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From the Health Affairs blog:
It is commonly said that the US spends more than twice as much on health care as other developed countries, yet its outcomes are worse. The inference is that too much care is provided, to no good end.
Such international comparisons are drawn from the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a group of 34 developed countries. Analyzing these data is a multi-step process, like peeling an onion, and the truth resides deep within its core.
The process starts by adjusting health care spending for "purchasing power parity" (PPP) and expressing it in US dollars. By that measure, per capita spending in the US is 160 percent more than the OECD mean (Panel A, left bracket), and this is the basis for the notion that the US spends more than twice as much. But it is only the first layer.
The second layer is the economy. The US spends more principally because it is wealthier (Panel A, right bracket), but even in proportion to its gross domestic product (GDP), the US spends more, about 60 percent more. But that is only the second layer.
The third layer is price. Health care prices are inordinately high in the US and inordinately low in many other countries, particularly those that exercise price controls. Therefore, to understand how much care is given, comparisons of health care spending must be adjusted for the purchasing power parity of health care (HC-ppp). When so adjusted, spending in the US is still higher relative to its GDP, but by only 31 percent (Panel B). This represents the core difference in services. Some are administrative, but most are health care services.
What explains this 31 percent? A large body of evidence suggests that it results from poverty and income inequality, which are more prevalent in the US than in any other OECD country except Chile, Mexico and Turkey. And poverty is associated with substantial increments in spending. For example, the poorest decile of Medicare beneficiaries spends 30-40 percent more than the wealthiest; overall hospital utilization rates in large urban areas are 25-35 percent more than in their wealthiest Zip codes; and hospital readmissions are most prevalent from poor neighborhoods and in safety-net hospitals.
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What Not to Say to a Grieving Loved One
Posted by ididnotknowwhattosay on April 26, 2011
Knowing what not to say can be just as important as finding the right words to comfort a loved one when they are grieving. Many of the following sayings might seem on the surface to be the "right" thing to say; after all you have probably heard them said at a funeral. However, to a person grieving these common "words of support" encourage them to deny their true emotions and can be hurtful.
Here are a few sayings to try to avoid:
- The I'll be there For You…But Not Really Response.
Call me if you need to talk! (but the person is always too busy to talk to you).
When you are feeling extremely vulnerable, you want to be able to count on friends and family to be there for you. One of the most common stories I have heard from those that are grieving, are that friends and even family often avoid them when they need them the most. Try to do your best to return phone calls and stop by and listen. It may seem difficult at times but it can be truly healing to a friend in need.
- The Look on the Bright Side Response
Your loss is nothing compared to what I heard in the news the other day, you should be thankful. You are young; you can always have another child. Don't worry, you can always get remarried. Don't be sad, they are in a better place now. Your mother lived a long life; you shouldn't be upset that she passed away.
Grief is unique to each individual. Just because someone else's life may be more dramatic does not make your friend's pain any less important to them. Allow your loved one to freely share their personal story.
- The Overly Negative Response
You must feel so lost. Things are really going to be awful for you for awhile. You poor thing, life will never be the same. You must have a dark cloud over you. How do you think your loved one would feel if they saw you like this? If you were more religious these things would not be happening to you.
Someone who is grieving is already feeling overwhelmed and sad. These negative comments have a way of making someone feel even worse. If you are really trying to sympathize with their feelings, try asking them how they are feeling and allow them to express what they are going through.
- The Just Get Over It Response
Are you better now? Your loved one passed away so long ago, why are you still upset? Crying and being depressed will not bring your loved one back. Oh it's just an animal, you can get another one.
Grief is not a disease or a psychological condition you can take a pill for and be cured. You don't "just get over it". When you have experienced a loss, you learn day by day to live your life without your loved one but the loss is not erased from your memory. Allow your friend to heal at their own pace.
Wow, so is there anything you can say?
Most people do not consciously say things to be hurtful. They have either heard them said a hundred times so they don't understand how they might affect someone or they become so nervous about saying the "right" thing that the words come out awkward.
One of the most important things to remember when you are trying to comfort a grieving friend is to not diminish their feelings. Grief is normal. You may become uncomfortable when watching someone go through the deep emotional pain that can occur when someone is grieving, that is normal too. If you desire to be a supportive friend, allow the person to feel the full range of emotions they are feeling – both the celebration of the person's life and the deep feelings of loss and loneliness. By allowing grief to take its natural progression you will assist your friend reach a sense of balance in their life.
The best thing you can do is keep it simple and heartfelt. Not sure what to say… why not start with asking yourself this simple question… What would you like someone to say to you if you lost a loved one?
Remember to…Hug them, Love them, Show up and Listen. You will do more for your friend by showing up and listening than any words can ever say.
© 2011 Lori Pederson
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Restless Heart - Bluest eyes in Texas
That lonesome texas sun was setting slow
And in the rear view mirror, I watched it go
I can still see wind in her golden hair
I close my eyes for a moment, and I'm still there
The bluest eyes in texas
Are haunting me tonight
Like the stars fill the midnight sky
Her memory fills my mind
Where did I go wrong? did I wait to long?
Or can I make things right?
The bluest eyes in texas
Are haunting me tonight
Another town, another hotel room
Another dream that ended way too soon
Left me lonely, prayin' for the dawn
Searching for the strength to carry on
The bluest eyes in texas
Are haunting me tonight
Like the stars fill the midnight sky
Her memory fills my mind
Where did I go wrong? did I wait to long?
Or can I make things right?
The bluest eyes in texas
Are haunting me tonight
For every heart you break, you pay a price
But I can't forget the tears in her blue eyes
The bluest eyes in texas
Are haunting me tonight
Like the stars fill the midnight sky
Her memory fills my mind
Where did I go wrong? did I wait to long?
Or can I make things right?
The bluest eyes in texas
Are haunting me tonight
holy shit, us americans must be sitting on a goddamn gold mine of them,
with valentines day coming up, and people getting stuff for the ones they love, it makes me think, ...what if that is the reason we live, just to be loved, for one to feel the greatest feeling ever, a high that cannot ever be re-created in an artificial form, people search and search for love, when it finally finds them, they dont know what to do cause then it makes them think twice on wheather or not it is real, ....dont let that happen to you, ...live for the moment, but plan for the future, cause the moment you are in right now, and that is what deicides wheather or not you will have a future
Screw drivers and Electrical outlets make for a shocking expierence
This is life the one you get, so go and have a ball, because the world dont move to the beat of just one drum, what might be right for you might not be right for some, you take the good you take the bad you take'em both and there you have my opening statement,....
Is your hog on drugs?
how would you know?
how could you tell?
