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What is the Environmental Impact of Eating Meat? – Discussion Continues
In February, 2012, I wrote an article about my conversion from vegetarian to omnivore: Is Eating Meat Sustainable?. Days before Easter, 2012, I was alerted of the New York Times essay contest, "Calling All Carnivores; Tell Us Why It's Ethical to Eat Meat: A Contest". The elite panel of judges compelled me to enter: Michael Pollan, Mark Bittman, Jonathan Safran Foer, Peter Singer, and Andrew Light. In June, 2012, I published my submittal through Biocadence: What is Ethical Eating?… Is Eating Meat Ethical?. I have been delighted by this discussion, as it has continued amongst Biocadence followers. Much to my surprise, Google searches have yielded the Biocadence blog as the #1 result for queries such as: Is Eating meat sustainable? and What is the truth about eating meat and sustainability?
One especially well-read follower sent me a link to the article: Visualizing A Nation of Meat Eaters : NPR. She prompted the vital question, "Even if animals are raised kindly, they still require so much resource – how does this influence the ethics debate?" I think it is important that every intellect be involved in this curriculum. Please share your thoughts. I include my response below, and ask for the discussion to continue!
I would love for statistics and arguments used in the meat ethics debate to involve many more variables, including but not limited to the following:
~ The soil/ruminant relationship and it's incredible carbon sequestering capacity!!!! When these (only recently forgotten) techniques are embraced, beef/water ratios can lower from 1 lb/2500-6000 lbs to 1 lb/122 lbs (Source: The Vegetarian Myth).
~ The devastating impact that feed as "food" has on energy-use, the environment AND nutrition.
~ The ENORMOUS disparity between energy-use associated with CAFOs (consider import/export of goods to maintain operation, cesspit emissions, feed as "food", antibiotics, etc.) vs. polyculture/beyond-organic farms (requiring a tiny sliver of resources necessary for CAFO operations). See Joel Salatin at Tara Firma Farms for a profile of the beyond-organic operation in Petaluma, CA. For more, check out my tour of Tara Firma Farms.
~ The negative impact of grain/gluten/legumes/sugar in many human beings, and resulting energy-use associated with healthcare/pharmaceuticals. There are increasingly convincing arguments that prevelant illnesses may be linked to diets consisting of these foods.
~ The depletion of soil (a carbon sequestering magician) associated with farming of annuals (ex: grains) and mono-crops, and the environmentally destructive potential of farming without ruminants, considering our current population/land ratio.
~ The energy and environmental costs of global relations and global conflict: while soy and corn are subsidized and used as ingredients in artificially inexpensive/low nutrient food-like exports, they are inextricably tied to global relations and global conflict.
~ The disparity between the amount of meat in demand and the amount of meat that is necessary, especially in a diet designed to free the body of the "hunger"-like withdrawals that can be associated with a diet heavy in grain/wheat/gluten/legumes.
In conclusion, I think that it is short-sighted to educate the masses with statistics that include energy-use data from CAFOs, without including data about the above mentioned issues. The quantity of meat, and how the meat is raised are so critical to ethical eating. I'm really excited to see how the curriculum evolves as more compassionate intellect is devoted to it!!!
A few quotes from books I recommend:
"In fact, the cow, or domestic herbivore if you will, is the most efficacious soil-building, hydrology-cycling, carbon-sequestering tool at the planet's disposal. Yes, the cow has done a tremendous amount of damage. But don't blame the cow. The managers of the cow have been and continue to be the problem. The same animal mismanaged to abuse the ecology is the greatest hope and salvation to heal the ecology." ~ Joel Salatin, author of Folks, this ain't normal
"It is my conviction that growing annual grains is an activity that cannot be redeemed. It requires wholesale extermination of ecosystems–the land has to be cleared of all life. It destroys the soil because the soil is bared–and it has to be bared to grow annuals." Lierre Keith, author of The Vegetarian Myth
Written by Annie Tichenor, Founder of Biocadence, LLC.
Visualizing A Nation of Meat Eaters : NPR
Joel Salatin at Tara Firma Farms
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What Do You Gift a Sustainable Living Transitionist for His/Her Birthday? Tara Firma Farms & Farmstead, Here We Come!!!
How does a recovering over-consumer celebrate her birthday? My birthday just passed and I'm thrilled to share my pictures and experience. My husband, Dan, is exceptional at gift giving, because he thinks about the gift recipient's interests through the process. Dan researched a name I mention often (Joel Salatin), scouting out Salatin's interactions with California farms. He gifted me a tour of a local farm that implements many Polyface Farms strategies: Tara Firma Farms in Petaluma, CA.
Founder, farmer, mother and mentor Tara Smith guided our group. She began the tour by sharing the experience that forked her road, leading her to launch Tara Firma Farms in 2009. She and her husband were working hard and steady in the corporate life, when they were introduced to Michael Pollan's Omnivore's Dilemma. Tara smiled humbly as she described her son's sentient response to her transition to sustainable living language (joyfully obsessive as it can be). "Stop talking about it, and just do it Mom!", he said. Craig and Tara Smith sold the catamaran they used for their touring business in the Caribbean, and bought a farm in Petaluma, CA!
Enjoy these lively pictures, by my talented husband, Dan Tichenor. Join us on my Tara Firma Farms birthday tour!
What a farm! It inspires me to see what the Smith family has built since 2009!
After our farm tour we lunched at Farmstead, in St. Helena. Simple, clean, farm-to-table ingredients make a delicious meal. Impeccable service adds delight, a peacefully slow garden walk makes the soul smile, and a boy soaking his head in the restaurant fountain gives a giggle!
What an amazing birthday!!!! In addition to this fantastic experience, I received other gifts, from loved ones who have clearly noticed my sustainable living interests. My husband spoiled me with a large planter (half wine barrel) for our small shaded porch. My reading teaches me that I may have success with leafy greens on a shaded porch… maybe herbs. Edible is a must! Flowers can come later… maybe:)! This will be my first garden, porch or otherwise, and I will appreciate all comments, thoughts, and suggestions! Mr. Dan also did research on eco-friendly cookware and presented me with his findings. Any readers who've used ManPans, or any other eco-seasoned cookware, please message me with your thoughts! From friends and family:
- The WonderWash portable washing machine! I promise pictures, as I will assemble this next week!
- T-shirts by Locally Grown Clothing Company. Stylish, soft, and a perfect fit!
- Wild, by Cheryl Strayed
- A Microwave Baked Potato Pouch!!
- A long time friend and soul sister went to the farmer's market for in-season, local produce and gluten free tortillas, and cooked enchiladas for us in my kitchen. After eating we wrote song lyrics for hours!!!! What a gift! I just finished the last of the enchiladas yesterday:)!
What do you gift to your loved ones who are in sustainable living transition and/or over-consumption recovery? Biocadence has already received great feedback from followers! David Dixon of Plant And Plantcare would like an adobe brick oven! Mr. Dixon shares that he and his wife are planning to build a "pole barn in the spring… [they] are closing it in with earth bag framing… this will be [their] housing… the brick oven will go in the lean-to patio… [they] will use it for heating and cooking…". My homesteading, permaculture, and blogging friend Joyness Sparkles shares that her husband LOVES his old-fashioned shaving kit, and will never go back to electric or disposable shavers!!! She adds that she would love a nap for her birthday. She is one of the hardest working sustainable living transitionists I know. A nap, and two, and three! Take them, dear Joyness! My favorite pencil-drawing artist, Risa Jenner, shares that she would love reusable sandwich bags! Good thinking Risa!!!! I am very excited to read more input, as the art of gift-giving evolves for our recovering over-consumer community!!!
To my readers outside of Northern California (as most of you are), I have a special message for you! When I began researching beyond organic farming, homesteading and permaculture, I had trouble finding a local farm similar to Polyface Farms. I didn't expect that my husband would find it for my birthday, over a year later! If you are looking for a local farm with integrity and beyond organic practices, don't stop! If it doesn't exist in your area today, it will soon. The movement is growing, folks! In the meantime, pick up a pre-owned copy of Novella Carpenter's Farm City and consider starting your own small operation!
I highly recommend the Tara Firma CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program. Meat, dairy, and produce combos (which I have not seen before in a CSA) represent beyond organic farming models that are supported by Tara Firma Farms, as well as the farms they partner with to supplement their CSA boxes! Tara Firma makes an organized box drop in Oakland, CA, which I intend to use for now. To my Walnut Creek, CA friends who are interested in nutrition, sustainable eating, and farm animal welfare– message me if you would consider ordering consistently from the Tara Firma Farms CSA. Let's come together, and give cause for a Walnut Creek/East Bay drop to be added to the Tara Firma CSA route!
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Sustainable Food Photography
What is sustainable eating?
There are many different answers to this question. I've certainly written a few articles on the subject!! While answers of all sorts resonate to me, I'm increasingly attached to the question. Why? Because the answer is evolving, and will continue to evolve. The important thing is that the question (and the resulting data that emerges) prompts a process that will enrich all of our lives. Exploration of sustainable eating is what is most important. It presents a curriculum that we must all participate in.
Following is a tiny, simplified summary of what drives my sustainable eating choices today. For more detail, visit my article: What Is Ethical Eating?… Is Eating Meat Ethical?
…What? Where? How?…
What we eat is important, yes. For now, the data I've collected has led me to a diet of many vegetables, a little bit of meat, and as few grains as possible. Where: the source of ingredients is critical, and an arguably more important focus-point than the "what" (as the "where" determines the "what" in a locavore diet). How: feeding soil is essential, and the process of re-engagement with our food sources is sacred.
Achieving joy as I adjust my diet is a huge priority, because behaviorally sustainable adjustments will impact my footprint more than large adjustments made once or twice. I've been delighted to find that this achievement is as natural as the food I'm ingesting. I rarely use recipes because my meals are built around the following questions:
What is in season? What is local? What is fresh? What is in my kitchen today? How can I ensure that I do not waste the fresh food I have?
The answers to these questions create the recipes. I retreat from the equation and fall into an inevitable cadence. The resulting meals feed not only my husband and I, but purpose, process, intention, ambition, compassion… AND FLAVOR GALORE!
Here are some photos I've taken in the last week, in an effort to chronicle the experience. Please share your thoughts! If you enjoy this peek into my sustainable eating endeavors, I will be sure to make it a recurring theme!
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What is Ethical Eating?… Is Eating Meat Ethical?
Hello, hello… and alert: I would love your input on the controversial subject I'm covering in this article.
I was raised to believe that eating meat is devastatingly unethical. I believed that one day we would recognize the folly of our ways, and look back on omnivorism with regret and distaste. As such, my recent transition from vegetarianism to omnivorism has been made with much research and deliberation.
On April 4, 2012 I received a message from my brother. He wondered whether I'd thought of entering the New York Times essay contest: Calling All Carnivores Tell Us Why It's Ethical to Eat Meat: A Contest. "U don't have much time:/", he texted. I read the essay prompt and calculated the 4 days I had remaining before the deadline. My blood sped and my thoughts buzzed.
Having converted to omnivorism in January 2012, this subject frequently propelled my mind and heart waves. The essay captured my intention and the panel of judges positively arrested my motivation! Peter Singer… Michael Pollan… Jonathan Safran Foer… Mark Bittman… Andrew Light! As it was, this subject had been monopolizing my brain-space for months. Organizing my thoughts in 4 days was not only "no problem", it was unavoidable! My biggest hurdle was squeezing my arguments into less than 600 words. In fact, if you count the words in my essay below, you will find 599;)!
Now, regardless of my current knowledge of the outcome of the contest, I find myself (once again) animated by the challenge! I must interrupt my excitement to share that I was not victorious. I write today to usher my readers to participate in the critical discourse on ethical eating. Our food choices have considerable influence on our future. With immediate ties to health, happiness, and vibrance and effect on our soil, environment, and global relationships, food must be principal curriculum for citizens of all ages and nations.
What is ethical eating? Is eating meat ethical? What does food mean to you? Please share your thoughts! Reading them will make me very happy! Below is the essay I submitted to the contest (with a few visual aids added). If you've visited my blog before, you may notice that I pulled many arguments from one of the first articles I wrote for Biocadence: "Is Eating Meat Sustainable?". I recommend reading the winner's, as well as the finalists' essays as well!
I Remember
By Annie Tichenor
I am eating meat after 30 years as a strict vegetarian. For decades I nurtured a sincere faith that evolution gives us the opportunity to rise above our barbaric ancestors and preserve the lives of animals. When health concerns ushered me to consider diet changes, I began to study. In hopes of evading a lifestyle change, I sought confirmation that eating meat is devastatingly unethical. The diagrams in Jim Merkel's Radical Simplicity and compelling statistics in Anna Lappé's Diet for a Hot Planet gave me comfort that I could hold in my hands, read on my flashcards, and roll on my tongue. But my fatigued blood whispered, "Keep reading."
Imagine for a moment how many living organisms are in a handful of healthy soil. This life-source has been squandered since the invention of synthetic fertilizer and mono-crop farming. In his book, Folks, this ain't normal, farming revolutionary Joel Salatin writes, "[…] in recent decades we've used more energy, destroyed more soil, […] mutated more bacteria, and dumped more toxicity on the planet than all the cultures before us – combined." Modern farming techniques that were once praised as the vehicle for record production yields are now convicted for the mass murder of ecosystems. While I thought I was preserving lives through my vegetarian food choices, how many ecosystems were destroyed in vain? Are the lives of micro- organisms less important than the lives of larger animals? If so, then why? In the coming decades, I estimate that we will be forced to learn just how important live soil is. The magic that our species has only recently forgotten must be remembered.
Ethical eating involves organic, local, in-season food, prepared at home. I reach further to find that it also requires feeding our food-source more than we are taking from it. Animals are a mandatory component of this equation. Life in the soil is re-established and maintained through its interaction with animals. Rotation of pasture, harvest, and cover crop allows us to use relatively few acres, nourish the soil, and yield an abundant edible output. Fogline Farm, in Santa Cruz, CA shares, "We graze our animals through our orchards and vineyards, constantly moving them to fresh pasture." Followed by cover or harvest crop, the benefit of a happy-animal parade is captured. Each ingredient of the cycle is respected in an ethical farming strategy. Animals are incorporated in order to feed the soil while feeding the community.
Is eating meat ethical? Far too often not! Soft leather gloves of big business grip an industry that produces nutrient-light/toxin-heavy "food". Feeding us from the prison cells of concentrated animal feeding operations is not only unethical, it is despicable. Can eating meat be ethical? "Yes!" resounds. Absorbing life with gratitude, kindness and grace is a lyric to an ancient song that still echoes through our land and is so often unheard. The delusional attempt to extricate myself from a life-cycle that involves death is a delirious vacuum. The suction allures me, inviting me to a familiar circus where lights glow as they deceive and music spins as it distracts. With piercing clarity and flashes of anger, Lierre Keith, author of Vegetarian Myth, writes about her arduous path, "Eventually we see our only choices: the death that's destroying life or the death that's a part of life". Finding peace in surrender wafts a divine essence through the room. As we kindle this understanding, we will reconnect with the natural cadence of our life cycle. Connectedness will cleanse our systems and we may be overwhelmed by the thought, "Oh, thank heavens, I remember."
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Is Eating Meat Sustainable?
I am eating and enjoying meat after 30 years as a strict vegetarian. For decades I nurtured a sincere faith that eating meat is morally wrong. I believed that evolution had given us the opportunity to rise above our barbaric ancestors and preserve the lives of animals! My mind and heart have changed. Amongst the interesting subjects on the table with long time friends, incredulity about this change emerges again and again. One especially hilarious friend finds it entertaining to watch me eat meat and requests an announcement so that he doesn't miss the performance!
Although I've changed my eating choices for health reasons, I've been startled at my findings about the relationship between consuming meat and living sustainability. I was certain that someone would convince me that eating meat is devastatingly unsustainable. I hoped to find cause to postpone my lifestyle change for another month… and another.
In Radical Simplicity, a brilliantly level headed Jim Merkel uses tables, charts and sound arguments to illustrate the disparity between high footprint meat consumption and low footprint vegetarian diets. He shares his courageously disciplined strategies and inspires immediate action. The statistic-packed Diet for a Hot Planet, by Anna Lappé soothed me, giving me compelling numbers and percentages to hold in my hands, read on my flashcards, and roll on my tongue. But the fatigued blood and bones of a long time vegetarian whispered inside of me. Breathing through gritted teeth, I continued to absorb information.
Soil has taken a beating since the invent of synthetic fertilizer and monocrop farming. Many of the grains and vegetables I consumed during my bleeding heart vegetarian days were products of these soil degrading monocrops. Knoll Farms in Brentwood, CA teaches that the plant/soil interaction: "[…] is so complex that, though we may know the complete DNA of many animals, no one has unraveled the miracle of soil–a miracle so complete that the plant and soil interaction becomes a continuum." (Source : http://www.knollorganics.com/intro.htm)
Imagine for a moment, how many living organisms are in a handful of soil! While I thought I was preserving lives through my vegetarian food choices, how many lives and ecosystems were destroyed in vain? Are these lives any less important than the lives of larger animals? If so, why? Because we can't see them? Because the average adult may not know what they mean to us? I estimate that we will have to learn just how important the lives of microorganisms are, in the coming decades. As both life in the soil and oil used to make synthetic fertilizer become more rare, we will feel the squeeze. The magic that our species has only recently forgotten will have to be remembered.
Eating sustainably involves eating organic, local, in-season food prepared at home. When I reach further, I find that it also means ensuring that we are feeding our food-source as much as, and ideally more than we are taking from it. It is possible to use relatively few acres, nourish the soil, and yield a large output through rotating pasture, harvest and cover crop. Fogline Farm, in Santa Cruz, CA shares their pasture cycling technique: "We graze our animals through our orchards and vineyards, constantly moving them to fresh pasture." (Source : http://foglinefarm.com/?page_id=97) They capture the benefit of this pasture parade by following it with cover crop or harvest crop. Fogline Farm respects each ingredient of the cycle, feeding the soil while feeding the community.
Am I left with the ever ferocious dilemma of how to extricate myself from the piece of the life-cycle that involves death? The hope that I may be exempt from this intricate web is a delirious vacuum. The suction is tempting until I notice that it drags me into a familiar circus. The lights glow as they deceive and the music spins as it distracts. I've come to understand that death is part of all life, including the life I gift myself every time I eat. Finding peace in this elusive dichotomy wafts an essence of the divine through the room, bringing me images of light and dark in one body, and letting go of something in order to understand it.
Is eating meat sustainable? Far too often not! The soft leather gloves of big business have gripped an industry that produces nutrient-light/toxin-heavy "food". Feeding us from the prison cells of CAFOs is not only unsustainable. It is despicable. Can eating meat be sustainable? Yes resounds! It can be sustainable and more; we need animals to feed our soil. Absorbing life with gratitude, kindness and grace is a lyric to an ancient song that still echoes through our land and is so often unheard.
In his book, Folks, this ain't normal, farming revolutionary Joel Salatin writes: " […] in recent decades we've used more energy, destroyed more soil, […] mutated more bacteria, and dumped more toxicity on the planet than all the cultures before us – combined." Modern farming techniques that were once praised as the vehicle for record production yields are now convicted for the mass murder of ecosystems. As we kindle this understanding, I think that we will reconnect with our land. Our communities will want to hunt, gather and grow their own food. We will hear an ancient rhythm; as connectedness flushes our systems, we may be overwhelmed by the thought: Oh, thank heavens, I remember.
Thank you for reading Biocadence! Please subscribe to receive email notices of my postings. These notices are sent in a format that is readable directly from your inbox!
Sources cited or mentioned (I strongly recommend all of them!):
Joel Salatin, "Folks, this ain't normal". Center Street, 2011.
Jim Merkel, "Radical Simplicity." New Society Publishers, 2003.
Anna Lappé, "Diet for a Hot Planet." Bloomsbury USA, 2010.
Not cited but highly recommended:
Lierre Keith, "The Vegetarian Myth." Flashpoint Press, 2009.


