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Braida Does not know of the signing of Romagnoli by the Barça
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The sportive adviser of the FC Barcelona Ariedo Braida was asked on the possibilities that the Barcelona fichen to the central of the AC Milan Romagnoli. The Italian observer ensured that it has not been following to the footballer recently, throwing balloons went
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One of the most important men, beside Robert Fernández, to the hour to tackle the signings of the next season in the FC Barcelona is the Italian Ariedo Braida. Fichado Mediated the past campaign, Braida commissions to follow and advise to the Catalan group with footballers from the European market, especially of Italy. It is thus that arrived to speak that the technician was following to a footballer of the AC Milan.
It treats of Alessio Romagnoli, young defender of the group rossonero and by which, seems, there are other big teams interested like the Bayern of Munich. In fact it arrived to speak that the past weekend was in Italy following to the footballer in the last meeting of the group milanista. Something that the same Braida has wanted to deny recently to the portal "ilveromilanista.it".
"I was not in Saint Siro. It was in Barcelona seeing the Barça-Celtic. I do not know if the Barça is following to Romagnoli or interests. What yes know is that I was not in the field seeing to any player", confirmed the adviser. As it informs the newspaper "Sport", although Braida was not those that if they were following the party of the Milan were several Barcelona observers.
This can be a track that Romagnoli was one of the players that are inside the radar blaugrana to reinforce the centre of his saga. A footballer that has grown a lot, is well technically and that it could go out of the Milan by a never inferior figure to the 40 millions. However, in the wallet of the Barça are before other defenders like Marquinhos, Laporte or John Stones.


text: Many stories of Sensible Shoes cross the pages of the Surprised by Hope blog. Here are a few of the more recent posts where you will find East African pastors carrying out the Sensible Shoes ministry themselves. They report how blessed they feel to have participated in something bigger than their own churches and to be able to give a simple gift to bless others.

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I know it's been awhile since I've updated with my current sales data; life as an actual-factual author has become more complicated than I expected. I'm promoting the book, working on getting Grey Gecko up and running, working my day job and somehow trying to find time for some semblance of a life and maybe, if I'm lucky, some time to write, too.
It ain't easy, that's for sure. Not that I'm complaining. Take out the day job, and I'd love it. Someday…
Anyway, if you're not interested in sales numbers, go ahead and skip this post altogether. It's all about the digits, as they say. To the numbers!
First up, total sales for the month of : 542, across all editions/channels. Here's the split:
Unsurprisingly, Kindle still holds the lead easily with about 78% of sales. Royalties look about the same for August, in terms of source, with total royalties of $1,495 (not including Grey Gecko's 15%):
Some of you may have noticed that quick info up there about Grey Gecko taking 15%. You're not mistaken; I pay GGP 15% just like every other author I'm going to be signing. It just makes sense to sort of split myself into two people: the author, and the business owner. But more on that in a later post.
September was, as many of you might guess, not so hot. I saw many blogs from writers I follow (yay, Google Reader!) who talked about flagging sales for last month. David Gaughran talked about it in his blog, although he attributed part of it to the fact that he went on vacation. I didn't, and I still saw the slump. Of course, my sales are doing a bit better than his, but I attribute that mainly to the impact of Comicpalooza and lots and lots of good reviews (which he also has, to be fair).
Total of 540 for the month, with about 80% coming from Kindle US. Those of you who look at these graphics closely will notice a slight difference in this chart from August: 1 single UK sale. Yep, I sold my first book outside the US! Just the one, but it's still something. You'll also notice 2 sales from Apple's iBookstore.
Total royalties (again, not including GGP) of $1,501. That's right; royalties increased for the month, even though sales dropped. Why? Because I sold more of my highest-royalty item, the 70% ebook. I sold 477 in August, and 492 in September. That small increase of 15 books bumped my royatlies about $6 overall. This just goes to show how important Kindle is, and why I focus 9/10 of all my marketing on that sector.
Overview – Sales
October is looking to be a good month so far, given that it's only the 5th, and I've already sold 89 copies on Kindle as of this writing. Of course, that can change in the blink of an eye, as we all know. Again, from this graph you can see the vast difference in Kindle vs every other distribution channel. I need to figure out a way to break that graph up though, so the others don't get lost completely.
Just another way to see the same data. I haven't added iBooks to this chart yet, not that it would matter, really.
Here we get the real numbers for all the sales channels. 81.35% is huge. Remember, these are overall sales since the book was released.
Overview – Royalties
Here are the same graphs, but for royalties instead.
I didn't do anything special in August or September, aside from having the book's review appear on A Book Vacation's blog. Mainly just tweeting content (and not "buy my book" spam) to keep my followers interested. I didn't really even post that much on Facebook. One or two blogs, but who follows this thing, anyway?
I'm firmly convinced that a large part of my success thus far is due to the timing of the book's release and the chance I had to get it in tons of people's hands at Comicpalooza so shortly after its release. Those initial few reviews I received on Amazon, plus the GoodReads giveaway that I did for the book, generated a lot of interest – 694 people registered for the giveaway.
One thing I did in early/mid September was clean up my description on the Kindle. I had a long diatribe in the "From the Author" section, and when I read this article about ebook descriptions, I knew that I had work to do. So, I 86'd the From the Author bit, and added the best three quotations from the tons of good reviews I've had. Of course, I put the punchiest one right there at the top: "The best zombie book since World War Z…"
Now, when you go to my book's page on the Kindle store and scroll down past the also-bought's, that's the first thing you see. BAM! Then another great review. BAM! And another. BAM! Then the first line of the book: "I didn't see Rebecca die the second time." BAM! BAM! (Thought it deserved two.) Then you'll see the 47 reviews, all but 2 of which are 4 and 5 stars (more 5's than 4's). As Carolyn McCray says in the article, readers are looking for any reason to "…abort the purchase funnel." Why give them reasons to leave?
I've already seen a spike towards the end of September, and I'm betting it's caused by that change. Simple, direct, to the point. Why wouldn't you spend less on this book than you would on a cup of coffee?
Short Stories
In August, I wrote and uploaded two short stories, The Last Ginger (a sci-fi horror short) and Wave, Wind & Blade (a fantasy tale WITH ZOMBIES!). They haven't sold very well, and I'm guessing the reason is that they don't tie into The Dying of the Light: End. That and the fact that short stories generally don't sell well, even at $1 a piece. I even had some returned – more on that phenomenon in another post.