look for these here warning signs
sudden weight loss
euphoria leading to paranoia
stealitization of your things
and jibbery style oinkery what make no sense at all,
warn your hogs about the dangers of meth, before its too damn late
im Early Cuyler and that concludes my court ordered community service
i dont know whats going on with me anymore, ..i keep having this weird feeling, like if i were to blink my eyes for even a split second, that time would literally pass by me, i have been having that feeling more and more that time leaves me in the dust, and i cant quite keep up with it, ....im not saying that im not going anywhere in life, im just saying that everything around me is going faster and faster, life passes by soo quickly now that its unreal, and me......it feels as if im left behind
well, if im not on here much anymore im sorry about it, my father is moving up north here in about a week, and i will have lost everything, im still gonna try to keep my head on straight, but i dont know how long i will last with that, but i did start crying earlier today, cause i have no other way of expressing it
In 1972, a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum-securi
song lyrics that really mean somthing,
All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
And their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tommorow, no tommorow
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
'Cos I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad World, Mad World
Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday
Made to feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson
Look right through me, look right through me
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad World, Mad World
Mad World, Mad World
i love this song :D
I think I'll go down to the ocean
I think I'll go down and lie by the sea
Sit alone and watch the waves break
I don't think I'm ever going to leave
To leave, to leave
Find a girl that looks like an angel
Take her home just to be by her side
The kind of girl you'd love to marry
Someday to be your brand new bride
Your brand new bride
I think I'll go down to the ocean
I think I'll go down and lie by the sea
Sit alone and watch the waves break
I don't think I'm ever going to leave
to leave, to leave, to leave, to leave
to leave, to leave, to leave, to leave
Well I know I've got this mission
Things to do and things to say, every day
And if you give your heart permission
I know you'd feel the same old way
The same same way
I think I'll go down to the ocean
I think I'll go down and lie by the sea
Sit alone and watch the sun set
I don't think I'm ever going to leave
to leave, to leave, to leave, to leave
She'll be waiting by the shore
And I will be, I don't wanna be alone anymore
I think I'll go down to the ocean
Holloween will offically be one year to the day, that i was cured of cancer, one year ago i was literally fighting for my life, it almost seemed like it was just yesterday, just goes to show how much time has gone by since then, i remember ever single day in october lastyear, the days of going over to the cancer center in Kalamazoo, waking up early in the morning for chemotherapy, the third day of my treatment i awoke and the effects of the chemo hit me like a ton of bricks, i felt soo ill, i was freezing to death, the room was spinning, i was soo fatigued, i could barely hear over the ringing i had in my ears along with being tone deaf also so i was unable to hear certain pitches. the days seemed as if they would never ever end, i couldnt eat a thing cause the two meds they prescribed me didnt work at all, and i became very very dehydrated, i ended up in the hospital that night, and they game me a med through my saline lock that i had in my arm for the chemo drugs, during the course of my treatments, instead of giving me a port or a new IV everyday, they just left a saline lock in my arm, it was very uncomfortable, the reason that they decided to do that is cause my veins are very fragile and they have a hard time nailing one cause they will either dive under or they will blow easily, everytime they came to put my IV on i would have to take out a stick of strong mint gum to take away the nasty smell of the saline, im one of the very few people that are able to smell it, some people can taste it, but how i can describe it is that it smells exactly like wart removing acid, they put my on a steriod to help with my fatigue, you could tell i was on the steriod cause my face would soo red and flushed, it got hard to breath during my second course of treatment due to the fact of permanent lung damage caused by the strength of the chemo, so now i cant run for a long amount of time, or else i will passout, the chemo has caused my matabolism to skyrocket, it has knocked off my equilibrium so my balance is now bad, and i just found out that i have a condition from the chemo therapy drugs called "Chemo Brain" which makes it hard for me to think and causes me to stare blankly sometimes, other times i am in deep thought, but to tell you the truth about this, i miss it, i know it sounds crazy, but this obstacle brought my family together more than it ever has before in my entire lifetime, everyone i knew was pulling for me and wishing me the best to make it through, they were all cheering me on as i did my best to keep together during the whole thing, i will never forget that point in my life, this month will forever be a scar to me, but i will always look back upon it as a stepping stone in life, as an obstacle that tested my limits, to prove how strong i am, now its a year later and im proud to say that i have been cancer free for the past year now, i truly see it as the biggest accomplishment in my whole life now
this song says exactly how i feel everyday
Vertical Horizon- He's everything you want
Somewhere there's speaking
It's already coming in
Oh and it's rising at the back of your mind
You never could get it
Unless you were fed it
Now you're here and you don't know why
But under skinned knees and the skid marks
Past the places where you used to learn
You howl and listen
Listen and wait for the
Echoes of angels who won't return
He's everything you want
He's everything you need
He's everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
He says all the right things
At exactly the right time
But he means nothing to you
And you don't know why
You're waiting for someone
To put you together
You're waiting for someone to push you away
There's always another wound to discover
There's always something more you wish he'd say
But you'll just sit tight
And watch it unwind
It's only what you're asking for
And you'll be just fine
With all of your time
It's only what you're waiting for
Out of the island
Into the highway
Past the places where you might have turned
You never did notice
But you still hide away
The anger of angels who won't return
I am everything you want
I am everything you need
I am everything inside of you
That you wish you could be
I say all the right things
At exactly the right time
But I mean nothing to you and I don't know why
And I don't know why
I don't know
we gonna have to damn shake the monkey one time on this sumbitch!!
i had a crazy-ass dream a few nights back, i was driving out on the highway with my mom and two other people that i didnt know, and all the sudden a storm comes rolling in out of the west, and then my mom says that we have to stop cause of the storm, and we came to the end of the highway and there was road running left and right and a gas station in front of us, then i decided to turn right, and then we started going through the country, and then out of nowhere i ended up in a gigantic area where there was nothin but stones and rocks like a quarry, ...well anyways, there was this house that was sitting ontop of like 2 stories of rock, with a sort of mine shaft-back door enterance, which my mother and i entered and it seemed like it would be dirty, well when we walked in further it turned out to be a clean stairway, surprising to me, then we got to the top of the stairs, and at that point a woman showed up at the back door in the house and answered it, then she invited us in, and when i walked in i was immeadiatly coverend in spider webs, and i looked around and spider webs covered the house and there were big spiders in them, and i got scared, so i started pulling the webs off of me and then we made our way to her living room and there was a dinning room chair in the corner to the left of me after i walked in there and that was covered in spider webs too, and the whole living room was full of them, then she told me to take a seat, and i started to grab at the webs on the chair and pull them away, and she said "just sit down, dont be afraid, it wont hurt you" and i sat down and all the sudden i got this weird feeling with all the webs caught on my then the spiders started crawling towards me and i got soo freaked out,....then i woke up
i noticed that i drink alot, i mean ALOT
lets just say that im getting sick, and just leave it at that


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Friday, December 30, 2011
A Young Investor's Diary - Introduction
I created this blog after I had started investing 5 months ago. The main purpose of this blog is for me to reflect on my investment's philosophy and mistakes as penning it down on the blog will certainly help to prevent me from committing investing mistakes that many, especially young investors, are prone to due to Greed and Fear.
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Hey, I like your blog. I'm also a young investor, and I find that it really helps to keep track of what your investing philosophies are and to watch how they change over time. I run an investing blog too at http://startingat22.blogspot.ca On my other blog about technology, I decided to pass a blog award on to you. See this post for details: http://www.mikazo.com/2012/03/liebster-blog-award.htmlReplyDeleteReplies
thank you, it always good to start young and to find another one who start young too :) I have to say it's a really fun journeyDelete
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Olympus 60mm f/2.8 macro: Conclusion
This one is a keeper. I am a big fan of this lens — mainly due to my love of all things macro. The autofocus was generally fast, the color quality was very good and the images were pretty sharp. I found the image quality to be excellent for this price range. As a portrait photographer I could easily utilize this lens in traditional shooting mode. As a macro fanatic, the macro setting of this lens was extremely fun to play with. My only real concern with the 60mm f/2.8 macro lens is the double edge effect I noticed especially at wide open apertures. At times I did not notice it much, but sometimes it was far too obvious and quite distracting. That being said, I still recommend this lens. For me, it's simple. This lens makes me want to use it. For those who are not used to macro photography it will open up a whole new world to you. For those that already love macro it will allow you to further your craft.
The Olympus M.Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 macro lens is available for $499.99.
- Great image quality
- Lightweight
- Great macro capabilities
- So fun to use
- Double edge effect on some background objects
- Could have a faster AF
- Slightly less than tack sharp


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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
The pre-race prep was less than inspirational. "As soon as you hit the water you will be hypothermic," warns judge Brian "Tracker" Wheeler. The producers added, "Make sure you jump out far enough to avoid the rocks below." Oh great!
Being the only female in group of men that include a college athlete, two professional athletes, a rock climber and muscle-bound fireman, I just knew that I would come in last place. My only chance was to gut it out and try not to look like a wimp. That meant my old friend, the life jacket, was out no matter how I longed for it's reassuring embrace.
Ready, set, go! I started the uphill run on a jagged trail to a 30-foot cliff over looking the frigid Deschutes River. When I came to the cliff, I stopped and tried to catch my breath before hitting the icy water. Mustering some courage, I took a jog to the edge only to stop short doubting my footing, doubting whether I would clear the rocks below, doubting whether I would live!
