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Bushfires often result from the careless management of fires in dry areas. During the dry season of January to April, bushfires spread easily due to the dry windy conditions. Certain precautions can be taken to lessen the risk of fire damage to a home and property. These actions will be critical in saving a home from a bushfire.
There are several precautionary measures you can take to avoid the occurrence and spread of bushfires:
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cog·no·men /kɒgˈnoʊmən/
–noun, plural -no·mens, -nom·i·na /-ˈnɒmənə/
1. a surname.
2. any name, esp. a nickname.
3. the third and commonly the last name of a citizen of ancient Rome, indicating the person's house or family, as "Caesar" in "Gaius Julius Caesar." Compare agnomen ( def. 1 ).
1800–10; < L, equiv. to co– co- + nōmen name, with –g– on model of nōscī: cognōscī; see cognition
—Related forms
cog·nom·i·nal /kɒgˈnɒmənəl, -ˈnoʊmə-/, adjective
cog·nom·i·nal·ly, adverb
Source: Dictionary.com.
Her face, while lacking neither delicacy nor classic, showed a stillness from which all frivolity was absent. Rhialto, whose expertise in the field of calligynics had earned him his cognomen, found her beautiful but severe …
Source: Tales of the Dying Earth by Jack Vance.

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Monday, February 12, 2018
Smooth, cool cat . . .
I have entered these challenges:
Catch the Bug - use washi tape
Pammie's Inky Pinkies - AG
QKR Stampede - AG
Send a Smile 4 Kids - AG
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I totally agree with "cattitude"....so full of it and so adorable!! Love the washi tape too! Thanks so much for joining us this week at PIP challenges....it's always a pleasure seeing your creativity!ReplyDelete
Oh this is one COOL cat Lillian! I love the color on him. So nicely match the stripe paper. And the MEOW MEOW MEOW sentiment reminding me of the cat food commercial where the cat constantly keep saying meow meow meow. Now that is playing in my head. LOL. I'm so excited that you're sending this one in. Yay! Thank you my friend. Happy Valentine's Day. Hugs.ReplyDelete
That really is an adorable kitty - sweet with attitude! Thanks for sharing with us this week at Catch the Bug challenge blog with washi.ReplyDelete
I am in love with this card!! Your coloring keeps it so simple with the focus on the cat-titude! I also love that a child will light up at receiving it through the Cards For Little Hearts program <3 <3 Thanks for sharing the LOVE with us at PIP Challenges :)ReplyDelete
Lovely card and great washi tape. Thanks for sharing at Catch the Bug. Pippa DTReplyDelete


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|Willie Stargell
|Left fielder / First baseman
March 6, 1940
Earlsboro, Oklahoma
April 9, 2001 (aged 61)
Wilmington, North Carolina
|Batted: Left
|Threw: Left
|MLB debut
|September 16, 1962 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
|Last MLB appearance
|October 3, 1982 for the Pittsburgh Pirates
|Career statistics
|Batting average
|Home runs
|Runs batted in
|Career highlights and awards
|Member of the National
|Baseball Hall of Fame
|82.4% (first ballot)
Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell (March 6, 1940 – April 9, 2001), nicknamed "Pops" in the later years of his career, was a professional baseball player who played his entire Major League career (1962-1982) with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an outfielder and first baseman. Over his 21-year career with the Pirates, he batted .282, with 2,232 hits, 423 doubles, 475 home runs and 1540 runs batted in, helping his team capture six National League East division titles, two National League pennants and two World Series (1971, 1979).
Stargell was born in Earlsboro, Oklahoma, but later moved to Alameda, California where he attended Encinal High School. He was signed by the Pirates at age 18, and made his Major League debut at the end of the 1962 season. He soon became a standout player, making his first of 7 trips to the All-Star Game in 1964.
Beloved in Pittsburgh for his style of play and affable manner, Stargell was known for hitting monstrous home runs, including 7 of the 16 balls ever hit completely out of Forbes Field and several of the upper-tier home runs at its successor, Three Rivers Stadium. At one time, Stargell held the record for the longest homer in nearly half of the National League parks. Standing 6 feet 2 inches, Stargell seemed larger, with his long arms and unique bat-handling practice of holding only the knob of the bat with his lower hand combining to provide extra bat extension, Stargell's swings seemed designed to hit home runs of the Ruthian variety. When most batters would use a simple lead-weighted bat in the on-deck circle, Stargell took to warming up with a sledgehammer, adding another layer of intimidation. While standing in the batter's box, he would windmill his bat until the pitcher started his windup.
Stargell hit the first home run at Shea Stadium in the first game played at that arena on April 17, 1964.
Only four home runs have ever been hit out of Dodger Stadium, and Stargell hit two of them. The first came on August 5, 1969 off Alan Foster and measured 506 feet—to date, the longest home run ever hit at Dodger Stadium. The second, on May 8, 1973 against Andy Messersmith, measured 493 feet. Dodger starter Don Sutton said of Stargell, "I never saw anything like it. He doesn't just hit pitchers, he takes away their dignity."
On June 25, 1971, Stargell hit the longest home run in Veterans Stadium history in a 14-4 Pirates win over the Philadelphia Phillies.[1] The spot where the ball landed was marked with a yellow star with a black "S" inside a white circle until Stargell's 2001 death, when the white circle was painted black.[2] The star remained until the stadium's 2004 demolition.
In 1973 Stargell achieved the rare feat of simultaneously leading the league in both doubles and homers. Stargell had more than 40 of each; he was the first player to chalk up this 40-40 accomplishment since Hank Greenberg in 1940; other players have done so since (notably Albert Belle, the only 50-50 player).
In 1978, against Steve Rogers of the Montreal Expos, Stargell hit the only fair ball ever to reach the upper deck of Olympic Stadium. The seat where the ball landed has been since painted in yellow, while the other seats in the upper deck are red.
Bob Prince, the colorful longtime Pirate radio announcer would greet a Stargell home run with the phrase "Chicken on the Hill". This referred to Stargell's ownership of a chicken restaurant in Pittsburgh's Hill District. For a time, whenever he homered, Stargell's restaurant would give away free chicken in a promotion dubbed "Chicken on the Hill with Will".
Stargell also originated the practice of giving his teammates "stars" for their caps during the 1978 season. Upon a good play or game, Stargell would give fellow players an embroidered star to place on their caps, which at the time were old-fashioned pillbox caps. These stars became known as "Stargell Stars". The practice began in the turbulent 1978 season, when the Pirates came from 12 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies to challenge for the division title. In the bottom of the first inning of the season's penultimate game, Stargell belted a grand slam to give the Pirates a 4-1 lead. After Pirates had relinquished the lead, Stargell sparked a five-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning, but the Pirates came one run short and were eliminated. Stargell called that 1978 team his favorite team ever, and predicted that the "family" would win the World Series the following year.
The Pirates did just that in 1979, in a fashion similar to the way they had ended the 1978 season: from last place in the NL East at the end of April, the Pirates clawed their way into a first place battle with the Montreal Expos during the latter half of the season, exciting fans with numerous come-from-behind victories along the way (many during their final at-bat) to claim the division pennant on the last day of the season. And Stargell led all the way. At his urging as captain, the team adopted the Sister Sledge hit song "We Are Family" as the team anthem. Then his play on the field inspired his teammates and earned him the MVP awards in both the NLCS and the World Series. Stargell capped off the year by hitting a dramatic home run in Baltimore during the late innings of a close Game Seven to seal a Pirates championship. That World Series victory made the Pirates the only franchise in baseball history to twice recover from a three-games-to-one deficit to win a World Series (previously in the 1925 against the Washington Senators).
In addition to his NLCS and World Series MVPs, Stargell was named the co-MVP of the 1979 season (along with St. Louis' Keith Hernandez). Stargell is the only player to have won all three trophies in a single year. He shared the Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsmen of the Year" award with NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw, who also played at Three Rivers Stadium, for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Pirates manager Chuck Tanner said of Stargell, "Having him on your ball club is like having a diamond ring on your finger." Teammate Al Oliver once said, "If he asked us to jump off the Fort Pitt Bridge, we would ask him what kind of dive he wanted. That's how much respect we have for the man."
Some observers believe Stargell's career total of 475 home runs was depressed by playing in Forbes Field whose deep left-center field distance was 457 feet. Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente estimated, perhaps generously, that Stargell hit 400 fly balls to the warning track in left and center fields during his eight seasons in the park. Three Rivers Stadium boosted Stargell's power numbers. In his first full season in the Pirates' new stadium, 1971, Stargell led the league with 48 home runs. He won one other home run title, in 1973, his best season he hit 44 home runs and 119 RBI as well as a .646 slugging percentage.
After retirement, Stargell spent several years as a coach for the Atlanta Braves. While working for the Braves, he heavily influenced a young Chipper Jones. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988, his first year of eligibility. In 1999, he ranked 81st on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was also nominated as a finalist for the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. Stargell was the last person to throw out the first pitch at Three Rivers Stadium. He died of a stroke in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 2001, on the same day that a larger-than-life statue of him was unveiled outside the Pirates' new stadium, PNC Park.
His autograph suggests that he preferred "Wilver" to "Willie," and Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully typically called him "Wilver Stargell."
In the 1985 trial of alleged cocaine dealer Curtis Strong, Stargell was accused by Dale Berra (Yogi's son) and Dave Parker (both former Pirates teammates) of distributing "greenies" (amphetamines) to players. Stargell strongly denied these charges.[3]
On April 10, 2001, Stargell died from complications related to a stroke, according to officials at New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C., where he died, Stargell had been suffering for years from a kidney disorder. Stargell died the same day the Pirates' new stadium, PNC Park, was opened.


