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To be in love is one of the most widespread aspirations that we entertain in our souls, whether we are conscious about it or not. It goes beyond education, gender, nationality and religious beliefs, for it's one of life's greatest experiences and makes us feel that life's worth living.
Why then are so many people suffering in relationships these days? Aren't relationships the best ground for experiencing love and all its wonders? And since in one way or another we want it so much, why is love so easy to get and once you get it, so hard to maintain? The root of this apparently paradoxical situation can be found in one of the fundamental aspects of human life and one of the main principles of the love relationship. Without it we wouldn't fall in love, we wouldn't be attracted to another human being, and we wouldn't even be able to have a relationship. It's called polarity and it lies at the foundation of the Secrets of Attraction. This is one of my favourite Tantric topics, so condensing it down to just a few paragraphs proves to be quite a challenge. Here is a brief introduction to polarity and its role in relationship.
We all know what it's like in the beginning of a relationship – it's an intensely overwhelming, effervescent state in which our hearts feel so open, we are powerfully attracted to each other, erotically charged and loving unconditionally. This is the moment when polarity in the relationship can be seen in all its glory … but only for an external observer. For the two people in love, the amazing effects of this game cover its mechanisms completely and make them blind towards the very source (engine) of their delicious passion and attraction.
The consumer attitude combined with ignorance towards this very powerful mechanism, lead to the gradual deterioration of the initial, intense flame. This is why this ideal period of the beginning often comes to a premature and tragic end. I know it's hard to believe this, but we are the ones who unconsciously kill it just like the incorrect use of an engine, because of ignorance, eventually leads to its destruction.
Well, the Tantra system reveals to those who understand it that things doesn't have to be like this. The secret of attraction in a relationship is rooted in a continuous and consciously maintained effervescent polarity. This results in having effervescent dynamism – a strong play in the game between masculine and feminine in the relationship. The polarity in our relationship can be modified through a conscious approach, giving us control over the relationship's dynamism itself. And this has powerful repercussions throughout our entire life.
What is Polarity?
Polarity is the relation that appears in the presence or manifestation of two opposites or contrasting principles or tendencies. It is the potential difference between the two poles in a phenomenon. Polarity is one of the simplest and most powerful sources of energy. For example, take a battery; we all know it contains within it plus and minus. The strength of the battery is given by the size of the difference between the two and how much energy you have accumulated on each side. This is more or less how a battery powers a machine. If the battery is depleted then it means there is very little energy left on both sides.
Tantra sees the entire creation as a result of the dynamic interaction of the two poles – plus and minus, masculine and feminine, Yang and Yin. Dynamically speaking, even at the atomic level you always have two forces that are interacting and are entangled with one another, thus creating the dynamism of all matter. From the roots of matter to the heights of spirit, the dynamism of existence is created by the interaction between the two poles. Without this creation of dynamism, we wouldn't exist, nothing would exist. The clearest expression of this dynamic reality, and the one which is closest to us, can be seen in the game between the man and woman, the masculine and feminine, in a polar couple relationship.
Polarity and Attraction in Relationship
Every couple on this planet is – from the above perspective – a mini-replica of the Macrocosm that generates everything that happens in their mini-universe. We can understand everything that exists out there by understanding the relationship as a unit, as a microcosm that reflects it all.
At the core of a polar couple relationship is LOVE and the power that it generates. LOVE gives reason that reason cannot understand, and motivates our hearts to grow and reach out to one another beyond the self-assumed boundaries of our egos. But at the root of attraction, and especially erotic attraction in a relationship, is polarity. The very engine of the attraction that keeps the couple relationship in the flow of their love is the game of polarity – the game between masculine and feminine. It is what gives life and support to everything. In Tantra, it is known as the game between Shiva and Shakti – the universal masculine and feminine. It can be easily observed within one human being as the play between our synthetic and analytic capacity, as the balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, and so on. But the easiest place to see it scaled down to human life is within a couple relationship because in the relationship the specific polarity of each individual is greatly amplified.
Attraction is empowered by polarity. This is an esoteric key that can explain many things throughout our life. If we want attraction then the key is intense polarity. This empowers the life of the couple relationship and it also empowers all the phenomena we want to control within the relationship and within our individual lives. Intense polarity will increase the speed of transformation as well as the capacity to control it.
Polarity – the Secret to a Long-lasting Relationship
Quite simply, from this perspective the secret to a long-lasting and intensely alive relationship is keeping up the game of polarity. Empowered by a strong polarity the manifestations of love are potent and stable, the two lovers become emotionally generous and want to share their love with the world.
When polarity diminishes, attraction decreases, problems amplify and deepen, transformation slows down and life loses its colors. We've all had this experience in one way or another – suddenly we discover things in the other one that were always there, but now we cannot accept them anymore, we cannot transfigure them. Usually, the man gets lazy and the woman gets superficial and the super intense battery that was created in the beginning is now practically flat. What to do when this happens?
From my own experience I know that the initial spark of love can be brought back as often as the two lovers want, if they know how to apply this knowledge. In my relationship with my wife we did this again and again. After discovering this secret, we constantly re-ignited the flame of the relationship until we loved each other like when we were teenagers. Regaining the feelings that otherwise appeared to be long gone is a gift of youth that we gave to each other and to our relationship. It is perhaps the most important gift we ever gave.
In order to you reignite the passion you have to recharge the battery – to restore and even increase polarity. The effects are wondrous: we discover that the love we have for each other is not dead, but just weakened by lack of power and buried beneath the rubble produced by the mind. And with the newly restored power, our love rises again on the sky of our soul, soaring above all problems and even conquering new horizons. This gives the feeling of rebirth of the intense love that is similar to what existed in the beginning.
When you decrease polarity, you flatten the battery of power and all that was based on that power will diminish and disappear, not because it's not needed or wanted but because it's out of power. This is one of the best kept secrets about relationships. A relationship is a battery of power which can be "recharged" again and again, if we know how. Knowing and applying this equips us to be able to have a long-lasting, deeply fulfilling, intensely happy relationship.
Gender Complementarity vs Gender Equality
I have analysed the meaning of gender in depth in life and in my experience in the couple relationship with my wife, Adina. She and I have always been very different from many perspectives but this always generated the spin of the polarity engine, the reason for renewed fascination, passion, attraction and love. Exactly in the same way, we have polarity between all phenomena in the universe and all dynamism always appears between 2 poles that are complementary. These two poles complement and empower each other at the same time.
Even if its normal that the two poles of a power unit are fundamentally different without being wrong, we tend to forget this in our daily existence today.
Failing to understand the role of polarity and the complementarity that exists between men and women leads to a lack of dynamism in relationships, lack of attraction, and ultimately the inability to have a relationship. Underlining the polar difference between men and women is not conflictual, but a revelation about the complementarities that naturally exist. Men and women are different, neither is better than the other. Instead of making an effort to understand these differences, thus to understand each other and our polar role, we have opted instead to try to level the playing field. Now there is almost an obsession with gender equality which is actually mistakenly leading to gender neutrality. Unisex culture pervades Western culture as a reaction to what we see in other cultures where one gender suppresses the other in an attempt to deal with the powerful attraction generated by the natural occurrence of balanced polarity. We unconsciously tend to eliminate the very source of power of our life in an attempt to take out all the negative effects of power. Its like trying to take out the battery of a laptop in order to eliminate the temptation to watch online porn on it. And the problems are extending when we try to solve all the side effects of this erroneous focus of the attention.
There is nothing wrong in acknowledging the fundamental differences between man and woman, to cultivate these differences in a way that gives the right position to both of them. This is also a far better solution to gender inequity and will also give men and women the lessons that they need to learn instead of giving them reasons to hide most of these needed life lessons behind a misunderstood gender problem.