Second attempt, I made it off the cliff only find the cold water hit me just as hard as I imaged the rocks would. The 40 degree water sat on my chest like an anvil – I could not breath!
Now don't get me wrong, I have excitedly jumped into Alaskan lakes that still have ice on them. This was worse! When out of breath from running in high altitudes, fighting with fresh melted ice is not a battle I would choose. But that day, girl guts won! I made it to the riverbank.
Unable to feel my fingers, I now had to grip handlebars and navigate a mountain bike through boulders, rocks, and roots to the finish line. With slippery wet shoes and limbs like noodles, it is a miracle I stayed on that bike!
But I made it. I loved it. I loved it immediately AFTER crossing the finish line! And I even beat some brawny boys.
Looking back, I am glad that I decided before the race started that I was not going to use the lifejacket. Knowing that I would not be as fast as the men, taking a two-minute penalty for the security of the jacket would have been an automatic concession. Having already made-up my mind, when I stood facing down the cliff, scared as I was, the lifejacket didn't even cross my mind.
Now, when I find myself re-evaluating decisions based on fear and doubt, I can remind myself that even though fear is here now, and pain will most likely follow, there will be a finish line. I want to celebrate at that finish line knowing I followed the plan. Even when I am scared, I want to have faith and jump.
2 Timothy 4: 7-8 "I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day."
Quinoa is the king of grains! Not only is it a fiber filled whole grain, but quinoa is also the highest protein plant food! All that muscle building goodness without the animal fats and messy preparation. Quinoa has an almost rice-like flavor, which easily takes on the flavors of added ingredients and spices. And its texture is similar to cous cous, a small granular pasta. Like pasta, quinoa is also a carb making it the perfect pre-race food – just what the "WANTED: Adventure Host" contestants needed before the mini-triathlon in Episode 7! So in honor of the mega mini-tri, I give you Quinoa three ways!
2 cups Water
1 cup Quinoa
Place both water and quinoa into a saucepan. Bring to a rolling boil then reduce heat, cover and simmer till quinoa is slightly translucent and tender (about 15 minutes). When there are steam wholes on the surface of the quinoa, it is usually done.
Serves 4
Basic Quinoa
1 cup salsa
½ cup cheddar cheese, shredded
Prepare Basic Quinoa. When steam holes appear on surface of quinoa, fold in salsa. Try to work the quinoa as little as possible to keep it from getting starchy and gummy. Serve topped with cheese as a side or double the recipe for entrée sized portions.
Serves 4
2 cups chicken broth
1 cup quinoa
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
3 green onions, chopped
1 clove garlic, grated or minced
1 tbsp olive oil
Kosher salt and pepper to taste
1. Heat oil in a saucepan. Add finely chopped onion and garlic. Sautee until tender and translucent.
2. Add broth and quinoa. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer about 15 minutes or until steam holes are seen on the surface of quinoa and grains are semi-translucent and tender. Serve top with a sprinkling of green onions, grape tomatoes, salt and pepper.
Serves 4 (side portions)
3. QUINOA SPINACH SALAD with PISTACIOS
Basic Quinoa
10 oz bag of spinach
1 cup shelled pistachios
¼ cup olive oil
3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp water
2 tsp agave nectar (substitute sugar equally, substitute 1 tsp honey)
¼ tsp ground mustard
1. Prepare Basic Quinoa. In the meantime, mix dressing. Combine oil, vinegar, water, agave nectar, and mustard. When Basic Quinoa is ready, top with dressing, fluff (working the quinoa as little as possible)
2. When ready to serve, place spinach in a large dish. Top with quinoa, toss together and top with pistachios.
Serves 8
Question? Comment? Tried the recipe? Let me know what you think. Leave a comment!
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Lindsey! I love quinoa! I use this awesome recipe from the Gourmet Nutrition book..here it is, I think you'd love it! I can't wait to try out yours :)ReplyDelete
Quinoa 1/2 cup
Vegetable Broth 1 cup
(core removed, small diced) 1/4
Orange (peeled with outer
and central white membrane
removed, chopped) 1/4
Raw cashews
(chopped) 1/4 cup
Fresh cilantro
(chopped) 1 tbsp
Rinse quinoa in a fine strainer and drain. Bring veggie broth or water to a boil in a medium-sized pot and then add the rinsed quinoa. Cover with a tigh-fitting lid and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 10 minutes and then add the apple, orange and cashews. Remove from heat and let it sit for another 10 minutes with the lid on. Add the cilantro, stir all the ingredients together and serve. Serves 1 large or 2 small.
Also, I recently saw an article in oxygen magazine for a recipe regarding quinoa. It used sun-dried tomatoes, plenty of garlic, green onions, chopped fresh cilantro, onion and shredded carrot. Sounds delish huh?
Enjoy, and thanks for all your lovely recipes! My husband and I will never go hungry :)
-Ali D aka your fitness instructor friend!
Great post Lindsey!ReplyDelete
Oooo! Thanks for the recipe Ali!ReplyDelete


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I apologize for the delay in updating this blog. I've been very busy over the past several months, but I promise, I haven't forgotten about you!
Among the many responsibilities I've been handling (including finally completing my MFA thesis–I defend next Thursday), I had an amazing opportunity to present research on Comics as a Legitimate form of Literature at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Annual Conference and Bookfair in Boston earlier this month.
Here is the abstract for the entire panel:
S211. Video Games, Fan Fiction, & Comics: Alternative Genres as Legitimate Literature
Alternative forms of narrative are often perceived with disdain or suspicion even though they address the same plots, themes, and conditions of respectable literary forms. Comics have begun to break away from this stigma, but what about more mainstream genres, such as fan fiction and video games? How do all three of these alternative forms both threaten and reinforce ideas about originality and narrative? This panel will make the case for alternative genres as creative literature.
Presenting the panel was an absolutely thrilling experience. At first, we weren't sure what to expect. Would only 16 people show up? Would 200? I prepared for the panel as if I was giving a lecture to my students in a small classroom of 25. (This is something I'm very comfortable with.) I wrote out what I wanted to say beforehand, but gave myself some freedom to talk off the page. Since comics are such a visual medium, I put together a simple PowerPoint to accompany what I said.
When I showed up to the venue with my fellow panelists, we were a bit overwhelmed. There was a huge line of people waiting to enter. Before we got started, almost all of the seats were full, we had people standing in the back, people sitting in the aisles and up front. I'm really bad at estimating numbers of people in a room, but I've heard numbers of around 200-300 people were in attendance, which is mind-blowing to me. And is also incredibly flattering.
The panel went rather smoothly. Toward the end we had some technical difficulties (my netbook disconnected from the Internet halfway through a presentation that required a Prezi) but we made do without it. For about 45 minutes afterward, we were still talking to people that attended our panel, and as we walked through the bookfair later that afternoon, we received several compliments on the success of our panel. In short, the panel was very well-received, and for that I am grateful.
If you'd like to hear the audio from the entire panel, here it is:
You'll have to excuse my horrendous pronunciation of Latin and French terms. At the end, you can also hear some of the more personal Q&As that went on afterward (I forgot to stop recording on my phone). I apologize for this. And as I mentioned earlier, this panel was also accompanied by a PowerPoint (from myself) and a Prezi (from Kirsten, who spoke about Video Games).
I'm currently in the process of organizing and proposing another panel strictly on comics for next year–hopefully it is accepted. :)
If you have any comments, suggestions, or anything else, please comment! I'd love to hear what you have to contribute. Let's keep this conversation open!
Since my thesis is done and the semester is coming to an end, hopefully I'll be able to update this blog more often and continue chronicling my growth as a cartoonist and writer. Thank you for your patience and support!
Edit: I've finally added a link to the PowerPoint on Comics!


