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"Do three acts of kindness a day, and you'll feel better." Words from my supervisor in the 1990's. There was something that didn't sit right with me about her declaration even then. But I didn't know what it was until now.
Doing kind things is good. Being kind or developing a kind heart are two different things. Let me explain. I can set out to do 3 kind things and then be quite miserable to myself and others for the rest of the day. Or I can say, "Whew, I've put in my kindness portion for the day, and now I can relax." Or I can choose 3 kindnesses I want to do and implement them. But all of the above does not mean you ARE kind.
Being kind is a choice…to be kind to those who don't necessarily treat you kindly; being kind when you're having a bad day; being kind to those who try your patience; being kind to those you perceive are actually presently doing you harm…
Being kind to all people under all circumstances is hard, hard work. It requires focus, pure love and dedication. It means seeing beyond unacceptable behaviors and outbursts of negative feelings. It means seeing the intentions of the person. Intentions are positively motivated. The best of intentions are expressed, many times, in negative ways.
Being kind is a process that begins with you! Being kind to you consistently gradually ripples into being kind to others.
Does being kind mean you a doormat and let people walk over you? No! It means using empathy, asking yourself what is behind their behaviors/feelings, talking things out when cool heads prevail or simply walking away.
In the past few weeks, I have struggled to "be" kind to a family with two dogs who live close by. The dogs scare me, and they scare my dog. From what I've heard, other dog owners are frightened of them as well. When I am scared and feel protective of my dog, I can be reactive. And that's what happened a few weeks ago. I said some things I wish I wouldn't have said…all in all, in resulted in a short, heated exchange between me and the owners of the other dogs.
As I have reflected on the incident, I have concluded that I don't want to be reactive. It's just negative energy I can do with out. I want to be kind. I have had a few occasions to see the owners and dogs since then. Although we haven't spoken (I don't think the timing is quite right for that), I have viewed them more kindly. My thoughts and feelings towards them and their dogs have changed. I feel compassion. I send them compassionate energy. I send them hope…hope that they can receive the help they need to better manage their dogs. I refuse to think or say unkind things. I don't know the full circumstances around the owners, their dogs…who am I to judge what I do not know? So, for now, I send them blessings. It's hard work; it's rewarding work.
The world is full of negative situations…how can we cultivate a kinder heart in the midst of what seems to be a world that is less and less kind?
Recommended Readings: Dr. Rick Hanson, Dr. Tara Brach, Dr. Elisha Goldstein, Jack Kornfield (Google them…great wisdom available!)


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While driving through a town on the California coast I stopped off at the local library to use the Internet. The library had put together an incredible display for Poem in Your Pocket Day at Poet's.org. The librarians had printed out a bunch of poems, rolled them up with rubber bands and set up a sign instructing people to put the poem in their pockets. On April 26 we're supposed to share our poems with other people.
Following is the one I received. I had never heard of the poet before and really love this one.
The Patience of Ordinary Things
By Pat Schneider
It is a kind of love, is it not?
How the cup holds the tea,
How the chair stands sturdy and foursquare,
How the floor receives the bottoms of shoes
Or toes. How the soles of feet know
Where they're supposed to be.
I've been thinking about the patience
Of ordinary things, how clothes
Wait respectfully in closets
And soak dries quietly in the dish,
And towels drink the wet
From the skin of the back.
And the lovely repetition of stairs.
And what is more generous than a window?
From Another River: New and Selected Poems. 2005
Pat Schneider is a writer and teacher of writing who goes out of her way to help people living in poverty remain connected with their souls. She has held a workshop with single mothers who are living at homeless shelters and in jails. She has written a book called Writing Alone With Others.
I'm not sure if Pat Schneider's parents were ever married. Her website talks about how she spent her early childhood in the country and moved with her Mother to the city when she was around ten years old. Her family was destitute and she eventually ended up in an orphanage. In spite of this story she managed to obtain a Master's Degree and has raised a family, write and teach.
More of Pat's poems are linked to here.
Great inspiration.
So, Child of D, you can't get locked out of your parents' houses because you learned how to pick the locks long ago. Carrying around all those keys gets really tiring, after all.
But, Child of D, you feel strange. They keep telling you they love you, but, for some reason, deep down, you know that they don't love anyone all that much. There's no unconditional love in split homes. Not really. Just parents who are told by experts on TV that if they tell their children they love them they can go off and do their own thing. And those dates they bring home? Well, you gotta love it.
But, Child of D, what about yourself? What about the Holidays? How to deal with this month of overextended horrors of scheduling and hugging and hanging out with strangers who want to love you, they really do. How do you protect your heart in this time? Your heart is a very beautiful thing. Well, hang out at your friends' houses. Or turn to books and great thinking. Realize that what you are feeling in part is grief and grief is what teaches us to have great depth of understanding and empathy towards others. I remember hearing an interview with Bill Clinton who was discussing how he got through having his last public affair exposed, the one with White House Intern Monica Lewitsky, he said that he spent a year going for counseling and searching for answers in books. Clinton was a Rhodes Scholar who studied at Oxford, so not only did he have the best Western Education a person can have, but he was intelligent enough to understand what he was reading. But, still one can seek answers through philosophy and religion and poetry and art. That's why we turn to these things. I remember hearing the poet W.S. Merwin say that the first poem was about grief.
This wasn't supposed to be babbly. Of course, Bill was married to Hillary, and Hillary went to Yale which is the second best education in the Western World that one can have and so Hillary has more brains than most of us as well. And Hillary decided to stick with Bill because, well, for one, they are rich and can afford to own two houses and probably only see each other at tax time, and also I remember hearing Hillary talk about the affair and say that she was aware that Bill had suffered much abuse during his childhood. She understood how difficult this is to deal with as an adult. When you read about Bills' childhood you sort of get it that his childhood was really bad. His Father was a womanizer as well. He was on his 4th marriage at age 32 (or something like that) when he died in a car crash along with some other woman.
So, if this ramble doesn't make you feel better about being a Child of D during the Holidays, assuming that you are unhappy, that's certainly not a requirement, but if you're happy you're not going to be reading this blog because it's focused more on the downers.
I found this awesome poem by Rumi called "The Guest House." Translated by Coleman Barks. It's about how we need to treat all of our feelings, the good ones and the bad ones as guests within our beings. We need to show them our best hospitality. I think that's what it means. If not, correct me. Thing is, if you study what you are feeling you can gain distance from it and learn from it. (You don't need to live in denial of it the way your Mommy's shrink is, although that looks like a very lucrative business.)
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I've found my first openly outed Child of D from off the Guardian's Top 100 Intellectuals (2005)! Honest to God, I was about to give up, this is so time consuming.
Clifford Geertz, anthropologist, Child of Divorce. Divorce didn't phase him a bit. Attribute this either to good genes or to the fact that he was passed off at Age 3 to be raised by a 60-year old "Foster Mother" named "Nana. Early on he realized that he was highly intelligent and that this would be his ticket out. In High School Geertz wanted to become a writer. At Age 17 he joined the Navy in World War II. And then went directly to College where he found an inspiring teacher who helped him develop.
I know nothing about Anthropology (am having a major backspace dance with spell check trying to get the word spelled out correctly.) According to this obituary (unfortunately Mr. Geertz passed away in 2006) http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20061103/ai_n16824591. Geertz wrote the "Most famous single essay in anthropology which sounds a bit like a fore-runner to a Chuck Palachiuk novel. It's called "Deep Play: Notes on the Balinese Cockfight." This is supposed to be an excellent example of a concept developed by Geertz called "Thick understanding."
Geertz was married twice and divorced once. He spent much of his life living in other cultures, most notably in Indonesia and Morocco.
Filed under: Exemplary Children of Divorce, Mentors
Bobby Fischer, the first U.S. World Chess Champion has died in Reykjavik, Iceland. A Child Prodigy, Fischer became the U.S. Chess Champion at Age 14, Grandmaster at Age 15, and World Champion at Age 24. For the last 30 years of his life, Fischer became an eccentric recluse, moving from Country to Country. He was weird and paranoia but some of the stories about what he had to go through are the types of things that really can make a person paranoid. According to Wikipedia he was arrested once in Los Angeles for committing a bank robbery and then again arrested in Japan and held for nine months for defying rules about playing against Boris Spassky in 1992. What got to me was the part where he was anti-semitic, but Jewish. Born in the U.S. Fischer had his citizenship revoked. All this repeat loss/rejection of home makes me wonder if this is some sort of Fall Out from childhood issues. Fischer had one older sister. He was admitted to the Chess Club when he was 7 and found some solid male mentors there.
The obituary, of course, did not mention that Fischer was from a Divorced Family, just that he had been raised by his Mother and lived with her. So I'll mention it here: Bobby Fischer was from a Divorced Family. There is some dispute about his Father. The man listed on the Birth Certificate was a German biophysicist. His Mother was married to the German and they divorced when Fischer was two. The Other Man may have been a Hungarian Physicist, a Jewish Guy which makes the anti-semitic remark(s) seem more logical.
Listed quote in the newspaper, gnarly Divorce type thinking for sure: "Chess is war on a board…the object is to crush the other man's mind."