Then the sum of all individual consequences make a bigger problem: a society without polarity, without polar tension that naturally occurs between the two genders is a society without power, without purpose and one that can be easily controlled by all kind of agendas.
The Consequences of Ignoring or Misunderstanding Polarity:
Paradoxically, today the game of polarity and its human expression – the gender manifestation – is one of the least understood subjects. Gender confusion is rife, and the importance and real meaning of gender is almost completely forgotten. In my opinion, relationships are dying much faster than the oceans. The melting ice caps are easy to fix compared to the problems surrounding relationships and gender related problems. This is a major global crisis for it affects many of humans in the same time.
Out of lack of understanding and wanting to play interesting, many people today speculate with the polarity challenging the natural order just to feel special or belonging to some apparently progressive trends. But the consequences of these games are far more profound than one can imagine.
Instead of trying to play politically correct in this domain we should leave relationships alone and learn to have them! They are built on the universe's likeness and as such it is not our place to interfere with them, at least not in this way.
Here are some of the consequences of ignoring or misunderstanding the universal principle of polarity:
• weak relationships
• low attraction between lovers
• incapacity to find the lover we aspire to have
• spiritual degeneration
• generalized confusion regarding the purpose of life
• suffering and illness
(to be continued)
This topic has always been catching my attention and there is something I do not understand. You say that in order to keep this attraction we have to increase polarity – but how do we actually do that? I mean, if at the beginning of a relationship we love so intensely, having strong polarity – then does it mean that with time the other one consumes our polarity? What happens with that intense polarity from the beginning? I don't understand how it can diminish or what is happening with it. Please, if you could clarify this for me. 🙂
I find polarity to be one of the most amazing Laws and I've been excited about it ever since I got to hear about the 12 Theorems of the One Principle years ago. What I am wondering about is how to put in practice the polarity game in conditions OTHER than a couple relationship?
In a relationship it seems to be relatively easy, since you have two people who love one another and they can easily become convinced to put conscious work on polarity in action, supporting one another in this effort. But how to apply polarity at work for example, since in our times and culture we have a mix of men and women working in the same places. I think the issues that can appear on these grounds are pretty obvious, since very often the setting of a workplace turns the polarity matters upside down. From my experience claiming the harmonious masculine role is inhibited and results in a conflict. At the same time women are forced to behave in a masculine manner in leadership positions. I would like to take advantage of the polarity throughout the day and not only in a couple relationship but find it very difficult to do without creating conflicts with in the environment. Or is changing the job the only solution available. As I intuit it, it should be both possible and amazing to have companies that take advantage of the polarity game – something tells me this would lead to emergence of an unparalleled levels of job fulfillment and efficiency, with women bosses inspiring instead of ordering, and men employees focused on their tasks and offering their gift of discernment. But the question is – do we need to wait another hundred (or more) years for it to happen, or can we employ some methods now?
I can say from my experience that the topic of polarity is indeed fascinating. I came to recognize when polarity is present in my life and when it isn't – especially when it comes to relationships. It keeps giving such beautiful hopes and aspirations towards increasing love. It allows turning any relationship into a beautiful journey, a process of learning and growing together, sharing together profound life experiences. I'm very grateful for this knowledge and I'm aiming to still learn more about it. Polarity workshops are for me usually a good reminder, as sometimes I forget its principles, and those are after all the fundamental principles according to which the Universe works. Thank you, dear Advaita, for sharing this knowledge about life and love.
Thank you Advaita for rare words of wisdom and common sense. So few people even dare to start a discussion regarding this nowadays due to the'close to antisemitism' attitude towards feminism and gender abnormalities,which unfortunately became normalities due to generalized ignorance and avoiding responsibility.
You are wrong…
Gender is a construct- reducing it to gender (and 'associated' gender qualities) is GROSSLY oversimplifying the laws of polarity and attraction
All you do is say the same thing over and over again- with zero insight or elucidation
I suggest you get back to basics and begin again, because your entire philosophy is built on a fundamental mis-assumption


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Sometimes is problem with firewall or any external program that can control traffic, try to disable anti-virus and try to disable firewall. Then try to connect.
Okay, I tried everything what you mentioned.
Now I have the following problems:
So, what IP should I try, if my InternalIP not opened trough my router. Or, what else should I try?
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I changed it to try the Gateway ip the 192.168.0.1, but those ports are still closed. I don't know what else should I try.
Do not forward your local ipv4 address (192.168.0.103) at dyn-dns.com or whatever you used, use your external ip found at for example ipchicken.com
I always try to use my EternalIP at no-ip.org. The InternalIP only used at the Router's port forward. But yet, I'm unable to let the other join.Error code: 26106
The IP address is not in the same subnet with LAN IP address.
ExternalIP - the IP what I use on the internet (whatismyip etc tells it me)
InternalIP - my "machine" address, cmd-> ipconfig (IPv4 address) - 192.168.0.103 (in my case, but its range from .100 up to .199)
RouterIP - 192.168.0.1
You CAN'T forward external ip at the router for open ports. FOr port open you only able to use your IPv4 or RouterIP. "Its that simple".
you also need to set your realmlist to your no-ip domain name... this is done under the auth section of your database. Use HeidiSQL to connect to the database and make the changes.
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The issue doesn't appear to be the Dynamic IP or the domain from no-ip.
The domain isn't an issue since you put the actual IP in the database instead of the domain name so it simply doesn't come into play.
The dynamic IP is only an issue when it changes. Since you clearly have the correct IP set (see post #19 above) this doesn't appear to be the case.
Given that the port doesn't even appear to be open (again going by the info in post #19). I conclude that there is a configuration issue. Either in the config files or the database (or both). Note: if when you did the port check and telnet tests while the server was not actually running, then those tests would always fail. The server must be running for those tests to actually work
So, ensure/check the following
- Reboot the router
- Check the authserver.conf file. The BindIP should be 0.0.0.0 and the port should be 3274.
- Also in authserver.conf, check that the info to access the database is correct. The IP of the database as set here is usually 127.0.0.1 since the database is running on the same machine as the server (remember, this is the info the server itself is using to access the database).
- Check the worlserver.conf file. The BindIP should also be 0.0.0.0 and the port should be 8085.
- Also in worldserver.conf, check that the info to access the database is correct (same reasons as for the authserver).
- Re-check the info in the database's auth.realmlist table and make sure it is correct. Though it did appear to be from your previous attempts, make sure that there are no extraneous spaces before or after the IP, that you are using periods not commas, etc, etc.
- Flush the DNS cache on the server machine (open a command prompt [cmd] and type ipconfig /flushdns).
- Restart the server completely.
If after doing all of the above it still is problematic, try setting the localAddress in the database's auth.realmlist table to also be the external IP.


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Hey guys, it's been a while! This sure has been one busy summer. Let's see, what are a few things that have gone on so far.. Well, we started out our summer by getting married (!!!), which took place in Northport, MI. I started a new job, we celebrated the 4th of July, I turned a year older, Alexander came back from his trip across the country, we ran a couple races, had quite a few adventures, went to the beach, and Lincoln started day care! And now you might be able to see why I haven't been on my computer so much this summer.
It's been a lot of fun and summer has been going by way too quickly (as usual), but things are starting to slow down now for us. We found a day care for Lincoln close to our home that he started this week. He is currently going part time to adjust, but that leaves me with some time all by myself! Today is actually the first day that I've been in the house for more than a half hour without anyone else around. It sure feels strange.
I've decided that I want to spend the time doing something that I've been missing a lot lately, which is writing. As you know, I am very sporadic with my blog posts and I hope to get better about that. Before, I never really "scheduled" when I would write something, I pretty much just wrote when a topic came to my mind. I figured what better time to write some blog posts than the days that I'm home all alone. So that means you can look forward to some new blog posts each week. It might only be once a week but at least it will finally get me back into the swing of things!