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Flying out of our comfort zones
April 19, 2010
One of my favourite poems Christopher Logue's 'Come to the edge', really captures the essence of flourishing through embracing risk, feeling the fear and stepping beyond our limiting beliefs and out of our comfort zone, and as Jeremy Irons said of the poem 'it deals with risk and trust and the magic that occurs sometimes when you do either'.
For the full poem www.sarah-fenwick.com/about.html
Learning to fly (metaphorically) helps us to flourish and achieve beyond what we thought possible, whether through pushing ourselves over the edge, encouraging others to step off the edge or leading others over the edge.
My role as a coach is to challenge clients to find the courage to step off the edge and fly, so that the discomfort of your fear zones becomes your comfort zone. We then work on the next edge, and the next and the next and so on, expanding the comfort zone and pushing the boundaries of the fear zone, pushing 'beyond belief'.
As one client, with a fear of abseiling, once said to me 'Just the thought of talking about it with Sarah sent me over the edge!'
And I've been there on the edge many times myself (e.g. stepping off the edge with clients, using new coaching tools/techniques for the first time, wing walking, white water rafting). When I embrace my fear and 'fly' I feel so much more alive, excited and fulfilled, it's a real buzz. And when I haven't quite got it right and have to pull the parachute there is always a learning to help me fly even better next time.


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A 24-year-old tattoo artist Tuesday avoided a six month stint at HMP Dodds after paying a forthwith $500 fine for breaking a court-imposed bond.
Lamal Vallance Whitney of 3rd Avenue Licorish Village, My Lord's Hill, St Michael admitted to possession of $38 worth of cannabis when he appeared before Magistrate Krisite Cuffy-Sargeant in the No.2 District 'A' Criminal Court.
His guilty plea to the April 16 offence meant that he breached an 18-month bond to keep the peace and be of good behaviour imposed on him by another court back in January.
According to the facts read by prosecutor Sergeant Martin Rock, Whitney was at home on the mentioned date when police executed a search warrant at the residence.
He was found lying on a bed with a transparent plastic bag containing 18 small Ziploc bags with the illicit drug, which weighed 7.4 grammes. He admitted knowledge and ownership when asked to account.
"I apologize for my actions," Whitney who has 23 prior convictions for drugs and theft told the court Tuesday.
It was at that time the police prosecutor informed the magistrate that Whitney had breached his bond. After he was asked which option he would excise – the fine or prison – the money was paid to the court.
However, he now has one month to find another $1,500 for the latest drug offence. Whitney returns to court on May 19 to show proof of payment. If he fails to pay the amount, he will spend six months in prison.
However, his legal trouble does not end there as he is also charged with assaulting Lance Whitney on March 28. He denied that charge which will also come up for hearing on the May date.