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North Harbour Rugby will not be sending an Under 13 Team to the Roller Mills Junior Representative Tournament.
Also removed is the current Under 14 Representative Program and the Union administered Junior Club Representative Tournament where Clubs assemble their most competitive Junior teams to play against each other at the end of the regular Junior Club Rugby season.
Harbour Rugby intends to replace these programs with Rugby Development experiences that they are developing with their Club leaders which will be available to all kids.
This year will also see the introduction of a non-contact Rippa grade targeting Boys between 8-13 years of age, and also a Girls Under 15 club and school grade.
These changes may seem dramatic but North Harbours General Manager David Gibson says it has been a 14 month process built around North Harbours Purpose and Strategy.
"Harbour Rugby's Purpose is Improving Lives, Through Rugby, and when it comes to our community we want to maximise engagement and grow participation through quality experiences. For us this means cultivating a climate of development & fun around our Junior Rugby Programs and putting the kids at the centre of the experience."
"In relation to Junior Representative Rugby, we have also taken our time to understand what the evidence and research is telling us, not just in Rugby but other sporting sectors- and we are not alone."
Bill Wigglesworth, who leads Harbour Rugby's Engagement & Participation Team, reinforced how important the evidence and research was in making these decisions.
"We had to challenge ourselves on whether this was the correct approach, but in the end the evidence was overwhelming. When you put the children at the centre of any sporting experience they want to have fun, play with their mates, learn new skills and be supported".
"What we also know is that Rugby is a late specialisation sport and introducing Performance & Representative Programs too early can create behaviours that discourage participation in kids and have a negative impact on their overall development both physically and emotionally".
Simon Walters (PhD), Senior Lecturer and Head of Coaching at AUT supports this message, "The evidence here in NZ and worldwide clearly shows that an overriding focus on winning at an early age has a number of costs. These include negative adult led behaviour, closing the door on late developers and late maturers; kids not developing the all-round skills they will need later if they stay with the sport- getting the biggest, strongest kid to run straight and hard, what happens when he is not the biggest and strongest?; greater rates of overuse injuries; burnout; and ultimately dropout."
But Wigglesworth is also quick to say "This is not saying performance or representative programs are negative either, New Zealand is world leading from a Rugby perspective and many other Sports. This is about adjusting our current system and introducing a Talent Development Program at a more appropriate age and stage".
Harbour feels that these shifts also line up with NZ Rugby's Talent Identification philosophies being wider earlier, encouraging multi skilled athletes and a measured approach to progress.
Although there has been some "heavy lifting" over the past year by Union staff to understand and talk with people in the region and other National Sports Organisations, Gibson says they have been helped along the way by NZ Rugby and an amazing group of Junior Rugby leaders in the community.
"We cannot speak highly enough about our Junior Rugby leaders, they have been unreal and we appreciate all they are doing- especially when it comes to the changes at club land"
He does however anticipate that there may be some tension around the removal of the Representative Rugby for the kids, and although it was more of a Union led decision, the reasons why were exactly the same.
"We accept that this will not be seen by everyone as positive, and that's ok, as we just hope people will take the time to consider the drivers behind the changes and the overall experience we want to continue to grow in our community, which includes the introduction of the new grades and the Rugby Development opportunities. We want to make Rugby an even more enjoyable experience for the kids- which is the most important part of all of this for us"
"The more kids that play, the more they have fun, the longer they will stay in the game".
Please click on the following links for more information;
Good Sports http://aktive.org.nz/good-sports/resources/& the Good Sports Spine
"Good Sports aims to create positive sporting experiences for Kiwi kids by supporting and educating the key adult influencers in children's sport: parents, coaches, teachers and sport administrators"
Good Sports is underpinned by robust academic research, practical monitoring and evaluation"
Sport NZ – Balance is Better https://sportnz.org.nz/assets/Uploads/SportNZ-BalanceIsBetter.pdf
"Developing athletes to realise their potential in sport and in life — winning in the long run"
NZ Rugby Talent Identification Philosophies and Pathways
"Rugby is a late development sport- Wider Earlier- Capture Point U17- Encourage multi skilled athletes-Measured approach to progress"
Community Sport; Voice of the Participant data.
• Junior Club Rugby & Harbour Junior Representative Rugby
• http://newsportfuture.com/junior-sport-rep-teams/ Blog Post by Wayne Goldsmith (post on New Sport - The future of Sport)
• Sport NZ, Community Sport Northern Region Rugby (May 2018)


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The manufacturer knew what they were doing when they posted this item for sale, even the description is hilarious,
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This is by far the greatest user review we've ever read. The text is a little hard to read from the screen shot, so we've re-written it below:
I knew getting back in the "dating game" would be a challenge after being out of it for over 5 years. When I was released from Joliet, I had to learn all the new things "the dating crowd" was trying. I knew about scented candles and Luther Vandross CDs, and sure was glad to hear people still use them. But I had no idea that "lube" was so popular with the "romantics" out there. All it took was one stroll through the Walgreens personal hygiene aisle to prove I had to learn a new thing.
"Where to start?", I wondered. I wanted something simple. However, all I saw in the stores were lubricants that were flavored with cinnamon and paprika, or designed to somehow "heat" your private parts. No way, Jose! (I experienced the "heat" thing personally once after an adventurous incident with a toaster. I'll stick with "room temperature" from now on, thank you very much.)
Luckily, I found a plain, old-fashioned lubricant that would not make me smell like a dessert topping. And it came in this HUGE tub! No more awkward late-night Walgreens runs for me, once I could get my hands on this lubricant bin. Now, I admit the price tag was kinda hefty. But after selling the ol' Pontiac Sunfire and borrowing some cash from Aunt Gladys, I was "ready to place my order."
The product only took a week to arrive, and got to my apartment just in time for my first real "date" since the gas station incident. You can bet I was nervous for this one. When I got off the bus to meet Carla in front of the Chili's, I just about had a heart attack! The only thing keeping me calm was knowing that I could not possibly run out of lube that night. I gave Carla a reassuring nod and smile, as if to say "Don't worry, Carla, I have plenty of lubricant for later."
The dinner was great, and after knocking back a couple Mojo Mango Margaritas, we were ready to head back to my apartment. I winked and told Carla, "Let's SLIP on out of here," to see if she understood the lubricant lingo. I think she did. Throughout the bus ride back, I grinned and hummed Luther Vandross tunes to set the mood.
When we got to my place, I already had a candle burning. It was by "Glade", which I think you pronounce like the singer Sade, because it is an exotic candle that smells just like real pine. After we got comfortable, I asked Carla if she could help me with the lube. She looked at me weird, and I couldn't tell if it was because she thought it was "too soon" or because I was pushing a mechanical lift to get the drum barrel out of the storage closet.
So I "took the initiative", as women like men to do, and rolled the barrel out into the living room. "Ready to tap the keg?" I joked, and by "keg" I meant "55-gallon barrel of personal lubricant." She looked at me all shocked, and said "That's it, I'm out of here!" I asked why, since she didn't need to run to Walgreens for more lubricant – there was plenty right here. But she didn't answer, and got up to leave anyway. Then, as Carla was about to pass me and the barrel, she tripped on my dog Poochie and fell right into the lube barrel! The force of the impact downed the barrel and knocked its lid off, sending 55 gallons of water-based lubricant across my faux-hardwood floors.
Carla was completely drenched, and her momentum slid her to the front door – which she somehow managed to pry open with a pair of oven mitts. The last thing I knew, "No-Fun Carla" was screaming profanities and sliding down three flights of steps. I didn't pay much attention because I was too busy trying to salvage the lube. I managed to get about half of it back into the barrel – the other half probably seeped into Mrs. Pulaski's unit below me. I never bothered to ask if she appreciated the free gift of lubricant.
Anyway, despite my "user error", I was quite pleased with the product. These days it's hard to find 55 gallons of scent-free water-based lubricant, and you can find it right here at a discount rate! I had to give it only "4 Stars" because it didn't come with a lifting apparatus. I had to buy my own mechanical lift separately to haul the bin to my future "dates". So if you're ready for fun, "slide" on down to a high quality product at a bargain price!