In September, I finished and uploaded another short, called Whatever Happened to Thomas J. Reynolds?. This is a direct tie-in to the main book, and is also much longer than the others, at nearly 6,000 words. This one has, in my humble opinion, been selling like hotcakes for a short story: 62 in September, and 7 so far this month. The reason is clear: the connection to the book, and the slew of "also-boughts" that it's generated.
I envision these Dying of the Light shorts (yes, there will be more) as the "deleted scenes" from the books, and I think they really come off well that way. You're not required to read them to get the basic story, they're just an extra. And eventually, I'll collect all of them and release them as one companion volume to the series as a whole.
Don't get excited about the shorts, though. Even with the good sales in September, I've still only made a whopping $28.15 off them. Not going to retire that way, that's for sure. They're loss leaders.
So that's it, really. September was a very bleh month, but August was good and October is looking to be pretty good so far. Plus, we've got Christmas coming up, and with the release of the new Kindle Fire (which you've likely already heard all about unless you've been under a rock), Christmas numbers should be fantastic.
What a good time to be self-published!


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Records indicate that as early as 1850, an Oblate missionary, Father Albert Lacombe, came to the Gull Lake area to help resolve tensions between native Blackfeet and Cree people. Several decades later, in 1883, the first settler came to live in what would become the neighboring community of Lacombe. In 1908 the Blindman River Electric Power Company tapped into the water power of Gull Lake by building a dam at the lake's outlet. After the dam was destroyed in 1910, lake water levels began to fall. The Summer Village of Gull Lake rebuilt the dam in 1921, hoping to slow receding lake levels. In 1977 a pipeline and canal were built to divert water from the Blindman River into Gull Lake. Since that time, water levels have been stabilized well below the dam. With a maximum depth of 26 feet and average depth of 18 feet, Gull Lake is now considered a terminal basin. Alberta's Ministry of Environment controls the pumps that bring water from Blindman River.
Gull Lake water levels and water quality are monitored regularly. The Gull Lake Management Plan continues to evolve through active participation of Gull Lake property owners and county governments. The lake's fragile ecosystem is constantly being challenged by development along the 36-mile shoreline. The Summer Village of Gull Lake sits at the southeastern end of the lake and has a population exceeding 200. The northwestern shoreline holds the Summer Village of Parkland Beach and a population of approximately 150. These numbers will certainly grow as new development is underway with a potential capacity of 1,530 residential lots and 9,180 recreational units.
Numerous private campgrounds and resorts are found along the 36-mile shoreline of Gull Lake. Public access is limited to provincial-owned land. One of Alberta's first provincial parks, Aspen Beach Provincial Park, is located at the southwestern end of Gull Lake. Included in the park's 531 acres are two campgrounds, Lakeview and Brewers. Together, these grounds provide 559 campsites (many pull-through), water, sewer and some power. A sandy beach, picnic area, showers and washrooms add to the convenience of this scenic park. A boat launch is found at each campground with Brewer's being suitable for small boats only. Activities include swimming, water-skiing, windsurfing, boating, and hiking the wooded trails. Visitors may also access Gull Lake through provincial land along Birch Bay on the western shore. Power-boaters should be watchful for marked areas where boating is not permitted or speed limits apply.
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I have worked with Luke Hanson, one of the owners of Skywalker Construction, on a few projects in the last year and have since recommended him for several more. He is organized, knowledgable and able to work well in a team environment with the clients, architect, designer and the trades. Skywalker has acquired an excellent team of subcontractors that are able to communicate and complete their work which allows the project to move along in a timely fashion and within an established budget.
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The Prediction API is limited as to its functionality, but it be applied to many different tasks. Developers can utilize it to determine the potential products that customers will buy, filter bad emails from good ones, and decide if social networking status updates are relevant or not.
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OMG when I saw this article I couldn't believe it ! This actually happened to me in the late 90s. I got a black henna tattoo done on my hand and was in love with it on the first day. The next day however I woke up with a swollen design on my hand in the shape of the design that I had done. I tried a bunch of things to heal it and nothing worked, until, my mother suggested aloe vera gel directly from the plant at her house. The aloe vera gel worked ! my hand was healed within one week.
I went years afraid of using henna because of that experience until i went to a spa party 2 yrs ago where they had a henna artist doing tattoos. She explained to me the natural henna is not going to be black. It will be more of a brown, yellow or red tone. So I took her work for it and ventured out on my second henna tattoo. I'm excited to say that her tattoo work did not give me an allergic reaction ! Her natural henna lasted on my hand for about a week and I got compliments the whole time I had it 🙂
So there's no need to be afraid of natural henna, but stay away from the black henna which can cause break outs. Read the article below and let me know what you think.
Nyesha Samuel, Publisher/Master Loctician for healthylocsblog.com
Most black henna contains more than five times the permitted levels of chemicals, experts warn. A maximum 6 per cent concentration of p-Phenylenediamine (PPD) is permitted in products in the UAE.
But Khalifa Al Romaithi, the director of public health at Abu Dhabi Municipality, said the concentration of PPD in most black henna was "more than 30 per cent".
PPD has not been approved for use on the skin by the EU or the US Food and Drug Administration. A study by the US Department of Health and Human Services in April last year found that PPD has "potent skin-sensitising properties".
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PENTICTON - Progress on the Boonstock festival grounds this morning appears to be winning over skeptical Penticton City councillors who toured the property again this morning.
It still looks like barren land, but organizers assured they are on track for a safe and fun weekend Aug 1 to 3. Not all councillors were invited to walk through the privately-owned Penticton Indian Band lands a couple weeks ago, so a special tour was put together for them by organizer Barb Haynes.
"As many people as possible should be looking at the work they've done there," said Coun. Helena Konanz, who did not attend the first walk-through.
It might not look like things will be ready in time for the 8,500 or so concert attendees who will be flooding the gates in a month. But listening to Haynes explain the preparation process and planning that has already gone in to the event, it seems organizers are on track.
No information has been released about security and safety plans — a big concern stemming from the festival's history near Edmonton, Alta. Organizers will only say they are working with RCMP and private security companies to make sure the event goes smoothly. Today Haynes told councillors there are strict enter and exit rules and rowdy behaviour won't be tolerated during the event.
"The RCMP have really spent a lot of time working with Boonstock and bringing in extra RCMP officers," Konanz said. "And it's really important to Boonstock that they have good security."
She said hearing more security details helped her concerns about security and safety."
"Seeing it in person really made me feel a lot better about it," said Coun. Helena Konanz.