How has everyone's summer been going so far? Do you like the new title?? I've been wanting to use it for quite some time but haven't been able to until now 🙂


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Proverbs 16 Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
16 A person is responsible to prepare his heart,
2 All a man's ways are pure in his own view,
3 If you entrust all you do to Adonai,
4 Adonai made everything for its purpose,
5 Adonai detests all those with proud hearts;
6 Grace and truth atone for iniquity,
7 When a man's ways please Adonai,
8 Better a little with righteousness
9 A person may plan his path,
10 Divine inspiration is on the lips of the king,
16 How much better than gold it is to gain wisdom!
17 Avoiding evil is the highway of the upright;
18 Pride goes before destruction,
19 Better to be humble among the poor
20 He who has skill in a matter will succeed;
21 A wise-hearted person is said to have discernment,
22 Common sense is a fountain of life to one who has it,
23 The wise man's heart teaches his mouth,
25 There can be a way which seems right to a person,
26 A working man's appetite acts on his behalf,
27 A worthless person digs up evil [gossip] —
29 A violent man lures his neighbor astray
31 White hair is a crown of honor
32 He who controls his temper is better than a war hero,
33 One can cast lots into one's lap,
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I smile.
"How old is your baby?" I ask.
"Three months," she answers. New momma pride rounds the words, making them full and rich.
The tiny infant rests in the crook of her arm and she shifts the child.
"Precious," I murmur.
She blushes, still new to the rush of parental pleasure that accompanies any praise of our offspring, and gently touches her baby's cheek with one finger.
"So little," I say, "but they grow up before you know it."
She glances up for a moment, smiles at my words and nods, before she refocuses her attention on her child and coos at the babe.
She does not look away from his face. "He's big now."
My first clue that it's a boy.
"He was 4lbs 3oz when he was born." She adjusts one of his socks that has slipped to reveal a miniature pink heel, repositioning the bit of white and yellow knit to cover his foot. It will be an endless task. One of many she will repeat too many times to count.
"He will get bigger," I assure her. "Before you know it he will be taller than you!"
We laugh.
Her eyes meet mine as we engage in the small talk of mothers. It takes no heed of the length of the timespan between us, whether decades or a mere handbreadth.
We are so different, she and I. Worlds apart, really. But together we dance the ageless dance of Eve, repeating the spoken ritual as our mothers did before us. We recognize each other, and pay homage to motherhood, my sister life-giver and I.
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"You have the need and the right to spend part of your life caring for your soul. It is not easy. You have to resist the demands of the work-oriented, often defensive, element in your psyche that measures life only in terms of output – how much you produce – not in terms of the quality of your life experiences. To be a soulful person means to go against all the pervasive, prove-yourself values of our culture and instead treasure what is unique and internal and valuable in yourself and your own personal evolution." — Jean Shinoda Bolen
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Be intrigued by the differences you hear. Expect to be surprised. Treasure curiosity more than certainty.
Invite in everybody who cares to work on what's possible. Acknowledge that everyone is an expert about something. Know that creative solutions come from new connections.
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I am a tree-hugging capitalist and eco-consultant. I sell a eco-consulting training program (see here: http://www.ecoconsultingcareers.com/) and need a rock star logo. My current logo and site layout aren't that great so I need your help. Here are the ideas I am trying to communicate to my target audience:
1. my competitors (green irene, ecoinstitution, etc.) can teach you to be an eco-consultant, we teach you how to be the BEST in the field. We teach you how to become a rock star.
2. my program is cutting edge, trend-setting and geared for web 2.0.
3. I am the expert in this field so you should choose my course over others.
People who are into 'green' but more the yoga-going greenies than the hardcore recycle-their-own-poop greenies. Target market is between 20-40 yrs old, more left-leaning politically, entrepreneurial, 60/40 woman/man distribution, somewhat spiritual and probably meditate. People who want to make a living making a difference in the world.
Here are a few things to think about:
1. No Cartoons - I want it to look cool, inspiring but not cheap or childlike.
2. Nothing too elegant - I do not want to come across as being some big corporation just trying to sell another online product.
3. The typeface should be clear, simple and bold. I want something that stands out.
Here is an example of a logo's pictures that I like:
1. http://supermarkethq.com/news_asset…r_full.jpg
3. http://forum.belmont.edu/business/P…20logo.jpg
4. https://s3.amazonaws.com/basec/1331…pwcajCg%3D
Please feel free to experiment with colors. For example, i like the purple color in #4.
The files we will require are:
Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
Web file format - .jpg and layered .psd (RGB)
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Gone is the image of young entrepreneurs crouched over their computer in a windowless basement. Young entrepreneurs are burning a blazing trail when it comes to business innovation - the latest figures from the Direct Selling Association suggest that under 25s now make up 22 per cent of the industry, with over 88,000 direct sellers in the UK falling into that age bracket.
Similarly, there has been a 30 per cent increase in people whose sole income is generated by direct selling, as the industry becomes a more mainstream career path than ever before.
So what is driving these young entrepreneurs to succeed? We put questions to four of the UK's brightest and best.
Steve Pearce and Sam Coley, both only 23, are co-founders of TickX a ticketing search engine.
At 16, Sam started a software development company which grew quickly. Soon, he was tendering large contracts, but he points out that at the beginning his age was a slight disadvantage:
"The most common worry from potential clients was, as a new company with a young owner I might disappear off to university at any moment. To combat this I focused on ensuring we looked as serious as possible, becoming VAT registered, opening an office and employing full time staff. This approach worked wonders and the business then rapidly grew." Steve doesn't feel as though age has proven to be a massive barrier to success. As long as the business is strong, and they surround themselves with advisors and good mentors, the pair feel that they have been taken seriously. "I want to ensure I have a good combination of both my youthful enthusiasm, and proven experience and knowledge," explains Steve.
They feel that there are multiple benefits to being a young entrepreneur. Sam thinks that the amount of goodwill he received from people has been very important. "We weren't afraid to ask for advice and consistently received very helpful responses. Obviously another benefit of being young is a lack of other commitments which allow me to work harder and take more risks than if say I had a family to care for."
Read: Five character traits every entrepreneur should avoid
For Steve, the best thing about starting a business young is absorbing all the knowledge that is thrown at you. "You learn rapidly from direct experience as you're thrown in at the deep end and you really get a chance to learn and understand every corner of the business. This opens up many doors and opportunities which certainly keeps you on your toes and gives you the confidence to keep pushing yourself."
The pair both love having created something that has never been created before: "We are building a brand that people really like and we're giving people a tool that will help their everyday life, so that in itself is very rewarding."
Lewis Bowen is 26 years old and is the founder of AIR, a cleaner fuel company which produces clean and renewable energies for businesses, helping them to find a cost-effective solution to procuring clean energy.
Lewis feels that when you are young, there is a world of challenges that you haven't experienced yet, especially in business: "This can be daunting when there is so much going on around you and you are unsure of how to deal with it."
He explains how, as a younger person, there will always be people who think they know far more than you and they'll vocalise that and will look down on you.
"These people are not the ones you want to mix with. The real value in older founders and CEOs is finding those that will share their experiences with you in a way that helps you, not demotivates you." His advice for young entrepreneurs?
"If you share your vision and passion for the business with real confidence, it helps with gaining respect amongst peers. The very nature of starting a business at a young age with the hunger to succeed is a huge achievement and will be acknowledged by those who know how hard it is to get going. My experience of older founders and CEOs has been extremely positive because they have been on the journey already and will often reach out to help."
Read: Becoming a brand through social media
Young entrepreneurs and managers have the ability to change traditional working methods. Lewis feels that there are benefits to many different working styles. "At the start, we were remote working, with a team spread across the country and abroad. You should be able to work where you feel most comfortable and with the digital world offering so many options to run a business from anywhere in the world, it's very easy. Of course, as a team, there is nothing better than face-to-face contact, so you have to have a good balance. If you want to grow a global business, remote working is something you will have to deal with at some point."
