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What Can TV Show Workaholics Teach Us?
A Good Protestant Work Ethic?
Working hard has long been touted as a virtue. In fact, hard work is a big part of our culture. However, there is a fine line between working hard and being diligent, and being a workaholic. Workaholics tend to neglect every other area of their lives in exchange for work. You don't have to be passionate about what you do, or even enjoy your job to become a workaholic. Here are some of the warning signs:
- Getting more excited about your work than about anything else
- Having a roller coaster pattern of productivity - some days you get tons done, other days it's slow-going
- Regularly taking on work on vacation or on weekends worrying about work in bed
- All you talk about is work
- You work more than 40 hours per week
- Hobbies become ways to make money
- Friends and family members no longer expect you to join them for activities
- Irritation with people asking you to stop work for other activities
- Working or reading while eating
These are only a few of the signs that you or a loved one might be a workaholic. While having one or two of these characteristics isn't a cause for concern, Workaholics Anonymous defines workaholism as having three or more characteristics out of a set of twenty.
Workaholism is such a deep seeded part of our culture, that many TV show workaholics have entered our culture. Some people might not think they are a workaholic because their favorite television personality or character demonstrates such attributes. Who are these individuals and what can we learn from them?
Miranda from Sex in the City
Miranda Hobbes is a high-powered New York lawyer. She regularly works 60+ hours a week and often chooses her work over other activities. In one episode, she even dates a woman in order to attempt to get a leg up on her career in her law firm. Her on again, off again relationship with boyfriend (eventually husband), Steve, is often affected by her workaholism. In the Sex in the City movie, she nearly loses Steve due to her workaholic ways.
Workaholics are often unbalanced in their lives, however, and we often see Miranda with her best friends. There comes a point, however, when Miranda realizes that her son, Brady, is more attached to the nanny than he is to her. Many workaholics find bonding with young children difficult. It's important to make sure that life doesn't center around work to make sure friends and family members are not neglected.
Josh on West Wing
Josh on The West Wing is another workaholic. But he's not the only one on the show who suffers from this. In fact, this show has often been said to fully embrace the shrinking levels of leisure time had by American workers. Josh holds his co-workers to a high standard, and he takes his work very seriously. Like Miranda from Sex in the City, Josh is a graduate form an ivy-league university. Perhaps this prestigious education says something to viewers: to be successful you have to graduate from a top-notch university and work often overnight, as do some of his colleagues.
It's not enough to choose work over family or friends. Workaholics often work long hours, perhaps from fear of leaving their desks, perhaps out of a sense of competition with coworkers. If you find yourself spending the night at your office and sleeping at your desk on a regular basis, or if you're on a first-name basis with the janitor, you might want to look hard at other workaholic-like symptoms.
What hasn't Oprah had her hands in? She's had a successful acting career, made great breakthroughs when it came to her television talk show, engaged in a lot of work for non-profit organizations, and run a magazine. Her latest venture has involved creating a whole television network. By all accounts, most people would say that Oprah is the epitome of success in our country. She literally took every opportunity that came her way and seized it. However, when is it enough?
Workaholics often have a hard time knowing when to say "no." They often take on more and greater projects out of fear that they will not have another chance to do so. To avoid becoming a workaholic because you have too much to do, learn to say the most valuable two-letter word you know, "no."
Sam Carter from Stargate SG-1 and Jack Bauer from 24
Captain Samantha Carter from Stargate SG-1 is another classic television workaholic. She could often be found in the lab and would turn down other activities like fishing with friends in exchange for spending time researching. Her dedication to the lab leads her to alienate herself from her family and causes tension with friends and family members. While some might admire her dedication to finding deep scientific truths, others would condemn her for spending too much time in the lab.
Jack Bauer works hard to keep terrorist organizations at bay. He's often seen running around dismantling bombs and saving people. He also constantly chooses work, even when there isn't a pressing issue, over family. He claims it's the nature of his job working for an anti-terrorism unit, but really, it appears that he often uses work to hide from the real issues that surface in his relationships.
Workaholics may be doing important research or trying to save lives (think Jack Bauer from 24). No matter how important their work, when things calm down again, they tend to continue to follow the same patterns of choosing work over everything else. It's no wonder that they tend to alienate themselves from their families.
Mulder on X-Files and Michael Scofield on Prison Break
Have you ever been so passionate about a cause that it consumes your entire life and you make it your life's work? X-Files' Mulder becomes obsessed with discovering the location of his younger sister who died. Even when his day is over, and he's at home, he's thinking about whatever case it is he's working on at the time. It seems as though Mulder has no work-life separation.
Prison Break's Michael Scofield also has a difficult time dividing his time up between work and life. Even though Scofield is technically a prison inmate, he spends the show dedicated to exonerating his older brother and breaking his brother out of prison. Every second of Scofield's life is dedicated toward moving forward on meeting this goal.
When your entire life revolves around work activities, even when you're lying in bed, there's a problem. Both Mulder and Scofield had a very difficult time peeling away their work obligations so that they could enjoy life after work.
When watching your favorite television programs, keep your eyes opened for those favorite characters who are less than worthy when it comes to our adoration. When you see a character that is demonstrating the characteristics of a workaholic, look carefully to see whether you can come up with solutions to their problems. Rather than idolizing those who consistently allow work to take over their lives, look for ways that the individual could add more balance to his or her life.
Workaholics Anonymous https://www.workaholics-anonymous.org/page.php?page=knowing
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Moderated by Kathy Rowland (SG)
For an insight into how critics formulate their responses to performances, join senior Thai critic, Pawit Mahasarinand, Dede Pramayoza (Indonesia), Hiroyuki Takahashi (Japan) and Helmi Yusof (Singapore), in a post-show conversation about Checkpoint Theatre's Displaced Persons' Welcome Dinner written by Huzir Sulaiman. This critics-led discussion will bring a regional perspective to the work, a SIFA commission, by one of Singapore's leading theatre companies. Organised by ArtsEquator.com as part of the Asian Arts Media Roundtable. For more details, www.artsequator.com/aamr.
Supported by National Arts Council Singapore and Japan Foundation Asian Centre Grant Program for Production of Cultural Collaboration.
Speaker Bios
Pawit Mahasaranand (Thailand)
The first president of the Thailand centre of International Association of Theatre Critics (IATC) and performing arts critic for The Nation newspaper. He is also the director of Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC), an independently run multi-disciplinary arts centre, welcoming 1.8 million visitors annually. Previously, he ran Sodsai Pantoomkomol Centre for Dramatic Arts, presenting works by Globe Theatre, Pascal Rambert, Oriza Hirata, Toshiki Okada, Hiroaki Umeda, Pichet Klunchun, etc.