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-- Bright House Sports has an interview with Brian Knobbs, who clarifies his recent comments about Randy "Macho Man" Savage. Knobbs calls the situation a "misunderstanding," and said that he would never "disrespect a legend" like Savage. You can check out the interview at this link
-- Matt "Spike Dudley" Hyson announced via his Facebook that he is now engaged to be married to longtime girlfriend Vikki Casto.
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Carl's Jr. recently announced that customers supporting "Pink Star" a month long, in-store restaurant fundraising program, donated more than $300,00 for breast cancer awareness and support in 2006. A portion of the funds were presented during an annual franchise conference event in Chicago and accepted by Janelle Hail, founder of the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF). This is the second year that Carl's Jr. franchise restaurants have conducted the in-store donation program, and the first that company-operated restaurants joined in to support the cause. During the charity promotion, Carl's Jr. restaurant guests at nearly 1,000 locations across the western U.S. were encouraged to donate $1 to breast cancer when placing their order at the register. As a thank-you for the donation, these guests received a personalized pink Happy Star(tm) to put on display in the lobby and a coupon redeemable for a free beverage on a future visit.
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This homemade costume for families entered our 2013 Halloween Costume Contest.
A word from Monica, the 'Despicable Me 2' costume creator:
Our costume this year includes Agnes when she is with her unicorn, Kevin as an evil purple minion, and Stuart, the one-eyed minion. For Agnes, we found most of the outfit at our local Goodwill- striped... Read more »
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For those that don't know what Bout of Books is... here you go:
The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 5th and runs through Sunday, January 11th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 12 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team
I want to read at least two hours everyday. My husband chose to take his Christmas time off work during the first week of January so this is great timing for BoB. I know I'll be reading the next graphic novel in The Walking Dead series that I have but aside from that I'm not sure what I'll read. Mostly I just want to spend some time reading.


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Congratulations to this year's Dietrich Memorial Scholarship winners who are starting college this fall with financial assistance from USBA.
Andrew Hurst of Indiana is majoring in biology at Yale University. Andrew is the grandson of Norman Beesley, a Commander in the Navy and USBA member since 1972.
Brianne Hoglin of Colorado is attending Lipscomb University with a major in Exercise Science/Physiology. She is the granddaughter of Richard Hoglin, an Air Force Major and USBA member since 1989.
Andrew and Brianne were selected as recipients of the 2014 Dietrich Memorial Scholarship based on their academic achievements, leadership accomplishments and community service. This scholarship is awarded annually to deserving graduating high school seniors who are children or grandchildren of USBA members in good standing.
Now in its 24th year, this non-renewable $2,000 college-assistance grant was established in memory of former USBA Executive Director and President, the late Maj Gen William Dietrich, USAF (Ret.). General Dietrich was a charter member of USBA which was founded in 1959. Dietrich was elected to the Board of Governors in 1972 and served as USBA President from 1985 until his death on December 18, 1989. He previously had served as Executive Director.
Do you have a child or grandchild who is a senior in high school? The 2015 scholarship application is available here and must be submitted by your college-bound graduating senior no later than March 31, 2015.
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Rehearsals are well underway for Cumbria's youth Orchestra's performance which aims to musically illustrate the doomed maiden voyage of the Titanic.
But as good as they are this orchestra has been under threat, the sheer geography of the county means many of the musicians have to travel long distances to get to rehearsals. So the orchestra teamed up with Cumbria's outdoors centre to give the group valuable time together without the instruments.
They've been involved in team building exercises on Derwent water. The centre manager explains how the outdoor activities will help the group:
They haven't actually worked together much over the last two years so hopefully the residential aspect and the act that they're out on the lake today is helped them gel together as a group. That enhances their knowledge of each other when they're playing together but also the view is to make the orchestra more sustainable in the future make it live for these young people and they really don't get the opportunity to come together in a full orchestra that often.
And members of the orchestra have been enjoying their time together:
This production has given the orchestra the boost they needed and now they're looking to the future with new ideas. The production The Wreck of the Titanic is on at the Sands Centre in Carlisle on Monday 16th April, exactly 100 years after the disaster.


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Today we had a wonderful visit to Somerville City Hall with Mayor Curtatone. The kids loved the t-shirts they received to celebrate Somerville's 175th birthday.
Today we had a wonderful visit to Somerville City Hall with Mayor Curtatone. The kids loved the t-shirts they received to celebrate Somerville's 175th birthday.
Today our third graders had the pleasure of visiting with Mayor Curtatone at Somerville City Hall. The students learned about Somerville history and asked questions in the Aldermen's Chambers of City Hall.
Then the children were able to visit Mayor Curtatone's personal office. He discussed the artwork that decorated his walls, one of which was a portrait of the Powderhouse. The Mayor also spoke about the plans for the new Somerville High School.
Students (and teachers and chaperones) even received t-shirts! The t-shirts celebrate the city winning the All-America City Award in 2015.
Thank you for a wonderful visit to City Hall!
Today the children of the Kennedy School participated in a walk-a-thon. We walked to Nathan Tufts Park, known locally as Powder House Park. We enjoyed a healthy snack, provided by Whole Foods Market. Students also tracked their steps with a pedometer.
The students had a wonderful day and they enjoyed seeing some of the local monuments and streets they have been learning about during the Somerville History unit of study.
Today our third grade classes went on a special field trip to Flatbread Company for pizza and bowling. Everyone bowled for an hour and then we were able to eat a generous amount of cheese pizza. Flatbread Company in Davis Square is a great place for kids!
Today our third graders walked from the Kennedy School to Somerville City Hall. Mayor Curtatone greeted everyone in the Aldermanic Chambers, located at 93 Highland Avenue. Mayor Curtatone shared information about the City of Somerville and he answered questions ranging from the Pilgrims to Outback Steakhouse. The students were able to explore the Aldermanic Chambers, trying out the comfortable swivel chairs and posing for pictures. After that, there was a trivia session in the Mayor's office where one of the students from our class won a hat! Students then enjoyed whoopie pies, chocolate chip cookies, and popsicles. After the sugar rush, our class posed for some silly pictures and then we walked back to school. It was a wonderful field trip and everyone enjoyed the day. Thank you to Mayor Curtatone and everyone at City Hall for hosting us!
If you have volunteered to chaperone, please check your child's yellow homework folder for information about chaperoning our upcoming field trips. All chaperones must have a CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) form on file from this year. The form can be downloaded here. Please click on "CORI Request Form". Along with the completed form you must include a copy of U.S. government issued photographic ID, such as a driver's license or a U.S. passport. You can return the information in your child's yellow homework folder or to the John F. Kennedy School main office. Thank you!


