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Coyote Before the Burn…
August 27, 2013
I'm headed to Burning Man in about an hour.
It's Monday. I decided I was going on Friday.
Making the decision, committing to this last-minute leap, was terrifying. Last time I went, in 2010, I planned for 9 months in advance.
On Friday, when I was wavering – do I stay or do I go? – a friend reminded me:
"Everyone describes Burning Man as transformational. Every year. So. That's what you're all about."
And she is damn right. I am about transforming ourselves into OURSELVES, our true radiant joyful divine selves. Remembering. But even the reminders need to be reminded sometimes. Thank god for good friends.
So I made the decision, I committed, I took the leap, and everything has worked out so seamlessly and perfectly that I had to laugh. I can't recount all of the brilliant synchronicities because any minute some new friends are coming to pick me up in an RV and we're headed out to the Playa.
But while I was watching the sun set tonight, a Coyote ran by me, within about 15 feet. Whenever I see an animal nowadays, I immediately look up its Medicine, which in Native American teachings means its Message.
Coyote had some perfect messages for Burning Man:
"If you have [seen Coyote], you can be sure that some kind of medicine is on its way – and it may or may not be to your liking.
Whatever the medicine is, good or bad, you can be sure it will make you laugh, maybe
even painfully. You can also be sure that Coyote will teach you a lesson about yourself.
If we forget to be children and take life with laughter and ease, Coyote
appears to pester us until we let go of the inner pain that keeps us from knowing the joys
of life.
The cosmic joke is not just on ourselves but on everybody else.
When you destroy the illusion of who you are to others and be yourself, you will have restored your innocence.
Get ready for more of the laughs – lots more.
When was the last time you did something just because it was fun?
Find it amusing and laugh. If you can't laugh at yourself and your crazy antics, you have lost the game.
Coyote always comes calling when things get too serious."
New Paradigm
July 1, 2013
I feel like I'm living in a magical new reality. Which means that I AM living in a magical new reality.
I've been wanting to share all these stories and I'm not even sure where to start. Things have been happening so quickly, flowing so powerfully, that I can't even seem to put the words together to describe what I'm going through.
The LightLiving Challenge – Day 16!
May 11, 2013
Aaaand I'm back!!!
Day 16 of my 30-day LightLiving simplifying-minimizing-decluttering challenge!
Lots of good stuff, clarity, new plans!
Today's Five Releases:
1. Makeup brush
2. White Buddha tank
3. Green Ganesh tank
4. Basket I made
5. Vibrams with a hole in the soles
1. Red Buddha tank
2. Patagonia Geode necklace
(Going to focus more on the letting go as I'm planning to start traveling again – watch the video!)
Happy LightLiving!
May 4, 2013
I'm taking a Hiatus from vlogging for a few days. Why? Because:
I've run out of room.
I'm halfway through a 30-day decluttering/minimizing challenge and my hard drive is so full that I can no longer download the videos from my camera.
Oh, the irony!!!*
So I'm in the process of transferring all my thousands of photos and videos to my terrabyte external drive…which is over halfway full.
I've been trying to manually transfer photos in batches the last few weeks, organizing them in the old labelled folder system (hey, I was on PCs from age 12 to 32 – 20 years!) and right this second iPhoto says I still have…11,656 photos and videos to go. *sigh*
With 11,656 photos to go (I think I started around 15,000) this manual thing is gonna take waaay too long.
So I'm gonna figure out how to do this the right, simple, easy way! And I'll let you know (if you ALREADY know, you can leave me a message in the comments – help a sister out!). From a few seconds of checking with Guru Googleji it looks like I might just be able to drag-n-drop my iPhoto Library on to the eternal… but I want to have some on my computer too, and I don't want to always have to have my eternal drive plugged in.
I was thinking about this topic earlier: I didn't get the souped-up speakers or the extra hard drive because I allowed the men I was asking for advice to talk me out of it. "You don't need that much storage!" "You can add memory!" "You can get some good speakers!" Wrong on #1, that's really implausible on #2, and #3, As a nomad/aspiring minimalist I really don't like to have to have things plugged into my computer – external hard drives OR speakers.
So, next time, I'm going big and getting my computer tricked out EXACTLY how I want it! Considering I spend hardly anything on shoes, clothing, makeup or hairstyling products, an extra grand or two once every few years on a swanky Macbook or Air seems totally reasonable to me.
I'm off to sort out the photo stuff so I can continue bringing you more videos and photos.
In the meantime check out the thunderheads we had today!
*(modern Alanis definition of irony)
What Do Bumblebees Mean??
April 29, 2013
While I was living with a wise woman in Patagonia a year ago, I learned about Native American traditions and spirituality, and I learned about the meanings of animals. This wise woman had a deck of cards and book about Animal 'Medicine', as the Native American teachings refer to it.
I think that anything that we use to bring meaning to our lives can be helpful – it can be belief systems, astrology, religion, 'signs' from the Universe/god, synchronicity, even science (what we think of as modern "science" has really become more like Scientism – just another set of beliefs that makes us feel safe). Anyways, it's all about the meaning you give to these beliefs, and if you use these 'clues' as part of your personal growth, development and expansion.
Twice in the past month while recording videos, I've been interrupted by Bumblebees.
Back on March 10, 2013, I was recording a video out in front of the Academy of Art, Creativity & Consciousness in Italy on a beautiful spring day. I was talking about life, about figuring out my calling/purpose, and about attempting to authentically follow my dreams and intuition.
Cue Bumblebee. Later that day I googled the meaning of Bumblebees and meant to blog about it, but never did.
Then again on April 18th a Bumblebee gets right up in my/your/our faces/the camera lens. Ok, ok, I'll write about Bumblebees!
The fascinating thing is how synchronistically aligned the symbolism of the Bumblebee is with what I'd been talking about in the video, what my focus has been the last month or two (focus itself, and creativity), and the lifestyle I'm living (COMMUNITY! If you don't know, I'm living in a spiritual community in Italy…).
Key words:
Creative endeavors (hello making videos!)
Personal power
The following info was gathered from various websites:
Bumble Bees are focused, industrious, powerful, loud, and proud.