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BAY CITY, MI — It's been a long four years, but through many trials and tribulations, decorated veteran Benjamin O. Green says he is almost free of his addiction to prescription painkillers and opiates and he's ready to start a new chapter in his life.
Green, a 30-year-old Clare native who has lived in Bay City with his wife Jennifer since 2009, served three tours in the Middle East with both the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps. During his service, he acquired his addiction. In January 2010, he started taking methadone six days a week at a clinic in Saginaw County's Carrollton Township, hoping to get control of, and then exorcise, his addiction.
He's also a medical marijuana patient and says pot has aided him in dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder and some physical pain.
By the end of May, Green hopes to be finally free of methadone.
"It's liberating, man," Green said. "I feel like I've accomplished something."
Kicking his habit
After starting at 120 milligrams of methadone a day, Green has been titrating down 2 milligrams per week since the fall of 2012. Green is blind-dosing now, meaning he doesn't know precisely what his current dosage is, but he figures it's around 10 milligrams.
"I paused a few times when I really felt a lot of withdrawal symptoms," he said. "I would pause for a week at a time to let me stabilize where I was at. Ever since I started on methadone over four years ago, I haven't gone back to opiates at all. It helped stabilize my life."
Methadone is synthetic opioid intended to relieve addicts of withdrawal symptoms without getting them high. It is classified as a Schedule II substance by the Drug Enforcement Administration, alongside other drugs like opium, morphine and codeine.
Rather than going six times a week, Green now visits the clinic only two days a week and soon, he'll be putting the dosing behind him altogether.
"When I first started going, my only goal was to not take drugs any longer," Green said. "Now that I've come this far, it's changed more than just the not-taking-drugs aspect of my life, the way it used to be. It's changed a lot. I have a whole different outlook."
Green enlisted in the Marines in January 2001 at age 17. He was first stationed at Camp Coyote in Kuwait from Feb. 14, 2003, through July 1, 2003.
His second tour lasted from Aug. 23, 2004, through April 1, 2005, during which time he was stationed in Iraq. He was honorably discharged from the Marines at the rank of sergeant on Jan. 26, 2006.
Green then enlisted in the Army in February 2007 and was deployed to Kirkuk, Iraq, serving there from September 2007 through January 2008 before being honorably discharged.
While with the Marines in 2002, Green developed a painful dental condition requiring the extraction of one of his front teeth. Five years later, he was plagued by severe root pain in another tooth.
Military doctors prescribed Green painkillers including Tylenol 3, Vicodin and Percocet. Over time, Green developed an addiction to the substances, saying that not only did they reduce the physical pain, but also numbed him to his post-traumatic stress disorder and nightmares.
Three days before Green left the Army, a dentist pulled his second tooth and ended the flow of painkillers. Back in Michigan, he obtained medication and mood stabilizers from a Veterans Administration hospital, and he eventually turned to buying pills on the street.
In an effort to get clean, Green turned to methadone to wean himself from the prescription pill addiction. For two years, though, he faced a conundrum — he could pay $80 per week out of pocket to obtain methadone from the Carrollton Township clinic or drive to a Veterans Administration hospital in Detroit six times a week to get his dosage for free.
For income, Green receives $3,100 per month from the military.
In October 2012, little more than a month after a series of MLive articles were published documenting his plight, Green received a check for $9,550 from the VA, reimbursing him for the funds he personally spent for his methadone treatments. They VA also started paying 100 percent of his continued visits to the Carrollton Township clinic.
Though it's taken four years for him to get this far and he expected to have kicked methadone in just one year, Green said the value he's gleaned from the experience is incalculable.
"I realized that I can't heal my body without healing my mind first," he said. "The changes are not overnight; they take a long time. You have to change your entire life. I'm not gonna stand here and say that I've been drug free, because obviously methadone is an opiate, but it's been an opiate that I've only needed to take one time a day, and in not having to take drugs all the time on a regimen, I learned to not think about it."
Dealing with PTSD
Green says he also largely has his post-traumatic stress disorder — or PTSD — under control, something he attributes to medical marijuana, which he began using in March 2011. He grows his own plants and is also a caregiver, providing for three patients.
"I didn't expect it to be what it is," he said. "What it's done is let me have more good days than bad days, psychologically. And then eventually, when you have enough good days, you start measuring them as good weeks. It's safe, and there's no side effects. I've taken a whole different outlook on life since I've been introduced to it. I like my life now. Before, I wanted to die."
Before using medical marijuana, Green was on a multitude of prescribed medications for his mental health and physical pain. Now, he's off of those as well, he said.
"With pot, I could go out and talk to people and not be afraid. I didn't always look at shadows. In doing that, I've become a better husband, a better parent, to be able to have patience and not just be a zombie like the psychological medications, the pharmaceuticals, I would take. It would numb me to the point that I wouldn't feel anything. I wouldn't even feel happiness. I feel finding that happiness is the key to beating a life-changing event, like beating addiction. It's not just a habit change, it's a life change."
Some are not of convinced marijuana is all that better an alternative to methadone, though.
"I am not a real advocate for medical marijuana," said Goldie Wood, director of the Neighborhood Resource Center, a Bay City nonprofit dedicated to providing substance abuse prevention services, education, early intervention and programming. "My beliefs are there are alternatives. However, it does help a very small percentage of people who have cards for legitimate reasons.
"I think he's going down a very slippery slope, because it depends on how much he's using, how frequent, and the grade. He could become very addicted to marijuana and just switch drugs and marijuana use can be just as devastating as other drug use and cause consequences in his life. I'm hoping that he is under a doctor's care and a mental health worker is helping him with his PTSD."
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, research indicates about 9 percent of marijuana users become dependent on it. The same source indicates about 23 percent of those who use heroin become addicted.
Those figures come from a 1994 study led by epidemiologist Dr. James Anthony, in which he and his colleagues surveyed 8,098 people between the ages of 15 and 54 on their use of various substances. In addition to the figures on marijuana and heroin dependence listed above, the results indicated the following percentage of users became addicted to specific drugs — 15 percent to alcohol, 17 percent to cocaine and 32 percent to nicotine.
Also, a study by Yu-Wei Luke Chu of Michigan State University, published in May 2013, concluded that since medical marijuana laws have been enacted, treatment for heroin addiction has decreased by 20 percent while marijuana use has increased by the same amount, challenging the notion that marijuana is a gateway drug to harder substances.
Green himself stressed that medical marijuana is not a cure for PTSD, but it helps him significantly.
"I still have bad days now and again," he said. "I still have nightmares. I still have panic attacks. But I can use cannabis and it puts it in perspective."
Ready for next chapter
Green's path to getting off methadone has not been without its hiccups, though.
In October 2013, the VA ceased paying for the dosages, which he believes occurred because he did not get clean within one year. After the new year, he received a letter from the VA notifying him they had canceled his payments, though he accrued about $700 in debt to the clinic since October.
While Green must pay that debt himself, Access Alliance of Michigan, a division of Bay-Arenac Behavioral Health, stepped in and began paying for his dosages until his completion. Staff at Access Alliance declined to comment on the matter.
That bump in the road and intervention on Access Alliance's part aside, Green says he's optimistic about the future with his wife and his four daughters, ages 19 months and 4, 7, and 9 years old.
As an example of how much his predicament has changed, Green said in December his wife had back surgery and thereafter, he administered her pain medication as she was laid up at home for a time. At one point, he placed one of her pills between his teeth so he could free his hands to grab something. He then removed the pill and gave it to his wife, without a thought of ingesting it himself.
"That confirmed for me that I made the right choice in coming down," he said. "Pretty much all it is for me now is a medical process. I'm ready to start this new chapter in my life."
Jennifer Green is weeks away from graduating from Davenport University with a master's degree in accouonting, Benjamin Green said.
"(My wife and I) are both real excited in taking this next step."


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The First Visitor/
My mom just left after a week's long stay in London. She's the first visitor I've had since I moved here, and we did all kinds of awesome stuff like…
explore old, almost-empty streets…
…and creepily look into (still old) private gardens
have tea once, twice, three, four, times a day
visit markets (including Borough Market, which is maybe my favorite place to go in London)
look at flowers
eat chocolate from Liberty
visit Tower Bridge (note the very fitting clouds)
spend a morning at Highclere Castle aka DOWNTON ABBEY (!)—hi cousin Matthew!
have more tea (this time during a rainstorm)
explore (Little) Venice before eating at the always-yummy Pizza East
and see the world.
Come on back now, momsers!
Photo credit: my mom


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Abe's Bar-B-Q was our first stop when we arrived in Clarksdale. It's got some great history behind it, how could it not? Abe's has been around since 1924. After the first World War, it was relocated to where it currently sits which also happens to be another historic site, the Crossroads where it's rumored that Bluesman Robert Johnson sold his soul to the devil.
My wife Marcela and I were 100% positive that the first thing we try needed to be a Hot Tamale. Although the history is shaky as to where these gems came from one thing is for sure, they are must eats. If you really wanna go hardcore then you should probably follow the Southern Foodways Alliance's Hot Tamale Trail Map.
The Hot Tamales are rather small and just a few bites but they're totally addictive. They were like mixing a tasty corn tortilla with some great chili.
I'd skip over the Cheeseburger and head straight for the Chili Cheese Dog served on a white squishy Burger bun or even the cup of Chili.
I may have also sampled a bite of the Bar-B-Q Pork Sandwich and Marcela's Bar-B-Q plate but the Hot Tamales and Chili left me mesmerized.
I ask for the check and then think better of it. Can I get an order of Chili Cheese Fries……
Those Chili Cheese Fries were so good…..I might sell my soul for them, no kidding.
I Gotta Be Honest, You Need This:
Abe's Bar-B-Q
616 N State St Clarksdale, MS 38614