The youngest entrepreneur in this feature, Arran Rice's (17) interview had to be conducted around his tight college schedule where he's currently studying for his A Levels. He is the founder Wizzed Media.
Arran wanted to become an entrepreneur because he loved technology when he was younger.
"I started experimenting on the internet just as a hobby more than anything. I created a few YouTube channels, started a few websites that I largely left unfinished but then it all changed when I launched a gaming website in November 2010. It became really popular really quickly and it made me so happy that every day thousands of people were enjoying what I was doing. I was hooked. I didn't decide to become an entrepreneur as such, it just happened naturally."
Interesting, Arran always felt that age could be an issue, until he realised that I wasn't until January 2015 that anyone knew how old he was. "This all changed when an advertising network I was working with contacted me and asked me to dinner in London. I accepted and then sent an email 'Hi, by the way I am 17. Hope that is okay?' To my surprise they were absolutely fine and they were excited and intrigued to meet their youngest ever client. Everyone I have worked with to this point haven't been phased by my age and if anything it has helped me as people find my career journey really exciting and want to know more."
Read: What are the characteristics that make entrepreneurs?
At college, Arran is your typical student, studying geography, business and IT. He explains how although he loves studying, he doesn't think he'll be heading to university as he can't see the benefit for him. Being in college has the potential to prove contentious among his friends, but Arran admits it's something he doesn't talk about much. "My friends do know I run an online business but no one really knows the details or how successful it is. As my business grows, more people are becoming aware of it which is nice. My family are really happy and proud of me."
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Happy Tuesday everyone!
I just watched Pariah last night and, damn, was it good! Please go see it when it comes out around Christmas. You won't regret it.
Speaking of the film, director Dee Rees won for Breakthrough Director at last night's Gotham Awards in New York City. Here she is posing with her cast.
Also in attendance, Sarah Paulson with her Martha Marcy May Marlene co-star Elizabeth Olsen.
Tonight on Last Man Standing, Tim Allen's character meets his lesbian neighbors and gasp! finds he has stuff in common with them. Said neighbors are played by Andrea Bendwald and Emily Rutherford.
Whichever one of you broke into Samantha Ronson's garage, can you please return "the item worth about $1000" you stole? Thanks!
Both Ellen DeGeneres and Joan Jett have lent their faces to PETA's new stamp collection. Now even your mail can be super gay!
Tracie Thoms talked with Broadway.com about her iconic role in Rent. First, she said she was too young to play the part when she originally wanted to:
She also talked about her on-screen girlfriend:
Truer words were never spoken.
Ellen and Portia de Rossi are looking to buy Brad Pitt's old digs in Malibu, right on the Pacific Ocean. I'm available for parties, guys!
So many jokes to be made, but I'll refrain: Rosie O'Donnell was spotted giving girlfriend Michelle Rounds a ride on her motorcycle. The couple also recently spent Thanksgiving together, helping out at Gloria and Emilio Estefan's 4th Annual Thanksgiving event.
Miley Cyrus and Shay Mitchell are the latest celebs to become part of NOH8. Check out some behind-the-scenes photos of their shoots.
Queen Latifah has a new rumored girlfriend: Dancer/choreographer Eboni Nichols. Do with this information what you will. I am just the messenger!
Today in Lesbianish TV: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Talk (CBS 2 p.m.), The Kids Are All Right (WMAX 6:10 p.m.), *30 Rock (Comedy Central 6:57 p.m.), The Rosie Show (OWN 7 p.m.), Laurel Canyon (HBO Signature 7:15 p.m.), Glee (Fox 8 p.m.), Last Man Standing (ABC 8 p.m.), The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC 9 p.m.), Margaret Cho: Beautiful (Logo 9 p.m.), Chopped (Food Network 9 p.m.), Black Swan (OMAX 10 p.m.), *Boardwalk Empire (HBO 11:30 p.m.) (Thanks Roni!)
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The popular athletics phenomenon has become a point of reference in bringing sport to the masses. This is nowhere better exemplified than in the Marathon. These mythological 42,195 kilometres provide us with an impressive demonstration of the qualities needed to excel in any sporting area: personal endurance, perseverance and stamina. The Valencia Marathon is held annually in the historic city of Valencia which, with its entirely flat circuit and perfect November temperature, averaging between 12-17 degrees, represents the ideal setting for hosting such a long-distance sporting challenge.
This, coupled with the most incomparable of settings, makes the Valencia Marathon, Valencia, one of the most important events in the national calendar.The Valencia Marathon a well organised and treats runners to free hot chocolate and churros before the race and excellent goody-bags at the finish. The relatively small field prevents crowding and allows runners to make their own pace.The route is mainly suburban, avoiding most of the city, but with a scenic stretch along the coast. Notable sites along the route include the Jardin del Turia, Mercado de Colon and Palua de la Musica, finishing at the stunning Museo de las Ciencias Principe Felipe. The route is mainly suburban, avoiding most of the city, but with a scenic stretch along the coast.There is also much live music on the route to keep runners entertained
Just one bag per runner. The bag must bear the sticky label provided (the label can be found inside the Runner's Bag). You will find lockers at Autopista de Saler s/n, next to the 'Umbracle'. The Locker Service will be open on Sunday 2nd December from 7 A.M. to 3 P.M.
Car Park 1: Pabellón Fuente de San LuisCar Park 2: Avenida Antonio Ferrandis Car Park 3: Bulevar Sur
There is a refreshment point every 5 kilometres. At kilometres 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 37.5 and 40 as well as at the Finish.
Free shuttle buses will run every 10 minutes for runners and their companions throughout the morning. The buses will run to the Start/Finish area and return to the Car Parks.
29 novembre, 2019
Actually it was the 1st December but the fair was 1st December.
Pont de Montolivet, València, Valencia, Spain
Montolivet, 46006 València, Spain
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Let me say to the question of a AT gun for Army forces...
The Enemy (Germans) were being driven by someone else, the Red Army, and their T34s (Panther) and KV1s (Tiger) and the PZIV and Sturm upgrades along with the patches Marder I,II,III etc.
So maybe if FDR had told Uncle Joe in 1940, "Joey, send some of those T34 tanks over with a design team, we would like to help supply them to you" US gets T34, beats M2,M3,and M4 in evaluation trials. Tank's interior is adjusted for crew performance, new track and sprocket drive system put on. Vision system improved, American Comms added. Oh and when the new line of German armor comes up someone in Detroit goes, "I wonder if we could put a 90mm in this..."
Bottom line is German Tank designs were being driven by the Red Army, Just like the Luftwaffe's high altitude and jet programs were being driven by the 8th USAAF. The Germans weren't worried about Shermans and Churchills, they were trying to deal with Bolsheviks who had tanks which had better protection, guns, and mobility then they had.
AT guns with limited infantry use-you mean like the TOW and the flying fish the Dragon?
What if the guys who created the bazooka and the 57mm recoiless rifle, had gotten together on an Army project in 1940 to make a light, long range AT weapon which could be used at the company level to defend against armor. Like maybe a 100mm recoiless rifle which could be ground mounted, or mounted on a M2 or M3 half track, and or on a 1/4T(You know for those AB people)?


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Ironically but not surprisingly, Sarah Palin and a good number of those on the right like to address their crowds, who have increasingly been playing dress-up as "patriots" (and not in the Tom Brady kind of way), as "Real Americans™". They talk about "the tree of liberty", "patriotism" and any number of cherry picked or out-of-context quotes from the Founding Fathers or the Bible. Yet when it comes to actions, what we see from her, Scott Garrett, Chris Christie, Eric Cantor, many on the right (and a growing number on the "left" as well) is just the opposite of what a "real American" is.