Bee is the ancient symbol of good fortune, joy and harmony. In the dream world, bee comes as a gift from Spirit. He buzzes about in order to awaken us into the moment. Alert and aware, we see that life is sweet and filled with brightness, color and light. Bee also teaches us to engage fully in our creative endeavors. The key is to focus with intention and to be single-minded in purpose.
The bee symbolizes community, brightness and personal power. Follow the bee to discover your new destination.
The ancient Druids saw the bee as symbolising the sun, the Goddess, celebration, and community.
ALL bees are productive, they stay focused on whatever they are doing and do not get sidetracked from their goal.
They hold the power of service. Their movement from one plant to plant represents the interconnectedness of all living things. It's their drive to contribute to the common good of the community that is noteworthy. The bumblebee is a messenger bringing the secrets of life and service.
If this is your power animal and your energy is scattered, the bumblebee can show you how to become focused again.
If you are stung, the message here is – WAKE UP! Follow the rhythm of your own heartbeat. Listen to your true self, your higher self. Heed your inner voice and wisdom.
Ask for bumble bee help when:
• You need help communicating with other people.
• You question if you are aligned with your goals in life.
• You wish to heed your inner voice and wisdom.
Access bumble bee power by…
• Extracting the sweetness of life.
• Being productive while the sun shines
• Pursuing your dream, no matter how great it seems.
The meaning of bees in dreams speak of:
• industry,
• action,
• communication, and
• our ability to consciously choose the results we want in our lives
When we dream of bees it may be an indication that we are ready to communicate our spiritual gifts, or perhaps we should more clearly recognize the treasures that reside within us.
Fascinating stuff. So I encourage you: look into those little clues that the Universe gives you. If certain animals pop up often in your life, or in your dreams, google their meaning and symbolism. These clues and synchronicities might be mirrors of what you're seeking to learn.
P.S. Random Wiki fact: Bumblebee colonies are often placed in greenhouse tomato production, because the frequency of buzzing that a bumblebee exhibits effectively releases tomato pollen.
Is that not AMAZING??!? That a FREQUENCY can release pollen from a PLANT??????
Skip Day!
April 26, 2013
Today was a very long day, and I did not feel like picking my 5/3.
So I didn't.
I did, however, still record a video for you!
I mentioned a few of these things in the video, but here's a full recap of my day:
I started the day with some of my morning rituals round 6:30am, meditation at 7:30am, then breakfast with friends out in the sunshine; over to the Academy of Art, Creativity & Consciousness to clean and translate some marketing materials for our open house in the afternoon; more cleaning and organizing and chatting with friends. Then ate a giant lunch out in the sunshine with friends again. Washed some dishes, back to the Academy for some schmoozing and translating Italian/English, enjoyed a moving classical music rehearsal, a short hike with a friend, ate some INCREDIBLE homemade cheesecake for another friend's birthday; talked with friends some more, met some new people, schmoozed some more til dinner time. Ate dinner with friends and watched the sun set. Helped wash dishes in the kitchen for an hour and a half (with some Russians and two monks who'd flown in from India, one originally from Las Vegas and the other from Uruguay), took a little moonlit stroll and listened to Radiolab, recorded the video above, Skyped with China, chatted with my friends/roommates, edited the video above, took a shower.
It's now 1:30am Italy time, and I'm about to head over to the Temple of Light. I signed up for a shift to sit vigil for Swamiji, who left his body on April 21st. I'll be meditating in the temple with him from 2am-4am. Should be a beautiful experience. The moon's full tonight, and with springtime here the weather's slowly been warming up.
My day was busy but full of friendship and laughter and stories and hugs and deep conversations about the meaningful things in life – relationships, truth, reality, death, love, joy, creation… So grateful, so appreciative of this wonderful community and the amazing life that I have.
Come visit!!! 😉
The LightLiving Challenge – Day 8
April 21, 2013
In today's video I share my Five Releases and my Three Keeps, I share some gorgeous photos of Italy, and I also share some tears. I'm quite uncomfortable expressing fear or sadness and crying in front of other people; but as it's my fears that got me crying this morning, I figured I might as well face one right away by posting a video about it!
Following your dreams is terrifying. And by following your dreams I mean follow your intuition, your heart path, and doing what you feel called to do, even if you don't know why. I felt called to do this challenge and to make videos. This morning someone asked me what the point was – WHY was I doing this challenge? What is the point of making videos every day? What is my goal? Ie, How is this contributing to me figuring out my life and how to make a living??
And then all the fears came flooding out. I don't know! I don't know what I'm doing! I don't know what's going to happen! I don't know how I'm going to pay bills! I don't have answers. I'm just trying to do what I feel is truest for me, even if it makes no rational sense.
I have so many fears that I'm trying to work through. I'm trying not to just give up, to go back to the old secure and deadening life of regular paychecks and car insurance payments. Why is that such a huge question? Why do our entire lives focus around HOW WILL YOU MAKE MONEY? Money, a completely made-up thing… funny how something that's just a belief can upset us so much.
When I was crying this morning (before the video), I sat there breathing through the fear/pain/sadness, breathing deep and strong, almost hyperventilating, my face tingling after a few minutes. I could feel the energy moving through me, my head hurting, my neck tense. I kept gulping air. And then it began to dissolve. It came back to me how I'd been taught as a child that it was wrong and shameful to cry. Growing up I'd always gone to my room alone, put some music on my headphones, and muffled my sobs into my teddy bear. I don't think I cried in front of any of my friends until I was into my twenties.
In the last week, a few odd things in my body have come up: My knuckle's been hurting in an arthritis-y way for a little over a week. Three or four days ago I stubbed my pinkie toe on a rock so hard that it turned purple. I won't subject you to a photo of my toe but let's say that it swelled up and resembles a cherry. Or a purple grape.
Yesterday, I totally ate it while climbing down a hill and skinned my knees. I'm not usually klutzy. I've also been binging on chocolate and bread.
I realized that all of these things were signals for the underlying emotions bubbling below – subconscious attempts at distraction, sabotage, or getting my attention.