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So I know males exist, but I'm specifically referring to males that use technology who live in independent living facilities (very specific? I know). So far, I've only recruited 1 for my research study which seems to make people believe that I only focused on recruited women. This is not the case, it just seems as though women are more interested in participating in research studies than men. Also, when I went to visit this community, asking around the common areas for people who used technology, none of the men seemed to do so. I hope they exist. For now, I will just get away with (truthfully) saying that my sample is representative of the gender distribution in independent living communities.
Any tips on how to recruit men?


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Sorry folks, no real blog post this week: Tim and I are officially moving to NYC! Yes, yes, we've been here for a while, but we finally found a place of our own on the upper east side. Whoot! Today I'm rather frantic trying to find and pack boxes, including not a few wine boxes from liquor stores, so we're sure to look like alcoholics to our new neighbors. I'm also noticing that some boxes seem to follow us from move to move: our former printer's box, for example, has lived with us in four states, and once upon a time twelve years ago my now-thumb-tack-box housed a wristwatch. That dingy little tin has literally seen every step of my career since life drawing day one of freshman year at RISD!
So far, the most eclectic box of stuff packed contains: 2 candles, a Christmas tree holder, a hair dryer with diffuser, an umbrella, a metal wire basket, hand sanitizer, spray fixative, gorilla glue, a vinyl repair kit, and a set of wind-up penguin salt and pepper shakers. Make of that what you will!


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Museums are fantastic places to fire the imaginations of both the young and old. There's something inherently exciting about a day trip to a museum, particularly those that are catered for children. Learning really can be fun and interactive and, while our home town of London has scores of world-class museums, there are also plenty of must-sees across Europe.
The Best European Museums To Visit
With help from top fellow family travel bloggers, MTM has compiled a list of Unmissable European Museums To Visit. From Denmark to Manchester, no matter what city you're in, a visit to a museum will guarantee a great family day out.
Bristol, UK
At-Bristol Science Centre
From a Duplo building site to a talking to a robot, Lisa from Travel Loving Family had a blast with her son learning about all sorts of weird and wonderful science at the At-Bristol Science Centre. The highlight was the Planetarium Show where keen explorers can look up into the sky for a tour around the Galaxy, land on the Moon and go to Mars and Saturn to collect imaginary rocks to place in imaginary bags!
Museum of Natural Sciences
It may not be the most advertised of attractions in Brussels, says Laura from Sidestreet Style, but the Museum of Natural Sciences is a brilliant choice for children. Be greeted by a two-story-high bronze dinosaur, and explore a baby animals exhibition. Meanwhile, there are plenty of interactive play areas as well as an insect and bug gallery.
The Parlementarium
An official visitor's centre on the EU, Joanne from Kids Days Out Reviews only came across the Parlementarium after spying it onboard a sight-seeing bus. She's glad she decided to go back, however, as they got to take part in a code-breaking type challenge which was a wonderful way to engage with the exhibits – made up of several floors of interactive displays about the work of the EU.
Viking Ship Museum
If you head out of Copenhagen to the ancient village of Roskilde, you'll discover the wonders of Vikings and their phenomenal ships. Nichola from Globalmouse Travels had an incredible day at the Viking Ship Museum and the kids loved being able to get up close to boats dating back thousands of years. Children can also dress up in Viking costumes and step onboard a warship or cargo ship.
Halifax, UK
Eureka, the National Children's Museum
Lisa from Travel Loving Family also recommends a visit to Eureka in Yorkshire – her and the family love it so much they are repeat visitors. From role-playing to learning about how our bodies work, the interactive exhibits are brilliant for little ones to really explore and exercise their imaginations. Plus outside has a whole host of play areas including giant snakes and ladders board and a mammoth sand pit.
Leicester, UK
The National Space Centre
Adored by Robert from Family Travel Times, who was 10 at the time of his visit, The National Space Centre is a must for all space enthusiasts. He particularly loved the building a sponge rocket and the Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium. However, it was the tranquillity star base that really got his thumbs up – with various tests and a simulator ride which mimics how you'd feel travelling through space. Sounds so much fun!
London, UK
Brooklands Museum
Okay so it's not technically in London, but just around half an hour outside in Weybridge. But if you have a car and aviation fan then a day out at Brooklands Museum is a must, says Gretta from Mums Do Travel. Constructed in 1907, Brooklands is the world's first purpose-built motor circuit which you will be able to see as well as explore the Motoring Village, Test Hill and the Track, Aircraft & Aviation and the London Bus Museum.
London Transport Museum
Myself and Karen from MiniTravellers really recommend a day out at The London Transport Museum in Covent Garden. We loved being able to see the old steam trains and buses, while Monkey loved being able to drive a real bus and tube train. Karen's daughter also thought much the same – so just goes to show transportation through the ages is a winner for all kids!
The Natural History Museum
Meanwhile, Cerys from Rainy Day Mum talks about an all-time favourite in the Capital, The Natural History Museum. Of course, the biggest appeal for kids is their fantastic dinosaur and marine life exhibits. Get their early though… to avoid the queues and crowds.
The Science Museum
Monkey has been hounding me to return to The Science Museum for a while now – we went for an event and didn't get the opportunity to explore properly. However, Cathy from Mummy Travels has been on several occasions and has nothing but praise for all the interactive activities for kids to sink their teeth into, such as the water play area.
Manchester, UK
Manchester Museum
Nisbah from Five Adventurers has a comprehensive post about the top picks of museums in Manchester, but it's the Manchester Museum that comes highly recommended. There are tons of events and exhibits from dinosaurs to mummies – and their Big Saturday events see a new topic matter being covered every month.
Marenello, Italy
The Ferrari Museum
When we were in Italy last summer, my husband was desperate to go to Marenello to see some Ferraris, but unfortunately, it was just too far for us to travel to. Luckily, Elizabeth from Wander Mum did get to go to The Ferrari Museum and for car enthusiasts everywhere what's not to love? I know that my son would jump at the chance to be able to get close to these historic cars and trying out the F1 simulator and pit stop challenge.
Salerno, Italy
Not far from another unmissable site of Pompeii, Laura from Have Kids Can Travel discovered the historical delights of the ancient Greek city of Paestum. On the grounds, you can discover ruins, mosaics and temples of the city that was taken over by the Romans in 273BC. Meanwhile, the museum itself houses excavated treasures from the ancient town, while children are able to move freely and explore the exhibits over three floors.
Reykjavík, Iceland
Whales of Iceland
There are several fascinating museums and art galleries in the centre of Reykjavík – it really is a case of taking your pick. Before our whale watching trip, however, we wanted to take Monkey to an exhibition which would showcase the stunning marine life in the surrounding waters. The Whales of Iceland is an excellent attraction which houses 23 life-sized models, as well as huge skeletons and interactive displays. There's even a little drawing corner for youngsters to get creative.
Stavanger, Norway
The Norwegian Petroleum Museum
Situated in Stavanger, The Norwegian Petroleum Museum is a well-designed for children says Jennifer from Little World blog. After docking from their cruise, Jennifer and family were delighted to discover this modern museum which explores how oil and gas were created millions of years ago. With models of oil rigs and machinery, interactive exhibits and buttons to press, children can even start the drill!
Stockholm, Sweden
Vasa Museum
During her 10-day Scandinavian road trip, Elizabeth from Wander Mum decided that the Vasa Museum in Stockholm was one of her must-see attractions. What's so special about the Vasa? Well, being greeted by a 17th-century battleship – the world's only preserved ship from that century which dramatically sank a few metres out to sea on its maiden voyage. And with a guided tour, family trail and plenty of interesting history, it's brilliant for all ages.
Tirol, Austria
Ötzi Dorf Stone Age Village
Set in the unspoilt Ötztal valley in the Austrian Tirol, Gretta from Mums Do Travel discovered a fascinating story behind the Ötzi Dorf Stone Age Village which was inspired by the discovery of the body of a prehistoric man frozen in the mountains on the Italian-Austrian border in 1991. Visitors are encouraged to touch the 'stone-age' exhibits and not only are there various farm animals to see, but various activities including archery, clay pottery, fire lighting and bread making.
Vienna, Austria
The Haus Der Musik
If you're ever in the beautiful city of Vienna, then I imagine learning about its vibrant musical history will be top of your priority. Kirstie from The Family Adventure Project recommends taking some time to visit The Haus Der Musik – a musical centre where you can the Vienna Philharmonic, try to perform or create strange music and record your own sounds.