Dede Pramayoza (Indonesia)
Dede Pramayoza is a lecturer in theatre of Padangpanjang Art Institute. He has been taking his doctoral degree in Performing & Visual Art Studies at Postgraduate School of Gadjah Mada University since 2014. His recent activities are working for teraseni; Institute for Art and Culture Ekosystem, and managing an art and culture website www.teraseni.com. In 2016, he was one of the initiators of Pasa Harau Art & Culture Festival, at Harau Valley of West Sumatera. Now, he is managing Begawai Nusantara, a community-based festival networking, which consists of 9 festivals in Indonesia. Since 2018, he has been actively an expert team in production and curation field for Indonesiana Platform, Directorate General of Culture, Republic of Indonesia. His publishing book is Dramaturgi Sandiwara: Potret Teater Populer dalam Masyarakat Poskolonial (literally, Dramaturg of the Play: Portrait of Popular Theatre in Post-colonial Society), OMBAK Publishing, Yogyakarta (2013).
Hiroyuki Takahashi (Japan)
Hiroyuki Takahashi is a Japanese critic of theatre, performing arts, and a researcher on modern and contemporary Japanese theatre. He is a full-time lecturer at Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, a part-time lecturer of Waseda University, Japan Women's University, Theatre Academy of Za-Koenji and Setagaya Public Theatre. He is a regular contributor to the Japanese theatre magazine Teatro, and a weekly cultural newspaper, Tosho Shinbun. Some of his articles include "Pre-Underground Theatre and 1960 Ampo" "History of Nuclear Bomb Theatre and Nuclear Plant Theatre," "The Curious Position of Minority: Tsuka Kohei," "From Agora to Agon: A position of Hirata Oriza," "Space, Animal, Narrative: Theater Generation of 2000-2010s." etc.
Helmi Yusof (Singapore)
Helmi Yusof is the Deputy Editor of the Lifestyle section of The Business Times, the leading financial daily of Singapore. Prior to this position, he was the newspaper's Arts Correspondent from 2012 - 2018, covering primarily the performing and visual arts. He graduated from the National University of Singapore with a BA (Hons) from the faculty of Arts & Social Science.
Also Happening:
Asian Arts Media Roundtable24 - 25 May 2019, Fri – Sat
F309, LASALLE College of the Art
The Asian Arts Media Roundtable is a two-day meeting of arts editors, publishers, reviewers, arts journalists, critics, bloggers, podcasters, videocasters, academics and arts makers from Southeast Asia, East Asia and Asia-Pacific. Presented by ArtsEquator, the Roundtable is the first step towards establishing a network of arts media organisations and individual arts writers in the region that will have multiple impacts across the creation, discourse and consumption of the arts. There will be two sessions open to the public: a panel discussion on the role of arts media, and a public post-show discussion following Checkpoint Theatre's Displaced Persons' Welcome Dinner written by Huzir Sulaiman.

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When the mesothelioma victim begins to show signs of imminent death, it is the time to for the relatives and friends to come around to say final goodbyes to their loved one. One after the other, the family members and friends might spend time with the patient, holding hands, talking to the patient, or just sitting quietly by the patient.
It can also be a time to perform any religious rituals and other activities the patient desires before he/she passes on. It is a chance for many families and friends to express their love and appreciation for the patient and for each other.
This also the time to plan for what to do after the death of the patient, so that the family will not be confused about what to during this very emotional time. If the patient is in hospice, the hospice nurse and social worker will help you. If the patient is not in hospice, talk with your doctor about it so that you will know what to do at the time of death.
These are some of the symptoms that will be seen in a dying mesothelioma cancer patient:
1- Changes in body function
• profound weakness,usually the patient cannot get out of bed and has trouble moving around in bed
• needs help with nearly everything he or she does. May be unable to change positions without help
• less and less interest in food, often with very little food and fluid intake for days
• trouble swallowing pills and medicines
• more drowsiness--the patient may doze or sleep much of the time if pain is relieved. May be restless and pick or pull at bed linens. May be hard to rouse or wake. Anxiety, fear, restlessness, and loneliness may worsen at night
• cannot concentrate, has short attention span
• confused about time, place, or people
• limited ability to cooperate with caregivers
• involuntary movement of any muscle, jerking of hands, arms, legs, or face
2- Changes in consciousness
• more sleeping during the day
• hard to wake or rouse from sleep
• confusion about time, place, or people
• restless, may pick or pull at bed linen
• may talk about things unrelated to the events or people present
• may have more anxiety, restlessness, fear, and loneliness at night
• after a period of sleepiness and confusion, may have a short time when he or she is mentally clear before going back into semi-consciousness
3- Changes in metabolism
• less interest in food -- the patient has less need for food and drink
• mouth may dry out (see the next section on changes in secretions)
• may no longer need some of his or her medicines, such as vitamins, replacement hormones, blood pressure medicines, and diuretics (unless they help make the patient more comfortable)
4- Changes in secretions
• mucus in the mouth may collect in the back of the throat (This may be a very distressing sound to hear, but doesn't usually cause discomfort to the patient.)
• secretions may thicken due to less fluid intake and build up because the patient cannot cough
5- Changes in circulation and temperature
• • arms and legs may feel cool to the touch as circulation slows down
• skin on arms, legs, hands, and feet may darken in color and look mottled (blotchy dark spots)
• other areas of the body may become either darker or paler
• skin may feel cold and either dry or damp
• heart rate may become fast, faint, or irregular
• blood pressure may get lower and become hard to hear
6-Changes in senses and perception
• vision may become blurry or dim
• hearing may decrease, but most patients are able to hear you even after they can no longer speak
7-Changes in breathing
• breathing may speed up and slow down due to less blood circulation and build up of waste products in the body
• mucus in the back of the throat may cause rattling or gurgling with each breath
• the patient may not breathe for periods of up 10 to 30 seconds
8-Changes in excretion
• urine may become darker and decrease in amount
• when death is near, the patient may lose control of urine and stool
Signs of irreversible death also known as "brain death"
-Cessation of breathing as the patients chest becomes still, not showing normal respiratory movements.
-Blood pressure becomes unrecordable
-Nil pulse in the blood vessels as the pulse stops
-Still immovable eyes with fixed wide gaze
-Open fixed pupils of the eyes, even in bright light
-Loss of control of bowels or bladder function as the muscles relax
After death it is all right if you sit with your loved one for a while. There is no rush to get anything done right away. Many families find this is an important time to pray or talk together and reconfirm their love for each other, as well as for the person who has passed away.
If the patient dies at home, caregivers are responsible for calling the appropriate people. Regulations or laws about who must be notified and how the body should be moved differ from one community to another. Your doctor or nurse can get this information for you. If you have a hospice or home care agency involved, call them. If you have completed funeral arrangements, calling the funeral director and doctor are usually all that you have to do.
Bello kamorudeen. http://www.mesotheliomacorner.blogspot.com
Terminal Mesothelioma Cancer-How to Recognise a Dying Mesothelioma Victim
When the mesothelioma victim begins to show signs of imminent death, it is the time to for the relatives and friends to come around to say final goodbyes to their loved one. One after the other, the family members and friends might spend time with the patient, holding hands, talking to the patient, or just sitting quietly by the patient.


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All prospective nursing assistant students are required to attend one of the Mandatory Admission Prerequisite Sessions (MAPS) to complete the required Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) regulations. The state of Illinois requires all nursing assistant students to have a fingerprint background check completed and submitted before starting an NAD (CNA) course. Sessions are scheduled at the RVC main campus Health Sciences Center (HSC) every month throughout the fall, spring, and summer semesters.
