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How to Increase Efficiency in Casino Count Rooms
In the dynamic environment of the international casino, cash is king and efficient management of currency – which leaves little room for error – is central to the overall health of the business. G+D's next count room seminar at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut will focus on the five most common mistakes that occur in count rooms and offer viable solutions.
The seminars (currently only available in the US) are an opportunity for stakeholders including count room and cage managers, financial and general management to meet with experts from the casino industry and technology solution providers to discuss how they can improve their internal processes and reduce inefficiencies. Through presentations, panel discussions and round table groups, participants will learn how to streamline their cash counting and management processes, to implement best practices and industry standards, to integrate automated and digital processes and ensure their count rooms are operating to maximum productivity. As part of the seminar, participants will be taken on a tour of the host's state-of-the-art count room. G+D's job is to help the casino become more efficient as well as productive in a more transparent and secure environment than they have today. We evaluate the individual needs of each casino, provide an assessment and offers solutions which will improve the end to end cash flow. Each casino has its own sensitivities and there are considerable regional variations to take into account. So this event is a great opportunity to meet the customer and find out about their business needs.
Count Rooms: The Most Common Mistakes
Most mistakes in casinos today arise from over-reliance upon manual entry: particularly counts, recounts and reporting. Count rooms which have not been modernized can quickly become congested, inefficient and high pressure places to work, often with a high staff turnover. A typical count day in such an environment might involve between 25 to 50 people and take between 8 to14 hours, sometimes without rotation. The majority of problems that our customers encounter in their count rooms can be attributed to human error. In summary they are:
Too many people: not enough automation. Results in inefficiencies and high staff turnover.
Poor layout: count rooms become cramped with restricted movement from station to station.
Outdated processes and/or machinery: old equipment or processes that have not been adapted to new hardware and software systems.
Variances: mistakes in the count and recount process due to manual entry, reporting and other forms of shrinkage.
The Best Practices in Cash Handing
In the seminar we will be exploring different ways to introduce best industry practices in cash handling, optimize productivity and minimize shrinkage. We will be breaking down the cash flow and looking at some of the best solutions to old and persisting problems. For example, these might include better coordination of staff, consolidation of cash points, improving transportation and integrating the latest automated processes to increase through-put and reduce error. These best practices can be summarized as:
Improved processes: from teller > table > count room > vault we will look at how making efficiencies can expedite the flow of cash. With automated counting and sorting solutions, different cash points (slots, tables, kiosks and bar revenue) can be centralized in a single central cash room.
Modernization: increased automation means greater speed, efficiency, security and substantial reduction in errors due to manual entry. Today's banknote processing systems can reach speeds of 120,000 banknotes per hour.
Greater transparency: software solutions such as BPS® Casino Connect can link up what's happening on the floor via security cameras to what's happening in the countroom or on the teller line. Managers can have greater visibility and control over the flow of cash.
Shrinkage analysis: identifying the weak points and introducing more efficient practices such as shrink-wrapping, auto-loading and automated solutions. Improving security by reducing the number of people who handle cash and the situations where shrinkage can occur.
How Casinos can Raise their Game while Reducing their Risk
Case Study: Island View Resort
Island View is a large and popular casino and resort on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in the USA. Their relationship with G+D began in 2011: after an initial diagnosis, they installed a BPS® 1000 to replace several aging machines. "With our first high-speed machine from G+D, we saw an instant savings to our payroll as well as a huge improvement to accuracy and reliability," says Al Elder, count room manager. As a result, the team took on more responsibilities, including daily drop, count and impress of kiosks. The currency volume tripled and it was soon time to upgrade. This time the team chose the BPS® M5, capable of processing 80,000 banknotes per hour and the ability to strap currency across all denominations. The casino also bought two BPS® C4s as a backup system to ensure the team met its zero downtime goal. The machines were installed with BPS® Connect Casino, which has made all the difference. "We can leverage BPS® Connect Casino in completely new ways right across our operations. Our audit team appreciates the complete view it provides for soft count operations and it gives me the opportunity to monitor two count rooms at once." Says Elder. Aside from substantially increased efficiency, there have been other upsides for the team. Overall, staff morale is far higher, despite the loss of three FTE roles.
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Judas Iscariot was the son of Simon Iscariot and Cyborea (John 6:71 and 13:26). The Bible relates that Judas Iscariot was one of the disciples of Jesus Christ and betrayed him for 30 "pieces of silver" (most likely Tyrian shekels) to soldiers of the High Priest Caiaphas, who then turned Jesus over to Pontius Pilate's soldiers.
The Gospel of Matthew says that after Jesus' arrest by the Roman authorities (but before his execution), Judas, overtaken by guilt returned the money to the priests that gave it to him and committed suicide by hanging himself.
According to John 13:29, Judas was the money keeper for Jesus and the Twelve Disciples.
The Acts of the Apostles states that Judas used the money to buy a field, and that when he was cut down after hanging himself, he burst apart. The field was then named Akeldama, or the Field of Blood. Acts 1 goes on to describe how his place among the apostles was filled by Matthias.
A translation of a Gnostic document known as The Gospel of Judas has recently been made public, giving rise to much religious and historical discussion, but appears to be dated much later than Judas' death.
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EDITORIAL: Lack of civility harms gun control foes' case (video)
Heckling, shouting, interrupting, debating, answering a question.
Characterize it any way you want. What happened when Newtown dad Neil Heslin was testifying in Hartford Monday exemplifies the problem opponents of stricter gun control laws have in making their case.
It's a stunning lack of empathy.
On the morning of Dec. 14, Heslin's son, 6-year-old Jesse Lewis, wrote, "I love you" in the frost on the window of his mother's car before going to school.
Later that morning, he was huddled with classmates in a closet while his teacher, Victoria Soto, tried to convince Adam Lanza that the children were in another room.
But Jesse and five other kids left that closet and tried to run. Jesse, those five other kids and Soto were shot and killed by an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle that enabled Lanza to fire many bullets, very fast -- faster than those six first-graders could run.
Clutching a photo of his son, Heslin addressed Connecticut legislators only six weeks later with a plea to restrict weapons similar to the one used to kill his son.
In the middle of that testimony, after Heslin asked why anyone would need such a weapon, or magazines that hold so many bullets, he paused for a few seconds and said, "Not one person can answer that question." Someone shouted, "The 2nd Amendment shall not be infringed!"
(Video posted by YouTube user Gevecht39. Incident occurs at 13:30 mark in video)
The meeting's moderator warned the audience after that outburst. A reporter in the room described it as "heckling." The story was picked up by national media. MSNBC edited the video of the exchange to eliminate Heslin's question and the pause, making it seem as though he was interrupted mid-sentence.
The response from opponents of further gun control -- at least the vocal ones -- has been swift and vitriolic.
By calling it "heckling," they say, the media purposefully lied about the situation at the hearing. They are sure that it's part of an ongoing quest to demonize 2nd Amendment defenders and help the government enact more gun control laws.
Some called for a boycott of the New Haven Register because an opinion columnist referred to Heslin being "interrupted" during his testimony.
So not only was that shout from the audience not heckling, but not even an "interruption," and our columnist's use of the word is high treason. Apparently, if it does not help our case, that sky you are seeing is not really blue, and the jerk who shouted something in the middle of a grieving dad's calm testimony wasn't really interrupting.
In their blinding passion to achieve a perceived defense of the 2nd Amendment, gun control opponents risk losing the things that should be an entry point into the decision-making process before the Connecticut General Assembly, Congress and the court of public opinion: Stipulation of basic facts and basic human decency, and respect for the families devastated by what happened at Sandy Hook.


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The Winter meetings start tomorrow and the Pirates made several moves, big and small, prior to arriving in Nashville.
The big moves:
Signed free agent C Russell Martin to a 2 year deal.
Non-tendered RHP Jeff Karstens, making him a free agent.
The small moves:
Traded a PTBNL to Boston for Zach Stewart.
Traded minor league RHP Luis Santos and minor league LHP Luis Rico to Kansas City for 1B Clint Robinson and RHP Vin Mazzaro.
Traded RHP Chris Resop to Oakland for minor league RHP Zach Thornton.
Traded IF/OF Yamaico Navarro to Baltimore for minor league RHP Jhondaniel Medina.
Signed free agent LHP Mike Zagurski to a minor league contract.
Looking back at my checklist of what to expect, they got the catcher and a bunch of relievers. Look for the team to acquire at least one starting pitcher and several more relievers as the off-season rolls on.
The latest rumors have the Mariners interested in Garrett Jones. The reported deal would have included catcher John Jaso coming to the Bucs, so it may be dead now that they have Martin.