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Stewart Williams J, Wallick C, Byles J & Doran C. Assessing patterns of use of cardio-protective polypill component medicines in Australian women. Drugs and Aging, 2013; 30(3): 193-203
Background: A low-cost 'polypill' could theoretically be one way of improving medication affordability and compliance for secondary prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. The polypill has also been proposed as a primary prevention strategy. Yet many of the issues surrounding the polypill are still being debated and the underlying assumptions have not been proven. In this paper, we step back from the complexities of the debate and report upon the utilization of polypill component medicines in two population cohorts of Australian women who were aged 56–61 years and 81–86 years in 2007.Objectives: The aims of this study were firstly, to describe the association between the women's characteristics (health, illness, behavioural, demographic, socioeconomic) and their use of statins and antihypertensive medicines for the treatment of heart disease, and secondly, to discuss possible health and economic benefits for women with these characteristics that may be expected to result from the introduction of a cardio-protective polypill.Methods: Survey records from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) were linked to 2007 Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) claims for 7,116 mid-aged women and 4,526 older-aged women. Associations between women's characteristics (self-reported in ALSWH surveys) and their use of statins and antihypertensive medicines (measured through PBS claims in 2007) were analysed using Chi-square and multivariate regression techniques.Results: Between 2002 and 2007, the use of statins in combination with antihypertensives by mid- and older-aged Australian women increased. A moderate yet increasing proportion of mid-aged women were taking statins without antihypertensives, and a high proportion of older-aged women were using antihypertensives without statins. A high proportion of women who were prescribed both statins and antihypertensives were in lower socioeconomic groups and reported difficulty managing on their incomes.Conclusion: These results suggest that a polypill may provide an easy-to-take, cheaper alternative for Australian women already taking multiple cardiovascular disease medications, with particular benefits for older women and women in lower socioeconomic groups. Future research is needed to quantify the potential social and economic benefits of the polypill.Return


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Chris Dillman, a Baudette, Minnesota native, has seen the the economic meltdown up close. He's one of the people who jumped before he could give it the satisfaction of pushing him.
The Air Force veteran was working for a pharmaceutical company in Baudette as an electronics calibration technician. "With things getting tight and cutbacks, it was inevitable that there was going to be layoffs so I resigned," he told me during my stop at Lake Superior College in Duluth, where he's studying to be an electrician.
Dillman, 43, thought he could get out in front of the economic wave, and find work in a bigger city like Duluth before more people got laid off and became his competition, but his "leap of faith" hasn't fully worked out yet.
"The bad way to look at it is my wages have been cut to a third. The good thing is there's always something you can take — it doesn't matter what the pay of what the job is — there's always some type of skill or knowledge that you can take to your next job," he said. "It doesn't matter if I've worked at Holiday as a sales associate or if I've been a calibration technician for a big pharmaceutical manufacturer, there's still basic things you can take from one job to another."
"This is an investment in me," he said. "And an investment in me means I'll be able to go out and help others like my children, and not have to work so hard and be able to spend more time with them."
It took him about a month to find work but everything so far has been part-time with no benefits, "and that's tough when you have a family." He's got two sons at home — one who is near college age — and a daughter working on her Master's back East. He's been an assistant cook for 525 children in the Northern Lights School District in Superior, Wisconsin and was a bell driver at Sheraton.
In the meantime, he's taking classes at the college trying to "widen his base" so he's not just in one field. He's taking out loans for classes in electronics, shopping at second-hand stores, and living a frugal life that was his nature long before the economy went south.
"I was raised by my grandparents and the benefit of that was I basically was raised through the Depression also, so I'm not the type who has to have the brand name, as long as there's food on the table, heat and a roof over my head, that's fine with me."
"Until things turn around to the positive, these are the things people are going to have to do."