The following video fulfills the RVC Mandatory Admission Prerequisite requirement.


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Signs of Hope – A continuing series November 7, 2019Posted by WorldbyStorm in Uncategorized.
Gewerkschaftler suggested this recently:
I suggest this blog should have a regular (weekly) slot where people can post happenings at the personal or political level that gives them hope that we're perhaps not going to hell in a handbasket as quickly as we thought. Or as the phlegmatic Germans put it "hope dies last".
Any contributions this week?
- tafkaGW - November 8, 2019
I used to be a bit in favour of publicly owned and transparently managed nuclear fission power, with a paranoid and open safety culture.
But now I think we know how to do long term storage for renewably generated electricity (i.e. power-to-gas).
Uranium is scarce, has a military aspect, nuclear power takes a long time to build etc. etc. without getting into the more emotive reasons against.
Fusion is probably worth continuing to experiment with.
But the way to go is a massive build of renewables (which are getting cheaper and cheaper) and linking these to power-to-gas storage near gas-fired stations. With gas infrastructure build-out if necessary. All faster and cheaper than nuclear power, as well as being more distributed and therefore robust.
From this Wikipedia article on power-to-gas:
Power-to-gas systems may be deployed as adjuncts to wind parks or solar-electric generation. The excess power or off-peak power generated by wind generators or solar arrays may then be used at a later time for load balancing in the energy grid. Before switching to natural gas, the German gas networks were operated using towngas, which for 50–60 % consisted of hydrogen. The storage capacity of the German natural gas network is more than 200,000 GWh which is enough for several months of energy requirement. By comparison, the capacity of all German pumped storage power plants amounts to only about 40 GWh. The storage requirement in Germany is estimated at 16GW in 2023, 80GW in 2033 and 130GW in 2050.[5] The transport of energy through a gas network is done with much less loss (<0.1%) than in a power network (8%). The storage costs per kilowatt hour are estimated at €0.10 for hydrogen and €0.15 for methane.[6] The use of the existing natural gas pipelines for hydrogen was studied by the EU NaturalHy project[7] and US DOE.[8] The blending technology is also used in HCNG.
- 3. EWI - November 9, 2019
The good attendance over the packed schedule of the ICHLC conference in Galway is certainly a sign of hope (less so, maybe, was a certain Dublin trade unionist's claim that Richard Mulcahy was the only man to successfully arm the Irish workers).


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Mothering Sunday is less than a week away now, so if you're still struggling to find gifts or cards why not try Buying Handmade and looking online at Folksy where you can find handmade quality items from independent UK designer makers (some of which will post orders worldwide).
The official Folksy blog lists lots of ideas for quality handmade Mothering Sunday gifts.
I also have some greetings cards and notepads made from recycled card available in my Original Minnie Folksy shop. They are all hand stamped by me, so if you would like a specific name or phrase, just let me know.
I also have jewellery available, all of which is sent to you in a gift presentation box made from eco-friendly recycled card.
…and don't forget my recommended last order date for Mothers Day items from my Folksy shop is 12noon GMT this Wednesday (30th March 2011). Any questions, please email me on the address at the top of this page or click on the 'Ask the seller a question' link on my Folksy shop profile.
(Original Minnie is not responsible for the content of other website content/links).


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Tonight I went to watch the Mets-Cubs game at Mullholland's, the only sports bar I know of in Williamsburg (not to be all adverty, but what a nice space to watch a game; if I had an actual readership I'd set up a game-watching meetup here) and found myself surrounded by Cubs fans, of all things. Where is the turnout, Brooklyn Mets fans?! Oh, do you all have TVs unlike me?
You all saw or listened to or heard about the game, so I won't get into specifics, except to say that before the start of this short two-game series, I made a bet with my Cubs fan pal Michael. The team whose bullpen gave up the most runs in this series would buy the other a fancy dinner, provided that one of us was in each other's city at some point.
Suffice it to say, I was pretty confident in our bullpen (well, at least those members whose names are Duaner, Joe, and Billy) and was feeling better about it before I realized that Ryan Dempster–he of the roughly 38 ERA vs. the Mets last season–was now a starter.
WELL. Thanks to Aaron Heilman (with a nice little assist from Jorge Sosa), it seems that I've already lost this bet. Because even though I believe the Mets will take tomorrow's game, I think the runs will be scored off of Ted Lilly rather than Michael Wuertz or Kerry Wood or whatever deadweight is currently in that pen.
So Mike, you better hope that I actually make it down to San Marcos when Emily moves there. Otherwise, you'll have to make good on your two-years' standing vow to come back to New York. And pick a place. Oh also: go eat a dick.


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1.20.17 – Senior Digital Archivist (short-term)
The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames, London, UK
Sarah P's comments: Note who is eligible to apply:
Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.
Building on our award-winning experience in the preservation of digital records we have developed a Digital Records Infrastructure (DRI) to sustain our rapidly increasing digital collection. This system preserves a huge range of digital material in a wide variety of formats.You will be leading a small team that liaises with staff across The National Archives and with other government departments including high-profile inquiries, to ensure that all digital material in The National Archives' custody meets the standards required for ingest and preservation in DRI, ensuring the security and integrity of the record throughout the process.
The nature of the work undertaken means that you will be required to undergo Security Check clearance.
Roles and responsibilities:
Management of the transfer of born-digital and digitised records into the DRI, which includes:
• Agreeing with other departments within The National Archives (Advice & Records Knowledge, Information Management, Transfer & Access, Programmes & Strategy, Cataloguing & Taxonomy, Digitisation Services, Licensing and Systems Development) the priority for transfer of digital records
• Planning and the allocation of resources within the Digital Preservation department to ensure the delivery of priority projects
• Agreeing with the Data Protection Officer and FoI Centre any restrictions to be applied to this data and managing the metadata to ensure that they are applied
• Agreeing with Systems Development, Cataloguing & Taxonomy and ARK any delivery requirements and making sure that these are met
• Development, continuous improvement and day-to-day management of the processes involved in the complex processing required for born-digital records; providing guidance and support to the Digital Archivist and Digital Archiving Assistant, to ensure that the records and associated metadata can be successfully ingested into the DRI
• Working closely with the Digital Preservation Services Manager, you will have responsibility for the identification, evaluation and resolution of technical issues relating to the transfer and ingest processes by engaging with, and influencing both internal and external stakeholders
• Working with Licensing and Digitisation Services to ensure digital preservation requirements are accurately embedded in digitisation contracts, and that the data and metadata produced by subsequent digitisation projects meets the required standards for successful ingest and preservation
• Support the Head of Digital Preservation in procurement activities using iPOS
• Ensuring the records and metadata for legacy born-digital records meet the required standards for successful ingest into DRI, and subsequent presentation on Discovery by managing, implementing and maintaining the operational procedures around the preparation of records for ingest into DRI
Representing The National Archives at high level meetings with other memory institutions and digital preservation experts to agree standards and approaches to digital preservation
Management of the advice and guidance produced by the Digital Preservation team, which includes ensuring that the guidance available on the website is kept up-to-date and that the guidance produced complements that provided by other departments across the organisation
Line management of 1 member of the Digital Preservation operational team:
• Providing direction, support and technical guidance in relation to the programme of work
• Ensuring an efficient service is offered to stakeholders; using effective decision-making skills to manage the work of the team in response to changing priorities and deadlines
• Responsibility for ensuring that the team deliver against agreed targets
• Ensuring ongoing development of team members through training, on the job learning and other appropriate interventions
We'll assess you against these competencies during the selection process:
- 1. High degree of knowledge of the principles of digital preservation, with demonstrable experience in the field of digital archiving
- 2. Degree-level qualification, or equivalent experience, in Archives and Records Management, Information Science or Computing, with balancing experience in the other discipline
- 3. Demonstrable understanding of digital file formats and experience of handling large volumes of data, plus a good understanding of the role of metadata in processing data in bulk
- 4. Excellent ability to identify and analyse a broad range of business and technical issues, and to problem solve
- 5. Strong oral and written communication skills, with an emphasis on being able to engage with non-technical and senior stakeholders to obtain effective outcomes
- 6. Ability to work under pressure to achieve targets, and to manage competing requirements of multiple stakeholders (both internal and external), managing expectations and prioritising appropriately
- 7. Strong team management / leadership skills and experience that includes a demonstrable commitment to development of self and team
Things you need to know
Selection process details
In the event of a second sift stage the following desirable criteria may be taken into consideration:
• Experience of working with regular expressions
• Demonstrable skill in simple scripting such as Python, shell script or Batch scripting for Windows
Please include any information relating to these criteria in the skills section of the CV Form.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Nationality requirements
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.