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Tongue splitting
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the United States and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (December 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
Tongue bifurcation, splitting or forking, is a type of body modification in which the tongue is cut centrally from its tip to as far back as the underside base, forking the end.
There are several methods used to split tongues: cutting with a scalpel, cauterizing and tying off. It is performed by oral surgeons, plastic surgeons, or body modification practitioners, or done oneself, but only oral and plastic surgeons are licensed. Before splitting with any method, some choose to have a well-healed tongue piercing where the back end of the split is intended to be. This effectively prevents the tongue from healing forward from the back of the cut, which would result in a split that is not as deep as desired.
When using the scalpel method, the tongue is cut down the middle with a scalpel and each half is stitched or sutured along the cut edge. This helps prevent the sides from healing back to each other and also achieves a more rounded and natural look. In some cases the scalpel is heated to provide a cauterizing effect, limiting bleeding.
Cauterizing can be done with a cautery unit or an argon laser. Both burn the tongue in half which closes off blood vessels, preventing much bleeding. If an established tongue piercing is not used as the back end of the split with this method, the tongue has a higher tendency to heal and the procedure must be done again to achieve the depth desired.
The tie off or fishing line method is done by the person themselves. Fishing line is tied through an existing tongue piercing to the tip of the tongue and tightened. When the line has cinched through the tissue and become loose, it is cut out and a new tighter line is placed in to continue the cut. This slower process allows the tongue to heal as it is being split, negating the need for stitches or cauterization to control bleeding as blood loss is limited. It can take anywhere from a few days to a few months to split the tongue this way depending on the individual's pain tolerance and determination.[1]
The tongue generally heals in 1–2 weeks, during which time the person may have difficulty with speech or their normal dietary habits. Splitting is reversible but the reversal is even more painful than the tongue splitting procedure.[2][3]
After the tongue is split and the sides healed, control over the individual sides can be gained with practice. The two halves can be raised up and down opposite each other, spread apart from the other half which makes the split quite apparent and some objects can be grasped onto and held. A split tongue is an easy body modification to conceal with a little effort. Keeping the tongue in the mouth and the two halves pressed together when speaking can keep the split out of view. When the two sides are held together, it appears as though there is only a deep crevice in the center of the tongue.
Many cite increased sensation, enhancement when kissing for the giver and receiver or novelty, but the reasons can be deeper as well. Challenging oneself, rites of passage, connecting with or being in control of one's body, making a spiritual connection or testing the body's limits are also reasons given. Like all body modifications, it can be used to connect or identify with a specific group or to ward off those who would make quick undesired judgments based on appearance.[4]
Modern history[edit]
Dustin Allor, a 19-year-old body piercer in the U.S., split her tongue in 1996 herself. Not having any reference of this being done before, she came up with the tie-off or fishing line method. In 1997 she was featured on the cover of Fakir Musafar's Body Play Magazine.[5]Dustin's documented success with this process inspired coworker Natalie Lowry to follow suit in 2001.
Erik Sprague, aka The Lizardman had his tongue split on July 18, 1997, by oral surgeon Dr. Lawrence Busino, using an argon laser. A new deeper split was done on October 3, 1997. This was the third modern tongue bifurcation and the first one done using a laser.[6]
The legality of tongue splitting varies greatly depending on the country and within those countries, individual states or territories. Some examples are given below, but do not encompass all the laws regarding this subject.
Some branches of the U.S. military ban body modifications that detract from a professional military image and explicitly include tongue splitting or forking as examples.[7]
In 2003, Illinois became the first state in the U.S. to regulate tongue splitting, passing a law making it illegal to perform the procedure on another person, unless it is done by someone licensed to practice medicine. The law does not appear to prohibit performing the procedure on one's self.[8] Since then New York, Delaware, and Texas have enacted laws that either ban the practice, ban the procedure on minors without parental consent, or restrict it to being performed by only doctors and/or dentists.[9]
In 2009, the Australian state of Victoria enacted a ban on splitting the tongues of minors.[10]
In 2017 Brendan McCarthy was charged in the United Kingdom for a number of body modifications including tongue splitting. He pleaded guilty in 2019 to causing grievous bodily harm with intent.[11]
See also[edit]
- ^ "Tongue Splitting". Ishiboo.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 18, 2005. Retrieved January 12, 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
- ^ [1] Archived June 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tongue Splitting More Than Budding Controversy on". Ethicsdaily.com. 2003-05-29. Archived from the original on 2015-03-08. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ "Body Play Issue Number 16". Bodyplay.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ [2][dead link]
- ^ "Military Law Review" (PDF). Loc.gov. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ "720 ILCS 5/12-10.2". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ "Lawcrawler - FindLaw". Lawcrawler.findlaw.com. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
- ^ [3] Archived November 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Tattooist Dr Evil admits GBH for splitting tongue and cutting off ear and nipple". Metro. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2019-02-16.


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That State of Emergency for the specific counties listed above be extended until midnight, February 24, 2014.
That to facilitate repairs to power distribution infrastructure the Georgia Departments of Transportation and Public Safety shall take necessary action to ensure the expeditious movement of utility vehicles, equipment and personnel through the State of Georgia, with specific emphasis on removal of debris and any other necessary efforts to address power outages.
That personnel and equipment resources of the State of Georgia be made available to assist in response and recovery activities that may be undertaken in the above mentioned counties, and that the Georgia Emergency Management Agency activates the Georgia Emergency Operations Plan.


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Campbell's research highlights the progression of electronic mail in the education system. Email, was first used in the early 1980's by men in the science and maths fields. Computers were greatly used in writing, instructional learning etc. There were significant changes made during the 1980's and up to the new millennium. Firstly, the Department of Education set up the "Computers in Education Development Unit" (CEDU). This initiative provided training to education and curriculum officers, and teachers in using Electronic Mail. During this time reports were issued out by the Department of Education instructing teachers how to use email. These reports in the late 1980's highlighted the success of email correspondence between schools in New Zealand and Overseas. The 1990's were also significant as the Ministry Of Education introduced Professional Development contracts in using ICT. These contracts provided teachers with training in developing knowledge and skills around using ICT's in the classroom. Emailing initiatives were running within schools, which promoted collaboration and networking between teachers and students. During this time, the Technology Curriculum came out and a new term came with it which was ICT (Information and Communications Technology). ICT was exploring the tools on the computer and developing knowledge around using them. Later came the term e-learning where the process of learning became an integral part to class room practice. The focus was more of the process rather than on the product.
After reading Campbell's article, questions lie for me: I was educated during the 1980's and 1990's, but email was not spoken about or implemented:
Where in New Zealand were the CEDU? in one main city e.g. Auckland or scattered throughout the country
Did the CEDU work with Senior managers and office staff first or were teachers shown how to compose and send emails?How come it has taken a while for schools to implement email?-if it was happening in the 1980's why weren't other schools' utilizing this communication tool- possible answers could be finance, attitudes from teachers, buy in from educators, etc.
Below is a timeline of the progress of electronic mail during the 1980'sBelow is the progress of implementation of email in schools during the 1990's
References: Campbell, N. (2004). The vintage years of e-learning in New Zealand schools. The Journal of Distance Education, 8 (1), 17-24
Headlam, S. (2006, September 09) The miracle of Electronic mail (Video File). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VCDeHuEiiQ
Headlam, S. (2006, September 09) The miracle of Electronic mail (Video File). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VCDeHuEiiQ
Email at it's early stages in the United Kingdom


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Networking Cards for Lawyers and Law Students
Networking Cards for Lawyers and Law Students
A 30-Minute Investment That Enables You to Market Yourself and Network Effectively by Shauna C. Bryce, Esq.
About the Author
Shauna C. Bryce is a graduate of Harvard Law School with 20 years in law and legal careers. She works with lawyers at all levels—from law students to executive-level attorneys in Global 100 law firms and multibillion-dollar businesses in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Her advice column, Ask the Hiring Attorney®, was originally published by Bloomberg Law and is now reprinted by the American Bar Association. She's the author of several books and Bryce Legal® Career Advice for Lawyers blog, www.BryceLegal.com
Did you know networking is the most successful way...
to find your next position, find career building opportunities, start building a client base, and more?
The place to start networking is with people you already know. But one of the keys to successful networking is expanding that circle. Social media can be a great networking tool to help you meet new people. Even so, you'll also need to get away from your computer so you can meet and connect with new people at live, in-person events. Some people—including lawyers!—find these events intimidating.
And that's where networking cards can help.
Whether you call them "networking business cards," "resume cards," "student business cards," or just "business cards," these are powerful tools to help junior attorneys and law school students self-market, identify their unique value proposition, and network in-person.
Define and Promote the Business of You
Networking Cards is a concise resource that explains the theory behind effective networking cards and gives you step-by-step instructions to implement that theory in real life situations. You will learn to:
Think differently about yourself. Creating your networking card forces you to concentrate on what you offer employers—your most important qualifications—and distill them into as few words as possible.
Practice essential career and business development skills. Many attorneys and law school are uncomfortable walking into a crowded convention hall, introducing themselves to strangers, striking up a conversation, and exchanging business cards. Exchanging cards helps you practice and get comfortable with networking.
Shauna has turned a seemingly trivial concept—networking cards—into a highly instructive volume for networking in general. I've considered myself a lifelong, naturally born networker, and I still took away a pile of new ideas for my clients and myself. Absolutely worth the investment. - Jared Redick, Executive Résumé Writer, The Résumé Studio.