I checked my book "Heal Your Body" by Louis Hay to find out the meanings:
PROBLEM: Joints (Knuckle)
PROBABLE CAUSE: Represent changes in direction in life and the ease of these movements.
NEW THOUGHT PATTERN: I easily flow with change. My life is Divinely guided, and I am always going in the best direction.
PROBLEM: Toes
PROBABLE CAUSE: Represent the minor details of the future.
NEW THOUGHT PATTERN: All details take care of themselves.
PROBLEM: Knee
PROBABLE CAUSE: Represents pride and ego.
NEW THOUGHT PATTERN: I am flexible and flowing.
Well, there you go.
So why share all this? Well, one, because it scares me, and I'm practicing doing things that scare me. And two, if you've ever felt afraid or alone or confused, maybe this will help remind you that you're not alone. There is no feeling or emotion that you'll ever have that no one else has ever felt. We're all in this crazy life game together, here to play being sad and fearful. It's part and parcel with the pleasure and joy of being human.
One thing I will say about all this – I'm learning how to edit videos. I'm learning how to let go of more crap. I'm learning how to 'ship' stuff I create – blogs and videos – every single day. I'm learning to create and share while caring less and less what others think of me.
And most importantly, I'm letting go. Of crap I don't need, and also of some of my fear.
Thanks for joining me on this journey!
Today's Release List:
1. Chemically shampoo
2. Sesame oil
3. Box
4. Book: Raja Yoga
5. Book: The Yeast Syndrome
Today's Keep List:
1. Turquoise & gold earrings
2. Blue crystal earrings from the Dalai Lama in Milan, 2012
3. Buddha earrings from Fern's Garden, Belmont Shore/Long Beach (the sell Jacob's Wind chimes, which are the BEST wind chimes EVER).
The LightLiving Challenge – Day 1
April 13, 2013
I've been a nomad for almost two years now and I still feel like I've got too much stuff.
It's weighing me down and I'm ready to shift. Time to take clutter-clearing to the next level!
I've been stalking minimalist bloggers online for years – there's the '100 Things' Challenge, where you try to get the items you own down to 100; there's minimalist fashion, where you choose 33 clothing items to wear for 3 months.
But I'm gonna do it my own way.
I will also be recording a video every day to share the process with you, delving into the psychological reasons for clutter and holding on. (And you get to see all my junk!)
The video part will be especially challenged as I've never really vlogged, but China Mae Brooks is one of my vloggy inspirations and lately I've been feeling compelled to start vlogging. (Plus I'm living in Italy and it's springtime and you should really enjoy it with me).
So that's that.
I want to be lighter, freer, clearer.
Love lets go when fear wants to hold on.
I Choose to Let Go.


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SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The battle over genetically modified food has expanded from land to sea.
An application to sell Atlantic salmon with super-growth genes now sits before federal regulators, who must decide if Frankenfish – as its legions of critics call it – is safe for the dinner table.
A Food and Drug Administration ruling is expected to influence the fate of dozens of other animals such as cows, chickens and pigs that could be cloned and genetically engineered in laboratories across the country.
The genetic tinkering is aimed at faster stocking of supermarket meat counters and dairy sections.
The engineered salmon, raised by Aqua Bounty Farms of Waltham, Mass., grow to market size twice as fast as their natural cousins.
Supporters say these salmon would sell for less in supermarkets, while easing pressure on wild or hatchery-raised fish.
Opponents fear the engineered fish will hasten the demise of naturally grown species if allowed to crossbreed. They also argue that human health risks have not been thoroughly studied.
While work on transplanting fish genes has been underway for about 15 years, the pending approval has brought the debate to a head. The FDA has given no indication on when it may rule, though Aqua Bounty said it expects a decision by 2004.
In the meantime, one state has enacted its own law while another considers legislation.
Maryland permits farming of genetically modified fish in ponds or lakes that don't connect to other waterways, although transgenic fish in the United States are currently only raised in tanks separated from natural habitats.
California is considering outlawing genetically engineered fish.
A bill pending in the state Senate would ban the import, possession or release of the fish anywhere in California, with violators fined up to $50,000.
California supermarkets and fish markets, but not restaurants, would have to label genetically modified fish, under another pending bill.
Meanwhile, tinkering with other breeds goes on.
English researchers are working on tilapia, while Canadian researchers concentrate on Chinook salmon. Transgenic tilapia are being considered for approval by Cuba, and genetically altered carp by China.
New Zealand researchers already developed salmon they said might reach 550 pounds, but halted the project because of public objections.
Fast-growing tilapia could become a new staple in the developing world, said Norman Maclean of the University of Southampton, England, School of Biological Sciences.
Opponents say the escape of genetically engineered fish could soon drive a wild population to extinction, citing a Purdue study showing that the "superfish" could have a competitive advantage over native fish for food, mates and habitat.
But the Purdue study tracked tiny Japanese fish called medaka that were altered with a growth gene from Atlantic salmon. Environmental research so far shows the opposite may be true for salmon themselves, or for catfish, researchers said.
Gene-altered Atlantic salmon swim slower, reproduce poorly, use more oxygen and take more risks for food than their wild cousins, said Aqua Bounty vice president Joseph McGonigle and Auburn University fisheries researcher Rex Dunham.
Transgenic catfish have about a 10 percent lower survival rate if they're forced to compete with native fish, said Dunham.
"They're simply not adapted to life in the wild," said McGonigle. "We just seem to be an easy target because fish have that gee-whiz factor."
McGonigle said there are hundreds of adult fish that are kept in tanks inside locked buildings on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Water from the tanks is filtered into an underground septic system and not discharged into local waterways.
Regardless, researchers are attempting to head off the environmental debate by promising to use only sterilized fish that couldn't reproduce even if they escape.
Naturally grown Atlantic salmon have escaped from the ocean pens where they are raised in Washington's Puget Sound and in waters across the border in British Columbia.
The fish are an ocean away from their normal breeding grounds, and biologists say interbreeding with Pacific salmon is unlikely.
However, Canadian biologists have found young Atlantic salmon in two streams on Vancouver Island, indicating that the farm-raised fish have been able to reproduce.