Further information: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/


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Tried and True: Something New from Something Old
- By Karen
- April 14, 2020
- 6 Comments
My grandma made a pattern on brown paper for a neck pillow. I suppose she found the pattern in a magazine or newspaper decades ago. I am using my copy of her pattern to make my own neck pillow. Maybe someday my pillow will be as worn and wobbly as Grandma's well-loved neck pillow that I remember.
Looking through my pile of handwoven scraps I find the piece of fabric that had been hanging as a Roman shade on the back door of our previous home. This two-block twill in cotton and linen was my first 8-shaft project on my floor loom. Good memories! The fabric, softened and slightly faded through daily use, is perfect for the comfy neck pillow I'm imagining. (Unlike Grandma's pillow, I'm making this one with a removable cover so it can be easily laundered.)
Instructions for Constructing a Handwoven Neck Pillow
- Cotton muslin, pre-washed
- Handwoven fabric, pre-washed
- Cluster Fluff, or other cluster fill or polyester fiberfill
- 7" invisible zipper
- Sewing machine
- Invisible zipper foot
- Sewing thread
- Hand-sewing needle
- Iron
- Sleeve board for pressing, optional
- Cut four pillow pattern pieces from the muslin.
- Sew two of the muslin pieces together, right sides together. Press seams open.
- Sew the other two muslin pieces together, right sides together. Press seams open.
- Sew the two parts together, right sides together, leaving a 4-inch opening for turning and stuffing. Press seams open using a sleeve board.
- Turn the pillow right side out.
- Stuff with Cluster Fluff, starting at the furthest end from the opening. Fill to desired fullness.
- Hand stitch the opening closed.
- Cut four pillow pattern pieces from the handwoven fabric.
- Serge or zigzag the fabric edges. Press flat.
- Insert invisible zipper between two of the pieces.
- Complete the seams at both ends of the zipper. Press seams open.
- Sew the two other pieces together, right sides together. Press seams open.
- Open zipper, and sew the two parts together, right sides together. Press seams open using a sleeve board.
- Turn the pillow case right side out.
- Push the muslin pillow into the pillow case. Close the zipper.
- Take a nap in your favorite chair with the pillow behind your neck.
If you would like a pdf copy of my grandma's neck pillow pattern, please click HERE to send me an email request. I will be happy to send the pattern to you.
May you see old treasures in new ways.
Rest and Be Well,
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This is wonderful! A lovely tribute to your Grandma!
Nice demonstration of what to do with hand woven fabrics. A 2nd life for a beautiful fabric.
My Grandma left behind recipes and gingham cross stitched textiles. I cut up a skirt with her embroidery to add to a wedding memory quilt made for my daughter and husband.
You have a hug from your grandma every time you recline.
How wonderful.
My grandmother was not a Weaver but she was the seller and did a lot of things out of leftovers. What a lovely tribute to your grandmother! I love your project.
Tied Up in Knots
- By Karen
- March 17, 2020
- 12 Comments
Every time you cut off a warp there is more to do before the woven material is ready for its end purpose. Do you enjoy tying knots? And, hemming rugs by hand? I don't mind completing these final steps. It's part of the whole weaving process. Three of the six rosepath rag rugs are now finished. Truly finished.
Tying the warp ends in overhand knots permanently secures the weft. These knots won't work loose. I turn the hem, concealing the knots; and stitch the hem down. After I sew on my label, the work is complete.
Jesus famously said, "It is finished," when he was on the cross. His completed good work replaces our work of trying to be good enough, trying to fix everything, trying to control our lives. Our knots won't hold. We can trust that his finished work will never be undone. God loves you. Trusting him is loving him back.
May love securely hold you.
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They are beautiful, Karen!
I'm curious, do you wet finish the rugs before using them on the floor?
Blessed assurance…Jesus is mine…oh what a foretaste of Glory divine…
I adore your two rugs entitled "Blessed Assurance"…absolutely adore them!
As you may be aware, Art Camp was cancelled. Now…the Bluebonnet Rally is cancelled. For 9 years…our April has been spent serving 250 people in Bandera. Goodness…we are quarantined and home. Now, I have this wonderful time before me to play in the studio. We need to talk!!!!!
Stay well.
i heard in a sermon that the phrase it is finished in the original language was words used in commerce, to signify that the debt was paid. so cool.
Such lovely rugs and words, Karen! I'm so glad I got to see one of them up close at the guild meeting – they really are beautiful. You made my heart smile with the 'Blessed Assurance" named rugs. What a wonderful song to have playing in my mind today.
What a beautiful bunch of rag rugs you have made!
I am cutting rags at the moment…in between other textile projects 🙂
We are so blessed to always have something to do, even more so now when staying home has become our new daily life. The healthcare system needs for as many of us as possible to do just that!! My mom has been on lockdown (in Norway) for a week already.
Take care and stay healthy!
Love, Elisabeth
Tried and True: Designing Handwoven Towels
- By Karen
- February 25, 2020
- 14 Comments
How do you come up with a design for standout hand towels? Sometimes it's nice to start with someone else's ideas. There is a gorgeous wool throw, designed by Anna Svenstedt, in Favorite Scandinavian Projects To Weave: 45 Stylish Designs for the Modern Home, by Tina Ignell. This Colorful Throw—Reverse Twill makes a perfect template for designing eye-catching hand towels.