Honorable Mentions
Here are a few other reviews that are just too good to pass up. Hope you enjoy!
Almost Too Effective
Fire Away Mr. Sulu
George Takei, aka Star Trek's Mr. Sulu, got in on the fun and wrote his own special review for the magical drum of pleasure lube.
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Business FC Booster
Event Description
Membership Levels
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For those opting to pay by check: Please make your check payable to Staley Falcon Club and mail to 2800 NE Shoal Creek Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64156
Notice - those of you using a computer from your workplace or school to sign up "might" experience issues due to building / office firewall or other protective settings. If you experience an issue, try from a computer outside of your workplace.
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Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year at Staley High School! We are really excited about the scheduled events and activities and are looking forward to your participation as a Staley Falcon Club Business Partner.
What does being a Business Partner mean?
As a business partner, you'll be providing continued support not only to the students but the staff, PTSA members, and volunteers. You'll also be a part of one of the largest PTSA's in Missouri whose dedication to school support will be shared with North Kanas City School District families and the community at large.
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I am submitting something different for this week's Challenge over at the Simply Stampin Challenge. I am not sure whether it follows their rules as it doesn't use a Stampin up die or stamp but what it does use is the lovely fabrics that Stampin up introduced in the last catalogue.
I have used the three Flirtatious fabrics to make three hearts which I then filled with dried lavender and I used the ruffled ribbon in Wisteria Wonder to make some loops and sewed then at the top of the hearts so that they could be hung on a coat hanger. I then made a box from Wisteria Wonder card and used some acetate which I folded around the box.
Everywhere seems to have some snow except Southampton. We got a light dusting last night but it had disappeared by this morning. I bought some new wellies with bright flowers on them last week in anticipation of going for a long walk in the snow but haven't been able to put them on yet.


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Two Sides of Chris Grosso Play out in the Indie Spiritualist
Author Chris Grosso is a musician covered in tattoos. A recovering addict well-versed in what it means to look inside oneself and be at peace.
Indie Spiritualist is divided into "sides;" an homage to Grosso's musical roots.
The stories in "Side A: Angels of Darkness (The Words, The Ways)" showcase how Grosso found his understanding of spirituality. He shares raw tales of blackouts and relapses and how he began writing music for savasana before he even knew what it was. Grosso's style is refreshing: "Honestly, all bullshit aside, it doesn't matter if I'm some uber yogi—or whatever else: a cave monk in Thailand, a priest in the Vatican, or the Dalai Lama himself. You and I are equally as connected to this Collective Consciousness, regardless of the way we choose to pursue it (or even not pursue it), because we already are It.
"Side B: Demons of Light (Meditations, Practices, and Eclectic Multimedia Suggesttions)" focuses on practices. Grosso explains types of meditations offering step-by-step guidance and discusses art, yoga, music, journaling, books, and prayer and shares what specifically inspires him. Both Sides include QR codes and links to Grosso's original music.
Grosso's parting words sum up his message: "I really didn't want to end this on a cliche note, but fuck it; it really is like Gandhi said: We can be the change we wish to see in the world… This. Shit. Is. Doable." Grosso can be found at: theindiespiritualist.com.
Tiffany Tomaszewski is a writer living, loving, and searching for life in the greater Los Angeles area.


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In this article, we discuss one of the possible causes of constipation: colon blockage.
As we have seen in the introductory article, the causes of constipation can be multiple. Some can be external: a nutritional imbalance, a drug protocol, too much of a particular dietary supplement, etc.
Some are inherent to your body and caused by a problem located within your gastrointestinal tract. Colon blockage belongs to the latter category. It causes a complete obstruction of your bowel and requires immediate attention.
In this article, we describe the most common types of blockages, along with treatment options.
We define a colon blockage as a physical obstruction in your gastrointestinal tract that prevents fecal masses from moving along.
This obstruction is typically caused by a malformation or degenerescence of the bowel.
In the following sections, we will cover the following main types of intestinal obstructions:
Volvulus is a twisting of a portion of the colon around itself, causing a knot. Volvulus occurs most often in the sigmoid section of the colon. It can also happen in the right colon and the cecum, although less frequently.
See the pictures below.
Normal colon without volvulus
Colon with elongation in the sigmoid area (still no volvulus)
Colon with sigmoid volvulus and colon blockage
Volvulus is a pretty serious condition, and can be life threatening if not diagnosed and resolved in a timely manner. The knot being formed prevents blood circulation to feed the tissues in the knot.
As a result, gangrene of the blood-deprived colonic tissues may ensue, along with perforation and leakage of fecal material into the abdomen.
Volvulus occurs often in older patients, sometimes living in nursing homes, with a history of chronic constipation which led to distension of the colon.
But it can also occurs in children suffering from an enlarged colon due to chronic constipation. In infants, it can occur due to a condition called "intestinal malrotation", a problem arising during fetal development where the intestine does not take a proper positioning in the abdomen.
Volvulus can be caused by abdominal adhesions, or bands of scar tissue that have formed following an injury to the abdomen (e.g. after a car accident), a serious infection, chronic inflammation (as with Inflammatory Bowel Disease) or a surgical procedure.
The person will feel a serious distention of the abdomen where the knot is located, with colicky pain. Rectal examination will reveal an absence of feces, since they are stuck higher up in the colon. Physical examination will uncover a palpable mass at the volvulus location.
An X-Ray of the abdomen will uncover a dilated portion of the colon at the location of the knot.
The first step is to try to untwist the knot. Your specialist may attempt to do this via endoscopy, in a minimally invasive manner. This procedure may be performed at a hospital, outpatient center, or at a gastroenterologist office. A lubricated tube will be used to try to untwist the knot.
This method works is expected to work in 80% of the volvulus cases (1).
If the mucosa is healthy and there are no gangrenous tissues, your doctor may end this first procedure, and propose a follow-up procedure to reduce the risk of recurrence, which can be fairly high, representing 35% to 60% of the cases(1). The second procedure may involve a removal of the elongated section of the colon (also called a "resection") at risk of further twisting.
If the mucosa is not healthy, the resection will be done immediately during the first procedure.
Before talking about diverticulitis, we need to talk about diverticulosis.
Diverticulosis is the formation small pouches in the lining of your colon. See picture below. It is most common in the sigmoid area of the colon, the last section before the rectum.
Sigmoid colon with diverticulosis
According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), the proportion of the American population with diverticulosis is as follows:
When those small pouches become inflamed, diverticulosis becomes diverticulitis. 10% to 20% of people suffering from diverticulosis will develop diverticulitis(2).
Then diverticulitis can progress toward colon blockage. The repeated infections are strenuous to the colon mucosa. Fibrous and tough scar tissues are formed and replace the flexible colon mucosa. Too much scaring and toughening can reduce the size of the tube and lead to colon blockage.
Think of a metallic pipe that you have been banging out of shape. After a while, water won't be able to flow through it.
Once you have diverticulosis, it is easy to imagine the progression to diverticulitis. Small pouches located in your colon can accumulate fecal matter, which putrefies and irritate the surrounding mucosa.
So the real question is, why does diverticulosis develop in the first place?
The theory you will find mentioned most often is lack of fiber due to the introduction of industrialized process of grains. Because of this lack of fibers in modern flours and cereals, the stools are less spongy and more compact, requiring more straining to evacuate. This added intra-colonic pressure creates distention of the colonic mucosa that can then become diverticula (small pouches) in the long run.
Too simplistic. It is not just the industrialization of grains, it is the overall change of lifestyle and switch from a diet rich in unprocessed everything (vegetables, fruits, good fats, good meats) to a very modern diet where no ingredient is recognizable in its whole form.
I will give my complete views on a colon-friendly diet in a future article. I am not a fan of "added fiber everywhere" (from wheat bran to all-bran cereals to Metamucil) and I will explain why.
