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United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. James L. Mccullough, Defendant-appellant, 53 F.3d 164 (6th Cir. 1995)Annotate this Case
David Bunning, Asst. U.S. Atty. (briefed), Office of the U.S. Atty., Lexington, KY, for plaintiff-appellee.
James L. McCullough, London, KY, defendant-appellant pro se and David Hoskins (briefed), Corbin, KY, for defendant-appellant.
Before: MERRITT, Chief Judge; KEITH and WELLFORD, Circuit Judges.
MERRITT, Chief Judge.
Appellant and defendant below, James McCullough, appeals his sentence for escaping from the Federal Prison Camp in Manchester, Kentucky. Appellant walked away from the camp without permission. He was arrested four days later in Ohio and pled guilty to escape from a federal facility, 18 U.S.C. § 751(a). Appellant was sentenced to an additional 27 months imprisonment. Appellant contends that he is entitled to a four-level reduction in his base offense level pursuant to United States Sentencing Guideline Section 2P1.1(b) (3). The district court declined to apply the reduction. We affirm the opinion below.
United States Sentencing Guideline Section 2P1.1(b) (3) requires a reduction in sentencing for escapes from non-secure "community corrections centers, community treatment centers or halfway houses" or "similar" facilities. The application notes to the Guidelines for this section do not give any examples of what constitutes a "similar" facility for purposes of applying the Guideline. Defendant argues that his sentence should be reduced because the federal prison work camp from which he escaped is "non-secure" and is similar to "community corrections centers, community treatment centers or halfway houses."
This is this first time this issue has arisen in the Sixth Circuit. Five other circuits have already addressed this issue and all have held that federal prison work camps are not "similar" to "community corrections centers, community treatment centers or halfway houses." United States v. Cisneros-Garcia, 14 F.3d 41 (10th Cir. 1994); United States v. Hillstrom, 988 F.2d 448 (3d Cir.) (defendant escaped from non-secure federal prison camp and court remanded for further consideration to determine whether facility is similar to community corrections center), on remand, 837 F. Supp. 1324 (M.D. Pa. 1993) (deciding on remand that facility is not similar to community-based corrections institution), aff'd without op., 37 F.3d 1490 (3rd Cir. 1994), cert. denied, --- U.S.----, 115 S. Ct. 1382, 131 L. Ed. 2d 236 (1995); United States v. Tapia, 981 F.2d 1194 (11th Cir.), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 113 S. Ct. 2979, 125 L. Ed. 2d 676 (1993); United States v. Shaw, 979 F.2d 41 (5th Cir. 1992); United States v. Brownlee, 970 F.2d 764 (10th Cir. 1992); United States v. McGann, 960 F.2d 846 (9th Cir.), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 113 S. Ct. 276, 121 L. Ed. 2d 204 (1992). To date, no other circuit has ruled otherwise.
The Court will follow the other circuits that have ruled on this issue holding that non-secure federal prison work camps are not "similar" to "community corrections centers, community treatment centers or halfway houses," although it recognizes that the issue is debatable. In the interest of preserving uniformity and consistency of the law on this subject, we defer to the reasoning of our five sister circuits. Accordingly, the Court agrees that the four-level reduction under U.S.S.G. Sec. 2P1.1(b) (3) does not apply when sentencing escapees from non-secure federal prison work camps.
The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.


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yes-, clark duke!
is it entirely redundant to say that this was amazing?
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"the dark knight" is coming out this friday and you know this already because a) you've been unlucky enough to hear all about it from me, or b) because of the amazing and extensive viral marketing campaign.
surprisingly though, a lot of people have no idea how extensive the marketing has been: dozens of websites, national scavenger hunts to uncover hints that lead to new hints, gotham newspapers. there was even a real campaign van that went to various cities urging citizens to vote for harvey dent.
you can check out the history of the viral campaign at thebadandugly.com or go to whysoserious.com to visit the viral sites. remember when the very first image of heath ledger's joker was released and we were all skeptical? and how now, we wouldn't have it any other way? seems like so long ago!

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With the launch of Windows 8, many PC users looking to take advantage of using many of the awesome features of iCloud with their Windows 8 device will be wondering about compatibility. The good news is that Apple has made a very small change to the small print on their iCloud Features page to confirm that iCloud on the PC will require either Windows Vista, Windows 7 or, most significantly for those users, Windows 8.
The iCloud Features page was modified today and previously stated that iCloud required only Windows Vista or Windows 7. The text now states iCloud requires a PC with Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8″. Apple does also offer an iCloud control panel for Windows users which has been previously stated to be compatible with Windows 8.


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Sweet 'n Sassy blog hop! We have a serious list of designers on our hop today and there is no doubt you are going to be full of inspiration by the end of the hop! During the hop we're all sharing our favorite SNSS stamps, as well as some tidbits about SNSS (and maybe even Korin!) and there's no doubt that silhouette images are some of my most favorite SNSS stamps of all time!
I've been on the SNSS design team for three years, it might actually be going on four (WooHoo!), and one of the things I can share about their stamps is that I never, ever grow tired of using them. I am consistently excited about the new sets that Korin releases each month - there really is something for every design style - and I love the relationships that I've developed with Korin and the entire team. Having been on a number of teams, I can honestly say that working with Korin and the entire SNSS team has been one of the best experiences (which is why I stay for so long...)! SNSS is a great company and I can highly recommend their products and the owner. :-)
On my card today I'm using the Together Silhouettes stamp set along with new paper from the Authentique, the Lovely collection. For my card, I used a plain oval die from Spellbinders, left the die on and used my blending tool and Spun Sugar Distress Ink to add some color. The I stamped the image in Fired Brick Distress Ink. I then built my card (it is like building when you have multiple layers, right?) and added a paper flower using a die from My Favorite Things. Finished off with a little bling!
During our hop today...
~There will be 4 random participants from whom I will choose 1 commenter to
receive a $15 store credit.
~To be included in the drawings, comments must be left by midnight EST Friday,
November 30th.
~The winners will be announced on the SNSS Blog on December 1st at 8am EST
Enjoy the hop!!
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Monday, November 26, 2012
Starry, Starry Night
As soon as I read the quote I knew I needed to use my brand new stencil, Starry Starry Night, from Dylusions. And what better product to use with the stencil then the Embossing Paste from Wendy Vecchi. I have been in a major embossing paste phase lately, I love this stuff and have been using it a lot in my art journal so why not also use it on a card!
I left the paste to drive overnight and then added the sentiment (from a Tim stamp set). I didn't want to cover up those great stars so I used vellum for the sentiment and embossed the sentiment in black so it would stand out among all that shine.
Enjoy today's card and why not try out this week's CAS challenge!