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The end of Ferris Bueller's Day Off is as memorable as any other moment from the film. Cameron beats the shit out of his father's beloved car, only to send it flying out the back window of the garage to see it crash amongst the trees. It was a sad moment for car lovers everywhere. There are few vehicles as awesome as the Ferrari 250GT Spyder California. The good news? The one they crashed wasn't the only one the film had, and now you can own it.
UK Auction house Bonhams will be selling the car used in the film to the highest bidder come April 19th at the Royal Air Force Museum in London. If you're thinking the car is worth double due to it's rarity, however, you're in for a disappointment. This is not an actual Ferrari 250 GT Spyder California; rather, it is a replica that was specifically made for the film. The car is expected to go for between £30,000-40,000 (approximately $45,000-$60,000).
Obviously there aren't many out there who can pay that much for a car, but its fun to dream. What better way to pay tribute to the incredible, late John Hughes than by calling in sick to work and riding around Chicago in this sleek red beauty with a couple friends? Nothing in the world that would stop me from playing the Star Wars theme as I sped over a dip in the road. I might even pay a garage attendant to come along, just to make it more authentic.


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Skylight leaks during light rain
Q. As I type this, I'm listening to a slight, steady drip coming from a skylight in my kitchen into a pot on the floor. As a background, we've owned the house for two years, have done nothing beyond cosmetic (painting, trim, etc.) work, and we're diligent about keeping the roof and gutters free of debris.
Oddly enough, it only leaks (drips) during a slow, light rain. Heavy rains do not appear to make it drip at all. The same occurred in a skylight in my family room. As well, it only drips from the lower left hand corner (looking directly at the skylight, with the highest-peaked edge at top). Initially, the kitchen skylight never leaked. It was always the one in the family room. Now the reverse seems true. I'm quickly becoming a non-fan of skylights. Everyone I know that's had them says the same thing. I'm wondering if it's the angle of the rain.
I had a carpenter friend climb up on my roof to check it out, but with a quick eyeball inspection, he said it looked as though it was installed correctly; skylight . . . flashing . . . shingles . . . etc. Any ideas before my roof caves in? It's not that bad (yet) actually, but I don't want it to become a bigger problem, and can't replace the roof right now (too much money).
A. Skylight leaks can be baffling but a very careful inspection should reveal the source of the leak. Since the leaks occur only during light rains and at certain times, it could be the angle of the rain.
Have you noticed if it occurs when the wind is coming from a certain direction?
Knowing this could help find the leak. If you can get your carpenter friend to look at it again more carefully, he could use your garden hose to mimic the type of rain you have noticed causing the leak, varying the angle of the spray until you, standing inside, see water coming through. It may take a lot of sleuthing to find the leak, but there is no reason why it can't be found.
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Traffic Infractions & DWI
The laws and Department of Motor Vehicles Regulations relating to traffic infractions and DWI related offenses are complicated and often have practical reprecussions outside of the courtroom. Traffic Infractions can result in costly increases in insurance premiums and the suspension and/or revocation of your driving privileges.
DWIs can also have life-changing impacts beyond the courtroom in terms of suspension and/or revocation of your driving privleges, and potentially more serious criminal action in the future. It is important that you have an attorney who understands the administrative and legal sides of your DWI and traffic defense.


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The Amalfi Coast, Italy
In May we got to go to the Amalfi Coast. Oh boy there are just not words to tell you about how wonderful it was. We're sure you have seen pictures and it's just like the pictures...only better! We stayed in little town called Praiano at Casa Privata and just drove around to the different towns each day. The infamous Positano was about a 15 min drive from our hotel, or a 10 minute water taxi ride.
The roads are windy and the parking it pretty dang tight, but seriously what's better than several little towns built around hundreds of acres of lemon and orange trees, where everything smells like rosemary and lavender? Nothing. Overall, we'd probably say that the Amalfi Coast is one of our top 5 destinations we've ever been too.
If you are in the area then you must stay here! Everything is perfect. We are both literally sitting here contemplating if we should post this place because it is such a gem, but after much contemplation we figured we should share this huge slice of heaven.
Ravello is a small town about a 15/20 minute vespa ride from the town of Amalfi. Boy were there some serious hills in order to make it there, but the views were so worth it. The town of Ravello was so quaint and quiet and not busy at all. We just walked around, shopped the local ceramics and peaked into different galleries to enjoy the artwork.
Le Sirenuse - This is a super swanky but beautiful hotel to go see and enjoy a drink and some snacks on the terrace.
Max's Restaurant - There weren't a whole lot of tourists there which we loved, and it's like you're in an art gallery.
La Taverna di Masaniello (in Amalfi) - This place seemed a bit touristy but the pizza was some of the best we had our whole trip.
We've never seen a city this beautiful. I mean we get it, it is a bit touristy in the summer, but it is seriously the most insanely built city we've ever seen. Imagine a city built into the mountains, with lemon and orange trees surrounding you. The beach feels like something straight out of the 70's, which is just so classic.
On one of the days that we were staying on the Italian coast, we decided to rent mopeds (BEST DECISION EVER!)...We highly recommend doing this, not only are they a blast but if you hire a taxi and get car sick easily, it will most likely happen on the Amalfi Coast because everything is so windy! We just zipped around from town to town and went to Amalfi first (just to clarify...the whole coastal area is called the Amalfi Coast but there is actually a town called Amalfi as well). We grabbed lunch in Amalfi and had to stop for some gelato as well before heading to the next town.
This hotel/wedding venue is also a place that you can go and just walk around the grounds and enjoy the stunning views. There is an entrance fee but it was well worth it! There are beautiful gardens there and views that are out of this world!