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Richard Steven Valenzuela (Ritchie Valens) was born this day in 1941 in Pacoima, CA. He tragically died 3 months before his 18th birthday along with Buddy Holly and "The Big Bopper" J.P. Richardson on February 3, 1959 while on the Winter Dance Party with fellow headliner Dion DiMucci.
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There was a woman from my past church who blessed me beyond belief. When I came to her church I was young with a 4 month old baby girl. During one of the first church services I attended my daughter was crying and I wasn't able to console her. That might have been the Sunday we were being introduced to the congregation as their new worship pastor. This dear friend was a leader in the children's dept. and gently and oh so compassionately asked if she could take Hannah in the back and look after her for me during the service. I was frightened because I really didn't know her, but I had to place my trust in her hands and pass over my precious treasure, believing she would be alright. She was. = ) Her name is Abby King. We did ministry together and she made sure I knew I could call her for any reason if I needed help with my babies. No mom wants to admit they need help and inconvenience someone else. We are suppose to be strong, right?
Well, a year or so later, I had just got my daughter to sleep in her crib and tried to put my 3 month old down, but he wouldn't have it! He was screaming and crying. I couldn't swaddle him, I couldn't feed him. I was getting desperate. Brian wasn't going to be home for another couple of hours. It was 9pm and THIS mom was beside herself with exhaustion. So with no where else to turn I called my friend Abby who lived up the road from us. She dropped what she was doing and came right over. It was a bit embarrassing, but I was relieved because Josh calmed right down in Abby's arms and I was able to get some relief.
Now this amazing person was faced with a horror of her own a couple of years later that was unimaginable. Her five year old son, Darian, was diagnosed with Osterosarcoma in his left leg. He was a cute little boy, full of life, who fought really hard to stay with us. But, his body gave out and he went home to be with Jesus. You can read more about his story and about the amazing organization their family has created that helps other kids and their families who are dealing with cancer. Click here to learn more: http://www.4him2day.org/message-from-craig and consider donating to this amazing ministry!
I wrote this song for the family from my perspective. It probably needs to be revised one day, but I wanted to share it with you so I could share Darian's story. I hope it speaks of the amazing life of this brave little boy.
Listen here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/anu0bpbk1ks56nb/Brave%20Little%20Boy.mp3?dl=0
Brave Little Boy
© 2009 Lara Marriott
Brave little boy
Why must you go through this
Because of your sickness
You are feeling so much pain
Brave little boy
Your fragile body's broken
Your innocence and youth
Have taken a rocky road
You're much to young for this
Or am I wrong
Does God know something we don't
Or am I wrong
Is there something great
That's waiting for you
Hold on little boy
Hold on
Brave little boy
When I saw you last you were playing
A smiley boy full of life again
Brave little boy
Courageous like armored knights
You are fighting with all your might
Passing each test with honors
You are making it through
I was so wrong
God knows something we don't know
I was so wrong
Something great is waiting for you
Hold on little boy
Hold on
Sweet little boy
You have fought the good fight
You will win the race for you
Have kept your faith
So rest dear one
For your Father is coming
Your gift of life is almost over
Your life story has surpassed us all
So little boy you will
Be remembered always
Sweet, sweet, sweet little boy
Brave, brave, brave little boy


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".270 Win Worthless on Elk!". It mentioned being a sissy if you use a .270 for elk and don't use a larger caliber.
I never knew Jack O'Connor was a sissy.
I have had three shoulder operations and use an Evo-Shield shirt to shoot even a .243 so that is why I named myself Sissy Boy on this site.
I have read numerous articles from gun writers and guides stating that a .270 is a good elk cartridge.
I have practiced a lot and can shoot 2" standing with no support to 100 yards. I can shoot 3" with shooting sticks or prone to 200 yards and with a solid rest to 300 yards. I will never shoot pass 300 yards b/c I don't feel competent enough to do so.
I will continue to hunt elk with my .270 AND my 6.5x55 and humanely kill them.


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MARLBOROUGH - City councilors last night voted unanimously to accept a $200,000 donation from the private Hillside School to connect city water to an area currently unable to tap into the local water supply.
City councilors last night voted unanimously to accept a $200,000 donation from the private Hillside School to connect city water to an area currently unable to tap into the local water supply.
Besides the $200,000 gift, the city has set aside $405,000 for the work, bringing the total to $605,000 to extend the water connections, officials said.
Officials last night also vowed efforts to connect water to a section of the city along Robin Hill Road would not be affected by the state's work to repair two failing bridges.
Department of Public Works Commissioner Ronald LaFreniere told the City Council the city is close to starting work to fill a 650-foot gap in the city water supply along Robin Hill Road, which includes the Hillside School, after more than 10 years.
LaFreniere said the plan calls for pipes to run along Broad Street Bridge and Robin Hill Road Bridge over the river to that section of the city. Both of those bridges had been scheduled for replacement by the state but state officials told the Daily News last week those bridge replacements and others may be postponed at least one year.
LaFreniere and Mayor Nancy Stevens, however, said they have not been told by the state the bridge rebuilding will be delayed.
"We've heard nothing formally from the state," she said. "We were actually working with them on this as of two weeks ago. We've only heard from a newspaper reporter calling us for comment.
"We're going to get this project done in the near future come hell or high water," she said.
LaFreniere also said the state's work on the bridges will not delay the city's efforts to extend the water connection. "It's a concern for both water supply and fire protection and will continue irrespective of the bridges," he said.
City Councilor Patricia Pope said the Hillside School offered the money to the city several years ago but the city wanted to wait until the extension of the water hookups was ready to begin.
"It appears as though we're getting close and the Hillside School generously donated the money," she said.
LaFreniere said in addition to the school, there are several homes and "barn structures" that will benefit from the water extension.
LaFreniere said he hopes to go out for bids during this year's building season, before winter sets in.
"We're nearing completion of the design phase," he said. "I've directed the city engineer to accelerate the design. If possible, I'd like to advertise before the end of construction season."
Councilors voted unanimously last night to accept the donation and asked LaFreniere to develop a time line for the project.
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National Institutions and Subnational Development in Africa
NBER Working Paper No. 18275
We investigate the role of national institutions on subnational African development in a novel framework that accounts both for local geography and cultural-genetic traits. We exploit the fact that the political boundaries in the eve of African independence partitioned more than two hundred ethnic groups across adjacent countries subjecting similar cultures, residing in homogeneous geographic areas, to different formal institutions. Using both a matching-type and a spatial regression discontinuity approach we show that differences in countrywide institutional structures across the national border do not explain within-ethnicity differences in economic performance, as captured by satellite images of light density. The average non-effect of national institutions on ethnic development masks considerable heterogeneity partially driven by the diminishing role of national institutions in areas further from the capital cities.
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I'm going to use a scene from I, Zombie where Trixie finds her dog.
Every scene has three parts: Beginning, Middle, and End.
You can graph the pace of a single scene by using a three-point scale that ranges from forty-five to one hundred and a nifty tool you have in MS Word. I'll get to that in a moment.
Go ahead and make your graph now. It might look something like this:
Now, mark the scene between the beginning and middle and the middle and end with a couple of asterisks or other symbol of your choice.
You'll need to get two numbers: The Flesch Readability score and the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
Here's where MS Word has a feature you may not know about that will give you those two numbers. Do the following:
- Click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Word Options.
- Click Proofing.
- Make sure Check Grammar With Spelling is selected.
- Under "When Correcting Grammar in Word," select the "Show Readability Statistics" check box.
- Click Ok.
Each readability test bases its rating on the average number of syllables per word and words per sentence.
- A Flesch score will be between 0-100.
- A Flesch-Kincaid score will be a decimal. It tells you the grade level someone should be on to comprehend the document (a nice gauge for all you children's book writers, eh?).
Okay, now, go to MS Word and click on the Review tab. Highlight the text in the scene from the beginning to the first break and click the "Check Grammar and Spelling" button in the top left corner. Go through the prompts. It'll ask if you want to continue with the rest of the document. Click "no."
Be amazed at what pops up.
Write down the numbers next to "Flesch Reading Ease" (mine was 86.8) and "Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level" (mine was 3.6). Subtract the second number from the first (mine comes to 83.2).
Add a dot to your graph. Like this:
Wash, rinse, and repeat for the other two sections. Connect the dots. You should have something like this:
"So what?" you ask. "How will this help me?"
Well, the real measure comes when you do a bunch of these scenes and compile them together. You'll get an idea of the pacing throughout the story rather than just one scene. Because, after all, a story is a group of scenes all put together.
If you take the time to do a set of congruent scenes, make sure your novel has nice highs and lows (not below forty-five) and isn't a flat-line of death. It'll help show you where your work needs improvement.
I'm just giving you the tool. It's up to you how you use it. You may want to add some graph paper to your writer's toolbox!
What did you think of today's little lesson? Did you know about this measure?
Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!