Avoiding constipation is the key, whatever the causes are. Straining creates distension of the tissues in the colon. Repeated straining, with aging of the tissues as we get older, is the most plausible cause.
And as we have seen on this web-site, the causes of constipation can be multiple and vary from one person to the other. Just adding more fibers is ridiculously short-sighted. Get to know yourself, then eliminate your constipation triggers. That will be your most effective prevention strategy.
Let's start with diverticulosis, the condition that eventually leads to diverticulitis and possibly colon blockage.
Unfortunately diverticulosis is often asymptomatic. You won't feel anything, or rather you will feel occasional low-level pain that will just be drowned into the noise of bad digestion, bloating and a busy life. "Who doesn't get occasional tummy ache" is something I hear on a regular basis in my naturopathic clinic.
Diverticulosis is often diagnosed accidentally, via colonoscopy done to screen for possible polyps or tumors.
Both diverticulosis and diverticulitis can be diagnosed via ultrasound. A CT-scan (X-Rays showing cross-sections of your colon) is also able to show the presence of an inflammatory mass in the colon, likely suggesting diverticulitis.
Diverticulitis comes with acute symptoms, mainly intense abdominal pain and sometimes nausea, vomiting, and bleeding.
For prevention and ongoing management of small but chronic crises, there is undoubtedly a lot we can do via nutrition. I won't linger too much on colon-friendly nutrition on this page because I will dedicate a whole section of this website to this topic.
But I will just give my guiding principle. When diverticulosis is present, you should not obsess on seeds, nuts, tomatoes, or other foods that might get stuck in the diverticula. This was an old belief that has been recently refuted(3).
The thing is, any undigested food will be an issue. Not just seeds and nuts. Once the food residues reach the colon, it should all be digested, or the undigested remains will create trouble.
So the focus should be to eat the right foods, but more importantly eat those foods the right way. We will see that there is a lot we can do by combining the right foods together, pairing them up in an optimal way so that our enzymes work at their fullest potential.
I am not a fan of blindly adding fibers and bulking agents to the diet, as I know for a fact that it makes things worse in certain patients.
For diverticulitis, your doctor may prescribe antibiotics to clear-up the infection.
You may also want to consider the liquid diet mentioned in the colonic inertia article, to make sure the food residues reaching the colon are as inoffensive as possible, giving your inflamed colon time to calm down.
If diverticulitis leads to colon blockage, due to scarring tissue as explained previously, colon resection surgery (removing the blocked area and reconnecting the healthy sections) will need to be performed.
After the surgery, your goal will be prevention, avoiding the development of further diverticulosis through diet and lifestyle.
Endometriosis is the abnormal growth of endometrium in places other than the uterus.
Endometrium cells have a lifecycle of their own. They grow in a thick layer, then they get shed and need to be evacuated as part of the menstruation process. When they grow in the uterus that is.
When they grow in places like the colon, they still shed their cells every month, but they cannot evacuate the dead cells. The endometrium tissues typically get rooted on the outside of the colon mucosa, inside the muscular layer of the organ. They do not have access to the inside of the colon for evacuation.
So they keep building up, accumulating, creating inflammation and then scar tissues, sometimes tumors that risk obstructing the bowel and creating a colon blockage.
Endometriosis of the colon affects 15% to 37% of all patients suffering from pelvic endometriosis(4) (which englobes all forms of endometriosis, including the most common form: endometriosis of the ovaries and fallopian tubes).
Why pieces of endometrium develop in areas other than the uterus is unknown today, although a few hypotheses exist.
It is possible that endometrial tissue gets moved around during abdominal surgery, say a C-section, and gets implanted in unwanted areas. It is also possible that they migrate during a physical trauma, say a serious car accident with abdominal injuries.
Whatever the cause of the migration is, the immune system should be able to catch those unwanted cells in unwanted places and destroy them. Some studies have shown an immune system imbalance in patients suffering from endometriosis, with an inability of macrophages to destroy the outsider(5).
At the beginning of the condition, when pieces of endometrium start to develop on the colon, there may not be any symptoms at all.
Once the area begins to scar and enlarge, symptoms may include pain during bowel movements, constipation, abdominal pains. It rarely includes bleeding. Symptoms are sometimes much worse and even debilitating at the time of menstruation.
The symptoms are however not very specific (except for the worsening during menstruation which is a good clue), and could be common to multiple types of gastrointestinal problems.
Diagnostic is therefore difficult. A colonoscopy is usually not conclusive because again, the endometrium tissues do not grow on the inside of the bowel and thus cannot be seen via colonoscopy.
The only way to diagnose colon endometriosis is via a laparoscopy, done by a doctor experienced in this condition and who knows what type of tissues to look for. Unfortunately a conclusive diagnostic is usually arrived at during surgery for another misdiagnosed condition.
Surgery is the only treatment. The most elegant and the less drastic approach is to just locally remove the affected nodule of the colon (as one would remove a wart on the skin).
But this procedure is tricky to administer and requires extensive experience. Some doctors will therefore sometimes recommend a resection, which involves removing a whole section of colon – more drastic but less risky.
In cases where endometriosis leads to colon blockage, a resection will be the only viable approach.
Irritable Bowel Disease is a family of conditions that have a common denominator: chronic inflammation of the gut. Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis belongs to this family.
As we have seen in the previous sections, chronic inflammation of any type creates in the long run some scar tissues. Those scars reduce the flexibility of the bowel, creating narrowing of the colon and possibly leading to colon blockage.
We will therefore keep this section short. If there is blockage due to years of Crohn or ulcerative colitis, the treatment options mentioned above (mostly resection of the obstructed part of the colon) will also apply.
Fecal impaction has already been covered in details in a separate article. It can be a cause of colon blockage.
Colon cancer is a complex condition that cannot be given justice here. In the context of this article, let's just mention that if a tumor grows to a point where it creates a complete bowel obstruction, it can clearly be a cause of colon blockage.
In this article, we have described the most common types of colon blockage, an extreme type of constipation.
Lingering constipation can sometimes hide a more serious situation that needs to be dealt with immediately. As we have seen, chronic constipation can for instance lead to diverticulitis, which can then lead to scarring and potentially blockage in the long run.
The goal of this article is not to worry you unnecessarily. As frustrating as chronic constipation can be, it is usually benign. The goal is rather to keep growing our knowledge of the causes of constipation, and continue to keep an eye open in case we suspect something more serious.
(1) J.J. Tuech, M.D., P. Pessaux, and J.P. Arnaud, M.D. "Obstruction of the colon (benign pathology), Department of Visceral Surgery Angers University Hospital, Angers, France
(2) Bauer VP. "Emergency management of diverticulitis". Clin Colon Rectal Surg. 2009 Aug;22(3):161-8.
(3) Strate L, Liu Y, Syngal S, Aldoori W, Giovannucci E. Nut, "Corn, and Popcorn Consumption and the Incidence of Diverticular Disease". JAMA. 2008;300(8):907-914.
(4) Yoshida M, Watanabe Y, Horiuchi A, Yamamoto Y, Sugishita H, Kawachi K. "Sigmoid colon endometriosis treated with laparoscopy-assisted sigmoidectomy: significance of preoperative diagnosis". World J Gastroenterol. 2007 Oct 28;13(40):5400-2.
(5) Portelli M, Pollacco J, Sacco K, Schembri-Wismayer P, Calleja-Agius J. "Endometrial seedlings. A survival instinct? Immunomodulation and its role in the pathophysiology of endometriosis". Minerva Ginecol. 2011 Dec;63(6):563-70.
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How to use Wish with ShippingEasy
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The Kundalini Yoga Collective was established as a way of providing dedicated spaces for teachers to teach and share Kundalini Yoga, as taught by Yogi Bhajan, with our local communities. We are built on the philosophy that a group energy and united consciousness has the greatest potential to make a difference.