Real Americans don't vote for $50 billion in Iraq "reconstruction" like Eric Cantor, Scott Garrett and so many Republicans did with no strings attached, yet demand more cuts here in America to help those in need after devastating earthquakes and hurricanes.
Fake Patriots like Chris Christie and so many Republicans talk about cutting Medicare and social security benefits for those who desperately need them, cloaking it as "reform", while turning their nose up at raising the social security wage limit to address the most regressive tax in this country.
Real Americans don't decimate environmental protections like Rick Perry and Chris Christie want to do – which will benefit polluters while causing more disease, death and further escalate health costs for millions of Americans.
Fake Patriots coddle and give handouts to global corporations and their CEOs who cut jobs in the US, ship them overseas and pay no corporate income tax, yet take home tens of millions for themselves.
Real Americans don't put children's education on the back burner in order to corporatize the school system and line the pockets of their cronies and donors.
Fake Patriots ignore America's crumbling infrastructure, which is not just crumbling everywhere and in all areas, but would revitalize this country, add millions of jobs and keep us safe.
Real Americans aren't afraid of fair elections to the point where rigged voting machines and voter suppression laws are passing in an increasing number of states.
Real Americans invest in America. Through creating jobs, not sending them overseas. Through supporting preventative and catastrophic medical care in order to avoid bankrupting families with skyrocketing bills – not lining the pockets of insurance companies. Through rebuilding our roads, high speed rail, bridges, power grid, a green energy system. Through keeping our food and water safe from dangerous chemicals and contaminants. Through educating our children and paying our teachers fairly – not demonizing them and manipulating textbooks to satisfy a radical and false agenda. Through paying taxes in order to "give back" what you take and benefit from every single day.
Fake Patriots pretend to care about these things while being moochers and stealing, extracting or lying in order to line their own pockets. Fake Americans talk about the Bible and what Jesus would do while attacking the sick, the poor, the elderly, those who serve the public and all those who are in need.
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Magento SEO & Catalog Sitemap | How to enable magento catalog sitemap for your store and why it is important
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Most of you may already know the importance of Sitemaps on your store but for those who are new to the subject, sitemaps in brief helps search engines locate useful information about your store (or website) easily. Sitemaps helps with SEO for your site. They are important, among other things I should say, in getting you up to the search pages.
Now we know, in brief atleast, what sitemaps are and why you need them, the question is now how do I enable sitemaps on my Magento store.
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Hundreds of cameras going up downtown
Smile, if you're in downtown Houston
Homeland Security picking up tab for 250-300 surveillance cameras
The city is installing 250 to 300 cameras at downtown intersections in an effort to prevent and fight terrorism and crime, part of a security initiative sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The cameras, which the city began installing in earnest this summer, already have helped police catch car burglars in the act, said Dennis Storemski, the city's director of the Office of Public Safety and Homeland Security. Eventually, he said, the cameras could be used to allow dispatchers or officers approaching a crime scene to survey what's happening from their patrol vehicles before they arrive.
"The intent is to protect critical infrastructure and prevent terrorism," he said. "Experience has shown that when people plan terroristic acts, they plan and they do dry runs, so what we would be looking for is suspicious activity around certain locations. And for any crimes, you can go back and look at the video and identify the perpetrators."
More than 50 cameras already have been installed around the George R. Brown Convention Center, Discovery Green Park, the theater district and Minute Maid Park. Every downtown intersection will be equipped with a camera. Eventually, Storemski said, the program may be expanded to include the Reliant Stadium complex, the Port of Houston, even some city parks where festivals frequently are held.
'Big government'
The footage can be monitored in real time by police and after the fact through a computer network built during the past three years.
The cameras will allow police to monitor any scene from several viewpoints at once rather than having to staff events with officers surveying the scene in binoculars, he said.
For some who passed by the northeast corner of Milam and Texas early Wednesday, where a crew installed one such surveillance device, the idea was alarming.
"I'm not in favor of it," said Mike Wells, who was walking to his office across the street.
The cost of operating the cameras, as well as their capability to invade privacy, was troubling, he said.
"That's big government watching our every move," he said.
Chris Goldsmith, who works downtown, said he was most concerned with the cost to taxpayers of installing and operating the cameras.
Public spaces not private
Privacy, he said, is not necessarily a concern because "in the public you've got no expectation of privacy."
Storemski sounded a similar note, saying that all the cameras are in public spaces where people should be aware that their actions are not private.
"We live in an age right now where there's really no expectation that there would be no video in a public space," he said. "Everybody that has a cell phone has a video camera. This happens all the time. We're just doing it for public safety purposes."
The city has spent about $14 million in federal grant funding on the camera program, which it expects to finish by the end of January. The money comes from Urban Area Security Initiative funds doled out annually by Homeland Security to regions across the country, Storemski said.
In recent years, Houston has received an estimated $18 million to $20 million, money to spend on initiatives to prevent and detect terrorism.
Other projects include funding an interoperable radio system and the video network that can sustain the cameras, make footage shot by private cameras accessible to police and even take footage from a helicopter and allow first responders to see it. The latter particularly has been useful for fighting fires, Storemski said.
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A poppet can be made from clay, wax, wood – let your imagination run wild. Try to remember that the more work you put into it, and the more complex it is, the stronger your link will be to your goal. A poppet is a device for sympathetic magick. In other words, all of its components will be symbols of what it is you hope to achieve.
Poppet construction can either be done as part of the spellwork itself, or it can be done ahead of time, leaving the poppet to be used later on. The choice is yours.
Remember, the poppet is representing a person. Accordingly, before you begin construction, you need to determine what sort of spell you are doing. Do you have someone you want to keep out of your life? Want to stop someone who spreads gossip? Or is there a friend who wants to get a job and needs some magickal assistance? Do you just want a protection poppet to keep around your house or in your car? The possibilities are endless, but it's a good idea to determine your goal before you get started. It will save you from countless "do-overs" later on.
The directions here are for a simple poppet construction using fabric. We'll go through it step by step, but feel free to modify or "tweak" anything you need.
Selecting Your Fabric
Obviously, there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to material. However, you can choose your fabric based on your purpose. For example, someone doing a money poppet might select a piece of green or gold cloth, or a festive cotton print covered in dollar signs. If you're looking for love, try something in pink, or perhaps in a heart design.
Fabric is inexpensive – most craft shops such as Joann or Michael's – even Wal-Mart has a craft section -- sell cotton prints at less than $3 a yard. You can make a LOT of poppets with a yard of fabric. Be sure to check for the post-holiday sales, and you can get a ton of great fabric to save for later.
Another alternative to purchasing fabric is to use something that links the poppet to your target. Ask your friend who is job-searching to give you an old t-shirt, or when you're trying to draw love into your life, cut up that pair of silky pajamas that you slept in last night. Poppets don't care what you make them out of, and they won't be insulted if you use previously worn material.
When all else fails, and you just can't seem to find the right fabric, a plain piece of muslin or felt is perfect for the job.
Here are a few additional suggestions for poppet fabric, based on their purposes.
Spell Goal & Fabric Color or Patterns to try:
Prosperity: Green, gold, silver Dollar signs, dollar bills, earth symbols
Love: Pink, red Hearts, Cupids, roses or other flowers
Banishing: Black Swords, wands, dragons
Creativity: Orange, Yellow Suns, fire symbols
Protection: Red, white Keys or locks, fences, mistletoe
Spirituality: White, blue, silver Moons, clouds, air or water symbols
Animals: Brown Cats, dogs, anything pet-related
When it comes to texture of the fabric, anything goes. Cotton is easy enough to work with, but if you're an inexperienced sewer, you may want to stick with something stiffer at first, such as felt, which is available in darn near every color imaginable. Felt will hold its shape nicely as you sew, and its natural properties help keep the fabric from slipping during assembly.
