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As a frequent traveler, I have often found myself awake for the day at 3 a.m., calculating what time it "really" is in the time zone I left and wondering how I am going to get through the day without a nap.
Jet lag is the result of the body's physiological response to adapt to a new time zone and is believed to be mainly due to sleep deprivation. For each time zone a traveler crosses, it takes one day for the body to adapt. Symptoms of jet lag include fatigue, decreased ability to focus, and irregularities in sleep and meal times.
The internet offers plenty of natural jet lag remedies, with varying amounts of evidence backing them up. Here are three simple techniques that can help you reduce and prevent jet lag:
1. Rest: Since jet lag is primarily caused by sleep deprivation, starting your trip well-rested is an important prevention technique.
2. Layover days: Another popular technique in reducing jet lag symptoms is to schedule a layover of a few days halfway through a long trip. This allows the body to adapt to the new time zone before you continue on to your final destination.
3. Melatonin: This natural supplement has the most evidence to support its use in assisting the body in adapting to the destination time zone and reducing the symptoms of jet lag. Melatonin is a natural hormone produced by the body that is integral in regulating bodily rhythms. Supplements are normally taken 30 minutes before bedtime. Your doctor can help you determine appropriate dosing and other considerations for melatonin.
Happy Travels!
— Traci Pantuso, ND, MS, naturopathic doctor and resident, Bastyr Center for Natural Health


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This bible of family practice for primary care students and clinicians provides current national practice guidelines for professional standards of care across the life span. Concise and clearly organized, the resource features detailed, step-by-step instructions for physical examinations and diagnostic testing in the outpatient setting, information on health promotion, care guidelines, dietary information, information on culturally responsive care, patient resources, and abundant patient education handouts. This fourth edition is updated to include new evidence-based guidelines for rheumatology, public health (featuring updated information on substance abuse, violence, obesity, homelessness, and lesbian health), the sports physical exam and interventions, endocrinology, new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendations for health maintenance, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) assessment and management, restless legs syndrome, sexual dysfunction treatment, and psychiatric disorders. Several new and updated Patient Teaching Guides--with printable education points--add to the book's outstanding utility as a thorough and reliable clinical resource. Each of the 268 diagnoses includes definition, incidence, pathogenesis, predisposing factors, common complaints, signs/symptoms, subjective data, physical exam and diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis, and a care plan.
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Andhra Pradesh coast faces another cyclone threat
The Andhra Pradesh coast is facing threat of another cyclone as the depression over central Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours, the Met Office said Thursday
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh coast is facing threat of another cyclone as the depression over central Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours, the Met Office said Thursday.
According to Visakhapatnam Cyclone Warning Centre, the depression lay centered about 560 km southeast of Visakhapatnam and will move northwestwards and intensify further into a cyclonic storm.
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"It would then move west-northwestwards towards the Andhra Pradesh coast. It would weaken gradually into a depression while reaching near the coast on the night of Nov 8," said a bulletin by Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Thursday afternoon.
The Met Office has forecast moderate rainfall at many places across districts of Andhra Pradesh Saturday and Sunday.
Squally wind speed reaching 35-45 kmph gusting to 55 kmph would prevail in and around Andaman Islands during the next 24 hours and along and off Andhra Pradesh coast Saturday and Sunday.
The IMD has advised fishermen not to venture into the sea along and off Andhra Pradesh coast on these two days.
The first warning signal has already been hoisted on all ports along the Andhra coast.
Severe cyclonic storm 'Hudhud' battered north Andhra coast Oct 12, killing 46 people, damaging 9,000 houses and crops over more than 200,000 hectares.
The cyclone with a wind speed of nearly 200 kmph uprooted thousands of trees and damaged electricity and communication networks in the districts of Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam and Vijayanagaram.
Officials said about 21 lakh families were hit by 'Hudhud', which left a trail of destruction in the coastal city of Visakhapatnam.
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Shelley Jackson's fierce and funny first novel delivers an alternate world vision
Who among us hasn't thought, on occasion, "I am not myself today."
Of course, if on these days we are not ourselves ... who are we then? Someone else, perhaps? Is there some other person that rises unbidden to the surface of our skin when the moon is full and the stars misaligned? Yes, I've seen the "good" me and the "bad" me, the "thoughtful" me and the "selfish" me. But how many more "me's" are there than meets the eye?
And while tangled in this existential line of inquiry, we may as well go ahead and ask the big one: "Who am I, any way?"
Now consider this: What if we didn't manifest our different persona through the simple subtleties of mood swings? And what if our multiple selves made themselves permanently present at the same time?
Welcome to Shelley Jackson's new novel "Half Life," a story about Nora and Blanche Olney, conjoined twins with two heads, two very different personalities and one inescapable body.
"Who am I," indeed.
In this, her first novel, Jackson has tremendous fun delivering to us an alternate vision of our own world -- a world in which a growing minority of people are being birthed onto this earth with two arms, two legs and two heads (all this thanks to nuclear testing run amok).
In this world so like our own, these conjoined twins -- known as "twofers" -- are a powerful minority with their own lobby groups, support groups and religious groups. They have their own film festivals and pride parades. A cottage industry of self-help books has sprouted around them: "Duality for Dummies" "Idiot's Guide to Self-Esteem for Siamese Twins," "Beating Yourself Up: Violence between Conjoined Twins," "My Conjoined Twin is an Alcoholic!"
As for Nora and Blanche, they live at twofer culture ground zero -- San Francisco, of course. Here in this binary-friendly city many "singletons" desperately wish they themselves had been born with duplicate heads (flying solo is ever so lonely, you see). And yet Nora, our narrator and the dominant twin, wants nothing to do with her own kind. She loathes the twofer life and longs to lose the superfluous skull on her shoulders. Sweet, docile Blanche doesn't have much to say on the topic. After all, she fell asleep 15 years earlier and never woke up.
As strange, unexplained things begin to happen, Nora gets the sneaking suspicion that her other half is starting to stir from her slumber and assert control. Something must be done to stop this invasion from within, Nora decides, and she hightails it to London seeking the help of Doctor Decapitate and the Unity Foundation -- a group that's all too happy to remove an unhappy twofer's redundant cabeza.
But as Nora closes in on her goal of singlehood, both she and the reader start to wonder which twin is actually running the show here. Sleeping Beauty Blanche may not be such a snooze after all.
Though this may be her big debut, Jackson, a former Seattle writer who now lives in Brooklyn, is not new to delivering funky and fantastical text to the world at large. She not only authored the short-story collection "The Melancholy of Anatomy" and the hypertext novel "Patchwork Girl," she's the author responsible for "Skin," a short story published exclusively in tattoos on the hides of some 3,000 volunteers.
In Jackson's nimble hands, this newest work is fierce, funny stuff. At turns haunting and hilarious, "Half Life" plays out largely as a first-person narrative that traverses Nora and Blanche's present as well as their past (the girls grew up in the Nevada desert not far from nuclear testing grounds and all too close to the cruel hands of people happy to label them a freak). But sprinkled throughout the story are sly little limericks and poems as well as chapters from "The Siamese Twin Reference Manual." These clever postings give us an intimate peek at twofer life -- from the specialty products marketed to them to the fetishes they fantasize about.
"Half Life" shares a certain kinship with Katherine Dunn's lovely literary freak show, "Geek Love," though Jackson's work is a more ambitious and contemplative read (be prepared to take your time as you swim through these viscous verbal depths). And it's in her ambitions that she both soars and sinks.
Her lovely prose is sticky with substance and surreal style. She writes, for example, " ... the gibbous moon goggled in the little window like a voyeur, and my hearts were pistoning in perfect synchrony." Yes, this kind of wily wordsmithing is a real treat. However, all treats are best served in moderation and some wordy over indulgences here eventually begin to weigh the movement of the story down.
That said, on the whole "Half Life" is an extraordinarily rich offering. Sexual identity, personal identity, national identity -- the lonely heart of the human condition gets deliciously disturbing and daring treatment. And what a treat it is to watch Jackson deftly use the Siamese twin's dilemmas as a reflecting glass for our own solo quandaries. After all, as the title of one chapter says: "We Are All Twofers."
Shelley Jackson discusses "Half Life" at 7:30 p.m, Saturday at The Elliott Bay Book Co., 101 S. Main St., 206-624-6600.


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Starring: Paul Walker and the kid from Ultraviolet.
Rated: 18.
Story: A small-time gangster is tasked with disposing of a gun by his mafia boss. He keeps it for insurance but it goes missing. He has to race round town following leads in a desperate race to get it back before anyone finds out and he's used as a hockey puck by his colleagues. This puts his family in danger.
Meanwhile, a neighbour's child gets caught up in events and stumbles into almost every bad situation conceivable, thanks to his startling ability to find psychopaths wherever he goes.
Comments: A great ending can't save a poor movie but a poor ending can destroy a great movie. Imagine a Shawshank Redemption where the warden is revealed to be an alien, or a musical finale to Schlindler's List, or if at the conclusion of the Star Wars trilogy Luke joined the Dark Side and Princess Leia turned out to be a man. The consequences are unthinkable...