With a month left until the event, organizers are still preparing the grounds, and installing necessary infrastructure, such as water, fencing and signage. The stages — three in the field, and one on the beach — will be built in the last week.
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Finding Support for Ankylosing Spondylitis: Amber's Story
You might feel like you need to deal with the condition on your own, but there are great benefits to finding ankylosing spondylitis support. Learn how support groups can help you live better with AS — from one woman who started her own.
When Amber Panagos of Newberg, Ore., first was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), she felt like the previous 10 years of her life finally made sense.
Her back pain, rib issues, and shooting sciatic nerve pain — all hallmarks of the condition — had led her to see numerous specialists. "Nobody ever once mentioned ankylosing spondylitis," she says. But that changed in July 2011, when a visit to a hospital ER identified that she had kidney stones as well as classic signs of ankylosing spondylitis.
Having an official diagnosis for these struggles might spur some people to reach out to others right away and share their experiences. But for Panagos, that desire didn't start immediately.
"At first I was reluctant," says Panagos, noting that she spent several weeks just wondering what her diagnosis meant for her future and her family, including her husband and two young daughters.
Panagos' experiences can be typical for someone who gets life-changing health news. "It may take awhile for people to accept their new diagnosis," says Barry J. Jacobs, PsyD, clinical psychologist and author of "The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers — Looking After Yourself and Your Family While Helping an Aging Parent." Reaching out to others brings a new level of acceptance. Although everyone is different, it can take six months or longer to feel ready to connect with others who have the same condition, Dr. Jacobs adds.
Finding Ankylosing Spondylitis Support
About three months after her diagnosis, Panagos found an online ankylosing spondylitis support group. The leader had a great sense of humor, and that made her want to learn more. "I'd read others' stories, and it would be interesting to learn about their issues. Still, I didn't want to draw attention to myself," she says.
She was surprised one day to find a support group on Facebook — evidence of just how many people were coping with AS. It helped Panagos realize that she wanted to participate more actively in ankylosing spondylitis support groups. "Knowing that I was not alone made me speak up," she says.
Participating in support groups allows people to feel that their experience is validated, that they are not alone in coping with a condition, and they can talk to others to compare symptoms and treatments. "All of that increases coping," says Jacobs.
Different Support Groups Can Offer Different Benefits
Panagos is now involved with a variety of online support groups for ankylosing spondylitis, including one that focuses on women, allowing members to share feminine issues they may not otherwise bring up in a mixed-sex group; The Faces of Ankylosing Spondylitis, a Facebook-based group for both men and women; and a discussion group focused on the biologic drug that she takes. She even started her own support group, SpondyMom, specifically for parents with ankylosing spondylitis.
Panagos does not have a face-to-face support group in her area. Even if there were such a group nearby, traveling to and from meetings would be hard because it's difficult for her to ride in a car for more than 15 minutes without aggravating her AS. As a busy mom, she finds online support groups are helpful and convenient, especially when AS-related sleep issues awaken her at night. "I can be up at 2 a.m. chatting with someone in the U.K.," she says.
Panagos also has found it helpful to be honest with friends and family members about her condition. Initially, she worried they would find it hard to relate, and, at the same time, she was aware that she would often be grumpy with her husband for no apparent reason. Now, she finds it easier to open up and ask for extra help when she needs it. "Sometimes I say to my husband, 'I have a "claw hand" today. Can you help tie the girls' shoes?' " she says.
She encourages those newly diagnosed with AS to seek a support group in their area — the Spondylitis Association of America has a list of support groups across the nation as well as information on how to start one. Panagos also recommends the use of online support groups if there are no face-to-face groups near you.
According to Jacobs, face-to-face meetings can be very helpful, but online discussion groups are sometimes even more effective. "They allow anonymity, and they can be more convenient. You don't risk as much," he says.
You may want to try different types of support groups, either online or in-person, to see which you find most useful. And just knowing that you're not alone with ankylosing spondylitis can be a great way of finding support.


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Eluveitie is a folk metal band from Winterthur, Switzerland. The founder of this band was Chrigel Glanzmann. The band formed in 2002 and their first EP, "Vên" came out in 2003. They describe themselves as "The new wave of folk metal". The band then released a full-length album, "Spirit" in June 2006. In November 2007, Eluveitie was signed by Nuclear Blast. The first product of the collaboration, "Slania", was released in February 2008. The album peaked at number 35 in the Swiss charts and number 72 in the German charts.
Eluveitie use both traditional Swiss and Celtic instruments alongside electric guitars and drums. Their music is known to be inspired by Gothenburg's melodic death metal Scene and their lyrics are written in a mix of English and Gaulish. The name of the band comes from a graffito on a vessel from Mantua (ca. 300 BC). The inscription in Etruscan letters reads eluveitie, which has been interpreted as the Etruscan form of the Celtic (h)elvetios ("the Helvetian"), presumably referring to a man of Helvetian descent living in Mantua.
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Findings of a new survey of biomedical company CEOs about the future of the biomedical industry will be unveiled at a live press briefing hosted by the California Healthcare Institute, BayBio and PwC in San Francisco on Tuesday, Jan. 10. Some of the questions that will be addressed during the briefing include:
While the biomedical industry may be poised for explosive growth over the next five to 10 years, the pace will be determined by a confluence of factors — the political, economic and regulatory environment, the availability of capital, health reform, globalization and state and federal budget deficits. These factors and the relative risks and opportunities they represent to the biomedical industry are among the topics explored by the survey.
The briefing will include a presentation of research highlights, followed by a candid discussion among the CEOs of three California-based biomedical companies. The briefing will allow time at the conclusion for questions from the audience and members of the media.
About the California Healthcare Institute
CHI represents more than 275 leading biotechnology, medical device, diagnostics, and pharmaceutical companies, and public and private academic biomedical research organizations. CHI's mission is to advance responsible public policies that foster medical innovation and promote scientific discovery. CHI's website is www.chi.org. Follow us on Twitter @calhealthcare, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube.
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BayBio is Northern California's life science association, supporting the regional bioscience community through advocacy, enterprise support, and the enhancement of research collaboration. Its members include organizations engaged in, or supportive of, research, development and commercialization of life science technologies. Online at www.baybio.org.Follow BayBio on Twitter at @baybio
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I've been in deep pre-production for the second series of Puberty Blues. We start shooting from Monday and it's always really hectic in the last week of pre. I've been pulling together my kit from the wonderful guys at Panavision and even though we shot with the Alexa last time a lot can happen in 12 months ! We're up to V7 in the Alexa and the first season was shot using V4.