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Labels: cas, challenges, dylusions, wendy vecchi
Monday, November 19, 2012
A Joyful Christmas
Welcome to this week's CAS challenge...a color challenge using grey, tan, plum, and lavendar. And along with this week's card, I have a confession to make...I have a hard time creating cards with more than three colors! Heck, even my clothes are mostly black and white! LOL! Four colors...it makes me wee head spin!
So...Instead of trying to find paper with all of this week's challenge colors, which are beautiful by the way, or create a card with punched flowers or butterflies (which I kinda wanted to do), I decided to put my many Distress Inks to good use and create this scene. I actually spied this stamp set, last year's Tim Holtz Christmas release, on my desk when I went in to make my card and this idea popped into my head.
To start, I die cut a large circle for the moon and tore a piece of scap paper for the sand....then I got to work with my blending tool and inks. I first blended Milled Lavendar around the moon and then added Seedless Preserves. Once I removed the masks, I went back with Antique Linen for the sand. Then I just needed to stamp my image and sentiment. The grey was used as the card base.
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Labels: cas, challenges, distress inks, tim holtz
Friday, November 16, 2012
You Are My Sunshine
Oh my...three posts in one week and check out what I've been working on! Seriously, so out of my comfort zone but I am IN LOVE with this art form! It finally dawned on my last week that the wonderful pages of my Dylusions journal can be just that...a journal! Not one where I necessarily write down all of the events in a day but where I can record broad thoughts and emotions. Once that idea struck, I spent hours over the weekend creating background pages, sketching (hello...me sketching? Just who I am??!), and planning page after page. I have so many ideas that I wish there were more hours in the day to just create. (Is it the weekend yet??)
This project is my second full page (still working on finishing the first one) and it was inspired by an art piece that is in my children's bedroom that says, "You are my sunshine, my only sunshine, you make me happy when skies are grey..." That song has special significance for me as my mom used to sing it and my strongest memory of her singing it was when she was battling cancer. She lost the battle when she was just 37...I was 14 so I've carried the "tradition" of singing it to my husband and now my children. The art piece in my children's room has a sun in the middle of it and I decided that I'd like to create something that was similar that would remind me of my precious boys...who really do make me so darn happy!
I started by using Dylusions Ink Sprays to color the background pages. What, you don't have Dylusions Ink Sprays? You need them...like now. They are amazing! I used Lemon Zest, Vibrant Turquoise, and and London Blue on these pages. Once the inks were dry, I went back with the Dotted Flowers stencil and added a few gold polka dots with the a paint dabber.
I used a dinner plate to draw the face outline and then I free handed the face and sun beams with a pencil. Once I was happy with the drawing, I outlined everything in black sharpie. To color the face I used a paint brush and the Dylusions Ink sprays. (Dyan uses a water brush filled with the ink and I'll move to this method of applying the ink as it no doubts works better.) However, the paint brush worked well and I love that the colors kind of ran together (the ink sprays react with water, like Distress Inks) as it gave a great patina look to the face. And since I'm no ar-teest, this free form method works better for me. I colored the sun beams with a Picket Fence Distress Marker (love that thing!) Then I got busy with a white gel pen and my Sharpie to add highlights and a bit of design elements to the beams and face.
Next...a space for my text and I think adding this curvy text is my favorite thing! I started by free hand drawing the lines and then using a stamp from the Further Around the Edge stamp set. Since the stamp is thin I was able to easily bend it along my curved lines for a border. Added my words and then got to work on more decorating.
I used dictionary paper and decorative paper from Echo Park's Documented paper pad to add birds and the leaves are from a Papertreyink set; they're stamped in Pine Needles Distress Ink (I don't use this color enough and it's beautiful...note to self, use Pine Needles more often!).
And that, my friends, is the completion of my first two-page journaling page...What do you think? Interested in this type of art? It's so much fun...the skies the limit, there are no boundries to what you can create!
PS - My one painful moment and I share this so you don't make the same mistake, is that the ink does bleed through the seam of the journal. Normally this would be fine but because I used such a light color for the sun, the red from my next page really bled through in the middle of the sun. I was a wee bit sick about it when I realized my mistake but it's all good, right? You could also create on every other page to try and cut down on the bleeding.
Enjoy and thanks for hanging in for this very lengthy post!! Now go out and get inky!
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Labels: dylusions, journaling
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
God's Grace is Sufficient
Oh my...I'm posting twice in one week...it's a record! Running little eP sure is time consuming and my crafting time has taken a serious hit! However, I was ahead of schedule with this week's to do list so I had some time to create just for the joy of creating...love that!
This card is for this week's sketch challenge over on Splitcoast. And I decided to have a little fun with paint on this card. Once my card layout was completed, using beautiful paper's from Authentique's Thankful line, I got to work on creating my tree. I used the Tree Background stamp from Sweet 'n Sassy to stamp the branches in Walnut Stain Distress Ink. Then I grabbed a few Adirondack Paint Dabbers, poured the paint on a paper plate, got an old toothbrush and went to town with creating "leaves" for the tree! I dipped the toothbrush in the paint and then pounced the toothbrush up and down on the paper to get little splotches of color. Abstract, no? Once the paint was dry I just added the sentiment, from the Amazing Grace stamp set, and a few pearl embellishemnts.
What kind of projects have you created with paint? Share! And enjoy today's card!
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Labels: adirondack paint dabbers, amazing grace, authentique, sketch challenge, SNSS, tree background
Monday, November 12, 2012
Seasons Greetings
Welcome to this week's CAS (Clean and Simple) challenge over on Splitcoast. This week's challenge was a sketch challenge and I love it! I'm totally in love with banners anyway so this was perfect for me.
The sketch sample provided on Splitcoast is a great example of how to use a variety of designer paper on cards but I decided to keep it all white (well...except for that bit of twine!) I used embossing folders to create four different patterns on each white banner. I also very slightly rolled up the edges of each banner to keep the card from being too flat. Then I just added some red twine and a holiday greeting, from Sweet 'n Sassy.
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Labels: cas, challenges
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Sweet Stamp Shop Release Day
Yippee! It's time for another Sweet Stamp Shop release! Are you all excited?! I love release day...so much fun to see all the new sets and projects created by the team members!
Today I'm sharing a CAS (Clean and Simple) card using the new Get Fit stamp set. This darling stamp set comes complete with everything you need to get fit....sneakers, a scale, some healthy food, and a whole bunch of darling sentiments.
When I saw this set the first thing that came to mind was footprints across my card. I stamped the sneakers in Memento Ink and "walked" across my card. Then I stamped the sneakers again on a scrap piece of paper, colored them with a pink marker, added some glitter, cut them out, and popped them up with foam tape (because every girl needs a pair of pink sparkly shoes!) Then I simply added the sentiment and a tiny bit of bling to one of the corners. Fun!