- Colors – a set of seven colors, to be used in warp and weft
- Fiber – 22/2 cottolin for warp and weft
- Reed and sett – 50/10 metric reed, 10 ends per centimeter (~ 12-dent reed, 24 ends per inch)
- Finished size of towel – 39.5 cm x 63 cm (15.5" x 24.5")
- Number of towels – 2 pairs of towels = 4 total
- Spacing of warp stripes – add two more narrow stripes at each selvedge to balance the pattern
These decisions enable me to prepare a project plan, make calculations, and write a new weaving draft.
When the loom is dressed, the design process continues as I begin weaving a sample section. This is where I decide what weft colors to use, the spacing of weft stripes, and specific treadling patterns. I add these notes to my project sheet, which I keep at the loom as my weaving roadmap.
These hand towels are a preview. If they turn out as hoped, I may have to make some bath towels to match.
May your designs stand out.
Happy Weaving,
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You will love the cottolin for your bath towels. I've used cottolin for warp and linen for weft. That works well. But, the balance of cottolin for warp and weft makes a wonderful bath towel.
Your hand towels will be a treasure!!! The colors are smashing!!!!!
Absolutely beautiful! Gorgeous colors. Eight shaft?
I wish you more joy with your plaid than I have had with mine. It's been stalled on the loom forever. What was your inspiration for the color choices? I keep looking for echoes of your beautiful Texas Hill Country.
Really beautiful! I love the colors and the pattern!
Love the idea of using the warp stripe pattern as the spacing for the weft colors! It is an idea i will sample on the striped cotton towels on my loom. Thanks so much for sharing, I always find inspiration in your weaving journey.
Beautiful weave.Love your color choices.
Thank you. Much needed as I sit next to totes being filled with decades of craft supplies to be moved to the retirement home and the empty boxes to be filled for the anticipated rummage sale. The Reed Pleater will have to be sold. Can I let go of the silk screening supplies from my college days?
In the next 9 months there is much to do to make the transition.
Between you and Curmugeom66 my creative soul is renewed. (His last VLOG was snow blowing his yard just south of Green Bay.) That said, he has posted quite a few VLOGs using cottalin.
Thank you for keeping me in the loop with your wonderful projects..
Tried and True: Outsmart the Rag Rug Weft Tails
- By Karen
- December 10, 2019
- 4 Comments
What do you do with weft tails on a rag rug? Normally, you wrap the weft tail around the outer warp end and tuck it back into the shed. But what about color changes? If you have several color changes in a row, you can end up with extra bulk on one selvedge or another from those tucked-in tails.
3 Ways to Outsmart Rag Rug Weft Tails
- TWO PICKS For a two-pick stripe, leave a tail of several inches on the first pick. For the second pick, lay the weft tail from the first pick in the shed. Lay in the second pick, and cut the fabric strip to overlap the weft tail in the shed. This eliminates any extra bulk at the selvedges. (All tails are cut at a steep angle.)
- CARRY IT When feasible, carry the weft up the side. If a weft is out of play for only one or two rows, do not cut it. When another weft enters the shed, make sure it encircles the idle weft.
- DISTRIBUTE Whenever possible, avoid tucking in weft tails two picks in a row. Wait, and tuck in the tail on a subsequent pick.
One more thing. Cut the weft tail extra long if you are tucking it in a row with weft floats, as in rosepath (Like the center pick in this medallion). This helps keep that weft tail from popping out of place. You don't want those tails to start waving at you.
May you pay attention to the details.
Happy Weaving,
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I've thought of doing a post like this as a visual for my students. Now I don't have to! I will just refer them to your beautiful rug!
One thing you didn't mention was the single black pick. How I do a single pick is to cut the strip half the width of my other strips. I cut the length a bit longer than twice the width, allowing for the angle and the overlap and tapered ends. I insert it with a stick shuttle leaving both ends hanging out and beat. Both ends then wrap around the end warp or the weft being carried up the side and have the tapered ends overlap somewhere in the center.
Excellent tutorial!
Jenny Bellairs
Brilliant! Thank you.
I'm working on a strip quilt project with an abundance of leftovers. 4″ will be cut down to 1″ widths and woven into the extra rose path warp on the loom.
A very timely posting.
Tried and True: Five Steps for Rag Rug Selvedges and a Quick Tip Video
- By Karen
- November 12, 2019
- 26 Comments
What do you look for in a handwoven rag rug? How do you detect quality of craftsmanship? I look at the selvedges. First thing. I look for selvedges that are nice and tight, and that have a uniform twist at the edge. A few simple steps, consistently practiced, produce the kind of quality you can see and feel. It's one more reason I find delight in weaving rag rugs.
Five Steps for Firm Selvedges on a Rag Rug
- Throw the shuttle, leaving a loop of the fabric-strip weft at the selvedge.
- Hold the weft out taut, and turn the weft under twice at the selvedge.
- Untwist the weft in the shed, straightening it, as needed.
- Pull the weft tight against the selvedge.
- Position the weft in the shed and beat it in.
Watch this Quick Tip video for a short demonstration.
May the quality of your work be the first thing noticed.
Happy Weaving,
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Your rugs are beautiful!
Thank You for showing this tip. What pattern did you use for your warp. Always learning.
Thank you for that valuable tip and demonstration. Can't wait to go and tidy my edges. The wise never stop learning!
Thank you for the lesson. I loved the fumble of the shuttle technique. Something from my world. 🙂
Great tutorial, and beautiful work! Maybe my selvages can improve now 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing so generously!
Have a wonderful winter day weaving!
Great tip and video, thanks Karen. I've already mastered the 'shuttle-fumble', but need some practice on the double twist!
Best wishes,
Hi, Karen!
These posts on weaving rag rugs are so timely for me. I am threading a loom right now to begin a small sampler for Rosepath rag rugs as I have never done one before. I kept my notes from the class you gave at our WOW meeting last year but the video really clarified the technique.
Thank you to both you and your husband.
Thank you!
How do you handle it when there is still fabric on the shuttle? Turn the shuttle over to straighten?
Thank you for the great tip! I will be trying it ASAP. 🙂
Hi, Karen,
What a beautiful rug you're working on! I wonder if your weft twist might also work on rep weave wefts. Hope you're enjoying the Hill country.
Hi Karen, Thanks for the video. I've got my loom warped up for a rag rug at the moment and can't wait to try your technique. Love your humour in the video.
Thank you
That's very helpful!
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With the growing hype of the 2017 NFL Draft Cornerback class, many are failing to recognize the number of high-quality safeties in this draft as well. It is looking to be a very stacked safety class. The likes we haven't seen in quite a number of years.
Who are they and why should we be so confident?
Most are familiar with Jabrill Peppers and Jamal Adams. Highly productive and talented guys, these players are almost completely different from one another.
Peppers Is not a 'safety' per say but is more of a free-ranging linebacker that played all over the field for Michigan. The exciting thing about Peppers is he is only a redshirt sophomore and is barely scratching the surface of his ability. Many are over analyzing him because of his lack of experience in coverage. Others are knocking him because of his overaggressive angles at times.