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The latest project from the Milwaukee Makerspace is a USB device to help you answer all those pesky emails when words fail you. Kevin Bastyr explains:
My friend Rob is a smart engineer and throughout the course of a work week he receives dozens of requests for his assistance on various projects. He's such a positive and helpful person that he finds it difficult to say "no" to any of these requests. I've helped him out by making a USB device that can provide a clear and simple email response to some of these requests. SAGA, or Semi-Automatic Gmail Assistant, is approximately the size of a mouse, and plugs into a computer just like any mouse or keyboard would. Here is the first prototype:
SAGA comes complete with a key lockout feature that prevents accidental activation. Once a worthy email request has been received, Rob can calmly make the call whether or not to arm SAGA by inserting the key, and rotating it clockwise 90 degrees. After rotating the key, an octagon of LEDs lights up around the chrome button, enticing Rob to press it. The extra illumination from the LEDs also further highlights the artfully coiled wiring that fills the prototype SAGA. When the button is pressed, SAGA sends the keyboard shortcut to respond to the email and types out "Go F*** Yourself." at a respectable and slightly humorous 200 wpm. After waiting a half second for dramatic effect, SAGA automatically sends the email. Note that there is a 1 percent chance that SAGA will instead respond "That's a great idea. I'll get right on it!"


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The US Navy is introducing a new kind of missile. Instead of taking explosives to the target, the missile will be a chemical reaction held in readiness until it hits the target. The navy says it will reduce the deaths of innocent bystanders while increasing the effect of the explosion.
How does it work?
So far, the bodies of missiles have just been a convenient way of getting explosive materials to a certain point. The outer steel shell is meant to be a durable and aerodynamic frame, to house the inner explosives. It doesn't do anything itself. That is about to change. Instead of regular steel, the new missiles will have High-Density Reactive Materials in them. These materials, called HDRMs, will add to the explosion when they hit the target.
Instead of solid steel, these new missiles will have shells made out of a combination of metals. Also mixed in is an oxidizing agent. Oxidizing agents help aid combustion, usually by giving oxygen over to the combusting material. When an ordinary missile hits the target, the energy in the steel shell doesn't go into the explosion. Instead, it's scattered as shrapnel around the area of the explosion. When this combination of oxidizers and metals hits a target, the materials are combined by the force of the explosion, and they explode themselves. This makes for a bigger localized explosion, but doesn't send pieces of steel flying over the area. The navy believes that this change will lead to a smaller amount of bystander deaths.
They also believe that the overall explosion will be more effective. One of the proposed uses for the new HDRM missile is in missile defense. Instead of shooting several missiles at incoming projectiles, checking to see whether they hit anything, and then firing again, the navy is hoping to fire just one. The larger explosion, and the detonating shell of the missile will, they believe, make it easier to hit incoming missiles.
The HDRM missiles are technologically ready, but currently several time more expensive than regular missiles. If they prove successful and cost effective, the military may move on to hand grenades or machine gun bullets made of the same substance.
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The IT world is being upended.
PC sales are declining with the rise of smartphones and tablets. High-definition screens are proliferating, showing up on most every machine. Android is increasingly pervasive. Yesterday's PC industry, which produced several hundred million units a year, will soon become a computing-devices industry that produces many billions of units a year. And visual computing is at the epicenter of it all.
The consequences of these changes are apparent everywhere. New industry leaders are emerging. Companies differentiate not only on products but on business models. Some create systems from industry-standard chips. Others are vertically integrated and build their own chips, systems, software and even services. Some do both.
For chip-makers like NVIDIA that invent fundamental advances, this disruption provides an opening to expand our business model. Not so long ago, we only made and sold GPU chips, albeit the world's fastest ones. Five years ago, we introduced Tegra, a system on a chip. More recently, GRID – a complete system that streams cloud games and other graphics-rich content – as well as the SHIELD gaming portable have been unveiled.
But it's not practical to build silicon or systems to address every part of the expanding market. Adopting a new business approach will allow us to address the universe of devices.
So, our next step is to license our GPU cores and visual computing patent portfolio to device manufacturers to serve the needs of a large piece of the market.
The reality is that we've done this in the past. We licensed an earlier GPU core to Sony for the Playstation 3. And we receive more than $250 million a year from Intel as a license fee for our visual computing patents.
Now, the explosion of Android devices presents an unprecedented opportunity to accelerate this effort.
We'll start by licensing the GPU core based on the NVIDIA Kepler architecture, the world's most advanced, most efficient GPU. Its DX11, OpenGL 4.3, and GPGPU capabilities, along with vastly superior performance and efficiency, create a new class of licensable GPU cores. Through our efforts designing Tegra into mobile devices, we've gained valuable experience designing for the smallest power envelopes. As a result, Kepler can operate in a half-watt power envelope, making it scalable from smartphones to supercomputers.
Kepler is the basis for currently shipping GeForce, Quadro and Tesla GPUs, as well as our next-generation Tegra mobile processor codenamed Logan. Licensees will receive all necessary designs, collateral and support to integrate NVIDIA's powerful graphics cores into their devices.
We'll also offer licensing rights to our visual computing portfolio. This will enable licensees to develop their own GPU functionality while enjoying design freedom under the best visual computing patent portfolio in the world.
This opportunity simply didn't exist several years ago because there was really just one computing device – the PC. But the swirling universe of new computing devices provides new opportunities to license our GPU core or visual computing portfolio.
As the world leader in visual computing technology, we believe we're uniquely positioned to benefit. We invest more in R&D in this area than any other company in the world – over $1 billion annually and more than $6 billion since our founding. The vast majority of our 8,500 employees are engaged in these efforts, and we have more than 5,500 patents issued and pending – the industry's best visual computing patent portfolio.
But more importantly, more devices will have the potential to take advantage of our investments. That means more of the planet's users will be able to enjoy our advanced graphics technologies. And that's what really gets us excited here at NVIDIA.


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Like our highway system, the infrastructure to move vast amounts of electricity is essential to New Jersey's economic well-being and quality of life. While this infrastructure has served its purpose, a significant part of it needs to be replaced and upgraded to support the flow of power throughout New Jersey and maintain safe, reliable service for customers long into the future.
Electricity usage per person has more than doubled since the 1970s. Upgrading the grid to handle the evolving demand for power is a necessity, especially in a densely populated, high-tech state as New Jersey.
PSE&G is investing in electric transmission reinforcement and upgrades to:
- help maintain safe, highly reliability electric service
- meet current and future electricity demands by New Jersey businesses and residents
- provide better power quality
- reduce transmission system congestion in the region
- allow power to move more efficiently across the state
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Providence Cancer Center News, spring 2008
People from all over the Northwest have access to the most sophisticated radiation therapy technology at Providence Portland Medical Center. An alternative to some invasive surgery procedures, stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) safely delivers exceptionally precise, very high doses of radiation to tumors, with minimal radiation exposure to healthy tissue.
"SBRT does for the rest of the body what Gamma Knife radiosurgery does for brain tumors," says Steven Seung, M.D., Ph.D., a radiation oncologist with The Oregon Clinic and medical director of Providence's Gamma Knife Center of Oregon. "Individual beams of radiation, numbering into the hundreds, converge at a single point to destroy cancerous tissue. Because the procedure is noninvasive, these patients go home the same day and soon resume normal activities."
While the new technology represents a great leap forward in cancer treatment, Dr. Seung has even greater hopes for what it might mean for research.
"Because it is so precise, SBRT can safely administer very high doses of radiation to tumors. That ability is our opportunity to begin to answer basic questions about radiation can help the immune system to fight cancer."
In collaboration with Brendan Curti, M.D., director of the immunotherapy program at Providence Cancer Center and also with The Oregon Clinic, Dr. Seung is studying using SBRT in combination with interleukin-2 (IL-2), a therapy that can cure metastatic kidney cancer and metastatic melanoma in certain patients.
"Recent studies have shown that SBRT is excellent for local control of tumors, with control rates of 90 percent or higher," says Dr. Curti. "Our proposal is to reduce the size of tumors with SBRT, and then to administer IL-2 therapy to encourage the patient's immune system to fight metastatic disease."
Preclinical studies have shown that SBRT used alone can improve the immune system's response to cancer. By combining SBRT with existing immunotherapies, Drs. Curti and Seung hope they will see a synergistic effect – one that optimizes the immune system's ability to seek out and destroy cancer cells.
A dream deferred
If high doses of radiation prove to be the key to unlocking the cancer-fighting potential of existing immunotherapy drugs and vaccines, we will be much closer to solving a problem that has puzzled researchers for half a century.