Ready to see what the rest of the team has come up with today? Check out the links below and enjoy!
Kim - You're Here!
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Labels: get fit, release day, sweet stamp
Monday, November 5, 2012
Praying for You
Hello Monday and welcome to our next CAS challenge on Splitcoast! This week it's a photo inspiration challenge and wait until you see the photo...it's beautiful!
I went back and forth when creating my card as I really wanted to be quite literal in my design...having tiny leaves cascading down the side of my card (like in the photo). However, after I created these leaves using sticky back canvas, Dylusions Ink Sprays, Distress Ink Stains, and Seasons of Change dies from Sweet 'n Sassy I changed my mind. :-)
I decided to focus on the elements of the photo...the vines in the background were recreated with an Impression Obsession background stamp in the middle of my card, my leaves were attached with foam tape, and I added scallop trim in a teal. Loved that pop of color in the photo! And my sentiment is also from Sweet 'n Sassy, from the Seasons of Change stamp set (this set coordinates with the dies).
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Labels: cas, challenges, distress stains, dylusions, sweet n sassy
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Happy Birthday Sweet 'n Sassy
How exciting to be celebrating Sweet 'n Sassy's birthday! It's hard to believe Sweet 'n Sassy Sassy Stamps is celebrating five fabulous years this month and I've been with the team for three of those five years....Seriously great times, SNSS is not only one of my favorite stamp companies but Korin is one of my favorite people! :-) Time definitely flies when you're having fun and creating with Sweet 'n Sassy is full of fun!
We have a lot planned this month in honor of the 5th birthday starting with today's special DT Favorites Blog Hop. The best part about this hop is that all of the sets the DT is featuring are on sale---25% off today through November 7th!!!
One of my favorite SNSS stamp sets is Everyday Miracles. I have used this set numerous times...either to grab one of the butterfly images or the sentiments. And it's no secret that butterflies are one of my favorite images so this has to be a fav set! I also used Friendship Script on this set, in the background, which is another favorite of mine...it's a perfect accent or background stamp for any style of card! I colored the butterfly with Distress Markers, using my craft sheet and a water brush to get a watercolor effect. Want to see a few other cards created with this set? You can check them out here:
I hope you enjoy the beautiful creations shared today featuring the team's favorite Sweet 'n Sassy Stamp sets!!
Here's the list of blogs you won't want to miss:
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Hitting the big smoke AGAIN!
I will be popping up at the very cool Ponsonby Central this Sunday 2nd December 3pm-7pm with the General Collective Twilight Christmas Market. So I hope you come and visit me and my new 'Off the grid' series.
See the details below. I love their idea of also seeing the Franklin road lights, always awesome! I'm doing it!


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Sunday, January 13, 2013
Season 2 Episode 1
Sand in the Machine
Aqualad, Artemis, Kid Flash, Miss Martian, Robin, Superboy and Zantanna are in the Bio-Ship over the Middle Eastern Country of Bahal'rhan. Having just signed the Justice League accords they are a small country with large mineral deposits that Queen Bee has already tried to steal once. The team is placing sensor stations along the borders of the country when Miss Martian grabs her head and collapses. Robin takes control of the Bio-Ship as Superboy and Artemis are outside watching the Bio-Ship, shack, rattle and roll.
Robin quickly sees that the ship is trying to pull itself to some coordinates deeper into the desert. Superboy and Artemis gain access to the ship and they try and wake up Miss Martian, to no avail. Though they did determine that she was ok but seemed to be in some kind of distracted mental state. The ship arrives and stays cloaked but will not move...Superboy and Kid Flash go check the area around the ship and find nothing but sand...Superboy though doesn't feel well while he is on the ground. Using his senses he hears some machinery underground.
((commercial break here...))
Robin uses the Bio-Ships sensors to determine that there is a wrecked spacecraft down there buried for who know how long. The ship cannot identify what it is but it has a strong telepathic and magic pull to it. Zatanna confirms that indeed there is magic in the area and with Miss Martian out they assume she is doing something with her mental powers. Zatanna creates a tunnel through the sand and earth to where the wreckage lies...
They can determine that the ship has been here a looooonnngggg time and the hull is full of holes and scorch marks. Kid Flash leaves and quickly returns saying that the ship is empty but that he found two doors sealed AND that there were skeletons laying about. They tried the front first and then with Superboy "hearing" something from the rear they went to the back of the craft and were able to gain entry into a large three story room that was beaten and battered but around the walls were tubes or tanks with mysterious reddish pink fog/smoke in them. In the center of the room was a wheeled robot looking thing with a large glass dome, inside the dome was an over sized brain with about 9 eyes looking at them BUT it couldn't move no matter how hard it tried.
((second commercial break and brownies were had here!))
Ok...so the brain case, as they called it couldn't move and finally the only person who could talk to it was Aqualad, it seemed to understand Atlantean...all was going pretty well until Zatanna tried casting a spell and rolled...01. The Brain Case lit up like a Christmas Tree and then some of the tubes started to open, and four more mechanical beasty things came out, BRAWL!
The only person who took damage was Robin, and they figured out it was Miss Martian who had kept the Brain Case from moving. Our funny moment came when Kid Flash got grappled and held and couldn't get out...so he finally gets out and just beats the thing to rubble....just as Robin tells the team to boogie he set charges. This is where I made Kid Flash roll a Psyche Roll to NOT grab a trophy..he fails and rips the arm off the one he had beaten...they made it back to the Bio-Ship as the ship wreck blew up...the last scene was Kid Flash putting the arm in the trophy room...and has he turned it started to glow...
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Duke may have beat Notre Dame over the weekend, but it lost one of its very best players for the season in the process.
Redshirt senior safety and kick returner DeVon Edwards suffered a torn ACL and torn MCL in his left leg Saturday, an injury that will end his college career.
In 44 games for the Blue Devils, Edwards returned six kicks for touchdowns and totaled 327 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 10 1/2 sacks, five interceptions, six forced fumbles, 21 pass breakups and eight quarterback pressures. Edwards also ran track for Duke in 2014 and 2015.
Duke has reached a bowl game every year since 2012, and will have to make it five in a row now without Edwards as well as quarterback Thomas Sirk, who's out for the season due to a torn Achilles'.
On the bright side for Duke, running back Shaun Wilson picked up where Edwards left off and returned a kick 96 yards for a touchdown against Notre Dame.


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"Do androids dream of electric sheep?"
What would we know of the secrets they keep?
An altered carbon, a perfected sleeve.
Would there be random fragments of code,
those ghosts in the machine?
If you weren't real, how would you know?
Your programming would not tell you so.
In simulation it would all seem to turn,
streams of data, digital burn.
Beauty and flaws.
Asimov, Morgan,
Turing, Three Laws.