For most of its length, Running Scared is a passable, violent thriller with some nail-biting moments. The tension is increased by the frequent combination of children and loaded guns in close proximity. Sadly, there's a plot twist ten minutes from the end which is so sharp it dislocates the plot entirely. It essentially re-writes everything which has gone before, causing it to make much less sense. The resulting conclusion feels like it was stolen from a generic action movie (probably involving Wesley Snipes). As the film isn't exceptional to start with, the disappointment isn't on a par with Frodo waking up to discover it was all a dream but I haven't felt so short-changed since Lucky Number Slevin. Grrr.
Perhaps what's really gone wrong is that the movie is trying too hard. It's the kind of film where a meeting gets held in a strip club just because, everyone swears for the sake of it and the final shoot-out takes place somewhere dramatic but daft. Given these elements, the makers probably felt a 'shock' twist was a legal requirement.
Yeah, I know, I was going to avoid films with Paul Walker in after the disasters of The Fast and the Furious and Into the Blue, but I latched onto the phrases 'family man' and 'action thriller' in the synopsis and thought this was worth a shot. In general, it is. Walker actually does a good job and the rest of the cast is excellent. It's simply a shame the plot relies so heavily on coincidence and then makes a nonsense of itself in an effort to wrap things up.
Conclusion: Comes within a quarter of an hour of being rather good.
Explosions: One.
People doing stupid things: Plenty.
Nutters with guns: Loads.
Psychos with arcade machines: Two.
Unlikely, cop-out, happy endings: One.
Rating: 3/5.


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Woke my daughter and got her ready for school.
Walked to school with my daughter.
Breakfast: Yogurt, banana, cinnamon and shredded coconut with a cup of tea.
A friend of mine called to ask if I could babysit her 2 and 1/2 year old daughter for a couple of hours. So she came by and dropped her off.
Walked to school to bring my daughter home from school.
Lunch: Decided to make Swedish pancakes for the girls. They had 3 each and I had 4 with some of the homemade blackberry jam that I got from my daughter's friend's mom.
Walked with daughter and my friends daughter to Fungym. While we were there my friend came to fetch her daughter.
At 17:00 my daughter's school were having a school party with a treasure hunt.
I packed some snacks for us: Water, juice, apples, peanut butter-jam sandwiches and sandwiches with blue brie cheese and jam.
So we walked around the area of the school for 1.5 hours looking for teachers with letters on them. After the treasure hunt the kids got lemonade and ice cream and there was a bouncing castle.
When our daughter went to sleep me and my husband had some tea.
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Where's the Love commemorates the death of former UCLA VSU President Thien Minh Ly, who was a victim of a tragic hate crime. Originally created to remember the death of Thien Minh Ly, this event has broadened to include many of the more well-known hate crime incidents against Asian Americans. The Vietnamese Student Union aims to shed light on the stories of racial tensions that the Asian American community faces and are often ignored by the media. In a generation where racial crimes are prevalent, we wish to spread awareness that these hate crimes do occur against Asian Americans as well, whether or not we are aware of them, and to dispel the myth that Asian Americans do not have any problems.
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Editorial Note: The following is an abridged version of the third edition of the article. The complete version is available in pdf format here – Perusing The 7FW.
Perusing The Seven Fold Way
Historical Origins Of The Septenary System Of The Order of Nine Angles
° Introduction: The Physis Sorcery of Naos.
° Physis, The Corpus Hermeticum, And The Ancient Hermetic Quest For Immortality.
° The Seven-Fold Way And Acausality.
° Arabic And Alchemical Influences.
° The Complete Seven-Fold Way
° The Rite Of The Abyss and Beyond
° Conclusion: The O9A In Esoteric Perspective.
Appendix 1. Grade Ritual Of Magus/Mousa
Appendix 2. A Review of Myatt's The Divine Pymander.
Appendix 3. Theory Of The Acausal
Introduction: The Physis Sorcery of Naos
The septenary system, or tradition, of the modern occult group the Order of Nine Angles (ONA/O9A) was first publicly outlined in their 1980s text Naos – A Practical Guide To Modern Magick. The text is, interestingly, completely devoid of the satanism that the O9A has come to be associated with, and, as the Introduction states, the first part is a "guide to becoming an Adept and is essentially 'Internal magick' – that is, magick [sorcery] used to bring about personal development (of consciousness and so on) […] Internal magick is the following of the Occult path from Initiation to Adeptship and beyond, and in the Septenary tradition this path is known as the seven-fold Way."
Furthermore, in the 'Notes on Esoteric Tradition' of Naos it is directly stated that "the goal of sentient life is to […] become part of the acausal (i.e. 'immortal' when seen from the causal). Initiation, and 'the Mysteries' (i.e. the seven-fold Way), are the means to achieve this."
Of particular interest is the fact that, in Naos, the internal sorcery used to bring about personal development is also called 'physis magick':
"Physis is divided into seven stages and these seven stages may be regarded as representing the varying degrees of insight attained. In terms of traditional magick, the stages represent Initiation, Second Degree Initiation, External Adept, Internal Adept, Master/Mistress (or High Priest/Priestess), Magus and Immortal. Each stage is associated with a sphere of the Septenary Tree of Wyrd."
Physis is a clear use of the ancient Greek term φύσις, which term occurs frequently in the Pymander (also known as the Pœmandres) section of the ancient Greek text of the Corpus Hermeticum, dating from around the second century CE and first published in 1554 CE, and which Pymander discourse also describes, in some detail, a system of seven spheres; a journey, a quest – an anados, ἄνοδος – up through these spheres in order that the last stage, that of an immortal, may be achieved; and how the individual is changed in the process of journeying through the spheres.
It therefore would seem difficult to disagree with the claim, made in Naos and other O9A texts of the same period, that the O9A's septenary system – with its seven-fold Tree of Wyrd – represents, at least in part, the 'genuine Western occult tradition', in contrast to the ten-fold Kabbalah based system used by the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, by Aleister Crowley, and by all other, non-O9A, modern occultists, and which ten-fold Kabbalah based system is not only over a thousand years later than the Hellenic septenary system but employs Hebrew terminology in contrast to the Greek terminology of the earlier hermetic tradition.
However, obvious as it should have been to learned students of the occult and to those academics researching esotericism, this connection to ancient hermeticism was – with one possible exception {1} – overlooked for over thirty years, with the O9A's septenary system, even as late as 2012, dismissed – in a purportedly academic work, no less – as merely "a replacement for the Kabbalah […] a non-Semitic version of the Kabbalistic Sepherot." {2}
It was only after the publication, in 2013, of Myatt's translation of and commentary on the Pymander section of the Corpus Hermeticum {3} that others, outside of the O9A, began to realize that the O9A claim had some historical merit after all, since Myatt's translation and commentary places the O9A's septenary system into its correct historical and esoteric perspective, with Myatt's learned commentary explaining much both about the septenary system – the hebdomad – which forms an important part of the hermetic Pymander text, and about the anados, the journey through the spheres to the final goal of immortality. {4}
Physis, The Corpus Hermeticum, And The Ancient Hermetic Quest For Immortality
At the beginning of Pymander text of the Corpus Hermeticum the seeker says that they desire "to learn what is real, to apprehend the physis of beings, and to have knowledge of theos." {5} The seeker is instructed, later on, by Pœmandres, that, in respect of humans and their physis, "distinct among all other beings on Earth, mortals are jumelle; deathful of body yet deathless the inner mortal" {6} – and thus have the opportunity to become immortal.
Regarding physis, Myatt notes in his commentary that,
"According to the hermetic weltanschauung, as outlined by Pœmandres here, all physis – the being, nature, character, of beings – their essence beyond the form/appearance their being is or assumes or is perceived as – re-presents (manifests, is an eikon of) theos. That is, the physis of beings can be considered not only as an emanation of theos but as re-presenting his Being, his essence. To recognize this, to recognize theos, to be in communion with theos, to return to theos, and thus become immortal, there is the way up (anados) through the seven spheres." {7}
Asked by the seeker about the anados – the way to immortality through the seven spheres – Pœmandres replies, in rather mystical terms, that:
"First, the dissolution of the physical body allows that body to be transformed with the semblance it had disappearing and its now non-functioning ethos handed over to the daimon, with the body's perceptions returning to their origin, then becoming separated with their purpose, transplanted, and with desire and eagerness journeying toward the physis devoid of logos. Thus does the mortal hasten through the harmonious structure, offering up, in the first realm, that vigour which grows and which fades, and – in the second one – those dishonourable machinations, no longer functioning. In the third, that eagerness which deceives, no longer functioning; in the fourth, the arrogance of command, no longer insatiable; in the fifth, profane insolence and reckless haste; in the sixth, the bad inclinations occasioned by riches, no longer functioning; and in the seventh realm, the lies that lie in wait.