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I'm the real Emperor, that guy on the throne is just some pretender
"You foolishly foolish fools who are foolish! I'm an anime villain, there is no way you can beat me!"
Death note's honestly a pretty great show!
" so that's what people looks li..."
Dies burned by sunlight
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I doubt that me and all of you will be even thinking about such things as last words when we are near croking. Death is not something you can plan ahead.
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Top 10 pranks that went way too far amirite?
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Not an empty seat in the house
M Balamuralikrishna straddled the contemporary with the traditional in an unmatchable jugalbandi
Carnatic vocalist, playback singer and composer Mangalamapalli Balamuralikrishna (86) who died on Tuesday, was a regular feature at Mumbai's Shanmukhanand Hall in Sion.
"When he performed here, we would always have a packed house," says a Shanmukhanand loyalist. An old timer remembered patrons from the city's South Indian concentration Matunga and Chembur areas packing the hall, the smell of jasmine from the gajras all pervasive, the rustle of silk saris and the hushed tones of an audience excited and overwhelmed at the opportunity to hear the legend.
Dr (PhD) V Shankar, president, Sri Shanmukhanand Fine Arts & Sangeet Sabha says the legendary musician used to perform at the Shanmukhanand almost once every two years, especially in the 1970s and 80s, though he did come in the 1990s and after that too. Shankar explains, "Age did not affect the quality of his rendition, but it was evident that he was moving away from his role as performer to teacher, preparing to pass the baton metaphorically at least, to the next generation. While performing, he would explain about the composition, its creation, age never withered him and time never stilled him." Kids would ask him, 'What is Carnatic music? And he would say: it is not about a region or a place, anything that is pleasing to the ear is Carnatic music.'
Shankar claimed that Balamuralikrishna was compelling because he was contemporary "and yet, he was a purist. Besides his music, I will miss his discipline, the crisp attire as he got ready for a performance, some accessories and most importantly his emphasis on discipline. He was dressed crisply, never casual."
For Shankar, performers like Balamuralikrishna leave behind, "such a reservoir that by the time we even begin to understand the nuances of his legacy, it will be time for the next and next. Artistes like him don't die, they leave behind that which is imperishable."
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This year's Auburn team does not have Brandon Cox at quarterback. This game does not kickoff at 11:30 central, an hour or so before Auburn's players actually wake up.
We don't have Charles Johnson, Ray Gant, Jeff Owens and Quentin Moses along the line of scrimmage. I think we're making upgrades, but I'm not convinced we've even got a Tra Battle at safety, so three interceptions in the first half ... unlikely.
Yeah, I think Auburn, outside of Cam Newton, is over-rated. Yeah, I think Cam Newton's father probably tried to trade his son's services for money. No, I don't think Auburn's defense can stop A.J. Green.
But quarterback play is so important in college football. And I haven't seen anything from our defense that makes me think we can stop a competent offensive attack, much less hold back the obvious Heisman front runner.
So I think this game ends up like a lot of Auburn games this year. High scoring for both sides. And then Auburn gets a stop or two in the fourth quarter, and suddenly you look around and Cam Newton's whipped you 62-40.
"Yeah, I think if Cam plays, the way our defense tackles, they're going to beat us like we're the ones who stole something."Update: All that said, let it be known that "we're going to get crushed," is far from a unanimous opinion on the l.i. editorial board.
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Dan: You see this latest comment from Auburn, about whether Cam Newton's going to play tomorrow? They say no comment. He can't be sleeping well at night. I think we're gong to get them tomorrow.
Me: Uh, yeah. I just put a post up, basically saying that anybody who says that is an idiot. And I wouldn't read to much into a no comment. Still, I know we've got this history of screwing each other, of ruining one another's great seasons, and it'd be nice to keep that going.
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I then started collecting this strawberry basket Shorter ware. My sister bought me several bits as birthday presents.
The tea pot has to be one of my favourites, and I love the strawberry cruet set.
I have also got a miscellaneous collection of bits, these are the best of them.
I stopped collecting when things started to get too expensive and I had filled up the dresser - it is only small. I probably collected most of these in the mid 80's, early 90's. However now e-bay is awash with Carlton and Shorter ware, and very cheap it is too. However I am fond of my little collection, but have no desire to add to it.
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Does trauma edify? Does bereavement educate? Do we learn from hardship?
Anyone reading my recent posts would get the message that I believe so. And I doubt many would argue the point. Sure, in the face of recent loss the potential for growth may be hard to accept, but when people look back years later, many dreadful experiences can be seen as transformative. And the idea that life teaches us lessons has obviously been around a long time. "What doesn't kill us makes us stronger." Right?
Then why do we balk at our ordeals? Why is hardship so, well, hard?
You would think a universe constructed to help us grow would make the maturation process easier. Of course, we have no proof that the cosmos serves any particular purpose. The fact that we learn from life doesn't mean the purpose of life is learning.
But human existence is made easier by organizing beliefs. All the spiritual paths I know of provide a reason for tribulation. Karma. Original sin. Desire. God's will. Even the religion of material atheism provides an answer: utter randomness. It seems very hard for people to simply live without trying to understand what causes their hardship.
There's nothing wrong with trying to gain insight, but let's face it: we cannot solidly identify the motive force behind life. The new atheists are convinced there is no such motivator, but they build that conviction on faith, just like the rest of us.
I'm playing with these ideas to try to separate belief from effect. We learn from life no matter what we think about it. Atheists mature the same as spiritualists. Growth is the one principle that cannot be denied.
Think about that: growth is the one sure thing. And what characterizes life in the first place? Growth. What is the touchstone of modern economics? Growth. What do we gain from our hardships? Growth.
So what do we harvest from our toil on this plane? A more or less steady bounty of movement toward maturity. Some develop more than others, of course, but the process occurs in every life, starting with conception.
So why do we resist the hardship that helps form us? Because it hurts, and our native inclination is to avoid pain.
And why isn't life easier? Well, what education is easy? Do you learn to be a physician without struggle? Do virtuoso musicians acquire their skill without effort? Does a poet blossom without heartache? If growth is a principle of life, pain is a principle of growth.
But so is joy. The final irony is that by rejecting our instinctive avoidance of pain, and embracing all the lessons of life, the heart finds bliss. This spiritual truth has been announced by saints throughout history. In the present day, even ordinary people are awakening to it, often as a result of meditation.
Is hardship, once accepted as a path to realization, still hard? Of course. But if we abandon our fear, open our hearts, and accept the vicissitudes of life, are we still suffering? Perhaps a little, but not as much as when we resist.
So here's my larger point: We can find peace no matter what we believe. We can start with the undeniable truth that struggle brings growth, and then accept hardship as ultimately beneficial. The alternative is to fight fate, suffer terribly, then grow anyway.