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Everybody is blogging these days, and so I decided to join the trend and offer you my ideas on a matter which is dear to me: naturist girls. (I sign it as Anonymous because I don't need to lose any of my naturist girls buddies!)
Dear Naturist Women:
I wish you'd leave nature alone.
Mother Nature is such an amazing artist! Each human body is in balance with regard to size, shape and colour. No two women's bodies are exactly the same, but each is delightful and is precisely what it is supposed to be – when it is left alone (!). Change just one thing, and the whole doesn't work.
It's about the entire appearance being in equilibrium. If you wear clothing with bright, strong colors, you might compensate by using pronounced make-up or your face will be lost. But look what occurs when a naked woman wears make up: her face appears plastic, counterfeit, and the remainder of her body appears washed out. It just seems http://shockintown.com/post/if-you-get-a-kick-out-of-the-idea-of-other-people-seeing-your-wife-nude/ .
Dear Made-up Naked Girl, please wash your face so your appearance will be in balance. You'll look better that way.
http://modestperson.com/views/my-first-nude-experience-was-when-i-was-younger.php to hair. Some tinting is going to happen, but please approximate Mother Nature's schedule and palette.
A natural, nude older woman is amazing, but she is unbalanced if her hair tries to look twenty-five.
You're Naturally Amazing!
And, at any age, there's the issue of general color balance: there is the woman whose skin tone tells you that she did not used to be the red-head she is now, and there is the darker-skinned blonde.
It does not work. They're unbalanced. They are not as lovely as they were intended to be.
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About pubes: Graphics from naturist magazines of past years reveal women with pubic hair. More recent pictures show most of the women shaved, and the visual equilibrium with the remaining part of the body is distressed. OK – if you wear a bikini sometimes, it seems sensible to trim around it.
But please do not over do it. Please leave enough to seem natural. Would you believe pubes are horrible? I don't, and I believe Barbie is boring.
Now for jewelry and tattoos. (This is a biggie.) I've never seen a nude body part (or a whole naked woman) that appeared better because of a piece of jewelry or a tat. I understand the allure of body decoration. It can be fun. The piece of jewelry or the tat can be unusual and intriguing. It can be pretty. It can make a statement. It can qualify you as an associate of a group. I get all that.
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If this's what you desire, go for it I don't expect you to care what I prefer to see. But take note that that tat or that piece of jewelry attracts attention only to itself – and by attracting attention to itself it unbalances the way Nature intended you to be seen.
You might want to make sure that you look different from everyone else, but you needn't do anything for that – you're wonderfully different anyhow.
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You might need the ornamentation to draw focus from a different body part that you don't enjoy, but that just diminishes the whole amazing you.
I might think, Oh, she's gotten a nipple ring (or a tattoo, or jewelry, anywhere); but I would not believe, Gee, that nipple ring actually makes her look great!. It doesn't. As parts of your whole body, your nipples really are finer just as they are.
This treatise lacks sex equilibrium (duh), so please understand that I only do not care what men look like. I do not anticipate anyone to do anything (or not) based on what I prefer to see, and I don't necessarily expect anyone to agree with me (although I guess a good many will). These are only one naturist guy's views.
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Third Annual Latino Conservation Week Starts Saturday
JOSHUA TREE, Calif. - The third annual Latino Conservation Week starts Saturday and runs through July 23, and its backers want everyone to get outside and enjoy California's open spaces.
There are 18 separate events planned across the state, including six in the southern California desert, where President Obama created three new national monuments in February.
Maite Arce, president and chief executive of the Hispanic Access Foundation, said the movement is growing nationally every year.
"We started with 17 partners, 17 events," she said. "The second year, the number of events grew to 52, and this year we already have about 100 partners."
Arce said the events also celebrate the Latino community's role in pushing to designate the new Mojave Trails, Sand to Snow and Castle Mountain national monuments. Park managers nationwide are teaming up with local groups to draw families out to experience their public lands. A full list of events is online at latinoconservationweek.com.
Leoda Valenzuela, program manager for the Council of Mexican Federations in North America, said a big priority for her group is developing Latino leaders to carry on the cause.
"There's not a lot of awareness in our communities about these open spaces," she said, "so we seek to create that awareness and involve people in outings, hikes, and also in the stewardship of these lands."
Pastor Frank Ruiz of the Spanish Seventh Day Adventist Church in Indio said the goal of "Por la Creacion." the faith-based alliance he co-founded, is to strengthen his community's ties to the land.
"Once they experience the richness of the desert, of nature," he said, "they're going to want to experience it again and again and again."
Some of the sites of California events include Joshua Tree National Park, Tijuana Slough, the Santa Monica Mountains, the Ballona Wetlands and a nature trail in Modesto.
More information is online at latinoconservationweek.com.