As a collective we also work together to bring the teachings of Kundalini Yoga out into the communities we serve, especially to those groups who may not otherwise be able to come to a yoga space. It is our belief that the benefits of a regular yoga practice should be accessible to anyone, regardless of socio-economic background, age or physical fitness.
When you become a member of the collective you take on a shared responsibility to operate the space where you teach, share the teachings in your local community and uphold the philosophy of Kundalini Yoga as taught by Yogi Bhajan. Visit the Teacher Membership page to find out more.
Teachers may also choose to make Work Exchange contribution in exchange for discounts or special classes/workshops. Contact us if you are interested in doing work exchange.
Seva or Selfless Service is also available at KYC, this is when you choose to volunteer your time and energy to serve the community from your heart, you may choose to serve with the upkeep of our spaces or helping in another special way.
The 8 Golden Rules of being a KYC Member
By becoming a KYC member you agree to these "golden rules". We also acknowledge and respect the fact that being part of KYC is not for everyone. We ask that you read these golden rules very carefully before becoming a member to ensure you agree to each one.
- I have completed (or I am completing) my Level One Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training
- I will share the teachings as taught by Yogi Bhajan to the best of my ability and will follow the KRI Code of Ethics for Kundalini Yoga teachers
- I will act on behalf of the Sangat and maintain the integrity of the collective spirit and intention of a not for profit organisation
- I am a part of KYC to uplift and support all students and my fellow teachers
- I am available to offer Seva and Gurudakshina as an expression of gratitude for the technology we have been blessed with
- I will not promote my own personal business through KYC's promotional channels without prior agreement
- I will always consult my local team before making decisions which affect KYC, any of its members or related activities
- Through the collective we can create a legacy and we have one voice to serve, uplift and help others through the teachings of Kundalini Yoga.
We welcome your feedback
Please leave your comments here or contact Devpreet (Denie) on 0418 884 624 with your feedback or interest in becoming a member.


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Spring is officially here. If you're looking to slough off the lethargy and doldrums of winter, consider signing up for The Strenuous Life. It will get you back moving, back outside, and back feeling like you've got some positive momentum going in your life.
The Strenuous Life is designed to help men turn their intentions into actions, do hard things, and become stronger in body, mind, and spirit. We've had over 2,600 people from all walks of life sign up and the feedback has been amazing. Men who have committed to the program have reported making huge strides with their goals and ambitions. TSL instills a bias towards action that carries over to every aspect of members' lives. Guys have lost weight, learned new skills, and made new friends. We've had several men report that the kick in the pants they got from TSL was the thing that finally got them to quit that job they hated or go after that big audacious idea they've been thinking about for years.
If you're looking to make 2018 the year you finally get around to doing all those things you've always said you'd do, then I invite you to join the March 2018 TSL cohort and spring into The Strenuous Life.
What Members Are Saying About The Strenuous Life
"I had found myself in a state of depression. The sort where you don't even realize that's what it is. Every day going through the motions of life without actually living, without thriving. A full on rut.
I signed on out of need for change, but was surprised by where that change occurred. This was not a 'guided program' taking you on a tour of becoming a better man; this was a concrete set of goals to help me figure out how to do that my damn self; this was a set of challenges to reach down and start finding my metal; to hold myself to my own integrity for my class and ultimately, for my own personal sense of honor.
The ruts will always be there, but every strenuous day I make myself a little better than the one before and better for everyone around me." –Daniel B., Class 014
"Current culture is suffocating for men. We've known this for quite some time, and every now-and-then a movie will be made (ex. Fight Club) or a book written (ex. Wild at Heart) to offer solace as masculinity is slowly snuffed out. TSL has taken that anguish and focused it toward a positive goal: developing the masculine spirit, mind, and body to be useful for your friends, family, and community. It has been a breath of fresh air for me to find like-minded men through the program who can't live with the status quo and who want to be strong to be useful." –James T., Class 014
"Before I joined The Strenous Life I had, and still have, a number of things I wanted to do but I never went beyond the phase of wanting and dreaming. The Strenuous Life gave me the guidance, passion and plan of action to actually DO the things I wanted. Simply put, I was motivated, guided, and disciplined in such a way that I was able to take my intangible wants and turned them into achievable actions which has had great benefit to myself, my family, and the community I surround myself with. I would recommend this program to anybody who seeks to be better and improve themselves and the lives of those around them." –Taylor J., Class 014
"The Strenuous Life has certainly jump-started my new year and has been a springboard for achieving many personal goals of mine. The program instills the belief that abstract ideas without practical action are not worth much. The group of like-minded men you are put with brings new insights and experiences to many of the questions/issues that we as modern men are facing. The weekly challenges bring you out of your comfort zone and challenge you physically, mentally, socially, and spiritually. In essence, the rationale behind TSL is that nothing worth doing in life is going to be easy and in order to better train ourselves for rising to the occasion of life's challenges, we should challenge ourselves on a daily basis. I have The Strenuous Life to thank for inspiring me to finally apply to Officer Candidates School for the Marine Corps, and I am able to take what I learn in the program to the Officer Candidate selection process. I cannot recommend this program enough and the value that it brings to your life cannot be portrayed in just a few sentences; to anyone on the fence about joining, you won't regret taking this step." –Josh O., Class 013
"TSL kickstarted the most productive and joyful season of my life. Shortly before my class was initiated, I quit my job, moved states, and started a construction company.
Since then I've been more efficient and productive at work, more present with my family, and more focused on my goals than at any other point in my life.
Thanks to the consistency brought about through daily exercise and weekly Agon challenges, I've become more spiritually aware of the needs of my family and those around me. I'm in the best physical shape since Army basic combat training and the badge requirements have kept me honest in the vigilant struggle to hone my skills needed to become a better man." –Bradley Y., Class 013
"'Life gets in the way.' That was always my excuse. I signed up for The Strenuous Life because I wanted to kickstart myself. Get more workouts in. Build more strength and skills to be useful. Signing up for The Strenuous Life has helped me to build routines and now I just find a way to get a workout in. I find ways to work on building skills instead of internetting all evening. It's become a routine or habit. The Agons are a nice extra challenge, and the badges provide nice structure to learning physical and mental skills. That said, you get out of it what you put into it. There is structure, but you have to do the work yourself. The program won't do the work for you." –T.C.P., Class 015
"Going through the first 3 months of TSL, I was challenged to make it a habit to "Do Hard Things" through the weekly "Agons" (some of these are now part of my daily routine). Through the badge work, I was able to redevelop my daily journaling habit, gained almost 10 pounds in 2 months doing the Starting Strength barbell program, and have become more thankful of the people and things around me. I've also been inspired by the biographies of Ben Franklin and Napoleon. If they could do it, so could I.
Although I'm one of the very few Filipinos in TSL, the online community was very welcoming of diversity, and it feels great to be part of an international group of men who want to become better and take a bite out of life in the process." –Mark S., Class 015
It's Time to Put Intentions Into Actions
One of the pieces of feedback that I really enjoy hearing from members is how The Strenuous Life was the thing that finally got them to do the stuff they've said they'd do for years. Camping trips and adventures that have been on the bucket list finally got done, exercise habits were finally formed, and new skills were finally attained.
It's been amazing and heartening watching men turn their intentions into action thanks to TSL. Here's a tiny sample of some of the stuff members have done on The Strenuous Life in last few months:
What's been on your "someday list" for years? Get certified in CPR? Come up with a debt repayment plan? Start exercising regularly? Learn how to do home and car repairs yourself?
It's time to cross the items off your "someday list" and put them on your "completed list." The Strenuous Life can help. We provide the structure on learning new skills that will help you turn your intentions into action.
Meet Like-Minded Individuals (In Person!)
We're big believers in face-to-face interaction here at AoM.
Every time I read a report about how people, particularly men, are lonelier than ever and how that's leading to all sorts of physical and mental problems, I wanted to do something to counter it. The Strenuous Life is our contribution to solving this problem. One of the features of TSL are geographic groups that members can use to organize in-person meet-ups. The third Saturday of every month is designated as "Strenuous Saturday" and members get together to work on badges, ruck, or do community service.