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Yes, it has been 10 months, but — I AM BACK!
I work for a company that was purchased, it has been called a merger, but we were bought. The integration and my new job began officially in April of this year; however the work and interviews and the unknowns all began October/November of 2010. It has turned my life quite upside down. My regular exercising, my healthier (although not perfect) eating habits, my personal development study, my fairly balanced life — went crazy, upside down! My new job in this merging company has meant travel, a new boss – who is actually a former boss (who luckily is AWESOME), a new team, and an entirely unclear and unknown, chaotic world. I have spent time on projects which have ran into brick walls of political spiderwebs. I have started projects only to find others are also doing the same thing. I have been given lead on projects that confusingly get pulled. Bottom line — totally and completely upside down.
I have missed my husband and daughter – a lot! The toughest part has been the travel and the time required for work pulling me away from home. Several missed events at school; missed pick ups. All of this is so extremely difficult. My husband has been unbelievably supportable through all of this. He helps ground me; knowing I have them always, to come home to, to depend on; helps me make it through all the craziness.
In the last week, I have realized that my new job is giving me something new, something I haven't necessarily had before. I am managing other managers. Usually I have managed mostly individual contributors. This is new for me, and as I realized, is giving me an opportunity to really do something that I love. I can work and strive to be an influence for people who are responsible for managing teams of people. Our company is going through very tough times; it requires strong leadership skills, new leadership skills. I really am getting to pursue my passion. Helping others and teams be successful, strong, balanced teams. I certainly am in a place that will make this not only necessary — but also hugely challenging.
Motivation Monday – Don't Ever Quit
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Don't Quit Till You Have Nothing Left
We can all do more than what we think we can do! Can we be our own coach and drive ourselves to the point that we have nothing left? Till we reach our desires? To continue working with our kids to help them reach adulthood with a good base to make it in our world; to learn and grow?
Thursday Thunk – What is Success?
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What do you think success is? It is completely subjective, it is different for every person out there. John Maxwell, someone who has been in the business of leadership and success describes his finding. He said it is understanding your purpose in life. Knowing your purpose in life becomes a stability for ones life. It creates true focus and it becomes an anchor in life that becomes a confidence based on a knowledge of purpose.
As I have moved into finding my passions and purpose, I agree with what he says. How about you? What do you think success is?
Review: Walking Through Illusion
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Walking Through Illusion –
By Betsy Otter Thompson
"All my decisions had brought me growth in one way or another. I learned that taking responsibility for the love, or the lack of love in my life, was the tool through which to create a different experience."
"Where once I'd been dealing with guilt, I was finding growth; where once I'd been dealing with hate, I was finding compassion; where once I'd been feeling resentful, I was feeling autonomous."
When I first picked up this book, my first thought was "uh oh"… I often shut down when I hear or see something I consider "religious". This is something I am learning to be more open minded and tolerant of. Reading this book gives me even more evidence that I should be more open and and a push to be less judgmental! Had I missed out reading this book because of an initial judgment that it was religious I would have been the one that missed out.
As my aim is to do things Right From the Heart, her preface captured my full attention with the first sentence. Betsy Otter Thompson's first words of the Preface are "The heart is a magical organ." She goes on to describe how she feels our hearts work independent from our body system. This book is basically her conversation with Jesus made through her heart. She indicates that she "opens her heart, receives a feeling, and lets that feeling express." Do not expect the book to be historically accurate as that is not the purpose. The book takes and discusses topics; twenty-three of them in total. At the end of each chapter there are a set of questions that deal with the topic just read often leading you to think through something about yourself. After these questions there are some more that lead you to evaluate yourself even more. And at the very end she ends with her own personal insight and what she learned working through the particular topic. This book takes you on an internal spiritual journey that provokes emotions, thoughts and an analysis of yourself.
The title: Walking Through Illusion; refers to the idea that all we have around us is an illusion. It is a life we are living; but we only experience things as we assign meaning to it and that's it… by changing the meaning we assign the experience we can completely alter our lives. This makes whatever we are dealing with – only an illusion. As she (and Jesus) describe in her book, we are actors working through lessons that we chose to learn and work through prior to entering this specific life. "They were illusionary experiments to expand our hearts so that when we left these dramas, we had the needed emotion for the next performance taking our hearts even deeper."
I loved all of the chapters, they were all thought provoking; however, I thought I would discuss at a high level a few of my favorites.
Obstacles: What obstacles stymie growth?
"Obstacles enter your life when you deprive others of what you think you deserve."
This chapter deals with obstacles, whether that be illness or lacking – basically any dis-ease. The key is to realize that all obstacles, no matter what they are – are emotional. This gets back to the illusion again, they aren't something "out there" they are "in here" and all obstacles offer some type of personal development. Everything offers some type of positive outcome in the end.
Opinions: Can we control our opinions?
Bottom line, this chapter says you respect other's opinions when you respect your own. As one fault finds; this puts our focus on the thing that is negative and it hurts and it also will cause the mirror to reflect on ourselves what we are inflicting on others. If we find ourselves in judgment it is important to focus on finding who it is we ourselves are judging. This chapter also dealt with blaming; how we often blame our parents. We can't change our past, but we can change our future thus it is important that we look and decide where we want our future to go. Even if those we are blaming change that will not change our problems, it will improve their life, not ours. We can only deal with us, our emotions and what we-ourselves are dealing with.
Advice: Whose advice is worthy?
"Trust that you are everything you need to be. Trust that life has meaning. Trust that goals have purpose, trust that 'being' is enough."
Because I often get defensive when others try to give me advice (more so for those that are closer to me – like my husband!) this chapter hit home. This chapter points out that we are always mirroring our own behavior. Thus I was urged to look at my own life and understand how often I offer unsolicited advice. Understanding that if I focused on giving others support and only offering advice if asked that I would break through the illusion of having others offer their unsolicited advice. I now see a very interesting illusion in our family. Between my daughter and husband, they are both telling each other how and when and why to do things and I am left out of most of this interaction.
Hearts (of course!): What constitutes a big heart?
"An obsession with the picture to the exclusion of his heart created a mind out of sync with its purpose. A mind out of sync with its purpose created a body out of sync with its purpose. A body out of sync with its purpose had no reason for being."
This chapter spoke to purpose and legacy, which, is at the top of my list of topics (am teaching it at CFU) so this chapter also resonated with me. It is important to look at the different legacies we want (and perhaps do not want) to leave. I took away from this chapter that it is important to appreciate life and that our bottom line purpose is to look for personal growth and development within our own lives.
Betrayal: Why is betrayal so painful?
"Betrayal is an act of doing in a way you'd hate to be done to."