Already, more than half the salmon sold in the United States is farm-raised. Fish farming is a $40-million-a-year business in Washington, where farmers raise about 10 million pounds annually. That's dwarfed by British Columbia, where farmers annually produce 80 million pounds of Atlantic salmon.

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The serpent's one wish
Was to share his punishment,
so he trapped the man.
And yet, as time passed,
Man fought the monstrosity-
he resisted it,
stopped drinking the blood
of all of humanity.
Remorse coursed through him,
he fled from mankind,
he isolated himself
in the mountains cold.
Like an animal
hunger drove him to madness
and he lost control.
He fed on man's flesh,
yet he knew not what he did,
broken by the curse.
Thirst satiated,
he realized his new nature,
and despaired of death.
The darkness took him
and he gave himself over
to depravity.
The evil one saw-
content with his workmanship,
yet longing for more,
he searched for new ways
to scorn the Almighty One.
he mimed creation,
took a woman, transformed her,
gave her to the man
to become his wife,
stay by his side to the end,
like Adam and Eve,
walking in Eden.
They wandered the countryside,
searching for safety,
for word had traveled
of unholy blood drinkers,
monsters, murderers.
Hunters were hunted,
mobs came for them with pitchforks,
weapons and torches.
They were feared, hated.
They fled into the darkness,
became part of it.
They were haunted by
all they had lost in the curse;
light and safe haven.
Highest mockery,
every detail Satan set,
merely mimicry,
meant to scorn the Lord-
how the favored had fallen!
The vampires fled
into the mountains,
the Transylvanian forests.
They built their own home,
stone by stone they built
a fortress in the hillside,
a place they could hide.
They built a legion
of followers when they fed,
stealing them away.
The legends grew up
around the inhabitants
of the dark castle,
as man and wife lived on,
unable to die.


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After the dust is settled, MUAY lays four songs over the blue and the nothingness, in a journey to awaken the true sense of self.
CE LES TI AL is a trip illuminated by tones from of other places, recorded somewhere between the outside green and the stellar emptiness.
Four tracks by MUAY, a Portuguese duo in constant trip between Bangkok and Penafiel. MUAY mix a synthesizer with multiple guitars and worn out drums in a red-black mix of post-something, an Asian inspired meditation cadence with tiger balm fragrance.
100 Cassette tapes
50 Blue
50 Red


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Harvey Pekar's Cleveland and Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me
by Joshua Malbin on Aug.02, 2012, under Comics
Harvey Pekar died just about two years ago, in July 2010. By the time he passed, most people who cared about comics had at least heard of him, if only through the 2003 biopic/adaptation American Splendor (which Josh K-sky called one of the only two great comic book movies ever made). With artist after artist over the years Pekar reproduced a recognizable style: short pieces, focused on the hassles and joys of an ordinary guy with a civil-service job in middle America. The only longer work of his I can remember is Our Cancer Year, from 1995, which describes his struggle with cancer.
But in the last few months two new books have come out under his byline, and both depart from his usual style significantly. He retired from his civil service job in 2001, and seems to have had much more time to research and write, because each of these books delves deeply into a single big topic.
The first, Harvey Pekar's Cleveland, tells the story of his beloved hometown, from its founding to the present day. Apart from being a fine historian, he has a charming way of describing big political and demographic shifts so simply that you think he's being naive—until you realize it's a product of hope. If he can drag big forces down to the human level, it is possible to imagine them changing.
The inner-ring suburbs like Cleveland Heights don't have the appeal they once did. The city's population is fairly well-divided between whites and blacks, but black kids are way overrepresented in the public school system. White families live in Cleveland Heights for a little bit, but then move to outlying suburbs. When their kids get to school-age, some whites don't even consider moving into Cleveland Heights; they think it's down the tubes already. This is a shame, because the Cleveland Heights Board of Education is leaving no stone unturned in its efforts to upgrade the schools! Cleveland Heights is still a quiet, law-abiding area. but it's been put "BEYOND THE PALE" by many whites.
And you know what? He's right. There's nothing mystical or larger-than-life going on here. If white families made different choices, things would be different. It is kind of that simple.
Along the way he tells the story of his life, beside the modern history of Cleveland. It's a familiar story for fans of the American Splendor comic, but yet another way he grounds big changes in everyday reality.
In the second book, Not the Israel My Parents Promised Me, Pekar travels around Cleveland and talks to artist JT Waldman about the entire history of Israel, from Biblical times to the present.
I love the framing device of this book perhaps more than anything else about it. Pekar's Cleveland is like Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha County or Mark Twain's Mississippi: not quite the real place, more like a mythical place that exactly resembles reality. Reading this book together with Harvey Pekar's Cleveland, you realize that the sites he visits with Waldman—like Zubal's bookstore—are his holy sites, as important to him as the holy sites of Israel.
This subtly but powerfully reinforces one of his major themes: once you take God out of it (and Pekar tells us flatly that he doesn't believe in God), Israel becomes no more important than any place a person might love, like Cleveland. Its people therefore come in for the same standards of judgment that Clevelanders might apply to themselves. Pekar's story is as much about the relationship of American Jews to Israel as it is about Israel itself, so using his beloved American city to demystify Israel is incredibly effective.
(Partly, I suppose, I like it because I sympathize with Pekar's point of view. But I have read better, more persuasive pieces of argument. Agreeing with Pekar might be a necessary condition for me liking his book, but I don't think it's a sufficient one.)
Pekar tells his own history alongside Israel's, just as he did with Cleveland: how and why his parents became fervent Zionists, and how he became disillusioned with Israel after it occupied the West Bank in 1967 and began building settlements there. He needs a device to separate his story from history, so JT Waldman does his history pages with period-appropriate art. For example, he draws the scenes of Roman occupation to look like mosaics, the medieval diaspora to look like the Bayeux tapestry.
Look, as I said, Pekar doesn't make the most eloquent argument along these lines that I have ever heard. But it is quite moving to read these two last works of his together. These were the last two big subjects he chose to tackle, the two he cared about enough to treat on a grand scale. He could be a bit of a crank, but he was also a profoundly decent man, and his sincerity and honestly come through in the way he talks about both.