In 1957, a physician researcher out of the National Cancer Institute, Richmond Prehn, M.D., published a landmark study co-authored with his laboratory assistant, Joan M. Main. Its findings turned conventional wisdom about cancer and the immune system on its head.
What they discovered was that surgically removing tumors from sarcoma-ridden mice not only cured the mice of cancer – the treated mice also were immune to all subsequent efforts to reinoculate them with the same sarcoma.
"Prehn and Malin were revolutionary," Dr. Curti says. "Before their 1957 study, even the suggestion that the immune system had a role to play in cancer treatment would have been regarded in many scientific circles with skepticism. Now the hope was that new cancer therapies and vaccines could be developed that would rival both chemotherapy and radiation in their effectiveness."
But despite thousands of attempts to capitalize on Prehn and Main's success, that hope has gone largely unrealized.
"What we have learned is that a successful immune system response in humans depends on not just one event, but a series of events – from the presentation of a foreign marker on the surface of the cancer cell to the homing behavior of killer T-cells to the tumor site," Dr. Curti says. "These are like links in a chain, and any weak link can spell disaster for an effective immune system response."
IL-2 therapy that Dr. Curti administers to patients with advanced melanoma and kidney cancers at Providence Cancer Center is FDA-approved and is one of the most successful immunotherapies to date. Still, only about one in 10 patients has a complete response to this treatment.
"For the patients who respond to IL-2 therapy it's a godsend," Dr. Curti says. "But for most of our patients with advanced disease, we urgently need better answers."
New technology inspires new ideas
Inspired by the success of Japanese cancer researchers in provoking an immune system response with high doses of radiation, Dr. Seung recently conducted a series of experiments in collaboration with Marka Crittenden, M.D., Ph.D. Together they have achieved results comparable to those observed by Prehn and Main in 1957 – with a combination of radiation and immunotherapy.
"Our work demonstrates that the tumor environment in mice after radiation is exceptionally conducive to an immune system response," Dr. Seung says. "Tumor growth is slowed – and in some cases the tumor begins to shrink – with radiation alone.
The next step was to combine radiation therapy with anti-OX40, an agent developed by Providence researcher Andrew Weinberg, Ph.D., that prolongs the effectiveness of memory T-cells.
"What we found," Dr. Seung says, "was that when we gave radiation and anti-OX40, three-quarters of the mice were cured."
When these cured mice were reinoculated with the same cancer, no tumors grew. Dr. Seung concludes that "this shows that the immune system is now protecting the mice against that particular cancer, much like in Prehn and Main's 1957 paper."
Dr. Seung is hopeful that stereotactic body radiation therapy technology will be a watershed moment in achieving better results with both experimental and existing immunotherapies.
"Both SBRT and IL-2 are FDA-approved therapies for patients with advanced melanoma, but no one else in the world has developed a strategy for combining them in humans," he says. "We have an opportunity to offer hope to patients who are running out of options. Our patients are the whole reason for doing this research."


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My slides are already availabe for download in the download section of my blog.
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At first Lou Reed didn't much like Susan Boyle covering his classic "Perfect Day," but now the Velvet Underground legend is embracing the idea in a big way.
Boyle, the matronly Scottish siren who burst onto the music scene in an unlikely performance on "Britain's Got Talent," recently chose the 1972 song for her first ever music video, and even got the Transformer himself to direct, according to Popeater.
"I wanted to create a beautiful and intimate piece shot in Susan's native Scotland and she quickly agreed," Reed said.
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The track is featured on Boyle's new album, 'The Gift,' in stores Nov. 9. Reed, 68, initially balked when he heard Boyle wanted to do a version of his song for "America's Got Talent" in September. Reed had the performance scuttled at the last minute, forcing Boyle to cancel her appearance.
Boyle's second album, 'The Gift,' is a seasonal collection of songs including Christmas classics like 'The First Noel' and 'O Holy Night'.' Boyle herself says the music is meant to "touch hearts."
"Music has always been a companion to me, particularly on special occaisons" Boyle said. "I wanted there to be a mix of songs that would flow with all our moods this holiday season. As much as the season is a time for reflection, it is also a time for fun and enjoyment with those closest to us."
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Excerpt from The Official History of Tomorrow's Dream page 87-89
How Jocko and his teamster pal Buck got over the scrap of indigo blow snort gavel, only a real scientist will tell. Examine them closely and you would never know they were table beef survivors. The tracking devices made them look cool and even lowered their temperatures but they were being watched. Every skip and jump over the sand dunes were known by Kaydick Industries.
"Jocko self serving through production of self right bbbbBuck?" Jocko asked with unquestionable certainty.
"Aww knock it off Jocks. We've been through this before. These feelings of inadequacy will pass. Drink this."
Buck passed the chuckle juice to Jocko knowing it would calm him down and in turn calm them both down. Jocko took several swigs and starred into the several sunned blurry sky wishing he were still a civilian and not a runaway ex table beef. The Agency had no use for them but Kaydick Industries followed their moves for the fun of it more than any business matters at hand.
"Feel better now?" Buck asked.
"Yeah. I feel so inspired. Can I piggy back now?"
"You know you're too heavy but if you need human contact I can ride you. Just remember last time I rode you. You tore a few stitches."
"It's ok. Ride me. Ride me."
The temperature was rising near 1,046 degrees porfeos. Dry heat that humps your glands like a reptile. If you've ever been humped by a reptile then you know. They had no choice in a life situation like this but to keep moving. The other side of desert is the town of Gointhaw. They would be safe for a while there. One would think with a population of 456,890 they could get away and not be seen despite the high tech tracking system.
Meanwhile Ralph was helping me with my own problems. The center of my scrotum was unnerved during the last explosion. I needed Ralph's strong hands to reach inside and "pull the strings" as the motthoppers called it in my day. Not sure of the proper medical procedure's name. Ralph wasn't medical. He was physical for sure. He stuck his hands right up in there, you see. And wiggled each finger one at a time until he saw my fantastic grin reaching each ear almost. Chagrin. Ouuuther.
"Thanks. I needed that." I said.
"Uppers yup. For you I can do fritterpops. Wholesale style. Ya know." Ralph said.
Now my only agenda was to take photo options for the Agency. They remote wired me for the mission. My brain would freeze as they send a signal telling me when to click the device resembling absolutely nothing like a camera or visual recording device. It was built into my forehead like a third eye yet invisible to the eye. It was under my skin yet the 3 kolopuy length and width lens could actually see from the far away Agency laboratory. The trigger/button was on the side of my nose and only about .006 Kintopuys. It looked like I was scratching my colossal sized honker.
It was a fairly simple routine besides the brain freeze but the Agency was cautious and paranoid so Ralph was by my side in case I ran into any trouble. In some countries and cultures scratching my nose and staring at someone would be considered rude or a primal way of saying "skitter over lipper". Even an inactive agent like myself could get quite the head banging and artillery action for that. Ralph is there to break up any potential violence like that and multiple other types. He's a good zoo, ya know, it's fun to keep him around. He doesn't need weapons. I told ya what those hands can do with my "problem".


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Keeping weight off is tough
- Research suggests biology of obesity is not simple
- Some biological responses designed to thwart weight loss
- Researcher recommends physical activity
Getting people to lose weight and keep it off is extremely hard, and some research has shown that over time many dieters regain most of the weight they've lost.
Some people don't view obesity as a disease but as a condition caused by poor choices, says obesity researcher Donna Ryan. They think that obese people can simply eat less and exercise more to lose weight. They believe it's all about "personal choice," but the research shows that the biology of obesity is not that simple, she says.
During the weight-loss effort and after a person loses weight, there's a cascade of biological responses in their body designed to thwart weight loss and return them to their pre-diet weight levels. For example, leptin, the driver of fullness hormones, plummets; the hunger hormone ghrelin goes up and other appetite signals start "raging," which makes dieters feel really hungry, she says.
"Leptin is a big driver in obesity," Ryan says. "If you lose 15% of your body weight, leptin is going to drop by 65%, which means your body thinks it's starving.
"On top of that, your metabolic rate (the calories you burn at rest) is lower. If, say, you lose 10% of your starting weight, your metabolic rate is reduced by 20% because your thyroid hormone drops," she says.
But there are ways to combat your biology, she says. Research shows that people who successfully lose weight and keep it off do enough physical activity each day to burn up about 450 calories to compensate for their lower metabolism, Ryan says. You've really got to really move. "This is not strolling around with the dog."


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View the School Board adopted 2016-17 individual school start and end times here.