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Frozen Mind with Victor DE LE RUE
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Official Trailer of the Frozen Mind!
Frozen Mind is not just a film based on snowboard/ski performance. It is above all a story of friendship and a journey of discovery as the two men take unique paths in order to conquer the same objectives.
Directed by : Antoine FRIOUX & Maxime MOULIN
Produced by : Antoine FRIOUX & Victor DE LE RUE
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text: Hobbies Cars & Motorcycles Review: Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 Niche Player Share PINTEREST Email Print Cars & Motorcycles Cars Tires & Wheels Buying & Selling Basics How Tos Reviews Tools & Products Classic Cars Exotic Cars Corvettes Mustangs Motorcycles Used Cars SUVs Trucks ATVs & Off Road Public Transportation By Sean Phillips Updated March 06, 2017 Ultra High Performance Snow tires occupy a rather interesting space. Created for high performance cars, they are an attempt to optimize for two forms of performance – snow and ice grip as well as dry-road stability and responsiveness at high torques and high speeds. These are mutually exclusive goals, however, and the only real option has always been to find a reasonable balance between them. This leaves UHP snow tires in find of a restricted niche – if you don't need extremely high road performance from a snow tire, there are better snow tires out there, and if you don't need snow grip there are far better performance tires out there. Michelin's Pilot Alpin series has occupied this niche with some authority for many years now, and the current occupant, the Pilot Alpin PA3 has a justifiable claim to being among the very best. Now, however, comes the next generation: The Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 will be available by next winter, and I had a chance to drive a set at Michelin's winter launch event at Mecaglisse in Quebec just last month. Technology: The Pilot Alpin PA4 boasts a new silica-based rubber compound called Helio. Michelin claims Helio gives greater low-temperature flexibility, leading to a 5% shorter stopping distance. In addition, the PA4's have a new 3D sipe pattern called Stabiligrip, and it would appear that some of the tread blocks are angled much like Michelin's X-Ice Xi3 tread block design, which appears to contribute heavily to the Xi3's excellent lateral grip. Testing: We drove the Pilot Alpin PA4s fitted to a nicely appointed Cadillac SRT, on a part of the Mecaglisse snow course designed to provide a simulation of the hazards of every day city driving. These hazards included snow and ice braking, sweeping curves in moderately deep snow, lane changes, stop signs and avoidance maneuvers. What we could not do is test the tires at high speeds or on cold pavement. The surface was an extremely challenging layer of snow of varying depths over a layer of thick ice. Performance: While the Pilot Alpins did not display the extraordinary grip of the X-Ice Xi3's, they maintained a confident and stable grip throughout the course, unlike the other demonstration tires, all of which struggled in various areas. Even on a sweeping uphill turn that saw nearly every other car fail to hold a line or break loose entirely, the PA4's attacked the curve with just a bit of controllable oversteer. Unfortunately, I will have to trust for the moment that the PA4 performance at higher speeds and on dry roads is comparable to or better than their predecessor, the PA3.(Ok, with Michelin this is not exactly a huge stretch.) On the other hand, on snow and ice the PA4's feel like everything an ultra high performance snow tire can reasonably be expected to be and somewhat more. These are probably too much tire for a daily driver vehicle, but for driving a high-performance car during the winter these are probably one of the best choices available. So while ultra high performance snow tires may be a somewhat restricted niche, it is my opinion that Michelin's Pilot Alpin PA4 will very soon be taking its older brother's place at or near the top of that niche. The Pilot Alpin PA4's carry Michelin's Standard Manufacturer's Limited Warranty, "which covers defects in workmanship and materials for the life of the original usable tread, or for 6 years from date of purchase, whichever occurs first." They also carry a 30,000 mile treadwear warranty.