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What we learned from trying Google Glass
Here at Econsultancy we try to write about Google Glass when we can, because we know it's of great interest to marketers, and indeed the rest of humanity.
On Friday some of Econsultancy's Content team tried Google Glass at Somo's incredible gadget room in its London HQ, where they develop new tech uses for clients (thanks, Somo).
It was fun, but also revealing, so I thought I'd share some of what we saw and felt.
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Welcome to Heart and Humanity Magazine!
Welcome to Heart and Humanity Magazine, the latest incarnation of the ever-expanding venue The Relationship Blogger which is the brain (and heart) child of mental wellness and relationship coach Raymond Baxter. In his words, "this site began as a home for what he has learned through personal experience and work with individuals in the Mental Health sector, and as a medium for connecting the dots between people to encourage love, clarity, understanding, and well-being." A little over a year ago, Raymond brought on Shawna Ayoub Ainslie as his Editor-in-Chief and opened the door for submissions; the growth has been rapid and the responses open-hearted.
Readers and writers alike know they can come here to both listen and be heard; to share stories that may have remained in the darkness otherwise; to open their minds and even their souls to learning, wisdom, truth, and clarity.
When Raymond asked me to join the team a few months ago, that was about as easy of a "yes" as I have ever spoken. I had met both he and Shawna during my nascent tenure as Editor-in-Chief at OTV Magazine and knew they were both people I work with easily and comfortably. Raymond and I had collaborated on many of his posts and I was always impressed by the brash vulnerability of his writing; he is a no-stone-left-unturned kind of man, and apart from the breathtaking honesty of his work, he is also a dream to edit because of his open-minded humility.
Raymond Baxter lays his heart and soul bare and has no judgment as to how you respond to that; in my experience, most readers are drawn to him like moths to a flame.
As The Relationship Blogger grew from a personal blog to a publishing venue, the sorts of topics tackled and expressive genres used expanded exponentially. With this in mind, my first conversation with Shawna after accepting the position of Managing Editor basically consisted of me pitching an even more amplified format; she liked the idea, so we brought it to Raymond and he ran with it. We all conspired on what kind of a platform we want to provide for not only our regular writers but new voices as well.
That is how Heart and Humanity: A Magazine Celebrating Unity and Diversity was born. Everyone is welcomed here, and our tagline "One Heart, Many Stories" speaks to our collective belief that while we are One, our unique journeys always benefit from the witness of each other. We are here to hear each other, to support each other and to learn from each other.
For the month of July (and perhaps onward!), we want to know the answer to this question: What do Heart and Humanity mean to YOU?
Do those words conjure something global or deeply personal? Tell us your stories about family, community, spirituality…it can be as straightforward as a childhood memory or as complex as world peace. Bring your heart and humanity to our table so we can all enjoy the feast!
As we are growing we ask for your patience; we want to open our door to as many voices as possible, so if your initial submission isn't accepted, please try, try again! We want to hear from you; we want you to be part of the conversation.
Your heart and your humanity have a place here; you are not just an honored guest, you are part of the family.
Fondly, Kara Post-Kennedy
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Salman Khan who is riding high on the super success of his action thriller movie Kick has grown close to his co-star Jacqueline Fernandez.
The Indian superstar and Jacqueline were spotted in the wee hours of the morning at the Being Human activist's friend's place, Mid Day reported.
The couple was first paired in Sajid Nadiadwala's directorial debut and the sizzling hot chemistry between the two became the talk of the town since the video of the song 'Hangover' released.
The Dabangg star is reportedly smitten by the Sri Lankan beauty and their fondness for each other is obvious to industry insiders.
"Recently Salman called up a friend saying that he will drop in at his home. It was about 3am and the friend was pleasantly surprised to see Salman arriving with Jacqueline in tow," an insider source told the Mid Day.
"During the shoot of Kick, Salman and Jacqueline hit it off well. During the film's promotions, the two were pretty open about their fondeness for each other in public, giving out clear signs that they were more than just co-stars," the source added.
The Bigg Boss host has been linked to several beautiful actresses in the past. Last year the actor broke up with Bang Bang star Katrina Kaif and since then his linkups and marriage rumours keep buzzing around in the Indian film industry.
In an interview with an Indian national television, the Jai Ho star revealed that he is not looking forward to getting married.


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3 Popular Web Services That Are Actually Owned by Google
Have you ever wondered what services are from Google? With such a huge company like it is, keeping track of exactly what Google owns is tough.
Google is more than just Google. Here are some popular services you likely use every day but may not have realized were owned by Google.
1. reCAPTCHA
CAPTCHAs are those little widgets that ask you to type a few words, usually when posting a comment or signing up for a service. They serve to prevent bots from spamming websites. Google acquired reCAPTCHA in 2009, offering a better implementation than standard CAPTCHAs for two reasons.
First, it's less annoying for people to solve as it allows suspected humans to complete it by just checking a box. Second, it helps improve Google services because the reCAPTCHA prompts you to enter text from street signs in Google Street View. It once had users transcribe books as well.
2. Blogger
Running your own blog How Do I Start a Blog as Quickly as Possible? Starting a blog is an incredibly gratifying, rewarding, and feasible endeavor. With a bevy of content management system (CMS) options, hosting alternatives, and blogging resources, starting a blog has never been easier. Read More is fun, but hosting and building a website might deter some. Blogger, bought by Google in 2003, makes it simple to get your own blog running. Selecting a theme and getting started is easy for newcomers, and you can even put ads on your blog to make some money.
3. YouTube
One of Google's best-known properties, YouTube is the world's largest video site. In fact, it's the second-most popular site in the world behind only Google itself.
YouTube started in early 2005 when three former PayPal employees created it. Google bought the site in late 2006. Nowadays, users watch a billion hours of YouTube content every day.
Of course, this is a very limited look at all the services Google provides. Major offerings also include Google Translate, Chrome, Android, Google+, and more. Check out a much longer list of Google services Google's Most Interesting: Apps, Projects, and Services You Must Know About Google always has dozens of projects going at any given time and it can be hard to keep track of them all. Here are the most interesting ones that you should be aware of. Read More if you're interested in learning more.
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The Space Age has generated a huge number of man-made hazards to complement the naturally occurring ones. Space Weather can and does directly affect these objects, thus compounding the risks they pose and making them less predictable and harder to follow. Orbiting hardware can take a long time to decay and if present launch rates persist then certain orbital regimes will soon start to become highly congested further increasing the risk of collision.
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Geospace is populated by millions of man-made objects in Earth orbit of which more than 13,000 with size >10 cm are regularly tracked. The majority comprises launcher bodies and other mission-related objects and fragments, and only about 10% are active satellites. Earth-orbiting objects constitute a possible threat, in space (collisions, adverse actions on space systems) and on ground (uncontrolled and high-risk re-entry).
Tracking involves detection of objects in space and determination of orbit state and covariance (uncertainty). An important operational issue concerns forecasting of the trajectories of decaying objects that eventually enter the lower and denser atmospheric layers. The object trajectory change depends on the thermosphere density at its precise location, i.e. on altitude, latitude, and longitude, all of which appear rapidly changing during the re-entry process. Consequently, the requirement to take risk reduction measures to avoid re-entry over populated areas requires accurate 3-D modelling of the thermosphere and 3-D forecasting of the object trajectory in the geographic sector concerned.
Modelling thermospheric density for the purpose of drag calculation is an important part of the SST domain. This requires reliable space weather real-time and archive data. Space Weather nowcast and forecast of key parameters include the solar EUV radiation deposition and the level of Joule heating by ionospheric currents.
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This week's FBFF post calls on us to address the "one-time-use" wardrobe piece, and talk about whether-or-not we have items like this in our closet. Lots of fashion bloggers (or even women in general) are accused of having items they wear only once,* and this is our chance to address it and either dispel the rumor, or confirm it. Chances are, my thoughts on this are a little different than the average person, largely because I do a lot of wardrobe buying for shoots. But anyway, here we go…
Are you a one-time wearer?
I try not to be. Frankly, it's a bit unrealistic, I think. Now, sure, there are items in my closet that I've worn once or never worn, but most of that is "specialty" stuff, like formal dresses or specialty pieces (like my Christian Siriano for Payless Shoes) that I can't wear to work or on a daily basis. Those kinds of items, I think, get a pass. They're luxury items. I for sure don't believe in buying something "regular" and just wearing it once (at least not intentionally).
In fact, even when it comes to buying stuff for photoshoots, though I don't do that very often any more, I spend a significant amount of time considering if I can wear the item outside of a shoot. Can I wear it to work? What about on a non-workday? To a special event? If the answer is "no" to all of those questions, I'll see about finding something else more practical instead.
Now, I can't lie, there have been things I've bought that I've worn once and never worn again. Often, it's something I didn't feel comfortable in, or didn't like the fit of. I've been trying really hard to re-introduce pieces like that into my wardrobe, but let's face it, sometimes, that's just impossible to do. In cases like that, it's better to just either try and resell the item, donate it, or swap it.
Do you feel the need to purchase something new for an evening out or a special event?
Sometimes, yes. But before I do, I'll make sure I don't have anything in my closet that works. When I do buy something, I make sure I buy something versatile that I can wear again for a similar event. At the very least, that makes me feel better about spending the money on something I can't wear regularly. I have no qualms when it comes to wearing the same dress or outfit to multiple events, even if the same people are going to be there. In fact, in 2006 I wore the same black dress to 9 weddings (yes, we had nine weddings in one year)–I just changed up my shoes and accessories for each wedding.
That said, like I've mentioned, I have bought new wardrobe items for shoots. In fact, I've bought entire new outfits (including shoes and accessories) for shoots before. But, like I mentioned, I do what I can to make sure that when I buy is something that I can wear again.
Re-mixing is something a lot of bloggers are proud of being able to accomplish. Are you a re-mixing pro or do you shy away from posting items frequently? Why?
I'm a huge fan of remixing, in case you couldn't tell from my Random Outfit posts and my 21 Day Challenge. I see remixing items as a challenge it itself, and that's part of the fun of it!
Now, I don't necessarily think I'm a pro at remixing. However, I do feel like I'm getting better at it. Remixing can be really tough, so mastering it is quite a long process I think. Here are some outfits featuring some of the same pieces… see if you can spot 'em all (click the pics to view bigger)!
Do you have a clothing budget or are you an impulse buyer?
That is, both. To some degree, I try to keep myself on a budget and not shop too often (though anyone who walks into my closet would beg to differ, I'm sure). And at the same, I do occasionally impulse buy in the sense that I'll buy something I don't need, but purely want. I do try to curb this by putting things on hold in stores, or pinning them to my wishlist and thinking about it, instead of just whipping out my credit card and going for it. I find that this method leads to far less buyer's remorse, and a higher "wear it" rate.
Do you find yourself bored when reading a blog in which clothing items are often remixed and appear frequently?
Not at all! I love seeing how other bloggers remix items they have, because quite often, it leads to creative ways to wear something, and gives me inspiration for my own wardrobe. In fact, there have been times where I've seen a piece I have on another blog (or something similar) and have sought out other outfits featuring that piece on the same blog, just to get ideas.
Thinking about it, I think I'd actually rather see remixing than not. After all, remixing is far more realistic than wearing things once and getting rid of them.
*In my research on this, I was able to find one article that addresses this. That's here. However, I can tell you from personal experience, that this does indeed happen.