Now that you've figured out what fabric to use, let's move on!
Poppet Shape
Because the poppet is representing a person, we want it to look like -- you guessed it -- a person. Two arms, two legs, a head, that sort of thing. You can either create your own outline, or you can use the ultimate poppet template – a gingerbread man!
Several of the major craft stores sell large gingerbread man cookie cutters, especially around the holidays. You can pick one up for about $5, and use that as your template. Alternately, you can design your own, but basically the gingerbread man shape is perfect for poppets.
If you're doing a spell for an animal – such as healing a sick pet – make the poppet shape accordingly.
Remember, your poppet doesn't have to be huge, but it will need to be big enough that you can stuff it with all of the ingredients later. This is where planning ahead comes in handy!
Cutting and Sewing
So now you have your fabric, and you have a pattern. The next activity is going to be cutting out the poppet. This isn't hard, but you will need a good pair of scissors, and some straight pins might be useful as well.
You will need two pieces of your fabric. Place the pieces right side together on a flat surface. This means that if your material has a print or design, the patterned sides should be facing each other. This is important!
Place your template or pattern on top of your fabric and secure it into place with your straight pins. Once your template is in position, you can cut out around it. Be sure to either leave some room around the edges, or design your pattern a bit larger so that you will have room to sew it shut. A ¼" to ½" margin is a good size.
Remove your template, and presto! You now have your poppet shapes!
Now, on to the sewing. If you've never used a needle and thread before, don't be alarmed. It's not as scary as it sounds, but it WILL require you to concentrate a little, and to be patient. If you're pressed for time, you could theoretically use a sewing machine, but poppets like it when you take a bit of time and effort with them and sew them together by hand.
It's probably a good idea at this point to pin the two pieces of material together, although if you're using something such as felt, it may stick together on its own. Use your own best judgment.
Place the right sides of the material together, and then stitch around the edges. Don't go all the way around. Leave yourself an opening (wide enough to get a couple of fingers into) at the head. Then turn your poppet right side out. Presto! You have one partially complete poppet.
Stuffing Your Poppet (or What the Heck Do I Put In There?)
Stuff your poppet with fiberfill, which is available at any craft store (or even Wal-Mart). If you don't have fiberfill, you could use cotton balls or even old pantyhose. Make sure you work the fiberfill all the way into the extremities. Once you have stuffed the arms and legs, you can work on the center of the body. This is where you will place your spell components. If you are adding herbs, stones, a taglock, whatever, this is the place to do it.
You may be wondering what in the world a taglock is. Well, quite simply, it's the part of the poppet that links it to the person it represents. This can be hair or nail clippings, the person's signature or name on a piece of paper, body fluids (yes, body fluids!) or even a photograph.
Once you have stuffed the components inside, finish filling the body and head. Sew the head shut with a small overcast stitch, as shown in the graphic.
Now that your poppet's body is complete, it's time to personalize it a bit more. This part is lots of fun!
Let's Play "Name That Poppet"!
You've already placed the taglock and other goodies inside your poppet, but the more personalized you can make it, the better. Draw or paint a face on your poppet. Add yarn to represent hair if you like. If you have an item of the person's clothing, wrap your poppet in it, or copy any identifying marks like tattoos or scars onto the poppet's body.
Most importantly, repeatedly TELL the poppet who it is they represent. You can say something along the lines of "I have made you, and you are John Smith", or whoever you are doing the spell for.
You can also add magickal or astrological symbols to the poppet, with paint, sewing or even markers. The possibilities are endless.
Poppets can be used for healing, for love, for money, for banishing, for revenge, to get a job – you name it, you can make a poppet for it. It's simply a matter of figuring out what your goal is, and the best way to achieve that goal. The only limitations to poppet construction are your own imagination and creativity.
Sample Poppet Ideas
To Gain Employment
Material: Green or Gold satin.
Herbs: Chamomile, Clover, Ginger, Jasmine, and Pecan.
Stones: Snowflake Obsidian or Sodalite.
Create the poppet to represent yourself, and as you are working on it, think of all the positive attributes you have that would make you attractive to an employer. Another option would be to make a poppet representing the employer, and tell it why it would be in the company's best interests to hire you.
Material: White cotton
Herbs: Lemon balm, carnation, ivy, and pine.
Stones: Bloodstone
When making this poppet, make sure you indicate on it what you are trying to heal, whether it is a sore leg, a bad case of lice, or even a broken heart. Focus all of your energy on the idea in question.
Material: Red silk
Herbs: Rose petals, parsley, and peppermint.
Stones: Barite
You can make a poppet to represent the object of your affection, or make one to represent both you and the other person. If you are trying to draw a specific person to you, you can use pink or red cord to bind the poppets together. If you are simply trying to attract love to yourself, but you don't have a specific target in mind, make sure you think about all the things that make you desirable to a potential lover.
Note: For some reason I could not get the pattern to display at the right point in this posting so I will put it into another entry to post the same day. Thanks for understanding.
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Merritt Lewis Murray, Genoa NY. KIA on 10-30-1968. He was in C company. Killed in Dinh Tuong Province.
Got an email from a guy who wants to know what happened. The guy says he knows that Murray was killed by "friendly" fire, although any Wall page containing "official" shorthand notes, including ours, shows "ground casualty other explosive device, hostile" which is, from what I have learned, probably a wrong statement.
From notes received from Bruce Swander some years ago , Battalion records show that in late afternoon of 10/30/68 two men from Charlie were wounded by friendly fire. One lived and the other, Murray died before being extracted from the field. Thats all that is noted.
Anybody remember what really happened?
Question about Merritt Murray
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Sorry, before my time, I didn't get there until Dec '68.
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Reinforced the durability, to prevent from falling off the bolt handle , we combined the body and end parts by thread.
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This material is Stainless steel 304(body) and end parts is Stainless steel 303.We want to be black finish,so processed "ISONITE®"
"ISONITE" is a high-performance variety of salt bath nitriding process. It is also known as Tufftride® and Liquid/Salt Bath Ferritic Nitrocarburizing (FNC) process. It is a thermochemical diffusion process whereby nitrogen-bearing salts generate a controlled release of nitrogen at the interface of a ferrous part.
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Grandfather, Charles Edward Kennedy's parents were Owen Kennedy and Ellen Dower Kennedy residing in Utica New York. Need any siblings of Charles - only have what was told me - Mace (female) and Nellie (female)?. Did find record with many more sibling names: Ellen, Mary, Thomas, John, Eugene, Ann and William??? States Owen Kennedy and parents were from Ireland. Owens birthdate is approx 1835.


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"Male journalists still claim women use sexual methods to get exclusive information": Dibradoras' founder on Brazil's perception of women sports journalists
"The sports female journalist is evaluated, first and foremost, for her beauty and her capacity to understand the sport. They are usually classified as hot or with little knowledge about football for the simple fact of being a woman," said Roberta Cardoso.
Roberta is one of the four Brazilian journalists who in 2015 decided to create Dibradoras – an online project to fight for women sports journalists rights and women in sports in general. Roberta's description may help to explain why similar situations of harassment and disrespect like what happened recently to Bruna Dealtry – a journalist from Esporte Interativo, who was kissed by a fan in the face – are nothing new in Brazil. The moment went viral when fifty-two women journalists (including Bruna) created a campaign called #Deixaelatrabalhar (in English, #Letherwork), in which they demanded football fans and the sports world to treat women with respect.
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According to Roberta, it's essential more movements like this appear to change this scenario:
"I think it's really important and relevant that journalists take a clear position on this issue," she said.
"If that happens, many men (especially journalists) may rethink their attitudes and the way they narrate, what will have consequences beyond the sports medium. The latest incidents of aggression and machismo within the stadiums have already been reproved by clubs and local authorities."