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Steve Jobs, thoughts on Life
I am a massive fan of Steve Jobs, his attitude was that nothing was impossible, he smashed down walls and created us a whole new world, he in a way brought in the technology age. His philosophy was that the world around us has been created by men and women just like ourselves so why are we so scared to change it, why do we except societies flaws?
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Standing with Standing Rock
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In solidarity with Standing Rock, I'm pleased to release the documentary I shot there last month, 'Standing with Standing Rock.' For anyone who is curious about what is happening in North Dakota (and other flash-points around the country) this will give you a glimpse into the movement that everyone is talking about and we all should take very seriously.
For those of you who participated in the movie - my sincere thanks for your honesty, clarity, humility and action. Together we will defeat the Black Snake!
Please download and share!
As noted in the end titles, if there have been any omissions or mistakes, please contact me directly and I'll make those corrections. Mni Wiconi!
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Movie fans reckon suave Daniel Craig suits to thrill - naming him the sharpest dresser on screen.
The James Bond actor's role in Casino Royale, wearing a fitted tuxedo, has been named the snappiest film appearance in a suit.
The 007 star finished just ahead of Will Smith in Men In Black in the poll for movie streaming and DVD service Lovefilm.
Mike Myers' retro Carnaby Street look in Austin Powers finished eighth while Richard E Grant's rather more dishevelled appearance in Withnail & I was ninth.
Lovefilm editor Helen Cowley said: "Sharp suits and snazzy dressers can really make a character.
"Classic black suits as featured in Men in Black, the Reservoir Dogs line-up and Casino Royale clearly stand the test of time and continue to influence wardrobes across the country."
The poll was launched to mark the release of Men In Black III tomorrow.
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i bought new laptop i want change my os windows 7 to xp . while am installing xp it displayed message is hard drive error you have to check run chkdsk /F i don't know what will do....
Since your laptop is new, it probably has a SATA HDD. WinXP doesn't natively support SATA so in order to install it, you will have to do one of 3 things:
1. enter the BIOS & change the HDD setting from SATA to IDE compatibility mode
2. load the SATA drivers at the very beginning of the XP installation by pressing F6 & installing the drivers from a floppy or possibly a thumbdrive
3. create an all new WinXP disc with the SATA drivers slipstreamed into it.
If you don't do the above, you will be greeted with "Setup did not find any hard disk drives installed in your computer"
Once you decide on one of the above methods, boot off the WinXP disc, do the above, then proceed with the installation using one of these guides:
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Here's my last weekend in Morocco (I am flying out of Casablanca next Saturday). Gosh now it felt like the 5 weeks went by so fast, yet sometimes I feel that time couldn't past fast enough. A couple of people studying at ALIF rented out an entire riad in the city of Assilah on the Atlantic coast for the weekend. As summer is only getting hotter here, so the idea of going to beaches and swimming in the ocean was very appealing.
The first part of the trip was pleasant. The train was air-conditioned, the cart we were in was pretty empty so we each got two seats. Through the journey more and more people got on the train, until it was full to the point that people had to stand in the area between carts. We reached the Mechra Bel Ksiri station, where we were supposed to change train, and were standing under the sun for almost 45 minutes before the train destined for Tangier (Assilah is one of the stops on the way to Tangier). We squeezed onto the packed train. Immediately we realized that we couldn't find seats at all, so we ended up sitting on the floor by the door in a cart. At least the cart was air-conditioned.
As the train pulled closer to the Assilah station, the Atlantic Ocean all of the sudden just appeared. We got off the train, were met by another student from ALIF who was already in Assilah, and were taken to the rented riad, which was located in the old medina. We walked along the coast on the beaches, and saw flags of many countries flying on poles along the coast. I was somewhat disappointed to not have found a Taiwanese flag, even though I wasn't that surprised. Walking into the medina, the walls of houses were painted white, different shades of blue, or different shades of green. For a few moments, I had the feeling of being in a Greek town.
Our riad was a three-story building that doesn't really fit the definition of a riad, as it didn't have an open space in the middle of the house. But this didn't reduce any of its charm. The riad had everything: a kitchen, bedrooms, TV, bathrooms with showers and toilets, and a roof terrace area overlooking the Atlantic. All it lacked is Wi-Fi, but let's face it, who needs Internet when you are going to be swimming in the sea, cooking, and enjoy the view anyway? We ate a very quick lunch, which, thanks to whoever rented the riad, consisted of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, cereal, and a lot of fruits.
Highlight of the day, or what I thought was going to be the highlight of the day, was the beach. I thought swimming in the Atlantic on a hot summer day would be a wonderful experience, but it turned out that the Atlantic was filled with seaweed and other things. So I didn't really want to put my face under the water, fearing that I might come back up with seaweed. The cool water was pretty comfortable though. Walking out of the water to lay on my towel, I found something interesting: people here didn't associate me with Japan. Instead, they all call me Chinese (in Arabic), which though really isn't that much more correct in my book, it's an interesting change. Were there just more Chinese people who have visited the town? Or maybe it just so happens that Japan doesn't have much of a presence here in the beach town of Assilah? I don't know, and I really couldn't think much as I began to fall asleep on the beach.
Dinner was amazing. I'm not complaining about the Moroccan home-style cooking I get everyday, but one of the students in our group has worked in a restaurant before and together with everybody made pasta, salad, potato with garlic butter sauce, and onion and zucchini cooked in more butter and garlic. It was a wonderfully fulfilling meal (not that I don't get enough food at home. Trust me, the single most common thing everyone who stays with a Moroccan host-family complains about is getting too much food.) I fell asleep on the couch as other people went on to the roof drinking.