Comic Book Movies Revisited
by Joshua Malbin on Aug.16, 2011, under Comics, Movies
Back when he crapped all over comic book movies Josh K-Sky and (and I, in the comments) neglected to mention A History of Violence, David Cronenberg's brooding gangster film. I only recently got around to reading the graphic novel by John Wagner (recently reissued by Vertigo), and it's one of many examples of what was apparently once called Bluestone's Law (after pioneering film critic George Bluestone): only bad books make good movies; good books make bad movies.
In general, Bluestone's Law as I understand it secondhand is based on the idea that deviation from the original is more respected when the original is not beloved. We've largely gotten past that whole problem of "deviation" when it comes to novels, but we haven't with comics, and I think it might be instructive to consider why.
Most people, I think, still see comics and movies as really pretty similar. Comics are the closest one can get to a movie on the page, goes the subconscious expectation. Both tell stories with dialogue supported by visual depictions of action, and comic book authors have adopted many visual storytelling tricks from movies. Comic book scripts and movie scripts even look a lot alike, and many TV screenwriters have dabbled in comic book writing.
The fact that their comics have not generally been very good should give a hint, though, that the visual support to dialogue works pretty differently in movies and in comics.
Art in comics must be very simple. It has to convey an action in a space maybe two inches tall by two inches wide. Artists will pack only as much into those small spaces as can be intelligible.
But within those limitations it can be extremely evocative. It activates the imagination when done well, leading us right into the "vivid and continuous dream" that John Gardner names as the action of all good fiction. We see movement and emotion in our heads.
Because that movement and emotion is linked to specific visual cues, however, we believe mistakenly that it's all there on the page. Beloved comics get transferred to the screen by directors who want nothing more than to reproduce what everyone loved so much in print, and they sit there, visually dead.
When comics do work on the big screen it's usually because directors find ways to make them look great there. Vince Locke's art in A History of Violence the book is forgettable, so Cronenberg was free to go his own way. Harvey Pekar works with different artists in every story, so Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini were similarly free in American Splendor.
Which brings me to James Gunn's Super, just out on DVD, and its contrast with last year's Kick-Ass. Like Kick-Ass, Super is based on the idea of an ordinary guy dressing up as a superhero.* Unlike Kick-Ass it was not preceded by a comic, and when I try to imagine it as a comic I can't see it translating well.
Rainn Wilson plays The Crimson Bolt, aka Frank D'Arbo, a guy who finds himself adrift when his wife abandons him and returns to heroin. A vision from God and some late-night Christian superhero TV convince him to become a costumed hero, and when he visits a comic book store to do research on heroes without superpowers he accidentally picks up Ellen Page as a sidekick, Boltie. Because he doesn't have powers he settles on hitting his villains with a wrench. Or shooting them when necessary.
All the way to the bloody climax Gunn rides the line between comedy and despair. He lets the actors play their roles with absolute seriousness, and doesn't ever try to undercut how messed-up and deluded Frank is supposed to be. He and Boltie are crazy people, and when he bashes a guy in the head for cutting in line at the movies, it's appropriately horrifying.
In the same moment, though, the violence is undercut by a slapstick visual tone. Not Three Stooges slapstick where the violence doesn't hurt, Troma slapstick, where the gore is extreme and doesn't feel quite real.
That specific tone simply wouldn't work in a comic. I've tried to imagine some of the most arresting images in Super as comic panels, and I think they'd either be unleavened horror, or else that nasty, mean-spirited visual slapstick that characterizes most of Mark Millar's work (including Kick-Ass) and Garth Ennis titles like Crossed. There simply isn't enough space in a panel for most artists to enact that uncomfortable middle ground where Super lives. All of which means that while Super may be a far better movie than Kick-Ass, I'm not sure it'd be half as good a comic.
*It's weird that in neither of these movies do the protagonists bother to learn about the Real-Life Superhero movement. The Kick-Ass 2 comic book series offers something along these lines, but in this day and age it's hard to fathom anyone doing non-Internet-based research, as Rainn Wilson's character does in Super, and when they did wouldn't they immediately stumble on the RLS phenomenon? Plus both movies assume RLS's would be vigilantes, whereas in truth they seem to be motivated more by an endearing concept of heroism. Less crimefighting, more soup-kitchen fundraising.


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Fully revised for current practices and medication, Medical Dosage Calculations remains the field's most complete, user-friendly and accessible drug calculation text and workbook. Using the dimensional analysis format it pioneered, students begin with simple arithmetic, progressing to the most complex drug calculations. As they develop mathematical skills for accurate dosage calculations, they also gain a thorough professional understanding of safe drug administration. Compared with competitors, our text contains deeper, more realistic problems, incorporating actual dosages and requiring real critical thinking.