From Roberta's words, you can tell that even if this problem was denounced by journalists condemning fans attitudes while working, society will only change if newsrooms take the first step and change too. Starting with the contents they publish:
"Traditional sports media coverage takes an approach that is addressed to a heterosexual male audience only. Every approach of women in the sports media is always on the side of the 'muse', her aesthetic side, the sexy photos of the players' wives and contributes to women's objectification.", Roberta said.
"This is very bad, and it is something that feeds the "rape's culture" [subtle or explicit behaviours that silence or relativise sexual violence against women] making women's sport to be always set aside and devalued.", she continued.
However, this will never change, until more women get inside the sports newsrooms.
"Without the presence of women in sports newsrooms, it becomes harder for men who work there to realise how much they are machista and sexist in their coverage," she explained.
"Also, although there are women working in sports reporting, they still do not hold high or decision-making positions in the newsrooms, which means that the few who exist have little voice and space to speak out. The change in sports coverage can only happen if that change, as the women's perspective is essential to create a more diverse and less bias sports coverage."
The way women's sports journalists are still seen inside their job can also put them in the shadow: "Close friends of mine have been through situations where they were denied access to cover a sports event. Sometimes that happened because people still feel that women do not have enough knowledge, or, other times, just because they prefer to prioritize men for interviews," she exemplified.
"We [Dibradoras] also know of cases of fellow male colleagues (journalists) who believe and claim that women journalists only get exclusive news because they use sexual methods to get information."
In trying to change the status quo, Dibradoras was born: "We wanted to do something different. We wanted to talk about football also for women who follow this sport and talk about women's sports which are never discussed in the press."
In fact Dibradoras is everywhere on social media – Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube Channel and a Podcast on Brazilian Radio Central 3 – addressing not only the harassment issue and machismo, but other issues as the wage gap between men and women, the lack of space given to women in managerial positions and the lack of interest in women's modalities and the objectification of women's bodies.
Roberta believes the progress of their work and other groups can slowly start to be seen in journalism:
"There are many more women in newsrooms, covering games at the stadiums, participating in sports debates and even venturing into the sports narration. Respect and equality still need to be strengthened, but campaigns are emerging and giving a very straightforward message to anyone who has not yet understood that sport is also a place for women."
But if this problem often comes from men's attitudes towards women, sometimes this can also be a consequence of some women mentality.
Roberta explained: "Some women still do not consider some attitudes as being sexist, and some of them reproduce the sexist behaviour. There are also still those who believe that women are competitive with each other and can't be friends in the workplace.
"This behaviour is very rooted in our culture (by men and women), and its deconstruction goes through a need of awareness of everything that has already been denied and labelled to us, women. Breaking taboos and old customs is a daily fight for women in society.
To break any taboo women usually have to work more than anyone:
"We try twice more, we check the information more often than usual, and we are always analysing our work in every way. Women need to be more cautious when giving a fact and passing information because any slip can cost us dearly", she concludes.
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Examining Trauma & HEROES IN CRISIS: What is PTSD and How Can a Comic Book Help?
When writer Tom King first introduced the concept of Heroes in Crisis to the public, he framed the story idea around the perception that a whole generation of Americans are dealing with the aftermath of trauma.
"I want to speak about, and to, this New War generation, the millions of people who have fought bravely overseas and have come home to try to return to their normal lives," King said in a press conference at San Diego Comic Con.
King is a former counterterrorism operations officer with the CIA who experienced after-effects of his traumatic experience in Iraq and Afghanistan. He said he wants to use DC heroes to tell the stories of the people who are dealing with the mental effects of trauma. "I want to talk about their hopes, their pains, their triumphs."
Heroes in Crisis isn't the first time comic books have taken on social issues affecting their readers. From the depiction of Tony Stark's alcoholism in the '70s to several characters dealing with the AIDs crisis in the '90s, comic books have regularly dealt with social issues that are troubling American society.
But Heroes in Crisis is unique because the subject of violence is central to superhero comic books. It's also being approached with a pretty high profile, the publisher even using the word "Crisis" to indicate its importance (a word usually reserved for DC's universe-shaking stories).
And although Heroes in Crisis is addressing the sort of violence that military and veterans — and superheroes — experience, the story is also dealing with a mass shooting, putting characters in a situation where a space that's considered safe is invaded by violence.
"That sort of experience of violence is shaping who we are as a culture, and as a country," King said to Newsweek about Heroes in Crisis. "I want to talk about that."
With the release of Heroes in Crisis #1 less than a week away, Newsarama is running a series of stories looking at the mental effects of trauma, how those symptoms are treated, and how trauma is indelibly connected to superhero comic books. In this first story in our series, we take a look at King's statement about how a generation of Americans are dealing with traumatic stress, and whether talking about that trauma can help.
How Prevalent is the Problem?
According to the National Center for PTSD at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, about severn or eight percent of the U.S. population will have PTSD at some point in their life.
That percentage more than doubles for veterans of America's military operations in the Middle East.
And Ken Duckworth, medical director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, told Newsarama that statistics about PTSD don't tell the whole story, because the mental effects of trauma stretch beyond just one disorder.
"Not everybody develops full-on PTSD with flashbacks and nightmares and feeling cut-off from your emotions," Duckworth said, referring to the long list of criteria for a PTSD diagnosis (available on the PTSD.va.gov website). A lot of people can exist on a spectrum of that.
"There's a pretty wide range of experiences to trauma that are short of post traumatic stress disorder," Duckworth explained. "Some people have panic attacks years later. Some people feel a generalized sense of anxiety. Some people avoid tasks that are anyway related to that … You have intrusive thoughts. Or you feel anxious a lot of the times. Or you get kind of depressed or despairing. Some people have physical symptoms, which is more common in kids and adolescents. They have physiologic responses like stomach upsets, headaches, fatigue, wishing to be asleep."
Terry Keane, director at the National Center for PTSD, told Newsarama that another common symptom for people struggling after trauma is addiction.
"Alcohol and/or drugs and PTSD occur commonly together," Keane said. "It's an effort to self-medicate."
Keane said that although trauma-related mental illness is a real problem for combat veterans who have seen action or experienced violence — particularly repeated exposure to violence — diagnoses in the United States are often not related to combat.
"It's domestic violence and sexual assault and industrial accidents and motor vehicle accidents and community violence," Keane said, adding that it's most prevalent among people who have experienced numerous traumatic incidents. "And those are things we've learned … is how prevalent exposure to trauma — life and death situations is what trauma means — how common it is in the general population, and how much PTSD is out there."
Is This Something New?
Dr. Keane said the beginnings of Department of Veterans Affairs where he works can be traced back to the Civil War, and so can the symptoms of trauma-related mental illness.
"There were very clear indicators in the Civil War about something that was referred to as 'Soldier's Heart,' which basically was a sadness about the experiences of war and the horrors of war," Keane said. "'Shell Shock' was specific to veterans of World War I. And people who had the 'Thousand Yard Stare.' It was thought to be related to, perhaps, the trauma of the war and the explosions and the blasts that the people in the trenches were experiencing, which of course were horrendously frightening experiences for people. And throw in mustard gas or the flamethrowers and you can understand why people would have been frightened or would have developed psychological reactions and perhaps even become disabled by their experiences.
"That was one of the big marker points, actually, was World War I," Keane said, although veterans have been dealing with mental symptoms of trauma ever since.
More recently, the crisis of 9/11 — combined with the rise in terrorism and the war against it — gave researchers the opportunity to further refine their understanding of how trauma affects people psychologically.
What Have We Learned?
"We can diagnose PTSD very, very well in clinic settings — and in epidemiological settings and surveys," Keane said. "We can identify it very, very well."