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HUGS: 1) Birthday's; it's that one day a year that is truly all about YOU! When people complain about them, I point out 'they sure beat the alternative' 2) John's Ice Cream; I have proclaimed my love for this ice cream before, but here I go again, this week I am in heaven with their homemade peanut butter crunch, a T.B.O. to the tenth power!! 3) Ice Water; you are cheap, refreshing, fat AND calorie free, and are always on tap.
SHRUGS: 1) Hang nails; you are ugly and when I try to rip you off with my teeth you go on and bleed all over the place (eye roll) 2) A rattling exhaust; you remind me of my first car and instead of fixing you, you drive me (pun intended) to look for a new car, 3) BP Oil and their "back-up plan(s)"
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"Yes, they are elves," Legolas said.
"and they say that you breathe so loud they could shoot you in the dark."
Legolas, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings
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The last few weeks I have been on a mission to clear some of my back log of painting... I know I am never going to get through it all, but at least I have made good headway!
Below is my 1500 point Wood elf army, with Thranduil, Legolas foot and mounted as well as 6 warbands of wood elves complete with command.
I still have plenty of armies to paint, but I'm getting there slowly!
Hope you enjoy!
|Mirkwood Command - captains and banners
|Mirkwood Command - Wood Elf captains and banners
|Mirkwood Command - Wood ElfStormcaller
|Mirkwood Sentinels
|King of Mirkwood Command - Thranduil of the Wood Elves
|King Thranduil Rear
|Legolas foot and mounted
|Legolas with Knives
|Haldir with Elven Blade
|Haldir Wood elf with bow
|Haldir Wood elf with bow rear
|Legolas with 3 Mirkwood Sentinels
|Legolas Greenleaf, foot and mounted
|Thranduil, King of Mirkwood, with his Mirkwood Wood Elves
|Captain of the Mirkwood Elves with warband
|6 full warbands of Mirkwood Wood elves
|Thranduils close up
|Legolas (rear) shot
|Mirkwood Wood Elf Sentinels
|6 warbands of wood elves, plus heroes and command BEFORE
|6 warbands of wood elves, plus heroes and command BEFORE
|6 warbands of wood elves, plus heroes and command undercoated
|Thranduil and Haldir
|First warband of Wood Elves
|Haldir Wood Elf with Elven Blade
|Legolas with two knives on mound
|Thranduil King of Mirkwood
|Haldir Wood Elf with Bow
|Wood Elf Warband
|Wood Elf Heroes
|Wood Elf Command
|Wood Elf Storm caller
|Haldir... twice!
|First half of my Wood Elf Army
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THE HORROR NETWORK -- DVD Review by Porfle
Remember how much fun the anthology horror film CREEPSHOW was? Well, THE HORROR NETWORK (2013) is an anthology horror film too, and, like CREEPSHOW, it's a pretty good one. But unlike CREEPSHOW, it isn't fun. In fact, it doesn't even try to be. What it does try to do is (a) scare us, and (b) make us uncomfortable. Which it does, with horror to spare.
Four writers and six directors work together to bring us five stories (one has two co-directors) which I think are meant to be loosely connected somehow (hence, the "network") although I didn't quite keep up with that angle. I was too busy just being entertained in a perverse way by stuff that shouldn't be entertaining.
The first story, "3:00 AM", is the scariest. Right there before the main titles have even crawled by, THE HORROR NETWORK dishes up one of the creepiest short terror films I've ever seen. It's about a woman staying by herself in a big, isolated farmhouse in the country, waking up at 3:00 AM to strange noises wafting out of the darkness, and then being terrorized by something shadowy that's creeping around outside.
Or is it just her imagination? This one really plays upon our fear of being in a spooky house in the middle of nowhere late at night, hearing scary noises, and being certain that there's someone or something out there in the dark trying to get in. It's a short and bitter tale that generates some good old-fashioned fear without jarring us with a bunch of loud noises and jumpscares, although it ends on a doozy of one.
While I was still shivering over that one, next came "Edward." This features a troubled young man baring his soul to his psychiatrist on another windy, spooky evening. Dr. Aleksey must have trouble paying his electric bills since the office is so dark and, frankly, scary. And so is his patient Hal, who sleepwalks and awakens covered in blood, and doesn't want to go to sleep anymore for fear of what he may do--or what he may turn into.
This one takes more time to build up to what turns out to be a rather horrifying conclusion. The psychiatrist becomes more and more fearful of his own patient, who seems to harbor a very dark side to his personality that's clawing its way to the surface even as they speak. When it does, the last thing on Dr. Aleksey's mind is trying to figure out how to bill both sides of Hal's personality seperately.
Next, "The Quiet" lightens things up with the bright, sunny tale of Alice, a little deaf girl who gets off the school bus one afternoon to find that her mom isn't there to pick her up. As she strolls down a rural roadway, an old blue van starts to play cat-and-mouse with her. Fearing the worst, Alice flees into the woods as the van's driver, a big, scary man in shabby clothes, gets out and slogs after her.
It's a tense little vignette without much of a storyline, making us nervous for Alice but not really leading up to much. Alice's deafness isn't even exploited as I thought it might be with some creative sound design or something. After two chillers, "The Quiet" is more of a filler.
But then there's "Merry Little Christmas." So far THE HORROR NETWORK has been trying to scare us, but now, with the story of a mother terrorized by a violently psychotic spouse while their mentally-disturbed daughter looks on, we're dragged through a gauntlet of jagged, bristling pain that's as starkly nightmarish as anything I've seen in a while.
If you suffer from sympathy pains you'll really recoil at most of this sadistic little hurtfest. Self-slashings, brutal razor attacks, and a rape scene that outdoes I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE are just part of the bill of fare here. What really freaked me out, though, was a "pain" sequence that goes beyond the "flesh ripped out by hooks" scenes in HELLRAISER while conjuring up some freakish imagery that's downright insane.
Finally, "The Deviant One" just flat-out wants to flabbergast the hell out of us by living up to its title 100%, and pretty much does. Simply put, it's kind of like what might happen if Jeffrey Dahmer was a big, fat guy with a crewcut who lures his neighbor, an unsuspecting hippie-type dude with long hair, into his house for a little R & R (just think of two things that begin with "R" and are really horrible, including "rape.") You may not want to watch this one with your mom.
What really links these stories together isn't some amorphous "network" but taut direction and writing, with a sure instinct for what either scares or disturbs us on a basic level. Most of it is artfully photographed ("The Deviant" reminded me of one of those atmospheric black-and-white short films Shane Ryan used to make) and makes good use of mood and imagery to manipulate our emotions. Not to mention just plain grossing us out and/or making our collective jaws drop.
The DVD from Wildeye Releasing is in widescreen with 2.0 sound. No subtitles. Bonus features include a trailer, a photo gallery, and an extended cut of "The Deviant One" that's even more deviant.
Lean, taut, and to the point, THE HORROR NETWORK is a shuddery spookhouse ride through some very dark territory, with no funny horror host or comedy relief to take the edge off. It's like CREEPSHOW's evil twin.
Buy it at Amazon.com
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This is an update on my Citibike data/D3 charts experiment. The chart above represents a little over a month's worth of Citibike station data at one station. One can kind of see a pattern here, but there's a lot of noise.
As I watched the data for this chart fill in over the last month, I began to see the story of this station. It is, unsurprisingly, different on weekdays versus weekends or holidays. During the week, there are very few, if any bikes available at this station overnight. Between 06:00 and 09:00 in the morning, the station fills up. It usually remains that way until the evening rush, when it empties out by around 20:00. On weekends and holidays, things are a more erratic, I also suspect that the weather has a much bigger effect on the weekend.
Prior to collecting this data, my sporadic observation (usually on weeknights and weekends) led me to believe that there were rarely any bikes available at this station. When, in fact, there are large swaths of the day when this station is lousy with bikes. So, I learned something.
Unfortunately, my original vision of how this chart would work isn't doing a great job of getting the point across. There's too much noise. Adding filters to allow one to turn off different day types (weekday vs. weekend) might help. I had also thought about making the older data less opaque, thereby giving newer data more prominence. But, I'm not sure if that would help much. Perhaps the line chart isn't the way to go at all. The first chart Abe Stanway uses in his analysis of Citibike weather is much cleaner and the pattern is clear.
I'm not sure what's next for this experiment. Rather than refine this chart, I'm thinking about going in a slightly different direction. In thinking more about the story here, I want to dive into the trip data and see where all these bikes are coming from. Since central Park Slope has good Citibike coverage, but not many subway stations, I suspect that most of the trips to Park Place & 7th Avenue on weekday mornings originate from that part of the neighborhood, but I could be wrong. A lot of the data visualizations done on Citibike data have shown bike movement, so there should be plenty of examples for me to learn from.