My notes from this chapter: If I am resenting others, I am resenting myself. If I resent myself others will resent me. If I resent myself resentment poisons the mind. If it poisons the mind it will poison the body. Basically outward actions reflect an inward action. Betsy's personal notes captured much of what I felt as well. When you hear the word betrayal you picture something quite bad, but betrayal is basically doing things to others that you do not want done to you… thoughts, judgements, laughs, snickers and any other minor offense counts.
Bottom line – READ THIS BOOK!!!!
About the Author: A native Philadelphian with a B.F.A. from the University of Pennsylvania, Betsy worked as an account executive for WFIL radio in Philadelphia, and from there went to radio stations WPEN and WFLN. After that, she became a commercial print model and acted in television commercials in New York and Philadelphia. For seventeen years, she worked in Los Angeles at the motion picture and television company Castle Rock Entertainment as the Assistant to the Chairman and CEO. In August '99, she followed her boss to Warner Bros. as he took a new position there as President and COO, and became his Executive Assistant. She is now writing full time. Betsy's writing began unexpectedly while going through an especially difficult time in her life. She believes that her books were the answer to her prayers.
It's Time
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I ran into this as I was reading comments from one of Darren Hardy's video blogs. I thought it was great and wanted to share it with others!
"It's Time."
I once asked an old man to say something wise,
and the words that unfolded – were a welcome surprise.
He started by saying, "Tell me, son – What is it you seek?"
"Success in hurry," I blurted, "because my future looks bleak!"
"Times are tough." I continued, with a little regret.
Because what he said next, I will never forget.
"If quick success is what you seek to find,
it's already been found – and it's a matter of time.
You say 'times are tough' – and now look at this clock.
There's more to these hands than the tick and the tock.
You see only one hand in motion, but I can see all three.
It's the way all things work, just take it from me.
The 'Seconds' hand moves fast, so it's easy to spot;
Soon you'll recognize it's the seed, to plant in your plot.
Most see 'small' as insignificant, but I know it's the start;
for your very life lives with the small beats of your heart.
If those never started, or continued – Then where would you be?
Nothing's insignificant, you see – because seeds become trees.
Your seeds are the small actions that you must eagerly take;
the seconds sprout into minutes – the right time to cultivate.
Keep on moving here, because it takes time and vital care;
we all know who won the race of the Tortoise and Hare.
It wasn't because the Tortoise was slow that he won the race,
he proved, 'steady' fares better than any back-breaking pace.
Minutes are the well-formed habits that add-up to become Hours,
just like seeds become buds, and then those become flowers.
This is a tough time for many – in fact, most will quit.
See, our culture has taught that good results must always come quick.
'If you're doing it right – you'll see results right away.'
But, that's not the way things work – I'm sorry to say.
Cultivation comes before the harvest – It has always been this way!
As the Seconds become Minutes, soon the Hours will begin to pass.
You're on the track to success, just check your looking glass.
Your looking glass is in your mind's eye – and only you can see it there,
Look there for your results, or else you'll begin to look elsewhere.
Consistency with a purpose is what you are after,
and vision for outcomes is what you will master.
The fruit of the harvest, has arrived in your mind,
taste it, and feel it – it's the best of it's kind.
Hours and fruit, you'll have all you need,
Minutes of nourishment, and Seconds of seed.
Although success can't be hurried, it can be assured.
Don't be like the others – who's vision got blurred.
The key to getting started, is to start right away.
Don't be like the rest – getting started 'someday'.
Someday never comes, I can say without doubt.
See the tears in my eyes? My time has run out.
Success is not a secret: You have all you need!
It's your time to get started: Now you are my seed!
You've asked for success, and now have the keys in mind,
it's not about talent, luck, or even hard work – you'll find;
Success is just a series of simple small steps, repeated in time."
~ By Tobias Sedillos
It Is Up To ME!!
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This is really great!!
The words to this song is something we should all keep in mind and remember. I love that this is something going out to the kids!
If what I am is what you need then Ill stay strong that's who I'll be and I will always be the best me that I can be
There's only one me I admit have a dream I 'll follow it I admit it's up to me to try
Oh, Im gonna keep my head up high keep on reaching high never gonna quit Ill keep getting stronger And nothing's gonna bring me down never gonna stop gotta go because I know I'll keep on getting stronger
And what I am is … thoughtful, musical, smart, eight, helpful, special
There is nothing I can't achieve because in myself I believe in gonna keep our heads up high keep on reaching high never going to quit Just keep getting stronger and nothing is gonna bring us down never giving up gotta go because I know Ill keep getting stronger
What I am is…. Super, Proud, friendly, grouchy,
What you are is….magical, special
There is nothing I can't achieve, cause in myself I believe. Going to hold my head up high, keep on reaching high Im never going to stop I'll keep on getting stronger; Nothings going to bring me down; never give it up gotta go Ill keep getting stronger
Thanksgiving and Family Complications
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I do love Thanksgiving – it is cool to see everyone giving gratitude for things in their life. I know it is important for us all to do this everyday and I do, every morning I spend 5 minutes giving gratitude for the awesomeness that is my life, but I still love the extra love in the air around this holiday. If just FEELS good.
We have found a very comfortable routine for the holidays. A routine on where we go, who comes over here and what we do on each of the holidays around my divorced parents. We are fortunate that we have only these two local family obligations. And it doesn't feel like an obligation. At least until one particular "newer" family member – gets angry that we aren't doing something they want us to do.
I don't want to feel guilty. I refuse to feel guilty. My life is different today. I do things that I love, things that make me comfortable, things that make me happy. Our lives are busy, it is important that we ensure that we arent doing things out of obligation but because it makes us happy. I want to be me, I want to be around others that I am comfortable with during the special times of the holiday. I do not want to be crazy busy only to make everyone happy. Our holidays should be filled with love, with beauty and with enjoyment.
How do we tell those that we love that we don't want to be with them? How do you make someone understand that just because you don't want to do what they want you to do, that you care deeply about them?
My answer, show the love. Ensure you do what you need to do for you and show others that you love them. To spite their anger, show them you love them. Be strong, Be you, Be happy – and do it in love. If we act Right From The Heart, it can't be wrong!!
The Holiday Season – Getting Overwhelmed
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It is that time of year! As the weather gets cold, Thanksgiving is around the corner and as soon as Thanksgiving hits the holidays and holiday parties are right behind that. And, if you are like me, a daughter's birthday is in between all of this! In addition to the normal routines and things that need to be done we become busy with meal planning, gift buying, social calendar organizing, baking goodies and for many – this also becomes a time for numerous volunteer activities and needs from schools, work, and in our communities. It is a normal time that we over commit and over do. We over do our commitments, we over do social activities and we over drink and eat. Or at least many do!
If we always do this then it is important to find a way to deal with the emotions that arise during this busy time of year (and can also be applied to other busy, overwhelming times in your life).