The newly adopted bell times for the 2016-17 school year focus on four important planning assumptions:
Bell Time Analysis
This work was divided into 2 sections and 8 phases.
Part 1: The Feasibility Study: Phases 1-3 (November 2014-November 2015)
Part 2: Implementation and Mitigation: Phases 4-8 (December 2015-September 2016)
For more information about the timeline, please visit our Bell Times Analysis and Implementation Timeline webpage.
Research has shown that teenagers may benefit from later start times with more sleep, better health, increased academics and improved truancy rates.
In response to a year-long study by Seattle Public Schools on the changing of school bell times to better reflect the sleep rhythms of students, the Seattle School Board adopted new Transportation Service Standards that would revise arrival and departure times for the 2016-17 school year. Read more about the Task Force and Feasibility Study.


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Round of applause, please; I'm actually posting weekly! Granted this is the first time it has happened, but it's all about the baby steps, right? It's all about doing the work.
So without further self-aggrandizing glory, or further do, here's this week's writing prompt. I'd like to thank Cristina Hartmann who wrote a beautiful, poignant article on her deaf experience. Her willingness to be so honest and so personal helped me through writer's block and taught me to be open-minded through validating the idea that there is a common human experience no matter the extenuating circumstances.
WEEKLY WRITING PROMPT #29: A deaf woman undergoes a surgical procedure that enables her to hear for the first time.
The surgery had been an absolute success, one worthy of being documented in some elite medical journal that was never actually read but given a prestigious place on a bookshelf of some pretentious professional. But Monica had no idea that she was a medical marvel; not yet, anyway. She was still floating somewhere in the dark ether of anesthesia, blissfully unaware of the momentous, tragic changes in her life that had occurred while she was sleeping peacefully.
Monica had been born deaf, an innocent victim of her mother's sins. Monica's mom had been a pretty heavy drug user in the very beginning of her pregnancy and though her daughter had been the reason she finally got clean, it was too little too late. The damage was done and in her youngest years, Monica was constantly shushed so that the toddler wouldn't make noise at inappropriate times. How was Monica to know she was even making sounds, let alone when she was being shushed? The kid couldn't hear, couldn't hear a damn thing, and so Monica struggled to learn American Sign Language. Doing so allowed Monica to meet many, many different people and in her important, formative years, she signed with adults, and that early exposure to maturity and a cynic sort of wisdom only vaguely hidden behind smiles that didn't quite meet the eyes (because she was still a child after all) indelibly shaped Monica's personality. She had always been an old soul – polite, conservative and comfortable even in the strange solitude that came with being unable to hear.
Being comfortable wasn't always synonymous with being complacent, so when Monica had been referred to the Cochlear Implant Center, she continued on that journey to meet with an audiologist, and when her medical history had been sufficiently reviewed and all the necessary medical tests had been conducted, Monica willingly moved on to the last phase, which involved a psychiatric evaluation. In the end, all had been golden and she was approved for cochlear implant surgery.
Monica remembered her hands twitching nervously as the surgeon explained the procedure. She thought it was nice he wanted her to be informed, but Monica was letting most of it simply fall away. She was too nervous to concern herself with the details of the surgery because it wasn't the impending incision that troubled her; it was the aftermath. She had been relieved to discover that she would still be unable to hear like a hearing person, and that the implant could be turned off so that Monica could effectively be deaf again. The thing Monica hated most about being deaf was that it was not her choice; taking a wide view of the thing, Monica supposed you could say it had been her mother's choice, but unwittingly so. Either way, Monica liked the idea that being able to hear was her choice, very much her choice. If she longed for the familiar soothing and peaceful silence she had lived in for so long, Monica could go there any time she liked. That thought had calmed her enough to go ahead with the procedure.
Surprisingly, the surgery was no big deal; Monica learned that the majority of patients go home the same day, and that the surgery only lasted between two to three hours. After minimal hair shaving and a small incision (the aerated bone behind her ear had to be removed so the device could be implanted), she'd go home and remove the dressings the next day, standing in front of her bathroom mirror, breathing deeply and listening hard for anything, anything at all.
What a change it would be; good or bad, it would certainly be different.
So as far as anyone was concerned, Monica should have been on her way home. But her shit luck reared its ugly head once more, and there had been a minor complication. The procedure had caused facial nerve stimulation, and they wanted to keep Monica longer (overnight) for observation, to make sure the damage wasn't permanent. The surgeon would tell her, with an overly enthusiastic smile and tone to let her know her optimism should not in any way shape or form be deterred, when she woke from the anesthesia but even that was taking longer than it should. A surgeon couldn't be expected to wait around all day, could he? Certainly not; time to wait around was not a luxury in the business of saving lives.
Monica was therefore all alone when she began to stir. Well, all alone if one discounted her roommate, which it seemed most people did. He was a young man essentially being kept comfortable until he inevitably kicked the bucket. The car accident had ravaged his insides; so much vital stuff had been bruised and was bleeding and it was just a God awful mess. The next of kin had been alerted, but there wasn't enough time (was there ever) and that poor young man was going to die alone and he was going to do so in a matter of moments.
"I'm so scared," he breathed. It took a lot, to make noise, to push enough air through his throat to vibrate his vocal chords. It was a lot of work, a lot of effort, but it had to be done. Everyone deserves to have a final say, and he was going to have him, goddammit.
Monica's eyes shot open. She heard it; she heard it. It startled her awake, the husky voice wracked with pain and despair, but it was the only voice she had ever heard. She was hearing. She was smiling and tears were freely pouring. She hadn't processed what the voice said exactly, but for now, it was enough that it had been audible.
"It's not fair," the voice croaked. "I didn't do anything wrong, man. I was wearing my seatbelt. I was sober." There was a deep, shuddering breath. "How can there be nothing that they can do? How can this be it?" The voice broke near the end, cracked into a million desperate shards that had nowhere to land, nothing to shatter against.
The voice asked questions Monica was unable to answer, not only because she didn't know how to intellectually, but because she didn't know how to physically. She had years of speech therapy to go before she'd be able to effectively communicate without using her hands. Any sound she attempted now would be unsettling at best, impossible for the man suffering beside her to discern. Her smile had faded, had done so quickly, and something akin to indescribable sorrow had contorted her features to something decidedly less than beautiful.
"It's karma," the man said. He waited a moment, for an absolution perhaps. Maybe he was waiting for a kind soul to argue otherwise, but there was nothing. "It has to be karma," he continued. "I knew she was drunk but she was smiling and laughing and I never heard no." There was sharp intake of breath. "I swear to God, she never told me no. She never asked me to stop. I was young and…" his voice trailed off. Monica didn't think he would speak again, and she was okay with that. She didn't like playing priest in this warped confessional. How could the first voice she ever heard belong to a dying man, a dying man that felt the need to confess the worst thing he'd ever done? If he wanted to talk about what was unfair, Monica was game.
"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry," he sobbed. "I don't want to die."
Monica shut her eyes tight, letting the tears roll freely. What else could she do?


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DiS' editor picks five songs (well, one is an entire album) to fling you giddy and grinning into the weekend and beyond....
Jonathan Meiburg's latest record is a wonderful mutant. There's still swan-like indie element but the proportion of the music is set to stun on a stadium scale. His UK tour starts in Brighton tonight (shearwatermusic.com) and this is the latest video for a track from Animal Joy (Read DiS Reviews Editor Andrzej Lukowski's 8/10 Review), which offers a glimpse of the Where the Wild Thing... wonder that probably rushes through Meiburg's mind as his songs cascade toward the moon.
Red Kite
This is a new project by Dan Fisher. You may recognise the name Dan Fisher because he was the main lyricist in The Cooper Temple Clause (RIP). 'Gathering Storm' is a great re-introduction to the Garfunkel and Grandaddy-isms which peppered the softer side of Reading's finest export since sliced-leg-on-a-burnt-out-portaloo. And if you like the sound of this, fire up http://redkite.bandcamp.com for plenty more.
Gwilym Gold
If you've not heard about Gwilym because of his astounding 'app'-like technology which turns a song into a constantly evolving organic being, you may be aware of him because he was the singer of Golden Silvers. However, why you should really be interested in him is due to his forthcoming debut album, which marks this talented young gent out as a truly interesting new talent, mixing elements of Mutations-era Beck with the lushest moments of Trent Reznor's recent soundtracks. Gwilym plays his first headline show of the year at the Sebright Arms in East London on Wednesday 2nd May (info).