Table of contents
Unit 1 Basic Calculation Skills and Introduction to Medication Administration 1
Chapter 1 Review of Arithmetic for Dosage Calculations 2
Diagnostic Test of Arithmetic 3
Changing Decimal Numbers and Whole Numbers to Fractions 5
Calculator 6
Ratios 7
Changing Fractions to Decimal Numbers 8
Rounding Decimal Numbers 10
Rounding Off 10
Rounding Down and Rounding Up 10
Adding Decimal Numbers 11
Subtracting Decimal Numbers 12
Multiplying Decimal Numbers 12
Dividing Decimal Numbers 13
Estimating Answers 14
Multiplying Fractions 15
Dividing Fractions 16
Complex Fractions 18
Addition and Subtraction of Fractions 19
Same Denominators 19
Different Denominators 20
Percentages 21
Percent of Change 23
Summary 24
Practice Sets 24
Chapter 2 Safe and Accurate Medication Administration 28
The Medication Administration Process 29
Preventing Medication Errors 29
Six Rights of Medication Administration 30
The Right Drug 30
The Right Dose 31
The Right Route and Form 32
The Right Time 36
The Right Patient 37
The Right Documentation 38
Drug Prescriptions 39
Medication Orders 42
Types of Medication Orders 43
Components of a Medication Order 43
Medication Administration Records 46
Technology in the Medication Administration Process 51
Drug Labels 53
Combination Drugs 57
Controlled Substances 58
Drug Information 58
Prescription Drug Package Inserts 59
Over-the-Counter (OTC) Labels 59
Summary 63
Practice Sets 64
Chapter 3 Dimensional Analysis 77
Introduction to Dimensional Analysis 78
The Mathematical Foundation for Dimensional Analysis 78
Changing a Single Unit of Measurement to Another Single Unit of Measurement 80
Simple (One-Step) Problems with Single Units of Measurement 80
Complex (Multi-Step) Problems with Single Units of Measurement 84
Changing One Rate to Another Rate 88
Simple (One-Step) Problems with Rates 88
Complex (Multi-Step) Problems with Rates 90
Summary 93
Practice Sets 93
Unit 2 Systems of Measurement 97
Chapter 4 The Household and Metric Systems 98
The Household System 99
Liquid Volume in the Household System 99
Weight in the Household System 100
Length in the Household System 101
Decimal-Based Systems 102
The Metric System 103
Liquid Volume in the Metric System 104
Weight in the Metric System 106
Length in the Metric System 109
Summary 110
Practice Sets 110
Chapter 5 Converting from One System of Measurement to Another 117
Equivalents of Common Units of Measurement 118
Metric-Household Conversions 119
Volume Conversions 119
Weight Conversions 121
Length Conversions 122
Summary 124
Practice Sets 124
Unit 3 Oral and Parenteral Medications 131
Chapter 6 Oral Medications 132
Simple (One-Step) Problems 133
Medication in Solid Form 133
Medication in Liquid Form 137
Medications Measured in Milliequivalents 141
Complex (Multi-Step) Problems 143
Dosages Based on the Size of the Patient 149
Dosages Based on Body Weight 149
Dosages Based on Body Surface Area (BSA) 152
BSA Formulas 152
Summary 155
Case Study 6.1 156
Practice Reading Labels 158
Practice Sets 165
Chapter 7 Syringes 175
Parts of a Syringe 176
Needles 176
Commonly Used Sizes of Hypodermic Syringes 177
Insulin 182
Insulin Syringes 182
Types of Insulin 184
Insulin Pens 186
Insulin Pumps 186
Measuring Two Types of Insulin in One Syringe 189
Premixed Insulin 191
Insulin Coverage/Sliding-Scale Calculations 192
Prefilled Syringes 192
Safety Syringes 194
Needleless Syringes 194
Dosing Errors with Syringes 195
Summary 196
Case Study 7.1 196
Practice Sets 201
Chapter 8 Solutions 214
Introduction 215
Strengths of Solutions Using Explicit Units of Measurement 215
Strengths of Solutions as Ratios, Fractions, and Percents 215
Liquid Solutes 217
Dry Solutes 219
Determining the Amount of Solute in a Given Amount of Solution 221
Determining the Amount of Solution that Contains a Given Amount of Solute 224
Irrigating Solutions, Soaks, and Oral Feedings 226
Summary 227
Case Study 8.1 228
Practice Sets 231
Chapter 9 Parenteral Medications 237
Parenteral Medications 238
Parenteral Medications Supplied as Liquids 238
Parenteral Medications Supplied in Powdered Form 245
How to Use a Mix-O-Vial 251
Heparin 253
Summary 259
Case Study 9.1 259
Practice Sets 262
Unit 4 Infusions and Pediatric Dosages 277
Chapter 10 Flow Rates and Durations of Enteral and Intravenous Infusions 278
Introduction to Enteral and Intravenous Solutions 279
Enteral Feedings 279
Intravenous Infusions 280
Intravenous Solutions 280
Gravity Systems and Pumps 283
Calculations for Infusions 285
Finding the Flow Rate on a Pump 286
Finding the Volume Infused Using a Pump 287
Finding the Duration of an Infusion Using a Pump 287
Finding the Flow Rate (Drip Rate) Using a Gravity System 288
Finding the Volume Infused Using a Gravity System 291
Finding the Duration of an IV Using a Gravity System 292
Adjusting the Flow Rate of an IV 294
Fluid Balance: Intake/Output 296
Summary 297
Case Study 10.1 297
Practice Sets 298
Chapter 11 Flow Rates and Dosage Rates for Intravenous Medications 304
Intravenous Administration of Medications 305
Intravenous Piggyback Infusions 305
Finding the Dosage Rate 306
Converting IV Dosage Rates to Flow Rates 309
Converting IV Flow Rates to Dosage Rates 311
Safe Dose Range 311
Determining Infused Volume and Duration of Infusion 312
IV Push 313
Compound Rates 316
Adding Medication to an IVPB Bag 319
Titrated Medications 323
Summary 326
Case Study 11.1 326
Practice Sets 327
Chapter 12 Pediatric Dosages 334
Pediatric Drug Dosages 335
Oral Medications 335
Parenteral Medications 336
Dosages Based on Body Size 336
Dosages Based on Body Weight 336
Dosages Based on BSA 339
Determining Safe Dosage Range 340
Intravenous Medications 343
Using a Volume-Control Chamber 344
Calculating Daily Fluid Maintenance 347
Summary 349
Case Study 12.1 350
Practice Sets 351
Comprehensive Self-Tests 360
Appendices 373
Appendix A Answer Section 374
Appendix B FDA and ISMP Lists of Look-Alike Drug Names with
Recommended Tall Man Letters 392
Appendix C Commonly Used Abbreviations 397
Appendix D Units of Measurement in Metric and Household Systems 399
Appendix E Celsius and Fahrenheit Temperature Conversions 400
Appendix F Diluting Stock Solutions 402
Appendix G Apothecary System 405
Index 410
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How To Leach Your Pipes and Prevent Frozen Pipes This Winter
It happens like clockwork. Every Winter and every Spring we see bursting pipes and water damage from frozen pipes in Central Oregon. More often than not, and especially the calls from the spring, residents leaving town forget to winterize their home and return to a musty home come spring or summer.
Nobody wants water damage in their home. Here are some simple instructions on how to leach the pipes in your home and prevent freezing pipes this winter.
Turn off the Water Main
Every home has a water source. Whether you're on well water out in Deschutes County or on the City of Bend, Oregon, public water, you have a main water line and a water shut-off valve. The location of your water shut-off valve varies depends on your water source and the design of your home.