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Classic article from Black Belt magazine on the blackest magic known to martial arts.
Finding the Wellspring of Fortune
This is some "get rich quick" magic clap sales copy that I wrote for a job application:
Finding the Wellspring of Fortune
The last time that I had to struggle was in realizing that I am Free. I was once lost, wanting everything that life had to offer, but not knowing how to get it. I struggled for years, following one treasure map after another, but then I realized something: All treasure maps must eventually lead to the heart, and in our hearts we are Free.
Something Greater is in Store
If you have a feeling that life has something greater in store for you, then you are already on the road to Freedom and Fortune. But there is also a secret to Freedom and Fortune, and you aren't going to find it unless you look in the right places. Realizing this secret is said to unlock unlimited creative potential, and it does.
Real Freedom
Freedom is not just about being able to say and do what makes you happy; this is a relatively modern idea. Humankind has always been Free – Free in Spirit. Even a man in chains is Free. Realizing you are Free is the secret to Fortune, and realizing that you are Free has always been potential in Humankind. The rest is up to you.
Who Am I, and How I Can Help You?
It doesn't require the life of a monk; anybody can realize this secret. I am not a holy man or spiritual master; I am an ordinary person. Realizing that you are Free is not as hard as you imagine, but realizing this does require some things. On the surface, it requires some time and energy from you. That is the easy part. Beyond this, it requires the strength to leap into the unknown.
You do not yet know the you that you will become. You may have romantic ideas about this person, but as of yet they are just ideas. The you to come is far greater than you have yet imagined, and this is also where I can help you.
Realizing this potential is like learning a second language: once you achieve fluency, you discover new ways to express your potential. One must become comfortable with different ways of thinking and talking, and this takes time (but not as much time as it takes to learn a language!).
Another way that realizing your potential is like learning a language is that it takes practice. Practice is crucial, and I have created a workshop for just this purpose. This workshop was created for the busy lifestyles of the modern world as well as the more contemplative lifestyles. The "workshop" consists of an introductory lecture followed by the Ten Keys to Freedom and Fortune. I call it a "workshop" because each listen requires something from you. If you can provide that something, I guarantee that each listen will bring new realizations on your path to Freedom and Fortune.
Email to an academic philosopher friend of mine
Implicit to everything I was saying was that a re-enchantment of the world is in order. Look at all the students you taught here at [insert institution of higher learning]: they called themselves 'Christian' (which is supposed to be a "spiritual" tradition), but how spiritual are they? *Maybe* they pray, but I'm guessing that (if they do) it is more like begging. Here is the question: would you rather just watch the movie, or play a role in the outcome of the movie? You know this difference; we have talked about it before. I'm saying, fuck all this "so-and-so said such-and-such and they are wrong because…"…whatever. Look at all the confused fucked-up people! I've met them. I was out with them the other night! The world is fucked-up dude. You know this shit dude.
Addiction, the Sorites Paradox and Rationality
There is an essential similarity between addiction (esp. quitting) and sorites paradoxes: What difference does one more cigarette/margarita/pebble/hair/etc. make?
First of all: sorites paradoxes (or 'the paradox of the heap'). 1,000 pebbles together certainly constitutes a heap. 3 pebbles certainly doesn't. What about 999 pebbles? Yes. 998? Yes. The question is: Where is the line? Is there a line where the collection of pebbles is no longer a heap? It seems not.
The same pattern is found in the reasoning of the addict who wants to quit: I'll buy one more pack…What difference will one more day of smoking make? (I'll quit tomorrow.)
The pattern should be clear, but what does it say? I'm not sure yet, but it says a lot.
The answer is to come.
of all the free online dictionaries, i don't go to thefreedictionary.com because it is so free. somehow it is freer than the other free ones, but i can't even conceive of how it could be. and for that reason i don't like it. i don't trust it because it is so free. if i'm looking to buy a bicycle and someone offers me a free one, i'd probably be suspicious at least. I'm suspicious and there are other free online dictionaries, so i use those ones.
On children
It has been awhile.
I was walking past a Boys and Girls club today and I saw a bunch of large paintings in the window that were done in a very childish style, but couldn't have been painted by a child. It made me think that it is probably adults that like childish painting more than kids actually like to paint them. Do kids actually like to do art? I know kids are forced/expected to do art from the very get go, but I suspect that kids actually don't have any kind of desire or preference for it one way or another. We have all just been brought up to assume that that is something that kids do; when you go out, bring some crayons so that the kid can have something to do, because kids love art. Is it not that adults love kids' art, and kids like to do things that get that kind of loving approbation?
Another thing I was thinking: I was walking down the road and I looked down and saw a kid in his yard with a baseball bat and a tennis ball, looking like he was about to toss the ball up and hit it up over the fence into the road. Then he saw me, and ran away and went inside. The kid knew that it is wrong to hit balls into the street. Sometimes people will say that kids don't really understand the difference between right and wrong, that kids can be so cruel, etc. Kids know that shit is wrong. I remember doing terrible things that I knew were horrible, but I did them anyways.
I have realized later in life that my father subjected me to his flatulence for decades. I smell my own mature flatulence and recognize the smell. I never knew what that smell was all that time.
Plight of the Pedestrian: Part 2
Here is another (Part 1here) inherent drawback to pedestrianism (more below on the problem with terminology). Dudes have flashy-ass cars that change color, and rims that appear to spin backwards and everyone looks at them and says: 'That is a crazy-ass lookin' car, and inside that must be the driver'. Some people skateboard, and so they are often seen on skateboards, or carrying skateboards, and people look at them and say: 'Oh look, a skateboarder'. Some people ride a push-bike/bicycle and they are all accessorized and fancy, so fancy that you can tell just from their dress and accessories that they are a rider or a bicyclist or whatever. They get to hang out on the street standing on their bikes chatting because they are all riders. So what if you are a walker? The problem with being a walker is that you are indistinct from a driver who is walking to his/her car. Once they get in their car: 'Ah, I knew he was something: a driver'. If you are a walker and standing on your feet on the sidewalk chatting without a bike or a skateboard or something, people would just think that you had nothing to do. Do you see what I'm getting at?
How do you distinguish a walker (stupid term)? The problem with being a walker is that you are indistinct from a driver who is walking to his/her car. There is no such concept analogous to a driver, or a skater, or whatever. Once the dude gets in his car: 'Ah, I knew he was something: a driver'. Or what if you are walking super fast with marching arms or jogging or whatever; you know what they are. They're only doing that because they've been driving and sitting all day. But if you are a walker and walking or hanging around on your feet on the sidewalk, chatting, smelling the butterflies, without a bike or a skateboard or something, people would just think that you had nothing to do. Hence the negative connotations with the term 'pedestrian' (see my previous post about the problems with this term). Do you see what I'm getting at?
One of the problems I would like to address here is terminology. The word 'pedestrian' doesn't even capture the concept I'm envisaging. Drivers are pedestrians when they are walking back and forth from their cars. I guess skateboarders are even kinda pedestrians. But then 'walker' doesn't really capture it either, because the concept I have in mind isn't limited to only walking. The concept I am trying to define is one who walks, takes buses, trains, subways, and isn't averse to biking, but not as cliquey hipster thing, just as another means of transportation. Anyways, here is my candidate term that best captures this concept: an ambler. To amble is to "to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter" (dictionary.com). I'll get there by some manner or means/route/etc. I'm not just going to hop in my car and plow through town honking and cutting off people and then fall out all over the place. An ambler. 'Amble' is at least better than 'rambler', or 'drifter'. And what about 'loiterer'? What the fuck?! You see what I mean – all these words for going slow by foot, or standing on feet have these loser connotations.
The problem I will address next time is: how to distinguish yourself (from all those silly-ass drivers and riders) as an ambler.
The Year of Skankiness
This post is over a month old – something I started, but never finished, but here it is:
Take a look out the window. Doesn't it look a little skankier than it did before? I'm talking general skankiness, and not any bullshit gender specific variety. For example, I just got home from vacation and there was a skanky blanket on my doorstep. It probably didn't help that I got some smoked salmon for Christmas, and that was all I had to eat when I got back from the airport. But still, I've never gotten smoked salmon for Christmas before, so it still supports my point. Also, after I got back from vacation it was really humid and warm, so humid that it was beaded up and running down every surface around. Sweaty skank. Also, suddenly my jeans that I hadn't washed for months since I bought them started smelling like mildew, and I can't get rid of it.
Parallel to entropy (or perhaps identical with entropy) is an increase in skankiness. Look at movies from the 50's or something compared to movies today. Clearly an increase in skankiness. Actually, on second thought, there must be cycles of skankiness. Cave men were probably pretty skanky. The primordeal soup had to be pretty skanky, but before the primordeal soup, the water probably wasn't very skanky. The heat death of the universe doesn't sound very skanky, but some time after the Big Bang, when all kinds of shit is going down like physical laws separating out, and unfathomable forces, atomic particles fused together, etc. that all sounds pretty skanky. The weather has been doing some skanky stuff in recent years you'd have to admit, but an ice age certainly isn't skanky.
My impression has been that 2009 is pretty skanky. I would welcome any other confimatory evidence from my readership.
Mall stampedes
I think we should try to cover up events like mall stampedes and shootings, brawls, etc. We can't let the rest of the world know this shit happens. We Americans like to hear about it, but people in other countries would get the wrong idea if they caught word of it. Newspapers shouldn't carry the stories, people shouldn't talk about it, malls should be cloaked in a surveilance and media-free zone. Maybe malls should be granted autonomous status, enter at your own risk, so America can wash their hands of mall stampedes and shit. They should be granted some kind of fronteir wild west trading post status. People should know that if there is a really big sale, then the employees and the customers need to come armed. Damn that sounds American! Back to the cloaking idea. There needs to be a kind of cloaking bubble, the malls shouldn't have windows either, maybe underground would be better, underground with nightvision goggles, except there would probably be way more deadly stampedes if the malls were underground. There should be no windows and lots of blind corners with those globe mirrors to see around the corners. There would probably be a crowds of vigilante/mercenaries standing at the edge of the cloaked shopping zone that will go shopping for you. It will need to just become silently understood that if someone went shopping and didn't come back, then you don't talk about it, the coronar understands, etc. (Americans, y'all understand this I know.)
Here is another idea: maybe they could create a kind of Everquest or what the hell ever other reality-usurping online games people play, an online game that is combined with online shopping, but not just a game – you actually buy stuff this way. Now we can put the malls underground, and you have to buy nightvision goggles and shit if you really want the good deals. There will still be mercenaries too. They are the people who make a living off this online shopping world. I like that idea, and I bet other Americans will like it too.
Afterthought: this second idea should be incorported into the Tron sequel that is coming (see my tronsequel.com blog). Getting sucked into some kind of second life/Everquest whatever shopping world, and then there would be all these stampedes in the dark, and a cloaked black market that is underneath the underground mall, where the really big deals go down.
I just realized that the English name for our planet is really weird: Earth. I've been reading a paper that uses this name over-and-over again. At some point I looked at the word and didn't recognize it. It made me think of elephant ears, shaggy turf hanging over a drop-off out of a Loony Toons cartoon, like Bugs Bunny's burrow. Like Dr. Seuss goofy looking elephants with shaggy tufts of hair. 'Earth' sounds like the name of the planet where all these tufty goofy creatures burrow in the shaggy turf, and have crooked bucked teeth and are named Earl and they can't even pronounce 'Earth' because of their teeth, sounds more like "Earf".