It may sound somewhat of an exaggeration but this week one of
the my albums of the year slid out onto iTunes. Block some time out of your day/weekend and stream it in full with this handy Soundcloud player:
The Icarus Line
Some musicians are more like a deadly bacteria than others. Joe Cardamone has been stomping on stages and lacerating hearts and ears for a decade or so, and he's not going to stop just because his band aren't bigger than The Strokes (although they shoulda been, but yuhknow, the music biz is a fickle beast and sided with nostalgia, rather than the most exciting band on the scene...). Defunct labels, key members leaving to join ranks with Trent Reznor or quittin' in favour of clean-living and pay-dirt, hasn't dimmed the fire burning inside Cardamone, in fact, it's probably stoked it a bit, and done little but hiss like spit in a pan.
What you need to know right now is that you were right when you fell in love with Mono, and that you'll still be right when you stand in line on record store day, gripping a copy - your copy - of Live in London a limited edition vinyl only 10-song elpee recorded live at the Lexington in October 2011.
Before we premiere their new video 'King Baby', we have a competition for you, to win a special Icarus Line poster. All you need to do is comment below telling us the name of the member of The Icarus Line who left to play in Nine Inch Nails and Jubliee?
Icarus Line live dates:
April 2012
10th Buffalo Bar, London 11th Amsterdam Melkweg
12th Roadburn Festival, The Netherlands - 3pm @ The Green Room
13th, France Paris La Cigale
14th France Strasbourg La Laiterie
16th France Toulouse Bikini
17th, Spain Barcelona Bikini
19th France Lyon Transbordeur
20th Italy Milan/Trezzo Live Club
21st Italy Florence Viper
22nd Italy Rome Orion
24th Switzerland Zurich Abart
25th Austria Vienna Szene Wien
27th Germany Munich Backstage
29th Germany Hamburg Fabrik
May 2012
1st Germany Frankfurt Batschkapp
2nd Germany Berlin Postbahnof
3rd Belgium Gent Vooruit
4th Finland Helsinki Circus
And that's your lot for this week. Feel free to share anything you've been loving this week below, that you think folks looking at this might like.


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Hello there blogfriends. Saddly, TipToeChick is no longer a part of our blogfamily. We will miss her but she seems happy and on a new journey. I wish her all the luck and happiness.
Today i went shopping. I bought two beautiful fairy figurines for my fairy world, many bells that jingle with the air for my balconies and essential oils of tea tree, rosemary, chamomile, sandalwood,honeysuckle and jasmine. I am so happy that i bought things that i wanted for so long.
As you all know lately i was kind of obsessed with natural treatments. I gathered a lot of information from some of you guys and of course the net. This is it:
-olive oil ,it works best if you leave it for 20-30 minutes on your hair and if you put your head in a plastic bag, to increase the blood circulation, before shampooing.
-rosemary essential oil, you can mix it with the olive oil or your shamppo and even your conditioner
-tea tree essential oil, it helps stop the excessive hair loss along with healthy diet and normal stress levels(yeah, right)
-apple sider vinegar, rinse your hair with it for a natural shine
-baking soda, instead of shampoo- have n't done it yet but it is supposed to work
-4-5 lemons sliced and 2 tablespoons of dried rosemary on a pan filled with water, let it boil, then cool and put it in a vaporiser for styling instead of hair spray and mousse-it can last in the fridge for about a week
-3 tblspoons of sugar in a cup of boiling water, also for styling after it cools and also in a vaporiser
-coconut milk, rinse the hair and it is great for conditioning
-lemon can give natural highlights
-sugar with water, to gently exfoliate
-yogurt with honey as a mask
-olive oil, to take off make up from eyes
-olive oil with vitamin E, for stretch marks
-avocado,as a scrub
-pumpkin, honey and milk for a great facial
-heavy cream and honey, as a moisturiser
All those natural ingredients cost so little that you can use them for the whole body, not just your face.
Right now a beautiful breeze made my bells jingle. What a lovely sound!
Brightest blessings to all.
The best of the natural treatments i gathered..
Hello there blogfriends. Saddly, TipToeChick is no longer a part of our blogfamily. We will miss her but she seems happy and on a new journey. I wish her all the luck and happiness.
With a smile...
I just came home after a full day. Although we left late, around 17.30, we went to visit Petros 's parents, we went for a walk in the woods, we had dinner. But the most amazing experience of all was that while P was driving i was standing in the car after we put the top down. It felt like flying. Now we will watch a movie. It feels like vacations!
Lammas is getting closer..
I am a little behind on my Lammas preparations, so today i am trying to catch up. I am making my Lammas oil for which i will be using olive oil as a base(because it is a harvest Sabbat) and also almond essential oil. For my fire , that instead of outdoors i will be having it in my fireplace, i have collected pine needles. I am also going to make a herbal mix- lots of rose petals,rosemary,thyme, some leaves to welcome the new season that is approaching and lavender. I will also be using a dust that i have made with mandrake powder, rosepetals and gold dust to represent the Sun. And of course yesterdy i went to the store and bought all the ingredients i need for my Lammas food. I have decided i will make apple pie and bread.
I have to go now so i can continue with all the preps!
Brightest blessings.
The weirdest of dreams!
I had the most weird dream ever! It was the whole cast of Charmed on new adventures. Piper, Phoebe, Paige, Wyatt, Chris and Leo along with baby Chris and Wyatt. The were fighting some demons that came from the future!! When i woke up i tried to fall back to sleep and dream the rest of it but i could n't. It was so cool.
Has anything like that ever happened to you? Weird!
Natural remedies, anyone???
Apparently i was the last person on Earth not knowing about the benefits of olive oil treatment for the hair. I have tried it a couple of times and i am hooked!!!! My hair looks healthier.
I know i have talked a lot about hair in the past here. But this is n't about it. It is about natural remedies. Yesterday, i made a facial treatment out of yogurt and honey! My skin afterwards was really soft. It is like Autumn forest has said in the past, what we need the Earth provides. I feel more grounded now that i am trying to use less chemicals and more organic products. Only thing left is to manufacture a shampoo out of milk! I am just kidding..sort of! If you know any natural remedies that you think i should try please elaborate..
In a more witchy note,what are your plans for Lammas??Mrs B had some great ideas,so if you need inspiration visit her blog. I am actually looking forward to make a corn doll. I have never done it before. Lammas is my favourite Sabbat. It is only a week before my birthday and it is a big welcome to autumn. The weather usually at this time of the year is fantastic. The fields are golden.
I am planning to celebrate alone so i can be more focused on the ritual and the day. I will not work that day. But i still have some time to decide.
Adventures and fears..
A new adventure on the horizon!!! I am searching for a small place full of trees and flowers close to my home that i can go and escape. The catch is that it can not be a park( not that there are many around) it has to be kind of isolated. The fact that i have a car should make it a lot easier. There is a mountain(Parnitha) not many miles away from here but i do not know how to get there. Pathetic hah? I have been there many times but always someone else was driving.
I have an irrational fear of getting lost while driving alone. So, i do not go to places i am not sure i know how to get there. I am telling you all this so i can find the strenth to overcome thaat silly fear, that because of it i am missing out so much. My magickal place awaits me. I shall not allow my fears to hold me back.
It is funny the things we are afraid of. We can be so brave in the face of true danger and yet freeze in panic when a teeny-tiny bee gets into our car. There are common fears. The darkness, hights, love and failure. So many people are afraid of love. Mostly, those who have had their hearts broken. In the same way i do not try to find my natural escape in case i get lost, so many people run away from love in case they get heart broken.
On the other hand, i believe the fear of failure is a phenomenon of our times. Not that it is a novelty. It has always been around. But more and more people do not try something because they might fail. What a paradox! I must admit that i am one of those people when it comes to music. I am terrified of failing, so i do not grab chances and chase opportunities. I hide behind my perfectionism so i can delay everything. Yes, indeed, it is funny the things we fear.
Well, one thing at a time. First, i will find my "escape", and then i will try to ovrcome greatest fears.
Be blessed and be brave.
Psychobabble about enlightment...
It is hard not to be tighed to the physical world. And it is hard to get rid of all the unnessesary binds to it, without discrediting it. We can not stay alive in the physical world without the physical world! But how one person can maintain perspective? How can we be in this world but not of this world?
It has always fascinated me that to get in touch with another realm the first step is always to ground yourself, feel the connection with the earth and feel the power of the elements. Also amazing is the fact that to get in another state of consciousness first you have to empty your mind and pull yourself away from your thoughts and feelings. Although there are contradictions between those processes, there are no inconsistancies. To get to one place you have to first be in another.