Duckworth said psychologists have also discovered that not everyone needs counseling after a traumatic experience, and not everyone will develop mental symptoms in the same way.
"It's very interesting. We don't understand that," he said. "Does it have to do with their prior family history, their own childhood experiences, some physiologic vulnerability that they have that we don't understand yet? It's a very interesting question that we're still sorting out."
Psychologists have also learned that after a major traumatic event, counseling should be offered, but not required. "They came to the conclusion that if 50 people are in an earthquake, it is not helpful to an intense debrief of everyone," Duckworth explained. "Crisis incidents stressed debriefing, CISD, was briefly very en vogue. And then they realized it's not helpful to dig out the truth from everyone. That's not a helpful approach. So some people will process this normally. It will pass for some people."
But the most signficant information researchers have learned, Duckworth said, is that it's important to seek help if symptoms occur.
"That's really important, because if you don't get help or you can't get help," he said, "then turning to counter-productive strategies is a big risk."
Can 'Heroes in Crisis' Help?
Duckworth said the main benefit he sees from Heroes in Crisis is showing that even the strongest among us need psychological help sometimes — and getting the help you need isn't a weakness.
"I would describe it as a vulnerability as opposed to a weakness," said Duckworth. "You're exposed to something that's traumatic, whatever it may be on planet Krypton or the loss of your parents or being injected by spider venom, there's a traumatic dimension to a lot of those kinds of stories.
"I think it's really fabulous that there is a more psychological freedom for this character," Duckworth said. "I want to say that I really applaud this writer. It's very creative."
The psychologist said he hopes the story will encourage people who are experiencing symptoms of PTSD to get help. "Don't ignore symptoms. Don't ignore symptoms," he said. "Get help. It's consistent with strength to address a vulnerability. It's not a weakness."
"Most people who develop PTSD have no idea that there's a disorder," Keane said. "They sort of blame themselves, or they just think of themselves as weak or inadequate. And the truth of the matter is they have a readily identifiable psychological disorder, which we call now PTSD.
"But the second piece of that is … there are treatments available," he said, "and these treatments can be very helpful for people who come forward."
Check back for future installments of Newsarama's Heroes in Crisis tie-in series exploring superhero comic books and the mental effects of trauma, including more information about real-life treatment (and its connection to the comic book's "Sanctuary") and the indelible link between superheroes and trauma.
For more information about mental illness or to get help, there are several resources and phone numbers available on The National Alliance on Mental Illnesswebsite. The V.A. also has information and resources specific to PTSD awareness at ptsd.va.gov.


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A prototype/stunt version of the RRTS assault rifle from the 2005 action movie Doom. This gun most closely resembles Reapers (Karl Urban) style of rifle, the final version of which eventually had a slightly different ammo clip.
As one of the final prototypes for the RRTS assault rifles it was placed on the Oludvai weapons lab set where Sarge (Dwayne Johnson) discovers the BFG and was then re-used for stunt work whenever a high action sequence called for a softer and more robust version to be in use


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The back of this jacket is definitely my favourite part, I wasn't sure if this jacket was the one for me until I saw the word 'Dreamer' on the back and I was convinced that I had to have it! I actually bought it the last time I went back to the Netherlands in a store called 'Only'. I think denim jackets with writing on the back are just a little more special. Similar jacket here.
These shoes are so simple but sooo cute! I have been wearing them non-stop and will definitely look for similar pairs like these! They are extremely comfortable as well and I have worn these with pretty much every outfit you can think of.
The past few months I have been focusing on buying more staple pieces and it has helped me to pick out outfits so much quicker! I am always stuck in a situation where I find the perfect outfit to wear but not the right jacket or shoes, or when I want to wear specific shoes but I don't have a basic outfit to go with it. I love how simple but still put together this outfit is, little black dresses like the one I am wearing are such a must-have since they are so easy to dress up and down.
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♡ Jacket – Only (similar one)
♡ Sunglasses – Primark
♡ Choker necklace – Primark
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New Delhi: Ground water levels in various parts of the country are declining because of continuous withdrawal and 1,186 blocks have been categorised as 'over- exploited', Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday.
Union minister for Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat also said as announced in the Union Budget, it has been envisaged to ensure piped water supply to all rural households by 2024 under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
"Ground water levels in various parts of the country are declining because of continuous withdrawal due to reasons such as increased demand of fresh water for various uses, vagaries of rainfall, increased population, industrialisation and urbanisation etc," he said during Question Hour.
Shekhawat said the Central Ground Water Board is periodically monitoring ground water levels throughout the country on a regional scale, through a network of monitoring wells.
The minister said the dynamic ground water resources of the country are being periodically assessed jointly by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and state governments.
"As per the 2017 assessment, out of the total 6,881 assessment units (Block/ Taluks/ Mandals/ watersheds/ Firkas) in the Country, 1,186 units in 17 states and union territories have been categorised as 'over-exploited' where current annual ground water extraction is more than annual extractable ground water resource," he said.
Shekhawat said as announced in the Union Budget, it has been envisaged to ensure Har Ghar Nal Se Jal (piped water supply) to all rural households by 2024 under the Jal Jeevan Mission.
This programme, under the department of drinking water and sanitation, will focus on integrated demand and supply side management of water at the local level, including creation of local infrastructure for source sustainability like rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and management of household wastewater for reuse in agriculture.
The minister also said drinking water supply is a state subject and under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation supplements efforts of states for improving the coverage of drinking water in rural areas of the country.
As reported by States on Integrated Management Information System, out of total rural population of 9182.58 lakhs, 7001.50 lakhs population (76.25 per cent) are fully covered (i.e. getting more than 40 litres per capita per day safe drinking water) and 1815.66 lakhs population (19.77 per cent) are partially covered (i.e. getting less than 40 litres per capita per day safe drinking water) as on July 7, 2019.
Hence, 96.02 per cent rural population has access to drinking water in villages, he said, adding availability of drinking water in rural areas is affected by many factors which include, depletion of ground water level, contamination of surface water sources, drying up of ponds and wells, increase in population, deficient rainfall leading to insufficient recharge of water bodies etc.
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But, before she did....she sat up all by herself!
On Monday morning, Molly decided that it was much more interesting to look at the doggie from up above rather than nose-to-nose. More interesting and less scary, perhaps. She'd been close for about a week, but on Monday morning, something clicked and she Just Sat.
And so, because she's sitting up unassisted and because she's over six months old and because, well, why not? We began Baby-Led Weaning: Part Deux. Like a textbook case, Molls dove right in, hands only at first....
(Okay, and sorry for the photo overload here, BLW is just too cute not to over-photograph...)
It didn't take long, though, for that banana to reach her mouth...
When a little bit broke off into her mouth, I didn't worry about her choking on it (the benefit of being a BLW veteran...I was a nervous wreck watching Max take his first foods to his mouth. I learned quickly that babies CAN handle food introduction in this manner and that choking is extremely rare...but I only needed to learn the lesson once....this time was pure enjoyment). And, as I knew she would because it is What Babies Do, she moved it around her mouth for a bit, making some priceless faces in the process, before spitting it out.
And then, she went right back in for more.
Molly's first BLW experience only lasted about 5-7 minutes. After that, she was done. We attributed it to the fact that this was her first go at it and also to the fact that she was sitting more or less alone at the table while the boys were off on their own and Sam and I tag-teamed watching her/cleaning the kitchen.
So, for Bananas Take Two, we waited until dinner time, when we were all seated together modeling eating for her.
She stayed happily in her seat, eating, playing, talking, for the entire meal.
What a good girl.
(As an after-thought, we gave Molly a sweet potato fry tonight along with her banana. I had cooked them "naked" and they're such a great first food for BLW so we went for it even though we hadn't waited the recommended three days between foods. We're just wild and crazy like that.)
I'm likin' this new dinner party....


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