One thing is Definite
Not everything will get done. It is fact. And.. life goes on! It always does. I have never heard of someone being physically hurt because something that had been planned didn't get done. Keep this in mind as you start feeling overwhelmed. Often, something that you have in your mind, on your list to do, that does not get done – will not even be missed (unless you choose to lament about it!!!)
Put your things to do in a priority. Most important to least important. This should follow your values, it it doesn't you will find that you will not accomplish what you really want and need to, or at minimum you will continue to beat yourself up for not getting everything on your list done.
Perfection can be looked at in two ways. It either NEVER happens or – alternatively it is always perfect. Obsessing over perfection not only drives you crazy it also drives everyone around you crazy. Your family, those you count on helping, etc. If you do YOUR best everything will be just the way it needs to be. And again, depending on how you are more comfortable looking at something, it will either never be perfect, or, you can choose to look at it and know that it is perfect just the way it is.
It IS a busy time, it is a time where we have many things to do, but remember, it does happen to us often (not only at this time of the year) and it ALWAYS works out. Being able to choose a place of knowing this… will make you (and those around you) feel so much better and in the long run, is better for your health!
Enjoy this season, be grateful for all the wonderful things in your life and listen and watch for the wonderful, the beautiful, and the extraordinary.
When You Just Can't Wake Up
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This last week has been a great week. I keep learning more and more and the things that I am learning seem to be fitting together like pieces of a puzzle. Last post talked about ways to work on the limiting beliefs we have. I met with a new friend and she talked about how the affirmation and subliminal stuff is something that she never got into. I really respect that, her life has been amazing, she has lived in other countries, gotten awesome jobs that she might not have; all without the tools that I work with. For some, the techniques of having a vision, and knowing it will evolve, come naturally and easy. For others, the feelings of inadequacy and impatience often get in our way.
There are some other things that I want to share with you on how to change our limiting beliefs and the habits we have created. This idea moves away from creating new pathways in your brain however I am using it with these tools and techniques. (If you haven't read this post, you can find it here.)
This particular tool deals with our pain and pleasure. We all operate in our lives by looking for pleasure and avoiding pain. The problem is, we strive for the pleasure or avoidance of pain in the short term results rather than the long term. We will tend to do something that gives us short term pleasure and get pain in the long run. For instance, I have been having difficulty getting myself out of bed early in the morning. Why? Because the short term pleasure (staying in a warm bed) is more important than the long term pain of all the things that don't get done because I am choosing to go for the short time pleasure. The following are the steps to take to work through changing a habit that you have.
- Ask: what is the pain associated with this action that keeps me from taking it?
- Ask: what are all the pleasures received by not following through?
- Ask: what is the cost of not taking the steps; in the next 2-5 years?
- Ask: what will be gained by taking the action right now?
So, using my problem of getting up:
- The pain associated with getting up is the getting out of a warm bed, feeling tired and finding the pain of waking keeping me hitting the snooze.
- The pleasure is that I get to stay in bed all warm and cuddly and I get more sleep which feels so great!
- The cost is that I am not getting in to work when I want to, I am often not getting the walks in that I love, I am not getting in my reading time, or my journaling time, or my meditation. I am not getting the action steps done that I know I must do in order to have the successful business I want.
- If I woke up early (when I set my alarm) I would get my walks and meditation done which give me more energy for the day, I would get some of my self improvement things done (reading, journaling) which are helping propel me down the path I am determined to walk down and I would get the things done for my business which will take me closer to my dreams.
So, looking at it like this, my goodness, it is totally obvious what I really want to do, what I must do. Even if this seems to convince you, there is another step. The next thing to do is get very solid on why it is you want to make the change. Write 10 reasons why you want to change the habit, or take the action. Get very solid and clear.
By getting clear in our minds why we want to do it and then combine it with some of the tools and techniques talked about in a previous blog, the changed habit will occur soon because you know it must.
As usual I welcome your thoughts and suggestions!
Self Limiting Beliefs
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What are Self Limiting Beliefs?
The topic for the last few weeks has been about dealing with controlling people, dealing with the controlling aspect of ones self, habits, and unconscious and conscious thinking. My mind has been centered on the topic of self limiting beliefs.
One way to determine what your self limiting beliefs are is to look at your life. Really analyze it, take out the microscope and look at each area of your life, the physical, financial, your relationships and career. Are all of these areas moving in exactly the way you want them? Do you have a body that is fit and in shape and have you established habits that will keep it that way? Are you out of debt and have the money to do the things that you want to do? Are you set for your retirement? Do you have money for your children's school? How are your relationships? With your spouse, your kids, your family, friends? And are you doing what you want to do in your life? Do you feel completely fulfilled? If any of these areas are not where you want them, then you are experiencing an area where you have self limiting beliefs.
I found that determining exactly WHAT self limiting beliefs I had was very difficult. I heard that I needed to change them years ago, but how did I know what self limiting beliefs I had?? if I knew they were self limiting I guess I wouldn't stll have them? I realized recently that the reason I had such a big problem with this was because I have issues with actually hearing my own self talk. All of this self talk was totally happening in my nonconscious or so it seemed. If you are unable to hear your chatter, chances are you are having the same difficulty.
How do you determine what the self limiting beliefs are if you can't hear your chatter?
Understand YOU
The one thing about making a commitment to work on yourself and then taking action and doing small things to improve your life, leads to an improved relationship with yourself. I am now beginning to hear or recognize that self talk; but that didn't happen over night.
Focus on the Nonconscious brain
Because we need to change the habits, change the years of our self limiting beliefs; it is important to start working on the unconscious brain. If we know we are lacking in certain areas of our life, we know we have self limining beliefs but we often don't know what they are. This is actually ok. The unconscious brain is busier and more powerful than our conscious brain. So if we focus on changing the nonconscious brain we will, by default, be working on the self limiting beliefs and habits.
We are so lucky to have so many teachers out there teaching us ways to do this. Science is even studying this area. The key is to start working on your nonconscious brain.
Changing your Nonconscious Brain
As my posts have been describing our nonconscious brains are extremely powerful. They are where our habits are created and stored. This is where self limiting beliefs are created and stored. I first heard of this from Jack Canfield and then again from John Assaraf. They both describe a study done by NASA. NASA made astronauts in training wear a set of glasses that turned the world around them upside down. They were made to wear these glasses for 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. What they found surprised them at the time. They found that after 21-30 days that the astronauts that wore these glasses continuously, suddenly had a switch. Apparently their brains automatically flipped their world back. Their brains were trained to turn the world back around right side up even though they were wearing these glasses. They also found that if anyone removed the glasses ,before this 21-30 day interval, they would have to start completely over and go through another 21-30 day interval to have this phenomena occur.