[Thus] they become united with theos. For to so become of theos is the noble goal of those who seek to acquire knowledge." {8}
This 'becoming united with theos', however, does not mean that mortals 'become god' or become 'a living god'. Instead, as Pœmandres has made clear (for example in section 26) it means transcending, beyond mortal death, to the two immortal realms that exist beyond the seven spheres, one of which is that of the 'ogdoadic physis', and both of which are described in terms of emanations of theos.
Having thus been instructed and having understood, the seeker himself goes on to ask, of other humans, "you who are earth-bound, why do you embrace death when you have the means to partake of immortality?" {9}
The Seven-Fold Way And Acausality
In the Pymander text, beyond the seven spheres of the anados there is the realm of 'the ogdoadic physis' – with particular forces and powers – and, beyond that, another realm; both described in relation to theos. As Myatt explains in his commentary on the Pymander text – in reference to section 26 and the Greek word δύναμις – these are quite distinct from the seven spheres:
"δύναμις. Those forces, those particular powers – or, more precisely, that type (or those types) of being(s) or existence – that are not only beyond the septenary system but beyond the ogdoadic physis of those mortals who have, because of their journey (ἄνοδος) through the septenary system, achieved immortality.
It is therefore easy to understand why some considered there were, or represented their understanding/insight by, 'nine' (seven plus two) fundamental cosmic emanations, or by nine realms or spheres – qv. the quote from Cicero {10} – the seven of the hebdomad, plus the one of the 'ogdoadic physis' mentioned here, plus the one (also mentioned here) of what is beyond even this 'ogdoadic physis'. However, as this text describes, there are seven realms or spheres – a seven-fold path to immortality, accessible to living mortals – and then two types of existence (not spheres) beyond these, accessible only after the mortals has journeyed along that path and then, having 'offered up' certain things along the way (their mortal ethos), 'handed over their body to its death'. Ontologically, therefore, the seven might somewhat simplistically be described as partaking of what is 'causal' (of what is mortal) and the two types of existence beyond the seven as partaking of – as being – 'acausal' (of what is immortal). Thus, Pœmandres goes on to say, the former mortal – now immortal – moves on (from this first type of 'acausal existence') to become these forces (beyond the ogdoadic physis) to thus finally 'unite with theos': αὐτοὶ εἰς δυνάμεις ἑαυ τοὺς παραδιδόασι καὶ δυνάμεις γενόμενοι ἐν θεῷ γίνονται."
These two realms beyond the seven spheres are echoed in Naos, with a description of septenary 'tree of wyrd' being symbolically enclosed within a double-tetrahedron:
"From an initiated viewpoint, the seven spheres are seen to form a three-dimensional pattern where every sphere is linked to every other twice, although in a physical representation (e.g. a model) the two-fold nature of the connecting paths are shown only for Moon/Saturn, Venus/Mars and Mercury/Jupiter. This three-dimensional structure is considered to lie enclosed within a double-tetrahedron."
This symbolic double-tetrahedron is related to 'the nine angles' and thence to the axiom of acausality and thus to the duality of causal and acausal. And it is this axiom of acausality which is central to the O9A's seven-fold way, as another more pertinent echo of the Pymander text makes clear, which is that, as mentioned previously, Naos states that "the goal of sentient life is to […] become part of the acausal (i.e. 'immortal' when seen from the causal). Initiation, and 'the Mysteries' (i.e. the seven-fold Way), are the means to achieve this."
Thus, in the septenary tradition of the Order of Nine Angles the realms beyond the seven spheres are described in terms of acausality, as being part of the acausal, with the mortal – having successfully undertaken their journey along the seven-fold way – entering into a new and immortal existence in the realms (or universes) of the acausal. For, although, the singular 'acausal' and terms such as 'acausal realm' are often used, it is noted in Naos that "generally the singular is used to avoid semantic complications, although the Septenary tradition accepts the near certainty that many such 'acausal' universes exist to compliment 'our' causal universe."
There is, therefore, in the seven-fold way, an understanding of the goal in terms not of 'becoming united with theos' (as in the hermetic text) but rather in terms of egressing into the realms of the acausal and of a new existence in the acausal. That is, in place of the ancient theological explanation – of theos, and of 'a science of divine things' – the O9A have a modern metaphysics, an axiomatic theory, of causal and acausal {11}, of 'a new science of different types of energy'.
For the basis of this theory is that there are two fundamental forms – or, more precisely, two types of apprehension of – energy in the cosmos: the causal energy familiar from scientific studies into electromagnetism, gravity, and nuclear processes; and the 'acausal' energy familiar to us in the biological why and the how of living things being different from non-living things, and also familiar to us in our psyche, especially in 'archetypes' and which archetypes are expressive of the reality of we humans having, via evolution, the advantage of reason, of a developed consciousness.
This 'acausal' energy is posited to have an a-causal origin, with living things – including ourselves – being nexions (a gate to the acausal, as Naos explains it). That is, we are capable of presencing {12} – or having access to – such acausal energy. What differentiates us from all the other living beings we know is that we have (or seem to have) the ability to consciously be aware of this 'acausal' energy and to access it, understand it (currently in a limited way) and increase it. Hence why the seven-fold way deals with sorcery, for sorcery is understood as a means to access, and to presence, such acausal energy in ourselves, and in the causal.
The septenary anados is also described, in Naos, in modern terms, and as a practical esoteric art capable of leading a person toward Adeptship (the fourth of the seven stages) and then to immortality, with this anados contrasted with what usually and naturally occurs to human beings. Thus,
"In the development of an individual as an individual develops naturally (i.e. without the aid of esoteric Arts) the 'ego' stage lasts from youth to middle-age: there is a need to establish an outward 'role' (in society/clan etc.), to find a 'mate' and propagate and to care for the physical/material needs/pleasures.
The 'self' is the 'stage' beyond this – when there is an apprehension (often only intuitive outside of magick) of (a) the wyrd of the individual and (b) the separate existence of other individuals as those individuals are in themselves. Put simply, (b) involves a degree of 'empathy'. In the natural state, the self may evolve in 'middle age' or before – and often arises as a consequence of formative experiences (e.g. experience of war; personal loss; tragedy). In the natural state (because the unconscious has not been properly experienced and integrated) there is almost always a conflict with the 'ego' desires/pressures so that the insight, given by the self, is sometimes lost by the individual who returns to an 'ego' existence.
The 'wisdom' of 'old age' is the gradual resolution of this conflict in favour of the self. In the past, the striving of an individual psyche for self-hood was often represented by myths and legends. Another term for 'self-hood' (the living of the role of the self- where the perception of 'Time' differs from that of the 'ego') is 'individuation'. Esoterically, self- hood/individuation is Adeptship – but Adeptship implies much more than 'individuation . It implies a conscious, rational understanding of one's self and that of others as well as skill/mastery of esoteric Arts and techniques. It also implies a 'cosmic Aeonic perspective' to the Wyrd and the self. Individuation may be seen as a natural stage, achieved by the natural process of living (for some, at least) whereas Adeptship is a goal attained by following an esoteric Way; that is, which results from Initiation into the mysteries. As such, Adeptship contains individuation, but is greater than it.
Also, individuation is itself only a stage: there are stages beyond even this: it is not the end of personal development […] Beyond, lies the ordeal of the Abyss and the birth of the Master/Mistress – beyond them lies Immortality. Expressed simply, the 'ego' has no perception of acausal 'time' – but is unconsciously affected by acausal energies; the 'self has some perception of acausal 'time' and is less affected by acausal energies. The Adept has learnt to control the personal acausal energies of the psyche (external/internal magick) – there still remains, however, 'Aeonic' energies which affect even the self. Control/mastery of these takes the individual beyond the Abyss."
In effect, this is a similar but clearer, more complete, and perhaps a more precise, version of the mystical description Pœmandres gives in the quotation above about the mortal hastening "through the harmonious structure" and 'offering up' various things along the way.
While the seven-fold way is clearly a modern anados which enshrines the ancient hermetic and rather mystical tradition of an individual seeking to attain immorality, it is also, and importantly, different. For it is a practical and a decidedly occult anados, a means of individual transformation and learning, involving as it does the use of sorcery; ordeals such as the grade ritual of internal adept where the candidate has to live alone in wilderness isolation for around three months; and a guided – an initiatory – exploration of the supernatural realms (or archetypal realms, depending on one's perspective) part of which involves working with Tarot images and evoking 'supernatural' (or archetypal) forms termed 'the dark gods'. There is therefore, as a study of Naos makes clear, a melding of ancient traditions – occult, alchemical, hermetic, mystical – with newer esoteric, occult, techniques such as The Star Game and Esoteric Chant.
Arabic And Alchemical Influences
One of the most fascinating, as well as one of most important if neglected, aspects of the seven-fold way is the representation of the anados – and the whole septenary system – by The Star Game, which has 27 pieces spread over 7 boards and 126 squares in the simple version, and, in the advanced version, 45 pieces per player over 308 squares and 7 main boards.