While that isn't to say those aren't worries, Peppers is a stud. He's one of the best return guys in the nation possessing incredible open field ability and ball skills. He's one of the best athletes in the country and is reminiscent of a certain old Michigan defensive back. Many are projecting his position and his best possible fit, but in my opinion, he needs to be a free-ranging safety ala, Troy Polamalu.
Using him in this role would allow him to use his natural instincts, athleticism and closing speed to make plays all over the field, and I'm confident he can do that.
Adams is more of a single high or center field type of free safety that can be used in the slot to cover or cover over the top. Adams has an innate ability to find and track the football. Always tends to be at the right place at the right time, and is much more refined in the coverage aspects of playing safety then Peppers, although not quite the athlete.
The thing that really separates Adams from others is his internal processing. He can process and digest plays before they even begin to fall in place, his read and react is off the charts. He is just a flat out playmaker AND he will lay you out!
But besides Adams and Peppers, there are others to get excited about. Malik Hooker is another redshirt sophomore from Ohio State and is incredibly talented. He still is learning the position but is one of the most talented kids in the country. He plays with incredible ball skills. Many have him as their top rated safety in the draft now. While I'm not as high on him as others, I think his upside and ceiling is through the roof. But his tackling ability and inexperience make me a bit worried.
Marcus Williams from Utah and Budda Baker from Washington are also ball hawking FS's that can make a ton of plays with the ball in the air in coverage. If you want downhill SS type's that can play in the box and light guys up, Justin Evans from Texas A&M and Marcus Maye from Florida.
Others like Quin Blanding, Eddie Jackson, and Obi Melifonwu are very intriguing players that certainly have an upside and will be taken somewhere in the middle rounds. Melifonwu had an outstanding senior bowl week, and many scouts were impressed by his measurable and showed more fluidity in coverage than anticipated.
There are a lot more players than just this, and we are just scratching the surface of the talent in the safety class. Stay tuned, and get excited!


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Turns out Earl Moore has some serious skillz when it comes to woodworking. He built a very nice looking dining room table extension. And the part I like best is that he's got three legs on it which keeps the people using that end of the table from bashing their knees. Now that's a nice solution, elegant and effective.
So tell me Earl, how many links do you want before you come and fix the wavy, gappy monstrosity in my daughter's bedroom that I creatively call crown molding?
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Saturday, May 10, Bloomers hosted its first bra drive of 2014. The first of two bra drives each year – May and October – was a great success. This year, our bra drive was held the day before Mother's Day to give mom a day to treat herself to new bras at 20% off when she donated old bras. Thanks to all of you that supported our bra drive that benefits The Bra Recyclers, a textile recycling company that recycles gently used bras to provide them to women in need all over the world. This year too we were treated to Bloomers inspired cupcakes from CakeLove, a locally owned delicious cupcake bakery.
Hello, Please let me know when the next Bra Drive is. I have quite a few lovely and gently used bras that no longer bit to donate. Thanks! Eileen


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Cass County deer may offer clues to what ails other malformed animals December 13, 2011 Michigan, MLive.com
... a Cass County hunter is submitting the head of a deer he shot last week to scientists in Georgia ...The deer also is similar to three animals a Michigan researcher has seen in recent years, two from Barry County in 2002 and one in Ionia County in 2004... the only consistent finding in the few Michigan deer his group has studied has been the presence of demodectic mange mites, spider-like bugs that spread the skin condition mange.
One-of-a-kind deer shot near Jones bound for Georgia for study (with photo) December 12, 2011 Michigan, Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
... at first thought the swollen muzzle of the buck that showed up on his trail cameras this summer might have been the result of a hornet sting. ... a handful of similar specimens from around the country... " The lesion is most likely chronic inflammation due to a bacterial infection. To my knowledge I'm the only one that has worked on these cases ... biologist Kevin Keel
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I don't think happiness is necessarily the reason we're here. I think we're here to learn and evolve, and the pursuit of knowledge is what alleviates the pain of being human. - Sting, (Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner), CBE (born 2 October 1951)
What does a rock star know about the lives of ordinary people anyway? As it happens, quite a bit. Far more than most people in his occupation, Sting is an ordinary person once he is off stage/camera. He's also a fair thinker, as this quote suggests.
While it might have been worded better, Sting's thought is profound.
He begins by talking about happiness. The desire for happiness is one of the "needs" that have been falsely and improperly promoted by advertisers for large industries. Most advertising is intended to appeal to needs, real or more commonly invented by the agencies that concoct them. The concept that we were put on this earth to be happy is one of the major myths created by advertisers to promote products and services that supposedly make people happy. In fact, they mostly separate people from their money.
Sting (even his mother calls him that) says that we aren't here to be happy. We have a more important purpose. However (here is where he runs into problem with industries who want to turn everyone into mindless consumers), that more important purpose is not well promoted, as industry sales (greed) is.
I disagree that it's important that the pursuit of knowledge "alleviates the pain of being human." It's a distraction, but so are spending money to buy advertised products we are told we "need" as well as other endeavours. Distractions divert our attention from pain, which is true, and is the primary non-pharmaceutical method for pain relief. When our mind is distracted from pain (which is created in the brain anyway), we forget about our pain.
To learn and evolve seems an ethereal purpose for existence. Sting means evolution of the mind, which is the only kind of which we are capable, as corporeal evolution is beyond us by natural methods.
Learning can only take us so far, then we stop because we are filled with stuff we can't use. The evolution he refers to only happens when we teach what we have learned to others.
Industries put such an overwhelming push on us to mold our thinking (more like brainwashing, if taken in total) that having people teach other people about life goes against the thrust of industry. Industry doesn't want us to learn or to evolve. It wants us to be unthinking followers of their mind-molding techniques.
The more we learn and think, the more we realize that we have become willing victims of brainwashing by industry. As societies, we have adopted industry as God. We don't need a deity any longer to tell us what to do with our lives because we have industry to tell us in minute detail. No one disputes the fact that industry exists. The major power behind the message that "God is not real" is industry, because it wants to remove the mind-molding power that religion once had over us and replace it with their own message.
The unknowing ones may doubt that industry controls our lives and dictates our belief system, but the more they study the more they will realize that we have become emotional slaves to industry just as people in the past were made (unwillingly) physical slaves. Our enslavement has been willing, at least in the sense that no one is forcing our bodies to buy the stuff industry advertises.
We can't evolve, as Sting suggests we should, so long as we don't teach each other to think independently and to advance the real causes of humanity rather than the false causes invented by advertising agencies. If we try, we can expect that we will face enormous opposition from industry because it controls not only the resources and the political system, but the media that have now become the primary purveyors of what we should believe.
You and I don't have to worry about that level of opposition. We need only to do two things. Okay, maybe three. First, we need to learn how industry controls our lives and to change the way we think and act so that we cast off the bonds of our emotional slavery.
Then we need to talk to others about it. We don't have to preach or to write great works of literature to get our message across. We only have to include what we have learned in our conversations with others. Just plain lunchroom/coffee shop talk.
Of course we must teach our children accordingly. We must teach them in stronger messages than they receive from television, which is the primary brainwashing mechanism for industry.