Also since then, Blackmagic have announced two new cameras. So far on the second series of Puberty Blues we have two Alexas, A C300 (for surf footage in the water and slow mo) three BMCC's and now aBlackmagic pocket cinema camera. I've been shooting a lot of tests this week and unfortunately I can't share most of those with you, but I was able to steal a few minutes to shoot with the pocket with the SLR magic 25mm lens.
I was also able to "volunteer" my B camera focus puller Frank Hruby to model for me in the same lighting setup.
Friday was our last day of pre and the guys from Panavision shouted us lunch so I took the camera along. The camera was being passed around here but it had the 25mm SLR Magic on and was set around T2.8.
I travelled with setup director Glendyn Ivin to our favourite little spot in Kurnel to shoot sunset. He had our C300 and I was shooting with a BMCC EF, but I also managed to shoot a little behind the scenes of us working as well. Perhaps not the most interesting of subjects, another BMCC, but it's what I could manage !
Earlier in the week I took my camera team from Puberty Blues out to dinner and had the pocket there with both the 12 and 25mm SLR Magic lenses. Again, the camera was being handed around and everyone was having a go.
This footage was shot at ISO 800 and I did have to bring it up more than a stop (using the Antler BMCC plugin – see below) so it does look a little noisier than I'd like. I'm sure if I'd shot at ISO 1600 it would be better. The restaurant was very dimly lit with just few small practical bulbs above us.
So it's not ideal but even in this tough scenario the pics are still nice and I know you're all keen to see low light and the SLR magic lenses. And I think it turned in some nicely useable pictures.
This was all posted in FCPX and I didn't go to Resolve at all. Instead I used a beta of Nick Shaw's awesome BMCC LUT plugin for FCPX. He currently makes one you can buy for FCP7 with the FCPX version soon to come.
The great thing about Nick's plugin is that you can very easily do a quick conversion of BMD FILM originated material and get a great look with very little effort. Mainly I pushed the saturation a little more, but otherwise I didn't really do much grading beyond what Nicks' plugin does and I did it without leaving FCP.
As amazing as Resolve is, if you want a fast workflow and aren't happy with the BMD "VIDEO" lut that the camera does then you can easily just shoot FILM and use this plugin to get a very fast workflow in FCP for delivery with a minimum of grading effort. PLus if you needed to grade later in Resolve, you can still go back the FILM originals.
So as yet, I still can't make this available for download, but we'll be looking to get some camera originals out there in the near future.
What I think we are seeing here though is that the Blackmagic pocket cinema camera definitely has the same DNA as the BMCC in terms of dynamic range and "look"
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Reduce Stress Quickly with this article that has been published at Santa Rosa GoLocal.com .
Reboot Yourself with Triangle Breathing
In my work as a therapist, I often initially see people when they are under maximum stress. The first time a person comes in, they have usually procrastinated calling a therapist for some time, for as long as they could manage to. By the time I see them on the first visit, their stress levels are very, very high. To quickly reduce the experience of being stressed I teach them to re-boot the mind and body with a practice from India known as pranayama (yogic breathing technique) When the breathe is calmed and settled the mind also follows.
We all have an experiential understanding of stress. But let's take a closer look at the many changes that go on in the body under stress. Changes in the pattern of breathing occur consistently among distressed people. The breath becomes either shallow or fast or both. It might even feel locked up and choppy. In fact this single element, change in the breathing pattern, is so powerful, that when it occurs, it sets off a cascade of other reactions, which are collectively known as the flight or fight or freeze response.
Using The Practice of Triangle Breathing to Reboot the Mind and Body
The practice of Triangle Breathing turns this cascade around by bringing our attention to the diaphragm muscle at the base of the lungs. The networks of nerves in the diaphragm register the patterns of breath and send this information to the brain. The brain automatically interprets this information and determines our current level of danger, it automatically decides how alert we need to be at the moment, how on-guard. So when the brain registers a distressed breathing pattern, the entire body-mind stress response fires itself up for action. Trouble is, it may not be time for action, you may be trying to sleep or enjoy some time with your family / friends/pets.
To re-boot your mind body system at a time like this, the triangle breathing pranayama very effective. It works to reduce stress by deactivating the alarm system of the mind/body system. It overrides the alarm reaction by sending a powerful positive message of safety to the entire mind and body. This powerful tool can release the constriction you feel after perceiving an experience as dangerous and stressful. When it's time to move on, take a moment to get centered!
Triangle Breathing Practice Instructions
The way of this practice is to make the pattern of breathing become steady and long. To accomplish this we create a 3 part breath (inhalation, hold in, & exhalation). In this practice, we strive to make the three parts of the breath equal in length. In this practice we imagine the structure of the breath to be an upside down equilateral triangle. It has 3 equal sides, a flat top that represents the held in breath and a point at the bottom to indicate that there is not hold in the breath after the exhalation.
First thing we'll need to do to find out how long our breath usually is. Just take a simple baseline by exhaling fully, then, while inhaling slowly count until your lungs are full. Then hold your breath inside for the same length, and for the same length exhale, with a controlled exhalation.
What was your baseline inhalation? Do you need to adjust because you cannot either hold or exhale for that long? Make an adjustment in the size of your starting triangle that will be easy for you to accomplish. For many people the beginning baseline is between 4 and 6, which will fuel the stress cascade.
To stop the stress reaction, the goal of the pranayama is to slowly increase the size of the triangle. Just attempt increases one number at a time, and when you reach point where it is too difficult to either inhale, hold or exhale for that length….just back off to a breath length that is more comfortable for you. If you practice to your point of comfort you will slowly begin to increase your ability. Most of the time we do not even breathe as deeply as we are capable of, so bringing your time and awareness to the practice will give your rapid improvement.
Even a little bit of this practice will increase your ability to handle stress smoothly and improve your mental and physical health. Three to five minutes of practice is the minimum I would recommend for resetting the system… but even with just these few minutes of work on your breathing pattern (pranayama) You will notice some changes and relaxation.