In contrast to the ancient, Hellenic, and pre-Hellenic, traditions – and the septenary 'tree of wyrd' – the seven boards are not named after the seven classical planets {13} but are given the names of stars: Naos, Deneb, Rigel, Mira, Antares, Arcturus, and Sirius. Which might explain why the title Naos was given to the first of the O9A's guides to their seven-fold way, as Naos is the last stage, that of Immortal {14}.
As described in Naos,
"The Star Game contains, in its symbolism and techniques, all the esoteric wisdom of alchemy, magick and the Occult."
It also, in its pieces and their permutations and moves, is a representation of what the O9A mean by the term 'nine angles' that is, of the nine combinations of the three fundamental alchemical substances (salt, sulphur, mercury), and which nine combinations are the essence of the nexion we are between causal and acausal. As such, they re-present the various elements of acausal energy in the causal, as well as being a symbology used to describe such things as Jungian 'personality types', archetypes, and the seven fundamental, Earth-bound Aeons and the subsequent two 'cosmic aeons'.
The inspiration for these nine alchemical combinations or nine emanations (and their causal/acausal permutations) was, according to Anton Long, an ancient Arabic manuscript, of a few folios, he read in Persia while travelling and studying in the Middle East and Asia in 1971, and to which MS some scribe had added some scholia and the title Al-Kitab Al-Alfak (which translates as The Book of The Spheres), for in ancient Muslim alchemy, cosmology, and cosmogony, there are nine cosmic spheres, or 'supernatural', realms.
The most distant of these spheres or realms is falak al-aflak, the 'primary of the spheres'. Below this (and thus nearer to us) is al-kawakib al-thabitah {15}, the realm of the heavenly fixed stars. Next is Zuhal, the sphere of Saturn. Then there is Mushtari, the sphere of Jupiter, followed by Marikh (Mars); Shams (the Sun); Zuhrah (Venus); Utarid (Mercury); and finally Qamar, the sphere of the Moon.
It seems possible, therefore, that this Arabic schemata – of seven named planetary spheres, and of falak al-aflak and al-kawakib al-thabitah – may have been directly or indirectly inspired by Hellenic Greek texts such as Pymander section of the Corpus Hermeticum, or it may link directly to an earlier Persian (or possibly Indic) tradition which itself directly or indirectly inspired later Hellenic texts such as the Corpus Hermeticism {16}
The Complete Seven-Fold Way
As the title of Naos states, it is a practical guide to modern sorcery – the emphasis being on sorcery – and as such deals only in part with the seven-fold way of the O9A. The complete system of occult training – the practical anados – that is the seven-fold way of the O9A, up to and including Internal Adept, is described in great detail in the 981 page text The Requisite ONA {17}. This training involves difficult and testing techniques and experiences, some of which are unique to the O9A, and includes such things as (i) Insight Roles, (ii) physical challenges, and (iii) finding a companion and, with them, forming and running a practising occult group (a Temple, or nexion) dedicated to performing ceremonial sinister/satanic rituals of the kind described in the O9A's Black Book of Satan. Insight Roles, for example, require the O9A initiate to adopt a way of life, or a particular occupation, that is the opposite of their current life-style or occupation, and, as explained in the 'Introduction To Insight Roles' section of The Requisite ONA, an Insight Role
"must last a minimum of one year (that is, in this instance for one particular and specific alchemical season) – [and] should be chosen so that the task undertaken is in most ways the opposite of the character of the Initiate. The Initiate is expected to be honest in assessing their own character, as they are expected to find a suitable Insight Rôle for themselves, either a personal Insight Rôle, or an Aeonic one, and this assessment and this finding are esoterically worthwhile tasks in themselves."
The intention of such techniques, challenges, and experiences, is to provide the candidate with structured, formative, life-changing, experiences – to harshly test them, to begin the process that fundamentally changes (and evolves) their character, developes a self-knowing and certain esoteric abilities and skills, moves them toward individuation, or which destroys/defeats them and thus reveals them as unsuitable – physically, mentally, and in occult terms – for the O9A.
As explained in The Requisite ONA in relation to the beginning stages of the seven-fold way:
"Sinister Initiation is the awakening of the darker/sinister/unconscious aspects of the psyche, and of the inner (often repressed) and latent personality/character of the Initiate. It is also a personal commitment, by the Initiate, to the path of dark sorcery. The dark, or sinister, energies which are used/unleashed are symbolized by the symbols/forms of the Septenary System, and these symbols are used in the workings with the septenary spheres and pathways. These magickal workings provide a controlled, ritualized, or willed, experience of these dark energies or 'forces' – and this practical experience begins the process of objectifying and understanding such energies, and thus these aspects of the psyche/personality of the Initiate. The Star Game takes this process of objectification further, enabling a complete and rational understanding – divorced from conventional 'moral opposites'.
The physical goal which an Initiate must achieve developes personal qualities such as determination, self-discipline, élan. It enhances the vitality of the Initiate, and balances the inner magickal work. The seeking and finding of a magickal companion begins the confrontation/understanding of the anima/animus (the female/male archetypes which exist in the psyche and beyond) in a practical way, and so increases self-understanding via direct experience. It also enables further magickal work to be done, of a necessary type.
An Insight Role developes real sinister character in the individual; it is a severe test of the resolve, Sinister commitment and personality of the Initiate. The Grade Ritual which completes the stage of Initiation (and which leads to the next stage) is a magickal act of synthesis.
The tasks of an External Adept develope both magickal and personal experience, and from these a real, abiding, sinister character is formed in the individual. This character, and the understanding and skills which go with it, are the essential foundations of the next stage, that of the Internal Adept.
The Temple enables various character roles to be directly assumed, and further developes the magickal skills, and magickal understanding, an Adept must possess. Particularly important here is skill in, and understanding of, ceremonial magick. Without this skill and understanding, Aeonic magick is not possible. The Temple also completes the experiencing of confronting, and integrating, the anima/animus.
From the many and diverse controlled and willed experiences, a genuine self-learning arises: the beginnings of the process of 'individuation', of esoteric Adeptship."
The Rite Of The Abyss and Beyond
While The Requisite ONA is a guide to the seven-fold way of the O9A up to and including the stage of Internal Adept, the next stage beyond The Abyss is dealt with in their text Enantiodromia: The Sinister Abyssal Nexion {18}, which contains details of the traditional (the Camlad) Rite of The Abyss with its month-long subterranean ordeal. The last mortal stage of the way is described in the O9A text that is simply entitled 'Grade Ritual of GrandMaster/GrandMistress' {19}.
As described in Enantiodromia: The Sinister Abyssal Nexion,
"The Sinister Abyssal Nexion is the esoteric term for what is more commonly (exoterically) known as The Abyss. In the Seven Fold Way of the Order of Nine Angles, The Abyss is described as separating the fourth and the fifth spheres of the Tree of Wyrd (ToW) – that is, separating the Grade of Internal Adept from the Grade of Master/LadyMaster. Furthermore, the Abyss represents the place(s) where the causal merges into the acausal, and thus where the causal is or can be "transcended", so the individual can, if prepared, enter the realm of acausality and become familiar – sans a self – with acausal entities. Thus, The Abyss is a nexion to the acausal; a nexus of temporal, a-temporal, and spatial and a-spatial, dimensions […]
The Rite of The Abyss exists in two forms, one dating from the formation of the ONA some forty years ago [described in Naos], and the other, more traditional [more dangerous] one […]
The traditional Rite is quite simple and begins at the first full moon following the beginning of a propitious alchemical season – in the Isles of Britain this was traditionally the first rising of Arcturus in the Autumn. The Rite, if successful, concludes on the night of the following full moon.
The Rite as given in Naos requires a quartz tetrahedron. While three inch crystals – as mentioned in Naos – may work, to ensure success (in this Rite as in others using a quartz tetrahedron), the crystal has to be a perfect tetrahedron (no bevelled edges) and free from blemish, external and internal – with a height of six inches or more. Such crystals are rare, and costly, and often have to be custom made by someone skilled in cutting gemstones. In addition, although it is not stated in Naos, the chanting of the word 'Chaos' [ka-Os] in the ONA Rite of Entering The Abyss is according to the notation of the Atazoth chant [illustrated] above. Given the skill the aspirant candidate will have acquired in Esoteric Chant, they will know how to do this according to that notation."
Thus the compilation The Requisite ONA together with the text Enantiodromia: The Sinister Abyssal Nexion, and the elsewhere published Grade Ritual of GrandMaster/GrandMistress, are all that an individual requires in order to follow the seven-fold way from its beginning to its mortal ending.
Conclusion: The O9A In Esoteric Perspective
In modern occultism, the seven-fold way, when correctly understood, stands in a class of its own, with the seven-fold way – the quest for immortality in an acausal realm – being a modern emanation of, or a direct ancestral continuation of, traditions (mystical and otherwise) that are thousands of years old.