John Assaraf spent time finding out why this happened and what he found out was that our brains have a RAS (Reticular Activating System). This is basically a way for our brains to create pathways. These pathways become the nonconscious beliefs (empowering or self limiting) and the habits (good and bad). That we create. By working with this system we can change the self limiting beliefs and habits that we want to. (There is a wiki site explaining this sytem more scientifically for those that wish to follow up on this work.)
The following are some ways and some resources that can assist you in taking steps to work on your nonconscious brain.
Vision Boards
In The Secret; John Assaraf explains how vision boards worked for him; how he had cut out a picture of his dream house and 5 years later unknowningly found himself in that exact home. Vision boards can be done on poster board, they can be put together in a notebook that you can look through on a regular basis. I also wrote an article on how to put together a vision board (I called it a vision jpeg) that could be the background of your computer screen. This article can be found here.
Subliminal Audio and Visual
There are different ways to create subliminal audio and visual tools. The following are some great ideas if you dont feel like creating your own. One of these provides you the ability to change the affirmations so that they are custom for you.
A wonderful application that you can load on your PC and have it run through a set of subliminal applications is called MindMaster. This application can be customized so that the subliminal messages are yours and they can include words and pictures. I have been using this myself and have seen awesome results with changing eating habits and also persistence and determination around moving my business forward. They offer a free trial to try it out. Click here to get more information.
Another example of something you can put together with your own images, music and words is called Mind Movies. Click here to find out more information on how you can build a movie that you watch daily that has been customized with pieces that will drive you personally.
YouTube has some great examples but they wont be fully customized for you personally but are free and are very well done. Click here for an example on YouTube.
As you can see there are so many ways to use some great technology and applications that can assist you in moving the habits and self limiting beliefs to ones that will empower you and assist you in living the


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Eilidh Campbell returns to her Scottish roots from America with one main aim: to discover the identity of her real father. But her mother's past in Inverclyde is a mystery with family secrets, a book of Robert Burns' poems with a hidden letter and a photograph link to the Holy Loch at Dunoon when the American Navy were in residence. Staying with her childhood friend, Kirsty, while searching for answers, Eilidh begins to fall in love with handsome Scot Lewis Grant, but just how free is he? Together they trace the story of Highland Mary and Robert Burns, with its echoes to her mother's story. In short alternate chapters, Highland Mary tells her own story from 1785-6. From Dunoon, to Ayrshire and culminating in Greenock, Eilidh finds the past is closer than she realises.
Rosemary Gemmell is a published historical and contemporary novelist for adults and also writes for the Middle Grade age group. Her short stories, articles and occasional poems have been published in UK magazines, in the US, and online. She has a Masters in literature and history and is a member of the Society of Authors, the Romantic Novelists' Association, and the Scottish Associations of Writers.


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After I'm settled I can take anything you please.
I massage the words with my internal representation,
Then I comprehend the meaning and reveal it with ease.
a. Interpreter
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Intel has finally unveiled its next generation of Core architecture based micro-processors. This new generation of Core i3, i5 and i7 processors from Intel promise to be faster and more power efficient as well. These new CPUs also feature a new integrated graphics core dubbed as processor graphics. They are capable of providing up to 2x the performance boost compared to the GMA4500 IGP from Intel.
In all, Intel has released 29 brand new CPUs across the Core ix range including the mobile processors. All these new CPUs are manufactured on the 32nm fabrication process thus helping in reducing power consumption. With this refresh, Intel has also improved its Turbo Boost and Hyper Threading technologies. These new CPUs also include new features from Intel like WiDi 2.0, Intel InTru 3D and Quick Sync Video. Readers can read more about these new CPUs here.
The sad part is that these new Core CPU's from Intel requires an all new LGA-1155 socket based motherboards. Intel could have easily maintained backward compatibility with the older LGA-1156 socket based motherboards. Sadly, the company did not do so.
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In Readers' Workshop, your child will be reading several young adult fiction books. They will form bookclubs, develop questions for discussions and write book reports about their book. They also will improve their non-fiction reading skills by reading various articles and writing a summary. These assignments are called " Article of the Week" and they are on high-interest topics. The students will also have weekly quizzes on Greek and Latin roots.
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The city's first food truck park opened in December, and another one is opening just three miles away on May 17.
"We're looking at a total of 19 food trucks," Charlie Flores said.
The latest news from around North Texas.
Flores decided to turn his old used car lot into a food truck park after poor auto sales in recent years and seeing Austin's food truck scene.
His lot, halfway between downtown and the Stockyards on North Main Street, will host the Cowtown Chow Down Food Park.
For the last decade, Flores has run a snow cone truck on the property, but now he wants to bring in others.
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The Montecristo Classic Collection Especial No.3 is a premium, hand-made cigar that was first introduced in 2005. These mild-bodied cigars are rolled in fine Connecticut shade-grown wrappers that have a silky-smooth texture. Each cigar produces a thick, creamy smoke endowed with notes of cocoa and spice. The ultra-smooth No.3 is provide an enticing aroma and are a treat to your senses. They are produced by Altadis, USA with Dominican fillers and binders that burn slowly, imparting the flavors of hay, cedar, and dry leaves. Altadis is a renowned American manufacturer of iconic cigar brands.
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There's something unusual about this month. None of the naked eye planets are visible in the morning. Two of them will be hard to spot in the evening. Look west just after sunset. Venus is barely above the horizon. Jupiter is above it and to the left. Between them but closer to Venus you can find Mercury. You'll probably need binoculars to see it with the glow of the dusk still behind it. A thin crescent moon passes Mercury on the 4th and Jupiter on the 5th to help you.
Venus and Mercury stay very close to the horizon just after sunset all month. But they'll be in slightly different positions each night. Jupiter seems to sink to join them toward the middle of the month. Later sunsets for northern hemisphere viewers helps keep them in sight. Jupiter will be very close to Venus on the 27th. The two will be just 0.1° apart.
Mercury is actually at greatest elongation 27.4° from the sun on the 16th. But its angle from the sun makes it not particularly good for viewing from middle and high northern latitudes. Southern hemisphere sky watchers have it good though.
Saturn and Mars are in the south at sunset. Saturn is the one on the left, and as the month begins it is above Antares. Mars is moving toward its rival star of old and passes 2° north of it on the 24th. This is a great time to compare their colors and understand why the ancient Greeks saw them as rivals. Saturn is 4° north of Mars at the end of the month.
The moon occults Jupiter on the 6th at 3:30 UT. That's visible from French Polynesia.
The moon passes in front of Aldebaran on the 25th at 16:44. That occultation is visible from the Marianas and Micronesia.
When the moon is full on the 18th, try to see the penumbral eclipse. It may appear slightly fainter from most of the Americas, the Pacific, Australia, and most of Asia. Some penumbral eclipses discolor the moon slightly.