It's not necessary for us to prevent our kids from watching television. We simply need to teach them how to be critical viewers who know that advertising is trying to twist their minds to get them or their parents to buy, buy, buy what industry produces. Once a child learns that lesson, they never forget. They see it everywhere. They resent industry for trying to twist their minds.
As important, they teach it, in conversation with their peers, in ways that industry can never hope to compete with. And so we evolve, as Sting said.
It begins with you and me. It starts today. Go, now, and talk.
Bill AllinTurning It Around: Causes and Cures for Today's Epidemic Social Problems, a book about how, when and what to teach children so that they do not become emotional slaves to industry advertising and mindless consumers of stuff that adds nothing to the value of their lives.Learn more at http://billallin.com


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There was a massive multi-vehicle accident on Interstate 94 near Michigan City in Indiana on Thursday afternoon, January 23, 2014. The accident happened at approximately 2:00 p.m.
Weather conditions, including near-blizzard snow conditions that resulted in "whiteout" conditions, contributed to the accident, which involved 46 vehicles – including 19 semi trucks. Very cold temperatures imperiled those injured in the accident.
Three people died as a result of the multi-vehicle accident, and over 20 people were injured.
An excerpt from the ABC News article of January 24, 2014, titled "Massive Pileup on I-94 Kills Three, More Than 20 Hurt" :
Snow and whiteout conditions were contributing factors, police said. A band of heavy lake-effect snow was dropping up to 2 inches of snow per hour with visibility at a quarter-mile or less at the time of the wreck, National Weather Service meteorologist Evan Bentley said. The wreck happened near Michigan City, about 60 miles from Chicago.
During the accident, some trucks "jackknifed," several vehicles "spun-out" and some cars were crushed between the trucks. Some cars slid underneath the trucks.
Those killed in the accident include Jerry Dalrymple, 65, of Chicago, who was pronounced dead at the scene. His black Labrador also died during the vehicle collision.
Also, as seen in the Chicago Tribune article of January 24, 2014, titled "Crews work to clear Indiana pile-up: 'There's just so much destruction'" :
Also killed were a husband and wife from Grand Rapids, Mich. The coroner's office identified them as Marilyn J. Wolma, 65, and Thomas D. Wolma, 67. They had been coming home from Wisconsin after caring for an ill relative, Sullivan said.
Additional details and possible updates can be seen in a variety of media sources, including the ABC News and Chicago Tribune articles mentioned above.
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Classic cars and cream teas will feature in a fund-raising event at Maresfield on Bank Holiday Monday, August 27.
Last year's Maresfield Classics included a pre-World War 1 Buick, a 1930w Alvis, a red E-Type Jaguar, a vintage tractor, Hillman Imps, and Avengers, Morris Minors, a British Racing Green Triumph Stag and an Austin Healey.
Organisers say there have been interesting sign-ups for the 2018 Classics too and invite you to go along and see who will be there.
The event takes place at East Holme Farm, Maresfield, TN22 3AY. There's a barn in case of damp Bank Holiday weather and a grassy area if it's fine.
Admission is £6 each, including the cream tea, and free for under 14s.
There will be free car parking and the event will be well signposted.
All proceeds will go to two local charities, The Friends of Maresfield Church, who raise funds for the preservation of the fabric of St Bartholomew's Church, and CHADIK, which funds Outreach Clinics in desperately poor rural communities in Kenya.
St Bartholomew's Church dates from 1080 and has a 15th century tower. The friends enabled a new floor to be laid in the church to enable easy access for wheelchair users, and are now raising funds for bathroom and new kitchen kitchen facilities in the building.


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Elizabeth Minchilli has been eating her way through Rome since she was 12 years old. Eating Rome, based on her popular blog Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome, is her homage to the city that feeds her, literally and figuratively. Her story is a personal, quirky and deliciously entertaining look at some of the city's monuments to food culture. Join her as she takes you on a stroll through her favorite open air markets; stop by the best gelato shops; order plates full of carbonara and finish the day with a brilliant red Negroni. Coffee, pizza, artichokes and grappa are starting points for mouth-watering stories about this ancient city. Illustrated with Minchilli's beautiful full-color photos and enriched with her favorite recipes for Roman classics like vignarola, carciofi alla romana and carbonara, Eating Rome is the book that you want if you are planning your first trip to Rome or if you have been to Rome a dozen times. And even if you just want to spend a few hours armchair traveling, Elizabeth Minchilli is the person you want by your side.MY TAKE:
I love watching food and travel shows on TLC, and this book read a little bit like a cross between a blog and a TLC show.
In Eating Rome, the author shares stories from her life in Rome and her tips for eating like a Roman and where the best places to go are. There are also recipes you can do at home, even if you're miles away from Italy.
I know I say this a lot, but I learned a ton of new things from this book. The recipes all looked good, but what I found fascinating and the best parts of the book, were the cultural lessons like food isn't really eaten on the go unless it's gelato or pizza bianca. For a lot of the chapters, there were short lists that told you the rules you needed to know when it came to eating things like, say, pasta. There's also a list of restaurants for each chapter and what each restaurant does best.
I had no idea how complicated going to the market was in Rome. I mean, we have something similar here in my country (regulars are called "suki"), but I don't think it's as strict as the system in Rome. It's pretty cool, though, and I would love to see it for myself someday. There were other interesting anecdotes too, like how you should always ask about the vegetables and the side dishes when going to restaurants because they are not listed in the menu.
Aside from the invaluable information, I also enjoyed the author's stories. It gave the book a personal touch and kept me interested in the chapters. It was easy to imagine her life in Rome, and although I think my eating and cooking habits make me a terrible fit for Rome in the long run, for short visits, I would definitely enjoy staying there.
If you're planning on going to Rome in the future, you should definitely get this. It's a really good starting point and guide, especially if you want to get an authentic experience.
Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Griffin for the e-ARC.
- You will learn a lot.
- The recipes all look delicious.
- It will help you make the most out of your experience in Rome.
- I would have loved it if there were more pictures.
- You are thinking of traveling to Rome.
- You love Italian food.
- You like food and travel shows.


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History of Qigong – There are hundreds of types of Qigong: some only need meditation and others require body motion to music.
They are popular among Chinese who wish to improve their health and cure their diseases. It is hard to say if anyone has restored his health by performing Qigong; while it is also hard to say if Qigong is completely ineffective if accompanied by orthodox treatment. Deep breathing, self-controlled meditation, and little movement, which are usually involved in performing Qigong, are not harmful.
The cult of Qigong, however, is not based on its effectiveness in health care. The "spirit balance" it gives and the quasi-religious mood involved in performing Qigong partly accounts for its popularity. Old people may perform it because they have no better ways to spend their time. Around 1985, Qigong began to closely connect with another cult—the cult of "special ability"—and each reinforces the popularity of the other.
The phenomenon of SA was first reported in 1978, when the political group headed by Mao's widow lost its power, and Deng Xiaoping was reinstated and began to advocate the movement to "love, learn and utilize science" in China.