The influence, or inspiration, of ancient mystical traditions is clearly evident in the O9A's seven-fold way, whether these are direct – in the case of the Hellenic Pymander text and of early Arabic alchemy and cosmogony – or indirect, as in the case of the Hellenic and the Arabic traditions being themselves related to, or a continuation of, earlier Persian or Indic mystical traditions.
What is also clear is that the septenary tradition of the O9A – deriving from Hellenic, Arabic, or Persian and Indic, sources – is (i) quite distinct from the much later, much vaunted, much written about, Kabbalah based system of modern Western occultism (which the O9A have always claimed is a distortion of the genuine, ancient, tradition), and (ii) a modern, practical, and a decidedly occult, anados that (in contradistinction to all modern occult groups) uses the technique of practical ordeals such as the basic (c. three month) wilderness living – or the extended (c. six months) wilderness living – of the grade ritual of Internal Adept, and the (lunar) month-long subterranean dwelling of the Camlad Rite of The Abyss, and which ordeals are themselves modern versions of ancient esoteric techniques designed to test the candidate and cultivate both self, and esoteric, understanding.
In esoteric perspective, the O9A's seven-fold way is a modern, elitist, and difficult and dangerous, anados which enshrines the ancient Hermetic, the occult, and the alchemical, tradition of an individual seeking to attain immorality by practical means; which, in the seven-fold way, is via 'internal sorcery': the transformation of the individual through an exploration of the supernatural (or archetypal) realms and by ordeals such as the grade ritual of internal adept.
R. Parker
January 2014
{1} Connell Monette. Mysticism in the 21st Century. Sirius Academic Press, 2013. ISBN 978-1940964003
{2} Senholt, Jacob. Secret Identities in The Sinister Tradition, in Per Faxneld & Jesper Petersen (eds), The Devil's Party: Satanism in Modernity. Oxford University Press, 2012, p.253
{3} David Myatt. Mercvrii Trismegisti Pymander de potestate et sapientia dei. 2013. ISBN 978-1491249543
Myatt's translation and commentary is also freely available in pdf format; for example, here – Mercvrii Trismegisti Pymander.
{4} My review of Myatt's translation, published in 2013, is reproduced in full in Appendix 2.
{5} Mercvrii Trismegisti Pymander, translation, section 3. All the quotations from the Pymander text given here are taken from Myatt's translation.
As Myatt notes in his commentary on this passage, in reference to theos:
"Does θεός here [γνῶναι τὸν θεόν] mean God, a god, a deity, or the god? God, the supreme creator Being, the only real god, the father, as in Christianity? A deity, as in Hellenic and classical paganism? The god, as in an un-named deity – a god – who is above all other deities? Or possibly all of these? And if all, in equal measure, or otherwise?
The discourse of Pœmandres, as recounted in the tractate, suggests two things. First, that all are meant or suggested – for example, Τὸ φῶς ἐκεῖνο͵ ἔφη͵ ἐγὼ νοῦς ὁ σὸς θεός could be said of Pœmandres as a god, as a deity, as the god, and also possibly of God, although why God, the Father – as described in the Old and New Testaments – would call Himself Pœmandres, appear in such a vision, and declare what He declares about θεός being both male and female in one person, is interesting. Second, that the knowledge that is revealed is of a source, of a being, that encompasses, and explains, all three, and that it is this knowing of such a source, beyond those three conventional ones, that is the key to 'what is real' and to apprehending 'the physis of beings'. Hence, it is better to transliterate θεός – or leave it as θεός – than to use god; and a mistake to use God, as some older translations do."
[6} Mercvrii Trismegisti Pymander, translation, section 15.
[7} Mercvrii Trismegisti Pymander, commentary on section 24.
[8} Mercvrii Trismegisti Pymander, translation, section 24-25.
[9} Mercvrii Trismegisti Pymander, translation, section 28.
[10} In his commentary, Myatt quotes the Somnium Scipionis as described by Cicero, and gives his own translation of the Latin:
Novem tibi orbibus vel potius globis conexa sunt omnia, quorum unus est caelestis, extimus, qui reliquos omnes complectitur, summus ipse deus arcens et continens ceteros; in quo sunt infixi illi, qui volvuntur, stellarum cursus sempiterni. Cui subiecti sunt septem, qui versantur retro contrario motu atque caelum. Ex quibus summum globum possidet illa, quam in terris Saturniam nominant. Deinde est hominum generi prosperus et salutaris ille fulgor, qui dicitur Iovis; tum rutilus horribilisque terris, quem Martium dicitis; deinde subter mediam fere regionem Sol obtinet, dux et princeps et moderator luminum reliquorum, mens mundi et temperatio, tanta magnitudine, ut cuncta sua luce lustret et compleat. Hunc ut comites consequuntur Veneris alter, alter Mercurii cursus, in infimoque orbe Luna radiis solis accensa convertitur. Infra autem iam nihil est nisi mortale et caducum praeter animos munere deorum hominum generi datos; supra Lunam sunt aeterna omnia. Nam ea, quae est media et nona, Tellus, neque movetur et infima est, et in eam feruntur omnia nutu suo pondera. [De Re Publica, Book VI, 17]
Nine orbs – more correctly, spheres – connect the whole cosmic order, of which one – beyond the others but enfolding them – is where the uppermost deity dwells, enclosing and containing all. There – embedded – are the constant stars with their sempiternal movement, while below are seven spheres whose cyclicity is different, and one of which is the sphere given the name on Earth of Saturn […]
[11} An outline of this axiomatic theory is given in Appendix 3.
{12} The term 'presencing' is, so far as I know, uniquely used by the O9A (that is, by Anton Long) in modern occult discourses, and derives from obscure medieval and renaissance MSS and books dealing with alchemy and demonology. For example, in the 1641 work by the classical Greek and Hebrew scholar Joseph Mede entitled The Apostasy of The Latter Times. Or, The Gentiles Theology of Dæmons, where the phrase "the approaching or presencing of Dæmons" occurs.
[13} As Myatt notes in his Pymander commentary, "the seven classical planetary bodies, named Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Sun, Jupiter, and Saturn, [are] well-described in ancient texts, from ancient Persia onwards. Copenhaver [Hermetica, The Greek Corpus Hermeticum and the Latin Asclepius, Cambridge University Press, 1992, p.105] refers to some of the scholarly literature regarding these seven."
[14} In origin, naos is an ancient Greek word. In his 2013 article Fifty Years Of Diverse Peregrinations, Myatt quotes Pausanius and gives his own translation of that portion of the Greek text which mentions ναός in connection with άγνωστος θεός (agnostos theos) the un-named, the unknown, god or gods:
ἐνταῦθα καὶ Σκιράδος Ἀθηνᾶς ναός ἐστι καὶ Διὸς ἀπωτέρω, βωμοὶ δὲ θεῶν τε ὀνομαζομένων Ἀγνώστων καὶ ἡρώων καὶ παίδων τῶν Θησέως καὶ Φαληροῦ [Pausanius, Ἑλλάδος περιήγησις 1.1.4]
Also here is a shrine [ ναός ] to Athena Skirados and, further afield, one to Zeus, and others to [the] un-named unknown gods, to the heroes, as well as to those children of Theseus and Phalerus
In O9A mythos, the star named Naos is in proximity to one of the physical nexions that are said to exist in our causal space-time, and through which passage to and from the acausal is possible. According to O9A aural tradition, such physical nexions have allowed some of 'the dark gods' to come forth, in the past, into our reality. Hence, so the story goes, the myths and legends about dragons and 'demons'.
{15} In respect of al-kawakib al-thabitah, see, for example, the Arabic manuscript Kitab Suwar al-kawakib al-thabitah (c.1010 AD) in the Bodleian Library, Oxford (Marsh collection, 144).
{16} For references to a septenary type system in ancient Persian texts, see Reitzenstein and Schaeder: Studien zum antiken Synkretismus aus Iran und Griechenland, (Studien der Bibliothek Warburg), Teubner, Leipzig, 1926.
{17} The Requisite ONA (pdf, 49 Mb) includes a comprehensive guide to the seven fold way, ceremonial sorcery, and Insight Roles; a copy of the Black Book of Satan; a facsimile version of the original 1980s Naos; plus The Grimoire of Baphomet and the four works of occult fiction that form the instructional Deofel Quartet.
The cautionary O9A note regarding later versions of Naos is still valid:
The genuine facsimile copies of the 1980s text in pdf format are c. 45 Megabytes in size, and contain: (1) the handwritten words Aperiatur Terra Et Germinet Atazoth on the first page, and the handwritten word Brekekk (followed by an out-of-date address) on the last page; (2) a typewritten table of contents on page 3 which includes – in the following order – Part One, Part Two, Appendix, Part Three Esoteric MSS; (3) a distinct facsimile image of the spiral binding on the left hand side of every page until p.70. In addition, genuine copies of the original MSS include facsimile images of hand-drawn diagrams, including the advanced Star Game, and The Wheel of Life.
{18} Enantiodromia – The Sinister Abyssal Nexion (pdf, Second Edition 2013 ev)
{19} The text of this rite is given in full in Appendix 1.