Benefits of Triangle Breathing Pranayama:
Working with your breath will reduce stress and increase happiness. You will discover the wonderful differences deeper breathing will make in your quality of life. When the breath develops qualities of evenness and length from consistent practice it provides ease to the body and brings rest to the mind allowing one to enter into a steady, calm, aware state, fully immersed and living in the present moment. You will notice little side benefits here and there like being able to swim along time underwater, and run without getting winded. Additionally, you will certainly gain more emotional self control…either in controlling your temper or in expressing yourself more clearly and easily. Perhaps with increased awareness and a way to address that restless feeling you might break some other habits or pattern you've had but which hasn't been serving you. Deeper breathing will also make life easier on your heart and lungs, since they will not have to work as hard, they can learn to be restful. You might like being able to think more clearly with more oxygen getting to the brain. In fact, all the parts of your body will have a little less wear and tear when you have improved your awareness of your breathing and the length of your breath. The triangle breathing pranayama is an excellent method to achieve these milestones on your way to being healthy and contented in life.
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There's no doubt that we, as a species, love booze. It's an essential part of our lives. We use it to celebrate, to console ourselves and to fill in the long, lonely days between celebration and consolation.
It makes our friends interesting, it makes us repeat ourselves, it gets us pregnant and it makes us repeat ourselves. Some people even have it with dinner!
But where did it come from, this liquid that fends off reality, makes us feel good, look good and changes our notion of what a very good idea is, late at night?
Who invented boozes?
Gods often get the credit for inventing alcohol-based recreation. Like Bacchus, the Greek god of wine and copping off.
According to Slavic legend, it was the god Radegast who invented beer, in his role as god of hospitality. However, their religious beliefs have only been handed down orally as they were unable to write, which suggests an admirable devotion to Radegast's alleged creation.
Flemish cultural hero, Gambrinus, is also credited with inventing beer, but then he is also renowned for drinking vast quantities of the stuff, so possibly the two stories became conflated over time.
'What, that pisshead there?'
'Yeah. Reckons he invented beer.'
'Get out.'
'Oh yeah. And chips.'
In fact, it was a happy accident. In certain conditions, yeast breaks down the natural sugars in fruit or grain to produces ethanol, a type of alcohol. The nice type. And yeast can be found in the air, so we didn't even have to piss about with test tubes to discover the magic of fermentation. It's a naturally occurring process that predates humans. We just noticed it and then harnessed it in order to make friends laugh at our jokes.
When did we first get on it?
For most of our existence we have been hunter-gatherers, chasing our food around the countryside and picking fruit, nuts and berries in small nomadic groups, like prehistoric herberts. Then, during the Neolithic Era, someone fancied a nice sit down. Yes, we have to thank history's first Deserter.
We stopped running hither and thither. Especially thither. We paused, we grew stuff and instead of chasing animals, we put up fences to keep them in, which also gave us somewhere handy to lean when we mastered growing cereal and discovered beer.
We were off. Beer was soon being brewed in Egypt, Babylon, Mexico and Sudan. It became so ubiquitous and so popular that it formed part of labourers' pay. Those who built the Giza Plateau in Egypt, for example, were provided with a daily ration of over ten pints of a beer that clocked in at around 5% ABV. Tell that to your boss next time you slip off your chair after lunch.
Booze in Britain
Possibly due to the lack of travel agents, the Neolithic Era occurred at different times around the globe, along with the domestication of the cereal crops that kicked off brewing. It took a few hundred years before it reached our forefathers on these islands. But when it did, boy, did we go for it.
Pottery fragments from the Orkneys show that tipplers drank a brew made from barley and oats that had been spiced up with deadly nightshade, henbane and hemlock. Though lethal in larger doses, they could get you completely out of your prehistoric box in the right quantities. These were hallucinogenic brews, delivering blurred vision, euphoria and the sensation of speeding off your nut, as if we needed another reason to keep the Union.
In England, men, women and children had ale for breakfast as it was the only safe thing to drink. The average person drank a gallon of it a day. So important was it to the 'common people', that King Henry III passed a law in 1267 to set its retail price, quality and quantity. Producing poor ale could land you in the stocks or ducking pond. Yet despite this, Foster's persists.
When hops were added to English ale in the 14th century (a bit earlier on the Continent) it was regarded by traditionalists as a suspicious drink for foreigners. Hops gave beer a more bitter, adult taste and a greater shelf-life. Ale brewers responded to the threat by making their brew stronger. Hopped beer brewers retaliated in kind. Everyone was a winner.
England was littered with alehouses, taverns and inns. There were around three times as many bars per person in the Middle Ages as there are now and that didn't include street sellers who would sell you ale by the mouthful.
Britain had moved on from the medieval boozing halls, to buildings with smaller rooms that were patronised according to rank and status. Drunks were down in the cellar, respectable merchants would be on the ground floor, while the better offs were upstairs with the whores. That's organisation.
The Gin Craze
Alchemists (like scientists, but madder) developed ways of distilling alcohol into the concentrated form we know as spirits, so hats off to the occult for once. By the 12th century Irish whiskey and German brandy were added to the world's ever expanding booze portfolio. Spirits grew in popularity, especially as they were considered medicinal. In the 14th Century they were used as a cure for the Black Death, which went really well.
Each country has developed its favourite spirit and in the 18th century England – in particular, London – took to gin in a big way. William of Orange was instrumental in taking us from monarchic rule to a parliamentary democracy, but mostly we have to thank him for the gin.
With the arrival of 'Dutch Courage' London revelled in an epidemic of debauchery as the poor could get more drunk, more easily and more cheaply than ever before. Gin became known by colourful nicknames like 'kill-me-quick' and 'strip-me-naked'. It heralded a new level of drunkenness and behaviour that saw the people become virtually ungovernable. Sadly, like all crazes, it came to an end, leaving people wondering what it was all about, just like the 1980s.
Drinking in wartime
The temperance movement hadn't managed to spoil the fun in the run up to the First World War, but when the shit hit the Archduke Ferdinand, new laws came in to restrict drinking hours and strengthen the war effort. A further law came in to stop people buying rounds in 1915, a law that some of my friends seem to think is still on the books.
By 1918, British boozing had halved from pre-war levels and continued to decline as more people stayed at home to listen to the new-fangled radio and enjoy the Depression.
It only began to pick up again in the '60s, when young people were invented. More women were working and drinking, wine was on the up and everyone was so busy being frisky, they didn't notice that the beer was mass produced slop.
Then came the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) with a slow-burning movement to save our pubs, places that for hundreds of years have provided sanctuary from life's eternal woes and the workplace. And, crucially, they helped revitalise the UK brewing industry into the sexy beast it is today.