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3SRB is an ancient technique of breathing which calms the mind and brings total physical, emotional and mental health to our body-brain system. This technique was borne from the Yogasutra of Sage Patanjali. Shri S. N. Tavaria, taught this technique to a group of his immediate students.
Mr. Rajen Vakil is one such student of Shri Tavaria. He has been teaching this unique technique for the past 25 years. It has no association to any religion; it is simply based on breathing which is our life.
Refining means to cleanse. A process to separate pure gold from the other impurities. Impurities are the obstacles to extracting pure gold. The main obstacles for our evolution are the emotional granthis or knots which have formed in the astral body. The astral body is a body of fine energies or pranas which have the quality of emotions and that is why negative emotions can create blocks.More
Mr. Rajen Vakil is an arts graduate from the Bombay University.
He came in contact with spirituality at an early age and has studied under enlightened beings such as Osho, Swami Brahmavedantji, Swami Ram Dulare Bapu, Didi Vimala Thakar and finally found his spiritual journey leading him to Sri Tavariaji.
As a part of his journey, he has in his own right, like Sri Tavariaji, mastered many sciences, such as Yoga, the readings of Gurdjieff, and has acquired a deep understanding of the Bhagavada Geeta as well.
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With summer quickly drawing near, you're likely getting ready to expose your toes in a fashionable flip-flop or summer sandal set. However, while your toes may be ready, the rest of your foot may be in rough shape, such as your heels. The skin on the heel of the foot is susceptible to fissures (cracks)—a common condition that can be … Read More
5 Fascinating Myths About Toenail Fungus
As you're getting ready to expose your toes this summer, you may not realize that fungus is lurking on some of the surfaces you're walking on, waiting for the right moment to strike. Then, suddenly—bam!—you find your toenails in the throes of a fungal infection. Unfortunately, the internet is wrought will false information about toenail fungus and what to do … Read More
Pretty Pedicures Can Lead to Pesky Problems Later On: What You Need to Know
We know that your natural reaction during the summer is to dash to the nail salon to get the dingy digits on your feet primped and polished the moment they're less than perfect. But, did you know that this beautification ritual may potentially be harming your feet? Let's take a look at some of the ways consistent pedicures may be … Read More
5 Simple Ways to Avoid Athlete's Foot This Summer
With summer in full swing, you're likely spending a lot of time at the local pool or beach. However, lurking just below the surface of all of that fun in the sun (and humidity) lies an invisible enemy: athlete's foot. Athlete's foot, also known as tinea pedis, is a highly-contagious fungal infection that develops on the skin of the foot. … Read More
Summer Feet: Steer Clear of the 3 Summer S's
Sun's out, bunions out, as they say. After spending the winter hibernating in boots, your feet are ready to make their debut in a fetching sandal. Unfortunately, with summer comes heat, which can be the cause of the sad summer S's: swelling, stinky, scratchy. So, let's take a look at these sizzling issues bumming out your feet and what can … Read More
Ingrown Toenails Make Summer a Bummer
Why This Pesky Condition Is More Prevalent During Summertime An ingrown toenail—also known as onychocryptosis—can be a hassle any time of year. In fact, over 7.1 million Americans report having the condition annually. But, did you know it occurs more often in the summer months (ironically when your toes are the most exposed)? Let's take a more in-depth look as … Read More
Flip-Flop Fiasco: 8 Reasons to Avoid This Fun and Flirty Footwear
It's just about flip-flop season. Time to expose those toes and prep your feet for fun in the sun, right? Wrong. Although flip-flops are so easy to slip into and super cute, have you ever considered what they might be doing to your feet? Bet not. Below are eight reasons flip-flops could be damaging your foot health: 1) You're exposed … Read More


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Being a creative church doesn't necessarily mean breaking out the paint or markers in worship. A great way to be creative is to take something you are used to doing and switch it up. Make it a little risky or surprising. Try a YardGive!
A YardGive is simple. It's like a yard sale, but everything is free. Yep, free. No pricing or tagging. No counting money. No haggling. It's the easiest yard sale you will ever do. AND it's an exercise in letting go. Our first one grew out of a worship series during that time of year that everyone loves (apply heavy sarcasm)- stewardship season. We invited the congregation to clean out their homes. Things they no longer used, but also things they may still use but could stand to part with for someone else in need. We collected and sorted it all in our gym and opened the doors one Saturday morning to our immediate community.
This worked particularly well because our church is situated in a community with great physical need. We limited our advertising to several of the apartment communities right next to the church. Resist the urge to advertise in the paper or online if you'd like to build a relationship with your immediate neighbors. "Free stuff" ads will attract people from all over, and most likely more people than you can handle. But if you are worried about not having enough stuff, don't be. Our church of a little over 100 people filled up our gym and we still scheduled a pick-up to donate what was left. Bottom line- your people have a lot of stuff.
The true beauty of the YardGive happens when the doors open. Most folks are in disbelief that everything is really free and it's great to be the one that gets to reassure people of that fact. You and your church members also get to let go of the need to control who takes what and how much. If someone wants the whole table of dishes, find a box for them! If you think someone is taking the TV to sell it, so what? Maybe they need the money. Give them the specs so they can make top dollar. We've done this 2 years in a row and have yet to have anyone be rude or grabby. Mostly people are grateful, and you get to watch God redistribute your blessings. It's incredibly freeing. AND you meet your neighbors. In fact, this year we invited our neighbors to donate as well and many did!
Out of all the crazy, wonderful days we have at The Grove Church, I think YardGive day is my favorite.