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The other day I put a shout out for anyone to email me if they spotted anything related to Spain and Euro 2008. He suggested this video: España PODEMOS! (Podemos means "power").
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Nature, History, Shopping, and Dining - What to See and Do in Galveston
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Beaches, beaches, beaches
Galveston has miles of beaches; all you have to do is pick your favorite. Those along Seawall Boulevard are usually busy, but you'll always find a spot for your umbrella, chair, and cooler. The most crowded spots are Stewart Beach and East Beach, the latter normally pretty packed with young people. For a quieter option, visit one of the Galveston County Beach Pocket Parks, located on the southwest side of the island, along the continuation of Seawall Boulevard.
- Beach Pocket Park 1, 11102 FM 3005, Galveston 77554; Tel: +1 409 740 0390; Website: Beach Pocket Park 1
- Beach Pocket Park 2, 11745 FM 3005, Galveston 77554; Tel: +1 409 740 0390; Website: Beach Pocket Park 2
The Strand, of course
A trip to Galveston is not complete without a visit to the Strand, the heart of the island. Check out boutiques, antiques stores, and restaurants housed in old red-brick buildings. During the first week of December, this historic district hosts Dickens on the Strand, inspired by Victorian London. This popular festival features parades, entertainment, food and craft vendors, and plenty of elaborate costumes. Mardi Gras parades with New Orleans flair take place at the Strand for several days before Ash Wednesday. Pageants, parties, and a family-friendly Sunday ensure everybody has fun.
- Dickens on the Strand; Tel: +1 409 765 7834; Website: Dickens on the Strand
- Mardi Gras Galveston; Website: Mardi Gras Galveston
History at its best
Galveston's rich history is still alive in the historic districts and museums. The restored Victorian mansions along Broadway Street contain original furniture and art. Ashton Villa, built in 1859, houses the Heritage Visitors centre, where you can inquire about historic attractions and tours. For museums, take your pick. The Railroad Museum, the Lone Star Flight Museum, and the Texas Seaport Museum let you explore the island's land, air, and maritime past. There's even a museum about offshore oil drilling, the Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum, that covers this important side of the area's economy.
- Ashton Villa & Heritage Visitors centre, 2328 Broadway Street, Galveston 77550; Tel: +1 409 762 3933; Website: Ashton Villa & Heritage Visitors centre
- Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum, Pier 19, Galveston 77550; Tel: +1 409 766 7827; Website: Ocean Star Offshore Drilling Rig and Museum
Exploring nature
There's more to nature in Galveston beyond sunbathing and swimming at the beach. Drive your car or, even better, rent a bike and go explore. The island and surrounding areas are prime bird-watching locations. Conditions are great for cranes, kingfishers, herons, pelicans, and egrets, besides the ever-present seagulls. Galveston Island State Park, on the southwest side of the island, has hiking and biking trails through dunes and marshes. It's also a great spot for camping and fishing.
- Island Bicycle Company, 1808 Seawall Boulevard, Galveston 77550; Tel: +1 409 762 2453; Website: Island Bicycle Company
- Galveston Island State Park, 14901 FM 3005, Galveston 77554; Tel: +1 409 737 1222; Website: Galveston Island State Park
Shopping and dining
Shopping and dining are 2 of Galveston's favorite activities. The historic districts offer a variety of options for both. Look for that special antique piece at Big House Antiques. Update your beach and cruise wardrobe at Surf Styles. When it's time to dine, how about a burger or sandwich at the casual Mosquito Café, housed in an 1870 building? For super-fresh seafood with a Gulf view, try one of the many options, such as The Spot, along Seawall Boulevard.
- Big House Antiques, 2212 Mechanic Street, Galveston 77550; Tel: +1 409 762 0559; Website: Big House Antiques
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Season's Greetings
The staff of Special Collections (College Archives and Chapin Library) in the Williams Libraries send all of our readers Season's Greetings and best wishes for the coming year. We are presently closed for Williams College's winter break, but will re-open on January 3, 2017.
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Application for Admission
To apply to Miles Law School:
You must have a bachelor's degree with a minimum 2.5 grade point average from an accredited four- year college or university. An official undergraduate and/or graduate transcript must be forwarded directly from the college or university to the law school. Applicants must submit a completed application, a $50.00 non-refundable application fee, a signed personal statement, at least one but no more than two reference letters and a current résumé. Personal interviews will be scheduled for all applicants.
Miles Law School admits students in the summer (May) semester, the fall (August) semester and the spring (January) semesters. Students seeking to transfer from other law schools are considered on a case-by-case basis.


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Professional Roof Repair in El Paso
Your roof serves as protection for you, your family, and your business. When it doesn't perform to your expectations, it can be a big nuisance and an potentially also a hazard. El Paso weather can bring unpredictable elements to the borderland. Many homes were originally built to handle and withstand certain weather patterns, but no roof is invincible, and it's important to stay on top of small repairs in order to avoid massive future problems. Rainfall, wind, and hail can cause extreme damage, especially if not repaired as soon as possible.
We recommend scheduled roof inspections twice per year, in the spring and fall. It's always good to keep track of your roof's condition so you know when to call in a professional. There are some specific instances of extreme damage, however, that warrant calling a professional roof repair expert as soon as possible.
When Do I Need to Call a Professional Roof Repair Expert?
- You can see interior water damage. If you can see water damage on your ceiling, you need to call an interior water damage repair expert right away. Leaks only get worse, so this issue is especially timely. Several factors could be the problem including problems with gutters or bad shingles.
- Your roof has reached the end of its life. If your home was built over 20 years ago and the roof has never been replaced, it's time to start planning to have it replaced. Asphalt shingle roofs need to be replaced about every 20-25 years, any longer and they'll likely begin to show more and more signs of deterioration. If your neighbors are getting new roofs, chances are you need one as well. Most neighborhoods were built around the same time and, in turn, need to have roofs replaced around the same time as well.
- Your shingles are visibly deformed. If your shingles are cracked, it's time to call a roofing company to replace the damaged ones. However, if many of your shingles are cracked, your shingles have reached the end of their life and won't function properly for much longer. If your shingles are visibly curled up, this is another indication that your roof has reached the end of its life. Call a roof repair company to get an estimate. <\li>
- Your roof is sagging. If your roof is sagging in any specific spot or as a whole, contact a roof repair professional as soon as possible. This could be a sign of severe structural failure and needs to be repaired before it causes more damage.
- More shingle granules than expected are in your rain gutters. It's normal to see a shingle granule here and there, but an excessive amount of them usually means your shingles are wearing out and it's time to have them replaced.
- Visible mold is present. Mold almost always spreads if it's not taken care of. Call a professional to assess the extent of the mold damage and to make any necessary repairs.


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When I was young, fasting meant
PBJ or grilled cheese at lunch,
creamed tuna or fish sticks for dinner
on our meatless Lenten Fridays.
The priests and nuns said God
willed us to change up the menu,
but never explained why, just that
once it was complete we earned our
Easter candy and a week of ham.
Now you tell me you're forcing
a spiritual, a physical hunger
upon yourself, because you long
for some abstraction, an ideal,
not something tangible like
a Coney Island hotdog
or carne asada burrito.
Maybe if I knew how hunger
would bring about "better,"
I'd understand how this sacrifice
of gustatory satisfaction works.
Will you recognize it on
your tongue when your sacrifice
brings the fabulous prize you seek?
When your fast for a greater good
is finally sated, when the world's
bêtes noires negated, could you
please tell me one more thing?
Peace, does it taste like
chocolate bunnies?
– Joseph Hesch
© 2015, poem, Joseph Hesch, All rights reserved


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Over the past few months here at Team on the Run we have been working on providing engaging content stretched across multiple and new platforms. One of these "new" platforms is YouTube.
Starting this week we will be launching our first set of feature videos onto the channel: YouTube
These feature videos will showoff different features that are offered within the Team on the Run app and Webchat. Especially after trying out Team on the Run, the YouTube "features" playlist will be a good place to go check out and take a deeper dive into what Team on the Run can offer your business.
This week the two videos of interest that will be discussed is:
Push-To-Talk feature on Android and Webchat.
Later in the week I will include the links to the videos in a blog post, till then enjoy the user guides as some added reading on the feature:
As always, to simplify your business and learn more about our web to mobile feature, visit us here: Team on the Run
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An insider's guide to developing mobile applications
Richard Francis shares his top tips on how your business can create apps that are well-designed, innovative and easy to use
Richard Francis shares his top tips on how your business can create apps that are well-designed, innovative and easy to use
Social media and other consumer websites have embraced new technology to ensure a positive experience for millions of online users, handle large volumes of complex, unstructured data, and ensure reliability and security in the public cloud. Programmers, armed with the right tools, will likely become the heroes for the next generation of enterprise Web applications.