So, the question remains. How do we brake the binds? It is not the tools that are hard to understand. Meditation is always a way to connect. You can connect your body with your soul, your soul with another soul, and even your world to another. Mental activities, psychic exercises, music and arts are also tools. The thing hard to understand, the most elusive concept, is in fact the journey.
There may be many paths to what we seek but they all share some common ground. So, if our goal is enlightment being respectful towards all things is a part of the path. Getting rid of your matterialism is another crossroad. But how can you achieve that, without turning into a hermit? Many say it is an impossible task. I believe otherwise. We can withdrawn ourselves mentally without withdrawing ourselves physically. (Of course some alone time will indeed be needed!)
So, is it buying a crystal fairie for my altar a step back to my spiritual journey? Are my shoes holding me back? No. Only if i feel i need those things, they will get in my way! So, worrying about my job and my financial state is not a failure! Being obssesed with persian rugs might be a problem, but wanting to provide for me, my family and my community is noble. How can one tell the difference? It is not practical. You can not mesure it scientifically. There might be someone with no money extremely materialistic and someone with tons of them in an opposite state of mind and by subversa. The only way you can know, is listening to your thoughts. And if your thoughts are n't what you wished it does n't mean you are failing. Do not let obstacles discouradge you. Do not let yourself undermine and discredit what you have accomplished, either if your goal is enlightment, or making your cat take her medicine.
Some late night psychobabble from your greek witch. Excuse my wordyness. When i leave the pc i am going to bed, and i do not want to(the ten year old inside me revolts!) Good night everybody.
Screw the bad memories!!!
Greetings to all. Today has been one of those days. I had a fight with a courier, i got stressed over a bill that i had already paid...you know, things like that. And unfortunately all the stress of the past few days made an awful habbit to reapper. I bite my nails again! These are all small problems of course and i am trying to quit being constantly on edge by focusing on the ppositive side of things. Like the fact that i have kept the receit of the bill payment, i did n't resolve to violence with the mailman, and that i had in the past stopped biting my nails , so i will again. Once again i am rambling here. But blogging has transformed into a coping mechanism, one that actually works!
Of course, now that i am starting to get back on track, i can begin meditating again( i have been slacking off lately on that subject!). I want to feel again centered and grounded, actually it is more a need than a desire. I have to work again with my aura, because that is where all those psychosomatic problems come from. And next thing on my list is to find time for some vacations, if only to reattain the lost sensation of attunment with Nature. And because money is short(as always) i ll be going to my summerhouse, so screw the bad memories! Yeap! That is right!
I am wishing you to find harmony, peace and enlightment!
Brightest blessings!
There is a word in Greek that i love. It is "aeriko" and it means fairy-like creature but it comes from the word "aeras" which is the air. In this elaborate way it links wind with the supernatural. Although i have a strong connection to fire, when it comes to magick i am very close to air. As an element it helps me connect, feel, relax, see and hear things beyond our world. I love the moment before the storm, that the wind smells like rain. I love watching the leaves dance under the touch of the wind. I love it when i wear a long dress and the air makes it move constantly. And how amazing is it to leave something really light from your hand and watch it travel far far away? Air is definitely my favourite element! What is yours?
This is one of my favourite songs and while i was listening to it in YOUTUBE i found this wonderful translation.
It is called August
Why does the song always have to be sad
like it fell right off my heart
and at this very moment, that I am full of joy
It climbed up to my lips
and smothered me
I love you, but I have no voice to tell you,
and this is an unbearable pain (longing),
I melt in pain, because I feel myself,
that the way we are going is pathless,
and you will tell me to hold it till the end
How can I forget her loose hair
the sand, that was showering me, like a waterfall,
as she was getting close to me, thousands of kisses,
diamonds, she was generously giving to me,
I 'll go, even if it 's for the bad
On what kind of ecstasy, on what kind of magic dance,
such a creature was born (or conceived)
from which distant star the light is coming,
that went to hide in her eyes,
and I am the lucky one who saw it
In her sight a tiny little sky
lightens, clouds, and folds,
but when the night comes, it overflows with light
the August moon rises
and the prison shines from the inside.
How can I forget her loose hair
the sand, that was showering me, like a waterfall,
as she was getting close to me, thousands of kisses,
diamonds, she was generously giving to me,
I 'll go, even if it 's for the bad
Back to normal!
I am sorry i have n't been posting a lot lately! My thoughts were all over the place! I want to thank everybody for the advice, although it was n't what i wanted to hear it was in fact what i needed to hear!
Lately i had to do some decision making. Like dropping harmony from the conservatory because it was adding way to much stress into my life and the decision to finish school and get my degree and focusing on singing, you know, stuff like that. I have the bad habbit to take on way to many projects than i can handle and it was time to leave on behind. I prioritised and now i feel i am back again. Now that my life is more balanced, the panic attacks stopped and my breathing is back to normal. I quess i had to make some choices and find out what is that i want from my life, so i can work towards it.
Yesterday i started feeling a lot better so i went out to the real world. I had dinner with my best friend and we had some laughs. Later that night i discovered 12 puppies that were abandoned in a forest near by. Who does that? Now i am trying to find a home for them. They are so cute! And so many of them! Boy, am i in trouble???
Magicwise lately i had to cleanse my home and to cast a protection spell because everything seemed to go wrong. For the first time i used salt to cast my circle and the energy was beautiful. But i also had a problem that i have never had in the past. Grounding was n't easy to do. Since i started practising my craft this was the easy part. It probably was so hard because i was so unbalanced for so long but it was disturbing. After the ritual i felt completely drained of power and dizzy. I actually had to sit down for a while and although i ate something and drunk water(things that i never had to do in the past) it took me a while until i was back to normal. Has this ever happened to you or something similar?
Brightest blessings to all of you!
Some help here people..... I can not make up my mind!
Hello everybody! I hope everybody is okay and did n;t suffer because of the eclipse! I have had a bit of a problem with my breathing and some panic attacks and it was a horrible, horrible week! I am better now.
But i think i need some advice. The thing is that every time someone asks me if they should go live in the same building with in laws my answer is a big no-no!And here i am baring the same question. What should i do? I live in a beautiful little appartment where i have my office. It is a bit noisy here and although it is technically the suburbs every day it seems more like the center ofthe city. I am not complaining of course. I love my home and i feel blessed to have it. But.. P 's parents offer us an appartment in their building. You see their place has a garden(that they do not use and that i can make it into a forest!)Their place is in a very quiet neibhorhood and the only reason i am even thinking of it is because they are very weird people(his father did n't even visit us once and his mom only came once the three years we live here!). They do not want to get involved in our lives and they really quiet and peaceful. Now if i go there i will have my own garden! Phoebe will be able to run free all day long and we can actually sleep with our windows open, while we hear the peace and quiet and smell the clear air! Of course if i change my mind i can always come back.
On the other hand where i live is much more reachable for my clients! And there are no in laws. I have a lot of time to decide but i would love to see your input in this!
A new potion!
A huge storm just ended. I am talking lightening bolts and loud noises and rivers that used to be roads! That gave me the opportunity to gather some rain water. Which of course lead to an inspiration of a potion. As i already told you i am a bit anemic and take all sorts of medication for this. It is nothing serious but the last week i noticed some hair loss. Nothing extreme but i am a leo and i have a thing for my hair.
I put the rain water in a pot along with some tap water and let it boil. I added chamomile for shine, thyme, rosemary, laurel leaves for strenth and 2 lemons which i read somewhere it is good for the hair. I also put in there one hair of mine and i swirled it clockwise, east to west(it made feel really witchy!). Then i made a spell which i can not give you because it is in greek,i focused on the elements the moon and the way of the sun.After all that i washed my hair with it(no shampoo or anything, just the potion) and now they smell amazing.
I love spontaneous magick, the way it makes me feel and how natural it comes and fits in my life. How a simple meal is turned into a magickal way to promote health! How love making becomes a ritual of love. How gardening becomes part of spells of growth or otherwise. Be blessed!
24 going on 100!
I feel like a really old woman. I have to take every daay tons of different pills. Although they are not for something serious i have to take them at the right time with or without food and it is often confusing. Like for instanse my thyrormones i have to take them first thing in the morning without food or liquid. Then i have to wait four hours before my iron pills that i am not supposed to eat anything with lactose but i have to drink it with a glass of juice. Then 3 hours have to pass before i take my cystines which i have to drink them before lunch. In the morning i have to take one pill for my period and also one in the evening. There are more but you get the point. I constantly ask myself did i take this or that... It is frustrating. Of course i am thankfull of western medicine but i have to tell you it is so tempting to quit taking them all and switch to homeopathic remedies!