In cooler climates, like ours, water meters and water shut-off valves are located inside, in basements or other heated and warm areas. Typically, these valves are hidden, but accessible through small doors. If you need help locating your shut-off valve, you can call a plumber, mechanically-inclined friend, or even call us.
PRO TIP: Find this valve and learn how to use it before you need to.
If this main line is turned off, you can't leak more water than is already in your home – which brings us to the next point.
Leach Your Water Lines Before You Leave Your Home
Okay, this part is easy. You can't leak water into your house if the pipes are empty. Find the downstairs faucet that is farthest from your shut-off valve and let it run until it's done. Make sure that you shut off the source first, or else you're going to have a water bill that will make Sea World noxious.
ECO TIP: Don't waste the water. If you can, collect most of it from the bathtub faucet into a/some buckets and reuse it to water some vegetation or store it for camping in a water container.
Double Check the Water Meter
Think the water is off? Check the water meter outside. If you turn the faucet on and the meter doesn't spin, that is a good indication that the water is off.
Other Frozen Pipe Issues to Consider
Most insurance policies in Central Oregon cover busted pipes and water leaks from frozen pipes, but some policies do not cover water damage from "negligence." Some policies require heat or water pipe leaching to ensure coverage of a water loss. Check with your insurance provider or Central Oregon insurance agent to see what's covered in your policy.
Whether you are covered or not, leaching your lines to prevent freezing pipes and other preventative measures could save you a large water bill, a claim and headache.
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|We walked past some expensive mansions on the way to the river walk
|Someone goes to great length to keep burglars away,
ha ha, the RSL actually
|The Blogger left her back pack there, so we'll have to go back there
|Back on the river walk
|The remodelled river walk
|There are lots of residential units along both sides of the Brisbane River.
|The Story Bridge joins the River City.
|There are also old buildings on the river in the city
After lunch we hopped on a City Cat back to New Farm Park.
|The City Cats provide easy transport along the Brisbane River
|Toward the Story Bridge, we passed the Kookaburra Queen on a lunch cruise
|Passengers get on and off at the many stops
|Finally we arrived back at the New Farm Jetty


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In a very short time, America realized that global warming poses real challenges to the nation's future. The Agile City engages the fundamental question: What to do about it?
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Cooler, Smarter
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This science-based guide shows you the most effective ways to cut your own global warming emissions by twenty percent or more, and explains why your individual contribution is so vital to addressing this global problem.
Asserting Native Resilience
Pacific Rim Indigenous Nations Face the Climate Crisis
Timely collection of writings on the controversial subject of the climate crisis from the perspective of indigenous peoples of the Pacific Rim.
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Oracle Database
Oracle database is a relational database management system (RDBMS) developed and marketed by ORACLE. It is one of the most reliable and widely-used relational database engines. It is a collection of data treated as a unit. It is designed for enterprise grid computing and is a most flexible and affordable way to store and manage applications and data. Using this architecture, each and every new system can be easily provisioned from the pool of components.
Like other RDBMS, it is built on top of SQL. It uses a row and column structure, which connects relevant data components in different tables to one another. It also offers a complete set of integrity constraints for maintaining data accuracy. Its architecture is split between the logical and the physical. It has a pursuit of features that offer the best performance, good DBA, security for data in the database along with redundant service for high-availability etc.
Why Oracle Database?
There are several reasons why one should go for Oracle:-
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The Oracle renders lots of methodologies for improving your database's performance. It facilitates you to use multiple servers to work the same database.
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We as HV Wooding have been involved within the Rail industry for many years and the component requirements fit within our diverse range of services, however, this typically falls into Busbar manufacture, Pressed components and now Laser cutting.
After much deliberation onto how to develop further our relationship within the Rail industry there really was only one clear path and that was to become part of the well-respected RISQS (Railway industry Supplier Qualification Scheme) twinned with Achilles. RISQS is a supplier qualification scheme – that means we are audited and assessed to industry standards and are already pre-qualified to work with over 110 buying organisations. The scheme embraces rail's qualification arrangements previously known as Link-up.
RISQS is industry-owned, sponsored by a board of representatives from across the rail industry. This reports into the RSSB Board and provides a range of services to support operational delivery of the scheme. This provides the industry ownership and governance of its supplier qualification arrangements. In December 2014, RSSB signed an agreement with Achilles Information Ltd, securing provision of audit services and access to the related IT platform for RISQS through to April 2017. By involving Achilles, industry is benefiting from their experience of running its predecessor, Link-up, for over 20 years.
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A 'drunken' Sri Lankan cricketer tried to open the cabin door of a British Airways plane flying at 10,700m (35,00 ft) after he mistook it for the toilet, reports claim.
Sri Lanka A opening batsman Ramith Rambukwella apparently sparked panic among 229 passengers onboard the St Lucia to London Gatwick flight as he tugged away at the door for two minutes.
BA crew and teammates rushed down the aisle and calmed the 21-year-old down as he realised his mistake.
A spokesman for the airline said it believed the cricketer 'had been drinking' and an investigation has been launched by Sri Lanka Cricket after the incident on the Boeing 777 on Monday morning.
The cricket board said it was 'disappointed to hear of the incident.' It is awaiting the delivery of an official report into the incident by team manager Jayantha Seneviratne and said in a statement: 'Disciplinary action will be taken against the player concerned if he is found guilty.'
Eyewitnesses said Rambukwella left his seat and confused the cabin door for the toilet in the plane's dim lighting.
Recruitment consultant Charlene Francis, 26, of London, who was travelling on the plane with one-year-old daughter TJ, told the Daily Mail: 'Suddenly he came over and tried to open the cabin door several times. It went on for a few minutes. He was pulling quite heavily.
'It was very scary. He looked very dazed or drunk. Some of his teammates were shouting and telling him to stop. He seemed quite disorientated.
'Somebody said the team had been drinking for four hours before they got on the plane,' she added.
A BA spokesman said Rambukwella had apologised to passengers and cabin crew for his mistake 'who accepted it in good faith.'