There is a lot of room for the mobile industry to grow, fact proven by mobile device makers who are reporting a significant increase in smartphone sales. Not all companies have recorded great quarters, however, there's not doubt that smartphone sales are going to increase in 2012 compared to 2011.
App appeal is obvious. The barrier to entry? So low! The upshot of producing the next Angry Birds or beer-chug simulator? So high! Heck, with just a small investment of time and cash, it's not hard for would-be mobile moguls to turn a concept into a steady stream of cash. And thanks to today's app stores, it's never been easier to try your hand at becoming the next tech tycoon.
Today, mobile apps enable a business owner to manage his entire operation from the palm of his hand. They also allow consumers to interact, communicate and purchase products with ease, something app developers should certainly take note of when developing around trends and needs.
Increased emphasis on distinctive smartphone UIs means even more headaches for cross-platform mobile developers
Who's browsing the mobile web the most? Apparently, iPhone and iPad owners are. According to end-of-the-month data from statistics provider NetMarketShare, iOS users ended up with a 52% market share of mobile web browsing in December 2011. More simply put, that means that over half of the mobile web browsing last month took place on an iOS device.
Mobile developers the world over have released more than half a million iPhone apps, nearly 200,000 iPad apps, and a little more than 300,000 apps for Android. With that volume, it's clear there are literally hundreds of thousands of developers out there.
As smartphones get smarter and consumer expectations rise, the mobile tech industry has stepped up to the plate to offer innovative and cutting-edge services. Here is a look at eight influential mobile phone stories and trends that surfaced throughout the year.
A superb infographic from GDS reveals three important insights about what people want from the apps on their phones.
Self-obsessed citizen scientists who use gadgets like the FitBit and Up by Jawbone to track their own health data and engage in group experiments online have piqued media interest of late. Now a doctor has endorsed the power of this emerging trend.
Mobile in 2011 has been very much a case of hurry up and wait. Immature is maybe a better way to put it. The market remains consumer focused. Business' have largely sat on the sidelines.


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A quickie post
I didn't mention making the red Oak pieces to latch behind the lower lip of the cabinet before. These are just big enough to fit below the lower shelf . The article in the magazine mentions making these the full length to subdue expansion, but I have breadboard ends for that. I measured and marked where the batten guides need to go, with a brain fart or two. You will probably notice a few holes in a picture or two where I mounted them where they didnt need to be.
Ash battens, walnut guides, red oak lip guides and breadboard pins, poplar panel, pine ply bench. Lots of wood species repping on this piece. Trying to use up small scraps…
The shiny screws are distracting and the phillips heads are annoying, will likely replace and strip the shiny off on some replacements.
Some block sanding up to 320 to take the smudges and whatnot from my grubby hands.
A few coats of a BLO/MS mix applied
And in its place, now to get working on the lid, tills for the tools and prep for a few coats of some Lexington Green milk paint on the outside.
Thanks for reading!
-- "....put that handsaw to work and make it earn its keep. - summerfi" <==< JuStiN >==>=->


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I Wonder Why: Pirates Wore Earrings
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In the last post, we discussed some of the most important elements to consider when shopping for a wide format printer for your business. However, having a good understanding of all critical printer elements can help your business make the most informed decision regarding its printing needs. Here's part two of our guide to choosing the right wide format printer.
Many businesses tend to neglect user-friendliness when printer shopping, causing them to invest in a printer with way too many bells and whistles. Having more features and capabilities is always ideal, but make sure the printer you choose is easy for employees of all technical skill levels to use. This includes maintenance tasks such as changing the ink and refilling the printer with 36 x 500 bond paper. Not choosing a user-friendly printer can cause employees to grow frustrated, but more importantly, it can cause multiple misprints, which can become a considerable waste of resources.
Image Quality
Before choosing a printer, you should know the general quality of image printing required for your business's needs. Most of today's architectural and engineering offices average 3,500 square feet per month of printing output, much of which needs to be printed in a high-quality resolutions to ensure the accuracy of subtle details in technical drawings. The same goes for construction companies that rely on heavily detailed technical printouts. If one spot appears blurry or is unable to be deciphered, projects can be seriously compromised.
Of course, part of this also depends on the type of paper you're using. If you're printing on photo paper or another type of glossy paper, there may be discrepancies in both color output and quality of fine lines. As we stated before, higher misprints will result in higher amounts of paper waste. Fortunately, Americans recycle more paper products than they send to landfills today. In fact, the U.S. paper industry set a goal of a 60% scrap paper recovery rate by 2012, but achieved this goal three years early. With this in mind, you should be able to find recycled paper that doesn't affect image quality.
Ultimately, understanding these essential components can help you invest in a wide format printer that meets your business's needs. For more information about 36 x 500 bond paper or inkjet plotter paper rolls, contact Get Paper.


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For once, a personal note
Posted by John Beech on February 4, 2013
Apologies to regular readers for an 'off topic' posting, but, to be fair, this is a personal blog. Rest assured – it will not become a habit.
The sharp-eyed may have noticed a change in the 'About' section. One of those apparently landmark life events occurred at midnight last Thursday – I went from being a full-time employee to 'senior citizen' status. Although I was actually 65 in October, it is only now that I have chosen to switch to being a pensioner.
From Friday, my relationship with Coventry University changed. I have accepted an Honorary Research Fellowship, which means that I retain my affiliation to the university, but any work I do for them in future is by mutual agreement and subject to individual contract.
Quite what this change will mean in practice remains to be seen. I guess I've been lucky that in recent years my day-job has included what I would actually choose to do by free choice – research football finance and governance. Not for me a shift to an allotment then!
I plan to continue and perhaps extend my lecturing in Sports and Events Management, public speaking, researching and consultancy. As I write, I have commitments every month until July in, first, Madrid and then in Kufstein, Austria. In November I will be spending three weeks lecturing at the Russian International Olympic University in Sochi.
There will of course be significant gaps in my diary, and I plan to focus even more on my particular interest – the role of fans in football governance and club ownership.
How this will affect my blogging is not yet clear. If things go the way I envisage, I would expect 'normal service' to be maintained. There is unlikely to be a significant increase as I have only ever posted when I felt I had something worthwhile to say. My tweeting of NEWS items should be unaffected.
My transition from employee to 'retiree' should, all in all, be rather less of a transition than for most people. I see it as an opportunity, and am open to interesting offers!
4 Responses to "For once, a personal note"
June 4, 2013 at 14:46
At least that will give you some more time to make this site even more amazing! Keep up the good work John!
December 21, 2013 at 12:32
John. No problem at all. But, we are really waiting for your writings . Long time, no see 😦
August 13, 2014 at 15:39
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Hello minna!!!Today i make a rew of two pairs of Circle Lense.
Max Pure Pink
Size: 15,5 ( so big)
Confort: 8/10
Natural effect: 5/10
I really love pink color, but with this lense, i'm really scary XD!! Ahahha...btw, you seam a really porcellain doll^^.
To make every day is not suitable, but for parties or dating are very nice.
Geo Angel Green
Color: green
Size: 14.5
Confort: 10/10
Natural effect: 10/10
I really love Geo Angel series*_*!!! are beautiful and super natural. If you want try Circle Lense for the first time, i suggest you this series^^!!
So...bye-bye for now ^w^!!


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As a wise Ed Bauman once said, "Boulder is completely gluten free-ked out." He's right. Almost every restaurant has a gluten free menu in this town, and the trend is spreading through the country.
This post is dedicated to all of you who've been ridiculed for your choice, which sometimes isn't really a choice, to pass on wheat, barley, rye, kamut, conventional oats and spelt. Listen up, all you wheat eaters - this is why your brother/girlfriend/co-worker is so gluten freaked out.
It's because this person probably was suffering from any of these symptoms before they took it out of their diet:
Depression and Anxiety
Migraines or other headaches
Weight Gain
Water Retention
Joint Pain
Blood Sugar Imbalances
Thyroid problems
Multiple Sclerosis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's, Ulceritive Colitis)
Sound bad enough to stop eating it? Your brother/girlfriend/co-worker thought so.
You don't need to be diagnosed with celiac disease (a severe immune response to gluten) to need to take gluten out of your diet. The widely ranging statistics say that anywhere from 30% to 80% of the American population may have some sensitivity to gluten - in other words, any negative immune response to it. The number of people who have full blown celiac disease has increased by a whopping 400% in the last 50 years. Why? Because first of all, we are not evolved enough to tolerate gluten well. We spent over 2 million years NOT eating gluten. We only began eating it 10,000 years ago - a drop in the bucket of human evolution. That's part of what the Paleolithic Diet is all about, but more on that later. Beyond that, the highly refined, nutrient-stripped, sugar fortified gluten products we're eating now are much different (and much worse for us) than the whole grain products people consumed until the last century. The abundance of crappy food in our diet interferes with our digestive and immune systems' abilities to deal with gluten, which is difficult for even the healthiest body to digest and assimilate.
Where Is Gluten Found?