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I've been owing Peanut Butter Lovesicle a review for some time now, which is why I'm having this EP posted mid-week instead of for an EP Shakedown, they deserve as much.
Heavy Daze Wildcat Craze, starts off interestingly; the first track, "Colorblind," begins with a very classic-rock sounding guitar lick, giving a real laid-back feeling. The song quickly shifts into a mini-funk/groove style, with the guitars and bass playing a major role. There are three different styles of vocals, the first a bit growly and guttural (not too much though), the second more laid back - something I'd expect with the music - and a third which sounds like it's being played through a voice recorder. Kind of odd, but also kind of interesting, I'm not sure what to make of it yet.
Track two, "State of I," starts off again with a retro-rock guitar riff, although this time much slower and semi-bluesy, something like Eric Clapton. The guitars still play a major role, but at least this time the vocals are a little more pronounced. Speaking of the vocals, the second style (the laid back and chill version) plays the main focus, much to my enjoyment. It really works well with the music behind it.
With the next, "Sicamore Trees," the album takes a drastic stylistic shift, moving from the blues/retro-rock into the psychedelic rock era of the 60s. The guitars are over-produces, with their sounds blending into each other, the vocals begin very fuzzy and processed, but then shift into a clean four-vocal-round style, repeating a line of lyrics again and again ("What's more green then the Sicamore Trees? That's why kids smell fear"). It sounds like some of The Beatles' more avant-garde works (not too far out there, but something weird nonetheless), or something progressive like Yes. A stark shift that boggles my mind.
"Commodore" sees a return of the stoner/blues style, although with a more modern edge. I don't get the feeling of retro-rock with this one, instead hearing more of a Faith No More sound; rock with a funky edge to it. Pretty straight-forward, catchy bass licks, a neat guitar solo, oh yea, and the drums finally have a part worthwhile! Nice to hear that.
Thus bringing us to the final track of the EP, "Hiroshima," with a name like that - one that holds such a violent history - I kind of expect something hard and heavy, although with Peanut Butter Lovesicle, you can't really predict where they will head. Instead of being something heavy and frantic (as I would have assumed), it's another groovy/jam based song, akin to the first couple of songs. It's another slow, chill song, like "State of I," which I enjoy, but this time bringing the drums into a more important role, sort of like "Commodore," again nice to hear.
Did I say that "Hiroshima" was the last track? Well I was obviously mistaken, because there is a SECRET TRACK!! OoooOoooo... I know, you are surprised, as was I. The song is an acoustic piece with only a guitar and a voice, not of much substance or real rhythm, and it cuts out mid-thought. I don't know what that was supposed to be, but I'm going to pretend it never happened.
Peanut Butter Lovesicle is... well, interesting. I don't know what to make of them really. They have some really good moments and jams; with "State of I" being my favorite, followed closely by "Hiroshima," some interesting influences, and one really trippy track (I think I'm going to listen to it again... yep still blows my mind). Heavy Daze Wildcat Craze is a decent debut, one that shows skill and promise, if only they need to focus a bit more on their particular sound they wish to portray.