The modern day today
Microbreweries, artisan brewers, craft brewers, whatever you call them, they have changed the face of boozing in the US, UK, New Zealand, Australia, Europe and beyond, with their dedication to high quality, creative, fresh beer. They've attracted a younger, unisex crowd to nature's bounty and given us all a better chance of happiness and kisses.
The little guy has biffed Golaith on the botty. The big breweries have taken a slap from hundreds of small, passionate, local, booze angels. It's democracy in action, viewed from the bottom of a dimpled glass.
Meanwhile, wine flows from all corners for the earth; our shrinking world sees every nation's delicacies travel the globe. After around 10,000 years of drinking, we are at the apex of boozing civilisation. These are the days, my friend. These are the days.
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Roblox is an original project with a whole base of online games created by other players. The trick of the site is that not only you can travel to different worlds, exploring and trying exciting games from other users but also create your own games. It will be especially interesting if you are fond of the game design, so you will be able to try yourself in this challenging task. Games are extremely simple, with primitive graphics.
What Is Roblox?
Roblox game is an original and utterly free MMO, available for playing right on the site. It has a whole library of games created by the community. The game content is made of thousands of blocks similar to Lego. Due to the application of official creation tools and script elements – each game has separate mechanics. Players can share their creations with other users and get gaming currency for this, which is used to buy cosmetic items in a game store.
There are two categories of Roblox players:
Players themselves
For creators, there are many different tools that can be used to create large maps and locations built from thousands of blocks. Moreover, in addition to the simple level design, players can customize a location to determine what users will do in it – a first-person shooter or just a social platform where players communicate. After creating the world, players can place it on the site and advertise it among users. For players, there is a huge and wide range of various games with different themes and genres, which are constantly updated almost every day.
Roblox is a unique game that transfers the classic gameplay to a real MMO. Here, you can create your own content or join other players.
Interface of Roblox
The multiplayer platform is a sandbox where players can create their own world using blocks resembling Lego. In addition, users are granted access to make some changes to the environment using the Lua programming language. Many plugins for Roblox are developed in this way. This is a great chance to create your own application, which can even be advertised.
Users have their personal account where they can get certain benefits for the purchase of virtual space. To play the game, a few keys on the keyboard such as arrows and A, W, S, and D are needed. You can also use the mouse and select one of the two modes – from the first or third person.
Since all the games are created by other players, nobody bothers about the plot. You get into the world where hints tell you what to do and how. Further interaction with other players and the world creates a storyline. There is no need for Roblox download, it can be played online.
Roblox Gameplay
Although there are many games, the main part is resource explorers, labyrinths, and speedrunners. The creators of the projects are not experienced game designers, they are the gamers like you who just want to try the features of Roblox.
But, of course, this is not all. You will find a series of mini games where you need to perform new actions each level. There are also games for survival, action games, shooters, strategies for the development of factories, puzzles, and even simulators.
At the beginning of the game, you must create a character. After that, you can start working on the construction site. Once you build the house, you can invite friends and other players. In this case, the more players visit your house, the more money you can make. With the money raised, you can buy new clothes for your character or purchase high-quality building materials. In addition, you can develop locations where you can play unique minigames.
Roblox has simple 3d graphics of Minecraft level and basic effects. There are few features, so if you are a fan of beautiful games, this project is not for you. If the graphics are not important to you, this will be a good chance to try yourself in creating games.
The players choose the soundtrack, of course, according to their own taste. Here, you will hear calm melodies, modern electronic music, and epic combat sounds.
Compatible Platforms for Roblox
Roblox works with the following platforms:
Chrome OS
This links follows to webpage, where you will find links to official sources of Roblox game. If you are Windows PC user, then just click to button below and go to page with links. Please note that this game may ask for additional in-game purchases and permissions when installed.


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As a result of a tree health assessment performed as part of the Monarch Butterfly Habitat Management Plan, the City learned that a significant number of trees in the Ellwood Mesa are dead or dying. Many of the dead and dying eucalyptus trees in the forest were severely impacted by the drought which increased their vulnerability to pests. In an abundance of caution, and at the advice of the City's insurer, some trails on the Ellwood Mesa were temporarily closed due to the potential for falling trees. As of February 14, 2019, the City of Goleta announced the reopening of trails on Ellwood Mesa in consultation with the California Coastal Commission. Users are encouraged to use caution on trails and should be aware that many of the trees are drought-stressed and in danger of falling. Users enter at their own risk. Before planning any visit to the Ellwood Mesa, we recommend you check our project page here.
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Goleta MOVES Butterfly Experience
In response to these conditions, the City of Goleta partnered with organizations to develop a new and unique way to experience the butterflies. The MOVES (Monarch Overwintering Visual Experience Simulation) program allows the education that surrounds the lifecycle and migration of the Western Monarch Butterfly to continue. Click here to learn more about the MOVES program, including how to plan a field trip.


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Horton will succeed head of Great Britain for WTW, Nicolas Aubert
Andrew Horton, chief executive of Beazley, has been appointed the new chair of the London Market Group (LMG), effective May 4, 2018.
Horton will replace Nicolas Aubert, head of Great Britain for Willis Towers Watson (WTW), who has held the role for two years.
Aubert said: "The last two years have seen tremendous developments in our growth and modernisation agenda – with workstreams not only delivering tangible results against their objectives, but also leading the Market's response with unexpected events such as Brexit. It has been a real privilege to work with so many colleagues across the market, all dedicated to maintaining London's position as a global centre for re/insurance."
As incoming chair, Horton added: "The challenges facing our market are not diminishing, but I am excited that our sense of collective purpose and action is delivering genuine benefits and I very much look forward to working with all sectors of the market to grow and enhance London's position and reputation."


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CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - An 8-year-old South Carolina girl's dream of having the woolly mammoth become the official state fossil has been put on hold while lawmakers debate an amendment that gives God credit for creation of the prehistoric animal.
A bill that recently passed the state House to designate the Columbian Mammoth as the state fossil stalled in the Senate after Republican Senator Kevin Bryant added two verses from the book of Genesis.
That amendment was ruled out of order but senators this week will debate a new amendment that says the mammoth was "created on the sixth day along with the beasts of the field," Bryant said on Monday.
"I just had a notion that we ought to consider acknowledging the creator as we acknowledge one of his creations," Bryant said.
The original measure followed a letter to elected officials by Olivia McConnell, an-8-year-old from New Zion, South Carolina.
In it, she pointed out that there is no state fossil, said Democratic Representative Robert Ridgeway, who received the letter and sponsored the measure.
