle, we travel toward the elementary school...prepping myself to successfully let go of the little dude beside me. However...and much to my dismay...my son unexpectedly rejected my presence on the playground. He didn't even let me exit the van stating, "I don't need you too, mom." A prompt kiss and hug were planted on this stunned (and slightly heartbroken) mama as he shimmied out the door quicker than I could unbuckle my seat belt.
I'm not quite sure when or where it happened, but my second born son seems to have grown up. As much as that should make a mama proud...I'm not. Yes, my goal is to raise Godly men to send out into the world...but there is a large part of me that wants to hold onto them forever.
This mothering thing is tough...where's the handbook? Where's the warnings that, indeed, someday they will no longer be ours? Someday my job will be done...but today I'm going to cuddle the two that are still at home....and cry while they are down for nap!
5 comments:
- Unknown said...
Oh parenting. So many polar opposite forces at work. No wonder we are all exhausted. You are clearly a wonderful mother to be raising such confident, independent, and well adjusted boys.
- August 29, 2011 at 2:47 PM
- Bethany said...
Why can't we hug them? Oh, boys! I love mine so much and am overjoyed and very sad to see how quickly he is becoming a man. Hugs to you, Mama!
- August 29, 2011 at 3:07 PM
- Foursons said...
*sob* It's so hard. And I'm one of those moms that likes having them home too. The first day of school stinks so bad.
- August 29, 2011 at 4:53 PM
- Patty said...
They will always need you and...your Mom-job is lifelong; it doesn't end when they finally step out into our big world.
My son and his new wife were here for a BBQ this week-end. As we sat down for dessert, he went up into one of the kitchen cabinets and hauled down a coffee mug he made for me in 3rd grade..for Mother's Day. I had forgotten about it, hidden on the top shelf, behind some other mugs, but he remembered, poured coffee into it and brought it to me at the table. And, I got a hug. He's 32.
It made up for the hugs and kisses I couldn't give him as he ran for the bus on his first days of school or having to walk a safe distance behind him in the mall when he was an almost-teen.
They will always need Mom!
Left an award for you on my blog, just to cheer you up!
- September 8, 2011 at 4:30 AM
- Ashley said...
Ahh this makes me so sad! I only have two and they are growing way too fast. Now I can see how people get crazy for grandkids and start pressuring their 18 year olds to get pregnant. ha
- September 8, 2011 at 11:02 PM