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Yesterday we had the pleasure of visiting the WaterWorks Education Center in Humble with our local homeschool group. I cannot speak highly enough of our experience ~ both from the ease of coordinating the Field Trip and our experiences on the tour.The tour began with a 15 minute slide-show presentation explaining water, the water cycle, ground water, and how the City of Houston captures, cleans, and distributes water. Our presenter did an excellent job engaging the children (and adults) with questions throughout the presentation. She was also open to students asking questions during the presentation instead of requiring they wait until the end.
We were then led to an interactive exhibit winding around behind the theater. Children were given a clipboard and asked to "find" answers to questions. Younger children/pre-readers were given a list of pictures to participate in a "scavenger hunt" on their own level. I loved that the employees were available to help the children if they were interested in finding everything in their sheet ~ but weren't overly concerned if the children just wanted to explore the exhibits on their own terms.
We ended in a "classroom" setting with tables and chairs. Another presenter spoke in further detail about the water cycle. We then played a game where various "parts" of the cycle were scattered around the room. Each station had a box of pony beads & a large "die" or "cube" to be rolled. The children were each given a lanyard. They picked a starting point, grabbed a bead & then rolled. The die for that "station" would have each "next step" in the water cycle on each side. Depending on what they rolled, the students would proceed to the appropriate station and collect another bead. This was a great way to reinforce the various ways that water *moves* throughout our world.
Each child was given a bag of "goodies" to take home including: crayons, coloring/activity books, stickers, bracelets, and cups. There were also resource materials for parents & teachers to take home.
Recommended ages: The center is completely prepared to meet the needs of any age group. Even as a homeschool group bringing toddlers to high school age students ~ they were able to adapt & split the presentation to meet each student on their level. I made the mistake of failing to inform them ahead of time that the majority of our registrants were young elementary age ~ they still quickly and without any fuss adapted the program. For that, I am incredibly grateful.
They offer programs for public, private, and home school groups. They also offer tours for adults. They are willing to adapt the program to meet the needs of your group. I think that this would be a perfect trip for our Cub Scout Pack to earn their Weather Belt Loop and Pin.
Anything we wish was different? At this time, visitors cannot tour the actual treatment facility. It was quite cold the day we visited. We were told when the weather is nice, they will go out and look at the various parts from the Education Center parking lot ~ but it's not possible to actually walk through the plant.
How do I set up a trip? Call or e-mail WaterWorks Houston. There is a form available to download that can be e-mailed along with your request. I would suggest inquiring as to which tours are most appropriate for the age group you plan to bring.
A note about parking. DO NOT USE YOUR GPS ~ it's not going to be correct. WaterWorks provides directions & a map on their website. Use them! The directions can seem a little counter-intuitive (as you are asked to make a right turn in order to u-turn), but once you are there it makes complete sense. There's also several, albeit small, blue signs to help keep you going to right direction. You must check in at the security gate and all adults must present a valid picture ID. Parking is ample and directly in front of the entrance.
What else is there to do nearby? We're still exploring the area ~ but here are some places we've visited in Humble.


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Posts tagged 'Target'
Target & NAT Sign Two Year Agreement
This morning, Naturally Advanced Technologies announced it has signed an exclusive deal with national retail giant Target. Target and its vendors will be working with CRAiLAR Flax fiber to evaluate its uses in a number of domestic textile categories including sheets, top of bed, shower curtains, window treatments, table linens, decorative pillows, towels and more.
Ken Barker, CEO of Naturally Advanced Technologies, commented on the partnership agreement, which begins December 1, 2011, "Target represents a best-in-class partner for CRAiLAR in the domestic textiles category. Also the fiber's performance in moisture management, shrinkage reduction, and dye chemical savings is in line with Target's sustainability efforts."
Target's commitment to environmental sustainability is a focused effort in its Here for Good campaign. With an entire website dedicated to the far reaching initiative, Target focuses on improving communities, health, education and the environment.
For 2012, Organic Cotton Market Is Forecasted to Grow 20%
Textile Exchange, the global organization dedicated to promoting the use of organic cotton, just released its annual Global Sustainable Textile Market Report. According to the Report, organic cotton represented a $6.2 billion industry last year and stands to grow another 20 percent in 2012, ballooning to $7.4 billion.
Along with that forecast, the Report also published its list of the top 10 corporations using organic cotton. Just a quick glance reveals that the list is filled with industry-leading apparel companies who wield strong taste-making influence, from athletic brands like Nike and adidas to big box retailer Target or mall fashion brand Zara.
At the top of the list is Sweden's H & M, which used more than 15,000 tons of organic cotton in 2010. According to CSR Product Manager Henrik Lampa, by creating demand for organic cotton, H & M is incentivizing cotton farmers to adopt sustainable cultivation practices.
Of course, there are many experts who think that cotton, as a crop, is too difficult to sustainably grow. Given that opinion, we won't be surprised when next year's edition of the Report begins to track the rise of organic cotton alternatives, such as flax and hemp.


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Beautiful Balconies You Will Love
This is from a good article in Brit & Co about 15 beautiful balconies you will love. Really shows how far advanced Europeans are in dressing up their balconies and terraces compared to Canadians.
A good combination of wood decking, laid over a standard balcony but they've added some nice furniture, built a live wall with planters and generally created a beautiful outdoor space for themselves.
If you want some more examples of great, eclectic balconies, check out this board from our Pinterest boards.


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01 Sep What CUTTY Wore: Greek Goddess Edition
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By now….
You know about The M in Man is for Money book tour…
You know about the travel theme and the fun dress codes….
… and you probably know that Los Angeles is the LAST stop *cues violins*
The theme is Greece and LA needs to bring the heat and help this adventure go out with a regal bang!
Pull out your flowy, floaty dresses for Sunday, Sept. 10. Look for gathered and draped details or accessorize with delicate flower crowns and jeweled headpieces.
A few options handpicked by Cutty:
Ill be tying on my gladiator sandals too… gotta commit to the look, right?! What about you?