I am now drinking a huge glass of lipton white tea and it has in it so much ice that it makes my teeth hurt! But it is so worth it! I love that tea. If you have n't tasted it yet, hurry up! It is amazing!
On a magick note, i am waiting for the full moon to collect my herbs. They have grown so much and i am growing them in pots. If they were in a garden they would be huge! I am so proud of them. Yes that is right i am proud of my plants! I also talk to them, sing to them and even pet them. You should see how my neighbours react during those demonstrations of love!
As i already told you i am trying to save some money so instead of taking Phoebe to the vet for a haircut which would cost me 25 euro i did it myself! She looks so funny! But at least she is not under all this fur during that hooooot weather! I have a new cellphone that takes some good pictures, so i will try to post them(with P 's help of course). Wish me luck cause you all know how technologicaly challenged i am. Blessings to all!
Merry meet everybody! I am sorry i have been a little off lately! I am trying to catch up with all your posts i missed!
It seems like i am going on vacations. It is just on my summer house, which as i already told you brings back some bad memories but i am optimistic that we will have fun. It is totally unexpected that we are going to have a whole five days to ourselves, since because of the handfasting next year we are trying to save some money. It is not a conventional wedding, but it is still expensive for us! So i am very excited and kind of surprised that we will do that! Just the two of us with the sun, the sea and the wind. We will finally have some time for each other. So new underwear is in order! MMhmmm!I can not wait!
Today i am finally through with all the doctors appointments and it seems that except of the fact i am a bit anemic because of all the long lasting periods i am healthy as a horse. Which means that my period problems were stress enduced! At least that is what they told me after billions of exams that left me broke although i have insurance!
I just had the most ridiculous of all accidents. I was going to the kitchen to grab a glass of water and my foot got stuck in a wire and i had a pretty impressive fall! To top it all my cat that never moves thought i was playing and she jumped me. I am now cover in scratches and bruises!Well just the scratch is just one but still! How weird was that? I always complain that my cat never plays with me just with Phoebe and for the first time she attacked me! I will go fetch some ice now.Blessings!


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Gather 'round, kiddies! Today's cautionary technology tale comes to you by way of Motorola, Amazon.com and Americans' propensity to unthinkingly throw their old stuff away.
BuzzFeed FWD reports on New York artist Kyle M.F. Williams, who sought out a bunch of old Motorola Razr flip phones, thinking he'd paste them on a scooter as part of a sculpture. He found the phones he wanted, but discovered a much more, um, intriguing use for them:
On eBay, he found a lot of 44 Razr phones from a seller who appeared to be a electronics repair shop out of Texas being sold in "as-is" condition for only $89 total.
"I assumed they would all be broken, or wiped, but when I got them I found that half of them still had texts, sexts, pics, and vids. So I took a couple days and figured out how to dump all the content from the phones onto my computer," Williams told me. Using Amazon's print on demand publishing service, he is selling a paperback book out of the images, titled Razr.
The BuzzFeed item has some selected pictures from Williams' book, and as you'd expect some of the images and text messages are not safe for work. You can also see more at the book's page on Amazon.com if you click on the "Look Inside!" preview link.
Williams speculates that either the owners didn't know how to wipe the phones, or more likely they just didn't care. Maybe they thought the repair shop would thoughtfully wipe the phones for them.
I asked Williams via Twitter for more specifics about the "repair shop out of Texas", and he responded that the shop was located in Sugar Land. Yes, there's a possibility that information from your neighbor's Razr – hey, maybe even from your Razr – could be featured in the book. [Note: Turns out the phones didn't come from a "repair shop". See the Update 4.0 below.}
Clearly, the moral of the story is: Before you discard or pass on personal technology, make sure your personal information is purged. That's fairly easy to do with smartphones, because they all have a "Reset phone" toggle in their settings. It may not be as easy on older, feature phones.
Interestingly, erasing a Razr flip phone isn't rocket science. The devices have a toggle in their settings called "Master Clear", according to this item at eHow:
1. Power on your Motorola phone and hit the "Menu" button.
2. Choose "Settings" from the menu.
3. Click on "Initial Setup."
4. Click on "Master Clear."
5. Type in your security code. If you haven't changed it, the default is "000000."
6. Choose "Yes" when it asks you if you want to "Clear All Phone Data."
If you've got a Razr or some other discarded phone sitting around that you've not yet wiped, better get to it before someone with artistic sensibilities gets his or her hands on it.
Update: Williams said the eBay seller goes by the name techbosonline. He or she has a pretty good rating.
@dsilverman 'techbosonline' was the eBay seller, I assume it's a repair shop based on other listings. Regardless, A++++ fast shipping 5/5 😉
— Keelayjams (@keelayjams) November 27, 2012
Update 2.0: I asked a Houston attorney with an interest in intellectual property law about the use of the Razr phone content in this manner. Katie Sunstrom of Lorance & Thompson said there may not be much of a issue regarding copyright, as personal texts, photos and videos generally don't have market value. But the creator of the content would still retain copyright, unless the content was expressly released into the public domain.
More importantly, Williams' book does raise privacy concerns, Sunstrome said.
"There's an invasion of privacy issue," Sunstrom said. "If you send a text or an illicit picture, you have a reasonable expectation that it will be kept private and not be made public. Maybe the phone owner is negligent for not deleting the content when they discarded their phone, but publishing that content is an invasion of privacy."
I asked Williams earlier if he was worried about copyright issues. His response:
@dsilverman If I get a C&D I'd pull it, but something about eBaying them listed "as-is" & "need repair" should allow me to have a little fun
— Keelayjams (@keelayjams) November 27, 2012
Update 3.0: Jeff Ferrell, a sociology professor at Texas Christian University, also weighed in via e-mail on the legality of Williams' book.
Fascinating stuff on a number of levels. First, this taps into the whole 'Found' art/book/exhibit phenomenon of finding and exhibiting lost scraps of paper,notes, photos, etc. (I mysefl am at work with an artist friend on a book of the photos I've scrounged from the trash–actual printed photos–though the project seems to be on hold at the moment). Second, this gets at the issue the courts are considering right now: is technology like a cell phone more a 'receptacle' that holds information, or more an interactive device that is part of personal communication? So, indeed a very grey area in terms of legality, privacy, etc. And then, third, the ongoing issue of 'trash', while discarded,' not being completely disconnected from those who discard it.
Ferrell's the author of Empire of Scrounge: Inside the Urban Underground of Dumpster Diving, Trash Picking, and Street Scavenging.
Update 4.0 | 11.28.2012: I found the seller of the Razr phones. Turns out, he doesn't run a repair shop – he just buys old phones and resells them on eBay.


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AP NewsBreak: US, Philippines to open troops talks
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials say they will soon begin negotiations with the United States on a larger American military presence to help deter what they say is increasing Chinese aggression in Philippine-claimed waters in the South China Sea.
In a letter to Philippine congressional leaders, the secretaries of national defense and foreign affairs said that allowing American troops to have an "increased rotational presence" will help the country attain a "minimum credible defense" to guard its territory while it struggles to modernize its own military, one of Asia's weakest.
A larger American presence would also mean more resources and training for responding to disasters in a nation often battered by typhoons and earthquakes, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said in their letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press on Thursday.
"The Philippines will shortly enter into consultations and negotiations with the United States on a possible framework agreement that would implement our agreed policy of increased rotational presence," Gazmin and del Rosario said.
U.S. officials were not immediately available for comment.
The presence of foreign troops is a sensitive issue in the Philippines, a former American colony. The Philippine Senate voted in 1991 to close down major American bases at Subic and Clark, near Manila.
The Philippine Constitution forbids foreign troops from being permanently based in the country, but the Senate ratified a 1999 pact with the United States that allows temporary visits by American forces.
Gazmin and del Rosario assured lawmakers that any new accord with Washington "will be consistent with our constitution."
Several of China's neighbors have been alarmed by Beijing's recent assertiveness in claiming large areas of the South China Sea.
Manila's desire to bolster its external defense and security has dovetailed with Washington's intention to pivot away from years of heavy military engagement in the Middle East to Asia, where it has been fostering closer economic and military alliances with countries such as the Philippines, partly as a counterweight to China's rising clout.
The realignment of American forces in the Asia-Pacific also involves the deployment of up to 2,500 U.S. Marines in northern Australia and the stationing of U.S. combat vessels in Singapore.
Gazmin has said that additional American troops would only be allowed to have access to the country's existing military bases under terms the Philippines would negotiate with the U.S. government. The two sides would have to negotiate the length of any agreement allowing more U.S. troops, planes, ships and other equipment.