McConnell suggested the elephant-like mammoth because an early find of its remains took place in 1725 on a South Carolina plantation where slaves dug up a tooth, Ridgeway said.
The woolly mammoth was a huge, shaggy, tusked mammal that roamed northern Europe, Siberia and North American tens of thousands of years ago and became extinct about 4,000 years ago.
Bryant said he does not intend to hold up the mammoth's official designation but would like a vote on his amendment and sees no legal problems with it.
Reaction from some South Carolina residents has been "nasty," he said.
"Please stop making our state look like backwards hillbillies who believe in fairy tales," Alex Davis commented on Bryant's website. "Keep your religious views out of the government."
Ridgeway said he was surprised at the controversy.
"I was just trying to support a young child who is interested in science," he said. "We should support children in any endeavor that they seem interested in. That's one thing the state should be behind."
(This story has been refiled to correct tyopgraphical error in byline)
Editing by Kevin Gray and Lisa Shumaker


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China Buys-Up America's Local Bond Markets, Launching Financial Takeover at Last Local Vestige of US Value – China Now Owns America
China Blows-Up America's Last Bubble, Launching Attack at Last Local Vestige of US Value in an Orchestrated Global Inflation and Hostile Takeover
China Still Investing/Lending/Buying Local US Municipal Markets – The Last Bubble Inflation On the Local Land, Water, Transportation, Energy and Infrastructure Markets For the Stated Goal Total Foreign Debt Receivership to the IMF, World Bank and China.
New Foreign Ownership of Local Water, Food, Energy, Mining by Private Offshore Multi-National Financiers instead of the Locally Constituted Re-Public Domain and an End to Local and International American Sovereignty.
The Local Municipal Bond Market and the 2008 Mortgage Market Parallel
Nerves Rattled in our Nation's huge and supposedly stable local bond markets. With a Crippled Epistemology in Economics as always seen as safe (like the belief that real estate would always go up), America's $2.8 trillion municipal-bond market was rocked in the crisis of 2008. It regained its facade, however, and has rallied strongly in the past two years with Foreign Investments but is still 2 trillion in the red for pensions and health care liabilities alone. Now a sudden jump in yields has renewed fears that the main source of finance for America's 50 states and thousands of towns and cities is ripe for Hostile Foreign TakeOver and a general default Requiring handing Ownership of the Local Public Domains and Community Trusts of America over the Chinese and other Foreign Debt Holders and Financial Elite Investors.
Despite this Bernanke Lies and says that the local "bond markets seem to be doing okay…?"
Ben Bernanke: "The state and local governments have some long term fiscal issues relating primarily both to pensions of state employees but also to health care promises which in most cases are almost entirely unfunded. So, those are long term obligations that could be as much as… collectively as much as two trillion dollars for all the sates together, in the long term. Those are long run obligations that don't come in…the near term…so these are some very serious long term pressures.
Now In terms of the municipal bond market its..it currently seems to be functioning reasonably well. Liquidity is…fine. Issuance has actually been very high, including issuance for capital projects. So we are not seeing extraordinary stress in the municipal markets. Which suggest Investors (or US DEBT HOLDERS) still are reasonably confident that there won't be default among major borrows.
And the reason they might believe that is that most states have rules which put debt repayment and issuance repayments at a very high priority a…above many other obligations of the state and locality. Bottom line the municipal markets and the bond markets seem to be doing okay."
Bernanke is stating that because of draconian state enforced federal fusioned collection measures the states can guarantee bond loan payoffs to China by Taxation, Criminal Charges against Citizenry for Late/non Payment, all before fixing the streets and with Minimize State Regulated Health Care and Eliminated Geriatric EOL Surgery
All This from Bernanke after Obama Slammed by Unilateral Fed Move, China Launches Warning Missile Off Coast of Los Angeles
As Reported on mondaq.com On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Act"). The complete text of the law is available here.
The Act addresses a broad range of financial regulatory topics in an effort to address the Executive Branches Identified causes of the current economic crisis.
The following are some of the provisions that Allow Federal Government to Implement International Regulation and Global Financial Receivership of the Local United States municipal bond industry Debt:
- Office of Municipal Securities – The Act creates an Office of Municipal Securities within the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to administer the rules related to municipal securities brokers, dealers, issuers, and advisors.
- Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board – The Act broadens the authority of the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board so it can better assist the SEC and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority with regulation and enforcement.
- Credit Rating Agencies – The Act creates an Office of Credit Ratings within the SEC and imposes several new rules affecting rating agencies, including rules regarding independent representation on boards, conflicts of interest, disclosure of credit ratings, and filing requirements designed to minimize false, misleading, or insufficient information.
- Swaps and Derivatives – Although the exemptions contained in the Commodity Exchange Act for state and local obligations should continue to apply to state and local municipal swaps, the Act includes new reporting requirements for derivatives and swap transactions that will also apply to municipal swaps.
- Exemptions for Municipal Securities – The Act exempts municipal securities from the prohibitions on bank propriety trading (by insured institutions) and exempts municipal securities dealers (and any other entity required to be registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) from the jurisdiction of the newly created Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.


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Genap dua bulan berhenti kerja. Here's what I realize about working 9-5 vs doing own business.
- Fixed hours. Mostly touch and go. Balik rumah tak fikir sangat pasal kerja. Bila dah keluar ofis, tinggalkan semua kat sana. At least that was my job like.
- Fixed pay. Of course, fixed hours, fixed pay. Increment and bonus seems like something impossible to get even though your company is making billion euros in revenue.
- Boring. Office job memang boring especially when task yang kita dapat sama all year. Awal-awal dulu seronok la sebab belajar benda baru, bila belajar everything and learning curve starts to decrease, rasa bosan tu mula datang.
- No freedom. 9 hours duduk dalam office yang bosan will worn yourself down fast. Balik rumah nak rehat je. Bukan sebab badan penat tapi sebab nak release mental stress.
- Traffic jam. Everyday hadap traffic jam dua kali sehari. Another unnecessary stress. Yang naik public transport lagilah stress kalau hujan and ada breakdown.
Bila buat bisnes sendiri, not all seems too great. Yes, a lot of perks but a lot of other things as well.
- No fixed hours but you work all the time. Serious. The only time yang tak kerja is when you go on holiday macam cuti raya ni. Itu je. Kadang-kadang holiday pun jadi business trip, not all for leisure. Kat rumah memang everyday sampai malam talk about business and when you spouse is your business partner, this is unavoidable. Pagi, petang, siang malam sibuk or at least thing/talk about business. Never in my life. Ini perubahan paling besar lepas berhenti kerja.