If you've been looking for more real-world friendships in your life, TSL is a way to make those connections.
Enrollment Is Open Until March 29, 2018 or Until We Register 4 New Classes
Enrollment will only be open until Thursday, March 29, 2018 or until we register 600 new members. Whichever comes first.
Classes fill fast so you'll want to register as soon as you can. The next enrollment won't be until June.
I hope to see you on The Strenuous Life.


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NEW DELHI -- The Indian Navy has ordered a Board of Inquiry (BoI) against a group of young sailors for alleged insubordination on board survey ship INS Sandhyak.
Three to four junior sailors with up to two-and-half years of experience were disembarked from the ship after the incident of insubordination, Navy sources said.
In a statement, the Navy said INS Sandhayak, while on a routine deployment off Paradip in the Bay of Bengal, has reported an incident of insubordination involving young sailors yesterday and an inquiry has been ordered into it.
"Indian Armed Forces are known for maintaining a very high standard of discipline. An inquiry has been ordered to investigate into the incident as there is no scope for tolerance for such incidents," it said.
It further said the ship has been directed to disembark personnel involved in the incident to facilitate progress of investigation before she resumes her assigned task.
If found guilty, the sailors will face action as per provision of the Navy Act.
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Carol K. Carr brings back the "Madam of Espionage" in the fourth caper novel in the series, India
India Black is the owner and madam at Lotus House, a high-class brothel in Victorian London. But, she has a secret role as a spy for Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. She was blackmailed into the role by a sexy spy, French, but she soon found out she has a knack for espionage. Together with a street urchin named Vincent, the trio takes on cases that reach from London to Scotland and anywhere else in the British Empire. This time, it's a case that starts right in India's house.
When one of India's clients, Colonel Mayhew, has an envelope dropped at her house, she's put out that he thinks of her house as a delivery point. But, she's more than put out when she and French are attacked by three thugs, and the envelope is stolen. They know the contents included a bill of lading, so she and French set off to find Mayhew. Instead, they find his body. Ignoring the police officer that suspects them, they end up at the docks looking for answers. They track down the shipping company listed on the bill of lading, but India isn't happy when they find the man behind the company. She once knew him as a gentleman thief. And, she's reluctant to turn in the man who stole a piece of her heart.
Filled with details of daily life in Victorian England, India Black and the Gentleman Thief is another romp through India Black's world. It's a historical mystery that offers traces of romance, and a great deal of humor provided by Vincent; the one woman who makes India cower, the Dowager Marchioness of Tullibardine; and India herself who acts as narrator. It's a step back in time to the days when a madam could be a spy for Her Majasty's empire.
Carol K. Carr's website is www.carolkcarr.com
India Black and the Gentleman Thief by Carol K. Carr. Berkley Prime Crime. 2014. ISBN 9780425262481 (paperback), 312p.
FTC Full Disclosure - I received this copy to review it for ReadertoReader.com


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I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, 'Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.'Read More
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"It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine…"
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Flowers… are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. — Ralph Waldo EmersonRead More
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Winter doesn't always bring snow to my neck of the Middle West. Sometimes we get freezing rain, sometimes we get 60-degree days in February, and sometimes we just have long stretches of frigid weather where the ground turns rock-hard and the faces of the limestone bluffs become encrusted with stalactites of ice. But this season the snow has visited us again – three times before winter even officially started, and twice more since the new year.Read More
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I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden. — Ruth Stout It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade. — Charles Dickens In the…Read More


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Continuing the blog entries showcasing the different "tools" acupuncturists use, this entry highlights moxabustion. Moxabustion involves using mugwort, (Artemisia vulgaris) and burning it near, and occasionally on, the body. The least processed mugwort looks like unbleached cotton. The leaves are harvested and then ground up to make a cotton-like lint. From there the "lint" can be rolled to make sticks (similar in shape to cigars) or twisted into hard little strips about an eighth of an inch long. Moxa can be burned on the needles as you can see in this picture. The cigar-like sticks are waved above specific points and areas on the body. Occasionally moxa is burned directly on the body but only by qualified acupuncturists. For times when burning the herb is inappropriate, there is a type of oil made from the mugwort that is applied directly to the desired area.
But why would an acupuncturist want to use mugwort? Good question! Ai ye (the Chinese name for this herb pronouced aiyee yay) is used to warm and to move blood. It is particularly effective as an emmenagogue, meaning a substance that increases blood circulation to the pelvic area and uterus and stimulates menstruation. So, if you think that cold and decreased blood circulation may be getting in the way of your good health ask your acupuncturist about moxa at your next visit.


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Sports centre of attention: Bovis Homes' Regional Operations Director Andrew Shankster (left) with Hugh Roberston MP (centre) and Bryn Maidman, Taylor Wimpey's Regional Managing Director
The Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Hugh Robertson MP, was in Cambourne this month to officially unveil the community's brand new £2.36 million sports centre.
The entire build cost of the centre was provided by Bovis Homes and Taylor Wimpey, with the homebuilders making an additional contribution of £34,000 towards internal fixtures and fittings.
Mr Robertson said the new Everyone Active sports and leisure centre was one of the best he had seen, and congratulated Bovis Homes, Taylor Wimpey and Cambourne Parish Council for working together effectively to provide the 'fantastic' public facility.
"I spend most of my time visiting sports facilities up and down the country and I don't think I have seen as good a new one as this for a very long time," said the minister.
"When we won the right to host the 2012 Olympics, we did it on the promise that we would not only lay on a great games, but also that we were going to use those games to inspire more people to play sport - and we simply couldn't do that without local facilities like this.
"The great lesson here is that it shows how developers can work with the local council to provide a fantastic new facility that's right on the doorstep for local people to use."
Neville Stebbing, Project Director for Cambourne, said: "It was a tremendous privilege to welcome a prestigious guest such as Hugh Robertson MP to unveil our fantastic new sports centre in Cambourne.
Breaking the tape: Minister for Sport and the Olympics, Hugh Robertson MP, officially opens the sports centre
"The opening of this superb new facility is something local people have been looking forward to for some time, and I'm sure the Cambourne community will take great pleasure in making use of it for many years to come."
Cllr Clayton Hudson, Chairman of Cambourne Parish Council, which has now been handed ownership of the facility by Bovis Homes and Taylor Wimpey, added: "This facility means a great deal to the people of Cambourne and it is fitting that such an esteemed figurehead for UK sport should be here to declare it officially open."
The ceremony was followed by an open weekend to showcase the new Everyone Active facility, including appearances from Aston Villa and England footballer Darren Bent and Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle.
Bovis Homes are currently selling homes at Hunters Park, Serpentine Walk and The Fairways.
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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday held a meeting with other ministers and government officials for a review of the current Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) policy.
Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Power Minister Piyush Goyal, Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj attended the meeting, the sources said.
The official refused to give any details of the meeting.
The government has been considering further liberalising the FDI regime to attract foreign investments in various sectors, including 100 per cent FDI under the automatic route for the production in India of tanks, armoured vehicles and military transport aircraft.
Allowing 100 per cent FDI in single brand retail through automatic route is also said to be under consideration.
ALSO READ: Shiv Sena Slams Yogi Government Terming Gorakhpur Tragedy 'Mass Murder'
Currently, 49 per cent is allowed through automatic route and investments above that have to meet the condition of 30 per cent local sourcing though companies bringing in state-of-the-art technology have been given a relaxation from the proviso of local sourcing for a period of three years.
Increasing the FDI limit from 26 per cent to 49 per cent in print media is also said to be under consideration.
In 2016-17, the FDI inflows had hit a record $60.1 billion after the rules were relaxed in June 2016.
The government last year eased the foreign investments in aviation and defence up to 49 per cent by automatic route and 100 per cent through government approval. Seventy-four per cent FDI in pharmaceutical sector was allowed through the automatic route.
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