Under the current Visiting Forces Agreement, hundreds of American counterterrorism troops have been allowed to stay in the Philippines' volatile southern Mindanao region since 2002 to train Filipino soldiers battling al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf militants and a handful of foreign terrorist suspects from Indonesia and Malaysia.
Gazmin and del Rosario stressed in their letter the importance of the Philippines' decades-old military alliance with the United States, saying "this relationship is useful not only in our diplomacy but also in enhancing our capabilities at the vital task of territorial defense."
The Philippines has reached out to the United States for help in modernizing its outdated fleet of warships and planes and in training its troops amid renewed tensions over the long-running territorial disputes with China.
President Benigno Aquino III said last month that foreign troops, if given access to local military camps, would not become a "permanent fixture." He stressed that while such an arrangement would allow the country to better prepare for any security contingency, the Philippines as a matter of policy renounces war and chooses diplomacy to resolve territorial claims.
Confrontations involving Chinese patrol ships and vessels from the Philippines and Vietnam over disputed islands and reefs have raised tensions in the potentially oil- and gas-rich waters.
China claims much of the South China Sea on historical grounds. The Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia and Taiwan have rejected Beijing's massive claims, sparking fears the disputes might turn violent and set off an armed conflict.
Confidential Philippine military surveillance reports seen by the AP said that 61 Chinese vessels were sighted in Manila-claimed areas of the disputed Spratly Islands from July 4 to 10. China has also turned Mischief Reef, which it occupied in 1995 amid protests from Manila, into a logistical base to help Chinese ships better patrol the seas.
China has also erected two concrete posts at the narrow entrance of a vast lagoon to erect a rope barrier and better control entry into Scarborough Shoal, a rich fishing ground which came under Beijing's control after Philippine ships backed off from a tense face-off last year.
Associated Press writer Hrvoje Hranjski contributed to this report.


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Don't count Dover out.
The Green Wave are currently 1-2 in Division II and missed out on a huge opportunity to assert themselves in the league week when they couldn't close the door on Winnacunnet, losing in overtime.
But Dover's in good shape, and if they have a second-half turnaround similar to Spaulding's from last year, the Green Wave could find themselves in the playoffs. If Dover goes 1-1 in its next two games (at Keene tonight and at home against Bedford next week, and they have a good chance to win tonight), it should win their final three (at Timberlane, at Merrimack and at home against Manchester West) to finish 5-3. If the Green Wave beat Bedford and Keene, they're a virtual lock for the postseason and could even host a playoff game.
That's getting a little ahead of ourselves. In the meantime, here are my predictions for Week 6, which I'll post on my Twitter feed later on Friday afternoon.
Dover 21, Keene 14 Keene did little to impress me in last week's 6-0 win over Spaulding, although that game was played in a typhoon.
Traip 36, Dirigo 18 Another "portable light game", which are quickly becoming overdone. Either way, Traip moves to 6-0 in Western Maine Class C.
Somersworth 29, Stevens 12 Key D-V win for the 'Toppers, all leading to a Somersworth-Monadnock title game on Nov. 11. Book it.
Noble 20, Deering 17 With the win, Noble will be one shy of matching its total from the previous five seasons combined.
Winnacunnet 50, Spaulding 7 If you're headed to Hampton for this one, remember it gets cold there pretty fast. Also, low temperatures are expected.
Marshwood 41, Cape Elizabeth 33 Hawks rebound from first Western Maine Class B loss of season.
Portsmouth 19, Hollis/Brookline 8 Portsmouth asserting itself in Division III.
Hanover 40, Kingswood 6 Inspired by their championship golf team, Marauders cruise.
St. Thomas 35, Lebanon 13 St. Thomas should play all of its games in Exeter. Why not? The student body is spread out over the area, why can't they meet in Exeter for football home games?
Epping-Newmarket-Mascoma 55, Farmington-Nute-Bow 21 If you can combine schools to form one team, I'll combine two games featuring six schools into one. Try to figure out for yourself which is which.
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Bullet found in classroom at middle school in Belton
Student made discovery, alerted teacher
A bullet was found on the floor of a classroom at a Belton middle school, school district authorities said.
Assistant superintendent Steve Morgan said a student at Yeokum Middle School found the bullet on Monday and reported it to a teacher. The bullet was turned over to a school resource officer and police searched the building. No gun was ever found.
Morgan said teachers and administrative staff were made aware of the incident.
Parents said they are frustrated that the district wasn't more forthcoming with them about it. Parents said they started learning about the incident from Facebook posts and had to put the story together by talking among themselves.
"This is a bullet that went to a gun," said one parent who asked not to be identified so that her daughter wouldn't suffer repercussions. "Whether or not the gun was found doesn't make a difference. They usually go together."
The parent said she should have been notified Sunday night.
"We didn't need a phone call seconds from it happening, but we should have been told Monday night," she said.
Superintendent Ron Underwood said that the district was taking the situation seriously, especially in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings last December,
"We're losing kids in one of the safest places on Earth, which is a school," Underwood said. "That's nothing to play with. We have to err on the side of caution when it comes to children, especially my children."
District leaders said it's unclear how the bullet got there, whether it was left deliberately or fell out of someone's pocket. They said it's a very serious matter either way, which is why they called police to make sure there wasn't a gun on campus.


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Yaoi (pronounced "yah-oh-ee") is a term typically thrown around the fringes of the geek community, but what is this gay Japanese phenomna? It's a form of manga, or Japanese comics/graphic novels, with homoerotic and homoromantic themes. If you think the concept sounds interesting, you're not alone. Millions faithfully read Yaoi not only in Japan, but around the world, as it is routinely translated into dozens of languages.
Whether you've wanted to know more about this queer Japanese art form or your curiosity is being piqued for the first time, the following brief guide will help familiarize you with one of the most read gay comic book genres in the world.
Yaoi translates to no climax (as in the climax of a story), no plot, no meaning. This referred to the lack of story in the comics and the focus on sex or violence. Now Yaoi has become a more encompassing term of any fictional media that focuses on homoerotic male relationships. The lead characters in yaoi novels are often bishounen or beautiful pretty boy types of men with very feminine features. The majority of these comics are written for women by women, and some Yaoi authors are lesbians.
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Computational modeling of external sulfate attack in concrete at the meso-level Idiart Castellano, Andrés Enrique; Carol, Ignacio; López Garello, Carlos María; Murcia Vela, Juan (2009)
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Restricted access - author's decisionThis paper presents recent work by the authors along the domain of coupled chemo-mechanical problems in concrete. External sulfate attack is analyzed from a mesoscale point of view, in which the main heterogeneities of ...
Second order analysis of reinforced concrete frames Marí Bernat, Antonio Ricardo; Murcia Vela, Juan; Aguado de Cea, Antonio (Comité Euro-International du Béton, 1982)
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LAS VEGAS (KTNV/CNN) - Burger chain Smashburger says it's conducting an internal investigation after a family claims they were kicked out of a location in Las Vegas because they had a service dog with them.
What was supposed to be a quick bite to eat turned into a much bigger ordeal for Megan Moon and her family.
Moon's 9-year-old son is diabetic and has a specially-trained service dog named Medic, who alerts when the boy's blood sugar is out of whack. The family, dog included, went to a Las Vegas Smashburger location.
"All of a sudden, we are about done with our order, the manager walks up, and she says, 'I see you have a dog. He's not allowed to be in our store; we don't allow pets. You're going to have to eat outside,'" Moon said.
Moon says she tried to explain Medic is a medical alert service dog.
"ADA law states that we can be here; he's protected under the law. She said, 'I'm not allowing this to happen. Let's not make a big deal about it,' and I said, 'I am going to make a big deal about it,'" Moon said.
Moon says the manager ended up deleting their order from the register and tossed the family out of the restaurant.
"We were embarrassed. There were other people in the restaurant looking at us like we were causing a scene. They were looking at us like we had done something wrong," Moon said.
The U.S. Department of Justice has explained some guidelines when it comes to service animals and the Americans with Disabilities Act:
A service animal is defined as a dog trained to do work or perform tasks for someone with a disability. The dog does not have to professionally trained or certified. It also does not have to wear a vest or patch identifying it as a service animal.
In rare cases, a business or entity can refuse entry to a service animal, such as if the dog is out of control, barking repeatedly or causing a serious disruption.
Otherwise, a business can only legally ask if the animal is a service animal and what task it performs.
Moon says the manager at Smashburger did not ask either of those questions, and Medic was well-behaved, even sleeping during the encounter.
Smashburger released a statement saying it launched an internal investigation into the incident and "will use this opportunity to reinforce our policies around service animals."
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