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Drawing Fundamentals with Ken Campbell (Sep)
September 18 – October 23, 2019 (6 sessions)
Wednesdays, 9:00am to noon
Please register by September 11, 2019
Instructor: Ken Campbell
Learn how to draw by eye including classical skills essential to all drawing—beginning with basic shapes. Enjoy easy, step-by-step lessons focused on learning a realistic drawing style. Includes: 3 techniques, 3 mediums, the '8-Step Method' and much more.
DRAWING FUNDAMENTALS is part of Ken Campbell's fine art FOUNDATION DRAWING SERIES that teaches classical-style drawing. Each course is over 17 hours of class time plus assignments that focus on learning traditional drawing skills in a fun, step-by-step way. Developed for small classes—based on years of art college teaching and professional studio practice—the goal is to have students producing realistic drawings in a few weeks and great drawings over the series of courses.
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Ken Campbell's FOUNDATION DRAWING SERIES includes:
- Drawing Fundamentals (NOTE: this course is a prerequisite for all drawing courses)
- Architectural Drawing
- Gestural Portrait Drawing
- Figure Drawing
- Drawing in Paint
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By: Leon Bibb
"Cleveland — The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is using a new strategy to prevent dropouts – they want to show prison videos and images to show students what life may be like if they don't stay in school.
The documentary, "Insideout," is being brought to Cleveland schools as a way of allowing the inmates to speak to the students."
CLEVELAND – The moving images and sound of men marching along an instituional hallway while a guard wearing a pistol with handcuffs hanging from his belt is both graphic and saddening.
The men who are walking are clad in prison uniforms as they pass along the corridor inside a prison.
These are images that will be part of the curriculum of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District as the system wrestles with the enormous problem of dropouts. Experts know a sizeable proportion of the men and women in the prisons of America had dropped out of high school before they broke the law.
So the documentary, "Insideout," is being brought to Cleveland schools as a way of allowing the inmates to speak to the students. Wlith cameras recording their images and voices, the inmates tell their story of how they went wrong in their lives.
The hope is students will not consider dropping out of school or of turning to lives of crime.
"You know what the results of ignorance is," said documentary creator Shelley Stewart. "All you have to do is just look into the prisons; look at the crime rate."
Stewart owns an Alabama advertising agency. He credits his education with his station in life. Certainly, he began life in a troubled situation. In the documentary, Stewart tells the camera when he was five years old, his father murdered his mother.
It was at that point others took in Stewart and stressed the importance of education. It was advice he took.
His documentary features both men and women inmates in the Alabama prison system. It was shown to a group of Cleveland educators, community workers, elected officials, and students.
"I was watching the film and I felt inspired to continue to do what I wanted to do," said Shadi Thompkins, a student at Cleveland's East Technical High School.
He said it impressed him to continue in his quest to graduate high school and go to college.
"It was really a powerful film," he said.
The film is poignant in many ways. Each inmate who is interviewed by Stewart has his year of his first incarceration on the screen. Students will see some of the convicts have been in prison for 20 years since they turned age 18.
Those in life behind bars plead with the student who will see and hear their stories. The convicts talk of the mistakes they made in their lives. Stewart's camera goes into the many areas of the prisons, showing life behind bars. In many segments, there are shots of barbed and razor wire at the top of tall fences.
The sound of closing prison doors echo throughout hallways. Throughout, Stewart's narration resonates about how all decisions are made by prison authorities and not by inmates. They are told what time they must rise from bed, eat, return to their cells and work.
In one segment, a prison warden speaks of the mothers on the outside who cry for their sons and daughters behind the bars and walls of the prison system.
"Sometimes the mothers cannot afford to make trips often to the prison to visit their sons or daughters," said the warden. "Often, they quit coming."
Stewart said the idea is to impress upon students who will view his documentary of the importance of making good decisions early in their lives. Whatever decisions made will have an affect on the quality of life later.
"Insideout" will not stand alone as part of the curriculum in Cleveland Schools. Accompanying the documentary will be lessons plans where teachers go deeper into the subject of school dropout and crime.
"We can continue to do these kinds of things and we can have these kinds conversations with students," said Gayle Gadison, a curriculum manager with Cleveland Schools.
Part of the curriculum calls for high school students to write letters as if they are incarcerated in prison. The letters are a class project, but written as if they are to be given to their families "back home." The idea is to give the students a taste of what life would be like were they to follow lives of crime.
"If we don't try to fix it now, then there won't be any future generations to inspire others," said Christian West, a student at East Technical High School who saw the documentary's premiere showing.
"Insideout" closes with a heavily-barred prison door closing slowly on the camera's lens. Its clank is jarring. Then the documentary slowly fades to black. The hope is Cleveland students understand that life does not have to be lived inside prison walls and behind steel-barred doors. The hope is the students understand they can achieve their positivie dreams with education.
Stewart emphasized the documentary can play a major part in the lives of parents of the students. When his mother was taken from him in a violant act by his father, he lost both parents at the same time. However, other adults and a school system would not let him fall through the cracks.
"Insideout" workers to keep students from falling through the cracks all the way to a prison system where a heavy door would clank on them.