He went to say: 'There was a minor incident onboard the BA2158 service from St Lucia to Gatwick involving a customer who we believe had been drinking'
He added: 'It is impossible to open an aircraft door when it is at high altitude and at no point was the aircraft in any danger.
'Our cabin crew are highly trained to deal with such incidents and offered re-assurance to customers who were sitting near to the door.'
BA said it informed security on the ground but police were not called or involved in the incident.
The Sri Lanka A team was travelling back home, via England, after being defeated by the West Indies in a five-match one-day series.


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There are a whole bunch of cars we've been waiting for in India from the Honda stable; the Accord, the Civic and of course the CR-V. We cannot deny that the CR-V, though available in petrol, was a preference here in India and it is in fact Honda's second best-selling model, the first being the Civic.
India was introduced to the 2nd generation of the CR-V and it was its design and utility that captivated the audience here. The popularity of the car grew, even though it was a petrol compact crossover which is why Honda didn't bat an eyelid and introduced the 3rd and 4th generation of the car in India. In fact the CR-V has sold 4 million units globally since 1997 and now comes the 5th gen model.
Honda has used some familiar tactics in redesigned the new-gen CR-V and that means there's more space, more technology, more safety features, slightly different styling, and some key pieces that is borrowed from the Civic.
When it comes to styling, the CR-V still looks like a CR-V. It's the flared fenders and the long-ish bonnet of the car that gives it a bit of character. The front grille has new angles and elements and there's a lot of chrome splashed on it to make it look premium, of course. It also has Honda's first automatic shutter grille system, that lowers aerodynamic drag.
Honda has also given it LED daytime running lights and has also added a hands-free power tailgate, one that is activated by a kicking motion and we see it in cars like the Skoda Superb in India. The tail lamps are familiar too as we've seen something similar in shape on the Volvo V90. It looks good, no doubt but well that unique shape of the rear surely needed something unique, rather than something inspired.
The biggest change, however, has been under the hood and it features a new 1.5-litre, 4 cylinder turbocharged petrol engine which churns out about 190bhp and develops 288Nm of torque. If you don't want that one, there's the choice of the naturally aspirated 2.4-litre, four-cylinder engine making 184bhp. Both engines will come paired with a continuously variable transmission.
The CR-V rides on a new platform derived from the Civic. It is 30mm longer and 35mm wider and taller. Wheelbase is up by 40mm as now it comes with three-row seating, which makes the cabin a spacious one to be in. There are a ton of features as well, as the instrument panel is upgraded with two new screens, a seven-inch touchscreen in the middle and a colourful driver interface. In fact there is a new navigation system which has been developed with Garmin.
There's something new here as Honda proudly points to a volume knob in the centre stack that eases use. So yes, a touchscreen with a knob! There's also Apple CarPlay and Android Auto which work with the audio and have voice-activated features. There's also dual-zone climate controls, remote start, rear USB charging ports, and an electric parking brake. Honda in fact says that the benchmark for this car was the BMW X3, which is very interesting.
There are a bunch of safety features that we see in the car and these include collision-mitigating braking, road-departure mitigation, adaptive cruise control, and lane-keeping assist. There's also blind-spot detection, a rear cross-traffic monitor and automatic highbeam headlamps. So there's a mix of old and new in the 5th gen CR-V and we hope to see t do well in India considering that it already has a history here.
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New Libyan Cabinet Approved
Libya finally has a new cabinet to replace the pre-July election El-Keib government! However, now that six of the potential new ministers have been referred to the Integrity Commission, some replacements may be forthcoming. It is hoped that these investigations will not delay the new government from getting down to business and addressing the major issues of the day – starting with security. A full list of all 32 cabinet members is available here – Congress Votes to Approve Zeidan Government; Six Members Referred to Integrity Commission
[S]ix of the ministers have been referred by the Integrity Commission to determine whether or not they should remain in post or not. They include Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Al-Aujali; Justice Minister Salah Bashir Margani; Interior Minister Ashour Suleiman Shuwail; Health Minister Nurideen Abdulhamid Dagman; and Religious Affairs Minister Abdulsalam Mohammed Abusaad…Referral to the Integrity Commission does not necessarily mean dismissal, however.


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Green Cheeked Parakeet or Green Cheeked Conure is typically 26 cm (10 in) and weigh about 60-80g. It is mainly green , with a brown/black/grey crown, white periophthalmic rings, green cheeks, blue primary wing feathers, a grey beak, and its long pointed tail is mostly maroon. It has short transverse striations on its breast and a red abdominal area.
Green Cheeked Parakeet is playful, affectionate and intelligent, known as having a "big personality in a small body". They can learn to talk, albeit with a limited vocabulary and a gravelly voice.In captivity, Green-cheeked parrots can live to 30 years with proper care, though the average lifespan is typically 10 years due to owner neglect. It is known, they can create mutations in cage .
Nutrition :The green-cheeked conure eats various seeds ( sunflower seed, millet seed,…) , vegetables and fruits. When captive still similar, but comes with extra vegetables. Food available for sale is the appropriate choice .
- Color : green, black, red
- Length : 26 cm
- Weight : 60 – 80g
- Life span : 20 – 30 years
- Adulthood : 2 years old
(3 month old parrot, domesticated and it is getting a hang of self-feeding . Prices may vary depending on time)
Vaccination Program (Free):
– Flu, Diarrhea – monthly (200.000đ/time)
– Deworm – every 3 months (200.000đ/time)
– Coccidiosis – every 3 months (300.000đ/time)
– NewCastle – every 4 months (500.000đ/time)
– Lung Mushrooms – monthly (100.000đ/time)
– Hen / Typhoid / Pasteurellosis – monthly (100.000đ/time)
*** With the advice of Dr. Nguyen Nhu Pho – Professor of HCM Agricultural University.
Pet Me Shop specializes in buying and selling national Green Cheeked Parakeet parrots . Ensuring beautiful parrots , medical certificates quarantine . For further information , please contact :
Hotline: 091 709 6677 – 0916 399 299 (Mr. Tài)
Address showroom: Pet Me Coffee – 198 Nguyễn Văn Hưởng, Thảo Điền Ward District 2 HCM City