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Share Food
We distribute hot meals and groceries every week to hundreds of hungry people.
Every week, we share fresh food and clothing with the residents of a low-income apartment complex in Decatur. Many families depend on having a distribution point where they live, and it's especially important to elderly residents and those with less mobility. Until recently, we got nothing but appreciation for our efforts there. But on Tuesday,
Early this morning, we came to court ready to face criminal charges for feeding the homeless without a permit. Many people came out and we shared food, clothes, and hygiene supplies right in front of the courthouse. City representatives refused to show up. They were too ashamed to even face us in their own court. The
Cops in Atlanta claim it's illegal for us to share food with each other. Earlier this month, a volunteer with Food Not Bombs was charged with a crime for giving food to homeless people without a permit. We do not care what the law or the police say, so we vowed to continue disobeying them. On Sunday
Atlanta Food Not Bombs has been sharing free food with anyone who is hungry for over a decade. We believe that food is a human right, and that no authority should be able to prevent anyone from eating. Georgia State University Police has begun a campaign of harassment aimed at anyone who tries to share food
To all the people in Ft. Lauderdale who are being jailed for sharing food with hungry people: we are with you. To homeless people all over who are jailed for being poor: we are with you. In Atlanta we have also been harassed and arrested for standing with homeless people and against greed and repression.


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Ladies's College Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport practiced by men and women that requires stability, strength , flexibility , agility, coordination, endurance and control. Other FIG disciplines embody rhythmic gymnastics , trampolining and tumbling , acrobatic gymnastics and aerobic gymnastics Disciplines not at present acknowledged by FIG embrace wheel gymnastics , aesthetic group gymnastics , men's rhythmic gymnastics and TeamGym Contributors can embody kids as younger as 20 months outdated doing kindergym and children's gymnastics, recreational gymnasts of ages 3 and up, competitive gymnasts at varying levels of skill, and world-class athletes.
By 1954, Olympic Video games equipment and events for each women and men had been standardized in fashionable format, and uniform grading constructions (together with a point system from 1 to fifteen) had been agreed upon. It was much like the clubs in both Girls's and Men's Rhythmic Gymnastics but much simpler with few throws allowed.
An obstacle course is ready up and toddlers learn very primary gymnastics abilities, including rolls, jumps and balance. ST. LOUIS, Mo. — One of many things Oklahoma coach Ok.J. Kindler wanted from her team after the semifinal was to be calm at first of the 2017 Girls's Nationwide Collegiate Gymnastics Championships. Georgia alumna Brittany Rogers … Read More


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Singer and actress Lady Gaga has had one hell of a month. First she won a Golden Globe for her performance in American Horror Story and then she was nominated for an Oscar for her song, "Til it Happens to You" from The Hunting Ground. Except now, her co-writing of that song is being called into question, by somebody who knows something about it.
The academy award Best Original Song goes to the writers, not the performers of the song in question. While Lady Gaga performed the tune, she's also credited as co-writer of the song, along with prolific songwriter Diane Warren, who's been nominated for this award eight previous times. However, Linda Perry of the band 4 Non Blondes is questioning the co-writing credit for Gaga. Perry took to Twitter, summarized by Uproxx, to compliment Warren for the nomination, but only gave Gaga her props for the performance.
Perry says that she heard the original demo tape of "Til it Happens to You," being performed by a different artist who was originally going to do the song for the film. At that point, it appears, only Warren was credited as the songwriter. After Lady Gaga came on board to perform "Til It Happens to You," it did change, but only slightly.
While saying that she doesn't have anything against Lady Gaga, Perry doesn't consider the change of the single line to be worthy of a songwriting credit. There's no hard rules as to what constitutes "songwriting" as far as who gets the credit so the fact is that even if Gaga is only responsible for the single line, that still constitutes songwriting for the purposes of the award. Perry however, thinks there might be more to it.
Why did Gaga get credit? Maybe because Diane wanted to ensure her support in promoting the song. Gaga is a very smart business women she knew a song written by Diane Warren [would] be up for an Oscar.
To be clear, Linda Perry explains that she isn't criticizing Lady Gaga or Diane Warren, even if these are the reasons that Gaga is listed on the credits. She understands the realities of music promotion and movie promotion and is viewing the situation pragmatically. It's clear that her emphasis on Warren as the songwriter has more to do with an appreciation of her, rather than any ax to grind with Lady Gaga.
Regardless, the credit has been established and will go to whoever wins the award for Best Original Song. Lady Gaga and Diane Warren have solid competition including the most recent James Bond theme when the award is given out next month.


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- E_Lynne615
- 6 years ago
- Wedding: June 2013
Ok, I'm jumping the gun here because AF hasn't showed up this month quite yet, but I have a temp drop to coverline and a stark white BFN today at 10DPO with some pre-AF spotting… but I'm such a planner/controller/whatever, that I just can't stop my brain from trying to plan ahead for every scenario… bleh!
Anyway, Darling Husband and I are going to TTC one more cycle for sure, but if it doesn't happen, then there is a decision to be made… continue to TTC or put it on hold for a few months?? Here's why:
In June we are taking a trip to Europe – we will be tour leaders/chaperones for a group of 15 students (there will also be 3 other chaperones with us) for a 9-10 day trip.
If I get pregnant next month (actually pregnant in late February but test early March), I would be about 3.5 months along for the trip – so somewhat "safely" into second trimester. If it doesn't happen, then if we try throughout the following cycles, I'd be anywhere from 0-2.5 months along for the trip. Then I might have a higher chance of morning sickness and miscarriage. As much as it would suck, I think I could put up with (or get a prescription for) morning sickness on the trip, but I can't imagine what miscarrying on a plane 7 hours away from a destination would be like, or miscarrying in a foreign country when we have a really fast-paced itinerary…
If it matters, I'm 29 and Darling Husband is 31. So anyway, I guess I've probably answered my own question, but want to know – what would you do?
Continue trying or put it on hold?


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The Way I See You
Nan bent over yet another flower and looked at it wistfully. Her fragile form reminded me of autumn. Her age, somehow, made her look even more beautiful than she had ever been. She turned as she heard my footsteps with a faint smile on her lips, fighting the wrinkles away.
"When did you get back?" she asked, amused.
"Just now. I was watching you hover around the garden," I grinned.
"Did your mum send you here? " she asked, her face shining with hope.
"Yes," I said, but my eyes must have given me away, for she turned morbid.
"Would you like a cup of tea?" she asked in a distracted tone.
I answered in affirmative.
She took a seat beside me and handed me my cup. Producing a dusty album from one of her bedside drawers, she started turning through the pages. One by one, my mum's childhood unfolded in front of my eyes.
She was everywhere — in Nan's arms, walking her first steps, riding a bicycle, up on a tree — looking much happier than I had ever known her to be.
"Your mum had never been dependent on me. I had always thought she would be, for I was the only person she had after your grandfather died. She never needed me. When she married your dad, I was dubious if it would work. Your mum had always been so complete, she never needed another person.
"When your father left, she took you like a challenge. She loved you, yes. But she wanted to prove herself as a good mother. She has always been driven by this force – her ego.
"I never really understood why. Months ago when I decided to marry again, she shouted and shrieked like a toddler. She kept asking me, 'why?' and I couldn't think of an answer that would please her.
"I am an old, dying woman. I have been lonely for so long, I have forgotten how it is to share one's life with another person. Your mum always kept herself inside a shell, insisted that you stay inside one as well, and now that I am trying to step out of one such shell she would have fancied I lived in, like her, she is enraged.
"Maybe I have disappointed her. Maybe she thinks I am not as strong as her. Perhaps she is ashamed of me. I don't know. But I don't want to die alone. Weak and dependent, okay, but not alone."
She finished, her eyes full of tears and wisdom. Taking a deep breath, she walked out of the room.
That day, I realized, bravery manifests itself in a million different ways.
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