I wish it were simple to identify where the protein, gluten, is found, but it's just not. Like I said, gluten is in wheat (bulgar, graham, whole, etc.), spelt, rye, barley, kamut and oats (due to cross-contamination) - all of which are grains. So it's found in breads, pastas (durum, semolina, whole wheat, orzo, couscous), cakes, cookies, all pastries, cereals, and pizza crust. When it says "flour" in the ingredients and it doesn't specify what kind of flour - it's wheat. But it doesn't stop there.
It's in soy sauce, beer, soups, sauces, some supplements, many types of alcohol, some flavorings, brewer's yeast, malt extract, icings, malt, malt vinegar, matzo, and the list goes on. And on. Some sensitive people can handle small amounts of gluten, but others might get hives, immediate diarrhea, or they might feel drunk. Sometimes a child will start acting up after eating gluten - it's like a drug for sensitive people.
What Can You Do?
If you have any of the symptoms listed above chronically, I'd suggest taking gluten out of your diet for a few weeks to see if it's affecting you. If you need help with that, make an appointment with me or any other nutrition professional. You should know within a week to a month whether or not you feel different. By the way, taking gluten out of your diet is different than just taking wheat out - some people just have problems with wheat, but they can eat other glutenous grains like spelt and rye. You could try just taking wheat out if you want to start there. If it doesn't help, though, take all gluten out.
There are all kinds of gluten-free options for you in the form of recipes, blogs, bread, pizza crust, etc. You can substitute gluten grains with rice, millet, quinoa, amaranth, buckwheat, tapioca, potato flour, chickpea flour, almond flour, coconut flour, and others. You can find a ton of gluten free products in health food stores, but these things are starting to crop up in regular grocery stores now, too. Most people find that there are plenty of options - that it's not that hard to make the switch.
|Gluten free bread. Doesn't look so bad, huh?
If you're STILL not sure if you're sensitive to gluten, or if you're the kind of person who needs some evidence to base big life changes on, there are blood and stool tests you can take. One that I use is EnteroLab, but if you're interested in doing it, I strongly suggest you work with me or another nutrition practitioner to get the support you need.
Good luck!
Please post comments on your experience with this - symptomatic people who are on the fence about trying a gluten-free diet need your support!
For citations to support this post and more information on gluten sensitivity and celiac disease, look at this post by Dr. Mark Hyman or go to www.celiac.com.
One last thing. My friend and a culinary instructor at Bauman College, Christine Ruch, is opening up a new, fantastic, take-out style, healthy restaurant in Boulder called Fresh Thymes Eatery. Please help her out by taking this survey so she knows what Boulderites want in a new restaurant.


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In his new book, My Prison Without Bars, Pete Rose finally admits that he gambled on baseball. He has been barred from the sport for 14 years.
Why come clean after all this time?
When we met with the commissioner 14 months ago, I left with a good feeling that something was gonna happen. I just felt it was time to take this off my shoulders.
Aren't you profiting from your crime?
The whole book's not about the crime. It's a story about my father and myself. Bill O'Reilly wrote a book. He got paid. Hillary Clinton...
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When people head out on a vacation they're usually ready for anything. Or, at least, that's what they tell themselves. Part of the fun in seeing new sights is stepping out of one's own comfort zone. But a lot of people heading off to areas with a vastly different diet find themselves increasingly concerned as that date approaches. It's as true for people heading off overseas as it is for someone taking a trip to Vegas. Even people preparing to host friends who will be preparing a lot of different foods might find that concern rising. And one of the most common shapes of this fear is that of a fish. Raw seafood might well top the lists of foods that one half of the world is in love with while at the same time being feared by the other half.
But people who face their fears and learn to love raw fish will find a whole new world of tastes opening up in front of them. The first step in the process is giving some thought to where food preferences come from. The simple answer that most people give is that they like their favorite food because it tastes good. Meanwhile they'll say that they don't like another food because it tastes bad. They might also add that a food they don't like is gross.
The more one examines the issue the more it's clear that these food preferences usually have a lot to do with where someone grew up. People raised in landlocked areas simply won't have much experience with seafood. What seafood they encounter on a day to day basis will usually be shipped out from a considerable distance. It's little wonder that people in these environments haven't developed much of a taste for raw fish. Raw seafood is something that until very recently wouldn't be safe for people who aren't near the sea.
Meanwhile people in areas where the majority of the inhabitable land is near large bodies of water will have constant exposure to seafood. A fish can go from the ocean to their plate in the blink of an eye. This has traditionally made it far safer for people in watery areas to eat seafood.
This simple fact might not seem overly significant at first. But it's one of the most important steps to overcoming a fear of raw fish. People overcoming serious phobias have the bulk of their efforts focused on discovering the root cause of the fear. It's usually not the fear which needs to be fought off. Those people instead are trying to fight off whatever provided those first sparks that grew into fear. Someone worried about eating raw fish is facing something similar, even if less severe. Focusing on the reason why their culture doesn't have much experience with raw fish is the first step to approaching it in a logical manner.
Equipped with an understanding of why they have a kneejerk response to raw fish, the next step is to learn why it's not an issue anymore. And the simple fact is that modern shipping and refrigeration techniques have made it safe for most people to eat raw fish. This has become even more true in the wake of massively improved travel options. Modern shipping systems can move fish all over the world at shockingly fast speeds. At the same time people travel from areas that enjoy raw fish to those which don't at a pretty rapid pace as well. This creates a demand for raw fish in places where it's never occurred before. In fact, anyone who's noticed sushi becoming more popular in America will have improvements in rapid transit to thank for it. This also hints at a good way of easing into a real appreciation for raw fish.
Sushi can be a great way of testing the waters, so to speak. But it's important to remember that not all sushi is created equal. Supermarket sushi, in particular, tends to be quite subpar in the states. This might actually reinforce someone's fear of raw fish rather than squash it. Instead, it's better to look around for a good Japanese restaurant. If there's a Chinatown area nearby then this will be the absolute best place to look. Despite the name, in most large cities anything labeled Chinatown will usually serve as a nexus for a wide variety of Asian centered goods and services.
Going into an area where people who grew up with raw fish can be found will act as quality control. A Japanese restaurant which mostly serves people who grew up with standard American foods can usually get away with a lot. But any area with people who grew up eating raw fish will be quick to call out any establishment that begins to slack on quality.
From here it's usually a rather simple matter. It's understandable that one might be embarrassed to admit to some trepidation. But most servers and even chefs at these locations will be happy to help someone humbly approaching this new type of cuisine.
Someone who actually wants to learn can be a refreshing event. Simply asking what type of sushi would be a good item to begin with will usually be all that's needed. A few more questions about what spices or flavors one enjoys will often be all it takes to get some good suggestions. From here it just requires an open mind. By the time one is ready to head off on a vacation that fear of raw fish will be a thing of the past.


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How to Set Up Multiple Email Signatures in iOS 6
I didn't get a new iPhone 5 this weekend, but I did spend some time upgrading the operating system on my iPhone 4S to iOS 6. While my upgrade was downloading, I made sure to re-read our 10 Best Things About iOS 6 to get a sense of what goodies I was in store for. I also checked out The 8 Worst Things About iOS 6 just so I knew what I was facing.
There are many new features in iOS 6 I can't wait to play with. The ability to create a VIP list in my email to make sure important messages don't get buried is right up there. So is Passbook, where I can store loyalty cards and plane and movie tickets in one place on my phone. The Do Not Disturb feature is great for parents who never want to miss a call from their kids or perhaps the school. It lets you turn your ringer off if you're in a meeting, but will allow pre-determined numbers to come through.
However, the feature I hadn't read about that made me the most excited when I found it is the ability to create separate signatures for each of your email accounts. This may not seem like such a huge deal — like many people, I have separate accounts on my iPhone. One is for work, and I'd like to have a professional signature on it, especially since I've been known to answer work emails on my iPad on the train or while I'm waiting for an interview.
I also have my personal Gmail account on my iPhone. Every time I send an email from it, I take the extra steps to delete the signature that shows up because the people I'm emailing don't need to see all that info. Heck, some of them don't even know me by that last name.
And then there's what I call my spam account. You do have one of these, don't you? This is where my coupons, daily deals, store sale events, etc. go to. If I do, for some reason, answer one of these, it doesn't need a signature of any kind.
Before iOS 6, you were allowed one common signature that appeared on each email account. You could delete or add to it as you liked within each email, somewhat of a pain.
Now, each of those accounts can have it's own distinct signature. So, your work email can give all your contact info, or perhaps promote an upcoming event while you're personal account can have some snarky message about not being responsible for type-o's and auto-correct.
Here's how to set it up:
Go to Settings on your home screen, select Mail, Contacts, Calendars. Scroll way down until you see the Signature option. Tap on it and you'll see the options shows in the image below.
All Accounts will enable one signature to be sent from all your email accounts. Tap Per Account and each of your accounts will pop up, allowing you to create personalized signatures for each of them. (see image below)
Now, when you send an email, iOS 6 will automatically know which account it's coming from and apply the correct signature.
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, subman