This science movement quickly met the needs that the majority of Chinese, including some scholars had. They had forgotten what the rigorous demarcation line of empirical science was. (From Paranormal in China written by Wu Xianghong)
In the '80s and early '90s Qigong presentations took place in front of a delirious audience
At that time other mystical beliefs were combined with the practice of Qigong
Patients go to improvised doctors of Traditional Chinese Medicine with high expectations
Gua Sha, literally "to scrape away fever" in Chinese is an ancient medical treatment. Gua Sha involves repeated pressured strokes over lubricated skin with a smooth edge.
Commonly a ceramic Chinese soup spoon was used, or a well worn coin, even honed animal bones, water buffalo horn, or jade. A simple metal cap with a rounded edge is commonly used. (Wikipedia)
Many people believe that scraping can help balance blood, raise the fatigue and increase immune function of the body
Some people in fact think that the ants are rich in protein which helps the body against aging
August 8, 2004, about 30 people during a convention in a hotel in Guangzhou drink urine
June 11, 2006, in Hangzhou was opened the first restaurant to revive the sexual appetite. Here's Lubian, a tonic for the male audience
September 6, 2005, health tea shop
April 24, 2010, Wuhan, a doctor treats a patient with Apitherapy
January 11, 2009, a group of people devoted to "Happiness Therapy".
Participants think that even a fake smile can help
September 23, 2009, foot bath of vinegar in Shanxi
May 2, 2010, Anshan, Liaoning. Mud baths at a spa (imported from the West)
August 8, 2010, Xuchang, Henan Province. A performance of Qigong in public.
July 24, 2005. 20 Germans have prepared a 7-day trip to Wudang Mountain to learn the use of the 12 Wudang Kam.
Chinese medicine is rapidly spreading around the world
Lin Guangchang is a diet doctor in Liaoning Traditional Chinese Medicine, challenged in China for his ideas.
He discouraged use of milk, eggs, meat and other products
Jinyun Mountain Taoist Association had 30,000 followers, including business tycoon Jack Ma, the founder of Chinese e-commerce firm alibaba.com, and pop singer Faye Wong. The aim is to restore kidney functions through massage. Li Yi, the founder of the Jinyun Mountain Taoist Association had been the focus of a police probe over an allegation of raping a college student. Li is the latest "grand master" exposed as a fraud
Abbot Lee Shao-Long Li of Jinyun Mountain Taoist Association during a lecturing.
This year its supposed magical properties have been questioned and was accused of fraud
Zhang Wuben, a once-popular Chinese diet therapist, was found by officials in May to have faked his nutritionist qualifications
Making money writing health books it's easy in China, especially if you're a celebrity …
CHINA-UNDERGROUND. Matteo Damiani is an Italian sinologist, photographer, author and motion designer. Matteo lived and worked for ten years in China. Founder of CinaOggi.it and China-underground.com.


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2017 Penn State Marathon Reading
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During this annual event, volunteers take turns reading over a 24-hour period. This year's event, First Books, focuses on Author's first books that they published or their first book in a series, by authors from all around the world. Each title will be available in English and the original language in which it was published.
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Team Paget Wins the Mystery Apprentice Challenge
Dec 23 2015
Team Paget Wins the Mystery Apprentice Challenge
Dec 23 2015
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To celebrate another exciting season of The Apprentice, design and branding agency, Mystery held its own Apprentice Challenge, with teams of its entrepreneurial employees given the task of procuring ten specific items with a £50 budget, within a 3-hour timeframe, using only TFL and without the aid of a mobile phone for anything other than to locate their destination.
In the fiercely-fought contest, designed to stretch their competitive edge, creativity, resourcefulness, F&B industry knowledge, leadership and negotiation skills to the max, each team had to arrive at the Drake & Morgan pub in King's Cross with their loot by 4.30…or be fired.
The team with all the required items and most money left at the end of the day won and saved their job at Mystery.
Proof of purchase had to be provided for the following strange and wonderful F&B-inspired items, destined for Mystery's studio in Kentish Town: A mooli; a chef's white skull cap; a vintage ice bucket (for the new Mystery bar); a printed team photo with a London monument; a wall clock fit for Mystery's boardroom (between 30cm – 50cm diameter); a second-hand guitar; baharat; a newspaper from the day before; a duffin and finally a Restaurant/Eating & Drinking Guide for London 2015.
Steve Sharp, Finance Manager of Mystery said: "After three hours of having their mettle stretched to the max, the teams all made it back with items aplenty, having demonstrated superb ingenuity, inventiveness and negotiation skills. We wouldn't have expected anything less!"
However, despite the first-rate efforts of all involved, there could be only one winner and Team Paget, consisting of Paget Scott-McCarthy, Liz Schneider, Ashlee Major-Moss and Ben Wilkins romped home with all items required and £32.41 left in their kitty.
They're off to take part in their very own catered Cocktail Masterclass at Revolution Bars. http://www.revolution-bars.co.uk
Well done Team Paget!
P.S. If you actually don't know what a duffin or baharat is…a duffin is a sticky hybrid of muffin and a doughnut – baked, dipped in melted butter and then coated in sugar (and sometimes with jam inside); and baharat (the Arabic word for spices) is a spice mixture or blend used in Middle Eastern cuisine.
P.P.S. No employees were actually fired after the challenge.
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The first UK ID cards have been unveiled, and come into force from 25th November. The card will hold the holder's photograph, name, date of birth, nationality, immigration status and an electronic chip with biometric details, including fingerprints and digital facial image. All indefinitely held on the UK Identity and Passport Service database.
Initially the ID cards will be issued to non-EU students and marriage visa holders then, foreign nationals wanting to enter the UK. From next year other foreign nationals living in the UK will begin to be issued with ID cards. These groups will be forced to enrol on the scheme and use the card, rather than their passport, for identification,
Once migrants have been used to test the scheme, in 2009 anyone, regardless of nationality, who works in an area the government deems "sensitive" such as airports will be required to have an ID card. From 2010, students will need ID cards to get a student loan and they will be available to the rest of us on a "voluntary" basis, with them being paired with passports in 2011.
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will produce the physical plastic cards, and use IBM to provide the technology. Foreign nationals who boycott the card could lose their right to stay. Those who refuse to make or turn up to an appointment to scan their fingerprints and facial image will face a £250 fine, rising to £1,000 for persistent refusal. Those who fail to tell police if they lose their ID card will face a fine of £125. Employers and sponsors of foreign nationals will be forced to keep records on them, including a copy of the employee's ID card. Businesses found employing workers who do not have valid ID cards will face fines of up to £10,000 per person.
Nearly every section of society outside the government has voiced opposition to ID cards. Let no-one be fooled by this cynical nod to racism as anything other than an attempt to introduce ID cards by stealth.
"The government is picking on soft targets — people who have no choice but to comply. They're actually targeting people who are completely justified in being here."
Phil Booth, national co-ordinator of No2ID
It is patently clear that this card is the thin end of the wedge, the first blow in an attack on civil liberties we all enjoy. The government is open about their plans, it wants everyone in the UK tagged, numbered and repressed, using migrants as a testing ground for it's authoritarian desire to increase the size of the surveillance state. The opposition to ID cards must begin now.