Mercury is at aphelion on the 15th. It is 0.47 astronomical units from the sun.
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I was going to take a break from the kitchen today, but I just couldn't help myself. 🙂
If you only knew how exciting this is for me! I have tried and tried to 'nail' it and finally … persistence pays off! 🙂
What you'll need…
- 1c of spelt flour (we will try GF flour next batch)
- 1/2c of brown sugar (slightly packed)
- 1/2c of 'let's do…organic' unsweentened coconut
- 1/2c of oats
- 1/2c of dark chocolate chips
- 1tbsp of ground flax seeds (this acts as your egg)
- 1tsp of freshly ground cinnamon
- 1/2tsp of baking soda
- a pinch of salt
Mix all of the dry ingredients together and add in…
- 1/4c of oil (today we used grapeseed, but coconut would be awesome!)
- 1/4c of 'So Delicious' coconut milk
- a splash of vanilla (optional – today we didn't use it because we're out … and the cookies are fantastic!)
We found that mixing all of the ingredients together best worked by using our hands … up to you.
Place about a tablespoon of the mixture for each cookie on a parchment lined cookie sheet and bake in a moderate (350) oven.
You should get about twelve cookies with this recipe.
As soon as ours cool they're goin' in the freezer! LOVE frozen cookies!
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Can anyone recommend a friendly, helpful ski school in Soll.
I have skied 3 weeks and I am still nervous. Last year I was in Val D'Isare and had a horrible ski instructor, who was un-sympathetic and for me totally useless. I felt I learnt nothing all week. I feel that my skiing ability has gone backwards.
I am off to Soll at the end of Feb and would like to look for a school that would help me get more out of my lessons, and not leave me feeling like a complete failure because I can't do what the instructor can do.
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I'm afraid I've never been to Soll, but I'm sure others will advise soon. In the meantime, we've had lots of debates about the merits of the ESF versus independent schools in France. Could you please tell us who your lessons in Val d'Isere were with, and whether they were private or group lessons, and any other details?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
I had lessons with ESF, and would not willingly ever use them again. I was in group lessons, and I am seriously considering private lessons this year. It was my first ski trip to France, and it has seriously put me off skiing in France again.
The two years previous I had lessons in Austria and both times I felt the instructors saw us the ski school group as a team, and we will all do well together, and paced it for the slowest person (not me).
The instructor in Val D'Isare seemed to not really care, the quote that finished me off was when I was trying to do something she had explained and I said "I am trying", her quip was "Don't try, DO". At which point I wanted to push her off the mountain.
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I re-phrase that, I think it was ESF.
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Don't worry about Soll, they know the Brits very well. The area is very ski friendly so you can enjoy lots
of gentle runs. And the nightlife is great. You will have a ball..!!!
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I think there are two main ski-schools in Soll, one wears purple uniforms and the other blue/white but unfortunately I can't remember the names (
). I've not used either but my wife has with the latter and has had good instructors each time. If you get Eugene (can't miss him - large black bloke from London with a wispy mustache) you'll have a great time - he's a top bloke, and totally saved my wife when she was ready to give up skiing.
As JT says, Soll is a great place with lots of good confidence building runs. You should have a great time!
After all it is free
After all it is free
Our group has used the school with purple uniforms a couple of times. I think they are called Bergenbahn or something like that. Although I may be confusing them with another resort! They had good instructors, good at building confidence etc, no language problems and I think that their skiing is advanced for the number of times they have been. That's partly down to personal ability I know but the good instructors did benefit them it seems. Its a great resort.
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Angel Lopez and his family founded this winery in 2002 after spending years in the nursery business in Valdeorras. D.O.Valdeorras (Apellation of Origin or Designation of Origin), the second oldest in Galicia and recognized since 1945. Native to the region, the Lopez family supplied a majority of the wineries with their vines and have been on the forefront of Valdeorras' reborn interest in the Godello varietal. Godello was one of the original varietals grown in the region by the Romans over two thousand years ago, since then the grape has slowly drifted toward obscurity until newer winemakers in the area decided to resurrect this unique varietal that is native to Valdeorras.
The family farms a total of 10 hectares comprised of several different vineyard sites all located in the area around the winery at A Rua. The parcels have varying exposures and elevations but share slate soils and the Godello grape as a unifying element. As the most in-land part of Galicia, Valdeorras enjoys warmer days than most of the region but still benefits from the cool air traveling along the river Sil. A Coroa's vineyard plots are up on the hillsides (mostly around 500m elevation) rather than near the valley floor where it can get very hot in the summer, with temperatures at times exceeding 40 degrees Celsius. Vines average some 15 years of age.
All the vineyards are hand harvested. Viticulture is sustainable with a minimal amount of herbicides and pesticides used (the winery is transitioning to being fully organic). All the parcels are fermented using indigenous yeast and at low temperatures to extract maximum aromas and flavors. The wines are then aged on the lees for 6 months and a blend is made from the best lots to create A Coroa.
Golden straw in color. Stone and orchard fruit, citrus, white flower and mineral aromatics. On the palate, zesty and zippy citrus with honeydew and green apple — with a hint of thyme and a solid mineral core. Great acidity and grip with a long finish. 13.5% alcohol. Imported by De Maison Selections. I have seen this as low as $16 and as high as $21 a bottle. It takes a little bit of work to locate but it's worth the effort.
I recently wrote about another Godello, Adega O Casal Novo Godello 2007 — which I really enjoyed and I thought this was as good if not even better. Strongly recommended.
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- How can I help my child be happy? Understanding Meltdowns, Anger and Out of Control behavior
- What's in your bag? Helpful hints for choosing consequences
- What good are they? Sibling Rivalry…teach them to love one another
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It isn't necessary to assume more than a sliver of positive feedback for confidence to make a significant difference. Once the future looks dim enough, it's irresistibly rational to cannibalize what's left of it, and then the term 'death spiral' begins to acquire real force. Of course, there are a great many other dynamic tangles at work, and popular sentiment is likely far more of an indicator than a driver. Still:
Ideas arising in a social environment quagmired in radical pessimism (or the opposite) probably require some careful discounting to correct for skew.
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The Bklyn Rod & Gun is a private social club located in Williamsburg across from New York's East River. Our members have expertise in fly fishing and fly tying for both fresh and saltwater, bait-fishing, shooting, camping, hiking and boating (not to mention some top notch musicians!). As a group we aim to instill respect, appreciation and awareness of nature in our urban setting, while promoting safe and sensible use of these resources. In addition to club activities and meetings, we regularly open our doors to the community and have regularly scheduled music, barbecues and host other like minded organizations. Please come by and be our guests. It doesn't cost you anything to enjoy one of our events and we usually have something on the grill too!