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The Father in Mark 9 Sermon
The Father in Mark 9:17-24
(Outreach for reaching out) Be Careful when you do outreach and recognize when you are the one that needs to be reached.
There is a story…
A story from Michael Slater's book Becoming a Stretcher Bearer (ink to his web site) The story is about boy drowning Michael met while at the beach one day. The boy was out in the water drowning and wasn't calling for help because he was worried what his friend's would think.
Sometimes we are the ones on the stretcher. We need to be lifted up.
Mark 9:17-24 (go to: NIV online)
See a father on stretcher suffering tremendous emotional pain. Loves his son. Sickness has affected the father because of its effect on his loved one.
Let's put ourselves in the shoes of this father (It is always nice to try on another person's shoes)
Consider with me
- What keeps us from coming to Jesus?
- What keeps us from asking for help?
- Why don't we call or reach out for help but would rather do outreach to help others even when we are in need?
Think of yourself and think of this father…
Few reasons why we may not reach out when in need:
(from Michael Slater's book Becoming A Stretcher Bearer)
1. Fear of being authentic & honest
2. Fear or rejection & non acceptance
3. Foolishness of pride
4. Guilt of faithlessness
5. Don't want to be a burden
"River of denial runs deep"
1. Fear of being vulnerable because honest, true to self and others…authentic. If we are truly honest we expose ourselves, who we really are. Sometimes it is hard to come out of our comfort level and truly be ourselves.
Look at father in Mark 9:17
Was this father real, authentic and an honest man?
Did he speak honestly to the Lord about his feelings, about his faith, about his hurts and about his child?
Did he hide behind a mask or did he let himself be known?
He was open & laid himself before Jesus in his own need. He allowed Jesus to lift up his stretcher.
2. Fear of rejection
Look BACK at the father in Mark 9:14-16 …arguing and fighting broke out because this man came to the disciples 1st (the body, the Church) and they could not help. He and his problem was not resolved.
Had he risked rejection and non-acceptance by Jesus?
Mark 9:17&18. He gets to talk to Jesus about how "GOD'S PEOPLE" were not able to help him.
He spoke openly of himself & his son. He admitted his faith was not as strong as it should be. He also told Jesus that the disciples couldn't do it! Like going to a boss of a company and saying the employees are not doing their job!
He expressed his hardship, didn't sugar coat it.
He admits long term problem and speaks of duration of his son's illness, the hurt for his child was overtaking even his faith. Years dealing with it! Sick of just trying to accept this pain and illness.
Read Mark 9:14-15 Note: this father went to disciples first, like going to a nurse before going to the doctor. People were overwhelmed with wonder and crowded Jesus to the point where you could not approach him without going through disciples 1st, even children were stopped by disciples before they could reach Jesus.
NOW A DAYS PEOPLE FEEL THEY NEED TO GO TO CHURCH TO GET CLOSE TO GOD AND IN SOME CASES THE CHURCH (institutions) AND RELIGION IS KEEPING THEM FROM A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.
However, May we let and help people get closer to God though what we do here.
So Mark 9:17 the man steps out from the crowd and finally gets to talk to THE MASTER HIMSELF.
He shared these things with Jesus not knowing if Jesus would accept or reject him.
The boy's father risked rejection. The Lord not only accepted him in his honesty and openness, but He also had compassion on him and his son and healed the boy as well as increased the father's faith.
3. Foolishness of pride
Look at the father in Mark 9:22 he asks for pity. Verse 24 he asks for help –he was a humble, down to earth sort of man, not as a man of pride who says he can deal with this issue by himself because he is a strong father and head of the house. Remember, even the head needs a body!
On the contrary we see a man coming before God saying, "This is what I am, and at this moment I need you to work through me." "I've come to 'your people', your 'followers' now I come to you!"
4.Guilt of faithlessness
Look at the father in Mark 9:21-24. Jesus asked the boy's father, "How long has he been like this?" The answer was, "from childhood and often he throws him into the fire and into the water to kill him. But if you can do anything take pity on us and help us."
"If I can?" Said Jesus "Everything is possible for him who believes."
Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe, help me overcome my unbelief".
The father in Mark 9 showed faith by coming to the Lord and admitting his faith was not what it should be. Enough faith was not seen in disciples either. Some but not enough. Not what it should be.
Gotta go to the source of power!
Great to meet with other believers but gotta spend time directly with Christ personally or you'll have no faith at all.
The father in Mark 9 could have wrapped himself in guilt and thought,
"how could I come before Jesus when my faith is not as strong as it can or should be?"
"how can I come before Jesus when this situation hasn't changed in years?"
He could have said,
"God's people didn't help so God can't help."
The father couldn't deal with the demons, even the disciples couldn't help this father and son.
YET he came, with the faith he had. Offered what he had, overcoming and surpassing any guilty feelings, went to Jesus just as he was and just as things were.
We may find ourselves thinking, if it is true that we need help, prayer, support, someone to do something for us…
then what does this say about our personal relationship with God? Will my friends think or say, "don't you trust God?" "Where is your faith?"
wE MAY THINK, people will not come to us for help if we are not Christ like, accepting, build trust and friendship.
Side note: People don't care what church you go to. They don't want to know who you know and who knows you until they know that you know and care about them on some type of personal level.
Christians often have feelings of guilt. Sometimes we are taught to believe that we should never sway and never feel less than mighty if we are truly walking close with Jesus. Other opinions and actions cause us to perhaps feel like we are not allow to feel or share our true feelings.
HOWEVER, we are human and we are still in constant need of healing, in constant need of our savior. We are in the same earth suits everyone else is in. Humility comes from the reality that we are weak but HE is strong. When we admit our own weaknesses it is only then we can help our family and those around us with their same weaknesses.
If we reach out for help and admit we need someone to do something for us
does this mean we are not trusting God and leaning on him?
The father in Mark 9 is real and allows himself the freedom from having the guilt of faithlessness. He admits the problem with his son. He admits he doesn't have enough faith, confesses the disciples don't have enough faith (Church not enough) but God is the source. We also, must
go to the source.
Now visualize this father as he is trying to express himself…
Make this our prayer:
Lord, there is a part of me that is hurting right now, it hinders me and I can't totally believe as I should. Yet I believe in YOU, Lord, or I wouldn't be here, but right now I am hurting so much for my son, my loved one, my situation. I believe in you, please help me overcome my unbelief and accept me for who I am." Amen
And Jesus did respond to the father's request and he healed the son of his illness as well as increased the father's faith.
May HE increase ours.
5.Fear of being a burden to others?
You're not heavy, you're my brother! Let's be there for each other more. Pray our faith will be enough so when people come to us with burdens we'll have the faith in Christ that even the disciples were lacking.
Come now, claim faith from God our Father in heaven.
Sing "Just as I am" https://youtu.be/ovYPQl93zro (Whole playlist of songs in comments below)
During this time of commitment and seeking God keep in mind that after this recorded incident we read that Jesus' disciples asked him why they couldn't drive out the demon and he told them in Mark 9:29, "This kind can come out only by prayer and fasting."
Let's spend some time in prayer, loose track of time for a little bit, forget about anything else and ask God to increase our faith.
If you pick up vibes from this post like you would normally pick up a vibration from an incoming call or txt on your cell phone to to: Sermon jam


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I've been wanting to do another monthly exercise challenge and decided to do arms again :) It's really beginner friendly. If you want more of a challenge then do a few circuits of this. Trust me, you'll feel it either way!
If you need modifications I have them!
How to do a pushup:
Here are two kinds of modified pushups:
How to do a tricep dip:
A modification for tricep dips:
How to do a mountain climber:
A modified mountain climber:
With the mountain climber you are going to alternate each leg per count....right leg 1, left leg 2, right leg 3, left leg 4. Kinda of like you are climbing something ;)
Are you in with me this month? If so go ahead and print out the first picture and dooooo it!


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The latest great professional to give Slater's Surf Ranch a try is Bethany Hamilton, who logged in serious frontside and backside barrel time while enjoying an afternoon at the Surf Ranch with Gerry, husband Adam, and son Tobias.
"It's actually like a dream because I've been wanting to work on my backside barrel riding," Hamilton states in the video. "And today, I've gotten more backside barrels in one session than ever I think."
Kelly says in the edit. "She doesn't have the ability to grab the rail. It just blows me away. I think it's incredible."


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BARÚ's Pop-Up Shop
26 november 2018
We'll be popping up in Hasselt again in December! We're transforming the Jacky Claes store into a wonderful world of chocolate and treats. The sweetest destination for your Christmas gifts!
We're throwing in a free hot chocolate and marshmallow tasting during the opening weekend. Also, get a free marshmallow bar by saying the secret word "flobbelwoppel" *.
When? from 1 - 31 december
tues : 1pm - 6pm
wed - thu - fri : 11am - 6pm
sat : 10am - 6pm
mon - sun : closed
shopping sundays - 16 dec, 23 dec : 1pm - 6pm
mon 24 dec - mon 31 dec : 11am - 4pm
Where? demerstraat 50, 3500 Hasselt, Belgium
Stop by and share your sweet purchases using #swirlyinspiration or #baru_choc and follow all updates and stories on our facebook or instagram.
* 1 free bar per person. Only valid with purchase of minimum 1 product during the opening weekend.


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Real Estate Appraisal: Accurate Information for All Concerned
Whether you're the buyer or the seller in a real estate transaction, an accurate appraisal delivered by an experienced appraiser is more than important. It's essential. When a specialist comes to see a property, they view it closely to determine a true value. The goal is to provide protection for everyone involved – lender, seller,…Details


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Anamorphic sculpture By Jonty Hurwitz with billion of calculation with computer before spending months considering how to materialize his warped ideas using perspex, steel, resin, or copper.
At heart I'm an artist scientist archetype that loves projects and people. Each of the art works and ventures on this site represent a part of what I am. From algorithms to finance to paint. This is the Binge Thinking Collection. Life is a journey and at each point we need to stop and evaluate our existence. Am I following my heart? Am I being true to myself and those I love? Am I making the right kind of difference to the world? The answers to these questions are never clear. This site holds the composite of revelations I've had on this journey. Here, I offer you my Hurwitz Singularities.


text: Brooks & Dunn will return as the hosts of the CMA Awards on Nov. 6 in Nashville. This will be their third time to emcee the show. To mark the event's 40th anniversary, the show will take place at the Gaylord Entertainment Center. For one year only, the CMA Awards were held in New York City in 2005. CMA nominations will be announced Aug. 30.