- The best thing about business is when you do it right and hard, you will get a good result and usually good result can be measured from how much you make. Bear in mind this is not the only thing to focus on when doing business. Banyak lagi benda. Money will come when everything is done right.
- Not boring anymore. You learn anything and everything there is about your business and anything that relates to it. Huge learning curve. Even so, this can be good or bad. Contohnya, some things you can hire/pay other people to do and you can focus on what's important. Saves a lot of time.
- You have all the freedom. Nah.. not necessarily. In a way or another you will still be tied up (with your business). Freedom ni in terms of nobody is telling you what not to do je. Still, a good thing.
- And yes. Ni paling penting. No fixed hours means you can plan when to go out at your own advantage. Percayalah bila saya cakap once you dah tak perlu tempuh traffic jam everyday, your mental health will improve a lot. You will be happier. In my case, awet muda. Haha
Not everything is sugar coated with bed of flowers along the way. Banyak cabaran dan banyak benda yang merisaukan kadang-kadang. You just need to keep pushing on.
But still, alhamdulillah. I'm blessed that I have this option. I'd rather not go back to working life, ever. Cukuplah for the past 4 years.


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"Then you mean to say there is no such thing as the smallest particle of matter?" asked the Doctor.
"You can put it that way if you like," the Chemist replied. "In other words, what I believe is that things can be infinitely small just as well as they can be infinitely large. Astronomers tell us of the immensity of space. I have tried to imagine space as finite. It is impossible. How can you conceive the edge of space? Something must be beyond–something or nothing, and even that would be more space, wouldn't it?"
"Gosh," said the Very Young Man, and lighted another cigarette.
The Chemist resumed, smiling a little. "Now, if it seems probable that there is no limit to the immensity of space, why should we make its smallness finite? How can you say that the atom cannot be divided? As a matter of fact, it already has been. The most powerful microscope will show you realms of smallness to which you can penetrate no other way. Multiply that power a thousand times, or ten thousand times, and who shall say what you will see?"
The Chemist paused, and looked at the intent little group around him.
He was a youngish man, with large features and horn-rimmed glasses, his rough English-cut clothes hanging loosely over his broad, spare frame. The Banker drained his glass and rang for the waiter.
"Very interesting," he remarked.
"Don't be an ass, George," said the Big Business Man. "Just because you don't understand, doesn't mean there is no sense to it."
"What I don't get clearly"–began the Doctor.
"None of it's clear to me," said the Very Young Man.
The Doctor crossed under the light and took an easier chair. "You intimated you had discovered something unusual in these realms of the infinitely small," he suggested, sinking back luxuriously. "Will you tell us about it?"
"Yes, if you like," said the Chemist, turning from one to the other. A nod of assent followed his glance, as each settled himself more comfortably.
"Well, gentlemen, when you say I have discovered something unusual in another world–in the world of the infinitely small–you are right in a way. I have seen something and lost it. You won't believe me probably," he glanced at the Banker an instant, "but that is not important. I am going to tell you the facts, just as they happened."
The Big Business Man filled up the glasses all around, and the Chemist resumed:
"It was in 1910, this problem first came to interest me. I had never gone in for microscopic work very much, but now I let it absorb all my attention. I secured larger, more powerful instruments–I spent most of my money," he smiled ruefully, "but never could I come to the end of the space into which I was looking. Something was always hidden beyond–something I could almost, but not quite, distinguish.
"Then I realized that I was on the wrong track. My instrument was not merely of insufficient power, it was not one-thousandth the power I needed.
"So I began to study the laws of optics and lenses. In 1913 I went abroad, and with one of the most famous lens-makers of Europe I produced a lens of an entirely different quality, a lens that I hoped would give me what I wanted. So I returned here and fitted up my microscope that I knew would prove vastly more powerful than any yet constructed.
"It was finally completed and set up in my laboratory, and one night I went in alone to look through it for the first time. It was in the fall of 1914, I remember, just after the first declaration of war.
"I can recall now my feelings at that moment. I was about to see into another world, to behold what no man had ever looked on before. What would I see? What new realms was I, first of all our human race, to enter? With furiously beating heart, I sat down before the huge instrument and adjusted the eyepiece.
"Then I glanced around for some object to examine. On my finger I had a ring, my mother's wedding-ring, and I decided to use that. I have it here." He took a plain gold band from his little finger and laid it on the table.
"You will see a slight mark on the outside. That is the place into which I looked."
His friends crowded around the table and examined a scratch on one side of the band.
"What did you see?" asked the Very Young Man eagerly.


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Words That Change Minds: Mastering the Language of Influence By Shelle Rose Charvet
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This book presents meta-programs (the content-free filters we use to make up our model of the world) in a simple, understandable and highly readable way. It's based on the Language and Behaviour (LAB) Profile developed by Rodger Bailey - a simplification of the original 60 meta-programs down to 14, along with the questions you can use to elicit them. This is a kind of psychometric test, although as people may have different meta-programs in different contexts, and they may change over time, it's not about pigeonholing people. Shelle also tells you the kind of language to use to reach particular kinds of people - useful in sales, negotiation, motivation and deciding who to hire for a particular job. The book is chatty with a good sense of humour.
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Pete Rose on new Sports Illustrated cover
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Former Reds great and Hit King Pete Rose appears on the cover of the March 10 issue of Sports Illustrated.
The reason for Charlie Hustle's stint on the cover? The upcoming release of Kostya Kennedy's Rose biography, "Pete Rose: An American Dilemma." In his book, Kennedy provides a detailed look back at Rose's life, as well as a portrait of the Hit King in retirement, and re-evaluates Rose's lifetime ban from baseball for gambling. Kennedy contrasts Rose's ban against the wave of PED suspensions that has rocked the game, and wonders if there is an answer to a question that has bedeviled the game for decades: Does Pete Rose belong in the Hall of Fame?
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Vasya Sitnikov is a man without a passport. Officially declared insane, he has been in and out of mental institutions. Yet, he is the key figure of the non-conformist art movement in the former Soviet Union. Vasya left behind astonishing works of art some of which found their way into the Museum of Modern Art in New York and into numerous private collections. Yet he remains a compelling, controversial mystery. Filmmaker Andrei Zagdansky combines documentary and dramatic footage in a riveting portrait of a man, an artist, and the society around him.